Follow Up

Just a quick note. I just checked my email, and received a second, equally fascinating article from Charles Colson on Wicca. You can find it here.

Happy Reformation Day!

The title of this post shows you exactly how much of a history geek I really am. I'm not even from a church backround that acknowledges Reformation Day! But, my first association with October 31st is not "Halloween" like the rest of the north American continent, but "Reformation Day." Yep, on this day in 1517, Martin Luther nailed his "95 Theses" to the church door at Wittenburg, and kickstarted the protestant reformation, as well as several centuries of religious war and conflict between varied Christian groups.

With that random history moment out of the way, let me write the quick post that I had originally intended.

Today is going to be a good day. I have a lazy, fun agenda. No school, no work. So, here, in point form, is some of what I have planned for the day:

• Quick trip to the library. I have a book on hold to pick up.
• Quick trip to Blockbuster. I need to return a DVD. Have I mentioned how much I like the "No More Late Fees" policy?
• Trip to Costco - I need supplies for school lunches. The deal I have with my mom is that if I want to make lunches from the groceries she normally purchases, then my lunches are free. If I want something different, then I have to pay for it. I usually want something different. I'm not a big sandwich fan.
• Trip to the grocery store. I've been in the mood to cook for people for a couple of weeks, but have been hindered by the rennovations. Well, there's still no furniture in the main floor of our house, but my parents are going out of town, and I'm having friends over for dinner. We're going to eat a really nice meal, picnic style on cushions and blankets on my living room floor. Then, we're going to pass out candy to trick-or-treaters, and I think the guys that are coming have plans to scare small children in my front yard! Anyway, I'm going to the grocery store to pick up some essential items for the dinner I'm cooking.
• Trip to Ikea. I need several items for my new bedroom - the bedroom I will hopefully be able to move back into sometime this week.
• Trip to the Christian bookstore. I need to buy another copy of Renee Altson's "Stumbling Towards Faith". People keep asking me to borrow my copy, and I can't give it up because it's still encouraging me on a daily basis. I'm also looking for a book with the unlikely title of "Velvet Elvis" that was recommended to me, and possibly for a novel to read.
• I have a couple other random errands to do as well.
• I'm going to lay in a hot bath and catch up on some history reading for school. (I have to review a book this week, and I haven't yet read anything but the introduction.)
• I'm going to really enjoy taking my time and cooking a nice dinner. I love cooking for my friends, particularly the ones that are single. Most of my friends will come to any event where there is homecooked food involved. We're all too busy to cook very regularly for ourselves, so we do a lot of eating on the run or eating out, and really appreciate it when someone takes the time to feed us something homecooked and really good.
• I'm going to hang out in a low key fashion with my friends. There may be costumes involved as we hand out candy, but no wondering about dancing, no feeling awkward. Just hanging out with people I like in my own home. Now that's my kind of halloween party!
• In case you hadn't noticed. I love doing errands. I think I could seriously do it as a business. If anyone in my house is doing an errand, I'll go with them. And, when I have a day or so devoted to doing it by myself in a leisurely fashion, I love that too!
• And, with that, I'm off to get dressed and start my laid back day!