I wound up with an ugly migraine yesterday, so I came home and slept. That was a good choice. That’s the only down side of living with chinooks, I get the ugliest headaches from them. If I catch them in time with some decongestants then I’m fine, but if I don’t then life sucks for a while. Not fun.

Today’s reading, which will probably hurt my head more than a chinook, comes from Luke 23.1-25, Genesis 41 and Psalm 32. We’ve had the arrest of Jesus, so I’m pretty sure we’re nearing the death. Genesis continues to be about The OTJ, and the Psalms continue to be lame. Let’s see what today has in store, shall we?

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Yesterday was a sick day. I hate sick days. The good news is that today is not a sick day. I like not sick days. Yesterday was also a day of huge frustration for a variety of reasons which I won’t get into. Today is a better day. Good. One thing I did yesterday was begin reading the Thunderbolts comics. I encountered them while reading the Civil War series, and I love the idea of a group of supervillains masquerading as heroes, so now I’m backtracking to read the series. I’m a nerd, and reading comics is better than reading the Bible. You can quote me on that.

Today’s reading, which is free of trans fats, comes from Luke 22:39-71, Genesis 40 and Psalm 31. We’re almost at the point where they’re going to off Jesus, we’re mid-way through the tale of The OTJ and his trials and tribulations, and we’re still knee deep in Psalms. I expect very little good to come of this.

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Things are weird, but things are always weird. The good news is that things are also generally good. I think my employment concerns are at least a little bit alleviated, and there are good things on the horizon for most of the aspects of my life. But there are looming clouds, and I’m not sure quite how the day will play out.

Today’s reading, which builds up on your arteries and increases blood pressure, comes from Luke 22:1-38, Genesis 39 and Psalm 30. When last we left it, Jesus had passed Palm Sunday and was on the road to getting his ass killed, God had just murdered Onan for not impregnating his brother’s wife and Old Testament Joseph’s brothers had just sold him into slavery, and King David was pitifully singing God’s praises. All I can hope is that there is something interesting going on today.

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So I didn’t get the job I was hoping for, but I think things are still looking up. And the good news is that I’m playing a gig tonight with Keith Morrison (just the two of us, I believe) at Verns, so that will be fun times. Tomorrow night is a show put on by the Calgary Beer Core to release Oh Shit’s new CD, and I’m extremely excited about that both because it’s going to be a huge show and it marks the first official time the Lovely Lady is running a Beer Core show. We’ve worked together on things in the past, but she is now officially a Calgary Beer Core promoter and stage manager, so this pleases me greatly. The new tattoo is healing nicely, and I got time to play a really fun X-Box 360 game yesterday, AAA Lucha Libre: Heroes Del Ring. So yeah, in the words of Blind Melon, life ain’t so shitty.

Today’s reading, which is the opposite of the aforementioned Blind Melon quote, comes from Luke 21, Genesis 38 and Psalm 29. Crap sandwiches, how long are these three books? Seriously, I’m getting tired of the same old same old. Ugh. Stupid Bible…

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Kind of a depressing day. I won’t bore you with the details.

Today’s reading, which is like spiritual prune juice to my heretical colon, comes from Luke 20.27-47, Genesis 37 and Psalm 28. We’re still in the same three books, so it’s going to be the same three stories continuing… Jesus doing nifty stuff, Jacob showing what a true Old Testament hero looks like, and some Psalmist making sure God knows just how swell he is.

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I had a really bad Friday which led me to want to punch everyone on a particular project I’m working with square in the balls. I didn’t, though, and for that I should be revered as the most patient man in all the world. The good news is that I got a new tattoo on Saturday, and that made up for all my frustration. It has been a ridiculously long time since I’ve had the chance to get any ink, and this particular tattoo was one that I’ve been wanting to get for a long time. And no, it is not a Bible quotation.

Today’s reading, which penetrates the outer layer of skin before inserting its electrodes into the sub-dermis, comes from Luke 20.1-26, Genesis 35-36 and Psalm 27. I imagine that we’ll hear more about Jesus and his almost-out-of-time times, some more about the really great guy Jacob, and a little Biblical Cheerleading.

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Wow, things have been crazy. The good news is that I like crazy, and nothing is blowing up in my face, so the end result is that I’m in a good mood. Still attempting to find gainful employment for when this contract ends, still having to sit on the official announcement of my awesome top secret news, and still busy as a one legged man in an ass kicking contest. Tonight, I have the pleasure of playing a gig at The Distillery with the Keith Morrison Band (today featuring Keith, me, Meesh, and Lee), and joined for the night by Chuck E. Deadman (with Miles), Robot Workers, and Fatdog Dupree. So yes, I’m in a really good mood, and now I’m going to ruin it with a little Bibliducation.

Today’s reading, which leads by example, is from Luke 19.28-48, Genesis 34 and Psalm 26. I have a feeling that we’re nearing the point where Jesus is getting ready to be killed, but we aren’t quite there yet. In Genesis, we’ve been following along with the incestuous, lecherous, and scandalous adventures of Jacob, and the Psalms will no doubt be as they almost always are, pathetic attempts at ingratiating the Psalmist to his violent God. Strap on the excitement boots, folks, it’s going to be a mild ride.

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I decided to work on my day off. I have some ugly WebLogic installations to perform and to thoroughly document, and because of a long and drawn out troubleshooting process with the fine folks at Oracle, things are now pressed for time. Naturally, I ran into a problem with the installation, and Oracle is nowhere around to provide support. Fortunately, that just means I can read the Bible instead. Sigh.

Today’s reading, which sells low and buys high, comes from Luke 19.1-27, Genesis 32-33 and Psalm 25. I’m sure as I’ve said dozens of times now that we’re up against the usual suspects, Jesus saying one thing, God saying another to the descendants of Abraham, and someone else praising God for either his awesomeness or inactivity. Woot. And I mean that.

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Yesterday I had to laugh. There is construction on the road right near my house, and at the end of the street, the fine folks at the city put up a sign that says “NO THRU TRAFFIC”. Now, normally that would be a really good thing, letting people know that they won’t be able to use the street ahead for long. Only I live on a cul de sac. There has never been thru traffic on my block, unless you decide it’s wise to take out one of the many Mormon families at the end of the block. And I’m not saying that’d be a bad thing, but it’s definitely going to impact your paint job.

Today’s reading, which was there when it all happened, comes from Luke 18.18-43, Genesis 31 and Psalm 24. I know, you’re thinking what I’m thinking. “Yay! More from Jesus! Yay! More tales of the incestuous and adulterous relationships of the Bible heroes of olde! Yay! A fucking Psalm!” Well, try to keep your excitement to a reasonable level, and let’s do this.

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Sixty-nine! Sadly, I couldn’t find a Bill and Ted themed facepalm for this, which is odd, because I bet the two of them facepalmed about a million times when they heard that the Grim Reaper was going to rap in their movie franchise… But either way, it feels like a dirty sort of milestone. And by the powers of strange convergence (those mysterious ways of God’s?) not only is it sixty nine time, but it’s also the day I read the 23rd Psalm, which obviously also ties in to Bill and Ted. I wonder if Excellent Adventure was actually from God? Hmm…….

Today’s reading, which blurs the line between bad 1980s comedy and bad first century writing, comes from Luke 18.1-17, Genesis 29.31-30.43 and Psalm 23. I bet we’re in for more Jesus being a dick, old testament characters getting screwed around, and the lovely 23rd Psalm. I haven’t thought about that Psalm in any significant way since my childhood when I thought it was wonderful, so I’m pretty sure I’m going to be really let down by it.

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