It seems like the time has been flying this year. Before I knew it we were entering into the month of August and another school year was just around the corner. However, this month has seemed like an eternity compared with the first half of the year. For the first six months of the vow I was involved in two productions back to back. First we had The Legend of Robin Hood which began rehearsals in January. That was a lot of fun and with work and Biola keeping me occupied I didn't have a lot of time to miss the alcohol. Right after that we went into rehearsals for the Hobbit. Even with the copious amounts of alcohol flowing back stage after the shows I was having so much fun and so preoccupied with people that I love that I seemed to breeze through the first half of this thing like nobody's business.
Then August hit and the brakes slammed on tight.
Not for any bad reasons, mind you. In fact, there have been some really great things going on in life these last few months. First of all the school I interviewed for in my previous blog ended up really liking me and asked me to be their new full time pre-school teacher. Also, I was able to get into some accelerated courses to get my Early Childhood Education credits so I can be more marketable as a teacher once I graduate in December. I've already knocked one out this past weekend and I've got another one this weekend. I've also been finishing up my Spanish II class and after this week will only have one final course of Spanish that will be complete by the first week of October.
The down side to all of this is the fact that I don't start my new job till the first of September. Also, the first week of August Amber was gone for the week and it made the days even longer and more boring. Since August is the brokest month for Amber and I the only thing available for me to do is homework or watch netflix. I don't think I've ever wanted to be able to drink more in this whole Nazarite vow than I have this month. I've been strong though and able to resist that Gentleman Jack up on the top shelf just waiting for me. Mostly, I know that by now my body will probably not be pleased with me after drinking and the experience will not be one that I will enjoy as much as I think. Also, I know how disappointed in myself I would be since I've come this far.
The beard is starting to bother me now. Its really long and bushy now and its been really hot lately. Strangely, its not my face that seems to soak up the heat. Mostly its my neck. Its like constantly wearing a turtle neck on only the front half of your body. I will say, though, the bald head has been very nice during this heat.
I do find myself really looking forward to January more these days than I did a few months back.
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