Cover Story...

Friends are indeed good and important. Friends are an aspect of community. In Pamela and My community we have few friends, but they are good friends. People that can be counted on.

As I have been thinking through my discontent as of late I have been concentrating much on this idea of community. As a couple Pamela and I have two places where we have some community established, here in Lethbridge, and in Calgary. As our thoughts, well mine at least, move towards desiring to be in post-secondary education again the idea of community throws a little wrench into deciding where and how.

Lethbridge offers good jobs, a little establishment, less expensive schooling, and our current community. Calgary has the potential for bigger community, the inclusion of Family in our immediate group, and a different type of lifestyle. Honestly I believe that we would move to Calgary if it were not for the potential added costs of living there. It's hard to feel limited by funds, but it's a feeling that Pamela and I deal with on a constant basis. I imagine everyone does on some level or another.

As far as education goes right now Pamela is working on her BA in History with a minor in Spanish. Don't tell anyone but we have no idea what that'll actually get her. When people ask our 'cover story' is that she is hoping to go into work with non-profit organizations like Samaritans Purse working in Latin America. Which means that whatever I choose had better well be something that can be done in Latin America. This is why lately I have been thinking of a degree in technology. Lethbridge offers a New Media degree which basically leads towards a career in advertising, marketing, or combined with other skills anything from editing movies to doing layouts for magazines. This degree would fit the cover story nicely.

I've talked about 'cover stories' a few times and feel I should explain. Pamela and I are at the age where we are supposed to be 'doing something' with our lives. This is where much of my own angst comes from because although I enjoy being a part of the automotive industry, I've now been washing cars, and managing the washing of cars for over a year now. When people ask 'what I'm doing with my life' it involves soap suds and waxes and leaves something to be desired. Which is where the cover story comes in. I think our lives are very much summed up in how we answer 'what have you been up to' or 'what are you doing with yourself'. If we have no excitement answering this question it's wrong. I look at some family members and their answers are 'I'm a freelance journalist' or 'I'm a pastor of a church'. Others are 'I work for a bible school and live on an Island' or 'I run a home business and raise my three kids'. These all seem so very acceptable and wonderful to me, and yet 'ME MAKE CARS SHINY' does not. So MY cover story is 'I'm working right now to support my wife going through University and we are checking over the finances to determine whether or not we can support me as well. She's studying history and spanish to do international work and I'm going to go into media so I can have a mobile base of operations and we can travel together' *whew* I guess all I'm saying is that if the 'cover story' is much different then the reality, then we must not be content. I am not content, but hopefully soon my life will be a little closer to my cover story and the 'content' will follow.

Well, I should go and get to work on time. Toyota's don't clean themselves!

dREW~

Merry Thursday everyone.

P.s. the muffler fell off my care the other day.