Sometimes staying awake can be hard. Especially in church. Not that I find it boring, I really find it fascinating. But for some reason, no matter how.much sleep I get, I start to nod off. I don't know if it's the warmth of the room or just sitting still for a long period of time but I am practically helpless.
All I can do to stay awake is keep my hands occupied. If I am trying or writing or playing a mindless game, it's all I need. But sadly, that tends to be frowned upon. All attention should be undivided. But I was never good all the following directions.
So anyways. About the Salty Flamingo. Last night I went to a paint class and had a blast. One of my girl friends invited me.out to paint and drink with her at a paint night event. It was pretty fun. We were supposed to paint a cosmo in a martini glass in front of a patchwork of color. It was all going according to plan but my background D had too many darker colors, so I decided I needed a bright yellow drink. But I also liked the pinky red color. So I made a two layer drink. Then for good measure I painted a lime on the rim with a salt rim. Needless to say my drink looked like a delicious thing that was asking to be consumed. At least, that's what the bartender thought anyway. So since he was ~so busy~ that night, he decided to try and recreate my drink. It was some sort of mixes strawberry puree drink in the bottom with a pineapple margarita on top finished off with a salt rim and a lime on top. It was surprisingly refreshing. He refused to tell me what exactly was in the drink but he did give it to me for free, which I appreciated. I decided to name it a Salty Flamingo because it was a pink and yellow drink that stands on one long leg and has salt on top. It seemed only logical. And this drink is forever dedicated to that night. So the name of my painting ended up being "Bobby Bizzarre and the Salty Flamingo". This name makes me happy.
So here I am the next day trying to stay awake despite not being the least bit tired. Here at church. Here at Calvary Chapel Green Valley. Listening to my pastor, John Knapp preaching on Ephesians. He is engaging and animated and even funny at times but here I am....trying to stay awake. I will never understand what it is about this sanctuary that makes me sleepy, but I need to bring this to my bedroom so I can fall asleep more easily. Oh well.
Here's what we're going over today:
Psalm 66
Ephesians 1
They played a song that I love today.
Christ Be All Around Me
And here's the song that was stuck in my head yesterday:
Nico & Vin - Am I Wrong