Woodworking and Bad Attitudes

So it's exactly 33.6 degrees outside, which shouldn't be surprising at midnight in north Carolina. And it wouldn't be surprising if it hadn't been 80 degrees last week. In fact, I had turned off my heat and air conditioning for almost a week until I walked into the house tonight and it was freezing... which left me wondering if my heater had broken (my mind isn't as sharp as it should be!). My violin hates the changing weather - as indicated by the loose G string from the slipping peg this evening. I'm not a huge fan of the changes either - I had just gotten used to being able to wear my rainbows again!

Today has been the day of packages - I got three thing I ordered online today. One present for Beth, one set of calipers (yes, I'm buying calipers online - I'm a nerd), and a Japanese dovetail saw. I've gotten into woodworking to pass the time here lately. A set of chisels, a cross-cut saw, a dovetail saw and a coping saw got me started cutting dovetails. I've cut two sets of dovetails so far out of a 4" poplar board, both of which have been... interesting. I'm not very good at it. It turns out that the experts who film the hand-cut dovetail demonstrations online have probably practiced once or twice. Therefore, it might be irrational for my first two attempts to be on par with their pieces. That's OK with me - I can practice some. I'm hoping for a well-paying job to turn up in the near future so that I will be able to buy a few select tools.

So for the bad attitude part - do you ever get in a funk? That happened to me this afternoon. Sometimes there is a specific thing that sets it off, but today there wasn't anything in particular that upset me (except the truck that pulled out in front of me on Firetower Rd. - kidding!). But by the time I got to 20Something I was in an inexplicable bad mood for no good reason. I tried to reason my way out of it to no avail. By the time I got home tonight after dinner I was better, but it got me thinking about how oftern I have a really bad attitude for no good reason. Philippians 2:14 says to do everything without complaining or arguing, and lists the reasons we should do so. I can't help but think that this is an issue of the heart attitude as much as external complaining. I'm as good as anyone is at hiding my complaining, but the heart attitude remains, and that's what I really need to focus on.

Well, I've been sufficiently long-winded for one night. Until next time...

The title

So I haven't read The Sound and the Fury. In fact, I don't think I've read anything by William Faulkner. Don't get me wrong, I love reading but this one hasn't come across my radar at the right time (i.e. in high school when I was forced to read novels!). Consequently there is a real possibility that I have no business whatsoever naming my blog such.

The name was merely a function of desperation. I am very bored tonight, and wanted to write (and a blog seemed an appropriate expression). Unfortunately for me, I had to name the blog something in the setup, and this phrase was the first to come to mind. It seemed appropriate on a purely literal level, as my verbal ranting frequently contains both sound and fury.

This blog will probably be an outlet for everything I think about, from ranting about politics to what God it teaching me, from projects to life updates, with a little creativity thrown in for good measure. I'll post my favorite quotes, website, and pictures as much as I can. Feel free to ask questions, comment, sound off... I'd love to hear what you think!