finally got a piece of the pi

Well, it's been a bit of a dry writing spell for me as well. Twice since I last posted, I've started to write a new post, but haven't succeeded in finishing one. First, I tried to write about my frustrations in choosing between the two programs that had accepted me and my doubts about whether or not I should even be going into a doctoral program. Since starting that post, I've made my decision and my doubts are diminishing. The doubts are still there, but I've been given this opportunity that few are afforded and I'm not going to let a few doubts take it away from me. I have faith that God has given me just enough knowledge and wisdom and passion to take this next step that's in front of me. What will become of it, I don't know, I just feel that based on my limited view, this is what's next, and it's exciting and a little scary. Most days, I feel more excited than scared.

Then, I tried to write about the beauty of the world that I noticed around me. I tried to write about the vivid colors of the clouds, sky, and grass, and I wanted to tie it into recent thoughts about how colors affect me. I think I just got tired when I was typing and couldn't keep my thoughts together. Maybe there's still a good post in there somewhere.

Maybe it's a good thing that I haven't been posting. Maybe my writing has been dry, but my life certainly hasn't been. Maybe it means that I've been busy living, making decisions instead of agonizing over them, being there for my family, working plenty of hours, preparing and giving a presentation, visiting my cousin, spending lots of time with friends.

Maybe next week I'll feel inspired to write something. Or maybe I'll post a poem that I wrote about a month ago.

Until then, hey, isn't this kind of expensive for a piece of pi? This was too clever not to photograph and share :)