T.G.I. Good Friday

Well today is Good Friday. That doesn't mean much to me nowadays. But when I was a kid it meant that I had off from school. I went to Catholic school from First grade until I graduated High School. I was even an altar boy for a couple of years. Despite all the nasty things people say about Catholic priests now, I was never molested by any of them. I guess they were too drunk to bother. Just kidding! (sort of). They were good priests in my parish. Needless to say, I survived my time as a altar boy, untouched. I made it to the Vatican in 1987. I was dating someone who was going to med school in Rome at the time. But I digress. All the money and riches that the Vatican oozes made me a little sick to my stomach. Especially when there were so many poor "pilgrims" outside the place. It was more like a opulent kingdom. It was the Las Vegas of Catholicism. With the exception of my dad's funeral in 1988, I haven't gone back to a Catholic mass ever since. That plus how the Catholic church feels about gays, it made me not want to go back. There was a time when I loved the pageantry of the Catholic church. But that was then, this is now. I think I'm what is commonly known now as a "fallen Catholic". I'm not an atheist, but I am spiritual. I've been exploring different places of worship where I feel like I can be accepted unconditionally. But more on that in another post at another time. Anyhoo....

Now I think it's a "Good Friday" when something "Good" happens at the end of the week. Well the Yankees lost last night to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. But they only lost by 1 point. I guess that makes it a "Bad Thursday" for me. The score was 7-6. But in their defense, it was very un-spring-like weather. Snow flurries were even coming down at Yankee Stadium yesterday. But I'm sure Tampa Bay aren't used to playing in that kind of weather on their home turf either. I don't know why the Yankee lost. But they gave it their best despite Derek Jeter's errors and Posada's flubs. And I still LOVE the Yankee's for better or worse. Also Andy Pettitte was back on the mound.

But getting back to why today was "Good" for me. I finally got my grades from school. I was totally shocked! I didn't think I would made the President's List this time like I did last quarter. Last quarter I made a 4.0 (or all A's). This time I got an A in every subject except my Psychology class which I got a A-. THAT was a big shock for me too. I thought I would have at least gotten a B+ in that class. Oh well. So now that I got an A in the following classes:

• College Mathematics
• Information Architecture (a/k/a Web Design-Dreamweaver)
• Motion Graphics and Title Design (a/k/a Adobe After Effects)
• Digital Video Production
  

Now all I need is a JOB! Seriously I really, REALLY, REALLY need a JOB! My phones have been "temporarily suspended" so I need $$ to turn them back on. I'm also really depressed because I haven't worked in over a year. Thank God for public assistance and food stamps. It's funny (in a way) but since I lost my job and had to go on welfare, some of my friends have sort of "disappeared". I know I've been really busy in school, but I think people tend to be less responsive to someone who isn't working like them. I don't know. That's not to say that all of my friends have vanished, just a few. The ones that stayed around, I feel incredibly blessed to have in my life. For the ones that have slowly disappeared, it saddens me to think that the reasons behind it have anything to do with my present financial status. I don't know I could just be paranoid too. I told you I'm depressed. Thank God for good anti-depressants too! Otherwise I probably would have put my head in the oven a long time ago. Which reminds me: did I pay the gas bill yet?

Yeah, it's "good" Friday!