Monday: MySecret.tv and Muffins

Day 13 - June 23

Today I had the oven going so I baked a pizza for Ryan and myself, chocolate chip cookies and chocolate chip muffins. When I was done, I realized that was a lot of junk to have in the house. Haha. So I decided I’d appreciate the Digerati team with the muffins. They were just a little token to let them know that I appreciate all they do for the team, for the church, and also for me personally and professionally. The Digerati team - in case you’re wondering - is the team of all things web-related at LifeChurch.tv. They pretty much grease the wheels that keep everything running smoothly online. The other day, for example, I was working on MySecret.tv and noticed there was a bug in the system that was multiplying every entry by at least 20 times. Needless to say it was rather annoying to have to sift through hundreds of confessions, most of which were repeated many, many times. I asked Josh on the Digerati team to take a look and literally within an hour, he had diagnosed the problem, communicated with the correct person to repair it and got back to me that it was fixed. Hallelujah! He even tested it out to make sure it was actually fixed - that’s integrity. Well, I appreciate those guys and although chocolate chip muffins aren’t exactly a Christmas bonus, they were almost completely gone by 11:30am. That was all the reassurance I needed.

Today I was also moderating the MySecret.tv site. I get online at the site about 2 or 3 times a week and I’ll moderate the confessions and the comments posted there by people all over the world. Sometimes I even translate them into English if I can. The posts that mystify me more than any other are the ones that aren’t really a confession - they are, but the confessor writes it in such a way that implies that it isn’t a confession. Stay with me, I have an example. It’s just confusing to me that if your life has something in it that you feel compelled to confess… why then do you write it in such a way that you’re trying to convince yourself or the reader that it doesn’t bother you? Why are you confessing? Is anyone else confused by this behavior? Here is an example (this is probably rated PG-13):

“I’m Evil…. not really I’m just not the best person. I curse and love to do so. I smoke marijuana frequently enough to stay high most of the day. I don’t feel bad about it. I like weed and because I’m adhd it calms me down unlike those BS pills. also I have sex as much as I can.”

See why I am confused? If you have any suggestions, or maybe a Doctorate in Psychology, educate me. I’d appreciate it.

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