So last night I was working on my blog, wondering for the thousandth time how to make it better. I've really been in a bit of mental turmoil over what exactly I'm doing with this trip. Yes, I'm trying to promote my work of fiction, but I'm also kind of stunned at all the research I've been doing the past month. When I started MPA I wasn't that informed -- I literally created it out of nothing. Now, it seems everywhere I look I see examples of laws that lead in the direction of my seemingly ludicrous plot.

In that light, promoting a work of fiction seems kind of small. However, I keep remembering the one line that struck me in the incredibly bizarre V for Vendetta: "...artists use lies to tell the truth while politicians use them to cover the truth up." I don't think of my work of fiction as lies per se, but it is a story I crafted to entertainingly present some truths.

But back to how God works. Last night I was researching around, looking at different blogs in my quest to figure out the balance between the strict commercialism of promoting my book and speaking some truths to a broader audience with my blog...when what do I come across but a GodBlogCon ad. With a big sigh of sadness that I forgot to check into it, I clicked on the link. This was after 11 last night, but lo and behold the conference starts this evening. With a flurry of action I was able to get ahold of someone and get registered. Enterprise is coming to "pick me up" in an hour because renting a car for three days costs less than the gas it would take to drive Bertha back and forth to Biola each day (besides the state I would be in after driving her thru downtown LA).

I'm really excited. I think, from the circumstances, that God wanted me to attend, so I'm on the edge of my seat to see what He wants me to learn. Please pray with me that I'll get some great new ideas and network with the right people, both for the blogging truth aspect, as well as the "commercialism" that keeps Bertha's wheels rolling.