teaz me.

Everyone! Michael is playing at the Tea Bar and Fusion Cafe (formerly Teaz Me!) on July 10, 2009. I am unsure of the time but will know it soon. Anyone wanting to carpool, let me know. I drove to Chico yesterday because Michael asked me to take some pictures of him for a poster that Teaz Me will be making for the event. We took several pictures and decided on our favorites. I spent an hour or more editing the image and saved it for Mike. I am extremely pleased with the way it turned out and I hope he loves it too.

Chico had a storm last night, which I guess was in the Sacramento area before Chico and later the Redding area. Regardless, I captured something I have been trying to get since I owned my first camera in 2003. Sean Gale drove us (Michael, Michael Beale, Jill and I) up highway 32 a little ways then to upper bidwell-ish where I took several pictures. Among them is an image that I am so very proud of. It is so hard to get a picture of this without living in Arazona, or somewhere else lame. Anyhow, CLICK ME!

Comments are always welcome. Peace and Love and God Bless.

Lately

A list of reasons why I haven't posted lately:

1. I've done nothing interesting lately.
2. I've done nothing interesting lately.
3. I've done nothing interesting lately.

A list of things from lately:

1. I have been laid off for awhile, officially since May 11 though.
2. I made Jordan a mask for her masquerade prom tomorrow night, hope she likes it.
3. Respect this child!

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Tomorrow is the birth date of my friend Teri. We celebrated on Friday with mexican food and margaritas at Q'bole in the Sacramento area (Atomas? Folsom?). The picture in front of your face shows Teri holding a $26 margarita, Julie in the background, and me holding a $22 margarita. Don't even ask why, they were worth it. Okay, ask the other version of why? Why did I spend so much on a margarita? On Thursday, as most of you know already, I received an acceptance letter from Soonchunhyang University in South Korea. I'm going to South Korea! I celebrated with an expensive margarita, and it was tasty. I made up a new blog that will contain Korea information in the next few months as I learn more and most everything will be posted there while I'm away. Follow this blog...

Bike Ride, Mountain Style...ish

I was supposed to go on a bike ride with my dad today. He was busy and unable to go so I sent a text message to Jordan Storment this morning, "I'm going on a bike ride. Interested?" He was. I met him at his house by Enterprise High School, got ready to go and left on a bike. We decided to ride to Shasta Damn. I didn't know what I was in for. My legs are in so much pain right now. I don't think I'll be able to walk tomorrow. Regardless, I had a great time. Jordan's a great guy and I'm happy for Morgan. On the way we ran into an old tunnel (in the middle of nowhere!). It was built in 1923. We know this because it said "1923" on it. Below is a picture of Jordan and the tunnel and a picture of me and the tunnel. Our ride, there and back, was 43 miles long. I feel so good, but definitely sore.

I was rehired by Conergy yesterday and started work today. I'm sitting in my hotel room in Oakdale right now, fun. It was a very uneventful day. I walked down many rows of solar modules and wrote down serial numbers of broken panels. I will begin replacing them with unbroken panels tomorrow morning.


I received an e-mail from Jordan Bay today. She painted me a picture (I assume while babysitting?). I like it.

peace and love

Antonym of Anticipate

I've been reading a lot lately. A lot. I don't have much else to do really, being laid off and all. It's been kind of nice I suppose. Anyhow, I read Life of Pi this weekend. I really enjoyed it. A little taste...
"I can well imagine an atheist's last words: 'White, white! L-L-Love! My God!' - and the deathbed leap of faith. Whereas the agnostic, if he stays true to his reasonable self, if he stays beholden to dry, yeastless factuality, might try to explain the warm light bathing him by saying, 'Possibly a f-f-failing oxygenation of the b-b-brain,' and, to the very end, lack imagination and miss the better story."
Is it really a better life to have such a lack of imagination and consult in science? From reading this book, I believe Pi understood more about religion than many of us ever could. But as a Christian I believe in so much more, that there is so much more to life and after life. Rob Bell writes about our open-mindedness in comparison to the agnostic or atheist mind in Velvet Elvis, another book I read recently and highly recommend.

Michael and I tried to go to Brandy Creek on Sunday. All the parking was gated off and signs told us we weren't allowed in. So, we left. We stopped in Old Shasta and took ridiculous pictures. For embarrassment purposes only, I am posting pictures of Michael. For fairness purposes only, I am posting pictures of myself. Peace and Love.

Get Your _____ On.

My last two days...In Reverse

Past out on the couch watching National Geographic. Walked around the backyard some. Looked at the goats. Talked to Kristin for a couple minutes. Watched Wednesdays episode of Lost on my computer. Drove home. Put second coat of warm sunshine yellow paint on Rachels wall. Ate Burrito with Jordan. Drove to Burrito Bandito. Drove to the Cookie Jar. Drove to Yaks. Put first coat of warm sunshine yellow paint on Rachels wall. Sat around with Rachel. Put second coat of primer on Rachels wall. Filed for unemployment online. Drove to Rachels house. Took shower. Drove home. Got laid off from my job. Worked (cleaned trucks, a tractor, sat around). Drove to work. Took shower. Rolled out of bed at 4:50 am.
Sleepy sleep. Drove home. Drove Kristin home. Walked across the sundial bridge, and back. Picked Kristin up. Devoured dessert.


Was given dessert for free.


Devoured dinner.


Ate at Fugi, alone, yum.


Drove to Fugi. Finished reading Sex God. Drank tea, yum. Drove to Sue's Java Cafe. Took shower. Drove home. Washed work truck. Drove from Watsonville to Anderson (long drive if you were unaware). Worked for one hour in Watsonville. Drove to Second Harvest Food Bank. Ate complimentary breakfast at Seacliff Best Western in Aptos. Rolled out of bed at 6 am.

peace and love...