My farmer's tan

yeah, you know you're jealous. i took this with my computer, so the contrast isn't very good, but trust me, i burnt my arm real bad until about 4 inches from my shoulder.

My Memorial Day Weekend

What did I do this weekend? A lot of nothing. It was beautiful. A little car wash, a little movie watching, a little kayaking... but overall it was a super relaxing weekend. Not quite over yet, but still. It's weird that I'm going to the DR so soonish. I know that I still have almost four weeks, but that's still a fairly short amount of time. I guess with all the relaxing I did a bit of thinking this weekend about the DR and after I get back and what things I'm doing when I get back and whether I should go to Alaska or not and all kinds of other stuff. I also thought a lot about forgiveness and stuff (big surprise), and how I'm continually called to forgive time after time. Not easy. Here's the quote (from The Bait of Satan by John Bevere) that I read that stung the most...

"Jesus eliminates any gray areas for judges. In fact, he says that our attitude is to be so far removed from avenging ourselves that we are willing to open ourselves to the possibility of being taken advantage of again."

That's part of the reason why I have been thinking a lot about what is next after the DR. Am I far enough removed from the idea of avenging myself that I could move back to Haines, knowing that there is a possibility that I will be treated poorly by some people? Just one of the questions that has been going through my mind lately.

My latest non-report

Things have been pretty steady as she goes lately. Just working and hanging out with friends.
I went to see Prince Caspian last night for the midnight showing. It was good with one added plot line that made me scream at the end of the movie. Literally, I yelled, "nooooooooo" just before the flick ended and caused many people around me to kinda chuckle. Aside from that, it was really good.
I'm getting pretty stoked for the DR. I leave five weeks from today, so it's getting close. And I thought today was hot...

My Past...

>confuses me
>has been a path to who I am
>had/has a purpose
>is something I need to dwell on less
>isn't so bad

My Future...

~is up in the air
~makes me wonder
~has endless possibilities
~makes me excited
~scares me a little
~is known by someone bigger than me
~holds a few surprises
~will be amazing

My Life...

-is pretty good
-is short
-confuses me
-makes me smile
-makes me cry
-makes me hungry
-has some crazy twists
-is a reminder i'm small
-rocks my socks off
-is a blessing
-is like a box of chocolates
-is unknown
-makes this world better
-could go anywhere in the near future
-is dang good