take this sinking boat and point it home

this is one of those blogs where i just summarize everything that has happened since the last post which was almost a month ago.

-dordt has finished
-i said goodbye to a lot of dear dordt friends
-tba has finished recording our new cd. i release date will be named later
-i went home last weekend.
-my good friend casey kyhl has gone to the navy. it was a pretty sad goodbye because i won't see him in a long time
-parekersburg was obliterated by a tornado
-my job is pretty laid back and sweet.

that is a brief summary.
i have decided to expand upon the parkersburg thing. i have been in a great deal of close encounters with tornadoes but never have i seen a tornado cause this much damage in person. so many friends completely lost their homes. i have realized that seeing pictures or video on the news never will do something like this justice. when you are standing in the middle of a very familiar place and you aren't able to figure out where you are you realize how real these things can be.

on a lighter note i'm very pleased with the way the benedict affair's cd sounds. i cannot wait to release it.

i saw the movie once last night. everything about that movie is mediocre to bad but for some reason it is awesome. try to wrap your mind around that review of the movie

i guess this is growing up

so let me put a little disclaimer for those who read this and get concerned.
me blogging about not being sure about my future is my way of getting those thoughts out in the open. i'm not all sad about it and having a major breakdown. i realize that these struggles are normal and healthy. sometimes i think about things like not going into youth ministry, but i quickly dismiss the thought and don't take time to actually process these thoughts. blogging about my future for me is my way of getting things out in the open. so in that regard this is serving it's purpose.

i woke up this morning thinking about the next time i can sleep. i realized this is pathetic, but i love sleeping.

i am considering starting another blog for serious stuff. this one would be for mostly dumb things and me rationalizing how i spend my time.

finals are next week. finals are no fun because i need to find a balance between studying and trying to finish classes well and hanging out with people i won't see again for a long time. chances are i will slack off on the school work and hang out and do exciting things that i will tell my children about when i grow older.