The Legoland Convention

Oh prayers.
Right.
I'm on that.

Hope Rome is good. I wish I could be there. I do love history. And the Pope.
No wait, I'm a Protestant . . . gaaaaaah!

prayers.

i told you i was tired.

it is now friday morning here. i still don't know which starbucks i'm going to be working at here...so today is now not for house looking but for city looking. i think we are going to have a great day, despite the fact that it is CHILLY here, and i believe it is starting to snow-ish.

I won't be paying you anything.

too tired to post anything worth reading. tried. will sleep then try again.

i am doing very well so far. i appreciate further payers, as usual.

I find I'm always better at writing things than I am at saying them. Not that I'm terrible at speaking, but when I write I have time to think through my words. And I can see them in front of me. Spoken words tend to dissipate. Written ones don't leave so easily.

"Don't it always seem to go, but you don't know what it's got 'til it's gone."

I said goodbye to a dear friend last night. She's moving to England today. I find it easy to relate to the above lyrics in situations like this. I don't think that I took her friendship for granted, but when someone is around and always available, I just don't think as much about how important he or she is to me. And Moey has been an important part of my life for these past few years. Her friendship has meant alot to me.

There are some people who, when you meet them, you know you are going to be great friends. And then there are others who take you by surprise. Moey was one of those people for me. Every time I got to know her a little better I was pleasantly surprised. She's not someone to wear her heart on her sleeve, so it took a little time to really get to know her. I always appreciated her honesty and her compassion. She takes care of people like nobody I've ever met before. She was always a joy to be around. I loved going into Vancouver to visit her. She taught me to appreciate good movies. If it wasn't for her, I'd be watching movies with Ice Cube or the Rock in them all the time or something.

Change is a funny thing. When you think about it, most change involves some element of death. There is an old way of life or thinking that must be left behind for a new way. I couldn't help feeling that as I said goodbye to her last night. We will most definitely keep in touch. And I hope to visit her at some point in the next couple of years. But there is an old way of life that we both had to let die in order for her to change, and ultimately, to grow. I think that is what has kept me going this whole week, the fact that I am just overjoyed to see her step out into some kind of new life. It's sad that Vancouver Moey has to go, but it is only good for her in the end. Our lives will be different without her, but I know that in the end God works out all things for good in all of our lives. Who can tell what the future holds for any of us? We can only make good decisions and leave the results in God's hands. And that is what Moey has done.

So Moey, if you ever get to read this, know that you will be greatly missed. Keep in touch. And know that we're praying for you. You're going to make it. I don't know what "making it" looks like for you, I only know that it will be good. And God is on your side. That makes all the difference.

Goodbye, dear friend.

In response to Jenn Kenis' tagging of the stopfive crew:
1o Firsts:
1) First Girlfriend: Lynn
2) First Best Friend: Tyler
3)First screen name: Freshbry
4) First Kiss: Lynn
5) First Piercings: Labrete
6) First Car: Honda Civic
7) First Love: Sarah
8) First stuffed animal: the green dude from fraggle rock
9) First tried a cigarette: Grade 6
10) First failed class: College - English 201
9 Lasts:
1) Last Cigarette: Grade 6
2) Last alcoholic beverage: Coors Light at the Super bowl
3) Last car ride: On the way to work
4) Last Kiss: couple days ago
5) Last Phone Call: Mom
6) Last CD played: A mixed Tupac one
7) Last Bubble Bath: I don't know
8) Last time you cried: Yesteday
9) Last "I love you" - Summertime

8 have you ever:
1) Dated one of your best friends: yes
2) Have you ever skinny dipped: yes
3) Have you ever been on TV: yes
4) Have you ever kissed someone and regretted it: Yes
5) have you ever had a weird dream about someone you knew: Yes
6) Have you ever fallen in love: yes.
7) Have you ever lost someone you loved: yes
8) Hav you ever been depressed: yes

7 Places you've been:
1) Vancouver - BC
2) Algonquin Park
3) Banff
4) Kenora ON
5) Victoria - BC
6) Gautamala
7) The Grand Canyon

6 Things you've done today:
1) Answered the Phone
2) Set up some Youth plans to deal with homelessness
3) Wrote a protocol for dealing with a youth Org.
4) Watched hockey
5) Read about the Blue Jays
6) Called a close friend

5 favourite things in no order:
1) Emotion
2) Helping
3) friends
4) Camping
5) travelling

4 Things You want To Do Before You Die:
1) Have children
2) Travel the world
3) Make a movie
4) Canoe more

3 Things You Will Do Tommorow
1) Sleep
2) Clean my room
3) Play World of Warcraft

2 Things you want to be (that your not now)
1) healthy
2) Exciting

1 Thing you are now
1) a youth Case Worker

In response to Jenn Kenis' tagging of the stopfive crew:
1o Firsts:
1) First Girlfriend: Virginia
2) First Best Friend: Charlie...and I can't remember his last name
3)First screen name: Jotto
4) First Kiss: Melissa....can't remember her last name
5) First Piercings: Never
6) First Car: Does a stolen one count? If so, then it was a sprint.
7) First Love: Virginia....oh young love.
8) First stuffed animal: My blue bear that would make music. I couldn't sleep if he wasn't playing music.
9) First tried a cigarette: Grade 5
10) First failed class: Math in grade 6. I understood the work, I just never did it.

9 Lasts:
1) Last Cigarette: does a cigar count as a cigarette?
2) Last alcoholic beverage: Christmas break
3) Last car ride: Frida, comin home from class
4) Last Kiss: 2 years ago??
5) Last Phone Call: Holly-Anne
6) Last CD played: it was either Audioslave or IMR...can't remember
7) Last Bubble Bath: I don't know...never...I guess
8) Last time you cried: I don't cry
9) Last "I love you" - either a long time ago, or I got one from Kweller earlier this week...

8 have you ever:
1) Dated one of your best friends: yes
2) Have you ever skinny dipped: yes
3) Have you ever been on TV: Oh yeah...Castlegar Shaw local programming. Was promoting a play I was in.
4) Have you ever kissed someone and regretted it: Yes
5) have you ever had a weird dream about someone you knew: Yeah...it actually happens alot.
6) Have you ever fallen in love: yes...or so I thought at the time.
7) Have you ever lost someone you loved: yes
8) Hav you ever been depressed: yes

7 Places you've been:
1) Spokane - Washington
2) Sparwood - BC
3) Drumheller - Alberta
4) Winlaw - BC
5) Victoria - BC
6) Williams Lake - BC
7) Fort St. John - BC

6 Things you've done today:
1) Worked like a dog in the mall
2) Watched Arrested Development on my laptop
3) Played NHL on my Xbox
4) Read
5) Had some ice cream
6) Played Bass

5 favourite things in no order:
1) Music
2) People
3) Books
4) Pearls Before Swine
5) Cute Girls

4 Things You want To Do Before You Die:
1) Bungee Jumping
2) Travel the world
3) Get paid money to play music
4) Get married

3 Things You Will Do Tommorow
1) Play Bass in the 'ridge
2) Nap
3) If its sunny go for a walk around mill lake

2 Things you want to be (that your not now)
1) Nicer to people
2) less busy

1 Thing you are now
1) A full time student

I go to Prince George this weekend.
Hopefully the weather is good.
Actually, I hope the weather is awesome.
I'm excited.