2 things

I am in the middle of Moby Dick, anybody read it? want to go whaling?
I just saw Invincible, with Marky Mark and am thinking some back yard football would be good. maybe before or after the first buck game on sat.

Cup O Joe has bugs and good coffee

Books

I am looking to start reading a couple of new books this fall, does anyone have a suggestion?

I am ready to go back to work

I went to work today. But i am looking forward to working for real, no more paperwork no more sitting and waiting.

Home

I am back, in columbus, in my home, with my wife. I am so happy that i don't have to go on anymore trips for a while and i can just be home, i will be busy we are getting our house ready to sell, and looking for a new home, but busy at home is so much better than away.

Marquette

Not home

I drink coffee

Yellow Bourbon Coffee, a earthy coffee with a faint coconut bark taste and low acidity, A good book and rain. This is my saturday, except no wife this saturday. I can't sleep without her. I miss her.

I am not so

I am not so independent, I don't like being in this town away from my wife. I am tired of these streets and this hotel. I need to not complain because this is a neat opportunity to have. Never in my life have I had so much free time to read and write and walk. I walk a lot. I think I am the most tired of that. I need sleep. Good sleep. I cant wait to sleep in my own bed. I am looking forward to being in Columbus again. Even though I have all this free time, I still don't read and write as much as I should. I have had this image in my head that sometimes it would be fun to escape it all and be alone. To be away from all the stresses of life. This experience has taught me that being alone is really just for hermits, and the stresses of life wont go away they just change.
A book I read a couple of years ago, Cold Oceans is about a guy who thinks he can escape everything by going on these outdoor excursions by himself.

My view

I got to continue reading SEA-Wolf by jack london, this is my view. I also got my weekend with Jen, I feel spoiled.

Marquette

The next 6 weeks I will live in this hotel I sit in, going to class in the morning and in the afternoon I walk down to check out a couple of different restaurants then maybe get a espresso, and read Jack London’s sea-wolf by lake superior. I am trying to get a fishing pole and maybe catch something to cook next to the lake. The weather out here is about mid 70s to low 80s. I walk everywhere and have nothing to do really. It is like a vacation that I am getting paid for, and all of this I enjoy as much as eating hollow food. Its missing the thing most important, the thing that gives life sustenance and gives the soul energy to wake up, what I am missing is my wife. While all the good coffee and beautiful scenery might make me smile I still feel half full, my other half is 12 hours away.

Its 9am

As I write this I will slowly fall asleep. I have been up all night working on airplanes, sounds cool huh. Not really all I did was what a normal person does on a bad drive home from vacation with the family in a hot car on the side of a busy interstate...Change a couple of tires, and to top it off...Paper work. Yes I do like my job though. It is cool to be able to touch these miracles of the Wright brothers mind in places most people will never know exist. But before you start googleing "naught places to touch an airplane" I am jealous of people who are better at keeping friends. I stink at it. I have distances most of my friends to the once every other week talk. I miss having times of adventure with the guys. I look at bartleys blog, borst is naming his kid after you!!! That's a good friendship. I miss that. Will I ever make myself put the effort into someone that will mean so much to me that he would name his kid after me.

I read all that I write and realize it probably comes off as whoa is me. I am sorry I just felt bad, so if you are going to judge me and call me a baby just try not to read my blog anymore ok.

And i realize i do have some very good friends but i dont see you very much and i miss you.

new new job

well this is my last week at US Airways express, I got a job at american air which means no more driveing to dayton, no more 80 dollars a week just in gas. Its a great opportunity for me, american is a good airline to work for

Its been a long week

I have now worked 3rd shift for 2 weeks, and it feels longer, its real wierd to go to work at night and come home in the morning. But i dont mind it as much as i thought i would. I really like working on airplanes. which is also good, cause i drive over an hour each way. but that has given me much time to use my ipod, i couldnt make the trip with out it. I listen to many podcast and teachings from noels church and the la church. and get my daily liberal abc news cast. if any one has any good pod cast the could suggest let me know. I am always looking for new stuff. ohh yeah i cut my hair.

a couple days into it

i have been in training for about 5 days now, and i have had a chance to get on the floor, I really like the job, and what comes with it. i am glad to have a job that is more rewarding.

I Start tomorrow

i start training at my new job tomorrow, 8 am...fun.

As Requested

My Hotty Wife and Me before the Wedding

Sunday afternoon

Sunday morning i had to work, i hate when i have to work sunday, it really takes something from my life...it takes the quality time i have with jen away and it takes a tole on my spiritual life to not have that community and spiritual food. I mean working for me the last couple of years at wedgewood has been good, i have met lots of friends, met my current wife, it was a job that could sustain me all through college, i learned a lot about people, but it has taken away other things from my life as well. I hope to regain those things with the new job. I will start with US Air, in a few weeks, and i am a little nervous.

I really just wanted to reflect on my sunday afternoon. I got home and bought a New York Times paper, ($5) made some good french press coffee, sat on my porch read and drank coffee in the cool spring afternoon air. None of this made me in a good mood, i was stll grumpy all afternoon. I was just real frusterated with myself for not being able to enjoy my afternoon with Jen. now the weekend is over and i have to start over. Jens weekend is over today is mine. i feel like i am in some sort of rut.

the Santa Ynez wine

The last week Jen and I didnt go to Rome, or Athens, we went to the city of angels. Los Crazy. while on our trip we visited the beach, china town, hollywood blvd (which happens to be very dirty), and 2 hours north of the city, Santa Ynez (a small wine region) the best parts of the trip involved the wine tasting and the beach with my wife and seldom seen sister Shalom. We went to 3 winerys, the favorite was sunstone, organicly grown grapes, and gorgous landscape.

open forum

We just finished our 3 open forums with jared, and i think it went really well, lots of great conversations, lots of great people, all good. tons of great food, tons of beer and wine. i really liked it. and it felt like we really gave a lot of our friends a good experience.

Coffee

One word "French press" I have finally purchased one, and I love it. I love it for a couple of reasons.
first reason...Its just plain hip to have a French press
second reason...The coffee is so good and unadulterated
third reason...Something about a process makes it better, the fact that I am not just grinding the throwing the thing together in a maker makes it more fulfilling
fourth reason...Its much stronger.
fifth reason...Its hip/cool