i still have a blog?

i don't really blog anymore. i think it was really popular around may or june. EVERYONE was getting one. but now, no one really writes anything. no one has the time anymore. i feel like i don't have any time. and because i don't have time i will make it short.

i visited bing this past weekend. i went to IV LG, the tonics' show, uccc, and koinonia's show. it was awesome. i had such a good time that i really didn't want to leave. IV, tonics, and koinonia make me proud. these groups impacted me greatly in college. i really really REALLY miss binghamton. i miss the people, the fellowship, the singing. i think i miss a cappella the most. you have no idea. i extracted the audio from the videos i took at both shows and it's all i listen to on my way to work in the mornings and when i get home at night (mostly koinonia...sorry mike...i still love you). now i want to go to grad school at bing so i can rejoin koinonia. how awesome would that be? haha, again...sorry mike, i will still always love tonics. but he's probably not reading this anyways. anyways, just thought i'd share how much binghamton means to me.

82 Madison St.

it's been a while since i've posted in my blog. i guess i don't have the time anymore to do it. but, now that i'm home (rockland) for the weekend, i have some time to relax and rest.

so, if you didn't know already, i moved into chinatown. 82 madison st. to be exact. i moved in about 3 weeks ago. it's a lot easier to commute to work and a lot less tiring. but, there is a downside. i have to pay rent and pay for my own food. i guess it's about time to grow up. i am 22. i just hope i don't become a chinatown boy. i'll always be a rocklander at heart.

work is good. (i'm an asst. teacher for kindergarten at ps 59 in manhattan). it can be tiring at times, especially when we're spoiled with 3 and 4-day weeks and then given a full 5-day week. haha. the kids try my patience and test my frustrations. but, i love my class. i would never want to teach lower grades...but for now it's good. i'll stick to kids that i can have a real converstation with. that's why i'm going for secondary ed. i applied to hunter for the spring to teach biology. am i crazy? maybe. but we'll see.

"WHO WANTS THE BEER?!"

so, as promised, here are pictures from our roadtrip to VA/DC/baltimore. i know some of you kids are probably shaking your head at the title of the post, but let me explain. we were packing up the cars and had left over beer. so we were going to bring it home. karen packs it up and walks outside to the cars and screams out, "WHO WANTS THE BEER?!" meanwhile, eric's neighbors were outside and it was quite embarrassing. more hilarious than anything else, though. anyways, the pictures: (all these and more are on my facebook).

let's get a house together

it was an AWESOME weekend. i had so much fun on our roadtrip to VA/DC/Baltimore. everything from convincing vinny to come with us when he had nothing but the clothes he was wearing to the homemade sangria to the HUGE bucket of seafood. i wish every weekend could be like that. anyways, i forgot my camera in pam's bag...so pictures won't come for another week. i'll put a few up here and then the rest on facebook. make sure you check it out. :D and when i put pictures up i'll give a little more story to the weekend. deal? deal.

why me?!?!

i don't know if the following situation has happened to any of you, but it's happened to me twice in my lifetime. and let me warn you, it will probably be hilarious to you. but to me, not so much. i'll start with today...i got out of work early again because the project i'm working with is over. i'm going in for my last day tomorrow as a formality. on my way home, i stopped at the mall to do some browsing at modell's. i've been wanting to get some heatgear (or something like it) for when i play softball and other outdoor sports in the summer. as i'm deciding on which size to get (medium or small) some guy stands next to me (and i mean next to me...he was practically on me). and when i tried to move away, he moved with me! in my head, i'm thinking, "what the heck! this guy needs to go away!" so, i'm holding up a small and a medium side by side and this guy says to me, "i think you should get the small, you'll look better if it's tight." OH MY GOSH!!!! WHY!?! WHY!!? GET AWAY FROM ME!!! I HAVE A GIRLFRIEND! ok, so i didn't exactly scream that out, but i was thinking it and quickly walked away without saying anything to him or looking at him. WHY?!?! aiya...

on another note... i can't believe the summer's almost over. it's crazy! although, it's not like i have anything to do in the fall! haha. it's weird thinking that i don't have to pack up to move back to school. i'm sad, though. life was easier when i was in school. i didn't have to worry about what was coming next. i have to find something to do between september and march-ish. maybe i'll start taking classes somewhere. who knows. who wants to give me a job? anyone? anyone?

OH YEAH! my mom and i are doing a major overhaul of my room. my closet is filled with toys from when i was younger. we're going to donate some stuff, throw away some stuff, and make some room for stuff that actually belongs in a closet...like clothes. i found a box with my yo-yos, pogs, and marbles. it's awesome. it's time to bring them back. watch out...it'll be the new/old cool thing to do. :D

here's some pictures of the summer...

6.28: team AWESOME! - ocm's amazing race. we won 1st place!


7.4: eating lobster with dan (brother-in-law) - maine/boston roadtrip.


7.19 - johna, jill, and me - coney island - AVP brooklyn open.


7.19: we ran into garrick, annie, and joe at the beach. garrick and i attempted to win a prize by playing against 2 pros. all 3 attempts were over in about 5 seconds.


7.19: phil dalhausser (and todd rogers) won 1st place - anyone notice his waist is at the top of the net? that would be 8 ft. in the air! (kerri walsh and misty may won the women's on sunday, which we also watched). both teams will be at the olympics. i think our chances of gold for men's and women's are very good. :D


7.22: ballgame with pam - twins @ yankees. (annoying kid in the back that wouldn't stop talking). we won 8-2.

i can't stop the bleeding!

i finally got my diploma! they said 6-8 weeks...and of course they used the full 8 weeks to get it here. but it's here! i'm officially a college graduate. it was anti-climactic because it doesn't even have my major on it. i could have a bachelor of arts in women's studies for all i care. LAME! plus, it's incredibly small. i was looking at my sisters' diplomas and they're HUGE! ok, i get it...state schools are poor. AND they didn't give a nice cardboard-like folder. man, i got jipped big time. $60,000 for a piece of paper that i could have made myself.

as for the blood, i was so excited when i came home to see the big envelope in the door, that i rushed to get it and cut my pinky toe on the screen door. now it won't stop bleeding. aiya. i hope i don't bleed all over my sheets tonight.

clearly, poland spring is the superior water.

i can't believe that i've been working for 3 weeks now. it's crazy that people do this for 40 years of their lives. and by "this," i mean research, lab work, etc. i can officially say that i'm glad that i'm not interested in research anymore. i think anyone that does research really has to love it. me? i don't love it. working with rats last summer was fun, but only because i worked with rats. haha. now, i don't interact with anyone. i sit there for 8 hours and do the same thing. i wake up at 6 to be at work at 7 and leave at 4. it's not fun. maybe i'm looking for fun. or maybe i'm just looking for variety. i'm not the type to be happy with idleness. i guess that also translates to my spiritual life as well.

it's so easy to be comfortable, especially when you're in college. but now that i'm out, i really want to see God use me. there's always room for growth and change, not only for me, but for the church. that's why i joined worship team. i really want to see that ministry change. they're at the forefront of the church. and often times, they are what newcomers see first. it's time to step up to the plate and go for it. we need to strive for excellence. it's plain and simple, and yet it's complicated and complex. all i know is that God has something more in store for us, and i'm really excited.

i don't really know how this post came about. i got to sleep in on a saturday...aka 9am haha...and just started typing. the weekends are always fun. i love softball. period.

it's been a while since i've blogged. maybe i'm tired of it. maybe it was a fad. maybe i need a real journal that no one else can read. i think this prevents me from really expressing myself. all this stuff if for you guys to read. i think i need something else. see what i mean? idleness...NG. HA! that's me! jk...NO GOOD!

peace out, a-town. A-E. A-F. (p.s. if you know what that is, you win a prize.)