So, I was at Uplift (basically a huge church camp in a university setting) just over a month ago, and on the day before we left, my nice laptop got stolen out of my room. Obviously, this sucked. As of yesterday I am back up and running on a 13 inch Macbook, which so far I am loving, though of course I am still shaking my fist at all the things that I lost and hadn't backed up. (in a word, everything.) GRRRRRR.
The other good news is that now my most recent excuse for not posting has been eliminated.
We're rolling towards the end of our summer programming, which wraps up with mission trips. I'm headed to Birmingham this coming Sunday with some junior high kids to work with Habitat, and after that down to Juarez, Mexico with some high schoolers. So that pretty much dominates the radar for the next couple of weeks.
Two other things.
1. I've been running my face off. (Really, that should probably read, "I've been running my belly off.") I'm working on reclaiming my athletic self. I really want to be able to compete at a higher level when my adult soccer league cranks back up in the fall. We'll see.
2. Renewed interest in comic books, particularly of the X-Men variety. Last christmas my brother gave me a subscription to Uncanny Xmen, a brilliant gift. (He's easily the best gift-giver in our family.) I really look forward each month to the day I find one in my mailbox, and I've dropped by the local comics store to pick up some of the previous issues, too. I've set a goal to try and collect all the Issues between 400-475 (which is current), but we'll see. It is fun to go into the store witha list and try to find out if they have the ones I'm looking for. More on this later.
Okay, that's my posting fix for today.
Ciao!
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Glad you're liking the new laptop, bro. Have a great time in both Birmingham and Mexico. And here's your fun Czech language trivia for the day: the Czechs spell ciao 'cau.' And they spell ahoy 'ahoj.'
Ahoj!
Lol, they're being massive pick a terrible site to spam for porn boys. How'd they beat the word verification? Good to hear from you bro. Now that you're running and everything you might get as fit as I am. My cat and I are on the same exercise schedule.
So did the extra tummy come on after getting married? After having Ellie, I had to work HARD to get off the weight. I actually started back into soccer when she was about 4 months old. Now that was crazy-- not only was I still carrying around extra baby-weight, but I also realized that sprinting that soon after childbirth caused me to be incontinent. Luckily it rains a lot here, so I don't think anyone knew the difference.
Ok, I thought I left strange comments. I consider myself thoroughly defeated...
...and, to correct misperceptions, I left that last comment at 3:00 A.M., not 3:06, just in case you thought I still stayed up late...
thewalrus-- Coming from you, I consider that high praise. Thank you.
Hey Steven,
I just ran into your blog and the coopers' thanks to your link. Sorry to hear about the laptop. If you need any old class notes or anything just let me know and I can email them to you in word files. Take care
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