keep your hands off the farmer's daughters

i suppose it's time to make another xanga post, considering i haven't made one since april 23rd.  where did the time go? 

a lot has happened since then...

-got to see my brother again

-graduated college

-out of the 50ish graduates from the human development and family studies program, i was the only guy to graduate this semester.

-went home for a few days--saw some old friends

-started working full time time at world relief; actually feeling helpful for once, at a job.

-started playing music again

this time last year, i was in costa rica.  i can't even imagine that.  i've thought a lot about that trip during the last few days.  i still feel really compelled to live in central america for a while.  in the coming months, i plan on doing some research on different social aid/mission organizations that exist in central/south america, and hopefully find one to be a part of.  though, costa rica is drastically different than most of the other central american countries, just the experience there, as well as working with world relief, has made me want to work down there.  i don't know, we'll see what happens.

all in all, i'm extremely interested (as always) to see who i am this time next year.  i feel like i'll have changed a lot by then.  but it will be growth (hopefully).  graduating college, as cliche as it sounds, is definitely a new chapter in your life.  my life, as far as i can cognitively remember, has always included education.  life was school.  and now it's not.  that really relaxes me, thinking about that.  still, i don't feel old enough  to participate in staff meetings, or go on business trips...but i'm doing both now. 

also, who would have thought the creator of the dilbert comic strip could write something so philosophical?

Currently Reading God's Debris : A Thought Experiment By Scott Adams see related

recently, in the past 2 weeks, i've been told i look like various famous people, as a result of my hair being longer. 

1.  the lead singer/guitarist of wolfmother

2.  adam brody from the o.c. (his character is named seth, oddly enough)

(if nothing else, the popped collar is totally me, like for sure)

3.  pete sampras

although, i'm sure this is the picture people think of when comparing me to pete sampras...

just look at that chest! also, doesn't this remind you of michelangelo's sistine chapel?

i don't know, you be the judge.  apparently i look very generic and resemble various dark-haired caucasian males. although, i know chad (reed) will say i resemble andy milonakis or "a certain burt bondy."

Currently Listening Andrew Bird & the Mysterious Production of Eggs By Andrew Bird see related

Today is April 17th.

Meaning, for me, classes end in 10 days.  I have 5 days left at my internship.  I graduate May 11th and 12th.  I start my job at World Relief sometime shortly after this.  So much happening right now.  I'm also learning how I enjoy being alone most of the time.  But also, I enjoy verbally telling people about my life rather than via xanga.  I think I would like to meet myself a year from now.  I'm sure myself a year ago would have liked to meet me now as well.  I think about this a lot.  This cd always makes me happy.  Speaking of which, I decided to make a mix of all the songs that make me the happiest--the ones that I can't help but feel good when I hear them.  Other people should do that too, and then post the tracks for the mixes on here...I don't know, it would be fun.  I would like to know what songs make people happy.

Currently Listening Very Emergency By The Promise Ring see related