All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king. - J.R.R Tolkien

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Sometimes what I write in this blog will be well articulated, grammatically correct essays that serve as good social commentary on current issues. Most of the time, however, I'm busy and am not as diligent about proofreading or properly expressing thoughts as one should be when presenting one's writing to others. I apologize for anything you may read that seems worse than a rough draft, or appears to be a random disconnected thought. "Them's the breaks."

Thursday, September 30, 2010

Almost there...

The last time I made a post I was still in school in Miami and working on the hunt for a post-graduation job.  I intentionally didn't post anything because not only did the last post refer readers to my resume website but it also spoke to how I view youth ministry and I figured it was a good one to leave up while I was in the process of looking for a job.

Naturally an update is in order as to what I've been up to since then.  I graduated from FIU and after staying with my parents for a few weeks applying for jobs I was offered a position working the night shift at a shelter for homeless youth in Seattle.  After roughly a week-long road-trip that included stops in New Orleans (just for the night), Lubbock, TX, the Grand Canyon, and Walla Walla I arrived in Seattle a week ago.  I found an apartment right away but stayed with a friend (who also helped me out getting the job in the first place, I probably owe her my first born child now) for several days before I could move in earlier today.  My first shift starts tonight (technically Friday AM) so I've been pulling an all nighter to adjust to the sleep schedule and I'm almost there.  I get to sleep at about 9am (12pm EST) so that I can be up by 5, around the time my new roommate will be getting home from work and then we may go check out the art walk downtown before we come back here and I get ready to head to work.

In spite of how crazy this schedule will be I am very excited to be back in the Northwest, my new roommate is really cool and I think this next year will be a blast.