Repurposed

     So my internship is over. I didn't really update the blog very much, but hopefully you got a copy of the prayer letter I sent out half way through the summer. I'll be sending another one out here soon, so if you didn't get a copy of the last one and would like a copy of the next one, make sure to let me know your address (either postal or e-mail).

     This blog is going to be used a little differently from this point on. I already have a blog that I've kept somewhat updated with photos for a little while now (here). My goal was to leave my personal life mostly out of my posts. I just wanted a medium where I could show off the work I was doing with my photography and have a place where people could comment on it. This blog is going to be the opposite. Well... not completely opposite, but this will mostly be stuff going on in my life. I might have some photos that wind up on here, but for the most part, they'll stay on the other one. I enjoy cooking... a lot, so some of that will probably wind up on here. I've tried to do a baking blog before, but that fell through after two posts. I always get impatient when food is done and don't want to take the time to photograph it before I start eating or while I'm cooking.


     I'm back in Indiana now. The drive from Virginia Beach didn't feel like it took forever (like the last few times), even though it was still 13 hours. We left around 9:30pm and arrived about 10:30am. I didn't think I'd be a fan of driving through the night, but it was kind of relaxing. My best friend, Ben, drove for the first leg. I woke up around 1am and drove until 6am. It was fun driving until the sun came up, and I wasn't too tired mostly because of the two Red Bull's that I downed shortly after taking the wheel. I drove through the foggy mountains, going up hills sometimes at under 40mph on the highway. My girlfriend, Katie, who was following us in her car, which doesn't like mountains very much, and I didn't want to get too far ahead. We got back to my house in Indianapolis and hung out for a bit. Katie and Ben crashed while we watched The Matrix.

    The weekend was filled with wedding activities for our friends Bob and Sarah. I like weddings, but almost always feel awkward during the dancing portions. Turns out that dancing isn't really a gift that God felt it was necessary to give me. I do, however, like to watch people enjoying themselves and kids dancing by shaking whatever limbs they decide work well together. I usually get persuaded to get up and give it another shot by some friends and once I realize that I have no idea what to do (usually as soon as I start to stand up), I try to find the first "out" that is available.

     I spent most of today hanging out with Katie. Cheesecake, the sixth Harry Potter, and frisbee made the day go by quickly. She headed back home and now I have a house all to myself. My mom won't be back until Tuesday night, so most of tomorrow will probably be filled with cooking. After turning 21, I was probably most excited that I'm now able to cook with alcohol. I haven't taken advantage of it as much as I'd like. Tonight I've been enjoying some hookah and a Bailey's milkshake. That might be my favorite drink right now. I haven't fully decided, because it's neck and neck with a mojito. I'll probably spend the rest of it watching videos on Vimeo to get some ideas for a short film or a music video. I'd like to do a video for a Porcupine Tree song, but I haven't picked out which one yet, let alone coming up with a concept.

     Maybe I'll start keeping up with this blog... who knows.