How relaxing...

The past two days have been very relaxing and very fun. Yesterday we went out to the beaut after church. We got all of the cooking equipment together and we left in Amy's Bronco for our destination.


the thing about the bronco...no back seats...only a huge mat that Derek and I had to lay on, which was actually more comfortable than seats.
When we got there, we loaded up with all of our equipment and headed up to the top

Adam preparing for the trek


We had to take a few breaks on the way up

Then we finally made it to the top

Derek was addicted to the chips

I don't know how the heck the dog made it up the hill, but somehow buddy made it's way to the top.

After all that, we forgot the buns in the car and the cupcakes at Amy's house, so Adam an Amy made their way down as Derek and I ate burgers without buns

then the dog started making it's way to a cliff and some jagged rocks...so Derek was the hero and saved the dog from certain doom.

So Adam and Amy made their way back up the hill and we hung out up there for a while. I remembered that there was no music playing and so I got my phone out and played the most glorious cd ever, Damien Rice's O. It was the most relaxing moment I think I've had all year. Then I went to this scary rock where it feels like you're on the edge of nothing, even though the ground is only like 10 feet below.

Then Adam realized that the sun was setting so we headed to the other side to watch the sun set, and we ate the cupcakes that Amy made.






Then we made our way down the hill. The only light that was had was the moonlight, but it was so bright that it made the moment that much better. The Lord had provided good weather and little things like an almost full moon to bless us, I was pretty excited about that. Then we were going to head to Amy's to watch a movie...however plans changed and they wouldn't tell me and Derek what we were actually going to do at her house. We were all talking about the bible college at some point and I told Derek that it would make the night perfect if we had hot springs or a jacuzzi to relax in, I think that was the only thing that could have made the night more relaxing. So we get to Amy's house and we ask them what we're doing...suprise, jacuzzi that I didn't know she had.

We didn't have shorts so we had to borrow some of Amy's soccer shorts...

So we ate some ice cream and then we went into the jacuzzi, which was so incredible that I can't tell you how incredible it was. It could have been hotter, but the jets in it more than made up for the loss of heat.

Needless to say...amazing day

ehem

as for the japanese writing on my blog for the links...I didn't want to confuse the people that can't read katakana...JEREMY AND JOEL!

A bit of art

I've bee drawing as a bit of stress relief(although I haven't been very stressed lately). I hope you like it


this one has an interesting story behind it...but you'll have to ask if you want to know.


This one isn't quite finished, but I felt a lot of anxiety at that moment, but the Lord helped me to realize that I shouldn't worry about all the stuff that was going on, but instead to focus on Him.


As some of you know, I've been getting into the new As Cities Burn Album. So I took some lyrics and made a surfing man out of them.


This was the first one did. I kinda messed up a little on some of it, but I figured that it got the point across. We were going through Genesis at the time and we were talking about Joseph not giving into temptation, so I got to thinking about all the things that could be tempting, even things that aren't bad, but placed before God.


The All American Man


The second one of the batch...pretty much describes how I feel about myself


The final one is so far my favorite because it the place that I always want to be at...but in case you're wondering, it's not finished.

decisions, decisions...

It's a good thing I don't need to make any right now...but I do have a few possibilities. The first...obviously to stay and work through next semester. The second, going back to Japan. The third, maybe checking out Europe. I've been thinking a lot lately about going to check out Germany next semester and seeing what Lord has, and traveling to see a bit of Europe. I do love Japan and would love to go back to serve there sometime soon, but I've been seeing a lot of European things lately that really sweet, and Michael has been talking to me about Germany, so I am very interested at the possibility of going out there. I have no idea what the Lord wants and I would love to do either thing, they both seem overwhelmingly amazing, I'm just praying about that the Lord wants. So if you guys could help me out a bit by praying for me too that would be pretty great of you.

Current favorite song

As Cities Burn/
Come Now Sleep/
Our World Is Grey:



I'm sure if you wanted to stop love,
You could just untie your end and let it go.
But, my God, you don't.
Yeah, I think I love you for it.

You're still sending cells to their rightful places,
When forming more likely to escape.
Such a narrow way of life.
What's it look like from your side?
From here I can't see why it's worth
One more coming out cursed?

Say it, say it!
Say what this is all for!
Say it's redemption.

'Cause our world is grey, world is grey.
We're just swaying from side to side.
Our world is grey, world is grey.
We are thieves and saints alike.
But you don't let go, don't let go.
We keep swaying and swaying.
And you don't let go, don't.
Yeah, I think I love you for it.

He's shooting god up in his arm through a needle.
And she's putting cuts on her legs to bleed out the devil.
"Surely you will not die, eat and be like God."
What have we done?

Say it, say it!
Say that this is all for redemption.

'Cause our world is grey, world is grey.
We're just swaying from side to side.
Our world is grey, world is grey.
We are thieves and saints alike.
But you don't let go, don't let go.
We keep swaying from side to side.
We all just sway, we all just sway.
But you don't let go, you don't.
You don't.


I haven't quite figured out where they're coming from on some of their songs but I really love this one especially the music. Check out the thir new cd

It's official!

Here's my badge. This signifies that I actually have proof of my job! Today was a very interesting day at work...because for a couple of hours we did nothing at all...there was literally nothing for us to do. We rearranged our cart for like a million years and then finally at the end of the day they had us help another line with their work so we could get all that finished. Besides that it was a pretty good work day and I'm hoping there will be alot of things to do on monday.

Well, I'm going to be praying about where I'm to go in the next few months. I really want to go back to Japan, and I have a heart for the people, but at the same time lately I've been thinking a lot about going to another country. I'm still praying and I know that the Lord will lead me in this decision, but I still need a lot of prayer so that I'll know for sure where He wants me.

Friends that are in California...we need to hang out soon...beach trip on the 23rd...I'm pretty sure. I'm hoping that it all works out because I really would love to relax on the beach before working the next day. I miss all of my friends, the ones in Japan and all of the ones in California. I would love for you to visit me soon...that would make me happy!

Alright well I hope you've enjoyed my blog thus far. I'm thinking about posting random stories like I used to, ones that are interesting but nothing to do with anything...get excited! Bye friends.

Hooray!

I'm glad my friends are still reading about my adventures! Thanks guys. To answer Kamechan's question about what exactly it is that I do...today I picked up trash...which is not a normal thing, but since everything was going slow I was picking up cigarette butts and trash off of the ground outside. However, I did some actual work today too. Basically what I do is somewhat of an assembly line type deal, and I work on the final portion of it. to giveyou an idea of what the unit looks like, it's a lot like six cabinets on a raised platform(three on one side and the other on the opposite facing the other three...I hope that wasn't confusing.) Anyway, this thing is pretty huge so we have to use ladder and stuff to get to the top. When we get the thing that we work on, we have to wait for the testers to make sure that all of the electrical things in it work, so normally we have to wait up to an hour for them. Sometimes there's stuff to do while we wait for them...but lately there hasn't been anything to do but play basketball(or rather watch my co-worker try to shoot a wrapped up bubblewrap into the trash.) When they're finished we get to tape the outside, bend metal bars and screw them into the top, screw in plexi-glass panels and a galvanized panel, put a box filled with various things and zip tie it down, zip tie another box, make sure they have fiber optic wires in this little cabinet, have it inspected, wrap the outside, throw a plastic sheet over the top, have them bring in a large box with the forklift and tie that down, make sure the whole things is wrapped and then we burn the outside with a huge blowtorch, tape the outside, write on it, put on a door, and then we have it inspected, then we have the paper work filled out and then move it out of the warehouse...only to have that repeated moments later. Sometimes I feel a little bit like a robot...which would be super sweet to be a robot that could do amazing things, however I'm talking about one of the lame robots in the car factory. I did however, get to talk to my workmate about the Lord. He was raised in a christian home and he knows quite a lot about the Lord, and he says he believes in Jesus, but he's come to a lot of his own conclusions about the bible and the idea of God that don't seem to fit with what the bible says. He's also living a life that isn't in line with Christ and he doesn't see anything wrong with it, so please keep him and me in your prayers. I really want to see him come to the Lord in a true and real way. Well it looks like it's time to hit the hay and or sack, whichever you prefer, personally I don't feel like hitting anything but I don't want to be exhausted in the morning. Hopefully in the next post I'll have some pictures...maybe of my new badge, how exciting. It makes me feel special! Once again, thanks for remembering my little blog, friends. Bye all!

sashiburi ne?

I have been gone for quite a while. I think i've been too busy reading everyone else's blog that I've forgotten what writing was about. So things for me have been very interesting the past few months. I got a job finally. I work at GE wind in the mountains of Tehachapi. It's not that far of a drive, the work is easy, and the pay is pretty good. On to other matters, every day I eat sandwiches for lunch. Things for me have been a huge growing experience for the past few months. The Lord has been showing me a lot through different things that have been happening. Also this past Sunday Derek and I went to the fair in Pomona with Lauren, her brothers Jason and Brandon, and Brandon's girlfriend Kelsey( I sure hope I spelled that right). That was a fun time, although I was looking forward to trying rattlesnake bites...but...nothing :-( Although the animals were cute and the things we saw were cool.
I'm going to be making more posts soon and hopefully there will be pictures from my grand adventures. Hopefully no one forgot about my blog and maybe someone will read this....otherwise...I'll know that I at least read it. Alright friends, be encouraged and keep looking to Christ and find satisfaction in Him! Bye :-)