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Saturday, March 17, 2007

Sat, 17 Mar 2007 07:50:09 GMT

My flight's been cancelled and, as of now, the airline is saying they can't fly me out until Monday morning. Ugh...

Thursday, March 15, 2007

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 23:19:14 GMT

Last week: TeenPact Maryland (amazing! pictures to come...)
This week: Crazy amounts of school and work.
Next week: TeenPact Kentucky

Life is good!

Tuesday, March 06, 2007

Tue, 06 Mar 2007 17:17:31 GMT

So, I am still alive and well, though I haven't posted on here in ages! I'm in Maryland right now staffing a TeenPact class here at their capitol. This season I'll be traveling with TeenPact to Maryland, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Maryland, and (of course) my own Rhode Island. It'll be an amazing and challenging season, but I look forward to seeing how God works through me and the students/staff I meet.

I'll try to post up pictures and more information about my travels....

Monday, September 25, 2006

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 17:15:23 GMT

"...but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother." -Proverbs 18:24

It's been hard to watch my mom go through serious cancer, and now face the possibiliy of having another kind too, but it's almost been harder to watch her "friends'" reactions. When she was first diagnosed, it was the "exciting news" about town. Flowers, cards, and phone calls poured in. But after the surgury and first chemo treatment or two, during the months of hardship and sickness that followed, all these people forgot about her. Now, as my mom's learned that she might have a second kind of cancer, as she has struggled through painful radiation, and as the one-year anniversary of her mother's death (from terminal cancer) nears, nobody seems to care. No phone calls, no calls, no friendly visits...

I am reminded to work harder at preserving and nurturing my friendships...

Wednesday, September 13, 2006

Wed, 13 Sep 2006 22:46:16 GMT

After many months of saving and research, guess what came in the mail for me today?

The only problem is that the memory card doesn't arrive till tomorrow!
It's a birthday gift to myself. I'm excited!

Saturday, September 09, 2006

Sat, 09 Sep 2006 23:32:58 GMT

1.) My life as a non-exact, abstract mathematical equation: school^4 + work^3 + play + sleep^0.5 =life

2.) Do notice the new layout. And yes, I took the picture.

3.) Quote of the Day:
"I can teach anybody how to get what they want out of life. The problem is that I can't find anybody who can tell me what they want." -Mark Twain

4.) Most fun things I did in the past week: Biked 30 miles and caught up with a friend (who's off at college) .

5.) My mom will (hopefully) finish radiation (and hence, all her cancer treatments) at the end of September.

6.) I turn 17 in 11 days. And I have absolutely no plans for the big day.

7.) I miss TeenPact events....grr!

So, from this strange assortment you should gather that, for me, life is good.

So for now, buenos noches mi amigos-hasta luego!

Monday, August 14, 2006

Mon, 14 Aug 2006 21:50:24 GMT

I am now going to try and summerize all the adventures I've had in the past few months in just a few pictures. Wish me luck. My fingers are poised at the keys, my hand on the mouse, and here we go...

TeenPact National Convention
o 2,000 miles road trips

o National Elections

o Ultimate Frisbee Championships

o Music

o Mr. Echols

Boy Scouts of America White Stag National Youth Leadership Training Camp-Staff
o Cool Quartermasters

o Living off naps-and 3 hours of sleep per night

o Leading the Religious Service

o The amzing staff of White Stag 32

Boy Scout Camp Yawgoog-Camper
o Ready to Go

Bother...it seems I've reached my "photo upload limit" for the month. So, I'll try and summarize the rest.

Camp Yawgoog was exciting. The weather ranged from 100 degrees + to chilly, sunny to tropical storm (we had to take shelter from it, inside the dining hall, until 3am). The food was...plentiful-if not tasty. The scouts and adults in my troop-amazing and fun as always.

Lastly, I just returned from a week in Maine. My youth pastor was the speaker for the week, and brought the youth group band (including me) along to do music and help out. It was a lot of fun, and a lot of work. We figured out that we practiced/led music, and helped out over 30 hours in the 5 day. So we returned home with tired arms, hands, and voices, but refreshed and excited spirits. A beautiful camp, great campers, and amazing staff....

The summer was full of adventures, lessons learned, and friends made...a smashing success I think!

Well, that's a quick, and very inadaquate summary. But I've got work bright and early tomorrow, so that's all for now!

-Jason :)

Tuesday, August 01, 2006

Tue, 01 Aug 2006 21:56:00 GMT

This is killing me. I've been trying to put in an entry for over 2 weeks but haven't really had a chance. I leave for work tomorrow at 5:50am....so no update tonight either. Maybe tomorrow? All those pictures and stories lie dormant for now...

-Jason

Sunday, July 23, 2006

Sun, 23 Jul 2006 21:39:41 GMT

Back from another 'week in the woods'...many, many adventures...even more tired than before I left...details and stories to come...'got work bright and early tomorrow...about to crash...

Goodnight world!

-Jason

Sunday, July 16, 2006

Sun, 16 Jul 2006 10:26:42 GMT

I was reminded the other day of how important it is to set aside time for friends and family-even when busy.

"Out of the blue", I dear friend I've known for many years-but hadn't seen in a while-was showed up at my door. They were in the area and had decided to stop and say catch up. It was only 45 minutes or so, but it certainly made my day that this person, who's very busy, would take the time to stop and ask "how are you doing?"...and (even more unusual), stick around for the reply! So to you, my unnamed friend, thank you!

I'll be away from my dear internet for yet another week as I'm leaving in a few hours for "Boy Scout Camp Yawgoog", a pretty sweet camp (that's been ranked in the top scout camps in the US) that's full of adventure...

So friends, I bid you a fond (and thankfully only temporary) adeui!

-Jason