Back 2 School Blast

Today was super long. The Back 2 School Blast was all day. We've been working since 10 a.m. outside in the 90 degree humid heat. I can't wait to get a shower and go to bed!
It was pretty sweet though. There were tons of people who came by for the games, food, school check ups and concert. I helped with the train rides. Its always fun to see some people's reactions when they find out me and Jimmy are siblings. There were a few girls who rode the train who wouldnt believe it until they confirmed it with him.
Anyway, things are wrapping up now. Then its clean up time, shower and then me and Brudder are going to pick someone up from the airport. I'll post more pics from today when I get home.
Me off.

So this is the church, which is connected to the Heritage House (which is where the girls stay). Its really nice. It used to be an old monestary or convent so there's lots of old wood and amazing nooks and crannies.
The first couple of days have been kind of spontaneous. Pastor Bob (the children's pastor) is on vacation. And since he is the one I was assigned to help, I'm just doing random stuff here and there til he gets back tomorrow.
Tomorrow afternoon the Dream Center is having a big back to school blast with face painting, cotton candy and all kinds of stuff. Then it will all wrap up with a concert at 6 p.m.
Monday is our day off, so me and Jimmy are going to a park and maybe the Science Center.
Its so weird, this place feels so much like home to me I forget I'm not in Ohio. I even almost asked some kids if they got to go to the Cleveland zoo for a field trip.
Anyway, thats it for now.
Me off.

Ok a few amazing things since I've gotten here:
1. Memory foam matresses.
2. I have my own room! At least to start with.
and 3. Sarah Foster is here!

I finally was able to board my connecting bus from Chicago to St Louis! This was of course after waiting 1.5 hrs in the sweltering heat. The little rotund fellow in the picture is the man who stands guard at every Megabus stop. Now I just have 6 more hrs or so until I arrive! Woot!
Me off.
P.S. I saw a giant giraffe sculpture on my way to chicago as part of a mini golf course. It was exciting... I guess.

Sleep Evasion

Do not mistake the title to mean that I am attempting to evade sleep. Rather it is the other way around. It is evading me. The thought occured to me earlier tonight as I was getting ready to go to bed that this is the last night I will be spending in the room which has been called mine for the past 9 years. Keep in mind that I tend to attach myself to things sometimes... and so this is largely sad for me. Its like losing a good friend in some way. Tomorrow I am moving the last of my things into my apartment. Then Wednesday morning I'm leaving for St. Louis. I'm starting to get nervous about that, too. I've never traveled alone before, much less traveled that often at all anyway. So prayers for calm nerves and safety would be appreciated. Particularly during my stop in Chicago.

I also have very strong tendencies towards home sickness. When I say this, I mean, I'm already home sick adn I haven't even left yet. The realization that I won't see many of the people I love for several weeks saddens my heart. I do hope, however, that my sadness does not miscommunicate and come across as if I am not excited to go. Because I am. Significantly. Its really a strange combination of emotions.

Anyway, I should probably re-attempt to fall asleep. I will likely be updating this semi frequently via my phone while I am out there.

Me off.

Went to the zoo yesterday!

No Argument about Households on Page 28

Sleeping at Last Yearbook August :D Only one more EP left though. This = sadness.

Page 28
Have you read the script?
Could you picture it?
...is it worth the risk?

Everything I love
Is on the line
On these neon signs

But I need to know - when you looked away
Was it something that I said?
Was it something that I said?
Well okay, okay I need you more than I did before
Now that the concrete is nearly set

Here in the second act I'm living in repair
Strange how the heart adapts when its pieces disappear
And there on page 28 I'm so tired of drying glue
I begin my grand attempt at building something new

Though I tend to write
The epiphany more immediately
I guess I'm trusting that there's such a thing
As elegance in dissonance

God, I'm skeptical of pulling scenes
Was it something that I said?
Was it something that I said?
Please don't get me wrong - I still need your help
As history repeats itself

Here in the aftermath I'm pulling at the seams
Strange how the heart adapts in the absence of routine
And there on page 29 I find "new" and make it mine
But I can't help casting shadows on all I leave behind

Maybe I could afford to change a bit
Even let go of the reigns?
Every torn out page was worth the risk
Now that the stakes have been raised

So here in the final draft
I've given all I have
Strange how the heart expands in the absence of a plan
There's nothing left on the page, but I'm ok with that
For I found my resolution
Was designed for stronger hands


No Argument
Like starting war
Like spilling ink
LIke the empty street
You swore you saw
Before you blinked

There's no second though
There's no turning back
There's no calling off
This avalanche

Every day now spent
Underneath white flags
Every intention eclipsed
By every stain of the past

There's no argument
Fairness is a ghost
There's no argument
It is a rare bird at most

But every sighting is proof
And every heart-beat proves it too
That only love can change the shape
Of such permanent truths
Of such permanent truths
Such permanent truth