I just watched Dan in Real Life. I saw the first half with some good friends this last semester (a la the Pleasure Field) and it made me miss them.
Confession: my summer job is...Food service at Target in Pasadena. I get paid close to minimum wage to serve shoppers pizzas and hot dogs. Because of the ovens and dishwasher it is constantly hot. There is no escape from the heat, but it could be worse i suppose. At least i have a job. A guy who got hired with me named Nadir, he must be in his late 20's, used to work in finance and is now working at Target. I hope he moves on soon.
It's amazing how people fit profiles that you know in other places. My co-workers all remind me of people i worked with at Starbucks. Also, we have regulars! people come to the Target Food 'court' every single day and get the same thing. It is astounding. It is predictable. It is kind of sad. We have one woman who comes in every day wearing the SAME EXACT track suit and sits for hours and hours refilling her soda. I think she might be homeless...or at least lonely. It makes me wonder if God made 5 or 6 basic molds for humans and reused them for all 6.5 billion of us. Or are we all simple variations of one mold? or are we all unique? i am beginning to doubt the latter.
LA is a mirror of New York, or Boston, or Providence, or Bethel. Frat boys look like frat boys, 'ghetto' kids still look like posers, hipsters still wear tight pants, and the less fortunate still shop at walmart.
Today is the 4th of July. I celebrated by working all day and now doing homework.
Speaking of homework, and people fitting a mold, my Life and Teachings of Jesus professor reminds of a certain Dr. Steve Hunt. He is a slightly younger version. He tucks his polo or button-down into his jeans and makes lots of comments during his lectures. They are theologically similar...except this guy hasn't finished his doctorate yet.
I miss New England. This year was the first time i have enjoyed being at school. I have always been a homebody, but this past spring semester was different. Thank you Taylor, Jamie, Dan, Dan, Kuehne, Joel, Dan, Dave, Chuck, Imke, Tate, and the rest of you. if you read this, know you made a difference in my life this year.
I have been spending a lot of time alone lately. My roommate is a Middle School Youth Pastor and has been gone the past couple weeks...at camp and with some time off for the holiday he went home to San Diego to be with his family. It's easy for me to be alone. I think a lot about the drive back home. I will be doing it alone this time, and i am not particularly looking forward to it. i will tackle America alone. I will dominate its landscape in my blue civic and i will return to Bethel and step out and i will know, i will know that i just wasted a lot of money and time when i could have easily flown - but that doesn't sound like any kind of fun.
Tomorrow i might go play golf and then write a paper on Paul's resurrection theology.
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