For the past six months I've been playing a geographical game of pong (Atari, not College). From Los Angeles to Canada then Haiti and LA and Canada again followed by Iowa and Haiti, scribing in my path an isosceles triangle spanning more that 2,500 miles on each side. I've drove, flown, motorcycled, boarded, biked, hiked, … Continue reading Atari
Journal
The Book Bout
I finished Infinite Jest. I did. And I don't know what that entitles me to. Literary enlightenment? bragging rights? A cookie? Honestly, when I finished the book, I didn't know how to feel for a while. I tried to take some time to process it but my mind kept circling around one conclusion: That was so … Continue reading The Book Bout
The Way I See It
I remember the first time I looked at one of those images of patterns, lines, and shapes. The ones that you stare at for a long time and magically something else entirely appears from the fourth dimension. I was given a small book full of them, I think it was called, “Do you see what … Continue reading The Way I See It
The Way We Are
A personality theory is basically a literary explanation of why people do the things they do. At one point in high school, I got really into reading up on PhD’s personality theories. Some of the philosophers would have really complex, drawn out explanations going over the intricacies of human thought dating back to cavemen and … Continue reading The Way We Are
Oh yeah, hey there
I'd like to say the fast-paced, new-year-new-me life renovations have been what has kept me from posting anything since the ice age, but to be honest I don't really know why. I suppose it's a little mix of laziness, some distraction, combined with finishing off some American novels that are so beautifully written that anything … Continue reading Oh yeah, hey there
Jedi Tactics
I was talking to a couple of friends yesterday about where we are at in our lives. We listened to each other intently and shared friendly advice. We all had an Idea of what our passion is, or what it is God is calling us to, and we were all hesitant to invest in it. … Continue reading Jedi Tactics
Stories We Could Tell
Not unlike every other introverted, Midwestern, millennial, my favorite season is autumn. So, I was pretty bummed to realize that I was going to miss out on the peak of the season while I was in Haiti. Thankfully, I arrived in Chicago last night and the weather definitely doesn’t suck. This morning I put on … Continue reading Stories We Could Tell
I Was Hungry…
Every day Haitians ask me for food, sometimes multiple times per day. It’s a terrible reality, but it comes with the territory. They aren’t strangers either, the people asking are my friends, neighbors, people I’ve known for years. It’s the most heart-wrenching question I have to face and the most humbling. Anyone working in an … Continue reading I Was Hungry…
Living Outside Eden
The day after the Cubs won the World Series I caught wind of the news down in Haiti. I’m not a huge cubs fan, but it would be un-American to be apathetic about baseball. John is from Chicago so I ran and told him the news, then we spent the next hour calling some friends … Continue reading Living Outside Eden
Wanting Something More
On my flight down to Florida a month ago I had one of those great flights where you sit down next to someone cool and talk for the whole three hours. It started when I was standing in line to get on the plane. The flight was from Chicago to Florida in October, so most … Continue reading Wanting Something More
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