Well, I have decided to return to LJ, at least partially. Don't expect very many posts from me, I mostly just plan on reading your stuff and commenting, but I will occasionally share stuff I find interesting and/or amusing. Of course, that won't be very different from before, so hooray!
To begin, I actually had a really long dream I just feel the need to share. It starts with my skydiving in Ireland with a whole bunch of people, including some of my friends. The only one I actually recognize is Megan. We all safely get to the ground, and we are deciding who wants to go again. Megan asks if anyone wants to go skyboarding, and I say yes more because I am happy to hang out with Megan than anything else. Instead of going skydiving with a board on our feet like I imagined, we strap on some small parachutes that act more like sails that carry us upwards if we jump while running. Nobody else is interested, so the two of us start running down a narrow dirt path through a grassy overgrown field. Pretty soon we are jumping way into the air and doing flips and stuff before landing, all stuff that would actually be completely impossible with a parachute on.
Before long we came to some sort of recent ruins, all that is left is a set of concrete pads scattered around in the ground and a few concrete structures still standing. We stop to rest and explore here. We both try to figure out what used to be hear, because it was clearly fairly modern and was just sitting out in the middle of this field. Only one of the concrete pads would have been big enough to support a storage shed, the others were all too small. Eventually I find a small pillar about chest height with a knob set in to the top. The markings around the knob are tv stations, so we figure it must have been a tv antennae.
Megan and I then decide that we should go to Dublin, which is not too far away. Martha is supposed to be there, so maybe we will be able to meet her there. Of course I am okay with this, so we get ready to continue on our way. Suddenly I notice that just down the path that there are the letters CA standing about 20 feet tall across the path. I ask Megan why they are there, and she says it is an advertisement for a Canadian amusement park, because for some reason we are in Canada now. We go under the A to continue down the path, and on the other side we find ourselves on the edge of the city of Dublin, standing next to a stream that runs under a small bridge. We both stop to comment on how beautiful this stream is, which is clear and we can see that it is running on top of the bedrock, something that cannot be found in lower Michigan.
As we enter the city, Megan seems to know where she is going, so I follow her, hoping we will find Martha. Megan ends up leading me in to a building, and inside I find we are in a small church and a service is just beginning. Unfortunately, I can't understand anything, because everyone speaks French. I ask Megan if she understand what they are saying, but she just shrugs. Then I realize that they are actually speaking English, but with a thick French-Canadian accent, and so I can hardly understand what they are saying. One of the people gets up to a podium with a microphone to lead everyone in prayer. As he is doing this, he also lights a couple of candles next to the podium. The lighter he is using catches the microphone on fire, and I can almost understand him adding something in his prayer that he hopes God forgives him for lighting the podium on fire. Everyone laughs, and the dream ends just like that.
I love the farmer's market. Just went out there to buy some blueberries and cinnamon rolls. They are so delicious. :D Later this day is the Taste of Grand Rapids. Lots of vendors from different restaurants and ethnic groups set up booths at John Ball Zoo for you to buy lots of food from. It is a celebration of eating! I am probably going to eat way too much food.
Unfortunately, I don't have a job anymore. As I mentioned in my last post, once the company runs out of extra work for me to do, I am gone. My dad said maybe there will be work next week, but he is not positive. Regardless, I want to start looking for a part-time job for the school year anyways.
Oh, and on an unrelated note, my brother Nate has shown me the newest Coldplay cd, Viva la Vida. It is really awesome. I was never super impressed with Coldplay before, but they have a new producer, Brian Eno. This guy is amazing, and was the producer for U2 and David Bowie; you can really tell with how this new cd sounds very open and airy, a lot like U2 in the Joshua Tree. I highly recommend checking it out if you like U2 or Coldplay.
Just so you all know, I am still here. I try to read LJ every day, even though I haven't posted in about 6 months. I just rarely have anything to post, so I mostly use facebook if I simply want to share a funny video or something. However when I feel inspired to make a real post the fb note system is not really what I want. So here goes.
Working third shift is not my favorite. I have been working for my dad doing electrical work, and that involves working at various construction sites. Currently I am doing service work at the Steelcase pyramid building, fixing lights. I have to work 9pm to 6am so that we don't bother people working there. Its really not bad, I sleep well enough during the weekdays. It is just difficult during the weekends, and also when I want to see friends. Most people do stuff at night and in the evening, and that is when I need to leave for work. And so I rarely get to hang out with cool people like Rob and Mary. And Martha is off in Indiana, so I would say the hardest part is simply not hanging out with people ever. I need to fix that by going over to Aquinas today. I am really looking forward to seeing Martha this weekend. I miss her a lot.
Although, as much as I dislike working third shift, it is better than no job at all. And that may be the case in a couple of weeks. I can only work for my dad as long as there are people that need help, and work is slowing down at Van Haren Electric. I am not sure what will happen in a couple of weeks, and I am really not sure how I feel about it either. I will certainly be happy to get back to a normal sleep schedule and social life, and I have saved up a bit of money already, but I would really like to have a source of income at least for the rest of the summer. We will see what happens.
Holy cow I am so tired. Just got back from backpacking South Manitou, and I really should be asleep already. But wow that was an interesting trip. Met some really cool people, especially younger siblings of other AQ people. And maybe learned some things that may totally change my life in a huge way forever, but I won't say anything more about because I still don't know what exactly it all means. But suffice it to say that I am a little ticked off at God for asking me to do something He and I both know I really don't want to do. But, that is all for know.
On another note, i got to walk in the rain a bit yesterday, and after that i felt much better. Sometimes, that is just what i need, is a good walk in the rain.
I have just not been feeling well. Yesterday I woke up and was sorta in a funky mood that i couldn't entirely shake the rest of the day. Sometimes it happens, and i just have to wait until the next day to get over it. But i woke up today and felt even worse. Basically i am feeling depressed, and i am not quite sure why. I just don't want to do anything or interact with people or anything. Hopefully i will get over it soon. I just slept for 12 hours, and all i want to do is sleep some more. Ugh. Sorry for my first post in so long to be so depressing.
Let's see, there are a few things to post. This weekend was fun, i went up to the cottage on Saturday after work. I didn't get there until late because i had another long day working, 7am to 5:30pm. And directly after that i went to rescue my brother Nate, who's car had broken down on the highway about 15 minutes from where i was. This was after i had worked 6am to 6pm the day before, so I am still recovering from that. I made some delicious hamburgers for my brother and sister and myself, i was proud, i did not burn them at all. That is really an accomplishment because i had never grilled hamburgers, or much of anything, ever before. We also watched the movie Pan's Labyrinth, which was a really good movie, although it was very depressing and gory. Sunday I had off, it was a nice break, although I would not have minded going to 11am mass instead of 9am so i could sleep in later. Well, it is really late already, and i have to work tomorrow, so that is all.
I am back from my weekend of fun at Mackinac Island with my dad's family. It was my Grandma and Grandpa VH's 60th wedding anniversary, and so we went to Mackinac for the weekend. A good time had by all. My cousins are wicked good at ultimate frisbee, especially Todd, who can run about twice as fast as me. Now I really want to go to a water park, especially with how warm it is. Anyone want to go to Michigan's Adventure?
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