The other night when I was watching "copycat" (see prev. blog) I broke the computer, almost. I was blogging, updating my profile, and trying to change that depressing picture of me. ---------------------> But the picture I wanted to use was too big. So I downloaded Ez-pix and installed it on the computer. The computer froze when I tried to resize the picture. I couldn't "control"+"alt" and "delete". So I had to do a hard shut down. The scandisk came up upon restarting and the computer froze again in the middle of scanning. This happened six times. Then, I got the blue screen of death. However, it told me that I could hit "esc" to reboot the computer. At this point the computer goes black and all I got was a cursor blinking in the top left corner of the screen. And every time I hit a button I got the same message. It said something about loading the reboot disk. I turned the computer on and off a few times and all I got was the black screen and that cursor and the message. I went to bed afraid that I would gave to buy a new computer for the person we were housing for. But the next morning (my birthday) I turned on the computer and it started right up after doing another scan.

It's 11:25pm. Ryan and Crystal are at summer camp. Meghan and I are watching a friends dog at her house. There's a computer in the room I'm sleeping in. I'm watching "Copycat". It's a creepy movie about some deranged killer who's copying the Boston Strangler. Anyway, things are good. I have pains in my neck and shoulder now and then. Mostly when I wake up in the morning. It's from the trampoline accident I had. We have a end of the year banquet on Friday. Wow, it's almost over. Two more weeks of work. One week for the final retreat.

Heh, when I left our house I heard the gate fly open quick and then when I got to it I saw it wide open. Someone was snooping around our yard again. I just hope they didn't break in the house while we were out.

It's getting late I should go to sleep. I have a counceling apointment tomorrow...And the movie is getting interesting.

I'm excited. By August 3rd I will be returning to Albany. But for how long? I have to find out some info still. I plan on getting an apartment with two other mission year guys. It might be the house they lived in during this past year. It may be their next door neighbors house. All I know is I need to find out when we move in. That way I can buy my return ticket for the appropriate day. That's how I plan on doing it, I go back when we get a place to stay. It could be two weeks. It could be five weeks. We will see.

The only other thing is where will I live? How will I get around? I may adapt from MARTA to CDCT...i.e., public transit. It would be awesome if I could borrow a vehicle from somewhere. If not, I'm sure my friends will offer, when they're available.

There's so much to think about...I can't get lazy with serving the inner-city. I am intent on staying focused. Also, there are other things to do: I need to find a job. I need to finalize the apartment. I need to take care of stuff so I can apply for school. Transportation, the motorcycle, will need to be arranged so I can get to work, school, visit Albany, get from A to B.

Hopefully that all will work out. If not, it may be a short move. But I have faith that God will lead me. Even if I realize that staying in Atlanta was not meant to be, I know that God works all things for the good of those who love and obey Him.
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I didn't get to go to the over-night camp. Our summer camp has been planning a three day trip. We were all going to go camping, in cabins. But there wasn't enough room at the inn (the cabins). I have to stay in Atlanta. Oh well, I wouldn't be blogging if I was camping now, would I?
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I was complaining all day about having to come home early yesturday, on my day off. Crystal wanted to go to bed early and be rested up for the long trip to the over-night camp. We all had to make it back for team devotions so she could sleep early, or so I thought. I made such a fuss about it too. But it turned out that my teammates threw a suprise B-day party for me last night. It was everyone elses only day off and they would be at the over-night camp on my birthday. So, last night was the perfect night. And it was a total suprise. The party was awesome. My friend Phil gave me a card and a bag of chips. The card said "I know you like to gamble so I bought you some 'chips'. Don't use them all in one hand. Use your left hand too." Aparantly everyone knows I like food. I recieved two bags of chips. A two-liter of Coke. A big bag of m&m's. And another food related card. It said something about a deli being open "24"/7.

It's been awhile. Alot has happened since my trip back to Albany, which was good. I received a phone call from one of my teammates from Atlanta, except she wasn't in Atlanta anymore. Jen and Travis were sent home. Appaerently they expressed feelings for one another, which we all knew couldn't happen while living together. It would things too wierd and it would take away from our ministry. But it happened and they left...and then the shit hit the fan. (pardon my explicitness)

I got sick from the plane ride home, and still am sick. I hurt my neck in a trampoline accident a day or so later. I also got a really bad sunburn the next day. I left my keys in Albany too. And I lost two close friends, all in the same week. Things are getting better but I'm tired and at times I miss Jen and Travis. I'm patiently awaiting the end of Mission Year. I'm glad I'm doing this. I'm learning alot. It been tough though, and I can see a light at the end of the tunnel now.