6 months in 1000 words or less

Well after far too long, I return to my blog. I apologize for the hiatus for the last 5 or 6 months, for once the business of life was not the culprit of my communication breakdown (not to say I haven't been busy) but rather the drone of a working man. College brought highs and lows, excitement, short term goals, tests, vacations, and dare I say it... Spanish. Needless to say, Starbucks provides much less excitement and much of my church work was front loaded, all of this snuffed my motivation and creativity. This is not to say that I have had nothing of note in the last few months and I've realized this, so here I am back to it.

I'll give you guys the quick recap of the last few months and then lets hit the ground running in 2010. OK well lets start here, I did end up with a job towards the end of the summer at Starbucks. One of my closest friends Dan Meeuwsen (M-you-son) had worked there for a year and went to bat for me. He called me one evening and said, hey we just lost a partner today (Starbucks is all lovey duby and doesn't have employees we are all partners... how cute :), he said bring in your resumé and application tomorrow and ask for Jarred, he's expecting you. I spent the night tweaking my resumé and in I went in the morning. Jared comes out from the back and takes my papers, thumbs through them for probably all of 25 seconds and says I'll call you Monday and set up training next week, welcome aboard. Holy Divine intervention, that is far from the corporate standard but I'll take it! It's been a good job so far, incredibly fast paced, low paying, but a hoot and I work with some great people. I typically get around 40 hours a week but in December I've been lucky to get 17 hours a week, because all of the students are gone on break and we don't have any customers.

My job at the Church continues. The training at the Church I wrote about in the summer concluded and went superb. Becca and I learned a ton about leading adults and training volunteers. The community groups at the Church launched with twice as many people as expected and they literally can't provide enough groups, as it stands the church could add a group of 15 every week for an entire year and still not keep up with the demand. On the college side, we experienced a similar response but were a bit more educated on our audience and were able to fulfil the demand with some slightly bloated groups. We have 9 full time groups and a few rogue groups as well. all in all we have about 150 college aged people involved in our groups.

My position on Staff with CCF (Collegiate Christian Fellowship) is Community group team leader and it has gone well thus far. Becca is my counterpart in this job as well and we have really enjoyed leading our peers! I have 9 guys under my care, and my job is to train, equip, support, and encourage them as they learn how to facilitate their own community groups. My job consists mostly of coffee meetings, dinners, phone calls, e-mails, and attending their groups to provide feedback and evaluation. I love it, but it sure is a lot of work! My job is officially for 10 hours a week but as you could imagine that job can take far more than 10 hours a week with a team of 9 that needs weekly attention. These guys are quality men and most of the time a pure joy to disciple, but they keep me on my toes at times :)

CCF also started a new exciting chapter in our life near the end of the summer, as we moved to a new location. We had been meeting for the last 6 years in the living room of the girls sorority house we own. We had crammed as many as 250 students in every nook and cranny of that house and had simply outgrown the space. We are leasing a 72'x72' square room with a commercial kitchen, bathrooms, and entryways from a dying local church. As a staff we put in countless hours on this project and have slowly been transforming a sterile room into a haven for our group. We've adopted the name "The Box" for our corporate worship times and a new name has been great! While the expansion has been great it also exposed many faults in the ministry and we've worked hard at addressing them, sometimes it takes a big change to expose the things you've become so accustomed to.

As far as the rest of my life goes, I've done a few fun things and enjoyed the freedom from school immensely. I was able to get to 3 Duck football games including an amazing road trip to the bay to watch our pathetic defeat at the hands of the Stanford Cardinal. But we spent the weekend with some great friends in San Francisco, and drove home through Nappa and Sonoma, not too shabby! I spend a good amount of time following the NHL and specifically my beloved Red Wings. I'm hoping to fly back to Detroit later this year to catch a match up.

Well I think that's a pretty fair recap and general overview of the last 6 months or so. I'm hoping to get back to the routine of posting at least once a week. Thanks for continuing on this journey of my life!

~B

Be still and Know that I am God

Well after my crazy start to the summer I'm happy to say that I am now blessed with a busy summer not an impossible summer. The last week was a mad dash to pass my first Spanish term. I won't know my grades for another few days but I'm pretty sure it'll all turn out ok. As tough as the decision to quit was I realized today that it forced me to evaluate my priorities and get them in line. I had not been taking time to be still or listen to the Lord and life goes downhill fast in that situation.

One of my favorite things in life is time alone in the Word or writing my thoughts down in my journal with a cup of coffee. I hadn't done that all summer and today I made it a priority. What a blessing it was. I tend to go so fast that I never take time to postulate on what I'm doing or how I'm doing it, these times are my chance to do so. I am constantly in my head in prayer or just mulling life over (many of my close friends can attest to my headiness), and until I do this my thoughts remain a jumbled mess of thoughts and wanderings.

One of my favorite spots to journal is a small water access pipe along the Willamette river. For four years now I've gone here to think, pray, read, drink a cup of coffee, go on a date well you get the idea. It's quiet, calm, easy to get to, and there's just something about it that I love. Today I spent time in the Word and also had time to journal after that. I started reading through Isaiah again and was struck with so much in the first few chapters. 1:16-17 always stand out but today they really hit me between the eyes, "Stop doing wrong, learn to do good." I am so thankful that sometimes the Lord gives it to me real simple. Life's a journey and his command to me is to learn how to do good not just to be good. As a 22 year old guy I've pretty much worked my whole life at learning so I realize that it's a process and ever evolving technique to be mastered. I think the Lord is so pleased with baby steps sometimes because we're fulfilling his desire of sanctification in our lives. This summer quitting my job will help me pass Spanish sure, but more importantly I'll have time to be in the Word and serving at my fullest capacity and for that I'm pretty excited to struggle a bit financially!


There have been some tough things this summer with jobs, friends, expectations, money, time, and contentment but through it all I live for a perfectly loving God and he's got my back. He's given me a chance to do this summer a different way and I'm excited to learn how exactly it will look. For today it meant some stillness in the sun by the river, to get my head straight. I'll take it :)

Sometimes it's the smallest thing...

Once again I find myself apologizing for my absence this summer, as many of you know it has been one of the busiest times in my life and I just haven't had the time. My summer ministry with CCF has been a fruitful and fulfilling time thus far and it continues to press on. It seems to be the encouragement and challenge that I know I need and others as well. I've also started to work more focused on plans for the fall job with First B. I really love my time I put into both of these and want more time to put towards them. I've been running a training group for a new small group ministry First B is launching in the fall and it's been such an encouraging time! My group is full of some real big players int he church including deacons and elders. To top it off every other member save my partner Becca has grandchildren so it's quite the dichotomy. I'm learning so much from these people and they have really affirmed my leadership and spurred me on to grow further.
School has been tough to put it lightly but you've heard plenty of belly aching about that already. Work continually proves an exhausting task but I do enjoy the time I spend there. I do however find it difficult this year because I have so much hanging over my head that work has been more of a burden than a blessing. As you can imagine my time is spread pretty darn thin with all this and more. My grade in the first section of Spanish has fallen and I'm pushing the edge of not passing it. Today I finally made the decision I had delayed far too long, I quit my job.
This was so hard to do but I had to put my faith in the Lord to provide for me. I took on bike payments so that I could have transportation to my job and thought I would be able to balance it but ultimately my priority right now is finishing school and my ministry positions. I will be able to live for the summer after this decision thanks to some wonderful parents who are willing to help me for the summer. The weight that lifts is so great and I as humbling as it is for me I am so thankful and grateful for the support! I was trying to save up for the fall when I need to search for a job in this economy so the real sacrifice quitting requires is greater pressure in the fall.
Amongst all of my craziness last Saturday a few friends and I took a break for a relaxing movie night. We watched The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. It was good but the real highlight came at intermission. Earlier I went to the store and bought some peaches, and vanilla ice cream. This delightful treat is indeed tasty and refreshing on a hot summer evening but it gave me such a huge smile because of what it has always meant to me. As a child my Grandmother and I would have a slumber party every once in a while and rent a movie and she always bought me ice cream and peaches. It was in that movie that I was overwhelmed with such a little thing that meant and still means so much to me. I even got up and grabbed my camera to snap a shot of the dish because it made me so happy. The love my Grandmother has always shown sticks with me and her dedication to God and her family is a standard I can only hope to achieve. I sure do love her! I had hoped to make a trip back to Michigan this summer but doesn't look like time will allow. But I need to find the time to do so soon! Thanks for making peaches and cream such a special thing to me Gram!
Ok back to Spanish studies now that I have time to do so. No edits on this post so I hope it makes sense, excuse the rambling and any errors.

HOLY BUSY!

This is a quick note because I'm off to bed to get up early to cram for a midterm at 8am. Sorry I've been away for so long but literally have not had the time to update not to mention more important things. I realized how bad it was today when I was coming home at 9pm for the first time and had not called my mother even though it's been top on my list for like 5 days now. I used to use my commute times to at least squeeze a quick hi in during the crazy times but it's not as simple with a motorcycle. Sorry Mom I'm thinking tomorrow I may get a second after a dinner meeting, LOVE YOU!!! Pray that I can pass this Hellish Spanish class it is the bane of my existence and I don't have the time to do it well. Also keep me in your prayers that I can find a little sanity in this crazy summer of mine, it is really wearing on me!
~B

Keep it rollin'

Sorry it's been a while since my last post, it's been a busy week as usual. I had a great time at graduation with my parents and enjoyed lots of great food and really enjoyed doing the things we loved doing so much when everyone else lived here. It was a great time, and a real blessing to have them out for my Graduation! We headed up the coast after grad and spent a few days and night exploring the sights smells and tastes of Oregon. It was short but we sure did pack it in!

After our trip it was back to Eugene to hit the ground running with preparations for the summer college ministry here. I am fortunate enough to have the responsibility of running the ministry this summer with a few other great people. Our college pastor needs a break from the craziness that college life brings and lays low in the summer so I pretty much have free roam in the direction the ministry goes. We are changing things up quite a bit from the way summers have looked in the past. Meetings will come once a week at 6:00 on Wednesday evenings and we're serving a full meal family style around small tables. I'm arranging different speakers each night and they only get 15 minutes of time that occurs during the meal. Throughout the evening students will have some question time, discussions, and prayer opportunities. The program is designed to help students get a breath of air from their years and focus on highly relational relaxing challenge to move them closer to God. We are also working to bridge a gap between students and the larger church body and using lesser known people from the congregation to speak. I'm real excited to see how the summer plays out, maybe it will fail, but I'm praying that come September students are ready to head back to the challenging life of College, ready to live a life of Love for Christ.

I also have my job at Synergy Air in the afternoons this summer, and am looking forward to the work. I start in on a regular schedule on Monday morning. Unfortunately I also have to complete one more year of Spanish to get my diploma so my mornings consist of 2 hours of intensive Spanish from 8-10. Pray I pass I am not a natural :)

In order to get out to work I needed to get some wheels other than my bicycles. This Friday I found what I was looking for. I finally got my motorcycle I've dreamed about for 7 years. I picked up an '06 Yamaha FZ6 with only 1400 miles and in perfect shape. It sure is a blast, I already put 215 miles on it this weekend, and am really excited to finally get wind blown hair and bugs in my teeth... I'll get some better pictures up soon but for now this is the only one I have. Well that's all I have for now, I'm off to get ready for this crazy week and catch up on some much needed rest!

~B

WOOHOO

I'm walking for my History graduation this Saturday and am enjoying some much needed time with my parents. I'll update you when we get back from a quick trip up the Oregon and Washington coast. For now know I we had a great dinner tonight with my mentors Wally & Neda Anderson, and we are off for our trip after commencement tomorrow!

Weekend Wrap-up

Well my weekend has drawn to an end and boy am I exhausted! I really don't like naps, they throw my off for the rest of my day and I feel lazy but today when I got back from class I was out like a light for 2 hours and missed the final CCF for the year, what a bummer! I took my motorcycle endorsement class and it was actually really fun and informative. It's so great to finally have that so I can get a bike! That ate up most of my weekend and has left me quite a bit of work to do this week. One more 10 page paper, and an essay final is all I have remaining, woohoo! I think I'm actually going to turn in for the night at 10 which sounds amazing!

A short Blurp

NINKASI Brewing Company: The quickest growing microbrewery in the US last year, they are 5 blocks from my house!
Sam Bond's Garage: Won one of the best bars in the US from esquire apparently and it's still a hidden treasure locally, don't have to fight off hoardes of college kids... Always a plus!


This week has been pretty crazy for me and I'm pretty fried so I'll just give you guys a quick update. This is the week of school called "dead week" because it's supposed to be low key and slower so we have time to prepare for finals next week... ya right! I wrote 3 papers this week alone and that was quite a task. But they are all done and turned in so now I can look ahead to finals. I have a 10 page research paper due Wednesday evening and a 2 hour in class essay final on Tuesday afternoon and that's it.

Amidst all of the crazyness I still had some opportunities to be with my friends and enjoy my final days in college. One of my roommates turned 21 over last weekend and we went to our favorite local watering hole to show the little guy the ropes, we had a blast shooting pool and throwing darts. And there was nothing like the look on his face when he tried a local brewery's (Ninkasi) world class IPA. You'da thought he just got a million bucks. A great time indeed. I also had a chance to catch up with some of my closest freinds that I hadn't spent much quality time with in a long time and it was a breath of fresh air! On monday I was out till 1am, a feat I don't acheive often anymore, we had one of those moments where we looked at the clock and realized time had flown! Those are the friendships I truly cherrish, we pick up right where we left off and time just screams by.

This weekend is packed as well but I've been looking forward to it for a long time. I'm taking a class that upon complesion will earn my motorcycle endorsement. I've wanted a bike for way too long, since junior year of highschool I believe, and it's time for me to take the plunge. This is the first step and hopefully a bike will come in the next month or so, depending on finances. Well off to a show tonight at Sam Bond's Garage to see a CD release party for a local band I saw a while back. The venue is just down the road from me and it's a real taste of Eugene. Think hippies, eclectic music, big open barn feel, more bicycles than cars in the lot, and beer served in mason jars. I'll give you guys a better update when time permits.


~B

"The best way to measure a tree is when it's down"

Sunday night is the final college group of the year, it's the annual senior night. I was asked to speak on whatever I wanted for a few minutes. Today I took some time to gather my thoughts the best way I know how, to just write stuff down and see what comes out. I went to a great coffee shoppe and got a cold water extract (one of my favorite summer treats!) and headed out to a park. I found a wonderful shade tree and sat at the base with plenty of sun, fresh cut grass, coffee and my thoughts. Here is a transparent un-eddited entry into my journal. My purpose in writing was to figure out what the heck to speak on. I hope you enjoy, and please forgive the scattered thoughts and poor writing technique.

"4 years in Eugene Or now over. I've earned a degree and changed in more ways than I would have ever guessed! I spent 2 years in AO and 2 years out. Friends have come and gone, classes are done. I came here with Katy on my heart and mind and that too ended.

College is a crazy time of change, excitement and growth. How can I take my time here and relate some wisdom to CCF in 5-10 minutes? What do I have to say that is of worth or value?

Maybe I should spend my time speaking to summers since that seems pertinent. I think what I can share must come from what makes me uniquely me. I think I have a great ability to endure and conquer change. I want to share some of my life full of change so I can help CCF to learn how to transition and change.

Last week Dan and I talked about how important adaptability and endurance are to life. It helped me think through my childhood and life and I can see how I have been groomed for change. I moved every 4.5 years on average only counting substantial moves. On top of that I had about 5 small moves. One of the results of all those moves is no long term friendships or stability. It shook my confidence and has shaped my personality greatly. I am tentative to build close relationships and fiercely devoted to any I do have. Every where I go I have to build a new family to fill the void I've had for so long.

With my childhood our family of 4 was always all the family I knew and we had to band together to endure the trials of change. Extended family was marred with a distance. Now I see this modeled in how I build friendships and my "family".

With all the trials and difficulties that came with change I've learned some things that can strengthen any one in view of change.
1st: Change is taught, admit it and move on
2nd: Persistence and dedication are the most important keys
3rd: don't expect change to look like your past, or like you envisioned
4th: Build a family wherever you go and be devoted like a family
5th: No matter what changes, God is the same...BUT!! - When you change, God may appear in a new, different and difficult way. But don't give up, be devoted to Him and continue to get to know Him, He is my ultimate family!

What a jumbled mess of thoughts! I don't know how I ever worked things out without a pen and journal. I am so blessed to have such a great family and so many pseudo families wherever I go. God is good!"

I thought Cheveron was spendy!

The past ten days have flown by and boy has it been eventful! One of the biggest events of the week came last Thursday with a call from by my mentor and boss of the last 2 years offering me a new job. In my last post I said I had no job leads and at that point I was not expecting to return to my job I've had for 2 years as school allowed and during the summers. The company I've worked for is called Synergy Air. It is a training and building assistance facility for experimental home built aircraft by Vans Aircraft. I've worked through the stages of simple grunt work and quickly gained skills and knowledge and most recently have been hands on through entire builds with an emphasis on finish work, which is primarily fiberglass work.

This has been the best job I've ever had, we only have 3 employees, my boss Wally Anderson who has been a mentor to me for three years now, also a great guy Phil who can do anything you can think of and myslef. It's been really fun to work so close with such skilled and hard working guys and we all work real well together, and are lucky to be brothers in Christ. It has been a very demanding job but so rewarding. One of the best things is to litterally put blood and sweat on a plane and later see that plane win world class awards. Here is a picture of the first RV-7 Amphib plane ever, that we fully custom built with the Owner. It won Grand Champion float plane at the Oshkosh Airshow a few years ago and recently made the cover of a few magazines and the EAA yearly calender.All that to give you a bit of a glimpse into what my job has been and update you on employment. The job I'll have will be different from what I've had but still building planes. I don't know a bunch of details as of yet but I'll fill you in as I can, so far I've started working as I can and will pick up to full time when summer hits. I am so thankful to have this job again and excited to see what new opportunities it will bring!

Throughout the last week I've been super busy working on school, and meeting with people to build a team of Home group leaders for my job with the Church. That job will also bring about some challenging and exciting things as well. I'm in the process of figuring out how these two jobs will work together and how to best distribute my time. I am so thankful that I only have to throw school in there for the first 3 months. It will certainly be a busy summer!

This weekend I took a short road trip with my friend Dan. We jumped into the car with the intention of going to Bend OR, a town in the center of the state just over the cascade range that is full of outdoor things and fun in the sun. As we got on the road we started dreaming bigger and decided to go to Bend only for lunch and then continue on. Over lunch we weighed our realistic options for a 2 day trip and decided on heading south. Our first destination was Crater Lake National Park. I've never been and was far overdue. It is Oregon's only state park and an amazingly beautiful place. The lake is 6 miles wide and formed on the top of a mountain from a series of Volcanic eruptions, the oldest being 6,000 years ago. The result is a huge, very deep, clear, high altitude lake amongst the Cascade Mountain range. We forgot a camera so here is a shot very similar to what we saw. The lake is still surrounded by 10 feet of snow but melitng fast at this point. On the way out we realized we were at least 35 miles from a gas station (turned out to be more like 60) and were below E. We had to ask the rangers for some gas and learned that "The government charges $8 a gallon to deter people from doing this" but we had no choice. The ranger escorted us to a pump and we payed for 2 gallons with $14 which was all we had, he filled us up and then kindly placed our money in his pocket... Quite the tip for him I'm sure.

Next we headed south and camped in a small town that night. The next day we headed south into California and weaved our way over to the coast. A short drive north braught us to Redwood National Park. I had been here before but this time I explored it much more. This forest is truly stunning! The average redwood tree spans 12 feet at the trunk, and the forrest is jam packed full of these monsters. It is a weird feeling to walk inside a tree and realize just how small we are. Since it's a national park the Elk know they can't get shot so as we entered the park were greeted by 9 Elk just hanging out enjoying some rays and salad :) Once again since we forgot a camera I borrowed a shot from the internet to give you a glimpse into the trip.
The rest of the trip was a beautiful drive up the smith river and the 5. It was a great little retreat from life and a great reminder of why I love the outdoors so much! That makes eight national parks this year, I'm on a roll!

Coffee and Yoopers

My view this afternoon is of a fresh French Press of my favorite coffee right now, my journal, bible, laptop, and my front porch. I find myself more and more satisfied in the smaller things in life such as porch time with coffee and my thoughts. Today is one of the most beautiful days this year, low 70's calm breeze and not a cloud in sight. However with all of the beauty of Eugene comes pollen and the wonders that accompany it. A small price to pay for me.
Last weekend I enjoyed an entire weekend by myself at home and frolicked in my clean house with no roommates to clean up after. It was such a great feeling to come home to a house just as I left it, but it was nice to have people back come monday.
This week brought a welcomed change of pace and kept me going strong. I started some of the work for my job next year. I began to recruit a team of leaders for small groups next year with had great success thus far. I would like to have a minimum of 6 groups next year and would love to see up to 10. That translates into a team of 12-20 people I was awaiting the go ahead to talk to people for some time and finally got the thumbs up on Sunday. I spend my entire day Wednesday meeting with people. I had 8 meetings and all but two were at coffee shoppes leaving me quite jittery but got 4 commitments and 4 maybe's so it was a great day! You can be praying that I can get committed and passionate leaders on board for next year, my time frame is by the first week of June.
Yesterday I enjoyed another day of meetings and fun in the sun, and topped the afternoon off with some house hunting for next year. My friend Dan and I walked around an area of town we are interested in moving to and really liked the area but found no leads as of yet. I'm still working through what I want to do for next year, so I'll just keep on until I find some direction. After our walk we joined up with some friends for a free show of 4 local bands and had a great time! I even got a free CD, Woohoo!
Perhaps the best part of the show came when I ran into a guy I met at the start of the year and hadn't seen since. His name is Neal and is a Yooper (a person from the Upper Penninsula of Michigan) here with Green Peace, and the only other true hockey fan I've met here. What a joy it was to have someone tap me on the shoulder and say "how 'bout them wings eh?" I think I giggled a bit. We took the all important step of phone number swapping and I'll have some great company for the next few weeks as the NHL playoffs continue. There is something surreal about meeting people from former homes of mine. It was so fun to chat about things like Makinak Island, Bells Brewery, Traverse City, and foreign concepts to most people like lake effect snow, wind chills, or playoff beards.
Recently I've realized just how much I am connected to every place I've lived and want to retrace my steps in the near future and revisit. I am thinking of a trip back to MI to see family at the end of the summer as a start. I have not been back to Michigan since I moved in 1998 and haven't seen anyone from there since 2005 when my Grandma came to my High School graduation, so I'm well over due! I'll keep you posted as I find out more details of the trip.

Until next time,
~B

first things first

When faced with the reality that I'm nearing the end of my undergraduate studies, the topic of graduation entered my thoughts. One of the greatest questions surrounding graduation was if I should send invitations and if so to whom? Since the closest family to me are the Gotts in Las Vegas and then all the way to Michigan, it was apparent that no one would be making a trip to watch a stale celebration of my career at the UO. With a tight budget and the understanding that people weren't going to make the trip out I decided not to send formal invitations but I needed to at least fill people in on my life. Inspired by the many blogs I follow daily and the response to my sister's blog I realized the best way to reach out to friends and family was to start my own. I wanted to open my life to the people that I care about, and care about me. So forget the transparent papers and ornamental embossments of typical graduation invitations, and open this invitation; join with me in a journey through life found in the pages of this blog.

I feel I should start with an apology for sporadic or in many cases non-existent communication over many years. My passion for independence and the distance that separates us led me to withdraw from family and friends but that was a monumental mistake! I am blessed to have a wonderful and patient mother who had kept many of you informed of my life but even my mother received few details at times. Over the last year however, I've realized the great importance and value of family and I am more than ready to rebuild and form the family I've slowly let slip away. So lets start afresh starting with my commitment to keep you up to date on the daily dribbles of my life, what do you say?

Ok to start things off I'll give you a short glimpse into my life and the few details I have of my future. As far as the basics of who I am I'll keep it fairly short. I love bicycles and am always building or repairing them, I also love riding and currently have but 3 bikes, I'm sure you'll hear plenty of bike stories on these pages. The northwest gives new meaning to the idea of a coffee addict, and I further that idea daily. The picture is of my favorite mug that never leaves my side! My parents can attest to my coffee love and snobbery but unfortunately as a Ross that passion follows through most food and drink, oh I love it all! I'm also a big music buff and I have a particular interest in Jazz. I love the outdoors and traveling, and follow hockey religiously, go Wings!

I don't look too far ahead in my life but here's what I do know so far:) I'm walking this June 13th in the University of Oregon History department graduation ceremony. I've earned a history degree with a thesis and focus on US medical history, and also earned a business minor. I have one Spanish class to take during the summer and will remain here after graduation. This last Wednesday I officially tool a position with my church for the next year organizing and establishing small groups within the college area and working alongside the church small group ministry. This is a big passion of mine and I'm real excited to see what the Lord can do through me. The details of the job are still unraveling so stay tuned. Unfortunately the position pays VERY little so I need to find another job to make ends meet, no leads yet other than friends at coffee shops. I am currently deciding what my housing situation will look like and I'll keep you up to date as I know more. I live with 3 guys in a great colonial house a few miles from school and it's been great but I think I may be ready to be a 'real boy' and live with just one roommate.

Thanks for jumping on board with me through life!
~B

Set it off

The time has come for me to set up a blog. With family and friends spread all over the planet this is the best way to keep updated and plugged in. I'll do my best to get used to this but be patient with me.
~B