too much strongbad

it's true. there is a limit to how much strongbad/home star runner i can see over a short period of time. over the summer i was unable to check in on my favorite internet cartoon. i thought it rude to fill a small coffee shop with the ridiculousity that ensues. so in order to celebrate my return home i have been catching up on the goings on of the home star runner gang. i have laughed a lot, but now i find myself chanting the valentime cheer from the teen girl squad. it just fits so well with my walking rhythm. i can't help it.
"what time is it? it's valentime! what time is it? it's valentime! what we gonna get? several boys! how we gonna get 'em? . . . . . um"
believe me it's catchy. anyway, so i have put myself on a little hiatus from checking out strongbad's email. it's hard but i have to draw the line somewhere.
today i got a job! i'm working for christianity today as the morning receptionist. i've got a friend on the inside that tipped me off to the job opening. it's part time so i'll probably end up getting another job. i am amazed how God provided this and how quickly it all came together. so cool. i took my very first typing test. i was doing well at the beginning and then i started getting nervous and my hands started shaking. which of course did not help the typing at all. so then i messed up more because i was thinking too much about what was going on. silly me.
well, it's back to exorcizing the voices of strongbad, homestar, marzipan, bubs, and the cheat out of my head.

Home Again

Today finds me back home in Illinois. I left the farm on Friday loaded with my belongings and a bunch of farm produce, some of which did not survive the journey. I stopped off in the Madison area for a few days to meet up with friends and to celebrate the career of a great man, Ken Kalisch. While it was good to be there and see all who could come, my heart was longing for home. Now here I am. Monday found me recovering from a night spent hovering over a toilet. Not the best homecoming but I found myself grateful that I did not have to endure such a night at the farm or in Madison. Today I am back on my feet. Which also means I have been put to work on some chores. It's good to be home. :)

Harvesting Broccoli By Moonlight!

(actually written on Thursday, September 27, 2007)

Yes, that’s right. I have been harvesting broccoli by moonlight. It was beautiful too. The days have gotten so short that it’s still dark when we start work on Thursday mornings. The moon was big and bright this morning and so it was first by moonlight that I harvested. After a while the sun rose and I watched the moon set. Such a wonderful and unique way to start the day.
It’s hard to believe that I have only a week left! Today was my second to last delivery day. Pretty soon I’ll start my “lasts”; my last Monday, my last family meal, my last cooking session in the outdoor kitchen. Strange. I’ve learned so much over the summer. I’ve gone from a timid, unsure of my farming intensions intern to an excited, “ok, let’s farm!” intern. I am excited for where this adventure is leading me. I am still surprised at times to find myself where I am, pursuing a dream of farming. I think about all those times I dreamt of farming, but never taking it seriously. They were just “what if” dreams. I never considered them things I could actually pursue. Now here I am, a beginning farmer. Funny, how life works. Amazing how God designs.