feel pretty blissfully

thursday night i went to my first social justice committee meeting. it was a pretty ineresting mix of people, each with their own very personal reasons for the being there. we discussed the beatitudes (blessed are the poor in spirit, etc.) and i saw it all in a new light. there was a lot of emphasis on coming into the ministry humbly with the intent of working with the poor as equals and not as their saviors. i really like the idea of what i'll be doing through the committee - i.e. helping people get their citizenship, assisting people with affordable housing and just generally working for justice in the community. until now i've basically just talked and thought about those issues, so it's time to step up and do my part. we'll see how well i do at this one....


other exciting events in my life include orly's visit this weekend. last night we went to her little sister's birthday party. walking up to the house we already felt old and had labeled ourselves the babysitters for the night. once we got inside, we situated ourselves on the couch to watch the drama that is a college party unfold. about 10 minutes into it, orly's sister came up and told us that one of her friends had said, "what's with the couch crew? it's like they're just staring at everybody." she has some very perceptive friends. we left shortly after.


in the realm of work, i've found that it could be a doorway to my next relationship. a mentally ill woman, who sounded like she's off her medication, asked me out on a date after calling me names throughout her call. she just wanted to get a drink. a coke. not a coca cola, but a soda. i told her i had to get off the phone so i could help her. she told me i hope i'd starve. it was so sweet and fairly accurately reflects my current romantic prospects. it's pretty sweet.

soccer (with the lamest team name in the history of man) starts in a couple of weeks, i'll be sure and relay the play by play action for you all on a weekly basis!