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back in the u.s.s.r.

as the beatles sang, “you don’t know how lucky you are, boy!” well, admittedly, i’m not back in the area-formerly-known-as-the-soviet-union, but back is the u-s-of-a. and, moreso, i’ve been back for a while now… since the beginning of september, actually. furthermore, i...

airbag

22 hours until we leave portland. everything’s falling together—of course i knew god could make it all happen, but i’d be lying if i said i wasn’t worrying about all the details these past two weeks. i’m so excited; this is going to be so marvelous. don’t forget to pray for...

waterfall

3 days until we leave for africa… i have my tickets right here. the empty and full boxes are piling up in my apartment, and the storage shed now has its first few contents. it seems that i’ve scheduled every remaining hour of the next few days (and that doesn’t include sleep!). my boss let...

congratulations

i’m so worn out… spent the day in the sun and water for the “nsme infrastructure summer gathering 2002″, which was conveniently scheduled so that ains & i could go before we left. totally enjoyed chatting with everyone, playing with and laughing at all the kids, and going crazy on...

you are so good to me

8 work days left (i need to use 2 “floater” holidays in the next 2 weeks—those will come in handy!), and roughly 18 days until we lift off. last night ains & i had a good talk about my fears and unwillingness to get all the stuff done that needs to be done before i go, and now i’m...

dragging hooks

12 work days (after today); approximately 3 weeks until we’re africa-bound. i still haven’t been able to speak with my landlord about vacating the apartment before i leave, and i still haven’t packed a single box (although i’ve sold or donated off some junk). i’m finding it hard...

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