My summer between MWBC weeks
This summer has been very busy--the busiest I can remember.
A friend, Rachael Johnson asked me how my summer whent since Senior Week at MWBC (a simple question, which I'm glad to answer with characteristic excess). Since the last week of camp this summer (Special Week II) is next week, the following is an account of my doings between the weeks of camp, including Cornerstone '08, Bruce reunion and the state of my career at Magpie. Below my message to Rachael is an account of the Loven reunion since I forgot to mention it to her.
Here's my message (I numbered the message with answers to her questions):
#1: Cornerstone was grand indeed.
About that: RACHAEL JOHNSON MUST GO TO CORNERSTONE NEXT YEAR!!!!! You would have so much fun.
Anyway, yes, I love being around so many strange people, and yet so many familiar people (I'm sure daniel told you stories). I like it that I can go there and pretend that I'm part of the fringe culture. Like camp, I get to reinvent myself somewhat: I know where I am, what I'm doing, what my particular purpose and function is within my community, and I'm surrounded by constant stimulation. Cornerstone, though a christian festival, is not necessarily family oriented (which I like) but it's also not an intense spiritual environment. It's just clean (drug free--mostly, alcohol free--mostly, and stripper free--that I was aware--not that I was checking heheh). Like camp, I feel very much at home there. I don't face so many of my fleshy discontents that I face in everyday life. Of course, when I don't have to worry about where my food and shelter is coming from, it is easy to let go and be content.
On the fun side: Seth moshed. Woot!! He has discovered that the Celtic Rock scene has a christian branch that is just as crazy only not so dysfuctional in its philosophy. He discovered both Rodent Emporium (insane, insane, insane--I can't adequately describe them). He also disovered finally (a band I've been telling him about for a while) Flatfoot 56. By this time, they now run their own "generator" stage at cornerstone. (NOTE: generator stage = small stage run on a generator-duh!--which hosts bands that don't get to be on big stages. These stages run from the early morning to long into the night.). Anyway, Flatfoot has garnered a huge cornerstone following because of their awesome music and their friendships they've made with the fans year after year (they camp out all week) and also their leadership. In seth's words, Flatfoot 56 un-officially runs cornerstone. So when this band makes their mainstage debut (not a usual hangout for underground kids) they brought their huge underground fanbase with them and held the biggest moshpit in cornerstone history (my guess, about 300 people it seemed to me). Seth was in the middle of it. There's somehting about Celtic Rock that just makes you feel like a warrior. It's quite exhilerating.
Otherwise, we saw Bradley Hathaway (always a peach), Demon Hunter (finally-amazing), Josh Garrels (a new favorite), Sixpence None the Richer (getting back together apparently--so happy), Mike Farris (white hot blues/soul show--I was breathless and can't wait for more), Over the Rhine did mainstage (including a beautiful rendition of My Latest Sun Is Sinking Fast), Dignan (one of my faves), Quiet Company (watch 'em), Cool Hand Luke (very spiritually charged group), Skillet (they're touring with a violin player now--spectacular!), Disciple (I love a band that reads the bible at their shows), This Fires Embrace (I'm watching them, they're growing and growing on me), Eowyn (check this gal out! She's really fun), Motorist Jones (bluesy rock--can't wait for more) and so many many more. Those were just my favorites.
#2: TDK: review is coming. I had to see it again, and give it some thought. I too went to the midnight--it's insane that TDK broke the midnight premiere record over all of the starwars movies!! I'm shocked.
#3: after Senior week: Cornerstone (of course). After that I went to TN with my family to visit all of my cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandma on my mom's side and hang out at a lake with them. I love them so much and wish that I could be with them more because I fear that my family and I are the only few examples of Godly Christians in their lives. I pray for them though. Got to trust God right? I had a blast with them. We must come from good stock. ;) My grandma is such a wonderful woman (hyper hand-wringer though she is) and it's such a joy to be around her.
After that, I've been chilling out at home, watching dvds, and doing a lot of lanscaping work around my house. I haven't been working at Magpie coffeehouse much (two shifts in the last three weeks) because the new owners are trying to phase out the old employees I'm guessing (including Seth and Luke as well). That's okay, it's sad for me to be there anymore anyway.
-END MESSAGE
LOVEN REUNION: The Loven Reunion (my dad's side) was very small this year. So many of the older generation are gone and the younger generation is scattered or doesn't really have a connection with the family anyway. It was good to go though. Tom and Michaela came out this time, which made it fun, and my cousin Tim taught me how to play Euker (spelling?) though I resisted him heartily and didn't make it easy.
That's it so far.
--A NOTE ABOUT www.theflameofarnor.blogspot.com :
This blog seems to have changed its focus a lot in the last year. It used to be a spot where friends came to check up on me and read the occaional clever blog - post. Nowadays, I don't get much traffic that I'm aware of and it's become mostly an online journal--a place to record stuff so I'll remember (I also print these off occasionally and save them, in case something happens to the blog).
Every once in a while, I hope I'll start writing more fun stuff again, so please check back again on occasion to see if I'm back up to snuff.
Oh, and feel free to read my entries anyway--nothing's private here obviously. If you want to, please comment as well just to let me know you're there. :)
I love you friends and family.
A friend, Rachael Johnson asked me how my summer whent since Senior Week at MWBC (a simple question, which I'm glad to answer with characteristic excess). Since the last week of camp this summer (Special Week II) is next week, the following is an account of my doings between the weeks of camp, including Cornerstone '08, Bruce reunion and the state of my career at Magpie. Below my message to Rachael is an account of the Loven reunion since I forgot to mention it to her.
Here's my message (I numbered the message with answers to her questions):
#1: Cornerstone was grand indeed.
About that: RACHAEL JOHNSON MUST GO TO CORNERSTONE NEXT YEAR!!!!! You would have so much fun.
Anyway, yes, I love being around so many strange people, and yet so many familiar people (I'm sure daniel told you stories). I like it that I can go there and pretend that I'm part of the fringe culture. Like camp, I get to reinvent myself somewhat: I know where I am, what I'm doing, what my particular purpose and function is within my community, and I'm surrounded by constant stimulation. Cornerstone, though a christian festival, is not necessarily family oriented (which I like) but it's also not an intense spiritual environment. It's just clean (drug free--mostly, alcohol free--mostly, and stripper free--that I was aware--not that I was checking heheh). Like camp, I feel very much at home there. I don't face so many of my fleshy discontents that I face in everyday life. Of course, when I don't have to worry about where my food and shelter is coming from, it is easy to let go and be content.
On the fun side: Seth moshed. Woot!! He has discovered that the Celtic Rock scene has a christian branch that is just as crazy only not so dysfuctional in its philosophy. He discovered both Rodent Emporium (insane, insane, insane--I can't adequately describe them). He also disovered finally (a band I've been telling him about for a while) Flatfoot 56. By this time, they now run their own "generator" stage at cornerstone. (NOTE: generator stage = small stage run on a generator-duh!--which hosts bands that don't get to be on big stages. These stages run from the early morning to long into the night.). Anyway, Flatfoot has garnered a huge cornerstone following because of their awesome music and their friendships they've made with the fans year after year (they camp out all week) and also their leadership. In seth's words, Flatfoot 56 un-officially runs cornerstone. So when this band makes their mainstage debut (not a usual hangout for underground kids) they brought their huge underground fanbase with them and held the biggest moshpit in cornerstone history (my guess, about 300 people it seemed to me). Seth was in the middle of it. There's somehting about Celtic Rock that just makes you feel like a warrior. It's quite exhilerating.
Otherwise, we saw Bradley Hathaway (always a peach), Demon Hunter (finally-amazing), Josh Garrels (a new favorite), Sixpence None the Richer (getting back together apparently--so happy), Mike Farris (white hot blues/soul show--I was breathless and can't wait for more), Over the Rhine did mainstage (including a beautiful rendition of My Latest Sun Is Sinking Fast), Dignan (one of my faves), Quiet Company (watch 'em), Cool Hand Luke (very spiritually charged group), Skillet (they're touring with a violin player now--spectacular!), Disciple (I love a band that reads the bible at their shows), This Fires Embrace (I'm watching them, they're growing and growing on me), Eowyn (check this gal out! She's really fun), Motorist Jones (bluesy rock--can't wait for more) and so many many more. Those were just my favorites.
#2: TDK: review is coming. I had to see it again, and give it some thought. I too went to the midnight--it's insane that TDK broke the midnight premiere record over all of the starwars movies!! I'm shocked.
#3: after Senior week: Cornerstone (of course). After that I went to TN with my family to visit all of my cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandma on my mom's side and hang out at a lake with them. I love them so much and wish that I could be with them more because I fear that my family and I are the only few examples of Godly Christians in their lives. I pray for them though. Got to trust God right? I had a blast with them. We must come from good stock. ;) My grandma is such a wonderful woman (hyper hand-wringer though she is) and it's such a joy to be around her.
After that, I've been chilling out at home, watching dvds, and doing a lot of lanscaping work around my house. I haven't been working at Magpie coffeehouse much (two shifts in the last three weeks) because the new owners are trying to phase out the old employees I'm guessing (including Seth and Luke as well). That's okay, it's sad for me to be there anymore anyway.
-END MESSAGE
LOVEN REUNION: The Loven Reunion (my dad's side) was very small this year. So many of the older generation are gone and the younger generation is scattered or doesn't really have a connection with the family anyway. It was good to go though. Tom and Michaela came out this time, which made it fun, and my cousin Tim taught me how to play Euker (spelling?) though I resisted him heartily and didn't make it easy.
That's it so far.
--A NOTE ABOUT www.theflameofarnor.blogspot.com :
This blog seems to have changed its focus a lot in the last year. It used to be a spot where friends came to check up on me and read the occaional clever blog - post. Nowadays, I don't get much traffic that I'm aware of and it's become mostly an online journal--a place to record stuff so I'll remember (I also print these off occasionally and save them, in case something happens to the blog).
Every once in a while, I hope I'll start writing more fun stuff again, so please check back again on occasion to see if I'm back up to snuff.
Oh, and feel free to read my entries anyway--nothing's private here obviously. If you want to, please comment as well just to let me know you're there. :)
I love you friends and family.
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