I have been spending a fair amount of my time with Urban Harvest in Greensboro NC. Currently it is a community garden that is hoping to develop into a Urban Farm! This is very exciting for Greensboro and me so I am super excited to share my time with such wonderful people. Dawn was featured on the local Fox 8 news and you can catch a few glimpses of me in the background harvesting, weeding and watering! WOOO
June 28th was my Birthday and I celebrated it with Aaron Johnson on the 29th. We went to the lake, rented two boats and got a little crazy. It was an absolute blast! Below is the video from that time (there are also pictures if you click the link to read more):
I’m feeling random and I received a few of Mattel’s Retro Action DC Super Heroes for my Birthday and I thought about trying to photograph them each week (much like my failed Star Wars project…woops). These are incredible action figures that are the closest thing to modern day Mego figures which were the ORIGINAL action figure (kind of a big deal to me)! You can learn more about Mego by clicking their name and more about their World’s Greatest Super Heroes by reading this fantastic book! Here is the first Photo:
What mischief will they find themselves in next week?
I have been living in Camden for three weeks officially and I have to say, it is a difficult transition. This photo is from the roof that I sit on and read. Right across the street is the liquor store. Sometimes there are prostitutes here. Most of the time the drug dealers are on the corner. I hear a lot of shouting throughout the day. Mostly people sharing trivial information. Sometimes you hear people shout such things as “I WILL F****NG KILL YOU IF YOU DON’T GET OUT OF HERE” “B***H I WILL KILL YOU BEFORE YOU GET ANYWHERE NEAR ME” while their child is playing 15 feet away with a toy airplane.
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It’s been a while since I got my hands dirty doing some design work. Jonathan from Daystar in Greensboro NC asked me if I would design some shirts for their college gathering called “The Tap”. The following are some designs that I am very happy with:
Here are some sample pictures of people wearing the graphics. (Templates come courtesy of DesignByHumans…I love their stuff):
My personal favorite is the top one…I sure hope they pick it…
Today I am driving to Camden NJ. If you know anything about this area then you know it is not the “safest” place to leave. I will be apprenticing with Chris Haw, co-author of Shane Claiborne’s second book Jesus for President. I am beyond excited to learn about life in community, theology, carpentry and pottery. This year has been a great year of growth for me and I am going to miss my friends. You have all been so helpful and kind to me and I thank you for all the memories that I am taking with me. Hopefully we have gotten enough time together for you to know how much you all mean to me.
If you don’t mind, please pray for me to be alert and that i might learn everything I can from the next 2-3 months!
Today is my Mom’s birthday and we have a unique day planned out! First we are going to visit the farm I worked on in Hillsborough followed by lunch in the city. When Mom was growing up, Hillsborough was one of her favorite places to hang out. After lunch there is shopping followed by dinner at Ganache in Greensboro. Our evening will end with a ballroom dancing class at the Fred Astaire dance studio in Greensboro! This is a scan of the watercolor painting I made for Mom:
The following are photos from my good friends’ Josh & Lenny’s wedding. I got to be the Best Man and had a total blast. Accomplishments include winning Knuckles out of a UFO catcher game! I’m still excited about that. You’ve got to see their kitchen! I love the stove. It was good catching up with guys from an old band I was in called Gwen Stacy. I have missed Brent and Cole. One of my favorite moments was discovering that the wedding cake included some Funfetti Cupcakes! Epic Win
A while ago a High School friend of my Dad’s came to visit us in NC just before they went to Argentina together. He brought along some photos that I wanted to share with the world:
It’s pretty fun being able to imagine what your parents were like at your age…
