Last couple days have been great! I've been doing all the little things that make life so great. Like hiking in the national park and setting up a hammock over the river just to listen to the water flowing beneath me. Then I met Dan who had an extra fishing pole so we waded around in the icy water trying to catch some rainbow trout. The funny thing is the trout don't live there they just get dumped there once a week by a local hatchery so people can fish. I think we got there the day before they resupply the place cause they just weren't biting. So I fished, flirted and played in the water.

Then today for Easter Nicole(my roomate) and woke up at her Grandma Hazel's house were we ate a lot of sugery things from our easter baskets, picked oranges off the tree in the backyard, gave her 20 year old dog a hair cut and ate steak for lunch. I also discovered a bookshelf in the closet full of old books from the 1800's. Intrested Mark? Well they were beautiful. There was Wadsworth Longfellow, Thomas Moore, and shelves of more books.

Then on the drive home Nicole and I, possibly the two worst singers in the world screeched along with the Nirvana cd on the stereo for an hour or two. "My girl my girl don't lie to me tell me where did you sleep last night?" What a wonderful weekend.

"Cause its always raining in my head.... forget all the things I should have said." -Staind, Epiphany

Growing up I had a great example so I always believed love isn't just a high, its not a selfish emotion, and despite what they may teach you in movie land romantic love is not something you should seek out at all costs. Sometimes the cost is too high. When asked what the greatest commandments were Jesus said Love the Lord your God with all your heart soul and mind and love your nieghbor as yourself. So where in the world did we get this silly notion that finding a mate of the opposite sex is the highest goal when it comes to love. Too often I've seen family, friends, ministries, and love for God shoved off to the side in the search for that perfect person. It baffles me how people think this is justified. There has to be a reason Jesus didn't say "Look for love in a significant other with all your heart soul and mind." It makes sense that when we learn to love God, and show our love for our neighbors then our hearts are ready for the rich, giddy, emotional romantic love. Just don't forget the rank God, nieghbors, romantic partner.

Everyone go to your nearest Indi film theater and see stone reader.

Craps.... is a beautiful game. I had never gambled until last weekend. When I went to Sacremento for a journalism conference with my school. On the last night we had a casino night. I went to the craps table and asked the guy running it how do you play this game. He gave me some simple directions and I learned as I went. I ended up winning $1230 off of an initial $250. True... it was fake money. But if I had really been in Vegas at a real casino I would have been rolling in the dough. There is an bond between people at a craps table because we're all on one team, and counting on the same guy to role the dice and win for us. Instant friendship and instant money all in one game. I'm afraid this is the harmless beginning to a serious addiction.