my existence in three relatively short paragraphs

i'm working as usual. for some reason things are a bit slow at the company - i'm not generating many transfers. for the most part i have steered clear of trouble (it always looms of course). i live in three worlds: the faith baptist bible college bubble (and the churches and relatives connected with that bubble), the world of work, in which i have one or two peeps i would call friend, and the friends i've collected in cafes. the third group has banded together into a ragtag motley crew which has nothing in common except we all need friends and we all need jesus. the first group of people, the super-conservatives - these are folks who i sometimes love and respect, and other times wish i could just say goodbye to. there are some really good things happening, but a lot of stuff that really bothers me (its exclusivity among other things - it really is a self-contained little world with its own rules and regulations for those who live in it). i follow some of those rules because i live with faith seminary students who i respect. the best kind of respect brings about generous and considerate lifestyles, which i think is happening in my house. i'm learning not to judge so much; i'll never see things the way the faithers / baptists do but some of them are good men / women.

meantime i really live for those times when i'm with my ankeny crew: abbi, bri, jess, sarah, tommy, and whatever other ragtags happen to wander along.

i sorta left my church out. not intentionally, church simply isn't a good place for building relationships. it is a good place for thinking and learning though.

and beth is probably wondering why i didn't come to her thingy tonight - laundry and food is why.