Well it has been a decent summer. It started in May when I quit my job (one of the stupidest things I have ever done, why didn't anyone try to stop me??), and it's just kind of slowing down now as we head into September. I know we still have some weeks left, but give me my moment here, ok? 'End of Summer' sounded like a good title that sort of jumps out at you amidst all the silly applications that facebook has been offering us recently.
So in May I went to an intense bible study thing at York University for about a week. We went thru the first half of the Gospel of Mark, doing a 'manuscript style' study that really opened up the whole world of Jesus life to me like I've never seen it before. The miracles of healing and everything that I have known Jesus for all my life sort of fell into second place after discovering what a great humanitarian he was and how radical his ideas and parables were. Although I didn't make any real new friends, it was nice to be in a place where people were focused on one thing and we had no distractions.
Moving back with the parents was a big nightmare for me though. After living semi-independently for about 2 and a half years, living with them was not fun. Everything came back, the having to do chores and getting nagged by mom almost every week got on my nerves. And I'm sure I got on my parents' nerves as well. My brother Tommy enjoyed the new 42" plasma HDTV with the xbox360 and wii, but I kept getting the vibes that I should move out of there.
I met some new people playing volleyball at Ash Bridges Bay. That was fun, and through it I got to go to one of the guy's cottage one weekend. What a great time! Although I didn't enjoy the fact that everyone now knows I snore like a MOTHER. Curse my bent nose of shame! It was up in Muskoka Lakes area, and I got to ride on a very sweet motor boat and jump off a boathouse into the water. The food was great too that we had. Some things going on that I didn't participate in but only observed included: drinking games, poker playing, swimming, wakeboarding. So I missed out on a lot of fun, but I'm a big BAWK BAK BAK BAK BAAAAAAAK, so no surprise there really.
In June I got to go to a dance club for the first time ever. I was a bit freaked out by the experience, and probably will need to get forced into one again. Lots of nice girls but once again just sort of danced on my own trying not to make body contact with anyone. The music for the most part was decent, not too much hip-hop and rap, but lots of remixed top-40s hits. I don't think I drank enough to have a good time though, because everyone I was with seemed to be enjoying themselves a lot. I guess I'm just a stick in the mud. But it's amazing how girls you see every day who look so plain almost look like models when they get all dressed up and make-up, why can't they look so good all the time? Does it take that much work to look beautiful? For me I just wake up and I look like a million bucks, as you can see in my current profile photo.
Then I went out for coffee with someone that shall remain nameless, but knows who they are. It was a giant hour-long awkward moment for me, and I hope it doesn't happen again. I wish I was more of a sociable person than I am, I hate the long pauses where nothing is said for what seems like minutes at a time. That just led me to believe the coffee is from the devil himself, and I will just drink tea for the rest of my days.
At the end of June my previous company that I quit from called me back to do work for them again that I hadn't finished when I was there (d'oh!). I reluctantly agreed and made the stupid decision to help them out. And that's where I am now, 1 month of doing hardly anything and wasting time with work that I thought I'd never do again. They pay me the same as before too, and to top it off I have to drive back and forth to Mississauga from Waterloo every day which adds to the annoyance. It's like I never quit, and my dad whom I'm supposed to be working for now instead is getting upset that I am back at my old company again. Why didn't they hire a replacement for me I shall never know... after all I gave them a 6-WEEK NOTICE FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!! Maybe there's nobody stupid enough to do my job for such low pay.
My Europe trip was just so-so. My dad drove us around for like 2500 km all across Europe in 10 days. All I remember from the trip now is the boring driving bits. Even though it was nice to see the different landscapes and road signs, those got tired after about 2 hours. What else can be said than, don't go on vacation with an irate sibling and a father who is completely opposite from you in every possible way. 3 incompatible people does not a happy vacation make! Even though we all share some similarities, there are key differences that make us all annoyed with each other. I'm a big whiner and don't want to walk a lot, therefore hiking sucked when I was with them. My sister is very no-nonsense and just wants to see the sights and leave, while my dad wants to take it slow and go about things in a more relaxed style. Plus visiting his (our) relatives in Czech Republic was the most excruciating experience for her, since she understands none of the language and my dad would go on for hours speaking it with relatives I didn't even know existed. I understand it a bit, but not enough to really keep a decent conversation going. So I was always stuck in the middle.
This summer was also a pretty decent summer for movies. Although Spider-Man 3 and Pirates 3 were a bit disappointing, I loved Bournce Ultimatum, Knocked Up, and Superbad. Great movies that just made me fall in love with movies all over again. Simpsons was ok, and Ocean's 13 I didn't see. Transformers was just a big spectacle of computer graphics plus some good old fashioned charm, and the girl was pretty hot too (looked like a younger Jennifer Connoly). I saw Mr. Bean and that sucked hard, way too kiddy and not enough of the annoying Bean that pisses people off for me to like it.
So that was the summer pretty much in a nutshell. I'm sure I left some things out, but I don't want to bore people anymore. I applaud anyone that has read through this lengthy note, and I hope it doesn't get lost in the shuffle of application notices and advertisements have have recently clogged up our favourite addiction.
Peace out, and enjoy the rest of the summer everyone!
-Joramee
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