can't you see that it's just raining . . .

. . . ain't no need to go outside. except that on saturday skoch and i wanted to go to walmart. so we braved the rain and wind, and ended up having a lovely time. after realizing i didn't remember what i was there to buy, we gave up on wandering the aisles aimlessly and focused on skoch's door decorations. the princess theme came together beautifully. we even (finally!) got pictures taken where we're both, you know, looking at the camera. :) and, because you can't go to walmart without stopping in at mcdonald's, we also had some dinner. over fries we shared our thoughts on the difference between a double hamburger and a big mac. then we finished up the shopping and braved more wind and less rain to go home.

sunday, we donned our uniforms (i'll admit it, mine consisted of my tunic, jeans, and pink t-shirt) and went to church. steve is preaching on spiritual warfare for the next few weeks. now there's a subject not often addressed. the foundation for speaking on the demonic and so on is most often anecdotal, but there's definitely plenty of scripture that illuminates the battle we're in. it was great to see him tackle this touchy - and timely - issue. phil locked his keys in the car and peter and amanda gave skoch a computer, so we all took the train together with a huge box. carrying that home was fun. it's all about teamwork. later, a tonne of us watched "mean girls", which continues to be a movie i love. i had actually picked it up at walmart on saturday. i finally got some reading done, realized (for sure, this time!) that i don't remember much of greek at all, and then went to bed. oh, and this morning i slept in and missed my first class. that was mara's weekend. how was yours?

now that i've done the play-by-play, here's an actual thought:
i'm a different person in different environments. at camp i'm one person, at school another. it's not that i'm intentionally deceptive: both people are equally me. it's just a matter of adaptation. with skoch at rocky . . . it's kinda neat to see two parts of me collide.

yeah, that's what it is: it's not that my worlds are colliding, it's that i'm now free to be as i am at camp AND as i am in the city. it's comfy. i like it.

so, if nothing else, that's one benefit of living in the same building as a friend who has known me for two years. i highly recommend it. also, since the above mentioned benefits are by no means exhaustive, i highly recommend friendship with skoch in particular.