drummers begin to drum

i don't really have much to say today, other than a few recent events. this older guy from church, we'll call him Mr. M, invited me to help him in the food pantry at our church today. so i said sure, why not. the church gets shipments from Second Harvest Food Banks and other places so we can stock our shelves. Today, we had a shipment from Red Lobster, giving us food that they didn't sell or was left over or whatever. I mean like, crab legs, scallops, a million potatoes... so we took all that and put it in the freezer. people started coming in at 9:30 to get food. depending on the number of people in their household, they can get so much food. i learned how to take people into the pantry and which shelves to take from. i also broke down cardboard boxes for a while, got grocery bags ready so people could use them to fill, and filed paperwork, because everyone who comes through has to have a form. i was really surprised how fulfilling it was. everyone who came for food was grateful, polite, and appreciative. one guy even said to me, "i really like coming here because everyone is so nice. the other churchs snip at me." and that means a lot to me. i'm still trying to figure out my faith things, but to be able to have a community of people who care about me and who truly want me around is a great feeling. everyone in the food pantry that was helping were so nice to show me the ropes and help me get comfortable with things. it made me feel like i was really doing something, not just sitting at home on my butt reading or something.

after we got done with the food pantry, Mr. M and I went to Oberlin because he just got two new kittens and went to bring them home today. they are soooooo adorable ---



that's heather and horatio. they're only about 8 weeks old i think, and their little mewling on the ride home just about melted me. i got to hold them on my lap in the carrying case to make sure they didn't jump out, but could still look around. we also went to lunch at this little deli in Oberlin called The Feve. i had a really great jerk chicken sandwich wrapped in a pita. it was really spicy but very very tasty. i'm going to have to go back to oberlin sometime. it's been a while since i've been there, and they've got a lot of new shops and things to do downtown. i absolutely love that town.

so anyway, here i am. i'm waiting for jessica to go home and shower and then ---- we're going to the Dave Matthews Band concert at Blossom tonight!!!!! I'm so excited!! hopefully it won't be too muddy, because it's rained a little bit today, but ahhhhhh it's gonna be great. ghiosahtewklavbalrlae;gfdslagfkbareawgfoafdklfjal hooya!!!!!

okay. that's all i have.
adios, muchachos.

don't forget to keep moving forward.