Mars Hill articles

This last week, 2 area newspapers wrote articles on Mars Hill.

The first is from the Belltown Messenger, a local neighborhood paper that is a little less than "traditional." Belltown is a few blocks north of the downtown city center, and it's the home of Mars Hill (it's also where Ashley and I used to live). From the article, it doesn't take long to realize what kind of neighborhood Mars Hill is situated in, which makes the content of this article so encouraging/exciting. When an agnostic/atheist writes an article like this, it makes me proud of my school.

WARNING: the paper and neighborhood have some rough edges, which are apparent in this article - some content could be offensive:
http://belltownmessenger.com/062008/062008-044-feature.html

The second is from the Post-Intelligencer, one of Seattle's main papers - similar to the Columbus Dispatch. This article is much more traditional:
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/365217_faith31.html

Summer Reading

My summer reading for 3 classes:
7 books.
1,783 pages.
15 days.

I've got a schedule, and I made it through day one...fourteen more to go...

Why kids shouldn't play with action figures.

My version of "Car Talk"

This is a CV (constant velocity) Joint.

A good CV joint should look something like this.

A bad CV joint will look something like the one on my '98 Infinity.

I love taking my car in for a routine oil-change and then being told I have a major problem - a problem that if not corrected will cause my front axels to break, leaving me stranded on the road.

...when will I learn that irritating creaking-noises may be a hint that something could be wrong...

It's Celebration Time

What's better than finishing up spring term by turning in my last paper on Cinco de Mayo?!

Finally.

It's been 3 years, but the house is finally gone. I wish I could celebrate, but it's difficult to be excited about losing so much money.
Relief on the other hand, is definitely in order. Now, we can finally start over and move on with our lives.

Thank you, thank you, thank you, to all of you who have prayed for us! And thank you also to those of you who lent a hand!
I don't know where we would be without all of you.

Our new place

Here's a picture of our new place from the outside.
As for the inside, my windows of opportunity for finding the place clean are minimal - with 4 people, it can get cluttered pretty quickly...

Because of a tight, winding stairwell, our furniture would not go to the 2nd story. So, we hoisted the couch and oversized chair up to the small overhang and moved it in through the window! We had about one inch of clearance on every side of the couch - talk about fitting perfectly!