Today I was shopping in the local Mexican supermarket, Rancho San Miguel. Limes are sold for 10 cents each and a 3.5 lb bag of tortilla chips cost 3 dollars. Meanwhile, I was talking to my Dad who was harvesting soybeans with the combine. As I was reflecting on being in Ohio and riding with Dad amidst the amber waves of grain, Jesus walked by in a mechanic’s shirt. I smiled; glad to be in California.

Still keeping very busy… finished writing a paper last week about my summer with hustlers, worked on setting up the apartment some more, helped setup for the fall family festival at church, played some apples to apples at Mandie’s place, played in the band sunday morning, stopped in at the college lunch, worked on biogrid projects, hosted small group and led music since Joel was out of town… etc…

I’m also still plugging away at my summer reading list (which I blogged a few weeks ago) and getting ready for my first in-person interview Wednesday at IT Convergence. Oh yeah - and got sick Sunday and discovered that I’m without health insurance! Oops! Spent all day yesterday figuring out a cheap way to see a doctor. (Ended up taking advantage of my “student” status at DePaul and got it taken care of for only $60.) Oh and then there’s the $275 cell phone bill… ouch… stinking 45 cents/min when you go over… and all the madness with moving to the new apartment just added up.

But life is flying by as usual and I have to remember to stop every once in awhile and take it in. Maybe I should go for a walk by the lake today… for no particular reason.

Oh and from Josh’s blog… happy halloween!