The Monday brief: “Where the heck have I been?” edition

July 6th, 2009 | Comments (4) | Trackbacks (0) |

Highlight of the week: A friend and I recently secured the lease to an apartment (which is really the 1,800 sq. ft. first floor of a house), and this past weekend I an entire afternoon inside a furniture store picking out some things for the place, including (but not limited to): a mattress, a faux-leather recliner, and a couch. Unfortunately I have to wait until August 1 to actually use any of them, but exciting nonetheless.

Book(s) I’m reading: Since the last Monday brief, I’ve read the following books: A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson, The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky, Made in America: An Informal History of the English Language in the United States by Bill Bryson, Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer, and Quantum: Einstein, Bohr and the Great Debate About the Nature of Reality by Manjit Kumar.

I’m currently trudging my way through David Foster Wallace’s monumental and maddening-yet-seductive Infinite Jest with a bunch of other souls via Infinite Summer. Clueless? Read Dave Eggers’ foreward to IJ’s 10th anniversary edition.

Music I’m digging: Wilco’s Wilco (The Album).

Something(s) that blew my mind: This optical illusion made me feel like I’m malfunctioning.

Ministry update: We (myself, the intern, and adult leaders) are working on the final preparations for the National Youth Gathering that happens in two weeks. Meanwhile, this Wednesday and Thursday a group of high school and young adult guys from church is going to Chicago for both a Cubs and a White Sox game. The first of an annual tradition? Let’s hope so.

Seminary/ordination update: Nihil.

Looking forward to: The aforementioned baseball trip. Go Cubs!

Photo of the week:

Squirrel watching, uploaded by jakebouma on flickr.

That’s it for the Monday brief. Feel free to leave a comment, and if you’re feeling extra frisky, check out the Monday brief archives.