A Sunday to Remember

Church yesterday was a really cool experience! It took place in a neat old theater. There was such an eclectic group of people there. Back home, you can usually stratify churches based upon some demographic group, but at Ecclesia Hollywood, there were ALL kinds of people. It was really exciting! The worship was great, and while I wasn't wild on the message's presentation, I like the message itself a lot.

We went to a mexican grill for lunch, and I got a superb mexican pizza. On the way out, I met a homeless man named Richard. It was a hot day, so I gave him my coke and talked with him a little. He had a bunch of bags with him and wore one of those yellow vests cops wear when they direct traffic. He was a neat character, and I hope I see him around.

We went to Venice Beach in the afternoon. We got held up at first by a flat on Jess' car, so I had to come to the rescue with my tire changing expertise. Of course, all of the tire shops were closed on a Sunday, so we took the Mini instead. I was worried everyone would be too crowded, but they seemed content. We had a really great time on the beach, even if finding a parking spot was a very difficult ordeal. I'll definitely be heading back there sometime soon. I also found a really neat Arbor board shop. I was familiar with their longboards, but the have a really nice line of snowboards with woody textures that I really liked.

We got back and went to Prayer and Praise, a worship session started by Ian and Colin, also students at LAFSC. He did a great job putting it on, and did a great job making a small apartment into a worship space. I'm glad to have something like that here. It reminded me a lot of Vespers back at Milligan. Afterward, Dave talked me into IHOP, and Esther decided to come along as well, despite her habit of following the crowds in social situations. We had a good time getting to know each other better. I learned a lot about Bethel University, as well!

I've already made it through my 'To-Do's' for today, so now I'm just chilling out contemplating what I'll do for dinner. While working on some homework at the cafe, I met a very interesting individual named Joseph. I've seen him there before. He's about my age and has a big purple dot on his forehead (Hindu, maybe?). He wanted to ride my longboard, so I let him. He said he really liked the feel of it. We started talking, and I found out he really loves the drums. He calls it his passion, though he feels like one day he his destined to be a guitarist. He also talked about his quest to dodge rent payments. He's up to two months now! He described his life like "Catch Me If You Can" with Leonardo DiCaprio. I recommended a job, but he's convinced that he's doing what he is meant to be doing at this point in his life, so I didn't argue with him. Anyway, I'll probably see him around the cafe in the future, provided they don't catch him first.

I just finished my interview for internships with Chris. We decided on Lin Entertainment as my top choice. They're working on Robert Rodriguez's new movie and Sherlock Holmes. If that falls through I'll do Alcon or work at ICM, which is one of the biggest agencies around here. All of them sound great, so I just kinda hope God takes me where he wants me to go.