John Raux

Meet John Raux. Artist, explorer, and Etch A Sketch genius. The above photo is a portrait he did of me while I was at work. Click on it to see it big.

John is from Kansas City, but he's in town for a wedding, so Jess and I have enjoyed spending a little time with him. He crashed at our house the other night and we almost killed him with our cats. We got the wrong allergy medicine, so he was coughing and wheezing all night long. Sorry John!

In other news, life has been really up and down lately. I'm glad that God is always good, because if it weren't for him, I'd have gone insane for sure.

Jess and I are still keeping an eye open for a house to buy.

I'm really into chess now. I've been playing for a couple weeks. I'm not very good yet, but I really enjoy it.

No Time

Now that I'm working full-time, I don't have a lot of time to do my own projects. I'm not really upset about it, but I do miss it. The good part about being so busy is that it makes me more urgent when I know I have a good idea. The idea has to compete to survive. It causes sacrifices of things like sleep, showering, brushing teeth, etc. It's easier to focus, because there is no time.

I think it's true that life is preparing the camera, instead of snapping the photo. Try to snap the photo preparation.

Today I:

1. Received a ping pong trophy.
2. Witnessed bicycle polo.
3. Witnessed a large game of adults playing dodgeball.
4. Took pictures with John and his 9 month beard.

Oh, and I'm 23 now.