When half of your hobbies involve getting outside and moving, fatigue and forced rest can make the days quite boring. Summer weather has finally arrived in Holland, which is what makes living in Michigan worth it in the first place, thus making it even more painful to be confined to the couch and out of …
Monthly Archives: May 2011
She needs a name
At the beginning of March, before I had a lump take residence in my neck, I ordered a new bike. A custom fit, carbon fiber bike, which is damn sexy if I must say so myself. After a few delays waiting for parts from Taiwan and the fact that I haven’t exactly been able to …
Stories
To start, go here and read the text of Jesus Montaño’s excellent commencement address he gave at Hope this past weekend. Montaño has had a large impact on my life relative to the short amount of time I actually had class with him. Life lessons he’s taught me (whether directly or indirectly) include how to …
Tulip Time
How many different ways are there to photograph tulips? I’m getting kind of bored of shooting them. Last year during Tulip Time I just used my 50mm and opened it as wide as it goes for some nice results, but as I walked around today with my 15-85mm zoom, I wasn’t very inspired. Maybe it’s because half …
Hair Loss
My doctor told me that my hair should fall out within the next week or so, but I’m not ready. I think a lot of people with cancer struggle with body image issues, I just didn’t think that I’d be the one to be so nervous about losing my hair, especially considering the fact that …
Everything tastes like metal
Well, not all the time, but the few days after chemo it does – to the point where rinsing my mouth with salt water and baking soda is refreshing and a wonderful thing. I look forward to it. Anyway, last week was a good week. Not a whole lot to update you on. Plus, the …