"No, life cannot be understood flat on a page. It has to be lived; a person has to get out of his head, has to fall in love, has to memorize poems, has to jump off bridges into rivers, has to stand in an empty desert and whisper sonnets under his breath... We get one story, you and I, and one story alone. God has established the elements, the setting and the climax and resolution. It would be a crime not to venture out, wouldn't it?"

--Donald Miller

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Spring Break 2010: You Really Can Have Fun In Cleveland!

Friday, March 19, 2010

Until Wednesday, I stayed in Cleveland for Spring Break to work with The Nehemiah Project in Chattanooga for a community revitalization project which included landscaping, painting, playing with dogs and being human ladders:

During the night, the amazing Tempest Tibet and I attempted to conquer the land of Super Mario (the old school Super Nintendo version) and sat on the edge of our seats while we watched Indiana Jones fight off snakes.
While we were renting some movies from the public library, we realized
that movies weren't the only thing you can rent:
That's right, if you got some folks coming over that you wanna impress, just head on out to the Cleveland Public Library and for 90 days, that buffalo painting can be yours!

We also went to authenticate the myth of the Mars plant in Cleveland giving out huge bags of candy:
Unfortunately, you have to be related to someone to be able to tour the plant. Lame.

Devastated by the trauma of being rejected by the M&M guys, we headed out to the closing sale of Hollywood Video, where all the movies were going on sale, including this little morsel:

By the time we were done, we went out searching for a bite to eat, which turned out to be a game called, "Sketchfest or Not?" and we stopped at this place:

Yes, it looks like a perfect 10 on the Sketchfest scale, but as we entered in and sampled some of their delicioso food and talked to the people working behind the counter, we realized to never judge a restaurant by their dimly-lit sign.

And so, these are just a few things that one can do in Cleveland while bored on a spring break--provided it's before 5:00.

Spring Break

Thursday, March 5, 2009

Spring Break could be one of the greatest things bestowed upon a hard-working student like myself. Nothing better than relaxing at home for a week with the (hopefully) warm sun and weather. However, this spring break is not going to be a worthless waste. Heck no, I plan on being pretty dang productive:
  • Friday: after a thrilling 3 hours of observing middle schoolers in their natural habitat of a classroom, mi amiga and I are going on a marvelous roadtrip back home. This is where my mother is going to cook me the greatest meal ever. It will be epic.
  • Saturday: because I apparently don't believe in sleep, I'm waking up at the buttcrack of dawn (6 am) to hang out at the YEC conference- a little of selling merch, listening to Stellar Kart and hanging out with amazing people is a great start to a spring break.
  • Sunday: Church, then Pancho's, then the best nap on a couch that was made only for naps. I've been looking forward to this day since the beginning of time.
  • Monday: probably a pajama day, then going with my mother to Zumba class with all the other middle-aged ladies at my church.
  • Tuesday: a little haircut action then probably playing some Fall Out Boy Trail, my new addiction.
  • Wednesday: art day. Just chilling out with myself and a whole bunch of art supplies. Then hanging out with some of the most incredible youth in the world at my youth group
  • Thursday: meeting up with some amazing old friends. Pancho's will probably be calling my name.
  • Friday + Saturday: OMG OMG OMG! It's Acquire the Fire time! Something I've been looking forward to since October. Basically YEC x12 on the amazing radar. Selling some merch again plus about seeing 10,000 teenagers and worn-out looking adults. Hello Leeland, I can't wait to see you!
  • Sunday: Church, food, packing up, coming back to the land of the Leevites
Yup, this spring break is going to be the bomb.com that's for sure. 
I 
am
so
pumped!