orange you glad i didn't say banana

orange you glad i didn't say banana
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oday we drove down to the OC to have breakfast along with some freshly squeezed orange juice from Alicia's parents. The last time I had this was in Istanbul where there was a guy in a big orange: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucastheexperience/3295460969/in/set-72157614164950204/

190th St

190th St
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my wife and i went out to a play. this is as we were driving home...

spoon tied to a fence

spoon tied to a fence
Originally uploaded by LucasTheExperience

i really don't know why this happened. or why I took a picture of it. why would someone tie a plastic spoon to a fence that is like 8 feet in the air? I really don't know. happy friday. maybe it is just lodge in there, i am going to go see if it is there still...

adore - (ah-door-ey) - how to say worship in haitian creole

adore - (ah-door-ey) - how to say worship in haitian creole
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This was our last meeting before we leave for Haiti next week. We had a great time of worship and then mostly sharing testimonies.

things one might bring to haiti

things one might bring to haiti
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we are getting ready to bring a team of 9 people to haiti and their are always a lot of questions centered around what to bring... especially since pretty much everyone needs to pack in their carryons. so they asked me to take a picture of some important items

from left to right:
permethrin to spray your clothes, it repels insects
campsuds, for pretty much cleaning anything
no-rinse body soap
no-rinse shampoo
a little bottle of all if you don't have camp suds
tissue
after bite, because there are a lot of mosquitoes
some wet tissue type things
more permethrin

hanging down above it all is a ultra thin towel

not pictured: sunscreen, safari shirt from REI

pen and paper

pen and paper
Originally uploaded by LucasTheExperience

being a computer guy, it's not everyday you use pen and paper for your work. Today I just needed to get some ideas out though and sometimes typing isn't enough...

dancing machine

dancing machine
Originally uploaded by LucasTheExperience

in case you didn't know my wife is a hip hop dance instructor. she teaches homeschoolers on wednesdays and adults on monday nights. She always uses clean music, which is a challenge in the world of hip-hop. Her classes are really cheap, and she is always looking for new students.

something i take for granted: running water

something i take for granted: running water
Originally uploaded by LucasTheExperience
I wasn't really thinking about the drought, but I guess we are having one. What would happen if the water ran out? Crazy to think about, I guess that's why California tells us we have droughts to prevent that from happening. Still, I can't imagine going without it and people all over the world go to great lengths to get it.

things are pretty nuts

i really shouldn't be up blogging at 1 in the morning, but here I am.

I am pretty much done with my current job, I guess I can just come out and say that. I don't really know what is going on fully nor do I care to elaborate more other than to say things aren't working out for me on a full-time basis anymore. I still care deeply for all the people there, but things have got to the point where it is beyond acceptable for me.

So now I am working 10 hours a week, on a website called edivvy.com. It's a group gifting site and I am pretty excited about working on it and the people seem really cool.

I also have 4 or 5 other possibilites that could turn into something I do full time.

When I got laid off in 2006 I remember being so scared about how I was going to make money and live. God provided. You can read my blog from when I got laid off if you want: http://lucastheexperience.blogspot.com/2006/12/i-got-laid-off.html Looking back I am glad I got laid off. I ended up going to Mexico, Mississippi and then Haiti. It was definitely a time where God worked in my life and He definitely has in the past year and a half in this job. I'm not really sure what I am looking for, but I am sure God will let me know when I find it. I am just excited to see what He has in store, looking at what happened the last time. I went to Haiti for 4 days and have not been the same since. My whole world was turned upside down. Now Alicia and I lead teams there, in fact we are leading a team shortly. Who knows what is next? Only God does.

I think this is an exciting time and am doing my best not to worry about how things are going to work out.