Older Personal blog entrieshttp://www.jordanshawphotography.com/old-personal/en-CA2012-02-17T15:01:41ZSquarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/)Interactionshttp://www.jordanshawphotography.com/old-personal/2009/3/22/interactions.htmlJordan2009-03-22T06:28:00ZWell, it's 'personal post' day! Just as a reminder, I'll be posting on a different blog every other day - this is my personal thoughts about life and faith and junk, while jordanshawphotography.com is more work and photography related. That one was last updated Thursday, and will be updated next on Monday. This one will be updated next on Wednesday, and so on.

The past week has been all about interactions and reactions. I will start at the beginning.

Yesterday I went for lunch with an old friend of mine, whom I hadn't seen in quite some time. Hanging out with her and telling her about my past couple months reminded me why I love life so much. I realized yesterday afternoon that I had forgotten to really enjoy life for the last couple months. Yes, I had fun, and laughed with friends, and screamed on roller coasters, and maybe even shed a tear here or there - but I really felt... muted. Like I was just plowing through, just getting by.

Yesterday I realized that I had woken up, and how good it felt. It felt good to truly care again, to truly laugh.

Now, I'm overwhelmed still. Lots to do, no time to do it in. But the stress I've been feeling in the past has melted.. Not gone, but definitely softened.

Today I spent most of the day in the library studying a theology of the City for a paper due Monday. And for the first time in some time, I actually enjoyed it. I remembered why I'm here, and why I love it so much. What God reveals about Himself in a simple little story from thousands of years ago is incredible.

This afternoon I met with a couple who are going to be married soon, and to see the love in their eyes was inspiring, and I remembered why I enjoy being with and learning from other people.

Tonight, I watched Lars and The Real Girl, and I realized how important each of our interactions are.

And just now I got home from a walk with another friend, who helped me to realize how important honesty and friendship really are.

I feel good. I feel alive. Tomorrow may be another story, but tonight I'm cherishing it.
Goodnight.

]]>what to do...http://www.jordanshawphotography.com/old-personal/2009/3/8/what-to-do.htmlJordan2009-03-08T23:08:00ZSo I have this desire to start blogging again. I'm moving to East Hastings in a little over a month, and I want to get back into the practice of keeping a regular blog.

Now here is the question: Do I start this one up again, a little hole-in-the-wall Blogger.com blog, or do I go full-out on my jordanshawphotography blog?

decisions, decisions.

]]>Life.http://www.jordanshawphotography.com/old-personal/2008/10/18/life.htmlJordan2008-10-18T06:19:00ZI haven't kept a journal in a long, long time. I guess it's time to start again.

Life is amazing right now. I feel great about myself, I'm exactly where I should be, and I think God is preparing and shaping me in ways I'm only beginning to understand. This last week has been moving and emotional, but powerful and exciting as well.

Tomorrow is Students on Service day, our first real event with the MLC. I hoping for nice weather, but we'll see..... And then Sunday is a quick trip into Vancouver for (hopefully) some cool and cheap clothes... and then back at the books on Monday.

It's hard to believe it's mid-semester already. I'm a little scared at how quickly time is sleeping away from me.. I've got to enjoy and soak up this time while I can.

]]>back at it.http://www.jordanshawphotography.com/old-personal/2008/8/24/back-at-it.htmlJordan2008-08-24T05:39:00ZI'm back in Abbotsford, after an extended jaunt prawn fishing and living in Ucluelet. Wow, is it good to be back.

I'm living with Adam Roper and Steve Kim in an apartment right beside the school, which is handy. It will be an interesting year - we're all three very distinct personalities, and I'm excited to see how we mesh.

What else is new? I am the proud owner of a moped - an '83 Honda Passport. I'm taking 16 credits, and chairing the missions committee, and working (hopefully). I have a new camera coming, thanks to a very fortunate insurance claim. And I am excited for the year in which I turn a quarter-century.

What I have to do now: Get my 'L' bike license, find a helmet, and buy a gasket set for my scooter. All in a day's work...

]]>Finally off the boathttp://www.jordanshawphotography.com/old-personal/2008/7/1/finally-off-the-boat.htmlJordan2008-07-01T18:05:00ZI've spent my last night on the Polara, and today i'm in transit to Victoria. Public transit always takes far longer than I think it should, but such is life. In roughly two hours I'll be on the ferry, and in 4 hours I will hopefully be drinking a Canada day beer in downtown Victoria, before watching some fireworks.





I could have hung around the boat for another day and driven home myself, but I needed to go. The quicker i'm done with the boat the better, and today was a good day to make a break for it.



Changing stages is always interesting. I actually enjoy the feeling of culture shock... There is something invigorating about it. It forces you to realize that there is a whole world going on out there, interacting, communicating, loving, crying. What an exciting planet to be a part of. So many stories to see, share, and be a part of.

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]]>More runninghttp://www.jordanshawphotography.com/old-personal/2008/6/30/more-running.htmlJordan2008-06-30T00:27:00ZOff of nanaimo now... Still another 5 hours to go or so, but our odyssey is almost at an end. I'm looking forward to... Well, everything, really. Mostly people though. I really miss people. Weird. I can't wait to be simply sitting with friends and maybe drinking a beer and just being together. Friends are important. Community is important.



See you all soon.

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]]>Backhttp://www.jordanshawphotography.com/old-personal/2008/6/28/back.htmlJordan2008-06-28T18:53:00ZWell, we're back off the coast of Vancouver island, finally. Still two more days of running before we get to steveston, but it's beginning to feel More and more like home.



I might go and do some visiting next weekend; nanaimo, qwanoes, and Victoria, if all goes as planned. We'll see how it pans out though. It'll just be good to be back on solid ground again.

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]]>Last deliveryhttp://www.jordanshawphotography.com/old-personal/2008/6/24/last-delivery.htmlJordan2008-06-24T16:31:00ZWell, I've got three days of fishing left before I head to Vancouver.



It's going to be great to be done, but at the same time i'm unsure about what i'm doing when I finish. I could go home, but without a vehicle it would be a very long couple months, I think. I could go back to Abbotsford and look for work... I could even go to Victoria and look for work there I suppose.



I'm sure something will work out. If anyone has any suggestions, let me know... And if anyone has a car they want to give me, let me know that as well ;)



See some of you soon, and others in September! I hope everyone is having a good spring/summer, and that god is using you wherever you are to bless those around you.

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]]>10 more dayshttp://www.jordanshawphotography.com/old-personal/2008/6/17/10-more-days.htmlJordan2008-06-17T03:11:00ZAnd then what? Two months with no definition, no form. I never thought of myself as one who needs a plan in order to function well, but maybe I am. I just wish I knew what I was doing, and why. Well, long term I do... It's just these next two months that are really undefined. Anyone on the island have a vehicle they want to loan me? Or how about a job?



Life rolls on... It always does. God is, and will, and has been taking care of me. There is more to come in this story.

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]]>Still alivehttp://www.jordanshawphotography.com/old-personal/2008/6/6/still-alive.htmlJordan2008-06-06T03:14:00ZWell, I've finished three fishing trips now, and we've got one more to go, and then I am done! So far its been pretty good money, but long.... Building character, I suppose. I'll be done around the end of June, and then on to something else... What, i'm not quite sure yet.

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