so sunday teddy & i went to hyde park vineyard...rand wasn't there...we actually got there almost on time this time...we were only maybe 5 minutes late i think...that's like a record for me...the one time i've been to church on time was when caleb & i stayed over @ audrey's and i had to drive them early enough to set up & practice for worship...speaking of audreay, she was there yesterday but left early...i'm gonna see her on friday though @ pete's 25th bday bash...

after church, we went to this middle eastern restaurant called cedars w/ pete & amy and this young couple named maggie & kyle...they were very sweet...maggie said that ted reminded her of her brother...i guess his crazy hair and his longstanding vegetarianism...ha ha...anyways, lunch was yummy...after lunch, teddy & i went to his apartment and played drums...at first, we played along to the clash (london calling was still in the cd player from last week's bbq), but i really couldn't hear the music w/ my earplugs in so i just started making my own stupid beats on the little red kit and ted played along on the full white kit.

we picked up dave around 4:30 and went to lauren & jay's apt for the d-kids & friends meeting...it was the inaugural meeting and i thought it went well...ted, dave, me, jay, lauren, douglas, timm, baby, and then later ellen and at the end mike cole...pizza & cappucinos...and lots of discussing...it was cool...those siblings are so lucky to have each other, that they can get together, have fun, and talk and share and support each other's dreams and be accountable as well...the rest of us who were not siblings are lucky to share in that via association...

i think that few people in this day & age experience community like they used to in past generations...esp. in western society...especially if you're a young adult and single...and yet our need to be affirmed and loved and accepted has not at all diminished...if anything, those needs are even more acutely felt in the context of a society where they are so difficult to meet...living in the inertia of such isolation and disconnectedness, surrounded by a sensory overload of stimuli from the constant bombardments by the likes of MTV, starbucks, hollywood, and the gap company...our hearts and souls and spirits atrophy as our physical sensual beings continue to gorge on the readily available buffet of consummables...

yesterday's meeting was a beacon of hope in the midst of a dark, dark world...