Well, it’s been a *mostly* monotonous summer since I’ve last posted, and well, to be honest it’s taken this long before I’ve had a cumulation of enough things to talk about.
First, Sam’s funeral went alright. It was an incredibly touching affair, and one that was very crowded. It was very inspiring to see the turnout at both his vigil and funeral… the sheer numbers that packed into the church was truly astounding. It was very sad, but there was nothing but good things that were said and he will forever remain a true inspiration in the kind of person I want to be. There is an inscription in the occulus in my church here in Seattle that states “I am in your midst as one who serves” and there are few people in this world who embody that sentiment more than Sam Marx, and he is someone who has taught me the true meaning to that statement. May you rest in peace…
In other news, I’ve been to two weddings since I’ve last posted– Elissa’s and Mackenzie’s. Both ceremonies were great, and I saw a lot of really old friends I haven’t spoken to in a while. Of the two, Mac’s wedding probably had the most impact on me. I saw a lot of old friends from sophomore year, Kevin and Carolyn, Chris and Lola, Ashlee, and probably most impacting was Kelli and to be honest it brought up a lot of old feelings that I tucked away for a long while. To be honest I’ve still been coping with how I had been ostracized from that group and never asked to hang out or do anything anymore, and not entirely sure why. And of course there was Kelli, and although we’re both just good friends now and I’m content with that, it’s one of those things where even though we don’t see eachother nearly as often as I’d like we can still meet up one day and have the same kind of friendship we had when we last saw eachother, which, judging by the history that ensued between us also brings up old feelings. Still, it was great seeing her and catching up and I do look forward to being able to hang out with her more in the upcoming months.
That’s not to say at all that I’m hung up over Kelli because I’m certainly not and am really happy with being her friend, but when you felt the way I did about her for 6 months and then not see her for a while, when you next see her some of those thoughts do pop up.
In other news, Bumbershoot was great, albeit with its own drama. After dealing with some miscommunications and arguments with some friends, it turned out to be a pretty epic weekend, we had some friends stay with us and it was overall pretty chill. I had some bonding moments with Heather and Kate, introduced myself to some new music, and enjoyed the awesomeness that is Franz Ferdinand live (dang they had some nice equipment!)
School’s about to begin, and that creates it’s own set of problems of course. I was just promoted which means more committment to work, and I’m planning on overloading classes to meet requirements so I can graduate on time (I’ve also decided to take the International Security option in Political Science) and of course there’s boxing. So really, there’s not going to be much James time this Autumn. The good news, of course, is the opportunity to meet some new people, and of course hanging out with everyone who went home for the summer, especially Beattie, Cyril, Heather Heidi and Kate, and everyone else.
Other than that, nothing else is really going on. Summer has been pretty well, monotonous. All I do is work and train (except for the last two weeks where I’ve been sick).
The days move on and on…
James Harmon
