What, you don't believe me? Well here... let me share a few heartfelt excuses (that are actually just a pathetic attempt to creatively explain what I've been up to...).
Excuse #1: I've just been so busy!
As I mentioned in a previous post, I am in the process of getting a not-for-profit photojournalism ministry started. It's called World Next Door, and it has been totally consuming my life since I got back from India.
In the past 4 months the organization has been incorporated with the State of Indiana, we've officially created a board of directors and just last week I sent in the application to officially become a not-for-profit with the IRS.
That, along with creating a website, reading through applications for our summer internship and sending out support letters, has made me a pretty busy guy... Oh, and did I mention I'm putting in 25 hours a week doing temp maintenance work for a factory?
I have also been spending some quality time with Chuck-E-Cheese. Excuse #2: I don't want to bore people...
You see, a bunch of people are signed up to get emails whenever I update my blog. The problem is, a lot of them signed up for those when I was off doing crazy stuff in India. Now that I'm home, there's not nearly as many cool moments to share (not yet at least).
Also, once worldnextdoor.org launches in April, all of my experiences and crazy stories will be posted as part of that online magazine. This blog will become more of an outlet for my personal musings, spiritual discoveries and reflections on being the director of a groundbreaking not-for-profit.
If you want to stick around for that, feel free. If not, you won't hurt my feelings. :)
Excuse #3: Ninja Dinosaurs
Some mad genius found a way to clone vicious carnivores from the Cretaceous period and train them in the exotic martial arts of the far east. Obviously I wasn't going to just stand around while they destroyed civilization as we know it!
This shot was NOT easy to get.
Excuse #4: My lack of blogging was an intentional artistic statement designed to focus attention on the deep individuality and isolation brought on by an increasingly segmented post-Enlightenment population.
Yep. That's exactly what it was...
As you can see, there are plenty of good reasons that I haven't picked up the keyboard for a while. But now that I am officially a "photojournalist," I guess my days of making excuses are over...
World Next Door, here I come!
Some mad genius found a way to clone vicious carnivores from the Cretaceous period and train them in the exotic martial arts of the far east. Obviously I wasn't going to just stand around while they destroyed civilization as we know it!
This shot was NOT easy to get.Excuse #4: My lack of blogging was an intentional artistic statement designed to focus attention on the deep individuality and isolation brought on by an increasingly segmented post-Enlightenment population.
Yep. That's exactly what it was...
As you can see, there are plenty of good reasons that I haven't picked up the keyboard for a while. But now that I am officially a "photojournalist," I guess my days of making excuses are over...
World Next Door, here I come!
3 comments:
hey, thanks for writing a new blog, I'm so glad that everything is moving forward for you new non-profit, Cristi and I and the babies are praying for you, and we are looking forwrd to seeing your new website, and web mag..Love Thomas and family
Excuses exschmoooses. I suppose Chuck E. Cheese is a valid one. Great to see you blogging again, regardless...and to hear about WND!
So going out to lunch yesterday with the ladies from Mission to the Ukraine I find out that you do this wonderful work!! And all that time we worked together I never knew it. I think what you are doing is fabulous and so unselfish. Keep up the great work and I will be checking in regularly. Mel from Helmer
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