Roadway Antics

Driving, and just that is obviously not fun enough. I always try and spice my experience up with antics, such as racing people off the line, dancing, waving, awesome tunes, and winking. Thus far here are some of the things I have learned:

1. If you initiate with a cold stare, there are very few people that will turn down a race off the line.
2. Racing isn't about winning. It is about making people think you are a B.A. before you lose.
3. If you lose a race, you cannot make up for it by passing the car that just beat you going 30 mph over the speed limit. That's just stupid.
4. I make a lot of people uncomfortable by waving at them. Unless I'm in a farm town, then a lot of people make me uncomfortable by waving at me.
5. People hate waving back, because they are angry about something... probably that I am so busy waving that I don't realize the light is green... and then I get mad because I realize that someone just beat me off the line.
6. If you wave at a pretty girl, she will smile, and pretend she doesn't see you. This is because she thinks you are into her. But what she doesn't realize is that you just waved at the fifty year old man behind her too. This is proof that pretty girls are aware that they are pretty.
7. Dancing to Ratatat, while stopped at a light next to someone makes them very uncomfortable. They put all of their will power into keeping their head straight, but it is obvious that they are aware of you. It is made obvious by the veins popping out of their head, in the effort to keep their heads straight.
8. Listening to 'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun' with the windows down, and winking at the ladies doesn't get you anywhere. Trust me. It absolutely gets you nowhere.

I love having fun in the car. Otherwise I'd probably be in such a hurry that I'd be speeding around Arvada like an idiot. Please don't be an idiot on the road. You're not going to get anywhere that much faster and you are passing up a huge opportunity to have fun.


Wow! What if we were all as cool as this guy:



But since we aren't, we can make up for it by wearing one of these bad boys:

http://www.campuscustoms.com/brotally/

Have an amazing day!

Slow It Down

If you want to enjoy your summer here are five simple recommendations:

CDs:

Ben Kweller -Sha Sha
Atmosphere - God Loves Ugly
Weezer - (Red Album)

Books:

John Steinbeck - The Winter of Our Discontent
Michael Connelly - The Poet

You'll be happy I promise.

My Career As A Family Man

So first of all I love Volleyball... and when it comes to illegal hits I am absolutely better than you are. But when it comes to stealing my hits, Zach Payne is probably the best. I spent nine hours yesterday with the Payne family, and for those of you who don't already know, they are as much of a family to me as anything else. There are nine kids, and two parents, and I absolutely adore every single person in that family.

I will have a big family. I don't know how I am going to pay for it, or who I am going to marry that is in support of that... but I want to have a ridiculously big family, and I want my family to absolutely love each other. I want daughters who can walk in confidence because they know they are beautiful! I want sons who I will let get into a little bit of trouble simply because they are boys, and that's what boys do. I want my kids to play with each other, to love each other, to turn down hanging out with their friends to hang out with the family.

I ache for a community that is a family, and with my ambitions in life I don't know how I am going to do that. I won't be making a lot of money. But it is the desire of my heart, so I am starting the application process for any doctors that want to marry me... Any takers?

Sounding Off

So, this is my little experiment of a blog. I'm trusting you guys when you say that you will read it, and that you want me to write more. So if you want to read it, by all means feel free, and if you don't... well don't. I'm not really going to hold back, meaning that I am going to put all of who I am into this blog, and a lot of that will have to do with community, God, laughing, work, Young Life, my friends, my adventures, my travels, and everything else that is a big part of my life. So I am sorry if some of you don't really agree with or like what I have to say. There will also be posts about music and videos and movies and lots of crazy random stuff. So please, please give me feedback so that I know that people are actually reading this and it isn't just a lonely, lonely blog.

Early Riser!

This morning was interesting. I ruined breakfast for myself. I was falling asleep at the breakfast table, eating my cereal. And my head started bobbing. This is when milk started to come out of my nose, and continue back into the cereal bowl.

I thought to myself. What the heck? I continued eating, but the cereal just wasn't the same, so I elected not to finish. Now I have the sniffles cause I'm pretty sure there's still milk in my nose, and my eyes itch for whatever reason.

Ha ha. Who wants to have breakfast with me tomorrow? : P

What The Heck Is Wrong With Me?!?!

So as some of you may know, and some of you may not, I have recently had a few seizures. The first came about two weeks ago, when I put myself through a trash can. Then I spent some time at home recovering, and as I started to get better my EEG test results came back not what we expected them to be. Upon going in for my second EEG test yesterday, I woke up in a strange room, next to my mother, who told me that I was back in the ER because I had had another seizure.

So now I'm back at home, and back in bed, after spending yesterday in the hospital. I guess the purpose of this note is three fold. First of all I wanted to inform anyone who wasn't up to date on what was going on with me (at least the short version of the story). But also I want to thank you guys for being great friends and caring about me when life was really hard. And finally I want to say that I am sorry that I haven't been the friend that I should be. I am sorry if I have neglected you. I would love to hear from all of you and I promise I will try and do my best to get back to you.

But please, please keep me in your thoughts, and prayers, and send any encouragement you have my way. Because I can tell you right now that I need it.

I Could Make Better Use Of My Time On Land

Sometimes I like to imagine that I have this meter, and when it runs out, I just have to run away for a little while, as to fill it back up. So this time I will be gone for at least a month. I leave tomorrow morning, and I will be in San Diego until July 3rd. Then I will take it from there to decide if I am going to escape for the rest of my summer, or spend some time at home.

Enjoying my last day is really pretty crazy, cleaning, packing, shopping etc. but I really need some company. If anyone wants to go shopping with me, call me as soon as you read this. Seriously, I can't match my clothes, so I need someone to help me. I would love it if anyone wanted to come along shopping with me, being that today is my last day here.

The hardest part about leaving is that I am leaving you all behind. I love to go on adventures, but I desperately miss the people who are important to me, and if you are reading this, I will definitely miss you. You are all so important to me, and I hope that you will write me letters to encourage me while I am gone.

I am going to be volunteering at a YoungLife camp in San Diego as a Work Crew Boss, and I will be in charge of a group of kids serving the people at the camp. I am really excited, and hope that I get to say goodbye to you guys before I love. I LOVE YOU ALL. Please send me some encouragement.
-Sean

Mailing Address:
Sean Garton
Work Crew Session #1
Young Life's Oakbridge
P.O. Box 1739
Ramona, CA 92065

Packaging Address:
Sean Garton
Work Crew Session #1
Young Life's Oakbridge
27224 Highway 78
Ramona, CA 92065

Please write me!!!! Seriously it will mean so much to get a letter or two... that's why I tagged you, becuase I would love to hear from you!