So I have finally got my Flickr Plugin working and my photos are up. This particular plugin doesn’t update super-fast, so the best way to view the new ones is on my flickr page, quite a few are showing up right now. I’m in the process of getting all of mine moved over there, even the Ecuador ones. So keep an eye on them. Just hit the “photos” link at the top of this page (or if you’re reading this on facebook, click right here).
Month: February 2008
New Site/Blog
If you are reading this, you’ve either actually found my new e-home or you’re on facebook. In the case of the latter, cruise on over to www.dannypeck.net and you’ll see my brand new site, which at this point is mainly my blog. I’ll be working on changing that in the coming days, but this is going to be the home of all my 2008 Ecuador updates, so check it out regularly.
I also have a new e-mail, danny@dannypeck.net so send me something and make me happy (and let me know I am a good hacker and have actually got it working)
Get out of my tire, Satan
So I’m driving home from COA this afternoon after a long process of trying to do a good deed for my brother. Turning off Road Street1 onto Ehringhaus Street I hear and feel a pop-KA-thunk. No seriously. That’s what it did. Pop-KA-thunk.
I made it back to Riverwind (having already decided my tire was going flat) before I gave up denying I couldn’t make it all the way home.
After a slightly stressful process2 of getting the tire changed and driving over to Merchant’s Tire and waiting for a new tire (BIG slash, had to be replaced), the guy there just grins at us at the register and says “We had an issue with your car.” Sounded scary. But he was grinning. The “issue” was what they pulled out of my tire. Nobody there had ever seen anything this size puncture and STAY IN a tire before.
See image below. And yes, that is a breakpad.3
Although it didn’t screw up my day too terribly, the whole process did make me miss both La Casa at Christ Episcopal and the youth praise band that Adam and I are helping start and lead at First Baptist. Dissapointing. I miss my “chillins”. But I did learn a great deal of patience and acceptance out of this deal. And if I have to walk to La Casa next week I will.
1For those of you not from Elizabeth City, yes, someone actually named a road “Road Street”. That’s just how we do in “No’f Ca-liiina”.
2I say “slightly” stressful because I just decided to be calm about it. Besides finally realizing “Eh, what can you do?”… if there is a non-terrible time to get a flat tire, it’s on your day off and in a safe, non-busy, familiar place.
3No, it was not mine. I asked, and I went over to Jerry at NAPA and he pulled out a set of ’96 Maxima break pads which were not the same.
Quito Quest
So I found out today that Jerry and I have been accepted as interns with Youth World this summer! I’m so excited because I finally know for sure that I’ll be there, and I’ll have a buddy.
For those of you who don’t know, Youth World is an organization in Qutio, Ecuador which exists to identify, teach and equip leaders to impact young people and families to be disciples of Jesus Christ. I was in Quito last summer with the mission team from Christ Episcopal Church and I had such a wonderful/eye-opening/transforming experience that I knew I had to come back. So this year I’ll be leading teams all summer as an intern, and, as they call it, “trying ministry on.”
Pray for me and for Jerry as we go about the fundraising and other start-up procedures. And this will be my main place to update anyone and everyone on what’s going on with that.
PRAISE GOD.