Today was a particularly productive Saturday in which I did a whole lot of things I don't normally do.
Firstly: make a salad. I do not usually make salads because I do not usually eat salads. But Josh and I made a honey soy chicken one which was pretty awesome today. I think the cashew nuts tipped the scale and made it amazing.
Secondly: have a picnic. Having made a salad we went to the Domain and had a picnic with some of his friends. We shared one of the rotundas with a homeless couple who seemed to want to keep to themselves. As we had some extra food we made up a plate to give to them but they didn't get it in the end because they left when we were playing with the frisbee. I felt like maybe we should have tried harder, it is something I have never had to deal with before. Jesus would have stuffed them full of food until they begged for no more. It was good times until I broke the frisbee.
Thirdly: help a charitable organisation/work with my hands. Emma had organised for a group of us to help assemble the furniture and fittings of a SIFS home thorugh an organisation called Homes of Hope. I helped put together a desk and several beds and hang curtains, and Josh's mum taught me how to fold towels in a most aesthetically pleasing way. It felt good to be part of something helpful, and to use my hands for something other than eating, writing or carrying things.
Fourthly: babysit for my pastor. I have babysat before, but not for money, and not for my pastor, so it was a refreshing experience. Normally guys aren't asked to babysit are they? It's a little bit weird. But anyway, we played monopoly, and they went to bed like little champions when I told them to.
Finally: watch a great game of rugby. Sometimes I watch alright games but I seldom watch great games. I am not usually an avid rugby watcher but tonight's game was fantastic. The All Blacks have so much going on; I can see why people get into them.
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