If you're wondering what the big void has been during the last few weeks at Clay, I'll tell you...that big void is SAMMY.

Here's his answer when I casually emailed him, "how's it going?"  Seeing how long he writes, he's obviously starved of attention and of loving friends to ask him how he's doing.  Actually, I asked him to write a ditty to let us, poor Sammy-starved people, know how he's doing.

So, here's......Sammy!

School in SF has kept me busy.  I've already been through one cycle of
midterms.  It's pretty amazing to think just over a month ago I was
living at home and working.  I feel pretty well acclimated in a short
time.

Let me tell you, things were different when I first arrived.  I moved
in by myself, slept on the floor and ate most of my meals at whatever
shopping center I happened to be it.  I discovered that Ikea is a
fantastic place for singles to realize that A) they don't have a
family B) they definitely don't have kids C) twin beds are next to the
children's section, not near the grownup furniture like the king and
queen sized beds D) you can't watch your cart and bring your car
around at the same time E) eating swedish meatballs alone in the food
court isn't so bad when you have chocolate milk.  Yay for milk and
chocolate and the delicious combination of both.

My cousin and I now rent a 3 bedroom place in Daly City, just south of
SF and a couple miles from campus.  I ride my motorcycle everyday to
campus, and parking is right up front and totally free.  It is a
praise that I found my apartment so quickly.  I went to almost every
place on Craigslist that fit my specifications in two intense days.
On the third day, I cut a check and signed the lease.  It's a big
place for two guys who really don't have that much furniture.  If
anyone is in the Bay Area, we got plenty of space for overnight
guests.

I am still looking for a fellowship and church.  I probably will end
up at Sunset Baptist Church.  It's a good place.  I just gotta see if
they'll let me play with the babies. Whee babies.

There is no place like home.  I hope y'all are doing well and building
each other up in Christian love.  In my absence, I nominate Alvin to
be in charge of motorcycles, Ce to bang randomly on the congas, Austin
to make inappropriate comments, Drew to play the same 10 worship songs
over and over, Phil to be so deadpan and absurdist that no one gets
it, and Desmond to be so darn handsome.

I take lots of photos whenever I go do something interesting and I
post them here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/samlee/