Day 2

So today Jeremiah got up washed. He had breakfast with his friends and me. It was at a little joint in Atlanta called Rise and Dine. He had a small breakfast sandwich one of his friends gave him some potatoes before he left. He then took his other friends car and drove it home then scooted off to work. He worked until five then went to he farmer's market in Dekalb he seemed to enjoy it quite a bit. It was a huge grocery store that had organic food for very very low affordable prices. Apparently most of the workers are refugees from different countries. I picked up that it was because of the quality and price of the food. He picked up groceries for the week from the farmer's market. Then we joined one of his friends we had to leave at the coffee joint of his employment. We received some of the best iced tea I've had maybe ever and he shot him with a toy gun. We then got dropped off back at his apartment and he unloaded about some thoughts on life. This conversation was much of the continuation of one we had started on Sunday.

So while Jeremiah was at work I had time to spend with his room mate and friend Andy. This is some information I gathered about Andy and just information in general about social situations in young Jeremiah's life and about the city of Atlanta. Thomas Andy Deloche group up all of his life in Georgia. He had a strong Christian up bringing but has his doubt now about the religion and different enforced beliefs of what he described as an oppressive up bringing. He has been to Europe and different but has a strong love for Atlanta. Currently he is enrolled at Georgia State as a film major and works at a local coffee shop. He likes the movie Home Alone and being nosey.

What I gathered from him on Jeremiah's life is that Jeremiah is a gentleman when is comes to the ladies and is very conservative about them. Also He informed me on the whereabouts of our subject before he took off to Europe winter 08. Jeremiah and Andy met through a mutual friend and room mate named Troy. Jeremiah stayed with Andy and Troy before he left for Europe then their friendship grew when Jeremiah came back and started to stay with just Andy.

Another friend I've gotten to know over the past couple of days that Jeremiah hangs out with extensively is a girl named Tara. She likes close by to Jeremiah and Andy and used to be neighbors to both of them but now moved to around the corner. She did not give much information on Jeremiah but seems to get along well with him. She is enrolled in school in Atlanta. She likes Africa, free trade products and vegetables.

The night is young he took a nap and we are about to go to Tara's house to watch a movie. More to come later......

A Week in the Life of

I am conducting a observation for the next seven days of the life and times of Jeremiah. He Lives in Atlanta. This morning the very first voice he heard was mine(I called him). Then he went to breakfast with most of his family. Returned home started his laundry got on the computer and then had a short bathroom break. Currently he is flipping through a large art magazine. It is about 1pm. I will record later when more develops.

Thoughts

People were born
people got married that day
They barely knew each other
They barely knew their own face
Helpless and real
Passing dances alone to join the group
and you were so afraid of the dark
the deep black all around
The sounds in your ear that you never heard
so you held hands
trying to pin point the where and when below
Learning you are the only one to lose
when you fight against the rhythm of breath
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What hit me the other day was the pain and
beauty of life. When you start to think about
the way life is it can either depress you or
make you really happy. There are constantly
tiny explosions of joy and sorrow that pass through
us like some sort of river but they are all meant to
happen. The living and the Dieing shapes us changes
us and either we get more sad or more joyful.
It is strange this dance we follow called living.
So don't be shy, or scared just follow the beats.

Life

I have realized today that Life sucks
Its hard and even if you do the right thing
you don't get rewarded
BUT
the Harder and Harder you try
the more difficult things Should be
BECAUSE
You are stepping out
and new things are always hard
I thought life was fair
But its not
Its just life it is what You make it
It is how You live it
and where you Get the strength to live it

We are miracles

sometimes WE miss it.
We have this small part of the brain
Its as small as an almond
its called the hypothalamus
It is only made up of a few Nuclei
that preform functions as diverse
as the nervous system to the aid of hormones
Sometimes it can make us want food
make us hot
help us remember
or make our hearts beat a little faster
There whether we know it or not
we have tiny miracles happening all around us.