Drinking flowers
That's what this tea is like
from a guy at English conversation hour
He said it is some of the best tea in China
I am excited to get to use my tea jar
I am not too picky about tea
I like this tea
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
U Cup
Sitting at the U Cup.
U Cup is short for University Cup.
The University Cup is short for coffee shop just off campus.
Just off campus is short for almost the corner of Franklin and Bellows, across Franklin from the SBX.
SBX stands for Student Book Exchange.
Exchange doesn't start with an X.
Back to the U Cup.
Never bought anything here.
Two things from here bought for me by others.
Pretending to get stuff done.
Apparently, this blog post is something I am getting done.
There is so much to do.
I am not really doing it.
Breaks are good.
Kassie called.
Going to hangout.
If this was an acrostic poem, it would spell SUT JSEBN'T PAT IBKG (spaces and apostrophe added at will).
SUT JSEBN'T PAT IBKG stands for "Each of you are one of God's beautiful creations."
Think about it.
U Cup is short for University Cup.
The University Cup is short for coffee shop just off campus.
Just off campus is short for almost the corner of Franklin and Bellows, across Franklin from the SBX.
SBX stands for Student Book Exchange.
Exchange doesn't start with an X.
Back to the U Cup.
Never bought anything here.
Two things from here bought for me by others.
Pretending to get stuff done.
Apparently, this blog post is something I am getting done.
There is so much to do.
I am not really doing it.
Breaks are good.
Kassie called.
Going to hangout.
If this was an acrostic poem, it would spell SUT JSEBN'T PAT IBKG (spaces and apostrophe added at will).
SUT JSEBN'T PAT IBKG stands for "Each of you are one of God's beautiful creations."
Think about it.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Oh, Joe
I just said that: "Oh, Joe," referring to my roommate Joe Vercellino who is doing math homework and made some kind of pun or something like that,
I am not really in a blog writing mood.
I am writing mostly because I am unmotivated to do anything else.
You should all read the book "Serve God. Save the Planet." It is really good. It is very challenging. I like challenging books.
Sometimes I don't step up to the challenges as much as I would like.
I know that I am making some changes though, slowly but surely.
When I was a young wart hog. Is that one word or two? because warthog looks like you would use the th sound but it really should be two separate sounds.
I am not really in a blog writing mood.
I am writing mostly because I am unmotivated to do anything else.
You should all read the book "Serve God. Save the Planet." It is really good. It is very challenging. I like challenging books.
Sometimes I don't step up to the challenges as much as I would like.
I know that I am making some changes though, slowly but surely.
When I was a young wart hog. Is that one word or two? because warthog looks like you would use the th sound but it really should be two separate sounds.
Friday, February 6, 2009
Weekend
This weekend is the His House winter retreat. This will be the first winter retreat I will miss since i have been at His House. I was planning on going but God had other plans. Basically, I was automatically signed up because I live in the men's house.
my friend and prayer partner for the Atlanta trip, Gabe, mentioned wanting to go but not having money, a few days ago. I did nothing at the time, and I think it was too late for him even if I had given him the money. today at the service however I saw him and he said something to somebody else about wanting to go.
so, I thought about it and decided to give him my spot. I think it was God's choice. God has been teaching me alot lately and I think I just need to reflect on it and figure out ways to act on it. I think Gabe will be able to get more out of the retreat than I would.
He seems to be really growing in his faith and I think this will be a good step for him. I think it might be his first His House retreat.
Anyway, I was thinking about what I would do this weekend and I thought about maybe volunteering at the soup kitchen some, spending alot of time with God, and getting some stuff done. Then, as always when I have free time or just get overwhelmed or something, I thought about taking a trip. My first thought was to visit Amy.
I think she would like it, although I don't know what she is doing this weekend. But I think if I did it, it would be more for me than for her. I think I really just need to stay around here and follow the "original" plan of volunteering at the soup kitchen, spending time with God, getting stuff done.
I love God.
my friend and prayer partner for the Atlanta trip, Gabe, mentioned wanting to go but not having money, a few days ago. I did nothing at the time, and I think it was too late for him even if I had given him the money. today at the service however I saw him and he said something to somebody else about wanting to go.
so, I thought about it and decided to give him my spot. I think it was God's choice. God has been teaching me alot lately and I think I just need to reflect on it and figure out ways to act on it. I think Gabe will be able to get more out of the retreat than I would.
He seems to be really growing in his faith and I think this will be a good step for him. I think it might be his first His House retreat.
Anyway, I was thinking about what I would do this weekend and I thought about maybe volunteering at the soup kitchen some, spending alot of time with God, and getting some stuff done. Then, as always when I have free time or just get overwhelmed or something, I thought about taking a trip. My first thought was to visit Amy.
I think she would like it, although I don't know what she is doing this weekend. But I think if I did it, it would be more for me than for her. I think I really just need to stay around here and follow the "original" plan of volunteering at the soup kitchen, spending time with God, getting stuff done.
I love God.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Mud
Just to clear things up.
I didn't make it obvious.
My last post was titled "Pavarotti."
When I wrote it was when I should have been doing homework.
Pavarotti was part of my homework.
For my singing class.
We had to watch five singers our prof gave us.
On youtube.
And write two paragraphs about each.
Pavarotti was one of them.
Goodnight.
I didn't make it obvious.
My last post was titled "Pavarotti."
When I wrote it was when I should have been doing homework.
Pavarotti was part of my homework.
For my singing class.
We had to watch five singers our prof gave us.
On youtube.
And write two paragraphs about each.
Pavarotti was one of them.
Goodnight.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Pavarotti
I have been kind of overwhelmed by everything going on in my life lately, but I am trying to remind myself to take it one step at a time and focus on God.
I think I am getting better at the one step at a time thing, but I still need more work on focusing on God.
Today I read about David's mighty men. They did some sweet stuff. They were devoted.
We took out trash for people tonight. It was really cold but also rewarding. It was cool to meet people. They were a little surprised at what we were doing but were overall very welcoming.
We took out trash at apartments with mostly international students both to serve them and to invite them to a thing we are starting next week. Tomorrow we are doing the same thing exceppt at a dorm with international students instead of apartments.
I realized how easy it is to serve people. We just had to take a couple hours out of hour schedule, get some trash bags and go from door to door asking people if they wanted their trash taken out and it was a good way to serve and to meet people. I hope to look for things like that more often rather than focusing on all of the stuff i "need" to do.
Speaking of stuff I need to do, I should be doing homework right now, so I guess i will do that.
Have a wonderful night.
I think I am getting better at the one step at a time thing, but I still need more work on focusing on God.
Today I read about David's mighty men. They did some sweet stuff. They were devoted.
We took out trash for people tonight. It was really cold but also rewarding. It was cool to meet people. They were a little surprised at what we were doing but were overall very welcoming.
We took out trash at apartments with mostly international students both to serve them and to invite them to a thing we are starting next week. Tomorrow we are doing the same thing exceppt at a dorm with international students instead of apartments.
I realized how easy it is to serve people. We just had to take a couple hours out of hour schedule, get some trash bags and go from door to door asking people if they wanted their trash taken out and it was a good way to serve and to meet people. I hope to look for things like that more often rather than focusing on all of the stuff i "need" to do.
Speaking of stuff I need to do, I should be doing homework right now, so I guess i will do that.
Have a wonderful night.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
A New Semester, My Last ; )
Well, this looks to be an interesting semester. I am looking forward to it...well, I guess I am already in it, but looking forward to the rest of it.
I am mostly looking forward to being done with my senior research project. I have been able to motivate myself to do little pieces of it each day, which seems to be working out well.
I need to get used to doing that with my other school work as well.]
a few stories.
I only have classes in the afternoon, mondays and wednesday from 1-3 15, and tuesday and thursday from 2-4 45, along with my internship which I need to meet with Eric about and the class meetings for that on 5 fridays throughout the semester.
Monday-
Spent time with God and Kassie in the morning, walked Kassie to her noon class, got lost because she didn't know the room number but eventually found it.
on my way to the library to do some things before my 1:00 class I met up with Chris Cadogan who was lost because he didn't know where the ET building is, so I took him there
I then got lost because I couldn't remember numbers 5 seconds after reading them. In the music building I went to the classroom next door to the one I was supposed to be in for both of my classes. the first one a girl came in and asked her friends who were already there if it was the woodwind tech classroom, and they said yes to which she replied that she was in the right place and i realized i was not. so I slipped out and went to the classroom next door where i found Matt Harris, my old roommate in in the class with me, along with Joe V., one of my current roommates. I need to pick out a song to sing for that class tomorrow.
the second class i was off by one number but then looked at my sheet before actually going in. that one I entered to find that there are only 4 people, including the professor and I, in that class. when we introduced ourselves and were supposed to mention something fun about break I told the class that I got engaged. the prof said he hopes I did it better than him. he then told us his story. it's a pretty good one so if you want to hear it, let me know.
so then I went and met with Brooke and we talked in the Rotunda because the rest of the UC was really busy and then went to her house where she cooked me a delicious vegan mexicanish meal.
today, I had family studies classes, both with my friend Carla, one also with Ashley Sneary. that was interesting and mostly fun.
I felt kind of popular in the first one because our prof was going to split us into groups and allowed us, if we wanted, to choose one person that we would like to be in our group. I decided not to choose anybody and leave it up to the prof but both Carla and Jaime (sp?) chose me.
since then I have been hanging out with Kassie between classes. I met her in the UC as I was going by on my way home and decided to walk with her to class. then I decided to work in a computer lab on my SRP while she was in class so I could hangout with her in the 40 minute break between the two classes and also get some stuff done on my SRP.
so then we hungout and she went to class and I came back to the lab to do some more work and now I am taking a break and decided to write something here.
it is getting long now.
anyway, God is great and I am excited for what he is doing/will do this semester
I am mostly looking forward to being done with my senior research project. I have been able to motivate myself to do little pieces of it each day, which seems to be working out well.
I need to get used to doing that with my other school work as well.]
a few stories.
I only have classes in the afternoon, mondays and wednesday from 1-3 15, and tuesday and thursday from 2-4 45, along with my internship which I need to meet with Eric about and the class meetings for that on 5 fridays throughout the semester.
Monday-
Spent time with God and Kassie in the morning, walked Kassie to her noon class, got lost because she didn't know the room number but eventually found it.
on my way to the library to do some things before my 1:00 class I met up with Chris Cadogan who was lost because he didn't know where the ET building is, so I took him there
I then got lost because I couldn't remember numbers 5 seconds after reading them. In the music building I went to the classroom next door to the one I was supposed to be in for both of my classes. the first one a girl came in and asked her friends who were already there if it was the woodwind tech classroom, and they said yes to which she replied that she was in the right place and i realized i was not. so I slipped out and went to the classroom next door where i found Matt Harris, my old roommate in in the class with me, along with Joe V., one of my current roommates. I need to pick out a song to sing for that class tomorrow.
the second class i was off by one number but then looked at my sheet before actually going in. that one I entered to find that there are only 4 people, including the professor and I, in that class. when we introduced ourselves and were supposed to mention something fun about break I told the class that I got engaged. the prof said he hopes I did it better than him. he then told us his story. it's a pretty good one so if you want to hear it, let me know.
so then I went and met with Brooke and we talked in the Rotunda because the rest of the UC was really busy and then went to her house where she cooked me a delicious vegan mexicanish meal.
today, I had family studies classes, both with my friend Carla, one also with Ashley Sneary. that was interesting and mostly fun.
I felt kind of popular in the first one because our prof was going to split us into groups and allowed us, if we wanted, to choose one person that we would like to be in our group. I decided not to choose anybody and leave it up to the prof but both Carla and Jaime (sp?) chose me.
since then I have been hanging out with Kassie between classes. I met her in the UC as I was going by on my way home and decided to walk with her to class. then I decided to work in a computer lab on my SRP while she was in class so I could hangout with her in the 40 minute break between the two classes and also get some stuff done on my SRP.
so then we hungout and she went to class and I came back to the lab to do some more work and now I am taking a break and decided to write something here.
it is getting long now.
anyway, God is great and I am excited for what he is doing/will do this semester
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