So I decided to write a blog instead of reading World Lit stuff for the test Tuesday. It's ok, because I just finished my paper for Redemption and Reconciliation. Since I'm so worried about getting all the work done for Foundations, I probably wouldn't have been able to concentrate anyways.
Um...I took a trip to Navuoo, IL on Tuesday morning. I came back yesterday, and spent most of the day reading Hammett (two more chapters left!! :D) and talking to mom about financial problems with the house and stuff.
But the trip was really good! Even though I learned so much, it was weird going with people I didn't know very well. I'm so used to going on trips with my youth group and everything! Most of the people live the dorms and know each other, and I kinda wish I didn't commute. The trip was definitely well worth going to, though! It was shocking to go to a place completely immersed this dangerous deception. Bleh, I think I talked Jason's ear off yesterday telling him all about it! And I still haven't finished telling him all I learned. I still can't believe though, that there's only one missionary there! Crazy! This place is only three hours away! Anyways, thousands upon thousands of Mormons from all over the world visit Navuoo during the summertime. It would be a perfect time to gather a group to go and talk to them! I mean, it would probably be very dangerous. Don told us about how they were almost arrested for simply handing out Bible tracts. His friend was actually in hand cuffs. 'Twas crazy! But I really want to go. I think I might ask around campus, and see if anyone else has had this same idea. If not, since I don't have much of a voice on campus, I'll talk to people from church. I don't know...but all I know is, I really want to go. But, uh...before I ramble on forever (like I did yesterday), I think I should go to class!
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Lazy Saturday Morning (...not good)
So I've been up since 9:30 and did a total of...nothing. I have so much reading to do! Plus I have a test online in FOCM (which, I will NOT forget to take). lol. So this week has been crazy hard on all of us. I won't go into detail, but Mark has been making the divorce really complicated. He's so anxious to leave us! Actually, I don't really want to talk about it, because I'm slightly afraid of what I would say. I also have been talking to mom a lot about it, so I'm kinda talked out about the subject.
Anyways, mom has been working at Wal-greens since 8 am, and I think I'm going to clean hardcore before she gets home. Then, I shall continue the rest of the day doing school work (and perhaps work out tonight for a break! :)
I'm so excited to visit Carrie! I'm trying make it my motivation to go at super speed with my reading (but not too fast, so that I don't retain the information later...I need to remember that I have a 10 page paper on it!) Hopefully McClain will move the due date later. Apparently most of my classmates did not know about the paper until recently! McClain will probably take pity on them. But I really shouldn't take the chance. bleh. Well, off I go to clean! Amazing cleaning skills, onward!
Anyways, mom has been working at Wal-greens since 8 am, and I think I'm going to clean hardcore before she gets home. Then, I shall continue the rest of the day doing school work (and perhaps work out tonight for a break! :)
I'm so excited to visit Carrie! I'm trying make it my motivation to go at super speed with my reading (but not too fast, so that I don't retain the information later...I need to remember that I have a 10 page paper on it!) Hopefully McClain will move the due date later. Apparently most of my classmates did not know about the paper until recently! McClain will probably take pity on them. But I really shouldn't take the chance. bleh. Well, off I go to clean! Amazing cleaning skills, onward!
Monday, October 5, 2009
Pumpkin chai...still good!
So before I start my dreaded reading of Hammett...
I shall blog!
Nothing really abnormal or exciting happened today, but it was still good. Today was the last day of archery, which is good in that I'll have more time to read Hammett. And I just watched two good commercials as of two seconds ago (I'm laying on the living room floor along with two dogs and a Jason, watching the tv). The first one consisted of a chicken. And the second one was a trailer for the Vampire's Assistant, I don't know if it'll be good, but I'll definitely go see it! (If you're home when it comes out, we can go see it together, Carrie!) Uh, oh! Today when I was journaling Proverbs, I referred to The Godfather. lol. Did I mention? I watched it for the first time at Brian's house on Saturday after the Soul Renewal Retreat (by the way, they don't have much relation to each other). Anyways, I won't go into detail on how the movie related to Proverbs, but I'd thought I'd sneak in that randomness into this entry.
Hmm...I took a glorious nap yesterday! I actually intended to work out and do homework...yea, didn't work out so well. But it was much needed, because my headache went away when I woke up. And church was really good yesterday too (but I suppose that goes without saying...). I guess I'll stop procrastinating. Good day!
I shall blog!
Nothing really abnormal or exciting happened today, but it was still good. Today was the last day of archery, which is good in that I'll have more time to read Hammett. And I just watched two good commercials as of two seconds ago (I'm laying on the living room floor along with two dogs and a Jason, watching the tv). The first one consisted of a chicken. And the second one was a trailer for the Vampire's Assistant, I don't know if it'll be good, but I'll definitely go see it! (If you're home when it comes out, we can go see it together, Carrie!) Uh, oh! Today when I was journaling Proverbs, I referred to The Godfather. lol. Did I mention? I watched it for the first time at Brian's house on Saturday after the Soul Renewal Retreat (by the way, they don't have much relation to each other). Anyways, I won't go into detail on how the movie related to Proverbs, but I'd thought I'd sneak in that randomness into this entry.
Hmm...I took a glorious nap yesterday! I actually intended to work out and do homework...yea, didn't work out so well. But it was much needed, because my headache went away when I woke up. And church was really good yesterday too (but I suppose that goes without saying...). I guess I'll stop procrastinating. Good day!
Friday, October 2, 2009
Lies!
So I lied (to Carrie).
I attempted to write my blog yesterday about Wednesday...and call her. I ended up going to the gym finally! Then I came home and translated my Greek sentences (which turned out to not to be due today. 'Tis alright, though. It'll give me more time to work on reading my book. I'm trying to get it done early, because I'm going to visit Carrie the weekend the 10 page paper about the book is due. And I have a day off this coming Wednesday, because testing is being done. Thus I shall declare it "Hammett Day." (Hammett is the writer of the book I have to write a 10 page paper for).
Anyways, away from the gloomy talk of papers and lying friends....
The highlight of my day today was the fact that I got a free pumpkin chai latte!!!! Yes, it was the most delicious hot drink I've ever tasted. The fact that it was free (somehow) contributed to its yummy taste! Did you know that "free" had a flavor? Well, it does. It tastes like pumpkin chai latte!
OH! and before I go and do homework until the dark of night, I should record the crazy events of Wednesday.
Part 1: I taught the mission kids for the first time, which turned out very well! They eagerly listened and asked questions! The only thing that I need to work on is: controlling their craziness! Some were standing up, some were jittery in their seats, and some even got up and stood by me in the front of the classroom in order to follow along when I read the Bible verses! I expected them to be antsy, but I didn't expect them to be so involved with what I was saying. These kids' ages ranged from 6 to 9, and they were uberly smart! I couldn't believe their answers to my questions! I had my doubts about my lesson being "too deep" for them, but I had to try it out. People always underestimate how much kids can learn, and I learned this first-hand.
Part 2: I was apprehensive when it came to leading the college study group, but I was confident in the passage I was reading. I knew I would be awkward sometimes, because my transitions were not always smooth and I didn't always know how to articulate what I thought. But I was honest, and I also knew that others would feel the same way as I did about prayer. It did start a good discussion. At the end, John suggested that instead of praying aloud, we would all pray silently. It was a good prayer time! On the ride home, Jason told me that he always has one good long prayer by himself in Logan Valley, and this is was the first time that he prayed like that outside Logan Valley. That was the greatest feedback I got! Now I just pray that I don't get a big head. My teaching produced authentic results only because God gave me an authentic faith. I just babbled on about the scriptures and the application that I took from it. Not to mention, when I was contemplating the topic I would speak about, it seemed like God affirmed it. The chapel speaker preached on prayer. My teachers were mentioning prayer. And the chapter I had to read for redemption and reconciliation was on prayer. At first, I thought that all the teaching would put words in my mouth that were not mine. But I was wrong. Even though all this helped me understand prayer better, it was what was on my heart that spoke. sooo...I guess I'll stop talking now, and do my homework. Good day! (I was about to say "night"...then I realized...yea, anyways).
I attempted to write my blog yesterday about Wednesday...and call her. I ended up going to the gym finally! Then I came home and translated my Greek sentences (which turned out to not to be due today. 'Tis alright, though. It'll give me more time to work on reading my book. I'm trying to get it done early, because I'm going to visit Carrie the weekend the 10 page paper about the book is due. And I have a day off this coming Wednesday, because testing is being done. Thus I shall declare it "Hammett Day." (Hammett is the writer of the book I have to write a 10 page paper for).
Anyways, away from the gloomy talk of papers and lying friends....
The highlight of my day today was the fact that I got a free pumpkin chai latte!!!! Yes, it was the most delicious hot drink I've ever tasted. The fact that it was free (somehow) contributed to its yummy taste! Did you know that "free" had a flavor? Well, it does. It tastes like pumpkin chai latte!
OH! and before I go and do homework until the dark of night, I should record the crazy events of Wednesday.
Part 1: I taught the mission kids for the first time, which turned out very well! They eagerly listened and asked questions! The only thing that I need to work on is: controlling their craziness! Some were standing up, some were jittery in their seats, and some even got up and stood by me in the front of the classroom in order to follow along when I read the Bible verses! I expected them to be antsy, but I didn't expect them to be so involved with what I was saying. These kids' ages ranged from 6 to 9, and they were uberly smart! I couldn't believe their answers to my questions! I had my doubts about my lesson being "too deep" for them, but I had to try it out. People always underestimate how much kids can learn, and I learned this first-hand.
Part 2: I was apprehensive when it came to leading the college study group, but I was confident in the passage I was reading. I knew I would be awkward sometimes, because my transitions were not always smooth and I didn't always know how to articulate what I thought. But I was honest, and I also knew that others would feel the same way as I did about prayer. It did start a good discussion. At the end, John suggested that instead of praying aloud, we would all pray silently. It was a good prayer time! On the ride home, Jason told me that he always has one good long prayer by himself in Logan Valley, and this is was the first time that he prayed like that outside Logan Valley. That was the greatest feedback I got! Now I just pray that I don't get a big head. My teaching produced authentic results only because God gave me an authentic faith. I just babbled on about the scriptures and the application that I took from it. Not to mention, when I was contemplating the topic I would speak about, it seemed like God affirmed it. The chapel speaker preached on prayer. My teachers were mentioning prayer. And the chapter I had to read for redemption and reconciliation was on prayer. At first, I thought that all the teaching would put words in my mouth that were not mine. But I was wrong. Even though all this helped me understand prayer better, it was what was on my heart that spoke. sooo...I guess I'll stop talking now, and do my homework. Good day! (I was about to say "night"...then I realized...yea, anyways).
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