An Ode To Existence

back in the groove

it's been a good three days i suppose. as good as they can be with me being required to attend classes and such. i would have written sooner but things have been more than a little crazy so far this week. this is probably not a good thing, but classes are almost secondary right now to all the stuff i'm doing with crusade. it's not like i'm neglecting my work (what little i have), it's just that at this point being a small group leader has required much more effort and energy than doing my homework. i know there will be a point (or many) later in the semester when i will be wishing this was still true, but i'll just enjoy it while it lasts.

so aside from my classes, which all seem to be pretty cool, i've been running around trying to meet all the freshmen guys in my assigned area and let them know when/where we meet. that was monday, and we (josh, russ, chucko &i) somehow managed to make it through the entire list of 39 contacts in about 3 hours all told. i love it when that happens. tuesday was our first small group bible study, and i was a bit nervous. not the 'how are we gonna pull this off?' kind, but the 'is anybody gonna show or is this gonna flop?' kind. basically i just set myself up to be freakin blown away by God, and he kindly obliged with 18 dudes showing up to the first meeting. not exactly a small group, but that's the kind of problem i like to have.

last night was our first cru meeting and we finally got into the nelson music room. yay!! but we only get it for the first three weeks. boo!! i swear, this percel dude, or whatever he calls himself, is being way too difficult about the room. it's not like anyone (except us) ever uses it during the fall anyway. i suppose it's progress from not being allowed in there at all. anyways, i thought the meeting went pretty well. we had a nice big bunch of people, and the worship team is getting bigger and better every time i turn around. now we have a bass, bongos, and a piano to go along with the guitars, drums and singers. i really like how it sounds.

i got to share my testimony at the meeting, and that was another one of those nervous moments. it's kinda funny that i would worry about forgetting a part of my life. i mean, how do you do that? it's your own life! and i knew that, but nevertheless i had that little knot of nervousness because i didnt want to look nervous while i was up there talking. i was like 'God, i can't do this.' and He was like 'yeh, I know. I'm gonna do it for you.' and so He did, and i even told a couple jokes while was up in front of everyone. go God!

oh yeh, and i took that file cabinet back to wal-mart and got one with handles. woot! i still haven't caught up with my pseudo-independent study prof yet. i think i should go do that. i'll explain later. pz and God bless.

sounds: tim hughes - here i am to worship
food for thought: under centuries of sand, a trading hub - john noble wilford (schoolwork, doh!)

bracing for the storm

well, it was fun while it lasted. tonight ends the last summer vacation i will ever have in my entire life. well, not necessarily. if, as the butt of some cosmic joke, i become a teacher, i suppose i would have more summer vacations. but i'm not planning on that, so if i'm not working, i'll just be unemployed. oh well, it had to happen sometime. i guess this means i'm almost a full fledged adult or something, eh? just one last year of college and i am officially in the real world. i don't think the world is ready for me yet though. it might be best for me to stay here for a few more years, hehe.

alrightyo, it's time to sleep. i have class at 1 pm tomorrow. ahhhh, such is the life of a senior :) hasta luego y vaya con Dios.

sounds: sister hazel - all for you
food for thought: the hobbit - j.r.r. tolkien