just got back from souled out, an h2o event with some intense prayer & fellowship, and it was great. i saw two friends for the first time in a while, and it was awesome to see the turnarounds they've done, getting away from the party scene. its cool to see God change lives. and thanks for letting me use your guitar justin, it played quite nicely.
we started talking about some old HS friends, and it left me reeling a little bit. people change, i guess.
i had an appointment with a professor at 1:30pm today, so i waited outside his office (because he is usally on the phone over the lunch hour), but this time i waited until after 2pm. when he finally came out of his office, he asked me to wait while he ran to do another errand in the departmental office. i waited until 2:20, then went to find him to tell him i had to leave. now, get this straight - i know my professor has given me A LOT of his time and i'm very thankful for it. but i waited for almost an hour, and didn't even get an apology. i just sat in the hallway and watched people walk by. as soon as i saw mike (his class had started and ended by that time) i walked with him out of the building. it was frustrating.
tigers and padres are a combined 1-6. the mud hens won their home opener last night though!
this week has been long and taxing. not too stressful, but 15 hour days start to get old after a while. i'm tired and hungry, and while its still 'early' on a friday night i just want to get some food and some rest. we'll save the party till tomorrow.
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thumbs up: hearing alisson talk. it's been awhile since i last talked to anyone about anything important. plus, she cares about people.
thumbs down: rain. all day.
quote: "God has a better plan & perfect future" - mike, a long time ago
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"i have to check in" - alisson, bringing back memories of her brother calling home to 'check in' even though his house was two down from mine (can you say overprotected?)
cd rotation: foo fighters: there is nothing left to lose
now i have this big dilemma: do i try to update my links to make me look cool on the hawaiian model's page, and risk losing everything? i think i'm going to try and update in a few days, because i want to milk this as long as i can!
i went straight through the day again, where lunch consists of a powerbar and dinner looks the same. i'm meeting with my professor again tomorrow; the pace is definitely quickening. but like i said before, i'm definitely getting stuff done.
i spoke with a professor at the u. of cali-davis and he sounded pretty interested to have me at grad school. we'll see what kind of offer they make as the april 15 deadline draws ever closer.
i'm going to relax for now. it's been a long week. tomorrow, though friday, is very full as well.
and those of you who didn't go to h2o missed out!
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thumbs up: packing the union multi-purpose room
thumbs down: that gosh darn wind
quote: "where love is like the lubrication for faith" -andre davis, guest speaker at h2o tonight
cd rotation: further seems forever: how to start a fire
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foo fighters: there is nothing left to lose (memories of spring break 2002)
and you know what i just found out? my blog is posting to a hawaiian model's webpage. i'm not kidding at all. click on "what's new." this is way too funny.
this time my math program has been running for over two hours. its a different assignment, same ridiculous time consumed. and wags, for some reason i feel like i have to justify my frisbee golf excursion this afternoon. it was the only time away from school that i've had today. those 45 minutes of relaxation are making up for my 9am-12am day on campus. and i really appreciate you letting me spend time on my classwork.
the reason school is such a pain in my butt is that my honors project is finally running. sort of. i met with my professor today, and he wants to meet tomorrow and friday as well. i spent about three hours working on a progam (not the one that takes two hours to run) and i think i'm really close to having it finished. the end product will look cool - an animation composed of several plots. if anyone, i think mike might be able to appreciate the time spent programming.
and while i complain that i'm swamped with homework (believe me, its true), let me also say that i'm learning a ton right now, and that's no coincidence that knowledge comes from working hard. i imagine grad school will work the same way. it would help me out a lot if it wasn't so nice out, though!
tigers are losing again. since i follow them so much, i think i'd like to see a game soon. maybe when school's out.
i ran into my friend emily today - emily that i had three classes with last year. she's got style, and she makes me feel all preppy when i'm out wearing my j.crew and gap junk, because she dresses totally rock and roll. i used to dress rock and roll back when i was a freshman. now i feel like a pansy. no more studded belt, no more long hair, no more band t-shirts every day. but now its weird because dressing alt is now trendy (like the hat girl, mike). or maybe i just don't care about clothes now because, lets admit it, who has the time?
speaking of girls, it always sucks when the temperatures rise, because hot girls come out of hibernation. it's like, "where did all of you come from?" which just reinforces the fact that i'm single, which was getting me down today.
my brain is cooked, fried, and set aside. i hope to be around tomorrow so maybe if you're my friend and you read this, i'll see you then.
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thumbs up: getting my program to run once
thumbs down: the other program has been running for 9601.3 seconds and still going
quote: "my friend alaska_justin once through his frisbee at that tree, and it split in half!" - explaining to ben the stories behind every hole of frisbee golf
cd rotation: october fall
my math program for my honors project has been running in maple for the last ten minutes or so. its about half way finished. my project is due in five weeks and this is all i really have to show for it. anyway. i found out i got a 102/110 on my thermo exam last week, so all i have to do is get an 'a' or 'b' on the next exam and i won't have to take the final. finals week should be nice, when all my hard work this semester will pay off and keep the stress low. or so i tell myself.
the two mlb teams i'm following, the padres and the tigers, are a combined 0-3. i sure did pick some winners.
**new mission**
in your blog somewhere, please list the maximum amount of time you will wear your jeans before you wash them. let's assume no stains, just normal wear. my personal max is about four weeks, though usually i wash them about every three.
ah, my program is finished running. back to that.
and if you read this, and don't live in BG, then i'd really like to hear from you, so write me back, dang it. i think andrew is excused because i talked to him last night a little on IM. but kathy, justin, jeff, leah, etc. lets hear a little something.
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thumbs up: that spring breeze
thumbs down: trying to eat healthy while being hungry ALL THE TIME
quote: "And I’m lookin’ in the mirror all the time
Wonderin’ what she don’t see in me
And I’ve been funny, I’ve been cool with the lines
Ain’t that the way love supposed to be" - from the new pinewood cover "Jesse's girl" cd rotation: further seems forever "the moon is down"
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the get up kids "four minute mile"
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october fall mix
i always have the intention to do lots of homework on my shifts at work, but i can never get anything done. too much instant messenger, and the ole' interweb bringing me down. i read some random blogs today though, that was pretty fun.
since today was opening day for most baseball teams, i decided i'm going to follow the detroit tigers like you have never seem me follow them before. they lost today. i should have picked a better team to follow. that, and i will also arbitrarily follow the...san diego padres. just because i like san diego. it doesn't snow there in march.
i have a younger brother, so naturally i like to try and live my life through him. you know, tell him all the cool stuff to do because i hadn't figured it out when i was in high school. and so, a proud accomplishment is: tim likes clarity (jimmy eat world) a lot. and i couldn't be happier. my self proclaimed 'greatest album of all time' is now in his top 5 of all time. he's more into u2, and that's just fine with me. i love seeing people find their favorite music and want to play music as a result. attaboy, little brother. now we just need to work on girls...
and you know what blog i read today that made me absolutely happy? bruce edwards' blog entries for his sons, michael and justin. you guys have an awesome dad. reading his encouragement and excitement for you is awesome. its great to have such support. i was very happy to read it. i'm also glad to hear that wags and katie are starting a little somethin' somethin'.
i'm just about finished with my shift tonight, i don't think i'm going to work in the labs any more because i'm covering for someone who's sick, and i'm over on my alotted hours anyway, plus this takes away from my homework productivity. don't worry wags, i agreed to this shift on a temporary basis. i've gotten one question in my four hours here, and i couldn't even answer it. that shows how much shifts are worth, i guess.
did anybody go visit a professor like i asked? i know justin did.
heidi, my friend anthony just started working at bob evans. he's a funny, weird guy. we call him "meatball."
the pinewood show for thursday has been rescheduled, so i'll let you know where and when that ends up.
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thumbs up: low stress
thumbs down: nagging school assignments
quote: "ben's dumb" - ben's sister kelly remarking about ben's intellectual abilities
cd rotation: slick shoes: wake up screaming (a blast from the past: the cd reeks of summer of 2000)
i was just studying in our family room in the apt., when i was dazing off and spotted my photo albums. i realized that all six of my albums were from road trips, all since my soph. year. which means i've done a lot of traveling, and boy do i feel blessed to have done so. lots of happy memories...three trips to carolina, one each to georgia, arizona, and colorado, plus lots of pictures from wash. dc, san diego, the u.p. of michigan, etc. for some reason i feel really happy that i've been all over the u.s., i'm sure more good trips will follow!
this morning pinewood led praise & worship at the covenant church, and it was awesome to play and then hear their new pastor speak. i'm usually an h2o man so it was a nice change of pace.
today marks day #2 that i've napped for over 2 hours, and it was everything i thought it would be, and more. it was one of those naps where i woke up and 1) didn't have any idea where i was, 2) couldn't figure out what the numbers "5:24" meant on my clock, and 3) thought it was morning.
after work, stuart came over to chill and we talked about what we're going to do when we grow up and have money. i mean, i reported an income of $8563 on my taxes, which isn't very much at all. imagine making like $30,000 a year, and that's lower-middle class! i'd buy so much stuff, lots of good hiking gear, kraft mac & cheese (no more kroger brand), a camera, etc. i mean, i know that money isn't the way to happiness, but i feel like i've put in my time living as a humble college student, wondering if i can afford to go to taco bell for dinner. it would be nice to not have to worry about money all the time. and it would be nice to be able to give back, too.
anyway, if i take this fellowship at osu, i'm going to go out and buy my first car. i know that making $14400 a year isn't much to live on next year, but i think that i'll be able to afford a $200/month car payment. so what does that mean i can get? i've grown up on a honda, and for the gas mileage and cost they're pretty good. if i had some more cash i'd look into a v6 turbo diesel jetta because the power would sure come in handy on those vacations to north carolina and colorado. jesse got his 97 ford ranger pickup (4-cyl) for $5700 and that sounds like a deal to me. anyway, its pretty exciting to think that i may actually own my own car someday.
so five more weeks of class. and one week of finals. and then i'll be walking across the stage at graduation. and what am i going to do this summer then, you ask? the sick thing is, probably take more classes. and yes, i am serious.
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thumbs up: not doing homework
thumbs down: snow in the forecast
quote: "ladies and gentlemen, an excellent shot" -rick's best harry carey impression, while playing pool in the band room
cd rotation: a bad tooth and nail sampler cd
after turning in my math take-home on friday morning, i took the rest of the day off to enjoy myself - playing frisbee, dunking on a 9'-6" hoop, and getting $171 worth of repairs on my car. the Q4 apartment (sans ben) went up to one of those crazy liquidation sales at the lucas co. rec center, where you can buy everything from tires to jewelry to clothes. i found some jeans and that was that.
jesse and went to a party and then saw the ring at the union. wow, that movie was messed up but amazing. the cinematography was awesome - like the choice of colors, the use of long camera shots, and the overall bleakness of the scenery. and i couldn't even watch a few parts because i knew it was messed up. jesse and ben rented the mothman prophecies tonight but i don't know if i could watch another movie like that for a while, so i skipped out.
this morning was cool because the pinewood guys (sans a different ben) went to the 'men's breakfast' at the covenant church. it was interesting to see guys in their 30s, 40s, and 50s talk about how they try to live out their faith in the workplace. andrew, your dad was there, though i didn't talk to him at all. i talked a little how its sometimes easy, sometimes hard to try and be a christian at college. its easy in some ways, because i can distance myself from the crazy parties pretty easily. but its hard in others, because its just hard to talk about God sometimes. it was cool to hear from these guys and how they can have a positive impact on their co-workers.
here's to a warmer tomorrow.
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thumbs up: hanging with friends
thumbs down: the iron-on letters don't stick very well
quote: "would you rather make out with another guy, or take a big lick from the inside of a toilet bowl?" - stef (aka tall & lengthy)
cd rotation: new found glory: sticks & stones
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jimmy eat world/jebediah split (jimmy's awesome, jebediah not so much)
