The Myth & The Majesty

Sorry for the manic re-posting of the previous post. Not quite sure what happened there (not sure anyone noticed, either, since errors of that type are usually pointed out quickly). It's been an absolutely gorgeous day, and you'd never know that we had a high of -9F just 11 days ago. Amazing. Here's hoping that keeps up, to some degree ... I miss good hiking weather. (You can go hiking in the cold, but when the wind comes up? No thank you.) 92 hours till spring break! Woot! And I am counting, thank you very much. It's been a long semester already, and I'm more than prepared to watch movies on my parents' new massive TV. And hang out in Minneapolis. And sleep. And do some homework, as our professors seem to be enjoying giving assignments. 92 hours ...

Five minute fire alarm today while we were trying to get our biochem-e experiment started. Kind of humorous to stand outside, just the three of us with a few profs. Also fun: walking across campus with the fermentor in search of a free autoclave. Something to share with y'all: You Are Bobsledding You're not a world class athlete, but you are a world class maniac.Your need for speed could have you blazing past the finish line! What Winter Sport Are You?

In my searching for a direction in life, I've come to realize a few things -- like the fact that I'm not sure I can be a chem-e for the next forty years -- and question a few things. One of my major questions as of late has centered on possessions; what can I live without? I've now proven to myself that I can live without coffee, but beyond that, things start to get fuzzy. Giving up a beverage when there are fifty other options isn't a big loss. Could I give up my computer and my internet access? Could I stop shopping at the Evil Empire, which I continue to go to despite my dislike of the place? Could I give up my rusty old Jeep? Or my books? Or my music? Or chocolate? Forget by force -- could I do any of this by a simple choice? As Christians, we are called to "drop our nets" and follow Jesus. When he was telling the men that would become his disciples this, it meant giving up their livelihoods, their means of supporting themselves, the only life they'd e

Happy 200th post to me ... That's right, I've hit a benchmark. I passed the 100th post awhile back, when the post counter wasn't working. Now, I have this one to celebrate. I've been on Blogger now for 2 years and 7 months ... That's one post every 4 days and 21 hours (or so) ... Thanks to all of my faithful readers (the three of you) and my less-faithful readers (a few more there, I think), and those who just stumble in when my blog appears on the "Most Recently Updated" list on blogger.com. Observations for today: -The only good thing about V-day is the automatic markdown on chocolate the day after. Mmmm, chocolate. -Yahoo! weather isn't always reliable. Today was supposed to be cloudy with a small chance of snow. We've already passed that "maximum 1 inch" mark that I read about this morning. And there's no sign of it stopping just yet. -It's much easier to drive when you have fresh windshield wiper blades. -My mother has

I am craving a raspberry mocha. Problem #1: I gave up coffee three and a half weeks ago. Suppose it doesn't matter after that, does it? Another week of classes past, another weekend of homework ahead. Homework and random shindigs, including our "brew session" with Dr. G last night, babysitting this afternoon, and a ... something at Spork's place tonight. Good stuff, good stuff. (Sunday ... well, Sunday is church and homework.) The career fair was on Thursday, leaving me with more questions than answers. Some of you know that I've been a tad hesitant these last couple of weeks regarding my future. Maybe "a tad" is an understatement; I've come to the realization that I have no idea where to go next. At this point, there are even several options out there, ranging from a real job to grad school to becoming a janitor at a high school somewhere. It's odd taking things into account that haven't happened yet. I'd like to get a job that would let

It's amazing the things you find with Google some days. Holy mackeral. Despite a breakthrough with my homework about 100 minutes ago (one metric hour? take that, English system!), I have stalled out again with no real desire to work or any particular motivation. As such, I find myself surfing all over again. A few discoveries: #1: I am behind on current events, especially all things local. #2: My list of frequented blogs has grown from three to 16. Ironically, two of the original three are no longer in existence. #3: I miss the time I used to spend backpacking. May have to fix that one soon. #4: I'm hooked on Yahoo! Music Videos. #5: Again, I find myself wanting to blog without any real content. Hopefully that will change soon as well. Argh. Back to the homework.

On the bright side, today cannot be considered a complete waste. I found a rather cool church that I intend to go back to. That feels good, given that after three years I've never managed to get plugged in anywhere specific in RC. On the down side, homework stinks. I'm rather sick of doing things I don't understand for no particularly good reason. I still haven't decided what to do with the rest of my life (a daunting task, to say the least), but this chem-e thing isn't all that exciting anymore. Too bad I came to this realization after so much time and money. Oh, I'm going to finish. Maybe by the end I'll even like it again. This could just be senioritis. After so much time, I'm not even sure what else I can do, which doesn't help things any. Too much heavy thinking, too much homework to do. And a stomach that needs something in it. Poor stomach. Take it easy, folks.