Rock on

Ccehk tihs out

I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg.The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid... aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deson't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh? Yaeh, and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmratont!

More optimism

Let's see...I got elected to the Chrysalis board as a young adult rep! I served a youth advisor two years ago, but you have to wait a year before you're eligible to be elected as a young adult. I get a term of three years, wahoo! I'm excited about it. There are definitely disadvantages in being on the board. You get to see the political side of the ministry, which isn't always fun. However, it's really cool to know you play a part in helping it improve.

This has been a pretty good weekend so far. I got a nice little surprise when I got invited to hang out with some folks from Valley that I haven't seen in forever and a day. Namely, Kevin, Marv, and Derrik. We got to eat dinner, and I was supposed to see The Chronicles of Narnia with them, but the show was sold out. It was sad, but I went to the next show. It was such an awesome movie! So go see it. To top it off, I ran into my best friend (Justin) from 5th grade-high school. He left for the air force when I was about 15, so I've only seen him two or three times in the last 4 years. But he's home now! There are a bunch of great (and crazy) memories with Justin, Kevin, and Marv. I crack up just thinking about it. I'm hoping to hang out with them more often.

Well, I've got two finals Monday and one Tuesday. As much as I hate to, I should probably start studying tomorrow. Blah. Hopefully they won't be too bad. Oh, who am I kidding...they're gonna be awful. Wait, this is supposed to be an optimistic post. Um...I'm sure I'll do just fine if I study and work hard. Is that better? If I'm going to spend tomorrow studying (which I surely will...) then I better hit the sack. I need to be out of bed by at least...1 tomorrow. That's fair enough. Goodnight and God bless.

Trying to be optimistic...

I know I've been really negative lately, so I apologize to the few people who do read my blog diligently. While I have had pretty good reasons to have a bad attitude, I'm trying to focus on looking on the positive side of things. So this post is forcing me to be optimistic. Let's see...

Well, I tried out for drum major this year. I'm kind of bummed that I didn't get it, but I made it to the top six, and I was the only girl to make it that far besides the dm from last year. The tryouts were way too rushed. I literally had one day to try to learn to use a mace (which I've NEVER used before at all). That thing really hurts a lot when you wack yourself in the head...and elbow...and toe. It was my first time trying out, so maybe I'll do better next year. That was pretty optimistic...go me.

This is the last week of school. Finals are going to be awful, but at least I'll be done with it. And I get a nice, long break for Christmas. Wahoo.

So, I'm working at BEHOLD this year. I'm really excited about it. I haven't been to Sumatanga in about three years, and I'm soooo ready to go back. Some of my best memories are from that place. It's beautiful. Anyway. John Draper asked me to try to recruit some more college folks (around 20 from AU) to work, so let me know if you're interested in leading a group of youth.

Hmm...more optimism...Fred's still alive! Our poor lone goldfish. We think he might have killed the others. He was the biggest, after all. Oh well. His fins are up so I suppose he's just fine and dandy.

Well, I think I've been very optimistic considering it was a very crappy day. Maybe I can keep it up. I think I'll go to bed early tonight. I took a nice nap earlier this afternoon. I'm still trying to catch up on sleep from standing outside at 2 in the morning (in 30 degree weather) beating myself up with that stupid mace. So, goodnight to all.