Got my schedule squared away today. Biblical Research and Writing, Human Sit I (an honors class that happens once a week on a Tuesday, from 3pm to 5:30pm), Developmental Psychology (with a teacher that everyone has told me to avoid, but he is the only teacher for that class), Greek (the First of 3 classes) Life of Christ, and Acts of the Apostles. I'm also taking General Psychology over Intercession.
I'm really looking forward to have a schedule that is heavy in Bible classes, It will be a major change from how its been.
Tonight I went two-stepping again, I danced alot, a couple of times with this much older lady, she was fun though, apparently I reminded her of her grandsons. I also dance with two other girls closer to my own age. Afterwards, we went to the underground and played Shoots and Ladders, and Outburst. I really found this one girl rather intriguing. She was the only girl I didn't dance with. She's fun and bubbly!
"Weatherman" by George Fenton & Harold Ramis, because its the opening and closing song to Groundhog Day, which I'm watching. Interesting side note the writer's of the song were the Co-Producer and Director of the movie.
-matt
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
"C'mon C'mon" by the Von Bondies
Its been a long while since I last posted. I meant to do one Friday, so I'll just go ahead and start there.
Went two stepping Friday night with some friends,. It was a really good time though, had lots of fun, even though I only slow danced, and I only did that twice, but it was a good time. I watched some of the office and a movie with friends when I got back, then when I was in my room (around 3:45am) falling asleep in my chair, when I hear the alarm going off, all of the sudden Rob, who had been staying with friends in Allen, bursts through the door and promptly nudes up and jumps in the bathroom on the off chance any one comes looking for them he planned to claim he was in there the whole time.
Saturday I didn't do much of anything, a little homework here and there, but mostly I read this amazing book The Gutter by Craig Gross (more on that later) and then stayed up way too late watching the office after like 3 hours of 24.
Sunday, I woke up too late for church went to a late lunch, and then (to my horror) I discovered that my book bag with my bible, and my math and geology books and notebooks was missing (and is still missing). So I couldn't do any of the homework I had planned to do. I went to Ashley Moore's birthday party and then I went to Downtown with Brooklyn, Laura, Ashley, and Preston.
Yesterday was a long day I didn't get to sleep til 4 because I was doing and ETS (thats Epistle Theme Sheet) on 2 Timothy while trying to watch The Office (terrible combo). Got my Geo test back, 85%, seems to be all I can do in most classes now. It just kills me that I study so hard for these tests and I keep making mid range B's. I take all the notes; I study for hours; I read the chapters, and for what? A stupid B! The only class I feel good about is my Bible class because he gives us so many opportunities for extra points (1400 points worth of quizzes tests and assignments, only 900 for an A). I just can't seem to absorb much of the stuff, last semester was a breeze, barely even had to study for those tests. This semester, there is always something that just doesn't stick, some little factoid that I remember as soon as the test is over, or that (when I get a chance to review the test) I recognize as something I had looked at several times in studying.
One of the good things about yesterday was that I got to talk a girl from my lit class that I never talk to, that whole intimidated by pretty girls thing. Talked to her for about 15 mins in the student center.So a step in the right direction with that issue. Also i got to go to Kelly's and Macye's birthday party.
Today, how do I begin to talk about today? Well I guess its time this is mentioned on here, sorry Dad that I haven't told you about this part of my life sooner. About a year and a half ago, when my parents were splitting up, I got really depressed and got introduced to a couple of people (friends of friends) who liked to throw parties. Well we started to hang out, alot. Slowly but surely I got sucked into that world, drinking, smoking, painkillers they were all par for the course at one of these parties, at least for us.
Then at one such party on April 14th, my friend a girl name Cherrie (pronounced Share-ie) got so drunk that she passed out and nearly died of alcohol poisoning. Thankfully, the police as well as paramedics arrived. I made the call I hadn't had anything to drink yet (having just shown up moments before she collapsed) so I was just told to go home once I found out that she was alright. So as I drove home, early on the morning of the 15th, I promised myself that I wouldn't be a part of that lifestyle ever again, because I had brought Cherrie along for the ride and was almost responsible for her death, and I haven't had a drop of alcohol sense. For an entire year. So that makes today my sobriety day. Thats right my sobriety day is 5 days before 4-20 so you can see how serious I am about that
.
Seperate and apart from that, I find myself dealing with alot of questions lately, is youth ministry what I want to do with my life, if not what should I do. This question has been haunting me since that fateful interview at Reidland Church of Christ in KY, but then I read The Gutter and I began to seriously consider if this was the right choice for me. The whole book is about going out and ministering to people where they are "in the gutter." Its not a revolutionary idea by any stretch of the imagination. Its what Jesus did he didn't ask all the sinners to join him at temple to hear the good news, sometimes he didn't even start off telling them about it. He fed them, and healed them. One of the primary verses that guides Gross is Matthew 25:35-40 particularly verse 40 which says "The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me" There is truly too much in this book for me to do it justice, read it if you can.
Its lead me to ask questions of where I should go and what I should do with my life, I'm praying for the wisdom to make the right choice. I also emailed the career center to see if they can help me figure it out (they claim to have some ability to help those that are Undeclared maybe it'll work for me too.)
The song of the day is "C'mon C'mon" by the Von Bondies, because not only is it the theme for Rescue Me (an awesome show) but also it has come up first twice when I shuffled my Ipod, not to mention they're right, "things were good when we were young."
-matt
Went two stepping Friday night with some friends,. It was a really good time though, had lots of fun, even though I only slow danced, and I only did that twice, but it was a good time. I watched some of the office and a movie with friends when I got back, then when I was in my room (around 3:45am) falling asleep in my chair, when I hear the alarm going off, all of the sudden Rob, who had been staying with friends in Allen, bursts through the door and promptly nudes up and jumps in the bathroom on the off chance any one comes looking for them he planned to claim he was in there the whole time.
Saturday I didn't do much of anything, a little homework here and there, but mostly I read this amazing book The Gutter by Craig Gross (more on that later) and then stayed up way too late watching the office after like 3 hours of 24.
Sunday, I woke up too late for church went to a late lunch, and then (to my horror) I discovered that my book bag with my bible, and my math and geology books and notebooks was missing (and is still missing). So I couldn't do any of the homework I had planned to do. I went to Ashley Moore's birthday party and then I went to Downtown with Brooklyn, Laura, Ashley, and Preston.
Yesterday was a long day I didn't get to sleep til 4 because I was doing and ETS (thats Epistle Theme Sheet) on 2 Timothy while trying to watch The Office (terrible combo). Got my Geo test back, 85%, seems to be all I can do in most classes now. It just kills me that I study so hard for these tests and I keep making mid range B's. I take all the notes; I study for hours; I read the chapters, and for what? A stupid B! The only class I feel good about is my Bible class because he gives us so many opportunities for extra points (1400 points worth of quizzes tests and assignments, only 900 for an A). I just can't seem to absorb much of the stuff, last semester was a breeze, barely even had to study for those tests. This semester, there is always something that just doesn't stick, some little factoid that I remember as soon as the test is over, or that (when I get a chance to review the test) I recognize as something I had looked at several times in studying.
One of the good things about yesterday was that I got to talk a girl from my lit class that I never talk to, that whole intimidated by pretty girls thing. Talked to her for about 15 mins in the student center.So a step in the right direction with that issue. Also i got to go to Kelly's and Macye's birthday party.
Today, how do I begin to talk about today? Well I guess its time this is mentioned on here, sorry Dad that I haven't told you about this part of my life sooner. About a year and a half ago, when my parents were splitting up, I got really depressed and got introduced to a couple of people (friends of friends) who liked to throw parties. Well we started to hang out, alot. Slowly but surely I got sucked into that world, drinking, smoking, painkillers they were all par for the course at one of these parties, at least for us.
Then at one such party on April 14th, my friend a girl name Cherrie (pronounced Share-ie) got so drunk that she passed out and nearly died of alcohol poisoning. Thankfully, the police as well as paramedics arrived. I made the call I hadn't had anything to drink yet (having just shown up moments before she collapsed) so I was just told to go home once I found out that she was alright. So as I drove home, early on the morning of the 15th, I promised myself that I wouldn't be a part of that lifestyle ever again, because I had brought Cherrie along for the ride and was almost responsible for her death, and I haven't had a drop of alcohol sense. For an entire year. So that makes today my sobriety day. Thats right my sobriety day is 5 days before 4-20 so you can see how serious I am about that
.
Seperate and apart from that, I find myself dealing with alot of questions lately, is youth ministry what I want to do with my life, if not what should I do. This question has been haunting me since that fateful interview at Reidland Church of Christ in KY, but then I read The Gutter and I began to seriously consider if this was the right choice for me. The whole book is about going out and ministering to people where they are "in the gutter." Its not a revolutionary idea by any stretch of the imagination. Its what Jesus did he didn't ask all the sinners to join him at temple to hear the good news, sometimes he didn't even start off telling them about it. He fed them, and healed them. One of the primary verses that guides Gross is Matthew 25:35-40 particularly verse 40 which says "The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me" There is truly too much in this book for me to do it justice, read it if you can.
Its lead me to ask questions of where I should go and what I should do with my life, I'm praying for the wisdom to make the right choice. I also emailed the career center to see if they can help me figure it out (they claim to have some ability to help those that are Undeclared maybe it'll work for me too.)
The song of the day is "C'mon C'mon" by the Von Bondies, because not only is it the theme for Rescue Me (an awesome show) but also it has come up first twice when I shuffled my Ipod, not to mention they're right, "things were good when we were young."
-matt
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