i have a sore throat today and those are never fun.
tonight i got to see a good friend from high school for the first time in a couple years. he is a guy who i really respect, admire, and think very highly of. it was good to see him. we went to wal-mart and visited dale. dont drop out of school kids, you end up working at wal-mart. just kidding dale, you do a great job and wal-mart would be a disaster without you.
i also got to hang out with my neighbors, the cassels. that was nice because they are super cool.
this break, although fast, has been a productive and enjoyable one. i missed a few of you guys (ham and kyle)..but dont worry..i'll see you over christmas. thanks to those of you who had fun with me.
tomorrow is the big trip back to indiana. cant wait to get back into the swing of things.
that was sarcasm but you cant really tell with the writing mood i am in.
im going to bed.
goodbye pennsylvania.

i apologize for my waste-of-time-thanksgiving-break postings. not like any of you care.
last night i went to perkins with a bunch of friends. good times good times. i ordered the chicken tender melt. god bless america my home sweet home. man that thing is good.
dale and tim and i made up a game called ping pelt. it was pretty humorous. just like old times.
just got the christmas tree with the family. we did it and record time and that was a relief. both andy and my father had their respective trees picked within 5 minutes. i like it that way.
just said goodbye to andy and jodi and taylor. hard to believe my extra-long-over-a-week-break is already ending.

Thanksgiving has come and gone. good food, good times.
let's see if i've figured out this commenting system yet.
aaahhhh..yes..it worked. leave me comments and give even more meaning to my life.

im off to the thrift store.

i just want to be the clay in your hands.
-mineral

in the days of my youth and meteorology complaints
-visited the ol' stompin' ground tonight. my alma mater...southern lehigh high school. they've built on a huge addition there over the past 2 years, and this was the first i have seen it. it is nice, but the old part still looks exactly - and hauntingly - the same. i do not miss high school at all. i would venture to say that it is the biggest joke and farce ever pulled in history of the united states. i dont really know what i mean by that. i guess lately...college is the time where you realize you were never as old as your thought you were going through school, and you still arent as old as you think you are, although you are getting old because younger kids were born in years you specifically remember and they give you blank stares when you talk about all the tv shows and toys you remember. when you are in high school, it seems like a big deal, but in the big scheme of things, it is nothing. i guess that's what im getting at.
-besides the high school, it was good to see some old friends and laugh.
-so there's a snow storm hitting us tonight. up to this point, the snow of the season that i have experienced has been quite anti-climactic. usually the first snow is a big deal...but it's been unanticipated and hasnt amounted to much, leaving me unsatisfied. i suppose the past few winters we have gone without snow until late december or early january, so to get some in mid-november without warning is kinda, disappointing, perhaps. all this to say, that, despite the current snow not being the most exciting either, it was a very pleasant drive on the way home tonight with the snow falling. it is coming down fast and we'll see what tomorrow holds.
-im off to bed. happy thanksgiving eve.

12 hours of sleep. you can't do that at college, folks.

my break so far
the trip home went well. we saw rachel moyer in cedarville which was enjoyable. although, being at cedarville and hearing about all the rules and whatnot made me very thankful for taylor.
this morning erica and i went to the church in staten island that my sister and her husband are helping to start. the new york accent is a beautiful thing.
tonight we had pepper and onion homemade pizza. mmm. taylor was here...it took her a while to warm up as usual, but once she did we had so much fun. she is growing up fast. she decided she wanted to put on her pajamas and asked me to help. without going into detail lets just say that she was standing there naked waiting for help and i was giggling so hard because i was so embarrassed and she was giggling so hard because i was giggling so hard and it was pretty funny. we had fun with her and andy and jodi.
tomorrow i need to finish the take-home test i didnt finish before leaving, and dale and i may go down to philly.
it is good to be home.

it feels good to be going home. very good. see you pennsylvanians there.
ive been told lately that i have a big mouth. we'll leave my comments at that.
ive been trying to set this blog up so that people can post comments after each post...i thought i had it but apparently i didnt. we'll see what comes up in the near future.
remind me to talk about the gap...and i think thats it.
and i will quickly add that i think it is a shame that the phrase "practice what you preach" has become a cliche over the years.

contrary to popular belief
the get up kids' "on a wire" is definitely not as bad as everyone says. sure, it sounds more like the new amsterdams than the new amsterdams do, and it's definitely not "something to write home about," but i find it very enjoyable.

perhaps homeschooling is an option
dont worry, i am not considering homeschooling for my children, that is an exaggeration. but i will say this: there are quite a few people in some of my classes who i would NOT want teaching my children. and this is at a christian school. pretty depressing when you think about it.

lyrics for the day:
where does the misunderstanding come from demanding that we be outstanding and then some?
perfections never was a requirement although some might say we desired it,
so then for times when things get old i might get cynical.
i see that i dont see, do they see you when they see me?

in honesty there's room for improvement
thoughts may change the truth be told
a closed mind will leave you empty
use your mind to use your soul

alert the press the dogmas are a mess
opnions shift, a broken sift, an empty hand
all billboards ask, "where do they stand"
do all streams lead to one sea?

logically theres room for all questions
though the answers arent all known
objectivity is the myth of plenty
who doubt his truth within their soul

-"all that is good" five iron frenzy

dreams, pride, and life in the general sense
-so this morning i took my first chapel skip of the year and caught up on some sleep. it felt good. but for the second time this year, i had the most realistic dream ever where i dreamt i woke up like 5 hours later and had missed all of my classes. i got a zero on a math quiz, points taken off on a project i was supposed to turn in, and more. and kyle said to me, "that's what you get for being so lazy. you shouldnt take naps" and he was really mean to me. (but that happens in real life, too). but then i woke up at 10:35 and realized it was all a dream and it was the greatest sense of relief i have ever experienced.....besides farkle.
-it turns out it was a good day to skip chapel. let me set the scene. for those of you who have been keeping up with my rantings, you know that the sound guy just got fired or whatever. now, there are 2 guys from maintenance that are mostly in charge of doing sound. unfortunately, they dont know a THING about it. SO...from what i hear...our president gets up to speak today, and his lapel mike isnt working. so he goes to the pulpit mike and thats not working. so he finally gives up and prays and dismisses everyone at 10:20. whoops! that made quite a few people not too happy.
if these maintenance guys would just swallow their pride and admit they know nothing about the sound system and let one of us guys who have been working with it for a couple years run it, things would be fine.
this is exactly what the old guy wanted to do...prove to everyone that we couldnt do it without him. if we'd all swallow our pride that wouldnt be a problem.
the people in charge of my generation night are paying a fortune to have a guy bring in his own sound equipment and run the show. if they'd swallow their pride they'd realize the chapel system COULD sound good if the right people run it and they could save a lot of money and hassle.
so, that's that. life would be a lot easier if people werent prideful.
-today in the one building somehow sewage was coming out of a water fountain. yikes. and holy moly it smelled like someone put off 10 stink bombs at once and it wasnt going away.
-thats all.

sixpence, fruit, motivation, predestination, and kids named after rock stars
-i think we can both be glad that my blog addiction has died down some.
-the blog page has been slow in loading today and boy is that ever annoying.
-i have been listening to the new sixpence none the richer album off their website. wow. it is good. really good. it was worth the wait.
-well, im finally finished with my huge lesson plan project in math. now i just need to finish my take-home test in ed psych by friday so that i can come home early. today was probably the most productive tuesday i've had this year. i actually woke up at 8:45 on my own, and went straight to the library to finish my project. im kind of worried about myself.
-oranges are the best fruit. hands down. well, citrus fruit in general, cuz it's hard to beat clementines, tangerines, and the like.
-if anyone would like a copy of the nate su/saxon shore show that we played here at taylor, let me know. i'll make a copy and get it to you or something. as long as you still buy the real thing when it comes out.
-the past couple days in biblical literature class, we've been talking about calvinism and arminianism. quite frankly, the topic has always confused me and frustrated to me. i found these lectures intersting, though, and i actually stayed awake, probably because it was the first time they were presented without bias or defensive arguments. i dont really have anying profound to say. but i will say that i am content in being a follower of christ instead of a follower of calvin or whoever else. i am a firm believer in the fact that there are some things god intends for us NOT to know, and i rest confidently in the fact that we cannot completely figure him out. i wouldnt want to believe in something or someone that i could completely comprehend.
-yesterday was my last day of tutoring ace freely. unfortunately, i wasnt really thinking when i got dressed at the beginning of the day, and i was wearing a backwards hat and had drawn a red star on each one of my fingers. the first thing he said when he saw me was "hey...you're not allowed to wear a hat in the building!" whoops. then he asked me why i was drawing on myself. he sure made me feel stupid. what was worse was that his mother brought her camera to take pictures of us. oh well. AND...he asked me once again if i got cold in my zip up sweatshirt. i said, "thanks, yvonne, but im fine."
-tomorrow night i am hosting a visitor named tom petty. yup, tom petty. hopefully he can teach me a few things on harmonica.
-i guess thats all for now. im in one of those moods where i want to write...like something is on my head...but it just isnt coming to me. everyone take care of yourselves...and do something nice for someone...and i'll talk to you later.

correction
i just said i hit the 100 mark on my counter...well, apparently this counter is pretty faulty. first it said 99, then it said 92, then it said 94 after refreshing it three times in a row. so, probably no one has been visiting my blog. *sigh*

life with my roomie
"man..lounging on the couch, with my shoes off, peeling an orange, in the afternoon...i feel mediterranean. now all i need is olive oil and a mistress."
-kyle mangum

kyle and i have been discussing the idea of planting a video camera in our room and documenting our interaction. it would be a best selling dvd i think. we are either being harshly sarcastic with each other, making fun of someone and giggling like girls, sword fighting with the swords we stole from our neighbors, or singing at the top of our lungs to whatever song is on the stereo. trust me, it gets to be pretty funny.

looks like i have hit the 100 mark on my counter. i wonder how many of those have been me. thanks for visiting.

is god superstitious?
ok, so here's a funny story. my friend scott coaster calls a girl last monday night to ask her on our floor pick-a-date. she says yes. the next day he hears from a friend of her roommates the following unbelievable coincidence:
every night, the girl's roommmates pray at 11:11 (thats the time when wishes come true, so, i guess it just gives god extra incentive to answer their prayer) for a godly husband for her. guess what time coaster called. he called at 11:11, on november 11th. 11:11 on 11/11. ooooohhhhh boy.
so if thats not pressure, i dont know what is.
apparently the pick-a-date went well besides the awkward silences where neither know what to talk about.

as long as coaster doesnt walk under any ladders or break any mirrors...i think he's the one for her.

stuff.
-remember in the early nineties when all the cool people had beepers? and now all the cool people have cell phones instead. actually, everyone has cell phones. so what do the cool people have?
-holy moly...i laid down at 7:30 because some kind of tiredness hit me like a rock. i woke up around 8:15 to kyle saying something about me and handing me the phone. it was erica and wes who had just stopped by in my lobby. i went down and dont remember much besides that. i am still kind of out of it.
-all the lesson plans that are due are coming pretty darn slow. this is gonna be a week full of work if i want to get home early.
-we had a pick-a-date last night...duckpin bowling in indianapolis once again. the night was full of getting lost and other disappointments, but all in all, a good time was had. i'll spare the rest of the comments.
-still thinking of something reflective and intelligent to say, but, my mind is still a little foggy at this point.
-su and i are hopefully recording a new song soon, so that jamin and erica can make a music video for it for one of erica's classes and for an enhancement on the new cd. im stoked, but we'll see when and if it gets done. i'm hoping for furious d pitty to come out and spend a week with us in beautiful indiana and record all the drum parts in studio 403...havent talked that over with su-nasty yet, though. we'll see.

An Interesting Night (to Say the Least...)
So, last night, Kyle and I decided to watch Bandits. being the sleep deprived man that i am, i retired to my bed halfway through the movie. at about 2:45 am, i was sound asleep and kyle had just gotten in bed. all of a sudden, we heard that wonderful sound that all of us love to hear, the obnoxious buzz of the fire alarm and the blinding flash of the strobe light. my reflexes were impeccable for being sound asleep - one buzz and i was sitting up in my bed yelling "NOOOOO!" so, we rushed to get our clothing on and went out the door. in the hallway, aaron weber, our across the hall neighbor, was running around in his boxers asking for a towel. i said to myself "what a goofball..what in the world is he doing." he got a towel, and ran down the hall toward the lobby and fell to his stomach halfway through, and i thought "this is kid is an idiot." then he proceeded to plug the crack at the bottom of the door. thats when kyle and i look at each other thinking "man, this must be a real fire, he's plugging the smoke." we start walking outside and hear people mentioning a sprinkler head. we realize this is no fire, but someone, once again, has hit a sprinker head off. kyle and i are hesitant, and dont really want to go outside in the freezing we snow, and luckily the fire alarm is turned off. we walk down the hall only to smell the worst odor known to man. old water smell horrible, let me tell you. the water is coming through our hallway door, so we go through the bathroom to the center hallway.
from there, we walk into the lobby to find chaos. there is at least 2 inches of water on the ground, water pouring out of the ceiling, and people from all floors of the dorm coming up to take pictures and jump around in the water. the PA's are sweeping water towards the bathroom into the drain to keep it from going down the halls and into rooms. the rest of the night consisted of the noisiness of a certain PA yelling at the top of his lungs to the people who are awake but the only people hearing him are those asleep, kyle and i making fun of that certain PA and avoiding work by going to bed, the sound of shop vacs and industrial fans, etc.
we decided that if there was ever really a fire in morris, that absolutely no one would leave the building...they would all go to see the fire and take pictures of their friends playing in it. and a certain PA would be yelling, "HOUSE! HOUSE! DO NOT PLAY IN THE FIRE! THIS IS NOT A CAMPFIRE! PUT YOUR MARSHMALLOWS AWAY! HOUSE!"
it felt good to laugh so hard, even though it was 3 in the morning.

-just got to the computer lab (what a fun friday night..so far) to work on my webpage, only to find that all the work i did in class today was apparently unsaved and didnt work. so that really bites the big one. i will also add that the computers in this lab are very jacked up.
-it's been snowing in upland all day today. it would be nice except that it's sooo wet already so it's just kinda miserable. it hasnt been sticking all day, but has started to as of late.
-my boss (as mentioned on 11/12/2002, 9:23:22 PM) was fired today, apparently. this fact has made several people quite happy. first, the guy was just a poor sound man in general. bad at mixing, bad at setting up, just poor all around. this couldve been tolerable except for the fact that he was a stubborn, domineering, condescending jerk. honestly...i mean, i wouldn't call him a jerk if he wasnt. he was just completely rude to everyone he worked with. people have been complaining to his supervisor for weeks...and it finally came to an end. that will make my life a little more pleasant.
-erica and i were supposed to go see a play here at school tonight - the miracle worker. we were pretty stoked because they have it raining on stage....but...it was sold out. which is not surprising..i mean, hello, it RAINS on stage.
im out of here. have a great weekend.

while drinking his first beloved strawberry crush of the year, between oooing and aahing, kyle states: "if i were condemned to drink one thing for the rest of my life, it would be...well...water. but it sure would be hard to part with strawberry crush."

i have been obsessively and constantly checking the the saxon shore blog (http://saxonshore.blogspot.com) ever since our show with them to see if they would mention something about nate and i. they just got back from tour and posted a big thank you list........and we were nowhere to be found. a month of waiting all for nothing. *sigh*

iamyourZER0: alright.
iamyourZER0: um...
iamyourZER0: i know youve been asking me about your blog and if youre actually a geek for having one.
iamyourZER0: and i just read all of your posts
NERDVOMMIT: and you've decided i definitely am
iamyourZER0: and.....quite honestly...i dont know if i can support me "youre not a geek for having one" statement anymore
NERDVOMMIT: i hate you.
iamyourZER0: hahaaha
iamyourZER0: no, im just kidding
NERDVOMMIT: you're jealous
iamyourZER0: actually, i kind of want one now
NERDVOMMIT: i knew it
NERDVOMMIT: i am the blogmaster
iamyourZER0: hahaha
NERDVOMMIT: and i am a geek for saying that
iamyourZER0: sure are

well, the story in the echo (as mentioned on 11/12/02 9:23:22PM) is not being published. it turns out a friend who happened to be reading my blog is roommates with the girl who was doing the story, and after i talked about it with her, she shared my feelings with the girl and it was decided to drop it. i feel bad....should i? i guess its just that i have a hard enough time with tainted motives, and i think we all do, and letting the whole campus know would have twisted things some. i dont know. but...noah's father's surgery went well..he was supposed to have 2 surgeries in a row, but the 1st one went a lot longer than they expected, so the 2nd one is postponed til next week. all went well, though.

what a beautiful day, by the way. i realized at about 2:30 that i forgot my bookbag at the DC after lunch, which was frustrating. but once i started the long walk to get it, it was great.

big business ain't easy / im sure you'd agree / especially when the product is eternity / to stay one step ahead we must achieve / and turn this holy temple / into a factory // is there anywhere you can run / to hid from the thieves? / cause eternity's on sale today for a fee // our sanctuary of this high-rise / our steeples / our billboards / our slogans / our converts // oh - don't forget to buy this t-shirt / as you leave / and open up the offering box / and give until it hurts // show me an open heart and we'll steal it away / cuase eternity's up for sale for a small fee today // faith is buying me away / buying me a way / to convert the masses into little servants / faith is buying me away / buying me a way / buying me into your home (soul) // this altar is a stage / our sponsor must be paid / and maybe we'll even make the front page
- project 86

i promise i'll have some light-hearted stuff on here once in a while. i dont want to depress everyone. im just waiting for something funny to talk about.

-this morning, i went to breakfast and had a make-your-own-belgian-waffle for the first time. it was everything i had hoped for and more.
-just got back from math lab. what the heck have teachers been doing for 4 years if a 4th grader doesn't know how to tell time, and doesnt have the attention span or desire to learn. it scares me...and makes me hope the next 2 and a half years will be profitable years of learning for me.
-with regards to yesterdays comments, i suppose i was saying that sometimes it takes a tragedy to make people realize they can't control everything. and when that tragedy occurs, hopefully that realization will stick with them for the rest of their life. the realization is startling, and scary at first. but when you take a step back and look at it, you can finally relax in the comfortable control and sovereignty of God. ...but how quickly we forget.

sorry for all the heavy topics today..here comes another one...
yeah, so i'm fasting today. and kyle and i were talking about it, and it's amazing just how much discipline it takes. i mean, normally, when you feel just a little tinge of hunger, you find something to eat, and its no big deal. there have been so many times today where my stomach rumbles and i reach for some pop tarts, and then remember.
america is so spoiled and we don't even know it. americans dont have to turn to god because they can rely on themselves and their technology...american christians dont know how to fully rely on god because we live so comfortably in this country where everything is handed to us the minute we need it. and then a couple of planes fly into the temples of our idolized country and we stop..and think..and realize. ...and once the shock of it all dies down, we can relax, and forget once again...and return to our refrigerators, our computers, our cars, ourselves...

so today is probably the first day i've fully understood fasting as a whole.
anyone want to go to la bamba's at 4am?

-my writing for teachers prof just got a book about john steinbeck published. and it's even being sold at wal-mart. how cool is that? barbara heavilin - look for it in a store near you. a kid asked her if she'd make millions off of it...and if she did would we all get A's for supporting her. she said yes. here's hoping...
-duffy robins from eastern spoke in chapel this morning. funniest man alive. but he ended up speaking on behalf of compassion international - and sponsoring kids in other countries giving them food, education, and good stuff like that. it is pretty tough for me to sit through those talks...last year i had to give up my kid, cuz i was honestly in danger of not being able to make tuition payments. how lame is that. i pay $22,000 stinking dollars a year to get an education, while a starving kid just needs $336 a year to LIVE. it seems so backwards and twisted...the focus on money in christianity in general. i get $60 dollars of allowance a month....how disciplined can i be to sacrifice half of that to save a kid's life? it shouldnt be a sacrifice at all..but it is. i suppose i have some thinking to do.
-so i found out last night there was a body found outside of my high school yesterday. and found out this morning a kid from my class hung himself on a tree by the school...a janitor found him at 8:00 in the morning. i didnt really know the kid...but...wow.
it is every education major's passionate, overzealous, and somewhat naive dream (...including mine) that they are gonna save every kid's life and make everything better in schools today. and it's a worthy goal, and definitely important. but im sure this kid had teachers that wanted to do exactly that. i dont know what he was dealing with. he just somehow slipped through the cracks of those teachers. and in the back of my head i can say "well, not every child will accept the challenges i have for him and turn his life around...but as long as i make a difference in just one kid's life, it is worth it." ...in fact i wrote that in an essay just the other day. that may or may not be true...but when your student DOES slip through the cracks...how in the world do you handle that? i will have kids in my classroom that will kill themselves 10 years later. an maybe there really isnt anything i can do about it. i guess you just have to let it go...but...man.
what goes through your mind that makes you want to end your life? that is some heavy stuff.

screen names have been changed to protect the innocent:

feelingneglected: so i am sitting here trying to study and the thought came to me that if you died(or something just as drastic happened) i would never know
feelingneglected: do you know why i would never know?
feelingneglected: because you are never online and i rarely talk to you....weird, isn't it?
feelingneglected: so yeah, i am just really into procrastination tonight so i decided to share this thought with you

this blog has been created for the likes of this person.

my roommate has just informed me that "flagullance" is spelled in the following manner: flatulence. put it on a test, fowler.

you may or may not be pleased to know that my intestinal problems and indigestion have now turned into simple flagellance.

just got jipped out of at least an hour of work. thanks, scott. you're the best.

just got back from tryouts...we played it faster than faster than fast. the beauty of the song (coldplay's "yellow") is it's controlled tempo. it's an incredibly easy song to speed up on...but on the cd it's just a controlled, slow groove. unfortunately, we didn't pull that off. other than that, it went well. they may or may not have noticed. it doesnt sound bad fast, it just sounds a lot better slow. we'll see.
so, i just got a call from the echo, our school newspaper. little old me, getting interviewed for the newspaper. my friend noah's father is getting 20 hour reconstructive back surgery tomorrow, and our floor is fasting and praying the whole day for that and a few other fathers who are sick. the echo is doing an article and wanted my input. after i hung up the phone, i just kinda had a sick feeling about it. im almost tempted to call them back and ask them not to do an article. matthew 6:1-4 "be careful not to do your 'acts of righteousness' before men, to be seen by them...so when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men...But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret." i guess thats along the lines of what im thinking. i mean, we didnt ask the echo to do an article on us....but....i guess under the circumstances between rival dorms, and just the principle of it, it would be better to be left private. i dont know.
i just put in jimmy eat world's clarity. ahhhh, yes.
and you all should listen to denison witmer...you kiddies in the philly area - he lives near you, so go see him.

-i've had creed stuck in my head all day. i'd rather be hanging upside-down and have water poured down my nose.
-oh..and the funny thing about that pipe i mentioned, is that it is being supported by cinder blocks...and cinder blocks only.
-i like this robot design and all, but if you think i should get a different, better, design, let me know. not like any of you look at this anyway.

- my eyesight is getting worse all the time. it's kinda depressing when you see someone walk in the room and you cant figure out who it is. i dont want to start wearing my glasses all the time.
- ok, so they're building a new art building here...it's completely finished on the outside (with the exception of landscaping)...BUT...there is this one pipe that supplies the heat to a neighboring building, and it's completely exposed and going OVER a sidewalk. it is so intriguing to me. i just want to know how in the world they are gonna fix it and when in the world they are gonna fix it. seems like kind of an important thing ot take care of.
- absolutely nothing sticks to cinder blocks. how are we supposed to hang up posters?

i really hope this blog addiciton dies down fast. i wake up and it's the only thing i can think about.
im trying to figure out some html to spruce up the page a little bit more, but it's not going so well. (thats what that "test" is at the top...i thought i got rid of it, but it's definitely still there.)
i wanted to wake up at 9:00. i did. and then went back into my warm covers and stayed til 10. just what i need.
i was up til 2:30 practicing our song for my generation tonight. and then we all went to handy andy - the first time i've bought something there all year. felt good to inhale a few donuts again.
today, i've gotta get cranking on my math lesson plans, i have a stupid math meeting right at 4, dinner right at 5, sound crew at 5:30, and coldplay tryouts tonight.
i promise this blog will be a little more insightful as soon as i have some insight, but im spent at the moment. and im finding you cant really talk as much as you want - cuz there is always at least one person you dont want reading it. the blog is not meant for venting, so much, i guess.
time to get started on the day.

2 more things (this blog stuff is so addicting)....

1- today kyle and i read a newspaper article entitled "everything you always wanted to know about viagra but were too afraid to ask" and we laughed. a lot. like jr. high boys.
2 - my black striped tube socks have seen their last day. they both have holes in the heels the size of my head. i think i'm going to cry - they've always been my favorite. keep that in mind for christmas.

if i post anymore tonight, please, hurt me or something.

i overslept this morning, i must've dreamt about turning my alarm clock off and didnt realize i was doing it in real life. i missed extra credit points and a day of review for the test. oh well.
tonight adam and i were supposed to start on our huge project for writing for teachers. we scheduled a 2 hour library time for tonight to get started. we got there and said, "eh, let's save it for another time." could be a vital mistake, but, tonight just wasn't the night.
so, i have to have 25 math lesson plans typed up by next wednesday. i just finished my first one.
nate, bear, robey, and i are trying out for my generation night with coldplay's yellow tomorrow night. we've practiced ONCE - without drums. we're supposed to practice tonight but i'll be surprised if that happens. it's a ridiculously easy song, but it's just a matter of getting comfortable with it...which wont happen any more. it's a great song, though. i've been becoming a coldplay fan.
i have a meeting about a haiti missions trip tonight. there is a team of guys from my dorm going to build a church over spring break. i'm interested. we'll see after tonight. if not, i want to go to alaska or the bahamas. we'll see.
crew meeting tonight (in 15 minutes)...
i think thats all for now.
soundtrack for the day:
lots of saxon shore - their album and the bootleg from the concert the other week
brandtson - trying to figure each other out
further seems forever - the moon is down
dension witmer - philadelphia songs
...a lot of my cds seem to sit for a really long time...they sit there just looking unattractive to me...but when i put them in again i get chills (sometimes) and remember why exactly i liked them in the first place. this is the case with brandtson and fsf. amazing bands.
speaking of brandtson, there's a possibility they'll be here late november or early december. here's hoping for nate and i opening!!!
peace out. have a good night.

well...I've given in. it's a blog. from me. i am doing this with great reluctance. on one hand, i feel like a total geek and i should be ridiculed for all eternity. on the other hand, it'll be a nice way to vent or something and another nice way to keep people updated so they dont have to whine about not getting email. thus, here is my blog. i hope you enjoy.