2am and all's well.

A good day. A great night.

I started the day off with a shower. So nice.

Lunch. Good.

Played with the Family Business Ultimate team and scored 2 points.

Hung out and played some games before dinner, which was also good.

David and I had some good conversation this evening, and I really enjoyed it.
I hope it becomes a more regular thing as I think it would really edify our friendship even more.

David, myself and Greg went to see Bourne Ultimatum. I've seen it before but it is such a great movie. I really, really enjoyed it again.

Then David and I went and hung out with Heather, Caitlyn, Sierra, and Bree, and we had a lot of fun. I spent money and I shouldn't have, but it was good.

I have football practice tomorrow, and I'm pretty excited about it.

However, I'm really looking forward to my interview at Starbucks. I hope that I get hired and start soon. God willing.

I'd like to quickly share one of my favorite verses with you.

It's Romans 8:28-

28 And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, [7] for those who are called according to his purpose. 29 For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. 30 And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified.

31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be [8] against us? 32 He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things? 33 Who shall bring any charge against God's elect? It is God who justifies. 34 Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that, who was raised—who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us. [9] 35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? 36 As it is written,

“For your sake we are being killed all the day long;
we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.”

37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38 For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

This passage never fails to bring me hope in a hard time or simply give me a boost of confidence in my everyday life. I love that it concludes saying that nothing can ever separate us from Christ's love. That is so reassuring and so amazing. Such a beautiful passage.

What a wonderful Maker.

Lee

Turn your eyes upon Jesus, look full in His wonderful face, and the things of earth will grow strangely dim in the light of His glory and grace.

I love the lyrics of several hymns. There is something in the words and melody that gets me every time.

I received a call from Starbucks today. I have an interview on Saturday at 3!

I'm really excited, I hope I get the job. A larger, steady pay check would be fantastic.

Today was a good day. I feel like I'm awake only on adrenaline right now as I am shaking quite a lot and I didn't have any coffee or anything like that.

Maybe it's the sunflower seeds.

Today was good. I slept through class for the second Thursday in a row. It felt like a Friday. I'm pretty excited for the weekend, because I really don't have much homework to do.

I pretty much just lounged around today until work at 5.

Even at work all I really did was watch 2001 in between about 4 or 5 customers.

David joined me at about 7, I always enjoy his company.

Clay got out of class early and was kind enough to grab us some snacks from ampm. woot!

I love my roommates. I am very blessed.

We had a volleyball game tonight. It was fun. I think we could have done better, but at least we had a good time.

I really didn't do anything productive today aside from set up that interview, as after the game I simply played wii.

I want to do something tomorrow, I'm pretty excited for it. It's basically a free day for me.

I'm going to leave you with a hymn tonight/this morning. I alluded to it in the title, but it's been playing through my head off and on today, so I thought I'd share it with you.

O soul, are you weary and troubled?
No light in the darkness you see?
There’s a light for a look at the Savior,
And life more abundant and free!

Turn your eyes upon Jesus,
Look full in His wonderful face,
And the things of earth will grow strangely dim,
In the light of His glory and grace.

Through death into life everlasting
He passed, and we follow Him there;
Over us sin no more hath dominion—
For more than conquerors we are!

Turn your eyes upon Jesus,
Look full in His wonderful face,
And the things of earth will grow strangely dim,
In the light of His glory and grace.

His Word shall not fail you—He promised;
Believe Him, and all will be well:
Then go to a world that is dying,
His perfect salvation to tell!

Turn your eyes upon Jesus,
Look full in His wonderful face,
And the things of earth will grow strangely dim,
In the light of His glory and grace.

408ers: Godspeed on Bio.

Praise the Lord, and to all a good night.

Lee

Oh, we live in but a shadow of the real.

Today was good. I feel like I was very productive in getting everything finished.

I finally gave my speech this morning. It was a lot of fun and the professor gave me an A. David spoke as well, and he did very well. It was overall I think a relatively satisfying outcome for both of us.

It was nice getting to chill with him for a good portion of the day. We had some good fun.

Math and OT were business as normal.

Halo 3 is a lot of fun.

Girl's soccer games can be not entertaining.

Juice stop is yummy.

Taco Bell is yummy.

Pizza Hut's breadsticks are yummy.

Jamming is fun. It definitely is funny how little can get done in 4 hours, but how much fun can ensue.

Dodgeball is fun. I got to play with Off in the Woods this evening. It was great fun. We owned.

I enjoy sports and drumming and friends.

I'm looking forward to the volleyball game tomorrow.

I guess I'm writing like this because I'm really tired.

I'm sort of excited for swimming tomorrow. Weird.

I want to get up earlier so that I can poo before class.

I want to read and show you Matthew 6:19-24.

19 “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust [5] destroy and where thieves break in and steal, 20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

22 “The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light, 23 but if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!

24 “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money. [6]

I really like the song the song that Thrice wrote based on these verses. It goes like this:

Put your faith in more than steel,
Don't store your treasures up with moth and rust
where thieves break in and steal.
Pull the fangs from out your heal,
Oh we live in but a shadow of the real.

We live in but a shadow of the real. This is so true. God has a path set out for us, and if we put our faith in Him, we will realize and see this path and be able to follow it. There is so much more to life than material possessions, but a lot of the time, that's what I feel like I need and put most of my time and faith in. I need to break this habit and focus and give God the time and my faith.

I need to rid myself of my ties to earthly treasures and do things that glorify God and spread His name so that I may see the path that He has for me.

I'm excited for tomorrow. Praise the Lord.

Lee

Yesterdays sometimes make today that much better.

Yesterday was a good day. Actually, it was a great day.

I woke up a little earlier than normal and was able to enjoy a nice, long shower. Which is something I take for granted all the time but have really been trying to appreciate more.

I then turned my and Greg's project in for directing class, and the teacher really enjoyed it. It's always nice when you think something is pretty good and your teacher really likes it. So hooray.

I had lunch (which wasn't so good) with the Heather and Caitlyn and Lindsay for a spell (which was good). The ice cream cone was yummy. While I didn't enjoy the food much, I did enjoy the company as usual.

Math class is always slow but I was able to do tomorrow's math homework along with some directing homework. I did more directing homework in OT, but once I finished it I almost fell asleep. It's not that he doesn't have good things to say, indeed what he says is amazing, but all of the notes are filled out for me, so it makes it more difficult for me to track.

Work was pretty unproductive. I wanted to do some of Numbers, but I didn't do any. Instead I perused imdbpro (thank you, Matthew) via the ER computer and watched Family Guy. Heather came and we got to hang out and talk for a while. Then Clay stopped by and eventually David got out of class and hung out at my workplace til I was off. Then David and I went to Eag's to eat because neither of us had dinner. I was late for a meeting for Mass Media, but it went pretty well.

God was blowing some winds of change around during this time, good change. Great change. I feel like relationships are only going to get better and stronger. This definitely made the day that much better. It made sleeping a whole lot easier the last sleep. Yay.

I think a common but good passage of the Word fit very well in this situation, and was really going through my mind the past few nights but especially last night, and that is James 1:2-4.

Here is the whole chapter of James 1, it really has a lot of wise things. It's great.

1:1 James, a servant [1] of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ,

To the twelve tribes in the Dispersion:

Greetings.

2 Count it all joy, my brothers, [2] when you meet trials of various kinds, 3 for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. 4 And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. 6 But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. 7 For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; 8 he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.

9 Let the lowly brother boast in his exaltation, 10 and the rich in his humiliation, because like a flower of the grass [3] he will pass away. 11 For the sun rises with its scorching heat and withers the grass; its flower falls, and its beauty perishes. So also will the rich man fade away in the midst of his pursuits.

12 Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him. 13 Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no one. 14 But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. 15 Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin, and sin when it is fully grown brings forth death.

16 Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers. 17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. [4] 18 Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

19 Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; 20 for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God. 21 Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.

22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. 23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. 24 For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like. 25 But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing.

26 If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person's religion is worthless. 27 Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.

I love this chapter. It is pretty common, but it is pretty dang rich too. It's definitely one of my favorites, especially in hard times or sad times.

I just took another shower after swim. So nice. Swim was pretty fun. I started feeling a little sick during it, but it turned out pretty good.

I'm excited for the rest of the day, and especially for youth group tonight. I hope the skit goes well and that the students are receptive.

Today will be great. I'm excited.

Praise the Lord.

Lee

Oh God, my God, you are the Healer, your touch restores the brokenhearted.

Today was an interesting day.

Youth was very good, everything went well with worship and I got to lead the study in small groups and I really enjoyed that. The students weren't 100% receptive, but I think they may have learned something today.

After service, the staff has rehearsal for the lighthouse skit. That went much better than I thought it would, and indeed was a lot of fun and very effective even to the few who witnessed our last run through.

I get to be the cutter/suicide guy and I'm pretty happy about that. I really like the part and have a lot of fun with it. It's a pretty intense skit, but I'd say it's definitely powerful and has a lot of potential.

Hopefully it will go well on Tuesday.

I had band practice today and that was a lot of fun. We got a lot-we worked on two new songs and I really enjoyed them a lot. I practiced on an electric kit and that was a little goofy, but at least I didn't have to set-up then strike my set. That was definitely a plus.

I finished the video for class tomorrow. It's okay, it fulfilled all of the requirements but it's not as funny as I would have liked.

Clay and I hung out with Heather and Caitlyn for a spell. We had some good conversation, and there was some about some weird things going on that I'd rather not delve into because I'm already pretty frustrated and disappointed with it. It's not very happy.

Sour was a good word for the way the conversation ended.

Hopefully the Lord will clear up the clouds soon so that everyone can be happy again. I'll certainly be praying for it.

I just read Psalm 147, and it definitely gave me some comfort in what I'm feeling.

147:1 Praise the Lord!
For it is good to sing praises to our God;
for it is pleasant, [1] and a song of praise is fitting.
2 The Lord builds up Jerusalem;
he gathers the outcasts of Israel.
3 He heals the brokenhearted
and binds up their wounds.
4 He determines the number of the stars;
he gives to all of them their names.
5 Great is our Lord, and abundant in power;
his understanding is beyond measure.
6 The Lord lifts up the humble; [2]
he casts the wicked to the ground.

7 Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving;
make melody to our God on the lyre!
8 He covers the heavens with clouds;
he prepares rain for the earth;
he makes grass grow on the hills.
9 He gives to the beasts their food,
and to the young ravens that cry.
10 His delight is not in the strength of the horse,
nor his pleasure in the legs of a man,
11 but the Lord takes pleasure in those who fear him,
in those who hope in his steadfast love.

12 Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem!
Praise your God, O Zion!
13 For he strengthens the bars of your gates;
he blesses your children within you.
14 He makes peace in your borders;
he fills you with the finest of the wheat.
15 He sends out his command to the earth;
his word runs swiftly.
16 He gives snow like wool;
he scatters hoarfrost like ashes.
17 He hurls down his crystals of ice like crumbs;
who can stand before his cold?
18 He sends out his word, and melts them;
he makes his wind blow and the waters flow.
19 He declares his word to Jacob,
his statutes and rules [3] to Israel.
20 He has not dealt thus with any other nation;
they do not know his rules. [4]
Praise the Lord!

Indeed, the Lord heals the brokenhearted.

I love Psalms. Such honesty and passion amidst it. It's such a powerful book, for there is truly a Psalm for every situation.

As for this situation, I am going to give it up to God and let Him have His way with it, for He knows what is best. While I pray that everything becomes happy again, I ultimately hope for His will to be done in all of it.

Indeed, praise the Lord.

Lee

Gee wiz sunshine these eyes can only take so much light! Then again, the brightness of the past couple of days has opened my eyes to good things.

So today was another fantastic day, truly enjoyable in every aspect.

Acting in the film was great, I really enjoyed myself for most of it, and definitely think it is going to turn out good.

I guess that took a lot of the day, but I did have a flag football game later. Though we lost, I picked off the quarterback and ran it from end zone to end zone, juking a few guys in the process. That was awesome! I think I could have gotten another pick and perhaps made the game more even, but either way it was a really fun game.

Afterwards I got to have some really, really good time and conversation with Caitlyn and Heather. We grabbed coffee at Commons and just talked about lots of good things. Various topics and varIt was really good and healthy and fun.

I jetted to CVS with Heather to give her some company after the great conversation.

That was basically my day. A few big events but all very worthwhile and very enjoyable!

Seriously, it was a great day.

I am so thankful. I have such a great situation. I think Heather's recommendation of Psalm 100 a little while back is perfect for tonight, for it is what I am feeling.

100:1 Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!
2 Serve the Lord with gladness!
Come into his presence with singing!

3 Know that the Lord, he is God!
It is he who made us, and we are his; [1]
we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving,
and his courts with praise!
Give thanks to him; bless his name!

5 For the Lord is good;
his steadfast love endures forever,
and his faithfulness to all generations.

Yay.

I'm excited for what the Lord has for tomorrow.

Praise the Lord for all He has done and is going to do!

Lee

With the first half of shooting complete, my head is a little light and so is my gut.

So the first half of shooting is complete! I had a great time and everyone on set was complimentary and appreciative of my work. With all of the yelling I had to do, I'm a wee light heading, but my heart is anything but heavy. I really feel that my performance was good and am very happy that everything so well so far. I have to get back to the set, but thank you for your prayers. The Lord is always faithful!

Lee

The thunderstorm outside is the opposite of my sunny day.

Today was a great day. Much better as a whole than yesterday.

It started off with a little video work for Jered and his youth group: a cribs spoof of Jered's studio.

Then I hung out with Jono and David for a while and ate lunch, which was great.

I went to rehearsal for the film I am acting in tomorrow. We read through the script a couple of times, it was good. I'm really looking forward to it tomorrow, it's going to be a good time. If you think about it, pray that I perform well and to the liking of the director and am not intimidated at all.

I then hung out for a while and played some wii.

A lot of the guys from the floor went to dinner, that was a lot of fun.

Then Sean and I got our jam on with a little vocal work from Ryan Estrada. It was a lot of fun. We jammed the song we've been writing, then busted out some Haste the Day, Phinehas, Maylene, and some other cool stuff. It was a lot of fun jamming and hanging out.

It started raining and thundering and lightninging and it was a lot of fun to be in and be wet but also really nice to be out of and be dry. The sound and smell of the rain is magnificent! Definitely long awaited and definitely much enjoyed.

After jamming and scurrying around with gear, we and David and Caitlyn and Heather went to In'n'Out, and I enjoyed it.

That's basically it, I hung out in Daniel and Seth's room for a spell, and am about ready to hit the sack.

Before I do, I'd like to share Colossians 3:1-17 with you, as it is a very good passage and has things that I struggle with and wish to improve with God's help, and there are things that are lacking that I hope to fill with God's help.

3:1 If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 2 Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. 3 For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. 4 When Christ who is your [1] life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.

5 Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: [2] sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. 6 On account of these the wrath of God is coming. [3] 7 In these you too once walked, when you were living in them. 8 But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth. 9 Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self [4] with its practices 10 and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator. 11 Here there is not Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, [5] free; but Christ is all, and in all.

12 Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, 13 bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. 14 And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. 15 And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. 16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. 17 And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

This is a great section of Scripture, I hope that you enjoyed it and hopefully pulled something from it.

I'm definitely excited for tomorrow and pray that all goes smoothly and well.

I hope your day is wonderful and eventful and enjoyable!

Praise the Lord!

Lee

Taste and See that the Lord is good, even when my attitude is not.

Today, today.

Today was a rollercoaster ride. I don't like rollercoasters very much. I like some of them but ones with humongous drops are scary. All that to say, today was very up and down.

I woke up late because I was out pretty late, and I really wasn't feeling up for swim today. I felt a lot better once I woke up, but I slept through half of my only class, so I didn't go to that one either. oops.

I ate lunch with Caitlyn today, and I enjoyed our time and conversation, I usually do. One of the few ups of the day.

Upon returning to my room, I tackled some Wii Sports with David. We owned.

I then had to get to the show spot to check in...3 hours before the show. The coaster was beginning to peak over the edge of the hill, the huge fall very eminent.

I got there, and wasn't very happy, because there was literally no point in us being there save to unload equipment. But we could have done that an hour before the show, not 3 hours.

Then the sound guy, who is a cool guy and was a neighbor last year, wanted to use only one drum set. The coaster definitely just got released into its plummet.

I hit my kit hard. Really hard. Other drummers may not like this very much. I also like my kit and set it up a very specific way, and a set is very personal to a drummer. Honestly, if the other guys wanted to use my kit, I'd be totally down, but they seemed to be of higher profile than us, so I figured they would want to play their own. When I said that I'd rather just play mine, he didn't really seem okay with it, as he thought it would slow the show down. Usually the sound guy does things to edify the band. Plus, it's a three hour show with only 3 bands playing. There are a lot more reasons, but I think I'll stop at those.

Needless to say, I was really frustrated. I told him that that was dumb and was basically a really rude jerk to him. I apologized later, but I still feel bad.

I eventually said that whatever he wanted to do was fine.

Then, when the other higher profile bands said that they should just use their own kits, he quickly succumbed. Seeing my opinion's worth, I became more frustrated.

I suddenly became very negative and unhappy. I went off by myself for a little while and tried to pray and calm down.

I then set up my kit. I took my time and just paid close attention to detail as I figured this would take my mind off of things. But I was soon rushed again as we needed to sound check. My snare was sounding goofy, so I tuned it up. It took a long, frustrating time.

Finally, we sound checked. I couldn't hear a thing except for the sound that was bouncing off of Horton, which made me feel as though I was a little bit off the whole time. I was so frustrated because the sound gentleman said that he couldn't raise the volume anymore, and I felt so off. This is a terrible feeling.

After we sound checked, we had a little pizza and breadsticks. I went and got my sweatshirt, trying to be optimistic about how the show would be great and run a lot smoother.

Boy was I wrong. After waiting for about 25 minutes because of a blown fuse, we finally got to play. I couldn't hear a thing. I felt so uncomfortable. It made it not fun. And, because of the blown fuse, we got cut short. We hardly got any extra time to begin with. It was disappointing.

But it was also very humbling. I certainly realized that I need to not worry about shows and such and just go into them with a good attitude and without high expectations, only expectations to glorify the Lord.

Some people we talked to afterwards complimented us and said that they didn't notice anything off or weird, so that was a little comforting. Still though, I didn't enjoy myself.

After we finished, I had to escape again. I prayed and sat in silence. It was over. I asked God to simply let me forget about it, to take away my bad and negative attitude then and in any situations like that because I can't glorify Him in it, and that I could have a good rest of the night.

Well, the rest of the night was certainly a lot better, the coaster started to incline. I put my set away and came back to the dorm. I got to vent a little with Caitlyn and then with Clay and David, that certainly helped. I felt like a big winer. I basically was one.

So I came back and laid down for a little while.

Then, it was volleyball. I had a great time. We lost, but it didn't matter because we had a lot of fun. It's going to be fun playing with everyone. I lost my voice because I was yelling a lot, all in jest and good fun though. I hope they all realized that I was just having some fun with it. I'll confirm at my next practice.

But yeah, I had a good time with it.

That was basically the end of the night, I got and apple/watermelon Italian soda from Commons, but other than that, I have just been hanging out.

I hope that I can learn from today and realize that I need to work on my attitude in certain situations. There is no point in having a bad attitude, for it only makes me unhappy and others around unhappy. And I don't want to do that, I want to make people happy. I'm going to work on having a good attitude, no matter what the situation, to handle it with joy. That way, I will be better equipped to glorify God, for others respond better to a smile than to a frown.

Ahh, Psalms are so beautiful, so I am going to post another one. This is Psalms 34, I want to strive for this, especially for His praise to continually be in my mouth.

34:1 I will bless the Lord at all times;
his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
2 My soul makes its boast in the Lord;
let the humble hear and be glad.
3 Oh, magnify the Lord with me,
and let us exalt his name together!

4 I sought the Lord, and he answered me
and delivered me from all my fears.
5 Those who look to him are radiant,
and their faces shall never be ashamed.
6 This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him
and saved him out of all his troubles.
7 The angel of the Lord encamps
around those who fear him, and delivers them.

8 Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good!
Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!
9 Oh, fear the Lord, you his saints,
for those who fear him have no lack!
10 The young lions suffer want and hunger;
but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.

11 Come, O children, listen to me;
I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
12 What man is there who desires life
and loves many days, that he may see good?
13 Keep your tongue from evil
and your lips from speaking deceit.
14 Turn away from evil and do good;
seek peace and pursue it.

15 The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous
and his ears toward their cry.
16 The face of the Lord is against those who do evil,
to cut off the memory of them from the earth.
17 When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears
and delivers them out of all their troubles.
18 The Lord is near to the brokenhearted
and saves the crushed in spirit.

19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
but the Lord delivers him out of them all.
20 He keeps all his bones;
not one of them is broken.
21 Affliction will slay the wicked,
and those who hate the righteous will be condemned.
22 The Lord redeems the life of his servants;
none of those who take refuge in him will be condemned.

Praise the Lord.

May the morrow bring its promise of much rain.

I'm excited for a new day, a day where I get to start over and have a good attitude.
I will rejoice and be glad in it.

Lee

When the mind runs circles around the body.

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

I am so excited. stoked. roused. fervent.

!!!!!!!!!

Some guys and I started a side project and jamming tonight was so freaking fun. SO freaking fun. It's a crazy, crazy sound-hard stuff, fast stuff, half stuff, southern stuff, breakdown stuff-it's SWEET!

I am so excited for it to progress!

YES!

So fun.

My mind is freaking stoked.

My body, however, is feeling poopy.

My Ulcerative Colitis has really been bothering me the past few days.
It odd because it really hasn't bothered me this much for a really long time.
I've slacked a little on my pills, but even when I stopped altogether in the past, it didn't flare up like this.

Maybe I'm just eating weird.

Goofy.

Garsh.

It's okay though, because I am utterly blessed with so many things.

I am so thankful for the situations that God has blessed me with.

I have a great room situation: great roommates, great hall, great friends in dorm. It's great.

I have a great education situation: great classes, great professors, great classmates.

I have a great friend situation: great faith, great variety, great friends.

I have a great job situation: chill work, consistent hours.

I have a great major situation: films in the works, films working on now, film ideas.

I have (2) great band situations: T3R is always amazing, this project (killroy??) is lots of fun.

I have a great country situation: freedom, democracy, luxury.

I have an amazing God: (everything).

I am really blessed, and I don't think I realize this enough or act on it enough day-to-day. It's silly because I complain about the littlest things, yet I am truly, truly blessed.

Today for example, was a blessed day. Certainly had some weird points, but overall was great.

I got to sleep in, Speech class was fun (didn't get to give my speech yet though), skipped all but the end of math and was able to squeak in to take the quiz. Old Testament was productive (I got a lot of homework done, sorry Talley), dinner was very awkward not in a good way but in a I'm feeling sick way, hanging out was fun, watching dodgeball was fun (sorry ref I was a smartalec to, but that was also very fun...and you kinda deserved it), and jamming was really freaking fun.

A blessed day. A few not enjoyable things, but that's perfectly alright, because I have it really good, and those few not enjoyable things would be amazing things to many other people.

I am blessed.

I feel like I should simply read and quote a Psalm, because I just want to praise and thank the Lord for all He has done in my life and the blessings He has given me.

So, I'm going to post Psalm 30 for your enjoyment, and perhaps you it will bring you joy in the morning!

30:1 I will extol you, O Lord, for you have drawn me up
and have not let my foes rejoice over me.
2 O Lord my God, I cried to you for help,
and you have healed me.
3 O Lord, you have brought up my soul from Sheol;
you restored me to life from among those who go down to the pit.

4 Sing praises to the Lord, O you his saints,
and give thanks to his holy name.
5 For his anger is but for a moment,
and his favor is for a lifetime.
Weeping may tarry for the night,
but joy comes with the morning.

6 As for me, I said in my prosperity,
“I shall never be moved.”
7 By your favor, O Lord,
you made my mountain stand strong;
you hid your face;
I was dismayed.

8 To you, O Lord, I cry,
and to the Lord I plead for mercy:
9 “What profit is there in my death,
if I go down to the pit?
Will the dust praise you?
Will it tell of your faithfulness?
10 Hear, O Lord, and be merciful to me!
O Lord, be my helper!”

11 You have turned for me my mourning into dancing;
you have loosed my sackcloth
and clothed me with gladness,
12 that my glory may sing your praise and not be silent.
O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever!

Praise the Lord, today is the day that the Lord has made, I will rejoice and be glad in it!

I'm excited for tomorrow and for what the Lord has, I pray that I can truly recognize just how blessed I really am tomorrow and not take everything for granted.

Woo!

Lee

p.s. Good morning 408'ers!

This is story, this is my song.

I thought that these next few days were going to be very stressful and full of work and boredom, but I was certainly wrong about today.

I woke up relatively early to take a shower and wash off all of the sweat and scene that was all over me.

Then I finished my Exodus Outline. It felt really good to finish it, better than Genesis felt. I guess I was more confident in my work this time around.

Directing class was very fun, it always is. I hope that our teacher enjoys our project, I think we did a good job staying on task.

We had our first math test today. It was different than I expected, but I think I did well on it.

I snoozed in Old Testament. I felt bad about it. Talley is a great, wise man, but his voice just puts me to sleep. It must be the climate of the room. Chilly. Wonderful.

Work was very good. I was able to do the entire kidnapping video for youth group, something I was really stressing about finishing.

I went to a meeting for a film I am going to be acting in. It is a very, very intense film. Very raw. To be honest I am a little scared about acting in it, but at the same time I am really excited to take on this role. I think it will push me as an actor a lot, and hopefully my performance will be good and edify the film. It is a very performance driven movie, so if I suck, the movie sucks, and vice versa. Hopefully vice versa will be the result.

I got back to the room and showed David the kidnapping video. He enjoyed it. The look on some of the students' faces at the time of awakening is priceless! Tomorrow will be a grand day!

Caitlyn, Heather, David, Clay, and I all went out for coffee soon after I returned. It was a lot of fun. I enjoy and truly appreciate each of theirs' company very much. Definitely a great time. I got to show Heather and Caitlyn the video as well, and they enjoyed it. I'm glad they did, I like it when others enjoy my films. It gives the films purpose, and therefore gives me purpose in creating them.

This is really what I strive for as a film major. I want to make truth-saturated movies that move people. That change their thinking. I think it's very difficult to make a film that can be mainstream yet have a fantastic message, but I think that that is what many people seek when they go to the movies. The industry is so riddled with garbage, truth definitely has the potential to penetrate into the mainstream of Hollywood. I hope to be one of the initiators of this movement so that the Lord can receive glory in Hollywood, not the worldly lusts of the flesh that currently receive the glory. But this is obviously up to the Lord, and if this is not what He has for me, than so be it.

Clay and I were talking about this just now-about trusting in the Lord as far as future goes. I honestly feel like I try to direct my future so much, but I need to let go of my own desires and latch onto what the Lord has for me and onto what will glorify Him.

In reading in Exodus for OT, this has really become something that I've realized I need a lot of work in. It's funny because I always wonder how the Israelites could have so many doubts when the Lord was obviously on their side and directing their path, but I realize that I am so much like them, perhaps even worse. I always make decisions based what I feel would be best and on what I feel would advance my future. I veer off of the path that God has for me only to realize that I become completely worthless and without purpose. I find myself becoming impatient at God when He doesn't explicitly reveal the plan He has for me right at the instant I want to know.

I need to let go and let God take control and trust in His will. His will will bring me the most fulfillment, the most purpose. I need to realize that it is when I veer off of the road that I become over-stressed and over-burdened and unhappy. I need to trust in what He has for me, for even though I may not be able to see it, God knows exactly where I need to be in my future.

I need to rest in this assurance, not stress in not knowing.

Rest assured, Lee, rest assured. That needs to be what I tell myself when I fear about the future or simply feel like I need to take control.

If I can do this, than God will be able to use me to my fullest, and that is the ultimate thing that I desire most.

Praise the Lord for His blessed assurance!

Blessed assurance, what a great song. I feel like singing it, but instead I'll post the lyrics. They are rich. Ask me to sing it sometime and maybe I just might.

Blessèd assurance, Jesus is mine!
O what a foretaste of glory divine!
Heir of salvation, purchase of God,
Born of His Spirit, washed in His blood.

This is my story, this is my song,
Praising my Savior, all the day long;
This is my story, this is my song,
Praising my Savior, all the day long.

Perfect submission, perfect delight,
Visions of rapture now burst on my sight;
Angels descending bring from above
Echoes of mercy, whispers of love.

Perfect submission, all is at rest
I in my Savior am happy and blest,
Watching and waiting, looking above,
Filled with His goodness, lost in His love.

Ah yes, praise the Lord! What a beautiful song.

Filled with His goodness and lost in His love,

Lee

The pleasure of being thrown over a laundry table is not easily outdone, though Clay talking in his sleep is pretty spectacular.

Today was a great day. I really enjoyed it.

It started with a fantastic, soothing shower.

Then brunch with everyone was delicious.

I enjoyed the preceding free time-I worked on OT, watched some college football, ichated with caitlyn and heather (and clay for a spell), and witnessed the Red Sox destroy the Yankees.

Then we all, the floor and some of the girls, went to dinner and I enjoyed that.

After dinner, I enjoyed the company of my roommates as well as Caitlyn, Heather, Sierra, and Bri.

Then Greg and I shot our directing project, starring Clay, Caitlyn, and I. It was a great deal of fun. I had the privilege of being throw over a laundry table by the talented Clayton Chaney. That was a great deal of fun. After clearing herself of some butterflies, Caitlyn did a superb job in her cameo and seemed to enjoy herself on set along with Heather who did some assistant directing. They had some good laughs with good ol' Craig/Terry. It was a fun shoot.

And now, I'm writing this! I'm going to write on a passage as well, so I'm going to do that now.

I'm going to delve into James 1.

This chapter is all about having a genuine faith, especially when in trials, not to hold onto the things of this earth, but to things in heaven. For all of the things of this earth will die. It also speaks on not being hypocritical-to not only hear the word, but to live it out and let it impact your life.

This is a popular chapter, but it is truly rich. I think I often stick my head into the ground during various trials as opposed to trusting in what the Lord has for me and being joyful that I am going to grow through it. There have been many times where I wonder "why is this happening to me?". I certainly need to realize that I am being grown.

I also need to realize the utter futility of striving for any type of earthly pleasure. Whether it be money or attention, I need to be humble and serve God for His glory, not for my own selfish desires.

Verse 19 really speaks to me: "...but everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger." This is powerful to me because this is the opposite of me. I often catch myself biting my own tongue for not thinking before I speak, and I also have a tendency to be easily angered by little misunderstandings, where if I would be patient and listen, I would realize my own misunderstanding and conflict would be avoided. But again, I am quick to speak and shut down others. I need a lot of work on this, for this chapter concludes by stating that if anyone who thinks they are religious doesn't control their own tongue, then their religion is worthless.

Basically, if I continue my quick-draw mouth ways, my religion is worthless. If I continue to tear down others with my words instead of edify, then my religion is worthless.

So, I need to have pure speech. Now. Because I do not want my religion to be worthless. With the help of God and my friends, hopefully I will be able to better bridle my tongue and control my speech.

So, from now on, I will edify others with what I say, not tear them down.

In all that I say, I hope to glorify God.

So, praise the Lord.

Clay is so cute when he sleeps. He talks in his sleep sometimes, and he happened to do so as I was typing. This is part of what he said:

"my eyes they close by themselves now, and my behavior is..."


Ahaha!

I am so blessed to have David and Clay as roommates. They truly are amazing. I love them both. I hope we get to know each other more and more as the semester and year plays out, and that our friendships with each other flourish.

Yay.

Lee

Thus the morning tide brings a certain sense of elation until the clouds come and give me a citation for running a stop sign.

Not exactly clouds, but I received yet another ticket from Campus Safety this evening. For running a stop sign. I deserved it, for I certainly drove through the sign, but I still feel like it was a pointless citation. No one was out. I was not endangering anyone. Traffic signs are to control traffic, but no traffic was to be seen. I know that I deserve to be cited because I did disobey the sign, I guess I'm just disappointed because it's yet another silly ticket that I have to pay for and the reasoning behind the ticket seems futile. I wish they gave out warnings, I guess that's not procedure. But who am I to judge Campus Safety. Ultimately they are very, very necessary in keeping this campus safe.

Other than the ticket, the night was pretty enjoyable. It was good to hang out with everyone. I guess I'm just more into productive fun if one is going to go somewhere. The beach is a great place, but walking down the pier just isn't my stereotype of what fun looks like. These two big black guys and there girlfriends did brighten up the night when they came by and gave us high fives and were singing and getting in our pictures and stuff. It was goofy. When we got there, there were a few drunk guys that came up to us and we talked to them for a little while. They kept asking for smokes and pot, it was pretty funny because they were totally hammered. We got to meet some interesting characters at least, and that is always a weird fun. Overall, the night was a lot of fun, and being with friends definitely made it very enjoyable. I hope tomorrow (later today) is a good day, and I'm sure it will be, for it is a day that the Lord has made.

So, I will rejoice and be glad in it.

Praise the Lord.

Lee

I will humble myself, take up my cross, and follow Jesus.

I'm disappointed because I didn't get a chance to blog on a verse yesterday, so I am going to do this this morning.

First, I will have you know that yesterday was a grand day. Classes were great, David and I went to Fry's and I returned some not so good stuff and got some great stuff, work was great, I picked off a conversion in my football game (which was a fun game though we lost), I got to know the guys on my team a bit better (which is great), volleyball practice was great, and the movie that David and I watched was great! (Leon the Professional-I highly recommend it) The day was relatively simple, but I enjoyed it very much.

Today is going to be a good day, I believe. Though I have a lot of work to get done, today is a pretty free day for me, so I am hoping that I will be able to do a lot of work. Clay expressed interest in going to the beach today, so perhaps that will be something we will do. I'll probably take my homework along, as I am not too fond of the beach. Except building sand castles, that's always fun.

I want to talk about John 4. This chapter is about Jesus and the woman at the well. Jesus is able to share the good news with this woman, which may not seem like a super big deal, but actually it was. You see, this woman was a Samaritan, and it was against the culture for Jews, which Jesus was, to even speak to Samaritans. The Jews simply didn't like the Samaritans, and thus Jesus even talking with one, let alone trying to save one, is a really big deal.

Jesus shares about the water of life, and through prophesying about many things in her life, she gathers many more Samaritans around, who are all saved!

All because Jesus went out of His way and spoke to someone He was suppose to not like.

I think the fact that the Jews didn't find it respectable to even converse with Samaritans was mainly out of pride. This definitely speaks to my life, because, as I blogged earlier, there are many people that I look down on, and really consider it a waste of time to even talk to them.

This is exactly how the prideful Jews were. This is exactly the opposite of what Christ did.

I think there is something wrong with this picture.

Why am I striving to be like the prideful Jews when I need to be striving to be more like Christ? I need to lay down my differences with said people, because in all actuality, there is no difference whatsoever. They are sinners. I am a sinner. They are saved by grace. I am saved by grace. Therefore, I am no better than them at all, and I need to stop thinking and acting this way, because it is rubbish. I need to act as Jesus did, for He realized that a person is a person, and every person is in need of saving. So, He cast aside all of His differences, humbled Himself, and was a friend to the Samaritan, ultimately allowing for her to be saved.

I need to act like this, not like the hypocritical Pharisees.

The great thing about Jesus, is that if anyone had the right to not talk to someone, He did. Because He was perfect. But He did something that not even we imperfect Christians do, and that is He humbled Himself and befriended one different than He.

If there is any instance of perfect humility, this is it. And it is something I need more of. But with God's help, I will be able to let go of my pride and embrace humility. This is what Jesus did, and I am to strive to be like Him, so I am going to strive to be humble.

Praise the Lord!

I'm falling. And I have several times.

I am going to delve into a scripture on pride. Lately, I think pride has definitely become an issue in my life. I find myself belittling others when I really haven't a good reason to do so. It's only on preconceived ideas of judgments or stereotypes I've made.

I want to look at 1 John 2:15-29.

It speaks of not loving the world and the things in it, but I'm going to focus on the pride of life.

I think I have definitely followed into this pit. I think I have definitely been focusing a lot on the pride of life-thinking a lot of how I am perceived by others. But in this, I also prejudge a lot of people who I think are just trying to get attention.

I've tried to personally work on this, because honestly I hate it when people ploy for sorrow or for attention.

But I think that I have begun to, in a way, ploy for attention and ploy for approval. I don't think I necessarily do it with words more often than I do with my actions. I am a goofy guy, but a lot of times I do things just to be goofy so that people will say "wow he's goofy".

Then I turn and judge others for essentially doing the same thing that I do, but in a different fashion. I condemn one action because I perceive it as wrong, but then I do something that is in its essence the same.

This is hypocritical. This is pride. This is my downfall.

Pride comes before the fall, and I think I have definitely fallen a lot, especially this semester.

I feel like this has been a weakness of mine for a while, but is just now becoming a realization. I've always hated it when people live with an aura of pride about them, but I definitely find myself thinking highly of myself in various aspects. But what am I worthy of? What have I done that has made a difference in the eternal realm? I am not worthy of anything. Nothing I have done, am doing, or will do will have any credibility unless it is done for the glory of God, and I really don't think that has been my motivation for many things, even things that I claim have been.

I think pride is something that is innate in everyone. I think that it is something that forces us to realize our futility without God. I can never get rid of my prideful thinking without God's help, and without His help, my pride just pushes me further and further away from God.

I don't think the fact that the pride of life is one of the main downfalls of man is surprising, it certainly makes sense to me. It has been a constant struggle in my life, but I never really acknowledged it or confronted it.

I pray that with God's help I will be able to let go of my pride and be a truly humble person that can edify others. I need to realize that I have absolutely no reason for me to be prideful, that nothing I do has any substance unless the Lord is saturated in it, and that therefore, I cannot personally change the fact that He loves me by working in and through things I do.

I'm excited. I'm excited to be active in being a humble person that edifies others. I'm really going to work on it, and, with (and only with) the Lord's help, may my pride dump out and His unconditional love pour in.

Praise the Lord!

Lee

The day ahead is bright but is slightly hurting my eyes

I woke up early. 8 a.m.

It was nice. I've gotten a lot done in a couple hours.

I have a speech quiz at 1030, but I was able to get some study in for that.

I also have write about several chapters in Knowledge of the Holy, so I read a couple chapters in the shower this morning.

Yes, in the shower. Reading in the shower is quite pleasant, as the constant lull of the water leaving the spout and hitting my back puts me in a state of focus. The only thing is is that most of the dudes on my floor enjoy blaring loud music when they shower, so this can break my focus at times. Happily, though, I did get a good portion done. Only about 15 pages to go and then a couple questions to answer.

We are having our first floor dinner tonight and I'm excited.

I've never been to a floor dinner, as the one on Family Business was always during class.
And I honestly like the guys on this floor a ton better, so I'm really excited to eat with them all tonight.

There is an award winning director coming to GFS (Guerrilla Film Society) tonight, I am looking forward to meeting him and hearing what he has to say and watching his award winning film.

A good day lies ahead.

Praise the Lord.

Lee

Youth Group and an idea to good to be my own

Youth group tonight was fantastic. It was the kickoff, and everything went very well and flowed very smoothly.

The video I made didn't turn out so good, however, as the sound was so muffled in the system that you could not understand a word that was said. It being an interview video, it kind of made it dumb. I was disappointed about that, but the rest of the night was extra good!

The worship was a lot of fun. The students seemed to get into it, especially at the end. The drums were too loud (again), so I may be using rods next week. I think that the stage volume is relatively low and could certainly be raised, but I suppose the easiest thing to do is to quiet down the drummer. Oh well, I suppose it's what I signed up for when I decided to drum.

Some good news about that, though, is that we are getting a brand new set for the youth group, and I get to pick it out! I'm excited, though I wish we had a bit more money to work with. It will be fun though.


On a completely different note, I feel that I need to spend (a lot) more time in God's Word. I think that personal study time is very important, and I certainly have been slacking lately.

This is not good.

I know that in order to be the man that God has for me to be-a man that can be a spiritual leader in the household and in the workplace-that I need to saturate my life with Him and His Word.

So, I thought that I should begin to add a new feature to my blog, mostly for my benefit, but perhaps for yours as well. I am going to begin blogging on a section of scripture each day.

Basically, I'm going to read the scripture, then write my thoughts on it. I figure that, since I enjoy blogging and am pretty set on doing it everyday, why not make that a reminder to read. With this way, I will also be able to put more thought into what I read as and will be more likely to remember it as I will be writing down. Another bonus is that it will create the opportunity for discussion on various topics and chapters in the Bible between me and you.

I'm hoping that this will be a good way for me to edify my faith, and perhaps, if the Lord so chooses, your faith.

So, I'm am going to kick-off this brand new portion of my blog with Hosea 1-2. This is what my band's newest song deals with, but I haven't read it entirely or dwell on it at all yet, so I thought it would be a great place to start.

Basically, chapter 1 is about God telling Hosea to marry a whore, and to have children with her and always accept her back even if she betrays him and no matter how many ties. Not only that, but its one named Gomer. An odd request indeed, but Hosea obeys.

Chapter 2 delves into the metaphor that is behind this odd request from God-about how Israel is like the whore as it constantly strays away from the Lord, seeking there guidance from idols and earthly things. However, God is always there when Israel pleadingly runs back into His arms, and His arms are always open.

This is an intense story.

I think this request from God is one of the weirdest in the Bible. I think it is a very good, true, and powerful metaphor for not only Israel, but for me. I constantly run away from the Lord and idolize other things. Whether it be film, drums, video games, friends, whatever, I often find myself in the same situation as the whore-wed, but unfaithful. As a Christian and as the church, we are married to Christ. As a sinner, however, I am a whore. I am unfaithful to Christ, as I am always running to other things for comfort or satisfaction.

But Christ is always faithful. He always has open arms. He is always willing to take us back and give us yet another chance.

This is amazing. This is un-human.

Man, that just hit me hard. If I had a wife, I could not imagine what it would be like if she cheated on me. I can't imagine the pain. The questioning. The feeling of not feeling good enough, of utter betrayal. It hurts to think about now, and I don't even have a girlfriend, let alone a wife.

How could God have such a sovereign love to be able to take us back immediately. Even though it's not the first time. Even though He knows I will keep betraying Him.

I don't understand this. I can't.

God doesn't need us, but He still readily takes us back. He's excited we're back. No matter what I do, He will still take me back, even though it must hurt so much everytime that I betray Him.

And I do it so often.

This type of love is the real kind of love. Unconditional.

And this is the best example of unconditional love.

This is what I want to strive to be. I want to be like Jesus in the sense that I want my love to be real, to be unconditional.

To last until the end.

The best thing is, is that with Jesus and through Jesus, it's possible. All things are possible.

So praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord for His unconditional love!


I enjoyed this. I enjoyed writing my thought process of the chapters down and then spawning new ideas based of the thing I had last written. I think it actually really helped me to dwell on the chapters better and have more focused thought than when I solely read. I hope that you got at least a little bit out of it and could follow my thought process. I'm definitely going to continue doing this, though, I really think it will help me in thinking about what I read and in being able to think about different ways in which I can apply the reading to my life.

I'm excited for this. I think it will really help me grow and be more consistent in reading the Bible.

So praise the Lord!

Lee

Less is definitely more

We only had to do a time trial in swimming today, so in total I only had to swim a single lap.

WOO!

I'm definitely pumped up because of it.
See? Swimming is very enjoyable for me in small doses.

I only have 1 more class, and then I am done as far as school goes.

The best thing about today, however, is:

Youth Group Tuesday Night Kickoff!

Tonight is going to be amazing! We are packing it with songs, games, and Mark!
Then we'll head to Mark's to chill, and that is always fun.

I'm excited.

First I need to edit a video that will be shown tonight, so I'm going to get on that!

Lee

Terrible! How terrible for the great city!

So we had a show at chain (reaction) tonight. It was fun, but we only got to play 3 songs before they told us our time was up. I'm really not impressed with their gig, as there is a constant aura of arrogance amongst the crew. It's really too bad, because they have a big influence in the city, especially in the scene, but it seems to be more of a negative one. It could be a fantastic ministry, but instead it's just a place all about the money, a bummer but not a surprise in this world. We did get a lot of positive feedback from several different people, however, and people were very complementary of my drumming. I really appreciated it a lot, and while the show wasn't the greatest, playing in front of people is always a blast. We also got to talk to several people about who we are and why we play-purely for the glory of Jesus, and a lot of people dug it.

A couple told us that they may be able to hook us p with a Halloween gig at a church where there are thousands of people. Now that would ROCK! And I'd get to dress up as something! That would be swell.

So, in the grand scheme of things, I suppose that the night was a success. Though we may have been bummed because we were cut way short and the crew was lame, ultimately people got to hear about Jesus, and that's is the most important thing.

With that, I praise the Lord for tonight. I hope that I helped in spreading His great news in some way.

I'm definitely excited for next Sunday, I think that show will be better. And a lot of my friends will be there.

Now I'm really excited.

Yay.

Lee

I am charged up

My dad and I went to the San Diego Chargers game this morning.

We had some really good seats and for the most part the game was very enjoyable.

The drive was really quick going down and relatively quick coming back, and it was really nice to see my dad and spend time with him.

I miss my parents, but I am really enjoying myself here at Biola.

I want to go out tonight, but it seems like everyone has a lot of homework, so perhaps I will get ahead on Exodus.

We shall have to see.

Lee

Brick walls show no mercy on already tired eyes

So my energy level definitely just hit a brick wall.

However, I feel that I must say that today was a great day.

Kidnapping was great.

Hanging was great.

West Coast Drums was/is great. The greatest shop in these parts!

The show was great.

Hanging was great.

And my instinct and past experience affirms that sleep will be great.

So, I'm going to go finish the great day.

Night.

Lee

Kidnapping

We're kidnapping 6th graders...at 4:30am.

My teeth are clean but my hair is messy

Today will mark the first morning chapel that I have been to all semester. Hooray.

Today I will be going to Burbank to pick some film that has been developed. I hope there is no traffic.

I'd like to do something fun today, as I really don't have much going on that is planned.

I would have liked to have played with Phinehas last night-what a fun show. Ah well, I got to enjoy them play at least and get my snowman shorts on for some dancin'. But boy my neck and upper back muscles sure are sore.

Tomorrow morning is going to be NUTS! First, David and I are waking at 4:15am to kidnap our new 6th graders in the youth group and take them out to breakfast. It's going to be amazing, but waking at 4:15am isn't really a habit I'd like to get into...that is, unless I get the job at Starbucks and therefore have to open for them. At least I'll be getting paid for getting up so early. BUT seeing the looks on the 6th graders' faces when we stick a leaf-blower in their ear and rev it up is close to priceless.

I suppose it is worth it then.

I'm going to get ready now.

Schizopolis is hilarious.

Ugh.

I left swimming early because I was feeling sick. I really am not a big fan of the water, but I'd like to up my swimming technique. However, my confidence level is waning. I'm going to stick with it, though. Hopefully next Tuesday will be better.

Thoughts Of A Not Dying Not Atheist.

Yesterday was a good day. Classes were good. I had a relatively full day of them, so that is always nice. The band and I went and collected trash, which turned out to be better than I expected. We didn't make as much money as the first time we went out, but we were still relatively successful. If it was a full time job, it would be the equivalent of making about $40 bucks an hour or so. We came up well short of our goal, but hopefully we will still be able to cut some deals.

I had a great time with friends yesterday. I enjoyed being able to hang out with David and Clay. I love their company. A few guys from the floor went to dinner together and we had a good time.

We watched Reservoir Dogs (me david hez and caitlyn for about 30 effes....so about 5 minutes). I enjoyed it a lot. I think Tarentino and Soderbergh completely own the indie film market-each indie film they make gets into a huge festival. To think that the movie started with only $30,000 and a 16mm camera shows that truly anything is possible!

Then Hez and Caitlyn came back and I helped Caitlyn with math homework. Math is great and so are they, so that was a good time.

I then went to coffee with Clay and met up with David (and Ryan B. for a spell). We hung out for a while and Seth and Jessica (who we discovered is our vertical room neighbor) joined us. That was capped off by an amazing breakfast burrito.

Sleep came a bit slowly, but some good conversation/joke fest ensued between the three of us, so that definitely provided for a good end of the day.

Today is going to be good, I believe. I don't want to swim...but what can I do. Hopefully I will only have to swim a lap and then be down (since today is time trials). Other than that, I am wayyy excited for today, as I think it will definitely be enjoyable. I have flag football practice tonight, so I'm hoping that that will go well.

Well...class in 10, so I must be leaving. But. I hope you enjoyed my company and I will likely write again tonight. That might be exciting, might not.

Whatever the case, may today be well with you.
See you around.

Lee

Weird dream and the like

I had the weirdest dream that my band went to Britain for a show, but we played all of these weird songs and my drumset kept growing and shrinking and changing and weird, weird stuff. Then someone came up and took my spot, so I guess I chose to wake up.

Weird dream.

On a not so weird note, I finished all of my make-ups yesterday and turned them in at 1pm (3 hours before the deadline) . I also finished my Tally OT homework...well at least the work for it-I still have to type it up and print it out somewhere because my printer is out of black ink. Maybe I'll make it a goofy color like blue or something. The meeting at Marks was very good and not too long...and there was good food there. I enjoyed it. Clay, David, and I watched some Family Guy and hung out for a little while. I love them. I like Family Guy. So, that was great. I had a good conversation afterwards with Caitlyn and Heather, and that definitely capped off a good day. I got to meet with Dante for a short time afterwards, and that was good as well. Yes, yesterday was a good day overall.

Today will be a good day, I believe. I have three classes, two of which are with David and the other is Tally which I am excited to turn in the homework for. After dinner, the band dudes and I are going to try to raise some more money for the shows we have coming up so that people can go for less money. Hopefully it will be fast, fun, and effective. After that, I am not 100% sure what I am going to do, but praise the Lord I don't have chapel make-ups to do!

Well, I'm going to type out Tally and go to class, but I hope that everyone has a fantastic day.

Lee

Busy busy busy

Today is going to be very busy. Now that I endured a very not enjoyable swim class, I have 8 conferences to do, a youth meeting, then Genesis to finish. Hopefully, I will be done with everything by the early late evening; however, I have the feeling that this may be a late night. Hopefully the work won't overcome the fact that it's all Bible work.

Lee

I want to be myself.

I want to be myself. There are various reasons that people create blogs, and indeed most of them are valid. I simply wish to be able to express what I may be thinking or feeling in writing for my own enjoyment and for the enjoyment of others. I try to be clever and articulate in what I write and the way say things and the metaphors I come up with. A lot of the time I may only humor myself; however, I hope that the reason you are here is because perhaps you like me and care about what I say and enjoy (or are willing to suffer through) the way that I say them.

In any case, I appreciate that you are here, and I hope that you stay a while and perhaps make a habit returning.

Lee