it's finally here.
well. i'm through with things tonight. tomorrow is the beginning of 139 for me and several others. it's crunch time. and it's so exciting! woohoo! i can't wait for it to get here.
lots of phone calls, meetings, emails, lists, flow charts, files, sets, glue, fabric, fences, cords, and all kinds of other stuff will be brought out tomorrow. i'm so ready for it to get here. it's gonna be awesome. and i just can't wait. it should be so rockin'.
i'm excited about the people who will be there working it, who i know will do a fantastic job. i'm sad about some who can't make it for some reason or the other. but, i know that God is gonna do great things this weekend. if anything, i know that he's been working in me up to this point. and i feel refreshed and renewed, even though i'm technically still exhausted from whelmed. but i can already feel the second wind kicking in.
i'm still a little under the weather. but the meds are kicking in. i've been sick since monday afternoon. and that's no good. i had to break down and go to the doctor, which is a sure sign that i don't feel well at all. they put me on some fat meds. i'm not a fan of swallowing pills usually… and especially not the horsepills of an antibiotic she gave me. geez.
but, my headaches have died down a bit. it's still a dull one, but i'll have to go back and see the neurologist for the migraine meds to get back on those again. i figured they had passed, but i guess that i'll be cursed with them forever. yuck.
mollie's coming to visit maybe! woohoo! i hope that she can. it'd be rockin'. she'll be home this weekend, so i have to see her soon. maybe she'll have some new wedding news to tell. i have to work on her invitations. i'll get on those after this weekend passes by.
yay for new friends and getting to hang out. just that. 
yay.
ok, i'm going to bed. i shall be back when 139 is over. and i'm sure i'll tell all about it. after i finish the homework that i'll have sitting around. ugh. oh well. the weekend will be worth it.
what a weekend.
wow. i can honestly say i'm emotionally spent. and in such a great way.
so, let's start with whelmed. what a weekend. major props to the SG committee for busting their chops on it all. speaker, great. worship, great. i loved every minute of it. i don't know if i've processed all of it right now. so i may have to get back on it.
i've had a fascination with the works of john wesley for a while. but this weekend threw it into hyper drive. to dig deeper into his means of grace and levels of grace is so cool. and then, to pass it along to others. even better. i loved it.
i got to spend so much of the weekend with mary chesnutt, because we were both in cabin 6. i love that chick. thanks mary for listening to so much of my mindless chatter sometimes. you're great. there are so many people who made the weekend so much better than just the basis of what the weekend was. so i have to give a general thanks. and i'm so excited to know that so many gathered for the same purpose. and for new friends, i have to say yay.
and mary kate, i will not share my hot chocolate.
when i got home from camp, i unpacked and re-arranged some stuff, and went and chatted for a while with the parents. then, i headed down to get ready to go see RENT with deb welsh. i did feel like i saw it with about 15 people though. but that will be later.
first, we headed over to jim 'n nick's over on 11th avenue (11th ave. grill). fun times celebrating bess and mary's birthday! yay! happy birthday gals! you gals are rockin'. highlight of my evening was definitely not when i began to head to the bathroom. because when i did, i crashed right into the overhead light fixture. ouch. so everyone in the restaurant turns around. it's not bad enough that i did it in front of my table, but the whole freakin' restaurant experienced it. when i hit it, it apparently went to daytime mode, and became the brightest light in the restaurant. so, they convince our server to see if he can mess with the lights. of course he does, and it brings the attention of the whole restaurant to the lighting. then they all look back at me. this could be the most embarrassed i've ever been. and i've got a little bruised noggin to prove it. ugh.
dinner was so much fun. lindsey, mary, bess, brett, jenny, leslie, thad, franklin, wurtele, MC, deb, and a few others i didn't know so well. after dinner, we met up ms. mcannally, patrick and jameson at the alabama. little did i know my night had only begun.
RENT was fantastic. first of all, one of deb's friends scored front row tickets. (you're so awesome deb!) so many emotions ran through me. i'd get chills, teary-eyed, happy, giddy. wow. it was my first time, and i'm so glad that i didn't read the plot in the playbill. it was so much better just experiencing it. it makes me want to love so much more than i do. people are so deserving, no matter who or where. i'm still grinning about it.
the BEST part was when i was the cast was singing 'seasons of love.' i was mouthing along and smiling ear to ear because this was the big moment i had waited for. then all of a sudden in the middle of the song, 'mark' looked over at me and winked! oh my gosh! i felt so involved in the musical. it was fantastic. i don't know if words can truly do it justice. man. phenomenal.
so thanks to all who made it such a great evening with dinner and the musical. you're awesome. it will definitely be a night i won't forget. and i have the head injury to prove it. ha ha.
musicals and life.
ok, so whelmed was this weekend. i don't think words can describe how awesome it was! wow. fantastic. and even better, i met new friends to take along the way. and that is a wonderful thing. i'll update about whelmed more later maybe.
right now, i'm about to jump out of my skin. deb w. just called me and told me that she did have an extra ticket for RENT! now, i'm going!!!! AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
i've never seen rent, which is why i wanted to go so badly. i used to watch musicals all the time in high school, and our high school used to put on 2 musicals a year. they were something else. we did wizard of oz, lil abner, guys and dolls, and seven brides for seven brothers when i was in music and drama. they are so much fun.
therefore, i can absolutely not wait. ha ha ha! i'm so excited!
i'll update later. i need a nap and a shower before i leave for the evening.
weekend events.
ok, i feel so much better right now at this moment than i have all week. maybe a day of rest was what i needed. let's hope so.
i don't think words can convey how excited i am about whelmed this weekend. i was re-reading over my notes for the small groups, and i am getting so pumped. not only that, but i'm so impressed with the spiritual growth committee. rock it out…
i'm going to bed now. tomorrow i'll be headed to camp. i'm super excited.
come together.
wow. it's amazing how divided our country has become. and sad at the same time.
it makes me sad that people are willing to throw away democracy at the fact that one person won over the other. i mean, did we not realize that someone would lose the race, no matter what side? and is that what our country is based upon?
people's passions were thrown into this election, and rightly so. i do feel passionate about certain issues. and i did cast my vote accordingly. i spoke my opinion and my belief. whether my candidate was elected or not, that doesn't change how i feel.. my beliefs and opinions are still the same, and i will not change them just because my side lost. however, this is a democracy, people working together. democracy was practiced in the election, and it produced a result. you voted for W? good, you voiced your mind. you voted for kerry? good, you voiced your mind. a third party? again, good. if you voted your opinion, good! you did your civic duty. you are the democracy.
i am proud to live in a country where i can speak my voice and my heart, no matter if the next person agrees or not. what makes us a true america is when we respect those differences and build upon them. yes, there are ways to make each side happier, but it must be an effort to make everybody the best american possible. we do that by respect for individuality and freedom for all who live here. no one should force their political voices or opinions on anyone, everyone has the same right to find out what party matches their beliefs. our opinions and beliefs make us who we are. the individuality is what makes us a creation of God. and i'm glad he didn't make us all the same. it would be a boring society.
no, i don't agree with the war in iraq. but that doesn't mean that i don't pray for our soldiers on a regular basis. no, i don't agree that the economy should be the way it is, or outsourcing occuring, but i will try to continue to spend money here so that my hard-earned money sinks back into our economy. there are a lot of things i don't agree with… but that doesn't mean i'm gonna drop everything that my forefathers fought for… that being the freedom of speech and religion that we enjoy today. and even though i've kidded about going somewhere else, it will not be based on the fact of the outcome of our election… just a love for the spanish language. a citizen is not based on personal opinion, but a belief in what that country stands for.
liberals, moderates, conservatives alike will always be disappointed at some point if our candidate is not elected, no matter what office. we thrust our political beliefs into a candidate, almost as much as we do our beliefs into faith. it means something to us. and we should never let go of our beliefs. we should, however, remember that democracy works if we as a country go out to voice our opinions. that is the only way it works. it doesn't work by people leaving it behind just because we are angry.
i am disappointed in the election, because my candidate didn't take the presidency. but i am an american. i love this country. i love the beliefs that it was founded upon. and i love the fact that we are a country united upon differences. that is what makes a beautiful thing. it is with that belief that i know that the country will continue not as a republican country or a democratic country, but america… the land of the free, freedoms built on making individuals, and the ability to voice how our government is run.
i'm speaking this mainly to myself. but, also in response to america in general. the US is divided enough by our social status and religious beliefs. it doesn't need another reason to be divisive. i expect bush to try to unite america with those who voted against him, just as i would have expected kerry to do so. that is their job as president, to make decisions and motions to continue the traditions and freedoms that we deserve as a country, in the effort to keep the US united. besides, this election could be the best thing to ever happen… it might mean that a president begins to look at america as a whole body of different opinions, and move to make those decisions based on america, not just a personal feeling or party agenda. i pray that happens. it needs to happen.
just some thoughts. you can call me crazy if you want. but, it is my heart right now.
me and the president.
yep, me and the president… right here folks.
<lj-cut text="don't believe it?">president jimmy carter… me and him, hangin' out at church in georgia my senior year of high school. definitely worthy of a memory. i'm a big fan. did you know that carter won a nobel peace prize? yep. in <a href="http://nobelprize.org/peace/laureates/2002/index.html">2002</a>.
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i was looking for a few pictures to use for an art project, and while searching, i ran across this picture. yay for carter, and all his efforts for peace and goodwill, still in action today. way to go.
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go away already
ok, this whole funk i've got with the miserable stomach and the headache and the dizziness and the puny-ness, go away please. i'm tired of it. the good thing is that i haven't thrown up since monday.
it doesn't help that i'm pretty disappointed. but, oh well.
i don't know why i'm updating. i have nothing to say.
because i feel crummy, i'm seriously considering not going to school tomorrow. it will be my first day that i've missed… not my first class that i've missed, but the only full day. i'm not sure if i can do it. i really want to prove to myself that i don't have to miss class, like i did before when i was in school… i'd miss for any reason before. i rarely went to class. but i have a theory that the more i'm in class, the better i do. and so far, it's pretty accurate. so, miss class tomorrow? or go. i guess i'll go. if i really get to feeling bad i can go home.
at least it's not contagious.
today at work, i must have shot a major nerve. i had to get out of that room. i don't know if it's the thought of not feeling well combined with classes and having tests and papers due and all. not sure. or maybe it's the surroundings. who knows. right now, i am completely happy being by myself in my basement here. isolation? no. time off, yes. but not really…
this is week 2 that i've missed disciple. i'm sad, i love disciple. but i've had so much homework due on thursdays, and tonight i didn't feel good in addition. i shouldn't be updating. because i should be doing homework. but sometimes you have to come up for air.
i'm personally proud of myself academically. i'm not boasting, because believe me, my grades aren't that high. but, i've changed my thinking with the academic world. i enjoy going to school, which is random for me. i'm looking forward to continuing school after i finish my undergrad. that thought would have never been in my head, except for maybe it being forced. anyways, that just crossed my mind.
not that i had anything really important to say, just a few random topics. i'm going to study now.
a day of progress.
ok, so today i woke up throwing up. never a good day to start off with that.
i tried to eat something for lunch, but that didn't help the issue.
from there, i didn't do anything. i just worked on the computer, and i got to feeling better. that was good.
by the time i had to go and meet andy for the video stuff, i wasn't feeling too much better, but the drive helped.
it was good to see part of the video done. kenneth vandervort (our video-ee) is a really nice guy. look for him playing, he's #40. roll tide.
after that we went back to the ferg, and got some grub and ran into joe.
it ended up a lot better than it started, and that is good. very good.
i have to go work on a presentation. but before i go, i wanted to share the results of my bar…
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is it me, or is it hilarious that t-money is the hot chick at my bar? or even the fact that more than half of my list can't even legally enter a bar (well, in tuscaloosa)? too funny.
p.s. tomorrow, don't forget to vote. speak up!
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