to another day

to another day

so today was good.

i was on call last night, which meant bed wasn't going to happen until at least 12:30. which i got to go to bed at exactly 12:30, which was such a blessing. i woke up this morning at around 8:30. the fire inspection people showed up at around 10. they banged on my door. "hold on!" i was changing my clothes. another knock. "wait a minute!" door starts opening. i dove under my blankets and pretended to be asleep. my wall director looks in, "still sleeping, he's such a hoot." i let them leave and put my pants on.

i don't really remember what i did between 8:30 and 10. i think i had intended on showering, but that didn't happen until about noonthirtyish. i also intended to study for arabic and econ. i was only able to study for econ. i wonder where the time goes. i had another omelette for breakfast. i didn't like this one for some reason or another. it wasn't as satisfying as yesterdays. the apples around here haven't been as good either. but i had guava juice with my breakfast this morning, so it's all good. adrienne's been drinking this berry smoothie stuff that tastes like a shake with unsweetened yogurt in it. i like it. it may be a healthy way to get my servings of fruit in for the day. now only if they made a vegetable juice that tastes good. if you find one, let me know.

econ today was great for many reasons. one: it was all about being green. and gas prices. and the economy. i'm under the persuasion that gas prices should be raised. i don't think we're paying what we should be. we're not paying that ACTUAL cost of gasoline. its harm on the environment, the time we waste in traffic by there being too many cars on the road. in a lot of ways i envy my friend andrew. he's been able to survive on the buses and bumming rides from friends i'm sure. not to mention the stories and lives he's able to interact with by taking public transportation. we don't get that interaction in cars. usually when we're in them, we're just pissed off at the petite woman in the mammoth suv talking on her cell phone while drifting into our lane.

i have so many friends who would make good christians. they'd make great christians. they genuinely care about people and the world around them. they make sacrifices for people. they show love to people who don't seem to deserve it at all. they turn the other cheek. they bend their backs to make sure someone else is happy. no one thanks them, but they keep on doing it. and a lot of these friends of mine are so unfulfilled. if they'd place their trust in christ to make them happy instead of these actions, and give their lives to him, while still following this trend of good works, they would have such full lives. it's amazing how i see people who don't look to jesus as the source of anything they do, but can show love in so many ways i fail to. i need to love people better.

so many of my residents are leaving for thanksgiving. i'm going to miss them over this brief respite. a majority of them are my friends. i'd like to reach out to some of them better. i will i'm sure.

band practice is in a little over an hour. i've been looking forward to it all week. i can't wait. i was supposed to be on call tonight, but one of the RAs in my building traded last night for tonight with me. being a musician, he understands the importance of music in my life as well. it's awesome. plus, God blessed me with it. i can see it so clearly.

this is a long post, i'm going to post my next thought... so if you couldn't make it to the bottom of this one, you'd read the one before it. which will technically be above it. you may have already read it. unless you read the instructions.