When in Rome... -214

I had a test in Romans today. One part of the test was to memorize the passage Romans 3.21-26 in the NET translation.

I shall now type the entire passage from memory.

21 But now apart from the law the righteousness of God (which is attested by the law and the prophets) has been disclosed -

22 namely the righteousness of God through the faithfulness of Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction,

23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.

24 But they are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.

25 God publicly displayed him at his death as the mercy seat accessible through faith. This was to demonstrate his righteousness, because God in his forebearance had passed over the sins previously committed.

26 This was also to demonstrate his rightoeusness in the present time so that he would be just and the justifier of the one who lives because of Jesus' faithfulness.

I made flash cards. I read it over and over. I wrote it down. I recited it to everyone who would listen. I wrote it from memory. I kept saying it again and again. Eventually, it got stuck in there. Even a week later it will be stuck in my head. That's the thing about repetition, it makes things stick!

In speech class, there were two questions on the test that looked something like this:

" 27. Repition helps the reader to remember the point.

a. True

b. False

28. Repition helps the reader to remember the point.

a. True

b. False"

Dr. Payton said you would get at least one right if you weren't sure. I got both right! Oh speech class! I wish all my classes were as easy and FUN as it was!

I may have spent too much time on the memory verse and not enough time on the other portions, but that's okay, I'm not super concerned.

Squirrel! -215

I have never been diagnosed with ADD or ADHD. I sometimes say, "Sorry, I'm just a little ADD sometimes" when I get distracted. It probably isn't fair to people who actually have that disorder. I can't imagine actually having it. I have enough trouble focusing as it is. But it is my own fault. I try to do too many things at once. For instance: listen to music, reply to text message, and look at funny picture. I just don't have the mental capacities to do all of these things at the same time. I can't even talk or listen while I'm texting actually. I end up trying what was said and then I have to stop one of the things and do only one thing at a time. When I want to drown out noises and write a paper, I usually have to turn on classical music.

It is easy to drive, listen to the radio, and carry on a conversation, so why can't I multitask with other things? A while ago, I rode around the entire loop (1-mile) while eating mozzarella sticks. In case you did not infer, that means I didn't touch the handle bars for a mile!

Anywho... I kinda just rambled because I didn't leave myself good instruction about what to write for this day. I must have been distracted...

Shop Smart -216

I finally got my truck back today. It took longer than expected, and I was late to my lunch date with Tim and Chrissy. We enjoyed delicious Breadsticks, Soup, and Salad! Afterwards, I went to Sam's with them for the fun of it. I ended up getting awesome Pentel G2 Pens, yummy TGIFriday's Potato Skin chips, chewy Quaker Chewy Bars, and "healthy" Lemon-Lime Gatorade. Honestly, that's a pretty pathetic mix. But it's just what I found.
I don't really go to Sam's very often. Probably less than 10 times in the last 4 years. I went multiple times for new student orientation. It's an art to learn how much food you need for certain size groups of people for certain occasions. I definitely sucked the first time I ordered sandwich meat for a group. Apparently, people don't like ham as much as I do, they hate roast beef, and everyone loves turkey. Lesson learned.

A Series of Unfortunate Events -217

So, Saturdays are the best! I get to sleep late! The weeks are flying by, and I feel like I don't even know what's going on! Probably because I don't sleep regular hours. People keep telling me that it will get better after school, but later doesn't matter, now is what I'm experiencing!
Once I was finally awake, I attempted to do homework. I wasn't super productive though. When I decided to take a break and go mow, the sky fell out and mowing was no longer an option. With the rain, I was even less effective in my homeworking....
I decided to go to Enoch's Stomp to see Elizabeth. I ended up catching up on a bit of blogging while I ate chips and salsa and drank coffee. It was a weird combination for sure! After they closed, I helped clean up. It's amazing how many LeTourneau students work there. We all got ready to leave and made our way to the parking lot. There, Matt's car would not start. After trying to pop the clutch, they decided to give it a jump. That's about the time that Mark realized the fuel line on Martin's motorcycle was leaking on his pant leg. They reattached it and we took off. A couple miles down the road, it came off again. I pulled over and put my emergency lights on. Moments later, Elizabeth and Matt and Josh pulled up behind me. We had a whole line of cars pulled over with flashing lights. People drove by slowly and gave us weird looks. Matt had some electrical tape and I had a pocketknife; Mark did his best to make it last until we got to campus. Thankfully, it held all the way back. But the poor guy had to ride in the rain at points.

I try to tell a story about sometime in the past that had a similar story. Fortunately, I have never experienced a situation like this before! Unless you simplify it down to the phrase "exciting events with friends." Then I have tons of stories! Like the time I was riding in the back of Jimmy Stewart's truck and he drove into the ghetto. Something was going on that was so sketch that he slammed on his breaks and did a super fast 3 point turn to get us out of that place super fast! Of course, I had no idea what was going on. I just thought he was being a crazy African driver. I rode my bike down that same road this summer, not so bad in the daytime.

Vaccination and Castration -218

At the end of every episode of The Price is Right, Bob Barker would always say, "Bob Barker reminding you to help control the pet population. Have your pet spayed or neutered!" After being prompted by James to get Black Angus fixed and confirming that he could stay, I set up an appointment to get him immunized and and castrated today. I had to borrow a pet carrier from a professor because I didn't have one. I felt so bad for him. Last night I locked him in the garage to keep him from eating anything. Then I locked him into the carrier. Next I put him in a car, which he hated. Followed by turning him over to people who stole his manhood. I know it's for the better, but I don't think he is going to like me tomorrow.

Luckily, I can say that I have no stories for the last 3 years about castration. I do have a funny story about immunizations. Well not immunizations I guess, still a shot though. My sophomore year I had a really bad cold or allergies that I couldn't get over. So I went across the street to the clinic. They told me I needed a steroid shot. Little innocent me rolls up my sleeve. The nurse looks at me with a disappointed look and shakes her head. "What?" I ask completely clueless about the impending doom. "Turn around and pull your pants down." I was ready to leave as soon as she said that. I tried to convince her that I would probably get better soon and didn't need the shot after all. There was no way around it though. She was determined to give me that shot. I was mortified as I pulled down just one side of my pants half way trying to keep as much of my rear end covered as possible. To her it was just another butt to stab a needle in. To me, it was the first person to see my butt in over 10 years! The shot hurt a bit, and it helped me get better. But next time I will probably just try some vitamin C and lots of water or something. 

Best Day Ever!!! -219

TODAY WAS THE BEST DAY EVER!! I woke up to an email that Auditing had been cancelled. So then I had time to finish some work for Tax. Then, during Tax, I got an email that Romans was cancelled! I was so excited because I hadn't done the homework yet. Next, I was excited to hear that I get to keep my kitty! Finally, I got a popsicle from YAC! I was super excited about life all day!

It's kinda funny how students are excited about not having class. They don't realize that that is valuable time that they are losing. Not only is it instruction that they miss and material that may not get covered, but it is wasted money! I once calculated the cost per minute of class. Assuming a 55-minute hour (some classes are 50 (60) and some are 80 (90) ) and you take 18 credit hours, for approximately 15 weeks including holidays. With the cost of tuition at $12,625, that means that every boring minute costs you around $0.85 whether you are there or not and whether you pay attention or not. I work for about $0.14 per minute. That means I would have to work 6 minutes for every minute I'm in class. 18 hours + 108 hours = 126 hours. That only leaves 42 hours in a week. So, if I could survive on 6 hours of sleep a night, not eat, not study, not go to church, then I could break even. But how am I going to find anyone who will work me 108 hours a week? That's over 15 hours a day! I would totally die! I just need a better paying job right? But who is gonna pay me $21 an hour so that I only have to work 40 hours a week to breakeven? Okay. This is stressing me out. I'm done calculating this depressing information! I'm just going to think about how good today was!

So Long Sucker! -220

All good things must come to an end. That includes counseling. As I was walking to counseling I said to myself, "self, you seem to be in decent shape. You've grown a lot since you started therapy. I think you would be okay if you didn't go to counseling anymore." Well I'm glad that I said that to myself because I was prepared when Deena told me that she wasn't going to be counseling anymore. It came as a bit of a shock, but I will be okay. I'm happy for her because it sounds like a good change.

That boy who brought me coffee, he is the one who originally convinced me to go to counseling. I have to thank him for that because it has been really good for me. The woman I originally saw was good, but Deena has helped me make leaps and bounds! I will miss my sessions! I'm glad she isn't leaving the school!