Get Real.....with God

So, last weekend was really busy, and on Sunday i felt exhausted, physically, mentally, i was tired.. But then we had our weekly unit meeting, and it was SO GOOD. we watched the following video and talked about how we just need to be real with God, because if we don't then we won't be as real with other people. We should be able to talk to God about anything.

After the meeting, we split up in groups and prayed, and that was really good too. We need to find our identity in Christ, not in ourselves, or in other people. Later that night, i told my RA, a good friend of mine, who is awesome, that i loved the unit meeting, and we talked for a while, and prayed together, and it was so awesome, and just what i needed. I love when people tell you just what you need to hear, and i love praying together with good friends.

Phillipians 2:3, and really that whole chapter are amazing. Its a great reminder, that we shouldn't do anything out of jealousy, rivalry, pride or conceit. We should consider others better than ourselves.

i am restless...

UPDATE.

I just had fall break, which was basically just getting last thursday and friday off from school. It was nice though, i got to relax, not think about school for a while. Got to just hangout with some of the guys in the unit. Half of the unit actually stayed here over break, which is crazy, cuz last year only me and one other guy from my unit stayed on campus. haha

Lets see... lots of school work happening? I got a 94 on my 2nd O Chem exam! and a 95 on my lit exam! I also have a US history midterm next week, which i am dreading, I hate that class...

OH YEAH. I went to a switchfoot/anberlin concert a couple weeks ago in Bowling Green, Ohio. It was AWESOME. So glad i went. Switchfoot is the best live, they played 12 songs: Mess of Me, The War Inside, This is Your LIfe, Your Love is a Song, Dark Horses (they started it acoustic!), Where I Belong,  Dare You to Move, Afterlife, and This is the Sound. It was awesome. Anberlin was good too, but not as good as switchfoot. Anberlin played a few acoustic songs, and some other songs, it was pretty legit. I'm glad i got to go.

On a more serious note, something i've been struggling with recently is being jealous of my friends when they get better grades, have better friends, and seem further along the spiritual path then me. A friend of mine just happened to tell me about how he had dealt with this recently without even knowing i was struggling with it, and that was really cool. So i've been trying to take his advice and just praise God for them, and focus on where i am with God, and let him take me a step at a time. I'm so glad God has put good friends in my life while here at CU. 

TIme management and just juggling all of this with classes and everything else i'm doing is really tough.

I'm doing a ministry this year, volunteering with other cedarville students at The Barn Youth Center hanging out with high school kids. I've only gone for about a month now, but its been fun so far. 

Oh, and a couple weekends ago, i helped out at Junior Jam here at Cedarville, which is basically VBS in one day. A bunch of elementary students came, and i co-led a group of them and led them around. It was fun, but exhausting, little kids have lots of energy. Well, this turned out longer than expected. If you want more details, ask. Otherwise, feel free to comment, i like activity in my blog.

Blog fail?

I'm in Ohio! (sorry for the summer of no updates. :p) Summer was fun though.
Being a sophomore is awesome. Just sayin'. It's so cool going on campus and actually knowing people when you get there! But anyway, I'm in a new unit this year, with none of the same people as last year, haha. I'm rooming with a freshman, he's alright so far, but it would be nice to room with someone the same year as me sometime.
I've gotten to play more games of Ultimate Frisbee here this week than the whole of last year on campus, which i find hilarious. It was nice to have so much free time before classes finally started today. I'm feeling pretty good about this year so far, my RA is a friend from last year, and he's an awesome guy, so i'm excited, this is gonna be a great year. The fall bible conference here at Cedarville has been amazing so far. Dr. Michael Easley is the speaker. He's awesome. The worship music has been awesome so far too. There's nothing quite like 3200 students all singing together. 
Well i guess that's it. Hopefully i will keep this updated more regularly than i did last year.

stuff :/

So I figured it was time to update this blog.
The past couple weeks have not been the greatest, for several reasons.
The main one, is that i found out about 2 and a half weeks ago that my cousin Andy, who was only a year younger than me, killed himself. He was a pretty good friend.
So that has been tough, especially since all my family related to him is in California or Colorado, and I'm in Ohio. It made the choir trip the next weekend less fun that it should have been, although i had a blast.
That combined with trying to figure out scheduling of classes for next semester, and trying to figure out housing, and a roommate (which i still need to find), and also almost every class I'm in has a huge workload at this time of the semester. I also found out today that i didn't get a position as a getting started small group leader this fall, which i had been looking forward too. So that's what up, among other things.
Basically lots of stress, and stuff, but school is almost over, 2 more weeks of classes, and then finals, and then flying home on the 10th.
I also get to go to New York City next weekend for Easter break. :D

And also, Velociraptor Awareness Day is on Monday. Please Be aware. Thank you.

springbreak, blackbird, and xkcd. Oh My.

I should just stop saying "wow i should post more" then maybe i might. oh well. :p

I finally figured out how to play blackbird on guitar. Its fun to play, and its one of those songs that you kind of NEED to know how to play if you like the Beatles and can play guitar. I've also been looking up chords for other songs i like.

I've been having entirely too much fun looking through the webcomics on xkcd.com, warning, there is some language on some comics, but overall, the comics are hilarious.

I had spring break last week, it was awesome. Awesome friends, awesome games, awesome food. The works. Shadow over Camelot is still one of the best games ever. As is Wii Jeopardy!

I guess that's all for now.

...a month later

wow, its been almost a month since i last posted on here...anyway.

I've been thinking a lot recently about how i spend my time. I spend way too much on the computer, mostly facebook, and i really need to spend more time reading my bible and praying. As well as other stuff like working out, and learning more guitar. Of course, i need to do more focus on school work too. but yeah, time management. USE IT. srsly people.

2 things you should watch...

1. This awesome Lost tribute video from youtube. DON'T WATCH IT IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW HOW LOST ENDS. I think its my favorite youtube video ever. Here's the link. Anberlin is amazing, as is Lost, so i think its a good combination :D
LINK to video "Lost - *fin"

2. the TV series "Firefly" by Joss Whedon. He's the guy who did Dr. Horribles Sing-Along Blog. This series is amazing, I just watched it this week, and its awesome even though it only lasted one season. Its on netflix instant watch, I'm not sure where else. But I highly reccomend it. Its a space-western, set in 2517 AD.

I guess that's all for now...

Initial breakdown of classes

Well, I have now had 3 days of classes, and i think i am going to have a pretty busy semester. 6 classes, 15 units. Not quite as busy as last semester, but still busy. I am taking General Chemistry II, Christian Life and Thought, Concert Chorale, Composition, Humanities, and Professions of Pharmacy: History and Issues II. I have chapel everyday at 10, no classes before chapel all week, and no classes at all on Tuesdays, so that's nice. However, there is always a trade-off. I go til 5 MWF, and sometimes Thursday. I will definitely be busy.

Chemistry will be difficult, it is a continuation of last semester, so we are jumping right into it. Also the final will be cumulative of the whole year. That'll be fun. But the prof is really fun, so it won't be that bad.
CLT shouldn't be too bad, only a couple papers, and 3 tests. I think I'll enjoy it. I love talking about the Christian world view, and stuff like that. Apologetics is one of my most favorite theological topics. Hopefully we'll get into that a little bit.
Choir will be really busy, what with several performances and extended rehearsals that cut into other classes, and a trip to NYC over easter break. ($$$$$$$)
Composition will be hard, mostly because I hate English classes. However, I've heard this prof is easy, so that is encouraging. Also the class meets at 4 MWF. <--- lame
Humanities will be tough, for some of the same reasons, and also it is mostly online, and meets only once a week.
The pharmacy class I have should be a piece of cake, last semester it certainly was.
These past 3 days has been the missions conference here at Cedarville University, and it has really made me reconsider keeping that option in my scope of vision for the future; even with the 7 year pharmacy program...
I will definitely see what happens, more on that later. For now, I just want to make it through the week.

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So... this is my first post, and i don't have time to come up with a clever title for it.
I decided to create a for realsies blog, so that way everyone can keep up with me in a more detailed way, instead of insignificant little facebook statuses everywhere. This blog won't be about anything in particular, it will most likely be about just whatever I feel like posting about. I will try to keep this updated, but I'll see what happens.

I guess I should actually post some sort of update now...

So I am about to start my second semester of school at Cedarville University, break was awesome, loved the break from cold weather, but I think I'm ready to get the semester underway.

More updates to follow...
(hopefully)