Ozark - Fun Friday

This morning I had my first OT test and I thought I was prepared for it, but apparently I was not. I had the Judges in order down, and the chapter summaries order, but there was a lot of specific info about what happened in the chapters. I didn't remember the name of who killed the ruler with a tent peg, or other such details. I know next test I will re-read the text and write down things that I think will be important. 

I built a Snowman today and it was incredible. It was certainly worthwhile to build one, while reliving childhood memories. 

I think my External Seagate hard drive I just bought is failing. It’s certainly acting kinda funny.

This weekend I have no other plans but to play Star Wars RPG on Sunday night. 

 

Ozark - Snow Day

Well today we don’t have school because it is a snow day. Apparently yesterday after lunch when I was walking back to the dorms, it was sprinkling. Well that sprinkling, when it hit the ground caused ice all over, and it was properly named an ice storm. Then it turned later into snowing, so classes are canceled today. 

I am a sucker for snow, so I loved it. Apparently when you see it as often as some of the people down here do, it is not a good thing.

My LG Dare is supposed to get here tomorrow. I hope FedEx still delivers if there is snow on the ground.

Verizon - Just call them

I got the Verizon thing squared away, so now I am getting a LG Dare. I just decided to call them on a whim, because I have had great customer service in the past. The plan is going to be the same cost, but did require us to switch our plan from America’s Choice to Nationwide Basic. I was talking to Charlie in New Mexico, and he was the most helpful person that I have experienced at Verizon. He helped me by answering all the questions I had about the plan change, and it is NOT more expensive. He even told me that I could upgrade my phone on my line rather than Drew’s, which was available. The Verizon store said I needed to wait for March 11th for that. I then asked if I could call him back right after I asked my dad about the changes. He said he would call me in 15 minutes. He could have said no, but he didn’t. Verizon is not only helpful, but also accommodating. Today is a good day.

I am now just remembering that things happen when all hope is gone. God is funny like that.

Ozark - 1st Weekend and 2nd Week

The first weekend was good. The only memorable thing that happened during it was a bonfire on Saturday night. I met 5 different people that night. It was after that experience that I decided I want to strive to meet a new person every day.

I have never, up until this point in my life, heard that the reason there are people with different colored skin is because Adam and Eve had many different colored skinned children. Adam and Eve’s genetic code was perfect to have those kinds of children. It just astonishes me how awesome that is.

I found out that Verizon is stupid because they won’t let me get a LG Dare with our existing plan. The Verizon people in Arizona just flat out lied to me and said that I needed a Data plan attached for any touch screen phone. The Verizon people in Joplin said that I needed to have the whole plan upgraded to Nationwide blah blah blah. We are now on America’s Choice. Verizon must change their plans so much that they get the customers every time with stuff like this. Grr so I have to live with my phone that turns off all the time randomly, with volume buttons on the side that work only when they want to, and with a poor battery life.

This week has felt like I have been up at the student center every night, to watch a show.
Monday it was 24
Tuesday Fringe
Wednesday LOST

I just did my Exit Loan Interview for ASU, and it was disheartening how much I will end up paying back in student loans, on top of what I am taking out for Ozark. This is especially so, since it is an unsubsidized loan, so it’s accruing interest upon interest while I’m still in school.

Things are really starting to heat up, but only every so often. Today it felt nice enough to wear just a t shirt outside at 64°F.

Now I am just laying down, being lazy, after I just ate dinner. I really need to find a job that will give me some money to pay my monthly expenses.

Ozark – First Weekend

Tyler Rice called me 2 nights ago while i was going to run some laps in the MPB. It was good talking with him and hearing updates with his Nursing program search and just life.

Yesterday it was so cold in the morning that it was actually snowing. I went down to the lobby to do my quiet time and saw flakes of what looked like snow falling from the sky; amidst the orange light outside. I looked around outside and it was certainly snowing. It wasn’t sticking, but snowing nonetheless.

Yesterday night I ended up going with Trevor to pick up some King’s Way kids and go back to Ozark and watch the basketball team get beat up. It was fun because i learned some basketball terms that i have never known before and such.

Fitting in is still a challenge and i’m not helping that by screwing things up. Everybody around me is finding out that their classmates just got engaged and such. It’s just a weird environment for the single and not looking. And although I am not looking, what bugs me the most about myself is that i am constantly wondering, and yearning for someone. Yes i can see myself being single till I am 40 (Namely a 40 year old virgin), but I just wonder why God gave me this love and compassion for kids. I mean doesn’t he want me to get married and have some little tikes of my own? I cannot be focused on this because then it will consume me.

I had my first memory work test yesterday in OT and it went great. I didn’t know it was fill in the blank so i memorized the whole verse, and probably spent way to much time doing so.

I now think my pride has a lot to do with why i might not be fitting in. I just don’t want to do certain things, and so I see it myself as being prideful. If i need to fit in, i need to go where the wind takes me. I can’t pick and choose everything i do, just because it’s comfortable. It’s just not natural to me, just like corn syrup.

I’ll see how the weekend plays out, because my roommate is going to be in Springfield and there are some other guys from the floor , out for the weekend.

Ozark - Second Day

Today was another great day, not only just because of my classes. I had all my classes today:

7am: Principles of Interpretation with Chad Ragsdale
8am: O.T. History II with Woody Wilkinson
9am: Foundations For Missions with Chris DeWelt
10am: Creation Science with Ron Skaggs

I learned that the supposedly hardest teacher I have, Skaggs, does IT full time and only teaches part time. So I was immediately more attentive to his class. I talked with him after class about what he does and told him that I got my business degree in CIS and was looking for that kind of stuff after Ozark. He was talking to me another Chris, who did a year and a half of game design, about computers; it was great. We’ll see how the semester goes, but I had originally thought about dropping the class and picking up something else.

I then made a list together of things I needed to go to Walmart for and, then went. One of the things on the list was laundry detergent, something I have never purchased before. So giving an opportunity to my mom to help save the day I called her. She answered surprised that I was actually calling. I just was asking if I should go with liquid detergent or if I should use powder. I was raised using the powder detergent washed clothes, so I was leaning that way but just didn’t know. She just told me that I should go with whatever does the most loads for the money. She said I might want to stay away from Tide, because they didn’t like how our clothes looked after being washed with that. Moms are the best! We talked a little about classes and just what was new and how I was getting acquainted with Joplin Missouri. After she told me to call home tonight and talk to dad, she said the three magical words “I Love you,” and without hesitation “I Love you Mom” and then we hung up. I started tearing up madly after I hung up.

I can’t remember the last time I have said that with my heart being entirely in it. I didn’t know it would happen so soon, but am proud to say that I miss my parents and that I Love my Mom. I can only hope the same thing will happen when I call my Dad later tonight.

I then went around Walmart looking further for items I needed. I saw that Walmart had Verizon phones and asked the gentleman behind the counter if I needed a data package for the LG Dare touch screen phone. He said the only one that needed a package was the Blackberry Storm. I asked if I could get the phone on the spot, but realized that I had to be the primary account holder in order to do that. So when I call my Dad tonight I’ll ask him if it would be possible to get me the phone and ship it down here.

Also, I have a weird observation that the ladies that I have met down here before, never talk to me. I don’t know what it is, but I figure they are not trying to do it, it’s weird nevertheless. Now that I think about it though, Jeremiah’s fiancé Kara is the only one who comes up and talks to me, so that’s nice.

I am excited for this semester of classes.

Ozark - First Day

My first day was a fantastic one. I Woke up early, and decided to go to breakfast before my 7am class. The eggs looked as if they were cooked with tofu. They were very cube-esque and yellow. It might have been all tofu and one egg in the whole batch to make it look yellow. Paxman told me they bake their eggs because it takes less time so that might account for the crystal like architecture. The meal reminded me of UCYC’s meals, pretty good but you can tell it’s not the best quality.

As I was walking to and from classes, because it’s so cold (10 degrees) the tips of my ears hurt. As if they are screaming to me “uhh, hey down there it’s stupid cold here and you need to warm us up, yo!”

Principles of Interpretation sounds to be a fun rigorous class, and OT with Woody is going to be great!