week 2, year 3 of college . . .

it's been a week and a half already since school started, and i figured i'd update this page in case anyone reads it (which i don't really imagine happens much/anymore). so if you don't see me or hear from me in months this year, it'll because i was holed up studying in my room so long that i lost the use of my eyes, just like moles. (well, that's not really the science of moles, but i don't have time for that . . . ) wow, i am weird at times with what i talk about. so springhill turned out to be such a positive experience for me, and i can't wait to see a bunch of my SH friends in october for convergence, our college retreat. i miss all the awesome people in my youth group, too, and i can't wait to see them play football, catch up at games, etc. i'm hoping to be home for the breckenridge game on homecoming weekend, and if i can swing it, i just might try and catch the frosh game for ithaca that week (go, brandon!). cody is turning 18 on oct. 6th, so i should definitely be back for that weekend. so far classes are going pretty well. chemistry is just a review, and genetics is really interesting. i have to find around 17 sources for a paper on cloning, though, and then i have to type up a bibliography for them. and i need to get ready for rush, with meetings for 4 nights in a row, then another meeting next tuesday, and rush from wednesday thru saturday. and the following weekend, it's back to michigan (hold up & read the rest!) to work at warner camp & bond with my fellow agathos'ians (agathos is my social club). and i also need to write 2-3 papers for jazz class for next friday, which means going to a jazz concert, which also means i have to find one to go to. all this busyness is really a blessing, though, because i can't handle not having anything to do at school! i'm tutoring on campus, too, and i TA for 3 hours, so i'll basically really value my free time. but on one side, God has really shown me lately that, at least for right now, getting involved in a relationship would really be a dumb thing to have to worry about (take that, AU, with your silly ring by spring!) and so, like he does a lot for me, God is really leading me to journal about it. maybe someday it will help one of my girls from camp or from youth. i can say one thing, though; friendships with guys are so much rewarding when you completely eliminate the possibility-of-a-relationship factor. truly blessings. ok, i'm done now. and this seems kinda pointless. hmmm, i can see cody cringing if he reads this. or having some smart-aleck thing to say. oh well.