car troubles

With all the issues I've had with my car these past few weeks, I feel like God is telling me to become more handy and more well-versed with the different intricacies of the beast of a machine that we Southern California residents have all grown to depend on so much.

Also, that I should value all my possessions a little more than I do.

Let this post serve as a reminder... but first, second to last finals of my undergrad career, and the very tail end of UCI basketball as a student. More thoughts on these subjects to come. Here we go!

good old webreg

Signed up for classes for the last time in my undergraduate career today. Felt no real emotion or elation, but just thought I'd throw out a small tribute to the fact that webreg and websoc are uniquely UCI's. Just search them on google and it's the first thing that pops up. Here's to those short bursts of fun that was going back and forth between these sites and rate my professor.

thoughts

To be honest, I went into this year hoping for a smooth process. Nothing too controversial, nothing overly strenuous or difficult. I saw what happened last year and told myself that I wouldn't let anything like that happen. Maybe I was a coward, maybe I was just trying to get away without the backlash.

I wasn't afraid to do the work, which is why I signed up. But this I don't know if I was prepared for.

problems

Well, this week has taught me to rule out "psychologist" from the potential future careers list.

It's brutal to hear about an aggravating problem or frustration and not be able to say anything to really help the situation.

God, thank you for blessing me with peace. It is much appreciated.

Phil 4:6-9

a weird quarter

Is it possible to feel like the days are weirdly long and exhausting, yet the quarter is zooming by faster than ever before?

I can't quite grasp how to describe it right now, but I don't like it.

pioneer spirit

At this critical juncture in life, many of us are following this unmarked path into the wilderness. Though there is no highway or cattle trail to follow, there is an end goal, and a certain excitement that lies ahead. You never know when you're going to see some crazy guy with a bear head for a hat, or stumble into the one thing you're looking for while filling up for water on the banks of a stream.

Just make sure you have someone to pick you back up when you fall into a pit with venomous snakes.

immediate post-retreat thoughts

Going into this retreat, I knew it was going to be different from before because of the workload I had to take care during the weekend. Throughout Friday and Saturday, this distanced me somewhat from the usual "hang out" times and free time that I usually took for granted. Then on Sunday, we were packed with practicing and such, and so I feel like I didn't get to SEE people as much as I wanted to. But moving on to other things...

Reminders to remember:
Spreading seeds indiscrimantly
Dancing like David, "I will be less esteemed than this!"
Radical doesn't necessarily mean large actions, but instead large effect
Renouncing and severing
Strength, beauty, and power in community
Rejuvenation and rest in him
We don't do the work
Not just forgiveness, but blessing that individual
Tears of joy
Being in tune with the holy spirit
Glimpse of eternity