"with you, I am blessed"

Here I sit, my heavy fingers rising and falling on the keys in no particular beat, and I realize, damn..........this is a weekend blog. I need to get a life. Or organize the one I have, either one. I tried really hard to work on my papers today and I got so much less done than I had set as my goal. There were a number of reasons this happened, mostly that I am ADD, but also cause I have so much to do I gave myself unrealistic goals I think. But thats ok. I am ever positive.....ok not ever, but I try to be most of the time. I am actually thinking about it now, and Im doin ok......cause I only have 2 pgs to write for my first paper due on friday, and then the paper due next thurs, so not so bad. If I was completely coherent I would have thought of that on the first pass, but its ok.
So "last night", ie this morning, a bunch of people from LOG hung out until like 430 just chilling and talking about awesome stuff. We didnt talk about too much "juicy" stuff, whatever that is, we only talked about how present God has been in all of our lives recently. That sounds boring, but it didnt actually come out like that, I just saw the main product of our conversation throughout the night was recognizing Him in our lives, whether it was through a heartbreak, or the funniest moment you had in LOG. It was beautiful. And it wasn't too weird for me, since they all were talkin about people I don't know, but I just kept goin with it and it was fine......it was like I bridged the gap of generations of OG LOG, and newbies, me bein a newb and all hanging with the oldies. Anyways that was pretty darn cool.
That followed a very recent late stay-up at the 'faith on friday with more people my age. well GP was there so not really, but my age in spirit. Anyway we talked about less personal stuff, but just as important things. Like have you ever tried to sleep like babies do, on their backs with their arms up by their heads and their legs curled? GP has. Things like that were freakin hilarious, and I realized it's the moments of laughter AND the moments of seriousness that make friends awesome things to have cause you can at one moment be laughing, and the next moment crying, and this is life. I love it. But I dont cry, just in case any of you guys were wondering.....nothing against it, I just dont. Ask anyone from both nights, I never cried. its the truth.
On Sunday I went to South Coast with Matt and Fama, and I freakin spent so much money. I felt bad. But I told Erwin that simply the fact that I feel bad about it means I probably wont do it again....thats how bad I felt. I spent $40 on flip flops!! They better last me 3 yrs like my buddy's (thats for all of you who make fun of me for it). Before Sunday I didnt do much but work on my paper......I took a little break by going to see Madagascar with my roommate. It was ok, nothing special. Then we went to The Hat, and it was my roommate's first time there. I wish I had gotten a picture of her jaw dropping when she saw the chili cheese fries. All she could say was "you got THIS with added pastrami on top??!?!" hahahaha goooooood stuff. But yea just paper business the rest of the time, what little I had. I am really stressing about these papers, so please pray for me cause I have a 10-12 pager due next thurs, but I also have journals due so I have LOTS of writing ahead for this week......and to boot, this weekend is banquet and I have to film for the student film Im in, so Im gonna be working early in the mornings and late in the nights the rest of this week. Sorry, but not a whole lot of hanging out time. I know you will all miss me.
So I was lookin online the other day and I was thinking about how lonely I am and how a companion at this time would be great, when I thought to myself "Joe, why not check out mail-order brides?" cause they provide companionship at much less emotional cost than a real relationship. After looking for a while tho I thought to myself "whats wrong with me?? I am thinking of buying someone?? this is so teeeerrrible!!! it's wrong!" and so I stopped. Mail-order brides are a terrible violation of human rights, and capitalism has pushed many of these people to do extraordinary things to get themselves out of the rut they are in. We are evil......we should be ashamed. (I DONT KNOW IF ANYONE NOTICED YET BUT THIS IS KIND OF A JOKE, I AM WRITING THIS FOR MY FRIEND RAISSA WHO WILL REMAIN ANONYMOUS, SHE IS DOING RESEARCH ON THE SUBJECT AND I AM A SOURCE) It's teeerrrrrrrible.
Anyway Im tired so I will conclude with some shoutouts:

All the 'faith kids: you all are awesome.....nuff said
Leo: no you're MY hero!
Reg: why are you sitting over there?
Beej: you're freakin awesome
Joyce: thanks for the comment, it means a lot.....I will need lots of help, both in prayer and service.
Mel: your situps are weak........wanna wrestle?
Nims: so you can not like a guy cause he's skinny, but I have to like a girl even if I think she's not good looking?? thats whack.....oh wait, Joyce made that argument nevermind. Oh and sorry for putting my hand on your face.....it wont happen again.
Ang: (weird, inexplicable kirsten face) "muuuuhhhhhhhhhhhh"
GP: shoot 'em, punch 'em, pee on 'em.
Meechy: what are you up to?

There are plenty others as deserving as you guys, but I cant think straight enough to think of their names let alone something witty to say about them. It is finished.

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