A strange phenomenon.

The other morning I woke up to something very strange. It was very cold outside and as I left for work, I noticed something all over my truck. It was hardened water! I've never seen such a thing on my truck before...it was as if dew somehow solidified on the vehicle overnight. I had to scrape it off the windshield and windows. If I didn't know any better, I'd say it was ice. Oh wait, IT WAS ICE!! The misery begins..........................

Progress report

Well, nothing new is going on up here, so I figure I should just give an update on my academic situation. I'm barely holding on to an "A" average and may have just dropped to a "B" in one of my classes.

Surprisingly enough, the class that I thought I'd get a "B" in, World Literature, is the class that I may end up getting an "A" in. I just received my second paper back from the literature professor and it was an "A" for the second time. The papers each count for 25% of the grade, so two "A"s and an 88% on the midterm give me good odds of getting an "A" assuming I receive a good grade on the final exam.

Another class has turned out differently than I originally expected, unfortunately it's not not as positive as the first. I started out very strong in philosophy class, but I may drop to a "B" after the result of this last exam.

The other classes seem to be strong "A"s so hopefully I will be able to hold on to those.

Until next time...

Still here...

I know it's been a while, but I assure you there's a reason for it. Let me try and bring you into my world for a moment. Imagine yourself wading out into the water at the beach all the way up to your nose. Then a large set of waves come in and every time one hits you, your head goes under. Just as it passes and you're able to catch your breath, another one comes. This is what my past few weeks have been like with school. The moment I get done with one huge assignment or test, I can barely catch my breath before I get slammed with something else. I am slowly loosing my grip on an A average for this semester. I definitely do not recommend allowing someone else to choose your college courses for you...even if they are an employee of the university. The fact that I have to juggle two jobs just to barely squeak by financially doesn't help either. I may have an easier time with school if I could actually focus on school 100%.

Well, enough of that stuff. Some good things have happened lately too. My girlfriend, Le'Rae, and her mom, Debbie, came up a week ago to visit during the fall break period. We were able to go to the natural bridge which is an hour north of Lynchburg. I've never actually heard of it even though it's apparently one of the 7 wonders of the natural world. It was really cool and I enjoyed the nature trail there. I would like to go up there one Saturday and take some pictures with all my photo gear. I don't know if that will happen as I have ZERO time and it will be getting very cold soon. I don't think snow covered nature trails are that attractive anyway. I'm really glad they both came up. Le'Rae and Debbie always go above and beyond when it comes to taking care of me. It was nice to be able to spend time with my girlfriend and also all the other McGregor people that came up for fall break. We had our own little McGregor party.

Speaking of McGregor parties, there was another fun event that happened just today. Aiden Nix, Pastor Powell's grandson, turned 1 today. Pastor and his wife came up for a visit and I was able to sit and chat with Dr. Powell which was nice. Hanging out with the Powell/Nix family and some of our mutual friends was a big stress relief that was much needed.

On another positive note, I was finally able to move into my room last week. It still has some finishing touches, but all of my furniture is in, and I was able to clean out the living room and it's actually functioning as a living room now. The house is slowly coming together and it's getting to the point where I actually feel at home when I'm here. The only downside is that with this really nice room (it's better than anyone else's...even Jeff's) comes a rent payment. I will have to start working more hours in order to afford the rent and other bills. Not to mention that my meal scholarship for Liberty has officially expired, so now the food at school is no longer on them. I will be so relieved when this semester is finally over and I can actually choose my own classes for next semester. At least if I'm overworked then, I can just blame myself. If I don't write soon, it's probably because I have two exams, one quiz and a paper to write all in one day!

One more cool thing to add. Saturday night I went to a Switchfoot concert thanks to Natalie. It was actually a really good show. I wasn't too sure at first, but those guys did a good job. It was fun. The lead singer looks like David Spade though...it was distracting.