[Art]

Mmm. I'll be living close to Sacramento by the time TSO performs there again. Perhaps I will attempt to procure a couple of tickets? I think Rachel would enjoy.

[Ardent1]

Originally Posted by Andrew

Yesterday, it sounded like I had been a chain smoker for 80 years.

Yikes! Well, at least you can joke about it.

Originally Posted by C.S.

The only place outside of Heaven where you can be perfectly safe from all the dangers and perturbations of love is Hell.

Ah, he was a wise one, that Lewis.

[God's Jedi]

Originally Posted by Art

Mmm. I'll be living close to Sacramento by the time TSO performs there again. Perhaps I will attempt to procure a couple of tickets? I think Rachel would enjoy.

I give that plan a thumbs up.

[God's Jedi]

I'm sick. Again. Well, technically, I'm still sick, seeing as how I never got well in the first place. But, I haven't updated in a while, so I'll do another bullet point entry, then go pretend to sleep.

Thanksgiving was good. I usually hate it, but this year was better, as it was just the four of us hanging out here. We went to my grandmother's in Columbia on Friday, and I escaped with at least a little of my sanity.

I spent most of the weekend and the beginning of this week feeling like the place I'm at right now is not even remotely where I'm supposed to be. I find myself going through periods where nothing that happens and nothing I do satifies me. Yeah, I don't know what it is. I like my life. I have a very good, relatively normal group of friends. I have two people who are better friends than I've ever had in my life. I have the best job I know of, no matter how much I complain. I just sometimes want...more. More of what, I have no idea. I've been contemplating saving up a lot of money and spending a few weeks somwhere this summer. Maybe Europe, maybe another state, just...somewhere that's not Mississippi.

I don't know. If I wasn't so sick I probably wouldn't be having this problem. *kicks sickness*

Good night, and good luck.

[Praisey]

hi andrew! long time no post (but i read) why are you always sick!? that is so not good i hope you get completely better very, very soon!

[Ardent1]

Perhaps these "periods" are your sickness, perhaps their hormonal. Sounds like what my buddy is going through..
Hang in there.

Oh, and glad to hear that your Thanksgiving went well.

[God's Jedi]

I have returned from the netherworld of ACT prep. Finally. I spent every night for the past week and a half studying. *sigh* My brain hurt badly come Saturday morning.

But, oh my goodness. So many things have happened this week. Lesse...

Sometime a while ago, Russ, Blake and I got to go hang out for the first time in ages. We went to Chili's, where we're pretty sure Blake got a spiked milkshake. He was acting terriblly odd, even for him. But nothing beat when I locked my keys in the car at the bowling alley. Yeah. That was a fun phone call to make to my parents.

The choir went caroling Sunday to Baptist Hospital, just like every year since I can remember. It was...umm...interesting. Yeah. Let's leave it at that.

That night, instead of doing small groups as usual, we all just sat around and talked about whatever in the Bible we wanted to. It was awesome. I think we all enjoyed it much more than what we usually do.

The rest of the week, I did nothing but study for that bloody test. I'm so glad it's over. The results will give me a much more definite idea about what I want to do for college.

Our group had our Christmas party last night. That was quite fun. It was mainly just us sitting around talking. Well....us talking, and Andrew whispering loudly.

This entry was way too sporatic. I apologize. I don't think I've quite recovered from the blasted test. Bah. I'll be better soon.

Good night, and good luck.

[Ardent1]

Well, it was sporadic, but better than my nonexistant updates. haha.

I'm glad you're alright and you got that test over with.

[God's Jedi]

Originally Posted by Ardent1

Well, it was sporadic, but better than my nonexistant updates. haha.

I'm glad you're alright and you got that test over with.

LOL.

Thanks, I am too.

[Art]

Hello, Brother Andrew. I miss you.

I was sad when the colts lost.

That is all. Bye.

[God's Jedi]

Well. This day went from great to crappy very fast.

I went to what was probably the best church service I've ever been to in my life this morning, at my grandmother's church. It really put me in the Christmas mood. Yeah. That lasted a while. Right before church tonight, I got a call from my aunt informing me that Habits will not be reopening. Apparantly, they ran out of money. And now, apparantly, I am unemployed. That made me extremely depressed. I'm better now, I guess. I'm going to wait until after my birthday to really start looking for a job, unless something just pops out of nowhere. Turning 18 will give me a few more options, I think.

I don't really have much else to say. I'll try to come back tomorrow and add something more meaningful.

[Ardent1]

Originally Posted by God's Jedi

Right before church tonight, I got a call from my aunt informing me that Habits will not be reopening. Apparantly, they ran out of money. And now, apparantly, I am unemployed. That made me extremely depressed. I'm better now, I guess. I'm going to wait until after my birthday to really start looking for a job, unless something just pops out of nowhere. Turning 18 will give me a few more options, I think.

Wow, what a thing to bring you down. At least you'll be 18 20 days after me!! Sweet.

Did you ever suspect that they were running out of $, or was this just really random?

[God's Jedi]

Originally Posted by Ardent1

Wow, what a thing to bring you down. At least you'll be 18 20 days after me!! Sweet.

Did you ever suspect that they were running out of $, or was this just really random?

They hadn't been letting me order much of anything for a few months now, so I suspected they were running low. But I never dreamed they were as completely out of it as they were.

[God's Jedi]

So this is the new year.
And I don't feel any different.

It was 79 degrees today. On the second day of January. Things like this are not supposed to happen.

Well. It's only been....what...8 years since my last update? My apologies. Christmas was good. I got one of those new video iPods, as did Russ and Katy. It has to be the most awesome thing ever. I listen to it almost incessantly.

I went with Katy to get her iPod when she got home from Chicago. That was an experience. We went to Best Buy and bought it, then drove back to Madison to cash her check. We stopped in Radio Shack to find her a charger and something to play it in her car. After being mobbed by a lady trying to sell us a cell phone, we left and went to the Apple store. The guy in there was a doofus...."Well, it comes with a USB cable to charge it from your computer. Why would you need to have a charger that plugs into your wall? It comes with headphones, so why would you need something to play it in your car?" Yeah. We left fast. We drove back to Best Buy, and got a charger and a cassette adapter thingy. We tried it with my iPod, and...it didn't work. So we went back in and were directed to the Geek Squad, the techno-it-alls. They knew NOTHING. So she returned it, and we just gave up for the day.

We had a New Year's party at Tyler's on Saturday. We played Scene It for a while, with me and Daniel beating everyone soundly. It was fun staying out 'til 12:30. And not getting killed by a drunk driver.

Yesterday was fun. Church was uneventful. Bryson, Andrew, Russ, Daniel and I ate lunch at Abner's. Bryson and I went to his house afterwards so I could fix his and Blair's iPods. I hung out there for a while before coming back here. I got my poker set and went back over there. Russ, Daniel, and Andrew had gotten there by then, and we all played poker for a while. We did small groups in their living room, and it went rather well, I thought.

Today was pretty much an emotional wreck for me. To many things racing around my head at once. Bah.

And now I have updated, so you should all be proud.

So long, and good night.

[Ardent1]

That's dumb! Our Apple store ppl are magnificent! My parents got me a rad charger from them.

Guess whose birthday's coming up sooooon?? [Looks around for balloons..]