Published at December 23, 2007
in Rants.
Think about all those angry last-minute shoppers and people fighting for parking spaces.
Here’s another anecdote.
Yesterday, Gordon and I went to small group (”Lily and James’” small group). L & J live in an apartment downtown where the security requires a few pieces of info before letting cars into the parking lots: building you’re visiting, suite # or person you are visiting, your name and your license plate number. For some reason, the security guy was having a lot of trouble hearing Gordon, and so we waited a while (I guess he was preoccupied with other things). Anyways, there were three cars behind us waiting and we were getting a bit impatient. After pressing the operator button 3 times he finally responded and got down the information. Except he forgot to ask the license plate number before the gate opened for us. So we were busy shouting the license plate number while the people behind us could only see that the gate was open and we weren’t moving ahead. They kept honking at us, and so the security guy couldn’t hear us. We had to shout the license plate like 3 times.
It made me so angry. I wanted to shout obscenities or give a rude sign back. People suck sometimes.
So lately I’ve been feeling more and more out of place at Jaffray. Maybe it’s because I’ve been away in Waterloo for so long now. I feel disconnected and like I don’t really belong sometimes. And then I miss the people I grew up with, the way things used to be. I’m like the oldest female at fellowship on any given day…I don’t feel like I have older ppl to really connect with and I’m so used to having that. I guess I have to be the big sister now.
I don’t deal well with change. I think I’ve said that before. I like stability and knowing the people I care about and who care about me will be there in the future. There are few people my age around and I feel like there will be less in the future. It bothers me cuz I don’t really know how to connect with people at Jaffray who are younger than me. I don’t know…It sucks growing up sometimes.
So it’s a relief to finish exams and come out of hibernation. This post is a sorta “response” to Clara’s blog on Things.
Here it goes.
Things I did over the exam period:
√ Discovered the microwaves at ES (hallelujah – now I can study at DP/TC and not have to walk all the way to SLC to heat up my food)
√ Studied at DC, SLC, DP, TC
√ Listened to Mae’s “Skyline Drive” song at least 50 times
√ Watched Marié Digby’s music videos and attempted to play “Umbrella” and “Just like a Star” on guitar
√ Studied at TC for 15 hours (Well, I basically stayed there for 15 hours straight – I wanted to kill myself)
√ Had Sunday worship at home with Vicky (We had a full “service” with praise songs, sermon, prayer…churches were closed last Sunday cuz of the snow)
√ Bought a Chicken Cesar Pita from Pita Factory
√ Ate “out” only 2 other times! (Yes, I’m very cost-efficient)
√ Bought bubble tea from Sweet Dreams (hot strawberry almond milk tea…mmm)
Things I would like to do over the holidays (or SHOULD do):
√ Bake cookies and try a new dessert recipe
√ Meet up with highschool friends
√ Buy winter boots
√ Watch a movie in theatres with my FREE movie ticket (thanks Clarah)
√ Update my resume (I always wait til I have to apply for jobs and then freak out cuz it’s not in good shape)
√ Ask people if they have a Biol 373 text that I can borrow
√ Read Chris’ Bio 373 notes if I feel like being a keener (don’t worry, I probably won’t)
√ Hang out with family and friends and Gordon
√ Eat, sleep and be merry
√ Volunteer at YSM
√ Hang out with Dorinda
√ Go to Jaffray’s winter retreat
√ Relax
So there it goes. My life is so exciting:P
Published at December 12, 2007
in Songs.
Published at December 11, 2007
in Quotes.
God says..
“Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9
