wondering if i have sentenced me to death.

Had the pleasure of Dan, Lynn and Claire Bruce popping in on their way to Franklin, TN - in which Logan, Roy, Harris, Claire and I made a midnight Bryan's-chili-finding expedition to Kroger and proceeded to make fun with grocery carts, camera, and cakes. 

A beautiful day in the neighborhood in which I did something I almost never do and studied for a test a week in advance and to top it all off I won a contest over at the Beehive, and to top all that off, the Phillies whooped the Pinstripes in Game 1 of the World Series tonight!

This week I got my second wing in school which I badly needed - I am remotivated to secure an A in each of my classes for this, my last semester. 

Over the course of the weekend, my laptop was finally overtaken with a disease that has been relentlessly attacking it and BASICALLY what it did was kill the receiver for the battery cord - which means that replacing the battery won't help and replacing the cord won't help, which means that I might have to buy a new computer, but more distressingly is the fact that there is stuff on my laptop I need access to but it won't even turn on!!!!

I am discovering Antonio Vivaldi and really really like his music. VIVA LA VIVALDI!

Mediocrely performed on a test, Granny celebrated 90 years of life, Brother Guna preached tonight, and Michael Jones presented himself for membership in the church (which we enthusiastically approved), - a very good day.

That being said, something about being a loss-prevention officer who can't pursue loss-inhibitors doesn't quite make sense. I suppose, as the trite saying says, " your presence is present enough."

http://www.ocala.com/article/20091021/ARTICLES/910211015/1402/NEWS

This might surprise you, but I would side with Walmart on this, inasmuch as I would defend the no-chase policy. The gent said "If he'd pull a knife on two security guards, he'd pull a knife on anyone." Maybe, but it's quite apparent that he pulled the knife only because you chased him. It being a non-rehirable offense might be pretty stiff, but I'm not going to spend any more brain time deciding that point.

Over the Smokeys and through the Bluegrass to Cincy Ohio I go....

When I get a place of my own, I will make one wall in the house a whiteboard - you know, the kind for which you use dry-erase markers?

I am depressed by my blog when I go over to beatrice's - it makes me want to give up sentencing you to death.

wrote 5 letters in the last 36 hours - wonderful stuff!

studied a lot and watched baseball playoffs

Baesball playoffs are here!!! ::and there was GREAT rejoicing::

Went with Bro Zack to see Sis. Nell, who was doing relatively well, and then went to the Choral Sampler at school, afterwhich many of us watched Wait Until Dark at Joe's.

Led devotion for school lads and lassies in lieu of Bro. Zack who was out of town for the morning; engaged in my first Toastmasters meeting at school, ran 4 miles, Symphony Chorus, stayed up till 12 on the phone when I was planning on going to bed at 10.

Today the carhop at Sonic told me after seeing me several times she finally figured out who I reminded her of, which is odd, because I hadn't been to Sonic in probably a month - I remind her of "the lead guy in Twilight."

I'll say Tim Guess's preaching is getting better and better.

I look forward to meeting William Billings in heaven - how happy must be to no longer be crippled!

Went with Brother Zack to visit Sister Nell who is one of the most amazing people I know - she couldn't stop saying good things about the Lord and while she is staring death in the face, she ain't afraid one iota.

man this was a good day - positive thinking does wonders!

"I'm going to forgive for Christ's sake. See, that's the domino that won't fall - forgiveness thwarts Satan's plans!" - Elder Mark Hasenmeyer

Went to Joes with Dominos and watched the Memphis Redbirds lose an extra-innings heart-breaker in the AAA-Baseball National Championship.

ran 20 minutes - the official beginning of my training for the race in December - and watched monday night football with joe and michael over a lager and steak.

Been studying all day for my first test of the semester - it's in Strategic Management, if you care to know - teach gave us a pool of about 210 mc questions covering three chapters from which 30 or 40 will be selected for the test; if you allow enough time to study them all (which I have accomplished moderately well) it's really a pretty good way to go.

Being at peace with God is an element of sanctification and Isaiah says in chapter 53 that "the chastisement of our peace was upon him" which tells me that Christ's death on the cross affected not only our permanent salvation, but also has far-reaching effects into our daily lives - we may be assured God is interested in the details of our lives.

Leno, don't think you win because you get to host a touching story of apologetics. No, you are playing host to an ego-stroking show, starring Jay Leno as The Stroker and Kanye West as The Ego.

People, don't be fooled by Kanye's semantics. You think he is admitting post-fact "I know it was wrong" and "it was rude" because he is interested in making things right? Forget it - its a slap-in-the-face to the public for him to imply he didn't realize it was the wrong thing to do until after-the-fact. He is either slapping you in the face or he is proving to himself to have the maturity of a child - or both. Apologizing is the next act in the Ego play and he will keep saying it as long as it gets him in the spotlight. Leno should win Best Supporting Actress.

I was going to post some deep thoughts tonight, but I ran out of time - so instead, I am studying Quantitative Tools.

I very happily announce that my phone decided to commence working yesterday, so we all good - furthermore, we got a ton of rain today, and I am actually going to start doing homework regularly as of tonight.

Went to a Memphis Redbirds game tonight with Daddy, Harris and Joe, and they won, thereby sealing a spot in the PCL Championship Series!