Here I sit…
With two
exams staring me in the face…
And less
than 30 minutes of studying under my belt…
Yet I choose
to blog…
For you…
For all my
readers…
I hope you
appreciate my sacrifice…
So this past
weekend at RUF fall retreat definitely rated up in my top ten of weekend
experiences (It is right up there with my first successfully compiled C program
and my first conversation with a non-consanguineous female).
Because I
have class in less than forty minutes and I’d like to have this done by then,
I’ll just touch on some of the highlights:
1.
The 5 hour car ride there and back
What better
way to bond with a group of your peers than to share a small and confined space
with them for hours on end? I must say,
between the candy and the classic rock and the lack of air conditioning, it was
quite an enjoyable ride. I conclude this
highlight with a shout-out to my fellow car companions:
To Earl (aka
“The Driver”), thanks for your unnerving stories, your on-the-road leadership,
and especially for your trusty and reliable vehicle.
To Jessica
(aka “I Rode Shotgun the Whole Way”), thanks for your Twizzlers and for your
tolerance of my singing. Oh, and I still
don’t believe your “I might get motion sickness so I need to sit up front”
story…
To Jackie
(aka “The Texter”), thanks for helping us reduce uncertainty (yay for
communication theories), and I still think the purple skin on your phone is
awesome.
2.
NCSU beating 15th ranked ECU in
overtime
30-24...the
score itself cannot convey the awesomeness contained in this game. So much epic failure and epic pwnage in one game... Two words:
GO PACK!
3.
Pastor Andy Jones and his talks on the Holy
Spirit
It seems
that the Father and the Son get most of the attention these days, and Pastor
Andy’s insight on this subject was helpful and encouraging. For some reflection concerning the Spirit and
His many works, I highly recommend going through Romans 8.
4. Ultimate Frisbee
It's Ultimate. It's Frisbee. ‘Nuff said…
And while I
wouldn’t consider a highlight, I would be remiss if I didn’t at least mention
the “hoe-down” on Saturday night. Don’t
get me wrong, I saw a lot of people having fun as they kicked their heels up to
“Cotton-Eyed Joe-Schmo” (or something like that), but this whole bluegrass
thing just isn’t for me. This computer
engineer is definitely out of his element when it comes to square dancing, the Virginia
eel (or was it reel?), and flannel-plaid shirts. (I
wore my w00t shirt…heh…)
Well, that’s
pretty much it.
Class is
about to start and since I’m never one to ignore or skip a lecture (except when the situation calls for it, for details, see Appendix A) I probably should
go.
So until
next time, this is Jodrey…over and out…
Appendix A A student may ignore/skip a lecture in the follow circumstances:
- He/she is within 100 XP points of leveling up in any given console video game
- He/she decides they are tired and wish to sleep
- He/she needs to catch up on Facebook/Xanga/MySpace or any other social networking site
- He/she already knows the material and could probably teach the class
Or in my particular case:
- He/she needs to finish a blog post that didn't get done before class
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