Suggested

I'm going home for late winter break tomorrow. Not sure how I'm getting there, but I know I'm going...

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There are some classes that annoy me, but God is showing me the joy of learning things in a new and different way. Hard lesson, but probably one of the best I'll learn in this adventure called college.

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I miss the way my family interacts. Having seven siblings really makes for a brain that can't just have one conversation at a time. I find myself talking to people while at the same time carrying on a conversation in my head.

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I might be insane. But sometimes you need to lay upside down hanging off the edge of your bed for half an hour.

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This song was suggested to me recently... I think I'm in love with it.

Plus that is an adorable video.

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Huh. Just occurred to me that my birthday is just over a week away.

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Ever thought about how old you are and just been confused? I'm gonna be nineteen. I don't feel like I'm that old. I don't feel like I thought I would at nineteen. Sorta makes me wonder if I will ever feel (or act) my age.

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Some people make me smile. Just... When I see them, or hear them, or think of them, or whatever. 

Rogue

Look! I am The Rogue!

You may now address me as The Rogue. Or don't talk to me. :)

An Exercise in Love

God commands us to love one another. This is me. Attempting to express love at all times (or at two o'clock every day), to all people. So, here is what I've made:

Every day at two I am going to write at least one love letter. To a friend, a stranger, the future man in my life, or a family member. My hope is that I can fill the entire notebook with encouraging, loving notes that I can share with people when they feel down. (I don't expect to share the Future Man ones until much, much later.) Join me, ask me, hold me accountable. Feel free to ask for a love letter. Let's see how sharing love, even in private, can change my outlook on bad days.

Ouch...

So I’m gonna tell you a little story, k? K. In the dorm I am presently living in, when you flush the toilet, the water in the shower gets incredibly burn-your-skin-off hot. So, on the inside of each stall there is a sign that says “Please yell flush” or something along those lines. Now, a seemingly random thing. When I come out of my room, I can hear if the showers are running or not. I am four doors down from the bathroom. Now, back to the story. Very often in the past few weeks, someone has flushed without yelling flush, and I've been burned. I have decided to write a poem and post it somewhere. It’ll go something like this:

I can hear from down the hall,

You are just across the wall.

I am sure you can discern,

The splash of water from your stall.

 “FLUSH” is all you have to call,

To keep my skin from being burned.

Yell out loud and stop the squall,

Holler loud and you’ll forestall.

Yeah. I’m a little annoyed. J Oh well. Laters!!

Stress

When I was unpacking and decorating my room I jokingly wrote "Welcome to STRESS" on one of my whiteboards.


I must be psychic...

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I hate not knowing what's going on. Not knowing where to go. Not knowing if I'm going to get in trouble. Not knowing if that was a stupid thing to say and now I'm being ridiculed.

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I've discovered that if I have something specific I'm supposed to write it's very hard for me. My brain can't put stuff together unless there's inspiration behind it.

It sucks.

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I think I'll have some Ramen... It's comfortably cool outside.

Plus it's a good way to procrastinate.

Lines

L and I standing in line for supper:
Guy in front of us talking to L: Hey, we'll play AOE again on friday.
L: Ok, *points at me* She'll play too.
Guy: Oh? *Looks at me oddly* That's new. It's usually only guys that play...
L: Yea, she's actually really good.
Me: *thoroughly embarrassed* Don't say that. I haven't played in forever!
Guy: That's what he said, and he nearly beat me.

Yea, I'm a gamer... Makes things awkward sometimes...

Words

I think I love being in college. It's a challenge. I'm hearing words I don't know. It's awesome.
So anyways, here are some of the words I've heard, misunderstood, looked up, and understand.


Repudiate  
re·pu·di·ate [ri-pyoo-dee-eyt]
verb (used with object), re·pu·di·at·ed, re·pu·di·at·ing.
1. to reject as having no authority or binding force: to repudiate a claim.
2. to cast off or disown: to repudiate a son.
3. to reject with disapproval or condemnation: to repudiate a new doctrine.
4. to reject with denial: to repudiate a charge as untrue.


Paeans  
pae·an   [pee-uhn]
noun
1. any song of praise, joy, or triumph.

Deity
de·i·ty   [dee-i-tee]
noun, plural de·i·ties.
1. a god
2. divine character or nature, especially that of the Supreme Being; divinity.
3. the Deity, God; Supreme Being.

Sine Qua Non
si·ne qua non   [sahy-nee kwey non, kwah, sin-ey; Lat. si-ne kwah-nohn]
noun
an indispensable condition, element, or factor; something essential: Her presence was the sine qua non of every social event.


Syllogism  
syl·lo·gism   [sil-uh-jiz-uhm]
noun
1. Logic . an argument the conclusion of which is supported by two premises, of which one (major premise)  contains the term (major term)  that is the predicate of the conclusion, and the other (minor premise)  contains the term (minor term)  that is the subject of the conclusion; common to both premises is a term (middle term)  that is excluded from the conclusion. A typical form is “All A is C; all B is A; therefore all B is C.”
2. deductive reasoning.
3. an extremely subtle, sophisticated, or deceptive argument.


Pious
pi·ous   [pahy-uhs]
adjective
1. having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations.

Nasi
Na·si   [nah-see]
noun Jewish History .
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.

(I might have been confused for a minute or two when my prof said this... I was thinking "Nazi? What do the Nazi's have to do with New Testament Literature?")

Jargon
jar·gon1    [jahr-guhn, -gon]
noun
1. the language, especially the vocabulary, peculiar to a particular trade, profession, or group: medical jargon.
2. unintelligible or meaningless talk or writing; gibberish.
3. any talk or writing that one does not understand.


Dialogic
di·a·log·ic   [dahy-uh-loj-ik]
adjective
1. of, pertaining to, or characterized by dialogue.
2. participating in dialogue.


Yea, anyways... Thought you might be interested. I'm outta here. L8r!