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Sunday, January 25, 2004
Something I never knew...
Prescription tootpaste.
It exists.
I have some.
Extra flouride.
Something about decalcification.
Not sure exactly why.
Dr. Freeburg seems to have contradicted himself between seeing me and talking to my mom about it.
Anyway.
It's in addition to my regular toothpaste.
I use it right before bed so I don't eat or drink anything after it like I'm not supposed to.
It's spearmint.
It's better than another root canal.
I'm back in SoIL.
Classes start Wednesday.
And we've got an ice storm right now.
Church was fun this morning.
I'll tell you about it later.
And South Dakota.
I'm gonna go eat/clean/organize.
Laters.
Friday, January 16, 2004
"Be sure to gloat a little. It's good for the skin."
COM 226 Fundamentals of Journalism A
COM 303 Small Group Communication A
COM 307 Adv Interpersonal/Gender Communication A
MP 410 Media Promotions Seminar A
HPR 102 Wellness/Physical Fitness A
COR 401 Integrative Studies/Capstone Seminar S (Satisfactory)
Fall 2003 GPA: 4.0/4.0
Easily entertained
Every once in a while there are commercials that actually strike me as funny. Now, my absolute favorites right now are the campaign ads that we here will continue to be bombarded with through Monday*, but I saw one the other day that takes a very close second to all of those.
A young couple is sitting next to each other on a couch making out and saying mushy things to each other. They are each wearing a shirt for a specific university. Then the screen reads:
Without sports
This would be disgusting
ESPN
It cracks me up! I can't explain why, but I just find it hilarious.
(*Please do note my sarcasm. ;-))
Wednesday, January 14, 2004
Change is good, but dollars are better.
I woke up this morning thinking about how tonight is the first Praise Hymn Singers rehearsal of Spring Semester at ISU, and, as always, I'm going to it. Then I thought about how after that is likely the first Peer Ministry meeting of Spring Semester and I sat there in my bed wondering if I should go to that as well, as I have in the past. This got me to thinking about how few people I know there anymore and how little I actually knew many of those who have graduated and moved on. Then I started getting a little depressed....all the people I missed out on getting to know better by leaving ISU for Greenville. This feeling didn't really surprise me, though, because I realized what I was leaving behind back in April 2002 when I was finishing up my last year at ISU.
After church this past Sunday, some of my remaining ISU friends and I were standing around talking and I made a comment about missing Iowa State. They then pointed out that I was the one who wanted to leave ISU, but I told them what I've realized: It wasn't that I wanted to leave ISU, it was that I needed to leave ISU.
I used to think that I needed to go to Greenville because it had the major I wanted, I could be immersed in the Christian music scene, and I could develop the friendships and whatever relationships I already had down there. I also wanted to learn more about Free Methodism. How wrong I was! Let's take this one issue at a time...
My major: I was kind of right about this. I love Communication. I strongly dislike Business. I may never have known that had I stayed at ISU. (Of course, had I stayed at ISU I might have made the complete switch over to Geology.) However, I thought I was going down to Greenville to ultimately someday work with promoting music. Every once in a while there's still a flicker of that, but not enough to warrant pursuing anything. I was laughing about this last night with my old roommate from Iowa State...how funny it is that my focus has unintentionally shifted more to what her major has always been: journalism. She was looking up job/internship opportunities online last night for both of us.
Christian music: hahahaha. I'd have to refer you to someone else if you wanted to know about current CCM. Ask Kim. She's what I used to think I was, except that she really is and I think that's awesome. I'd do much better at telling you about Country, but even then I don't seek out the information like I used to with Christian. My CCM scene at Greenville pretty much consists of Melissa Harper and Hundred Yard Swim, and I can only truly count Melissa as a friend. Sure, I know the guys in HYS, but only through Melissa, Ariane, and Shannon.
Friendships/relationships: I got to know Melissa Barth much better last year. Yep. There's the extent of that. I tried at the beginning of last year with others, but it was forced. Every once in a while I will still eat a meal with Derek or Geoff or someone, but, anymore, I know Holly and Meg better than any of them. And I'm good with that. I didn't used to think I would be, but I am.
Free Methodism: I learned enough to know that I'm very Lutheran. Therefore, I have gotten quite active at Our Redeemer Lutheran. This was probably the biggest thing I needed that I didn't see coming. Last year I just attended. This year I might as well be a member. I have many friends and it has become my home-away-from-home-church. Most important, I have learned more about Lutheranism and have a deeper understanding and appreciation for it. It has been challenging for me and I'm grateful for the opportunity. Were I still at Iowa State I most likely would have just kept going with the flow of being a student and not often looked back to some of the things that didn't seem to stick all that well after Confirmation. At my church in Greenville, I'm a student, but I'm not. There aren't other students there to socialize with or to have separate activities with, so I'm basically just another member.
Finally, I'm often asked which I like better: Greenville or Iowa State. I can't ever give one answer to that question. They both have good points and bad points. I'm grateful to have had the opportunity to experience them both for equal amounts of time. Right now I'm just looking forward to being done with school and being back in Iowa. :-)
(BTW, this was basically what my Dec. 17 post was talking about.....change.)
Sunday, January 04, 2004
Eight and counting... (OK, so two are past and a third is in less than a week. Whatever.)
I must extend a HUGE congratulations to my dear "brother" Alex on his recent engagement. See, I told you it would happen. Never question the Kaly. :-D I also promised you long ago that I would be at your wedding wherever and whenever it was, so don't you dare forget my invitation because I'll be there whether you like it or not! :-)
