Being unpredictable - randomness

At this time this is my favorite van at this time,
RHD and VIP-kitted!

Don't ask why,
i just feel like being random

and unpredictable!

Shalom!
NV

Am I becoming too predictable?

Am I becoming too predictable?

Am I settling for less then I should?
Am I doing things out of habit or lack of spontaneity?

I wonder about this in regards to my self...

I am going through a questioning process at this time in regards to how I am;

- How I act

- How I go through life

- What I do

- What I say

and everything else that defines me as being HUMAN.

It's not a bad thing necessarily, unless you catch yourself being this way or worse, someone else does...
It seems like I'm feeling this way because I am catching my self doing the same things over and over and over and etc.

School-wise this isn't a problem; I'm liking how my day is school-wise and homework-wise, yet...
But... As I was sitting down with acquaintances (they're almost qualified for being friends, but time is what's needed for that gap to be bridged.) and I noticed to myself that my meals and drinks are relatively the same compared to other meals...
Though a small thing, I started questioning my self (once again) if is this how I carry out my life? Is this how I want to carry out my life and is this how I want to go about life.

So,
I will try to be more spontaneous, weird, off-the-wall, different and so many other things that are different than the word - PREDICTABLE

Peace and Love from God above,
\\\NV///

(see! even my signature is slightly different!)

Math...

By no means is it my favorite subject,

yet the class that I am in is very good for the following reasons.
1) It is computer based

2) It is very understandable

3) It knows what your weaknesses are and helps you work on them

4) Mrs. Sandburg is very helpful when you need help...

So while Math ranks low on my list of school things to do, I need it.
This may be actually a good year, math-wise

Peace and Love from God above,
***NV***

P.S. I hope to see some of you over Labour Day weekend!

Ah... First day of work

Yup, so my new job is both sweet and very cool...
I am a Librarian!

I started this evening at 5:00

and I just got off now at 11:00
It is so sweet to finally know how to find books by number,

being an avid Library-goer and such, but now it's finally time to be a librarian...

...For now,
this is not my calling,

this is my job in which I'll have fun, help out people and make a little cash on the side.

It's not about the money, so don't think that way.
I'm sure this job will be a lot of fun!
YEA! GO LIBRARIES AND LIBRARIANS!

Good news and bad news...

Okay... here it is...

- Good news... - I went to a YoungLife meeting and Bible study tonight, in which I was invited by Jeremy and while there I noticed that Aaron (El Guapo and/or Alberto) from Spanish was there! He's been wanting to do something like this for sometime now, and it looks do-able for him... Here's the bad news...

- Bad news... Stephanie went with me (her being my transpo.) and while she liked it, it will not her type of YouthMin, in which She's going for a social work YouthMin degree and I'm leaning to a Parachurch and Missions degree.

She was nice to attend and find out about it, but I have no car out here at Judson College and my car is at home... the car is my parents, yet I was allowed to use it while at home... I'm wondering if I should ask for use of it out here...hmmm

My sisters; ah yes... they need a car of their own, and being that there's only 3 vehicles in my family, I don't want to cut them out of driving.
Yet, I want to give this YoungLife parachurch thing a try! I don't want to invest (yes I say it once again) some time into it. It's encouraging to see Aaron there as well, He made Spanish class fun at WaWa, and he feels God behind it.

This
by the way
is a Prayer Request
of sorts...

More details as they come...*sigh*
***NV***

This... is absolutely funny...

I just saw this movie called StoreWars - a vegetable flick parodying StarWars...
It is absolutely funny and it is full of wonderful characters/vegetables...
Obi Wan Canoli
C3 Peanuts

Tofu D2
Cuke Skywalker
and Darth Tater and etc.
Go see it! www.storewars.org

It is worth seeing, no doubt.

***NV***

"I Sing Electric"

Ah yes... Ronnie Martin; such a talented musician who uses the gift bestowed upon him by God to its full peak.
His music, I once deemed it as poppy and flavoured appropriately for young pre-teen girls due to its nice nature; good, but not for a guy in his mid-teens (at the time).
He was never this, but it was mentality and short-comings that made me feel this way about his music...

He has an enormous amount of depth... that is if you listen intently, no shallow listeners here!
The songs by JoyE I enjoy are the following;
1) Weep in the Sunshine
2) Monosynth
3) The Girl from Rosewood Lane
4) True Harmony (cranked to 11!)
5) Nikolai Tesla
6) LilyPad the Forest our Home
7) Lifeguard 20
8) New Pirate Traditional
9) 5 Stars for Failure
10) The Boy who never Forgot
and many more! He is that good!

So... when I'm back home over Labour Day weekend, I will be definitely listening to JoyE!

Just came back from church and Noodles...

Well...
The church I went to was very large, in which we sat in the old sanctuary, but even that is large. Approximately 20,000 people come through on Sunday morning to that church.

It's not for me; that large population size, I'd like to connect with a smaller church than that.

Even though size does not matter,
I rather be attending a smaller church,
in which, I know the people -
Personally
Intimately
Spiritually

ETC...

Afterwards, those I went with headed to Noodles&Company; Not bad, yet I prefer the one in Naperville, the tofu option...*sigh*
I like Tofu! Okay!
No, it's fine...

Good times, talks, etc.
I'll probably attend that church again next week-

and forgo
the noodles and co.

"All my friends who play guitars..."

*sigh* it's been one of those days, the ones that make you want to be in a well-known band in which you can get into your private plane and jump around countries...
In case your wondering about the quote and the photo, they both have to deal with Starflyer 59... "All my friends who play guitars" is a line from one of their songs...

I want to be that person sometimes, the one that can freely travel around the world without breaking a sweat. I want to visit the countries marked below;
1) China
2) Japan
3) Israel
4) England
5) Poland
6) Russia
7) Lithuania
8) Chech Republic
9) Slovakia
10) Belarus
11) Egypt
12) Saudi Arabia
13) Iraq

13 countries...how unlucky (just kidding), I want to see and be a part/apart of this world, I want to see God's work in action around the world; where Christianity is accepted, deemed illegal, tolerated and etc.

"Someday", I keep reminding myself, "Someday"
***NV***

A movie about CHANGE

Yeah, this is a movie I just saw last night... I read some some reviews that deemed it 'good' and it was a bit more than that. It dealt with a neo-nazi (Edward Norton) who inspires his brother to take up the same lifestyle when he's thrown into jail. Within the jail he goes through the hardships of prison, but once he is set free, he no longer has the "White Power" mentality...

Once out, he goes back to his family and he has some goals
1) To fix the damage he did to his family prior to prison
2) Help his brother to get off the road that he once was on

It's definitely a good and yet violent movie. Who cares? It teaches a message of change and Edward Norton's character goes through a Saul-to-Paul transformation!

Definitely a movie worth seeing again by my standards...

In His Name,
***NV***

Another glance at time...

Back to the time subject...
Today (not as bragging rights) I have invested my time in two main things;
1) A meeting for the librarians and librarians-to-be from 11:30 to 3:00ish. This was a very good and informative meeting, but it was also tiring.

2) I invested 2 hours in a Spiritual Autobiography; It's to be 4 pages (at least) double-spaced, I managed to crank out 7 pages...

Notice the word I used to describe my time usage today?
Invested
I took the time that God has given me and I have invested it. When people invest money they expect to make a profit with the money they put in.
In the same way I have invested the time God has given me in hopes that something bigger and better will come out of it, I don't doubt that my investment of time will come back to haunt me or to be of no value in the future.

We'll see! :)
***NV***

grrr...early morning + weekend

Yeah, it's a bad combination. I had to get up early this morning for 2 reasons...

1) I have a librarian meeting today, that will take up some of my time - I'm not complaining! It's good to have a job in college, if you can make it fit your schedule...
2) I have some homework to attend to; I have an assignment due on Monday and it's something I'd like to get done thoroughly. It's a good thing, a Spiritual Autobiography of sorts...

Back to the schoolwork, chao!
***NV***

28 days... six hours... 42 minutes... 12 seconds

Yeah, I just saw Donnie Darko... for the first time. I don't know, It's a weird/eerie movie and I can't explain it... It's an enigma wrapped into another enigma, it may be worth seeing again to get it a little better.

What a way to kick off the weekend, eh?

I have some homework to work on and complete before this weekend is through, I also have a librarian meeting for 3-4 hours... so that cuts into my homework time, but no problem... I actually get paid for attending! I just hope that my Spiritual Autobiography turns out well, there's so much I want to share with my class and professor, I hope I put in enough.

If you've seen this movie, let me know your thoughts, ideas, etc. in regard to it. I'd love to hear various sides to it!

I'll probably work on some additional homework tonight, due to the fact that my day will be rather spliced tomorrow.

Peace and Love, from God above.
***NV***

Tiredness and will-power

I am on the verge of falling asleep... and yet I must stay up for another hour to take a shower and work on some Psych. homework - I am ready for tomorrow, but there's some reviewing of terms that I must complete.

This day has not been wasted whatsoever. It has been filled with purpose, laughter, communication, longing and so much more... I wish I could be this productive most/all of the time, but... I can be so lazy sometimes.

*Prayer Requests*
- Sleep; I need it
- Classes; To do very well in all of them
- Friendship; I feel I already have a cliche on campus, I need to break free... but not for good
- Participation; I need to be more active in my classes, I sometimes don't add to the class when I can

That's it for now...thanks for the prayers, I need them!

***NV***

On a side note - some cars...

Yes... I'm turning and (plan on) tuning Japanese...
If I had the money I would import one of these rides in a second! The time to travel overseas... would take somewhat longer.
Oh well... With a good education and some prayers and dreams, it could happen!

Don't Hate, Appreciate!
Such fine lines and good engines...*sigh*

Now back to the studying or this dream will be only that.

***NV***

Practicum

Practicum is a 4-semester course in which I apply skills I learn and experience in a YouthMin setting... I will be checking out YoungLife and perhaps I will be working for them.

It does not seem like it'll be too hard, and I am not second guessing myself about it... I just want to be able to use life applications and personal stories/experiences to help bring kids closer to God and/or bring them to God if it is something new to them.

I find this Bible verse applicable...

Psalms 23
1 The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want.
2 He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters,
3 he restores my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, [a] I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
6 Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.

I have nothing to fear,
because God is near,
when stress piles deep,
In his rest I will sleep,
Peace and Love
from God above,
I will trust and obey,
his every way.

In his Name,
***NV***

TIME

Time... is very precious to me as a Student. I must be diligent in my homework, I must put into practice of guarding and using my days/hours/minutes and seconds wisely.

But for the rest of you... is time this valuable? Do you drift through life thinking that it's all about you and that nothing else matters?
Sorry to be so blunt but you're WRONG!

Life, time and everything else exists because of God, God made time and can take it away - hence, no more all-about-you moments and the like.
I'll talk more about this later, but TIME is ticking and I need to get some additional homework done.

Peace and Love, from God above
***NV***

Another day of classes...

Another day here out at Judson College. Nice weather, but MWF involve waking up earlier than I'd like to...

So it looks like I have a job at Judson now, Working in the Library for 5 hours a week at $6.50 an hour, sounds good to me!

All my classes seem to be very good, my only grudge is that my school week consists of 5 days a week, I liked it at WaWa with 4 days a week - So I could get more homework done and it made the weekend a little longer...

That's all for now,
***NV***

Done with the first class of the fall semester...

Done with my first class! Yea, but in a good way...

It was "Intro. to YouthMin and Adolescent Studies" taught by Professor K. Budd.
Within my class I know three people (at this time); Jeremy from WaWa, Stephanie from Church and C.H.A.O.S and Jess from online... the last person I've only communicated by AIM and email, she seems nice online, and no doubt off as well...

The class was an intro. to to the teacher as well to us students. We performed an activity; We were to fill in the blank, "I'd rather be..." and 2 things in regards to this.

I rather be...
1) Sightseeing in Asia; Japan and China in particular.
2) Running in the mountains of New Mexico @ 5:00 in the morning; early, I know. But when the sunlight fills the mountains and everything, I feel like it's my piece of Heaven on Earth.

After class I hung out with Jeremy, he gave me a ride to the library and that's where I'm at now.

I'll be reading some poetry by T.S. Elliot for fun in a while, for now I'm chilling and getting some words out.

Take care and God Bless,
***NV***

regarding to the meals... being a vegetarian and all

The people who lead up the meal plans and such... are very nice and understanding!

I know how to get a decent meal now and I am not worried whatsoever... however, I love my mother's cooking (stir fry and tofu, yum!) and I will definitely miss it.

I do know how to make such things as that, but it will never be as good as my mother's...

So... for now, all is well - eat's-wise, but I'll just to have to get some vegetables and some teriyaki sauce, good times!

In His Name,
***NV***

My first class...

...Starts in an hour!

I am not nervous, but contemplative about what's going on - both here and away from all that I knew and held close.
I miss some of my close friends and the times we spent together, I don't miss it in a way that would make me drop all my classes just to come back, but still...

I have enjoyed my dorm-mates; I enjoy them for who they are and what they experiences they share.

Fengsong is from Holland; but from China originally, and by this I am learning a bit more from what I previously knew.

Jeff is... words can not express how funny, kind and bizzare (in a good way) this meat eater, long story in which we laugh about it. He's one of the guys on the floor who knows his cars and the like.

Zach is a great room-mate as well, his brother calls him too much, but...meh - whatever.

Hieroshi is cool and very excited about his Christian walk, in which I am learning more about the Japanese Church and how scarce Christians are. Apparently I could have an effect on the Japanese in Japan by teaching English as a second language, and by this... witnessing! Note to the future, note to what may come to pass.

I'm signing off now, will be posting whenever I'm not scarce for time. Pray that I may be able to get a job at the library; I'd like to make some money out here, I miss the feeling of $$$ in my pocket!

***NV***

Classes start...tomorrow!

Classes start tomorrow!

I am excited and (not really) worried.

I don't feel alone on this campus; my dorm level is full of nice guys who are eager to involve you in what's going on. I enjoy my room-mates greatly; both for who they are and their... backgrounds in which they come from.

More to come in regards to classes, friends and college life in general...

***NV***