Wow, it is very late. Well, not that bad. But for a Monday night when I need to be waking up at 7 the next day..not good. Had a long class day and then tonight went and watched Da Vinci Code at the Reitz. That movie was horrible, I thought. And I’m not saying that from an ideological standpoint, but just from a movie standpoint. It was the worst job I’ve ever seen Hanks do in a movie…oh well, at least it was fun hanging out with people. Afterwards, me, Nathan, Leila and Dream hung out for a few hours just talking and talking..which is why I just got back a few minutes ago.

Cold inside and fire fading,
Why can there be no light
when there is the stars
and moon to guide?

Cold outside and fire gone,
Why can I not feel warm
when there are friends
that care and love?

Colder by far
than in the morning
Now I wish the stars
were closer

O to grace how great a debtor
Daily I’m constrained to be!
Let Thy goodness, like a fetter,
Bind my wandering heart to Thee.
Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it,
Prone to leave the God I love;
Here’s my heart, O take and seal it,
Seal it for Thy courts above.

My soul weeps because of grief;
Strengthen me according to Your word.
Remove the false way from me,
and graciously grant me Your law.
I have chosen the faithful way;
I have placed your ordinances before me.
I cling to your testimonies;
O Lord, do not put me to shame!
I shall run the path of your commandments,
For You will enlarge my heart.

I’ve really been slacking with updates lately. So I figured I should at least write something, no matter how short it turns out to be..

Anyway, I’m back at UF now!! Last Saturday, moved back on campus. I’m really glad I’m still living on campus since I don’t have a car, but it’s also kind of weird since a lot of people are living off-campus now. Thankfully Dream and Andrew and other people still live on campus, so I’m not totally alone. And it’s awesome living with Rob in Graham Hall. We named our room “The Bunker” since we live on the ground floor…seriously, the view out of our window is a cement wall. Still, the room is really nice, especially now that I’m unpacked and posters are on the wall.

On Sunday, went back to Creekside for the first time in a while…so fun seeing everyone again!! Monday I went down to Criser Hall and picked up work permit and then went into Weil(Engineering Hall) to meet my employer(who’s Andrew’s uncle). My job is pretty sweet because I work with the ISE department, in which I’m majoring. So I get experience in the department, get to network, AND get paid. Only minimum wage for now, doing office work, etc, but I’m happy with it.

Monday night, went to a party at Sweeney’s place – their apartment was awesomely decorated. You could definitely tell it was a girl’s place! It was great seeing more people that I hadn’t seen for all summer, like Javier and Sonia and Julie.. Tuesday morning, woke up EARLY to go tubing with Rob, Liz, Steven, Katie and Katie’s roommate Lindsey. The water was cold and the sun was hot and we had an awesome time floating lazily down the river, talking and then eating sweet picnic food afterwards.

Wednesday, had classes for the first time. Most of my classes seem pretty hard, but I’ll just have to deal. My Matrices class has a teacher that can barely speak English and my Statics class is physics-based, so I know that class will be no fun. Engineering Economy is the only class that seems kind of fun. Today had my programming class, which looks deathly hard, but at the same time, kind of fun. Will be interesting to see how that goes.

Then tonight, went out to dinner at this Vietnamese place with the gang – last night Craig and Dustin were in town. And now I’m just finishing writing this while “High School Musical” is playing on the TV…

Hope you all enjoyed the update – have a great night!

I’ve decided it is time for a random poem.

Rain hits the window
Clouds fog the sky
Darkness breaks
the morning
there is no sun!

Wind grabs the rooftop
Black clouds stand by
Lightning stabs
the darkness
I will not die!

Clouds swirling
Thunder striking
Lightning sounding
Darkness roaring
O Woe is me!

Mist falls gently
White clouds float by
There is now
no darkness
I see the sun!