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You may ask while I’m still up…well, there’s an easy answer to that: Web DSS homework. It’s some of the most ridiculous homework ever; we’re going through the material so fast that I’m not fully understanding what we’re doing. So with this homework, I just have to try to figure it out by trial-and-error, which is no fun, let me tell you that. Anyway, I just took a shower and am taking a short break before going back to work.

I can’t wait for this weekend, I can tell you that – this week has been so crazy with homework and project work and lab work…I’ve gotten little sleep, yet I’m still going. This weekend will be just as busy with studying(for two exams next week) and homework…but just to have one Friday night to relax will be most beneficial to my health.

Before I go off and do(i.e. attempt) more homework, I have to talk a little about our football game tonight…tonight was our flag football intramural playoff game! This has been a really weird season, because we were supposed to have four games, yet 3 of them were canceled due to rain, so we only got to play one other game, sadly. And strangely enough, our playoff game tonight was against the one other team we played(who beat us 10-9 in a hard-fought game). Anyway, this morning dawned bright and clear, around sixty degrees..perfect football weather!! After a lot of classes and project work(and a sweet lunch with Ryan), we finally started our football game at 7pm.

Anyway, it was such a defensive struggle…Neither of us could really move the ball the whole game. I made a few awesome plays, though. Near the end of the game, the other team threw it deep and their receiver caught it, running for the end zone with no one to stop him…I came across the field and dived, grabbing his flag about ten yards short of the endzone(very surprising to me, since I’m not that fast!) And on that same drive(I think 2nd down), they threw the ball, one of my teammates tipped it, and I dived for it, grabbing it with outstretched arms before falling to the ground. Such an awesome interception!! And now you’re probably thinking, “Wow, James is really bragging it up…what a arrogant guy…” Don’t worry, my ego will be brought low in a few minutes…after that interception, the game ended with the score 0-0(crazy!) Overtime started and they got the ball on our 10 and scored on 4th down. Oh well. We went in on offense, and on 2nd or 3rd down, after snapping the ball I rolled out to the right, WIDE OPEN. Lauren(our QB) threw the ball up to me…the ball was in the air for so long, that I had time to think, “Wow, this is the game-winning touchdown right here…” Yep, I let me mind wander(the ball was hanging in the air for at least 5 seconds!) and I lost the ball in the field lights….and it missed my hands, hitting my chest! So, yes, I dropped the game-winning touchdown. Happy now? We almost scored after that, but Lauren was a yard short of the endzone. So we lost. But what a game!

Ok, I bet a lot of you didn’t really care to read about all that football, but I wanted to write it. And it was a good break from DSS homework. Good night all(hope the rest of you are in bed, where I wish I could be!)

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Well, I really should be doing homework now, but I don’t have class tomorrow and I figure I can get some of that work done then. Yeah, not the greatest plan of attack, but I want to write about this weekend while it’s still fresh in my mind. Let’s just say that my sweet weekend was definitely worth all the homework I’ll be doing these next couple days.

Rob has a family reunion down in Plant City every Labor Day(not sure if I talked about it last year), and I went last year too. So Friday night after his class finished, we drove down to Plant City and listened to some of his music and then a great Relient K/Switchfoot/Skillet CD I’d just mixed. We got there after ten because we took all the back roads to get there, through all the little towns(his car is an ’87 civic and doesn’t do so well at high speeds). Anyway, we got to his uncle’s place eventually and hung out with his extended family for a while…it’s so cool that even though I’m not part of his family, they all love having me there and we’re all able to just be ourselves. Later that night, me and Rob and his younger cousin Nolan went over to his older cousin Andy’s apartment, where we were going to stay. We played some video games(Mario tennis, anyone?) before going to bed.

Saturday morning, we all had to get up early because Rob and his dad and uncles were going golfing. We had a yummy breakfast of sausage and biscuits at the uncle’s house and after that me and Andy and Nolan went back to the apartment and did more gaming…for the rest of the morning. We then went back to the house for lunch, where the rest of the guys had returned after golf. Unfortunately, Rob didn’t win. Anyways, after that, we watched some tennis(Maria Sharapova got beat in the third round sadly) and then played around in the pool. For maybe four hours. I don’t remember exactly, but we were in there for quite a while! I actually wasn’t going to go in at first because I didn’t have a suit, but I got splashed by Cindy(Rob’s sis), so just went in anyway.

That night, me and Rob, Andy and Nolan went to the USF game! It was great because I’d never been to an USF game before OR been in the Raymond James before. We had great seats…unfortunately, the game wasn’t that great, even though they did win pretty handily. USF needs to get better if they want to have a good year. On the way back to Plant City, listened to Beatles music almost the whole way…nothing better than just chilling in a car listening to “Hey Jude”…

That night at Andy’s apartment…well, let’s just say I didn’t get much sleep. We played MORE video games(honestly, I don’t usually game this much!). We played James Bond: Nightfire the most, which was awesome. Guiding rockets in at enemies…doesn’t get much better than that. Due to the extreme lack of sleep which the gaming induced, me and Rob were pretty tired in church the next morning – I felt really bad about that. It reminded me of why I always want to get a good night’s sleep before church.

Anyway, as soon as we got back to Uncle Rob’s, we collapsed in the living room. Rob slept on the floor for about seven hours or so…we didn’t wake up until dinner. I didn’t get quite as much sleep…I woke up for a small lunch and was trying to sleep on the couch, but Cindy was there so we just chilled and talked for a while(i.e., all afternoon). We had a great meatloaf dinner(at which Rob was finally awake) and then we all played cards(Scum, woo!) That night back at Andy’s place, after a little gaming, I fell asleep at eleven while they were still playing. I didn’t wake up until nine the next morning!

That morning, we went back to the house for breakfast, but then me and Rob got on the road again, to Tampa! Stopped in and saw my family for a little while and had a spaghetti lunch. So glad I got to see them again, at least for a little bit! Also called Katharyn and talked to her for a while…she’s really enjoying herself at The Master’s College – she just loves California.

Me and Rob then drove back to Gainesville because there was a Creekside college event going on at four(Lake party at the Moninger’s house!) And it was a sweet house indeed…they had a great dock complete with jetski and boat and tubes and an awesome yard and treehouse and volleyball net…pretty much everything one needs to have fun! We played football for a little while, which was great fun despite having so many people playing. The only touchdown scored was a defensive pick returned for a TD. Well, at least my team won. It was so much fun playing games and hanging out with the people there…and enjoying the awesome spaghetti dinner and ice cream, mmmm.

And that was this afternoon. Just got back a couple hours ago and have been cleaning my room and getting ready for the week. Now, I’m probably going to do some more homework, but just wanted to write all this down. I wish all weekends could be as sweet…

Goodnight, all!