So today was pretty chill. I mulched with Jon for about 4 hours, ate some no-lunch, and got WWF Warzone working for my PS1 emulator XD XD XD and I got some nifty file-type tools for my browser and then some company came over and we chillaxed and played Monopoly Cities X) which is like the best monopoly. Then codbo for an hour and then my tiny lesson for calciii, and now blog. Calc III was so wonderfully easy today that I feel like blogging it. We did constrained partial derivatives, which are basically normal derivatives but with stacked functions and tricky function names. Tomorrow will be much more difficult.

However, tomorrow is Day-1 of "Fixing Zac's Car"!!! Which is great! Because I'm totally psyched about getting this car out to Texas -- so I can take my 귀여미 out to dinner off campus when she gets there^^**** This morning I had to leave rather abruptly and didn't introduce her to John properly. I will have to get used to this again. The mistake won't be made again.

God's been blessing me lately. I want to give him the credit and bless him in return somehow, but I'm not sure where my best opportunity is. Pray that God gives me an opportunity and some courage and strength to do something nice for him or for someone around me which will in-turn be something nice for God.

"It's just a shimmy and a shake"

"Hey I found the safest place to keep all our tenderness;

keep all our bad ideas; keep all our hope.

It's here in the smallest bones, the feet and the inner-ear.

It's such an enormous thing to walk and to listen."

Today was really great! I feel like I'm breathing new, fresh air and the world is in a very good place for me. I have Gwen for an unlimited supply of hugs whenever I want them, and I have that car to go look at as soon as I give Doug Lamb a call (I intend to do that tomorrow), and I have finally brought romanticism to reality, (maintainable by my last drop of strength). There are stresses, yeah, but they are so overshadowed by the good in my life right now. I even had a white-chocolate raspberry latte today (yeah.... it sounds kinda gay... but it was really friggin good.) God's been blessing me a lot.

However, I haven't lost sight of that pendulum (oooeeeeoooo~~~~), and I wonder if it is a trend which can be broken... or does everything have to have a rhythm? I truly believe that sadness foreshadows growth and happiness (in a general sense, not necessarily an individual sense; as cold as that may seem if you think too hard about it), but can I believe that without believing the opposite? If I choose to stop believing something will I lose sight of it and forget it's existence or not notice it again?

Preposterous.

"A world that was disorderly and littered and loud and smelly and small..."

Got the answer. It was what I wanted, but not necessarily the way I wanted it. It will be an exercise in one of the most important aspects of life and subject matter. I feel like I should have responded differently, but my response wasn't negative, just worth improving. Things will turn out great, I'm sure^^*

"So helpless, so help you."

Right now waiting for a response. I know it sounds cheesy, but this is one of those moments that has potential to change the next month, year, 2 years, or the rest of my life. It's stretches me to think of it that way. I had to get it today instead of yesterday, and it hasn't left my mind for a second of the last 20 hours. I got an hour nap earlier, and I think that it, with this music, will hold me over indefinitely until the response arrives.

Other than that, today went well. ... oh crap, I need to call my parents and tell them not to buy my ticket.. just a sec. ... now i've gotta use the bathroom. brb.... ok, i'm back. Didn't miss anything. ... music back on, emails checked, it's been about an hour, and it's almost the normal time. I think I'll pass the time by copying another chapter. I'll get back to you on it. when it happens.

...............

Oh well. I have to wait another 24 hours-ish.

"Your suspicion was justified, but not merited."

Today was a great day^^ I went golfing, I went to a picnic, and God gave me a car through my brother's uncle-in-law(?) FOR FREE!!!! X) X) X)

But it has some problems, and I'll probably end up pushing about $500 into it (minimum) before I'm content with it. Also, it has to make it to Texas for me. Right now it's in the shop where they'll tell me exactly how bad it is, and whether it will even pass inspection for me. I need to pressure-wash the acid off the battery, replace the power-steering pump, and replace one of the brake disks (or something like that, I really don't know about cars). Also, it leaks oil, which is a blessing in disguise. It is a slow leak, and it's not going to get faster anytime soon (says the expert?) so basically I interpret that to mean I just have to keep extra oil around, and about the time it'd normally be a good idea for me to change the oil, I don't need to do all the work, I just funnel new oil in lol. (I really don't know if it is that simple.....)

Waiting for Chowon right now. I'll post the rest of this after I talk to her if I remember. Maybe I'll end up coming back tomorrow. She should be on in about 10 mins.

"hearing your voice, fall into your eyes"

Today was pretty good. Didn't really do anything, then went to the Jigger Shop for some ice-cream. (Yeah, I realize what's wrong with the name "Jigger Shop". It's a real place.) Tomorrow, though, I'm waking up at 5-ish for golf with Dan's father-in-law. He told them I used to be on the golf team, and I hope I don't disappoint.

I'm thinkin I'm just gonna have to throw some stuff away when I go back to Texas. I hope it won't be trouble sending computer back. Last time it was only like 25 bucks or something -- much cheaper than I thought it'd be.

I'm gonna have to text Chowon about it tomorrow, but it's our last regular meeting time before her trip to Cambodia. I hope we get to talk. I might put myself out there a little. God's will be done.

I've prayed a lot for her safety, strength, courage and faith on this trip to Cambodia. I have confidence that she will work hard and bring glory to God wherever she goes, especially during this mission trip. I think she'll be teaching English and translating for missionaries while she is there.

Listening to this song right now. I know it's got a nerdy sound, but the song is totally awesome.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHKUDEhsVFY

I should go to bed.

"If you want to use monkeys, you have to throw monkeys."