me as of today
just another quick and short update:
Boring stuff:
classes are going really well, but i havnt had a single test yet. that is what i will be doing all week next week. should not be that bad though, most of it is straightforward, or open book/note, and by far more interesting than last year's subject matter.
i have a class where all i do is build robots out of legos, and also there are no tests and there is no final. so that's kinda rough.
i have another class about fluid dynamics, which is essentially a class on bernoulis principle. it would be an interesting class by itself but the prof is crazy about the subject material. he used to be an engine engineer at ford, and he pretty much is professor frink, just substitute the claven for constant, ill-timed, loud, forced laughter.
im going mountain biking finally tomorrow at patapsco state park. there is rumored to be some really good singletrack there. hopefully ill get some good pictures.
i went on a BSU retreat last weekend and it was pretty cool, i learned a lot about the cannon-ninity (sp?) of the Bible, and also a creationist spoke and convinced me that evolution couldnt exist simply because there was no death before the fall. makes sense. i usually have trouble giving too much thought to genesis because i just always left it at "God created the earth and we blew it, and thats all i need to know" but i recently finished searching for god knows what , the follow up to blue like jazz, and a lot of the book focuses on how humans behave based on how we were left after the fall. its pretty good stuff and fun to think about, and also a good read, so i recommend it (thanks by the way, tom.)
navy has lost twice this year in two heartbreakers that were both lost by less than a touchdown. also a lot of rules have changed at school, and we dont have as much liberty or priveleges. a lot of people are going crazy about it, but it doesnt really bother me too much, i feel like im graduating tomorrow anyways. as soon as service assignment in November, everybody is going to stop caring about school altogether. its funny though, because rumor has it that our annual morale survey has been postponed until navy wins a game. go figure.
im in a creative writing class and it has been a nice break from all of the technical classes. the prof is eccentric and is always making a fashion statement but the class is usually not boring so i dont complain.
interesting stuff:
i met a girl. snowball in hell. i know, i find it hard to believe myself. ive only been on one date and im almost positive she is wrong for me but she is easily the most interesting person i have met in 4 years and i cant stop thinking about her. it turns out that one of the great mysteries for going out with girls is actually asking them out. this is something that i think i have actually known for a while but have failed to put into practice due a lack of interesting girl meeting, whether or not that remains to be my fault or strictly circumstantial i will leave up in the air. keep in mind i go to school with a lot of dudes.
i started IFS on thursday, which is initail flight school. equivalent to getting a private pilot's liscense, minus a few hours. the airport i'll be at is right on the chesapeake bay and has a crazy great view, plus their fleet of planes are almost all entirely brand new. im a little concerned about the extra workload, but i think i covered that sufficiently earlier. and usually, as long as it is something you want to do there is never a problem finding time to get it done.
ive been reading my Bible more lately and it has been great to be more aware of God throughout the day. I actually feel like i am praying for real for the first time in a long time. dont get me wrong i still have a long way to go, but it is nice to feel like im in God's providence again. some stuff hasnt been easy, and i have faced some adversity, and i have a really long-winded story that i dont feel like i know enough facts about to share, but prayer would be appreciated. i keep finding myself in situations where im realizing that god is the provida, then i wish i still had that song.
and finally, ill throw in Music for kicks:
iron and wine / calexico. that is iron and wine playing with calexico, in a cd called "in the reins" i-dub meets lap guitar and country line dancing. i think this is right up dave and brent's alley. pretty good stuff but i still listen to the sea and the rhythm so much more. ive been playing a lot of i-dub on guitar lately too. its so good.
sigur ros - takk... just picked this up today and i like it so far. there is a lot more precussion and strings, which makes it a more normal type sounding album. i think i still like ( ) more, but this is still good. keep in mind ive only heard it though maybe twice. i was a little bummed that he uses a lot of the same made up language words. i was hoping more newer and crazier made up words.
death cab - plans . another solid release from the ever consistent songsters. i gotta earn my cool points and point out the obvious that i like their earlier stuff better, but there is some really good stuff on plans. its kinda weird how much brighteyesish sound shows up on it, too, and that makes me think how much brighteyes kinda went toward death cab with their last one. standout tracks include "someday you will be loved" "what sara said" and my favorite... "brothers on a hotel bed."
sidenote, i noticed that on the website for the acclaimed band original spies, influences cited include pink martini, who have recently released a cd, which marshall has, and i have still not burned, but if i had im sure it would be at the top of this list, so go ahead and know that.
ps, i really do want to do a weekly nonagonline, if for no other reason than to chat and make middle school jokes. mondays and wednesdays work for me.
Jehova Jireh,
casey