- - -summer, peter vs. padre, anti-pat rant- - -
Well, somehow I've managed to make it through the last two weeks of exams with my sanity still fairly intact. The first week was especially tiring, with exams every day except Wednesday. The past week wasn't bad at all though: a rather unpleasant chemistry final on Monday and the two Latin tests on Friday. Nevertheless, I still ended up falling asleep down in the lounge while hanging around between the AP exam and the athletic banquet. I found out that Win and I are going to be captains of the cross country team next year; yet another reason why senior year is going to be awesome.
As of ten o'clock tomorrow morning, I'll be on summer vacation. It'll be beautiful to govern my own life freely for another three months without any papers or tests weighing me down. I decided last Friday that I'll go to the NJCL convention this July in Richmond. I haven't been to any of them since the one in New Orleans a few years ago. Will's the president this year, so it'll be cool to see him running the show. Unfortunately, not too many people are coming since Ms. Pelosi is being weird about the whole thing. Whatever; it'll be fun.
My spiritual advisor and I have taken up opposing positions on the "John Kerry situation" which has been a subject of some concern in the American Church these past couple months. Father is following Cardinal McCarrick's do-nothing approach, and I'm adhering to the Vatican's directive that politicians like Kerry are not to receive communion. I guess we'll have a nice debate this Saturday. We're usually in agreement on most issues, so this should be interesting. This situation also brings to mind some questions about the the extent of sacred obedience and how much freedom a priest has to respectfully disagree with his bishop's judgment. Hopefully we'll have time to get to it all.
I spent most of yesterday working on my "brag sheet" and the other college stuff I didn't bother doing all semester. It wasn't so bad; the questions we have to answer for the "brag sheet" are somewhat interesting and require some introspection. I still have to finish that up, do a resume, write another essay, and list out some colleges. Ugh. I normally don't mind doing work, but this particular arrangement grates on my nerves. The entire class has to do the same stuff, irregardless of our personal situations. For me at least, most of this stuff is going to be worthless and a waste of time. The people whom I'm going to ask for recommendations know me well; they already know most of what's on my "brag sheet." The places I'm applying to want information, but not in the resume form we're being required to put it in. I don't want to write a bunch of essays in advance for the guidance office because the places where I'm applying require their own essays. The ones I do in advance won't be used. For one place in particular, which I'm considering applying to, I'll have to write about 9 essays, get 10 different recommendations, undergo psychoanalysis and criminal background check, and at least 5 interviews. All this, and who knows if I'll even get in? The guidance office means well, but I'd prefer if they just let me do what I need to do and dispense with the time-wasters. Hehehe...that turned into a bit of a rant. I guess I'm tired.
The Chiasmus Club is going to see "Troy" tomorrow. Hopefully, it won't be as bad as Jack says, though I usually tend to agree with his reviews. It's about three hours, so there have to be at least some good parts intermingled in there. I hope.
Omnia gloria Iesu Christo in aeternam!
As of ten o'clock tomorrow morning, I'll be on summer vacation. It'll be beautiful to govern my own life freely for another three months without any papers or tests weighing me down. I decided last Friday that I'll go to the NJCL convention this July in Richmond. I haven't been to any of them since the one in New Orleans a few years ago. Will's the president this year, so it'll be cool to see him running the show. Unfortunately, not too many people are coming since Ms. Pelosi is being weird about the whole thing. Whatever; it'll be fun.
My spiritual advisor and I have taken up opposing positions on the "John Kerry situation" which has been a subject of some concern in the American Church these past couple months. Father is following Cardinal McCarrick's do-nothing approach, and I'm adhering to the Vatican's directive that politicians like Kerry are not to receive communion. I guess we'll have a nice debate this Saturday. We're usually in agreement on most issues, so this should be interesting. This situation also brings to mind some questions about the the extent of sacred obedience and how much freedom a priest has to respectfully disagree with his bishop's judgment. Hopefully we'll have time to get to it all.
I spent most of yesterday working on my "brag sheet" and the other college stuff I didn't bother doing all semester. It wasn't so bad; the questions we have to answer for the "brag sheet" are somewhat interesting and require some introspection. I still have to finish that up, do a resume, write another essay, and list out some colleges. Ugh. I normally don't mind doing work, but this particular arrangement grates on my nerves. The entire class has to do the same stuff, irregardless of our personal situations. For me at least, most of this stuff is going to be worthless and a waste of time. The people whom I'm going to ask for recommendations know me well; they already know most of what's on my "brag sheet." The places I'm applying to want information, but not in the resume form we're being required to put it in. I don't want to write a bunch of essays in advance for the guidance office because the places where I'm applying require their own essays. The ones I do in advance won't be used. For one place in particular, which I'm considering applying to, I'll have to write about 9 essays, get 10 different recommendations, undergo psychoanalysis and criminal background check, and at least 5 interviews. All this, and who knows if I'll even get in? The guidance office means well, but I'd prefer if they just let me do what I need to do and dispense with the time-wasters. Hehehe...that turned into a bit of a rant. I guess I'm tired.
The Chiasmus Club is going to see "Troy" tomorrow. Hopefully, it won't be as bad as Jack says, though I usually tend to agree with his reviews. It's about three hours, so there have to be at least some good parts intermingled in there. I hope.
Omnia gloria Iesu Christo in aeternam!