Plans for the Weekend and Lent
So tonight was an IVCF Worship night. I was glad to have only a small amount of control over this night because today was hectic and full of nasty things like projects and midterms.
In other news, my homework for this weekend is to read a novel, one that I think I'm really going to like. How awesome is that? Oh, and I have to work through two books that people have requested so I have to take them back. *shoots glares at them* And to read Othello, but that probably won't ever happen since I've read it before. Actually ideally I'd read it with a soundtrack in the back from one of those books-on-tape. Shakespeare is better absorbed vocally.
Anyways, I have a good idea of what my workload is going to look like.
Secondarily, I found out about the Olympics dirty little secret, or what is known as the Munich Massacre. Crap, this stuff is heavy. Anyway, the movie "Munich" is about this and I want to go see it tomorrow at Rainbow. Actually I kinda want to see tons of stuff at Rainbow, so I might be going there a couple times this week as it's not too heavy a week for me really. Just an in-class essay and a pre-paper paper and a presentation. *snork*
Furthermore part of tonight's focus was on Lent. For those of you who know nothing about Lent, it's a season of penitence and thoughtfulness that lasts 40 days before Good Friday - in 2006 that means it begins on March 1st.
I have decided that for the good of myself and my relationship with God, I'm going to give up the most important thing to me: Food. Not fasting entirely, but something that for me is even harder.
I'm giving up overeating for Lent. How's that for a weightloss program. I've done this sort of thing for wrestling, which is a much lower goal. Doing it for the Jesus who had to give everything up? That's of far more value. I mean, my body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, right? Who wants a fat temple with multiple rolls and wobbly ankles?
So that's my cause. And I intend to finish out the 40 days thinner, more satisfied, and more athletic than I have been. Really really! So you are all my conscience. You have to keep tabs on me. And I need to make a Ticker for this so I can keep track.
Maybe in 6 months I'll have started shedding this extra person I carry around all the time and I can start having more energy, and enjoying stairs, and doing better on DDR, and being able to buy cool dresses and shoes, and I'll feel prettier.
Lent is my new motivation. And may it be as I intend it to be. Amen.
In other news, my homework for this weekend is to read a novel, one that I think I'm really going to like. How awesome is that? Oh, and I have to work through two books that people have requested so I have to take them back. *shoots glares at them* And to read Othello, but that probably won't ever happen since I've read it before. Actually ideally I'd read it with a soundtrack in the back from one of those books-on-tape. Shakespeare is better absorbed vocally.
Anyways, I have a good idea of what my workload is going to look like.
Secondarily, I found out about the Olympics dirty little secret, or what is known as the Munich Massacre. Crap, this stuff is heavy. Anyway, the movie "Munich" is about this and I want to go see it tomorrow at Rainbow. Actually I kinda want to see tons of stuff at Rainbow, so I might be going there a couple times this week as it's not too heavy a week for me really. Just an in-class essay and a pre-paper paper and a presentation. *snork*
Furthermore part of tonight's focus was on Lent. For those of you who know nothing about Lent, it's a season of penitence and thoughtfulness that lasts 40 days before Good Friday - in 2006 that means it begins on March 1st.
I have decided that for the good of myself and my relationship with God, I'm going to give up the most important thing to me: Food. Not fasting entirely, but something that for me is even harder.
I'm giving up overeating for Lent. How's that for a weightloss program. I've done this sort of thing for wrestling, which is a much lower goal. Doing it for the Jesus who had to give everything up? That's of far more value. I mean, my body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, right? Who wants a fat temple with multiple rolls and wobbly ankles?
So that's my cause. And I intend to finish out the 40 days thinner, more satisfied, and more athletic than I have been. Really really! So you are all my conscience. You have to keep tabs on me. And I need to make a Ticker for this so I can keep track.
Maybe in 6 months I'll have started shedding this extra person I carry around all the time and I can start having more energy, and enjoying stairs, and doing better on DDR, and being able to buy cool dresses and shoes, and I'll feel prettier.
Lent is my new motivation. And may it be as I intend it to be. Amen.