a quick update
i realized i haven't updated in almost three months, so i'll take a moment to say a little something.
school has been good. they finally opened up the library here, and it's great. now there's tons of space for studying. it was hard to find a good quiet place on campus to study, and all the books were in some storage area someplace else in fresno. so now it's nice to have all the books back here. last semester i had a hard time finding sources because in order to get a book, just to make sure it had a single article that I needed. it was annoying.
and anyway, i like walking around looking at books. so that's another plus.
work has been interesting. i'm definitely earning my $11/hour entry-level job paycheck. it is quite funny how just because i answer the phone or sit at the front desk of a radiology lab, people seem to think my knowledge. twice this week i've had to tell people that i'm not a doctor and that i'm not allowed to give them medical advice or tell them what i think they're x-rays mean. but most people are nice. it's kinda fun at times, because people don't really want to be there (i'm pretty sure that most of the women that come in for mammograms would rather be someplace else), and i do my best to make them smile and lighten the mood for them, and for the most part, i think i do that well.
michelle and i have been doing good. last month we celebrated four years together, and she still makes me smile. we went to the rio grill in clovis, and ate so much meat, a vegan somewhere broke down and cried. it was awesome!
at lunch everyday, we've been eating sandwiches that one of use has packed. it's my week, so i had to go out and get some lunch meat. this is good because it's helped me to spend less money on food since i'm not eating out for lunch, which could cost about $5-$8 dollars on campus. and i would much rather spend $5-$10 a week on lunch meat and bread. also, my belly is shrinking and i am able to see more and more of my toes everyday. it's wonderful!
we are also getting more involved with the church we were attending in clovis. i really feel God wanted us to go to this church. we went because the clark family went, and we needed a church to go to on the first weekend we were there. we went, and felt really connected with the college group. things have been changing in the group, and they asked more students to step up to help with a leadership group. michelle and i went, and we're working with others to make the college group unique and more Christ-centered. and we're having fun.
also, i have been watching some movies on hbo lately. it comes with rent, and some good movies come on sometimes. one in particular is an hbo original movie called "taking chance". it's really good. like while watching it, i kept tearing up (seriously, ask michelle. she saw me cry a little, but i think she was to fixed on the movie to notice i was watching through watery eyes). if you haven't heard of it, look it up. it's amazing. and for a movie about the war, it stayed politically neutral. i'm definitely going to buy it when it gets on dvd.
well, my battery is about to die, and we're about to get kicked out of the student union, so i'm gonna end this post now.
Lopezcrest, out!
school has been good. they finally opened up the library here, and it's great. now there's tons of space for studying. it was hard to find a good quiet place on campus to study, and all the books were in some storage area someplace else in fresno. so now it's nice to have all the books back here. last semester i had a hard time finding sources because in order to get a book, just to make sure it had a single article that I needed. it was annoying.
and anyway, i like walking around looking at books. so that's another plus.
work has been interesting. i'm definitely earning my $11/hour entry-level job paycheck. it is quite funny how just because i answer the phone or sit at the front desk of a radiology lab, people seem to think my knowledge. twice this week i've had to tell people that i'm not a doctor and that i'm not allowed to give them medical advice or tell them what i think they're x-rays mean. but most people are nice. it's kinda fun at times, because people don't really want to be there (i'm pretty sure that most of the women that come in for mammograms would rather be someplace else), and i do my best to make them smile and lighten the mood for them, and for the most part, i think i do that well.
michelle and i have been doing good. last month we celebrated four years together, and she still makes me smile. we went to the rio grill in clovis, and ate so much meat, a vegan somewhere broke down and cried. it was awesome!
at lunch everyday, we've been eating sandwiches that one of use has packed. it's my week, so i had to go out and get some lunch meat. this is good because it's helped me to spend less money on food since i'm not eating out for lunch, which could cost about $5-$8 dollars on campus. and i would much rather spend $5-$10 a week on lunch meat and bread. also, my belly is shrinking and i am able to see more and more of my toes everyday. it's wonderful!
we are also getting more involved with the church we were attending in clovis. i really feel God wanted us to go to this church. we went because the clark family went, and we needed a church to go to on the first weekend we were there. we went, and felt really connected with the college group. things have been changing in the group, and they asked more students to step up to help with a leadership group. michelle and i went, and we're working with others to make the college group unique and more Christ-centered. and we're having fun.
also, i have been watching some movies on hbo lately. it comes with rent, and some good movies come on sometimes. one in particular is an hbo original movie called "taking chance". it's really good. like while watching it, i kept tearing up (seriously, ask michelle. she saw me cry a little, but i think she was to fixed on the movie to notice i was watching through watery eyes). if you haven't heard of it, look it up. it's amazing. and for a movie about the war, it stayed politically neutral. i'm definitely going to buy it when it gets on dvd.
well, my battery is about to die, and we're about to get kicked out of the student union, so i'm gonna end this post now.
Lopezcrest, out!