3 More Days.

I should be studying for my Greek final. Strangely enough, the necessity to blog has suddenly taken precedence. Many people have finished exams and are on their way home. Then there are those of us who have exams right up until Saturday. We are only slightly bitter watching our friends jump on airplanes as we study our Greek textbooks. I think the fear of taking this final any sooner keeps us from being upset.

Something terrible happened the other day. The temperature actually hit -50 degrees Celsius. Which is about -58 Fahrenheit. This is cold even for Saskatchewan. There is nothing that can prepare an individual for this. Fortunately, it wasn't very windy. And it has since warmed up. Nothing feels cold anymore compared to that day.

Regrettably, there is nothing much else to report. School has been busy in these last weeks. But Christmas break is only a few days away and it couldn't come soon enough. I can't wait to be on that airplane reading my usual, overpriced Paste magazine with this semester behind me. Not that this was a bad semester. It's just time. It's time to study first.

Goodbye.

Monsters vs. Monotony.

In my mind its only been maybe a couple weeks since I last posted. In reality it's been over a month. Oops. Except I don't feel like I have a months worth of worthy stories to mention. Shame. Somewhere between this year and last year things got less exciting. I blame Saskatchewan. Or maybe it's my lack of creativity. Or maybe it's Greek. Hm. Well. K.

So, let me try to recap the highlights of this past month. Brace yourself for mediocrity. First off, our team lead worship for that mission conference I mentioned before. Which was a worthy endeavor that brought us a long way as a worship team. Second, I was able to join my good Kaleo friends (Jayme and Jordana) at Jayme's aunt and uncle's home in Regina for Thanksgiving. That was a good humored time. Third, I had the good fortune of attending a pretty sweet Halloween party with good people. We watched 'Monster Squad.' A prime 80's monster flick. And forth, swine flu has snuck its way on campus. So far there have only been a handful of confirmed cases. Nothing too crazy.

And that basically sums it up. Granted, it would be an unfair picture of reality without mentioning the very good people I am privileged to spend these days with. Life is far from monotonous. It's consistent. Relatively routined (which is a good thing). But not monotonous. Although, sometimes I count the dead flies caught in the fluorescent lights in the library with a guy named Rob. But that's a whole different problem.

Nostalgia.

I just finished snooping around this year's Kaleo blog. I was pleased to see Jim put up some pictures from their Mount Albert-Edward trip. Of course this got me thinking about last year this time when K6 was fresh and awkward. I'm feeling a little weighed down with nostalgia at the moment. I miss it. But, of course, I don't at the same time. Looking through those pictures made me realize that there is no other place that I'd rather be right now than here at Briercrest. Classic, I know. What can I say, this is a good place.

Homework is beginning to accumulate. It's getting heavy but not overwhelming. On the surface I'm tired. And that fatigue scratches the surface a little. But down deep I'm still steady. I have good music, good coffee, good friends and good napping abilities. I'm blessed and ready to keep moving.

Keith (who is the head over the worship teams) has asked our worship team to lead the music for a mission conference that's taking place this weekend. We're all pretty excited for this opportunity. It's going to be a busy week. Everyday from tomorrow until Sunday we will either be practicing or leading. It's going to be an interesting juggling act with homework but nothing excessive. I'm looking forward to it.

I should get back to my reading.

Goodbye.