Oh college...

20 Things Admissions Never Told You About College
1. Quarters are gold
2. Two meals per day is the standard
3. You will begin to nap again
4. College students throw paper airplanes too
5. You never realized that so many people were smarter than you
6. Western Europe could be wiped out by a horrible plague and you wouldn’t know it.
7. Cartoons are for all ages
8. Disney movies are more than just classics
9. It never hurt so much to get sick
10. The health service nurses are there because they couldn’t make it at a real hospital. Never, ever forget that.
11. Care packages are right up there with birthdays
12. Jeans may be worn as many times as the wearer desires
13. The only time to dress up is when your jeans are dirty
14. Creativity in the dining hall is KEY
15. The FRESHMEN 15 is NOT a myth
16. Cereal makes a meal any time of day
17. You will eat anywhere that is a buffet
18. You will eat anything that is free
19. ATM’s are the devil’s advocate. ATM = Another Twenty Missing
20. You are never alone!


Top 10 Reasons That College Is Like Preschool
10. You cry for your mother
9. You cross the street without looking for cars
8. Snack time is necessity
7. You bundle up for the outdoors without caring what you look like because everyone else looks as stupid as you do.
6. You stay at home and play games with your friends
5. You wear your backpack on both shoulders
4. You wear big mittens
3. Playing in the snow is a legitimate activity
2. You take naps
1. You look forward to grilled cheese sandwiches

You Know You’ve Been In College Too Long When…
• You actually like doing laundry at home
• You’d rather clean than study
• Mom’s meatloaf and potatoes become something you desire, not avoid
• You live for getting mail
• Looking out the window is a form of entertainment
• You start thinking and sounding like your roommate
• Highlighters become the coolest thing on earth


Before I Came To College I Wish I Had Known That…
• I could change so much and barely realize it
• You can love a lot of people in a lot of different ways
• No matter how ‘cool’ you were in High School, no one here cares
• Every clock on campus shows a different time
• Even if you were smart in High School, you’re NOT here
• You can know everything and fail a test
• You can know nothing and ace a test
• Most of my education would be obtained outside of class
• Friendship requires more than you think
• Psychology is really Biology. Biology is really Chemistry, Chemistry is really Physics. And Physics is really Math.
• It’s possible to be alone even when people surround you
• Friends are what make this place worthwhile!

Share with your friends, because without friends, college is prison.

Culture's Core

I recall now, so very clearly
as evening clings like tapestry,
a distant time when i was small
and loved to creep along the wall
toward the circle cast by light
where elders talked, among themselves, into the night.

They filled the room with stirring tales, as I--
in my pajamas with the little feet--would lie
behind the outsized chair, hair pressed to rung,
listening invisibly, 'til wakened by the hug
of arms that cradled me 'round knee and head
and placed me back in sagging bed.

They told their stories,
one by one, of hardships suffered, and of glories--
times endured, evils feared,
stunning triumphs engineered
by luck, effort, patience, cunning,
and those who saved themselves by running.

I remember, too, the sagas told
about the turning points in growing old
amidst the tempests once withstood,
and tender details of first kisses, which were good
for waves of jokes and laughter
that I scarcely understood 'til after
i had aged, and learned of love affairs,
and private things that people do in pairs.

So now, like sages who have been and done,
who've told their tales of favors lost and won,
I primp my heirs with stories from my youth
of the vainglorious pursuits of truth,
justice, and the 'Merican way,
'til a still small voice can guide, I pray,
the journey forth where only they may go,
toward a promised land, which I will never know.

Thus repeats the simple lore
of passion, pleasure, pain and pride
that marks us all, deep down inside,
as humans with a common core.

--Myron W. Lustig

This week...

WOW. Since my last posting I have missed two birthdays, one trophy, a bad loss and the start of classes.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JULIE AND MADDIE!!!!!!!!
Way to go Men's Soccer!!!! Beat Oregon Institute of Technology 5-0 to win the OIT Tournament!!! One of the guys who works for me and used to play goalie scored two goals at striker - talk about position change!
Our Women's Volleyball team lost to Chico State...wasn't a huge surprise.
Classes started on Tuesday. I started my week with Preaching I. I wasn't too stoked about this class to start with, but I don't have to preach in front of a whole church so I'm really stoked about that!!! Then I had Peoples of the World which is focused on China this year because our Overseas Worker in Residence is working in China. Except right now, when she's here, teaching us. AND, her name is Jolene!!!! How cool is that?
Wednesday I started with Communicating Cross Culturally where my phone went off in class. That was embarrassing. That looks to be a really REALLY great class; its taught by one of Nicole's favorite profs. Then chapel (Academic Convocation, Senior Class Picture etc) and lunch.
Next was what I think will be the highlight of my semester: Greek. I am seriously SO stoked and excited and terrified of and SOOOOOO looking forward to this class - I just can't tell you. And, tonight, I learned the Greek alphabet. So there.
My last class on Wednesday was Leadership in Ministry. Doesn't look to be a phenomenal class, and it did require five books (ARG) but I'll get through it.
Today I had Preaching and Peoples, and usually I have my Internship Class...only today I TOTALLY blanked it. Completely forgot that I had a class. My prof called me after they were done and even then my phone didn't ring at the call, it only rang through the message he left. Where he told me that he figured I had just forgotten and therefore wasn't dropping me from the course and that hopefully I had a horrified look on my face and would be scurrying over to his office to apologize in person etc etc. (He's really a great prof, and he's my adviser.) And I did exactly that. Practically ran across campus to Labum to catch him before he left, which I did. Apologized profusely, got my syllabus and signed up for my presentation date. That presentation is worth 65% of my grade in that class, how's that for daunting? Besides that presentation the only thing I get graded on are 10 one page responses to a book we read last semester, Blue Like Jazz. This class will be a breeze, if I can just manage to show up...
Crazy plans for the weekend, lots of homework; a service project followed by swim and BBQ. Church on Sunday followed by more homework I'm sure. Back to classes on Monday. Hopefully I'll make it through the week without my phone going off in class or forgetting to go to class.
I'm off now, study break has lasted long enough. I owe my Greek professor another hour at least on the Greek alphabet before our quiz tomorrow and then there's Monday's homework to start on.
LOVE TO ALL!!!
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