Singles Awareness Day

Happy Valentine's day..even though that was three days ago. Sorry it's taken me so long to post another blog, but as I said, time flies.

The definition of a blog is an online, daily written record of (usually personal) experiences. However, in most of my blogs so far, I haven't really recorded what I've experienced, but rather how I've felt, and I definitely haven't posted updates daily. Therefore, in this blog, I'm just going to tell you exactly what happened on my Valentine's day...and well, I might also throw in my thoughts along the way.

Valentine's day was this past Sunday, and I didn't have a Valentine, so I decided to go home and spend it with my family and friends. Being single, you'd figure that Valentine's day was no fun, however, it turned out to be my favorite February 14th ever.

The day started out just like any other. I woke up, ate breakfast, and prepared for the long drive back to college. I had really wanted to see the movie Valentine's Day in theaters, but I hadn't had the chance to that weekend. (If you're wondering why I wanted to see it, the answer is two simple words..Taylor Swift.) So suddenly, after church, I got the bright idea to take my mom to the movie with me. Everything was going great, until she decided to stretch time as thin as possible. If procrastination is an art form, my mom is Picasso. Since so far, she's my only subscriber, she's bound to read this. So in advance, sorry for ratting you out.

Since we went to an early showing, she figured it wouldn't be very busy. Therefore, she decided to wait until 4:03 to meet me at the theaters...which wouldn't have been a problem if the movie didn't start at 4:05! She underestimated how many people wanted to see Valentine's Day on Valentine's day, and well.. it was packed. The worst part was, we only discovered it was sold out after I had already bought my ticket! So there we were with one ticket between two people and the previews already rolling. Needless to say, I wasn't very happy. We decided to just buy another ticket to a different movie, and try to sneak in anyways. There was only one seat available at the back of the theater, and so being the gentleman I am (lol), I decided to give her the seat and sit on the ground.

Halfway through the movie, sitting on the sticky theater floor, it finally became clear to me the lesson I was supposed to learn. Valentine's is about loving others, and that's what I needed to do. Love isn't love if you only love people's good attributes. You have to love everything about them.

You have to love them enough to wish the best for them, even if it means worse for you. You have to love unjudgingly and wholeheartedly. You have to love them enough to sit on the floor and laugh at their quirks and enjoy life's ride.

Therefore readers, take your eyes off of yourselves on "Singles Awareness Day" as well as every other day, and love others for all that they are. Help someone out and show them what love truely is. As Benjamin Franklin once said, "If you would be loved, love and be lovable." Peace.

Life Passes Fast, Write It Down

It's hard to believe that we're already five weeks into the semester. It seems as if we've only just started back! Unfortunately, this means that I have a few tests tomorrow, so hopefully those go well.


Anyways, back to the subject. Have you ever heard the expression, time flies? Well, it seems the older I get, the more I believe it. Also, even though I'm only nineteen, I think I might be becoming senile. The reason I say this is, I tend to forget a lot of things. Today, I looked for my keys for around twenty minutes, and they were in my door (senility at it's finest.)

This is just another reason that I'm writing this blog. Even before I was approached and asked to do this, I'd thought of keeping a journal (notice I said journal because diaries are for girls.) It's not that I just love writing, because honestly, I don't. It's that I just hate the thought of going through life, and not having a record of what I've done. Not only for accountability... and to find my keys, but for proof that I lived, that I affected the world, and touched others.

Therefore, if you feel as if time is flying, take some of it, and write down your life. Heck, you can even start your own blog. That way, you'll see how to effectively manage your time...or, as I've been feeling lately, how boring your day has been.


Well, I need to quit wasting "valuable" studying time. Peace.

The Invention of Agape

So, I wasn't really planning on updating my blog very often, but I've realized...I sorta like it. It's almost like how people vent to others, to help rationalize their thoughts, and hope others empathize with them. Except that I'm venting to a computer that in no way can empathize with me, because it has no thoughts. So in a sense, nothing alike. Nevertheless, I like it.

Tonight's Friday, and I decided to go rent a movie to watch with my friend Heath while he worked. I've really been wanting to see The Invention of Lying, so I went to the red box to see if it had it. But of course, it wasn't there because if it was...well this would just be a boring blog.

Determined to push forward on this quest for Lying, I went to Movie Gallery to look for it. I didn't have an account, but I decided to try my luck. Well, I found the movie, and I went to the desk to check it out. Right off the bat, I was pretty sure the clerk wasn't having a good night. Turns out, I was right. For the next fifteen minutes, I stood there, with people behind me in line, listening to her problems.

This is where you'd expect me to say, I swept her off her feet and carried her into the sunset and listened to her problems, while my long hair blew eloquently in the wind (couldn't resist putting that picture in the blog haha)...but to tell you the truth, I was actually sort of annoyed.

I was focused on getting back to the dorms to eat my pizza. I was focused on watching my movie. I was focused on me. It wasn't until I got back to the dorms, that I realized how self-centered I'd been.

I've been reading a book called God is in the Small Stuff, and in it it talks about the four types of love. One of which is agape, which is love for others in the way that you desire happiness and well being for them. Instead of exhibiting agape, I selfishly put my desires first.

This week, I hope that as you go throughout your days, you remember agape. Remember that caring is giving, whether it be through donating money to relief efforts for Haiti, or just listening to clerks vent their troubles to you. So, my challenge for you this week is to remember what you've read, and live a servant's life. Much agape, Peace.

Welcome to my world

Hello readers, welcome to the world as seen through my eyes. If you enjoy Call of Duty, watching movies, eating way too much junk food, and laughing until you're about to cry, you've come to the right place. If not.....well stick around anyways.

Today, I was approached by my boss and asked to do him a favor. Right off the bat, the movie Office Space popped into my head (remember, I really like to watch movies.) Surprisingly, he didn't need me to "come in on Saturday," but instead, to make a blog to show fellow SWOSU students exactly what goes on in the life of a freshman. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that my life is exactly like every other freshman's here, or that mine is more interesting. I'm just giving you access to my microcosm of life, hoping that in some way, it inspires you to laugh, be happy and get through your days. (In case you were in awe of my use of the word microcosm, don't be...I looked it up.)

Today is Thursday, February 4, 2010. The snowstorm hit here in Weatherford last Thursday, and today was the first day my car has moved for a couple of weeks. If you do the math, I'm pretty sure it comes out that last Thursday was less than a couple of weeks ago. That means, that even though it snowed and forced my car to stay put for the last week, I still hadn't driven anywhere in awhile. Which leads to one of two conclusions, either:

(a) I have no life.

or

(b) I enjoy mine so much I don't need to go anywhere.

..And well I like to think that it's choice (b). I've come to realize that how happy you are in life, isn't really determined by what the world limits you to. It's how you react to the conditions you're surrounded by. A smile truly is contagious, so try it out sometime. =)

....yes, that is winterfresh gum.