Today freaking sucked.

It started off in the morning when I missed class because:

1) I was sick
2) I was too tired and lazy to go
3) My homework wasn't as complete as I would have liked it to be
4) My little sister called and I ended up talking to her for about an hour

I went to Chi O to get lunch. I had a grilled cheeze sandwich and 10 buffalo wings. I came back home and went to sleep for a couple of hours. Then I went to Ale House to have a Big Red with Jason. I didn't have money to spend on this but I spent it anyway and will probably suffer the consequences later. Then I went back home, called work and told them I was sick and preferred not to come in. They told me that I needed to come in, only to find out that when I got there, they didn't need me. Then I went to Chi O hoping to work, but they had too many people so I just ended up helping a little and not getting paid for it.

I came home and played two games of Mario Golf with Jason. I lost both times and if I was actually playing a real game of golf, I would have long since broken my golf club over my knee, or thrown it in the lake. All I had was a controller, and since I didn't want to break Jason's controller and have to buy a new one, I just sat there; Dejected, and often times giving up on certain holes. I probably could have finished about 4 or 5 above par. I still would have lost, but it wouldn't have been the 17 above par that I ended my last game with. A fun game that you aren't good at, looks fun before you start playing but ends up sucking afterwards.

Some girls who said they were going to call me to hang out, didn't, and the prospect of having to work at 9 in the morning and going straight from there to study and then from there to leading Bible Study and then going to the Bible Study I'm in, doesn't make me feel very good about the next day.

Just so you know, this description of my day was cast in a negative light, so it would seem worse than it really was. Probably if I focused on the good, my day would have been great. Actually...

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Today was freaking awesome.

I wasn't able to go to my classes but did get to talk to my sister. I was so glad to hear from her. I listened intently to all of her various little stories and about what was going on in her life. She said that she loved me and missed me about three times and every time she said it, warmth flooded my heart. After our conversation died down and my sides hurt from laughing so hard, I put down the phone and got ready to go get lunch with Chris.

It is a constant blessing in my life to get free food at the sorority house. Surrounded by a lot of my closest friends, I have rich conversation whether it is about the Lord or other things. I rarely leave without feeling better about the time of the day I spent there. Today I got to have a great conversation with my friend Mike Graham. He told me what he thought were some of the things that held me back in my relationship with God and others. More often than not, he was right and helped me see some of my weaknesses that I'm blind to.

I went home and after a much needed nap, I got to spend some time with my brother Jason over some Big Reds. Although our conversation was fairly short at times, because of our inability to talk and eat at the same time, we had a great time hanging out and getting caught up a little on eachother's lives. After we finished our Captain Jacks desert, we paid and left. I went home to get ready for work. I didn't really feel up to working because I was sick, and someone was able to come in to work my shift. Praise God. I got to then make dinner at Chi O on time and hang out with some of the girls there. When I got home I was able to spend some more time with Jason while playing Mario Golf. Even though I lost, it was a pretty fun time of hanging out.

I'm blogging now, and I'm reminded of how good I've got it. At times life will suck, or so it seems, but everything in this life is good compared to deserved death or even worse, a life without knowing God. My method of measuring how good things are is all screwed up.

- I live in a great apartment
- I have a great job
- I have an incredible family
- I have tons of friends
- I have a personal relationship with an unbelievably Good God
- I have an awesome car (it's in the '90's)
- I am getting an education (in Gainesville)

Now what was I complaining about again? Oh yeah. I remember. Losing a video game when some people wouldn't think of having the luxury of playing video games because they are too busy trying to find food and clothing.

I feel better now. That was almost therapeutic.