April 18, 2008
In one week from today, I will be done with classes for the year. I simply can’t believe it. I’m almost a sophomore. However, I have to get through finals the week after classes end before I can get to summer. I won’t bore you with the monotonous details of my life this week. Instead, I’ll just focus on the main events this week.
The main event of the week was registration for me. I’m all set for the fall semester. I will be taking Campaigns 2008 (Political Science), Rhetoric & Public Address (Rhetoric), Justice and Civil Society (Leadership Studies), Financial Accounting (Business), and Software Tools (Business). As you can see, I’m taking quite a diverse range of classes. With a liberal arts education, we can do that. However, I do feel as though I’m supposed to start knowing what I want to do with my life. I’m definitely not there yet. Maybe by next semester.
Looking ahead to next semester again, I volunteered to join another group on campus. I know… there actually do exist more groups on campus than I am currently involved with. We have almost 300 clubs and organizations, so I’ve found so many that I want to be a part of. The most recent one is called Council for Christian Unity (CCU). The 13 Christian groups on-campus are each allowed to have a representative on the Council and we work together to keep open communication and organize a few events. It’s fairly minimal commitment… or so I am told. I’m representing the Methodist group. So, I’m now a member of the Methodist group, Council for Christian Unity, and lead team for InterVarsity. Additionally, I’ll be the Sophomore Class President, possible officer for the Collegiate Disaster Relief Team, member of the Campaigns 2008 program in Lakeview, and tour guide in the Admissions Office. And those are just my official commitments. We’ll see how next semester goes. I guess that I should have counted all of my extracurricular activities as additional classes as well.
Speaking of my activities, my new Cabinet has been approved and we’re ready to start working. We are wrapping up the year by doing a barbecue with the freshmen women. Us men are grilling hamburgers and hot dogs and we’re praying for good weather. The Admissions Office also keeps me hopping. I gave three tours this week and also participated in an online chat, which was fun. Maybe some of you saw me on there, perhaps.
Admissions Chat with friends!!!
For CORE, we were assigned to see “The Meeting”, which is a fictional meeting between Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. It was produced by the students here at the University. It was very well done. For the class, we had to write a question that was inspired by the play and why we asked it. I finished up my paper and am ahead of the game. The only thing I have left in all my classes is a take-home final for CORE, a Macroeconomics debate, wrapping up my harp in Sculpture, a math test, and a few finals. It’s really not as bad as it sounds. All the readings are done now.
However, I want to make it clear that I take time to do plenty of fun things. This week was no exception. My good friend, Jimmy, had a birthday, so I baked and frosted a cake for him at my friend’s apartment and we threw a surprise party. It was fun to relax during the middle of the week, eat cake, and just hang out with friends.
The awesome cake I baked for Jimmy
The birthday boy
Birthday party with friends
The women also have a tradition here called Bellis Fest. They had free cotton candy, sno-cones, popcorn, hot dogs, bungee runs, and a mechanical bull on an 80-degree, sunny day. It’s part of a larger event called Westhampton Weekend which runs through the weekend.
Free sno-cone, cotton candy, hot dogs, and popcorn
The bungee run at Bellis Fest
A group of my friends also wanted to go to the James River Friday afternoon and have some fun with a rope swing that is there. They grilled hot dogs and we swung from the rope swing. The water was freezing cold, but we still liked the chance to get off-campus and explore. Later in the evening, I also went into downtown Richmond to watch “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” with some friends.
Getting ready to swing
Dropping into the James River
Grilling out on the riverbank
So, life continues to be busy, but I really can’t complain. Everything is quite manageable right now and I just hope that it stays that way. Next time I write, I’ll be done with classes for the year and I’ll be hunkering down for finals. That’s all for now, I’m out to enjoy the amazing weather that we’ve been having here.
Quote of the Week: “Success is how high you bounce when you hit the bottom” - General Patton
Thought to Ponder: Why does “lake” come first (Lake Michigan) and “river” come second (Mississippi River)?
Shout Outs: Grandma (who always takes the time to read my posts), Diane and her apartment mates for letting me use their oven to bake my cake, my new Cabinet
YouTube Video of the Week:
An amazing college prank
