Late...

So today, or rather last night, I couldn't really sleep. See, my room used to be a dark-painted cold room. Then I went off to college and they gave my old room to my sister and gave me her room. Now her room faces east and so does the window. It also has not a lot of ventilation due to a faulty venting system. Therefore, my room is about 8 degrees hotter than the rest of the house. I also get the most sunlight. All of this to say I tossed and turned all night long. I set my alarm like a good working man, then fell asleep. 

At 6:33 this morning I looked up at my computer [has the alarm in it] and realized that I was supposed to be at work at 6:30 this morning. Oops. I called and said I'd be right there. Luckily, it was an easy day today. Then I got a call from my girlfriend and she said that she missed me really bad today. grrr why do we have to be 2000 miles apart?! oh well God's got the whole timing thing down. I guess I'll just have to trust him ;) Anyway. Now I'm on break and wanting to not go back till close. 

I also have to rip 12 dvd's for my missionary friends who can't have dvds in their point on earth. It's just not the best place. so they need them in mp4 format. so there's about 150 episodes of old tv westerns that i need to convert before tuesday. wheeee. gotta go

cya

Well, I finally did it...

Well, I did it...yep I cut my beard off to just the goatee...sniff. It was a lot of hair and i had to shave twice. oh well. founders week is this week and all is well. it's REALLY STILL COLD but John McArthur was friggin awesome last night. And i also found my new favorite hymn singers the Getty's. They're so awesome as well. But yeah i gotta go to dinner now then to more founders week then to work at 6 in the morning WHEE!!! not really because saturdays SUCK in chicago starbucks. line out the door from 6:30am till 3 pm hmm my EXACT shift...ugh
oh well I'm going to go eat BTW they only have good food this week in the SDR because we have guests all other times it's cardboard chicken and rubber beans. cya

Go "da Bears"?

Well another [Brian Hodge] superbowl has come and gone and being the FOOTBALL FANATIC that i am[n't] [Brian Hodge] i stayed inside and had nothing to do with it. First reason was that it is currently -4 degrees farenheit with -24 degree wind. I licked my lip and my moustace had icicles in 3 seconds. [Brian Hodge] second was that it was the Chicago Bears vs the Colts. [Brian Hodge] And seeing as I am IN chicago, I thought that either outcome of the game would result in my certain dismemberment, hospitalization, or imminent death to being outside near downtown tonight. The whole of chicago was PUMPED for this game. For cryin out loud the frikkin SEARS tower had the bears colors flying. [Brian Hodge] So as I am huddled in my room with a fleece blanket, a leatherman and a small pistol, I may be writing my last will and testament. Josh can have my computer...Beth can have my stereo...stephanie can have my phone and my mom and dad get all my love and money... as you may have noticed i interjected some names in my blog. This is due to significant heckling by my uncle who shall remain nameless...[BRIAN HODGE]...he wanted me to write his name in here or talk about him or something so HERE IT IS!! jk he's the coolest person on the planet besides my mom [he provided no comment on this issue] but seriously, I use him. If I need to laugh, I call him. If i need to rant or just tell a funny story, I'll call him. If I need bail money, I'll call...someone. He's offered but the authenticity of that offer has yet to remain seen. Well i'm gonna get off now and pray that I don't die tonight. Cya

Sinuses from hell

[be advised some material may not be suitable for some stomachs] So I got food poisoning on the first of January and had to throw up 5 times in 10 minutes. i hadn't thrown up since 8th grade. I had a 101.4 degree temperature and was freezing cold. I was fine the next day. On the 3rd, I started getting the sniffles and cough. I had to blow my nose a lot and the cough wouldn't go away. On the 6th, I flew back to Chicago and when I got here, I began to cough up the good stuff. I bought decongestant. It still wouldn't go away. Finally, a little over 2 weeks had gone by and my right ear was plugged from the inside. I went to see the doctor here at Moody and he gave me some really strong decongestant. That didn't work besides helping my cough. By now both of my ears were clogged. When I laid down, my head felt like it would explode. He finally prescribed me some meds and it took about 6 days to work. I can now hear out of both of my ears. There's still some popping when I yawn, but I can breathe and the coughing has subsided. Thank you for all your prayers. I'm feeling much better after a month of being sick! God is good. Please pray for my family as we are having some financial as well as work issues that God is bringing us through. My sisters are also having trouble with basketball issues. Thank you so much for praying!! I come home on the 10th of March until the 25th. I also need to get all 4 of my wisdom teeth out as the bottom ones are coming in horizontally and without them my top ones would grow into my jaw so they all need to be pulled in the summer. Well that's about it. It's freezing cold here in Chicago. The weather is not supposed to get above 15 degrees this whole week. Thank you again. Cya

Home

Um kinda doesn't feel like I thought it would. I came home on Thursday and was very happy to see mountains again. Chicago is too flat for my taste. People here are complaining about the cold and I just giggle inside. I have been in very cold weather. It has been a bit chilly lately. I am picking up hours at the downtown Starbucks. I actually am getting around 16 this week. cool for me because i need money. I'm used to living and fending for myself so much that when i come back here and there's parental rules still...i'm just getting over it. I now remember all of that, It's just readjusting to living under the "rule" of my parents is gonna take a few days. There's a Christmas Party at my house on friday. white elephant, snacks, games, maybe a movie. it'll be fun. well my legs are falling asleep so i'm gonna go and shake it off. I'll be back in Chicago on the 6th. other than that, please call so we can hang out or something. I'm here for 3 weeks and i wanna see people. g'bye

So Cold...

It's been freaking cold here since last week. From 10-32 degrees is the medium. The snow doesn't melt here, it just turns to ice. The wind could take your face off and i'm being serious. Josh came out last weekend and stayed in the dorms. He had fun i think. We have finals next week and it's scary but then again i can't wait for them to come.I can't wait for this semester to be over and i can go home and hangout with my old friends. we have to have everything spick and span before we leave so we're scrambling to get stuff done and study at the same time. I dyed josh's hair black because he wanted me to. we made a movie out of it and it's pretty cool. ask me when i'm home next week to show it to you. well i'm going to bed now. cya next thursday!!

Thanksgiving at McDonalds?

So thanksgiving has come and gone once again. On wednesday, everyone left our floor except 5 other guys. out of 50 guys only 5 stayed. Jason came in and said "so we're the only ones here" and that's all the human interaction i had until friday night. I went to mcdonalds thursday for lunch and then to the grocery store where i bought a microwave dinner for dinner. Then on friday, i took a train to my friend melissa's relative's house. Melissa met me on the platform and we went and had dinner at her grandma's withall of her cousins and stuff. it was awesome to actually have real food in front of me once again. But i swear that next year I am buyinga plane ticket home. I am still debating on my major. This wednesday, i'm meeting with the person who gets the graduates jobs after college. We're gonna talk about the pros and cons about music and el ed. w/e we'll c. well i'm going to church now. I'll write later.