Soon I will be a Master...

Finished the rough draft of my thesis proposal today. Its all down hill from here. Soon, I will be a master! All I got to do now is walk in some streams (6-8 weeks), compile everything into a report, and make a conclusion. Then, presto...Masters Degree!


on an unrelated note....

Yesterday I went to work at Habitat for Humanity. Everytime I wake up to go volunteer I regret it. Its so early and usually cold. There is this 15 minutes span of time where I really wonder why I am up so early on a saturday and wonder if anyone would even notice if I went back to sleep. Interestingly enough, I usually spend the next 5.5 hours glad that I made the decision to go. The ideas and methods of Habitat are so good, and you can really see the work youre doing. the homeowners are usually around also, and they are oh so gratefull. At the end of the day, you can look at your hands and see the ware and tear. It makes me feel like a man.

Yesterday, as I sat on top of a wall on the 2nd floor of a home, with a 25 foot fall if I leaned backwards and a 9 foot fall if I leaned forward, I felt at home. Big nails and a big hammer in hand. We started with a floor and ended with walls, rooms, and setup for trusses.

Its times like these when I most feel the tug of God's will on me to serve others.

TO DC... (spring break)

probably to do a lot of walking around and sleeping...especially if its this nice all week.

I'll write all about it when I get back.

DAlen

If you got rid of one thing everyday...

If you challenged yourself to get rid of one thing in your life everyday, how long would you be able to keep it up?

And really, it can be anything. Technically, it could even be food. In that respect we could all go forever. What about a possession though? How many possession do we have that we don't need, nor do we ever know that we even have it?

One of the things I enjoy about moving is that it really forces me to take an inventory of everything. Well, maybe it doesn't force me. I do it though because I want to know that everything I physically move with my own two hands is worth it. So, I usually try to get rid of things in the process of packing and inventorying.

Today I finally decided to jettison a bottle of sea shells I had. When I was in college, my Mormon roommate one decided to give me an almost empty bottle of Calvin Klein cologne. I guess it was kind of a weird gift, but the opportunist in me was grateful. I used up all the cologne eventually and then filled the pretty clear bottle with very small seashells. I always though it was so pretty...and thus I held on to it for 6+ years. Today, I tossed it. Well, actually I poured the seashells into my plant (it likes new material) and then I recycled the glass bottle and plastic top. Not before taking 30+ pictures of it though.

I find it makes it easier to let go of stuff if you take tons of pictures of it. Slowly, I am converting all the things I physically own but don't need or use and turning it all into digital pictures...all the while transferring the associated memories, of course.

I cant believe its snowing.