At work!

Update on what's happenin:

* I'm actually on campus at SMU, starting my part time job with the Public Affairs and Continuing Education Offices. Pretty awesome. The pay's not great, but I'll be mingling with professors and students all day, and that will keep me motivated and on track for something greater
* Jaimie starts back at Huitt Zollars today, and that is pretty cool. She likes it there, at least so far, and that is rocking.

What I'm readin:

* Still on the PNHotW. Still good. Still long way to go. Jesus just appeared on the scene. I've got about half of recorded history still to cover.

Random thoughts on my PVM:

Jaimie and I visited a church this past sunday. We walked out right after the sermon. I have thought about this quite a bit, and although we both were very upset, I do not believe that I should discuss on line what it was that ticked us off so much. If you are curious, ask me in person, and I will dialogue with you about why we left...

1.5 weeks in...

Update on what's happenin:

* Got hitched 1.5 weeks ago - still loving the wife. We're in Sugar Land through this afternoon, and then are heading back up to Dallas to get re-plugged in to our life.
* The honeymoon was awesome. Saw Yosemite, Bass Lake, the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco (and drove by GOOGLE!). All in all, it was a lot of travelling, but an amazing trip (amazing weather, amazing state, amazing company).

What I'm readin:

* Still on the Penguin New History of the World - Great book, just haven't done much besides casual reading. I'm just getting to the good stuff - Greeks and Romans and Christians, oh my!

Wow.

I'm getting married tomorrow. Whoa.

Birthday aftermath

Update on what's happenin:

* Well, outta my birthday checklist, I got most of it accomplished. The Aggies, however, did not win either of the first two games of their super regional, so that was quite disappointing.
* I also have yet to buy a pipe, at my fiancee's insisting. We'll see how that comes along in the next few weeks.

What I'm readin:

* Just finished the Human Story, and it was pretty decent. Very oversimplified, but an easy read and a decent overview of human history. Unfortunately, the closer he got to the present, the more the author skipped huge chunks of important histories.
* Just started the New Penguin History of the World, by JM Roberts. Unhappily, it is not a book about Penguin history (as cool as that would be), but it is a very thorough and well-written account of world history. I am enjoying it so far, but it is a much slower read than the previous book. This is mostly due to the fact that this book is 1200 pages long, and will hopefully cover the events of world history more in depth than my previous two reads.

Random thoughts on my PVM:

Well, my birthday came and went, and I am sure of one thing... I am getting older. This means that life is progressing, and I feel more and more compelled to keep up. My goal for the fall is to have read my topshelf book collection (15 books on world and ancient history, and about 15 more about Jewish and Christian History...).

Here's hoping I can keep up this pace!

Celebrate...

It's my birthday! 27, I know, almost 30...

Things I want to do today:

* Get my marriage license with my future wife (did that at lunch - one week til the wedding!!)
* Sleep in (did that this morning... almost missed the previous item!)
* Start book #3 on my Grad School Prep Reading List (about to do this)
* Watch the Aggies beat the hell outta Rice in the first game of this weekend's super regional
* Buy a pipe, and some tobacco
* Spend time with my soon-to-be-bride
* Have a nice dinner

Keep it up, keep it up, ha! ha! ha!

Update on what's happenin:

* At a new coffee shop called Drip. Cool place - just west of SMU on Lovers Lane. Free wifi, and fast! Yay!
* About to go interview with A+ Staffing, a student temp staffing company. Should go fine, and I should be loading luggage next week for $10/hour. Yippee! (I actually am excited to be making some more money)
* Am ready to get in a groove with my two worship gigs. I will be playing Sat nights and Sun nights for Heritage church starting July 1st, and I will be playing Sun mornings for Highland Park UMC all summer, then adding wed nights for HPUMC in the fall. The three (then four) services are all waaaay different, so that's cool. I should have a different core of songs for all three (four) groups.
* Am still waiting on Perkins regarding my admission to the MTS program. Planning on stalking some folks today...

What I'm readin:

* Just finished GG&S yesterday. Fantastic book. Will read it again someday, and hope to pass it on to friends and loved ones soon enough. It is such a lucid picture of where we come from, and the book truly accomplishes its purpose of demonstrating the untruth of racism and European Colonial arrogance. The people who became 'civilized' fastest were really just lucky enough to live where they lived.
* Just started The Human Story, by James Davis, yesterday, and am halfway through it. I am trying to hone my speed-reading skills for graduate school this fall. This book is good, but simplified in such a way to make history seem more interesting. The only problem is, history was already interesting to me, so at times I feel as if I am being talked down to. Its a good world history overview book, though.
* My next steps are to continue reading general world history books, then move on to Ancient History books, then to European History books, etc. until I feel like a have a good grasp on the contextual history surrounding the church's past.

June already? friggin wow

Update on what's happenin:

* 12 days till the wedding. Both exciting and scary.
* 4 days until I'm 27. Just scary...
* Went by the HPUMC Youth office. They're fun. Think I'll like leading worship there. Hope I have it in me. Think I do.

What I'm readin:

* Gonna finish GG&S tonight. I am upset with my slowness in reading. Doesn't bode well for Grad school
* Gonna do a chapter of Latin tonight. Once again, waaaay behind.