DDR, MMOs, and Life

Anyway, I was playing that tonight, and the last couple nights as well. Hehe! If you have ever played any type of DDR, you know how addicting it can get.

Random thought I've had somewhat recently. I was playing Rappelz, a really nice free MMORPG (if you know what that stands for, you are a nerd ). I realized as I was monotonously grinding (for those who don't speak MMO, that means to continuously do the same thing over and over to gain experience and get more powerful) that I am perfectly willing to sit for a couple hours doing the same task in hopes that I will one day become a powerful Character, but I am unwilling to sit and read my Bible for a quarter of the time to make my self in Real Life more "powerful". Even things such as studying for school doesn't interest me, because it is much easier to get powerful in this Virtual world while letting my Real self stay in neutral.

Now don't get me wrong, I don't actually play video games all that often, though sometimes I get into spurts where that's all I do for a couple days, and then I'm all gamed out for a couple weeks. But I don't see why I rarely feel like I want to advance spiritually.

I probably won't become a John Piper or Uncle Johny, but I want to want to try to become more like them more often, instead of feeling neutral enough to continue at the rate of growth I am currently at. I see other spiritual leaders around me, and I think 'man, I wish I was on fire for God like they are'.

Anyway, I'm gonna go read my Bible (something I haven't done nearly as much as I should have as of late). Keep praying for my brother David; his left arm apparently still has the infection. I have a week off of classes (yay!), though I'm still in Saginaw for work.

Steve

Barakel

Well, it's unnofficial! I'm gonna be a camp counselor at barakel this summer. I had my phone interview yesterday, and now I just have to recieve my letter. Oh, I also have to send in my essays by e-mail, because I apparently forgot to put them in the letter. (I think he just lost them, but moving on... ).

I'm done with my first year of college! Overall, nothing too evenful happened (eventful meaning getting a girlfriend, losing a leg, updating xanga more than once a month...). I have made many friends, and I miss them already. This year for me was actually much easier than I had expected. I had been told all through high school that college would be extremely hard, with 3 hour lectures and 5 hour homework assignments. (In the very back of my mind, I always thought is was gonna be as easy as high school, since I had been told before that high school was gonna be the same way.) I have learned to study more for tests; while it was once almost unheard of for high school tests, it has now become normal for college tests.

If y'all ever think of me during the summer, be sure to pray for me, since being a counselor is no walk in the park. (Barakel is a camp, not a park. Plus, I'll be running more often than walking ). Everyone working this summer at camp, I can't wait to see you again!!!

There was a book sale today at the library. I got 4 books and 2 vhs movies. Oh, and I saw Erika Vanderkerchove, whom I haven't seen since junior year of hs.

Happy birthday to Jessie P. yesterday!

Well, my brother and dad want to get goin. If you're read this, have a good day! If you didn't read every word, I'm sorry, but your fortune says Voldemort's-a-comin. Mua ha ha ha!!!!!!!!

Sven

Currently Gaming Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic By Lucasarts Entertainment see related

Suprise! I'm updating!

You're right Rachel. I really need to update!

Choir concert this coming friday and sunday! We're singing Bach's "St Matthew's Passion of the Christ", which is basically the life of Jesus from the passover to the cross. It's 168 pages, all memorized. Just kidding! Actually, it is 168 pages, but we cut out maybe a third of it, and we don't have to have it memorized, but because we practice it soooooo much, I have pretty much all of it memorized (never thought that was possible).

I'm working in one of the computer labs right now. I like this job. I sit and chat, watch movies, do e-mail, and once in a blue moon, update my xanga. Oh, and I answer questions people have, maybe 1 or 2 a day. Hehe.

I get to go to His House today! I'm so excited! Usually, I have class from 7-10pm, but it's cancelled this week, because the teacher for that music class is also our choir teacher, and he's having some people practice during that time.

The Barakel application of mine is almost done. I started it two nights ago, and I almost finished it, except one of the essay questions. I got tired, and went to bed, and haven't gone back to it yet.  Oh, and I have to send off the recommendation papers.

I can't believe we only have 4 weeks of school left, and that's including the entire week of exams! I hope I do good. Oh, I got a 100% on my soc test. That class is soooo easy. It was the 2nd of 3 tests (the third is the final), and the first one I got a 98% on also. Both people next to me got 100's also. Hey, wait a minute...!

That's all for now, folks!

Sven