Well, it is the start of a new semester, here are the classes:

Critical Approaches to Literature

Biblical Psychology

Investigations in Mathematics (this class is awesome!! it's like hands on math, lol)

Biblical Literature II

Cos 104 (computer class)

Digital Photography

I am very thankful because I got a job yesterday, and it's been really hard to find jobs on-campus this time of year. I work in the Info. Tech. department as a secretary, but I think my title should be the "paper lady" or something less dignified because this job is so easy, lol! I do filing and any other odd job they tell me to, which isn't very much. My boss Kim said when they don't have anything for me to do I can just do homework and answer the phone if it rings, which she said it hardly ever rings. So I love my "job" and I'm very thankful for it.

For j-term break I got to go to Chicago with Heather and some girls on the wing opposite mine for a few days. I not a huge city person but it was so fun and I had never been to Chicago before. There are some pics on photobucket. It was bitter cold. I got to experience Chicago pizza, and the L-train. It's funny people in Indiana right now are going nuts over this Superbowl game. Taylor is kind of divided and unified at the same time...we're all excited for the game, but you're either for the Colts, or Bears. I think I will cheer for both. I found out recently that Taylor offers mission trips to India for january-term...I definately want to do that next year. i think people from India are so beautiful. just look at this boy

Here are some cool utube videos!! haha

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2mQeiHTMIs funny way to make a biscuit (have patience)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIH1I1doUI4 smart kid

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbzJYqj2xC4 Keith Green

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJFlAir0AV8 David Crowder, O Praise Him

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjrEQaG5jPM make sure you have the volume up so you can hear the horns, haha (driving in India)

Here's a cool site my brother showed me...it's got some evidence that the Earth isn't as old as evolutions are saying...

http://www.answersingenesis.org/docs/4005.asp

I have discovered something about myself. I LOVE learning. Maybe it's just since I've been to college, but everything has become so interesting. I love college because I can learn and I love learning because I feel like I can see TRUTH in all of its forms better, and better understand reality as a whole. Today I talked after class with my Astronomy teacher. Today was the first day that he taught (last week was a different teacher)...I could just tell he was one of those people that are REALLY smart. So smart, he doesn't have to make himself look smart. He was simply smart. Not just one of those people that knows just a whole bunch of facts...he actually knew concepts and was smart in a complete way. He showed us a picture of his family -- father of 9 kids! Anyway, he's smart. And he said something that blew my mind today! Time can be slowed down --for real. It's been proven: Take a pair of twins. Send one when he's 20 years old into space so he's going at light-speed. Meanwhile Twin "A" is down on earth, and it's been 15 years since his brother left. Twin "B" is in lightspeed, but time physically slows down...his heartbeat is even slower, but he doesn't feel anything...he feels everything is normal, and he talks at the same speed. He comes back two earth after only being at lightspeed for 2 or 3 years his time in space. His brother, twin "A" has aged and it now he's 35 years old, but twin "B" still looks young and he has only lived 3 years more, as opposed to the 15 that his brother has.
I don't really understand it completely, but it is real....time is not a constant. there are other dimensions. I didn't understand this at first, so I went up to Dr. Voss and this is what he explained to me! It makes so much more sense now to think that God is outside of time.

Well yesterday I had an awesome MLK day. We didn't have classes, but taylor provided a bunch of different sessions on the topics of racial issues that we could go to, and they were really cool! I went to one talking about Arab-American relations that was fascinating!! I could've listened to it all day I think. The guy speaking was an Arab-American...he had such a clear view of what America is really like --it was so cool listening to someone who can actually see the US, like it really is because he can see it from the outside. some things he said: He gets mad when an airport worker searches an old white lady with a cain, but doesn't search him. He wouldn't mind being searched because its a fact that people that look like him ARE the what the past-terrorists have looked like. It shouldn't be considered discrimination. He would say "I have nothing to hide, so I wouldn't mind being searched." Another topic he discussed was how the middle east views the US. 99% of them have never staying in an American home. All they know of Americans are from tv shows like "Desparate Housewives." The media and the stuff on tv...is all they see of America -- they think we are sick. Another point: the difference between moderate muslims and radical muslims is that radical muslims follow all of the Koran. The Koran commands violence.....so the terrorists are the most loyal to Islam. It's not a peaceful religion -- like the American media describes. Another point: the US is the only country where you can actually say what you want. Saddam got more than 99% of the vote....because everyone was so afraid of speaking what they truely wanted.

Went to another session by a guy that works for an organization called E.R.A.C.E. that D.C. talk started actually. Pretty cool...talked about how racism is still alive in America. very interesting

Hey guys check this out!!

http://www.wavelit.com/?ch=Wildlife&sh=africam

It's a live cam of an African water hole................you may see something super cool, like African animals, if you're lucky!! or...............

you could see just a water hole. :) Check it out!

Tip: I think it might be better to look at it at night....because then it's daytime in Africa, I believe.

Christmas Break! :)

Here are some FANTASTIC books that have/are changing my life!

Disney Princesses on Ice Show

buy a bible verse to be translated into a new language for the first time
$24 each

http://www.oneverse.org/

say thank you to a soldier, free

http://www.letssaythanks.com/

well, I made it back to Taylor safely last night at around 11:30pm...we were planning on getting back at around 7 to Taylor but my flight to Atlanta was an hour late and I ended up missing my next flight by only about 10 minutes! So I hung out in the Atlanta airport for my new next flight for the next 5 hours, lol! I finished two books and read 20 chapters of Psalms, had a chai, and 2 bread sticks and tried some free samples at Bath and Body works, and got way beyond my fill of people watching. It was so good to finally get out of there! I was running low on cell phone batteries so I couldn't call anyone and just talk for fun, or play games on my cell phone -- that was a bummer! Then when I got back I had to work with my partner on a presentation I had to give this morning in my literature class at 9am, so I was up 'til like 3am. And I heard it snowed 8 inches today! in Washington. I watched part of a football game today while I was working out because the Seahawks were playing! And I've never before cared about them until this day. I was actually emotional attachted to the game. It was snowing on the field too :)

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!!

I saw this quote on a note on the wall in the prayer chapel the other day:
"Thank You for a love that loves me just the way I am and a love that loves me too much to leave me that way."

what do you think of looking at this picture? :)

Okay I'm going to make a list of words that have the potential of being poetic. I need to get in the "zone" because I feel like I'm not a lot of times and I want to be prepared for my writing classes in spring :) Here we go: (this list will be updated. hopefully. often.)
ps- don't judge me about what I think can be poetic LOL

-highlight(er)
-silver
-doll
-stubborn
-twist
-teeth
-as thin as a bible page
-bruise
-red (line)
-string cheese
-blush
-curtain
-slide
-spine
-cider
-ring pop
-those $.25 sticky hand things --what are those called??
-shy
-highheels
-towel
-post stamp

Okay so I'm taking all those classes plus
Biblical Literature II
Biblical Psychology

I'm really excited for next semester -- it's going to be fun!

Ivory, my cell phone hasn't had reception for like a week...I don't know why. I miss everyone. When will you be home Ivory?

Thanks for praying...because I'm going home in 2 weeks! yay!! I'm looking forward to it so much... we got tickets, I think it was like $560 round trip, so I think that's decent. I am looking forward to it so much. A new puppy, homemade food, parents, friends, snow hopefully, my own bed and room...ahhhhhh. I do miss leavenworth, lol. *Yes, my parents did come visit us (Dahlia lol), this is what happened, lol -- it was like the funnest days of my life practically. I just registered for classes here's what I'm going to be taking:
J-term
--Intro. to Astronomy, and the lab for it
Spring term
--Critical Approaches to Literature
--some computer class, and lab
--digital photography
--investigations in mathematics

and hopefully a spanish class, and some other class because the Poetry Writing class I wanted to take was full.

okay, well as Ivory already knows, I did in fact do it! lol. pics are on photobucket, in the Indiana album, and then in the haircut album. enjoy!