The Finer Times in Life

ahh, now this is what i'm talking about: classical music after a strenuous midnight workout which was preceided by a wonderful day. what can i say about such days as these. there has been so much going on since i last wrote, and i appologise for not being faithful and keeping you posted, but i have been absolutely consumed in the best way for the past few days.

training was difficult but bearable, and now that i look back i'm glad i did all the things i did instead of going with that temptation in the back of my head that kept whispering for me to sneak off to my room and sleep. the big day, though, was saturday. that was the day that all of the new freshmen all over campus moved in, and let me tell you, there were ALOT of them. you would think that a day like that would have been bad, but i tell you no lie: it was outstanding. there was absolutely no stress factor because everything ran like a well oiled machine. all we received all day was praise from the parents and the bosses alike. the dorm had finally changed from a lifeless closed in space, to the home that i remember pembroke being.

while all of the freshmen have been attending orientation meetings of all sorts, we RA's and upperclassmen have been doing prep work of our own. i speak only of shopping and all that it entails. i don't know how many times i've been to walmart in the past few days, but i know it has been alot. i've bought everything from mouse-traps to new shoes. the mouse traps became a necessity because i have an unwanted visitor who seems to be less prevelant now that others have moved in, but his name is alaska pete, and he shall die by my hand. the new shoes had to be purchased because unfortunately i had a death in my apperal family. my flip-flops passed away the other night as i was climbing the steps of hail hall with chubbs my boss. i was deeply saddened because they have served me loyally for many months, but alas they are gone now... and i have new shoes to replace them.

"but what have the real pass-times other than shopping been around here?" you might ask. i've been doing alot, and enjoying every minute of it, this i can assure you. i've gone to get sushi with the boys from the hall, as well as watch movies with them. i have also been creative. for instance yesterday to fill in for my missing shoes, i had to make some shoes out of duct tape. they were quite marvelous little contraptions that i found to be almost comfortable. they were made out of socks, hemp, card board, and of course, duct tape. it's just been a great week for meeting up with all of the friends though. i really forgot how much i missed this place.

the workout i just finished was great and i feel really good about it, as there was alot to think about during that process. i ran a little over a mile at around midnight and did some push-ups, sit-ups, and bench dips. i reached my physical limit, but again, there was alot to think about to keep me motivated. see, i'm the kind of person that doesn't like to let anyone down, so when i'm working out alone like that, i like to close my eyes and think of the people who i would least like to let down as watching me in anticipation, sort of rooting me along to push just a little harder. coach morris has always been one of those folks i visualize whenever i reach my limit. it's weird sometimes driving around my town. sometimes i catch a glimpse of what looks like him, and my thoughts for a split second are to tell him what all i've been up to, but then i remember that he passed away. sort of a downer for me, but he always pushed me to work harder, so whenever i feel like i can't do any more, i think of him and i usually can go a little further. there was a little more than that on my mind though. it wasn't by any measn bad, but it does require though (as most things in life do). but the time now calls for me to write in my private journal (which will be much longer than this one;). i must also take a shower and attempt to go to sleep a little earlier tonight because classes start tomorrow. hope all of you are thriving in your respectable situations. may the Good Lord be with you. peace and love.