Enchanting Evening
Okay, if you read my previous post, you're probably wondering, "What was up with the ending? You're showing me empty space? I feel gypped." Yeah, really sorry about that. It was supposed to be something really neat, but I don't want to reveal it yet because I hope to get it working in a later entry. Wish me luck on that!
Last night was fun! Actually, all of yesterday was fun, something it hasn't been in a long time for me. You know when you're a little kid and you look forward to Friday more than any day of the week? I was feeling that all day yesterday. It's hard sometimes for me to step back and bask in the pleasures God surrounds me with when I get so wrapped up in my work. But having good friends is a huge help.
So yeah, last night. After a great afternoon spent playing football with the BCM gang, I went to Burgiss Theater to view a 5-hour marathon of the three Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles live-action movies. My gosh, I have not watched my heroes in a half-shell in years, and so it was a pleasant treat to see them again. FUSAB and the Tri Delta sorrority promised us pizza before, during, and after the movies ... and they were very true to their word! I don't think I've ever seen (or consumed) so much Little Caesar's Pizza in such a short amount of time. Piles and piles of it! Major kudos to the fine folks at Caesar's and to the members of Tri Delta and FUSAB for putting that on for us. The movies were silly, zany, rip-roaring fun. It's funny to look at them now, using older eyes and ears, and laugh at the forced seriousness, over-the-top comedy, and breaking the fourth wall in spots.
I'm of the belief that Splinter was already into some serious ooze even while he lived in a cage with Amato Yoshi. You just don't see normal rats mimicking martial arts masters, let alone being big enough for us to see him do it.
Raphael should get a strap for his sais.
I think the first movie intentionally went out of its way to avoid getting too mauldin. Every time we got a hint of a truly saddening, somber moment, it was punctuated by a joke or a humorous bit. The second movie didn't even try. It went straight for the humorous action (and for the most part, it worked) and we sat back and enjoyed it.
I ended up not sticking around for the third movie. It was after midnight and I didn't feel like I could sit through another hour-and-a-half. So I got to help the FUSAB people clean up the area outside of Burgiss and passed along the suggestion to take whatever pizza was left to the Expo Center for the residents displaced by Katrina. I met a nice girl named J.P. who is a member of RUF at Furman and lives in Chiles. They were all really nice and looked funny sporting red eye masks just like the Turtles. So yay for a return to fun-filled Fridays. Cowabunga!
Moving onto today...
I went into work at 10:45 this morning for the first time in a couple weeks. We're receiving new work uniforms in a few days, so everyone was buzzing about that. It made me wish I'd worn the classic grey shirt one more time; I had on the crimson red shirt I got from the Greenville Mall. But anyway, we had a nice shift. It was busy, but not as busy as Saturdays usually are. I expect that to change very soon as we get closer toward the holiday season.
However, the real highlight of my day was spending the last part of it with Anna Kate. She is so sweet, and I just enjoy every moment I'm around her. We left Haywood around 4:00 and headed to Furman just in time to watch the final quarter of the football game. It was a 48-31 victory for the Fighting Paladins, but I'm getting concerned about our passing defense. If the zone doesn't toughen up quickly, we could be in a lot of trouble down the road. But that's a headache for another day. So we enjoyed the quarter at Paladin Stadium and ran into TJ on our way out; that was pleasant. And then I gave her a tour of the rest of campus, including my humble little abode in Geer Hall. We had "dinner" in the PalaDen: double giant scoops of ice cream! Yes, she's crazy about ice cream; so I promised her when she came to Furman that I'd treat her to some. She went for the "Berry'ed in Red" flavor (or strawberry); I chose Killa Vanilla. We enjoyed ourselves. Then we had a nice walk around the lake and sat for half an hour on a bench overlooking the Bell Tower close to sunset. Some of it we spent in small-talk, others we watched some ducks cleaning themselves near the shore and a dog swimming out to fetch a tennis ball. I made a few silly comments about the abundance of duck feathers on or near the shore and suggested it had something to do with the toxic content of the lake. I resolved to do a science project on it for class one day: "The Truth About Molting." Anna just giggled and said "go for it." A polite way of begging me to change the subject, most likely.
After that, we came back to my room and watched Bragging Rites on my laptop for the next hour. If you are a Clemson or USC fan, I highly recommend this commentary. True knowledge of the rivalry between the teams is not complete until you've seen it. Sigh ... and speaking of the Tigers, the drive back to her car at Haywood was tinged with disappointment when we heard Clemson had lost 31-27 to Wake Forest. Her Dad and brother were at the game; I'm sure they had a long drive back home. I won't make any comments as I didn't hear the majority of the game. We've still got six games left, and we've got next week off. Here's hoping we'll get things together.
So yes, I had an enchanting evening with Anna Kate. Pray for her on Monday as she had to teach a real lesson for her elementary kids at Wren. She's got "mystery" problems planned for her Math lesson, so that'll be lots of fun. I'm sure she'll do great, but she'd appreciate your prayers regardless. Thank you and have a blessed night!
Song of the Day: Rachel Lampa - "Reborn"
Verse of the Day: "For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. It teaches us to say "No" to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, while we wait for the blessed hope - the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good." - Titus 2:11-14
Last night was fun! Actually, all of yesterday was fun, something it hasn't been in a long time for me. You know when you're a little kid and you look forward to Friday more than any day of the week? I was feeling that all day yesterday. It's hard sometimes for me to step back and bask in the pleasures God surrounds me with when I get so wrapped up in my work. But having good friends is a huge help.
So yeah, last night. After a great afternoon spent playing football with the BCM gang, I went to Burgiss Theater to view a 5-hour marathon of the three Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles live-action movies. My gosh, I have not watched my heroes in a half-shell in years, and so it was a pleasant treat to see them again. FUSAB and the Tri Delta sorrority promised us pizza before, during, and after the movies ... and they were very true to their word! I don't think I've ever seen (or consumed) so much Little Caesar's Pizza in such a short amount of time. Piles and piles of it! Major kudos to the fine folks at Caesar's and to the members of Tri Delta and FUSAB for putting that on for us. The movies were silly, zany, rip-roaring fun. It's funny to look at them now, using older eyes and ears, and laugh at the forced seriousness, over-the-top comedy, and breaking the fourth wall in spots.
I'm of the belief that Splinter was already into some serious ooze even while he lived in a cage with Amato Yoshi. You just don't see normal rats mimicking martial arts masters, let alone being big enough for us to see him do it.
Raphael should get a strap for his sais.
I think the first movie intentionally went out of its way to avoid getting too mauldin. Every time we got a hint of a truly saddening, somber moment, it was punctuated by a joke or a humorous bit. The second movie didn't even try. It went straight for the humorous action (and for the most part, it worked) and we sat back and enjoyed it.
I ended up not sticking around for the third movie. It was after midnight and I didn't feel like I could sit through another hour-and-a-half. So I got to help the FUSAB people clean up the area outside of Burgiss and passed along the suggestion to take whatever pizza was left to the Expo Center for the residents displaced by Katrina. I met a nice girl named J.P. who is a member of RUF at Furman and lives in Chiles. They were all really nice and looked funny sporting red eye masks just like the Turtles. So yay for a return to fun-filled Fridays. Cowabunga!
Moving onto today...
I went into work at 10:45 this morning for the first time in a couple weeks. We're receiving new work uniforms in a few days, so everyone was buzzing about that. It made me wish I'd worn the classic grey shirt one more time; I had on the crimson red shirt I got from the Greenville Mall. But anyway, we had a nice shift. It was busy, but not as busy as Saturdays usually are. I expect that to change very soon as we get closer toward the holiday season.
However, the real highlight of my day was spending the last part of it with Anna Kate. She is so sweet, and I just enjoy every moment I'm around her. We left Haywood around 4:00 and headed to Furman just in time to watch the final quarter of the football game. It was a 48-31 victory for the Fighting Paladins, but I'm getting concerned about our passing defense. If the zone doesn't toughen up quickly, we could be in a lot of trouble down the road. But that's a headache for another day. So we enjoyed the quarter at Paladin Stadium and ran into TJ on our way out; that was pleasant. And then I gave her a tour of the rest of campus, including my humble little abode in Geer Hall. We had "dinner" in the PalaDen: double giant scoops of ice cream! Yes, she's crazy about ice cream; so I promised her when she came to Furman that I'd treat her to some. She went for the "Berry'ed in Red" flavor (or strawberry); I chose Killa Vanilla. We enjoyed ourselves. Then we had a nice walk around the lake and sat for half an hour on a bench overlooking the Bell Tower close to sunset. Some of it we spent in small-talk, others we watched some ducks cleaning themselves near the shore and a dog swimming out to fetch a tennis ball. I made a few silly comments about the abundance of duck feathers on or near the shore and suggested it had something to do with the toxic content of the lake. I resolved to do a science project on it for class one day: "The Truth About Molting." Anna just giggled and said "go for it." A polite way of begging me to change the subject, most likely.
After that, we came back to my room and watched Bragging Rites on my laptop for the next hour. If you are a Clemson or USC fan, I highly recommend this commentary. True knowledge of the rivalry between the teams is not complete until you've seen it. Sigh ... and speaking of the Tigers, the drive back to her car at Haywood was tinged with disappointment when we heard Clemson had lost 31-27 to Wake Forest. Her Dad and brother were at the game; I'm sure they had a long drive back home. I won't make any comments as I didn't hear the majority of the game. We've still got six games left, and we've got next week off. Here's hoping we'll get things together.
So yes, I had an enchanting evening with Anna Kate. Pray for her on Monday as she had to teach a real lesson for her elementary kids at Wren. She's got "mystery" problems planned for her Math lesson, so that'll be lots of fun. I'm sure she'll do great, but she'd appreciate your prayers regardless. Thank you and have a blessed night!
Song of the Day: Rachel Lampa - "Reborn"
Verse of the Day: "For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. It teaches us to say "No" to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, while we wait for the blessed hope - the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good." - Titus 2:11-14
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