The Game of Risk, Left Behind, and Other Personal Thoughts

It is 7.48pm and I’m already in bed. Once I finish this entry, I’m going to sleep!

This weekend was pretty alright. Friday night I went to a friend’s Eagle Scout Award ceremony. That was quite fun, and I must say, the reception afterward was awesome, becuase I heard jokes! I hadn’t heard good jokes about much of anything for a VERY long time! They are mostly offensive to various ethnic groups and such, so I went get into that. Saturday was alright, too. Janae and Amy came over, and we played RISK!. It was Amy’s first time playing, and she didn’t seem to like it. She also just seemed kind of mad all day, but I didn’t really ask. Later I found out that she actually enjoyed RISK! quite alot, and she was sorry for her bad mood. She also offered an explaination, but I won’t get into that…and no it wasn’t that time of the month…anyways. Sunday was interesting. Church was good, actually REALLY good. I’ll explain this in a moment. After church, I went to band practice, and now my band has a new bassist! He is pretty dang good, and that makes us happy. Our old bassist is a pretty good singer, so he is going to be singing full time.

I’ve been reading the first Left Behind book the past week or so…and I must say, with all my previous questioning, it’s pointing things out in a way I’ve never seen them, and is leading me back towards “believing.” Also, at church the past few weeks (I feel guilty when I realize this) I’ve been listening to the sermons more than I ever have. This past week’s was awesome. And my church website has an audio clip of it on their website. This sermon addresses the bible and its truth, and the truth of other writings. I don’t want to sound weird or anything. But, I guess if I feel so inclined to share this, it must be beginning to mean something to me. I think I’m getting it! And I want others to get it!

WOW – I just got a phonecall from the percussion director at Baker University! I’m going to an Eagle Recognition Dinner on Wednesday night, and he is going to be my mentor for the evening – talking to me about percussion and my future involving it! I’m super excited!

I took Amy home after her voice lesson today. Quite honestly, after Saturdays “bad mood” of hers, I was feeling a bit worried about her. But all of that has been resolved. I’m not saying that becuase we made out or something, because we didn’t, because our relationship isn’t built on that, but becuase I find that I just can’t ever be mad at her or find myself unhappy around her. I swear, I haven’t had a bad day since Sept. 11th, when we started “going out.” For real

Tonight I went to jazz band. We started a couple new tunes. One is by Dave Brubeck, my dads absolute favorite jazz artist. I figured my dad would be totally pleased to hear I was playing it, but I decided something different this evening. For once, I decided to let the other drummer, Chelsey, take the peice that she really wanted. For some reason, most of the time, I find myself saying “Well I’m first chair, so I want this song and that song.” Well tonight, for some unknown reason I suddenly decided, “You know what? Chelsey can do it!” So I gave it to her. I felt very good for doing it too, which is completely weird, because usually I feel totally mad if I don’t take the hardest or funnest ones.
Tomorrow I’m taking the AMC 10 test (American Math Competition). I hear its hard or something, hehe, and I haven’t prepared at all. Oh well – there is still the AMC 12 for my junior or senior year.
So thats the update. I know I’ve been writing less, and thus making my entries much longer. But HEY, doesn’t that make them all the more exciting?! Yeah! That’s what I thought.

Thanks for reading!!!!!!!!!!!!!