It's amost scary, really...

Now, some people will disagree with me, but it feels lie Christmas is pretty rushed on campus. Just yesterday they put up a good half-dozen Christmas trees and a ton of wreaths and static clings, and a nativity set.
I guess it makes sense; we're only going to be here for two more weeks, but it's such a strange thing for me. My family won't even take out the puzzle till Sunday, and it will probably be another week at least before the bulk of the decorations go up, and we never get our tree more than a week or so before Dec. 25. It's just the way we've always done things. We try to put the focus on the Christmas Season, which doesn't start till Christmas day. And I've always thought of this as the correct Christian point of view, but apparently, it's more flexible than I thought.
Meanwhile, all the holiday cheer only makes me more impatient for finals to be over, and less willing to actually study for them.
But soon, it will be over! I'm flying back on Thursday the 13th, and should get in around 10pm. I look forward to seeing you all [i.e. those of you who live in San Diego] Merry Christmas!

God bless,
-Rebekah

I'm not really neglecting you...

...It just seems that way.

There are very good explanatons for why I haven't posted for a while.

Packing takes time
Thanksgiving break (stuck with dial-up)
Finals are coming!

So chill and wait. There's a lot of good stuff coming, just as soon as I get the time.

I'll be posting periodically, trying to get you all cought up on everything that's been going on and is about to soon.

So, be patient, it will pay off!

God bless,
-Rebekah

A Very Merry Unbirthday to Us!

I think I mentioned previously that I would be going out today to celebrate mine and Megan's respective birthdays (hers was yesterday and mine, tomorrow)

Anyway, I don't have the time right now to relate all the particulars, especially because you can read them all here, on Megan's blog. But here are the pictures from our exciting day:

I can also add that Megan had salmon with mashed potatoes and broccoli, and hot chocolate, and I had a chicken pot pie and a side salad with bleu cheese dressing! And some excellent fresh lemonade. And then we split a slice of French silk pie for dessert. Yum!

The Pre-The Song

This was last weekend at the Knights Coffeehouse. Absolutely hilarious! See if you can find me.



btw- "Pre-The" [pree-thee] is short for someone in the Pre-Theologate program, ie, a guy who's studying to be a priest.

Obsessions, etc.

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This post contains high levels of geekiness and fanaticism. Read at your own risk.

It's been a crazy week! Mostly because of copious amounts of homework, essays, tests, etc. But a lot of cool stuff has been happening that has nothing to do with school!

So, here's a round up of some of my many and varied obsessions...

Of course, on Monday was yet another excellent episode of NBC's Heroes. I'm not a big TV-watcher in general, but this is my big exception. I accidentally let myself combine a penchant for a TV show with a budding interest in podcasting and blogging and RSS feeds!!! (Go Google Reader!) and the result was this die-hard, all-out, podcast-listening, blog-reading, message-board-posting, extra-features-and-ARG-junkie. Check out this screen-shot
from the free screensaver from the new "Mohinder's Apartment" game on the nbc website.

Then Tuesday, at about 5:15 am, (I know cause I was writing a paper) the long-awaited Zune software and firmware update was released! It's was so exciting! (except that it mutilated my metadata, but that's a different story) Hopefully, you've heard by now of Microsoft's answer to the ipod: Zune. I got one around the end of the last school year--late May. I love my mp3 player! And you've also just got to love what they've done with the new software and firmware. The new 2nd gen models were also released on Tuesday, but I don't have the money to be dishing out on a new player. Yet, MS is still so good to us to give all the 1st gen Zunes a software update too, so we get all the newness of the new model too. The new firware is so slick, much faster, and the new software includes podcast support, just like itunes, which is awesome, and makes things much easier. Also new is wireless sync, which might come in handy back home, where we actually have a wireless network, but it a pretty cool feature. Oh, and they're launching a community site, which, like wireless sharing, is a feature better suited for people with friends who own Zunes. Anyway, I'm loving my new software!

Finally, I've fallen into one of those periodic crochet/knit frenzies. These happen twice or thrice a year, and are usually associated with a new project, renewed interest in crochetville.org, or some other website, interest by others in my art form, deadlines, etc. In this case, I think it's start can be tracked to a perfectly ration desire to finish my socks. I finished the first one eons ago, and finally started the second at the begining of our road trip. Then it got set aside in the the beginging-of-the-school-year craziness, and only just recently got picked up again. I started bringing it with me to events, work, etc. around campus. That's what got me going in earnest. Then, because I foolishly let facebook know that my hobbies including knitting, it was kind enough to display an add for a clearance over at knitpicks.com. And because the weather here is inexplicably colder than it is in San Diego, everyone else has more scarfs than I do. Project ideas every time I step out the door, which is quite too much temptation to order some beautiful yarn and look up patterns online. You begin to see the downward spiral. I am now hopelessly lost in about 6 projects. But I'm loving it. It also gives me a unique reputation when I bring a doily or a hat into Honors class to work on durring the discussion. OK, that's about all I'm going to say on that subject!

Add on top of all these exciting happenings and obsissions, the fact that my birthday is on Monday, and Thanksgiving is on Thursday! (you know what that means! Off campus time, real food, ahh!) And we can't forget the good kind of excitement that comes from not having any homework due for over a week! I don't care what people think, I will skip down the hill to the JC and make doilies in a cushy chair while sipping peppermint cocoa and trying not to think about mysterious packages sitting on my desk. Life is so good!

God bless you guys, hope you're all as happy as me. Jesus loves you!
-Rebekah

[impatience!]

I got some packages in the mail today, one from the Cunninghams, and one from cafepress? I can't open them until Monday, and it's killing me, mostly cause I have no idea who sent me a shirt, or what it looks like. Now I have to sit here looking at them for two more days! Augh!!! :)

Chorale Concert

I'd post a picture if I had one, which I don't.

Last Sunday was the FUS Chorale Concert. Don't feel bad, I didn't know we had one either. But they're quite good. I enjoyed everything except the directors commentary on each song, which were rather rambling. But that's not the important part.

Anyway, sorry I haven't posted in a while. I'll be going to Mary's house in VA for Thanksgiving. Her picture is a few posts back. I'm definitely looking forward to that, especially after both of the essays I had due today.

More later, I've got to close up the Language lab now!

Gos bless,
-Rebekah

All Lined Up!

I've got a job for Christmas break! At first I wanted to try something new, but neither Michael's nor Joann would have me, so I gave John a call back at Pick Up Stix, where I worked for a year before taking off to Ohio. I think it was just providential that I wasn't able to work at Michael's, cause Avi will be going on maternity leave just about for how long I'll be in town. So I'll pick up her shifts (great for me!) and John won't have to hire someone new (good for him)
Anyway, that's good news, and one less thing to worry about.
-Rebekah

Snow!

Yes, it's true! I was walking down to work at 3:00 pm and it was snowing!!! No pictures, of course, but I will be sure to do that when there is enough of it at a low enough temerature to actually stay on the ground. But this is exciting for me, as I very rarely get to see it snowing.

Anyway, I couldn't wait to tell you! It's starting to look like winter. Brrr!

Maybe next time?

Not many people showed up for today's chat session. And I know it was terribly short notice.

So, how about another try sometime around my birthday? (that's Nov 19) maybe the Saturday before?

Anyway, hope to chat soon!

God bless,
-Rebekah