I've needed some new speakers for a while.

So when I saw the home entertainment system 50% off at the store today, it was sorta a done-deal right there.

Plus 40% more off the discount price made it a very attractive offer.

It makes me happy.

events from my day

So yeah, after sitting in the Thomas Cooper for about four hours, I feel like a zombie when I emerge back at the surface. In fact, I feel like every muscle has atrophied by the time I get up from my little desk/cubicle. Not to mention the chairs are based on the worst anatomical design template. They might be comfortable for crash dummies, but not just regular dummies.

I went into work for a couple hours and rearanged cameras this evening. And I got all itchy from playing in the fiberglass insulation in the ceiling.

For some odd reason, Blackboard won't let me logon this evening. Which offers a new "I-didn't-get-my-homework-done" excuse: "Blackboard was down and I couldn't download the assignment."

And Cool Beans is closing soon, so I guess I should head out.

my prof's comment about the lesson today: "Now, that would just be too simple..."

Still not as bad as the prof who used the word 'theoretical' when describing an assignment's minimum length.

James 1:27

Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.

Gah. So tired. Exasperated. I don't know what.

I got my address on my driver's license changed today. And I got registered to vote in Richland County.

And, I got my glasses taken off my license!

I spend the best time with Jesus right about now. I've finished everything I've needed to get done for the day, and now I just sit back...and think. Since there's nothing else on my mind, I have my most focused thoughts now, and the peace, both inside and outside me and my house, just lets me dwell on spirital matters.

lesson for the week: 1 Corinthians 6:20 "For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's."

When you were young

I just got The Killers' new single, "When You Were Young." It sounds great, and makes me excited for the new CD coming out next month.

light bulbs

I replaced all of the lights on my vehicle tonight. They were all dusty and old and needed replacement. My car's extremely well illuminated now. And that makes me happy inside.

I wake up early this morning, check the weather report: rain in the forecast. I look outside, and it's just enough to make me think the flood gate will open up on me as I'm riding down Devine street. So I start up Rojita and drive her to school.

If I haven't expressed my hatred for the parking system at school to you in person yet, let me know, and I'll make a special point to vent my frustrations for you. I friggin' hate the parking system! I left my house (five minutes from the parking lot) thirty minutes early, and just barely made it to my first class on time today. I literally drove around three parking lots to find a parking space.

Anyway, after exam central today, which is another story in and of itself, I decided to go run errands. Like Dane Cook put it, "You know you're a bachelor when it gets to this point: when you've got one light bulb left, and you just keep taking it out and bringing it into the room that you need it in." It wasn't that bad, but it was getting there. Not only did I get light bulbs that will save the earth (go environment), but I got car light bulbs, too!

David and I went to Cool Beans later, meeting JP and Art along the way. After some good laughs about school and other things, we went for a drive in NE and got some ice cream. A long talk on the front porch with my neighbor ended the day on a good note.

Agh. So many thoughts. To much. I need to sleep and have another really long, ridiculous dream like I did Sunday morning.

Organic pest removal

Once, a man had a problem with black sugar ants infesting his kitchen. Though they were not causing big problems, the fellow just didn't like the ants in his kitchen. And since he had childen living under his roof, he was determined not to use bug sprays that might harm his children.

This man googled a local "organic pest remover" serivce. All natural, the service promised not to leave any harmful chemicals or scents that might be harmful. The man with the ant problem had the pest remover come out to the house to access the problem and determine what needed to be done.

"Well," said the pest remover, "I can integrate these red fire ants into your house to eat the smaller sugar ants."

"So, how do I get rid of the fire ants?" the man with the problem asked.

"After the fire ants, I'll introduce aphids to kill the fire ants."

"And to kill them?"

"I'll bring in some praying mantises that'll eat the aphids. Then, to kill the mantises, mice will be brought in to eat them. Then, a cat will be brought in to eat the mouse. After that, we'll bring in a dog to eat the cat. After the dog, we'll get a puma to kill the dog. After the dog, we'll bring in a tiger to kill the puma. Now, to get rid of the tiger, we'll get a native tribesman to hunt down and slaughter it."

"And how do you get rid of the tribesman?" The pest remover handed a shotgun over.

"Here."