HAHA! Read this article: National guardman changed his name to a toy

Gotto love this quote:

"I got a letter from a general at the Pentagon when the name change went through and he says it was great to have the employ of the commander of the Autobots in the National Guard."

People these days...

I've been at Hopkins for two days now. The moment I pulled into the station, it felt like I never left...

But I've been finding a deeper conviction that while I should keep connections alive, I have been too attached to JHU. Yet, I can never lose my love for the people led me to know here. It is just something else, the friendships that He graced me with... thank you, Lord.

I'm finding a renewed sense of purpose in life, through so many meaningful conversations I've been having... Praise God for fellow believers.

I have to face the facts and fight the feelings:

Face this Fact - God has placed me at school to study and to learn my subjects well
Fight these Feelings - When I sit to read or study, this feeling of urgency overtakes me and says, 'I have to do something else'

Face this Fact - I need to read for research
Fight these Feelings - When I sit to read, this feeling of urgency overtakes me and says, 'I have to do something else'

God, change can only happen by Your grace through persistent, active resistance against my feelings on my part. I have to keep fighting actively, not passively trying to understand the incoming barrage. Work within me and change me, imbibe me with a real love of and desire for You.

I read 1 Timothy straight through this morning and found it to be a touching, emotional, and passionate letter from Paul to Timothy. I see a desperation upon Paul's part to transmit passion for Truth in knowledge and application. Good stuff.

Last night I had the privilege to watch Les Miserables on Broadway, just in time before the production closes May. It's a given that the play has touching songs and story, so I move on to comment on the production itself. The incredible amount of detail in each scene blew me away: the set pieces were well done, the rotating floor kept things moving, and the ad-libbing done by the supporting actors really added to the feel of each scene. For example, during the scene that introduced Cossette's foster parents, every actor in their tavern carried on audible but unintrusive conversations. These details gave the scene a lively and bustling ambience.

The person with whom I attended the production noted that I was very quiet. I had forgotten until hearing observation that I am quiet and pensive when I enjoy watching a movie or play. I think if something is good and makes me think, it stimulates my thoughts to turn inward, yielding a churning vat of thoughts and observations. However, it makes me forget to express anything on the outside... funny, eh? :-)

"Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners--of whom I am the worst. But for that very reason I was shown mercy so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display his unlimited patience as an example for those who would believe on him and receive eternal life. Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen." — 1 Timothy 15-17

Christ must have major patience in dealing with someone like me, then!

Who the hell am I kidding? I mean really. Here I am at this point in life, having to face all of the realities of my stupidly repeated mistakes and deceptively life-stealing living habits.

Have to keep pushing...