Van heads off to Boston today, good luck, don’t get too cold!

Yesterday, I had way too much whipped cream and cappuccino. I don’t even like whipped cream. It was like eating/drinking liquid/foamy sugar. I don’t think my body appreciated it, haha.

I ordered another tiled Rubik’s cube from the UK off of eBay a while ago and received it this weekend. It’s a bit smaller than normal (which is fine), but it doesn’t turn that well. =( Oh well, maybe I’ll just have to hoard up on regular stickered cubes and just let them get worn out… I suppose it adds some texture to them. =) I should start collecting them…

I’ve been wanting to paint colors on the one I have on my key chain… was thinking that model paint would probably work? I wonder how durable it would be though, or if it would rub off easily and look nasty again?

“Bacon bits and jalapeños on my polish hot dog.
half a pound of potato chips,
and a beef jerky log.
I press my face to the window,
a wrapper sticks to my shirt.
Eight people in a stinky van,
a couple more couldn’t hurt.
Eat some food off the floor.
I’ve developed a taste for bread mold.
Ride around in a van,
don’t take a shower for six weeks and…

We’ve been given superpowers,
ask us for an autograph.
We sing, we dance, we’ll make you laugh,
don’t you want to be like us?” - Five Iron Frenzy

So I was going to run the Race for the Cure this morning, but apparently, I turned off my alarm and didn’t wake up until like… 10 or something. Ah well.

I went camping with my post-grad Elements yesterday and one thing I learned is to always go camping with girls that like to and can cook well. Man, I think I had the best food I’ve ever had at a camping trip. Thanks Sara and Eunice! I’ll get pics up eventually…

I took the new toll way home from the apartment earlier today. Man, it’s pretty nice, highway all the way to my house (and, incidentally, Round Rock Donuts too ;)). Anyone know how much it is (it’s free for the first month I think)? I may be tempted to use it on the way home.

I kinda like the colder weather. One thing that stinks about it though is waking up in the morning once you’re all nice and warm inside your blanket. Man, that cold air is so uncomfortable! Also, if you turn on the shower water and the first blast of water is cold and hits you. That’s unpleasant too.

I’ve been wanting to run in this cooler weather for a while, but with the time change, my shin, and some other random stuff, I haven’t quite gotten around to a good run yet. Maybe today. It’s nice running weather. =) If it gets a lot colder, I’ll prob have to pull out some sweatpants or something. I like the cold, I think – seeing your breath, drinking something hot, huddling up under blankets. It’s nice. =) I think I like cold weather fashions more too… but not like I really care a lot about that… haha…

“When I was young
I never needed anyone
And making love was just for fun
Those days are gone
Livin’ alone
I think of all the friends I’ve known
When I dial the telephone
Nobody’s home

All by myself
Don’t wanna be
All by myself
Anymore” - Celine Dion

My Elements went to Rudy’s yesterday because we have some foreign students who have not experienced Texas BBQ. It was pretty fun and I’ve got pics on my flickr:

I used to play this game when I was a kid using the digits of today’s date (11/1/2006) and tried to make various equations out of it… like…

(1+1+1) * 2 = 6 + 0 + 0

It worked better when there weren’t so many zeros.

How do you figure out what God wants you to do? I often find myself wanting something and my desire for it clouds my prayers and judgments. I find it hard to listen through the wants to figure out what God wants rather than what I want. My prayers are said asking to know what He wants, but with the thought tugging at the back of my head begging for it to be what I want as well. Am I boxing God into what I want and not listening to what He wants?

These are all rhetorical questions, really, I don’t expect answers from you all. =)

There are some people in the world that realize they have a calling from God and they pursue it. In the past, people used to tell me I was lucky for knowing what I wanted to do (as far as general career direction, college degree, etc.). I find people who know what God wants them to be more “lucky.” Sometimes I don’t know if I’m living the life I want while sprinkling little acts here and there to appease God while I go about my merry way.

I used to think that when I prayed to ask for something, I was almost jinxing myself. I knew the prayer and what I was asking for was selfish and back in my head, I thought that God probably wouldn’t give it to me just because I was being selfish and asking for it. He needed to teach me a lesson that I didn’t need it and I needed to think about others rather than myself. I still end up being more self-centered in my prayers than I should be, probably.

I’m not really sure what all this rambling is getting at, just kinda throwing my thoughts out there I suppose. When it gets down to it, I think the core of the matter is that I need to get closer to God and listen more to figure out what He wants and have the courage and will to go through with it.

“Back me down from backing up
Hold your breath now it’s stacking up
Etched with marks, but I can deal
And you’re the problem and you can’t feel
Try this on, straitjacket feeling
so maybe I won’t be alone
Take back now, my life you’re stealing

Yesterday was hell
But today I’m fine without you
Run away this time without you
And all I ever thought you’d be
That face is tearing holes in me again” - All-American Rejects

I had some deeper thoughts to post about but I got tired. Haha, too bad for you! Happy Halloween though, be safe. ;)