Yesterday, I tried to get that Amazon XBox 360 Core for $100 deal, but that failed miserably. Haha, it was pretty funny to see us on planeteers as it was going on with all of us trying to refresh the page.

Went to the Round Rock Outlet Mall at midnight and got some clothes today. Had some hot chocolate and some nice sleep time and now I’m just bumming the rest of Black Friday away.

Here are some pics from Olivia’s birthday dinner with the family:

Oriana being scary:

My sister loves the pictures I take:

=)

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. =)

We had a family over today, the Tangs, that we’ve had over every Thanksgiving for many many years now and the son in the family, Justin, is in his third year at UT I believe. Back when he graduated high school, my mom gave me a card and $50 to give to him and despite having seen him multiple times (sometimes even with the card on me), I kept on forgetting and he never got it. Eventually, I lost it in the Legacy apartment somewhere, but I found it when we moved out and today he finally got his high school graduation card. Haha… well, better late than never, eh? =)

“the chord runs up the microphone
I flip the switch, we’re going home
transistor’s right on time
resistors fall in line
capacitors are at full
all engines good, no breach of hull
with all the hope that I could beg or borrow
I can’t wait, can’t wait for tomorrow” - Brave Saint Saturn

Happy birthday, mui mui. =)

First day at the new job went well I believe. Still ramping up on a lot of things and it’s a little slow due to Thanksgiving, but I think it will work out well and be pretty exciting. Mmmm, I might write more later. Tata. =)

“January 1, I’ve got a lot of this on my mind
I’m looking at my body through a new spy satellite
Try to lift a finger, but I don’t think I can make the call
So tell me if I move, ‘cause I don’t feel anything at all

So Carry Me,
I’m just a dead man
Lying on the carpet
Can’t find a heartbeat
Make me breathe,
I want to be a new man
Tired of the old one
Out with the old plan” - Jars of Clay

Well, it seems like I’ve been on a blog hiatus… saw the new Bond on Friday and it was pretty good. The best Bond movie I can remember seeing. Definitely a lot better than the last few I remember seeing because they were too… typical. This movie still maintained the Bond feel but was also new, it was pretty good. Yays.

Today at Vox, we’re having a guest speaker to talk about the homeless. We’re also fasting today and I’m already a bit hungry… this is trouble. We’ll see how I manage… I didn’t really eat late last night and woke up somewhat early, so we’ll see… maybe I’ll make an IHOP/Denny’s run at midnight tonight. =)

So I woke up last night in a fit of coughing and ran to the bathroom and threw up. I don’t think I really have any stomach issues, I probably just got way too much air in there or something and lots of uncontrollable coughing can make you do that I suppose. Anyways, after that I seem to have slept decently well and I’m feeling better now and am coughing less frequently, so no worries. =p

I was chuckling to myself about if Van were there and woke up to me puking in the toilet, came over to see what was going on and saw me kinda slumped over in the bathroom. It seems like it would have looked like I had a wild night out and drank way too much or something… haha…

My memory of this trip to the bathroom is kinda interesting and very fuzzy (probably because my vision was really fuzzy since I didn’t have my glasses or contacts in). I’m not quite sure how to explain it…

Mmmm, been a while since I listened to BSS…

“I tried to steal the moon from the sky
I am lost and lonely
I drift in space
my dreams are haunted by her face
blessed are the drifters, the stars that die
whose light expires, before goodbyes
goodbye, goodbye” - Brave Saint Saturn

Stupid coughing made me not have a very good night’s rest and everyone knows Oliver needs sleep (though, not so much any more, haha). I got some soup from Olivia’s (thanks Mommy =), and that helped a bit I think. Tonight, I must remember to bring a bottle of water upstairs… meh, now I feel a bit grouchy, but that’s nothing a little horrible music can’t fix…

“What is love
Oh baby, don’t hurt me
Don’t hurt me no more
Oh, baby don’t hurt me
Don’t hurt me no more” - Haddaway

Doesn’t that song just make you want to bob your head up and down? lol…

Well, I’m feeling a bit better… just have an annoying lingering cough, but no headache like last week. Robbie Seay led worship at Vox Veniae yesterday, and I was supposed to take pictures, but I forgot my 5D + 85 f/1.2 at the apartment, so I ended up borrowing Kathy’s XT with my 85 f/1.8. I think she ended up taking more pics with it than me, but I haven’t gone through them yet… it is definitely really strange to go from the 5D to the Rebel XT because everything is so much smaller on the XT… it’s so cute. ;) Haha, j/k.

“Hold me, blow all the pride from my bones,
With your fire.
Hold me, breathe on this heart made of stone,
Keep it pure.
Hold me, saviour of heaven and earth,
King forever.
Hold me, love of my life lead me on,
Through the fire, lead me on… “ - Delirious?

Poo. I think I have the flu. I was in kind of a hazardous mood tonight and considered attempting to run a few miles and see if I would die, but I decided I would probably regret doing that, so I didn’t. =p

I don’t think I’ve ever sweat this much due to sickness before. I went to the bathroom and had my head tilted down and sweat drops actually fell from my forehead.

Ugh, my head hurts. I guess I won’t say anything else…

Posted these before. It’s a good reminder though.

“May all your expectations be frustrated.
May all your plans be thwarted.
May all of your desires be withered into nothingness
that you may experience the powerlessness and poverty of a child
and sing and dance in the love of
God the Father, the Son, and the Spirit.”
-Brennan Manning

I think I might try to leave early today… don’t feel very well. I was sweating a lot last night and woke up at one point feeling drenched. (I’m sure you wanted to hear that ;)). My stomach is a little sore too, but I’m not sure what caused that…

Thanks, sister, for the soup and medicine.

I was feeling better after lunch today, but then I got worse. I hope I can make it into work tomorrow.

“I have been scarred so deep by life and cold despair,
and brittle bones were broken far beyond repair.
I have leveled lies so deep, the truth may never find.
And inside my faithless heart, I stole things never mine.

If mercy falls upon the broken and the poor,
Dear Father, I will see you, there on distant shores.

I have toiled for countless years and ever felt the cost,
and I’ve been burned by this world’s cold,
like leaves beneath the frost.
On my knees I’ve crawled to You, bleeding myself dry.
But the price of life is more, than I could ever buy.

And off of the blocks,
I was headstrong and proud,
at the front of the line for the card-carrying, highbrowed.
With both eyes fastened tight,
yet unscarred from the fight.
Running at full tilt, my sword pulled from its hilt.
It’s funny how these things can slip away,
our frail deeds, the last will wave good-bye.
It’s funny how the hope will bleed away,
the citadels we build and fortify. Good-Bye.

Night came and I broke my stride,
I swallowed hard, but never cried.
When grace was easy to forget,
I’d denounce the hypocrites,
casting first stones, killing my own.
You would unscale my blind eyes,
and I stood battered, but more wise,
fighting to accelerate,
shaking free from crippling weight.
With resilience unsurpassed,
I clawed my way to You at last.
And on my knees, I wept at Your feet,
I finally believed, that You still loved me.

Healing hands of God have mercy on our unclean souls once again.
Jesus Christ, Light of the World,
burning bright within our hearts forever.
Freedom means love without condition,
without beginning or an end.
Here’s my heart, let it be forever Yours,
only You can make every new day seem so new.” - Five Iron Frenzy