Life

Sometimes I think I have nothing to blog about. Life is pretty much the same every day--nothing write-worthy. But then I remember.

What are the chances?

How often do you look through the clear plastic of a bag at the shredded paper inside (that you did not shred yourself) and see your own name?

Spooky.

Accounting

As I type, I am sitting in the microlab. I have finished the first (individual) part of my first test for Accounting 313: Intermediate Accounting. The second (team) part of the test will start as soon as all my teammates finish the first part.

In case you are wondering, "Why is Justin taking Accounting?" let me explain. I've started applying to UNL's MBA program. By started applying I mean that I've gone and talked to an MBA program advisor. It went decently well--if not as warm and inviting as Union is. I hope to fill out the online application by this week and then we'll see (1) if I get accepted, (2) if I can find money to pay for it, and (3) if I decide to go.

Just thought you'd like to know.

I win!

So I was listening to the radio tonight and the lady was like: "Free downloads for music? Be caller #9!" And I was! I've never called in and so I've obviously never won. It was pretty cool. I was on the radio. And I won. Just thought I'd share. Hope your life is good too.

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Vacation Village

I'm sitting on my balcony in the Berkshire mountains in Massachussetts and I thought I'd share some fun conversations I overheard. (That's the view off my balcony).

A little boy was walking with his parents. His mom says to him (in a stern but loving way), "Honey, always look both ways before you cross the road." The boy asks, "Why?" Mom responds, "Because a car could give you a really big boo-boo." Dear readers, do look out for cars, I don't want you to get a big boo-boo.

The second little boy was throwing rocks. His mother said, "We're going to stop throwing rocks now. Did you hear me?" Boy responds, "Hold on." Thwang. Rock hits metal sign. "Okay, I heard you."

My hopes sunk (not really)

I just didn't have a snazzy title. Today we went to the Sunken Gardens and walked around. I took a picture of this lilly with my phone. You can see me taking a picture here.

As you saw, we had fun. We continued having fun all day with games, song, and laptops. Now, we're going to play Hoopla.

Happy 4th

I was almost proud to be American yesterday. Maybe at least North American. We went and saw some fantastic fireworks to a live performance of the Lincoln Symphony Orchestra. It's just really great to be out with what feels like the whole city--and here in Lincoln you see the multiculturalism that America can be proud of.

In any case, I was near giddy with excitement. I like fireworks. I liked the live music. I like the friends I was with. Happy fourth.

Life lessons

At the Bohbarlenberder wedding this weekend I learned that sometimes you don't get what you want, no matter how much you want it. I don't know if I smelled funny or if maybe I was holding a poisonous berry but this chipmunk hopped on everybody else but me.




But I've also learned over the past month+ that sometimes you do get what you want--if you're patient and trust God. The chipmunk pales in comparison.

Fireflies

I've never been in Lincoln in the summer. I've never seen the abundance of fireflies on Union's campus. The other night I stopped to take in the wonder that is the firefly, the lightning bug. I don't know much about them (I hear they don't live very long) but I know that God made them--maybe just for our enjoyment. I imagine their glowing butts have some other purpose, but a little part of me believe he did it just to fill our summers with wonder and magic. It worked for me.

Oswald Chambers says, "A human being is capable of depression, otherwise there would be no capacity for exaltation. . . . When the Spirit of God comes He does not give us visions, He tells us to do the most ordinary things conceivable. Depression is apt to turn us away from the ordinary commonplace things of God's creation, but whenever God comes, the inspiration is to do the most natural simple things--the things we would never have imagined God was in, and as we do them we find He is there."

I'm glad God made fireflies as an ordinary part of summer so that I could catch another glimpse of him in the midst of my humanity.