Slightly Modified Plan, Comments, College.

Okay, so here is the new plan for tomorrow:

Dad takes me up to school, hopefully ahead of the buses, and we go into the office. There we'll find out if anything has changed. If not, then we'll withdraw me right then and there, go home and contact the cyber school. If things have changed, then I assume we'll work on a new schedule of classes.

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Now, let me take this time to respond to a few comments on the last post.

@ Bob:

I think I told you this when we were talking the other day, but I'll put it on here for everyone else to see too. Yes, I can enroll in the cyber school. It's just like a regular public school; you can enroll anytime, and there are no requirements to enter.

@ NG:

I don't want the attempt to get me back into this school to fail. I was actually getting excited about it before we had the first meeting with the guidance counselor last week. We all agree, even you said it I think, that it is dumb to enroll me as a junior in one school while I'm already a senior in another.

@ NG, Torchy!, Steevo:

I don't get how I'm supposed to fight this, assuming they still don't have that transcript tomorrow. I mean, if they don't have it then they don't have it. Fighting it now would just be a waste of time and an interruption to my education.

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Okay, now on to college, or uni as the foreigners say.... I think.... Oh forget it, I'll just say post-secondary education :p

I keep floating back and forth between interests, and it's time to decide. Here are three main the interests I keep floating between:

1. Ship's officer (also called mate).
2. Naval architect.
3. Architectural drafter.

Currently, I'm back at interest No. 1.

I requested more information from The Great Lakes Maritime Academy a few days ago. This is probably where I'll go if I choose to do this career. If you are interested, I'd be doing the Deck Officer Program. Also, if you're interested, watch this video.

Here are classes I'd be taking, and their descriptions.


I'm all excited about that ^ now, but let's see if I get through high school first :p

Poll

Some people have surprised me by saying they're Harry Potter fans. So I'm gonna put up a poll that asks if you are one too right over there ------------------------------------------------------------------------>


I am a HP fan. I like some of the movies vs the books and vice versa. With the longer books, it's easy for me to lose interest because of the length... But then again, I haven't read the longer books since they first came out (ie when my attention span was short lol), so I bet I could read them now.

BTW, I haven't read the last one yet. I probably won't get to it before the movie comes out in 2010...

Actually, if you didn't know, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is being made into two movies with one coming out in 2010 and the other shortly after in 2011. Personally, I think they should have done that with the last few movies cos they always end up cutting stuff out to fit a HUGE book into a 2 hour movie... with is dumb...


Anyway, so do you like Harry Potter?

Leave a comment after you vote... or before... whatever.


P.S. Mom and I are going to go see The Half-Blood Prince next weekend. Can't wait!

P.S. x2: I started re-reading The Sorcerer's Stone (or Philosopher's Stone for you Brits) yesterday. I'm on chapter 6 right now, having read 5 chapters today.

P.S. x3: Not going to be painting tomorrow.

P.S. x4: With all these P.S.s, I'm starting to sound like Torchy! :p

Update About Today.

Picking up from the last post made today:

I was watching Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back after dinner. I'm not sure how far into it I was before I started to doze off lol. I was practically asleep when my cell phone vibrated. I looked and saw I had a new txt msg. I got all excited thinking it was from Alex. In reality, it was from Twitter; telling me that I got a new message from Torchy. GRRR Torchy! You woke me up!! :p After that, I was wide awake again.

A little while later I got another msg. This time it was from Alex. He asked if I wanted to come back over. He didn't mention the skates. I did, however, send him a reply message asking if he wanted them. All he said to that was, "Sure." By this time in the day I was really not feeling good at all. I really had to go to the bathroom. PRONTO! So I scurried to where the skates were and threw them outside shouting to Alex (who was getting the hockey net) that I would be out in a minute. My excuse was that Dad and I were doing something in the attic lol.

I'll spare you the details of what happened in the bathroom. lol

When I finally went over to Alex's he asked, "So what took you so long? What were you doing in the attic?" Too embarrassed to tell him what really happened, I had to come up with a detailed story. Dad and I were getting the window fans out of the attic (we actually got them out yesterday and they weren't even in the attic). While we were up there Dad decided to sweep up the spider webs and whatnot (which he actually did earlier today). I also told him I found the tent, but didn't ask if he wanted to use it this year.

At one point he asked me what time it was. I think it was 8 p.m. He said he had some homework to do. A little disappointed I said, "Why didn't you do it Friday night like you should have?" He then told me this story of how it was actually due last week some time, but the teacher granted them all an extension. Then he remembered that he doesn't have that class tomorrow. He said, "Well, I guess I could work on it tonight then finish it tomorrow." So he kept skating for another half hour or so.

I was sitting down by this point. He actually asked if I was alright lol. I told him I was just tired. He skated for maybe 10 more minutes. After he took them off he asked me if I wanted to carry the skates or the net back over to my house. Then he asked if I was going to go home. To me that was a little confusing.

Usually when he's done with the skates and/or the net; I take that as my cue to go home. So I just said, "Well we are taking this stuff over so..." He said, "Well I guess I have to start that paper anyway."

So I'm not sure if he wanted me to go or not :\

If he would have asked if I wanted to do something else, then I would have. Even though I wasn't feeling well.

I sat outside for awhile thinking that maybe he would see me out and ask me to come sit on his porch with him. He didn't :(

I doubt I'll see him tomorrow. He has his first baseball game sometime after school. He asked me last week if I was going to go to it (which is something he never ever did before). I never got the chance to answer him because he kept rambling on about the other team lol. Tomorrow is the last night for youth club. Neither of us will be there. I assume his game is later in the evening around Y.C.s time (which runs from 6:15-8 pm). I've gotta get my hair cut at 7:30 tomorrow evening anyway.

Right now I'm contemplating killing a kitten lol. I don't really like doing it if I don't feel well. Especially if I got a headache. You'll know what I decide if you see the counter in the top side bar go up.

:D

P.S. Is it just me, or am I getting awfully naughty on here?

lol

Question Everyone Asks: Part II

Before I actually get into the sermon outline; there are actually two parts to this post. The first deals with the sermon, and the other is about what is over on my Twitter right now (I just got back from Alex's).

Okay now for the sermon part. You might want to read or re-read Part I first.

And remember; this is just an outline. There was a lot more said than what you see here.


April 26, 2009
Scripture: Psalm 66
Message: The 'Why' Question

Introduction: In considering the Titanic tragedy or any other, the question is raised, "why would God allow such a thing?" The thinking goes, if God is good, then He must be powerless to stop it. If He is all-powerful and can stop it and doesn't, then He must not be a good and loving God. Psalm 66 speaks about both God's power and His love:

[If you have seen what a Psalm (a Psalm is a song) is written like, you will know that it is written differently than the rest of the Bible. There are numerous indentations IN THE MIDDLE of a paragraph. For some reason you can't indent on here, so I'll just have to write without all the indents.]

Psalm 66

Shout with joy to God, all the earth! Sing the glory of his name; make his praise glorious! Say to God, "How awesome are your deeds! So great is your power that your enemies cringe before you. All the earth bows down to you; they sing praise to you, they sing praise to your name."

Come and see what God has done, how awesome his works in man's behalf! He turned the sea into dry land, they passed through the waters on foot- come, let us rejoice in him. He rules forever by his power, his eyes watch the nations- let not the rebellious rise up against him.

Praise our God, O peoples, let the sound of his praise be heard; he has preserved our lives and kept our feet from slipping. For you, O God, tested us; you refined us like silver. You brought us into prison and laid burdens on our backs. You let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and water, but you brought us to a place of abundance.

I will come to your temple with burnt offerings and fulfill my vows to you- vows my lips promised and my mouth spoke when I was in trouble. I will sacrifice fat animals to you and an offering of rams; I will offer bulls and goats.

Come and listen, all you who fear God; let me tell you what he has done for me. I cried out to him with my mouth; his praise was on my tongue. If I had cherished sin in my heart the Lord would not have listened; but God has surely listened and heard my voice in prayer. Praise be to God who has not rejected my prayer or withheld his love from me!

Introduction: In considering the Titanic tragedy or any other, the question is raised, "why would God allow such a thing?" The thinking goes, if God is good, then He must be powerless to stop it. If He is all-powerful and can stop it and doesn't, then He must not be a good and loving God. Psalm 66 speaks about both God's power and His love.

1. We will look at this question and at some other things overlooked in considering the problem of evil.

2. God allows, but does not cause. God did not put the iceberg in front of Titanic. Nor did God put Titanic on a collision course with the iceberg, nor for any of the factors in her design and construction that prevented evasive maneuvers.

3. These were the products of men's decisions.

4. In making decisions; man is exercising the gift of the will which God gave to man. God could have moved the iceberg by a supernatural act, but chose not too.

5. God could have overruled the decisions of men, but at the cost of removing the very gift of the will He gave man.

6. In the end, the question of why God allows is pointless. It has more to do with the will of man than the power and love of God.

Conclusion: Beyond this is God's amazing ability to bring good out of tragedy.


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So another hot day today. I really can't stand heat. I get headaches if I'm out in it for too long unless I have a drink or something to keep me cool.

Alex sent me a message asking if I wanted to come over with the skates. Of course I would. When I sent my reply I saw Not-So-Annoying-Friend coming down the road. I went over and gave him the skates, then went and stood in the shade while they played around with the puck. Luckily, Alex's sister was out too so I had someone to talk too. They only thing Alex and his friend were talking about was school stuff so I really couldn't join in the conversation since I don't know many people in their grade.

After awhile, I was starting to get a headache. Alex offered to take us inside, but I declined. I just wanted to go back home and rest a little. I did tell him that I would come back out if he wanted me too after it got cooler out.

There was one interesting thing that happened, or maybe it didn't. lol I'm not sure. Alex's parents got their front porch cleaned off yesterday and put the chairs and swing out. I think Alex asked me if I wanted to start sitting outside with him at night again like we used to do last year (this is where all the handjobs took place). I'm just not sure if that's what he said or not because everyone (except me) was talking at the same time and I really couldn't hear him. He didn't ask a second time (yet) either. So, not sure if it really happened, or if the heat had just gone to my head lol.

He just returned the hockey net and skates. I think his family is going on a bike ride with another family from the church. I asked him if he would want the skates when he got back. He said he didn't know because it will probably be dark when they get back (they must be eating out too).

So I guess I'll find out later tonight if he did infact ask if I wanted to sit outside, or if I was just imagining things.

Anyway, I've gotta go eat dinner now.

P.S. I think I said this in the last post, but I'll say it again. I will be answering the questions I was given sometime tomorrow. So if you have any, you better ask now!

P.P.S (Jeez, now I'm starting to sound like Torchy! :p) Just for fun, I added a thingy below my profile pic and name. It counts how many times I've killed a kitten (aka masturbated). I'm sure you all really want to know that :p. I might leave it up for a week, or maybe longer. We'll see.

Logos

Which logo do you like best?

These are possible logos I will use for my lawn business idea. The letters used for it have two purposes. "PA" is my initials. Also if looked at from the lawn business perspective, the "P" stands for my name while the "A" stands for Alex's name.

I did tell him about it. I'm just waiting to hear a definite answer from him.

BTW, special thanks and shout out to Torchy! He is helping me with these logos. I just can't decide with one is better.

Oh, and I just realized that the first one should have a white background outside the "circle" like the others. Not a red one.

Click them to make them bigger.

Flirtation

I talked to two people yesterday about "testing" Alex. One of the people said it wouldn't hurt to do it, while the other advised against it. Also the poll shows that you guys are pretty much split. I still can't believe some people said yes. :O

After the last comment on the "Confused" post, I figured flirting would be a good way to test Alex to see what his feelings are, and I'm not talking about heavy flirting. Just little things. Unfortunately, I'm not good at flirting. LOL

So how should I flirt with him? What should I do? How should I react if he does strange things again? I hope he doesn't do the figure in the ear thing again. Yuck!

Also, should I be doing anything now, or should I let him invite me to do things (not "things" *wink wink*)

And what do you mean he's trying to get my attention?

I guess I'm even more confused now. LOL

Anywho, you people have a lot of questions to answer. :P

Oh BTW, Mirrorboy (who is so awesome he doesn't need a link :p) gets The 200th Commenter Award! WOOT! Don't worry, I won't make you do a speech again. :p

And Torchy! gets The Best April Fools Day Prank Award! The runner up was Courage.