My Quantum Class

This video covers the topics discussed in class today. Specifically on the animated part around 5 mins in.

Bo's and Bruises, Bruises and Bo's

Third post in January... Sweet, ok here it goes. I've been wanting to post a video for no reason, but haven't had any luck. Apparently my camera automatically loads .mov files instead of .wmv which causes problems for windows. I tried hard to download a program to convert the files but all I found were seven day trials. So I apologize for the lack of excitement my page possesses. The eye is all I got, woohoo.

IM Bball is coming up this week, so in preperation for it my team played some pickup on Friday. It went fairly well, considering our starting 5 is out with an ACL tear. Unfortunately I got on a blocking spree and decided to jump and let someone undercut me. Next thing I know I'm horizontal, 6'5'' spread sideways, and CLUNK. Bones on floor, no padding cause I'm skinny. It numbed my right side for a good minute and a half. Its all good though, bone bruise on my hip, bruise on my elbow, and a nice strawberry under my armpit. Fun stuff.

Anyway, today I went to The Summit in Durham to visit some project friends. The message was great, of course who wouldn't like one from J. D. Greear, and I think everyone there has never seen a 6'5'' college kid before. All the girls went home with neck problems because they all kept looking up at me. All they had to do is ask me to squat down. After the service we went to Bojangle's and had a good 2-3 hour loiterfest there. It was great to catch up and just hang out for a little while. Poor Chris got lost and got there right as we were leaving. It's ok though, he offered to arrange the next rendezvous (big word).

I got a free book at church, its entitled "The Treasure Principle" by Randy Alcorn. It looks like a good read, only 90 pages. So far its been about Matthew 13:44, I'll let you look that up.

Destination

For the past week I've been thinking about the same thing. After coming back from Encounter and just chillin with the church, I really can't wait for Christ's return. Our eternal destination will be in the presence of the God who created us and gave us a life-giving spirit. Conferences like Encounter show us what our eternal lives will be like; of course its not a perfect demonstration considering we are not yet perfectly transfigured for God's glory and of that nature, but in any way it shows the joy God's love brings to all of His children. A building full of strangers praising the same name and a sense of connection with all those present; what an insane picture of a miraculous work.

The church, although tainted by human nature, is one of the things I am praising God for this week.

Song of Inspiration:
We Need Each Other
- Sanctus Real

Encounter 08: Brief Overview

For four days college students from all over the mid eastern south gathered at the Koury Convention Center in Greensboro, NC. We all spent our winter break together praising and worshiping Christ. The theme this year was Christ the Redeemer. Rhett and Link hosted the conference and were hilarious, of course. The speakers were amazing, particularly Crawford Loritts and J. D. Greear.

I had the privilege of rooming with Andrew Slater, Morgan Evans and Taylor Anderson; they were all hilarious. We spent a good amount of time getting to know new people at the conference who were NCSU students. I also met and chilled with some students from Daytona Summer Project 07 with Patrick Smith. On one night I hung out with some of those who were there from my Santa Cruz Project. It was a good time for reflection and reminescing.

We had a New Year's dance party on the last day. Believe it or not, but yours truely got down on that dance floor and shook his tailfeather. I danced with several groups; first with some NCSU kids, then I had to show off my moves to the UNC crowd. Later on I was with Pat and his friends, then I went did some akward dancing with some strangers.