Monthly Archive for January, 2005

“A Failure of Imagination…”

Published on 1/31/05. Categorized under Imported.

Quote of the Day #1: “The intention of the Holy Spirit is to teach us how one goes to heaven and not how heaven goes.” — Galileo Galilei, on why the Bible does not explain the scientific world

Quote of the Day #2: “A failure of imagination is not an insight into necessity.” — Matthew Day, my Science & Religion professor, remarking that just because we cannot think of a possibility beyond the accepted norm does not mean that one does not exist

I haven’t got much for you today, just a couple of birthdays to celebrate. First, a happy belated birthday to the lovely Scout Hanes who turned 21 yesterday. And second, my roommate Scott P Moriak is celebrating his 23rd birthday today (but he’s still deciding whether or not he cares).

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Is It Summer Yet?

Published on 1/28/05. Categorized under Imported.

Quote of the Day: “Yeah, you can be both. We call them bipolar.” — Professor Jason Stoner, my Organizational Behavior professor, as to whether someone can have both a Type A and Type B personality

I’m sick of school right now. Which is odd because in reality I should only be sick of one class: Religion & Science. We had another pop quiz in there yesterday. I did better than last time, but that’s not saying a whole lot. But that class is bringing down my attitude across the board. And there’s no reason for it. In all three of my other classes I’m currently pulling an A (albeit with only a few grades). It sounds strange, but I can’t wait for my first test in there. It’ll pull up my grade (hopefully) and these quizzes won’t feel so important.

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Closed Tags: Navigators, Quote Of The Day, classes, video games, worship.

My Compliments To The Academy

Published on 1/25/05. Categorized under Imported.

Why is it cold in Florida? Yesterday morning it was 21 degrees; this morning only improved to 27. Mostly I hate the wind, but the whole thing isn’t fun. I should have gone to school somewhere on the equator.

Did you hear the Oscar nods? I am so happy that neither Passion of the Christ nor Fahrenheit 911 got nominated for anything. It would have been such a mess. If Passion had been nominated for Best Picture but didn’t win you’d be hearing it from nutty Christians for a long time. Now I admit to being a Christian and to being nutty, but this is a whole different thing I’m talking about (I’m assuming you understand what I mean). As it is you’ll hear them complain about not getting a nomination, but I think that’s better than losing.

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Closed Tags: 24, Facebook, Jack Bauer, Miami Dolphins, Oscars, classes, football.

There’s A Hookah Bar In Tallahassee?

Published on 1/22/05. Categorized under Imported.

These past few days have been kind of strange. Even for me.

Thursday began with a Spanish test and a Religion & Science pop quiz (I so called it). Continued on like usual with a meeting with Dave and Nav Night. And it ended with a trip to the local hookah bar. I shared this adventure with Sweet Joe, one of his friends, James, Liz and Mandi. James and I picked grape-flavored tobacco, which was probably the only lame part of the whole experience. Other than that it was lots of fun. I left feeling very relaxed and a little buzzed. I didn’t even know this place existed until that night. That won’t be my last trip there.

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Closed Tags: Resurrection Week, Rez Week, classes, football, hookah, worship.

My Weekend Spent Not Skiing

Published on 1/18/05. Categorized under Imported.

Quote of the Day: “I’m sorry, but that book just has no value.” — The sales attendant at the FSU Bookstore, telling me that a book made especially for FSU finance classes was not being bought back. Incidentally, Bill’s Bookstore bought it back for $21.

Alright, so while every other Nav here at FSU will be filling their blog with stories of the ski trip I will be telling you how happy I am to have not gone. Did I miss out on a lot of fun? Sure. Would I have liked to have spent a weekend with my friends? Of course. Does my dislike of snow outweigh both of those things? You better believe it. Plus think of it this way. I was just in Connecticut, where I could have gone skiing to my heart’s content if I had wanted to. I’m not going to go on a ski trip now when it’s going to cost me an arm and a leg to do it.

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Closed Tags: Navigators, Quote Of The Day, classes, football, poker.