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May 11, 2004
Lightning Frisbee & an All-Nighter
Well, I know I haven't posted in about five or six days, but there's good reason for that, believe me. Here's a quick recap of what's been going on. On Thursday night I took some time out from studying to go hear another great message by Gary Gilbertson at Prepare Ministries. I'm really glad I've gotten the chance to hear him speak three or so times this semester, it seems like every time I hear him, he has something to say I needed to hear. Also, it was the last time that this guy John was gonna be able to be at Prepare for awhile. He's in the Marines, and will be deployed to Fallujah, Iraq, sometime in the next month or two. We're all praying for his safety, and that the hearts of some of the other Marines and Iraqis will be opened to his message.
Friday was the really sucky Adv Math Methods test. Enough said there. At least we had a fun game of softball Friday evening with the physics club. Other than that I was basically doing homework all afternoon and much of the evening. Crappy.
On Saturday John, Liz &I went back up to the Minneapolis Institute of Arts to finish our museum worksheets for Visual Experience class that we didn't get finished when we were there a couple weeks ago. John &I wound up being up there for almost four hours, but it was nice to be able to wander around the museum at a leisurely pace to finish the worksheet, and even take some time to admire some other artwork that wasn't on our list of stuff to check out. And since MIA is completely free, I'm gonna try to make sure I go there a bit more often, it's really a great place. The downside is that I got a $33 parking ticket while I was there. Argh! Neither John nor I saw the no parking sign until after I noticed the ticket under my windshield wipers. Grr.
After doing a bit more homework and watching the first half of the Timberwolves thrilling Game 2 victory over the Kings, it was time for foam sword capture the flag! Gustavus Gaming Society always plays CTF at least once or twice per semester, and it's always a great time. The first game was a draw, but we lost the second game pretty quickly. We hid the flag in an unusual spot in the back corner of our territory, and left it unguarded, gambling that they wouldn't find it, but we gambled wrong. Oh well, you win some, you lose some, it was still fun.
Sunday was mega-homework day. From when I woke up at 10am, it was work work work on assignments for E&M, Adv Math Methods, Japanese, and a presentation on Velazquez for Visual Experience. The physics assignments were pretty crappy, and I didn't get done with those until about 3am (and I even boycotted two of the nastiest math problems). By the time it was all said and done, it was around 6:30 or 6:45am and I had pulled my first all-nighter of the semester. Sigh. The downside (apart from getting only a half hour of sleep)? I didn't even end up giving my presentation today, because Prof Freiert was a bit long-winded in class this morning. Oh well, at least it's all done now, meaning I can start my research for my Friday presentation on Picasso.
The best part of Sunday came in the evening when a very strong line of thunderstorms rolled through the area. When the high winds and heavy rain first began, Zach, Seth & I went outside in our bare feet and ran from Olin to the Fine Arts building and back. Man alive, some of those puddles in the parking lot were a bit deeper than they looked! When we got back, a few of us juniors and sophomores went outside in the raging thunderstorm to play some frisbee. It was awesome! The lightning show was absolutely spectacular and beautiful, and it was really cool having everything illuminated in a flickering and incredibly eerie purple light! We were a bit nervous whenever the frisbee would go under a tree though, hehe. It may not have been one of the smartest things we've ever done, but it was certainly one of the most fun!Fr
So after taking a two and a half hour nap right before supper this afternoon, I've basically been taking it easy and taking a break from homework. But my heart certainly wasn't getting a break, because the entire time I've been typing this I've been watching the Timberwolves-Kings game. Man, the T-Wolves were up by 15 with just 4 minutes left, and Sacramento came back and tied it. Argh! Fortunately the Timberwolves hung on to win a thrilling nailbiter in overtime, 114-113, to take a 2-1 lead in the series. I'll have to take awhile to wind down before I can fall asleep, that's for sure. Go Timberwolves!
Posted by Jared at May 11, 2004 01:10 AM