Reason #371 why Western PA is PSYCHO:
Monday:
It was almost 70. Yes, that's right. It's still February here, but it was in the 60s. Emily & I even took a blanket out into the inner quad and sat on the grass and did some homework (that was a big mistake by the way). It was warm, I was wearning a tank top, everything was peachy.
Today:
Less than 48 hours and over -60 degrees later, the ground is covered in snow, the temperature is about 0, and I left for class this morning wearing a sweater, my winter jacket, mittens, and a scarf around my head.

If it's going to be snowy, that's great...but stay that way! And if it's going to be nice out all winter, I can deal...but stay that way! Honestly, PA is more indecisive than a cheerleader in a clothing store!

from Porphyria's Lover
Lines 6-9:
When glided in Porphyria; straight
She shut the cold out and the storm,
And kneeled and made the cheerless grate
Blaze up, and all the cottage warm;
Lines 32-34
Happy and proud; at last I knew
Porphyria worshiped me: surprise
Made my heart swell, and still it grew
Whil I debated what to do.
Lines 38-41
...and all her hair
In one long yellow string I wound
Three times her little throat around,
And strangled her...
Lines 58-60
And thus we sit together now,
And all night long we have not stirred,
And yet God has not said a word!

Robert Browning was one strange man. No wonder his wife was more popular than him!

"God does not willingly bring affliction or grief to us. He does not delight in causing us to experience pain or heartache. He always has a purpose for the gfief He brings or allows to come into our lives. Most often we do not know what that purpose is, but it is enough to know that His infinite wisdom and perfect love have determined that the particular sorrow is best for us. God never wastes pain. He always uses it to accomplish His purpose and His purpose is for His glory and our good." ~Jerry Bridges

For almost 10 hours over the past three days I have been a back-up timer for the PACS (swimming championships). It's a pretty easy job: you just keep a stop watch in case their timer board doesn't work. Plus I made like $6/hour. Plus I got a Dean's Excuse to skip Pre-Calc (the most boring class there is). Sounds like a dream job, right? Yes, definately very nice. Only two downsides: you get really wet (ya, I know, go figure) and there were over a hundred guys walking around in Speedos (that honestly must be half the size of regular Speedos). *Shudder* I will never be able to look at the guys on our swim team the same way again.

"Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer's day, listening to the mumur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time." ~Sir J. Lubbock

Have you ever had one of those days where your mind just wouldn't stay grounded? I'm not talking about a "my brain is in neutral and I don't intend on shifting gears anytime soon" day. More like a day where your thoughts refuse to follow your logical regime. Maybe it's one of those days because I've been having migraines off and on the past couple days. I've been trying to motivate myself to ready Tennyson, but it just isn't happening. Instead, I am staring out into the distance through my not-so-clean window. "What ifs" and "how comes" float aimlessly through my sea of thought. No, I don't think I'll be able to accomplish very much today.

There is nothing in my life quite so humbling as sitting through British Literature Survey and listening to the discussion of my peers and professor.

"Poetry is the music of the soul"
I love music. I am almost constantly playing some kind of music when I'm in my room or in the car. I really think that there is a song for every feeling, emotion, or situation you want to express. And every so often the lyrics from a song will just jump out at me. I've heard the song a million times, but something in my life will be so closely related to what the artist is singing that I can't help but stop and reflect. Sometimes it's a good thing. Sometimes not...

Note to self: Do not stand on bed to hang a poster on the wall and then jump to try to get it to stick, because the bed has wheels and will slip out from under you when you do so, causing you to gash your pinkie finger.

Hmmm...I came here to post and I forgot what it is I wanted to write. I think I am getting forgetful in my old age...

It's Greek Unity Week here at Grove City, which means that all the Sororities and Fraternities are having pledge week. And that means that there are large groups of girls/guys walking around wearing the same thing, staying together, and doing various random tasks to join their Sorority/Fraternity of choice. Although I personally do not think that selective groups that require "initiation" are necessarily the best idea, I'm not going to go out there and protest that our college has them.
What really disturbs me is that the majority of the girls pledging are pledging for Gamma Chi and Tri-Zeta. Now for those of you not familiar, these are the two most notorious Sororities on campus. And these girls are put through extreme emotional and physical stress and embarrassment just so that they will be accepted by the group. How sad it is that here at a Christian campus we have people who feel the need to be accepted so much that they would go through such a harmful ordeal! And on top of that, many of the actions are illegal in both at GCC and/or in PA. I know that the movie The Skulls was about secret societies not Greek organizations, but,"If it's secret and it's elite, it can't be good".