GERM WARFARE
Still fighting this bug, don’t know why it won’t go away and bother someone else.  I suppose it could be worse so I won’t tantrum too much.  Just feel pretty weak and sickly. 

AUSTIN POWERS
Last night as I was reading in bed I got to wondering about if I could have any super powers, what would they be?  Having enjoyed the recent X-Men movies with Wolverine’s claws looked pretty tight, being sick, the healing factor sounds very good right about now.  However how often do I go into a bar to fight for money (not very) and then its not like anyone would just out of the blue try to jump me… I’ve never been jumped before and I can count the number of times I’ve been in a bar on one hand and nowadays, any fighting usually lands you in jail.  The only real advantage would be to slice me some cheese for my toast, but the jokes would never end, I can hear them now “Will, did you wash your claw before cutting the cheese?”

Next how about an optic blast, yes imagine somebody gettin’ up in your grill and just blasting them away… again not too many people usually mess with me, I keep to myself well enough, thank you.  Trying to explain to people why you wear sunglasses after nightfall, that will win you cool points with the posers or by accidentally blasting my girlfriend’s head off, that would be inconvenient.

Finally, I settled on being able to move objects with my mind, yes, that would be the best, you can pick up and move things around.  Imagine going to the gym and there’s that guy who’s always there trying to impress everyone by the amount of weight he can lift (you’d think he was giving birth to each rep) and casually out repping him.  He notices he’s been outdone and about that time’s when the ‘roid rage takes over…

Anyone care to share about what super powers they would want, and why?

Realistically, thinking back I know that having powers I would use them for purely selfish reasons, I would be so lazy, carrying stuff around, not bothering to walk when I could fly, how does Superman keep his super physique?  I bet if he were a normal joe, he’d have a super gut. Despite all that I think most super heroes are very intriguing because as they have all these abilities some are consumed with guilt by not using them to help others.  While the super villains always use their power for selfish gain.  With great power, comes great responsibility.  With that I began to wonder how God manages all his powers, he’s not ashamed or confused but uses for good.  They point to Him and he’s cool about it.  Me and my God-complex… what’s this world coming to?

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HAIKU FRIDAY
Feeling sick is bad,
bad like being cold with shorts;
wish this cold was short.

SHOPACALYPSE NOW
Good thing my family doesn’t do Christmas shopping at Walmart, specifically those in Orlando, Florida.  You hear about people fighting to keep Walmart out of their cities, but its sad when people are fighting in Walmart.  Nothing says, “Merry Christmas kids!” like a trip to bail dad out of the county jail.

FAMILY AFFAIR
It was great to have Lindsey visiting along with mom and dad.  Thanksgiving was a little “bland” without the presence of other cousins whom I’ve grown used to being with during this holiday of years past.  No guilt is intended.

BIBLE READING
This goes out to someone who is very beloved to me, I hope you read this:

“But let all who take refuge in you be glad; let them ever sing for joy.  Spread your protection over them, that those who love your name may rejoice in you.  For surely, O LORD, you bless the righteous; you surround them with your favor as with a shield.“  -Ps 5:11-12

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LICENSE TO ILL
Day 3.  Fever finaly broke and back to a respectable 99 leaving me weak, sore/scratchy throat and loss of appetite.  Thankfully no vomiting.  Here’s an interesting accomplishment that I am extremely proud of:  I have not thrown up since the Christmas of my fith grade year.  Yes, that’s been almost a whopping 15 years and still going.  Way to go immune system, I wonder if Guiness has a record about this?

A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND GOOD WORDS
Here are some more pictures I used for my pyscho class to illustrate personal issues that I have gone through.  This one is about my faith in God.  Yeah, He’s kinda important.  Coming back from Korea really has me confused about His ways, I doubt I am the only person seeking to understand why things happen the way they do. 

Faith in and of itself is not necessarily a great thing.  The lower right picture is a AIDS house that missionaries have built for AIDS patients in Cambodia who cannot get any medication and pretty much are living on borrowed time.  It is difficult to live around death but they help the peoples’ felt needs and God uses that to pave the way for the Gospel.  Sorry that today’s post has to be about disease and sickness.

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SICK OF THIS
Sick day 2 resting on couch, temperature at 101.2 F.  Freshly restocked on 1/2 the sugar and calories orange juice, Batman Begins in the DVD player… one would think life is grand but the recurring thought; how can microscopic germs cause my whole body to ache, every muscle is going “uhg”.  Gotta keep drinking my precious OJ.

LOCK STOCK AND SMOKING BARRELS
Yah!  My stock has gone up, check it out.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME
I used to have a morbid outlook on birthdays.  I mean you celebrate the fact that a person survived another year.  Great accomplishment or what?  Now, I try to be more people pleasing and thankful for the time I have with them.  A nice little shindig was held at chez Nana’s in my honor.  Family came together, interesting gifts, funny cards and thankfully no birthday cake.  Yep, you read that correctly dear reader(s), count that zero sugary goodness intake.  (Should make this girl happy, if anything ever does ^^).  Instead we celebrated with homemade subs on whole grain bread.  One would think this sounds too untraditional… but then you are reading from a guy who didn’t know when his birthday was until the 7th grade.

Of the fine gifts, mother nature has delightfully given me a bug with the climate change from cold to hot and back again, life has become difficult.  However after 26 years, I suppose that’s nothing new.  Thankfully my Rachel has been doing a uber job of caring for me, but now she will be heading down to Florida for Thanksgiving with her family…

Shoutout to B for remembering ^^  You are already on my Christmas card list… what more can I give to you?

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THIS IS A TRIBUTE
[with appologies to Tenacious D]
I met Drew last year in
Korea.  He was an RA in a brand new dorm of high 22 school boys
(To this day I still wonder how anyone could think two RAs could run a
dorm), but I digress.  Drew is now back in the snowy, winter
wonderland of Calgary, probably supping on some of Canada’s finest
brews and ales…. or is he???  I have been doing a lot of
research for my cultural diversity paper and uncovered a secret
underground fight club, complete with rules not to discuss it. 
Having discovered the secret fight ad, one would think my life would be
in mortal danger… but I risk it all so that the truth is told

This guy couldn’t beat a drum

Anyways, I miss him… he is fun to be around add a little of this guy and you never know what you’ll get.  More tributes to come…

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HAIKU FRIDAY
My girl is tired
she’s home without me as I
rest to feel better

ITS ONLY A GAME
Here I am laying on the couch, under the weather when I could be down
visiting Rachel.  But she having gotten over a bug recently, I
don’t need to get her sick again.  So I resign myself to watching
Batman Begins (for like the 6th time).  However lately I’ve been
finding myself playing my old 8 bit Nintendo games that ruined many a
summer day during my youth.  Any of my 3 readers out there
remember playing Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out, Startropics, The Legend of
Zelda?  Like this guy is the connoisseur of big hair 80s music, I was to
video games.

STOP PROJECTING ON ME
So I was up til 12:30am last night finishing up my Psycho project and
get to class all ready and feeling really sick (the nutty professor
will not accept any late projects) so I HAD to be there… but guess
what, the first guy took half the class period to talk about his
project leaving the other 30 of us who were also going to present
having to wait til Monday.  *sigh*

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TRADING WORK SPACES
About a week ago I asked which was better, to be an expert in one thing or a jack of all trades?  Well, only one person
responded to this question and he voted “expert” off the island. I feel
the same way, I’m interested in so many different things.  I wish
I had more to this life to learn all the neat things that work and
why.  I’d love to take Art classes and learn more about web design
like B (I’d pass on the counseling classes her roommate
takes).  I’d love to build something that would chase down
insurgents… okay I know a little far-fetched… but oh what a
fulfilled life I would lead.  To understand the way my mind works,
it constantly jumps around from interest to interest… not easily
settling down as if “this is what I want to do for the rest of my
life”.  I envy people like that.  However I will find comfort in this… I am certainly glad not to be this guy.

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A QUICKIE
Clemson beat #17 Florida State by a resounding 35-14.  I took my
dad to the game while Rachel stayed home and caught up with an old
friend from college who came to visit.  I feel like I’m starting
to come down with some kind of funk… not good, expecially when I’m
getting closer to finals and classes are becoming more and more
difficult.  I have two projects that I’ve let sneak up on me…
crap.  Oh well, who doesn’t work well under pressure?  Off to
Bible Study.  God’s been reminding me that I am not who I think I
am, but bringing me to a place where I can see myself for who I really
am.  Bizarre, I’ll explain more later.  Share some love yall.

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