It's thursday. Tomorrow is friday, which means I go home. And I won't officially be back at school til next september. I live close so I plan on coming back a few days before I go to South Africa to say bye to some of the people on campus, but there's some that are leaving to study abroad during Christmas break that I won't get to see.
Today Molly Ramirez walked into my room and just about broke my heart with her teary eyes.
Sherine came into my mod to say bye and all I wanted to do was snuggle with her on the couch. God Bless her on this leave of absence
Tonight I said bye to one of my great friends, Matt, who is awesome and I'll miss him so much.
Today was semi-sad. But still had good times with these friends too. Future days and goodbyes are approaching and I don't want them too.
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
19 years 11 months
^ That was cool to see. I went to the dentist today and all my info popped up on the dentist's little computer screen. Guess what I saw....Bianca Portal, 19 years 11 months.
I'm rapidly approaching the Big 2 decade birthday! sweet :)
I'm rapidly approaching the Big 2 decade birthday! sweet :)
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Cat got my tongue
I got asked the other day, as a friend and I killed time, waiting for Hanson to come on stage and grace us with their presence, "What has been the best day of your life?"
I had a hard time remembering what has been the best day of my life. I know I've had lots of great days! But it was hard to think of one right then. There have been so many times that I've come home and thought to myself, "I had to have just experienced the best day." Well, since the concert, I've come up with two big ones, that were pretty recent.
1. Meeting Stephen Christian - one of my role models. He's the lead singer of Anberlin, founder of a non-profit organization, great author, talented song writer, and all around good Christian role model who lives out what he talks.
2. Going to see the Price is Right with 14 of my good friends. The thing that made it MOST exciting was that Josh got onto the show! He won close to 6 thousand dollars! It was so fun and so amazing
Those are a couple big days that I don't want to ever forget...so here they are...in written form.
I had a hard time remembering what has been the best day of my life. I know I've had lots of great days! But it was hard to think of one right then. There have been so many times that I've come home and thought to myself, "I had to have just experienced the best day." Well, since the concert, I've come up with two big ones, that were pretty recent.
1. Meeting Stephen Christian - one of my role models. He's the lead singer of Anberlin, founder of a non-profit organization, great author, talented song writer, and all around good Christian role model who lives out what he talks.
2. Going to see the Price is Right with 14 of my good friends. The thing that made it MOST exciting was that Josh got onto the show! He won close to 6 thousand dollars! It was so fun and so amazing
Those are a couple big days that I don't want to ever forget...so here they are...in written form.
mer
wow I sound very negative in my last post. But, it was authentic. I'm feeling good now. I'm loving being home. I seriously have the most amazing family ever :) Nice night catching up with Alexa too.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
nauseous
sick and sick and sick of fighting with people.
there's no compassion in this world.
nope. i'm definitely not perfect.
but seriously.
there's no compassion in this world.
nope. i'm definitely not perfect.
but seriously.
exceptional sociology class today
Ever heard of the blue eyed/brown eyed experiment?
Please please please go rent and watch the video Blue Eyed if you haven't seen it.
Very good depiction and very moving.
But not in that temporarily moving way.
If you actually engage in watching this movie, my guess is that it will affect your daily actions and be relatively difficult to forget quickly.
Other points I remember from class today
-"When a person see's a large-framed black man walking at night, on the sidewalk in the oncoming direction, what does he or she tend to do? Walk to the other side of the street. When a large black man walking on the sidewalk at night happens to being walking behind a person, what does he or she tend to do? Constantly look over his/her shoulder and eventually walk to the other side of the street/go anywhere away from him." How the hell is a person supposed to feel like they're equal to everyone else and able to attain success like everyone else when they're constantly being demeaned? They're constantly FIGHTING. Would you want to fight against the institutions of this world, while concurrently working in other areas of your life like work, school, and relationships. They are doing double the work if not more. How can a person focus on being successful when they're constantly being looked at like they are lower, treated like they are lower, spoken to like they are lower. Eventually, it's going to sink in enough, and many will begin to believe these lies. These are the lies that Satan so powerfully feeds into us...and many times he uses people as vessels to do his malevolent work.
-"Would you ever want to switch lives with a black male and be treated the way society typically treats black males for the rest of your life?" My professor told us that he has asked this question to many of his classes over the years and not a single person over the years has stepped up and said, "Yes, I want to be treated like a black male." My professor pointed out, as is pointed out in the video as well, simply admitting that you would not want to be treated like a black man for the rest of your life, acknowledges that discrimination still exists. No matter how many times I hear people say that it doesn't anymore!
Thats just two I've been thinking about. And yes, I recognize that both of the examples I quoted happen to have been ones made concerning black men. This is not only a black/white issue. But, these were the two examples I wanted to get down on "paper" before I forgot. The movie though...that's what was incredibly compelling to me today. Go.Rent.It.
Please please please go rent and watch the video Blue Eyed if you haven't seen it.
Very good depiction and very moving.
But not in that temporarily moving way.
If you actually engage in watching this movie, my guess is that it will affect your daily actions and be relatively difficult to forget quickly.
Other points I remember from class today
-"When a person see's a large-framed black man walking at night, on the sidewalk in the oncoming direction, what does he or she tend to do? Walk to the other side of the street. When a large black man walking on the sidewalk at night happens to being walking behind a person, what does he or she tend to do? Constantly look over his/her shoulder and eventually walk to the other side of the street/go anywhere away from him." How the hell is a person supposed to feel like they're equal to everyone else and able to attain success like everyone else when they're constantly being demeaned? They're constantly FIGHTING. Would you want to fight against the institutions of this world, while concurrently working in other areas of your life like work, school, and relationships. They are doing double the work if not more. How can a person focus on being successful when they're constantly being looked at like they are lower, treated like they are lower, spoken to like they are lower. Eventually, it's going to sink in enough, and many will begin to believe these lies. These are the lies that Satan so powerfully feeds into us...and many times he uses people as vessels to do his malevolent work.
-"Would you ever want to switch lives with a black male and be treated the way society typically treats black males for the rest of your life?" My professor told us that he has asked this question to many of his classes over the years and not a single person over the years has stepped up and said, "Yes, I want to be treated like a black male." My professor pointed out, as is pointed out in the video as well, simply admitting that you would not want to be treated like a black man for the rest of your life, acknowledges that discrimination still exists. No matter how many times I hear people say that it doesn't anymore!
Thats just two I've been thinking about. And yes, I recognize that both of the examples I quoted happen to have been ones made concerning black men. This is not only a black/white issue. But, these were the two examples I wanted to get down on "paper" before I forgot. The movie though...that's what was incredibly compelling to me today. Go.Rent.It.
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