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coffee buzz
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Friday, October 26, 2007
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A guy on the bus today asked me (in writing) what my favorite word was. I, being more than a bit flustered, gave him the word "capricorn" (why, I have no idea...), but since then I've been thinking about it, and I think I've come up with a much more truthful answer: "facetious."
I haven't blogged for a while for a number of reasons. One, is having far too much to tell to write any portion of it down (here)... one thing would lead to another and soon I'd have a mile's worth of block text staring ominously back at me from my little "composer" window. Anyway, here's the quick rundown: I'm taking a 'lighter' course load this semester (16 credits instead of 18 or 19, crazy freshman honors student that I was), and yet I'm finding that I'm spending more time on homework and studying than ever. This is, in my opinion, extremely irksome, a word which here either means "causing Erin much stress" or "driving Erin to lose much motivation, as the courses she's taking have little or nothing to do with her prospective Linguistics major." I'm also still working 10 hours a week, which is going great some weeks and not-so-great others, but it helps that I like the people I work with. The Encounter is, of course, still at the top of my list. Some (not too personal) highlights from this year, so far:
- The Kick-off Concert: A friend of a friend helps manage the band Mainstay, and they came to rock Sojourn Church for us the weekend before school started.
- The Minnesota State Fair: it is, quite simply, enormous. I highly recommend the fried cheese curds and the dairy store ice cream (don't worry about the calories, you'll make up for them through the sweating and walking anyway!).
- Fall Retreat in Duluth: So. Much. Fun. We camp out in Pat's mom's yard by the lake, go hiking (somewhere) and have reeeeaaaallly big fires (courtesy of the massive burn piles on their property). It seriously gets better every year. This year, I nearly beat Mike at Dutch Blitz, hung over a cliff edge on Lake Superior, and saw a shooting star while stargazing with Teresa, among other things. It was sweet.
- Rock Climbing: ...which is quickly becoming an annual Chi Alpha / Encounter event. This year, under the tutelage of Pat and Stacey, I learned a few more tricks for scaling high, vertical imitation-rock surfaces. I also tried "bouldering," which is basically pushing and pulling yourself up a smaller climbing wall (usually jutting out in a rather counter-intuitive way) with no ropes... no worries. I didn't die.... this time...
- Leading Worship last week: Yes, I was nervous. Yes, playing piano AND singing is no piece of cake (yet). But the important thing was to worship, and worship we did.
I am currently teaching myself to knit cables (you know, the little twisty things on sweaters and stuff)... it's nice to be knitting again...
Also, a kind word of warning from your friendly neighborhood blogger: Do not, I repeat, DO NOT, drink any highly caffeinated substance on an empty stomach. I've learned this several times during my life, the first being the day of the Omaha Bryan Cross Country meet my junior year during which I drank a lovely mug full of chai tea on our early morning bus ride and promptly found myself stuck with an upset stomach (not recommended for running)... and yet, here I am, three years and several occurrences later, and I still haven't learned my lesson! No upset stomach this morning, at least - I had a lovely cup of iced coffee this morning at Bordertown in the company of two very lovely women, and am still in very high spirits - however, I can still feel the pangs of over-caffeination five hours later. I'm very jittery and excitable... I think I need to eat something...
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