Wednesday, April 28, 2004
A good year indeed
This blog entry will be a little different than the others... this one I will go through my year in specifics(or at least topical)... so here is an in-depth commentary on my first year at WSU. oh, and this one will be big. enjoy... and this is my views and thoughts, not anyone else's... if it is someone else's viewpoint, I'll try and say that... enjoy!
Where to start? How about moving here... so I moved here to get away from my friends and family, I was tired of the same ol' same ol' of everyday life on the westside... I just wanted to get away and start over... of course there were people from home that I truly didn't want to leave, such as ryan, alex, and a very select few other than that... so I moved here to start over, to 'break the norm' if you will...
So now I'm going to a new school, where I have no 'good' friends, no parents, no nothing I'm used to... so I'm finally out on my own, and it was kinda weird to adjust to everything... a few weeks into it comes dad's weekend... my dad was in Paris for the week or two before dad's weekend, and he doesn't cope well with time zone changes, so we agreed that it would be ok for him not to come out here... eventhough we agreed on that, I was hurt inside because I was away from everything I used to know and understand, and my dad coming for dad's weekend was comfort coming to visit me... most everyone I knew, their dads were coming to visit, and I was just trying to get through it... I kept this issue to myself thinking that I needed to get over it because I'm on my own now and I need to 'grow up' or something... Things with Val weren't the greatest and I'm being weird, val could tell something was wrong and tried to get it out of me, but I kept it inside, she was just trying to help me through this hard time... I blew up on her and didn't want anyone to break me of my pride of "being on my own and no grown up"... so we broke up which was also called the "Worst break up of the century"... it was quite ugly and hurtful things were said between us...
So right after we broke up, my pride was still intact because I guarded it by hurting others... so I started some self contemplation, and I realized that I was being a dumbass, but like always, it was too late... so I decided to do the next best thing... humble myself and move on... now I'm on a streak... so I tried to put it all behind me and move on... but of course, I was searching for someone to fill my void for love and loving... so I was crazy and I went after a girl to become my girlfriend, but I didn't know anyone well enough and i just scared most of them off... there was one girl who I spent a lot of time with right before the end of a semester, but it ended quickly, I reminded her of her ex-boyfriend, and she decided to get back together with him... which gave me a shock... not a bad shock, but a good one... the shock was that I needed to fill this void not with someone, but with the true love that will never leave me... I FINALLY caught on and turned to God... God, being the great God he is, filled that void and I was able to finally live on my own, being the single Peter... it was weird being that Val and I dated on and off for two and a half years... after I finally was able to stand on my own, I decided to make another genius move... I started talking to val again, and I wanted to become friends again... but here's the thing... she didn't want to talk to me... and I needed to understand this... took me a little while, but I now understand that relationships are 2 ways, not 1... no matter how hard you want them to work out... both parties still need to be willing... a very important thing to remember in life and love...
after that I just sort of lived in my single state... trying to rely on God, and allowing him to do work through me... he has taught me a lot by me being single, and learning all this about being a "man of God"... I truly believe that God has had me put me through all this to help me grow in him, and I am not angry or bitter at all for anything that has happened... God has a master plan, and we need to succumb to that and to allow ourselves to be open to changes in our life, truly letting God control our life... here are a few things he has taught me...
God was teaching me to find him in him only, not through others... Often times people look for God in other people, look for great leaders and examples of Godly people to include in their lives to feel closer to God... but God has not called us to only be close to those who love God and trust him, but wants us to be close and love HIM not others...
Relying on him for strength... having strength in yourself through him...
A big problem in churches today is a lack of confidence in christians... we are afraid to give everything to God... we afraid of what he will do in and with our lives... Christianity is not about limiting God to your own specific lifestyle... christianity is about a relationship with God, trusting him completely with your life, and allowing him to be in control of everything... this includes everything... homework, meals, what you wear, everything that you can think of... all for God. crazy. but that is what we are called to do... people don't have enough confidence in God, because they are afraid everything they want won't get done, so they try to fulfill their dreams by themselves, while letting God work in other areas of their life... I am not perfect, and I fail oftentimes at being a good christian and allowing God to work throughout my entire life...
Having a biblical background and having that knowledge for God to be able to use... I will never memorize the entire word of God... jeez, I can't even remember the roman's road anymore... but I need to learn about the old testament and the new, so that when (if it comes up) I know some stuff... and so that, when God is speaking through me, he can use verses that I have read before...
What I am trying to do and learn about now is listening to and for God to speak to me... this is a hard thing to do... ask christians how they "hear" what God calls them to do... usually it is through situations God puts us in, through conversations with our friends, through sermons, through something random happening... but we rarely sit in a completely quiet place and listen for God to talk to us... in prayer we so often talk and talk, but as I said before, relationships are 2 sided, and God wants to talk also... shouldn't we be there to listen? (the answer is yes, btw) :D
another thing God has shed a light upon this year is the type of woman I'm looking for... this is cool considering before I had no clue... you know the old phrase "You'll marry someone just like your mother!" well, I never really listened to that, my mother and I didn't get along that much while I was in my teenage years... kinda sad, but we made it through, which is great, I love my mom a lot, and we get along very well nowadays... I even had the pleasure of worshipping with her the other day... that was awesome... so what qualities does my mom have? well she is a very strong woman, if something is to be done, she will tell you, if you do something wrong she will tell you... she is strong in what she believes in... she also is a very hard worker and amazes me with how hard she pushes herself... at the same time, she is able to have a good time, able to tell jokes, and throw out puns like nobody's business(take any family dinner for example, levi and her would shoot back and forth puns, my dad and I would throw one in every once in a while, but mostly levi and mom, goodtimes)... she's a very loving person and always has everyone's best interest in mind... she also wants to help in our life, but she won't push herself into my life unless I need it(and she knows when that is... somehow... it's a mom thing)... So God has shown me that I need a strong christian woman who will stand up for things she believes in, able to have fun, very smart and a hard worker... also someone who will always look out for the best interests of others before her own... Now I know what you are thinking... jeez peter, you will NEVER find a woman that good... well I hope that is not true, but it is quite hard to be as good as someone who is great... not everyone is perfect and I know that... God will provide the right woman in my life...
I'm tired of searching for love and losing, so I'm going to let God do the searching and I'll try my best to listen for his call... that is all I can do.
oh, and one last thing God has been teaching me this year... crap happens... I mean, bad things come by, and we get upset... why? I dunno, but crap happens in people's lives, including mine and yours, but we have to learn to cope with it while trusting the Lord to help us through...
I think that is pretty much it... um, yeah... oh! I remember now...
you know how I said
"after that I just sort of lived in my single state... trying to rely on God, and allowing him to do work through me... "
well that is sorta true... "lived in my single state"... is kinda broad... I lived here, not looking for a girlfriend, but not against the possibility... I had a few crushes... but nothing has happened yet... maybe next year... I also have done normal things... such as homework, hanging out with friends... and throughout this whole year I haven't really had a good friend to depend on and to hang out with all the time... until about a month and a half or so ago... when Brandon and I started hanging out... he's a great guy and I'm so glad God has brought him into my life... I also have a bunch of great christian friends across campus that are always encouraging and loving... I just hope I give them the same respect they give me... God has put many refuges in my life here that I love, such as my room, working out, music, and the newest of them all, DANCING! I have fallen in Love with dancing, and I'm so glad that I'm able to glorify God by dancing... a bunch of people go dancing every thursday, and it is a refuge to me every week...
well this was huge and I should be getting to bed soon... I need to get a lot done tomorrow, and I still need to do my bible study... gnite yall, and leave me a comment or drop me an e-bomb(e-mail)... let me know your thoughts on me and my last year... and if I have written anything wrong, please bring it to my attention, I'm human and it's late... thanks...Peter
Where to start? How about moving here... so I moved here to get away from my friends and family, I was tired of the same ol' same ol' of everyday life on the westside... I just wanted to get away and start over... of course there were people from home that I truly didn't want to leave, such as ryan, alex, and a very select few other than that... so I moved here to start over, to 'break the norm' if you will...
So now I'm going to a new school, where I have no 'good' friends, no parents, no nothing I'm used to... so I'm finally out on my own, and it was kinda weird to adjust to everything... a few weeks into it comes dad's weekend... my dad was in Paris for the week or two before dad's weekend, and he doesn't cope well with time zone changes, so we agreed that it would be ok for him not to come out here... eventhough we agreed on that, I was hurt inside because I was away from everything I used to know and understand, and my dad coming for dad's weekend was comfort coming to visit me... most everyone I knew, their dads were coming to visit, and I was just trying to get through it... I kept this issue to myself thinking that I needed to get over it because I'm on my own now and I need to 'grow up' or something... Things with Val weren't the greatest and I'm being weird, val could tell something was wrong and tried to get it out of me, but I kept it inside, she was just trying to help me through this hard time... I blew up on her and didn't want anyone to break me of my pride of "being on my own and no grown up"... so we broke up which was also called the "Worst break up of the century"... it was quite ugly and hurtful things were said between us...
So right after we broke up, my pride was still intact because I guarded it by hurting others... so I started some self contemplation, and I realized that I was being a dumbass, but like always, it was too late... so I decided to do the next best thing... humble myself and move on... now I'm on a streak... so I tried to put it all behind me and move on... but of course, I was searching for someone to fill my void for love and loving... so I was crazy and I went after a girl to become my girlfriend, but I didn't know anyone well enough and i just scared most of them off... there was one girl who I spent a lot of time with right before the end of a semester, but it ended quickly, I reminded her of her ex-boyfriend, and she decided to get back together with him... which gave me a shock... not a bad shock, but a good one... the shock was that I needed to fill this void not with someone, but with the true love that will never leave me... I FINALLY caught on and turned to God... God, being the great God he is, filled that void and I was able to finally live on my own, being the single Peter... it was weird being that Val and I dated on and off for two and a half years... after I finally was able to stand on my own, I decided to make another genius move... I started talking to val again, and I wanted to become friends again... but here's the thing... she didn't want to talk to me... and I needed to understand this... took me a little while, but I now understand that relationships are 2 ways, not 1... no matter how hard you want them to work out... both parties still need to be willing... a very important thing to remember in life and love...
after that I just sort of lived in my single state... trying to rely on God, and allowing him to do work through me... he has taught me a lot by me being single, and learning all this about being a "man of God"... I truly believe that God has had me put me through all this to help me grow in him, and I am not angry or bitter at all for anything that has happened... God has a master plan, and we need to succumb to that and to allow ourselves to be open to changes in our life, truly letting God control our life... here are a few things he has taught me...
God was teaching me to find him in him only, not through others... Often times people look for God in other people, look for great leaders and examples of Godly people to include in their lives to feel closer to God... but God has not called us to only be close to those who love God and trust him, but wants us to be close and love HIM not others...
Relying on him for strength... having strength in yourself through him...
A big problem in churches today is a lack of confidence in christians... we are afraid to give everything to God... we afraid of what he will do in and with our lives... Christianity is not about limiting God to your own specific lifestyle... christianity is about a relationship with God, trusting him completely with your life, and allowing him to be in control of everything... this includes everything... homework, meals, what you wear, everything that you can think of... all for God. crazy. but that is what we are called to do... people don't have enough confidence in God, because they are afraid everything they want won't get done, so they try to fulfill their dreams by themselves, while letting God work in other areas of their life... I am not perfect, and I fail oftentimes at being a good christian and allowing God to work throughout my entire life...
Having a biblical background and having that knowledge for God to be able to use... I will never memorize the entire word of God... jeez, I can't even remember the roman's road anymore... but I need to learn about the old testament and the new, so that when (if it comes up) I know some stuff... and so that, when God is speaking through me, he can use verses that I have read before...
What I am trying to do and learn about now is listening to and for God to speak to me... this is a hard thing to do... ask christians how they "hear" what God calls them to do... usually it is through situations God puts us in, through conversations with our friends, through sermons, through something random happening... but we rarely sit in a completely quiet place and listen for God to talk to us... in prayer we so often talk and talk, but as I said before, relationships are 2 sided, and God wants to talk also... shouldn't we be there to listen? (the answer is yes, btw) :D
another thing God has shed a light upon this year is the type of woman I'm looking for... this is cool considering before I had no clue... you know the old phrase "You'll marry someone just like your mother!" well, I never really listened to that, my mother and I didn't get along that much while I was in my teenage years... kinda sad, but we made it through, which is great, I love my mom a lot, and we get along very well nowadays... I even had the pleasure of worshipping with her the other day... that was awesome... so what qualities does my mom have? well she is a very strong woman, if something is to be done, she will tell you, if you do something wrong she will tell you... she is strong in what she believes in... she also is a very hard worker and amazes me with how hard she pushes herself... at the same time, she is able to have a good time, able to tell jokes, and throw out puns like nobody's business(take any family dinner for example, levi and her would shoot back and forth puns, my dad and I would throw one in every once in a while, but mostly levi and mom, goodtimes)... she's a very loving person and always has everyone's best interest in mind... she also wants to help in our life, but she won't push herself into my life unless I need it(and she knows when that is... somehow... it's a mom thing)... So God has shown me that I need a strong christian woman who will stand up for things she believes in, able to have fun, very smart and a hard worker... also someone who will always look out for the best interests of others before her own... Now I know what you are thinking... jeez peter, you will NEVER find a woman that good... well I hope that is not true, but it is quite hard to be as good as someone who is great... not everyone is perfect and I know that... God will provide the right woman in my life...
I'm tired of searching for love and losing, so I'm going to let God do the searching and I'll try my best to listen for his call... that is all I can do.
oh, and one last thing God has been teaching me this year... crap happens... I mean, bad things come by, and we get upset... why? I dunno, but crap happens in people's lives, including mine and yours, but we have to learn to cope with it while trusting the Lord to help us through...
I think that is pretty much it... um, yeah... oh! I remember now...
you know how I said
"after that I just sort of lived in my single state... trying to rely on God, and allowing him to do work through me... "
well that is sorta true... "lived in my single state"... is kinda broad... I lived here, not looking for a girlfriend, but not against the possibility... I had a few crushes... but nothing has happened yet... maybe next year... I also have done normal things... such as homework, hanging out with friends... and throughout this whole year I haven't really had a good friend to depend on and to hang out with all the time... until about a month and a half or so ago... when Brandon and I started hanging out... he's a great guy and I'm so glad God has brought him into my life... I also have a bunch of great christian friends across campus that are always encouraging and loving... I just hope I give them the same respect they give me... God has put many refuges in my life here that I love, such as my room, working out, music, and the newest of them all, DANCING! I have fallen in Love with dancing, and I'm so glad that I'm able to glorify God by dancing... a bunch of people go dancing every thursday, and it is a refuge to me every week...
well this was huge and I should be getting to bed soon... I need to get a lot done tomorrow, and I still need to do my bible study... gnite yall, and leave me a comment or drop me an e-bomb(e-mail)... let me know your thoughts on me and my last year... and if I have written anything wrong, please bring it to my attention, I'm human and it's late... thanks...Peter
Sunday, April 25, 2004
Bloggin' fo sho
That was my favorite title that I can remember, so I thought I'd use it again... go for recycling!... alright... I'll get around to the long blog entry sooner or later, but for now... no...
tonite... well tonite I went to the rec center... played some b-ball, worked out, ran a mile, played volleyball, more b-ball then walked home... only to find out that... My second girlfriend (from 8th grade) was visiting and wanted to hang out!... alright, so who is this? well, her name is Ashley Rogers and she's a lot of fun to be around... she goes to central... it was great to see her... she welcomed me with open arms and we hung out and talked for a while... Brandon came with me to chill on Streight 6th floor (girls floor)... we had a good time, including sitting in the hall, eating popcorn from the machine, not from the bag... also talking with some beautiful ladies... that floor has quite a few attractive ladies on it...
I'm now home, and ready to go to bed, since I'm getting up at 10 tomorrow to go play softball with brandon and the Criminal Justice Club... we should tear it up.
gnite yall
Peter
tonite... well tonite I went to the rec center... played some b-ball, worked out, ran a mile, played volleyball, more b-ball then walked home... only to find out that... My second girlfriend (from 8th grade) was visiting and wanted to hang out!... alright, so who is this? well, her name is Ashley Rogers and she's a lot of fun to be around... she goes to central... it was great to see her... she welcomed me with open arms and we hung out and talked for a while... Brandon came with me to chill on Streight 6th floor (girls floor)... we had a good time, including sitting in the hall, eating popcorn from the machine, not from the bag... also talking with some beautiful ladies... that floor has quite a few attractive ladies on it...
I'm now home, and ready to go to bed, since I'm getting up at 10 tomorrow to go play softball with brandon and the Criminal Justice Club... we should tear it up.
gnite yall
Peter
Friday, April 23, 2004
hmmm...
I'm thinking of changing the colors just because I personally don't think it looks that great... I'm thinking a Navy Blue and some other color... maybe red? let me know what colors to use... thanks -Peter
is this alright?
it's kinda weird, but I'm going to work to improve it some more.... somehow... pics on the top might help...
Alright, well tonite was pleasant...
so I changed ryan's blog to his UW colors... took a little humbling, but I did it... and I really like it a lot... I think it looks so good, I'm going to steal it and change the colors to WSU ones... I love you bro, but my blog just doesn't compare... yet... muhahaha!
alright, well let's begin the night with dinner... My mom, Brandon and I went to Applebee's and that is one place I thouroughly enjoy... I got my favorite dish from there... FAJITAS! Ryan knows what I'm talking about! fajitas are bomb... I ate almost all of it... I really can't eat a lot at one sitting... whatever.
After dinner we all went to CRU, Jess and Laura also camer along with Brandon and I, my mom met us there... so I introduced my mom to a few of my friends and then praise began, so we went and got seats... Tonite put a huge smile on both my face and my heart. I was standing there next to my mom praising God... I loved it... My mom is an awesome lady and it just touched my heart tonite to be praising the Lord along side of her. On a similar note, I miss my dad.
but don't worry! I am planning on visiting them this summer... so I hopefully will take the same plane over to Paris as my mom on May 12th... My dad will be gone though, he'll be working in some city south of Paris, I forget which(darn memory)... so my mom and I plan on going over there, then heading down south, visiting my dad, then keep going and go to the Mediterranean... wow... that is so weird for me to say, but in less than a month, hopefully it'll come true. Swimming in the mediterranean, wow... so I'll most likely stay with them for about a month and a half to two months, when I'll go back to the greater seattle area, maybe live with my brother, maybe live randomly among friends... we already know I can live out of the sunset room(thank you last two summers!)... so I'm thinking I'll bum around there for a few weeks, when I'll come back to Pullman and finish the paperwork to my new house, and then... MOVE IN TO MY HOUSE (for the next three (or four) years at least)... and work over here until school starts... then go to school, work, and try and save up enough money to make everything possible for Ryan and my mission trip next summer...
so after CRU... wait... hold on... while singing either the last or second to last song, the power went out in the church, I think they popped a fuse or something, I'm not an engineer, or electrician, or whatever... so although the band lost power and the room was dark, we continued the song until the end, and it was awesome to hear everyone still sing "Forever God is faithful, Forever God is stong, Forever God is with us, forever, forever..." it was great... that is one of my favorite songs and I hope that the lord enjoys it as much as I do when I sing it to him...
so we walked out of the church and BAM stars... it was NUTS! the stars were uber bright in the night sky and it was goregous... A wonderful addition to a wonderful night... oh, and Laura saw a shooting star... that was cool.
THEN brandon and I went back to the stephenson and watched the first half of the new season of MXC... it was quality... I missed the second half, but no worries! Brandon recorded it... whew... so we headed off to Idaho for some good ol' country swing dancin'... but wait there's a catch! My mom wanted to come watch me dance for a while... so we met her there too...
you may be thinking... jeez Peter is being a real level 3 high class jerk to his mom, making her drive herself all around pullman to meet with him at the event... JERK... well, it worked out for me to ride with brandon to cru because we were already here and my mom was at the hotel, wasting gas if she comes up to pick me up, so I went with brandon... WHAT ABOUT TO DANCING??? well brandon and I go back to the dorms and chill for a little while, then go dancing... "well why couldn't your mom just drive all of you?" well she offered, but I had to decline being that if she were to drive, it would force her to stay until around 2 a.m.... Which I did not want to do to her considering she has to be somewhere at 8:30 AM tomorrow(today, whatever)... so I rode with Brandon so that my mom could leave when she would like...
alright, so now onto the dancing part... I love country swing dancing, and tonite was great to show my mom how I dance every thursday... don't worry, it's clean... for the most part hehe!... She really enjoyed it and I even convinced her to two-step with me to a slow song... she was reluctant to do it... but I got her to somehow... so that was nice, and she caught on VERY fast... although it's not that hard, a lot of people have trouble with it... but not my mom... so then she sat back and just watched me for a few more dances... Then she left, after saying goodbyes and such... I won't see her until we leave for Paris, or until I'm actually in Paris... I love you mom!...
Tonite was a lot of fun... I danced a lot!... usually I sit out a few songs here and there and don't work myself too hard... but not tonite! tonite I was the little train who could!... I danced with a bunch of beautiful ladies and line danced a few times with some friends... including the awesome "steven's line dance"... and the circle line dance which is one of my favs... I did some aerials with Michelle(while my mom was still there)... Michelle was kinda shy to do them because she thinks she looks stupid when she does them, eventhough she totally doesn't and she looks fabulous, but whatever... so we did like 3 aerials... it was fun... I had a blast, and my body is dead, so tonite's sleep will be awesome...
God bless you all, and please leave a note if you would like... I would enjoy hearing from everyone, including YOU... and I don't care who YOU are...
alright, well let's begin the night with dinner... My mom, Brandon and I went to Applebee's and that is one place I thouroughly enjoy... I got my favorite dish from there... FAJITAS! Ryan knows what I'm talking about! fajitas are bomb... I ate almost all of it... I really can't eat a lot at one sitting... whatever.
After dinner we all went to CRU, Jess and Laura also camer along with Brandon and I, my mom met us there... so I introduced my mom to a few of my friends and then praise began, so we went and got seats... Tonite put a huge smile on both my face and my heart. I was standing there next to my mom praising God... I loved it... My mom is an awesome lady and it just touched my heart tonite to be praising the Lord along side of her. On a similar note, I miss my dad.
but don't worry! I am planning on visiting them this summer... so I hopefully will take the same plane over to Paris as my mom on May 12th... My dad will be gone though, he'll be working in some city south of Paris, I forget which(darn memory)... so my mom and I plan on going over there, then heading down south, visiting my dad, then keep going and go to the Mediterranean... wow... that is so weird for me to say, but in less than a month, hopefully it'll come true. Swimming in the mediterranean, wow... so I'll most likely stay with them for about a month and a half to two months, when I'll go back to the greater seattle area, maybe live with my brother, maybe live randomly among friends... we already know I can live out of the sunset room(thank you last two summers!)... so I'm thinking I'll bum around there for a few weeks, when I'll come back to Pullman and finish the paperwork to my new house, and then... MOVE IN TO MY HOUSE (for the next three (or four) years at least)... and work over here until school starts... then go to school, work, and try and save up enough money to make everything possible for Ryan and my mission trip next summer...
so after CRU... wait... hold on... while singing either the last or second to last song, the power went out in the church, I think they popped a fuse or something, I'm not an engineer, or electrician, or whatever... so although the band lost power and the room was dark, we continued the song until the end, and it was awesome to hear everyone still sing "Forever God is faithful, Forever God is stong, Forever God is with us, forever, forever..." it was great... that is one of my favorite songs and I hope that the lord enjoys it as much as I do when I sing it to him...
so we walked out of the church and BAM stars... it was NUTS! the stars were uber bright in the night sky and it was goregous... A wonderful addition to a wonderful night... oh, and Laura saw a shooting star... that was cool.
THEN brandon and I went back to the stephenson and watched the first half of the new season of MXC... it was quality... I missed the second half, but no worries! Brandon recorded it... whew... so we headed off to Idaho for some good ol' country swing dancin'... but wait there's a catch! My mom wanted to come watch me dance for a while... so we met her there too...
you may be thinking... jeez Peter is being a real level 3 high class jerk to his mom, making her drive herself all around pullman to meet with him at the event... JERK... well, it worked out for me to ride with brandon to cru because we were already here and my mom was at the hotel, wasting gas if she comes up to pick me up, so I went with brandon... WHAT ABOUT TO DANCING??? well brandon and I go back to the dorms and chill for a little while, then go dancing... "well why couldn't your mom just drive all of you?" well she offered, but I had to decline being that if she were to drive, it would force her to stay until around 2 a.m.... Which I did not want to do to her considering she has to be somewhere at 8:30 AM tomorrow(today, whatever)... so I rode with Brandon so that my mom could leave when she would like...
alright, so now onto the dancing part... I love country swing dancing, and tonite was great to show my mom how I dance every thursday... don't worry, it's clean... for the most part hehe!... She really enjoyed it and I even convinced her to two-step with me to a slow song... she was reluctant to do it... but I got her to somehow... so that was nice, and she caught on VERY fast... although it's not that hard, a lot of people have trouble with it... but not my mom... so then she sat back and just watched me for a few more dances... Then she left, after saying goodbyes and such... I won't see her until we leave for Paris, or until I'm actually in Paris... I love you mom!...
Tonite was a lot of fun... I danced a lot!... usually I sit out a few songs here and there and don't work myself too hard... but not tonite! tonite I was the little train who could!... I danced with a bunch of beautiful ladies and line danced a few times with some friends... including the awesome "steven's line dance"... and the circle line dance which is one of my favs... I did some aerials with Michelle(while my mom was still there)... Michelle was kinda shy to do them because she thinks she looks stupid when she does them, eventhough she totally doesn't and she looks fabulous, but whatever... so we did like 3 aerials... it was fun... I had a blast, and my body is dead, so tonite's sleep will be awesome...
God bless you all, and please leave a note if you would like... I would enjoy hearing from everyone, including YOU... and I don't care who YOU are...
Wednesday, April 21, 2004
I QUIT!
the title? yeah, I'm going to drink something other than water... the point of this was for me to spend less money on my dining account... and I decided that I just won't buy drinks as filler, instead drink water, but I still can drink pop and such during meals and special occasions... I'm still not eating candy though... later yall... oh and my best friend hooked up my blog with comments, so leave me one if you would like
Tuesday, April 20, 2004
I put the PRO in procrastination!
how true is that statement? well, very... I have a lab report due in 13 hours, and I'm about to START it... oh yeah, it's 2 a.m also... goodtimes... alright... well I think I'm going to go start on that... I might finish it... maybe... it's worth 15-20 points towards my lab grade... and well, I have a 98% in that class... and I'm not too worried about it... goodnight everyone... oh, and there are new links to two beautiful and wonderful ladies on the side... oh, and Brandon is cool.
Monday, April 19, 2004
today!
alright, so today was nice... woke up around 11 to go to the baseball game... left before the 5th inning and as I was walking out it started raining... so I got to walk home in the rain... about 5-10 minutes after I got home, it stopped raining... ah... well whatever, I enjoy the rain, and walking in it was relaxing... kind of cold, but relaxing... then I watched minority report with jessica, laura, and brandon... which is a great movie... kind of weird, but a good one nonetheless... went to waller and played some original nintendo with ben... awesome... techmo super bowl... awesome...
I have decided to quit something different every month, just for kicks... I'm bored, and this gives me something to work on, and a goal to strive for... the first month was pop, the second was shaving, and I'm about to begin the third... starts tomorrow... here is what I'm quitting
- everything except water to drink (I drink too much sobe and pop(again), as brandon commented to me, so I'm quitting it all!)
- candy (I eat too much candy, therefore quit it for a month)
So that is what I'm quitting... kinda crazy right? that's the point... do something that will challenge me, so that I have a goal to WORK for and not just casually get.
alright... goodnight everyone, and the big one will be up soon, I decided to write it out on paper first, so it will most likely be two to three days... gnite yall
I have decided to quit something different every month, just for kicks... I'm bored, and this gives me something to work on, and a goal to strive for... the first month was pop, the second was shaving, and I'm about to begin the third... starts tomorrow... here is what I'm quitting
- everything except water to drink (I drink too much sobe and pop(again), as brandon commented to me, so I'm quitting it all!)
- candy (I eat too much candy, therefore quit it for a month)
So that is what I'm quitting... kinda crazy right? that's the point... do something that will challenge me, so that I have a goal to WORK for and not just casually get.
alright... goodnight everyone, and the big one will be up soon, I decided to write it out on paper first, so it will most likely be two to three days... gnite yall
Sunday, April 18, 2004
hi
well this weekend is mom's weekend, and my mom isn't here, but all is well, she's working hard back home getting things ready for her big move over to Paris, so I completely understand... she'll be over here monday night, which will be nice... yeah, so I'm chillin here, going to baseball games, and just hanging out... alright, well that is it... and the big blog entry is still to come... I haven't gotten much sleep lately, so I'm going to go to bed... gnite yall
Friday, April 16, 2004
Can anyone tell I'm bored?
um... yeah, I'm usually bored... maybe because I'm in Pullman, maybe because I'm lame, but I think it's not because of the latter. anyhoo... tonite was wonderful, I'm uber tired and I need some sleep, so the big blog entry will be tomorrow... don't expect anything though... oh, and if you don't like my punctuation, oh well, this is how I think, and therefore how I type... the dots are thoughts and/or breaks in thoughts and/or sort-of sentence structure... sort-of... I'm a math major... shoot.
Thursday, April 15, 2004
awesome
alright, so I revamped the ol' blog with some cougar pride... also I added some sausages to the string, including my good friend Brandon's new blog... good times... that is actually the reason for me changing all this... I've wanted to do it for some time, but brandon gave me the kick to do it because he just started his, and changed it all around... goodtimes... alright, well I hope you enjoy the new colors and other stuff that I changed about my blog... everyone have a good night, and if you have any question, comments, or hate-notes, don't be afraid to click on the e-mail me tab... gnite
oh and one more thing... my apologies... Lindsay is spelled with an 'a' I was told today... sorry about that.
oh and one more thing... my apologies... Lindsay is spelled with an 'a' I was told today... sorry about that.
Wednesday, April 14, 2004
Hey everyone... big news!
Alright, first of all... God is cool, and well he never ceases to amaze me.
second, liquid dreams by o-town is an awesome song... lol, brandon knows what I'm talking about...
third, it has officially a month, and I can now shave... I'm sorry for anyone who thought it was truly disgusting (Peter with facial hair isn't exactly the best thing... it wouldn't be bad if I could grow a full beard, but that will come in time... I hope)... I kinda like the goatee, but I'm going to shave it I've decided... maybe I'll grow it back later, but maybe not... whatever.
fourthly... alex has three finals tomorrow and wish/pray for him to do well... he's a great dude, and I wish him the best...
fifthly...
MY BEST FRIEND HAS LEFT THE BACHELOR POOL... yeah, that's right... ryan has a girlfriend... weird huh? I don't think so... although he has been single for quite a while, Lindsay is an awesome girl, and they seem cute. yeah, I said it, cute. I wish them the best of luck... and maybe I'll be able to be a third wheel on a date sometime... that would be fun huh?
which brings me to my next point... I've been feeling like I need someone here for me... but what I've learned is that I need to settle down and let life do it's work... but that is of course, giving my life to christ and letting him work... which brings me to my next point!
Alright, well I've avoided talking about this for long enough. I started your mind thinking about it with the song from below... but here it is
My beef with people these days... no, My beef with CHRISTIANS, or so called ones, these days...
warning-I apologize if I hurt anyone's feelings.
Pride... my beef... what goes perfectly hand in hand with pride? selfishness... if you guessed that, you are right... and here's my beef.
I have noticed that some people who call themselves Christians, show me (and others) another story... first of all... Actions speak louder than words... take for example the bible... yeah, it's an awesome book, but when we have a miracle happen in our life, how much greater is that than reading about a miracle happening to someone else? understand? alright, I'm moving on... what do they show me that is another story?
well let's start off with this: someone who does not give a part of their life to God because they are trying to be responsible by taking care of it by themselves... take for example homework... how often do you do your homework to get it done? How often do you give homework to God and allow him to work in you through it? exactly... This goes a lot deeper than not giving only a single part of your life to God... but it gets down to one thing. Pride.
how peter does it come down to pride? well, let me explain... let me start off with a verse:
Proverbs 3:5 -"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding"
enough said... the bible is a great book full of knowledge... back to my original topic... Pride.
that verse said to trust in the lord with ALL your heart... what is all your heart? well I believe all your heart is your life... God gave us his whole heart, through Jesus' what? his LIFE... ah... there it is... he gave us Jesus, his only son's life, why should we shy away from giving God the almighty anything LESS than our life/ ALL of our heart...
now that that is clear... that doesn't mean give him only mission trips and church events... it doesn't mean give him only time when he makes it blatently obvious that he is there, longing for you to see him and acknowledge him... Give him everything... give him your dreams, give him your goals, give him your life... give him every single thing that you do during the day... give him brushing your teeth, or give him a poker game, give him a sports event, give him the weekly ritual of watching American Idol and The O.C and One Tree Hill...
ah, but what does it mean to 'give' him something... well this is where it gets to be a RELATIONSHIP with God, and not just another science... giving God something in your life, such as your weekly television watching rituals, means to PRAY about it beforehand, during and after (1 thess. 5:17 -"pray continually")... and listen for God's response... if he is calling you to watch the show in your room by yourself, do that... if he opens up a door and you get invited to watch it with friends... watch it with them, and pray that he may use you to be a light to them... let's say he opens up a door for you to talk with one of your friends about God, or even just calls you away from watching it, then skip watching it, and pray for whatever you are doing, and see where God will take you... do you see where I'm going with this? if you do, congrats, if you actually do this, then you are ahead of the curve.
but hold on. That is NOT at all an easy thing to do... give your life, give even a part of your life to someone who you cannot see, cannot touch, cannot feel (other than through the holy spirit)... how do we give our life or even a part of it to God? well, first you must understand a few things...
Romans 3:23 -"For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God"
Ephesians 2:8-9 - "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith - and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God - not by works, so that no one can boast."
These verses may sound familiar, and you may even have them memorized... way to go... now use them! alright... well no one is perfect, no one has been (except jesus), and no one will be. NOT EVEN YOU!... next, it is by God's grace that we are saved... we are all equal when it comes to being saved through faith... alright...
Here is the thing that is the hardest to break down... some people are very wise in christianity and the bible but still don't "get it"... they have verses memorized and they have it stuck in their head that they are a christian because they try to be a nice person, they feel called by God to do things, they go to church, they have knowledge of God and the bible, some even have a relationship with Jesus, but they are falling short on one thing... humbleness...
1 Peter 5:6 - "Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time"
Give God your sins, give him your failures, give him you successes, give him everything... tell him to use you, and listen for that call... it will be hard to do... and it probably won't happen right away... "that he may lift you up in due time"... things take time, and God works on something that is exactly that... God's time... not ours... and we need to understand and accept that we cannot control time...
alright, but let me also stress the importance of help while doing this... Talk to friends and family about it... talk with me if you would like... talk to someone you trust... and ask them their opinion on what you feel called... don't shut them out, or go into depression because you aren't in control of your life... but bring them in so that you have help, so that you have backup... if you truly give everything to him, you probably will be in tears, and probably will live a 'crazy' life, or what seems to be crazy... change is always hard and takes time and effort...
CHRISTIANITY IS NOT A CAKE-WALK!
you can't just sit there. it says "pick up your daily cross and follow me"... christianity is an everyday thing... but guess what? It is so worth it... God's will is amazing and you can ask any true christian if the daily struggles and everything is worth it... it is... and they will tell you that also.
alright...
2 corinthians 2:17 - "Unlike so many, we do not peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, like men sent from God"
this is becoming one of my favorite verses because it is so true... how often do we manipulate the word of God so that it helps our current situation? How can we use the word of the Lord to back up our wrong opinion? well I've talked to a few people who are very smart in the word of God, and use that to make arguments against a relationship with God... crazy huh? but it is one of the hardest things to fight... I personally know a few verses by heart... but it is hard to argue with someone with more bible knowledge... but I have been told and God allows me to UNDERSTAND the bible to a higher extent than other who are knowledgable in it... even so... people who have bible knowledge are unwilling to truly listen to you because they have more knowledge than you and believe in their heads that they are right... but they arent becauase they do not UNDERSTAND what they are saying...
Proverbs 16:5 - "The Lord detests all the proud of heart. Be sure of this: They will not go unpunished"
have problems in your life? may this be the reason why? could possibly you be holding back from your true potential in christ? are you afraid that he will change your life completely? maybe he will, but that should be up to him and not you. and you should " trust in the lord your God with all your heart" and allow him to do his will in your life.
alright... well it is 4 A.M. and I'm kinda tired... if there is something in here that is wrong or incorrect, please let me know and I will do my best to fix/change it. thanks... remember, I'm not perfect either, and I also make mistakes.
Goodnight everyone, and I hope that you have learned something from all this... I felt called to write something about it, here it is, there may be more... but for now, may God be working in your life, and may you acknowledge him and humble yourself so that he may fully use you for his will... and may ou not be afraid, but Trust in him, for he is the Lord you God, the one who first loved you.
second, liquid dreams by o-town is an awesome song... lol, brandon knows what I'm talking about...
third, it has officially a month, and I can now shave... I'm sorry for anyone who thought it was truly disgusting (Peter with facial hair isn't exactly the best thing... it wouldn't be bad if I could grow a full beard, but that will come in time... I hope)... I kinda like the goatee, but I'm going to shave it I've decided... maybe I'll grow it back later, but maybe not... whatever.
fourthly... alex has three finals tomorrow and wish/pray for him to do well... he's a great dude, and I wish him the best...
fifthly...
MY BEST FRIEND HAS LEFT THE BACHELOR POOL... yeah, that's right... ryan has a girlfriend... weird huh? I don't think so... although he has been single for quite a while, Lindsay is an awesome girl, and they seem cute. yeah, I said it, cute. I wish them the best of luck... and maybe I'll be able to be a third wheel on a date sometime... that would be fun huh?
which brings me to my next point... I've been feeling like I need someone here for me... but what I've learned is that I need to settle down and let life do it's work... but that is of course, giving my life to christ and letting him work... which brings me to my next point!
Alright, well I've avoided talking about this for long enough. I started your mind thinking about it with the song from below... but here it is
My beef with people these days... no, My beef with CHRISTIANS, or so called ones, these days...
warning-I apologize if I hurt anyone's feelings.
Pride... my beef... what goes perfectly hand in hand with pride? selfishness... if you guessed that, you are right... and here's my beef.
I have noticed that some people who call themselves Christians, show me (and others) another story... first of all... Actions speak louder than words... take for example the bible... yeah, it's an awesome book, but when we have a miracle happen in our life, how much greater is that than reading about a miracle happening to someone else? understand? alright, I'm moving on... what do they show me that is another story?
well let's start off with this: someone who does not give a part of their life to God because they are trying to be responsible by taking care of it by themselves... take for example homework... how often do you do your homework to get it done? How often do you give homework to God and allow him to work in you through it? exactly... This goes a lot deeper than not giving only a single part of your life to God... but it gets down to one thing. Pride.
how peter does it come down to pride? well, let me explain... let me start off with a verse:
Proverbs 3:5 -"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding"
enough said... the bible is a great book full of knowledge... back to my original topic... Pride.
that verse said to trust in the lord with ALL your heart... what is all your heart? well I believe all your heart is your life... God gave us his whole heart, through Jesus' what? his LIFE... ah... there it is... he gave us Jesus, his only son's life, why should we shy away from giving God the almighty anything LESS than our life/ ALL of our heart...
now that that is clear... that doesn't mean give him only mission trips and church events... it doesn't mean give him only time when he makes it blatently obvious that he is there, longing for you to see him and acknowledge him... Give him everything... give him your dreams, give him your goals, give him your life... give him every single thing that you do during the day... give him brushing your teeth, or give him a poker game, give him a sports event, give him the weekly ritual of watching American Idol and The O.C and One Tree Hill...
ah, but what does it mean to 'give' him something... well this is where it gets to be a RELATIONSHIP with God, and not just another science... giving God something in your life, such as your weekly television watching rituals, means to PRAY about it beforehand, during and after (1 thess. 5:17 -"pray continually")... and listen for God's response... if he is calling you to watch the show in your room by yourself, do that... if he opens up a door and you get invited to watch it with friends... watch it with them, and pray that he may use you to be a light to them... let's say he opens up a door for you to talk with one of your friends about God, or even just calls you away from watching it, then skip watching it, and pray for whatever you are doing, and see where God will take you... do you see where I'm going with this? if you do, congrats, if you actually do this, then you are ahead of the curve.
but hold on. That is NOT at all an easy thing to do... give your life, give even a part of your life to someone who you cannot see, cannot touch, cannot feel (other than through the holy spirit)... how do we give our life or even a part of it to God? well, first you must understand a few things...
Romans 3:23 -"For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God"
Ephesians 2:8-9 - "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith - and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God - not by works, so that no one can boast."
These verses may sound familiar, and you may even have them memorized... way to go... now use them! alright... well no one is perfect, no one has been (except jesus), and no one will be. NOT EVEN YOU!... next, it is by God's grace that we are saved... we are all equal when it comes to being saved through faith... alright...
Here is the thing that is the hardest to break down... some people are very wise in christianity and the bible but still don't "get it"... they have verses memorized and they have it stuck in their head that they are a christian because they try to be a nice person, they feel called by God to do things, they go to church, they have knowledge of God and the bible, some even have a relationship with Jesus, but they are falling short on one thing... humbleness...
1 Peter 5:6 - "Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time"
Give God your sins, give him your failures, give him you successes, give him everything... tell him to use you, and listen for that call... it will be hard to do... and it probably won't happen right away... "that he may lift you up in due time"... things take time, and God works on something that is exactly that... God's time... not ours... and we need to understand and accept that we cannot control time...
alright, but let me also stress the importance of help while doing this... Talk to friends and family about it... talk with me if you would like... talk to someone you trust... and ask them their opinion on what you feel called... don't shut them out, or go into depression because you aren't in control of your life... but bring them in so that you have help, so that you have backup... if you truly give everything to him, you probably will be in tears, and probably will live a 'crazy' life, or what seems to be crazy... change is always hard and takes time and effort...
CHRISTIANITY IS NOT A CAKE-WALK!
you can't just sit there. it says "pick up your daily cross and follow me"... christianity is an everyday thing... but guess what? It is so worth it... God's will is amazing and you can ask any true christian if the daily struggles and everything is worth it... it is... and they will tell you that also.
alright...
2 corinthians 2:17 - "Unlike so many, we do not peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, like men sent from God"
this is becoming one of my favorite verses because it is so true... how often do we manipulate the word of God so that it helps our current situation? How can we use the word of the Lord to back up our wrong opinion? well I've talked to a few people who are very smart in the word of God, and use that to make arguments against a relationship with God... crazy huh? but it is one of the hardest things to fight... I personally know a few verses by heart... but it is hard to argue with someone with more bible knowledge... but I have been told and God allows me to UNDERSTAND the bible to a higher extent than other who are knowledgable in it... even so... people who have bible knowledge are unwilling to truly listen to you because they have more knowledge than you and believe in their heads that they are right... but they arent becauase they do not UNDERSTAND what they are saying...
Proverbs 16:5 - "The Lord detests all the proud of heart. Be sure of this: They will not go unpunished"
have problems in your life? may this be the reason why? could possibly you be holding back from your true potential in christ? are you afraid that he will change your life completely? maybe he will, but that should be up to him and not you. and you should " trust in the lord your God with all your heart" and allow him to do his will in your life.
alright... well it is 4 A.M. and I'm kinda tired... if there is something in here that is wrong or incorrect, please let me know and I will do my best to fix/change it. thanks... remember, I'm not perfect either, and I also make mistakes.
Goodnight everyone, and I hope that you have learned something from all this... I felt called to write something about it, here it is, there may be more... but for now, may God be working in your life, and may you acknowledge him and humble yourself so that he may fully use you for his will... and may ou not be afraid, but Trust in him, for he is the Lord you God, the one who first loved you.
Monday, April 12, 2004
ooh, song!
alright, well this song is tight, and ya'll should think throught he words
world's apart -by Jars of Clay...
I am the only one to blame for this
Somehow it all adds up the same
Soaring on the wings of selfish pride
I flew too high and like Icarus I collide
With a world I try so hard to leave behind
To rid myself of all but love
to give and die
To turn away and not become
Another nail to pierce the skin of one who loves
more deeply than the oceans,
more abundant than the tear
Of a world embracing every heartache
Can I be the one to sacrifice
Or grip the spear and watch the blood and water flow
To love you - take my world apart
To need you - I am on my knees
To love you - take my world apart
To need you - broken on my knees
All said and done I stand alone
Amongst remains of a life I should not own
It takes all I am to believe
In the mercy that covers me
Did you really have to die for me?
All I am for all you are
Because what I need and what I believe are worlds apart
[Additional lyrics:]
I look beyond the empty cross
forgetting what my life has cost
and wipe away the crimson stains
and dull the nails that still remain
More and more I need you now,
I owe you more each passing hour
the battle between grace and pride
I gave up not so long ago
So steal my heart and take the pain
and wash the feet and cleanse my pride
take the selfish, take the weak,
and all the things I cannot hide
take the beauty, take my tears
the sin-soaked heart and make it yours
take my world all apart
take it now, take it now
and serve the ones that I despise
speak the words I can't deny
watch the world I used to love
fall to dust and thrown away
I look beyond the empty cross
forgetting what my life has cost
so wipe away the crimson stains
and dull the nails that still remain
so steal my heart and take the pain
take the selfish, take the weak
and all the things I cannot hide
take the beauty, take my tears
take my world apart, take my world apart
I pray, I pray, I pray
take my world apart
world's apart -by Jars of Clay...
I am the only one to blame for this
Somehow it all adds up the same
Soaring on the wings of selfish pride
I flew too high and like Icarus I collide
With a world I try so hard to leave behind
To rid myself of all but love
to give and die
To turn away and not become
Another nail to pierce the skin of one who loves
more deeply than the oceans,
more abundant than the tear
Of a world embracing every heartache
Can I be the one to sacrifice
Or grip the spear and watch the blood and water flow
To love you - take my world apart
To need you - I am on my knees
To love you - take my world apart
To need you - broken on my knees
All said and done I stand alone
Amongst remains of a life I should not own
It takes all I am to believe
In the mercy that covers me
Did you really have to die for me?
All I am for all you are
Because what I need and what I believe are worlds apart
[Additional lyrics:]
I look beyond the empty cross
forgetting what my life has cost
and wipe away the crimson stains
and dull the nails that still remain
More and more I need you now,
I owe you more each passing hour
the battle between grace and pride
I gave up not so long ago
So steal my heart and take the pain
and wash the feet and cleanse my pride
take the selfish, take the weak,
and all the things I cannot hide
take the beauty, take my tears
the sin-soaked heart and make it yours
take my world all apart
take it now, take it now
and serve the ones that I despise
speak the words I can't deny
watch the world I used to love
fall to dust and thrown away
I look beyond the empty cross
forgetting what my life has cost
so wipe away the crimson stains
and dull the nails that still remain
so steal my heart and take the pain
take the selfish, take the weak
and all the things I cannot hide
take the beauty, take my tears
take my world apart, take my world apart
I pray, I pray, I pray
take my world apart
you all have been here...
alright, well I'm chillin in life right now... not really 'living' not really suffering or going through any sort of pain or dissapointment... I'm enjoying life, but not trying at anything... I've played ultimate and basketball the last few days in the sun... and I really like it... I also got my hair braided by two lovely ladies... they told me not to tell people who they were, they might be kidding, but just in case... I'm not going to say... but they are awesome... my weekend was used to exercise for the most part... which was nice, but tiring... oh... and today, the nicest of days, oh yeah, it was easter too ;)... I went over to a friend's house (his family lives in pullman) for easter brunch... which was delicious... keiche is bomb!... and then an easter basket search... which was nice to do again, I still remember that one year my mom bought a centerpiece instead... oh man... that was uber sad... I love you mom!... honestly... I do... and goodnight everyone.
Friday, April 09, 2004
update? what's that?
alright, so I said I had something else to talk about, and well, I do, but right now is not the right time for me to write about it, so I won't. God is calling me to write about it another time, so I will.
I'm listening to the eagles right now, and Brandon is chillin on his computer in my room... He moved it in because I'm cool and I had an extra desk... that's not the real reason, but whatever, let's roll with it...
I juts got back from an AWESOME night!!! what did you do Peter? well, let me tell you!... it all began mid day, when I woke up at 11:45, only to take a shower then scurry off to class, which was history(oh btw, I'm now listening to kenny chesney... he's tight)... history was alright, the black death and old school europe... I fell asleep... whatever... it was only for a few minutes!...
then I went to Regents (all girls dorm across campus)... hung out with Katie and Julie, we went to ferdinand's ice cream parlor, which was bomb, mint chocolate chip on the waffle cone!... sat in the grass... then went and played frisbee for a little while... it was real windy and just didn't work that well, so we resorted to gymnastics on the grass... yeah... that is one 'sport' that I'm not that great at... I'm alright, just not GREAT... whatever... I only did gymnastics one or two years as a kid, so what? not like I practice it all the time... ok moving on... then we sat in Katie's room and talked with them and her roomie and a few other girls that randomly stopped by... it was a lot of fun... reinacting stewart from madtv, babies sneezing, and me saying "knoll" in a funny way, but only after commenting on how weird it would be to spell it gnole... man am I lame. whatever, it was goodtimes... then Katie, Brandon and I went to eat dinner... mmm, ravioli.
Then brandon and I walked back across campus and went home, but just in time to see Jessica and Laura passing by... goodtimes with brandon's bitter beer face... oh man... purely awesome... after that brandon and I went to CRU, which is Campus Crusade for Christ... it was awesome tonite...
let me explain something, alright, I don't get to praise the lord that often, and it is just great when I get to, I love it. I don't care that I "can't ever make money off my voice" (thanks val, that was funny :) ) but I love praising the Lord...
so they played some great songs tonite "God of Wonders", "Forever", "The Wonderful Cross"... and much more... I love it... "Like a child" by Jars of Clay... oh... fyi, we have a pretty sweet praise band... and well, just imagine me absolutely belting out songs... I love it, and well that's that...
Brandon and I then went to "The Beach" in Moscow... for country swing night... man I love country swing dancing... it is such a refuge for me... surrounded by friends dancing, while still being able to meet new people that are there, and Line dance on the stage... so I now know about 5 line dances, maybe less, maybe more... but tonite was awesome, danced with a lot of great people. and just felt happy, not worrying about something that I'll tell you about later.
After that, brandon, ben and I went home... ben came home with us because his ride was leaving and he wanted to stay a little bit longer... so we came back, went to flix... ate some food... mmm... food... Then I went to Waller (all guys dorm across the street from stephenson)... where ben and I listened to a guy named Josh play guitar... ok, well this just ALMOST perfected my night... Josh played "Classical Gas" just randomly, and then tried playing it behind his head, which he succeded in for a while... then he played "eruption" well some of it... the part that he knew... which is absolutely amazing... guitar amazes me so much... especially good guitar...
alright, then I came home and talked to brandon for about an hour, and wrote this for about a half an hour, and not it is 4:00 am. and the thing I should have been worrying about? My computer science test tomorrow at noon that I haven't studied for at all and haven't gone to lecture in three weeks... I think it is about time for me to begin studying for that, but not before I poop, sorry if that was too much info, but whatever... have a wonderful night everyone and wish me luck.
I'm listening to the eagles right now, and Brandon is chillin on his computer in my room... He moved it in because I'm cool and I had an extra desk... that's not the real reason, but whatever, let's roll with it...
I juts got back from an AWESOME night!!! what did you do Peter? well, let me tell you!... it all began mid day, when I woke up at 11:45, only to take a shower then scurry off to class, which was history(oh btw, I'm now listening to kenny chesney... he's tight)... history was alright, the black death and old school europe... I fell asleep... whatever... it was only for a few minutes!...
then I went to Regents (all girls dorm across campus)... hung out with Katie and Julie, we went to ferdinand's ice cream parlor, which was bomb, mint chocolate chip on the waffle cone!... sat in the grass... then went and played frisbee for a little while... it was real windy and just didn't work that well, so we resorted to gymnastics on the grass... yeah... that is one 'sport' that I'm not that great at... I'm alright, just not GREAT... whatever... I only did gymnastics one or two years as a kid, so what? not like I practice it all the time... ok moving on... then we sat in Katie's room and talked with them and her roomie and a few other girls that randomly stopped by... it was a lot of fun... reinacting stewart from madtv, babies sneezing, and me saying "knoll" in a funny way, but only after commenting on how weird it would be to spell it gnole... man am I lame. whatever, it was goodtimes... then Katie, Brandon and I went to eat dinner... mmm, ravioli.
Then brandon and I walked back across campus and went home, but just in time to see Jessica and Laura passing by... goodtimes with brandon's bitter beer face... oh man... purely awesome... after that brandon and I went to CRU, which is Campus Crusade for Christ... it was awesome tonite...
let me explain something, alright, I don't get to praise the lord that often, and it is just great when I get to, I love it. I don't care that I "can't ever make money off my voice" (thanks val, that was funny :) ) but I love praising the Lord...
so they played some great songs tonite "God of Wonders", "Forever", "The Wonderful Cross"... and much more... I love it... "Like a child" by Jars of Clay... oh... fyi, we have a pretty sweet praise band... and well, just imagine me absolutely belting out songs... I love it, and well that's that...
Brandon and I then went to "The Beach" in Moscow... for country swing night... man I love country swing dancing... it is such a refuge for me... surrounded by friends dancing, while still being able to meet new people that are there, and Line dance on the stage... so I now know about 5 line dances, maybe less, maybe more... but tonite was awesome, danced with a lot of great people. and just felt happy, not worrying about something that I'll tell you about later.
After that, brandon, ben and I went home... ben came home with us because his ride was leaving and he wanted to stay a little bit longer... so we came back, went to flix... ate some food... mmm... food... Then I went to Waller (all guys dorm across the street from stephenson)... where ben and I listened to a guy named Josh play guitar... ok, well this just ALMOST perfected my night... Josh played "Classical Gas" just randomly, and then tried playing it behind his head, which he succeded in for a while... then he played "eruption" well some of it... the part that he knew... which is absolutely amazing... guitar amazes me so much... especially good guitar...
alright, then I came home and talked to brandon for about an hour, and wrote this for about a half an hour, and not it is 4:00 am. and the thing I should have been worrying about? My computer science test tomorrow at noon that I haven't studied for at all and haven't gone to lecture in three weeks... I think it is about time for me to begin studying for that, but not before I poop, sorry if that was too much info, but whatever... have a wonderful night everyone and wish me luck.
Monday, April 05, 2004
howdy.
alright, well a lot has happened this weekend, and this blog entry will be super long... I want to touch on a few subjects...
if you are not in for the longhaul, then this is for you!... I'm doing alright, life is going well, and I'm pretty happy. there you go.
alright, on to the weekend.
This weekend started off with a roadtrip with
BRANDON!
JESSICA AND LAURA!!
this was a lot of fun, and it was nice to get out of pullman... guess where we went? YAKIMA! big change I know...
so.. what did ya'll do on the roadtrip?
well it starte out with dinner(lasagna) at Laura's Aunt's(pronounced Awe-nt, not Ant) :D... that was awesome, then Brandon and I played some pinball on this super old pinball machine!
*notice the leg kickin backwards... it was a REAL tense game...
this game was fun... except that it shut off randomly on brandon twice... haha, never on me! and it wasn't tiltedforward enough, so the ball was slower than normal... which was angering at first, but not that bad... and lastly, if you hit the "free ball" button, it gave you like 8 free balls... which sucks when the other person is playing and gets 8-10 free balls, and scores over 120000 points on 'one' ball... darn you brandon... I only got 70000 points on 'one' ball...
after that... we went to a thing called 'follies' which was Davis high school's talent/humor show... quite cool and sorta funny, other than it had the most cross dressing I have ever seen... makes me wonder about the high school...take this for example
and if you can't tell that is a group of cross dressed guys doing ballet... fyi... disturbing...
Laura's cousin was performing in it and did an amazing job of singing the old school song "fever"... and well, that girl can sing... that is that... oh btw... brandon and I stole a bunch(20) hand outs and built this!!!!!
and for those that don't know, this is an origami sphere(eventhough it obviously has edges, whatever)
after that, we went to Dairy Queen and drove around for a while... with michael(laura's brother)
shooting spitwads at people... and cars... and such... also blasting music and bobbing his head like a thug, to Usher... goodtimes...
then we went back to laura's aunt's house, and played a game of heart, then fell asleep... well brandon and I played pinball a few more times for money(we came out even)... then they wanted to get some sleep... I however was still awake... it was like 12:30... that is not exactly early to me... so... I got on her aunt's computer... guess what? WINDOWS 95!!! it was supersweet! and what was even better.... OREGON TRAIL!!!!! I haven't played that game in so long!... so I played a game... named all the characters after people that were there... so I played the game(which was a lot shorter than I remember)... and I beat it... got a high score too!... but one downfall... Jessica drowned on the way there... on the LAST river we had to cross... I guess that is what I get for trying to fjord(is that the right word? supposed to sound like f-yord... whatever)... then I went to sleep.
I was woken up the next day by the lovely Laura... at the lovely hour of 8:30... wow... that is early... but it was nice... shower and a homemade breakfast.... french toast, bacon, and orange juice... man that was good... then we packed and went shopping... orange julius...mmm... Brandon bought a shirt that says "Got A Sister?" we all got a kick out of that... I bought shoes at American Eagle... and should have bought this, because it is ALMOST always true...
Then we went to a highschool baseball game... which was nice... get out in the sun, and the whole baseball atmosphere... Brandon and I both REALLY wanted to play... then we ate, and left for Pullman...
altogether, a good roadtrip... but hold on... not before... stopping in Othello to see someone who happened to not be there... sorry kevin... and WAL-MART!... this place is tight... so we got some more food, and headed towards Pullman.
We got home safely... Brandon and I went to Nuthouse (improv group)... then to a Formal Dance for only Stevens(girls) and their brother hall Stimson... Brandon and I live in Stephenson, and to add to that, we didn't know it was a formal, so we showed up in our normal clothes... and well, we danced anyways... and it was goodtimes...
the girls wanted to leave, so we left, the girls went back to stevens to change, and brandon and I changed, then headed up there... we were going to go to a Luau... good idea... so we were walking there, when I see Katie and Cari walking the opposite way... a few words are exchanged, and they decide to come with us... so we get to this luau, and it's hoppin... Young MC on the stereo... and people just having a goodtime... it was at UCB which is the University Cristian Brotherhood... so we danced for a little while... then brandon and I decided to go to flix... so we went to flix... met up with Katie and Cari there(sort of... it was kinda weird, but whatever...) so then after eating, we said goodnight and came back home...
I woke up this morning, and headed off to the Cougar Baseball game with Brandon and Tim(another guy on my floor)... oh, btw, I told you this was going to be long... so we got there, and they're playing baseball bingo... everyplayer, by most possibilities(while at bat) which corresponded to numbers on the bingo card... fun times... then I heard a guy yell something that would be innapropriate anywhere other than a ballpark... warning... this is a little dirty... "Hey c'mon now, Now's a good time to Jerk one out."... I was a little disturbed... then Tim yelled another one (after having a short discussion about things you can only say in a ballpark)... "Let's go! dong it up the hole!"... yeah, goodtimes being dirty...
back to the clean side of things...
After the game Tim, Carrie, and I(brandon had to work) went to a Powwow... I only stayed for three song/dances, which were quite cool, with awesome outfits... all their outfits had bells and chimes on them... thus making me come up with the conclusion as to why they have no Native American Ninjas...
I went and ate, then Tomfinn and I headed up to the powwow thing, but not for the powwow, but to see 12th and Vine (the battle of the bands champions)... they are phenominal... they play jazz, and their guitarist is NUTS... his fingers move so fast... oh man...
after that... I went to the rec center, played basketball, worked out, then got in the hottub and swam for a little bit(not in the hottub)...
now I'm home, and things are good...
second thing to talk about... I'll publish it later, because this is HUGE!
if you are not in for the longhaul, then this is for you!... I'm doing alright, life is going well, and I'm pretty happy. there you go.
alright, on to the weekend.
This weekend started off with a roadtrip with
BRANDON!
JESSICA AND LAURA!!
this was a lot of fun, and it was nice to get out of pullman... guess where we went? YAKIMA! big change I know...
so.. what did ya'll do on the roadtrip?
well it starte out with dinner(lasagna) at Laura's Aunt's(pronounced Awe-nt, not Ant) :D... that was awesome, then Brandon and I played some pinball on this super old pinball machine!
*notice the leg kickin backwards... it was a REAL tense game...
this game was fun... except that it shut off randomly on brandon twice... haha, never on me! and it wasn't tiltedforward enough, so the ball was slower than normal... which was angering at first, but not that bad... and lastly, if you hit the "free ball" button, it gave you like 8 free balls... which sucks when the other person is playing and gets 8-10 free balls, and scores over 120000 points on 'one' ball... darn you brandon... I only got 70000 points on 'one' ball...
after that... we went to a thing called 'follies' which was Davis high school's talent/humor show... quite cool and sorta funny, other than it had the most cross dressing I have ever seen... makes me wonder about the high school...take this for example
and if you can't tell that is a group of cross dressed guys doing ballet... fyi... disturbing...
Laura's cousin was performing in it and did an amazing job of singing the old school song "fever"... and well, that girl can sing... that is that... oh btw... brandon and I stole a bunch(20) hand outs and built this!!!!!
and for those that don't know, this is an origami sphere(eventhough it obviously has edges, whatever)
after that, we went to Dairy Queen and drove around for a while... with michael(laura's brother)
shooting spitwads at people... and cars... and such... also blasting music and bobbing his head like a thug, to Usher... goodtimes...
then we went back to laura's aunt's house, and played a game of heart, then fell asleep... well brandon and I played pinball a few more times for money(we came out even)... then they wanted to get some sleep... I however was still awake... it was like 12:30... that is not exactly early to me... so... I got on her aunt's computer... guess what? WINDOWS 95!!! it was supersweet! and what was even better.... OREGON TRAIL!!!!! I haven't played that game in so long!... so I played a game... named all the characters after people that were there... so I played the game(which was a lot shorter than I remember)... and I beat it... got a high score too!... but one downfall... Jessica drowned on the way there... on the LAST river we had to cross... I guess that is what I get for trying to fjord(is that the right word? supposed to sound like f-yord... whatever)... then I went to sleep.
I was woken up the next day by the lovely Laura... at the lovely hour of 8:30... wow... that is early... but it was nice... shower and a homemade breakfast.... french toast, bacon, and orange juice... man that was good... then we packed and went shopping... orange julius...mmm... Brandon bought a shirt that says "Got A Sister?" we all got a kick out of that... I bought shoes at American Eagle... and should have bought this, because it is ALMOST always true...
Then we went to a highschool baseball game... which was nice... get out in the sun, and the whole baseball atmosphere... Brandon and I both REALLY wanted to play... then we ate, and left for Pullman...
altogether, a good roadtrip... but hold on... not before... stopping in Othello to see someone who happened to not be there... sorry kevin... and WAL-MART!... this place is tight... so we got some more food, and headed towards Pullman.
We got home safely... Brandon and I went to Nuthouse (improv group)... then to a Formal Dance for only Stevens(girls) and their brother hall Stimson... Brandon and I live in Stephenson, and to add to that, we didn't know it was a formal, so we showed up in our normal clothes... and well, we danced anyways... and it was goodtimes...
the girls wanted to leave, so we left, the girls went back to stevens to change, and brandon and I changed, then headed up there... we were going to go to a Luau... good idea... so we were walking there, when I see Katie and Cari walking the opposite way... a few words are exchanged, and they decide to come with us... so we get to this luau, and it's hoppin... Young MC on the stereo... and people just having a goodtime... it was at UCB which is the University Cristian Brotherhood... so we danced for a little while... then brandon and I decided to go to flix... so we went to flix... met up with Katie and Cari there(sort of... it was kinda weird, but whatever...) so then after eating, we said goodnight and came back home...
I woke up this morning, and headed off to the Cougar Baseball game with Brandon and Tim(another guy on my floor)... oh, btw, I told you this was going to be long... so we got there, and they're playing baseball bingo... everyplayer, by most possibilities(while at bat) which corresponded to numbers on the bingo card... fun times... then I heard a guy yell something that would be innapropriate anywhere other than a ballpark... warning... this is a little dirty... "Hey c'mon now, Now's a good time to Jerk one out."... I was a little disturbed... then Tim yelled another one (after having a short discussion about things you can only say in a ballpark)... "Let's go! dong it up the hole!"... yeah, goodtimes being dirty...
back to the clean side of things...
After the game Tim, Carrie, and I(brandon had to work) went to a Powwow... I only stayed for three song/dances, which were quite cool, with awesome outfits... all their outfits had bells and chimes on them... thus making me come up with the conclusion as to why they have no Native American Ninjas...
I went and ate, then Tomfinn and I headed up to the powwow thing, but not for the powwow, but to see 12th and Vine (the battle of the bands champions)... they are phenominal... they play jazz, and their guitarist is NUTS... his fingers move so fast... oh man...
after that... I went to the rec center, played basketball, worked out, then got in the hottub and swam for a little bit(not in the hottub)...
now I'm home, and things are good...
second thing to talk about... I'll publish it later, because this is HUGE!
Thursday, April 01, 2004
The Return of the SHOUT OUT!
Peter Josiah Schatzer
Nicknames:
P-Jo
Clifford (Cliff for short)
Petri-Dish
P-Shizzle
Matchstick
Jerk
Other things that will be left off the board
One or two that people only call me if they have a death wish
Other variations on the name that don't stick around long
Brother
Qualities I like about me:
I have muscles, enviable ones
I'm really good at sports, like all of them
The red hair
I'm always around to listen
I'm funny most of the time, but I can be serious if it's necessary
I always try to help my friends, and succeed even when they don't want me to
I'm always striving to be a stronger man of God
I have a truly awesome best friend, which obviously reflects on me
My good looks are only surpassed by those of said best friend
I'm super good at math
My small vocabulary is more than made up for by my big heart
I have been a good friend to me throughout the years. I’ve been there for me ever since I can remember. I am also a good friend to my other friends, who love me dearly. That’s always a nice bonus, don’t you think? I’m always there for me no matter what, and me is always there for I. Not only this, but my other friends are always there for me, and me is pretty darn good to them as well, when I’m not being a pill.
If for some reason you actually thought Peter had lost it and was writing a shout out to himself…um…April Fool’s! For those of you who realized that this probably was somebody else’s doing, congratulations. I’m pretty sure you have an IQ of over 100. Anyway, this is Ryan (the aforementioned best friend) with a simple message. Take care of your Peter and he will take care of you.
Wow, that could be construed as really inappropriate, now that I think of it. I meant, you know…a Peter Schatzer…not…
Never mind.
(Love you, dude.)
Nicknames:Qualities I like about me:
I have been a good friend to me throughout the years. I’ve been there for me ever since I can remember. I am also a good friend to my other friends, who love me dearly. That’s always a nice bonus, don’t you think? I’m always there for me no matter what, and me is always there for I. Not only this, but my other friends are always there for me, and me is pretty darn good to them as well, when I’m not being a pill.
If for some reason you actually thought Peter had lost it and was writing a shout out to himself…um…April Fool’s! For those of you who realized that this probably was somebody else’s doing, congratulations. I’m pretty sure you have an IQ of over 100. Anyway, this is Ryan (the aforementioned best friend) with a simple message. Take care of your Peter and he will take care of you.
Wow, that could be construed as really inappropriate, now that I think of it. I meant, you know…a Peter Schatzer…not…
Never mind.
(Love you, dude.)
