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ramblings and musings.
Sep. 1st, 2005 10:34 pmToday was a calm day. I think I needed it, as the past week's been kind of hectic, settling into the new routine.
Only one class today, Physics, but it was actually pretty easy. Here's hoping it stays like this. I had to run down to the bookstore, my lab manual for Physics wasn't packaged with the rest of the materials. But that's over and done with, and it didn't cost that much. I also managed to switch my lab to an earlier time, which means I don't have to focus on Physics at night. It also means I will be able to watch NCIS, and that's definitely a plus.
I had work down at the library today as well. We're still doing the review of basics, so I had a shelving exercise to do. According to Susan, I passed with flying colors. Nice to know.
I actually missed the floor meeting tonight because I spaced the time, but the RA is really nice, and just told me what the meeting was about and let me sign the paper saying that I was there. Good, because I really didn't want to pay the large fine for missing a meeting.
And today it struck me how many butterflies there are on campus. It seems like every time I left my dorm today I saw one flying by. And these weren't the tiny white ones I saw most of the time at home, these are larger and brighter. Every time I saw one I'd just stop and stare at the beauty of the world.
It's strange to look at my surroundings, and the picture perfect day around me, and then compare it with the horror stories I keep hearing from New Orleans. It's just beyond my imagination, but I think the only way I can deal with hearing about the horrors is to remember the moments of sheer joy in creation. The universe is so huge, and there is such a contrast that it boggles the mind. My response inevitably becomes "oh wow". This is why I need God to be big, to be large and complex and wonderous beyond imagining, because it means that he's big enough to deal with all of this.
Only one class today, Physics, but it was actually pretty easy. Here's hoping it stays like this. I had to run down to the bookstore, my lab manual for Physics wasn't packaged with the rest of the materials. But that's over and done with, and it didn't cost that much. I also managed to switch my lab to an earlier time, which means I don't have to focus on Physics at night. It also means I will be able to watch NCIS, and that's definitely a plus.
I had work down at the library today as well. We're still doing the review of basics, so I had a shelving exercise to do. According to Susan, I passed with flying colors. Nice to know.
I actually missed the floor meeting tonight because I spaced the time, but the RA is really nice, and just told me what the meeting was about and let me sign the paper saying that I was there. Good, because I really didn't want to pay the large fine for missing a meeting.
And today it struck me how many butterflies there are on campus. It seems like every time I left my dorm today I saw one flying by. And these weren't the tiny white ones I saw most of the time at home, these are larger and brighter. Every time I saw one I'd just stop and stare at the beauty of the world.
It's strange to look at my surroundings, and the picture perfect day around me, and then compare it with the horror stories I keep hearing from New Orleans. It's just beyond my imagination, but I think the only way I can deal with hearing about the horrors is to remember the moments of sheer joy in creation. The universe is so huge, and there is such a contrast that it boggles the mind. My response inevitably becomes "oh wow". This is why I need God to be big, to be large and complex and wonderous beyond imagining, because it means that he's big enough to deal with all of this.
