Over the past year, I have been in constant discipline of trying to get myself to a point that would please God. I have been put through test after test; I have failed some and I have prevailed over some. I am far from perfect, far from being a model, but I am constantly striving.

A little over a year ago, I received a phone call from my girlfriend informing me that we were to break up. I tried convincing her that I truly loved her in an attempt to keep the relationship alive, but had I truly loved her, I would not have had to explain myself to her; I would not have had to try to prove my love to her. I realized this within the hour after we had said our final goodbyes.

This is when I honestly and meaningfully prayed The Prayer for the first time. I do not remember the exact date, though it was in March. I had prayed The Prayer before, but it was so that I could be part of a group, so I could feel accepted.

After this night, I became amazingly close friends with one of my other ex-girlfriends. We would get together and talk about life, current events, friends, happenings, and how God had been working with us. I felt closer to Him than I had ever felt before, though I wanted more...

I think it was around the third time that she had rejected me, which was in July, that I had come to acceptance with God's Will. I finally realized that everything in my life, he had planned. I gave Him complete control of me, and let Him do with me what He pleased. I came to terms and decided to look at life from a new perspective.

Doing this has made me able to cope with things much easier, and I have found that I am much stronger that I once was. Knowing that what is happening in my life has been planned out and is happening for a reason, if not only so I can know myself better, has taught me to let go of discrepancies in my life. The fact that He is up there in Heaven right now, waiting for the day when I can leave this place and come somewhere that is infinitely better pleases me everyday, gives me a reason to not let this world get the best of me.

I Fold!

Spring Break!!!!!!!

While browsing my itunes today, I came across some music that I had that I did not particularly like. Upon seeing this I wondered to myself why I would have such terrible music. The thought of terrible music then led me to thinking about a man named Ben Folds.

Recently I have been hearing quite a bit about this fellow. The only reason I feel he should be talked about like this is his terrible singing habits. I see no reason for him to be releasing songs to public ears, let alone writing it, or letting the lyrics escape his lips in the first place. I have yet to hear a good song by him.

Every song that I have heard by him has been sung in a completely different key than what he is playing on his piano. I'll admit he is giving it a noble attempt, but sometimes it is a good thing to give up. He attempted to remake a classic Weezer song by the name of Buddy Holly. I left in tears after the first 15 seconds.

So to those of you who have not yet heard this monstrosity, I recommend that you save your ears for a better band. Try something by Elton John, Saosin, or Run Kid Run. For those of you who enjoy his music, I pity you and your poor taste and your inability to determine pitch.

P.S.
I finally got my NV 2!!!!!! Thanks to Pastor Ryan and his amazing facebook/blog stalking skills, I was able to be hooked up with his old phone for the benefit of beridding me of mine!

David

I have decided that because the rest of the world is moving on to the EnV 2, I should also start heading that way. As reliable as my Chocolate is (laden with sarcasm) sometimes I wish that it just did not exist. And by sometimes, I mean always.

As of recent, my roommate David made a venture to the Verizon store where he made the purchase of one of the sacred EnV 2. Upon his return, we decided that he not only stole Zach's birthday, facebook quote, and taste in good music; but also his phone. The only thing he has left going for him is a fashionable sense of clothing and a sense of vocabulary and grammar that leaves all others in the dust. He also owns a macbook.

This evening, David and I plan to partake in a journey to the local Guitar Centre; and by local, I mean an hour away in Fort Wayne. After we return home safely, we shall then begin the ceremony of coloring with Tara. This should play out to be quite the eventful evening.

Due to the lack of a good webcam, the video blogs on http://www.youtube.com/shooter21489 have been temporaroly postponed, though I have just asked permission to use David's mac, and he said that it would be ok to use his.

One final note: David and I have started a band (again) and we now have Kesed playing the drums and Zach has unwillingly volunteered to sing. We need but only a name and we shall be set to play in a concert near you.

Jonas Brothers

Business Law paper: Complete
CCT Paper: Complete
Weekend: Commencing

Here comes Chad!

After a long night of writing my CCT paper, I'm going to treat myself to some texting, a blog, and spending the night in Timmy's room. I think that I'll find it amusing.

In other news... not much has been happening. My glasses are slightly bent, I have a stock market project that I'm working on with Brady Rhodes, and the weekend is upon me.

Also, today, Friday, February 6, is "Jonas Brothers Suck" day. So show your un-appreciation of them by any means possible! I'm not going to instigate anything so that if something illegal happens, I'm not liable. Rest assured though, I will be playing my part.

I'm seriously at a loss for information right now. All this paper writing and what not of this past week has really taken it out of me. I need a weekend really bad. So I guess this is goodbye!

Same ol' same ol'. Every day the same. Class, study, lunch, class, study, supper, study. It seems as though it will never stop. The only reprieve I have to look forward to is the weekends, and even then I'll end up doing more of the homework that is due for Monday. I could use a nice, relaxing, 3 month vacation to a beach, any beach as long as it's saltwater; preferrably Australia.

I have decided that I am going to use my business degree to become a pirate of Lake Michigan. I heard from a reliable source that the pirating business is picking back up rather quickly, so I immediatly got to work building my ship. I hired all of the best lumber jacks and promised them an equal share of the plunder I gain. I feel as though this could be a flawless plan.

In other news, Watchmen comes out on March 6. I am quite looking forward to this. If it is half as good as the trailer shows, I'll probably leave the theater with a dry mouth and 2 of my hands plastered to my cheeks, all the while bearing a look of astonishment on my face. Though I am excited about this movie, I have no clue what it's about. I know that there are super heroes involved and there's probably some bad guys, but other than that, I know nothing. If anyone would happen to posess the graphic novel and would not mind loaning it to me for a period of time, that would be quite splendid!

It has been brought to my attention that, despite the recent rumors, Indiana is a very flat state. I have been informed by an anonymous informant that I must reside elsewhere. Somewhere more beautiful, mountainous, fresh-aired, and containing less amish. This means I need to be West. The only problem I would have with living in the mountains is the cold. I've never liked the cold and don't really plan on liking it any time soon. But I guess if it meant that I'd be housed in the mountains, I could look past this issue.

Final Thoughts: American Football is dumb, Michael Phelps is still awesome, and walking on frozen lakes is one of the best things ever.

Day 1

It's a new year at Grace College, and the students are as frivolous as ever! Relationships left and right, papers being pounded out daily, 27 books to be read by next Wednesday; the action never stops! As for me and my house, we've been busy also, between homework, getting jobs, and whatever else we do, we find that the only time we meet in our room is at night and on weekends. This doesn't stop us from wreaking our usual havoc on campus. We continue to show our antics on a fairly regular schedule, though not as often as was done previously.

David Elijah Beal and Chad Schmucker have teamed up to take out the forces of evil through guitar playing and song writing. Though they have not written any songs yet, the guitar playing is coming along well. They have already driven out the villains of Beta and are quickly moving along to Indiana Hall.

A newfound life of emotion has been found amongst the infamous Zach Ream. He can be found at Westminster Basement kicking back and having a good chat with a certain Danae Walker. Though there is a sense of tension betwixt the two of them, the motive is certainly clear. And when he is not found in Westy, he can usually be spotted opposing the Russians and blowing things up. Other hobbies include rampaging down the hall, insulting Chad's pile of clothes, and just having an all around good time with the guys.

As for Ben Wagner, or as he's been known as for the last week, Mowhawk Guy, not much has changed. This homework driven fiend has been booking it in the books and refuses to give up for anything unless it involves coffee.

For about a week, Beta 1 North was invaded by zombies. Not just any zombies though, but a certain socialist group of undead that revived themselves from the WWII era in Germany and the surrounding countries. But thanks to the help of Zach and Darrell and their supreme Call of Duty skills, these guists were quickly ridden of, and we were able to move on with our daily lives again.