.simplicity is amazing.   
01:20am 25/02/2004
 
mood: thankful
music: Dieselboy - Mode One
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8. you will be happy to know that i actually woke up and went to my first class today. woohoo. but, man was it boring. that man knows how to talk. but i was still glad i went. i did not go to my accounting class, however. i just really don't learn anything when the prof doesn't say anything important or that's even tested on. so, i figure it's useless. it's all good though. this week is going mondo (it's back!) fast and i'm gonna be going home before i know it which i'm excited and indifferent about. on one hand i get to go home and play with my cameras, see the passion, and go to church. but on the other hand, i don't get to stay here and have fun with friends and go see the passion with them on sunday. i might try and come back early on sunday. depends. but otherwise, i actually-kinda-somewhat got stuff done today. i really didn't do anything before council meeting, men's bible study or breakaway. but i got one chapter read for my STUPID management test on friday.
speaking of breakaway, it was awesome to get back to all out worship. i've missed the past couple of weeks because of friday tests and thursday night breakaway. but it was just awesome tonight. and during one of the songs and after seeign the passion trailer again, the simplicity of certain things hit me. the cross, which serves as a symbol of unrelenting love and forgiveness, was simply, two pieces of wood. the cross wasn't an awe-inspiring feat of carpentry. it was two pieces of wood that a suffering man had to carry through a crowd of people only to be nailed upon it and crucified among the masses. the cross wasn't dazzling. it didn't have diamond studded edgings. it wasn't complete with trim and fancy woodwork. it was a simple cross. anyone can make a cross, but something reminded me tonight that only He can give meaning to it.

i love those little reminders that come every now and again. they keep us going and give us reason. and, for me, give me something else to be thankful and happy for. like i don't have enough already.

signing off - - - - - J-R--D (fill it in)

blessed be the name of the Lord		  
   

(1 broken heart | .the frailty of words.)
 
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01:38am 25/02/2004
 
mood: amused
music: Blindside - Hooray, It's L.A. (feat. Billy Corgan)
hey all, i'm back. i know i haven't posted in nearly a week and that bothers some of you. well, i feel loved. basically, this weekend was all-campus, and it was lots of fun. scott was an awesome speaker, and he said a lot of stuff that spoke to my heart. plus football was crazy fun (paul is freakin fast!) and we stayed up running around the woods at 2 am. jarrod and i began our accountability partnership saturday night with a nice long talk. hopefully we'll be able to keep this going for a nice long time.

um, other stuff that happened this weekend...oh, right, amanda. she's a fish from lamar, hung around us a lot. we talked for a while last night. it's a little wierd, bc she's kinda taken an obvious interest in me (which i'm not exactly used to) and honestly, at the moment i don't need a relationship. example: "if i dont talk to u at all tanight then ganight and sweetest of dreams! and God bless! <>< ><> manda" so thats a little bit odd and all.

we had soccer on sunday night, lost 3-1, and monday night, lost 1-0. however, things are looking up for our soccer teams, we've worked out positions for almost everyone. and i finally got through my tests today, kickin ass and taking names...hopefully. now i just have a whole lot of history reading to do for my test on next wednesday.

i bought the new blindside album "about a burning fire" today, and it's amazing. i highly recommend it. oh, and i'm giving up soda for lent.

well thats it. g'night.

marc		  
   

(1 broken heart | .the frailty of words.)
 
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