The Weekends Here

"War on nations are fought to change the maps. Wars on poverty are fought to map change..."

NOT TOO GOOD: We got our exams back for our first history test. Many people, didnt too well, in fact there wasnt even an 'As.' The highest score was 86 and errone else mostly got inbetween the 70-60s. So due the lack of high scores, the instructor decided to add 4 extra points to errones score. I guess he went over and analyzed errones score, as well as the test and from there made his decision. I did aiight, not the best but ohh well. Its only the first one, and there's plenty of other projects and extra credit to help boost the grade. So thas cool I think extra credit helps, of course there's always positives and negatives to it.

DRIVING AROUND: After class was over went to run some errands, I had to go find the clinic to get my tb test done. I looked up directions and it didnt seem that complicated. Though the first time around, I couldnt even the find the freakin place! There's two different firestones, one that when you make a right leads you to the 5 freeway, and the other one goes over the hill and to the hospital. After driving around for like 20 min. I decided to go back home. Turns out I was real close to the hosptial, I juss had to go over the hill and turn right on the other firestone aghh! It wouldnt of mattered anyway, juss cuz they dont do tb tests on thursdays.

SECOND NITE: So tonite was the 2nd nite of my eucharist I class and I think we were pretty productive. Being, I have to start from scratch, I decided to talk bout the blessed trinity. Oh man, explain that to bunch of 7th graders...I made a triangle on the board and wrote God the Father at the top and then on both corners, 'God the son, God the Holy Spirit.' In the middle writing 1 God, 3 persons. Since it's a lot to digest in one nite, I broke it up. We talked bout God the Father tonite, talked bout who God is, and His characterisitcs. One of the kids, described God has 'vengeful and merfciful.' I was real suprised, I didnt expect that coming from him so it was wow good job! From there we went on to talk bout the catholic church being the one true and the differences betweeen our church and the other church. Sharing stuff like that w/them helped me appreciate my faith eveen more. Its not easy trying to teach from scratch, I havent taught like that in ages. On top of that, I dont exactly have a text either w/all that info. I realized now with both classes, I cant juss 'wing it.' There has to be an actual lesson plan to help make the class run smoother.

MYSPACE: I added some flava to my myspace, something I've been wanting to do for a while, juss never had the time. It's pretty cool cuz I added all these pictures and filled out all my blue boxes and stuff. The pictures seem to fit the boxes too, not all going outside the lines and wha not. I was browsing peoples myspaces and I ran into a real d0pe song on this guys page. Its called 'holla' by ghostfacekillaaaaaaaah, dload its tight mang! I love checking my mail and finding out I have new comments and then reading them ha THough I hate the pages that have too much junk that it takes forever to load sometimes. Its juss interesting the many different people who are on myspace and even the people who swear they're not going to do it, end up jumping on the bandwagon. Myspace has really become a good resource for tracking down ol friends, people I went to skool with etc.

HOT WEATHER: Agh whas with this hot weather?! Its been so gross outside that I hate even having to step out into my car. I was craving some dairy queen yesterday, but I didnt get a chance to get it. Its so dry, muggy, and ugly and its already october! Shouldnt start to be cooling down already? At least I odnt have to worry bout working w/kids outside or doing any type of programs...thas a plus. It wouldve been freakin so cool, if I got a job at centralia! I could literally walk to work and walk home...oh man thatd be fresh! Though Im happy, that work isnt real far being gas prices are killer. Yay for new beginnings!

THE PERFECT HEART: I found this on banne's blog and it was something cool. Definitely, something to use for my confirmation class...

The Perfect Heart
One day a young man was standing in the middle of the town proclaiming that he had the most beautiful heart in the whole valley. A large crowd gathered and they all admired his heart for it was perfect. There was not a mark or a flaw in it.

Yes, they all agreed it truly was the most beautiful heart they had ever seen. The young man was very proud and boasted more loudly about his beautiful heart. Suddenly, an old man appeared at the front of the crowd and said,

"Why your heart is not nearly as beautiful as mine." The crowd and the young man looked at the old man's heart. It was beating strongly, but full of scars, it had places where pieces had been removed and other pieces put in, but they didn't fit quite right and there were several jagged edges. In fact, in some places there were deep gouges where whole pieces were missing.

The people stared -- how can he say his heart is more beautiful, they thought? The young man looked at the old man's heart and saw its state and laughed. "You must be joking," he said. "Compare your heart with mine, mine is perfect and yours is a mess of scars and tears."

"Yes," said the old man, "yours is perfect looking but I would never trade with you. You see, every scar represents a person to whom I have given my love - I tear out a piece of my heart and give it to them, and often they give me a piece of their heart which fits into the empty place in my heart, but because the pieces aren't exact, I have some rough edges, which I cherish, because they remind me of the love we shared. Sometimes I have given pieces of my heart away, and the other person hasn't returned a piece of his heart to me. These are the empty gouges -- giving love is taking a chance. Although these gouges are painful, they stay open, reminding me of the love I have for these people too, and I hope someday they may return and fill the space I have waiting. So now do you see what true beauty is?"

The young man stood silently with tears running down his cheeks. He walked up to the old man, reached into his perfect young and beautiful heart, and ripped a piece out. He offered it to the old man with trembling hands. The old man took his offering, placed it in his heart and then took a piece from his old scarred heart and placed it in the wound in the young man's heart. It fit, but not perfectly, as there were some jagged edges. The young man looked at his heart, not perfect anymore but more beautiful than ever, since love from the old man's heart flowed into his. They embraced and walked away side by side.















my wednesdays arent gonna be the same anymore! haha

Holy fam festival all weekend long!

"Ill be right here waiting for you..."im done, im out GOd bless!