Tom_Biang's Xanga

This one is for you, faithful readers from Wisconsin

Fri, 01 Sep 2006 18:21:55 GMT

Well, I just had the craziest summer of my life (so far). I spent six weeks in Wyoming with the Iowa State Geology Department. It was a required field course with about 15 other students. I had a blast! And then right after I got back, I was able to move in downtown with the rest of the guys and finish up SALT with them. God has been teaching so much stuff, it blows my mind. I feel like he just really cleared up in my mind what he wants out of me as a believer, and what I should be doing/thinking/praying. I'll be graduating this fall, and I think I may be going on staff full time with the church (though I'm not sure yet).

I can't wait to see what God has in store for me in the coming months

Phase I of operation "Drive Parents Nutty"

Wed, 15 Feb 2006 20:03:24 GMT

Christine and Bob are getting Long-Tailed lizards today from the pet store. The next step is to let them out upstairs and see what type of fun ensues.

Wednesday, January 11, 2006

Wed, 11 Jan 2006 16:32:39 GMT

I have just learned that I will be required to write a 16 page term paper for one of my major elective classes. That's 16 pages without figures or diagrams or anything. I am not really excited about this, mostly because I am taking 18 credits (5 classes) this semester, and none of them will be easy. I think I'm going to burn out by the end, but we'll see.

In other news, I found $20 beneath a grating on campus yesterday! I always check the snow banks for cash, but usually don't find any, so this is a welcome suprise. Yeah God for Free Money!

Monday, January 09, 2006

Mon, 09 Jan 2006 16:04:22 GMT

DOOM! DOOM! DOOOOOOOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!

School Starts today.

I was in my first class for five minutes before my instructor let us leave. I bet my only other class today does the same thing, so I will have wasted a whole lot of time coming downtown for nothing.

Oh well, such is school.

Monday, December 05, 2005

Mon, 05 Dec 2005 13:33:47 GMT

Well, it is the coldest day of the winter so far (even thought it's not winter). I rode downtown with on the train with my dad this morning and walked him to his Amtrak train. He's going to Ann Arbor for a few days to meet with a bunch of pastors. Already today, I've gone downtown, waited 20 minutes with my dad in the train station, ate breakfast (mmmm, sausage egg and cheese mcmuffin), ridden the bus to school, froze my rear off, and studied for my exams today... and it's barely 8:00!
I have two finals today, one at 10:30 am and the other at 6:00pm. I have a six hour gap between them, so I guess I have no excuse not to study. But I'm happy, because after today, I am free until January! Hurrah!

Tuesday, November 29, 2005

Tue, 29 Nov 2005 16:23:38 GMT

One more week of school!
One more week of school!
One more week of school!
One more week of school!
One more week of school!
One more week of school!
One more week of school!
One more week of school!
One more week of school!

ok, I'm done

Tuesday, November 15, 2005

Tue, 15 Nov 2005 16:40:04 GMT

I am on a "No Spending Spree". So far, I haven't spent any money (or at least my own money) in the last 4 days. Even though I'm broke (officially), I still am very tempted to spend a lot on food and stuff. The only cash I've shelled out since Friday has been a ten dollar loan to christing for her lunch.
This is the least amount of money I have had since I started going to school 5 years ago. I wouldn't be so bad off, except I needed to pay off not only my regular expenses (school, car insurance, train pass, etc.) but also some other, unexpected purchases ($400 to replace someones bumper, etc.) I think I am being responsible with my money... well, maybe. I don't have a budget or anything like that, so I pretty sure that I could be a little MORE responsible, but I don't care that much.

Oh Well, I don't get another paycheck until the end of the month, so I have to take it easy until the 29th. I think I can live off my $3 cash until then.

Thursday, October 27, 2005

Thu, 27 Oct 2005 13:59:25 GMT

Well, I guess that it is officially that time of year. The depressing time where you can no longer wear t-shirts outside, or bask in the sun on a warm morning. It is the time of year where you can expect snow every other day, and expect to wake up when it is still VERY dark out and chisel ice off of your windshield.

What was the cut off date for this? Well, I have my own theory. Yesterday, the White Sox beat the Astros in the World Series. When I woke up this morning (at 5:45) it was very dark, and when I walked out to my car (6:30) I had to get out the ice scraper and chip the frost off of my window. Yuck.

So I propose a new equation:
Day After the Last Day of Baseball = Months of Misery

I would attach a date to it, but it's hard to know how fast a team is going to win the Series.
I think it is also possible to predict how long it will take for a World Champion to be declared, kindof like groundhogs day and the shadow. I propose that if Cubs fans are still talking about making the playoffs in October, then it's going to be a short Series.

Wednesday, September 21, 2005

Wed, 21 Sep 2005 18:23:17 GMT

I literally had three emails show up in a matter of a minute. I guess I'm popular!

Friday, September 16, 2005

Fri, 16 Sep 2005 17:34:36 GMT

1.) It's cold. 2.) It's rainy. 3.)Colored leaves are starting to fall around campus. 4.) People are wearing sweaters. 5.)My mouth is killing me (I think it has something to do with wisdom teeth). 6.) I am hungry (but don't want to eat. see #5) 6.) I won't get home from school until 6:30 pm.

But I'm Still Alive.... for now.