JOY
graduations are finally over. now i need to just focus on going to my own.

from my friends xanga:
i'm gonna have to say that i agree with billy's friend, cuz aim opened the doors that allowed me to date my two ex-girlfriends.
but since they're EX-girlfriends, i don't really know if aim was helpful in the long run. hahah.

THANKS
to mark for taking me to the laker game.

JOY
someone wrote this on one of my sr banquet cards:
"you know...the first impression i got from you is "too cool."
but youre NOT that cool." i thot that was really funny.

this convo gave me some laughs:
PU haha 143: i was home for over 40 hours frm friday till when i saw u sunday tho...which means i didn't go out saturday
PU haha 143: dang, i do sound loserish

PU haha 143: um...it takes a strong man to cry
PU haha 143: i think
PU haha 143: and a stronger one to laugh at him

PU haha 143: i tried to sleep cuz i didn't sleep a wink last night
PU haha 143: dang it's true what they say about beauty sleep
BKU9: whats that?
PU haha 143: oh...that u need it?
PU haha 143: ahhaha
PU haha 143: you know...to be beautiful

PU haha 143: AHH!!! i can't wait till harry potter comes out
PU haha 143: :-D
PU haha 143: :-D
BKU9: oh man
PU haha 143: ur excited too
BKU9: im shaking my head
PU haha 143: dang, that excited
PU haha 143: hahahhaaah

JOY/PRAYER
the past 2 nights of bowling have been fun. but tonight it took up 4.5 hrs of my precious writing time. i want to give up and just turn it in late but i dont think i can afford to do that.

JOY
the other day my friend said that he couldnt get his game on w/ a girl his freshman year cuz he didnt have her screen name. he said that AIM game is CRUCIAL.

PRAYER
that i turn in my paper on time.

PRAYER
for margaret in indonesia.
for my friend who shared w/ me today.

JOY/THANKS
senior banquet went really well. enjoyed the music, dancing, and skit. dhahn did a good job w/ the spotlight. too bad no one filmed james dancing. christines elbow bending trick was great. thanks to all who put it together.

PRAYER
i need to straighten up right now.

JOY
i just schooled roymund in nba live 3 games in a row.
i think he was getting really, really frustrated.

all the parker guys from my sg say the funniest things.

JOY
i had the privilege of seeing of seeing roymund do a punishment and then some. first he had to do push-ups which he couldnt do. since he couldnt do them he had to do sit-ups. he cant do sit-ups so he tried to do 20 pull-ups but he couldnt do those either. so then roymund said he would do 10 chinese get-ups. it was hilarious watching him mess up and fall the first few times. then he got like the 4th and 5th one down. thats when he started to break dance after he did the get-ups. it was a great sight to see. i think ive enjoyed this punishment the most out of all of em.

this past night we played kickball, 4 square, and handball which all turned out to be fun. it felt like recess all over again. one time huge was trying to catch a ball when a football hit him in the boob. it ended up scraping his tit or something and he was in pain. later while taryn was playing handball she randomly shrieked cuz she almost tripped but the ball wasnt even in play.

PRAYER
for afghanistan and the yn summer team.
for margarets indonesia trip.

JOY
preppykc: that punk
preppykc: why does that foo get girls so easily??
preppykc: life is so unfair
BKU9: hahahha
preppykc: cmon, we're decent looking right billy?
preppykc: we're fairly nice?
BKU9: dont worry, im sure youll find a good girl soon
preppykc: stankin yuhjs
preppykc: they don't go for cool guys like us
preppykc: they go for chiboy-types
preppykc: another indication that the world is falling apart

JOY
preppykc: oh shecky
preppykc: billy ku's up early???

THANKS
for the enjoyable seasons telebears.

JOY
played risky business w/ some of the boys. roymund kept saying "this is risky!"

JOY/PRAYER
relieved that i won both my fantasy leagues and that the season is finally over.
ive stressed more bout fantasy than school.

JOY
chiang bangs reaction upon finding out that andy wanted a minicooper:
preppykc: dang, minicoooper? does this guy wanna be the pimp of Los Angeles

PRAYER
that all who are worrying bout their future career will realize this:
"Much confusion in the Christian life comes from ignoring the simple truth that God is far more interested in building your character than he is anything else. We worry when God seems silent on specific issues such as "What career should i choose?" The truth is, there are many different careers that could be in God's will for your life. What God cares about most is that whatever you do, you do in a Christlike manner. God is far more interested in what you are than in what you do."

PRAYER
i saw the construction on sproul for the first time today.
i think im the very last berkeley student to see it.

THANKS
for these wise words:
"Humility is not thinking less of youself; it is thinking of yourself less."
"In resolving conflict, how you say it is as important as what you say."

JOY
todays softball game was much more enjoyable than sundays.
i got to hear roymunds potty-mouth again while watching the wonder years.
getting 2nd in LH tourny was cool.

THANKS
eternaljoyboy: how you doing?
thanks for always asking that simple question.

eternaljoyboy: take a gamble u pansy
thanks for the fantasy bball advice.

JOY
biked the gg bridge all day friday. dang hard but fun. taryn said some very funny things while she was cranky.
sat went to bible quiz and the girls did really well, im proud of em.
there was this one asian kid from another church who got really pumped up when he or his partner answered a question right. his expressions were hilarious.

PRAYER
i guess this is answered prayer. ive been sleeping much earlier these past few nights: 1:30, 2:00, 2:30. but i guess its cuz ive been sick and im tired from the long days. i think sleeping late makes me much more vulnerable to getting sick.

THANKS
for this reminder:
"relationships, not achievements or the acquisition of things, are what matters most in life. so why do we allow our relationships to get the short end of the stick? when our schedules become overloaded, we start skimming relationally, cutting back on giving the time, energy, and attention that loving relationships require. what's most important to God is displaced by what's urgent.
busyness is a great enemy of relationships. we become preoccupied with making a living, doing our work, paying bills, and accomplishing goals as if these tasks are the point of life. they are not. the point of life is learning to love - God and people." rick warren, PDL