midterms in may!

so yeah, BYU is basically way ahead of schedule than everyone else in the world. most people are taking their finals now or soon, and i just finished taking my second midterm just minutes ago. below is a pic of me via my built in webcam, in front of the Heber J Grant building, aka The Testing Center. and what a glorious day it is!


things are going pretty well for me right now. a LOT has happened/changed since last week. in short:
i started work on Early Morning Custodial at the SWKT (Spencer W. Kimball Tower, pictured below) 4-8 AM Monday - Friday. its not too bad, although i have a hard time going to bed at 7, when the sun is still out... i'm looking around to see if i can find another job which could let me sleep in til 7 (an extra 3 hours) while still maintaining my monday and friday nights. i may work a call center with Matt Ede, or maybe with Dan, one of my roommates. one problem with those choices is mobility. its about a 10 minute drive in a car, (so who knows how long on a bike?). i could probably keep doing the custodial for a while, but probably not longer than this term which ends in one month. as for the MTC, they have considered me for a teaching position,

I'm going to a chiropractor in Pleasant Grove, about a 20 minute drive from Provo (thanks to Bekcy for letting me use her car). i got a really good discount since im a student, and also a family referral from becky who is going there now. it feels GREAT afterwards, and i feel good about it. only thing is that it takes a car, and an hour three times a week to do it...

And for the big relationship news:
as of monday, i am officially single! it was a pretty big surprise for me, but in short, Ashley dated a lot of guys while i was on my mission, and had a couple she dated for a while, and she's going to hook back up with one of the guys she dated before. She said that things didnt work out like she was expecting for us, but wanted to keep the friendship. I'm ok with it all. in fact, i'm excited to be on the singles scene again, and to be able to date people. That night after we broke up, i literally felt liberated. soooooooo i guess i better start going on dates!

all that, plus tests, homework, etc etc is keeping me pretty busy. thanks for your prayers and support!

joseph