Tuesday was an exciting day...

So a lot happened on Tuesday. started out normal. went to work at 4, class at 9, then after class i did a bunch of homework. okay, thats not exciting, just the same old. after school i had to leav quickly to go get my car inspected, which didnt pass b/c of burned out brake light and clogged windshield sprayers. disappointed, i went to the chiropractor, which was good. i filled up my first tank of gas. it was a surprisingly good feeling. then i went to auto zone and fixed the problems myself (another good feeling). ill admit, i felt macho leaning under the hood working on stuff. thats something that i'd like to learn more about.
the stressful part about the day was tha i had a lot of homework and stuff to do. by the time i was going to bed (around 10, a lot later than i wanted), i was just getting tired and cranky. i got a package from mom with some Nikken bedding stuff that they werent using, and it was a blessed addition. i quite enjoy it, as you can tell below.
in fact, i loved it so much that i slept in for work and was an hour late! but it turned out that my supervisor was happy that i showed up anyway.
the other thing that made that night exciting was when i busted up my foot. so with the cumulation of bothersome feelings, and the thought of having to remake my bed (this bed is actually really hard to make b/c of the built in desk at the foot of the bed), as i was walking in my room, i "stubbed" my pinky toe on the cinderblocks underneath my roommates bed. it hurt really bad! it cut it up the middle, and made it all swollen. voila:
so i limped up to work the next morning. it still causes me a bit of grief (probably in part due to my lack of acccess to the proper medical treatment/anything but water and soap... sad i know).

other than that, i'm doing well. finals are in two weeks *hallelujah!*. i'm seriously considering taking the term off to work fulltime. i think it would be more beneficial to work fulltime now, and earn some good cash so i wouldnt have to work during fall/winter. i'm learning the hard way the difficulty of working part time and studying part time (especially with early morning custodial).

the happenings

so a lot of exciting stuff happened this week. Memorial day was just the beginning :D
so on Wednesday, i had unintentional issues with authoritative figures. i'll explain:
so after my physics class on wednesday, i had quickly finished my homework for friday. i decided to capitalize on my free time and go to the library to get some pleasure reading. it was somewhat a red-letter event as it was the first time that i went to the library to check out a book. i found two good books that i wanted to read (one religious, and one secular), and on my way out, i mindlessly walked through the theft detectors with my un-checked-out books. upon the sounding of the alarm, i realized my error, and i quickly confessed to the security guard. but apparently, according to protocol, he had to make a file for me, and check my record to see if this was a recurring habit. it was a bit ridiculous in my opinion. so once that was done, i went to properly check out my books. afterwards as i made my exit, the alarms sounded again. i couldnt believe my luck. so the security guard checked me out again, and i was on my way. slightly shaken by my experience in the library, i walked home. not long after my arrival, i had to leave to go to the chiropractor. upon approaching my new car (explanation to be given shortly hereafter) i noticed what i first thought to be some kind of flyer under my windshield wiper. upon closer inspection i discovered that it was a parking ticket. what a day! i couldnt it. i wasnt very happy as i drove to the chiropractor, and although i sang some hymns, i couldnt shake the feeling. it was something that only sleep could help me forget, i guess.
and so for the other great happening: my first car! thanks to becky for giving me her old car. memorial day weekend, she bought a new car, 09 corolla, thus terminating the need for the 92 Rodeo. the awesome person becky was, she thought of me and surprised me one day offering me her car. it'll be a good experience, and we'll see how it goes cost vs benefit - wise. for now it will serve me well for going to the chiropractor, and perhaps in the near future to another job.
ok, so for the other fun thing, we had a wicked sweet stake activity yesterday. in fact, they had to have it over the span of two days, one half of the stake on friday, the other half on saturday. it was pretty sweet; they had everything. soccer, football, ultimate frisbee, BBQ, one of those inflatable castle jump thingys, hay rides, and hot air baloons! i enjoyed the BBQ, ultimate, and the dance at the end. i'm still pretty tired. thats probably due to many things combined. fasting, running and dancing like a crazy man, dancing, giving blood on friday, and being tired anyway thanks to my job.
anywho, i'm doing well. sorry there arent any pictures, i didnt crack out my camera for any of this exciting stuff. i'll try to do better.
love!
joseph