Here is a sample day, that my dear family members may know how I live...

6:00 am-- Attempt to rise. Fail.

6:30 am-- Attempt to rise again. Succeed.

7:00 am-- Arrive at Starbucks. Order Venti coffee, generally a bold. Find seat. Put on headphones and bring up Mozart (or Beethoven, or Bach. All three are good to study to). Put on random. Press play. Open Bible. Read for around an hour and a half, whilst making notes. With remaining time, read some of John Owen's commentary on the Epistle to the Hebrews.

9:00 am-- Music Theory

10:00 am--Music History

11:00 am--Spanish 202 (Aka--the stupidest class of all time)

12:00 pm--Pray for an hour on the top story of the Student Union. Try to remain in one position while praying.

1:00 pm--Study with increasing desperation for Chemistry 407.

1:35 pm-- Call friend Daniel Crawford. Beg him to help me with thermodynamics. He agrees.

2:00 pm-- Chemistry 407

2:35 pm-- Silently curse self for enrolling for a class I do not understand, which happens to determine whether or not I will graduate.

2:40 pm-- Laugh at professor's joke. He's actually pretty funny.

3:00 pm-- Chemical Safety.

4:00 pm--Rehearsal for Jazz Combo. Find room is double-booked. Kick out small children from room.

4:05 pm-- Thank the Lord that I can still do these type of things. Enjoy Paul's great solo.

4:30 pm-- Piano player shows up. No one says anything because she is very attractive.

5:00 pm-- Analyze Scarlatti sonata and finish paper on said sonata.

6:30 pm-- Realize I have yet to eat for the day. Purchase Panizza at nearby restaurant

7:00 pm-- Bible Study with some really cool freshman at Manzanita and Mohave, my old dorm.

8:00 pm-- Bible study wraps up, leave for hookah lounge.

8:15 pm-- Arrive at hookah lounge. Purchase hookah (flavor: cherry apple). Enjoy it. Enjoy conversation with friends. Eric tries to bring up abortion (again).

9:00 pm-- Walk home. Read over Hebrews. Currently memorizing seventh chapter.

9:20 pm-- Arrive home. Check email, blog, and facebook. Briefly check sports and front page news.

9:30 pm-- Talk to Rich about day.

9:40 pm-- Try to do 100 push-ups. Muscles too sore.

9:50 pm--Remember Spanish homework.

9:51 pm-- Realize that I can do Spanish homework during theory the next day.

9:52 pm-- Make half-hearted motions towards remaining Chemistry homework. Get distracted by the Economist.

10:30 pm-- Brush teeth.

10:33 pm-- Climb into bed. Read about Mao. Realize he was pretty much the worst guy ever.

11:26 pm-- Review verses as I fall asleep.

Hmmm...I think I am on number 4.

4. Sense and Sensibility

For all the reasons Jane mentioned, plus the delight of seeing Seigfried, the moment when Emma Thompson reveals herself to her sister, the moment when Hugh Grant announces that he's not married after all, and of course, the understated nature of the drama in general.

Funny how the worst of her books made the best movie. Not that the book is bad by any other standard except in comparison to Emma.

5. Notting Hill

I guess the subtext for this post would be chick-y movies I like.

But this is one of my favorites. Here is why...

A. The different reactions to Anna Scott when she comes over for dinner.
B. The joke about either seeing Ringo Starr or Topol from a distance.
C. Also the scene where they simply talk about their lives, also from the dinner.

So, I told one Erin Palmer that I was going to make a list of my top whatever movies and post them on my blog. I told her this on Sunday. Then I didn't do it. But anyways, here, a bit belatedly, and after my bedtime as well, is the list.

Also, Jane, for your information, I made a New Year's Resolution not to watch any movies or TV for a solid year. So my statement of "I no longer watch TV" is accurate.

1. Dazed and Confused

Normally when I tell people that this is my favorite movie, they kind of give me a funny look, or laugh as if I was joking, or some such reaction. But it is not a joke, nor do I feel that I deserve a funny look. This is quite simply, the best movie ever made.

Or more accurately, the movie I like to watch the most. Which is the same thing. Why do I like it? I should first state that the reason I like it has nothing to do with drugs. Nor do I find that the movie has anything to do with drugs, or is some way an endorsement of drugs. Here is why I like this movie...

A. Complex characters, interacting in complex ways
B. The natural interactions between the actors
C. The completely authentic feel of the movie
D. The overall atmosphere
E. The utter lack of a plot (It is not necessary)

But most of all, I like it because it reminds me of heaven. I think heaven will be like this movie. I have always viewed heaven as a gathering place of my dearest friends.

I also always lose it whenever Wooderson says anything at all.

2. Wet Hot American Summer

The funniest movie ever made.

That being said, I also watched it before I was really a Christian. It is the funniest movie, but I no longer endorse watching it.

3. The Godfather

I remember one time I started to watch this movie with David and Adrienne before going to see some other movie in the theaters. This was a mistake. It makes most other movies look like children's books.

Every motion, every line, every bit of scenery, every shading is perfect. The plot is brilliant, and the characterizations complex. Every word makes you shiver.

More to come.

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I am trying to learn Spanish.

Do you know that every single member of my Spanish (including, unexpectedly, my sister-in-law) speaks flawless Spanish? Seriously, they all speak like natives.

Why don't I?

I am not really sure. I always used to think it was because of some lack of talent on my part. You know how people say "I'm not good at math," or "I'm not good at sports." Well, I always said "I'm not good at languages." Which may very well be true, except that it would make me the genetic anomaly in our family. And after all there was a time when I spoke fairly decent Spanish. I once translated for a girl with kidney stones at a Mexican hospital and comported myself quite well.

But I want to grasp the language. I think it would make my own language richer. And I want to learn other languages.

There is so much I want to learn! I want to learn Calculus, and higher level math. Really badly. Why can I not know more? I need greater self-discipline, I think.

My roomate's name is Rich. He is a good guy.

Can some one tell me how to make a title for a post?

I have so many books to read! I am so excited about this. Right now I am reading A History of Christianity, by Paul Johnson. Extremely interesting book, especially since it is written by a sympathetic non-believer. He is not hostile to Christianity as a social force the way many historians are. However, he is still hostile to Christianity in its purity, and does not understand the root of it all. It is fascinating to me how a true understanding of Jesus comes only by the influence of the Holy Spirit.

He mainly examines Christianity in political, social, and economic terms. He sees no hand of God moving and shaping the course of the church's history. Nonetheless, the sovereignty of God shines through. He is rather negative towards Augustine (Johnson's ideal church would be Pelagian), which is surprising, and rather negative towards the Catholic church, which is not surprising. The Roman Church does not come off well. All of its major heresies are shown to have developed pragmatically--towards the centralizing of authority and the concentration of power in the hands of a few corrupt men. It is really sickening to see how the exploited superstition. The union of the church with the Carolingian kings is particularly cynical.

In fact, I think it would be fair to assume that the true church of God has always been far smaller then demographics suggests. The medieval church was enslaved to dead rituals and craven superstition, especially the cult of the relics and the worship of Mary and the saints. There are always pockets of men swimming against the prevailing currents of the times. These men and women are always persecuted, sometimes to extinction, but they continue to appear. It reminds me of the woman in revelation who is taken by the Spirit to a safe haven when the dragon tries to kill her.

In fact, much of church history seems to tentatively align with some of the larger themes in Revelation. Christ is vindicated. The true church is always oppressed. There are constantly men attacking and plotting against her, but she is always defended. Thus, the true faith of the church is identical to what it has always been throughout history.

And the two great beasts of revelation, the one which propagates false religion, the other which enforces it--this is tentative--but could they not represent the Roman church and its secular enforcer?

It gives pause. It also shows the folly of any type of Christian fellowship with the Roman church (not individual members, who may be truly saved, though ignorant of their church's teachings).

Anyways, just some thoughts. Sorry I haven't written in a while.