YAY FOR BOJANGLES'

We got Bojangles' for lunch after church today. That made me reeeeeeeeally happy. I still have some sweet tea left, too. That's a feat for me--I can't usually make it last more than an hour after we leave.

I'm really glad the format for these things is the double-return straight-edged deal. I think it looks way better than the paper or story or letter format with the left indent and single return. Plus it's easier to divide thoughts this way.

Jennica and Alexandra are gone this weekend. It's really quiet around here without them. I went to lunch with Jacob yesterday around one, then we came back here so he could tell me how to do well in econ. I haven't done well at all in that class, and he helped me figure out what kinds of grades I need to make in order to pull off a B. That's sad. I don't know what has happened to me in college--I used to be such a good student. Now I have to figure out how to make a B. Ugh.

I went to dinner with Didi and Josh last night. I'm glad I finally got to meet him. He's been up here a couple of times, and I'm pretty sure that I've either been gone or really busy every time he's come. Didi talks about him a lot. It was good to finally see who she talks about. It's kind of like that with Dusty. I still haven't met him, though. We've talked on the phone and stuff, and I know all about him, but I've never actually met him. Hopefully he can come down sometime to visit and I won't be gone. I was gone last semester when he came to visit. I was sad that I missed meeting him.

DPS towed three cars this morning. I watched them stand there outside my window, just talking and laughing and having a good old time putting tickets on these cars and making sure nobody moved them. The tow truck came right as Andrew came to pick me up. Then I saw some girls, when I got back from church, standing outside and looking around. I talked to them in the elevator, and they couldn't find their Jeep. It was one of the ones I saw towed. I told them to call DPS and see if they could find out where to pick up the Jeep. Let's call that my random act of kindness for the day. I don't want to put up much more effort to do a better one.

Carolina's baseball season starts Friday. I'm really excited about that. I've found quite a few people who won't mind going to games with me, so I should be pretty set with that. I think I'll be taking my homework to most of the games. I need to be a better student, but I also need to support Carolina's baseball program. This should be a happy medium. If I end up not getting enough work done I suppose I'll limit my game intake. I hope it doesn't get to that point, though.

I went to the Iron to Iron thing for Crusade Thursday evening. I went with Josie. I almost didn't go, but she convinced me. She reminds me a lot of Anna Barefoot. She dances, too. Anna, since you will likely be reading this, she gave me a website that I thought you might be interested in: www.unc.edu/starheel . She's in that. It's a dance team thing, but they do it for fun. They're good, but not crazy hardcore. I don't know if you think that would be cool or whatever, but WHEN you come visit, I could see if she could tell you more about it or something. I don't know. It just looked like a good way for you and your parents to compromise. Maybe. I don't know.

Anyway I went to Iron to Iron. It was good. It's this six-week program that is all about evangelizing and becoming a leader in the body of Christ. I think it will be good for me to go to. I am kind of scared of evangelizing. I don't mind being a leader, but evangelizing puts one in such a vulnerable position. I don't like being vulnerable. I like being strong and in control and aware of everything that is going on. Hopefully this will help me come out of my shell a bit.

I miss lots of people, not only because I'm at college, but a few because they're at college, too. I miss Lee Smith more than ever, and I miss Saxton, and believe it or not, I still miss Sem Moreno. I love him to death. I haven't seen him since the last day of stats junior year. Alexandra makes fun of me because every time we drive by this one place, the entrance to his neighborhood sort of (I only know this because we used to ride the same bus), I say, I miss Sem Moreno. Nearly every time, at least, but maybe not every single time. I just miss him. I also miss the people from Appalachia, like Megan and Stephanie, and especially Drew. I love Drew to death. He's one of those guys who is so very much one of my favorite people that I would marry him (that is, if he divorced his wife--but I'm definitely not saying I hope that happens, so you know) even if I didn't love him. I would still be so happy with him. I just think he's wonderful. Saxton is that way, too. They are both great. I love them so much! I miss other people, too. A lot of other people. I wish I could have all my friends and family around me all the time. As long as I would be able to send them away for a while if I want some alone time. But they would come back when I want, too. That'd be nice.

I hate being sleepy. I wish I could sleep and work at the same time. And I wish I could impart my knowledge of the subjunctive case upon the masses. Because the masses have no clue how to use it, much less what the heck it even is. And I wish I could impart my knowledge of nominative and objective cases upon the masses, too. Because they don't know that stuff, either. It's frustrating.