I guess I’m doing a bad job of keeping up to date here. It’s probably because nothing is going on. I’ve been bored out of my mind what with Janene up at school all day doing Marching Band camp, and then both of us working in the evening. I’m stuck sitting around the house doing practically nothing, which makes me somewhat excited for school to be starting Wednesday.

Stu is finally putting together a complete website! He’s reestablished his domain with Go Daddy, so his website is now cool-stu.com. He’s going to have a weblog/journal format similar to mine. Hopefully he’ll be able to stick with it better than I do. Anyway, it looks like he’s got a winning design going. You should check it out. Since he’s starting from the ground up, he’s decided to employ Cascading Style Sheets in his HTML authoring, and he’s actually really enjoying it. I guess I’ll have to buckle down and learn them so I don’t feel left out. 

I’m so HAPPY right now! I got my final score back from my online Calculus class. My score on the Final Exam was a 92, and my final grade in the class is an “A”! My final score was an 89% and the professor mentioned he “upscaled this number to compensate for some of the difficulties you had to face this semester”. I can only assume he means the flooding at the new math building last month.

I really should’ve got a “B”, but I’m very grateful for the professor’s generosity. I can’t end this without also thanking my Heavenly Father for His generosity. He blesses me every day, sometimes very visibly, and other times that I may not even notice. All good things come from Him, and I am so thankful. 

Janet: I just want to take this opportunity to thank you. You and Gene have raised your daughters very well (especially Janene). Thanks for always making me feel welcome when I come over. I love you! 

I just had four cavities filled. Let me tell you I’m not a very happy camper right now. I was kindof worried because he shot me up and left the room, but by the time he got back I could still feel everything. I told him and all he said was, “Well, we’ll start working and if you feel anything we’ll stop and give you more.” I started freaking out, but he’s a good dentist so I trusted him. I felt one of the teeth he drilled, but it didn’t hurt very much. Right now I’m very hungry and I wish I could go to sleep. Unfortunately…

The Final Exam for my online Calculus course is tomorrow! I’ve finished all my assignments so the Final is the only thing left. I’m going to be so happy when this class is over with. I’m never going to take another online class. I’m just the kind of guy who needs a regular lecture in order to learn stuff. As far as I know I still have a “B”, but I don’t have my grade back from Exam III yet. I’ve printed out copies of all the past practice exams to study with. If I do well enough on the Final I can still pull my grade up to an “A”. That would really help my GPA right now. 

I think I’m pretty much settled in at ContentWatch (I’m writing this on my break, by the way). Since I started, I’ve been working full time during the daytime hours. There are two new employees that will be starting on the phones during the day, so next week I’ll be moving to part time in the evening. I’m still enjoying my job very much!

I finished my second to last homework assignment for my online Calculus class last night. I have a B (88.8%) in the class right now, but I have an exam tomorrow and the final exam is next week, so my grade could change drastically here in the next few days. Everybody pray for me, okay?

I’m starting a new Bible reading plan. I want to read the whole thing in a year. I’ve read the New Testament a few times through, but I’ve never had the gusto to tackle the Old Testament. I found a cool four track reading schedule that I’m going to follow, so instead of starting out reading four chapters a day in Genesis, I’ll read one chapter each day from four different starting places: Genesis, 1 Chronicles, Isaiah, and Matthew. I think that should break it up in digestible pieces. I just wanted to extend a challenge out to anyone reading this. Janene has already agreed to do it with me. If you want to join us, let me know and I’ll send you a copy of the schedule.