The Argument Clinic

…what you can do the day after tomorrow” (thank mark twain for that one…)   Anyways, that was definitely my attitude towards course work in college.  But I wouldn’t be able to function that way anymore.  I think that attitude worked a lot better when course work was really the only thing I knew I needed to accomplish.  But when you add a full time job to the equation, it gets a little more complicated   So I have actually been doing stuff ahead of time (may even get my homework in an entire day early, which is pretty much unheard of for me…), it feels strange to do things ahead of time rather than the last minute (kind of miss that adrenaline rush)…much better for my ability to balance everything and keep myself from going insane though, so I guess its worth it :) 

We will see how long it lasts, but I’m guessing it actually will this time cause I just can’t leave stuff off til the last minute when there are all these extra variables in the equation…like work and life and stuff.  But it still feels weird to do stuff this early, really messes with my head   (You may be thinking ‘what the heck rachel, its only one day early, what’s the big deal?’  If you are asking that question, then clearly you have never been as advanced in the art of procrastination as I have.  So let me explain, you see, in college I would frequently work on assignments down to the exact minute that I would need to leave for class to get there on time (and start them about 2 hours before then).  So this week the big deal is that I was working on a homework assignment due Thursday on Sunday.  Yes, I said Sunday, not Thursday late afternoon/evening.  That is a big deal for a serial procrastinator you know )

My friend sarah passed along this website.  Thought the photos were interesting, in a depressing, can’t believe that was actually 5 years ago kind of way.  September 11 is always a weird day of the year now, just a day that will always have a sad feel to it I guess.  I don’t even really remember when that date didn’t conjure up the images that it does, so I guess in some ways I can believe that its been 5 years.  I know people traveling for work this week who left yesterday because their wives really didn’t want them flying today, can’t say that I blame them.  It would be weird for me too.

I was lucky in that I didn’t know anyone directly affected by the attacks (though I knew people at college who were worried about relatives and friends all day until they could get in touch with them), but growing up not far from nyc (45 mins-1 hr) made it feel closer to home I guess.  It feels like just the other day for me that we were all watching it unfold, not knowing what would happen next, can’t imagine how it feels for the people who were in nyc at the time.  Its just one of those days that you will always remember…whether you really want to or not, I guess.  Was interesting to see more people turn to God during that time, though for many that seemed to be a temporary reaction, unfortunately.

I have no plans at all to watch the world trade center movie, ever.  Its not like I’ve forgotten what it was like to watch it happening on the tv in front of me, hear/read the stories, comfort friends in college who were completely freaked out, depressed, and wondering where God was in the midst of it, etc.  I don’t need to live through that again, I think the movie is in poor taste, some things should never be commercialized, but that’s just my opinion…

Anyways, thought the website was interesting…

I would like to ask for prayers for Alissa Wilkinson (previously Alissa Clark) and her family.  Her father passed away last week after his struggle with leukemia. She just got married this week in a small ceremony, the larger ceremony had been scheduled for this past weekend but needed to be postponed.  Thanks in advance for your prayers.

So I got back from vacation on Monday, been a busy week.  Had to go from not thinking to thinking mode in a short period of time.  Classes started up tuesday, attended the first online lecture.  Need to start reading the textbook pretty soon…

My vacation was really nice and relaxing.  The kulps (paul, sarah, rowan, and levity) came up for a few days at the end of the week, did some canoeing, kayaking, hiking and stuff.  Had a really good time   Needed that considering how busy I will be balancing class stuff with work and all (and my stubborn determination to fit a life in there somewhere).

The rest of my schroon lake pictures can be found here.  Took a hike with the kulps back to gull pond (about 1/2 hour from schroon lake…at least it was on the way back…got lost on the way there…), photos from that can be found here.

I am hoping that I will still be good about updating on here, will really work on making some time for that, but it may be a little less frequent for the next couple weeks as I am getting adjusted to the school thing again.  Have really enjoyed the lack of homework the past 4.5 years or so, so getting back into the school mindset could take a little time.  Wish me luck