I like crop marks and bleeds...

Violet Crumble...

It's the time of year when there are little packets of candy corn in the candy bowl in Vanderpool...yum! Not to mention, I have a Violet Crumble today and, boy, am I happy! If you've never tried Australia's crisp golden honeycomb, you're missing out on simply one of the best candy bars ever.
I made my yahoo radio station this morning. I have to admit: it's a pretty random selection I've got there, but it's so much fun!
Well...I'm gonna get back to work now...after which I have to study, alot, for my spanish test tomorrow. Four works of old-spanish literature. Lord, have mercy on my soul.
Be blessed today,
Jezz

Wes...

Wes Greer on Facebook...lol...

Life really is good...

Simple words from Stellar Kart:
"Life is good. Eternal life is better."
Love it.

"The Lord is good to those whose hope is in Him,
to the one who seeks him;
it is good to wait quitely for the salvation of the LORD."
-Lamentations 3:25-26

Be blessed today...let God bless you...He is able to do exceedingly, abundantly above all you can ever ask or imagine,
Jezz

It's soap box time...

"...but I find it kind of weird to pay money to make friends. I guess I'd just prefer to make friends a different way." - female sophomore from the JMC department as quoted in the Sept. 14, 2005 issue of The Optimist, student newspaper of Abilene Christian University

I don't pay for my friends in Alpha Kai Omega...actually, I don't think any of us pay for our friends. Come to think of it, I don't think any other members of other social clubs would say they were paying for their friends either. Of course, I can't be too sure about that nor can I speak for absolutely everyone, but I'd say that's probably the general consensus. So then, why do people assume that or say that? Well, they have no experience in the situation. What they say is fluff. But that's what others think if they too have no experience.
Since I used to think the same thing but quickly found the truth, I know a little about how it's not true and, frankly, shouldn't be spread any longer.

Let's explore the basis of this claim:
a person that is not in a social club, doesn't know anyone in a social club, and has merely been a spectator from afar sees two things about clubs: alot of people that hang out together and dues.
yes, I have to pay dues to Alpha Kai Omega...aha! you're paying for friends. No. I'm paying for activity fees. If you'll notice on your ACU bill, you too have activity fees. You must be paying for your friends too.
Club provides an avenue to meet people, yes. You will become friends with these people, it's natural. But, if you were to meet them in other contexts, say class, service project, intramurals, etc., you'd still be friends with them. Club brings people together.
When you're looking for a social club, find one that matches who you are. Don't try to match them. And, if by chance, you don't get another invite or a bid, it's not the end of the world. I promise. It hurts, rejection hurts. But it's okay because God's in control of the process, not you or the clubs. And don't despise the club because you didn't get that invitation or bid. It hurts them too to have to vote knowing that people's feelings will get hurt. It brings them pain too. Just because you're not in the club, doesn't mean you can't still be friends. You've met each other and have established a relationship, don't let a club affect that.

Bids go out Thursday evening. God bless all of you who are affected. I pray you see God's hand in all of this, and you are blessed by His working in your life for the good of those who love Him.

Be blessed today,
Jezz

New music Tuesday...

Even Switchfoot has a myspace...
The new Switchfoot cd "Nothing is Sound" comes out tomorrow, Sept. 13, 2005. Definitely a long-awaited project by the highly-successful Christian band. Their music, especially their omg-it-gets-played-all-the-time hit Dare You to Move, has infiltrated the air waves, both Christian and mainstream. Kudos to them.
Switchfoot has a myspace...and so does Shane & Shane...
They too have a new album coming out tomorrow. Woo hoo! Tomorrow is a good day. The new album an evening with shane & shane recorded at spaceway studios will most likely be pretty sweet...aren't they always? Two men that sing like chicks have a great track record with making their acoustic sound fresh and way exciting. I'm looking forward to it! yay...

Rushing is coming to a close for me with the last Alpha Kai Omega rush this afternoon. Bids will go out Thursday evening, and Friday night the bid night festivies will take over! I'm ready for pledging to get started; it's going to be a blast!

I'd better get back to putting old ACU photos in little plastic sleeves. Have a wonderfully blessed day!
Jezz

Another glorious morning...

Without myACU, my hands are tied...
Apparently they're doing some "troubleshooting" right now with the network, which means I can't check my e-mail or update my timesheet or do my homework or check to see if all my financial aid is in or...well, you get the picture, basically nothing that involves school-like things. Oh well, they should be done soon.

Meanwhile, back on the boat (there's really no boat, I just thought I'd say that)...
I may be going to the big metropolis of Cisco, Texas, this afternoon to write a news release about a group of ACU students that are going there to help the 100 evacuees that were sent there. That would be so cool. I'd have to drive myself probably, which means, I hope I don't get lost. I wonder if Cisco is further away than Coleman, probably not. But if it were, I could beat my record. I know...I need to get out of Abilene. But it would be super-neat if I could go out there...

Yet life goes on...
I graduate in eight months and six days. To some that may seem like a while ahead, but it really isn't. Time goes by in a flash...it's true. So in eight months and six days, I will be walking across the stage in Moody Coliseum, the same place where I graduated from high school, probably the same stage, hopefully with a job and a plan for the future. I'm excited, a little apprehensive, but trusting that God will guide my paths.

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all you ways, acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight." - Proverbs 3:5-6
In some translations it says, He will direct your paths...which is even more comforting.

Have a blessed day,
Jezz

Teas and chapel...

A week of voluntary chapels...now, only if the floor of Moody could have waited to buckle any time between mid-October and mid November rather than the second week of school...oh well, at least they're getting the problem fixed. Until then, (which supposedly is Monday) chapel is voluntary, and credits will be given to all who are required to come...which means for me, early lunch and a better chance of getting a tuna sandwich with a side of celery and carrot sticks!

Social club rushing is well underway for this fall semester. Teas were on Sunday, and I must say I was very much impressed with the turn out. I am definitely way excited about this year's pledge class. I know it's going to be a wonderful group of girls added to Alpha Kai Omega. We had a ginormous turn out to our Hollywood rush on Monday night, which added to the mounting excitement...I can't wait!

So alot of people have been commenting on the upcoming "craziness" of the semester in sort-of doom and gloom terminology...but I say: why put so much extra anxiety and stress right now? I'm not saying it's not gonna get busy; let's be real... But instead, right now while there's not too much going on, enjoy your time. Keep on top of things right now and make a habit of it.
There's my partial time-management speech for the day...

"The LORD is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him;"
- Lamentations 3: 25
That's enough for me...His is good.

Be blessed today,
Jezz

Sushi...

I like sushi...

Be blessed today,
Jezz

btw...I took this picture with my phone at the Wok on Fire restaurant in Austin, Texas, on band tour last year. fun times, fun times.

I surrender to ...myspace...

I finally gave in and got a myspace. I'll work on it sometime...www.myspace.com/gsusrulzme
more later...gotta go get some grub...
be blessed,
Jezz

Last firsts...

*sigh* ACU...good old Abilene Christian University...
Today August 22, 2005, was my very last first day of the school year as an undergrad student...yes that's right, my senior year of college has officially begun. Although, I have yet to go to a class...that happens tomorrow. I sure can't believe it. Four years has gone by rather quickly...but I guess that's life.

Meanwhile...mulling over a few things in my head...we'll see what becomes of it.

Be blessed...more later,
Jezz

I heart burgers...

Storm's Great Burgers in Lampasas, Texas, was just on the Food Network. That was probably the highlight of my morning. I love Storm's. It's so yummy. But since there is no Storm's here in Abilene, I like to fill my burger fancies with Larry's Better Burgers (cheap and yummy) and GW's Burgers. Good, old fashioned hamburger stand goodness. You really can't beat that. And...all this talk about burgers is making me mighty hungry. So, I bid thee good day until I update again. I'm off to eat some cereal! yay!
Be blessed,
Jezz

an update...omg...

I know...I haven't updated in a while...give me a break...

I've been trucking along at my internship at Hendrick. After today, four more days to go...then I'll just have to finish some paper work and actually take the internship class to be done with it. It's nice to not have this hanging over my head anymore.

So here's what's been going on lately:

1. Nathan came up this weekend to visit. As usual we watched lots of movies and played board games. Spent some time with the married people (aka Curtis and Amanda) and didn't get much sleep, again as usual.
2. I've been back and forth fighting with lack of hours at American Eagle. It was pretty grim for a while - not many hours, especially for an employee who's been working there years longer than others. Then, a dramatic shift in events (namely Tax-Free Weekend...next weekend, ick) grants me the most hours next week and an oh-my-goodness crazy work schedule. I guess this summer I'll go out with a bang.
3. Band stuff...what can I say about band stuff. I have alot of it to do. I had a meeting with Dr. Wilson Friday afternoon just to start getting the ball rolling on some things. Ever since that meeting, the to-do lists have popped up again...lots of them.
4. Good news...Sonic is reserved for Monday night for all of you YBP-ers. I have some ideas for the rest of the nights, so we'll see what pans out.

Anyway...those probably aren't even the highlights of what's been going on...they're just what I can remember for now. Okay, so the first one is a highlight. All that to say, I'll be running around like a mad woman for the next few days until I can settle down again in...probably December. Back to work for now. Just remember to trust in the Lord in all things. He will make your path straight.

Be blessed,
Jezz

Everyday nothing...

So today I was nearly splattered with bird poop on my way into the hospital. I heard the splatter on the concrete and saw the evidence on the ground, I was relieved it wasn't in my hair...

Meanwhile, I work on the sixth floor of hospital, but make frequent trips to the other lower floors. Patience tends to run low for the unreliable elevators that have minds of their own (especially the one with the cage...it's freak, especially when the light's off), so I sometimes take my trip down using the stairs. And, now, I've found myself using the stairs from the second to the sixth floor at least once a day when I'm at work. Ninety-six stinking stairs...what am I? Crazy? probably...it's tiring and whatnot. Maybe by the end of th esummer I'll have freakishly huge leg muscles; then I'd look funny. ha.

Okay, back to boring nothing land...
Have a blessed day,
Jezz

To understand...

There are those things in life that we don't understand. Good, bad and in between, we, for some reason, cannot comprehend how and why things are the way they are. We stand in awe and wonder at all of it...I don't know how or why things in my life are the way they are, but I do know that God is good and He is in control. I am thankful for that. Without the assurance that God is God, life would be confusing, hopeless and sad. But I am blessed to live a life of peace, joy and blessings, because I know He is God, and He is good.

Yet still, I do not understand everything that happens in this life.

The bad: A friend of mine was killed last week. His life was taken by another human; he was murdered. And the timing, oh the timing. The circumstances surrounding his death add to the shock, disbelief and wonder of it all. But there's peace in my soul, because I know that one day I will see his face again in glory, in heaven. He is with His heavenly Father now. He was by no means perfect; none of us are. But he knew the One who holds the key to eternal life in paradise. He was God's child too. In that is hope; I will meet him again. Proof, that God is good.

The good: God has blessed me so richly in my life. He has given me a wonderful man to love and who loves me. I am thoroughly amazed at how God has made our relationship so blessed and so beautiful. I don't understand why or how He's done it, but I am thankful and know that God surely is good.

I pray that you find comfort in the goodness of the Lord. Taste and see that He is good. Search your heart to find the places where He has been so evidently good in your life, and thank Him. Understand and know that He is good and His mercy and love endures forever. That's all that matters. God is good.

Be blessed,
Jezz

These few weeks...

Eventful few weeks...I'm sorry I haven't updated in quite a while...and I'm not going to right now either, I must confess. But I have learned: through it all, no matter what, God is good. That's all that matters. He is good, and His mercy endures forever.

Be blessed,
Jezz

yummy...

mmm...kiwi and strawberries...yum yum

I finally wrote my letter to the new heads today. I got it done mainly because they needed the packets to mail by tomorrow. If only I can get the old head letter done now...soon enough, child, soon enough.

The internship is going well. I've had the opportunity to get my hands dirty on some neat projects and work with new programs, etc. I haven't made it to the hospital cafeteria yet, although I do know where it's at! It looks promising though. Have I mentioned that the hospital is ginormous, and I get lost quite easily. As I was coming back from lunch yesterday, a doctor asked me if I was lost...just because I passed by him and then turned right around because I passed by the elevators too doesn't mean I'm lost...just didn't see the elevators, or something like that. Working at a hospital is pretty interesting...like finding bathrooms; it's rather difficult. And then there's the whole being around sick people thing. Yesterday one of the ladies in the office didn't want to leave to go to the bathroom because there was a patient and a nurse outside with masks on. That means the patient is contagious...I don't blame her. Oh well...God takes care of us. He's good like that...it really is amazing.

Speaking of God being amazing...Nathan comes back in 3 days...yippee!!! You're probably wondering what that has to do with God being amazing, but I promise you, it has everything to do with that.

Anyway, I hope you have an amazingly blessed day. "Taste and see that the Lord is good." He really is...

Jezz

Intern...

I got an internship working at Hendrick Medical Center in the Community Relations department for the rest of this summer. (woot!) yay, I can fully graduate in May with no worries of an internship to complete. I was surprised to see how much the department at Hendricks does in PR and advertising. It's gonna be fun...yay. and, it costs me all of about nothing...that's wonderful. Sure, I don't get paid, but I also, most likely, won't get any less hours at AE, I'm still in Abilene, and for lunch, I can go home, or pack a lunch with mommy and eat at her work...yippee. God always has a way of making things work out. And, what's more: even though it's a bit late in the summer to start an internship, it works out exactly that I will get my required hours by the time I have to be back for leadership workshops and whatnot and still be able to take a week off for camp. God truly does provide. It was an unexpected twist, definitely not in my plans. But what God has given me in this is incredible. And, I know that He's gonna bless me immensely through this. He closes doors to open others for us.

"'For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the LORD, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.'" - Jeremiah 29:11

The comforting words of familiar scripture are resounding truth. Be glad today, and be blessed,
jezz

slacker...

and then this one time, i realized that i was a big slacker in the whole updating your blog thing...if only i had more to say than this...maybe later?

be blessed,
jezz

yay baseball...

VBS is over...lots of kids, kool-aid smiles, wild animal snacks (yummy) and the like are put away for the year. Until next year...then we will meet again.

Slated for tonight: Braves vs. Rangers at Ameriquest Field in Arlington...yippee! yay for baseball.

That's it for now, I think...I'm hungry and am in need of some breakfast. More later...maybe something deep and philosophical to turn those brain wheels. If not, don't hold it against me.

Be blessed...and remember, God really is bigger than the boogey man, and absolutely everything else.

Jezz