Life of Pride
Thursday, July 27, 2006
Today is a day for miscellaneous blog information. I just finished packing for my weekend trip to southern Missouri for the HomeSchoolAlumni.org National Reunion. It took about half an hour. I've never understood people who require hours to pack for trips. Anyway, my next step is to "pack" my music for the road trip by creating some mixes and burning them. I'm thinkin' I will need much more time for this than I did for my clothes. :)
This morning I finished up my last day of volunteering for the kids' drama camp my church is running. I tore myself away with difficulty because everyone else still has one more day left. I have abandoned my group - the Orange Team! My sister, Magda, will step into my place, but I fear that this will be unsettling for the girls this last day as they prepare for the end-of-camp show. I will be praying for them tomorrow, and I have to remember to brief Magda on as many details as I can.
I expect a fascinating weekend. Nobody has planned a get-together specifically for homeschool graduates before, so far as I know. I am covering the event for Practical Homeschooling, and I hope to solidify some preliminary theses I have concerning this first generation of homeschoolers.
Next week I'm going to sleep :D and also try to write twelve pages of fiction and an honor code enforcement system. Ashlea visits Monday. I think I'll take her to Monday evening Frisbee and then out to eat. :) Week after that I will be reading ahead in my fall semester schoolbooks, God willing.
So little summer remains. I'm somewhat leery of the school year, although I am looking forward to classes and to working on the play. As for student government stuff, I pray that other people will get together and do it all themselves. I will help facilitate that process however I can.
I am also looking forward to having my own room. I am going to decorate with maps, simply because I love them. They excite me, and they give me something to look at and get lost in as I stare into space. :) I assume I will have a second bed in the room; I'm going to turn it into a couch. My parents are giving me an old DVD player, so I am going to buy an inexpensive monitor and host a regular movie night. I think I can survive without spending money on a fridge and microwave, so long as I have a hot pot. Hot pots are cheap.
OK, that should be enough news to satisfy everyone's intense, burning desire to know what exactly I am doing. :)
This morning I finished up my last day of volunteering for the kids' drama camp my church is running. I tore myself away with difficulty because everyone else still has one more day left. I have abandoned my group - the Orange Team! My sister, Magda, will step into my place, but I fear that this will be unsettling for the girls this last day as they prepare for the end-of-camp show. I will be praying for them tomorrow, and I have to remember to brief Magda on as many details as I can.
I expect a fascinating weekend. Nobody has planned a get-together specifically for homeschool graduates before, so far as I know. I am covering the event for Practical Homeschooling, and I hope to solidify some preliminary theses I have concerning this first generation of homeschoolers.
Next week I'm going to sleep :D and also try to write twelve pages of fiction and an honor code enforcement system. Ashlea visits Monday. I think I'll take her to Monday evening Frisbee and then out to eat. :) Week after that I will be reading ahead in my fall semester schoolbooks, God willing.
So little summer remains. I'm somewhat leery of the school year, although I am looking forward to classes and to working on the play. As for student government stuff, I pray that other people will get together and do it all themselves. I will help facilitate that process however I can.
I am also looking forward to having my own room. I am going to decorate with maps, simply because I love them. They excite me, and they give me something to look at and get lost in as I stare into space. :) I assume I will have a second bed in the room; I'm going to turn it into a couch. My parents are giving me an old DVD player, so I am going to buy an inexpensive monitor and host a regular movie night. I think I can survive without spending money on a fridge and microwave, so long as I have a hot pot. Hot pots are cheap.
OK, that should be enough news to satisfy everyone's intense, burning desire to know what exactly I am doing. :)
Comments:
On Honor Code enforcement: I assume you have seen the proposed system that failed to pass the senate last spring. Do you intend to modify that or start from scratch? How much do you know of how the Senate debate went? I want a good enforcement system, so I'd like everyone to have as much information as possible to avoid unexpected snags.
--V-Dawg
--V-Dawg
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: 12:38 PM
: 12:38 PM
*sniff* I wish I could be there with you and Ashlea. Don't have too much fun without me :).
I find your decision to decorate with maps rather amusing - I decided just the other day that my apartment needed a map, a nice antiquey one. AllPosters seems to have a decent selection.
No fridge?! But what shall become of the yogurt and grapes?
I find your decision to decorate with maps rather amusing - I decided just the other day that my apartment needed a map, a nice antiquey one. AllPosters seems to have a decent selection.
No fridge?! But what shall become of the yogurt and grapes?
Hey Ben! Yes, of course I saw the system they tried to pass last year, and yes, I am pretty well-informed about the sides of the debate and their concerns. I actually emailed the "hottest" folks a few weeks ago and asked for their input. I should have thought to add you to the list, because I am sure you have an excellent opinion. :)
I think starting from scratch is the best idea, and I do have permission from Will to work on it. Last semester's was far more convoluted than it needed to be. I will be writing a preliminary draft of the thing this week.
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I think starting from scratch is the best idea, and I do have permission from Will to work on it. Last semester's was far more convoluted than it needed to be. I will be writing a preliminary draft of the thing this week.
