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Ah, what an interesting semester this has been for me. Like all semesters, it's definitely seen its high points and its low points. The good outweighed the bad, which is definitely a good thing. I guess I'm seeing a college trend here...so far, both of my springs have been much better than my falls. I'd love to know if it's just a coincidence or not, but academically, socially, spiritually, and everything else-ally I do better during the spring semester.
Let us not forget that this was the Semester of Excellence (TM), but I leave that report card to its own page. This really was a great semester. I learned yet again that the difficulty of calculus has much more to do with the teacher than how much effort I put into it. I learned that when I get my programming shwerve on, my algorithms actually work on the first try. Also, I may not get straight A+'s or anything, but I can handle hard classes with the best of them. I don't know yet what my GPA this semester will be, but you can bet your sweet meat byproduct that it'll be much better than last semester's.
Now onto the important stuff. I learned a lot about relationships this semester, both friendships and dating-wise. Like I said in an earlier rambling, God knows what He's doing, and I don't. I guess I'm just now finally becoming okay with that. I learned that really cool relationships can pop up in places that one would never expect them to. A year ago (heck, probably six months ago) I would have laughed at the idea that Jennifer and I would ever go out on a date, but now it's like I can't believe it took so long.
I learned a lot about letting God use me the way He wants to rather than the way I want to. I never made it a secret that I didn't really want to do drama, but I sucked it up and did it, and I think God used that in a cool way both in me and through me. I even got my very own harem! DiscipleNow and Beach Breakaway taught me that teaching a Bible study and trying to touch kids lives works much better when I'm practicing what I'm preaching and have my own relationship with Him right.
It's been a great semester, and part of me is sad to see it go. I've got more great semesters coming up, but I don't get to ramble about those until after they happen. I know you're just waiting on the edge of your seat...