Choir Tour: On The Tour

So the first place that I get to stay actually does have internet.

Our first performance went pretty well. We did the entire program, all the anthems and then the musical. Over all I enjoyed it. There are certain people that I am already getting annoyed with, but that was going to happen anyway. I gave my Secret Prayer Partner a little note, I will be of course doing something else for my SPA today, I just haven't figured out what yet. The people we are staying with tonight are great people, we sat and talked with them for awhile, then they let us use their hot tub, which I needed badly because of my back...it was amazing.

But now I am going to go to bed and possibly get a whole seven hours of sleep tonight...That's right, I said seven...the most amount of sleep I could have possibly had in like the past month. I'm pretty excited...now I just hope I can fall asleep in a strange bed.

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Choir Tour

So I am heading off on Choir Tour today. We will be performing at about 6 times over the next several days in churches in West Michigan and Northern Indiana. I'm not sure if I will have a chance to post anything during that time, if not, I will probably be back around end of the week or so. If I can post, it will probably be spuratic. Not that it matters too terribly, since I think I have one or maybe two regular visitors.

Anyway, everyone have a great break and as always,

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Tired

Sunday night it started, I played a game until about 2 am, then went home and went to bed about 3 am. Monday night was at another game until 2 am, Tuesday I hung out with a friend until 2 am, Wednesday I was studied until 2 am, Thursday I studied until 2 am. Ever night I went to bed around 3 or 3:30 am, I woke up around 7. That isn't much sleep, and I know that tonight I'm not going to get to bed until after 2 am again, and I have to be up for a Men's Breakfast and work day at 8 am, then I leave for Choir Tour at 1 pm, which means for the next couple of days I won't get much sleep at all.

Well, here's looking forward to more sleep deprivation

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Overheard in the Lunchroom

Here are a couple of quotes that I have heard in the lunchroom at school

"Wanna lick the cherries off me?"

"How many times are they going to pork the chicken?"

"Hey, have you seen his dad's nipples?"

Hopefully more to come

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My Knees

So I played volleyball last night...yes, it's another post about volleyball, but more specifically about my knees. Last night I fell to my knees several times digging for a ball, or after a wild flailing that I call a spike. Every time, land squarely on my knee hard. So today I had to walk around with my knee brace on all day and explain to everyone that saw it what happened. I'm somewhat used to the pain by now, since I have had problems with them ever since I can remember. Eventually it will feel normal, which means the pain will be constant and dull, instead of the constant and sharp pain of now.

Anyway, I am off to go for walk...yeah, I am a glutton for punishment.

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Stupid Alarm

I hate waking up late. The rest of the day is just off and it seems like I am playing catch up. This morning I woke up to my alarm on time, hit the snooze and fell back asleep. However, I didn’t wake up to my snooze alarm. Granted, I didn’t go to bed until about 3 AM and I was trying to get up around 6:30 AM. Usually I don’t have a problem with that little bit of sleep, but I haven’t been getting much sleep lately, so I guess my body finally said, “Screw You Jeremy!” So I didn’t get up until 10 min after I was suppose to leave. So I took a quick shower and got to class about 20 minutes late. I hate it.

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Fortune Favors the Bold...

So the old adage of Fortune Favors the Bold is a load of crap...sort of. You see, basically I have a good friend who is constantly looking for a girl that I would be interested in. The issue is that I am chicken when it comes to girls. Anyway, so the latest girl, whom I actually told him that I liked, he let her know. Now he did ask my permission, but right after I gave it, I realized that I'm not in middle school anymore, and that probably isn't the best way to go about letting a girl know I like her. Anyway, he told her, so then I let a couple days go by, knowing that she knows, and she knows that I know she knows...it was confusing to me too...sort of. Anyway, so I decided finally to talk with her, but since I am chicken I did it over IM. So we talked about it, come to find out that she doesn't feel that way about me. So yet again, shot down.
That's OK though, like I have said before, I'm sure that God will bring the right person into my life at the right time. Sometimes I just wish God would work on my schedule instead of His...although I'm sure he knows best.

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Update On Grandpa

So I called my mom yesterday, and talked with her for awhile. The update on my grandpa is that he went in for tests, mainly a bone scan to see if the cancer had travelled. The doctors set him an appointment to see him for this coming Tuesday. My mom and my Aunt believe that this is good news, because if they would have found anything, they probably wouldn't have waited to see him and gotten him in immediatly. I also found out that my grandpa has conceeded to having radiation treatments, but will not do Chemotherapy.
I have spoken with some people about Prostate Cancer and they have said that there is a new procedure out where they inject these very tiny pellets into the prostate. These are basically minscule radiation bombs that just hit the targeted area, and not the entire body. For most people, these work well. And they are able to live a normal life even while the little things are sending out their radiation. I'm hoping this is the action that my grandpa has to take because he is a pretty active guy. And for clarification, my grandpa is actually like 79, I thought he was younger than that, but apparently not. I still think of him as that young though.

Anyway, there is the update that you all were asking for...well two of you asked for.

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Between Two Friends

So I have these two friends, who were dating up until a couple weeks ago. Now they are both my friends, so I hear both sides of the story. I have been praying for them both, and they each seem to have come to terms with the breakup. So they were just friends, and now they are not doing well again. I love both of my friends dearly, drama or no drama. The main point of this post was just to air it out a bit, I'm not upset at either party, just needed to talk it out. Ok, I'm done...wow, this is like 4 days in a row or something like that...amazing.

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Back to Back?

That's right, I'm posting for a second day in a row. Today was long, and I had a Greek exam, that's right Greek. Although I actually enjoy the class and I enjoy the fact that I am learning the language, exams suck. This particular exam, I think I passed...but it will be just barely if I did. Anyway, I wanted to rant on that for a second, and I won't take anymore of your precious time, plus I have a headache and I don't really feel like writing anymore. So you have yourselves a great day.

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Volleyball

So yeah, I played Volleyball for the first time in a long time tonight, it was a blast. My team lost our first set of games in 5, and then we won our second set in 3. Like I said it was a good time and I am looking forward to it every tuesday, atleast I hope it is every tuesday. The only problem is, my Devo are on Tuesday nights with the guys, so I am hoping to be able to schedule my volleyball around Devos from now on. Anyway, for those few that do read this, I am again going to try to update this more often...Who knows.

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Out of the State

Well, I am on the Intro to Ministries Trip, and we are currently in the big boring place between Michigan and everything good, otherwise called Ohio. We are currently sitting in the Hampton Inn in Cincinnati. We visited one church this afternoon on our way here, and tomorrow we are visiting two in the area, and Saturday we are heading down to Kentucky to see another church. Then Sunday we are heading back home.

So, I might be on, I might not...who knows.

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So Maybe Every Other Day?

So when I said I was going to do this daily, what I really meant is that I am going to try...but with how hectic school has been since I got back from Hong Kong, I might have to make this an every other day type of thing. I will try to be as regular as I can, I will get my daily dose of fiber and hopefully bring you something that isn't complete...crap.

On a side note for today, I just had a conversation with my boss. Apparently you can make frogs croak, just by grabbing them just in front of their hind legs. This however only works for male frogs, because if other male frogs do that to them it is when they are trying to mate. Meaning that, according to my boss "The frog is saying get off me faggot."

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Family Stuff

So I'm not doing a great job at posting daily, I realize that. With Mid-terms coming up, and another school trip coming up, I will do what I can, but I can't garuntee anythings.
I got some bad news yesterday while I was at home, my grandpa has Invasive Prostate Cancer. I guess they are going to do some test this week to see if it has spread, and if so, how far along it is. He has already made the decision that if he is required to do Chemotherapy or Radiation treatments, he will refuse them. With his health I understand, but it is really effecting my mom quite a bit. Her sister, my aunt had breast cancer, and now my mom's dad has prostate cancer.
I would ask for prayer for wisdom on the doctors part, healing for my grandpa's part, and comfort for my mother and the rest of the family. My grandpa is a tough guy, 4 or 5 bypass surgeries, and he is still kicking.
I also would like prayer for Carl Renaldi's family. The memorial service was held yesterday in Lansing, and there is another memorial service to be held in Indiana Today. I just pray that people will mourn Carl's passing, and still celebrate his faith and his life.

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The Silver Glove Burned by Dr. Kuest

So we were speaking about copyright law, and Dr. Kuest mentioned that Micheal Jackson owns The Beatles copyright and lives off of the royalties. So, he could live off the royalties if he wanted. "He could sell the Neverland ranch, but he would lose touch with the children..."

Thats right, he went there, and it was funny, very funny.

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You Will Be Missed Carl Renaldi

Yesterday, Sunday, March 4th, 2007, Carl Renaldi and his wife Deb were in a car accident. Deb is in the hospital with a broken pelvis, and God saw it fit to take Carl Home. Carl will be missed by his wife, his three kids, the rest of their familes, and everyone at Great Lakes.
During times like this, I think it is human nature to ask God, Why? It isn't that we need to know the answer, but we would like to. I will end this post with lyrics from a song by Casting Crowns, I'll Praise You in this Storm.

I was sure by now
God You would have reached down
And wiped our tears away
And stepped in and saved the day
Once again, I say Amen, and it is still raining

As the thunder rolls
I barely hear you whisper through the rain
I'm with you
As your mercy falls
I raise my hands and praise the God who gives
And takes away

I'll Praise you in this storm
And I will lift my hands
You are who you are
No matter where I am
And every tear I've cried
You hold in your hand
You never left my side
And though my heart is torn
I will Praise You in this storm

I remember when
I stumbled in the wind
You heard my cry
You raised me up again
My strength is almost gone
How can I carry on
If I can't find you

I lift my eyes into the hills
Where does my help come from
My help comes from the Lord
The maker of heaven and earth

Now That's Service

So I am staying at the Radisson in K-Zoo for the Statewide teen convention, and the room the us guys had was fairly trashed when we left this morning. We figured we would get back up to the room before the housecleaning service got there, but when we got there, they had just left. The lady left a nice note, she organized our soda cans, she organized all of our overnight bags on the sinks with washcloths, she left extra towels, and she was getting us new robes, she started the dishwasher that we have in the room, and left us extra waters. Now it could be that we are in a suite and that is how they treat everyone, but it is really nice, and great service.

The Almost Death of Me on I-94

So I traveled to the Michigan Statewide Teen. I was told to leave early, so I left about an hour and a half later than they told me too...well that was a mistake. So my One hour fifteen minute trip lasted almost 2 and a half hours. Once I got onto I-94, I traveled approximately n average of 20 MPH. The road was pure ice, nothing but ice. It was rather scary, not that I was afraid I would lose control, but people are just stupid and slamming on their brakes for no reason, I hate stupid drivers. But I made it here safe, and I will be here until tomorrow.

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Jet Lag

So, I would just like to say that I have never had jet lag before now, and it sucks. Basically for the last couple of days, when to everyone around me it feels like it is 2pm, and it seems like a good time to be in class, to me it feels like it is a 1am, a good time to be in bed. I think I am getting closer to getting my internal clock back to what it is suppose to be, but I still don't feel quite right.

Anyway, this is a boring post, but my brain still isn't functioning fully. Hopefully I will have something better for tomorrow.

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