I miss blogging…

I just haven’t been able to squeeze it into my schedule since my semester began. Anyway, since all the cool kids are doing it (namely Cody and Jack), and since at the moment I neither have the time nor the urge to post anything substantive, here’s what’s been going on lately:

• Brandon got a new LCD HDTV for the living room. I try not to waste too much time watching it, but it is pretty sweet.
• I owe the book store $750. Ouch. I must admit, though, I did get a bit carried away. One of the books that I bought, finally, was the Liddell-Scott lexicon—and I must say, it is worth its $190 price tag. And it weighs a ton, so I can work out and translate Greek at the same time. (Yeah, I’m a huge nerd.)
• Speaking of Greek, I’m doing an independent study in Classical Greek this semester with Dr. Long, and, sick and twisted as it may sound, I’m having a blast. We’re translating Epictetus’ Enchiridion. Coming from a biblical Greek background, this is tedious, time-consuming work. I’m learning a lot, though, about the evolution of the Greek language, a bit about Stoic philosophy, and quite a lot about the milieu of the New Testament. It’s a lot of fun.
• I’m also learning Latin through an independent study with Dr. Dongell, and it’s coming along very well.
• Just today I turned in my application letter for the Biblical Archaeology Program Scholarship. It’s a $2500 scholarship, so that will be a huge help in paying my way to excavate in Israel this summer if I get it. Pray that I do!
• For Lent, I’ve committed to something that is difficult for me, because it conflicts radically with my OCD nature. I would like for this to become a lifestyle change, and not just a ‘Lent thing,’ so please pray that I might trust in God more fully.
• I got some cool shoes.

That’s about it, folks. Perhaps next time I’ll have something more interesting to talk about. And I hope next time will be sooner than later.