My Proposal

School starts during the first week of August. School gets out for Winter/Christmas Break the Friday before Thanksgiving. That would be very nice. It makes no sense to have a week off now and then have to go back for two more weeks of school. My mind is in vacation mode already. I don't want to go back to school just to take finals. Bad planning by the University System of Georgia. Please accept my proposal and put it in place next year. Thank you.

Happy Thanksgiving

Where I'm Supposed To Be

Recently, I have discovered that I am exactly where I am supposed to be. That is being a student at GA State, living in Stone Mountain, and going to church in Loganville. And I'm definitely not where I am at because of my doing, but it is God's doing. I tried to initially go to college in California, God closed that door. I went to college in Chattanooga for a semester, and for some reason God gave me the vision to come back to Atlanta. So I came back to Atlanta and went to GA State and I eventually tried to get into UGA, but God closed that door when they were not going to give me enough credit hours to make it worth it. So I am still at GA State. Where I am pretty sure I will finish  my college career at here in the next couple of years. It is just now, though, that I am beginning to see the reasons why I am still at State. 

I am starting to see how GA State is perfect for me. It is a school where you can be involved or as uninvolved as you like. You can come and go as you please. Other people do not bother you.  Everything is pretty close to each other. It allows independent folk like me to be independent. At the same time, you can be involved with all kinds of different programs. clubs, and such. It just works for me. 

Also, staying at State has allowed me to continue working with 104.7 The Fish. A job that I like very much. It is allowing me to get some experience in the radio world at a major station in a top 10 market. It is a very cool thing.

Also, I am located right between school and my parents & siblings. I still get to see them whenever I want, which is an option that I sorta like. With my siblings being so much younger than I am, I am glad that I get to see them grow up. I could easily be off in California and only seem them two or three times a year, and I would have missed out on so much with them. 

Finally, staying at State has allowed me to continue going to church in Loganville. A church that I was a founding member of. A church where I help with the youth and am somehow a deacon. A church where I have literal family. A church where I have church family. A church where I have close friends that are way older than I am. A church that simply fits me. 

While I look at all of the things staying at State has allowed me to do, I become even more amazed at God's plan for our lives. He really really really does know what's best for us in the end. I just hope He will continue to direct me where I need to go because I know I can definitely not arrive where I'm supposed to be without Him. 

Winter Mindset

No matter how much I like it or dislike it, I find myself beginning to feel the same way every winter season. I call it my "Winter Mindset." When I have my "Winter Mindset," I like to be around like-minded people, small groups of people, listen to more acoustic-ish music, drink coffee, read, be alone sometimes, and I like to get stuff done that I usually do not have time for. I find all of this extra time in thanks to school being out for most of December and the sun going down at like 5. Naturally, I spend much more time inside during the winter season. Now don't get me wrong, I do not go into a depression during this time. I just become more mindful & thoughtful. As I did today, I do enjoy the occasional trip out to the mall to purchase items and such during the holiday season. There's just something about being in the mall during this time of the year compared to other times. Anyways, just an observation about myself that I have noticed to occur the last few years. 

Names for a Kid

So my buddy Brain over at http://brianjournal.blogspot.com/ wrote a recent post about what he would like to possibly name his future kids. I thought that it was an interesting topic, so I have decided to share what, as of now, I would like to possibly name my kids. By the way, I definitely do not have any plans to have kids any time soon. Anyways, here's my list:

-Walter

-Jane

-George

-Blair

-Lyla

-Jarrett

-Guy

-Margaret

-Jean

-Alice

-Arthur

-Arnold

-Archie

-Lily