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It's about time, right? So it's summertime! A lot has happened in the last few weeks/ months. Let's recap:

•  I graduated.
• I wrote, submitted, and received an A on my Master's thesis! Ask me about it, if you want to read it. It's pretty cool, I think.
• I have been married for almost 6 months. Whoa. 
• It has made my life about 8,000 times better.
• God has been so good!
• I have secured a job teaching college English for two years. I just--can't explain it. God is just--wow.
• I am currently working maintenance at the school--specifically in the paint crew. It's a blast.
• Um--
• Oh! A few times a week, we have been visiting our neighbors and playing Super Smash Bros. with them. I am getting better, but rarely win the rounds. I am comfortable with Samus and prefer not being other characters, but I probably should if I want to get better. 

Okay I think that pretty much sums it all up. I would like to blog regularly this summer, if possible. Well it is possible. Heh. I guess I mean, if I actually do it. I miss chronicling my life. Well, this is going to be a strange summer for me. I have NEVER had freedom like I will this summer. I am married and living on my own--yet. But I also am not working at Jones' which is sad and not sad because, well, it has always limited my summers. I will miss it, sure. But it will be fabulous to see what I can accomplish when I have evenings free.

The main reason I wanted to write this was to reveal my summer reading list. So far, I have been a major slacker, but I plan on reading at least these first few, and we'll see how far I get. Here we go:

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First, we have Ol Huck Finn which I have embarrassingly never completed. I am several chapters into it now, and am enjoying it! I hope to get it done within a few weeks here. I know that it's so important, since, well it is considered to be THE American novel, but I know I'll be teaching it someday.

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Next, we have Harper Lee's classic that I have been wanting to read for some time. I have  not heard one bad review about it. In fact, it seems to   appear on most people's favorite book of all time list. I am fairly stoked about this one. I am pretty excited to watch the Greg Peck film as well.

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I have owned Frankenstein for several years and am pretty excited to actually read it. Jenn tells me that it's one of her favorites. I believe that Mary wrote it as sort of a challenge amongst friends to see who could write the best horror novel. She won. 

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I have heard mixed reviews of Lord of the Flies. Regardless, someone purchased me this book a few years ago, so I really should read it. I may or may not like it. I know it's pretty dark, which usually doesn't bother me , but with spiritual things, I don't know. We'll see! It seems to be pretty captivating. 

The Other Side

I miss this so much. I am going to begin blogging again. I finally have good access to the web and more time to think and process things.

(picked up March 31)

Where was I? anyway. I am married. I am still a teacher. I have plans for the next 2 years as a college teacher here. I just can't comprehend why God chooses to be so good to me. I really wonder how those who aren't believers can go to sleep at night. I don't toss and turn--I just look at my amazing wife, and pray to my amazing God, and I have a peace. I wonder why unbelievers do what they do. I mean, at the end of the day, can they really be happy? I mean not like winning the lottery happy. I mean, a real and true joy that permeates every aspect of life. When things fall or collapse, I have this happiness that just emerges from my soul.

God is so good. I want to get back to blogging. I discovered my old Tabulas blog a few minutes ago. I blogged 250 entries for a 4 year span! I also blogged at Youthglue. Wow... I have so many memories.

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Right now, I am:

* trying to graduate

* trying to grade 3 classes of papers

* trying to teach sunday school

* trying to write a decent thesis.

* trying.

But God is here, and I just love this--this whole situation my life is in. I am saddened to see folks I grew up with just wandering around in life. Not all of them. Several of my old time buddies are fine, but I just worry about so many people from my past. Anyway, I hope to return to this blog and make something of it so I can look back and reflect when I am older.

God is so big.