Perks

Let me tell you a story. At the beginning of the semester in my English 356 class (mythology) the teacher told us that we could buy our books online because they might be cheaper. So I did. I ordered my books from Amazon, and still, a month and a half later, have not received them. I've written a nasty e-mail to Amazon, checked for the books at the library, and tried to buy the books at the bookstore, but none of these actions netted me with any books. So, today was my mythology test and I prayed, quite vigorously, this morning that I would be able to complete the test to the best of my ability. I was asking for help and I got it. The test turned out to be something quite surprising: with a companion, write a story that utilizes 25 of the vocabulary words on the list (that she had given us). . .

I think I passed.

Afterwards the teacher grabbed me as I was leaving and asked me why I hadn't been doing my reading responses, so I explained my sad story, and she was sympathetic and gave me a very easy way to make up everything I had missed.

Generally, like most humans, I am an ungrateful wretch, but sometimes I just have to acknowledge that God helps me out. . . a lot.

On top of that, I got a large envelope from the National Park Service today. When I opened it a found a "Star" award, which I received for "substantially exceeding job requirements." I kind of shrugged it off until I read one of the accompanying papers and found that there was a $500 bonus that accompanied it. :) Can you imagine me dancing a little jig? Hard work pays off.

Last of all, I am currently in love with a new song called "Alone with the Sea" by Hurt. I think I've listened to it about eight times in the last half hour.

And just so you know, "in love" is not a phrase that I use often.