A new leaf

I'm trying this new thing. Morning prayer. Everyday (except Sunday), 7 am prayer. A group of us go to CAS and have a daily devotion and group prayer. I thought the idea at first was ludicrous seeing as I have 12 pm class and wished so much not to have 8am core classes.

I went through my first week last week. It actually... was really nice. To wake up and go and talk with God and just to be up and running so early. It feels good for the soul although I am physically tired. Although, it's nice to have people to share that with and who keep you accountable.
Half the mornings, I woke up groggy and just guilted my way to going to prayer. "If you think you're tired, think how tired Jesus was when he carried the cross. Did he have a choice?" Ouch...

I can only hope to keep this new lifestyle going. making myself go to sleep before 1:30 (today is an exception) and getting 5-6 hrs of sleep a day. It started the worst week for me since I had a major presentation last Friday and four midterms this week. But a guy in the group said that time with God can't always be convenient for us. We need to make an effort to want to grow spiritually and why not start off your day with a big heap of Jesus with some OJ on the side. I'd like one order of that please!

Summer or Winter

Which would you rather want? A nice cabin in the mountains for a time to getaway by the fireplace during the winter and go hit up the slopes or a nice beach house by the sun and water and go swimming whenever you want?

Both have their pros and cons. I've struggled with this choice since I am an avid snowboarder yet I do love the occasional swim at the beach. When I get older, I figure I won't be able to snowboard anymore though but also, being in the sun too much will give me skin cancer and make my skin a leathery material. I can either enjoy the nature and quietness or the warmth and ocean waves.

What do you think?

Why I Love Boston

Boston is the best city to be in if you love sports. Red Sox rip on the field, Bruins dominate the ice, Celtics own the courts, and Patriots (usually) dominate the grass. Not only are our sports' teams awesome (Congrats Celtics-NBA champs 08), our fans are crazy too. This is how TD BankNorth became "The Jungle" and Sox fans became known as "Red Sox Nation." Outsiders may find it annoying and crazy, but I think of it as passion. Only will you find these zealous Boston fans rioting in Kenmore square in the wee hours of the night when the Red Sox won the world series.

I love New York???!!! Heck no! I love Boston cause it's awesome. It has the excitement of a city yet not all the craziness of the ant race in New York. In this way, you can enjoy the calmness and beauty of the place. There is much history lying in the area and much history being created as well.

There are 40+ colleges in or surrounding Boston. That gives all the more incentive to attend one of these fine schools because not only can you make friends with your classmates, you can easily mingle with other campuses as well (Hey, who wouldn't want to meet the next Bill Gates at Harvard?). You can travel to Harvard and rub John Harvard's left foot for good luck. You can go see the gorgeous campus of Boston College (wonder why it is called Boston College when it is located in Chestnut Hill?). You can check out the musical talents of upcoming stars at Berklee then walk over to Chinatown for some dimsum. My point is, everything in Boston is so accessible and closeby that the city is your oyster to explore. It is full of little hole in the walls and nice fancy smancy restaurants as well. The more "real" celebrities grew up in this area, including Mark Wahlberg, Matt Damon, Jay Leno, and Ben Affleck.

Only cons I can tell of this haven are: the tee and the parking and the lack of nightlife or 24/7 places. Other than that, can't say much else. Boston is so cozy.

On these cold winter days like today, some clam chowda would be wicked nice.