Let The Light In

Apparently my 30 Day thing has gone out the window. Some of the last few I haven't really cared about. I'll get to them in a minute.

For everyone still wondering, everything's okay :) We got word late last night and he's going to be fine. Thank you to everyone for your love, support, and prayers. We're both very blessed to know so many amazing people.

(notice my complete inability to transition...my academic papers are the same way)

Today I finally got around to buying a new watch. My last one was a $5 plastic thing from Wal-Mart. It. Was. Awesome. I bought it so I wouldn't have to check my phone all the time for the time, plus I needed something that had a timer (for running). It also gave me the option of switching it over to a 24-hour clock--yes, I'm one of those people. It just makes more sense! And it was bright turquoise. Unfortunately, the wristband was starting to look pretty faded, and the watch face a bit banged up (I run into things pretty frequently). Then a few weeks ago, I accidentally got a pen mark on the watch band that would not wash off. This is why I can't have nice things. That pen mark has been tormenting me since.

Until today. Still a cheap Wal-Mart variety watch, but this one at least looks a little bit more grown up. The display's a bit more interesting, and it still has the timer and 24-hour based clock, which is awesome. Plus, instead of just a black and white face with a full greenish backlight, this one has different colors for each set of digits: blue hours, green minutes, red seconds. And when it lights up, it's just these digits, instead of the whole face that illuminates (and in their respective colors!). The watch band is still kind of weird from how it was shoved in the box, but hopefully that'll smooth out. Otherwise, loving my new purchase.

I get too excited about these things. And too be honest, I was a little hesitant to be buying a new watch anyways, just because I hate getting used to new gadgets.

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As for the last few days of my Challenge...

Day 16: Favorite Disney princess movie. Can I just skip this one? My favorite Disney movies didn't involve princesses...

Day 17: Ugg boots. Yeah, they're ugly as sin. But ooooh my God. So comfy. Not that I'll ever go buy any. I don't mind that they're made of sheepskin. I enjoy eating sheep, too. They are pretty crazy expensive though...

Day 18: Soda vs milk. Those of you who know me, know I pretty much don't drink soda. Sometimes I'll get a random craving for one, or I'll get Sprite or ginger ale when I'm sick. Otherwise, I pretty much just drink beer and water, with the occasional coffee. As for milk...I love it on my cereal (and I really, really love cereal), but I don't just drink it anymore.

Day 19: Haha "The initials of my crush". I just laugh because I wouldn't say I have a "crush" (how junior high...). My other half, my best friend, the love of my life...his initials are JGS.

Oh, so other random thing that happened today. Waiting for the bus to go to Christiansburg (I had to go to the next town over to buy a watch...Blacksburg can be such a pain in the ass), a guy randomly walks up to me, hands me a note, explaining he's doing some social experiment, and walks off. Here's what it said:

What the hell am I reading? Who was that brown guy?! Allow me to explain. My name is jacob and this is completely random, but you seem to have a silly and fun personality. Besides, you're cute so I chose to give you one of these obviously not mass produced notes :) as part of a game to see if you might be interested in doing similar social experiments and pranks. i'm not going to lie, but this whole thing is probably pretty strange, but I guess I'm just goofy like that :P. If you are effectively sketched out, throw this sucker away! But if you're even remotely curious about what all this is, holler at (phone number). Either way, make sure you have a great day! -Jacob

Straight up creeper, or just an inventive way for an engineering dweeb to give a girl his number? Cute, but sorry Jacob, not enough to make me pick up the phone and call. At the very least, people like that keep life interesting.