Slacking in 270

In EECS 270 lab today, I slacked off..majorly. I did maybe an hour of work and then just youtube-surfed for the rest of the lab. Here's what I watched:

Wedding Dress Music Video

For some reason, Asian pop songs and dramas are so much more emotional to me than American ones. Maybe it's because I don't fully understand the language spoken, maybe it's because the girls are prettier to me. There's just something about it. This song, anyway, is heartbreaking. It's basically about a dude seeing the girl she loves getting married to another guy. This is my biggest fear. There's only one girl that I've ever truly loved, and I wonder how I'll feel at her wedding. I suddenly had an urge to reconnect with her, to make sure that I don't lose something great that could be.

My mom used to say that once she met Jesus, she had no more need for any of the love songs and romantic movies. I can see why. These emotions and desires and fears come from a lack of faith that God will provide. They are the flesh telling us to worry about tomorrow, that we could miss out if we don't follow our heart (or whatever lame corny lie that the world tells us).

I won't listen to that song again. It leaves me strangely discontent and fearful of the future. All I need to know is that Jesus will never leave me for anyone else. He will be with me always.

Soccer Highlights

I love sports. I can't get over it. Sports brings a passion that nothing else can bring out. Sports brings a unity between people that is unparalleled.

I love sports.

Hopefully I don't substitute sports for God.

FailBlog Videos

They never get old!

Oh How I Hate Ohio State!

I HATE Ohio State. I hate them with all of my being. I can't associate with anyone from OSU. Seeing someone from OSU just makes me angry. It has made me think: Do I hate sin as much as I hate Ohio State? I'm called not to hate others, but to hate the things that God hates. I tolerate my own sin much more than I tolerate Ohio State. Also, I tolerate the sin of others much more than I tolerate Ohio State. Sin doesn't make me angry. Sin doesn't make me fume. Even my hatred of oppression and injustice is often temporal and emotional, not a hatred that (to me) stems out of who I am, my entire being.

Hate itself is a sin, and to learn to hate sin, I need to learn to hate hating everything else. I can't hate Ohio State anymore. I can't hate Urban Meyer or Lebron James anymore. I'm called to something greater than that.

...And that's what I'm struggling with.

Funny Link of the Day:

http://universityofmichiganrejects.com/

Funny Picture of the Day:

The Ravens, Chiefs, and the Future

Random Question: Why is it "chiefs" and not "chieves"?

Ravens offense to be feared

Ravens are going to be one of the scariest teams in the AFC next year. They picked up Anquan Boldin and Dante Stallworth and resigned Derrick Mason. If Stallworth can give them any sort of production (and not be a distraction for the team), this wide receiving corps, along with the versatile Ray Rice, is going to rip apart some AFC defenses.

Will the Steelers be able to keep up? They got an aging Antwaan Randle El, but I doubt he will be much of a difference maker. Will the Bengals be able to play another year of solid defense? I doubt it. And will the Browns ever find a decent quarterback? Sorry B.Quinn, that's not you!!!

Chiefs: the most underrated team in the AFC

The Chiefs grossly underperformed last year, but I expect them to pick it up this year with the acquisition of the leagues most underrated running back, Thomas Jones! I have an attachment to TJones because of his honorable production for me on my fantasy team a few years back in his last year on the Bears. This guy is the real deal. He's not flashy, but insanely productive. Sure, he's aging, but I'd take Thomas Jones over Larry Johnson or Jamaal Charles any day of the week. Chris Chambers resigned with the Chiefs, but they still need some better options for Cassell to throw to. If the Chiefs make some more good moves and draft well, I can see them being in the playoff race next season!

Thomas Jones, my man-crush.

The Future

Eliot Soloway is the best professor ever. As he says, "Never bet against technology." I am excited for the future. The future is going to be awesome. Will it live up to the hype? YOU BET IT WILL. Technology is moving faster than it ever has in the past. Just wait fifteen years, and all you thought was impossible will all of a sudden become a reality.

We are created to create. Man has been creating from the beginning of time. First (and most important) are children, but then comes culture, language, and art. Finally, technology (which is an art in itself). Pushing advances isn't playing God. Rather, it's fulfilling who we were meant to be: curious, creative, and enthusiastic about creation.

I am excited about the future. More on this in some future time.

Also, I love twitter.