4am and still going strong

this is the latest i've been up working on schoolwork this year, i think! wow. 4am, and still going strong... well, sort of. i'm on the last part of my paper, which is the toughest part. i'm supposed tell what my motivation to become a teacher is. not an easy task. i could write novels about it, but when trying to get the words into the paper, it's not quite the same. bleh. just to think that after 10am it will all be over w/... no more big paper-writing stress! although these papers have been over awesome topics... they've really served me well as a pre-service teacher!

*sigh* just talked w/ seth for like 2 hours online, and ben came online to say hello-- it turns out that he feels he's received a sort of message from God, about why he's been so interested in studying japanese the past 2 years. he feels that he's being called to spread God's word in japan. amazing... he just wanted to share it w/ a christian and i'm really thankful that he shared it w/ me. that guy is an amazing guy and i do see God working through him in that way. something to pray about... b/c japan is exactly the place that needs to hear the word of God! he also encouraged me a little bit in the light of all that's happened in the past month. he said that my words have helped him-- but i think it's the other way around. it was great, either way.

imagine this. 4am, my eyes have been glued to the computer screen for the past four hours, so i stand up and suddenly start dancing around the room like a crazy chick from the 80s. hardcore. well, sort of. anyway, i was looking for an extra boost of energy. and it was fun. sometimes you just gotta let it all out. i dunno, made me want to go to a dance club (a non-malarky's sort, that is... lol).

doesnt look like i'm going to get any sleep tonight. then class at 9, paper due at 10, class, then class at 11, then packing really quickly, then leaving for a 6-hr drive home. great. i may just be relying on the energy that God graces me w/ as i drive home. it will be ok. i know it. no worries! sleep is overrated, anyway. :-S

here's to the rest of this paper. may the words flow through my fingers a little quicker than what they have been the past couple of hours!

oh... a quick side note. the voices of praise concert was amazing tonight. just simply amazing. special kudos to jody and her beautiful, touching solo!!! God really moved during that song and that concert... what a great way to praise Him! :-D

alright, the end.