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anyone else see this?
SO i was in the gym this morning, running running running, and CNN was broadcasting Bush’s speech with the new prime minister of Pakistan, talking about how they were dialoging because America and Pakistan were interesting in spreading prosperity, presumably from us rich countries (aka USA) to them poor folks (aka pakistan). all of this…
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Time to put on your thinking caps
Since Harvard is supposed to be a place where smart people go, they like to make sure that they have sufficiently schooled you in how to think like a smarty pants before you leave. Thus enters the …DUN DUN DUN…. thesis. So this year I am responsible for…. you guessed it… thinking something creative and…
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eating words, drinking the spirit
God must read blogs….. or the minds of those who write them. This day has turned out to be quite the opposite of lonely– as I wrote the previous post, many familiar and friendly faces emerged from my surrounding environment…. later that afternoon I found myself in the company of a combination of new and…
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new year
Seminary can be a lonely place, as I am beginning to discover at the outset of my third year as an MDIV. Unlike (or who knows, perhaps a lot like) many seminaries, Harvard Divinity School consists primarily of students pursing the Masters in Theological Studies, a two year masters degree that prepares one to pursue…
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bleh
I feel like i am in some sorta slump… probably related to the fact that school starts tomorrow. I spent all weekend doing small things–reading the paper, riding my bike, cooking. In many respects an awesome weekend, now that I think of it; just that I feel that there is so little that is noteworthy…
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Its Skyping Time
One of the (few) advantages to being separated from a loved one for an extended period of time is the creativity by which one goes about finding ways to keep in touch as much as is possible. I doubt I am alone in being one of those types that will go to any length to…
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Summerville
It’s been an interesting/low-key week. Since A left on Labor day, i have been busying myself with feeble attempts at reading for my thesis and making contacts with various folks regarding stuff for the school year (aka: thesis advisor, potential field ed, supervisor for work, etc.). Mostly, however, I find that my comings and goings…