Peach Pies and Nashville September 29, 2008

I recently purchased a new camera to take photos and now I take photos of random everything. I hate to say it but I am becoming more like my dad. ESHHH!  ……Just one more picture everyone!!!! One picture becomes ten.

Before i went out to play I decided to make a fresh peach pie. The filling was scrumptious, however the frozen pie crust was not.

Here are a few shot I took from Downtown Nashville connecting bridge to the LP field where the Titans play.

My attempt to take shots of symmetry. I never knew how difficult it was to take pictures with out the tripod.

LP Field, where the Titans play

Downtown Nashville, the tall building (att building)is called the batman building because of the 2 lighting towers.

Downtown Nashville, 3rd and Broadway

-Darren

Crazy in Nashville! September 21, 2008

Hey Hey Everyone–

I hope all is well where ever you may be!!! Nashville went really crazy this weekend!!! First of all, because of hurricane Ike, the gasoline lines were damaged in the Gulf Coast  so gas wasn’t being pumped up to us as fast as usual.  So there was a limited supply.  Then someone smart sent a rumor about having gas shortage in Nashville. That caused a panic and people went really crazy!  I had a 1/4 tank and went out to look for gas.  I had thought that I would be ok…I went to 5 gas stations and they were all out of gas. The one station that had gas had a really long line. There was several cars stranded on the side of the road.  So I went home. Later on that evening, on the way to dinner we drove by Costco…another long line! The “E” light was not on yet so Jeff said that we could get home.  The next day, I stayed home and did some research on where to get gas!  I finally found a place nearby and I didn’t get stranded on the side of the road.  God was watching us.  I really didn’t have anything to be nervous about because Darren had a lot of gas in his car.  I just hate having a gallon or two left!  So, the moral of this story is…never let your gas tank go empty!!! You just never know.

ML

Hi Everyone!! September 12, 2008

Okay, so I finally figured out how to post on this thing.  I’m not much of a blogger (obviously).  I’m glad to see people are writing.  Anywho, I’m back at Westmont and am already busy with my first two weeks!  I’m taking Biochemistry, Earth Science, Ecology, Seminar in Bioethics, and SCUBA.   It’s been a rough two weeks since I live off campus with two of my friends so we’re trying to get used to each other and living off campus.  I should be studying Biochem now, but I became inspired to write after reading everyone’s post. 

My schedule at school is great except for Mondays because I have to stay at school until 9pm.  My Tuesdays and Wednesdays consist of one class.  On Thursdays, my last class ends at 6:30 and then Fridays I never know when I have Ecology lab which is from 2-5.  Fun stuff being back in school.  I’m also trying to help establish an Eastern Asian Studies Track on Campus.  A girl who went on the China program before me approached me to help out.  We decided that I would take care of the language component so I’ve been busy meeting with professors to see what they think and how they can help out.  I’m looking forward to this project and am hoping it’ll eventually become its own legitimate major in the future. 

What else is new?  Uhm, I have three jobs right now.  I work at the switchboard, so I just answer calls and transfer them.  It’s been slow, but I don’t mind.  I can do homework or just play on the computer when I’m not answering the phone.  My other job is my old one before I left for China which is Phon-a-thon.  I call up the Alums and ask for money.  My other one is the Co-chair of iGIve which is our senior class’s gift back to Westmont.  We raise money from the senior class and give it to a junior who needs it for his/her last year.  There’s an anonymous donor who will match the gift.  The higher the percentage of students that give, the higher our match will be, but the donor is only willing to match $5 to 1 if we reach 75%.  It’ll be a busy year for me, but I’m excited on the things I’m working on.  I can’t wait for Biochemistry to end. 

I hope everyone is doing well and I’ll try to write less in my next post.

Kelsey