Obsessive? Impulsive? No, mostly Excelling!

I can’t quite post the full implications of this yet, but this afternoon I left Chicago at 3pm – after a full day of productive work – and went for a drive down to Joliet (to a yet-undisclosed store).  Several classmates and I are working on our skit for our Div. School’s annual Ministry Banquet this Thursday night.  I was ahead on most of my projects, so I took two hours and found the perfect props.  With some blocking and rehearsals, we’re ready!

I made the long drive without music.  I didn’t need the background noise; I needed my thoughts.  Most of my long drive on the interstates left me wondering: “what’s the best way to describe this trip?”  I quickly decided against obsessive and impulsive.  Even though I described myself by those terms in the past, they weren’t quite right for this moment.  Each of those terms has the connotation that I’m blinded from the full picture and acting on emotion.  Luckily, “excelling” was still an option.  In this – my busiest academic week of the quarter – I’m ahead on most of my assignments, obeying my schedule demands as necessary, and still enjoying life!

I’m going to space several of the scheduled blog entries over the next several days.  Some of them need time to craft, while others are there in structure but need the final touches.  I’m also going to start posting previous work (sermons, annotated bibliographies for future reading recommendations!, un-posted FTE summer reflections, etc.) over the coming months.

Oh, and before I forget: our wedding will be on Saturday, August 30th in the morning at St. Paul and the Redeemer in Chicago, IL (Hyde Park).