i dunno if anyone reads this, but i guess it's good for me to sometimes just stop and take stock of what's been going on in my life...otherwise, i usually go on auto-pilot, and everything just gets kinda blurry.

anyways, things have been pretty busy lately, so i haven't been able to write much. work has been pretty busy, which is good 'cuz i feel productive, but at the end of the day, i'm pretty tired. outside of work, friends have been on this settlers of cattan kick (what is it with us and card/board games?)...on monday night, kris, mel, steve kang, art, and i played for about 3 hours after i worked overtime...that was pretty exhausting.

i'm actually starting to take perspectives, which i'm really excited about. i went for the first time yesterday night, and the most convenient place and time is in pasadena (lake avenue church) from 6:45-9:45 at night. so yeah, it took be about 1:15 to get over there from work, but it was worth it...just hope my car can take it for 18 weeks.

for my non-existent readers who don't know, perspectives is a 14-18 week course on missions. it meets once a week for speakers, and each week you're assigned reading and little assignments/projects. i wasn't sure how things would work out with the commute, but i really, really liked the class last night. though it sounds academic, they put an emphasis on the fact that they've geared the program to be worshipful and life-changing, not just increasing knowledge. there's no formal worship, but they have times of meditation and silence...

it was just really nice to be in a room full of people who have a desire to learn more of God and His work throughout the world. and the speaker, Paul Kaak, was excellent. yesterday night was the first class, so he gave a great introduction titled, "the living God is a missionary God." he had some great insight and also shared personal experiences...it didn't feel like 3 hours. plus, i hadn't had dinner 'cuz i was afraid i'd be late, but that didn't bother me that much 'cuz i was just really enjoying the class...i wonder if that's what seminary feels like.