Why the Delay

As you may have noticed, there have been long intervals between each of my blog posts of late. While this is partially due to classes, homework, projects, etc., my delay is due to an issue which has been pressing my mind. It is an issue which I have been long pondering and which I haven't quite come to answer. An issue which I have been long trying to find the answer to and which I think will end with me composing a long and detailed paper on my word processor. What is this issue you may wonder?

Ah, the issues of the world today. Our world seems to be in a continuous downhill state what with wars, politics, abortion, euthanasia, conflict between individuals, etc. Yet, my thought process follows none of these, except it does. Because the issue that I am thinking of can quite possibly be the core or at least very much in the midst of many of the world's dilemmas.

So, what is the issue? A dear friend once told me, "Sometimes, it is essential that you be blunt. You can say, "I really don't know how to say this, but you tend to be _____". So now I finally come to the issue, except I really don't know if it's an issue. But I'll come to that in the paper. So let me just state the issue as is. Bluntly.

RELATIONSHIPS

What to think of them? How does one enter into a relationship? How do we interpret them? Is a relationship simply romantic? Can a man and a woman be true friends without everyone jumping on their case? When people playfully tease two friends, can it be the cause of these two later developing a relationship down the road? What are the different kinds of relationships? Etc., etc., etc. Here's a monster to tackle: What is true love?

These are the kinds of questions that stream through my mind almost endlessly. Which I desperately need to let loose on my word processor, before I am overwhelmed. But I can't right now. Why not? Because I have to write an eight page research paper (which I think will end up being longer), develop a website, write another paper (a.k.a. my final for my production class), the day to day homework that never ceases to exist, two more weeks of class, and finals week. This is all happening in the next three weeks. May God help me to persevere and triumph through it all. (I have all the hope in the world that He will.)

I hope that after I write this work and edit it to some degree, I can post it in increments on this here blog. Stay tuned!

I Have Sorely Abandoned This Blog

For no apparent reason, I have decided that I have a dislike for my readers and that I am going to dump you all in a ditch (a.k.a. abandon you forever and ever and ever).

Just kidding! :) I swear I haven't been avoiding you all on purpose. But life gets hectic. Especially third quarter, sophomore year, when all your professors decide to give barely bearable piles of homework all at once. That's basically how I felt my first week back. As my uncle once said of MIT, "Open mouth, insert fire hose." So, I'm going to try to give a concise update on what's been happening in the very chaotic past several weeks of my life. I'll probably stick with the most interesting.

So what has happened in the past six weeks?
1) My roommate has a boyfriend. Don't ask me how it happened, because I really don't know. One moment she was really good friends with a very nice young man and the next minute she was in a relationship with him. Well, not really. But in order to reassure you all, I will tell you that I highly approve of the match and that I am just going to place it all in God's hands. (I'm pretty darn sure He knows what He's doing.)

2) Two people that I have met and know via the internet are going out as well. As I am never am around them, I am unable to say anything except for what I have already said. (If that makes any sense.)

3) Another one of my friends asked a girl out and she said no, much to his bitter disappointment.(But that's another story and shall be told another time. In different words, that is.) Now the girl appears to be interested in someone else and he seems to be interested in her. So we shall see how all plays out in the end.

4) Enough of relationships. Not only do I not want to bore you, but there is no more matter on the subject that I am aware of. :)

5) I finished the rough draft of my script!!!! It's just over 114 pages and it's written as a feature film. I don't know about you, but I would call that an accomplishment. I wrote it in about two quarters time.

6) John Paul the Great Catholic University had it's First Annual Giuseppe Award Ceremony!!! (A.k.a. John Paul the Great Catholic University's first film festival.) Five films were submitted. There were paparazzi, fashionable gowns, sunglasses, red carpets, elegant refreshments, etc. Very snazzy, very classy, very fun, very amusing, and very entertaining. You can see the winner here.

Those are only some of the happenings of the past several weeks. (They are also the most interesting.) I hope and pray, Dear Readers, that I do not neglect you as sorely as I have the past few weeks. Although it grieves me greatly, I now have to depart from my dear laptop, but this does not sadden me as much as the thought of leaving you all behind.

As they say in Hebrew, "Shalom!"

"And there, by the grace of God, go I."