Re: Seniors

I've applied to Biola, and been accepted. I've also applied to LeTourneau University, and been accepted there. LeTourneau is a Christian engineering school, founded by the inventor of most of the products made by Caterpillar, probably including the bulldozer. Because I plan to major in in Engineering Physics (and perhaps double major in Math), LeTourneau looks good. However, Biola has a comparable major available, and it's got Torrey, so it's a tight wrestle. 

It's sad that this is the first post this year on this blog. I might like to get things rolling again. Please post if you have an interest that you would like to share with the rest of us.

Seniors

Are any of you applying to Biola? I turned in my application recently and thought of you all. Both Caitlin and my brother, Jake, started there this fall and love it (right Caitlin?). I think you guys should apply. :] And if you do, make sure to apply to the Torrey Honors Institute, too!

An Overdue Post

I have been rather lax with posting. It's been two months now since the last post. But let's not let that discourage us! 

You've gotta see what's been posted on howisdavid.blogspot.com , it is amazing. Remember that I had two seizures while at Wheatstone? Well, as I posted earlier, about three months ago I went into the hospital for a test with a grid of electrodes on my brain, to see where the seizures started, and I had the required minimum of three seizures all in one day. However, my brain started swelling up, and they had to remove the grid in an emergency operation without removing the bad part of my brain. 

And I haven't had a single seizure since. 

I'm the second case for my doctor of injuries resulting from brain surgery (but they're better now), but I'm also the second case of epilepsy getting healed by an operation that wasn't for that purpose!

So, soon it will be 3 mo. since I had my last seizure, and once it has been 6 months, I'll be "officially" healed! I'll be able to drive, etc.!

Speaking of abilities often related to the age of 18, we've got to vote!

If you're in California, vote yes on 8 and on 4!

And wherever you are, vote for McCain!

Where's Tom?

Why isn't Tom a contributor on this blog? He left a comment on Billy's post asking to be added, but I don't know how to do that. David, can you invite him to participate?

My Compromise Post...

Prologue: I made a rule that I'm not allowed to edit my posts. This is theoretically supposed to suffocate my almost-narcissism....
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So one of my teachers bought me The Shack for graduation. I was like "cool, thanks..." and placed it in my stack of books that I plan on reading sometime during the next 10 years...

But then I heard that it was a (DumDaDumDa) "!!! VERY controversial book!!!"

So I moved it into my "Read." pile. I like controversies. 'specially "Christian" ones. I think they're kinda cute...

So then I read it....

And before I blahblahblah, I should prolly find out who else has read it....
yes? no? gonna read it?

News and a Link

Yesterday I had my surgery implanting the grid of electrodes to find over the next 3 or so weeks exactly where seizures start, and whether the spot can be removed.

God has blessed me wonderfully, with many friends praying for me, and while the grid implant is generally regarded as more invasive than the depth electrodes, I am already able to make blogs the day after the surgery and eat, while I had about two days after the depth electrodes before I could really start eating.

For more data, visit the How Is David blog, sign in at the bottom of the page, and feel free to leave comments (and to visit me if you live near and have time).

On Why Blogging Is Hard For Me

I like thoughts. I think they're pretty fantastic. Blogging, then, would seem like a good outlet...

Except that I have this problem...

"Narcissism: Being in love with one's self.... (kinda)"

I sort of wonder if online social networks and blogs sometimes create a glorified mirror of "self" that we all look into to fall in love with "us" (or the "us" we create..). We maybe want to think (and want others to think) that we're cute or funny or social or interesting or insightful or whatever.
I'm not sure how to avoid it...

I want to relax and not really think about it, least I be overly intense about something that doesn't deserve so much concern.

I also wonder if, since I've thought about it, I am therefore responsible for acting wisely on my thought...

So yeah...
I've got lots of things that I'd like to share, but mostly I refrain because I don't know what my motive is....

Hah. Maybe I'm only posting this because I'm so very narcissistic. Like being prideful about being "humble."

And maybe I only brought that up in order to deceive myself and you into believing that I have more integrity than I actually do...

Now I want to throw up. :(

Maybe I'll go talk with Jesus about it....I'll letcha know how it goes...