look how happy Jungabung looks! how's that for a fun picture?

Thought of the Day: Theology of Evolution.
Song of the Day: A Tribe Called Quest-Mr. Incognito

she did it again. Audrey Hepburn is absolutely "darling."

Thought of the Day: Simpsons' Eutopia
Song of the Day: Wu-Tang Clan-Protect Ya Neck (The Jump Off)

"I'm hooked on gin and tonic like yo mama's hooked on phonics!"
-The Alkaholics

i am absolutely obsessed with hip hop these days. i cannot listen to any kind of music without rhymes and beats. my car has a 6-cd changer in the trunk. of the six different cds in the player, i'm only playing one cd-Hiphop Mix. i remember i used to wonder how black people could only listen to rap all the time. lately, i've been able to fully understand that wonder.

i bought my third radiator on monday. i also had to replace serpentine belts, timer belt, water pump, and thermostat. $982. that's with a discount too.

itunes really slows my computer down even after reformatting. getting an ipod was such a curse in a blessing.

my days are full of ups and downs. but at the end of every day, i always thank the Lord right before i fall asleep. Ecclesiastes 7:13-14-"consider what God has done: Who can straighten what he has made crooked? When times are good, be happy; but when times are bad, consider: God has made the one as well as the other."

Using Google Image Search, choose a picture in the first 20 results for

Your first name

Your middle name

Your last name

How old will you be on your next birthday?

What is your favorite color?

What's the name of your lover/crush/significant other?

Where did you lose your virginity?

What is your favorite fruit?

What's a bad habit of yours?

Thought of the Day: New York (Ya Out There)
Song of the Day: Wu-Tang Clan-Part 2

i came into class all sweaty because the Multipurpose Science & Technology Building (MSTB) is the farthest building away from human contact; and if you know me, i sweat so much that i can make pigs frown. so what better place to sit than in the second row where i can conspicuously display my glory for the majority to see?
sidenote: i know that i am in a class full of nerds. you can smell it as soon as you walk into the classroom.
first day of class...

professor: so what do you guys want to do today? lecture today or start on wednesday?
(silence).
(silence).
(silence).
(silence).
student: wednesday sounds good.
(silence).
(silence).
*class erupts in laughter*
professor: ok, see you guys on wednesday.

Thought of the Day: Happy Birthday, Lillian.
Song of the Day: Rockapella-One Fine Day

i have been tutoring for five years now. in those five years, i have worked with several different kinds of students. koreans, indians, japanese, whites, filipinos, and mexicans. but more than just seeing various skin colors, i see different backgrounds. handicapped, divorced parents, big houses, racists, etc. in these five years, the Lord has shown me the realities of several families out there. unfortunately, more often than not, i have seen some pretty sad things. when you really get to know people, like REALLY get to know them, you realize that people have lots of secret problems. people are hurting because their families are hurting. families are hurting because there is a lack of submission between the family members. spiritual leadership is replaced by sinful needs and wants. there is only a "LAW mentality" with no "GOSPEL attitude." lots of judgement but no grace. let us learn to love the Lord so that we can learn to love our families (Eph 5:22-6:4).

i felt very loved by friends and family on my birthday. i am grateful for amigos buenos, the ipod AND ipod case, and my mother who went through 28 hours of labor so that she could show 22 years (and still going) of agape love. the Lord is the giver of such things. praise be to God.

doedoechachacha (8:41:14 PM): read for your last quarter of school!?
Pretzelboi96 (8:41:32 PM): yeap
Pretzelboi96 (8:41:44 PM): i'm just looking forward to Hiphop Culture
doedoechachacha (8:43:31 PM): hahhahaa i don't think you're gangsta enough for that class
Pretzelboi96 (8:44:50 PM): which is exactly why i'm taking it!

Thought of the Day: Exaltation. Exhortation. Evangelism.
Song of the Day: Muse-Hysteria