Audience of ONE: December 2008

Where Did It Go?

Posted by Micah Ri at 4:35 PM

Everyone can agree that it has gone by fast
Accomplishments and failures, now a thing of the past
The future is but a few hours away
A new twelve months spent day by day
Alas the question, "What will I do?"
Numerous paths, but it's up to you
Will you take a leap into the unknown?
Or cower back into your comfort zone?
An adventure awaits for you to fulfill
Taking each step according to His will
He forgives all you've done and heals each wound
His peace always comes and never too soon
So, reflect on this year that is about to pass
Were you with the "least of these" or always first-class?
Did you live out His kingdom here on the earth?
Or did you fill each day with things of little worth?
I'm not here to condemn and neither was He
Just here to invite you all to be free
Feeding the hungry and clothing the bare
Loving the lonesome and serving with care
So, as you stand and sing about "Auld Lang Syne"
And raise your glass to 2009
Don't ask yourself, "Where did it go?"
But say, "Lead me Lord, I will follow."

Reaction to Winter Break

Posted by Micah Ri at 4:18 PM

I'll let you, folks, interpret.

¡No me gustan los exámenes finales...puaj!

Posted by Micah Ri at 2:43 PM

Translation: I don't like final exams...yuck!

They are almost over, though. I have approx. two more: Math (blah!) & Nature Photography (should be easy). The reason I say, "approximately" is that I have an oral interview with my Spanish instructor, and we are talking completely in Spanish for 5 min. about anything.

This weekend, I'm playing drums in the worship team, so I'm looking forward to that. We had practice last night, and I got to jingle some x-mas bells for one song, fun stuff.

After Thursday of next week, I will be out of school until Jan. 20th, can I hear a "Holla!"

I miss reading my books. I haven't gotten to read practically any of my library at home for quite a number of weeks, and it saddens me.

Last Update: Yesterday, I had to do an oral presentation for my Spanish class for 5 min. as well. I was required to talk about something to do with Hispanic culture, so I talked about music. It was sweet...I shared info. about Julio and Enrique Iglesias, Ricky Martin, & Carlos Santana. Then, I showed a short clip of "Black Magic Woman" from YouTube, and then finished it off by handing out percussion instruments, and teaching them two songs in Spanish. First, I taught them the Birthday song, and we sang to Jesus. Finally, I played and sang La Bamba for them. It was actually pretty fun.

CSUMB's New Library

Posted by Micah Ri at 9:30 AM

This morning, I had some time before my photo class, so I checked out the new library on campus. It just opened 3 days ago on Dec. 1st (it was supposed to open months ago). Parking is crazy, I finally found a spot though. This building is huge! It has little rooms for study groups to meet in with a big tv, table, and media player. Nice computers, nice furniture, nice architecture, but ironically, it is not full of books...hmmmmm.