keep it like a secret

I've already clinched victory in our pick 'em before the Duke game's even started thanks to West Virginia + Michigan St - 3 out of 4 would be nice but I'll take the 225 any way I can get it. I'm having a really hard time w/ things right now - just seems like everything is falling apart at the same time that I thought everything would be coming together. I know it'll all work out - it's just going to take a while. Some big changes are coming in my life + I've just got to pray constantly and trust God to lead me where I should go. My family is so amazing - I'm so thankful for everything that they do for me, even more so than I always am. Josh + Celenia are coming up for the Major Lazer/Sleigh Bells show tonight so that'll be fun + keep me busy for a little while. I've had a hard time eating + sleeping the last few days but hopefully that will change before long. It's so hard but I've just got to trust in the Lord + lean on my family and...

It really sucks to miss the wilco show tonight - the money from the tickets is nice but I'd much rather have gone w/ my best friend. The Girl Talk show will be a decent backup + I've tried to fill my weekend up pretty well so we'll see how everything goes. I had five teams [michigan st, washington, wv, duke and st mary's] make it to the sweet 16 so I'm in pretty good shape so far. We'll see how things look after Sunday...

gorgeous stuff I heard that she had people crying during her performances at sxsw.

This ship is very likely going down...some pretty significant changes are coming soon - one way or another... - my bracket's holding it together fairly well so far

Here's who I ended up w/ in our 16th annual pick 'em. I drew #3 + chose to pick last instead of 2nd so we'll see how that decision works out for me... 1] duke 2] west virginia - 4] wisconsin 4] maryland - 7] byu 5] michigan st - 8] texas 10] ga tech - 10] st mary's 10] missouri - 11] san diego st 11] washington - 13] houston 14] sam houston st - 15] morgan st 16] arkansas-pb We'll see how things look after the 1st round - I'm banking on BYU to cause a ruckus in all of my pools.

Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. (2 Cor. 4:16–18) - so awesome -

Finally figured out to swim the [more] proper way tonight - only took three trips to the GT pool. Now I just have to figure out how to swim 600+ m nonstop w/n the next five weeks...at least I've got this running + biking stuff down. Still working + hoping that I'm not the 7/9/11th wheel while camping that weekend.

The ITP Strikers showed resolve + stamina tonight - after going down a man while trailing 3-2 in the 2nd half they came back to score two unanswered goals for the come-from-behind win. - i'll take it

just seeing her on gchat makes me feel a little better

- so sad / beautiful - feels about right right now though. - - - - - - - - - - - Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for all believers everywhere. Ephesians 6:18 What an ideal + amazing way to live - I've got to remember to keep coming back to this verse. I've really been trying to live each day in a more constant conversation w/ God - you can def tell a difference in how you feel + act. It just feels good to know that you always have someone that close to you, esp when it feels that you can't truly depend on anyone else.