So every year in the DHS yearbook, they put up the seniors' pictures along with a little submitted blurb. Well, we received the "submitted blurb" paper a while back, and I've been brooding on what to say. They have two categories - what do you want to be remembered by, or what advice would you give underclassmen.
Well, seeing as my most stunning accomplishment at DHS has been encasing Mr. Handley's stapler in Jell-O, I couldn't think of anything spectacular to put for the first subject (although "Daniel will always be remembered for his frequent tripping over desks and competitive math tendencies" has its merits.)
So I decided on the "what advice would you give to upcoming underclassmen" prompt, and here's what I've come up with:
"High school, in order to be relevant as well as educational, requires more that what is taught in the curriculum. Therefore, never be afraid to seek out the Truth, always remember your sense of humor, and know that no matter how bad things seem, faith will never fail to pull you through."
It's a bit wordy (they suggest 25-30 words, this one's about 52.) But I think it sounds pretty cool... How about you?
Let me know what you think!
-Daniel
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
In Which Daniel Informs His Avid Readers Of The Comings And Goings Of His Life.
(How's that for a prestigious title? Sometimes I impress even myself!)
Well, sorry for the phase of not writing... or the "Not writing phase," as you may call it. Your choice.
At any rate, I've been avoiding the blog for some time now (travelling only by day and keeping off the roads.) And come to think of it, I don't exactly have a reason why. I mean sure, tons of bloggable (if that's not a word then it should be) stuff has been going on recently - running with Mr. Anderson and Mr. Logan, Academic Team, Work, Band, and the usual lot. I just haven't felt overly compelled to sit down and type. Which is strange, especially for me. In fact, the only thing that brought me to the keyboard this very cold December afternoon was the title of this blog - I've been ripening it in the far reaches of my brain for some time now.*
I could have written an enthralling blog accounting the "D-loop" run during which we three brave runners almost fell victim to the hideous deeds of Old Man Winter (and his close friend, Good Sir Mud Puddle.) Or a captivating tale of the ginormisosity** of this year's Academic Team. Or my strange new affection for thick socks and Corn Nuts.***
Yeah, I could have written a blog about the super-coldness of Dayton and how my windows actually froze shut because of it. Maybe even about my starting to save up for college and apply for several dozen scholarships (I never knew I'd get so interested in global warming or the Holocaust... what won't a student do for money?) I could also have written on how I forgot that I absolutely adore Christmas Music, or how I stumbled across the miracle that is "Pilgrim Radio," or about how my car ran out of gas (again) the other day and I had to wrestle a gas station attendant into letting me fill up my container and then run across Highway 50 in negative ten billion degree weather to deposit the smelly stuff into my gas tank.
Ooh, or I could have blogged on how Christmas shopping gets trickier every year due to the fact that you have to buy things with your own hard-earned money (literally "hard earned" for me... Mint Chocolate Chip has roughly the consistency of cement mixed with diamonds.) Or about Guitar Center's fabled drum room, in which you can play the electric drums with friends until the salespeople catch on and give you the boot. Or maybe about how I won over the entire staff of DHS, resulting in them voting me for Student of the Month?****
Yeah, by why in the world would I blog about any of those things?
=D
-Daniel
*And by "for some time now," I actually mean "on the drive home from school today."
**pronounced "jiy-nor-muss-sauce-it-ty"
***It's like a megadef score when I get both at once...
****That story is a lot less cool then I let off. And nerdy.
Well, sorry for the phase of not writing... or the "Not writing phase," as you may call it. Your choice.
At any rate, I've been avoiding the blog for some time now (travelling only by day and keeping off the roads.) And come to think of it, I don't exactly have a reason why. I mean sure, tons of bloggable (if that's not a word then it should be) stuff has been going on recently - running with Mr. Anderson and Mr. Logan, Academic Team, Work, Band, and the usual lot. I just haven't felt overly compelled to sit down and type. Which is strange, especially for me. In fact, the only thing that brought me to the keyboard this very cold December afternoon was the title of this blog - I've been ripening it in the far reaches of my brain for some time now.*
I could have written an enthralling blog accounting the "D-loop" run during which we three brave runners almost fell victim to the hideous deeds of Old Man Winter (and his close friend, Good Sir Mud Puddle.) Or a captivating tale of the ginormisosity** of this year's Academic Team. Or my strange new affection for thick socks and Corn Nuts.***
Yeah, I could have written a blog about the super-coldness of Dayton and how my windows actually froze shut because of it. Maybe even about my starting to save up for college and apply for several dozen scholarships (I never knew I'd get so interested in global warming or the Holocaust... what won't a student do for money?) I could also have written on how I forgot that I absolutely adore Christmas Music, or how I stumbled across the miracle that is "Pilgrim Radio," or about how my car ran out of gas (again) the other day and I had to wrestle a gas station attendant into letting me fill up my container and then run across Highway 50 in negative ten billion degree weather to deposit the smelly stuff into my gas tank.
Ooh, or I could have blogged on how Christmas shopping gets trickier every year due to the fact that you have to buy things with your own hard-earned money (literally "hard earned" for me... Mint Chocolate Chip has roughly the consistency of cement mixed with diamonds.) Or about Guitar Center's fabled drum room, in which you can play the electric drums with friends until the salespeople catch on and give you the boot. Or maybe about how I won over the entire staff of DHS, resulting in them voting me for Student of the Month?****
Yeah, by why in the world would I blog about any of those things?
=D
-Daniel
*And by "for some time now," I actually mean "on the drive home from school today."
**pronounced "jiy-nor-muss-sauce-it-ty"
***It's like a megadef score when I get both at once...
****That story is a lot less cool then I let off. And nerdy.
Sunday, December 2, 2007
Next Step: Tuition.
Hello once again to my avid collection of readers! It's been a totally tubular past week or so, and I thought I'd let you all in on what's been stewin'.
First off: I've been accepted into CCU! The enrollment counselor called me up on my way out of Academic Team practice (I'm a cool kid,) on Thursday and congratulated me on my acceptance. She asked if I was considering other colleges as well, and I said "yes," just to.... well, I dunno why. I guess I just wanted to make it sound like I'm on top of things. In reality, I'm 99.99% sure I'm going to Lakewood, Colorado next fall. Everything about the school's been picked over by Mrs. Krueger, Mr. Rohrer, mom, dad, and I. I think it's going to be super sweet. No idea what I'm going to major in, but English (emphasis on creative writing,) business, Spanish, leadership, Biblical studies, and music all interest me... We'll see where God takes me!
Second, last night at Crave was awesome! We played a set consisting of Your Grace Is Enough, Salvation Is Here, and We Are Hungry, which are three of my all-time favorite worship songs. On top of that, it was the music video awards night so the room was packed! It was almost like we were at a REAL gig! (Except we didn't get paid. At least not in money...) AND, Hans came with me! It was awesome. And he wasn't super freaked out or anything afterwards (hmmm, go figure... Christians know how to have fun, too! Hahaha.)
Well, I thought I had more exciting tales of bone-crushing defeat or exhilarating triumph, but I guess not. Other than those two things, life is normal (alas, I have a dirty calculus test tomorrow.) So I guess I'll bring this blog to a close.
Thanks for reading!
-Daniel
First off: I've been accepted into CCU! The enrollment counselor called me up on my way out of Academic Team practice (I'm a cool kid,) on Thursday and congratulated me on my acceptance. She asked if I was considering other colleges as well, and I said "yes," just to.... well, I dunno why. I guess I just wanted to make it sound like I'm on top of things. In reality, I'm 99.99% sure I'm going to Lakewood, Colorado next fall. Everything about the school's been picked over by Mrs. Krueger, Mr. Rohrer, mom, dad, and I. I think it's going to be super sweet. No idea what I'm going to major in, but English (emphasis on creative writing,) business, Spanish, leadership, Biblical studies, and music all interest me... We'll see where God takes me!
Second, last night at Crave was awesome! We played a set consisting of Your Grace Is Enough, Salvation Is Here, and We Are Hungry, which are three of my all-time favorite worship songs. On top of that, it was the music video awards night so the room was packed! It was almost like we were at a REAL gig! (Except we didn't get paid. At least not in money...) AND, Hans came with me! It was awesome. And he wasn't super freaked out or anything afterwards (hmmm, go figure... Christians know how to have fun, too! Hahaha.)
Well, I thought I had more exciting tales of bone-crushing defeat or exhilarating triumph, but I guess not. Other than those two things, life is normal (alas, I have a dirty calculus test tomorrow.) So I guess I'll bring this blog to a close.
Thanks for reading!
-Daniel
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