#9

I lost my lead due to lack of interest. Honestly, finals week makes blogging seem insignificant because everything ended up seeming the same. Study this, Lego that, beer, ugghhh... Stopped caring.
The past couple days have been nice. My sister is home with her hubby. We have had lots of family time, and lots of Conner time, my 9 month old nephew. Cutest kid in the world. I spent a good part of the day holding him up and walking him around, lifting him, swinging him, etc. It was tons of fun, but it makes me realize that I need to be in better shape before becoming a dad. That shouldn't be for a few years, so, I have time.
Yesterday, we made roughly a gross of cookies. Not gross cookies, they are quite delicious, but a gross, as in 144. It was a lot of work, but it was a fun afternoon with the wife and pup running around. We decorated the tree as well.
Now, I'm watching the Vikes suck. Must be Sunday night football. Geeze.

#8

I have to keep my lead secure.
I must say, I hate mandatory attendance policies. I understand that the college wants to make sure students are attending class, learning, and all that fun stuff. But, at the same time, shouldn't they be giving me enough for my 12k a year that I want to attend class everyday, opposed to the feeling of the last 2 weeks where I could have been more productive at home as opposed to trying to figure out what to do with myself for hours at a time on campus. I had class this morning, and tried to keep myself busy for an hour and a half, got out early, now have 3 hours until my next class, which is watching students read pieces they wrote over the semester. If my critiques with my classmate are any indication, it isn't going to be worth while. Next, I get another 40 minute break so I can go hand in a group critique sheet and listen for a little about the final coming up on Monday. I'm so glad is the last day of class for almost a month. Hello sleeping in!
In other exciting news, my sister should be coming home tomorrow night. It's almost Christmas. Insanity!

#7

Hey everyone,
Back from a weekend break. Portage was grand. I didn't get to spend as much time with people up there as I would have like, but most of that was for reasons beyond our control and homework. Anyways, Beth's parents got a descent taste of what Portage is all about, and after over 500 miles of driving, we got home just in time for me to do more homework. Yeah! The good, no, great news is that I am essentially done for the semester! I've got classes, but I just have to turn everything in and take on test next Monday that should be relatively easy if the last one was any indication. That leaves me here, sitting in class with nothing to do for two hours, so, I'm blogging to you. Yeah. Definitely makes the hour plus on the bus through snow and traffic worth it... not so much.

#6

Well, I am officially done with one class today. Whoop. 3 out of 4 of the others I just have to show up. The last one I have a group presentation and a final left, but neither should be too difficult.
We are heading up to Portage today. Excitement. It sounds like Beth's dad could have a fairly big crowd, but, we'll wait and see. People aren't always the best at following through.
I hate driving, but I thought I'd make it interesting by pulling out some old mixed CD's, and see what comes up. Should have some old punk and pirated stuff in there. Should be thoroughly entertaining and a bit nostalgic, maybe. My tastes in music haven't changed that much.
Well, I may not get a chance to post over the weekend, but at least I know I'm still beating my wife. Wait... that doesn't sound right. Aww, screw it, I gotta go start lunch and you know what I mean.

#5

Man! I had a lead in the Blog Off, and I let it slip right through my fingertips! Curses! It was my need for a day of laziness before the semester ends that did me in. After completely owning my presentation and gaining the adulation of my peers and prof, I came home to collapse and vegetate before Matt came over for our weekly Man-date. Unfortunately, he had the exact opposite problem of mine, and was overcome by homework. I instead had a Man-date with Beth, which was just as good, although I'm guessing she's not as good at Mario on Wii as Matt is.
The unfortunate news of the day is, Beth has the day off to sit at home relax and clean, and I am stuck at school for the entire day. Curses! It would not be so bad if it weren't for that blasted cold wind and having to walk back and forth across the East bank a 4 times. I was really hoping for more snow, so, color me disappointed. I think the color of disappointment is a brownish, greenish red. Coming home yesterday, before there was really any snow out, I did see the Blaine police truck sitting next to a red Caviler that apparently lost control and hit a pole or fire hydrant in our neighborhood. Oops.
Moose is enjoying the snow. He kept frolicking around eating the snow clumps he'd kick up, then stop, look up at me with white powder all over his nose. Addict.

#4

Aren't finals great? I've got a presentation tomorrow that I may very well have to battle my way through a blizzard. Sounds like fun. Maybe. I kind of wonder what will happen if I get snowed in our long dirt driveway because my little Focus can't make it the couple hundred yards over the dirt. I would hope there would be some sympathy.
Well, this weekend was rather exhausting enough as it stood, but accompanied by a bout of insomnia only helped make Monday a little more painful. I left for class at 8, got home at 6:30, played with the pup, made dinner for the wife and me, and sat down to go over my presentation and passed out for a half hour. Being semi-conscious now, I think I have it all wrapped up, and then I can get this done tomorrow, and shift my focus to a New Testament final. Wonderful, I know. Just in case you are interested, you can take a look at my online portfolio for class at www.jonsewald.weebly.com Let me know what you think. That's all for now, the sleepies are coming again.

#3

Today has been an interesting day. I've spent most of the day crafting presentation for Tuesday on an ad campaign for Lego. I've spent a lot of the last couple days making giant posters with colorful blocks. I never realized how hard it was to draw legos! Holy crap. Corners, little bumps, vague facial expressions, not fun.
The other half of my day has been researching Budweiser for a presentation on their advertising and marketing campaign. I am currently watching a video at insidebudweiser.cnbc.com about the history of Aheuser Busch. Apparently during the 14 years of prohibition, the company switched to selling grape soda, yeast, refrigeration units, and more! The also cryogenically freeze beer so they can comparatively taste test current beers with those of 20 years ago. Freaky! The whole thing is making me thirsty, but I hate Bud and Bud Lite. Someone buy me a Killian's!
In other news, Beth and I are prepping for another trip up to Portage next weekend. It should be fun. Beth's parents are going up and her dad is going to do a two part series on Biblical history and the truth of Christmas. Interesting stuff.
Finally, although I wasn't at church last week, I got to listen to the podcast, and it is rather enticing. Brian has started a series about sex, which Beth and I both thought the American church is too conservative about. They play it out as some evil thing, and try to scare kids away from it with statistics of STD's instead of focusing on how sex really is a great gift from God, and an amazing experience within the marriage context. Sorry to any parents or siblings reading this, but sex is great, I have it, deal with it.
Well, I'm going to wrap up some work on this project and spend some time with my wife, who I believe I am 1 blog ahead of at the moment.