|bd| My Organized Desk

Posted by bendodge on Oct. 2, 2010, 9:47 a.m.

I heard a rumor that 64Digits went to college. I have followed suit. I have done a number of interesting activities here, ranging from learning Texas Hold 'Em to being piled on by large people covered in chocolate syrup.

I have chosen a Christian university (no shock, I know), and I have been pleasantly surprised at how nice the upperclassmen are to freshmen. (The chocolate syrup incident and a resulting black eye aren't much by initiation standards.) My first hour on campus my new sophomore roommate took me to the coffee shop and on a guided tour of the campus.

My room is a typical dorm room. Cement floor, walls, ceiling, etc, with a little carpet on the floor and paint on the walls to dress it up. My roommates and I have a pretty nice setup, including a couch made from extra mattresses and 5 coffee makers (including 3 French presses)! The bathroom is newly remodeled, which is comforting to clean freaks like me.

College, I have decided, is one of the best opportunities in life to get organized. I have taken that to heart and made a Google Calendar with all of my classes, appointments, activities, and homework assignments. I hardly have to think about daily life anymore - My HTC Magic just dings me whenever I need to go somewhere or do something.

Here is my lovely desk, complete with AKG headphones (which I might return), and those cool 3M Command hooks to hold stuff up.

You may note on my shelf some theology books. I submitted a 1,000-word outline on the Doctrine of Man (Anthropology) yesterday, which also required some heavy reading. It was a bit grueling at first, as my reading speed is abysmal, but I'm starting to enjoy knowing more about a subject than I ever thought existed. My theology professor is an awesome lecturer. I actually look forward to most of my classes!

I'll publish more irrelevant minutia later. At the moment, I need to study my Hamlet script and then go to brunch.

Comments

bendodge 13 years, 7 months ago

Oh, and pardon the Dell keyboard. I got moisture in my Model M and only received the special nut driver required to disassemble it yesterday.

sirxemic 13 years, 7 months ago

Why does the picture link me to your 'upload' page?

sk8m8trix 13 years, 7 months ago

Nice quiet little hubbadubah room.

bendodge 13 years, 7 months ago

Because I right-clicked and copied the Download Link arrow of instead of clicking it…

Ferret 13 years, 7 months ago

zomg another old user. How are these rumors spreading?

Leyenda 13 years, 7 months ago

I see you have copy of Holdcroft's Pentateuch. bleh…

IMO you're better off studying OT/Torah from point of view of a secular scholar. You'll learn more about influence of other sources.

Or check out some of Richard Friedman's stuff:

http://www.uga.edu/religion/friedman.htm

Castypher 13 years, 7 months ago

Initiation in college? Yeah, we have none of that here.

flashback 13 years, 7 months ago

Quote:
IMO you're better off studying OT/Torah from point of view of a secular scholar. You'll learn more about influence of other sources.
Interestingly, the history course at the Christian university I go to has had quite a bit of stuff in that vein. No idea how the THEO courses handle it, as I haven't had one yet (and I'm not sure if I need to or not)

ari_aaron 13 years, 7 months ago

Wow, haven't seen you in a while! What are you taking? (Besides theology)

bendodge 13 years, 7 months ago

I'm barely into my Pentateuch studies. Did you have any particular recommended books?

As far as the New Testament goes, I've been reading Darrell Bock's book on extrabiblical records from the NT times. It's very interesting, especially comparing the Roman, Jewish, and Gospel writings from the same periods.

Hi Ari! Yeah, I rather disappeared from the internet last year. I am taking a good deal of theology, but also choir and voice lessons, psychology (from a Biblical perspective), World History, and random extra-curricular optional things like drama and a political club. I also work in the IT dept.