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Name: JDeng
Country: United States
State: Virginia
Metro: Roanoke
Gender: Male
Interests: God, music, friends, fellowship, and finding joy in everything I do
Expertise: bass guitar, counter-strike (there are more people that play than you think...just remember :P), sleeping, VT electrical engineering
Occupation: Student
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AIM:  YJD1604
AIM:  SKYPE: bleeper4 :D
Member Since:
12/16/2002
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| well hello, blog...[1:07am]
sadly, this blog is reaching the end of its days...it has been for a while. Now less of a journal and more of a depository for cool thoughts, I am considering moving on and figuring out journaling alternatives that are more appealing. Or maybe, since my dad is 1 of 3 people that still check on this blog, I'll just write to him and update on stuff that matters to home.
Google Chrome is still nice...it likes to lock up while rearranging memory when you close a big tab, and doesn't have scrolling (my #1 complaint), but is still nice and fast.
Found this quote from "every man's battle":
"In so many areas, we're often sitting together on the middle ground of excellence, a good distance from God. When challenged by His higher standards, we're comforted that we don't look too different from these around us. Trouble is, we don't look much different from non-Christians either."
- Stephen Arterburn
That's all for now; this week is killer (as is every week), so I need to work on balancing out my life. Have a good one,
^ JDeng | | |
| Chrome![12:38am]
it has been the single longest day of my school life but I'm still up and toying around online. I'm typing on Google's new web browser, Chrome, and aside from taking up lots of memory, this is the fastest web browser I have ever used! I think it will improve my productivity. I'm waiting for new features to come out, but for now it has a few cool things: like, this typing box has a little drag thing in the corner so that I can make it bigger if I want to, and automatic spellcheck as I type (evidently spellcheck isn't a word).
haven't blogged in a while, I think I should!
^ JDeng | | |
| los olympics[9:40pm]
this olympic opening ceremony is amazing! As much money was spent into this thing ($300 million), they really put on a visual feast.
The parade of nations is great too. It's kinda cool to see differences in countries and cultures just by peoples' strides.
But the one thing I CANNOT stand is those commentators...it's like every other sentence that comes out of their mouths is more evidence of their cultural ignorance.
Hope yall are enjoying!
^ JDeng | | |
| "...like a big bright circle!"[7:38am]
wow! It's been a while. I feel like I need to keep up with this blogging deal so I can process through stuff verbally.
So since I've moved to Dave's house down McCoy (rural Blacksburg for those of you that don't know), God has been pretty cool in the mornings, mainly with the sun. The first morning I drove from his house to work, there was a slight fog, not enough to cover the roads but just enough that it dwelled in the trees. The sun was 45 degrees up in the sky and it cast light beams through the trees in the drive to work...it was glorious, and I took it as a bit of confirmation that this was a good place to be for the time being, until I move onto campus.
This has happened a few mornings now, but never as cool as the first day, but today was very cool. The fog was thick (THICK) so that the sky was bright but you couldn't see the sun. And all of a sudden as I got around a bend, the sun showed up...but was covered in such thick fog that it was just a nice illuminated circle. I can't tell you how pure and even the light was, and how perfect of a circle the sun made...it was just cool. I followed the sun all the way to work, until I got out of the valley and the fog stopped covering it, and then I started blinding myself because I still wanted to look at it. Insert spiritual segue here.
In other news, they made 460 a 65mph now! That is too good.
^ JDeng | | |
| a worshipful weekend[10:47pm]
well it's been a while, and this past weekend has been quite a memorable experience, so I must blog about it.
Eric and Sarah's wedding was this weekend, and I was invited by the man to read some scripture at the wedding (I read the part in Genesis about a man not being complete without a wife and leaving his mom/dad etc). Not only that, I got to take part in the pre-wedding festivities. I'll sum them up shortly and move on to the important stuff.
Thursday consisted of a canoe trip with Eric, Mike, Jon, and I. This was probably the most joy and fun I've had since early on in my college career! The river was plain and peaceful, with no noises except the birds, the wind, and our paddling. The atmosphere reaked of what heaven might be like...man it was delightful. And to spend it with some of my closest buddies! We definitely did some crazy guy stuff, including but not limited to relieving oneself off of the canoe, flipping a canoe over and walking underwater with it, jumping poses off of a tall rock, and of course, canoe racing. I loved every minute of it, and I'm glad Eric loved it just as much.
Friday was when the other guys came, and we spent it running errands, having a cookout, wedding rehearsal, rehearsal dinner, and then the guys toko off to Dave and Buster's of Philadelphia. D&B is basically like a Chuck E. Cheese's for old people. tons of arcade games, plenty to eat and drink, and tickets redeemable for prizes. We all had a blast and just enjoyed ourselves as guys. we threw all our tickets together to get something for Eric, and there's a bit of a story with the basketball chair we got him, but I will leave that to be stored in the recesses of my mind and not on digital ink. We got back around 2am and all crashed.
Finally, the day of the wedding was here, and we were all lookin sharp and headed over in a limo. The ceremony itself was one of the best weddings I've ever seen. The whole atmosphere, as Mrs. Schroeder put it, was simply worshipful. I loved the scripture read, loved the hymns sang, and loved the points that the pastor spoke on as he drew the couple together into matrimony. The single most memorable moment for me was when Sarah came out the door with her dad to walk the aisle. I turned back to the front of the church and looked at Eric, just in time to see him completely lose it. He tried hard to not cry but he absolutely could not. Words cannot describe the love that came out of his eyes for his bride. I think I'll leave it there, but a very very strong mental image will be forever etched into my head. If a love like that can exist on earth between two humans...how much greater a love can there be between man and his creator?
The reception was the biggest and longest and most expensive I've ever been to, and I almost think that the fault went to the parents instead of the couple for that to happen. The food was great, the reception fun. Sad times though, about halfway through the dancing I suddenly felt very introverted, and wished that Holly were there so she could force me to get up and dance. After taking a nap at a table and wandering around, I headed outside (of the mansion) and went to a lookout (over the river beside the mansion) to just chill and think. Overall though, it was still very fun.
Saturday night through Sunday I got to find out just how awesome Eric's parents are. Mr. Schroeder, a man of responsibility and solid leadership, and Mrs. Schroeder, full of love and graceful wisdom (and a passion for nutrition!). In the 30 minutes total that I got to talk deep with them I think I learned more about life and love than I would have on my own for a week. I really admire them and the family that they have raised, and it is such a testimony to God that when one's life is aligned right with God, everything else falls in place. I hope I get to have more conversation with them in the future.
So after an AC-broken ride back to nova, I am back in the burg and doing the work thing again. It is a 3 day week so I am glad for that; I need to find some time to do my own things! Don't take a fish out of water for too long...
Praise Him,
JDeng | | |
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