Linus Soh

Well, the day is finally here. I’m going to move the last of my stuff. I’m pretty much ready to go at this point. I’ll be doing my last bit of cleaning and then of to 38th avenue I go!

I’m a bit nervous turning off my linux computers. I RARELY shut them down. And it’s always a pain to bring them back up. I’ll be taking down my computers today so this will be my last entry for a while. This summer has got me so busy!

The theatre was pretty much half empty last night. I went with a good group of peeps. I found myself laughing at how corny the movie was. When Padmé tells “Annie” about her being pregnant, I said to myself, “15 minutes into it and already I think this movie sucks.”

The movie was horribly predictable and painfully weak! (I should say that I’m not a big Star Wars fan. So there is no bias either way and saw this film with that in mind.) There was far too much foreshadowing, which destroyed a lot of the anticipation. The dialogue was like reading either a really bad supermarket romance novel or my English paper.

Hayden Christensen is probably the worst actor in the entire film. No direction with poor reading makes Anakin a horrible character. The best actor in the film is probably Natalie Portman and Ewan McGregor.

Star Wars Episode 3 is an example of a movie that is all action, and no plot…much like a Schwarzenegger movie…or a Sylvester Stallone flick.

BTW, did you know James Earl Jones did the voice of Darth Vader at the end, and went uncreditted??

Overall, I was glad to go with my friend so that I could just laugh at all the really really bad parts. I cried…George Lucas is one rich guy. Only he could get away with this kind of filth.

It’s been one of those days for the last 7 days now. I’ve just been packing my tushy off. It’s funny because I’ve been putting my stuff in the house I’m about to move in to and I’ve already taken up the entire rec room…and I realized something…

I’ve got a lot of crap.

When I unpack, I want to see what it is that I actually have and what I don’t need and try to get rid of it. The only things I have left in my room is my file cabinet, my computers (yes, that’s plural), and some desk stuff. At this rate, I should be moved out by this weekend.

I’m getting really excited about moving into 38th avenue. My official move is next Tuesday.

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In other news, my support raising is going REALLY well! I was actually surprised that I have a good majority of my training cost raised, and then some. I feel like God is really moving in other people’s lives to help me accomplish a goal I couldn’t do by my self…

But the finances are worrying me. I’ve got to make some calls this week to find out what my student loan repayment is going to look like. It’s a lot of money…

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It was great to walk across that stage! I can’t believe how relieved I feel to finally be done with school!!

So now, I have a B.A. in enlgish!!! Yeah that’s right!

Like any graduation, the speeches were meaningless. And we could barely hear them where we were sitting…but still, here we are…

It’s really a great feeling!

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This morning, I’m remembering something that was said to me in passing almost three years ago: “Be different from the world to show that you are not of the world.” I came to think of this as I overheard a gift that was given at a recent bridal shower.

Traditionally, when men are about to get married, his best man throws him a bachelor party where he gets one last night of single-hood. In this night, there is usually alcohol, strippers, hooting and all sort of gally-ho. I say, why don’t Christians do this? Or better question: why DO Christians do this?

I think Christians are aware of these things and often are naïve. If Christians continue to do the things that nonbelievers do, how do we differentiate ourselves?

Three years ago, that same sentence was preceded by what a bachelor party and a bridal shower should look like: A time of celebration of passing from one stage of life to the next, a time of affirmation and even encouragement where the bride and group are asked tough questions about how they know God has lead them. A time to encourage single men to get off from their butts and to make decisions for their wives. A time to encourage single women to really be patient, that it’s worth waiting.

Not a time to buy embarrassing gifts and just eat.

This will not be my bachelor party. In fact, I will not call it a bachelor party. It will be a bride-groom party. Where I ask my guys to release me to my bride-to-be.

“Rejoice with those who rejoice!!” –Romans 12

The day is finally here! After five long years of tears, sweat, and vomit…I graduate today.

There is no sweeter moment than the moment of anticipation…the moment before my name is called, and I walk across that stage.

There is no sweeter moment than the look on my family’s faces when they look at me and I know what they are thinking…”You made it!”

This is it. The day has come. Let your glory be known. It is because of you.

I took my last final today and I’m so nervous! I’m a little worried that I didn’t do as well as I would have liked. But we’ll see if I pass. I need to pass all my classes so that I can get my expensive piece of paper.

I’m also in the mist of getting ready to move and am realizing that I’m moving into a much smaller space than what I had expected. So now I have to consider what I want to take with me and what I want to sell. I’m slowly organizing my stuff so that I can start trickling in my stuff this Saturday…but we’ll see.

In the process of doing so, I’ve been checking out craigslist…and found a listing for a free bed, desk, etc. That’s pretty exciting! I’m going to ask for some pictures and see if it’s worth the trip to pick them up.

Another late night…

There it is.

I flew in about 4:30 PM yesterday afternoon. I came back to College Park around 6:00 PM. I did my laundry and went out to dinner…and then slept!!

Then I woke up this morning at 9:40 AM, only remembering at 9:45 that I had a 10 AM exam. That I didn’t study for. That I thought was at 1 PM.

Yeah. It’s that kind of morning.

And it didn’t help that I’m still very-much jet-lagged. And that I was hungry. And that I was sleepy.

Oh boy. And now that Jeff is on vacation, I’m jumping right back on the ball at work. I knew full well before leaving that this was going to happen. I guess I just didn’t expect it to happen so quickly.

I’ve got so much to do now. I’ve got to prepare for a move, take one last final, get a temp job, call various people…it’s going to be a crazy crazy month! I graduate on Sunday, which is pretty exciting…

Here we go again…

(Pictures to be posted soon)