Best Knock-Knock Joke Ever

Person A: Knock Knock!

Person B: Who's there?

Person A: Whom or.

Person B: Whom or who?

Person A: Who.

Bahahahaha! I love nerd jokes like this! 

P.S.

I know that you read my blog.

How about some comments to prove it?

Hmm? =)

My Amazon Bounty

Today was Black Friday. In my world, that means "buy books for steep discounts on Amazon.com". Well, I did just that. Here's my purchases as of today! Yippeee!

Auden is one of my favorite poets - ever. I just

love his style and poetic graces. He's also a wonderful

literary critic, if you're in the market for that kind of stuff.

I'm also taking a 20th century poetry class next quarter,

where we'll get to look at his stuff in depth. Exciting!

This book is written by one of my favorite professors ever, Dr. Deutsch.

She's going to be my faculty mentor on my undergraduate thesis

where I'll be writing about (surprise!) Dr. Johnson. I'm

so excited about this opportunity to work with her and

to learn from her. She's just awesome.

Nothing strikes fear into the heart of an English major like preparing

for the literature subject test GRE. It's one of those tests that's

not designed to be mastered, but survived. Basically, I'm responsible

for the whole scope of British/American Literature. So,

I'm trying to get an early start.

Yikes.

I love Virginia Woolf's fiction.

I love reading famous diaries.

Awesome.

I've fallen in love with Pessoa's easy, relaxed, and open style of writing.

His poems read like music. Since I love his poetry, I'm hoping

the same will be with this book, published post-humously.

There you have it folks! My Black Friday deals!

Thanksgiving

I don't want to be cliché about the holiday of Thanksgiving. In the United States, this day revolves around family, friends, and food. But for the Christian, there is so much more wrapped up in a day that calls us to remember and to have grateful hearts.

It's an easy thing, to go around the table and say what we "are thankful for". But the one thing that I'm really thankful for, I can't even put into words. I'm thankful for my salvation.

I'm thankful that the Lord, seeing my wicked and dark heart, loved me first. I'm thankful that Christ came to this earth, lived a sinless life, and died in my place. I'm thankful for the promise that I have because Jesus paid the ultimate sacrifice. I'm thankful that death doesn't have any power over my life or future. I'm thankful that Christ has built his church, and continues to do so today.

These. These are the things that this holiday comes to mind. While of course I am so thankful for family and friends, I encourage you to look at your spiritual state. If you are a believer, you have so much reason for celebration and joy. If you are an unbeliever, you can have this overflowing joy, a joy that isn't contingent on people or things. This peace is only found through one source - Christ Jesus.

Sometimes, the things that we're the most thankful for are the most difficult things to even describe or comprehend.

Finals and Papers and Quizzes, oh my!

Well, it's that time of the year again...

Finals.

It's the time that strikes fear/panic/doubt/crazy into the heart of any undergraduate or graduate student. It's also a time to nail down any loose ends during the quarter. That being said, my blog updates are going to be a wee bit scarce until they're all over.

I have a myriad of things that need to be accomplished: including a 20 page term paper, 15 page final, French grammar final, completion of French TA application... That's the short list. Please join me in prayer as I set forth with these tasks, knowing full well that my only source of real strength comes from Christ Jesus.

As much as I feel overwhelmed and nervous about the days/work ahead of me, I find comfort in the fact that my Heavenly Father has my future in His hands. My life truly is hid in Christ and that is one of the most bolstering encouragements to my weary heart. Praise the Lord for the gift of education, but it definitely is a gift worth working for. Please pray that the Lord would give me a diligent, worker's heart - that I may serve Him with my talents and abilities. No knowledge or wisdom originates from me, I am a mere reflection of the Maker's hands.

So with that thought...

I'm off to study!

See you guys soon!

I hope...

Hello

...just a song to make you guys smile.

Enjoy!

Martin Solveig Feat. Dragonette - "Hello"

Dreaming of: Kathmandu

I've decided to dedicate this post to a place where I very much want to visit someday: Kathmandu, Nepal. I've always dreamed of visiting this city due to the gorgeous surroundings and unique Nepalese culture. To be honest, a big draw is because it is so different than any other city in the world. There's so many colors, smells, peoples, religions, etc. It's like a big mixture of old and new, east and west. So, enjoy the beautiful pictures of the vibrant city.

Hopefully, I can someday share my own pictures of this gorgeous place!