With work, with looking for a job, and with life in general currently.  Prayer gladly accepted.

My class invited me to go sledding with them last night. So in the middle of the worst snow storm the area has seen in years I drove back to campus and went sledding.  It was great until a girl got seriously hurt when she went off a jump with her boyfriend.  Long story short I ended up following behind the ambulance with her boyfriend in my car to the hospital.  She will be ok, but the poor kid was really beat up, and didn't get her own hospital room until about 4am.  So seeing them safely put in the room, her doing better and him having decided to stay with her in the hospital I drove home, again through a huge snowstorm.  The roads were awful, I was one of the only ones on the roads and I prayed for safe travel all the way home, arriving at 5am.

She is safely back on campus now, recovering and taking it easy.  God is good.  Thanks to all of you who got messages from me for your prayers. 

Yet another new adventure for the new prof. 

Hey gang, I need a job, so if you hear of anything ChemE or Biomed, in R&D, clinical, teaching, or postdoc wise please think of me and message or email me.  My contract is up in June and I really want to have something lined up.  I am working on leads and options I have found myself as well but I wanted to put it out there. 

I am serious about this so please do let me know if you hear of anything or see anything.  I am willing and able to relocate, have the baby boomer work ethic, and love to learn new skills and processes.

Prayer that God show me where He wants me and what He wants me doing greatly appreciated.

, OCR

Sick, bluh.

Feeling much better than I did this weekend but still.  I want to be healthy! 

Call me up I will be in state from Tuesday around 10am to Saturday around the same time.  Staying up in Los Angeles, but should be able to borrow a car to meet up.

Cell number has not changed so please call me up- I want to see you!

There was a serious accident just off campus last night.  A friend called to make sure I was not in it, I called my roommate to make sure he was not in it.

Turns out several of the student were, and one from our department was killed.  He and I were friendly and often talked in the halls or at the gym.  His laugh, smile, and spirit will be missed.

We have lost one at the beginning of both quarters this year now.  So tragic and heart breaking. 

Please pray for the students, and his family, and friends.  The school is such that there are really only 2 degrees of separation between any two people on campus.  The family that is the school is hurting again.

I'm spending it with an another faculty and his family having survived my first quarter.
Score for the quarter:
100% -eval participation in one of my classes
2- number of students who switched to other majors
5- number of exams I gave not counting the final
48- number of papers I graded
1- number of times I was propositioned by a guy at one of the conferences I went to-"Oh Hell NO!" my mental reply, my actual one was to tell him I had to go to a dinner my boss could no longer make (don't lie outright, always tell something based on truth then bolt!)
7-number of contacts made at said dinner (which I got to go to but didn't have to go to)
1- the number of students who I couldn't do anything right for according to my evals
1- the number of possible dating relationships that came, was, and went
4- number of times either I or my grad student baked/brought candy for my classes
3-times a week on average I made it to my workout class
3-churches tried this quarter
2-churches still in rotation
1-number of family members I saw this quarter- my brother flew out for a wedding and sat in on one of my classes,  I you Bud.
100%-how sure I am that God wants me here, now
50%- amount of confusion felt after going to my last conference about my path in life- but I have God to direct it so I am over that stress
200%- how much I am looking forward to seeing family and friends for Christmas and New Years- LA here I come!
All of them- the number of my students I am thankful I got to teach

Be thankful for what has happened to you this year, and be prepared to reap the blessings and challenges He has planned for you in the coming year.

OCR

Where am I supposed to be?  What am I supposed to be doing?  These last few days have made it so confusing.  I am glad I am at this meeting, but also unsure about so many things now.

God- show me where you want me, what you want me to be doing, and how you want me to do it.  I long to serve you, to fulfill the purpose you have for me on this earth.  You know my fears and the longings of my heart.  You gave me the skills, Lord show me how you want me to use them, walk beside me through this place of confusion and ambiguity.  Lead me through it if you will.  I'll go where you send me Lord, be it here, there, or someplace else.  I ask for your comfort through this time, your strength and protection to endure and repel attacks.  You are a Mighty God, and I long to serve you.

You made me this way- show me why.

Who will be in the OC/LA area for new years?  I plan on coming but won't have a car so I will be crashing up in the City of Angels instead of down in my OC Haunts. I should be in town through part of that weekend after.  Who wants to get together?