HOG Awards (HOG stands for Hand of God) are given out by the students to people that they appreciate. Its just a verbal affirmation of kindness. Its pretty cool, although every time it happens, it takes me a second to realize what they're talking about because HOG Awards sounds a darn lot like Hogwarts.
Anyway, to go on with my actual story, last night after worship, we did HOG Awards here in the dorm. I was just sort of the outside observer, watching while the girls shared their appreciation of each other. It is a very cool thing to experience. Then, one of my favorites, raised her hand and gave me a HOG Award for something that had happened the night before. She had been really upset and kind of wanted to leave the school. I left her by herself to beat out her emotion on the punching bag. Then I decided to tell her something, which was that I had already really enjoyed getting to know her and I was glad she was here so that we could hang out. Apparently it really made a difference to her, which makes me happy. After her HOG Award, I got two more for taking girls to McDonalds and for sharing my rice heating pack with a girl who was in pain.
It really meant a lot to me to see that the girls not only like me, but are willing to share why they like me. I'm really enjoying getting to know them all and some of them have already proven themselves to be really fun, great girls.
Monday, September 14, 2009
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Apartment Quirks
After living in my apartment for a month, I'm still dealing with its oddest of quirks. For instance, this morning while taking a shower, the water changed temperatures dramatically. It seriously almost burned me. It does that a lot and it has no preference on which ways it goes. Very unpleasant, but it definitely wakes me up.
Another thing about my apartment is the smell. It was there when I arrived and try as I might, nothing can be done to get rid of it. I have two wallflowers plugged in and several different, supposedly deodorizing, sprays. I am at a loss. It smells musty and old and the kitchen smells so bad that I spend as little time as possible in there.
And the most obnoxious quirk is the BUGS! So many bugs and they just keep coming. I have crickets, spiders, bees, and some that I can't identify. Seeing as how bugs give me the creeps, I'm really not enjoying that. And they seem to go in phases. Sometimes I won't see any bugs for a couple of days and then, there will be a few scattered throughout the apartment. I'm still working on bug bombing the place. Hopefully that will solve at least one of the apartment quirks.
Another thing about my apartment is the smell. It was there when I arrived and try as I might, nothing can be done to get rid of it. I have two wallflowers plugged in and several different, supposedly deodorizing, sprays. I am at a loss. It smells musty and old and the kitchen smells so bad that I spend as little time as possible in there.
And the most obnoxious quirk is the BUGS! So many bugs and they just keep coming. I have crickets, spiders, bees, and some that I can't identify. Seeing as how bugs give me the creeps, I'm really not enjoying that. And they seem to go in phases. Sometimes I won't see any bugs for a couple of days and then, there will be a few scattered throughout the apartment. I'm still working on bug bombing the place. Hopefully that will solve at least one of the apartment quirks.
Sunday, September 6, 2009
The End of a Lovely Weekend
So, it is Sunday night at the end of my first weekend off. I enjoyed doing almost nothing. I had to go to a meeting Friday morning and I subbed Friday afternoon, but after that I did only what I wanted to do.
On Sabbath, I visited the nearby Foster Church. It was fun to try a different church even though it's difficult for me to do things like that on my own. I met some nice people and ate lunch with them there at the church. Except for the greeter who said "Good luck" with a whole lot of sarcasm when I told her I was deaning at Pisgah, everyone I spoke with was friendly.
I spent the rest of Sabbath reading, sleeping, and watching movies that night. Lots of fun! Then today, I slept in and watched another movie. I began working a little after 5 and it was crazy until just now. The girls' club, which does something every Sunday night, was a bit unorganized. This led to my having to go supervise in the gym. That was sort of fun because I just shot around with a basketball. Then, we came back for worship, followed by a craze of high school girls lined up for snack foods, and then many a visitor to my office. It was fun to just sit and chat with several of the girls. It was definitely a hyper night. The assistant boys' dean and his wife came over to bring food to the girls in their faculty family and they stayed to chat, which was fun. I'm hoping to spend more time with them, because they are really great people. And now, the dorm has finally quieted and I think I'm off to bed.
On Sabbath, I visited the nearby Foster Church. It was fun to try a different church even though it's difficult for me to do things like that on my own. I met some nice people and ate lunch with them there at the church. Except for the greeter who said "Good luck" with a whole lot of sarcasm when I told her I was deaning at Pisgah, everyone I spoke with was friendly.
I spent the rest of Sabbath reading, sleeping, and watching movies that night. Lots of fun! Then today, I slept in and watched another movie. I began working a little after 5 and it was crazy until just now. The girls' club, which does something every Sunday night, was a bit unorganized. This led to my having to go supervise in the gym. That was sort of fun because I just shot around with a basketball. Then, we came back for worship, followed by a craze of high school girls lined up for snack foods, and then many a visitor to my office. It was fun to just sit and chat with several of the girls. It was definitely a hyper night. The assistant boys' dean and his wife came over to bring food to the girls in their faculty family and they stayed to chat, which was fun. I'm hoping to spend more time with them, because they are really great people. And now, the dorm has finally quieted and I think I'm off to bed.
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