I'm off to see the wizard,


the wonderful wizard of OZ.





I'll be back in a while (but don't hold your breath)

much ado about nothing

Once upon a time I sat in room C.
I sat, and dreamed, and stared at my coke zero pyramid.
I dreamed of long hot days, of resting, swimming, playing and no exams.
I wait.
The days are coming when the sleepless shall sleep, when the weary will rest, and the birds will fly.

it's over

i didn't like today's exam

nothing else to say

one more sleep.....

actually, i don't know if sleep is the right word.
i'm back at home now.
trying to cool down in this hot weather.
the study room wasn't an option tonight.
hoekema and bloesch are my buddies for the night.
their knowledge will be transferred into my brain by morning.

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one more sleep til....
exam of doom
summer holidays begin
my birthday
i start thinking about the hebrew exam i have to sit in jan
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breathe in
breathe out
breathe in
breathe out

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i am feeling a tad more confident about tomorrow's exam
i've been working on question diagnosis with badders
i went to mamma swans and we talked doctrine
i still am not quite grasping the connection between eschatology and ecclesiology (other than they are both about Jesus - yes, its all about Jesus)

exams: 5 down, 1 to go.....

well, whether i am a greek geek remains to be told.

i was slightly annoyed that i didn't get all the translation out (missed a couple of words here and there - really should have done more vocab throughout the year), so that could affect the outcome a little.
i managed to write a fairly substantial paper and only mention a couple of greek phrases. last year my problem was that i had too much greek and not enough theology and flow, this year i think it will be the opposite.
i wrote a paper on Romans 5:12-21, and Luke 1:5-17. there was a third question (a comparison question partway between theology and exegetical paper) which i didn't leave enough time for, so i think it was more a stream of thoughts rather than an essay.


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5 down, 1 to go
2 days til doctrine exam of doom......

breathe the greek, hear the greek, sleep the greek, be one with the greek

greek is my friend

now say it together: greek is my friend

i can't hear you....

GREEK IS MY FRIEND!

exams: 4 down, 2 to go...

Today was New Testament theology.
There wasn't a fab selection of questions.
I'm sure glad that it is over.

Questions: 4, 8 and 11....

• What contribution does Paul's teaching on the Spirit in Romans 8 make to the whole letter?
• How tightly should the relationship between Luke and Acts be conceived?
• What is the essence of the 'New Perspective' understanding of Pauline theology?

Next up, NT exegesis tomorrow morning.
For those that are wondering: I never managed to slip anything interesting into todays exam. Much too pushed for time, and too desperate struggling to get a coherant answer out (which I am not sure I managed!)

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3 days til doctrine exam of doom......

sleeplessness

6:30pm - church
9:00pm - study room
11:00pm - home
11:15pm - sleep
12:30am - awake, new testament thoughts running through mind
12:45am - sleep
1:30am - awake, very bizarre dream
2:00am - sleep
4:00am - awake, nightmare
5:45am - mum phoned, expecting to wake me up

now i will go for a walk

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in 6 hours i will only have 2 exams left

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edit: 6:15am
breathe in
breathe out
breathe in
breathe out

sunburn and study

yesterday saw me spend most of the day in a local cafe studying. my shoulders copped quite a bit of sun. thankfully most of the red has gone down this morning.
i had a little teeny panic yesterday about GPA's and next year, so its back to the study room for me this morning.

i love what i'm studying

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5 days

3 down, 3 to go

to those of you who must know the answer....

yes, i did manage to get 'jam and scones' into one of my ethics essays in the exam.

i haven't been online a great deal. there has been a distraction, which i am trying to avoid!

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any suggestions for something to get into the new testament exam?

3 down, 3 to go

to those of you who must know the answer....

yes, i did manage to get 'jam and scones' into one of my ethics essays in the exam.

i haven't been online a great deal. there has been a distraction, which i am trying to avoid!

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any suggestions for something to get into the new testament exam?

jam, scones and ethics

it looks as though jam and scones wins the poll.
ethics is up this morning. in just 6 and a bit hours, i will be halfway through my exams!

my brain is already stewing away some possibilities to weave jam and scones into my exam.
somebody said to me yesterday: 'don't you find exams hard enough without setting yourself extra challenges?'
or course i find exams hard, i'm not exactly an A-grade student. but i do like setting some sort of goal (other than passing) in order to make them more enjoyable.

i had lunch with doylie yesterday. his challenge to me for the doctrine exam (of doom) next thursday is to get totentanz into one of my essays.

bring it on!

or make another suggestion in the comments...

highlight....

i did manage to get 'hokey pokey' into one of my answers today about Ezekiel!!

exam 2 of 6....

wow, it was a shocker. the one exam that i wasn't stressed about as it was my best mark last year, and i really enjoyed sitting the exam last year.
blech
i ended up writing some papers on passages i hadn't even studied. and what with the way that the modules were split up, i wrote answers to questions i hadn't even gone to the lectures for! (i did that as the passages i had studied weren't in there, or were shockers!)

now to get to ethics....

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2 exams down, 4 to go....
8 days til doctrine exam of doom

OT exegesis is on today.
Not feeling overly prepared.
Not feeling overly stressed.

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9 days til doctrine exam of doom.
9 days til my birthday :)

1/6

I'm glad that one is over!

Out of a possible 12 questions, 3 were on the paper and one unseen question.
Here's what I wrote on:

1. Evaluate the textual and theological significance of the Septuagint version of Jeremiah. (Unlikely as it may seem, this was the one that I knew the most about!)
   
2. Evaluate the significance of the poetic for of the Psalms for their theological message. Illustrate your answer with examples.
3. Critically and theologically evaluate Stephen Cook's approach to apocalypticism and the literature associated with it. (Not really sure whether I managed a comprehensive answer on this one).
4. Unseen Question - In what ways, if any, does the standpoint of the writer (sixth or second century B.C.) affect the theological interpretation of the book of Daniel?
   (I think I managed to string together a coherant answer for this one)

I didn't manage to slip any interesting phrases into this exam paper. Bummer. I think this is only the second time that has happened in any of my exams whilst at college. I'll have to try harder tomorrow. Although, I did write about Jesus whilst talking about apocalyptic literature!

Now it is time to head out to a coffee shop to sit outside sipping coffee reading over my notes for tomorrow's exam.

7 of 7

very productive...

OT theology up in the morning. Feeling prepared as I'm ever going to be.
Still much to be done for OT exegesis on Tuesday.


now to sleep some restful dreams!

some days are diamonds.....

stuvac day 6 of 7

mildy productive

achieved:
4 of 12 OT theology questions under control
2 hour afternoon snooze
washing

and there are still more hours in the day!!

stuvac - day 5 of 7

quite productive

highlights:
going home to see my family for Dad's birthday dinner
Uncle K and Aunty J were there, visiting from QLD
finding a tape of the sound track to Top Gun in my car

lowlights:
Uncle P is quite ill

I have quite a large extended family. Both my Mum and Dad come from large families.
My Mum is the youngest with 4 older brothers. Uncle's K, P, B & D. Uncle's K and D live in QLD, and there is quite a large age spread between siblings. Hence my Mum was an Aunty at age 8, and some of my cousins on that side of the family have kids my age.
My Uncle B died from cancer mid last year. My Uncle P has also been diagnosed with cancer. 2 weeks ago, after much treatment, he had a major operation to remove some of his organs. I went to see him last week and he was doing ok. In the last few days he has taken a turn for the worse.
Things aren't looking all that good.

4 of 7

very productive!
I think I managed to condense the entire ethics course (or at least the modules I am studying for the exam) onto 2 double sided A4 pieces of paper.
And then I explained them to Tweety. I'm feeling quite good about Ethics now. For me it all lay in the "can I explain it to someone else?". If I can't, then I don't know it. BUT, I could!! woot
this esp holds joy for me as I'd like to take an ethics direction for next year's project.

Went back to greek geeking this arvo/tonight. I really need to stop looking at that and focus on OT for next monday and tuesday exams!

tomorrow: some meetings; greek geeking with RJG; dinner with family (I haven't seen them in a month or so and it is Dad's birthday dinner tomorrow night); wake up call from mum at 6am (erk); and hopefully some OT exegesis and theology.
but probably not in that order

14 days til my birthday
14 days til exams finish

3 of 7

6:15am wake up call from mum

much new testament study done
a little old testament study done
not enough ethics or doctrine

quite a productive day
not enough hours, much to be accomplished

dinner was lovely
washing in the machine
clean sheet night

tomorrow i will be even more productive
tomorrow i might decide on a job for next year
tomorrow i will

2 of 7

Not as productive as day one. I came to the realisation that everything is eschatological. (I fear hyperbole will be used a great deal in the coming weeks)

Tomorrow, I will be more productive. Tomorrow, I will get back on target. Tomorrow, Jesus might return. Tomorrow, I will prepare for the Old Testament theology paper. Tomorrow, I will finish my notes on doctrine of eschatology. Tomorrow, I will have dinner with Trinity at 'that other college'. Soon, I will see my parents. Soon, it will be summer. Soon, very soon, I will decide on a job for next year!

and who'da thought, the Ethics I was studying tonight - it was eschatological!

But right now, I shall see what bizarre dreams await me!

bizarre dreaming

I have been having some bizarre dreams of late.

A couple of weeks ago, I dreamt that I was in prison. For something I did not do! (of course everyone says that). For some strange reason there were kids in the prison, who also had not done anything wrong. Using an apple corer, I broke us out. I didn't know where to take them, so I took them to my parents house in suburbia. I had all the kids safe. Then the police arrived to catch me. But it wasn't the police, it was 2 of the women's chaplains from the women's section of college.
But they couldn't catch me!
I kept jumping from balcony to the roof and back on my parents house. I even tried to jump the fence next door, but our neighbours huge Rotweiler, Zack, wouldn't let me get in.
I woke up relieved that the women's chaplains couldn't catch me, but confused as to why they were trying.

Then 2 nights ago I again dreamt that I was in prison. But then I realised it wasn't prison, it was a boarding school. I was the oldest child in my family, and had heaps of younger brothers. We were all at the same school. Our youngest brother was having a heart transplant and was dying, but the people who ran the boarding school wouldn't let us go and see him.
I woke up with tears streaming down my face because I was so devastated that they wouldn't let us go and see our dying brother.

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Back in reality, my youngest brother was back in hospital yesterday for a dislocated shoulder. I'm glad it wasn't open heart surgery!!

I'm sure there is much that you could read into these dreams. Anyone want to give interpretation a shot?

that's what its all about

First year my exam motto was:
"Its allright, Its OK, Jesus loves me anyway!"

Early in second year I started saying:
"Its all about Jesus."

Third year, and I'm still saying:
"Its all about Jesus."


Jesus - the reason I'm at college.

Yes, its all about Jesus.
He died and rose again that I might be forgiven - how awesome is that?!

the sweet melody of procrastination

An amusing post from Lady Design...

Following her tips, here are the results of my Procrastination Technique #342.

Original Post:
Today I moved into Room C. I have set up camp, and for the next 3 weeks will live there. I fear it is past the time of day for a nanna nap, yet my body strongly suggests that I must do so. Instead I will wander back to Room C and continue my studies for the upcoming exams of doom!

After steps 3-7:
Today I am gone in installed in hall C that for tents, and for which 3 next weeks he will live there. I fear that he place has over, which maintains peels of nanna, however my body suggests strongly that I must make in such a way. On the other hand I will curve again at hall C and become i continue my studies for i imminent exams the fate through-cross!

And finally after steps 3-7 in reverse:
Today I attacked within gone in to hall the c that for stretches here and what 3 following weeks lives he. I fear that it has puts more rueber, the river basins nanna maintain, however my body proposes strongly that it must form in such a way. Of other part I still encircle over hall the c and place far away to become my studies for the examinations that threaten the Durchkreuz destiny directly!


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I really should get back into it
:p

Seifenoper, Kino und Ängste

einer meiner Freunde beschrieb mein Leben wie das heute:
Leben ist eine Seifenoper. Gerade als Sie denken, dass das zu Ende ist, ein anderes Drama kommt mit.

Ich hoffe, dass nächstes Jahr ein wenig glatter sein wird.

Und ich erinnere mich an Römer 5:3-4
Nicht allein aber das, sondern wir rühmen uns auch in den Bedrängnissen, da wir wissen, daß die Bedrängnis Ausharren bewirkt, das Ausharren aber Bewährung, die Bewährung aber Hoffnung.

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auf einer verschiedenen Plattform.
Heute Abend beobachtete ich Kinder von Männern.
Ich genoß es ein großer Betrag. Ich setzte fort, überall an die verschiedenen Arten zu denken, wie dieser Film verwendet werden konnte, um Dinge im Jugendministerium zu illustrieren.

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es ist eine Weile da ich blogged auf Deutsch gewesen. Ich fürchte, dass sich mein Gebrauch verschlechtert.