In other news..

Well it's always nice to learn new things about yourself, right? Like, apparently, when involved in some form of confrontation, I get extremely physically ill. Even just thinking about it right now is making my stomach hurt.

In other news, I got a new toothbrush and I'm pretty sure I know who I'm voting for. Pshh, finally, it only took me like a year. (The choice of candidates, not getting a new toothbrush.) I still need to do some more research on the candidates though, and I'm kind of taking the "lesser of two evils" approach. Pretty much nothing could stop me from voting though, I've been looking forward to this right as an American Citizen for over a year now. That's why it's been so hard for me to not know who I'm voting for. I want to vote so badly but i refuse to do it just for the sake of voting, without a clear and definite reason behind my actions. I refuse to be an apathetic or just plain lazy voter. I'm taking this extremely seriously, making sure that I'm making the right decision on who I think will do the best (or simply less..worse) job of leading our country.

Life is really exciting for me right now. My thirst for knowledge has been awakened in me again, through my psychology and political science classes, and I really can't get enough information. Usually I'm interested in things but I never actually pursue finding the information. Now, however, I'm actually researching things and asking questions and reading up on specific ideas, facts, theories and information. Life is fascinating, not only learning how the world around me works (in a political and psychological way) but on a personal level as well. I'm learning, growing and changing in myself, in my relationships and in God. I still don't know why my life took the course it did, with me staying here instead of going off to Whitworth, but for the first time in the past 6 or so weeks, I feel like God is awakening things inside of me and is beginning to show me why he has me here at this stage in my life. I'm actually really looking forward to what he has in store for me, because I know it's going to be good. :)