paper writing....

i'm stuck slogging through a final paper (oh and 1 page self evaluation) and powerpoint presentation for my jan. class. this prof wants things to be written single spaced with a 10 pt font. who wants that? it's madness!!! so anyway i'm writing my paper and such on the use of something called 'biblical storytelling' it is just what it sounds like, people tell the stories of the bible. they do it from memory and employ many tricks of the acting trade. modulating their voice to depict different characters, moving around on stage, it can be really freakin' cool. i've seen it done a few times, we had a guy who was a biblical storyteller on our trip to israel and so each time we had a worship service he would do the scripture reading. pretty neat. one of my workshops was by a woman named sarah arthur who has written the book 'the god- hungry imagination; the art of storytelling for postmodern youth ministry'. she was amazingly cool and i'm enjoying checking out her book and writing this stuff. so the work is interesting, i just need to get it done. after tomorrows class is over i have off until feb 2! i'm going to apply for a job and spend the week getting ready for spring semester. i need to cram hebrew back into my head and i might try and get a head start on reading for the spring semester. i started going back to the gym! it's so exciting! i really do like going, i am going to sign up for the weight lifting program. if i do 6 weeks in a row at least twice a week, i get a free tshirt! wahoo! it's all about the free tshirts (right americpeeps?!) ok,well i should stop rambling here and go back to rambling in my paper :O) happy thrusday! have a great day everyone!

hugs, r