Classes...

So, I'm still crossing my fingers about adding the Literature of the New Testament class. I'll be back to the class tomorrow and hopefully he'll let me add.
In the other two classes that I've had so far(I've got two new classes Friday), my Microbiology professor had us buy "iclicker" remotes. Basically in class polling systems. Great. Another thing to buy that I won't get money back for, cause I'm just going to let Coleman use mine, hopefully that works. I had to register the remote online, so we'll see.
I've already spent almost 8 hours in the winery this week. Monday was sorting Syrah and Tempranillo. I left after the Syrah was sorted, because it was 7:30, and class technically ends at 7. Today we were doing clean up work, because there wasn't a shipment coming in today. Between 30 people, we did pump overs(pumping red wine from the bottom of the tank to the top of the same tank so the cap(layer of grape skins) will be broken up to maximize the surface area of the skin to juice contact. We also racked a tank of Viognier(moved it from one tank to another, making sure there's little contact with any skin or other solids. We punched down the Syrah in macrobins(1/2 ton plastic tubs), this is done for the same reason as pump overs. Some people put together the starter yeast, which made the lab smell like bread. And some of us measured the pH, Titratable Acidity, and Brix of the Viognier; then we measured the Brix and Balling of all the wine and juice in the winery. I was doing more of the science today, which might be something I could do when I graduate, working in a wine lab that is.
Anyways I should finish reading and go to bed, I have work at 7am, then class til 7pm. Gotta love the busy days!

Back to school!

"Back to school, back to school, to prove to dad that I'm not a fool..." ~Adam Sandler, Billy Madison
So I'm excited and nervous about this semester. Looking at my schedule now I'm in class from 8am to 7pm Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Hopefully Friday will be changing so I get out at 1pm. I'm trying to add a Philosophy class "Literature of the New Testament". It counts as upper division writing class. I hope it works out, and that the class is great. Most of my time will be filled with 15 hours of lab for my enology classes. Awesome. OH well.
I'm also hoping that I can remain involved in the life group that I'm in. I think sign ups for that is in the next couple weeks, so I'm praying that I can stay in it. Especially now that we've all finally gotten to really know each other.
Anyways I should go to bed. Wish me luck!

Yikes, Bikes!

So, I got a bike yesterday. YAY! Coleman paid for part of it as an early birthday/anniversary gift. It is amazing. We went for a bike ride on a path through Clovis after I got it. I loves it. It's very pretty don't you think? If I can figure out how to post pictures again I'll get a picture of it up, but for now you can see it at http://www.rei.com/product/774420.
So this was not the EXACT bike I wanted. Well, it is, it's just the '09 model instead of '08. They look the same except for the paint job. I went to go get the '08 model because it was on sale from $399 to $329. Well, they didn't have a bike with a small frame in the '08 model at their store, being 5'4" I was on my tippy-toes to touch the ground with the medium frame bike, uncomfortable. There was also no '08 model online, but there was in another store. Now, if you order online you get free shipping to the store, if you order store to store you get charged $12 for shipping, plus an additional $35 for oversized packages(through UPS). Also, if the bike was taken apart to be sent they would charge another $25 for assembly(which they do for free if you buy it from the store to begin with). That's about $70 added back on, and I would not receive the bike for another week at least. Canceling out the sales price. As you can see through the link the price of the bike I got is about $50 more. But as a member of REI you get a rebate at the end of the year. So I'll be getting $40-50 back then. So I spent about the same as I would have, and I have the bike now, so I can use it when school starts. :)
It's a very pretty bike, and I love it. It came with a bell, which is awesome. I expect this bike to last me a very long time, if not forever. So yea, I have a bike that is not over 10 years old, and rusting. And yay for bike rides!

Synchronized swimming

Synchronized swimming is one of the most impressive, unappreciated sport in the Olympics. These women cannot touch the bottom of the pool, imagine the strength it takes to lift their teammates out of the water and throw them using only the force from your legs and arms. This is also a sport that has no future besides two 4-minute performances. That's training for about 20 years for 8-minutes of Olympic career. Then they have to find a real career(as in not pro-athlete).
Go watch it on nbc.com, seriously. I'm fascinated.

So, Pete and Marissa's wedding was really nice. It was in Oakhurst and the church had huge picture windows all around. A very simple wedding. It was good to see Huggie, and I know I'm being a little selfish, but I hope he ends up coming back to school.
Tonight Coleman and I are going to Shakespeare in the park to watch Hamlet. We're going with Josh and Ally might be meeting us there. Hopefully Josh gets off work early enough to eat dinner before hand. Otherwise we'll stay at Coleman's and play Farkle or another game. Here's hoping for Hamlet.

The Bear is back

No, not "Baby bear; I wanna hug it!" At least not the 'baby' part. Huggie Bear(Brian) is in town this weekend for Pete and Marissa's wedding. He's staying at Coleman's. He was supposed to be in town tomorrow, but called Coleman saying that he's on the grapevine on his way to Fresno. Awesome. So I'm on my way to help clean the apartment. Oh snap! haha
Huggie and I became friends my first year as an RA. He was a PSA(Public Safety Assistant/Security). He was one of my closest friends. He also graduated last year and moved many places including San Diego, Riverside(where he's from), and Sacramento. Now he's moving back to Fresno(soon-ish) to get his master's in counseling, so he can be a high school counselor. He would be perfect for that job.
Anyways, I've wasted enough time, and should go help clean what I helped dirty.
But here's a picture of me, Huggie, Jeanette, and Joe the first day on the job...Notice the smiles? Those only lasted that weekend. haha just kidding. Also, I look drunk, but I'm not, I swear. I think I was delirious with exhaustion at this point.

Prayer

At Life Group last night one of the girls, who happens to be a nurse, told us about this 18-year-old young man that is in the ICU at a hospital in Fresno. This young man broke his neck and drowned when he jumped into a lake at a camp. Medi-flight flew him to community regional after he was resuscitated. He is currently on a ventilator and is a quadriplegic. He has been in the ICU for a month and a half. During this time his family(from Morgan Hill) has been living in an RV, and his sister got a job in Fresno to get a little bit of extra money. Every day this young man worships and sings with his family. He has been incredibly selfless throughout this time. This family needs continual prayer and I thought I should pass it on. If you want to check out the website go to Connorwatch.org.