Spontaneous Scholar: daquell

Today is Friday the 13th. The first Friday the 13th, that is.

A second one will occur in October, on which the popular A Series of Unfortunate Events will end. To what extent that will be carried out, I’ve no idea.

Today, after three years of labour, my dad and I finished our trebuchet. It’s sort of like a catapult, only much more powerful and configurable. Currently, it stands around four feet high, and it throws almost seventeen feet with only about six pounds counterweight. Considering the counterweight can weigh up to forty pounds, we’re expecting a much larger throwing-rate.

Pictures possibly soon (if (when!) I get a camera).

I got my college acceptance letter a few days ago. Now begins the fun work of spending all that cash that’s been saved over the past years of my life. First off, I think I shall buy a pack of Skittles.

For the entire length of my growing-up years, I had planned on becoming a computer programmer. All of my efforts and everything I did pretty much was tailored for that sort of profession. This year, though, I think I’m being called into the ministry; if that’s where God wants me, I’m there. It’s sort of tough, though, being in the bookstore in the computer section and seeing how much I don’t have to learn… kind of like having a book of dreams that catches on fire. In a thousand years, however, which will be more important: Daquell, the computer programmer, or Daquell, the servant of God?

Especially with the launch of NITEGames. Yup, the Daquell household is heading up the first national flashlight tag consortium. You can visit our website at http://24.225.91.27/ftag. Please pardon any downtimes or weirdnesses, though… the server’s on my computer, which doesn’t run after twelve at night or before eight in the morning.

It’s been a great 2005… the best 2005 I’ve ever lived through. God has blessed the year, and all I can say is — WOOOOOO! GO 2006!

2005:

• School
• Work
• Play

2006:

• College
• Work
• Play

It’s shaping up to be a wild year!