Lent

While I don't always give up something for Lent, I sometimes do. I don't remember what I gave up for Lent last year so I'm assuming that I didn't give up anything. I remember having given up xanga, facebook, and aim in the past. This year, I gave up the hours of television watching to the extent it exceeds a daily allowance of one hour. I decided to limit myself to one hour of television everyday instead of giving it up entirely. Yes, I am a wuss.

Strangely, having made that decision, my life has been too busy or alternatively, I've been too lazy (to watch tv! imagine that!), to watch any television. Since Lent started, I haven't watched a single episode of my countless drama and/or show episodes. I have been tv-free!

I'm not Catholic so Lent to me isn't as important as Easter is. There is a difference, I think. Not sure how to express it intelligently. Anyhow, while I've replaced my excessive television watching vice with other vices (like blogging...), it's always nice to participate in a self-improvement project. But I'm sometimes not sure if I'm doing it in contemplation of Jesus .... or in order to test my self-will and restraint of that self-will.

My feet are still wet from trucking through the snow. Today has been a nice day because Professor Avi-Yonah canceled class. What a lovely, lovely, lovely man. Now, I must complete my FAFSA. Ick.