Got back today from spending a week at Phils - was good, but somehow didn't manage to spend much time with him! He kept pointing it out, but I didn't get what he was saying until we went for a walk on the last night (Thursday) and I suddenly realised we should have been doing that sort of thing every night! Was the nicest night I've had in ages! But we achieved some good stuff that week - finished a computer for Julie, who's given me my first ever psychiatry session - she was trying to help me sort out my sunlight problem. Will have to see whether I can stick to the method! And Gaz came up on Sunday, which was cool - we met him in Cambridge after going to church there.
The church we went to will probably be the one I end up going to - bigger than New Life, with a serious overdose of students! But seems quite cool - scary, of course, like everything else in this moving business! Have familiarised myself with about three streets in Cambridge - can find the church, the bus station, the railway station, Maplin and Wesley Owen! That covers all the essentials!
Got an Amplified Bible and a commentary on John's letters from Wesley Owen - part of my attempt to get seriously theological! Blame C.S. Lewis - he came up with some good reasons for studying theology, and it's always been a bit silly how I do so much learning, but don't apply my mind to the bible much.... so here goes! Plus, I'm so arrogant that I can't seem to avoid telling people my interpretations of bible bits, so it might be a good idea to do my best to actually know what I'm talking about! Have decided to try to become 'expert' on individual books, so am starting with 2 John - because it's just about the shortest book! Will have to see how it goes...
Was coming back to St. Ive's from Cambridge on the bus on Thursday, and was wondering what exactly there was for me to do in Cambridge - it seems a bit lacking in 'social issues'. Then these students started talking loudly about religion - kind of made it clear that this place is as much a spiritual desert as anywhere else. In a way, it's more so, because the comparatively rich inhabitants have less reason to turn to God. Am more and more feeling like I'm doing the right thing, anyway...
Found a job in the paper that might involve going to Antarctica sometimes! Doubt I'll get it, being a bit underqualified, but it'd be cool!