Posted 12:07 AM by Robert
I downloaded the COOLEST THING IN THE WORLD TODAY! It's a program called BlockCAD, and basically it'sl ike playing with virtual Legos. You build all kinds of stuff, with all kinds of different colors, and then rotate it and look at it from all kinds of different views. In short, IT'S AWESOME!!!

Anyway, back to being 19. Last night, I promised you an explanation for why I have the nickname Baurawt (as you can see, it's my username). It was a cloudy Sunday morning in March of 2000 -- wait, maybe it was sunny . . . I can't remember. Whatever was going on outside, I know exactly what happened inside that church on that day when two fates would collide (yeah, so it wasn't really that dramatic).

As I walked into the Sunday school classroom, one of my friends, Ben Dixon, attempted to say, "Hey Robert." But, it was early, and my name came out sounding like "Bo-rot." He's the kind of wacky and goofy person you would expect this from, even though he really was trying to say my name the right way. A month later, when I asked him how to spell it, he said, "B-A-U-R-A-W-T." And so it stuck.

I'm also referred to as the Prime Minister of Canada. I'm not quite sure why I got that title, but I can recall how it happened. Before going to a Christian concert known as Festival con Dios in September of 2001 (the 15th, to be exact), our youth group met at our church. As we headed to the vans, a bunch of my friends (I believe it was Will, Andy, and Chris) surrounded me and started shouting, "Come on Mr. President!" We all ran into the vans as a group, as if they were my Secret Service agents. Because of my deep affection for Canada (something that my friends have enjoyed making light of), I told them, "I'm not the President. I'm the Prime Minister of Canada." It became a running joke to announce me everytime we went somewhere, and whenever we travelled in multiple vehicles, Rick Marcum -- one of the youth workers; you know who you are -- would talk about the "chase car" and the "decoy car." It's basically a huge inside joke, but to this day, I remain the Prime Minister of Canada.

I'm sure that doesn't help you understand it any better, but at least now you know the origin of such words as "Baurawt" and "Primey."

Four finals down, one to go. Of course, it'll probably be my hardest. Yes, it's the wonderful world of IDS (Interdisciplinary Studies). If you've attended LCC, you need no explanation. If not, you don't want one. But for now, I've got the weekend to sleep and relax a little. Be sure to check back tomorrow, and see what amazing adventures I'll have! It's sure to be high-octane sleeping and non-stop TV watching at its finest!