I'm a wanderer,
I have no place or time,
I'm just drifting on this lonely road of mine,
If you like you can come along with me,
But I promise you that I am not the man I used to be

Now you and I we've seen our share of ups and downs,
Somewhere we just lost hope,
I can't change the past but who cares?
Your love is all I've ever known,

And if you would accept me for me,
Then I promise you that there's a better man inside of me

I wish you freedom
I wish you peace
I wish you nights of stars
That beckon you to sleep
I wish you heartache
That leaves you more of a man


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a quote from a Dog Street Journal opinion article on the social phenomenon that is casual sex...

"But keep in mind that casual sex is not the only option. Sometimes, you can actually find a hint of love out there and that deeper connection that people talk about every once in a while..."

no comment made about the emotional connection between the two people. there is no such thing as being totally and completely unattached. there is a connection made there, as is evident in almost every relationship that falls apart after being built on the foundation of sex. you cant give that much of yourself and say that you dont feel anything or that you arent getting emotionally attached. that doesnt work.


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Dear College of William and Mary,
I would like to inform you that upon graduation from this institution, you can save yourself the money and time it would take to print and mail anything in regards to the alumni association or donating to the College. Based on your defiant decision today to continue with the ludicrous and disrespectful plan to build a dorm on Barkesdale with no regard for the students or alumni or Williamsburg community or for the tradition of this institution, I will not financially support such an end. The plan for the dorm, though contrived with good intentions is horrible and excluded, from the start, the possibility of other plans, which would have been better. The opinion of the students was completely ignored, even directly at a meeting of the notorious Board of Visitors. The beauty and prestige of that field, combined with its practical use as it relates to campus life was not accounted for, or if it was only minimally. The plan for the dorm itself will not deal with the student population problem in an appropriate way, nor the best way. The dorm will be yet another ugly building deviating from the traditional style of the original Old Campus buildings. It will be in full view of all cars driving on Jamestown Road once it is completed and the construction no longer shuts down large segments of one of the bordering roads of the College and Colonial Williamsburg.

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my most recent interest and attempt is to try to post the William and Mary Swem Team video online. i have posted it on my .mac homepage. it has worked for me perfectly, even though the video is not full screen obviously. but i have tried to get other people to check and see if it works for them, and they say it has not. they say they can get to the page where it is supposed to open but the video doesnt load. i dont know if that is because they do not have the most recent version of quicktime or what. but anyways. try it and tell me what you find out

http://homepage.mac.com/neochachi/iMovieTheatre19.html

let me know if it works.....

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Sometimes what is good is not always what is best
Sometimes what you want is not always what is meant

Highlights from today:

sleeping with rainy day outside
getting new CD that is really good
wine tasting at the Williamsburg Winery
SK tipsy
having to drive two guys home because they couldnt handle their wine
MONGOLIAN!!!




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i'm a wanderer
i have no place or time
im just drifting on this lonely road of mine

and if you would accept me for me
then i promise you that there is a better man inside of me



any and all comments or responses are welcome at dabele@wm.edu

welcome back
i will let you in
but you will not take control
you dont own me
and no i dont owe you anything
i've come too far
i've learned too much
i will not go back

but i will not deny what i know
and what i feel
so with caution
with excitement
bathed in prayer
i will give it another try
i will allow the possibility of "us" again

my focus is not you
my focus is more on me
not in a selfish way, but in order to grow
to become who i am meant to be
to live in His amazing love and grace
to be fulfilled by Him
not desiring anything more
and thus allowing for the blessing that you are
above and beyond all that he has done for me

walk with me
not in front trying to lead me or direct me
not above me looking down upon me, making me feel inadequate
not behind me, holding onto my shirt and holding me back
not controlling or manipulating or directing
just supporting and allowing me to live
trusting me to obey
trusting that even though i dont know what i'm doing
all that i do will be from Him
even if it doesnt make sense
like last year
it doesnt make sense
it didnt seem right
but it needed to happen
it is all in His plan
and i will submit to his wisdom
and guidance

you need to let me do that
i'm not following you
i'm not trying to impress you
i am me
i am what God wants me to be
and i will become that man in His time
i will be who i am
if that isnt good enough, then that is your problem
and i wont change that to appease you
but if it is, then you are welcome...

let's try this again
different but the same
better and wiser...


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wow
what a night...
unfathomable
incredible

colin farrell at the leafe in plaid pajama pants....ridiculous

Bible study/small group. so awesome. ridiculous, but awesome.
Galatians never knew so many tangents or so many ridiculous comments
this is going to be some really good guy time though
and we arent going to be the ones to conform all the time
Christian men aren't called to be the "nice guy"
take risks
live large
take charge
follow passionately and completely
serve and love without exception
be courageous

you're all i want, you're all i've ever needed


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dont try
you cant
i wont let you

you cannot hold me back
you cannot keep me down
i will be myself
nothing more, nothing less
love me or hate me, that is all i can be
just me

yet again i go unnoticed
and underappreciated
and left high and dry
only to fall back down

it is time to set out again
hit that road
find that goal
face those fears
get dirty
make friends
make enemies
take risks
and come out on top

it will be worth it
the present cannot stop me
dont settle, dont give up hope
dont let up, dont give in
the knowledge must be applied
revelation must become action

time to find myself again
he was chased away
never again shall he be hidden or suppressed

you dont own me and you shall not control me





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