The Weekend UpDate With Seth Widdowson

Greetings all,

A great weekend thus far ~ so I thought I would let you know whats going on.

I did my graduation audit on Friday "round two" passed sucuessfuly ~ even the registrars office thinks I will make it this time! The rest of the day was spent milling around the apt and getting some work done untill about 8:15 when Kaite IM'd me and said Jamie was in town! I can't begin to express how great it was to see the two of them. Honestly I didn't fully realise how lonely and boring this semester had been compared to the past ones untill I was with them agian. It was a blessing in disguise.

What I am now calling "Katie's Curse Of The Key" happened again last night.
Each time Kaite is around some one her "carma" causes them or herself to loose,
break, or lockup their key or keys. This has happened before. I was still
suprised that it happened to me. Curses are not uncommon in dealing with Katie
or Jamie. "The Collapsing Curse" belongs to Jamie, one that I have personaly
exeperinced on more than one ocasion. If you arent careful Jamie has an uncanny
ability to make you fall down, so be warned and dont cross her or you just might
find your self tripping over your own two feet ~ theses are great storys that I
probabaly should tell you at some point in the futuer.

Anywhoo....... back to the Curse of the Key.... After chilling at
Katies for a while we decided it was time to make the customary Steak and Shake
run. Being that it was about 12 I decided that I would drive there seperatly. If
any one drives a VW or has driven a VW produced at least 99 and up they will be
familiar with the "fliky-key" where one presses a silver button on their remote
car lock and the key fliks or flys out of it. I've never had one malfunction
before but mine decided to. On thursday I had dropped it and it had been working
fine upuntill this very moment when it decided to die and take my whole car door
opening system with it. Not only would the lock-unlock button not work but even
sticking the key in the door wasnt working.
Od parts were that I could open my trunk with the key and that the burgular alarm activation light was not flashing. We tryed everything from Katie attempting to kick in my back seat though the trunk, to - well cursing the vehical. I told Katie and Jamie that my
spare key was in my apt but my apt key and cell phone was in the car. So we
drove over to Forestdale to call the emergancy number to have the super come
open my apt door. As we stood infront of the club house a unmarked cop car
pulled up and the cop asked me if everything was ok... I told her the situation
and she decided to call for back-up as well as a jimmie kit. So as we waited
already parked by the state patrollmans car, with the unmarked car, another
Burlington Poliece Dpt car who was just finishing his rounds though Forestdale
pulled up so he to decided to wait. It was very enjoyable to say the least to
stand there for what seemed to be at least 20min as car after car of drunken
Elon kids returned from partys on campus right infront of this poliece line up.
I must say thank you to a guy in one of my classes who I honistly dont know his
name - he stoped just as the cop with the jimmie arrived so I didnt get to say
thank you for stoping to ask if eveything was ok.... I'll have to get his name
when I see him in class next week.

So with the cop with the jimmie thingy there we all drove back over to
Katies where my car was and proceded to break into my car. After another 20min
of trying different tacticts and debating what to do the cop asked if I would be
able to disable the alarm if he triped it. I said no, that my spare key - the
working on was in my book bag that was in my apt. He then asked dont you mean
the book bag thats sitting in your back seat? Oh.... I replyed so there it
is.... then yes I can disable the alarm if we get into the car because the other
working key is in my car in my bookbag along with my apt keys and cell phone.
Needless to say the jimmie did not work and luckly I had left my sunroof poped
open, you know where the back of it tilts slightly upward. The cop then proceded
to use a very hook and fish it though the sunroof and grabed the door handle
which quickly poped open sending my car into an alarmed frenzy.... I opened the
door, jumped into the back seat, opened my bookbag, found the working key, and
turned off the alarm. The Curse of the Key had been lifted! A special thanks to
officer Charlie Shehan ~ I think thats how you spell it ~ of the Burlington
Police Dpt.

Hopefully thats as much excitement as I will get for the remainder of the weekend. Once I was on the road again ~ Kaite, Jamie, and I did get to Steak and Shake. The rest of the weekend has been very relaxing - did some work and mostly bumed around all day. Tomorrow - Sunday I'm meeting the family in W/S for brunch and the will most likey come back to Burlington to finish up some more work.

With only 5 full weeks left in the semester its crunch time..... in Sen Sem we have yet to start our projects and as a vetran of that class - its beginning to scare me! Hopefully we will jump on it this week. I also need to get my apt clean b/c I belive Ryan will be comming into town next weekend. Other than that next week should be a prety normal week... lets hope.

If anything worth while comes up I'll be sure to let you know....

Untill next time,
Be good!

Seth

The West Wing

After many months of waiting it finally happened!

The West Wing Season 6 Premear!

It started late due to the typical hollywood strugels. Its become such a tridition to me that on Wednesday nights at 9pm I watch it - not having watched it was begining to take its tole. The momet it came on it finaly felt like the semester had started. The first half of this smemster has been a blurr - I know it sounds odd but I now feel as if the semester has started because the West Wing is on.

The eppisode is great - for those of you following along, from what I know Donna is now a parapleadgick - or how ever you spell that. I dont know what the issue with Leo is but this crying in the woods preview is begining to worry me.The Mariene One scene was very cool. My favorite part of the eppisode was the scene towards the begining that took place in the sit room. Bartlet said something down the lines of - explain to me again why you want to me to atack a country because when you dont have any current reason for doing so, dont worry said the staffer, we can always make up a reason later. -- Gee... I wonder what point they were trying to make there. Yes, a truly great show and I sure cant wait unill next week !

Life other wise is ok... mid term grades are in and well every thing is going according to plan. I have my graduation aduit this Friday. I also have Boo At The Zoo and Night Mare On Purgatory Mountain this weekend at the NC Zoo - should be fun but I cant wait to get this over with. If you read this make a point to go to http://www.microsoft.com/games/zootycoon/zoo2/favorite-zoo.asp - to vote for the NC Zoo. Microsoft is could give them a $25,000 grant for technology improvements, any one whos been there knows they need it.

Other than that things are ok... nothing speical going on here just doing my darn'est to get though the rest of this semester - make sure to keep an eye out on www.elon.edu/student/swiddowson/home.htm we are updateing them for Sen Sem.

I have a few new BHI pics to post and hopefully I can do that some time soon.
Unitll then... be good!
Seth

What to write.....???

Theres several thoghts running through my mind about now.... so I dont know what exactly to write or where to begin..............


Bald Head Isalnd was ok no real complaints there....
I had a great time with Hannah on Friday.........
I need to get more work done..... and thats not happening thus far....
I'm very apprehenisve about the final part of this semester.....

Those are the highlights and well I dont know what else to say. I could write pages about the last two but I'm not in the mood to....wich is the current theme. I need optimism, I need encouragement, and I need fun to be back in my life.

Thats enough for now.....
Be Good,
Seth

Thank The Lord

Its nearly midnight on the 13th of october and this semester will be officaly half way over in less than 24hrs.

THANK THE LORD!

I'm officaly nameing this semester "The Purgatory Semester" - at least its the last one.

I know these rantings are starting to become mini pep-talks to my self, as odd as they my sound yet I know it helps in the long run.



I must comment on something that Hannah said to me last weekend. We were in my car at the CF Jones drive though wating for our order "those of you who havnt exeperinced waiting for your ice cream at CF Jones..... thats a whole nother story - the real experince takes at least 30min." So Hannah and I were sitting there listening and sining our hearts out to Cirque Du Soleil's Quidam - some where in the mist of the insanity she looks at me and says "You know, my friends are realy jelous of me" me- "Whys that?" Hannah - "its cause I have a realy cool brother" - I at that moment I could die happy. I cant begin to convey to you how that simple satement of honisty moves me. Being an only child for over 10 years the only thing I didnt have was a sibling. I've said it before and I will say it again, Hannah is the best thing that ever happened to me - she teaches me so much about life - I could probably write a book on it. But I'll save her from the embarrisment - after all a 13yo girl can only tolerate so much from her big brother.



No new or overly exciteing news from today. I know tomorrow will be some what the same but it will at least end up at home in Pilot. Hannah and I are heading to BHI bright and early Friday morning. I'm taking her to the aquarium at Fort Fisher and then we'll end up over on the island roughly two hours before mom and dad arrive. Surry Co. schools are on optional teacher work day so mom has to go half day and hannah is off - thus the kids are headin on down to get in maximum "Turtle Time"

The weeked should be great... I'm honistly getting apprehensive about Sunday night - all by my self in the middle of no where.... great for personal reflection time but killer on the creepy spectrum. Hopefully there we will have a neighbor or two.

I'll come back to Borington on Monday and get back to the grind of things. I plan to sepend Monday evening and the entirety of Tuesday locked up in the library and getting as much work done as I can.... lets pray that, that happens.

I'm trying to think about what else to say but I'm not comming up with anything. I could be creative or inspirational but I'll save you from having to read more of my insanity.

It wont be able to up date you on stuff untill Monday night at the latest.

Untill then...
Be good,
and God Bless,

Seth

I want it to be over....

I want peace..... and boy do I need it....

I have many wonderful things going for me right now... however I need peace in my life, things have been way to turbulant and I dont know how much longer my soule can tolerate it. This is not a warning nor a notice for those that are reading this but more a fact of reality for my self. I just want peace in my life, this no warning but just simply a statement - a statement of intent for a better life rather than drastic measures.

I'm tired of this stagent life style and am yet forced to remain in it not only from my own actions but from my current circumstances. I must adimt its amazing how clear my thoughts can be in moments of stuggel.

Life is full of moments: moments of love, of joy, of hope, of tears, of fears, and of pain - they may be sad but they are in the end optimistic and thus where life or rather God himself is taking me is unknown. I can only hope he is takeing me to a better place which is what I truly long for.

For those of you who may read this and question my sanity or rather my sanity should in fact be re-assured in that I in my truly depths of pain can hope that life will be better through the very act of learning from the pain and utilizing it for future exepreinces or joy.

Wow, what profound statement.... may I reinterate that I dont want a reaction from you the reader mearly a understanding.... for life.... in that experince of life of the movement from birth to death we are all united.....

Mabey at this point I should just shut up.... but sometimes the most profound moments of life come from the most siplistic ones....

I cant tell you that I hope for peace, understading, and for the power to truly help others - for then I will truly be living life to its fullest....

I ask then that you pray for me.... that you too hope along with me that I may achive this.... this truly goal of life....

I dont know what else to say other than that only time will tell what happens to me in this journy called life.... I am optimistic... yet honistly scared as to what lies ahead....

God will let faith prevail and I tuly do trust in that...... that absoulteness known as FAITH.....

As us mehtodists say....

May God be with you... and also with you....

"dont worry with me I am doing better than ever"

like I said I will inform you on every detail of my lilfe.....
untill next time....

Seth

Movin Right Along

Well the semester is moving along nicely.... and the quicker the better! I cant wait for fall break.... escpialy because its this weekend and I get to spend it at Bald Head Island. Talk about getting away from it all! As they say I'll be on "turtle time" and I cant wait.

Classes are ok nothing special just trying to get as much work done as I can. Betty announced the project topic - notice I say topic not topics so it looks like every one is doing the same thing... this has its plusses but mostly I see minuses... but who knows. - - Any way the topic is Citizen Openion of the Burlington City Police Department this too has its ups and downs but I ant a complanin cause I just want to get it over and done with.

Well thats about all for now... I'll keep you up dated as things develop untill then...

Be good,
Seth

A good quote....

Well things are shapeing up quite intrestingly.... I found this quote as the title page for one of the master programs that I am now looking at... I love it, one coulndt sum up what I am thinking about all this better....

"Out of God's infinite glory, may God give you the power through the Spirit
for your hidden self to grow strong, so that Christ may live in your hearts
through faith, and then, planted in love and built on love, you will with all
the saints have strength to grasp the breadth and the length, the height and the
depth; until knowing the love of Christ which is beyond all knowledge, you are
filled with the utter fullness of God." --Ephesians 3:16-19

Classes are going well and things are moving along very nicely... I'm counting down the days till this semester is over and I'm planning quite a celebration to take place in Jackson Mississippi.... why there... I dont know you can ask Lauren that one ;-)

I'll keep you informed on all the details.....so untill then.....

Seth

Its Good To Be Home

This has been a very relaxing weekend at home.

Spent Satruday evening at Uncle Bob's Cabin - to bad I dont have an unlce tom! Kinda like Bald Head but in the mts and a bit more rugged - I still loved it though. Speaking of Bald Head I'll be there in less than two weeks and boy I cant wait!!!! Realy need my "Turtle Time."

The search is on as for what I will be doing this time next year.... there are tons of options but as I hinted.... things have changed and are changeing - - wich means there may not be a direct jump to the cruise line industry and rather soemthing else.... what that is I dont know.

I'll head back to Elon tomorrow morning and get back into the routien of things and keep you up dated on what develops.... untill then.....

Seth

ITS OCTOBER!!!!

I never thoght I would be so happy to see the month of october! I'm actualy doing it, I'm getting things done this semester! Thank God!

For those CROOZMAN fans out there - word of waring... personal ideals on life are chaning.... there may be a new stance on life soon. A much more at peice one.... not power hungry and one that doesnt care if he owns a cruise line..... now just sit back and ponder that a bit....

Theres no definitive answer yet... I just know that graduating in Dec. and heading directly into the workforce is just not right.... I need more self discovery time.... I told Lauren that I wish I could go get a masters in "Talking To God" or "ReDefining Ones Direction In Life"

What am I getting at? I dont know! I just know that Gods got my mind a churnin and I dont know where these changes are taking me... just know that they are happening for the good and I like that...

I'll be sure to keep you up dated... cause what ever happens will be reveloutionary for me....

On a funny note.... those that know what a christmas fanatic I am and how I will
start listening to chrismas music before halloween..... Well I was in K-Mart and
they have completly decorated the store for christmas!!! The big inflateable
santas and frostys are out as well as the trees and decoration. WOW Christmas
does come earlyer and earlyer every year!

I hope you enjoyed the spelling and grammer errors... untill next time!

Seth