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Name: William
Birthday: 10/5/1985
Gender: Male
Interests: Answering questions.
Engineering & Community Development
Expertise: Im learning that I have less and less expertise...
Occupation: Student
Industry: Engineering
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Member Since:
7/15/2003
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| Well, to answer Mar's questions, no I did not know or ever see the
person who jumped. She came to hotel specifically to jump. She came in,
went ot the 47th floor, removed her shoes, set down her purse and
climbed to the railing.
Anyways, for thanksgiving break i spent way to much time in teh car. I
got a ride from school to Washington DC (took about 10 hours). Then my
parents picked me up from there and we drove to Salisbury MD which was
another 2.5 hours. Needless to say we got there late
Wednesday was spent quietly, hanging out around hte house, went
shopping with some of my sisters friends and stuff. I got these hideous
orange pants for dollars that are zipoff cargoes and are
reversbile to a hideous shade of yellow.. Anyways, i also got my really
cool string quartet tribute to creed...
Wednesday night the family we were staying with hosted a bonfire for
some f hte kids i used to be in youth group with. it was fun to see
people and find out what they have been doing for years while i was
away, but it was really wierd with everyone being so different.
Thursday was our traditional thanksgiving dinner, we ate it with the
family we stayed with, (weve eaten thanksgivign with them every year we
have been in Maryland for the past several years).
Friday evening i went and visited one of my old friends...he has
changed a lot and into a lot of things i wouldtn even think of doing
under normal circumstances. Friday night the family we were staying
with hosted a game night for several families in teh church, it really
turned more into catch up time, but the one game we did play we
had a lot of fun with.
Anyways I am currently attempting to convince the school taht we need a
new wall/door in my building...it is physically impossible to get from
the lobby of my building to my dorm wihtout either going outside or
taking the elevator during closed dorms. teh one set of stairs goes
through girls halls. We need a wall there so that we can stairs for
several reasons. 1 the elevator is always broken, 2 after
midnight we cant use the other outside doors. 3. its just more
convient...
Anyways thast my rant for today...
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I have a story that must be told. Its not my own story, but its
one that has greatly affected many people I know. Ive looked
extensively and can not find this story from any other source so I feel
called to tell it. The events im about to describe actually happened,
unfortunately because I was not a direct observer, some details may be
skewed. Also some may see this as sensationalistic, or even somewhat
unneccesary. This story is not for the faint of heart, but it is
reality, please read this with an open mind, I will take some poetic
license...
It was a sunny Saturday morning, a bright day. The
night before a large group of missionaries and staff from a major
missions board had all checked into the Atlanta Marriott Marquis hotel.
They had just finished their lunch on Saturday morning and were getting
ready to settle into a long afternoon of meetings and general
socializing with friends they hadnt seen in a long time or had just met.
However the events of the day were to quickly bring the dark reality of
a fallen world back into the minds of everyone in the building.
12pm on Saturday morning, a woman wonders in off the streets of
Atlanta. She had one motive in mind. She could think of nothing but the
depression she was engulfed in. She had no family to speak of. (at
least as far as the author knows). She was from Nigeria, perhaps and
immigrant, perhaps a first generation American, however she was all
alone in the world. She felt no one loved her. All she wanted to do was
end it all
She had thought it out, quick and painless. A public
place so she would gain some recognition. She walked in as if she
belonged there and towards the elevator. Her shaking hand hit the
button, "47." She began to change her mind, "no," she tells herself,
"Ive got to do this." Her own pride and depression have taken the best
of her, she walks to the end of the hall in a stupour. She climbs out
over the railing, but there is a probem.
A young lady, not more than 15 years old, in Atlanta with
her family for the conference. She has spent the morning with her new
friends and has gone to explore the expansive hotel she has returned to
her room after lunch and on her way out sees the Nigerian woman on the
railing. Knowing not what to say the young girl talks to teh woman. She
tells her that there are literally hundreds of people in the hotel that
want to talk to her. She tells her that she is not alone in this world,
that people she has never even met love her. The girl reaches into the
depths of her heart and says with meaning "I love you." The girl begs
the woman to let her talk to her, the woman agrees and the little girl
races for the elevator. As she goes she prays long and hard for the
words to say. But she is too late. For whatever reason the woman jumps
as soon as the girl gets into the elevator.
AGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!
cried the little girl. CRASH. the sound of flesh, bone and blood
hitting the tile at over 100 mph rocked the hotel. People rushed about
trying to find what happened. Someone screams "Someone call 911."
Rumours circuate that something fell, soon we find that its a body.
The
trama is in our minds the entire rest of the time we are there. This is
not something that happens all the time. The area remained blocked off
for the rest of Saturday as the investigation is conducted to determine
cause of death. However by Sunday morning they had already returned
that portion of the room to its original state. For those that were
standing near by, this floor still held disturbing memories, and seeing
it back to normal was rather creepy. For those of us who heard the
crash, we realized that only those who had spent time in the hotel that
weekend would even realize what had happened this past weekend.
The events of this
past weekend are quite disturbing, however these events do not disturb
me as much as the fact that this story has never been publicized. The
effects of this woman's one action, jumping from the 47th floor, has
emotionally traumatized several of my close friends, and deeply
effected me and ohter arround me. However the general public has
absolutely no access to these facts. I am publishing this because its a
story that needs to be told, and will never be heard unless someone
that is there tells it. Thank you for listening.
To those of at the
conference this story illustrates why my parents are missionaries, and
why I want to be a missionary, because people are hurting, and like
that fifteen year old girl told the woman, we love them, and we want to
talk to them about their spiritual condition. I have a particular place
in my heart for the depressed, the suicidal, and others who struggle
emotionally.
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| Wow a lot has happened in the last month. I havent posted in a while,
but last night i was out with some people and they bugged me to post so
I promised a post.
Anyways things are going well I have done fairly well in all my
classes, not as well as im used to doing, but well enough to get by at
this point. I really should work a bit harder so as to get all As.
College is wierd like that, you want to focus on school, but you need
to spend a fair amount of time on relationships, and friends and stuff,
you cant just crawl into a hole and just completely focus on schoolwork
cuz then your life will totally suck. Anywyas I like to hang out with
people and its starting to wear a bit on my school work. I need to
probly study some more, but the problem is that at this point i have no
incentive because even not studying much the worst ive done on a test
is a C in a class where 1/3 of the class failed and less than 1/3 of
the class got As or Bs. (so maybe i do need to study for this class)
Anyways I love evanescence, the tone of their music is perfect for my
mood right now, not so much the lyrics, but the tone of hte music is
exactly what i need right now. (so glad to all the TPSers who mentioned
them last year...). Also for those of you not in college, (or who dont
have itunes), ITUNES IS THE BEST THING SINCE SLICED BREAD. it lets you
listen to anyone else's shared music anywhere. For me its beautiful cuz
my CD collection is so outdated that to update it i bought like 4 and 5
year old albums a couple of months ago...
Anywyas i know people always complain about my long posts, but you know
Ive been in a writing mood for several days and its venting itself
right now. So we all know that means a logn post. The problem is of
course that most of the stuff i probly want to say would have to go in
either a private or protected post. I dont like that so im not gonna
talk here about what I really want to talk about.
Anyways Im gonna be in Atlanta next weekend for MTW's world missions
conference, if anyone else is coming lemmie know so we can get
together. Although im gonna be kinda busy cuz i have to make some
contacts. My parents will be there so that will be really good.
Speaking of which I havent told anyone here about my newest major
change. Unfortunately Sleep wiht W.D. hasnt worked great, I couldnt get
any faculty members excited about it. So im now on a suicide track. Not
literal suicide thankfully, but i have switched to engineering and
community development. This means that I will need 141 credits to
graduate from covenant (certainly 4 years of course work) and then ill
have 2 more years left at Georgia tech to finish my bachelors in
engineering. This will keep me in college for 6 years when i was only
planning on being here 5, and also it will mean that Ill most certainly
be a missionary somewhere eventually.
Anyways yeah thats all i have for now i think
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| It is with great anticipation that I am announcing a change in my
major. I have now decided that I am best suited for a sleep major with
a world dominaiton minor. Hopefully I can convince my academic advisor
this is a good idea and will be able to convince my college that they
need to open this up as a career opourtunity.
Anyways Ivan dealt us a mediocre blow yesterday, giving us all the
power he had left, but only enouhg ot flood our chapel but no other
real major damage. Unfortunately it did not manage to cancel any
classes and I still had work study and a test as usual today.
Lets see, tonight was our Michael Card concert. I hadnt heard any
Michael Card since I was little, but I remebered all the reasons that I
had liked him when I was a kid. (it was kinda funny, he reffered to
himself as the brocolli of christian music cuz parents used to make
their kids listen to it). My mom really liked him, but anyways I really
enjoyed his concert it was really good.
I should really rant right now about a few things that are bugging me,
but I wont...Ill let myself cool off a bit before posting on those
things...
Oh Yes and I forgot to mention, I am now officially going to New York
City for fall break. Apparently there is a group going on a missios
trip and they needed a few more guys, hopefully we will get to go (they
were short 4 guys and I know I and one other guy have signed up so
far). Please keep us in your prayers
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| My current favorite posting time seems to be about 10:00 am because its
usually when I get off of work and have an hour of freeish time before
chapel or whatever starts.
Anyways Yesterday was definately our biggest soccer game of the season
thus far. It was the first one I attended and was a well played match.
There is nothing like the pure joy you get of watching your team. (Not
just any team, but as a student of the institution it has become YOUR
team). In highschool it was great, playing for your school and cheering
them on, however college sports are so much more intense, and the years
of rivalry between Covenant College, and Bryan College just makes it
all the more exciting. In fact the rivalry is so intense that many
covenant students wear tee-shirts stating "Bryan, because not everyone
can go to Covenant," Naturally each year when going to the opposing
school the other team makes a unique teeshirt. This year's Bryan
Teeshirt explained how to beat the Covenant Scots. (namely by mangling
their bagpipes and being a lion on them). However neither of these
methods worked as the bagpipes and drums were played, and the Bryan
College Lions were trounced 6-1. In fact it was so bad that at the end
of the game our coach even put the freshman goalie in...
In other news I had a calc test on Tuesday and managed to do fairly
well. I got 7.1/8, which while it isnt a perfect score, or even an 90,
it was still probly one of the better grades in the class...
Work is going quite well, Im not exactly a team leader, but our team
works with a mix between work study and practical service students so
as a work study I do have certain responsibilities.
Dr. Sinclaire Furgeson and Michael Card are in town the weekend for a
conference/concert at the school. It should be a lot of fun and Im
looking forward to their lectures.
Also in town is Hurricane Ivan, unfortunately he has not succeeded in
shutting down the school, although he might if he gets too much farther
in. (A free day tommorrow would be welcomed to work on some papers and
such. (Although if hte power goes out my room will be kind dark as its
in the basement with ground level windows...
Thats about it for now...
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