At least he’ll have something to amuse himself with while he waits for the exam to start.
Around noon today, I headed to the campus dining hall where I joined two of my college girls, Dalphina and Keri, for lunch to celebrate the end of their final exams. Over a salad, baked potato and bowl of Fruit Loops (hey, at least two of my three choices were good!), we talked about boys, Starlite and, well, boys.
Somewhere in between the salad and Fruit Loops, a dashing young man walked up to the table to talk to one of my girls. I immediately became suspicious because I am, if nothing, Mama Bear when it comes to boys wanting to talk to them, date them or marry them. Carter, however, won me over with one single sentence:
“All morning I’ve been trying to memorize the books in the New Testament and I finally succeeded because… {dramatic pause} I CAME UP WITH A RAP!”
I, naturally, asked him to join us for lunch as long as he promised to perform this rap for me before his first bite of ravioli. What can I say? I’m a slave driver.
I’m happy to report that not only did Carter perform his New Testament rap for me in it’s entirety, but he also launched into it again later in the meal with no prompting from us whatsoever. It was, in a word, fascinating.
The best part of the meal came a few minutes later, however, when one of my girls asked him what time his New Testament final was taking place today. Carter’s response?
“I’m actually not sure, but I plan to go sit in the classroom after lunch and just stay there ’til whenever it’s supposed to start. I figure it’s sometime this afternoon or maybe tonight.”
Well then.
Posted: December 10th, 2008 under Uncategorized.
Comments: 18
Comments
Comment from Margaret @ love God, not money
Time: December 10, 2008, 2:37 pm
Thank you for making me laugh out loud. Boys!
Comment from Ashleigh (Heart and Home)
Time: December 10, 2008, 2:37 pm
And here I thought he really had the smarts… instead, he’s just an adorably typical young guy. 
Comment from amykay
Time: December 10, 2008, 2:39 pm
more reasons they really will miss college!!
Comment from Jenn @ Casa de Castro
Time: December 10, 2008, 3:15 pm
Oh, AB!! You GOTTA go find him and video his NT rap and post it here for us poor folks who have no life! I’d PAY to see that!
Comment from Mrs B
Time: December 10, 2008, 3:35 pm
Whata fella!
Comment from Megan@SortaCrunchy
Time: December 10, 2008, 3:42 pm
Just sitting there until the exam starts SO sounds like something my husband would have done in college.
This one sounds like quite a man!
Comment from Rebecca
Time: December 10, 2008, 4:10 pm
I love your stories!!! You HAVE to video tape this guy – I wanna learn it myself…. his mind has been so involved in figuring out the rap, it cleared his mind of his schedule!!! Poor guy!
Comment from Nichele Lynn
Time: December 10, 2008, 5:02 pm
Thank you for your prayers! I prayed for you as well. I thank God for allowing my to pop up on your links. It’s painfully hurtful to know others feel this way. But, absoultely amazing to know Im not alone.
Comment from Tina
Time: December 10, 2008, 8:59 pm
Thanks to my religion teacher in the 6th grade I can sing all the books of the New Testament in order….19 years later. It’s proved quite handy a couple of times.
Comment from leigh
Time: December 10, 2008, 11:17 pm
i remember learning the books of the bible in a rap,,,,,hmmm
leigh-NC
Comment from Vicky
Time: December 11, 2008, 12:47 am
I’m also hoping you are able to get this on video…
You’d think the school would have the time for the finals posted online… I wonder if he thought to look… Guess he’ll have lots of time to practice his rap
Comment from Bethany@MyLifeinBlack&White
Time: December 11, 2008, 10:07 am
Oh, please PLEASE find him again and post a video of his rap! I’d love to learn it! It would be great if you could also persuade him to make up one for the books of the Old Testament.
Comment from Beth
Time: December 11, 2008, 10:48 am
okay now THAT made my day! tooo hilarious! He must be adorable! has to be!
Comment from Christine
Time: December 11, 2008, 11:44 am
Ok, I need to know if this boy got to take this NT final. I always had a fear of missing a final. The times of all my finals were written down every where… on my hands (both), on every folder, on a post it note on my mirror, on a post it note in my car.
Comment from debbie d.
Time: December 11, 2008, 12:17 pm
Dalphina!
Comment from clay
Time: December 11, 2008, 10:49 pm
i really miss college. i can just see this happening…
Comment from Kelli
Time: December 12, 2008, 11:42 pm
LOL! At least he is honest! I love that when you mention your Starlite girls I have been praying for them specifically!!
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Comment from Leslie Ruth
Time: December 10, 2008, 2:36 pm
I love funny, absent minded college guys. And I love college dining halls. So many choices in one place. Heaven.