Homecoming!

Homecoming weekend was just a week ago from today and this was probably my favorite one of the 4 I've been here for. Being a senior probably made me enjoy it more for sure but there were a bunch of reasons why it was more incredible this year than other years too!

I think I mentioned in my last post that I had gotten nominated to be on the Homecoming Court for this year so that added a lot to my enjoyment of the week.

On Friday last week, we had the 2013 Homecoming Variety Show and  Coronation where they honor those on the court and then reveal the winner out of the seniors who win "king" and "queen." My parents came to the show to see me and took some pictures. (The spotlights were so insanely bright it was really hard to see!)

 Me and my walking partner and fellow senior, Hayley, as we were being introduced.

 The whole court! Freshman prince/princess, sophomore, junior, and then the 3 senior nominees.

Then we got to ride on the rotating stage as it turned around and the variety show started. (by the way, being on the rotating stage was one of our favorite parts of being on the court. A lot of people have that on their Loma bucket list and we got to do it!) It’s so cool that there have been so many talented people to come through Point Loma. From guitarists, to singers, and overall great people, Point Loma has exported a lot of talent!

So anyway, after the variety show, the court got to ride the stage around one more time! We danced as it spun and that was a blast. So then they introduced the 2012 (last year’s) Homecoming King and Queen because they were going to crown the 2013 (this year’s) King and Queen after the results were revealed. But before the results could be revealed, they got the 1983 (30 year’s ago!) Homecoming King and Queen to bring out the envelope!

They announced the king first.

“Your 2013 Homecoming King is… Orin Mozon!” (that’s me just in case you didn’t know who was writing this).

How exciting! It was a pretty surreal experience to win something like this for me. I was nominated to be on the court the last couple years but never made it past the questionnaire part. And then, my senior year, they let me in and I won! I was pretty excited!

 

And then the moment everyone was really waiting for, the Homecoming Queen! And it just so happened to be my walking partner, Hayley! I was super stoked about that too!

After last year’s royalty crowned us, they played that one song that goes “Celebrate good times come on doo doo doo do do do do doo.” We had rehearsed walking out formally, but when that song came on, Hayley and I decided to dance our way out so that was exciting too.

This was definitely an experience I’ll always remember.

Then to top it off, the next day, both PLNU men's and women's basketball won the homecoming game. The men's game went into overtime and I think it was the loudest game I've ever heard in the gym. The students here rock.

Man, I love my school. I'm so blessed to be here.

That is all.

Masquerade!

Oh! I almost forgot to mention it!

This year for the first time, Point Loma ASB put on a Mardi Gras Masquerade dance on a boat! It was awesome! Here's just a few pictures that I found of the event! I'm not a big picture person so I didn't personally take too many...

 This is me and my roommate for next year before we left for the dance!

Me!

Other people I know!

If you're ever wanting to see pictures of events that have been happening on campus, check out PLNU Week in Pictures! There's more pictures from this event on the page too (March 22)!

That is all.

Something That Excites Me

First of all,

I apologize for my inconsistency in updating this blog. A couple weeks ago, my computer's hard drive crashed so all the stuff I kept on it for here was gone so I couldn't really post during that time. But I got it repaired and now it's working again (hopefully it stays this way)! Haha I've had a difficult time this year with things breaking! 

As a general update on what's going on: It's the last month of school. All the seniors are talking about graduation and it's really sad. Some of my closest friends are seniors. And it's crazy to imagine that next school year, I'll be in their place as seniors. I don't want to think about it. I'm having too much fun! I have to constantly remind myself to live in this moment all the time and enjoy myself while I'm here. But sometimes it's hard to enjoy myself when the last month of school is when all the projects have to be done, all the papers have to be written, and on top of that having to still be preparing music for chapel services (that's a fun break from school work though)! Needless to say, there are a lot of things I have to do in the upcoming weeks, but I'm excited that I have the opportunity for them.

This year has been wonderful. I don't want it to end. I love Point Loma.

Now, on to what excites me. SO MANY PREVIEW STUDENTS. Over the last few weeks, there have been so many preview students on campus visiting for the first time. It's exciting because I know that some of them are going to be my schoolmates next year! Yay new friends! I've met a couple of them the last couple weeks and I'm looking forward to meeting more. 

Funny story, I'll actually be living in a freshman dorm again next year so I'll get to live with some of the students, maybe even some of you who are reading this! I'll be living in Klassen Hall with an RA. That's weird in itself because all the freshman dorms are going to have both guys and girls in them (obviously still separated into different halls) so it's weird to think of there being Klassen boys, and Nease boys. But I'm sure it will be fun!

So that's all for now. Until next time, whenever that may be... :)

That is all.

Planking

Towards the end of the semester, a couple of my friends and I decided to bring planking back. Rather than give an elaborate story of how it came to be, I'll just share some of the great planks that have occurred in the last few weeks around campus and nearby. Enjoy!

It all started with a simple: 

 

And then things got crazy like planking on chimneys...

Banisters...

Jesus and Peter statues...

Mini basketball hoops...

Actual basketball hoops...



Nets...

Railings...

At the Salvation Army...

Signs...

 Stairs...

Swings...

Clock towers...


Bikes...


In front of Colt Hall...


And planking is always more fun with friends!

 

 

 

 And this one is my favorite that I did. Had a ton of fun mounting the dish return in the Caf as it was still rotating. And to my surprise, it garnered over 260 likes on my Facebook in the last two days... Haha.

Planking isn't dead! Never forget.

Happy planking!

That is all.

Homecoming

The title of this post is a twofold title. On one hand, this last weekend at Point Loma, it was Homecoming weekend! On the other hand, this is my homecoming back to this blog which I have been so terrible at keeping updated. It's been more than a month since I've written about it anything. But hopefully this homecoming won't just be a one weekend event like Point Loma's was!

Anyway, let's talk about Homecoming! Homecoming at Point Loma is super exciting because it's really an all week long affair that culminates in the Homecoming basketball games that bring out the most school spirit in students and alumni that you'll see all year. Here's some pictures that give a glimpse of what the spirit is like. There's so many more that you can find on Point Loma's Flickr page where you can see what kind of stuff goes on around campus. Check that out too! Without further ado:

 A big majority of the "Green Sea," which is basically the school spirit section in the gym. As you can see, everyone is decked out in green and yellow shirts, morph suits, hats, wigs, face paint, pom poms, etc. to support the Sea Lions! It's quite fun to get spirited up.

An up close shot of the center section of the Green Sea! The few guys you see in the front are what we call Green Sea Hooligans. They get their own shirts and their role basically is to be the most spirited of the fans and get everyone to get loud and energetic. It's like they're cheerleaders, but from the stands. We were cheering really hard obviously for the game. Or maybe just for the picture. I'm not sure.

I'm messing with Roary, the mascot here. No, he is not an actual sea lion. Our mascot is a lion with seaweed for his mane. That makes sense, right?

I really like this picture. It's a shot someone got of me and my friend Jordan just walking around like the buds we are. It gives the warm tinglies to see this picture! It's my profile picture on my Facebook now because I liked it so much! I put a link to my FB not to become more popular or anything but to provide a way for whatever readers I have to interact with me in a more efficient manner than blog comments, which don't really happen too much ha. But I got a message today from someone who reads my blog and it was one of the highlights of my day, so if you see this, thanks Jessie! :) And to anyone else, I'd love to hear from you and answer any questions you have about Point Loma life!

This last one was from half time where we had a basketball competition among the students. I participated (obviously) and got second place, losing to a girl. But in my defense she was really good. Even if I didn't throw the game, she would've come close to beating me anyway ;)

Well that's all I have for now! I plan to keep you more updated on the happenings of my Point Loma career!

I pray that God would bless any who reads this and that you would be encouraged to maybe have your own Homecoming to something you've given up on recently like a relationship or something you really enjoy but haven't had time for. I don't know! Just find your "home" and stay there! Until next time,

That is all.

Fall Fun!

There are a ton of fun things that happen around Point Loma's campus during the semester but one of my favorite events so far this year has to be this thing that we did for the first time this year called the Klendricks Fallalapalooza. The Klendricks, although it sounds like it could some sort of disease, is really just a blend between the names of the underclassmen dorms. Hendricks is the dorm where I live even though I'm not an underclassman anymore. This year the dorm is 2/3 boys and 1/3 girls because of the crazy amount of girls that applied this year. The other dorm is Klassen, that's an all girls dorm. Klassen + Hendricks = Klendricks. Get it? Anyway. The event was really fun. The theme was like a hodown sort of thing I guess? People wore flannel, there was hay involved and it was a blast! Dorm life is great! Here are some of my favorite pictures from that night that I was in with some of my little freshman and some of my sophomore friends that I met last year :) Haha I was among one of the only juniors there. I feel so old!

I'm pretty sure we all just started jumping around and screaming and these next few pictures were the result

 

One of my favorite freshman :)

Then there was a photo booth with fun clothes and... this happened

 Some of the guys on my hall!

 

 Then some random pictures I jumped into

 

And lastly, me and two of the Hendricks RAs... keeping in step with the Hendricks spirit.

Well that was a fun little look at how much fun this place is! Have a good day!

In Christ,
Orin J Mozon :)