watermelon in winter

So Mom wanted me to write about my Saturday. Well really, it was pretty uneventful. But in answer to a few questions... yes, I follow the Sox. I've done that for a long time...not really as much as I plan to this year, but I've supported them for years. Neil Diamond sings Sweet Caroline. Okay, so I took my math test, and I failed with a higher grade than I would have had I not gotten help from Spencer the night before! For real...some problems I only knew how to do because we'd talked about similar problems like 15 hours before. And I slept well that night too. But I won't find out my real grade until next week. I'm expecting to be right around the average, which will be nice. Oh yeah, and we had cleaning checks on Saturday morning. So when we moved into this apartment back in September, the people before us left it pretty dirty. So we have to work hard for cleaning checks, because the people who inspect are really particular (as they should be). This ...

So last night was eventful and yet uneventful at the same time. How does that work? WELL... Alex came to visit for a few minutes around 6:45, and then Spencer came over around 7:15. He helped me with studying for my math test, and now I think I understand at least some of it a little better. Some of it I will probably never understand. But in the 2 hours Spencer was here, we got through quite a lot, and I just have to look it over today before I go to take the test in an hour or so. But I'm actually feeling pretty okay about the test. Anyway, after Spencer left, I ran up to the testing center to meet Jess, who was taking a test. We were going to see a movie at 10, over at the dollar theater. So after her test, we started walking. We got there in about a half hour (2.5 miles) and found out the movie was completely sold out! Bummer. Well, Jess hadn't eaten dinner, so we went over to Zupas, getting there just minutes before it closed, and she got some food. And then we...

I just finished booking the last hotel for my trip, so now I get to do the fun stuff- figuring out what we're going to do each day! And then we GO! I'm so excited for this!!! Yesterday turned into an interesting day. I went to the mall with Rachelle and we bought some random clothes on sale. I love sales, and I think the last time I went clothes shopping was a long time ago...so this was good. While we were there, we popped in to Deseret Book and visited with Kevin for a little while. Always good to see him! But I still want to see a picture of him with Kirby. That would be funny! ;) After our mall excursion, we went to Macey's and picked up a cake and ice cream so we could have an impromptu roommate party with Katie later on. Dale at the bakery was kind enough to write on a cake for us! After this, I went out to dinner with David, a friend i haven't seen in like 6 months. I love Mexican food! Our fiesta with Katie was fun! We just ate food and then too...

So just out of curiosity, and because I had a couple minute before I have to head to work, I went on ebay and searched for a rock hammer. They are way cheaper than I thought they'd be! One of these days, I'm going to invest in a good one. But probably not until post-mission, as I technically won't need it until then anyway. Unless for some reason I take it to Alaska...hmm.... idears! Anyway, I took a geology test today, and it was a breeze. I love having a 4-credit class that I love and have an A in...partially because I love it, and partially because it takes some stress off of my math class, because this will balance it out. Though I'm not doing as badly in math as I thought I was! But i guess we'll see how this next test goes, which I think I am going to take on Saturday. It's going to be a busy weekend! James and I have quite the adventure planned for Saturday evening...just wait for pictures :) I hope it works out, because it'll be a hoot! ...

I can't believe how busy life is. One of my friends and I were talking about being busy yesterday at church. He commented that he has had to redefine the word "busy," as he has gotten even busier at this point than he's been the rest of the semester. It's so true! And today I got an email from a missionary friend, and he was also talking about how he's busy...he thought he knew what busy was before his mission, and now he's busy every minute of every day. Wow. Time management is so key. Especially if I want a semblance of a social life too. Oh, I have a math date on Friday. I'm not kidding. Haha. Probably even at the library! And the rest of my day today looks like a lot of time spent on homework. I just wanted to take a break, and figured that blogging was a worthy thing! OH! And I love not having facebook. It's really nice! Provo weather is funny. I got a lot of sun on Saturday, and spent some time outside. Today I walked to wor...

Today has been busy, just as every other day this week...month...year. But it's a good kind of busy. Well, until calculus comes into the picture! It never ceases to amaze me how random things go through my head. Like... I'll have trains of thoughts that make zero sense whatsoever to anyone but myself. And other times, random thoughts come into my head. My brain is weird, I think. Today I was sitting in the library doing math homework, trying to understand how letters and numbers are all the same, and how math is real (I think it's all made up...who needs it, anyway?! math people, don't answer that!), and taking like 10 years on each of my homework problems (which I still haven't finished...). I have a paper for D&C due on Monday, and I've been trying to come up with ideas for it, and I've been coming up blank for a week and a half now. It's frustrating. Anyway, as I was sitting there doing math, the answer popped into my head, and I dumped...

I deactivated my facebook account! Sure, it's still there and all I have to do is log in to see it again, but I'm okay with that, because I don't plan to be done with it forever. I just need a break from it for now...for a few reasons. Mainly, I miss real life...I miss how people used to actually talk to each other, and not just post on each other's walls. I still have email, but I need a break from the whole facebook scene. And today is Saint Patrick's Day! I was invited to go to a party tonight in honor of the day, which I'm wicked excited about, because this day is not celebrated enough out here- I guess there aren't enough Irish Catholics here, as opposed to Boston. It's hard to find anything Saint Patrick's Day-related in stores, too. Trust me, I looked. Oh, and I have another thing to add to my bucket list: be in Ireland on Saint Patrick's Day sometime. We're working on the waltz in my dance class. It's pretty awesome...because ...

I've found that it's really easy to stay in a bad mood when you get in one. Like if you go to bed in a bad mood, it's easy to be in a bad mood the entire next day. You just start feeling sorry for yourself and then your bad mood sticks around, and you are pretty much unpleasant to be around and associate with (Excuse my dangling prepositions). I found myself in this predicament this weekend...Friday night I went to bed ticked off for one reason or another, and was annoyed with myself for being bugged about this one thing. Saturday I woke up to a beautiful day with lots of sunshine, but spent 8 hours of it at work. Fortunately, I got to work outside and see a great baseball game. Unfortunately, work went on so long that I missed my own party that I'd planned, and that sent me back into my bad mood from the night before. Then I was pretty much in a sour disposition until I went to bed again last night, except for while I was at Stake Conference last night. This mor...

So I was just listening to pandora while doing other stuff, and the song "Meant to Live," by Switchfoot, came on. It got me thinking as I was listening to the lyrics, that we have so much to live for! We were meant to live for so much more, as the song says. There are times where we all get caught up in the hustle and bustle of modern American life. We get caught up with getting in enough hours at work so that we can pay the rent. We get caught up in studying so much that we pass up opportunities to build friendships. I know I'm especially guilty of this this semester. We get caught up in doing all these things that we "need" to do, that we forget to live. Sure, we all have things that truly need to get done, but if we take some time out to live, I think it would make a world of a difference. A long time ago, I decided not to do homework or work or anything on Sundays. Not only has it made me Sabbath that much better, but it has also given me a chance...

What a weekend! And it's Tuesday already...wow, time is just flying by! I've started the process of looking for a job when I get home...it's a long process, and probably difficult this year, what with the poor economy and all. Sigh... silly economy. We all suck. :) So my weekend. Insanity to the max. But not really...mostly just fun! Friday was wonderful... I don't even remember what I did! Haha. OH WAIT.. It was Katie's bridal shower, so I helped prepare for that, then stopped by briefly, before I went over to Hilary's and had a homework/movie/tv party. It was good. Saturday morning I had a review session for my upcoming geography test. Saturday afternoon and night were quite eventful! :) Tiff Tiff and I went to see Vocal Point on Saturday afternoon...probably the best show of theirs that I've seen! But I might be biased...for a few reasons. One, I know one of the people in it (he sits in front of me in D&C class with his wife and siste...

So last night Tiff Tiff and I were talking (she was dictating from about 3 inches away from me and I was typing for her... I still don't know why...haha) and she started asking about weird things our culture does. Like...why do we have to say goodbye like 4 times on the phone? Why can't "Seeya" be enough on the phone, like it is in person? But if you say "seeya" on the phone, the other person still goes "have a good night" and you say "you too" and the other person says "goodbye" and you still feel obligated to say "bye." Why is this? It's really weird. Whereas in person, you can say "seeya" to someone, and then walk in different directions, not worrying about not having literally said "bye." So that got me thinking abot other funny things... When did "how are you" become a greeting? usually you say "hey how are you?" as one entire greeting, and it doesn't matter ...

So I was at work last night, at KBYU, and they fed us dinner. Sweet, free food! As a college kid with almost no money to my name, I'll gladly eat food that someone not only pays for, but pays me to eat! I've learned to like a lot of foods this way... I never used to enjoy Chinese food, but now I do. And last night, our food came from Panda Express. Seeing as I've never eaten authentic Chinese food from China, I don't know how "real" this food is, but it's pretty delicious. But that is not the point. The point is, half the fun of eating Chinese food is to read and laugh at the fortune inside the fortune cookie! Especially from Panda Express, where the fortunes are usually pretty lame, silly, or in fact MISfortunes! As I cracked my cookie open last night, my heart was pounding with anticipation... what would I get? Would it change my LIFE?!!? Okay, so I was just curious, and my heart wasn't pounding. :) I read the little slip of paper, and g...