Agenda

1st item of business:

I would like to know why people aren't voting on my little poll. These results are being studied and the results will go into a highly sophisticated statistical equation which will generate the perfect humanistic robot. So I need to know what people prefer in these vital areas in order for my robot to be perfect.

2nd item:

Do you ever feel like your head is going to spin off? I feel that way today and I'm not even sick. It's a weird feeling. I'm not on drugs either, well not on illegal ones. I think it has something to do with my staying up too late last night since I was at the BYU game. It was really fun but boy am I sleepy.

3rd item:

Today I was supposed to move things back into our storage room at work. I got special permission to wear jeans cause the last time we moved the aspetos (how the heck do you spell that?) covered boxes I got my skirt all dirty and had runs in my nylons. So today preparing for the big move of the toxic boxes (I know how can I work in an environment like this where the walls are filled with aspestos? I guess it's good that they are remodeling the floors one at a time so they can free us from the poison but it got all over our storage boxes and in our storage room when they were redoing the floor above us). So today we were going to move things but turns out the room isn't ready for us to put our stuff back in there. So I'm all dressed down today and no place to go (aka, nothing to move). Wearing jeans at the Church Office Building is like taking an elephant to a funeral, or wearing a ape suit to a business lunch, people just look at you funny. (I don't know those are the first things that popped into my mind, (I already said my head feels like it's spinning so that's my excuse for being off the wall)). Basically it was a free jean day at work. I'm not complaining at all but it's been a weird day.

4th item:

I feel like this needs pictures, now the mystery is solved of why there are pictures at the beginning of this post. I still haven't figured out how to move pictures easily. Any suggestions?

Big News

My town in is in the Salt Lake news. Wow it's a slow day around here if The Dalles is making the news here with it's whopping population of 12,000 people.

http://www.ksl.com/?nid=333&sid=2111648

WANTED

A NEW BEST FRIEND

ALSO KNOWN AS: MY BUDDY

VITAL STATISTICS: TALL, MALE, NICE, FUN

DATE OF BIRTH: BETWEEN 1974-1981

PLACE OF BIRTH: I REALLY DON'T CARE

HAIR COLOR: JUST PREFERABLY SOME

EYE COLOR: THE COLOR OF THE SEA

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS: FUNNY, SMART,

WITTY, RICH, HAS ALL HIS TEETH

WANTED FOR: MY ENTERTAINMENT, SCRATCHING MY BACK,

CATERING TO MY EVERY NEED

Anniversary

I would just like to pause for a moment and remember 3 years ago. I can't remember if it was on the 6th or the 7th or what day but I know it was in November. When I got robbed at Zions Bank. Thankfully I am fully recovered and don't freak out when I go inside a bank or when I see large sums of cash (I really don't have to worry about the latter because I never see large amounts of cash anymore since working at the bank. Now all I see is the cash I have, usually shiny pennies I find on the side of the road.) Anyway I'm doing fine now and am leading a normal or at least as normal as I ever have, life.

I did want to share this site though, this bank robbery was in my mission in one of my areas like a year before I got there. I had no idea at the time how scary it was. And I walked by it about everyday.

http://www.student.oulu.fi/~hmikkola/shootout.html

The memories

OK, So here it goes. I'm on a role and am actually writing frequently about real blog stuff. Here's the memories part of the blog.

What was I don't 10 years ago?

I'm going to pretend like it's still Halloween because it's a lot easier to remember a holiday than the day after. So 10 years ago, I was a sophomore at Ricks College. I was trying to figure out what I wanted to do with my life (oh look nothing has changed), I lived in the Riviera apartments and had 5 roommates. We all got along pretty well but there was a wide range of personalities. A few days before Halloween we had a party at our apartment. Our FHE brother, Jason, who was 25 and we thought was sooooooo old came over and we decided to let him hypnotize us. Shantell, Phil and I were the victims. I had never been hypnotized before and didn't know if I could go under but I actually did. It was kind of fun and I still remember what I did. It's not like you are completely under a spell or anything. It's just a very relaxed state. I knew what Jason was telling me to do and I actually just wanted to do what he was telling me and don't worry I still knew what was appropriate and what wasn't. I have a video of us doing crazy things. I hopped around like a frog and got to be my favorite hero. Actually now that i think about it we didn't have a party, our roommates who were watching thought it was so funny that they went around our complex and gathered people to enjoy the show. Good times, good times. That is one of my favorite memories of my sophomore year.

5 years ago

I was a senior at BYU, once again ironically enough I was living at a complex called the The Riviera. I had 5 roommate again as well and like always I was trying to figure out life. Well that year I decided that I was going to be a cat lady. You know the ladies who never get married and have a ton of cats. The ones who are half way crazy. Well I figured that I could pull that off pretty well since I was the oldest girl in my ward and had the half way crazy part down. I put on my checkered polyester leisure suit, smeared my lipstick all over my lips and had every thing cat I could think of as my accessories. I even acted the part. I went to the ward Halloween party and pulled out my accordion style pictures of my cats any chance I had. You know how people pull out picture of their kids from their wallets and they have a million pictures and they all come cascading down once you open it. That's what I had of my cats and they were all named Fluffy. So that's what I did and for the rest of the year people remembered me as the cat lady. Maybe that's why I didn't date very much that year or come to think of it, ever.... It must be my destiny. Meow.

1 year ago

Last year I didn't know what I was going to do for my costume. It was maybe an hour or so before we were going to a party and I knew I had some bright orange polyester clothes I could wear. I realized that I have a lot of good polyester outfits thanks to a crazy old lady in my home ward who donated her old clothes to the ward swap meet. Boy did my friends and I have fun at that one. So I snatched this florescent orange pair of pants and several designed orange shirt. With an hour to spare I decided to be the heroic Polyester Girl and made myself a paper eye mask and used one of the other shirts as my cape. I think it turned out to be a pretty good costume. I really don't know why people have a hard time thinking of ideas for costumes. You just think of something completely out there and there you have it.

This year

So this year has to be the wildest and craziest Halloween ever. I have my classes every Wednesday night. My ethics teacher was out of town so we didn't have his class. Then most of my classmates have little kids and wanted to go trick or treating with them so we talked my accounting teacher into making last nights class optional. Originally I didn't plan on going to class and going to my ward party, then after my midterm, I decided that I didn't really have a choice. So I went to the temple after work in place my ethics class. FYI Halloween is a very good day to go to the temple there were less than 20 people in my session. Anyway then I went to accounting and missed the whole excitement of Halloween.

So there you have it, memories from Halloweens past.

Experiment Complete

I've decided that since I have 5 faithful readers then I guess I better give the public what they want and I will give you pictures, stories, updates and memories. I know I can hear your cheers now. Here are some of the ways I spent my summer. (I don't have any more recent pictures, so this is what you get). The first one is of my nephew and me when I went home to Oregon with them. Then there are two of me hiking and with the group at Havasupai. It was great fun and as you can see it about flattened me. Then I'm a butter fly at the Red Butte gardens. And last but not least my old roommate and I are very interested in something on a ward hike/campout. So there you have it. Real pictures real stories. Real life. See I can follow the crowd and do what everyone else is doing with a normal blog entry.

BORING BLOG

A certain someone has bought it to my attention that my blog is boring. When I learned this I was deeply hurt, hurt to the core. Of all the things that someone could say to a person, I think that is the worst. It doesn't even compare to someone asking when your baby is due, when you aren't pregnant. If someone asks me that I just tell them that I don't know but I've been waiting for a long time for that baby and I definitely think I'm due for a baby. It doesn't compare to someone saying that your child is ugly because maybe they just saw your child in bad lighting. It doesn't compare with someone telling you your mama wears combat boots (I've never understood why that's an insult). It doesn't even compare to someone asking what's wrong with your face. What are some other things that wouldn't be as hurtful as having a boring blog? Just curious. Feel free to leave your ideas.

TOP FIVE

I am now going to list my top five crushes of the day. This should be exciting and well worth reading.

1. Billy (looked so cute today in his new hat)
2. Tommy (looked at me te he he)
3. Jimmy (shared his fruit snacks with me)
4. Sammy (so cute)
5. Johny (what a hunk)

Granted I stole the idea from a grade schooler but hey I have nothing else to write about daily.
I think today is actually the first and only day of listing my crushes.

*names and situations have been changed to protect the innocent.

The Pressure

So I've decided that having a blog is a lot of pressure. Will my blog be good enough, will people like reading my blog, will people make fun of my blog, will my blog be respected by fellow bloggers? It's just so stressful. After almost a month of pondering such questions I have decided that I really like the new wafer Crunch bar. I've only had it once but I loved it. It was perfect. Just the right amount of crunch to chocolate ratio. It's probably a good thing that I don't see them everywhere or I would be eating them like they were going out of style.

"Becky" is leaving :(

Last night I saw my friend "Becky", she is moving to Ohio. That makes me really sad. So, so sad. But one thing that makes me happy is that before she left I got to share a really funny joke about OHIO to her. She loved it and is super excited to share it with everyone she mets out there. It's a sure fire way to make friends. Good luck Becky!

Clowns are a girls best friend

I have a friend we'll call her Anna Chelsea. She loves clowns, in fact she loves them so much she joined the circus and married one. Her love for clowns began at her 25th birthday when she was given a "dancing" clown for her entertainment. Since then she has been consumed but her passion for clowns. She never dreamed, however, that some day she would be given the grand opportunity of becoming one, traveling with the circus and even marrying one. Today I would like to pay tribute to Anna Chelsea and tell her way to go, way to live out your dreams and become the clown you always knew you could be. I knew you had it in you. Congratulations!

Today's blog brought to you by the # 12

This is my blog for today. By request. :)

http://homestarrunner.com/vcr_ss.html

NO MORE PENCILS NO MORE BOOKS

School is finally over. I'm so excited. I really liked it but at times I felt like this. On the last night of class I tried to get one of my classmates to stand on the table and sing the song, No more pencils, no more books, no more teachers dirty looks. He didn't agree to do it but I think it would have been really classy if he did. Grad school sure is helping me grow up huh.
Now I have 2 months to recoup and let my brain cells die again.



This is how I feel now that school is over.





I still hate the formating on this thing. I'm still blog illeterate. Hey, they don't teach us that in school.

Is it June or January?

So this morning I was so cold coming into work that I ended up getting HOT COCOA. Maybe I'm just a wuss but I'm still cold. It's so weird how one minute you are frying and the next you are frozen.

Deep thoughs by some email person

I saw a woman wearing a sweat shirt with "Guess" on it.
So I said "Implants?" She hit me.

How come we choose from just two people to run for President and over fifty for Miss America ?

I signed up for an exercise class and was told to wear loose-fitting clothing. If I HAD any loose-fitting clothing, I wouldn't have signed up in the first place!

When I was young we used to go "skinny dipping," now I just "chunky dunk."

Don't argue with an idiot; people watching may not be able to tell the difference.

Wouldn't it be nice if whenever we messed up our life we could simply press 'Ctrl Alt Delete' and start all over? AMEN, AMEN !!

Why is it that our children can't read a Bible in school, but they can in prison?

Wouldn't you know it...
Brain cells come and brain cells go, but FAT cells live forever.

Why do I have to swear on the Bible in court when the Ten Commandments cannot be displayed outside?

Bumper sticker of the year:
"If you can read this, thank a teacher -and, since it's in English, thank a soldier "

And remember: life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer it gets to the end, the faster it goes......

Sleeping at my Desk

I don't know when I became narcoleptic but I can pretty much fall asleep anywhere. My favorites so far are: when I was on my mission and fell asleep many times while my companion was talking, I started to be know as the sleepy one. Another favorite was when I worked at Heritage Halls at BYU. I think part of my job description should have stated that I was to be a listening ear for my boss. She was just lonely, but I didn't have to respond at all and she would just keep right on talking. I got really good at sleeping and opening my eyes right when I heard her turning to look at me. I don't know if she ever caught on that I was sleeping as she was talking and looking at her computer screen. This past year I even fell asleep while on the phone at work. I was giving our address and was on auto pilot. I guess I skipped part of it and the lady was confused why there wasn't a street that went along with the address. I quickly caught myself and realized that I had been talking to her in my sleep and corrected myself before she was the wiser. Some times it's a blessing and some times it's a curse. Today it's a curse. I hope no one saw me this morning.

I Guess it's my Turn

"Here are the rules as passed on - Each player starts with seven random facts about themself. People who are tagged need to write on their own blog about the seven things and the rules. You need to choose seven people to tag and list their names. Don’t forget to leave them a comment that they have been tagged and to read your blog!"

So here are my seven random facts but I'm not going to tag people because I don't know seven people with blogs. In fact I don't even think I know seven people.

Fact 1. I think it's funny when people fall down or trip. I know it isn't nice but it's just so unexpected that it makes me crack up. Unless of course they get hurt then it's just mean to laugh....until later if it's really funny.

Fact 2. I like to sneeze, I think it's fun. They just spontaneously come out and all of the sudden all the attention is on me. It's kind of like I am the famous sneeze girl for 3 seconds or so.

Fact 3. I want to take up the hobby of treasure hunting. I think it would be very exciting and lucrative. I first need to find a map and then I want to quit my job and treasure hunt full time.

Fact 4. Given the choice between death by chocolate and death by fire, I would choose the death by chocolate.

Fact 5. My favorite singers are Martina McBride and Rob Thomas.

Fact 6. I'm afraid to use Ebay. I don't want to get junk if I buy something and I don't want to sell someone I don't know something and have them get mad at me if it is junk.

Fact 7. I want to be in the credits of a movie before I die. I don't have any skills that would get me there but I'm hoping maybe some day I'll be able to contribute something or someone will give me an honorable mention just because.

There they are. I feel like they are more confessions than facts but so be it.

Creepy Leg Rubbing Guy

So about a year and a half ago this creepy guy sat by me on the bus, he was a big guy and sat way too close. His leg kept rubbing up against mine and it really creeped me out. The next time he sat by me I wedged by backpack in between us and was trying to discretely force him off the seat. I haven't seen him for a long time, thankfully, and yesterday I was talking to a girl I know, who asked if I knew creepy leg rubbing guy. Instantly I knew who she was referring to. She said that he does it to everyone, even guys. What a weirdo. It made me laugh really hard because this whole time I've thought it was just me and maybe I was just paranoid, but apparently he has a weird leg rubbing fetish. There are some strangies out there.

URINETOWN

So last night I saw Urinetown, it's a musical....not that kind of urinetown, I see that one multiple times a day, that's nothing to brag about. This is a musical making fun of places that make you pay to use the bathroom. I guess a guy went to Europe and was shocked at how much money he had to spend on bathroom visits. Anyway he and a friend wrote the musical as a joke and it ended up becoming really popular. Anyway it was pretty fun and I haven't been to a high school musical since I was in high school. I was trying to blend in with the high schoolers but I don't know if I succeeded. Anyway I think I can call my life complete now that I've seen a play called Urinetown.

Waterfalls

I like waterfalls, they make me happy. But what doesn't make me happy is trying to work with the dumb layout thing on this. I guess it's cause I'm still a novice and don't know what I'm doing. It's annoying though. Mostly I'm just playing around to see what I can do with this crazy blog thing.

Commitment Dragon

Once upon a time in the land of Turnberry a challenge was decreed to all of the single royal subjects. All were to begin courting in order to find a possible suitor. Every young single person anticipated the prospect of winning the grand prize of a magical evening with the king and queen.

There was a fair maiden in the land who decided to give fate a try and to sign up for the challenge. She was very nervous but asked three young men to escort her to various places in the land. One young man stood out among all the rest, he was strong and brave and gallant, everything she had ever hoped for. He and the fair maiden hit it off right from the start. Love was in the air; surely this was the intent of the king and queen to have two of their subjects fall in love and to be the shinning example for the rest of the kingdom.

One night just when everything seemed to be going perfectly, the gallant young man was walking through the forest on his way to meet the fair maiden when along came the infamous commitment dragon and swallowed him up whole. Much to the dismay of the fair maiden, no traces of him could be found. Alas, he was gone. The commitment dragon had once again stolen the happiness of the people of Turnberry.

I'm a Blogger!

I'm so dang excited to have my own blog. I know I won't have anything exciting to contribute but at least I feel cool now. I plan on using this for my amazingly insightful observations and incredibly witty thoughts about the world. So with that I will now enter the world of the bloggers.