-Couches in the Memorial Hall -Arm chairs in the Wilkinson Center -The floor anywhere (like, say, across from the vending machines for example...) -My bed -Head down on a desk (preferably on an open textbook or jacket)
And my personal favorite: -Couch in the bathroom in the Clyde building (I once slept there for 6 hours-- talk about skills)
I want to hear your stories about favorite places you have taken naps (especially if you were at BYU), or what the strangest place you have taken a nap is. :)
Friday night my friend Ashley set me up on a date. She set me up with this guy, Yeremy (pronounced Jeremy-- he's from El Salvador) who was in her ward Summer term. He and I had met a few times and we're pretty good buddies. I was excited to go and have some fun.
Stuff We Did:
Capture the Flag (in the dark-- yeah, that didn't last very long)
Roasting marshmallows and making s'mores
Yeremy playing his compositions on the piano (he's really good!)
Darts (I think I stuck more in the wall than on the actual dart board...)
Around the World Ping Pong
Asteroid Billiards (I got lots of bruises on my hands from this violent, yet insanely fun game)
And a side of Bryan Regan (another group was watching it on the TV in the rec room).
This is the greatest thing ever invented. It's basically a child's laptop. I used to use them in my gifted class in elementary school... then I never saw them again. I always wanted one, because they were really, really cool and I finally found a reason to get one in college. :)
My laptop is pretty heavy to carry around and I decided I want to take notes by typing because it's a lot faster and easier. I don't want to lug my laptop around all day, especially since I'm riding my bike. I thought about getting one of those Netbooks, the mini laptops that are like $300, but I don't have that kind of money. So, I got this fun little gadget on eBay (such a wonderful website) for only $30.
I was so excitied to get it in the mail about a week later, but, only one problem: my computer doesn't have a serial port for the cord that uploads the data to the computer. Lame. So today I went to Radio Shack and they found me this adapter that lets me hook it up to a USB! Woo hoo!
I'm so excited to take notes with it that I was really disappointed when I realized that there is no class tomorrow. Then I realized it was stupid to feel that way. I love the weekend!
Plus, tomorrow will be awesome anyway-- BYU is going to crush FSU!! :D Go Cougars!
I Love Studying I have discovered a love of studying. I can't believe how much of a slacker I've been my whole life. This study-all-day is a welcome breath of fresh air for me. I know, weird, huh? I spend all day in the Clyde building study room reading economics and American literature.
Economics and Piracy
Slightly related, I had to write a short paper on some economic current event. Turns out the porn industry is stuggling in this economy. The culprit? Not lower income-- it's piracy. Why pay for it when you can get it for free? The same goes for all types of entertainment. The moral? Don't pirate-- it really does matter. Even though, I personally think it would be a good thing if the porn industry went out of buiness, on the other hand, it would really not be cool if the same thing happened to the music or movie industry. ((For a non-realted 'pirate' laugh see this previous post of mine.))
Things That Taste Good
In other news, I like vanilla ice cream now. I've had this adversion to it ever since I can remember.
Also, sour cream is now on my list of Things That Taste Good. (Even though it, strangely, really has no taste or flavor per se...)
On a whim and a recommendation from a reliable source, *cough-Kim-cough* I tried the new Angus burger from McDonald's today. The Deluxe. It was delicious, and it took me forever to eat which made it worth the $4 investment. Two thumbs up!
My Life is Average.com
I found a really fun site to browse while I'm bored at work, which rarely happens, I promise. It's called My Life Is Average.com, or MLIA for short. People post "average" stories that happen to them, and very rarely are they really average. Usually they are pretty epic. I look like a fool laughing at my computer screen while reading them, though.
New Major?
On a slightly more life-changing note, I think I might have finally decided on a major. No, of course not the one I am declared as right now. Hooray for the 3rd major change-- that is, if I decide to do it. It's Ancient Near Eastern Studies (ANES). It came about because of my New Testament class. I have this desire to read the Bible in it's original languages. The Old Testament in Hebrew and some parts in Aramaic, and the New Testament in Greek. Both are different focuses you can do in ANES. Double major? Aaaand, I kind of want to minor in Italian. Am I overly ambitious? I think I'm going to be in college longer than I expected....
One Good Man- New Mormon Movie
Today I was told about the movie "One Good Man" by a good old friend, Josh Scearce. He thought it looked good, and I'd never heard of it. After seeing the trailer I think it looks good too-- it's about Mormons. Check out the trailer:
After feeling so pesimistic after last week's football game, I decided to try and get more excited about football this weekend.
I was working during the game, but I kept up with it online. Cougars won 54-3 vs. Tulane!
Now, I think this was something to celebrate over. But did I see ANYONE celebrating? Not at all. Except for the random status on facebook just stating the score of the game.
Really?
I don't get this whole football thing. I think I give up on trying. :/
(I realize Tulane wasn't as good a team as Oklahoma, so it wasn't a surprise that we beat them, but still... I'm confused)
I started this beautiful Labor Day off by working at 8 in the morning. Luckily it was only a 2-hour shift, but, still, really? 8am on a holiday, let alone Labor Day.
Anyway, I got off work at 10 and met up with Ashley so we could go on a bike ride to Utah Lake. I guess it's a tradition for us to go on holidays (if you will recall, we went on Pioneer Day, too).
It was a really, really nice day. And I had such a good time catching up with Ashley. We biked to the end of the trail, then sat at a picnic table and shared a grapefruit and had a nice, long talk. SUCH a pretty day, too! Ahhh..
Well here are some pictures from our excursion. (Ok, there are really a LOT, lol).
Crooked :)
Awesome view of Utah Valley all the way to the Y on the Mountain (see that white dot?)
I used my roommate, Christine's, bike because mine's in the shop.
I'm pretty much in love with her bike-- it rides so nice!
I absolutely love this song, and it has meant a lot to me over the past week. It's taken from scripture in Doctrine and Covenants Section 121; the answer to prayer Joseph Smith received while in Liberty Jail.
This is from a CES Fireside that Elder Holland gave last September. It's the last bit of his talk, then the BYU choir singing the song.
For a little while
Have I forsaken thee;
But with great mercies will I gather thee.
In a little wrath I hid my face from thee
For a moment.
But with everlasting kindness will I gather thee,
And with mercy will I take thee ‘neath my wings,
For the mountains shall depart,
And the hills shall be removed,
And the valleys shall be lost beneath the sea,
But know, my child,
My kindness shall not depart from thee!
Though thine afflictions seem
At times too great to bear,
I know thine every thought and every care.
And though the very jaws
Of hell gape after thee I am with thee.
And with everlasting mercy will I succor thee,
And with healing will I take thee ‘neath my wings.
#20 ranked BYU won their first football game of the season versus number #3 ranked Oklahoma University. The score: 14-13.
No one expected us to win, let alone live through it, so, naturally, this is pretty big.
I guess there's something wrong with me, because I just don't get it.
Maybe I'm not one for celebration.
Granted I didn't see the game. I studied the whole time. So, maybe if I had seen the "amazing" game, I would feel differently.
As soon as I came out of the building where I was studying, I could hear yelling and cars honking all across town. And I mean ALL across town.
You've GOT to be kidding me.
Call me whatever you want, but, really?? It seems a bit much.
I could hardly ride my bike home because there were tons of people running across campus in celebration. And don't even get me started on the cars...
I understand the excitement, but all this excess of celebration just screams arrogance and pride. A healthy dose of school pride is good, but this is just over the top. And (say I'm a Molly, go ahead, I know you're thinking it) but it's not very becoming of a university like BYU. After what I saw tonight I'm beginning to understand why the GA's wouldn't let BYU-I have extramural sports.
Don't get me wrong, I'm happy that BYU won and I hope they continue to win, but don't expect me to drive manically around town honking incessantly and yelling myself hoarse when they do. It's not worth it.
Well, I survived my first week back at BYU. Classes are going great so far. Sadly, they are going a little too slow I think (I got used to the accelerated pace during summer term I guess).
So... let me share the highlights of the week.
Monday I had my first class with Brother Robinson, the guy who wrote Believing Christ. He's an amazing guy. His humor is subtle, but he just cracks me up. That's going to be a great class.
I got wolf-whistled at on the bus. It was this goof Jacob Call. He's great. lol
I had LDS Temples class with Brother Cowan. He's this sweet, old, blind guy, and man, he's just awesome! He's very intelligent, and honestly, I am going to LOVE this class.
I dumped my dinner on the floor Wednesday night. Most frustrating thing ever. Not like I have food to spare. :/
Thursday the bus I rode home took a wrong turn, and so it missed my stop, and I ended up stranded at Wyview. So, I visited on of my girls from summer term who was still living there, Susan. We chatted, then she took me out to eat at the pizza place where she works. Then we went to the temple later that night.
I've been trying to wake up at 6 this week, but the closest I've gotten was 7:40 on Friday morning. I epically failed every other day.
I got a locker in the Clyde Engineering building today and that is my new study spot. I got almost caught up on this week's work.
I also took a 6 hour nap in the Memorial Hall in the Wilk. Yeah, I know, fail. lol
So now it's after 1 in the morning and I am awake as anything, so I decided to blog. :)
Tomorrow's the first football game of the season, and BYU is playing Oklahoma in Arlington, Texas (yeah, go figure). I think I will head up to campus early and get some studying done, then watch the game being broadcast to the Wilk.
GO COUGARS! (We're going to get squashed...) Go , go, GO!
Yup, that's my sister. :)
SISTER!
