Why?

Allyson, I think you should remember this book. I just had to share this because I couldn't believe that anyone would make a movie of the scariest children's novel I've ever read. Fortunately, although the animation looks slightly creepy, it will not be done by Dave McKean which will decrease the creepiness by at least 50% (I hope).

Whoa, what happened?

Sorry, I just needed a little change in the blog layout. I'll probably get sick of it and revert back to the old style in a few days. Enjoy it anyways.

Sting? en Espanol?

So nothing really has been happening much. I've been listening to Pandora radio quite a bit and I discovered the Spanish version of Sting: Nek. If you don't believe me listen to him and tell me what you think (even though he's got that silly Spanish accent):
http://www.amazon.com/Nek/dp/B000006HGA/ref=m_art_pr_6/104-2144649-7963922

Another week in paradise...

No pictures to show but don't worry - I won't forget my camera when I go sailing with Uncle Dave on Saturday. This week has been really busy so far: my to-do lists have about 30 tasks to accomplish and they keep growing. Luckily I finished my music project that I was stressing about and two of my papers that were both due today. I also had my first Spanish test on Monday and Tuesday. I'm not sure how I did on the written part but I did really well on the oral section. Tonight I'm planning on going to the international cinema to watch Antigone (bleh) for extra credit in my humanities class.

Yesterday was great fun in that Aunt Joy and I drove to Fairview to make sure that the motor home thermostat was in proper order. I almost hit what we thought was an elk because it was too big to be a deer. Good times... I'm really excited for Halloween. I know its still September but I'm already wearing by Halloween shirts and I'm going to the dollar store to get some decorations. We've got to have something in our drag little apartment or I'm going to go insane (if that hasn't happened already).

"Hellooo..."

I had to put this on here. This is my current desktop and it's one of my favorite pictures of Tyler, even if he has major red-eye.

Saturday Bash

So, I finally took some pictures. However, they may be a little anti-climactic and I think Abby will murder me for putting these on here. So Saturday, Abby, and Sam, and I had fun running amuck. We enjoyed our bumsty ride on the way to the cool "swingy" park. Then it rained on us and so we went home to watch Spiral Staircase on the big projector. Afterwards, to release the suspense, we had a pillowfight...well Sam whomped everyone with pillows and I took pictures.

Sam took the camera away for a while.

The cool swingy park.

Sam whomping people.

Abby was dead.

This was last Wednesday. I was so bored that I dyed one of my contacts yellow (probably not a good idea but it was just short term) and we went to Pudding on the Rice. I didn't get any comments though. I think people were probably too disturbed to say anything. I did look like a diseased smoker. It was kinda funny.

Museum and Rice Pudding

Definitely time for a new post. So, this week has been going pretty well except for the cold that I picked up somewhere. I also decided that walking home from campus in high-heels is not a good idea and that even though it may be embarrassing to walk down the street bare-foot and carrying your shoes, it's better than sore feet.

Abby and I found our new favorite hang-out: Pudding on the Rice. It's a rice pudding restaurant with a plethora of flavors and a very modern, sort of drug trippy atmosphere. But the food is to die for and everyone should go there and try some excellent rice pudding. Abby and I also had fun going to the Bean wildlife Museum, acting very mature while pressing all the buttons in the African room to see if we could light up all the animals at once. That's how we get the attention of the guys...although I don't know if you would call a raised eyebrow from across the room good attention. Alas, I forgot my camera again, but I guess I need to buy some batteries because I can't find the ones I brought with me. Well, that's all and I'll try to post more often.

This Weekend

I'm sorry that I haven't updated for a while but I've been really busy. That is not to say that I haven't missed you guys at home because it's been a really hard week. However, I got to see Dad and we went out to dinner twice and went to a movie too. It was a lot of fun and I wish I had a picture to go with it...

Saturday was fun too because I went to Karate (the highlight of any week) and then I babysat Isabel while Ivan was in school and Manda had to go to a meeting. She is such a cute kid. So then, Abby, Sam, and I went to the India Fest in Spanish Fork. At first we got so lost that we spent a little over an hour trying to find the Hare Krishna Temple; finally we stopped at a laundromat and asked some random guy how to get there. He told us to keep going down the road we were on and we couldn't miss it.

So we're driving through Spanish Fork (the main part of the city long gone) and there are fields and farms, etc, when all of a sudden we come around this corner and there's this huge, white, very Taj Mahal looking building on a hill with a couple hundred people surrounding it. It was really cool, and I was kicking myself that I didn't bring my camera but we had a good time walking around and buying stuff in the very reasonably priced gift shop. However, now my clothes and my purse smell strongly of incense (which really isn't that bad I guess) but it's kinda funny. And the best part is that I get credit for my Music class because I went to this India Fest. Sam and I said that we are definitely going back when it's not as crowded so we can get some of the food there and maybe more cool stuff (just what I need).

Anyway, that's about it. I'm almost caught up in my new classes (and by almost I mean I have about 200 more pages to read by this week's classes). Sorry that there are no pictures but I'll try to get some soon.

Hurray for Sunday

Sunday at last. This has been one of the longest weeks of my life (Kaylee says so too, so I know it's not just me). Anyway, we're going to have lunch with the girls in our building at 2:30 and then I may go over to the Stubbs to play games. And, that's it.

Bored yet again.

I wasn't able to add any classes today. I found out that the Spanish class I want to take is clear out on the other side of campus, and I wouldn't be able to make it on time to my other classes if I took Spanish. However, I went to the Greek class and the teacher had cancelled class today (a sign?). Anyway, on my way up some stairs, I tripped and banged my knee to the point of tears. Luckily it was a closed stairwell and no one saw :) But I'm somewhat limping around again and just in time for Karate tomorrow. Aint life swell?

Fortunately I did meet a very handsome guy in my math class. He's from Guatemala (Abby says I must have a thing for Hispanic guys....) Well I have to go think about what the heck we're going to do for Family Home Evening since I'm our group's "ma." I don't even know why I'm writing this all down. But I'm so bored I have to do something. I'm trying to pace myself on MASH episodes - otherwise I'd be done with the entire series by next week!

Wyview "Park"

The janky playground behind our building. There are several of these these all over the place. I was just so bored that I had nothing better to do than take pictures from my window and practice the cello, much to the annoyance of the girls above, next to, and below me.

Argh. Class schedules.

So, I'm trying to decide whether to try and get into the full Spanish class or take Greek instead. I'll see how it goes tomorrow. Math today was really boring because I knew everything that was being taught when the other students were scratching their heads in confusion. I guess I have an advantage of just coming from Algebra in high school but I sat and doodled the whole hour as the class worked out one problem. Chemistry was a nightmare because I didn't have my calculator (turns out it was in my backpack the whole time) so I borrowed the calc of the Nepali girl that was sitting next to me and I had no idea how to work it because it was totally different than any other calculator I've used (she didn't speak very good English either). Fortunately, I'm dropping Chem - a putz, I know. But, what can I say...actually that's pretty much all I have to say.

Hurray for the internet!

I don't have any pictures but I'm posting anyway because I finally have Internet connection in my room! Aunt Karen and Uncle Dave were kind enough to lend me a network cable. In the past few days I've been to an Institute dance (yes, there were cute guys - no, I did not get asked on a date), had my first family home evening of which I am our group's "mother." .....I'm totally thrilled...not. Anyway, I've spent the night at the Stubbs. There's a big shocker. And now school is officially starting tomorrow. Oh well. I'll survive.