Oh Jackson Emery....

Why is Jackson Emery married? WHY?!?


*le sigh*

At least I will get to gaze upon him at the BYU vs. SDSU game tomorrow!! Yeah babyyyy!! I stood in the freezing snow for an hour and a half this morning to get a wristband for entry into tomorrow's game, and I plan on standing in line for at least three more hours tomorrow to get into the Marriot Center. Worth it? YESSSSSSSS. WORTH IT.

Awkward and Awesome Thursday

I read this great blog called The Daybook, where every Thursday is a day of awkwardness and awesomeness as lived by the author. Today I'm being a copycat and writing my own awkward and awesome moments from today. Enjoy!

AWKWARD:

• Running up the hill to class with a backpack on. Running uphill with a backpack=awkward lunging forward like a pre-humanoid with scoliosis. Running with a backpack in general=looking like a freshman. Oh the shame. I swear, I've been here for three years!
  
• Singing passionately to a song playing in the car while sitting in an empty parking lot, and then suddenly realizing that the parking lot is not, in fact, empty. Why helloooooooo, mustachioed man getting out of his car. Welcome to my private vocal concert of Taylor Swift songs.
• Eating free popcorn you scored at the housing fair on campus, and getting a huge piece stuck right between my front teeth. Like, a piece big enough that I could feel all of my orthodontic work being undone. Ouch.
• A relatively large pile of used *ahem* feminine hygiene products spilling out from a bag by the dumpster near my apartment complex. Eeeesh.
  
• Having nobody come to see me during my office hours. When nobody comes to see me, I feel suuuper awkward because it looks like I'm just a random student who decided to chill in a fancy office and read a book without permission. I'm supposed to be sitting in that office, I swear! Yeah, I'm talking to you, people who walk down the hall and give me disapproving looks.
• When someone forgets to flush. Seriously. Eeeeewwwww.
• People making incredibly racist comments in a class on cultural diversity. Ummmmm.... *everyone avoids making eye contact with others while the person rambles racistly on*

AWESOME:

• Getting free candy from my former apartment complex's booth at the housing fair. Why yes, I will take your candy, but I will never give you money ever again. Ha!
• Finishing homework with enough time left to blog.
• Banana + peanut butter. Love.
• Having a piano in my apartment. Every day = jam session!!!
• Waking up warm. I'm usually shivering in my little nightie when I wake up, but this morning was pleasantly cozy.
• Only having one class today. Booyah.
• A new job (possibly). Fingers crossed and crossed again on this one....

Overall, a decent Thursday. What were your awkwards and awesomes?

Today is a special day!

It's my sister's birthday! Here are three things I love about my sister.

1. She is a great artist! She can paint and draw and do all sorts of things that I wish I could do. She's always been artistic, ever since she made her first ceramic plate as a little kid.

2. She organizes her bookshelf by color. Sweeeet.

3. She can bake like a pro! Check out her blog to see some of the cool stuff she's made.

Happy birthday, Way-cho!

Hacked

This morning I loaded gmail to sign into my email account. APPARENTLY there is a HACKER on the INTERNET and my account has been hacked. This means that creepy emails have been sent to random people through my address. I feel violated! Digitally violated! This is just a friendly holiday reminder to change your passwords frequently. Also, I apologize if you were the recipient of a creepy email sent by my account.

Y'all need to hide yo' passwords, hide yo' key words, an' hide yo' security images, cuz they hackin' err'body out here.

Love Hate Love

I was thinking the other day about things that I used to hate, but that I now love. Allow me to present a list of such things.

• Root beer (thank you, Derek, for training me)
  
• Driving alone
• Chemistry
• Pilot G2 pens
• Playing the piano
• Weight training
• Spanish
• Taylor Swift
  
• Wearing sweaters
• Hugs
  
• Curling my hair
• Squash (the veggie type)
  
• Singing
• Mowing the lawn

There are a lot of things that I currently dislike, but hope to someday love. Examples:

• Running
• Snow
• Drinking water
• Talking to strangers
• Kissing
• Riding a bike
• Studying at the library
• Doing the dishes

Things that I dislike and will probably always dislike:

• Cheesecake
• Lima beans
• Money

So, readers (if there are any of you). . . what things in your life have transitioned from the hate list to the love list?

Miracles happen

So, about five minutes ago I was looking through a shoebox of cards/notes/sentimental items that people have given to me. I found a birthday card from my grandma. It was a very sweet card. She always customizes our birthday cards by writing a personalized, original poem in them, and then printing a photo of us. She's a great card-maker. THIS card, from my most recent birthday, was an especially cool find at this moment because. . . . it had 20 bucks in it!!!!!!!!! Wooooo!!!! Yes, that $20 has been sitting in there since early March, unbeknownst to me.

Why am I rejoicing so much over this $20? Well, mostly because I am completely broke right now. Let me diagram the situation for you.

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Here's me: (me), here's poverty: (poverty).

Poverty and me, we're like this:

(pomeverty)

Yup, we're sharing parentheses. That's how close we are.
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Anyway, I'd just like to take this moment to thank my grandma for allowing me to eat this week. Thanks, Grandma!

(And thanks, Sentimental Shoebox, for acting as an interest-less savings account for the past five months!)

Peace

Please, watch this video. It will change the way you think of yourself, of the world, of the possibilities that peace can bring to humanity. I'm not a hippie. Peace is not just an idea--it is action. Similarly, Peace Day, which you will learn about in the following video, is not just a day of symbolism. It is a day of action, a day of real change. When fighting stops, healing can begin.

If you'd like to participate in a Peace Day celebration and you live near Provo, UT, come to the BYU campus on September 24th, between 7 and 10 PM to help change lives for the better. You can also look up PEACE DAY @ BYU on Facebook, or email peacedaybyu (at) gmail.com for more information.