It's been awhile...

You see.  I knew this would happen.  I would not post for a long time and then end up with some super long post like this one is going to be.  Don't worry.  I've been keeping a list of things to blog about.  Yes, I'm a nerd.  I'll try to limit the rambling.  Here goes...

1.  Every Thursday, Women's Chorus has a devotional.  This means we sing a hymn and have a spiritual thought in addition to the prayer before class.  Anyway, it never ceases to amaze me how good hymns sound sung by Women's Chorus.  I'm serious.  So good.  It's a shame we only sing one verse.  P.S.  I hate only singing one verse.  You could say it's a pet peeve of mine.

2.  BYU is a funny place.  For example, people will be studying by themselves in good ol' Harold B. Lee Library and then decide they want to go somewhere.  Obviously not somewhere super far, but far enough away that they cannot see their stuff.  They just leave their laptop and all sorts of valuable stuff laying there.  No, they don't even ask people to watch it.  They just leave.  It cracks me up.  And in case you're wondering I leave my stuff all of the time.  People are so trusting.  I guess it's a good thing.  :)

3.  Shoes.  I might be obsessed.  Okay, obsessed is not the right word.  But I just love, I mean LOVE, my Vans.  All three pairs in fact.  They are the greatest.  Here they are in Espana.

And I also love when I see other people wearing them.  I often catch myself just looking at other people's shoes while wandering around campus.  I also love my Rainbows.  But it's a little cold here in Provo so I haven't worn them as much lately.

4.  Cancelled classes are the best.  THE BEST.  Nothing makes me happier.  Okay.  That's a lie.  But as far as school goes, cancelled classes are great.

5.  Veteran's Day.  While I am still a little bitter that we didn't get school off, I still can't forget to blog about it.  I am SO thankful for all those who serve and have served our country.  I am so proud to be an American.  This country would not be the great place it is today without our armed forces.  Yes, our country is far from perfect, but I wouldn't ever want to live anywhere else.

6.  So you know how sometimes someone will ask a question in a public setting such as a lecture and then the person answering will totally not answer the question at all?  Yeah.  It's kinda funny and awkward.  And that is all I have to say on that topic.

7.  Lately, I have been wondering if President Samuelson ever wears anything other than a suit.  I am almost positive he doesn't.

8.  College basketball.  More specifically BYU basketball.  I LOVE IT.  A LOT.  I'm serious.  The home opener was super cool.  And we crushed Fresno State.  Their coached by Steve Cleveland who used to be BYU's coach.  I decided he looks exactly like a basketball coach.  See picture below.

9.  College students will do almost anything for a free t-shirt.  I'm serious.  

10.  Utah is super dry.  Not that California is super humid.  But believe it or not, it is not as dry as Utah.  My hair is the biggest indicator of this change in humidity.  What I thought was not curly hair in California is way curlier than my hair in Utah.  My mother used to comment that she liked that girls in Utah always did something to their hair as opposed to just leaving it down.  While this is not entirely true, I have realized that perhaps the underlying reason for this phenomenon is that girls in Utah know that it's harder to have good hair in such a dry place.  Just a thought.

11.  Spain.  I want to go back.  Really bad.  It is so great.

12.  Grocery market.  My family always called it this.  In fact "grocery market" or simply just "market" means exactly the same thing "grocery store" does.  Not until this year did I realize that no one else calls it the "market".  Who knew?  

13.  The other day, we were at a stake fireside.  I was thinking about a time over the summer when Kellie, Emily, and I played baseball.  Or at least tried to play.  :)  We had softballs, baseballs, whiffle balls, and tennis balls.  Somehow, while sitting listening to the fireside and thinking about this baseball playing experience, I thought of the most hilarious thing ever.  What if someone decided that they wanted to break a car window with a tennis ball.  So they throw a tennis ball as hard as they possibly can at a the chosen car window.  And all that happens is that the tennis ball bounces back extremely fast and hits the person in the face.  For some strange reason, I thought this was HILARIOUS.  I laughed for quite some time.  :)

14.  Anna and Anna and I made crazy cake the other day.  Why it is called crazy cake, we do not know.  All we could think of is that it might be called crazy because it had vinegar in it and no eggs.  I liked it.  :)

15.  On Monday, I had to wake up early.  Okay so it was only about 8 a.m. :)  The purpose of this early awakening was so I could watch this movie that I had to for a class.  Quick plug for iTunes: their movie rentals through iTunes are extremely convenient.  Anyway, at one point in this movie, the characters were going to sleep.  I then realized I was jealous of these movie characters for getting to go to sleep.  Jealousy of sleeping movie characters, my friends, is one of the many signs of lack of sleep.   

16.  Editing is done best late at night/early in the morning.  The reason for this is simple.  It is harder to comprehend anything during this time.  Thus, whatever you are editing will end up being extremely clear.

17.  Laceless shoes are the best.  Especially in the rain.  

18.  Life-size cardboard cutouts.  I don't like them.  They are kinda creepy.  And what are the purpose of them anyway?  I guess they do succeed at getting my attention every time, but I still do not like them.

19.  BYU vs. Utah State basketball game.  SO GOOD.  We won 78-74.  Besides the game itself being super exciting, the signs students made were quite comical.  There was the "Voldemort can't stop Jimmer" sign that was probably in celebration of Harry Potter.  Which I haven't seen and don't plan on seeing anytime soon.  I do not understand the hype.  There was also the "U applied to BYU."  I'll admit, kinda harsh.  Then there was, "You stormed the field???  We were 1-4" in reference to our football team's loss to Utah State this season.  Hilarious.  However, my favorite sign was the simple but direct, "You're not good."  Hahahahahahaha.  Emily and I later discussed how the sentence "You are not good" could either be "You aren't good" or "You're not good".  Or you could use the triple contraction and say "Yo'rn't good".  I like it.  :)  

20.  The word "snooze" is bizarre.  Simply bizarre.  While it could be my delirium, I am quite often unable to read the word.  It looks so strange on my phone.  In fact, once I thought the language on my phone had been changed because the word "snooze" looked so strange.

21.  I had volleyball class today which I love.  A few weeks ago, I ate five pieces of french toast before class and went on to play way better than normal.  I blocked a guy!  It was great!  So I decided it was the breakfast that made the difference.  However, today, I did not eat breakfast.  However, I did start watching Space Jam last night and had the Space Jam song stuck in my head this morning.  

Once again, I played some better than normal volleyball.  So I have come to the conclusion that one must either eat breakfast or listen to/sing Space Jam before class in order to play excellently.  What would happen if I ate breakfast and listened to Space Jam music on a Friday morning?  What a crazy thought.  :)

22.  Indoor tracks are funny to me.  Totally unnecessary in California.  :)

The end.  Aren't you glad to be done?  I sure am.  

P.S. Did I mention that Jimmer Fredette is on the cover of Sports Illustrated?  Well, he is.  So cool.