I made it!

So, I made it to 50! (posts that is) So, in honor of this, I present 50 favorite quotes, and a surprise at the end. “There is no music in hell, for all good music belongs to heaven.” ~Brigham Young “He who worries about calamities suffers them twice over.” ~Og Mandino "They say curiosity killed the cat. I just hope it went out in style." -Yellow "God blesses those who take out his sweet spirits." - Just Another Cassio Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men! Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for power equal to your tasks. ~Phillip Brooks "Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened." -Dr. Seuss A word to the wise ain't necessary, it is the stupid ones who need all the advice. -Bill Cosby "All we are, basically, are monkeys with car keys." -Grandma Woody "For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness. " - Ralph Waldo Emerson "Testosterone is a great equalizer. It turns all men into morons." – Rupert Giles I have enough money to last me the rest of my life, unless I buy something. Being weirded out is for weird people. - Yellow Change the way you look at things and the things you look at change. ~Wayne Dyer Real difficulties can be overcome; it is the imaginary ones that are unconquerable. ~Theodore M. Vail Whenever he thought about it, he felt terrible. And so, at last, he came to a fateful decision. He decided not to think about it. ~John-Roger and Peter McWilliams I like life. It's something to do. -Ronnie Shakes Counting your chickens before they hatch is a waste of your X-ray vision and math abilities. Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall form an invincible host against difficulties. - Helen Keller "If you obey all the rules you miss all the fun." - Katharine Hepburn "Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway." -Anonymous "Barring polygamy, you will break up with every person you date minus one." - Yellow "Great changes are easier than small ones." - Sir Frances Bacon You never know when a moment and a few sincere words can have an impact on a life. - Zig Ziglar "The good is the greatest rival of the best." - Nellie L. McClung "Don't be a martyr for a cause that doesn't exist." - songs of inexperience No man is defeated without until he has first been defeated within. - Eleanor Roosevelt "Everywhere is walking distance if you have the time." - Stephen Wright "God sometimes does His work with gentle drizzle, not storms. Drip. Drip. Drip." - John Newton (Amazing Grace) "Sometimes we're too busy banging our heads on locked doors to notice the Lord's ever quiet whisper to try the front window." - Yancy Zimmerman "Go to bed. Whatever you're staying up late for isn't worth it." - Andy Rooney "If we close our eyes, we can't see anything." "A sound observation, Robin." - 1960's Batman TV show " It's funny how the Earth never opens up and swallows you when you want it to." –Xander Harris I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody. -Bill Cosby "Be open to your dreams, people. Embrace that distant shore. Because our mortal journey is over all too soon." -Chris Stevens "In order to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe." -Carl Sagan Age is not important unless you're a cheese. Everyone can be discontented if he ignores his blessings and looks only at his burdens. ~Thomas S. Monson "It's the kid inside of us that keeps us all from going crazy." -Dr. John "J.D." Dorian You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams. "A man should never neglect his family for business. " - Walt Disney Nobody believes the official spokesman, but everybody trusts an unidentified source. Thanksgiving, after all, is a word of action. -W.J. Cameron "It's kind of fun to do the impossible. " - Walt Disney Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored. -Aldous Huxley "I would rather entertain and hope that people learned something than educate people and hope they were entertained. " - Walt Disney The 50-50-90 rule: Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there's a 90% probability you'll get it wrong. There is more treasure in books than in all the pirates' loot on Treasure Island and at the bottom of the Spanish Main. Sometimes people have feelings. I'm referin' here to people." -Kaylee, Serenity The shortest distance between two points is under construction. -Noelie Altito The world turns aside to let any man pass who knows whither he is going. ~David Starr Jordan Now for the surprise. Everyone who either comments on this post (about anything, even just saying hi counts) or does a shout out on their blog (and lets me know), I will buy (and make) a 50 cent Macey’s ice cream cone*! *Must be at Orem Macey’s only, by appointment. Is willing to negotiate for something of equal or lessor value. See yellow m&m for details.

My Niece

I don't think I've mentioned my niece here before, but here she is: Isn't she cute?

Work: A Rant

I try not to talk about work too much here. Somedays I just want to quit and actually get some good old student loans. (not really) But tonight was just annoying. As you may know, I work in a Service Deli. And at the particular Deli I work in, there is an Ice Cream Machine. On monday nights we are very popular with the whole family night + cheap ice cream = happy families. Unfortunately, it does not always equal happy deli workers. Especially when it gets very busy, and I don't get a break, and people are making ice cream cones at the same time I am (with one machine! Can't you just wait until I'm finished!!!). You get the idea. It's easy to get bugged. The thing that really set me off, though, was right when we were closing. I was the last person doing ice cream cones, and I was at one register. A coworker, Announcement Queen, came up behind me, put a closed sign on the register and said to the people in line "go to the next register, please" (now, we do have two). I asked her, "are you going to be helping them" "no," she replied. So, I asked her why she shut down my register. "because the other ones closer to the ice cream machine" was her reply. You know what, I don't care which one is closer to the ice cream machine. I liked the register I was using, I didn't think I had to make those people move, and I despise people telling me what to do, especially since it doesn't matter. Now, I know it doesn't matter, and maybe I shouldn't get upset over such little things, but I do. And I think I can be bugged by a few things. I’ll get over it. I didn’t say anything, and right now I’m not even that upset, but I was furious then. And I work with her tomorrow. I just hope I can handle this until I start school and go part-part time. :D

An Anouncement

First, go here Did you go? Did you read it? Go! You've read it? Good. I am going on a mission. It won't be until next year, May or June. But I am going. You know, I delayed writing this for that question to post, and when it posted, it didn't even give me things that I'm going to do. I am excited, and I will tell people. But I don't want it to seem like I'm tooting my own horn. I'm not going to make a sign, and I'm not going to create a facebook group. If any of you are RMs, female or male, any advice is greatly appreciated. I don't really know what I'm doing or anything. I know it'll be a while before I go, but I want to start preparing now. Now the question that remains is this: Who all will write me? (hee hee)

Micro SD Cards

So, if you didn't know, I bought a phone a few weeks ago, an LG Shine. It is very nice (and very Shiny). One of the features is a slot for a micro SD Card. It is a music phone, so I decided to invest in a $10 Micro SD card. If it worked well enough, I'd sell my ipod to my friend (I'm hoping in a few months a cheaper version of the iPod touch will come out, and I might purchase that). So, I ordered this, and yesterday it came. Card on a computer key. It's tiny! Card in the reader, halfway. Card in the reader, reader in the computer Sorry the pictures are blurry, I took them with my phone camera. After I got my card and put it on the computer, I moved some music onto it, and tried puting it into my phone. All I came up with were errors. I googled some, and found out that the LG Shine is not compatible with Macs. :( But, after a few more searches, I came up with a solution. I carried it through, and now it works! Joy!

how'd that get in there?

I was recently cleaning out my fish tank and found this: My question is: How did it get in there, and why is there a spider that big living in my house?

Why Apple, Why?

Until very recently, I did not care about DRM. I knew it was there, but I was just fine with my itunes + ipod. They worked together, why should I worry about buying songs from the itunes store? I could play them on my computer and my ipod, what more could I want? But now I know the evils therein, and my, how I'm starting to get upset. It all started when I bought my new phone. Much to my delight, I found I could put music on it. Wirelessly, through Bluetooth. Suddenly, I could have two devices in one (I havn't been listening to my ipod very much lately). But then I found out the horrible truth: songs bought in the itunes store are stuck to apple products. Why? DRM. I know why DRM is there (though I doubt it's actually doing much). But hey, I bought that music, I should be able to say when and where and how I play it. So, I'm looking for ways to remove the DRM. I will remove this, and be smart. I will buy somewhere else. Here in fact. With no DRM. Let my music go! Update:I just bought my new song from amazonmp3, and I didn't pay sales tax! Take that, itunes!

Thanksgiving Point Gardens

So on Wednesday my mom, first cousin once removed in law, second cousin, two foreign exchange students and I all went to the Thanksgiving Point Gardens. I don't know if you've ever been up their, but they are beautiful.

Bugs

Normaly, I don't mind bugs. They can do their thing while I do mine (of course some spiders are an exception to this). But when I go to the bathroom to brush my teeth and find an earwig crawling around the bristles, they have more than invaded my space. They have almost declared war. WAR!! BUGS: STAY AWAY!!! (and I will be getting a cover for my new toothbrush)

being tagged is fun

Although I don't know if I've ever been tagged by name, I've been tagged numerous times through technicalities. This is one of those times. Katria tagged everyone who wore shoes today, and I did. (Well, I wore sandals, but in my mind sandals are shoes. It's sortta like how we call all vehicles cars but only some are technically cars). Anyway. Attached or Single: Single. Best Friend: Liz! Cake or Pie: Pie. Especially pie made by my mom. With homemade crust. Day of Choice: It seems that Tuesdays are popular with me. I have no idea why. Essential Items: Laptop with internet. Camera. Book. Phone. Favorite Color: Many shades of blue. and I'm discovering how awesome green can be. Gummy Bears or Worms: Bears. But you have to bite their heads off. hee hee Hometown: Orem Indulgences: The internet. Blogs. January or July: July all the way. Unless I'm so sick of working that I'd rather have freezing cold wheather and school work (I'm almost there) Kids: I like 'em. They're cute and fun until they get attitudes (which might be as early as 6) Like or Love: Both Marriage Date: Who knows? Number of Siblings: Seven. Phobias/Fears: Hights. Well, falling from hights. If I know there's no way of falling, I'm okay up high (like in an airplane) Quotes: "A word to the wise ain't necessary, it is the stupid ones who need all the advice. -Bill Cosby" Reason to smile: I didn't have to work today Season: Spring and Summer. Unknown fact about me: I used to play the violin for 5.5 years. If you want any other random fact, ask me anything (within reason) and I'll answer. Vegetarian or Oppressor of Animals: I eat meat. Less than others because my mom's a vegetarian, but I do eat it. X-Rays or Ultrasounds: X-rays? Your Favorite Food: Cheesy Egg and Tomato Pie Zodiac: Scorpio When offered a raise at work this week, smile politely, thank them kindly, and back out of the room with the dynamite still strapped to your chest. Tag: Everyone who ate dinner today.

Summer Senses Meme

Chilly did this a few days ago, and I decied to ty it. Summer Senses Meme List the things you love about summer for each of the five senses and tag five people at the end. Simple! Taste: watermelon, sweets, cool water, fried chicken, potato salad Touch: the feel of fans blowing air, my niece, grass under my bare feet, the heat of the playground, the wind through my hair Sight: green grass (turning brown), kids running everywhere, blue sky, beautiful sunsets, my fish swimming around Smell: fresh cut grass, campfire smoke, fresh flowers, lotion, dinner in the oven Auditory: The sprinklers at 4 in the morning, fried chicken cooking in the fryer, the radio in the car (with the windows down), movies on the TV, kids running around I know I'm supposed to tag people, but I don't know all the people who read this, and so if you have a blog, you're officialy tagged.

on a lighter note

Since I don't want to dwell on my enemies, I'll mention friends instead! Specifically, Chilly! She just reached 300 posts and is amazing. Go check out her blog, and be happy!

the universe hates me

No really, it does. I give you last night as a prime example: As many of you know, I work in a Deli. The particular deli I work in also serves ice cream. Last night was family night, and many families ocme and grab ice cream for dessert, thus making it one of our busiest nights (along with friday and saturday, date nights). Our ice cream was running low, so I went to the cooler (a walk in fridge) to grab some more ice cream (which comes in bags, as liquid). Anyway, I had grabbed a bag of chocolate ice cream, but the lid caught on the crate and opened, splashing liquid ice cream all over my pants, shoes, socks, and the floor. Not a pleasent experience. So, I go out to my coworkers, tell them to leave me alone, and call my house. My mom says she'll bring my some clean pants and socks, so while I'm waiting I grab the mop and start cleaning up the ice cream (my mess, I clean it up). I was almost done when my mom came, and I headed to the bathroom to change and clean up. I get all ready, walk out the door, and slip on the wet floor that I myself mopped. What better irony is this? I was so pissed, but I went out and made ice cream cones for about 2 - 3 hours. nice.

boys aren't from mars

But they act like it sometimes. As much as they go on about not knowing the female mind, sometimes they are just as bad. For instance, if you go out on a date, you should know whether or not it’s a date, right? You shouldn’t be wondering half the night whether you’re just “hanging out” or if it’s something more. I guess that’s the deal with the dating game. Only I wish it wasn’t a game. Life would be so much easier if I actually knew if a guy I liked liked me back. I could just get over him rather than waiting and wondering - “does he like me? why hasn’t he asked me out? is he just shy?” GAH!! This is why I don’t attend a singles ward. I like dating, but I hate the waiting and the drama. If you like me, tell me. Make it obvious. If not, let me know. I hate being in the dark when it comes to guys. (I know, I should just get used to it)

I'm an alto in denial

This happens every Sunday. After church I go to choir, where I sing soprano. But, every sunday it becomes clearer how much I need to switch sections. I've sung soprano my whole life, and I love singing the high notes. I just can't do it as well as I used to. I keep finding excuses to not switch over, but I know one of these days I'll have to, and I'm not looking forward to it.

reevaluation

So, I'm the youngest of eight. And there's only 11 years between me and my eldest sister. So, I know most of my family. Or at least I thought I did. See, this past week we had a family reunion, will ALL of us. This hasn't happened in years. It was fun, but I looked at some of my siblings (and their spouces) with different eyes, and it caused some reevaluation. I've changed my view of some of them, for the better or the worse. Or just for future reference. I'll give one small example here. Just above me is a brother, Phil. Phil is about two years older than me, and growing up with him was interesting. We didn't really fight (I have another brother that fills that role), but he did things that wern't the best, and my parents had to put him in foster care, they counldn't deal with it. So I was biased growing up, because most of my memories with him are with him in foster care. I had a slanted view. He made other choices, too, that helped me keep my biased view of this brother. But, today it all changed. We were comeing home from the airport, Phil, Mike, Phils friend who picked us up and I. Phil was having a conversation with his friend, and I realized that I misjuged my brother. He wasn't this awful, misguided rapper. He might have been in the past, but now he's a considerate, trustworthy dude. And I respect him. I didn't really expect this to happen. Now, I don't think we'll ever be really close, our interests are still far apart. But, to know that he had another side that I never got to see, it means something. I need to look for that other side in everyone. Maybe all we see is one side of someone, when they don't show their warm, fuzzy, good side. But we should look for it, and bring out the best in others. Maybe all we see is their angry, upset or bossy side. But if we look closer, we can see their other, good happy friendly side. And we should reevaluate whether they're really as bad as we thought they were.

viva la vida

So I preordered Coldplays newest CD and downloaded it about 10 minutes ago. It's amazing! I think I might stay up late, just so I can finish listening to it. The lyrics are awesome, and the music...oh, the music is beautiful. I love this CD. It is now my favorite. And I will listen to it non-stop for the next week. (well, probably not, but almost) This music makes me so happy. :^D

blogs?

I was all set to do a "My Favorite Monday", where the favorite today is Summertime activity. I was going to talk about going to England. But then I decided if all I did on my blog was follow templates of others, is it really mine? Am I really writing down what's me? Yes, I follow the guidelines. I insert a little blurb. But I didn't come up with any of it. I'm just following others. And yet, sometimes it's really hard to come up with things to blog about. As Nanti-Sarrmm said recently "To move this blog away from an entire diary like thing" I don't want this to be a play by play of my life. I don't just want to say today I did this. Or tomorrow I'll do that. But, I'm not a writer. And I don't have huge opinions on things. I ignore the news because it depresses me. Maybe my lack of ideas is purely my own fault. My question to you is: How do you come up with things to say to actually make people think? What types of things do you want to read on my blog? What are some good ideas?

Friday Fill-In

1. Visiting all 7 continents (5 to go) is high up on my bucket list. 2. My favorite quote is Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men! Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for power equal to your tasks. It's from Phillip Brooks. 3. The writers of the 100 Hour Board that blogged inspired me to start blogging. 4. Strawberries are best fresh! With whipped cream. 5.For some reason my house turned into a resturant in the last dream I remember having. 6. The most enjoyable time to go for a walk is when nature is about. 7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to working, tomorrow my plans include working overtime and Sunday, I want to actually take a nap!

Weekend Sadness

So, my computer decided to rebel. Saturday morning I logged into my computer and all my preferences were gone. My documents and files were there (thank goodness) but all my settings were not. I even had to reload all my files back into iTunes. So, I work on it, and have a lot of my preferences back to where I like them. Then, I had to go to work. So, I shut down my computer. Sunday afternoon I load up my computer to find out that all my preferences were gone again. Along with my files. Now I was freaking out. I did some searches and found a probable cause. But, I needed my files. I downloaded some programs that searched for them, but they found nothing. I eventually turned on hidden files (so I could see them) and found my files in a sparceimage (I'm still not quite certain what that is, or why they were there, but I'm glad that I found them). I decided to just wipe my drive clean and start over. So, I backed up my oh-so-important files to an external drive and wiped my drive clean. Then I reinstalled my Operating System, brought my files back, and my computer is working beautifully. Let's just hope it stays that way!