So... this week is going to be the death of me. I have sooo much to do! I have my resume/cover letter due tomorrow, three accounting quizzes, a floral midterm, a mission prep midterm, two quizzes in MCOM, a three-hour lecture to watch, four chapters of econ to read, a three+ page research paper to do, and an econ midterm that covers 25 chapters and is worth 40% of my grade! Oh and did I mention that I have to do all of that without a laptop? My macbook decided to stop working on friday so I have to figure out a way to do all of that in between the library computers and borrowing my roommate's laptops. And... that's not even everything. I also am in charge of the volleyball games on November 3rd and 5th so I have to put up 300+ flyers all around Provo and organize everything so that they run smoothly cuz it's my efforts that determine the success of the games. Plus, there's a basketball game on friday. The only good thing that happened this week is the fact that there's no football game to worry about....
Shayne, could you help me out a little and extend that paper for me? I would be eternally grateful.
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Sunday, October 23, 2011
#StuffBYUPeopleLike
Okay, I found the funniest blog ever this week so I have to share it with y'all (that's probably the first time I've ever said y'all haha... seemed appropriate though). So, the title of this blog is "Stuff BYU People Like." And here's a list of the things they talk about on there:
I read through them all and was laughing my head off so I'm going to post some of my favourite quotes in here:
Nalgene Bottles - "This is a growing trend on all college campuses, and unfortunately, BYU is not sitting it out. On every backpack you see dangling from a fake carabineer or other specifically designed hooking apparatus, a large, colorful, bulletproof water bottle. The bottle is heavy enough by itself, and filled with water they often make the small pre-mission boy tilt to one side."
Dating RM's - "BYU girls like talking about dates enough already, but the RM factor makes it so much jucier!"
Being First - "Now, to explain, BYU people insist they were first because they are afraid of appearing like they are just jumping on a bandwagon. Individuality is EXTREMELY important in a culture where everyone has the same beliefs, morals (more or less), and ancestors."
Pre-Status Majors - "There is no need to ask anyone their intended field, because the entire BYU population can be wrapped up into just a few majors: Pre-Med, Pre-Law, Pre-MBA, Pre-Dental, and elementary education. Not one of those (with the exception of the latter) is an actual major... However, first impressions are tough. Considering that college students usually get asked their major before their name, word choice is critical."
General Conference - "Instead of having to get dressed up to take a nap in a church building, BYU kids can now just do it in the comfort of their own apartment. Staying in pajamas all day really makes it convenient to sleep right through the meeting. While this is not a very social way to spend the weekend, it is still an extremely popular option. It is one of the reasons GC weekend is a Mormon favorite."
Playing the Piano - "Every BYU student THINKS they play the piano well enough to show off once in a while. For example, the WILK terrace. BYU students see this piano as the perfect medium to send out their mating call. These students are sure that this public display of incredible talent will find them an eternal companion. Who wouldn’t want to strike up a conversation with an individual that is interrupting everyone’s lunch and study time with missing sharps and flats?"
Wedding Announcements - "Wedding announcements are the perfect thing to tear apart. Awkward poses, eights marrying fives, temple marriages that shouldn’t be in the temple, cliché font choice, overly-sensual photos, tacky registration information, diamonds that are too big, diamonds that are too small, and satisfaction that an ex is marrying someone less attractive than oneself all make attacking wedding announcements a tempting, juicy pastime."
BYU/SA - "You can get free hot chocolate or a hot dog about once a week. There is a big long line, the chocolate burns your tongue, and the hot dog buns are stale, but you are in college and you don’t get to be picky. Also, you never have to buy another T-shirt."
Festival of Colours - "The main lure of the Holi Festival of Colors is the chalk throwing. For a small fee event attendees can purchase authentic Indian powder (oh don’t worry, it's organic) in all different colors. This chalk is then thrown in the air and at other attendees for approximately 7 seconds. Everyone spends the next hour laughing about how purple their hair is, complaining about how much chalk they have inhaled, and taking pictures that all look the same (but STILL uploading all 60 of them to a Facebook album that night). The most overrated event in Utah Valley."
The HBLL - "DO NOT wear your earbuds through the security gate. DO NOT read anything on the bookshelves. The books are just there for show. DO NOT (if you make the mistake of actually picking up a book) put it back where you found it, EVEN IF you have your finger in its EXACT location. DO NOT, I REPEAT, DO NOT put it back on the shelf. DO text the entire time you sit in the library, and make sure you leave your phone on vibrate, so it rattles the entire table. DO update your status, stalk an ex-boyfriend’s wedding album, post cute things on all of your roommates walls and accept all pending friend requests in the 2nd or 3rd floor computer labs as 7 anxious BYU students wait in line for a free computer. DO jump 4 feet in the air when the closing music surprises you. It entertains the non-rookies."
Jimmer Fredette - "When you see him across campus, don’t be shy, shout his name and start talking about that one time he scored that point. I promise, you can call him Jimmer, he’s your bud."
So, I've pretty much summed it up for you but if you are bored, read this blog and I can guarantee that you will laugh because there's nothing funnier than laughing at yourself!
Source: http://stuffbyupeoplelike.blogspot.com/
Nalgene Bottles
Early Morning Seminary
(The battle between release time and early morning)
(The battle between release time and early morning)
Dating RM's
The Pie
Overused Words
(Random, awkward, etc...)
(Random, awkward, etc...)
Being First
Texting in Church
Pre-Status Majors
Not Eating Sushi
General Conference
Mission Presidents
Playing the Piano
Norm Nemrow
(Aka - Campus Celebrity... Almost as famous as Jimmer (at least in the Tanner building) haha)
(Aka - Campus Celebrity... Almost as famous as Jimmer (at least in the Tanner building) haha)
IKEA Art
Wedding Announcements
Dating
BYU/SA
Festival of Colours
Ultimate Frisbee
Summer Break
Halloween
The HBLL
Jimmer Fredette
Valentines Day
I read through them all and was laughing my head off so I'm going to post some of my favourite quotes in here:
Nalgene Bottles - "This is a growing trend on all college campuses, and unfortunately, BYU is not sitting it out. On every backpack you see dangling from a fake carabineer or other specifically designed hooking apparatus, a large, colorful, bulletproof water bottle. The bottle is heavy enough by itself, and filled with water they often make the small pre-mission boy tilt to one side."
Dating RM's - "BYU girls like talking about dates enough already, but the RM factor makes it so much jucier!"
Being First - "Now, to explain, BYU people insist they were first because they are afraid of appearing like they are just jumping on a bandwagon. Individuality is EXTREMELY important in a culture where everyone has the same beliefs, morals (more or less), and ancestors."
Pre-Status Majors - "There is no need to ask anyone their intended field, because the entire BYU population can be wrapped up into just a few majors: Pre-Med, Pre-Law, Pre-MBA, Pre-Dental, and elementary education. Not one of those (with the exception of the latter) is an actual major... However, first impressions are tough. Considering that college students usually get asked their major before their name, word choice is critical."
General Conference - "Instead of having to get dressed up to take a nap in a church building, BYU kids can now just do it in the comfort of their own apartment. Staying in pajamas all day really makes it convenient to sleep right through the meeting. While this is not a very social way to spend the weekend, it is still an extremely popular option. It is one of the reasons GC weekend is a Mormon favorite."
Playing the Piano - "Every BYU student THINKS they play the piano well enough to show off once in a while. For example, the WILK terrace. BYU students see this piano as the perfect medium to send out their mating call. These students are sure that this public display of incredible talent will find them an eternal companion. Who wouldn’t want to strike up a conversation with an individual that is interrupting everyone’s lunch and study time with missing sharps and flats?"
Wedding Announcements - "Wedding announcements are the perfect thing to tear apart. Awkward poses, eights marrying fives, temple marriages that shouldn’t be in the temple, cliché font choice, overly-sensual photos, tacky registration information, diamonds that are too big, diamonds that are too small, and satisfaction that an ex is marrying someone less attractive than oneself all make attacking wedding announcements a tempting, juicy pastime."
BYU/SA - "You can get free hot chocolate or a hot dog about once a week. There is a big long line, the chocolate burns your tongue, and the hot dog buns are stale, but you are in college and you don’t get to be picky. Also, you never have to buy another T-shirt."
Festival of Colours - "The main lure of the Holi Festival of Colors is the chalk throwing. For a small fee event attendees can purchase authentic Indian powder (oh don’t worry, it's organic) in all different colors. This chalk is then thrown in the air and at other attendees for approximately 7 seconds. Everyone spends the next hour laughing about how purple their hair is, complaining about how much chalk they have inhaled, and taking pictures that all look the same (but STILL uploading all 60 of them to a Facebook album that night). The most overrated event in Utah Valley."
The HBLL - "DO NOT wear your earbuds through the security gate. DO NOT read anything on the bookshelves. The books are just there for show. DO NOT (if you make the mistake of actually picking up a book) put it back where you found it, EVEN IF you have your finger in its EXACT location. DO NOT, I REPEAT, DO NOT put it back on the shelf. DO text the entire time you sit in the library, and make sure you leave your phone on vibrate, so it rattles the entire table. DO update your status, stalk an ex-boyfriend’s wedding album, post cute things on all of your roommates walls and accept all pending friend requests in the 2nd or 3rd floor computer labs as 7 anxious BYU students wait in line for a free computer. DO jump 4 feet in the air when the closing music surprises you. It entertains the non-rookies."
Jimmer Fredette - "When you see him across campus, don’t be shy, shout his name and start talking about that one time he scored that point. I promise, you can call him Jimmer, he’s your bud."
So, I've pretty much summed it up for you but if you are bored, read this blog and I can guarantee that you will laugh because there's nothing funnier than laughing at yourself!
Source: http://stuffbyupeoplelike.blogspot.com/
Sunday, October 16, 2011
BYU Basketball
ATTENTION: 10 DAYS UNTIL THE FIRST BASKETBALL GAME!!!
Aka - 10 days until my life is complete again! Omgsh, I cannot wait! Seriously, I live for BYU Basketball. It's unhealthy how much I love it. There's nothing better than going to a game 5 hours early to make sure you score a seat on the bottom half, wearing your white basketball shirt all day, losing your voice after every game, and that amazing feeling you get when BYU wins.
On wednesday they had their media day and it was so fun. I was there all day but hey, I was just hanging out with the team for 6-hours straight... Nothing to complain about there =)
So... Players I'm most excited to see play:
Charles Abouo - At the end of last season he showed us what he could really do... no messing around. Watch out for him this season.
Nate Austin - 6-11 say what! I can testify that he's a giant haha... Can't wait to see what he does with all that height.
Matt Carlino - He can't start playing until December 17th because he just transferred from UCLA, but I've heard good things.
Craig Cusick - Bro, what were you thinking going to Utah for your Freshman year? Glad you came over to the good side =)
Damarcus Harrison - True freshman. He is the highest recruiting person we've ever got. He's awesome and I've seen him do some sweet stuff already.
Nick Martineau - Poor guy, never got to play last year because he played the same position as Jimmer. Now it's his time to shine!
Austin Nelson - When he joined the team our total hotness doubled.
Anson Winder - Redshirt last year, but now he's in business. He's black so I'm sure we have nothing to worry about there.
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Oh Canada!
Guess what? Today is Canadian Thanksgiving... I bet you didn't know that! =) So, I'm kind of missing being at home this weekend and since I've already blogged about things I'm grateful I'll blog about why I love Canada and everything great about that country....
One - My favourite band, Hedley, is from Canada! You've probably never heard of them but you seriously should check them out! Best. Music. Ever. I could listen to them 24/7, oh wait... I do. And their new CD comes out on November 8th! #countingdowntheseconds.
Two - Canadian food! Poutine, perogies, all-dressed chips, brown sugar mini wheats, dill pickle chips, crunchies, vanilla rice crispies, gelotis, timbits, smarties, fuzzy peaches. Oh the list can go on forever, I love them all!
Three - My funny words... Garborator (Garbage disposal), Toque (Beanie), Parkade (Parking garage), Eh (Right), Flag/bag/tag/etc... (Pronounced fleg/beg/teg/etc...), Cream (Lotion), etc.... There's soooo many. My friends make fun of me 24/7, but I kinda love it.
Four - Crazy weather... Always a surprise. You can be playing outside making a snowman in the morning and then jumping on your trampoline in the sun in the afternoon. So fun!
Well.. there's a little Canadian culture for you. Just thought I'd share it with you as I'm thinking about home today and thankful for all the blessings I have back at home.
One - My favourite band, Hedley, is from Canada! You've probably never heard of them but you seriously should check them out! Best. Music. Ever. I could listen to them 24/7, oh wait... I do. And their new CD comes out on November 8th! #countingdowntheseconds.
Two - Canadian food! Poutine, perogies, all-dressed chips, brown sugar mini wheats, dill pickle chips, crunchies, vanilla rice crispies, gelotis, timbits, smarties, fuzzy peaches. Oh the list can go on forever, I love them all!
Three - My funny words... Garborator (Garbage disposal), Toque (Beanie), Parkade (Parking garage), Eh (Right), Flag/bag/tag/etc... (Pronounced fleg/beg/teg/etc...), Cream (Lotion), etc.... There's soooo many. My friends make fun of me 24/7, but I kinda love it.
Four - Crazy weather... Always a surprise. You can be playing outside making a snowman in the morning and then jumping on your trampoline in the sun in the afternoon. So fun!
Well.. there's a little Canadian culture for you. Just thought I'd share it with you as I'm thinking about home today and thankful for all the blessings I have back at home.
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Old People on Facebook
Grandmas, grandpas, moms, dads, aunts, uncles, that guy you only know from family reunions, that lady who only calls you for recipes... come on, you all know who I'm talking about. Someone tells them they should sign up for Facebook because "everyone's on it" and the next thing you know, you have a new friend request. So of course you add them... what are you going to do? Block grandma even though she called you and told you to add her because she only has 10 friends so far? ... of course you're not. So, you add them. Usually it's no big deal, but lately my new obsession is creeping old people on Facebook. Seriously, it never gets old (lol). God bless those who struggle with technology....
Commenting - My friends mom is a HUGE commenter! And since you can comment on anyone's photos (even if you're not friends) with the new Facebook she has commented on every single photo he is tagged in. It is so great... here are some of my favourites: "Oh there's my handsome son", "Wow, who is that girl you're with?", "Are you on a date? ;)", "Mom loves you!", "I miss you hunny!", "That's my boy", etc...
Profile Pictures - These are the best.... as I was looking through my grandma's friends you could tell in a second who was an "old person on Facebook" just from looking at the thumbnail of their profile picture. For some reason, old people always have pictures of their pets as their profile pictures. Also, (one of my favourites) my grandma doesn't know how to crop a picture after you choose to make it your profile... she just presses 'okay' after choosing her picture. So right now her profile picture is a nice close up of her shoulder. I should probably help her fix that lol.
Status Updates - I love reading their statuses! They always have perfect grammar and quite often they sign their names at the end (just to clarify who's updating) haha. The best though is when they try and use abbreviations (aka "That crazy Facebook language" - according to my grandpa). One of my favourite experiences with this was one time when my dad wrote "LOL" all over my wall so I was like "What's so funny dad?" He was confused and said he was just sending me Lots Of Love (LOL) haha. Almost dad... almost.
Wall posts - If you read a wall-to-wall between two old people it's the best. My grandma always writes to her friends things that she should have just messaged them about, but instead she posts them on her wall for everyone to see. I get to learn what they're planning on teaching about in relief society this week, the recipe she wanted from home-making and their troubles with their new TVs haha.
Liking - Aka "I gave them a thumbs up" - My mom. Haha but the greatest "Old person liker" is my friend's dad. He always likes everything he does! No matter if it's a photo, comment, status, etc... It shows he posted it and then that he liked it. Haha too great... It makes me laugh.
Anyways, these are just a few things I love about having old friends on Facebook. So, if you're ever bored start creeping one and then you will find many more to creep and it is sure to provide you with never-ending amusement. Gotta give them props though, I mean hey.. its not the easiest thing to learn how to do at their age and at least they're trying. Just keep loving them but laugh a little along the way =)
Commenting - My friends mom is a HUGE commenter! And since you can comment on anyone's photos (even if you're not friends) with the new Facebook she has commented on every single photo he is tagged in. It is so great... here are some of my favourites: "Oh there's my handsome son", "Wow, who is that girl you're with?", "Are you on a date? ;)", "Mom loves you!", "I miss you hunny!", "That's my boy", etc...
Profile Pictures - These are the best.... as I was looking through my grandma's friends you could tell in a second who was an "old person on Facebook" just from looking at the thumbnail of their profile picture. For some reason, old people always have pictures of their pets as their profile pictures. Also, (one of my favourites) my grandma doesn't know how to crop a picture after you choose to make it your profile... she just presses 'okay' after choosing her picture. So right now her profile picture is a nice close up of her shoulder. I should probably help her fix that lol.
Status Updates - I love reading their statuses! They always have perfect grammar and quite often they sign their names at the end (just to clarify who's updating) haha. The best though is when they try and use abbreviations (aka "That crazy Facebook language" - according to my grandpa). One of my favourite experiences with this was one time when my dad wrote "LOL" all over my wall so I was like "What's so funny dad?" He was confused and said he was just sending me Lots Of Love (LOL) haha. Almost dad... almost. Wall posts - If you read a wall-to-wall between two old people it's the best. My grandma always writes to her friends things that she should have just messaged them about, but instead she posts them on her wall for everyone to see. I get to learn what they're planning on teaching about in relief society this week, the recipe she wanted from home-making and their troubles with their new TVs haha.
Liking - Aka "I gave them a thumbs up" - My mom. Haha but the greatest "Old person liker" is my friend's dad. He always likes everything he does! No matter if it's a photo, comment, status, etc... It shows he posted it and then that he liked it. Haha too great... It makes me laugh.
Anyways, these are just a few things I love about having old friends on Facebook. So, if you're ever bored start creeping one and then you will find many more to creep and it is sure to provide you with never-ending amusement. Gotta give them props though, I mean hey.. its not the easiest thing to learn how to do at their age and at least they're trying. Just keep loving them but laugh a little along the way =)
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