Birthday Week!

Ah! I haven't posted on here in forever.

Yeah, I know. Its been way long. But I bet you were slightly relieved that I wasn't ranting about something that just engrossed you so much that you had to keep reading, even though you didn't really want to.

Yeah, I've got you down spot. Like a dalmatian.

But what have I been doing the last few weeks that I haven't been blogging? Well this may surprise you, but I've been up to pretty much nothing. As in Not-a-thing.

I mean, I know I did some stuff. I just can't remember what, up until like yesterday. Oh, and my parents went out of town during some of that time, which was the bomb dot com. But I really did nothing while they were gone. I'm such a lame college student sometimes.

Yesterday I did have very much fun though. I hung out with Amber girl and we got lots of things done on the bridal shower end of things. That's right, we're awesome. Pretty much sums it up. And then that night I went to an ep release concert for Catherine Papworth, and that girl is amazing! I mean, I knew she was, but come on! After that, I just hung out and talked with the awesome Hillary. She's back from BYU for Thanksgiving. Yessss.

Oh, and this upcoming week will be fun. First we have Thanksgiving, and then mah birthday!

Booyah!

Hmm...

When people first meet me, they generally think that I hate them. I don't really know why, its just the impression that I give off. I think that it might be due to my shyness. I keep to myself. And also, when I hang out with a good friend and a new person, I don't really talk to the other person all that much. Just know that its not because I hate you. I just haven't decided if I want to extend to effort to be good friends yet. I strongly believe that friendship is a two way street. And when I decide to be friends with someone, I put effort into it. And if I don't, its not because I hate you. By any means. Its just me being shy, most of the time. Because I am extremely shy. And that's my post.

My Thoughts

Alright, so Wednesday in institute Eric asked me what has built my testimony most, and what has gotten me to the point at which I am now. So, my answer was simple: my experience with cancer, and the leadership positions I've held in the church. But basically, with the cancer thing, the underlying theme was that when you go through hell, you realize who you really are. Sometimes I forget this lesson, I must admit. But I look back at my life, and I've always fixed who I am. Readjusted. Got back to who I really am. Me, in the truest form. And I've discovered that when you reach the hardest parts in your life, you can't give up. You have to have the attitude that there will only be positive outcomes. Which is hard, I must admit, as I find myself as being sort of a pessimist a lot of the time. But with a positive attitude, everything just seems to turn out better. I don't know why- but it does.

So, the song that came up during the conversation was, obviously, "If You're Going Through Hell" by Rodney Atkins. Great song, great moral to it, actually. And a great fiddle part to it that I want to learn. And also, I've realized that I've been slacking on a lot of things lately. I used to just go sit on the temple grounds and read the scriptures on Sunday afternoons... And now that the weather's nice again, I have no excuse not to. Basically, the conversation was really actually an eye opener. So I am resolving to be better. Yay!

Oh, and here's the song:

My Life

So, the truth about my life, all condensed into one blog post, and separated into different subjects.

First off, college. Of course.

Its a huge part of my life, I'll admit it. And I'm kinda glad that I went to ASU and not, say, BYU. But thats only based off of everyone's reactions to the snow. Even though, in general, I like snow. NAU would have been fun, but I would have missed so many people here in Mesa. Like Xochil, Paige, Taylor, Tialene (even though I never see her), my brothers even. And I know I would have missed my dog. But this isn't really about college, just the location where I would have lived.

But what about college? It basically includes me waking up early, going to institute in the morning, and then large gaps of time, and not getting back home until the late afternoon. Which is so not ideal. But I'm planning on fixing that in the coming semesters. Less huge multi-hour gaps, more focused towards the morning. The first half of the day, so I can do stuff at night. Which I can't during the week right now, as all my time at home is dedicated to sleep or homework. Oh how fun.

The work load? Not that much, generally. But there are certain things that culminate together to cause grief in my life. Like essays and chemistry tests. Ew. They just put a damper on life. You get me, right? I did quite enjoy writing my last essay though. It was about how facebook was a drug. Other than those things, I feel like I should be working more, right? Everyone else around me is? Or do they just look like it? Or perhaps they are just in MUCH harder courses. Who knows.

Now, the next subject, my social life.

What do I do during those insanely large gaps at college? It depends on the day. Generally, I try to keep to myself, because I've discovered that people are kind of weird here... But I have met some cool people during them, who I see on a regular basis now, because their breaks coincide with mine. And on Tuesday Morning, I hang with Xochil most of the time, where we have fun adventures. Same with Thursdays. But Tuesdays afternoons, I occasionally hang out with a girl from my lab group. She's nice, and fun. Fridays are my day for randomness. I do a variety of things on Fridays. I've gone to Thatcher, hung out with Alisha, Whitney, just random people. This Friday I'm going flower shopping (Yay!). Saturdays are also for randomness. This is when things such as pumpkin fights, and random wondering occurs.

But in general, my social interactions are random. And I'll leave it at that.

And this:

And a question: Is it wrong for me to disapprove of someone, even if I have a very limited knowledge of them?