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I haven't posted in forever, that is obvious. So..here.

Day 10 - A song with an amazing music video

Begin Again ~ Taylor Swift. There are better music videos out there, but I am super attached to this song right now. Plus, I'd already named a song that has one of the best music videos Ev.Er. so this will have to do. ;)

Day 11 - The song that relates the most to your life right now

This is pretty exclusive...THE song...you want THE song? Well, please direct me to an artist that has written a song that talks about a tired, stressed, happy, confused, sore, hungry girl, and I'll name that song. ;) Got nothin?? Well, in that case...

Fine by Me ~ Andy Grammar. This song describes how I feel a little, so why not?

Day 12 - A song you would like to learn how to play on instruments

Wedding Day at Troldhaugen ~ Grieg. I know this isn't exactly what whoever wrote this challenge had in mind, but I want to learn this. So there.

Day 13 - Your favorite TV theme song

The New Girl Theme Song... So, I pondered this for a minute...did you want my favorite tv show's theme song, or my favorite theme song ever? This was the only one that would come to mind that actually had lyrics, so...tada...

Day 14 - The song with the worst lyrics

Sunshine on my shoulders ~ John Denver. This was the easiest song to think of on this list today. I don't like this song. At all. And if you don't believe me, go youtube it. My family and I will mockingly sing, "Sunshine almooost allwaaaayss maakess meee hiiiighhhhh." all the time. It's obnoxious. Bleck.

So, I've been busy. A lot. Mostly because I was forced to catch up in two subjects last week, and I managed to also get through a whole season of Doctor Who....yeah...I'm a tad addicted to that...oops.

Anyway. I'm exhausted. Very much so. And the only picture I've taken since last posting, is a picture of my dad shirtless (please don't ask). So...goodbye, all. 

No longer subjected to toast

I like to think that I'm a funny person. I just do. Today, I was writing a response essay on the Book of Acts. And I was trying to come up with a title for my essay. And I thought some of them were kind a little funny. So tada. You get to see them.

A higher law: No longer subjected to toast

Why fear the future?

Teachings of Christ: A new trend

Ancient Fear of Change

Change is hard...or is it?

Okay. So maybe they're not THAT funny. 

Anyway. Thursday. You know what that means. However...I can not, for the life of me, remember a single awkward thing that happened this past week. Which is incredibly disappointing, I know. Not just for you, but for me as well. *sigh* Anyway. Moving on.

Day 2 - A song that always makes you happy.

Last Friday Night(TGIF) ~ Katy Perry

The reason I pick this song? There is a LOT of sentimental reason for this song. This is one of the MANY songs for Helen and I. BUT this was the first. And we blasted it multiple times. And it was fabulous. And I am full of nostalgia right now, so, to avoid crying, I will leave you at that.

Terder. Here's my picture.

And that's how it's done

Holy shoot.

I haven't posted in over a week. And I apologize. On top of that, I only have one picture for you. But hey, it sums up my last week pretty well. So it works. So, here's my week/excuse.

Wednesday: The picture at the bottom of the post is from Wednesday. I actually loaded it onto the computer and was going to write a post but I was exhausted from midterms, so I decided to put it off and wait til Thursday.

Thursday: Ha. Our computer was at the repair shop. My mom wanted to expand our hard drive. So I delivered it to the store at 9, and then we didn't see it until yesterday. To fill in my school-less day, I slept. For like, 4 extra hours. And then I watched a stupid movie on my iPod. And then I got crafty. I started making a shirt. Which, although it didn't turn out like the picture, wasn't as bad as I'd expected. I will show you sometime. Maybe.

Friday: I was in the process of bleaching a pair of pants, when I got a phone call from a sister in my ward, asking me to babysit over the weekend. Turns out, she and her hubby were in Texas, and their babysitter got super sick. And they couldn't get tickets home early. So, I packed up and headed over there. I spent all day chasing 4 children. That night, after the kids were in bed, Georgi came over to spend the night with me. We stayed up until 2 am ish. It was so much fun.

Saturday: I spent all day watching the kids, again. Around 6, I took all of the kids to MY house to celebrate two of my siblings birthdays. And then I left them with my little sister while I went to a dance. Which was one of the funnest dances I've been to in forever. Hallelujah, I needed a break. Georgi came over after the dance, again. We watched a horror movie called "The Last Exorcism". Or, about half of it. We kept falling asleep, so we turned it off and went to bed. And neither of us would get out of bed to turn the fan on, cuz demons would get us. It was pretty warm, until we fell asleep.

Sunday: HA! I had to get the children ready and TO church. I was pretty proud of myself, being a single parent over the weekend and all. And then I got paid. Woooot! I came home and passed out on the floor. When I did so, Autumn decided to spell things on my legs using Bananagram pieces. And she took pictures. I'll see if I can find those...anyway. I woke up in time to change for a meeting I had to go to.

Monday: I was so lazy and tired, it wasn't even funny. Monday is actually kinda a blur. I went to seminary, flirted with a cute boy, came home, did a little bit of school, at least, as much as I could without my computer. And then I don't remember much else, except I went on a run. asdfksmdf.

Tuesday: When I came home from seminary, I slept for 2 and a half hours. I don't usually do that. Usually 30 minutes works. I was exhausted. And then I spent ALL. DAY. working on a study guide. At about 3, my headache was so bad, I decided to take a "nap". At which point, my mother decided I was sick(I was), and sent Autumn to film for me(for my dad). And then I slept for 3 hours. At which point I was starving, but didn't want dinner. So I left the house and got sushi with Georgi. And then I laid on the couch as my headache and nausea got worse(no, I didn't throw up. No, it wasn't the sushi). I stayed up til 10, dreaming up futures with Jacob. And then I texted Rachel until about 11, while she told me she came into my room and watched me sleep and smelled me. Goodness, I miss that girl. Then, my mother came in and cleaned my room. Partially. But, it WAS her fault my room was a mess. She decided to sell my desk(which I never use) at the garage sale on Saturday. So, she took all of my crap and basically piled it around my room. So, she piled everything in different places, like on my shelf, so I could find it when I was feeling better so I could clean up a little. And then I passed out.


There are two things I've wanted to write about since last week. I will write about the second thing, because it falls under something I mentioned earlier.

The family I was babysitting had twins. Now, I've seen twins before. I'm not trying to make this seem like a major phenomenon. My best friends when I was 8 were twins. So, it's not that novel. But, these twins were 2. So it was before that whole "I hate you" going through puberty crap. It was a brother and sister, and they were the most adorable thing ever. And it made me think of a couple things.

First, it made me miss my sister. Rachel is one of my best friends, and since she's moved, it's been a little hard. And then it made me miss other friends of mine, mainly Helen.

Second, it made me wish I had a twin. A real, legitimate, blood twin.

Here's why: The companionship that these two had, it was amazing. They were always looking out for each other, they wanted to sit next to each other every meal, they couldn't go to bed unless they were both there, I mean...it was amazing. I mean, wouldn't that be awesome? To always have someone to stand up for you? Someone to always be there, always have a friend? I think that would be absolutely amazing.

In my head, this portion of the post was a lot longer. So I apologize.

Anyway. Picture!

This was right after I finished midterms on Wednesday,

The end.

Applicable Song Lyric: "It cannot wait. I'm yours."

PS, I will be posting tomorrow. I promise. Get ready for a gajillion awkward/awesome things. If I can remember them all...

Avoidation isn't a word

But it certainly is an action. Because that's what I'm doing right now. Avoiding. My midterms. Or rather, one of them. I only have one left. And it's an essay. Which is USUALLY my favorite kind. Yeah, no. Not this kind. I am struggling to think of a thesis statement for this book. I am so lost. It is frustrating me so much. I have, however, managed to: watch a video on how to correctly write my essay, take notes on said video, take notes on the rubric so I don't mess up, stare at the blank screen, and make a new playlist.

See...when I study, I listen to the same playlist. Usually. Unless I'm really mad. If so, then I listen to my "I will bite you" playlist. (Don't you love the names I come up for these? ;) ) Or sometimes my "Way to be, bro" playlist. Anyway. The one I usually listen to is called "Swaggie". No, I'm not a big fan of the beibs...just deal with the name, people! I digress. So, I made a new playlist, because a lot of the songs on "Swaggie" are slower and I can't fall asleep right now. So...these ones are all ones that get me studying. And I'm sharing it with you. Cuz I can.

This one is called "Hit them Books". Why not?

Boyfriend ~ Justin Bieber (Don't judge...)
Armies of your Heart ~ Elizaveta (Favorite song. Go listen to this. Now)
We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together ~ Taylor Swift
Fine By Me ~ Andy Grammar
Whiplash ~ Selena Gomez
Gives you He!! ~ All American Rejects
Pumpkin Soup ~ Kate Nash
Last Friday Night ~ Katy Perry
Rolling in the Deep ~ Adele
Should've Said No ~ Taylor Swift
Drive By ~ Train
50 Ways to Say Goodbye ~ Train
What the He!! ~ Avril Lavigne
Single Ladies ~ Beyonce
Playing God ~ Paramore
The Story of Us ~ Taylor Swift
Gonna Get Over You ~ Sara Bareilles
Banana Pancakes ~ Jack Johnson
Stop And Stare ~ One Republic

I am on my third cup of chamomile lavender tea. And I'm being thrown into productivity. So, bye now. I'm off to throw thesis ideas around with another Burger.

Oink oink

Hallo, friends. I'm posting yesterdays picture and todays picture. I realized something amazing yesterday. See, my computer sometimes hates me(we've all experienced this). A few years ago, it would let me plug my SD card into my computer and upload the pictures straight from that. However, it stole that privilege from me, and since then I've had to plug my actual camera into the computer. You can now understand how obnoxious uploading a picture everyday can be. Here's the exciting news: I walked up to my sister, who was on the computer, yesterday. So I could kick her off. I needed the computer! Anyway, I discovered that she was uploading her pictures. VIA SD CARD. I totally flipped out, and grabbed my VERY full SD cards. And tried it. And realized that it was working.. And I felt like my life was suddenly a thousand times better. So maybe this will affect the daily posting. Maybe it won't. Whatever. It was exciting.

K, so, yesterday sucked. So badly. I am not a big fan of the kids I sit next to in Seminary, mostly because they make fun of homeschoolers in the way that makes me want to punch them in the esophagus. The teasing and jokes were especially bad that morning. And I came home and got frustrated with my midterms. I wanted to do basically EVERYTHING but that midterm(which I am still preparing). And my mom changed my presets in the car. And threw away my favorite fortune(I save fortunes from cookies and stick them on the clock in my car). I know all that doesn't seem like a lot, but it was also a Monday. And MIDTERMS. I was kinda miffed. So, I went to Walmart and splurged. I won't tell you all the things I bought. We'll just say it's a lot. And I kinda yelled to no one while I was driving. And then I came home and hugged my mom and cried. And then studied while eating some of the crap I bought. The prospects of the day were NOT bright.

And THEN. I got a package.

It was a late birthday present. From Layne. We really suck at sending packages/presents on time. We just do. My present came around her birthday. Her present will arrive around my birthday. Part of that's cuz we're busy, the other half is because we're really into DIY. ANYWAY. This present was superb. The box was covered in slips of paper with Psych quotes on them. Our very favorite ones. Inside was even BETTER. It was two mugs, which she'd decorated herself. An apron that she embroidered, and probably sewed(I haven't checked that yet...), and 29 sporks from Taco Bell. Or some other place that has sporks. It was wonderful. Now, the sporks don't make any sense to you. And they don't have to, because they make sense to us and that's what matters. Anyway, I cried a few tears of joy at the arrival of the present. It totally turned my completely crappy day around. When I went to work later, I brought one of my mugs with me. I know you don't usually do that, but I don't conform.

Today has been better in the fact that I haven't thrown anything, cried, or yelled. But I've eaten way too much, cussed a little under my breath(sorry), and banged my head against the keyboard. Multiple times. Now, I have to go finish writing the essays for my history midterm. So, enjoy the pictures.

Yesterday. I love this mug so much. 

aaaaand today. This is me at the desk, working my butt off. See my mug of tea? It was fabulous, especially cuz of the mug it was in. 

Yes, I'm wearing the same shirt...when I came home from work, I fell asleep immediately. And then I woke up and went to seminary in it. No one else will see me all day, and it doesn't smell. So don't judge too harshly. We all do it. Sometimes. During test times...

Song of the day: "I don't wanna be someone who walks away so easily."

The new norm

I anticipate this happening often/all the time. You'll probably get the "photo a day" photos all at once. Once a week. But hey, at least I can keep up with at least once a week. I can hopefully do more often. I have a lot on my plate at the moment...meaning midterms. Which I should be studying for. I'm permitted a 5 minute break tho, no?

You should be so incredibly proud of how often I'm taking pictures for you though. I mean, really. It's impressive. I manage to get a good(ish) picture EVERY. DAY. You should feel so so special.

That being said. Here we go. On a magical journey, through last week...

 Tuesday: This would be me trying to unwrap a starburst in my mouth. (Sorry, guys. I suck at this.) It dropped. And was so funny, I had to include it. 

 Autumn is sitting on the bed next to me. See her feetsies? She said something ridiculous. It made me laugh. Terder. Also, excuse the blurriness. 

 I got real bored in Seminary, so I drew Avatar arrows on my arms, and then added one of my forehead when I got home. 

 I went on a date on Friday. And this is what it looked like at the end. And it was so so SO much fun. 

I went to a dance on Saturday. And it wasn't all that fun...oh well. These are the lovely ladies I went with. And we're going to pretend it's just that angle that makes my legs look super fat. Thanks.

I didn't take one yesterday. Cuz it was Sunday. And I haven't taken todays yet, but I will. And I'll upload it...next time. ;)

I'm sorry I didn't give you summaries of my days. I'm much too tired. I'll give you an explanation.

Midterms.

Bye, ya'll. I gotta get my patooty to work. 

PS, I have a thousand(that's a lie) things to post on Thursday. If I can remember them all. I usually write them down(that's also a lie) but the ones that I don't, are fully committed to memory(opposite of truth).

PPS, fun fact. I have been unable to spell "opposite" correctly on the first try all day. I've had to type it a lot, yes. 

Applicable Song lyric of the day: "I'm running out of lies, and ways to say you died."

I'll let you spend forever waiting on...these posts ;)

 I have an excuse. I promise. I haven't posted my photo a day since last Tuesday. Which is kinda long ago, even tho it doesn't seem that way to me...But anyway. Let's go on a journey.

Wednesday. I took the picture. Yay. I was going to upload it when I got home from dance at 9 pm, but my brother in law was on my computer. So, I went to bed after stretching, because I didn't really want to stay up any later. I was exhausted. Can you blame me?

Thursday: I took the picture at 11 pm. I was so tired, you wouldn't believe. I spent forever contributing to the dinner we made for guests, then went straight to work, then straight to a YW meeting, and didn't get back til almost 11. So, I basically hopped into bed. After taking the picture, to post the next day...

Friday: I took a picture first thing(it's not the one I ended up using, but I was prepared) and planned on uploading it during class. But, I felt compelled to pay lots of attention during class. Mostly cuz we had a trivia game on greek mythology, which I was boss at. And then went to work. And then straight to another YW meeting. It was actually a craft night for our upcoming YWIE..which is where my picture from that day comes.

Saturday: The word "exhaustion" does not begin to cover Saturday. I woke up at 4 am, people, to go to the balloon fiesta with the Young Women. And they didn't even launch the balloons. Cuz it was "too windy". Come on, people. How long have you lived in this state?? You should be used to this by now!! After the first session of General Conference, I was way too shaken up to upload any pictures, so I sorta just compromised by crying for a while. After the second session, I went to work. Shock. Er. And then watched Avengers with my family. For the first time. and I am so tempted to buy every Marvel shirt I can find and make a life long quest to be an extra in one of the Avengers movies(Anela, that's how we'll meet them!!). I then watched the Notebook in my room, cuz I was stupid about sleep and I needed a chick flick. Don't judge.

Sunday: Conference. I didn't want to mess with my blog on Sunday. Sorry peeps.

Today: Congrats. I picked my pictures, and I posted them here for your viewing pleasure. I went on a run with my sister this morning. It was a sad little run. My lung problem acted up, resulting in a run even shorter than the short run that was planned. And Autumn wanted to walk the majority of the time. Which was obnoxious. And she fought me the whole time. I think I'll run by myself tomorrow...Also. It's freezing cold. I am wearing my fuzziest socks, and a huge hoodie. And I am cold. Someone come warm up my hands, pretty please. PLUS, I think I like a hopeless romantic. Who lives nowhere near me. Why do they always live 2345823452304958 miles away? Beats me. God has a sense of humor.

Aves went grocery shopping with me. And we jammed out to music. And it was awesome.

So. Freaking. Tired. 

I'm a T-rex. And this would be why neither of us have boyfriends...

This is at the failure balloon fiesta. Everyone, say hi to the top of Jodi's face. And the bottom of mine. 

I taught my brother how to knit during conference, because he was bored. He kept knitting, even after it was over. It made my day.

This would be us after our morning run. Our EASY morning run, I should add, since I don't usually bring Autumn with me. Therefore, we went at a snails pace. And didn't even run a mile. It was sad. Hence the reason we don't look totally dead. 

Hasta la Pasta, people. Until next time...which may or may not be tomorrow...

Applicable song lyric of the day: "You throw your head back laughing like a little kid. I think it's strange that you think I'm funny cause he never did." 

Photo Challenge: Day 3

Ok. This is super late. Yeah...I don't really have a real excuse. I have one, but I don't feel like telling you, actually. So...yeah. You get like, five days in one! Yay for you!

I promise tho! I've been taking the pictures every day. I've just been really bad at posting....

So, I ate hot chocolate and instant oatmeal prior to seminary. And then at Seminary, they gave me a bunch of frozen gogurts, which I kinda really like. So, I took a picture of them. And yes, there is snow outside of the window. 

Also, shortly after coming home, I stuffed my face with pancakes, but I didn't photograph that cuz...yeah...

Song Lyric of the day: "So let me thank you for your time, and try not to waste any more of mine."

You can hate me.

I have come to a decision.

I'm going to postpone the photo challenge till after I am home from Vegas/DC/Virginia. Why? Because I am having way too much fun to take pictures! ;) Just kidding. Well, I am having tons of fun, but I've been seriously slacking on the picture taking thing. And then I'm also really slacking on uploading them to Layne's sisters' computer. I just don't want to do that. It would be awkward if I forgot to delete them off her computer and she randomly saw pictures of me, grapefruit, and her mailbox.

Nonetheless, I promise you WILL get the pictures. You'll just have to wait until AFTER next Tuesday. In fact, I'll be starting it on February 1st. And then I promise that I'll stay on top of it and upload a picture everyday, during one of my obnoxious classes. ;)

Til my next post, farewell, blogger world!!

Super lazy...

So, I've taken pictures every day for the photo challenge. Every day, without fail. BUT I have been super lazy when it comes to posting them. Why? Well, as I mentioned before, I'm in Vegas for a little over a week. And I don't have my computer with me. And I also kinda have a slight adversity to uploading pictures to another persons computer. Nonetheless, I'm going to do it, as soon as I take todays picture. Or tomorrow. My point is, you'll get them. In individual posts, too. And the pictures are fierce. Just be patient a tad longer and hold on to your horses. If you don't have horses, go buy some. And if you get bored of holding onto those horses while you wait for me to upload them, go fold laundry, play twister with your mailman, or purchase some eyepatches.

For now, so long, my faithful blog-readers.