guess what? i'm human.

this week has been full of a mixture of emotions....stress, melancholy, sadness all jumbled in with happiness, giddiness, and euphoria. that's a lot to handle in one week. but intstead of discouraging you with details of my car problems, computer broken, failing a test, {worst cramps ever-tmi, i know} etc. etc. etc. i will dwell on the tales of happiness. for example:

-great friends. i have the best friends. they let me vent to them, keep me company, and make me smile. you know who you are--i love you guys. and will miss you immensely.-

-i won an almond rocha for my accompanist and i in my voice lesson this week...oh my teacher was on one but she doesn't make me cry anymore. she makes me laugh.-

-i've been wearing shorts all week...at least it starts out that way...then by about 4 it starts snowing...-

-the sun is shining today. which is good because today is "One Day Without Shoes". and that could get pretty miserable if there was snow on the ground.-

-i made dark chocolate brownies last night-

-um, right now if you are not a fan of LOST i feel very sorry for you. because the episode this week was beyond amazing and full of DESMOND DESMOND DESMOND! with a little sayid at the end...perfect-

-"having fun isn't hard when you've got a library card!" {click it, i dare you} i got a library card this week. it has dinosaurs on it. and i checked out a 750 page book of sherlock holmes' adventures. hours and hours of entertainment...for FREE!-

-today i'm listening to Mumford & Sons. what more do i need?-

welp, this is the longest post i've written in a while..and i've got to go repelling for my climbing class..pray i don't die. i love climbing. repelling frightens me, a lot. here i go to conquer my fears.

so, until tomorrow...

peace+love

aud lang syne

besides backpacking for three weeks to europe (best part of the year), i decided to transfer from the beloved byu, my padre moved to boise for work, scott and mattie moved in, mom went back to grad school again, and i did an amazing internship with an amazing choir aka one voice children's choir...i imagine 2010 will bring a few big changes, but i will take them in stride and just keep breathing.

i'm pretty sure last year my only resolution was to be a better/more frequent blogger and by my accounts i've dominated that one.

2010 resolutions:
-it took 3 years but i finally got the freshman 10
-the book of mormon was translated in 59 days from a different language. i know how to read in english
-"let us all speak kind words to each other"
peace+love

"first with the head, then with the heart"

my favorite book (second only to "to kill a mockingbird"):

The Power of One

i must admit, unlike TKMB, i would not recommend it to everyone. if you're easily offended, don't read it. also, if you're under the age of 18, don't read it. otherwise it is a book to learn from. okay but i must admit the real purpose of this post-i'm almost done reading it again and i need novel recommendations. as long as it's not lord of the rings (or anything by j.r.r tolkein for that matter) or a sappy romance novel (aka twighlight). also, scifi is not really my favorite. but really i'm not picky.

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9 things i love about life

in honor of the 9th day of the 9th month of the 9th year in the 21st century, list 9 things you love about this life.
I love...
1. the moon
2. sunflowers
3. my family (including friends)
4. jesus
5. dolphins
6. aspen trees
7. great books
8. jr. mints
9. hearing music everywhere i go
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"I think there's just one kind of folks. Folks."

last night i crawled through a cave in which the floor was covered with guano...unsanitary? yes. spooky? yes (there were lots of bats). fun? most definitely.

i am reading To Kill A Mockingbird for the fourth time--Atticus is the most fascinating character. amongst twenty other things i admire about him, one that sticks out this time around is his patience. when Bob Ewell spits in his face and threatens him with his life, all Atticus has to say about the matter is, "I wish Bob Ewell wouldn't chew tobacco".
in sunday school we read this scripture: "He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city." - Proverbs 16:32
Atticus is able to take a case of a black man's word against a white man's in a time when victory for the black man was unheard of, and keep the jury out for hours. But more importantly, he made the town see that Scout is right, "there's just one kind of folks. Folks." Atticus is mighty.
and mighty handsome...
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