And the high point of my day!

I just went and saw Kim Yeoman in person, up close and personal!! She's a cool, and I haven't seen my friends in so long!

I hope the Sun doesn't go dark

Soybeans.

Historylicious!

My sister introduced me to a book by Simon Schama entitled, "A History of Britain" (volume one).  I started reading it during my breaks at work, and I have ranked it among my favorite non-fiction books of all time.  Schama is witty in his writing, and there are so many interesting facts about Britain that I never knew.  And there are things that I did know as well.  Schama quoted a man called Snorri Sturluson, and I have read the exact book he mentioned.  There's nothing like the rush of an author quoting a book you have recently read!  Schama uses the kind of language that is easy to read, but not without also expanding one's vocabulary.  He certainly knows how to write better than I do, and he knows so much about his topic.  This book keeps me sane at work.  I am surrounded by filth and ignorance, but from 8:45 - 9:00 I can retreat into my own little personal Britain and relive the Battle of Stamford Bridge in 1066 with the armies of Harold Godwineson and Harald Hadradi or watch the construction of William the Conqueror's Tower of London in 1078.  Mmmmmm, historylicious!

Eulogy. ish.

It's always sad to have to part with a girlfriend. Especially one as
faithful and beautiful as mine. But sometimes it's better for both of
us to be apart, although, I think in my case, I will never have a
chance to even see her again. It's especially hard now, since she has
been ill. I hate to see her go after such hard times, and as much as
I'd love to be with her until she is as good as new, I don't think
she'll ever be the same. She doesn't even remember me now, after her
last accident. For a while, we thought she wouldn't make it through
at all, but she has survived, but doesn't remember anything of her
prior life. All of the memories we shared together are gone, along
with all the things I told her, and all the pictures I drew for her,
and all the quotes that we collected together from all our favorite
authors. She loved Voltaire, but now, doesn't even recognize his
name. But she was always so thoughtful, and she would wake me up in
time for all my classes, and she reminded me to check on my laundry.
She always kept me company when I went camping around campus, and she
even held the light whenever I used to read in the dark. She knew all
the hymns and all the scriptures by heart, but we no longer get to
share the memory of the many times she would sit there beside me while
I read with her. She sometimes even helped me take notes in class.
She was always thoughtful, kind, and loyal. She was always honest,
she often gave me good advice, and occupied my long, lonely hours by
making beautiful music that I alone ever heard. She loved to play
word games and card games, and she sometimes let me win. It's hard to
part with someone as special as my Clié, but I think that if I'm
lucky, she'll be worth at least $300 on eBay.

The Most Expensive Bag of Chips I Have Ever Bought

So, I go to pick up my paycheck from Volt, and I open up my envelope
to find not one, but two paychecks inside. (And as a little bonus
trivia, I was wearing my "Feelin' Lucky?" shirt...) But, being the
good Christian that I am (that's mostly only funny cuz the guy's name
was Christian) I took it back, and the nice receptionists at Volt
rewarded me by giving me a small bag of Cheetos and their eternal
gratitude. The snack was tastylicious, and it only cost me $95! But
I feel so rich now after picking up my own paychecks that I feel I can
splurge a little. What's 95 dollars, really?

My latest goal

So... last year down at BYU, mine and Austin's dorm room was dubbed
"The Dorm of Eternal Music" because we had music playing at all times
all year. But, we did have to repeat most of it, and we sometimes
went days on end listening to the same cd. When next I go to school,
I hope to have a large enough collection that I can once again have
music playing at all times, but I hope to be able to not repeat a
single song for two whole semesters. If we figure one hour per cd
(give or take... it all averages to about an hour) and we figure three
months per semester, and 720 hours in a month, then I would need at
least 1440 cds. If I buy bulk straight from the cd manufacturers, I
could probably get my cds at about 5 cents apiece, which figures to
$72 dollars for the entire collection. I think I can manage it.