I killed a spider crawling on my bed today.
*shudder*
Tomorrow starts the Dickerson journey to an Idaho Christmas.
-mollie
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
the past couple months- in pictures
hello there ladies and gentlemen,
So I rarely get around to uploading my pictures, and thus my entries have been somewhat boring, or I have been tapping into my stock of pictures already loaded onto my computer.
Well, tonight I decided I was going to update my blog, because I took two finals today, and studied for another one for almost 4 hours, and it's not until Thursday, so I'm taking a break! So I pulled out my camera, and what to my wondering eyes should appear but a bunch of pictures I forgot about.
So, here we have my latest update of the last couple months- in pictures. Hold onto your seats- this will go fast.
Ah wait. I remember why I never post pictures- because blogger takes about three millennia to upload them.
well, it took forever, so be thankful.
First, I think I posted some of these pictures earlier.
1) NSO with Sanita. How I will miss her next semester, and the three semesters after that. Germany is spoiled. Boo.
2) Impromtu FA bonfire in the canyon, that I sort of organized. Come to think of it, I mostly told the boys I wanted it to happen, and then it did. Hmmm... I wonder what other things I could get them to do...
3) London reunion with all the Londoners- in September
4) Roommate pictures at the Provo Temple- no pictures of the roommates ironically. In September.
5) Halloween with Will the Robot. I had another picture, but I posted this one because he's making such a ridiculous face.
6) Sawyer for Halloween- out of his costume, but still with his white hair, which makes him look like some weird geriatric cherub. Or Jay Leno's mini-me. Nice candid of Erin in the background- bonus!
7) Cookie/candy corn turkeys! My aunt had my first-cousin-once-removed and I do this while she made more important dinner items. (Don't worry- I helped with the bigger things later). She said my grandma (her mom) used to always have the kids make them, so she thought we of course had to. That flock's for you Grandma Hurst!
8) Our Thanksgiving table setting. We also used Grandma's china that my aunt inherited, and were in charge of setting out the silver, that was also my grandma's. And we folded those napkins ourselves, and made the centerpiece. So there.
9) The cute guest bedroom in my aunt's house that was mine for a couple nights. That bed was comfortable!
10) On Thanksgiving night, Megan and Chad picked me up and drove to Rexburg. I went shopping with Megan the next day, and that night we went out to dinner at IHop and then to Chad's brother's show. This is dinner.
11) This is Chad's brother, after the show. (The 28-or-some-such-number Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee) which was fun and entertaining.
12) A couple weeks ago, some of my coworkers and I (all of us trained at the same time, so we're kind of a set) got FA's tickets to a Celebration of Christmas and went together. Afterwards, four of us went on to Spark- the new, non-alcoholic bar in Provo. We went as a novelty- and saw lots of people that seem to have made it part of their "We're Rebellious-but-not-too-rebellious Mormons" routine. It was fun. Unfortunately one of the other girls got all the pictures of us with our drinks.
13) After Spark, we decided to have an impromptu sleepover at Abby's apartment. We laughed a lot about I don't remember what. It was amazingly fun. But I was ridiculously tired for church the next day, after which my last post was posted. Interesting fact: we all wear glasses!
14) Table setting at Erin's for Thanksgiving #2. Erin wanted left-overs, and I like food, so it was a good combination. We made all the regular foods, and set the table all nice, and invited Kyle and his girlfriend, and ate like we hadn't eaten since... Thanksgiving!
15) My front door. I ran outside for something on Saturday and when I came back up the stairs, realized I had locked myself out. (Can you see where this is going?) So I took matters into my own hands, straddled that railing (which is on the second story- on the other side, it's a drop to the first story), slid open the window, and carefully maneuvered myself into my window (pushing the blinds and a lamp out of the way) to get back in.
16) The cake I made for Katie's birthday. Erin has this recipe for cupcakes, and I thought it was festive, so I made it into a cake. It worked out quite well in my opinion. It's chocolate, with chocolate pieces in it, then cool whip frosting, with baker's chocolate and crushed candy cane on it. You'll have to ask Katie to verify its goodness- I might be biased. Happy Birthday Katie!
17) Katie cutting her cake, after I sang to her. Yes, solo-ly.
18) My coworkers again- we went out to breakfast at Kneaders on reading day #2. It is the last time we'll all be together for a while, what with Sanita leaving, and three of us (not me- before you ask) have the potential to get married within the next few months. (L - R = Heather, Karen, Sanita, Me, Lakin, Danielle. not pictured = Mindy, Tamanna, Toni, Abby) We used to celebrate everyones' birthdays individually, but as we've gotten poorer, older, and busier, we do something like this every once in a while and call it good.
And there you have it- my life in pictures.
Megan wants me to post a picture of the Christmas tree she gave me, which is the only Christmas cheer in my apartment, so I might do that soon. As for pictures of when Erin, Megan, and I went to the UConn game and then to Spark, you'll have to ask Erin for those! And for pictures of my Jack-o-lantern!
In other news (like this post wasn't long enough), the semester is almost over- I have two more finals to take.
-Last week, I dropped my Signature Card (ID card) behind a computer/printer station in the JSB while trying to release a print job. (Don't ask how- I don't even know) I had to stick the top half of my body in a 6" gap to reach as far as I could to grab the card with my fingertips. On the way back out, my ear got stuck on the printer, but the printer doesn't move, and there were people watching, so I just pulled. My ear has not been the same since. Apparently it looks fine- but man it hurts. And that was... a week ago!
-I have learned that many attractive, hopefully brainy, hopefully single men do their homework in the Crabtree building- the Technology Building. Of course. Don't worry- I will not stalk them.
-One of my roommates is moving out, and I met the girl moving in. She's Asian. If you know anything about my living situation, you'll think that's humorous.
-I came up with a joke the other day, after having a Facebook message conversation with Megan about people misspelling the world "angel" for "angle". It goes like this- Q: What did the big angle say to the little angle? A: You're a cutie! (hah hah, get it!!??)
-My students are now officially off "on their own"- the semester is over, and my job as a peer-mentor-with-students is over until next Fall. Sad. But I get to see them all again for follow-up in January, so not quite over yet.
-Also, I heard another Christmas song change-of-lyrics today. Just because you don't like turkey, Jo Dee Messina, doesn't mean you can just change it to "chocolate and pumpkin pie". Besides, those two things don't even go together.
-Today I was in the bathroom and heard someone come in, go into a stall, and then take out their phone (apparently) and start a phone call. Ok- that's not exactly my idea of "down time"...This is extreme multi-tasking. And... I'm sorry but if you're so busy that the only time you have to make a quick call is while you're doin' your business, you're TOO BUSY! A coworker of mine said she always worries about flushing, because that puts the phone call person in an awkward position- I mean, what if the person they're talking to hears the flush? Here's what I say- FLUSH AWAY! Maybe twice or three times, just for good measure. And at least walk away knowing you're not encouraging the toilet talker to perpetuate their habit. And if you're one of these people, umm... sorry. I guess. But not really. Because if you were so busy that that was the only time you had to call me, I'd rather you just didn't call at all. What kind of self-esteem booster is that? Really. It's better for everyone if toilet talking just doesn't happen. Thank you. Although, if it didn't happen, I wouldn't be able to blog about it...
Well that's all folks. I can't think of too much else to say. If you read my blog, there are two things I want you to learn: my life is obviously not very exciting or extraordinary- except for two fabulous months that I spent in London! And second, God does not love you unless you're talented, beautiful, and intellectual.
Merry December 16th!
-mollie
So I rarely get around to uploading my pictures, and thus my entries have been somewhat boring, or I have been tapping into my stock of pictures already loaded onto my computer.
Well, tonight I decided I was going to update my blog, because I took two finals today, and studied for another one for almost 4 hours, and it's not until Thursday, so I'm taking a break! So I pulled out my camera, and what to my wondering eyes should appear but a bunch of pictures I forgot about.
So, here we have my latest update of the last couple months- in pictures. Hold onto your seats- this will go fast.
Ah wait. I remember why I never post pictures- because blogger takes about three millennia to upload them.
well, it took forever, so be thankful.
First, I think I posted some of these pictures earlier.
1) NSO with Sanita. How I will miss her next semester, and the three semesters after that. Germany is spoiled. Boo.
2) Impromtu FA bonfire in the canyon, that I sort of organized. Come to think of it, I mostly told the boys I wanted it to happen, and then it did. Hmmm... I wonder what other things I could get them to do...
3) London reunion with all the Londoners- in September
4) Roommate pictures at the Provo Temple- no pictures of the roommates ironically. In September.
5) Halloween with Will the Robot. I had another picture, but I posted this one because he's making such a ridiculous face.
6) Sawyer for Halloween- out of his costume, but still with his white hair, which makes him look like some weird geriatric cherub. Or Jay Leno's mini-me. Nice candid of Erin in the background- bonus!
7) Cookie/candy corn turkeys! My aunt had my first-cousin-once-removed and I do this while she made more important dinner items. (Don't worry- I helped with the bigger things later). She said my grandma (her mom) used to always have the kids make them, so she thought we of course had to. That flock's for you Grandma Hurst!
8) Our Thanksgiving table setting. We also used Grandma's china that my aunt inherited, and were in charge of setting out the silver, that was also my grandma's. And we folded those napkins ourselves, and made the centerpiece. So there.
9) The cute guest bedroom in my aunt's house that was mine for a couple nights. That bed was comfortable!
10) On Thanksgiving night, Megan and Chad picked me up and drove to Rexburg. I went shopping with Megan the next day, and that night we went out to dinner at IHop and then to Chad's brother's show. This is dinner.
11) This is Chad's brother, after the show. (The 28-or-some-such-number Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee) which was fun and entertaining.
12) A couple weeks ago, some of my coworkers and I (all of us trained at the same time, so we're kind of a set) got FA's tickets to a Celebration of Christmas and went together. Afterwards, four of us went on to Spark- the new, non-alcoholic bar in Provo. We went as a novelty- and saw lots of people that seem to have made it part of their "We're Rebellious-but-not-too-rebellious Mormons" routine. It was fun. Unfortunately one of the other girls got all the pictures of us with our drinks.
13) After Spark, we decided to have an impromptu sleepover at Abby's apartment. We laughed a lot about I don't remember what. It was amazingly fun. But I was ridiculously tired for church the next day, after which my last post was posted. Interesting fact: we all wear glasses!
14) Table setting at Erin's for Thanksgiving #2. Erin wanted left-overs, and I like food, so it was a good combination. We made all the regular foods, and set the table all nice, and invited Kyle and his girlfriend, and ate like we hadn't eaten since... Thanksgiving!
15) My front door. I ran outside for something on Saturday and when I came back up the stairs, realized I had locked myself out. (Can you see where this is going?) So I took matters into my own hands, straddled that railing (which is on the second story- on the other side, it's a drop to the first story), slid open the window, and carefully maneuvered myself into my window (pushing the blinds and a lamp out of the way) to get back in.
16) The cake I made for Katie's birthday. Erin has this recipe for cupcakes, and I thought it was festive, so I made it into a cake. It worked out quite well in my opinion. It's chocolate, with chocolate pieces in it, then cool whip frosting, with baker's chocolate and crushed candy cane on it. You'll have to ask Katie to verify its goodness- I might be biased. Happy Birthday Katie!
17) Katie cutting her cake, after I sang to her. Yes, solo-ly.
18) My coworkers again- we went out to breakfast at Kneaders on reading day #2. It is the last time we'll all be together for a while, what with Sanita leaving, and three of us (not me- before you ask) have the potential to get married within the next few months. (L - R = Heather, Karen, Sanita, Me, Lakin, Danielle. not pictured = Mindy, Tamanna, Toni, Abby) We used to celebrate everyones' birthdays individually, but as we've gotten poorer, older, and busier, we do something like this every once in a while and call it good.
And there you have it- my life in pictures.
Megan wants me to post a picture of the Christmas tree she gave me, which is the only Christmas cheer in my apartment, so I might do that soon. As for pictures of when Erin, Megan, and I went to the UConn game and then to Spark, you'll have to ask Erin for those! And for pictures of my Jack-o-lantern!
In other news (like this post wasn't long enough), the semester is almost over- I have two more finals to take.
-Last week, I dropped my Signature Card (ID card) behind a computer/printer station in the JSB while trying to release a print job. (Don't ask how- I don't even know) I had to stick the top half of my body in a 6" gap to reach as far as I could to grab the card with my fingertips. On the way back out, my ear got stuck on the printer, but the printer doesn't move, and there were people watching, so I just pulled. My ear has not been the same since. Apparently it looks fine- but man it hurts. And that was... a week ago!
-I have learned that many attractive, hopefully brainy, hopefully single men do their homework in the Crabtree building- the Technology Building. Of course. Don't worry- I will not stalk them.
-One of my roommates is moving out, and I met the girl moving in. She's Asian. If you know anything about my living situation, you'll think that's humorous.
-I came up with a joke the other day, after having a Facebook message conversation with Megan about people misspelling the world "angel" for "angle". It goes like this- Q: What did the big angle say to the little angle? A: You're a cutie! (hah hah, get it!!??)
-My students are now officially off "on their own"- the semester is over, and my job as a peer-mentor-with-students is over until next Fall. Sad. But I get to see them all again for follow-up in January, so not quite over yet.
-Also, I heard another Christmas song change-of-lyrics today. Just because you don't like turkey, Jo Dee Messina, doesn't mean you can just change it to "chocolate and pumpkin pie". Besides, those two things don't even go together.
-Today I was in the bathroom and heard someone come in, go into a stall, and then take out their phone (apparently) and start a phone call. Ok- that's not exactly my idea of "down time"...This is extreme multi-tasking. And... I'm sorry but if you're so busy that the only time you have to make a quick call is while you're doin' your business, you're TOO BUSY! A coworker of mine said she always worries about flushing, because that puts the phone call person in an awkward position- I mean, what if the person they're talking to hears the flush? Here's what I say- FLUSH AWAY! Maybe twice or three times, just for good measure. And at least walk away knowing you're not encouraging the toilet talker to perpetuate their habit. And if you're one of these people, umm... sorry. I guess. But not really. Because if you were so busy that that was the only time you had to call me, I'd rather you just didn't call at all. What kind of self-esteem booster is that? Really. It's better for everyone if toilet talking just doesn't happen. Thank you. Although, if it didn't happen, I wouldn't be able to blog about it...
Well that's all folks. I can't think of too much else to say. If you read my blog, there are two things I want you to learn: my life is obviously not very exciting or extraordinary- except for two fabulous months that I spent in London! And second, God does not love you unless you're talented, beautiful, and intellectual.
Merry December 16th!
-mollie
Sunday, December 07, 2008
body language
so, this may be sacrilegious, but
today in Relief Society we had our lesson about the law of chastity, given by the bishop.
the girl saying the prayer asked that the "Spirit might touch us in this meeting in a way that is meaningful to us"
it could have to do with the fact that I only got 3 ish hours of sleep last night, but I thought this was ridiculously humorous.
no one else seemed to think so.
real entry later,
mollie
today in Relief Society we had our lesson about the law of chastity, given by the bishop.
the girl saying the prayer asked that the "Spirit might touch us in this meeting in a way that is meaningful to us"
it could have to do with the fact that I only got 3 ish hours of sleep last night, but I thought this was ridiculously humorous.
no one else seemed to think so.
real entry later,
mollie
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