Meet Your Match, by Stephanie Fowers.
Basically this book was hilarious. It just made fun of BYU the whole time. I loved it. It was about a girl who lives in BYU approved housing and the stories of being a poor college student living away from home. It was soooo funny. And the relief society president in this book was pretty much EXACTLY like my first relief society president at BYU. Needless to say, I laughed a lot. Not my favorite book, but if you just want an easy read and a good laugh, go for it.
Friday, July 16, 2010
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
What about Breakfast at Tiffany's?
Well... here's my summer so far.
To start off with.... I've been doing a lot of this.
And this.
And luckily this.
Sometimes I get to do fun stuff like this. AKA make a giant kidney out of playdough with flowers growing out of it, symbolizing good health of course, for a get well present for a friend with an ill kidney.
Or this. AKA lose at giant chess to Parker.
Shot my first gun. Beauty ain't she?
Missing her. And this.
Going on fun dates with sweet boys that give me flowers :) Sorry I don't have a picture of the date... I wish I was better at taking pictures this summer!
I've been lucky to be able to see him. He's too tall for the camera.
And her. Despite what the picture looks like :)
I have to get one once every summer.
Getting together with the girls. We're not very girly girls, but I guess if it takes a make up party to get us all together we'll go through with it.
Trying to figure out how to unlock the secrets of life.
Having lots of adventures watching these kids for 2 weeks...
They're cute though, so its okay!
And of course, goofing off.
Soooo... It's been fun. I'm excited for more adventures. And I'll try to take more exciting pictures. Love.
To start off with.... I've been doing a lot of this.
And this.
And luckily this.
Sometimes I get to do fun stuff like this. AKA make a giant kidney out of playdough with flowers growing out of it, symbolizing good health of course, for a get well present for a friend with an ill kidney.
Or this. AKA lose at giant chess to Parker.
Shot my first gun. Beauty ain't she?
Missing her. And this.
Going on fun dates with sweet boys that give me flowers :) Sorry I don't have a picture of the date... I wish I was better at taking pictures this summer!
I've been lucky to be able to see him. He's too tall for the camera.
And her. Despite what the picture looks like :)
I have to get one once every summer.
Getting together with the girls. We're not very girly girls, but I guess if it takes a make up party to get us all together we'll go through with it.
Trying to figure out how to unlock the secrets of life.
Having lots of adventures watching these kids for 2 weeks...
They're cute though, so its okay!
And of course, goofing off.
Soooo... It's been fun. I'm excited for more adventures. And I'll try to take more exciting pictures. Love.
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Book 10.
A Hatred for Tulips, by Richard Lourie.
“People who don’t have secrets imagine them as dark and hidden. It’s just the opposite. Secrets are bright. They light you up. Like the bare lightbulb left on in a cell day and night, they give you no rest.”
This book was really really cool. It was a fictional story about the boy who turned in Anne Frank and her family to the Nazi's. The main character, Joop, had some very interesting point of views and ideas. The title of the book comes because food was so scarce during the war in Holland that Joop and his family were forced to eat tulip bulbs to stay alive. It was very interesting to see a book from the point of view of someone who was neither a Jew nor a Nazi during World War II, but simply a family who didn't take sides in the war but was sucked into it. I really liked this book and would highly suggest it.
“People who don’t have secrets imagine them as dark and hidden. It’s just the opposite. Secrets are bright. They light you up. Like the bare lightbulb left on in a cell day and night, they give you no rest.”
This book was really really cool. It was a fictional story about the boy who turned in Anne Frank and her family to the Nazi's. The main character, Joop, had some very interesting point of views and ideas. The title of the book comes because food was so scarce during the war in Holland that Joop and his family were forced to eat tulip bulbs to stay alive. It was very interesting to see a book from the point of view of someone who was neither a Jew nor a Nazi during World War II, but simply a family who didn't take sides in the war but was sucked into it. I really liked this book and would highly suggest it.
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Book 9.
Dreams for Stones, by Ann Warner.
"'So how did you know Dennis was the one?'
Jade put her pizza down, looking thoughtful. 'Before I met Dennis, I was engaged to someone else. I took him home and asked mom what she thought. She said what mattered was what I thought, and if I had to consult her to figure that out, he wasn't the one for me. Then I met Dennis, and I didn't need to ask mom or anyone else their opinion."
This book was really neat. It was really sad as well though. I haven't really read a love story yet, so I figured I should read one haha. It was about a girl who just broke off an engagement because her fiance was cheating on her and a man who is grieving because he takes responsibility for his wife's death. Of course through strange means they meet and go through drama and eventually fall in love. There were a lot of sad things in the book, but the overall moral was reaching beyond yourself to help others will help you realize your problems aren't as bad as you think they are, but helping others will in turn help you heal. Twas cute :)
"'So how did you know Dennis was the one?'
Jade put her pizza down, looking thoughtful. 'Before I met Dennis, I was engaged to someone else. I took him home and asked mom what she thought. She said what mattered was what I thought, and if I had to consult her to figure that out, he wasn't the one for me. Then I met Dennis, and I didn't need to ask mom or anyone else their opinion."
This book was really neat. It was really sad as well though. I haven't really read a love story yet, so I figured I should read one haha. It was about a girl who just broke off an engagement because her fiance was cheating on her and a man who is grieving because he takes responsibility for his wife's death. Of course through strange means they meet and go through drama and eventually fall in love. There were a lot of sad things in the book, but the overall moral was reaching beyond yourself to help others will help you realize your problems aren't as bad as you think they are, but helping others will in turn help you heal. Twas cute :)
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Book 8.
Have a Little Faith, by Mitch Albom.
"'Mitch,' he said, 'faith is about doing. You are how you act, not just how you believe."
"He had a way of looking you in the eye and making you feel the world had stopped and you were all that was in it. Maybe this was his gift to the job. Or maybe it was the job's gift to him."
"When you come to the end, that's where God begins."
"Happiness in a tablet. This is our world. Prozac. Paxil. Xanax. Billions are spent to advertise such drugs. And billions more are spent purchasing them. You don't even need a specific trauma; just 'general depression' or 'anxiety,' as if sadness were as treatable as the common cold. I knew depression was real, and in many cases required medical attention. I also knew we overused the word. Much of what we called 'depression' was really dissaatisfaction... If pills could help, pills were taken. But pills were not going to change the fundamental problem in the construction. Wanting what you can't have. Looking for self-worth in the mirror. Layering work on top of work and still wondering why you weren't satisfied - before working some more."
There are tons of other good quotes in this book too, these are just a few I like a lot. This guy is the same guy who wrote Tuesday With Morrie. This book is about a man who has left his religion behind, but one day is asked by his pastor if he will give his eulogy at his funeral. Mitch decides he needs to get to know his pastor better as a person before he gives his eulogy. Over the next eight years after he is asked to do this, he grows to love and appreciate this man. This was a great book and really made me reflect on life. It was really really neat, posing great questions about God and life and such. I would definitely recommend this book, it was very touching.
"'Mitch,' he said, 'faith is about doing. You are how you act, not just how you believe."
"He had a way of looking you in the eye and making you feel the world had stopped and you were all that was in it. Maybe this was his gift to the job. Or maybe it was the job's gift to him."
"When you come to the end, that's where God begins."
"Happiness in a tablet. This is our world. Prozac. Paxil. Xanax. Billions are spent to advertise such drugs. And billions more are spent purchasing them. You don't even need a specific trauma; just 'general depression' or 'anxiety,' as if sadness were as treatable as the common cold. I knew depression was real, and in many cases required medical attention. I also knew we overused the word. Much of what we called 'depression' was really dissaatisfaction... If pills could help, pills were taken. But pills were not going to change the fundamental problem in the construction. Wanting what you can't have. Looking for self-worth in the mirror. Layering work on top of work and still wondering why you weren't satisfied - before working some more."
There are tons of other good quotes in this book too, these are just a few I like a lot. This guy is the same guy who wrote Tuesday With Morrie. This book is about a man who has left his religion behind, but one day is asked by his pastor if he will give his eulogy at his funeral. Mitch decides he needs to get to know his pastor better as a person before he gives his eulogy. Over the next eight years after he is asked to do this, he grows to love and appreciate this man. This was a great book and really made me reflect on life. It was really really neat, posing great questions about God and life and such. I would definitely recommend this book, it was very touching.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Book 7.
Downtown Owl, by Chuck Klosterman.
This book... Let's see. I really really like how the author writes. There were sooo many different literary techniques and different writing styles in this book, and it was really neat and fun to see those different kinds of writing. But overall, this book swore SOOO much. I wouldn't recommend it just because of how much it swears. But yes, it was really cool how the author used so many different types of writing. My two favorite chapters were 1. A chapter where it was a conversation between two people and it went like this: what she said.... what she really meant... what he said... what he really meant... it was so funny, and so true! 2. A chapter where the teacher asks each of the students to think about the book they are reading and then it says: what was really on each student's mind... and proceeds to list off what each of the 27 students were thinking about, none of which was the book. It was so funny. Interesting book, but I wouldn't recommend it.
This book... Let's see. I really really like how the author writes. There were sooo many different literary techniques and different writing styles in this book, and it was really neat and fun to see those different kinds of writing. But overall, this book swore SOOO much. I wouldn't recommend it just because of how much it swears. But yes, it was really cool how the author used so many different types of writing. My two favorite chapters were 1. A chapter where it was a conversation between two people and it went like this: what she said.... what she really meant... what he said... what he really meant... it was so funny, and so true! 2. A chapter where the teacher asks each of the students to think about the book they are reading and then it says: what was really on each student's mind... and proceeds to list off what each of the 27 students were thinking about, none of which was the book. It was so funny. Interesting book, but I wouldn't recommend it.
Sunday, May 23, 2010
I'll be out of my mind, and you'll be out of ideas pretty soon.
My two summer goals:
1. Earn enough money to go back to school and to study abroad in France.
2. Catch up in my journal.
Why only two goals might you ask?
Theses two tasks are HUGE feats in themselves. First off, I have about $700 in my bank account right now. What does this mean? Yes. $4480 in tuition needed. Not to mention I need a place to live and food to eat. Add $1785 in rent, $225 in utilities, and $675 for food. Fun budget = $0.00. Total amount needed, $7165. And that is just for school. France is another $5000 itself.
So, how will this happen might you ask? It is clearly impossible to earn $14000 in one summer. Luckily I have awesome parents and grandparents who are willing to pay one semester of tuition for me and $200 a month towards my life. So that takes out a good amount, leaving only $3525 to be earned. Plus, Rebbie is amazing and is going to help me get this grant winter sememster which will give me $4000 to pay for tuition first and second semesters. So cross your fingers I can stand living in the library and survive 3 chem classes and get my GPA up stinkin .1... Yeah, a measly .1 away from getting the grant right now. Boooooo.
So... with that help, I simple will need to early $4525. Which entails 625 hours of work at Smoothie King, my current employment at $7.25 an hour, which means working 48 hours a week for the next 12 weeks of summer. Clearly this isn't going to happen, so pray hard that I will be able to get registered as a pharmacy tech please!!
But yes. My mind is set. I'm going to do it. I'm going to live, study, breathe, speak, do everything french for a month and a half. In FRANCE. Once I put my mind to this one, nothing is going to stop me. I've already dreamt about it a handful a times. And after all, a dream is a wish your heart makes, and I've been wishing on stars that this wish will come true.
Secondly, my journal. Ever since the 10th grade, Mrs. Westover inspired me to keep a journal. Therefore I have my whole high school rollercoaster in 4 journals. It is great. Unfortunately, August 14th, 2009 was my last journal entry. I fell apart. College got to me and I didn't write ONCE my freshmen year. I'm ashamed to say the least. But I did write down what I did almost every day, so it is my goal to use my brilliant, cough cough, memory to recapture my freshmen year for posterity, but mostly for myself years down the road.
So, with theses two enormous tasks to accomplish, this summer is going to be full of hard work, that's for certain.
1. Earn enough money to go back to school and to study abroad in France.
2. Catch up in my journal.
Why only two goals might you ask?
Theses two tasks are HUGE feats in themselves. First off, I have about $700 in my bank account right now. What does this mean? Yes. $4480 in tuition needed. Not to mention I need a place to live and food to eat. Add $1785 in rent, $225 in utilities, and $675 for food. Fun budget = $0.00. Total amount needed, $7165. And that is just for school. France is another $5000 itself.
So, how will this happen might you ask? It is clearly impossible to earn $14000 in one summer. Luckily I have awesome parents and grandparents who are willing to pay one semester of tuition for me and $200 a month towards my life. So that takes out a good amount, leaving only $3525 to be earned. Plus, Rebbie is amazing and is going to help me get this grant winter sememster which will give me $4000 to pay for tuition first and second semesters. So cross your fingers I can stand living in the library and survive 3 chem classes and get my GPA up stinkin .1... Yeah, a measly .1 away from getting the grant right now. Boooooo.
So... with that help, I simple will need to early $4525. Which entails 625 hours of work at Smoothie King, my current employment at $7.25 an hour, which means working 48 hours a week for the next 12 weeks of summer. Clearly this isn't going to happen, so pray hard that I will be able to get registered as a pharmacy tech please!!
But yes. My mind is set. I'm going to do it. I'm going to live, study, breathe, speak, do everything french for a month and a half. In FRANCE. Once I put my mind to this one, nothing is going to stop me. I've already dreamt about it a handful a times. And after all, a dream is a wish your heart makes, and I've been wishing on stars that this wish will come true.
Secondly, my journal. Ever since the 10th grade, Mrs. Westover inspired me to keep a journal. Therefore I have my whole high school rollercoaster in 4 journals. It is great. Unfortunately, August 14th, 2009 was my last journal entry. I fell apart. College got to me and I didn't write ONCE my freshmen year. I'm ashamed to say the least. But I did write down what I did almost every day, so it is my goal to use my brilliant, cough cough, memory to recapture my freshmen year for posterity, but mostly for myself years down the road.
So, with theses two enormous tasks to accomplish, this summer is going to be full of hard work, that's for certain.
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