Monk And Perry Mason

Sometimes being sick has its perks. Tonight my parents and I have watched a bunch of tv shows together and among them have been Monk and Perry Mason. Now, Monk is a fun and modern detective type show where every one is so different but the basic principle of how the mysteries are solved remains throughout, while Perry Mason is this old black and white detective show that is very cookie cutter in every single one of the episodes and is totally cheese-tastic. Haha for some reason I love Perry Mason though, in a twisted sort of way. A few months ago when my sister in law Tiffanie came to visit us from Ohio (my brother Chad couldn't get work off), we introduced her to Perry Mason and surprisingly she told us she loved it and would stay up every night to watch it with my parents. Haha it made us all laugh -- we never thought she'd be into something like that. Tonight, Monk was two back-to-back episodes but each one was very different and cool. One was about a serial-bomber through the postal service kind of way. The other was about a man-whore magazine guy who killed the guy who was going to stop printing his magazine for how much it sucked and was losing money. Haha now Perry Mason...same deal where someone kills someone for double-crossing someone and there is a very melodramatic court trial where they finally push some hysterical woman...or man...over the edge to fessing up. I just love the contrast. It makes me smile. :) On that note, I want to serve someone with a subpoena in a sauna steam room thing some day. I just witnessed that very act, and it made me giggle.

Biting Goats

So I've been burning my candle at both ends lately, which I'm okay with in the sense that I've been doing things that I love (school, work, occasionally spending time with friends and family, and sometimes sleep), but my body just decided yesterday evening that it had enough and wasn't going to take any more orders. So I'm super sick and sleeping a lot and on bed rest. I'm uber dehydrated, so I'm trying to push the fluids. I have some absolutely amazing friends though that came to the rescue last night since I wasn't in any shape to drive home. They deserve a trophy. :) I think I'm going to have my dad (bless his heart) make me something to eat again -- I can't seem to get full. :p Looks like another nap is in order though because I'm having trouble keeping my eyes open right now. I don't like being in a position where taking it easy is something I "have to do" rather than something that would just be nice to do. I don't like appearing weak. And I'm afraid of getting behind in school since my classes are all accelerated. My teacher is basically awesome though and is going to work with me. She's super cool. Kind of insane, haha but super cool. Her lesson yesterday was pretty legit. It was a review of the heart and how it works and the pulmonary and cardiac system, and she had created this obstacle course all through the classroom and entrance of the school with chairs and tables arranged with red and blue nets, papers, duct-tape trails and all sorts of things. This particular class is a lot more difficult than I thought it would be, but it's a lot easier in some ways than I thought it would be. Kinda weird. It's just all very exciting. :) Anyway, I'm going to take another nap. I hope you readers are having a fantastic day! Here is a quote to take with you: "Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe." ~Albert Einstein

No Facebook!? That's Just Low...

My school is doing a bunch of stuff to their internet system and putting up firewalls that are absolutely ridiculous. It keeps rejecting facebook ("Oh no not that!" right?) and won't let me access my online classroom for my test...which is a big aggravation. I already took the test but now I can't see if it actually submitted it or not (it was giving some of the other people problems too). So...as I was writing that last sentence it decided to work. My test submitted alright, but I totally bombed it and got like a B- which I know doesn't sound terrible to some people, but that right there makes me want to cry -- it's my lowest running test score. I think I'm going to eat a gallon of ice cream and watch a chick flick or two tonight. Haha oh life. Gotta love it. :) Looks like I'm going to have to get back to recording my test material and playing it while I sleep. That always seems to help.
Today is supposed to be my day off from work but one of the girls needs someone to cover her shift and it looks like I'm her only option left. If I cover her shift then I'll be put into overtime, which is great for me but won't make my boss happy. I don't know what to do because I hate not helping people. We'll see what happens I guess. Either way I'll still be making good money this pay week, which will be super helpful. We're taking a break in class right now, so I'm going to call this entry good and go pee. Take care! :D

So Many Things!!

I can hardly believe that life is coming up on so many of my favorite things or things that mark change and progress, etc.! We're coming up on Autumn, my favorite season. :) Which also means that my birthday is coming up and I'll be 22...weird. *shudder* And best of ALL!!! My good friend since like 8th grade comes home from his mission!!!!! I'm so freaking stoked it's unreal! We have done the relationship thing a couple times but when that didn't look like it was going to pan out we still managed to stay best friends and even grow closer together. He's one of my favorite people to walk the planet and I can hardly wait to catch up with my good friend. :) So remember how I talked about mud volleyball? Well that was for Salem Days and that takes place the weekend before all the big stuff -- the race, breakfast, parade, fair, pageant show and fireworks. The fireworks are by far the absolute BEST part and the most amazing fireworks show you will EVER see! It never ceases to amaze me. And I've seen fireworks in several cities in several states and even in another country, so that says a lot. It was weird though because this year they decided to do them from the high school football field rather than on the pond. I have very mixed feelings for that. We'll see what happens next year I guess. It was cute though because when we were watching the fireworks there was this cute family behind us on the grass and one of the girls said, "It's kind of sad because you know what this means? Salem Days fireworks mean that summer is over." which made my parents and I laugh a lot not only because of how cute that was but how true that statement is too.
My brother and his wifey are having another girl and decided to name her Maleah (sp?) and she will be joining us in October around my dad's 84th birthday! :D So nuts how fast things happen! This November 15th will mark the 1 year anniversary of Texas Roadhouse in Orem....so crazy-cool! Most of the opening crew has still stayed and it has been so fun getting to know them. For the type of job that it is, it's really one of the best you'll ever find. (I don't get paid to say that, hahaha!)
Let's see, what else...? Oh, I'm living at home again to save more money (always nice) and it's great because I have the whole downstairs to myself minus the library and the office (which my parents don't use super often) so it's still like I have my own place, and I got to upgrade from the yucky twin bed I've had my entire life to a brand new QUEEN!!! Ah man, it's sooooo nice! :D I love being at home again honestly. I love not having to worry about as many bills, I love being able to see my parents more, I love seeing my dogs more, it's just...nice. :) Sure the commute isn't the best thing ever, but it's actually not that bad. I'm also officially a Golds Gym person...which makes me feel like a snooty person for some reason. Haha probably because I could never afford it before. I still can't, but I'm choosing to make it work with my life. And I love love love it!

Who's Being Schooled Now!?

So I just finished the first set of classes for my medical program and got A's on all my finals and my final grades in each class are high A's, with perfect attendance. Haha I feel absolutely GREAT...but I'm uber exhausted! ;p I'm really excited to keep getting further into my program. This module I only have one class though, which is really nice. And it's a late morning class, which will is also really nice because that means that I can sleep in for the next 4 weeks!! AND...I'll be able to work like a mad woman for 4 weeks so I can save up that much more money, hopefully. :D I have one of the teachers I had last mod, and she's an absolute doll and a hoot and a half! However, she's going to be the death of me -- she gives you tons of homework to do before we even talk about the subjects so we don't really know what to do or expect, and her tests are barely coherent and have all sorts of errors in them. There are tons of spelling errors, so even if you put the correct answer it marks it as incorrect until she goes back in and changes it. It's giving me anxiety I tell you! BUT...it is OKAY! I keep learning more and more about each of my peers at school and it just blows me away how so many people go through so much crap and yet they choose to rise above even though at times it might hurt like hell. Kudos. :)
My life is basically consumed with school and work, sometimes playing with friends and occasionally sleep. :p One fun thing I got to do with my friends a couple weeks ago was play mud volleyball in a competition dealio. It was super fun. But now I need new running shoes. Haha!