It’s been -30 with windchill for the last three days. On days like this I wonder to myself, "WHY couldn't the pioneers have settled in L.A. and built Ricks College there instead?" But, of course they built it in a perfectly secluded and freezing that area no one wants to live in. Gah. Anyway, that rant is beside the point. It's been cold. COLD. ( Read more... )

my brother Daniel isn't doing well. his health is bad because of his diabetes. years of poor up keep is finally getting to him - though even that can be explained. my brother has Asperger’s, a high functioning form of autism. he was only diagnosed a year or two ago. it's incredibly tragic that it took so long to figure this out and for a diagnosis ( Read more... )

today i don't want to run for student body president. today i'd  rather go to europe for a month with the BYU-I's study abroad. never mind option 'A'  would give me a scholarship bigger then the cost of the entire travel study...but, iwanttogotoeurope ( Read more... )

ooph. i am so glad the drama of elections is over. both had stances on specific issues that i agreed with, and so it was hard to ever really be 100% sold on either candidate. i am very excited to see what happens with health care, and more specifically with women's contraception - if it will become covered by insurance or not. here's to hoping it ( Read more... )

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it's been a  LONG time since i've journaled. i not such a steady journaler, which is too bad cause a lot of things are going on these days. i think i consider my mom my walking living journal, cause i call her most days and give her an update on the exciting things going on in life. ......i'm pretty sure this stems from nightly accountability ( ( Read more... )

OH GOODNESS. today was AMAZING! i've noticed that i become an increasingly angsty feminist when my girl body starts to kick in for that wonderful week that comes each month. ha ha ha... this was definitely that week, and i was cranky and ticked off  and easily offended for most of it, ha ha ha... (i'm beginning to wonder if PMS is a battle i will ( Read more... )

so, now i recognized my tantrum a while back was def a test. did i pass? i dunno. i didn't go apostate, and i feel a bit better, so i think ultimately i did.... ? i'm glad though, because it wasn't just like i decided to forget my questions, they just.... were answered. i like when that happens.. it was a pretty cool process.

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so, i've run into a few of the elders from my mission since i've gotten to BYUI. it's so weird to run into them -  not only because they look normal ( that's not really a big deal), but, BECAUSE THEY HUG YOU. even the MARRIED ONES. what the W E I R D......?  these ... not friends.. because they're not allowed to be as elders... long aquaintances, ( Read more... )

I'm in Idaho! it was all kind of a whirlwind, and happened really fast. when i got home three weeks ago i had no idea of anything that i was going to do. i had nothing on my plate at all. ha ha.. coming home was a jump in the dark. luckily BYUI has what they call The Return Missionary Program, which means they  take pity on rm's in an existensial ( Read more... )