I am sitting here pondering to myself exactly why I am getting such a fix by playing 3 games of RISK at exactly the same moment. Why? I don't know. Do I like it? Yes I certainly do. The ladies are off having a girlie night and Tim, Rick, Russell, Matt and I are having all sorts of lovely fun destroying each other across geographic boundaries. Life could not be better at the moment. Unless of course Vancouver could decide the actually want to win a game and help the Avalanche out.
I am still very ready for school to be over. I am going to get some extra help from my German teacher in preparation for the final in a couple of weeks, but I still am not liking school very much. Perhaps I will not go to class for the entire summer, but maybe not, we'll see.
I played some frisbee today. I like to play frisbee, a lot actually. Perhaps I should play it a little more often. Holly and I joined Rick and Shelley during the gap between General Conference sessions for a little picnic. Rick supplied us with many, many Dell frisbees to play with. The guys played a rousing game of "500" and the girls played some regular frisbee. I have a sunburn, which I am actually kind of proud of at the moment.
Saturday, March 31, 2007
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Talk About A Drag
I could really use not to be sitting in my Family Life 100 class at the moment. I'm pretty much done with talking about depressing subjects every time I come. I think that one day of talking about abuse would be plenty and now we should focus on how to actually BUILD a happy family, not tear one apart.
Yesterday I got lots of things done even though from first glance many folks would probably say that the house doesn't look any different, it does to me. The laundry is finished and just needs the last load to be folded, the dishes got done and now there is only a handful from dinner last night to take care of, I got lots of homework done and plan on doing the same today, and on top of all that I got a good night of sleep. I wish I could sleep like that more often, but chances of that are slim.
Holly has a birthday this coming Friday and I have been working on some plans, but she wants to know all of them now and not wait until her actual birthday. Luckily for me I will not bend to the pressure and she'll have to wait until the actual day to find out my magnificentoulous plans.
Yesterday I got lots of things done even though from first glance many folks would probably say that the house doesn't look any different, it does to me. The laundry is finished and just needs the last load to be folded, the dishes got done and now there is only a handful from dinner last night to take care of, I got lots of homework done and plan on doing the same today, and on top of all that I got a good night of sleep. I wish I could sleep like that more often, but chances of that are slim.
Holly has a birthday this coming Friday and I have been working on some plans, but she wants to know all of them now and not wait until her actual birthday. Luckily for me I will not bend to the pressure and she'll have to wait until the actual day to find out my magnificentoulous plans.
Monday, March 26, 2007
And...Let's Do It Again
I'm not going to lie about wanting the semester to end sooner than later. I will get all right grades for the classes I am taking, but I wish they were going to be better. Perhaps I can get them up a little bit sometime in the next four weeks.
Today is the beginning of a new week and lately I've come to dread that. I have fun during the week, but it would be better if I didn't have to go to work as a custodian. Yes, I know I've complained about that in the last five posts, but I'm probably going to keep doing so until I either get over it or find something new. It's just getting old is all.
By the end of this week I should be caught up with everything and back on schedule normally after recovering from being sick. I think that will improve my overall stress level somewhat because I don't like to be behind on things.
Today is the beginning of a new week and lately I've come to dread that. I have fun during the week, but it would be better if I didn't have to go to work as a custodian. Yes, I know I've complained about that in the last five posts, but I'm probably going to keep doing so until I either get over it or find something new. It's just getting old is all.
By the end of this week I should be caught up with everything and back on schedule normally after recovering from being sick. I think that will improve my overall stress level somewhat because I don't like to be behind on things.
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Free-Time Update
My first class of the day was cancelled when I arrived and so I have oogles of free-time this morning because after I looked at my homework schedule I have none to do until I get home. The only thing that needs done is my one-page reflection paper for English 195 and I don't have that notebook with me on campus today. So....I have lots of free time. I contemplated going back to the apartment because I could have been there in 20 minutes and had almost 3 whole hours to do things, but then decided to just stay here, balance the checkbook, write on my blog, play some Conquer Club, send a few emails and in general bask in my improving health and wellness.
Speaking of Conquer Club (the online RISK gaming club I recently joined) I just won my very first game of RISK in my entire lifetime EVER! Ah, it sure feels good to bask in this kind of glory as I pounded a hapless soul from England into oblivion. Well, anyways, at the very least it was cool to win, now if I could just do it in a regular game that wasn't on the computer. Baby steps I say. I have organized a 6-man, do-or-die, battle to the death, RISK extravaganza for right after the upcoming priesthood session of conference next weekend. All the participants are eagerly awaiting the chance to wage war upon each others poor souls. It should be fun.
The Colorado Avalanche are doing well at the moment, they are 6 points out of the playoffs with 10 games remaining and while I know that this means absolutely nothing to almost every one of you reading this blog, it means A LOT to me, so....deal with it. If they don't make the playoffs they have at the very least fixed a couple of problems heading into next season as far as goaltending and other position players. Next season is going to be VERY good, I can feel it!
The floor hockey season ended in a magnificent fashion; if losing two INCREDIBLY close games in the tournament can be called magnificent. I'm not sure we could have played any better in either game, especially coming back from a 6-3 deficit to tie the game at 7 in the final two minutes. As for me, I don't think I could have played any better goaltending for a novice if my life had depended on it during that elimination game. One of the players on the team said he took a rough count during the game and that I stopped around 45 shots. Heck, three Canadian players from the other team that beat us 8-7 at the very end of overtime said they couldn't believe some of the shots I stopped. Needless to say, that is HIGH praise to get from Canadian hockey players, so I'm still riding that high a little bit and will for the rest of the summer probably. I've already been starting the recruiting for next season because I can't wait to play goalie again. I'm even thinking about finding out if it is possible to reserve one of the RB gyms for some floor hockey and use the pads with just a bunch of friends one of these days. We'll see.
I just looked at the upcoming events for Spring-Summer and there is a two day Dodgeball tournament that I am now determined to enter. Talk about memories. Dodgeball, why not? I say me and some guys from the ward could totally rock that!
Speaking of Conquer Club (the online RISK gaming club I recently joined) I just won my very first game of RISK in my entire lifetime EVER! Ah, it sure feels good to bask in this kind of glory as I pounded a hapless soul from England into oblivion. Well, anyways, at the very least it was cool to win, now if I could just do it in a regular game that wasn't on the computer. Baby steps I say. I have organized a 6-man, do-or-die, battle to the death, RISK extravaganza for right after the upcoming priesthood session of conference next weekend. All the participants are eagerly awaiting the chance to wage war upon each others poor souls. It should be fun.
The Colorado Avalanche are doing well at the moment, they are 6 points out of the playoffs with 10 games remaining and while I know that this means absolutely nothing to almost every one of you reading this blog, it means A LOT to me, so....deal with it. If they don't make the playoffs they have at the very least fixed a couple of problems heading into next season as far as goaltending and other position players. Next season is going to be VERY good, I can feel it!
The floor hockey season ended in a magnificent fashion; if losing two INCREDIBLY close games in the tournament can be called magnificent. I'm not sure we could have played any better in either game, especially coming back from a 6-3 deficit to tie the game at 7 in the final two minutes. As for me, I don't think I could have played any better goaltending for a novice if my life had depended on it during that elimination game. One of the players on the team said he took a rough count during the game and that I stopped around 45 shots. Heck, three Canadian players from the other team that beat us 8-7 at the very end of overtime said they couldn't believe some of the shots I stopped. Needless to say, that is HIGH praise to get from Canadian hockey players, so I'm still riding that high a little bit and will for the rest of the summer probably. I've already been starting the recruiting for next season because I can't wait to play goalie again. I'm even thinking about finding out if it is possible to reserve one of the RB gyms for some floor hockey and use the pads with just a bunch of friends one of these days. We'll see.
I just looked at the upcoming events for Spring-Summer and there is a two day Dodgeball tournament that I am now determined to enter. Talk about memories. Dodgeball, why not? I say me and some guys from the ward could totally rock that!
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Upswing Perhaps?
I'm sick again today, but luckily it is not as bad as the last time I was sick. One good dose of Nyquil and a good nights rest makes a world of difference. I still have a not-so-nice cough to deal with but I think today will be a little bit better and I may make it through an entire day of work.
Homework is not so bad right now, I did really well on the grammar test I had been stressing out about for a week and because I did all of my other homework early I didn't have much to do yesterday so I could take it easy and try to get better.
Other than that there isn't a whole lot of news to report at the moment, but I feel like I should post something today. My NCAA bracket is tied for third in the BYU Bookstore pool so maybe I'll get lucky and place in the top three at the end for a prize, who knows. I also joined an online RISK site known as Conquer Club. You joing a game and take a turn for two minutes once a day and that's it. It's pretty fun and it gives me something to do other than just watch TV all the time when I'm not doing my homework.
Homework is not so bad right now, I did really well on the grammar test I had been stressing out about for a week and because I did all of my other homework early I didn't have much to do yesterday so I could take it easy and try to get better.
Other than that there isn't a whole lot of news to report at the moment, but I feel like I should post something today. My NCAA bracket is tied for third in the BYU Bookstore pool so maybe I'll get lucky and place in the top three at the end for a prize, who knows. I also joined an online RISK site known as Conquer Club. You joing a game and take a turn for two minutes once a day and that's it. It's pretty fun and it gives me something to do other than just watch TV all the time when I'm not doing my homework.
Friday, March 16, 2007
Pressure
If this is what happens every time I get sick for a week, I pray that I never get sick again during my life. Four days of missed class, no homework, and no work makes my life miserable. I wasn't expecting to wind up so terribly far behind in all of my classes. Even after looking at all of the syllabi I still don't understand how it happened to me, but I suppose there isn't much use in complaining about it.
I have a very important test on Monday morning and I'm still terrified that I'm not going to be prepared for it. I completely bombed the first half of the test last Wednesday. I've been trying my best to get all of my catch-up done in every other class so that I can concentrate on this test 100% over the weekend. So far I am all up to speed in HEPE and English 195, but German still needs a little bit of work. My Family Life 100 paper is finished, so I do not need to think about it anymore except to remember to turn it in on Tuesday. As of when I post this entry I will be able to do nothing but focus on the test for the rest of the weekend, but we'll see how well I do at that. I'm exceptionally bad at doing my homework on time, even with a full load of easy classes this semester.
March Madness began yesterday and thankfully two of the games actually wound up interesting. Holly was thrilled that she was the only person in our Facebook pool to pick Virginia Commonwealth University to beat Duke University in their opening round game. I thought Duke would win at least one before bowing out, but it turns out that Holly's instincts proved correct. VCU won it on a last second shot to give the NCAA's it's first dose of excitement all day. BYU vs. Xavier was also close and came down to the last second but unfortunately the result was not what I wanted. Xavier pulled out the win and moves on to face Ohio State, so they won't be around much longer anyways. I've always enjoyed the NCAA Tournament for some reason and this year I'm even more interested because I've been following a few of the teams more closely than before.
Yesterday I handed out another $500 to Firestone Auto Repair to fix the coolant system, thermostat and water pump on my Saturn. What I don't understand is how my father who owned the car before me could own it for 2 years and never have any problems but as soon as he signs the title over to me everything breaks. I'm getting tired of paying for it, and I'm getting even more tired of having to ask my father for money to help and fix it. It's not his fault though, and in all actuality it isn't my fault either. I make as much money as I can it just so happens that the car made the decisions to be uncooperative for the last six months.
This week I've finally resigned myself to the fact that I really, really, really don't like my job, but there isn't anything I can do about it. I'm tired of cleaning dormitory bathrooms and warehouse floors. I want a job where I don't have to wear rubber gloves for hours and can sit down at a desk from time to time. All of that is too much to ask though seeing as how nobody on this campus feels like giving you a job without previous experience. So it looks like I'm stuck in a dead-end custodial job until graduation. I don't like it and I'm not going to pretend that I do anymore. Especially since I can't seem to work the hours that I want to anyways.
I'm sure everyone will tell me that I need to stop beating myself up about everything and that I will turn things around soon, but I don't want to turn things around, I want inconvienient things to stop happening to me and I want something to go the way I want it to for a change. Finding a new job for example.
I have a very important test on Monday morning and I'm still terrified that I'm not going to be prepared for it. I completely bombed the first half of the test last Wednesday. I've been trying my best to get all of my catch-up done in every other class so that I can concentrate on this test 100% over the weekend. So far I am all up to speed in HEPE and English 195, but German still needs a little bit of work. My Family Life 100 paper is finished, so I do not need to think about it anymore except to remember to turn it in on Tuesday. As of when I post this entry I will be able to do nothing but focus on the test for the rest of the weekend, but we'll see how well I do at that. I'm exceptionally bad at doing my homework on time, even with a full load of easy classes this semester.
March Madness began yesterday and thankfully two of the games actually wound up interesting. Holly was thrilled that she was the only person in our Facebook pool to pick Virginia Commonwealth University to beat Duke University in their opening round game. I thought Duke would win at least one before bowing out, but it turns out that Holly's instincts proved correct. VCU won it on a last second shot to give the NCAA's it's first dose of excitement all day. BYU vs. Xavier was also close and came down to the last second but unfortunately the result was not what I wanted. Xavier pulled out the win and moves on to face Ohio State, so they won't be around much longer anyways. I've always enjoyed the NCAA Tournament for some reason and this year I'm even more interested because I've been following a few of the teams more closely than before.
Yesterday I handed out another $500 to Firestone Auto Repair to fix the coolant system, thermostat and water pump on my Saturn. What I don't understand is how my father who owned the car before me could own it for 2 years and never have any problems but as soon as he signs the title over to me everything breaks. I'm getting tired of paying for it, and I'm getting even more tired of having to ask my father for money to help and fix it. It's not his fault though, and in all actuality it isn't my fault either. I make as much money as I can it just so happens that the car made the decisions to be uncooperative for the last six months.
This week I've finally resigned myself to the fact that I really, really, really don't like my job, but there isn't anything I can do about it. I'm tired of cleaning dormitory bathrooms and warehouse floors. I want a job where I don't have to wear rubber gloves for hours and can sit down at a desk from time to time. All of that is too much to ask though seeing as how nobody on this campus feels like giving you a job without previous experience. So it looks like I'm stuck in a dead-end custodial job until graduation. I don't like it and I'm not going to pretend that I do anymore. Especially since I can't seem to work the hours that I want to anyways.
I'm sure everyone will tell me that I need to stop beating myself up about everything and that I will turn things around soon, but I don't want to turn things around, I want inconvienient things to stop happening to me and I want something to go the way I want it to for a change. Finding a new job for example.
Monday, March 5, 2007
Minor Reflections
Students elections have begun this week on campus and due to the connections I have with one of the candidates running for office I guess I already know who I need to vote for out of loyalty. The campus paper is going to be flooded with complaints about the ridiculous nature of the campaigns all week long which means there won't be anything worthwhile for me to read each day but I can live with that. I might care more about what these candidates have to say if the BYUSA organization ever did anything that mattered to me. I am all for the parties they throw (if I went to parties) or the new syllabi on the website (if I cared that much about the professor's I sign up for) or the number of clubs available on campus (if I was social enough to ever actually join one of them). The BYUSA program won't ever effect me in a way that I pay attention to, so I don't really care about what the candidates have to say, I'm just doing my job as a loyal friend. I am fully aware that they do make a difference in some circles and that they do make improvements to the way of life for BYU students but I refuse to accept that those improvements matter to more than a few individuals here and there. Maybe if the BYUSA President was actually a student body president (I still don't understand why BYU doesn't have one of those) then I would care a little bit more. As it stands however, they don't do much more than organize service projects and I have to say that I have better things to deal with than that in my life at the moment.
I'm back to school this week and will admit that I was starting to get a little bit of cabin fever while spending four straight days in the apartment. I would have enjoyed the time more if I had been able to accomplish anything, but the nastiness of my sickness prevented me from doing anything other than lounging around feeling sorry for myself. Holly deserves and award for kindly dealing with my personality while sick. I don't wish that on anyone. Several days off of school and work have left me with a long list of things to do over the next few days and I'm glad that I seem to have the motivation to cross things off of that list for today at least. Tomorrow may be another story, but today is looking good so far.
This coming Wednesday marks the next floor hockey game for me to participate in and now that the teams have been properly ranked according to skill-level for the various tournaments I am looking forward to the challenge of playing goalie this week. The team finally figured out how to move properly on the offensive side of the court during the last game and while it may not be as easy next time around because we will more than likely play other guys and not girls; I think it was a large benefit to the team. Now my only worry is that with almost two and a half weeks off from playing goalie with any kind of pressure I may not be up to par during the game. Nothing to do about it but wait and see I suppose.
I returned to working one night a week at the SAS Custodial last Friday and have had mixed emotions about the experience. On one side I definitely can handle the kind of custodial work they do over there much better than I can the kind done in the dorms where I currently work, but at the same time the SAS Supervisor is not exactly the easiest person to get along with. Helaman Halls Custodial allows me to come home at 4 o'clock every day during the week and spend time with my wife which is something the SAS didn't allow, but the co-workers at the SAS are of a far better quality than those at Helaman Halls. In the end I guess I don't really care which one I work at as long as I get paid and find a way to get my 20 hours each week, but I would greatly prefer finding a new job that doesn't require me to pick up after other people all day long; especially not immature college students who I am positive are much worse than the ones I lived with in the dorms four years ago. The world really is going downhill with no sign of relief.
That's all my thoughts for today. I was feeling a bit reflective this morning and decided to comment on a few of life's interesting adventures.
I'm back to school this week and will admit that I was starting to get a little bit of cabin fever while spending four straight days in the apartment. I would have enjoyed the time more if I had been able to accomplish anything, but the nastiness of my sickness prevented me from doing anything other than lounging around feeling sorry for myself. Holly deserves and award for kindly dealing with my personality while sick. I don't wish that on anyone. Several days off of school and work have left me with a long list of things to do over the next few days and I'm glad that I seem to have the motivation to cross things off of that list for today at least. Tomorrow may be another story, but today is looking good so far.
This coming Wednesday marks the next floor hockey game for me to participate in and now that the teams have been properly ranked according to skill-level for the various tournaments I am looking forward to the challenge of playing goalie this week. The team finally figured out how to move properly on the offensive side of the court during the last game and while it may not be as easy next time around because we will more than likely play other guys and not girls; I think it was a large benefit to the team. Now my only worry is that with almost two and a half weeks off from playing goalie with any kind of pressure I may not be up to par during the game. Nothing to do about it but wait and see I suppose.
I returned to working one night a week at the SAS Custodial last Friday and have had mixed emotions about the experience. On one side I definitely can handle the kind of custodial work they do over there much better than I can the kind done in the dorms where I currently work, but at the same time the SAS Supervisor is not exactly the easiest person to get along with. Helaman Halls Custodial allows me to come home at 4 o'clock every day during the week and spend time with my wife which is something the SAS didn't allow, but the co-workers at the SAS are of a far better quality than those at Helaman Halls. In the end I guess I don't really care which one I work at as long as I get paid and find a way to get my 20 hours each week, but I would greatly prefer finding a new job that doesn't require me to pick up after other people all day long; especially not immature college students who I am positive are much worse than the ones I lived with in the dorms four years ago. The world really is going downhill with no sign of relief.
That's all my thoughts for today. I was feeling a bit reflective this morning and decided to comment on a few of life's interesting adventures.
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