Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Stay away Praying Mantis's


So lately we have been finding dead praying mantis's on our front porch. We don't have a cat and have not seen one around lately...
So if you are a praying mantis stay away from our door it means certain death!!!

Update 10/8/08: Yet another Praying Mantis died on our porch this morning...

Monday, September 29, 2008

Hate

Hate is one thing I had never experienced until I read The Crucible. In high school I hated Abigail so much. The book drove me crazy. Then we watched the movie and for a while I hated Winona Ryder because I associated the character with her. (I eventually got over that.) I think I dislike Abigail sooooooo much because I see all the personality traits I despise.
So in reading it a second time I hope to compare my self to her and hopefully expunge any similarities. Also let us hope I never run into anyone who is like Abigail because I might just rip her eyes out. The play is very well written and I highly recommend it. I also recommend reading it quickly, don't drag out the torment and frustration.

Monday, September 22, 2008

Vote

Check out this link:
http://www.vajoe.com/candidate_calculator.html
This site helped me decide where I sand on up coming issues. PLEASE go to it and check it out.
It presents both side of the argument and everything is easy to understand. (That is why I think it is so great) You will be surprised at who "your" candidate is! It is sooo important that we vote. It is our chance to tell the people who run our country how we feel, no matter how crazy and insignificant you think you are.
Pass it on to everyone you know!!!!!!

Friday, September 19, 2008

Tower of Terror

Last night I was talking to Justin about things I was scared of. Here is a list of my top 5

Spiders. Why i am sacred of them: I went fabric shopping with my mom and my little sister needed to use the restroom. First of all where the bathroom was located was questionable it was a dark closet and it looked like something out of a horror film, looked nothing like the rest of the store. Anyways when my sister finished and we were leaving a spider egg broke over our heads. I freaked out and ran screaming out. It is the nastiest feeling I have ever felt. I wasn't to scared of them before that point, but now and after oh especially when they sneak up on me I freak out. Justin can attest to that.2.

Twilight Zone. Freaks me out still. Yesterday I was listening to a Disney radio station and the full attraction came on. Ya it gave me the heebie geebies and I got all clammy my hart rate went up... in short I got the jitters. the good news is that I no longer run from the room with my ears covered. Why I am scared of it, I have a faint recollection of the movie and something happening in the first few moments that terrified me. I know the T.V. show is super cheesy, but there it is.






Being sucked into space through a telescope. I like space I find it very interesting. Super cool stuff. But every time I look into a telescope I really think that maybe it could suck me out to whatever I am looking at. This one I think stemmed from me reading about the early space program and a fear of being left out in space.



The Ocean. probably one of my favorite things ever. I am cool with swimming on the beach and tide pools and what not. Open Ocean is another thing. I am not afraid of sharks so much or squid or other Tthings like that. I think it is the unknown that is out there that freaks me out anything could grab hold of me an pull me down. Also you can't see the bottom. I will never snorkel on a reef or scuba dive.



Heights. This did not happen until recently. The first time I went to Bryce Canyon I was OK with it beautiful place I really enjoyed myself. Then on the way out We stopped a few places, Then I saw children dangling themselves unsupervised over the edge. That was the first time I had vertigo. So not fun. Then the whole rest of the way home every time we stopped by a drop off I had a little bout of it. the wost was when we drove on the devils back bone. A rode on the top of a mountain a drop off on both sides. Who's idea was it to make a rode on the spine of a mountain? I made it across but I felt like at any moment a gust of wind would blow me off. Now I am pretty cool with heights, The vertigo just pops up at weird times now. Like one day I was on a ladder, not 3 feet off the ground, and the room span and I had a small freak out.

New Aminals Found



So I think this is the coolest thing ever. Check out this link
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26786412?GT1=43001
It will take you right to the article on MSN. Check out the images the new animals found, they are sooooo cool. I love this kind of thing :) Also if you type in new species discovered in Google you will get some awesome new creatures and the articles on them,! It is so neat that we don't know everything!

Monday, September 15, 2008

Sweet word of wisdom


I am currently reading Gandhi's autobiography. It is pretty cool...
Here are some words of wisdom from it:

"I have nothing new to teach the world. Truth and nonviolence are as old as the hills."

"...will be, a society, based on non-violence. It may seem a distant goal, an unpractical utopia. But it is not in the least unobtainable, since it can be worked from here and now. An individual can adopt the way of life of the future-the non-violent way-without having to wait for others to do so. And if an individual can do it, cannot whole groups of individuals? Whole nations?"

Anyways it's pretty cool stuff. I recommend his autobiography its an easy read, and quite interesting.

Friday, September 12, 2008

The Weekend Cometh!


What ever happened to Friday being pizza day at school? I looked forward to school lunch on that day only! Here it is on Wednesday, weird. Speaking of pizza I love making home made pizza. Ooh and bread sticks. I suggest we make Friday Pizza Day again and all have pizza tonight for dinner!
I am so excited for this weekend. Tomorrow Justin and I are going on a hike and then taking his photo's to the photo lab and he is going to show me how to develop film. He says it's really easy, but we shall see how easy it is for me. Also I am looking forward to visiting Eliza and friends.
Oh and Disneyland Podcast's are great! I have been watching a few of them. I found one that has video from Hong Kong Disneyland and Disneyland Tokyo. I recommend that if you are in the mood from some Disney fun to check them out. It is not as great as being at the park but it will do. Some of my favorites are the big D and Oakfan. they do a really good job. The official Disney podcast is also alot of fun. Have a great weekend everyone!

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Sunday was our Regional Conference. The talk elder Jensen gave was amazing! It was about being different and how we all have challenges, some you can see easier than others. By the end of the talk I was in tears, he shared this song from the Primary Children's Song Book:

I’ll Walk with You

If you don’t walk as most people do,
Some people walk away from you,
But I won’t! I won’t!
If you don’t talk as most people do,
Some people talk and laugh at you,
But I won’t! I won’t!
I’ll walk with you.
I’ll talk with you.
That’s how I’ll show my love for you.
Jesus walked away from none.
He gave his love to evryone.
So I will! I will!
Jesus blessed all he could see,
Then turned and said,
“Come, follow me.”
And I will! I will!
I will! I will!
I’ll walk with you.
I’ll talk with you.
That’s how I’ll show my love for you.

Words: Carol Lynn Pearson, born 1939. © 1987 LDS
Music: Reid N. Nibley, born 1923. © 1987 LDS


Wow what a powerful message for everyone.

Thursday, September 4, 2008

Provo is the smallest town ever!

So this last week I found out some funny things:
  1. 1. In our ward not only is there a person from Justin's ward in California, there is also someone from my old ward in California and I person from my stake in Pleasant Grove.
  2. 2. Justin meets a lot of people at the track, this week he met someone who is friends with his (our) cousin
  3. 3. This same cousin is in a religion class at BYU with 3 of my (our) cousins!
  4. 4. One of the kids that was in my ward in California married someone from Justin's California ward
  5. There is another couple in our ward from Hollister! C-Ra-Z-Y

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Christmas

Merry Christmas!
Ok, so I have heard a rumor that there will be a big family reunion this Christmas with the Busby's and Florences! I am super excited! I will post more news about this as I get it. I am super excited!
Happy Fall!
Ok So yesterday was wonderful! My favorite kind of weather! and I see that some of the leaves are changing... So next week a fall hike is in order! This is my favorite time of the year I love the change and the crisp air.
Also this last week I timed my mile, ooh 10 min 49 seconds. But I did run once around the track in 2 min. 40 sec. Which is cool because that is what I ran my Junior year in high school! (I found that out last night while looking through an old journal.) So my goal is to break a 10 min. mile. Right now I need to have my lungs catch up with my legs.