Miters and Marines

Today On How to be Lovely I read a tip on how to make housework more enjoyable. I think it's fantastic! (Note: a miter is a crown, worn mostly by male authorities in Judaism and various other religions, but it is also something that women wore in ancient Greece.)

My brother Logan is home. Hooray! He got here yesterday, and I might see him tomorrow. If not then, then very soon.

If you're looking for a good laugh, this may be the funniest thing you see all day. I saw it and couldn't stop smileing for a very long time.

Dear Computer World

I would like to write a post, but I think I'm about out of power. I could go get my power cord, but I don't want to. I'll just try to type quickly.

School is intense. All of my classes require a lot of reading, probably assuming that the other classes won't. Thus, most of my homework time is taken by reading. Sadly, I do not learn best in this manner. I have to read everything more than once if I really want it to stick. But despite all that, I am loving my classes.

And now it's going to die.

Logan is Home!

My good friend Logan has been in Iraq with the Marines. Late last night I got a text that he was home! I wasn't expecting him to be back for at least a few more days. He's not really home home, but he's at least in the United States. I'll be able to see him in a couple weeks. He's like a brother to me. I have to admit, however, that we weren't always friends.

My year in fourth grade was a pretty normal one. Classroom, teacher, students. Then on one fateful day, there was a new kid. We didn't get new kids very often. This one's name was Logan Morlock. He seemed pretty normal, but before you knew it, we were having a fight about who had the bigger buckteeth. What a way to start out a relationship! From that point on we pretty much grew up together. We lived in the same little town and rode the same bus for a lot of the time. Being the same age and having the same interests, we saw a lot of each other. I think that buckteeth conversation had a huge effect on how we felt about each other because we didn't become friends until junior high. I think. It was a gradual process.

Logan and I know each other so well. We grew up together! We've seen the best and the worst sides of each other. We've been there for good and bad times. We've had a lot of fun throughout the years. We even look kind of alike, so sometimes when we are together people ask if we are siblings. We've come to the point that we just tell them that we are. It's easier. I love this guy, and I've missed him a ton. Welcome home, big brother.


(I know it's distorted, but I love this picture.)

Of All the Luck, Mine is Good.

I had a good day today.

First of all, I made myself get up at about 7 so I could get stuff done and not be rushed. I got a lot done! It was so nice. Even though I got up early, though, I was running late to class. On my way out to my car I realized that I had never turned off my iPod, so it had been on all night. If I couldn't listen to my music, how would I survive the ten minute drive to school? But lo and behold, my iPod still had battery. I got to drive those ten minutes in musical bliss.

I got to the parking lot - the farthest one away from the buildings besides the parking out by the Marriot. All of the spots were taken! I didn't have time to drive to the other parking lot, let alone walk to my classroom. But, wait. What's that? Two more open spots! I quickly took one and walked to class. Then I realized that I had forgotten my notebook for that class, but guess what! We watched a movie. It all worked out so well. I love it when things work out so well.

Dr. Horrible - More of Why You're So Amazing

I saw this today when following Whedonesque on Twitter. If you like Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog, You'll love this.

Good News and All That

Okay. First of all, I'm going to write about dear Lindsey Fantastic. Lately I have been seeing her everywhere, even though she is forever away. There is a girl in one of my classes who kind of has the same personality as Lindsey, and is almost as stylish. I have also been thinking of ways to be creative, which I blame on her. I know there was another reason, but I don't remember what it is.

I was talking to my brother Logan yesterday. (He's not my real brother, but I've known him for longer than I've known most of my siblings, so we pretty much just consider each other family.) He's in Iraq with the Marines, which is awesome, but I found out that he's coming home extremely soon, and I am SO EXCITED! He can't tell me exactly when, but I know that it's a lot sooner that I originally thought. I can hardly wait.

Update: I forgot to write this. When we were talking online he said, "well I gotta go little sis. Love you tons. Be patient." It almost made me cry because I was so happy.

Uuinni's Wedding Updates

I just found out today that Whitney is getting married in Utah. Hooray! I'm so excited! I need to make sure I can be there. I think my family is planning on going on vacation, but I don't know the details. I'm trying to get a hold of my mom so that we can work it all out. I am so excited for her! Her reception is still going to be on the other side of the country, but I'm okay with that. I will take what I can get.