okay, not all of them, but sometimes i think my g'ma and her friends must be cuz she's always saying such crazy things. apparently her friend told her once, and she completely agrees, that the education they got coming out of 8th grade back in the day (like the 30s?) is as good or better than kids coming out of high school now. seriously? are you kidding me? all i said was, oh, well, grandma, did you take calculus and physics in 8th grade? cuz that's what i did in high school...
sigh...obviously there are problems with education...there are lots of problems in the world...but don't go telling me that it's so much worse now than it ever has been...problems might change, but they never go away...that's just life... oh well...maybe in 2050 i'll be saying the same stuff to my grandkids...ha!
Friday, January 18, 2008
Saturday, January 12, 2008
but i don't know anybody...
old people can be so funny. in case you miss my crazy g-ma stories, here's a great one...
so, she was looking at her phone bill. first, i should point out that instead of having regular long distance she uses one of those 10-10-whatever numbers...so, she gets a separate bill, which shows each of her calls for the month, all, oh 6-8 of them...and she's looking at them, and insists that some of these numbers are to cities where she doesn't know anybody and she's going to call the company because she hasn't made those calls and something fishy is going on...
haha...yes, g-ma, the phone company wants to cheat you out of those 75 cents...
so, i tell her we should just look up the numbers and see who they are...yay for reverse lookup online...and of course they're all people who she knows and now remembers having called...except for this one number which she's called 3 times in the last 2 months, which is apparently in idaho and she doesn't know anybody or would have called anywhere there...and the number's unlisted, so i don't know who it is either...we look up and down g-ma's phone list and can't find it.
finally i get my cell phone and tell her that it's free cuz it's saturday, so just call it and see who it is, and *miracle*: "who is this" "it's mary" "mary my daughter?" yep...aunt mary...whose cell phone number is written randomly in the corner on the BACK of the list...yeah...haha...but aunt may sounds good, so that's cool...haha...i laughed. good times.
but, i bet if g-ma had called up the company and insisted that she didn't know who that call was to, they might have just given her the 75 cents. haha.
so, she was looking at her phone bill. first, i should point out that instead of having regular long distance she uses one of those 10-10-whatever numbers...so, she gets a separate bill, which shows each of her calls for the month, all, oh 6-8 of them...and she's looking at them, and insists that some of these numbers are to cities where she doesn't know anybody and she's going to call the company because she hasn't made those calls and something fishy is going on...
haha...yes, g-ma, the phone company wants to cheat you out of those 75 cents...
so, i tell her we should just look up the numbers and see who they are...yay for reverse lookup online...and of course they're all people who she knows and now remembers having called...except for this one number which she's called 3 times in the last 2 months, which is apparently in idaho and she doesn't know anybody or would have called anywhere there...and the number's unlisted, so i don't know who it is either...we look up and down g-ma's phone list and can't find it.
finally i get my cell phone and tell her that it's free cuz it's saturday, so just call it and see who it is, and *miracle*: "who is this" "it's mary" "mary my daughter?" yep...aunt mary...whose cell phone number is written randomly in the corner on the BACK of the list...yeah...haha...but aunt may sounds good, so that's cool...haha...i laughed. good times.
but, i bet if g-ma had called up the company and insisted that she didn't know who that call was to, they might have just given her the 75 cents. haha.
Thursday, January 10, 2008
multiple choice: the arts of second-guessing and best-guessing
they say that on tests you should go with your first impression. i don't know who "they" are exactly, but you should listen because "they" are right.
going over my contracts exam today, which i was expecting to be one of my best and turned out to be by far my worst, i discovered that the one answer on my scantron sheet that clearly had an erased answer--the one i erased was the right one. and comparing with the grade distribution, i realized that if i hadn't changed my answer it would have been a whole grade step up. (like C+ to B-) grr.
also, i've heard that, when in doubt on multiple choice, guess "C". also true. if, on all the ones i got wrong, i had put "C", i would have been 3 grades higher... (like B- to A-) grr again.
so, never underestimate the importance of multiple choice.
going over my contracts exam today, which i was expecting to be one of my best and turned out to be by far my worst, i discovered that the one answer on my scantron sheet that clearly had an erased answer--the one i erased was the right one. and comparing with the grade distribution, i realized that if i hadn't changed my answer it would have been a whole grade step up. (like C+ to B-) grr.
also, i've heard that, when in doubt on multiple choice, guess "C". also true. if, on all the ones i got wrong, i had put "C", i would have been 3 grades higher... (like B- to A-) grr again.
so, never underestimate the importance of multiple choice.
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
i'm back!
in spokane, and school...
but most importantly, i'm feeling like my old happy self again. the past...gosh...almost two months now i guess...i've kind of been a mess...
i just learned something though - there is something really satisfying in the knowledge that you've overcome a trial. but, i don't mean the ability to wait it out or fix it: what i mean is that if you can find happiness even when you're still in the middle of the trial, somehow that kind of happiness is so much more fulfilling than being happy any other time. it's because you know that it's the kind of happiness that comes from faith and hope in God and not just because good things are happening to you. haha...i suppose the truth is that good things are always happening, and so are bad things, but when you learn to be happy in spite of all the things that are happening, even when the bad ones are still really bad, it sets you free from those things and events in a completely different way. hmm...am i making sense? haha...
but, i guess that's a lesson that you keep learning and re-learning all though life. i suppose each time the trial just gets harder, but then when you pull out of the muck and rise above it you've grown a little more...and i guess that's what life's about, huh? oh my...i wonder what other beautiful trials i have to look forward to...oh my! but i guess the blessings are better too...
anyway...i spent too much time chatting online tonight when i should have been studying more, but i'm feeling really great right now, and i just wanted to spread a little of that around... (especially since i've sort of been acting rather eyore-ish lately...little stormcloud over my head...so, i feel like i need to make up for it a bit)
anyway...time to continue the self-makeover with some yoga and scriptures! g'night!
but most importantly, i'm feeling like my old happy self again. the past...gosh...almost two months now i guess...i've kind of been a mess...
i just learned something though - there is something really satisfying in the knowledge that you've overcome a trial. but, i don't mean the ability to wait it out or fix it: what i mean is that if you can find happiness even when you're still in the middle of the trial, somehow that kind of happiness is so much more fulfilling than being happy any other time. it's because you know that it's the kind of happiness that comes from faith and hope in God and not just because good things are happening to you. haha...i suppose the truth is that good things are always happening, and so are bad things, but when you learn to be happy in spite of all the things that are happening, even when the bad ones are still really bad, it sets you free from those things and events in a completely different way. hmm...am i making sense? haha...
but, i guess that's a lesson that you keep learning and re-learning all though life. i suppose each time the trial just gets harder, but then when you pull out of the muck and rise above it you've grown a little more...and i guess that's what life's about, huh? oh my...i wonder what other beautiful trials i have to look forward to...oh my! but i guess the blessings are better too...
anyway...i spent too much time chatting online tonight when i should have been studying more, but i'm feeling really great right now, and i just wanted to spread a little of that around... (especially since i've sort of been acting rather eyore-ish lately...little stormcloud over my head...so, i feel like i need to make up for it a bit)
anyway...time to continue the self-makeover with some yoga and scriptures! g'night!
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
resolute:
–adjective
1. firmly resolved or determined; set in purpose or opinion.
2. characterized by firmness and determination, as the temper, spirit, actions, etc.
i hadn't really thought that much about setting any new year's resolutions, until i talked to bismark today. generally, i think that a goal ought to be really specific and include a plan for how to accomplish it. but, the next few weeks could result in some drastic changes in my life and i have no idea how it's going to turn out, so i feel like i don't even know what i'd be making resolutions about. but, talking to bismark i realized that looking back at the past year and evaluating my progress is as important, if not more, than making plans for this next year.
so... recap of 2007:
mini theatre career: pirates of penzance, and hello dolly; tons of work, but a lot of fun and good memories too
moving to spokane: crazy! but i'm adjusting and i feel a lot more grown-up and independent and self confident...even if there is a certain amount of loneliness that comes with independence
first boyfriend: amazing and exciting, and so much better than i ever imagined
first breakup: horrific and depressing, and so much worse than i ever imagined
a semester in law school: worked my butt off, and learned more than i thought was possible in such a short amount of time
general life lessons: sometimes you can go into a situation with the best of intentions, and think that you're trying your hardest and doing the best that is humanly possible, but without the right perspective you can still end up making really stupid mistakes that cost you way more than you even thought was at stake. and then all you can do is pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and try not to do it again, even though you know that most of the time you really have no idea what's going on and so you're still going to do plenty of stupid things in the future.
so... for now i've decided that this year i'm going to make one resolution...(and when i get some of the logistics of my life worked out then i'll set some more specific goals)
I resolve that I will try to focus more on what my Heavenly Father thinks about me, and less about what I think other people think about me.
i think that is a good place to start, don't you?
1. firmly resolved or determined; set in purpose or opinion.
2. characterized by firmness and determination, as the temper, spirit, actions, etc.
i hadn't really thought that much about setting any new year's resolutions, until i talked to bismark today. generally, i think that a goal ought to be really specific and include a plan for how to accomplish it. but, the next few weeks could result in some drastic changes in my life and i have no idea how it's going to turn out, so i feel like i don't even know what i'd be making resolutions about. but, talking to bismark i realized that looking back at the past year and evaluating my progress is as important, if not more, than making plans for this next year.
so... recap of 2007:
mini theatre career: pirates of penzance, and hello dolly; tons of work, but a lot of fun and good memories too
moving to spokane: crazy! but i'm adjusting and i feel a lot more grown-up and independent and self confident...even if there is a certain amount of loneliness that comes with independence
first boyfriend: amazing and exciting, and so much better than i ever imagined
first breakup: horrific and depressing, and so much worse than i ever imagined
a semester in law school: worked my butt off, and learned more than i thought was possible in such a short amount of time
general life lessons: sometimes you can go into a situation with the best of intentions, and think that you're trying your hardest and doing the best that is humanly possible, but without the right perspective you can still end up making really stupid mistakes that cost you way more than you even thought was at stake. and then all you can do is pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and try not to do it again, even though you know that most of the time you really have no idea what's going on and so you're still going to do plenty of stupid things in the future.
so... for now i've decided that this year i'm going to make one resolution...(and when i get some of the logistics of my life worked out then i'll set some more specific goals)
I resolve that I will try to focus more on what my Heavenly Father thinks about me, and less about what I think other people think about me.
i think that is a good place to start, don't you?
snowed out
got a good workout today shoveling snow. and of course the whole time it's still kind of snowing, and then as soon as i get my tired, sweaty self back inside it starts snowing again for real...but, at least dad could get the car out to go to the drug store... so, maybe i'll be getting another snow workout tomorrow morning too! haha
snowed in!
okay, not really...but we got like 10 inches last night and so i'm not in a big hurry to go anywhere. haha. the past few weeks it's never snowed more than a couple inches at a time, and usually never sticks more than a few days at a time, so this is the first serious snow since i've been here. guess it wasn't so bad that my social life died and i sat at home with the family last night, because then i didn't have to drive home in all that snow. instead i went crazy superpoking people on facebook...if you want we could play a little game of "one of these things is not like the other"...haha! whoever finds the one poke that was sent to only one person wins a prize! i'll take you to lunch or something. okay, fine, that's just a ploy to get someone to hang out with me...haha!
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