Its leftover day!

In my head things are pretty slow around here. I'm sure that Mark wouldn't agree with me, though. He's keeping busy with work and school. Yesterday, he told me about this kid sawing a dent in his finger without realizing it in lab. You see, it was a rock cutting diamond bit, and as he slowly fed the drill the rock, he fed his finger in as well. He didn't feel it because of the high temperature and speed of the drill, instantly cauterizing his nerves and blood vessels. These stories are what keeps me entertained.

I'm sewing a dress! Well, just cutting it out right now. I've been having issues with leaning over things, lately. So far it has taken four days of pinning and cutting. Eh, I'm in no hurry.

Excersizing! Christmas vacation=slacking off. So now I'm starting all over again. Which isn't fun at all. I've lots of different excersizes to choose from, though. Weights, and the magic gigantic ball of core excersizes, and turbo jam, and a million videos on netflix instant watch. I think my biggest problem is not having any specific goals. Just a general one: for my back to stop killing me. Take that!

Also, I had the strangest most weird dream of my life last week. So, naturally, I've started writing about it. Something to occupy time with, you know. My goal was to work on writing it, expanding it, everyday. Today, I fixed a word by adding a "t." I wonder if I should count this.

I've been in the mood for a good science fiction. So I checked a few out from the library. But you never know what you're gonna get with a book.

I haven't felt like doing any art the past few days.

My online classes are weird. There is a lot of posting discussions and replying and things. I can never be honest with complete strangers. In fact, this week's life-span discussion is on genetic engineering, so I posted this lenghthy argument for altering humans that I don't believe in at all. Maybe because everyone else was talking about what an abomination such a thing would be. I'm not going to bore you with all the details, but genetics is really cool, and I think there are a lot of ethical things that can be done. And maybe should be.

My archaeology class is interesting. Also a lot easier than my other class. Ugh. I only have two classes.

Everything I have eaten today has been leftovers. Including the last of that delicious pasta. Also, the last of my chocolate tuxedo cheesecake from the Cheesecake Factory. Its funny, because I didn't think it was that yummy until it was in the fridge for a few days. Perhaps it just wasn't as delicious as the "Stefanie's Ultimate Red Velvet Cheesecake" . That one was amazing. To explain why there has been an abundance of cheesecake here, I'll just mention that Mark's evil boss tried to make peace with us by buying us a gift card. I forsee a lot of cheesecake in my future. Also, I suppose my forgiveness can be bought.

Yeah, I think that's the end.

This is a continuation of the previous post. I'd recommend reading it first.

Here are some more pictures of Christian! These were taken to put in the photo frame he gave Becca for Christmas. It was hilarious.

The same with this one.

And this one, too.


Johnathan bein' goofy Christian's wrestling tourney.

Becca and I making faces at said tournament.

More sillies.

At the ward Christmas party in Kansas City, lil Johnathan fell asleep before eating his dinner.

This was before he fell asleep. Also Levi was showing off his lost teeth the whole time! I love it.

This is on the way TO the Christmas party. I love how wonderful I am at chronology.

Lovely suburban! I'm sorry I cut off your face, Jeff. Johnathan is mad, Logan is not paying attention. And the girlies in the back are silly.

And here is a picture I drew for a guy Mark used to work with. It was supposed to be finished before Christmas. But I'm not so awesome at deadlines.

Perhaps I shall never again do a commissioned piece. Because of that deadline problem. Also, when I look at graphite vs. charcoal... I'm always a little bit sad at my limitations with pencils.



What other goings on shall I blog about?

Mark and I saw Avatar! Well, I've seen it twice but I reeeeally like it.

Mark's only complaint was that the bad guys were miners. What can you do, though. You'll notice that the new Star Trek had the same type of bad guy, too.

Ah, mining.

'Twill one day be our livelihood. I suppose I'll have to learn a lot more about mine reclamation and environmental facts to share with the world.

Mark was asked on the plane out to Missouri to sign a petition banning a mine opening in Utah. While wearing a mining education hat.

Silly petitioner.

Also we went to the museum! It was very fun. But I hadn't unpacked my suitcase, so there are no pictures from that outing. Speaking of unpacking...

I still haven't done it.

But I have set up our new bathroom shelf thingy! Its very happy. It holds our new Christmas towels.

And now, I'm going to watch a movie.

How's that for an update!

Happy 2010!

I still haven't gotten used to writing a one between the zeros. But I figure I have all year for that. I had a super amazing Christmas vacation! Minus Mark spending much of the time underground in subzero temperatures. I missed him a lot. Oh the things you'll do for money. And college credit, I suppose.

Now I'm back in my apartment. Mark has started classes again, and is... at work! So I'm enjoying a random evening to myself. Mostly looking at my shelf of littles.

What I really want to find is a used bookstore nearby. I love buying books previously loved. With the spines creased and the smell of old paper.

But first I suppose we'd need another bookshelf. Ours is full to bursting. And our clothes in our bedroom closet have to compete for space with all the books stacked on the floor.

Also this night, my fingers are stained black from the charcoal of this horse. I have never before drawn a horse...if memory serves correctly. I forget how much I like charcoal. Hopefully he will be a good horse and turn into a fabulous late Christmas present. I'm full of late presents this year. It is only the seventh of January. Look how much is completed, right?

This is my new favorite little thing. He is a LEGO man. He eats gems and rocks. He is a miner. He is a Christmas present from my mom, to Mark. I love his angry eyes. Also his head opens, which I find particularly hilarious.



My sister is married! On a very cold snowy day in St. George.
Also, I have to mention that I didn't do as fabulous as I wanted on my physics final. And I'm blaming it on you. I love you, Becca!

Christian the stud. I think I'll upload that video of you and the glowing teeth.

Awesome.

The Finals! The Finals! The loads and loads of Finals!

Oh picture, what are you doing up here? I'll talk about this later.

Hey-o! I'm just avoiding studying right now. Not a bad idea, I think.

These pictures aren't in order at all. Oh well. Here you see us wearing our free beat BYU shirts, and shamefully, BYU won. Oh! To Christmas tree pictures now!

Here is my spectacular bow. I'm quite proud of my bow-making skills. They used to be non-existent and here they are, obviously awesome. Enough of that.

Behold the glory of our Christmas tree!! It looks like we have a lot of presents. That is because I placed all our board games under the tree. Both to appear like we've got a lot of presents, and to promote family game time, unity, and fun. So far it has worked.

Featured on our tree is a tickle me elmo keychain, monkies from my Barrel of Monkies, and some other fun things. I wanted to make ornaments this year, but alas! I do not have any time at all! So perhaps next year. I'll try to start earlier, too.

I put up our Chrsitmas tree the Monday before Thanksgiving. I thought Mark was going to kill me. Or the tree. But we live! I said I needed Christmas Cheer. Also, I said it was my birthday. I didn't think I'd ever be one to commit such treason. Christmas is a different thing when you are an adult, I guess.

Us again.

That drawing up there? I finished it finally! Its of my in-laws and it is given for Christmas. That's a load of the 'ol mind. I'm not sure I dig the background, but I give up. At least Pete's face stopped looking like that of an alien's. That's all I can ask of my drawing skills lately.

I have just two more to finish while studying and all that. Oh well. I hope I do...

Any other news? I had a good birthday. I got some prismacolor pencils (yay!) and Cranium. Also some favorite Christmas cartoon classics on DVD. Supposedly there were twenty-two presents, but Mark has hidden them well. I assume they are candybars. Mark said I found all the big ones. Oh. And I got a puzzle! But I could use some chocolate just about now.

This post is oddly incoherent. Or perhaps only more so. I'm going to get back to studying for physics. It is a class that I like, but I'm really not looking forward to the test tomorrow. For some reason its just not clicking for me. As tigger would say, ttfn! ta-ta for now!

Tuesday

I forget that other people's lives don't often revolve around things like

But mine does. Its been playing since we bought it last night.

Lately I've been assessing my nerd levels.

They are really high.

I'll give you some reasons for my saying so.

Last spring I had a professor that said "nerd" was just a semi-mean way of saying that you love certain things too much.

More than the average person?

Like Star Wars

And Stargate

(I've seen every episode. 11 seasons+5 seasons+ three movies+the begining of a new and weirder series)
Lord of the Rings

(I couldn't imagine watching the theatrical releases)

And many more. But these are only movies.

I'm also nerdy about books.

Like when I come home from the library with a fat stack of science fiction and fantasy books.

Also non-fiction science books.

All books. Classic Lit, YA Lit, non-fiction, poetry, textbooks.

Perhaps books have become inherently nerdy.

People don't seem to read much anymore.

But I keep reading. And re-reading.

I need to own a library.

I'm an art nerd, too.

And a music nerd.

I married a nerd. We overlap in a lot of places.

Here are some exclusively Mark things, though.

He gets excited about physics and rocks and designing and math.

Airplanes

Basketball

(are sports even nerdy? I just know they are when Mark talks about them)

United States Military

History

Cars

(remember that time when I found out he can identify the make and model of a car by the shape of its headlights in the dark?)

But we both know a lot of useless and random facts.

He tells me that the first death star in A New Hope is not the same as the death star appearing in Return of the Jedi.

I tell him that once you cut lactose out of your diet, after a while your body stops producing lactase, the enzyme necessary to breakdown lactose. So if you want to always drink milk and consume all things dairy,

drink on.

Did you know that the diamond from my ring was picked off the wall of an old mine in Africa

by Mark?

Being Spiffy after church.

Mark's hair is sooo short. He did something silly that required a haircut to fix is. A short one. Oh well. He wants to shave his head. I say no!

The iPod

Wahoo for Halloween!

We didn't dress up, just handed out candy while we played scrabble! Its the newest addition to our game collection. We love board games!

Today was an interesting day. I went to the library to pick up some more books, and recieved book four of Percy Jackson and the Olypiads but I haven't read book three yet! Hahaha. That's really boring. But I also bought a big piece of paper to draw a portrait of a little cutie for his adopted parents to give to his biological mom for Christmas. Its forest green, and I'm debating on drawing his face with white charcoal, with a few dark charcoal highlights, or maybe colored pencils? I'd like to utilize the green the most, so it will probably be the white option. I'm really excited to start working on it. Oh! I forgot about the interesting part.

Mark and I ride our bikes to and from school. Today, Mark was in front of the art museum on campus (I get really excited about museums, and there's two on campus) and he spotted a wreckless biker listening to an iPod swerving towards him. He quickly egded off the sidewalk in order to avoid the meanie, and braced himself for the guy to pass by. And the biker rammed into Mark and his bike. The meanie went flying, knocking Mark into two girls who knocked into a professor carrying a stack of tests which went flying. Tests were retrieved, girls were alright. Mark's bike damaged. Mark bleeding in several places, but mostly okay. The meanie was injured the worst. An EMT heard the commotion and helped him out, he couldn't breathe (meaning he got the wind knocked out of him, not that he punctured a lung or anything like that) and had a concusion, but ultimately walked away.

I can't help but chuckle, because I've been feeling like it was about time for Mark to incur another injury. Maybe this sounds heartless, but Mark's mom said the same thing. If there is a bus that is going to run over someone, it will be Mark. If someone's hair is going to catch fire in lab, it will be Mark. If... well, you get the picture. It sort of feels like all is right with the universe. I still feel bad for him, though. He's limping everywhere. I would have been so mad! Mark said he was weaving in and out of people and bobbing his head to the music. His $400 iPod shattered on the sidewalk. Vindicated.