gross.

i've been trying to drink more water during the day, as if i don't make a concious effort, i forget and feel yucky by the end of the day.  i just took a really big swig out of my water bottle and realized that it wasn't MY water bottle.  one of my TAs left their water bottles in my office.  i am so grossed out.   bleh. 

quote of the day

Empty pockets never held anyone back.  Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that. --Norman Vincent Peale

quote of the day

my dad said he wont have the cleaning people come back until i get the clothes off my floor. --dear student

quote of the day

go the extra mile.  it's never crowded.  --i have no idea. i just read it in the archives of this site. definitely a reader worthy addition.

quote of the day

Do you have a electric fry pan I can barrow today? or a deep fryer? I have squid that was accidentally defrosted and I want to cook up.  --dear  biology teaching coworker

counting down.

50 days from today i get to marry my favorite person.  and to be honest, it just can't seem to come fast enough.    i suppose that means he's long overdue for some sort of introduction on this blog complete with pictures.  maybe sometime soon, i promise.  until then, just know i'm counting down.  =) 

quotes of the day

there is something exhilarating about dying eggs. -mom

 

and

 

this one is the best.  -mom

quotes of the day

im so glad i taught you how to talk to the invisible. --dear HT jeff

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the ball is in your court.  and you need to take your ball and go home --mommy

gooooooooooo mormons

i was cleaning out my email "drafts" folder, and found this one from august 16, 2006. as you can see i don't clean it out very often.  this was forwarded to me, but i thought it could be entertaining for all.  yay mormons.  

Our real name is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Or we go by LDS. "Mormon" is a nickname given us because we believe in the Book of Mormon. We usually go by Mormon because that's how people know us.

You see, its more than just a sunday thing....take it from a mormon... 

We don't drink.

We don't smoke.

We don't drink coffee.

Our church is 3 hours long.

Joseph Smith was the first LDS prophet. Brigham Young was the second. 

Gordon B. Hinckley is the prophet of our church today. 

BYU is a mormon college...There are 3 of them - one in Utah, Idaho, and Hawaii.

BYU stands for Brigham Young University.

We don't believe in sex before marriage.

Not all of us have been Mormon our whole lives.

If you ask us what we believe, we'll tell you.

"Seminary" is a church class we go to in the AM before high school. 

Mormon missionaries are great guys. Be nice to them.  : )

It's true. We make the best green jello salad you've ever tasted.

We think most mormon jokes are funny.

We don't date till we're sixteen.

 

We don't watch R-rated movies.

 

We can use technology.

We can eat fast-food, chocolate and soda.

We think service is important. 

Marriage and family is VERY important to us.

We DON'T practice polygamy.

We DO tend to have big families.

"Ward" is the word to describe a Mormon congegation.  (150-300 people, usually)

A "bishop" is in charge of the ward.

"Stake" is a congregation of a bunch of wards.  (7-10 wards, usually)

A "stake president" is in charge of the stake. 

"Tithing" is the 10% of our earnings we donate to the church.

An "RM" is a "returned missionary," or someone who's served a mission. 

Temples are our most sacred places of worship.

The guy who owns the Marriot Hotels is Mormon.

Steve Martin is NOT mormon just because he did Cheaper by the Dozen.

Lots of boys go on two year missions when they turn 19 years old.   

Missionaries have to pay for all their own expenses. and don't get to choose where they go.

We don't have paid clergy.

The majority of us would rather live anywhere other than Utah.

We aren't forced to do anything.  We value the ability to choose. 

We're big into genealogy and family history.

We believe in dressing modestly. knee length shorts/skirts, shirts with sleeves, one-piece swim suits...

 

We are stubborn as heck.

We have refreshments at almost ANY meeting.

We celebrate holidays by throwing either a BBQ or a dinner.

We love to sing and dance.

If you go to a church dance, you WILL see conga lines, break dancing, square or line dances and swing dancing.

Almost every mormon girl can play the piano.

 

If we ask you to go to an activity, it's NOT a conspiracy thing where we're trying to convert you. It means we have fun and we want to share that with you. Likely the church won't even really be mentioned while you're there.

If we ask you to go to church, it's because we care enough about you to want to share with you what we know and the blessings we've received.

If we give you a Book of Mormon, its also not a conspiracy thing. We're giving you the most precious gift we have. So don't be offended. Even if you don't want it,  just know that we care about you THAT much, and if you turn us down, it's ok.

If you think we're pushing you, tell us to knock it off! We'll stop.  Some of us get carried away.  It's hard. So if we do it, just be nice. 

We do genealogy. It's pretty darn cool when you find out you're related to someone famous...or that you're royalty.

Your parents will let you go just about anywhere, as long as long as you've got a mormon around. 

Mothers LOVE mormon girls as babysitters.

PG movies ROCK!

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If you see anyone on TV (not on the BYU channel) under the age of fifty talking about mormons, they're probably lying.

It's nearly impossible to offend us - even if u do it on purpose.

We don't use bad language and we hate hearing it from others. But if you slip up, it's not a big deal. We still love you.

People like, respect and even admire us, but are rarely interested in hearing what we believe.

Donnie and Marie? Mormons.

The Bat Commander? Mormon.

Steve Young? Mormon

Gladys Night? Mormon

Celine Dion? Not Mormon

We're not perfect. No one is. We make mistakes. We slip. Try not to judge us by one person who is struggling.

questions? interests? comments? just ask. i love this church.

from t-high bio poems

i think i re-posted this last year, but just in case, here it is again. oh how i miss these beautiful children. so so so much. they made my life so much better just because they were a part of it.

i am someone who:

who wishes to see: the biggest hot topic in the world
who has lived in: terror
who enjoys: sexual healings
who gives: bootleg dvd's for $5
who would like to see: a wite white shark
who gives: love to the homies
who has lived: in a foster home
who gives: a dam
who fears: dying yung
who fears: snakes and my daddy
who enjoys: softball and posten it wit da patnas
who wishes: to be a good mother and good wife
who feels: thankful for all the things he has
who is: a koo person
who wishes: all volience would stop and all rapists and killers would go to jail
who finds happiness in: life.

if you had a million dollars......... buy hella of stuff

who is one of your heroes? why? my mom, because she raised me by herself

my dream is to marry my friend, chad clark, and have lots of babies. canicha

i appreciate being able to have my dad in my life. many of my friend don't have their father in their life, but my dad is a positive roll model and understands me a lot. --travis

i would like to learn how to cook in your class, i would like to tell you that i'm learning english and somethimes maybe need a little help. I'm going to try my best to not make your class slow down. tank you mrs. jacqueline. joanna 17 years, 12th grader

my other hobbie is drowing, but they only come out good when i bored out my mind.

More about me is that I hate educational television and asian food.

hi. my name is manuel and i enjoy long walks in the beach, candle dinners and jazz music. manny, 12th grader

my gramas still alive. she likes to gossip and that makes my aunts argue. isaac, 10th grade

My dreams are to go to the bigest hot topic in the world. Another dream is to paint on a big wall. isaac, 10th grader

i had a baby sister for a while but she died because she had heart and lungs promble, but i allways miss he and think about her. mattie, 11 grade

my hobbie is my boyfriend his name is chris i love him he is like i dont know how to explein it but he make me feel like if i can touch the moon and the starts when i am with himfelt the true love no matter what i love him hella much. katherin, 10th grade, 18 years old

but family first, "you mess with one, you mess with all" thats just a little saying we always say when somone gets in a problem. lame huh, its just how we live our life. have a good day.
--ono, 12th grader

my dream is to invent something special. pedro, 12th grade

i may attend winter ball and attending prom is a must. winning too. salvador, 12th grader

my brothers are my motivation. i want to be a good role model for them. Y-lai, 9th grade

family always comes first because you have to deal with them basically your whole life.

i have an addiction for shoes. a serious addiction for shoes. yadira, 10th grade

i hope i could be a soccer player because i really like playing soccer but i know that i have to do good at school so my dream can come true. sergio, 10th grade

im 15 years old bou to be 16. im a mother of a one year old and 5 months baby girl. im a single parent. live with my own family. right now my goal is to finish high school and get ma diploma and show my parents i did it even though i had ma child to young. alejandra, 10th grade

"one of my hobbies is reading. ever since i was little i used to lock myself in my room and read. my parents used to always fight whenever they were at home together so i learned that reading drowned their sound out of my head." sara, 12th grade

the things that keeps me from not becoming bored is mostly smoking but ms booth yu dont have to worry about me coming to your class high. emmanuel, 11th grade

i hope you like this class even though there are noisy people. yessica, 11 grade

i may attend winter ball and attending prom is a must. winning too. salvador, 12th grade

my mom...shes a great mom but she's not really there when we need her she has a disease called huntington she can't really walk or talk but i still love her. --alejandra, 16

i have alot of friends by, my best friend out of all of them her name is chingaling.
--elizabeth, 12th grade

but, id rather be a professional boxer because it makes alot of money. with the money i want to buy a huge house somewhere in new york. and have a bunch of cars, clothes,etc. then i would want a pretty wife to come with all that. --joshua, 9th grade 15 years old

i learnt that people got dreams...joseph, 18 years old


i learnt that too, i suppose.