Heartbeats

I am having a very weird texting conversation with some guy right now. I don't know if said man actually exists, but somehow he had my name (first AND last) and phone number in his phone. weird. And we cannot figure out how we know each other. This is a mystery that must be solved. Brian Thompson, I will figure out why you have my number! Anyway, back to real life.

So my birthday is on friday and I am pretty excited. 21 is not that big for me as I don't really do any of the things that become legal for people of that age. But I am still stoked just because I love birthdays. Anyone's birthday. Of course I am having a killer party and this year I am going to do a dollar store party. Yup, everything for my party, decoration, food, EVERYTHING, is going to come from the dollar store. I am excited to get creative with this and I think it will be a lot of fun. So please come party with me on friday night!

School and work are killing me. This week was nice because monday was a holiday so I had some extra time to do homework and whatnot, but of course I still waited until the last minute. This was a good weekend though and everything will work out. Work is still stressing me out, just not as much as it used to. In general life is very good. I have so many things to look forward to concerning the next few months and I have a lot of really exciting opportunities so I can't really complain.

Mitchell has been learning to play the ukulele for the past little while and he has gotten quite good. He has learned some of my favorite songs so we have started recording him playing them and me singing them. Okay we have only recorded one but there are going to be more and I am so excited! I have been wanting to be singing more regularly and this might give me the chance. Maybe I will actually learn the guitar and then we can perform at Muse or something. That would be pretty tight.

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I am glad that my technology rss feed lets me know about big important updates in the technology world. Like Lady Gaga being named the new creative director of Polaroid.

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Only one more day of class this week! Woot! And no more work for this week. Hopefully I will get a chance to visit the bindery tomorrow or friday. I a little bit miss that place. I am LOVING this song currently. I just can't get enough of it or the music video.

you break your neck to keep your chin up

Day two of school and already I have a headache and want a break... This has been a packed two days and hopefully things settle down in a little while. I think the hardest thing is having 3 hour classes. Seriously people, it is torture. Even my two hour class is going to be a struggle. So let's go back to monday.

3:10 am - wake up to get ready for work (No I am not kidding)

3:58 am - Arrive at work, thanks to my roommate Liz who gave me a ride

8:00 am - 11 am - Class, consisting of a TEE class and Mission Prep

12 am - 2 pm - Work... again

Then my afternoon/evening was grocery shopping with Dayna, making dinner, making treats for FHE, attending FHE and hanging out with my friend who was not allowed to move into his apartment until today. So by the time I went to bed I had been awake for 22 hours. My body is still making me pay for that. That also resulted in my incapability to get up on time for class this morning. Starting the semester out right... So I was able to make up on lost sleep and get to work by 11. Then at 2 I had one of those three hour classes, in which, we made a movie. And yup, you guessed it! I was cast as the main character. The movie is about a student (me) that cheats on one of her test and then all of these bad things happen to her (spraining her ankle, vending machine on the fritz, and getting hit by a car.) Let's just say I will have a lot of bruises. Ouch.

Hope the new year is going well for all of you! I decided to not make New years resolutions and to just make semester goals this time around. Hopefully if they are short term that will help me remember better and be more motivated. Also, here is a picture of my new

haircut. Hope you all enjoy!

Christmas in Arizona

This break has consisted of a TON of food, a TON of Jonas time and a TON of wright family bonding, also known as arguing. I have eaten so much in the past week, and it is only going to get worse. I was the first one home, which is fine for a few days, but gets boring quickly. I was glad to see the other arrive. For christmas this year I received an external hard drive. That was my big gift and then I got a bunch of little things, like an itunes gift card, my favorite book (Ella Enchanted), a coloring book, a necklace from hawaii (from Megan, of course), and a really cute folder that I can use as a portfolio.

Also, I cut my hair. Essentially the length is the same, but I cut blunt bangs! Morgan convinced me to do it and I think I am pleased. I need more time to get used to it, but I think it is a good change. Oh, and I am sick. My head kind of feels like it is going to explode, so that's fun... I am just glad I am getting it out before I go back to school. I am hoping for perfect health this semester, which starts in only a week! I feel like vacation just started! I am not ready to go back. Baby grand piano, I will miss you when I go back to Utah.

there's a possibility

0 finals in the testing center
1 work test to pass (90% or better)
2 final presentations
3 written finals
4 days until freedom
5 days until sarah's 21st birthday
6 days until cleaning checks
7 days until work vaca starts
8 days until home

at this point i never want to leave arizona, which will be a problem come sunday morning.

NEWJOBNEWJOBNEWJOB

Yes folks, it is true, I got a new job! I know everyone thought I would never leave the bindery but it has finally happened. I now work for the Office of Information Technology on campus. Yes this is where Mitchell works, and maybe that contributed A LOT to me getting hired. But we don't have to talk about that. Basically I do tech support stuff and I am slowly learning what I need to do. There are about 4 girls that work there, but typically I only work with one and then a bunch of nerdy computer guys. It is pretty fantastic.

Reasons OIT is better than the bindery:
1. Better pay
2. More centrally located on campus
3. It is SO quite down there, unlike at the bindery
4. I have to swipe my ID card at every door to get in, super secret and it makes me feel important
5. No boys that like me! So I don't have to deal with the awkward "I don't like you" convo
6. No boys that I like! Although tomorrow is only my 3rd day so that could change. But I don't think that is likely....
7. Hours that work GREAT with my schedule and are conducive to me putting in a full 20
8. My brother works there! Makes for a fun and interesting time

Looks like this is a win-win-win situation for everyone!
Without fail, every time I walk to my new job or leave my new job, I run into someone that I worked with at the bindery. And I always feel like awkward, like I am cheating on the or something. Not sure why that is happening but I vote it stops.

4 days until some more of this: