Posting Frenzy

Don't worry, this will be a quick one also. In fact, I was going to wait and post this on my quote time for April, but I just can't keep it to myself. I'm reading "Antsy Does Time" by Neal Shusterman, one of my favorite authors.. because he is constantly writing about moral dilemmas. Anyway, in this book the main character, Antsy, is talking to one of his classmates who decides to tell Antsy he only has 6 months to live. In the following, Antsy is describing what he's always thought about death.

"Option one: It turns out you're less of a miserable person than you thought you were, and you go to heaven.
Option two: You're not quite the wonderful person you thought you were, and you go to the other place that people these days spell with double hockey sticks, which, by the way, doesn't make much sense, because that's the only sport they can't play down there unless they're skating on boiling water instead of ice, but it ain't gonna happen, because all the walk-on-water types'll be up in heaven"

He continues, but that's the most quotable part of the section. Anyway. Good author! My favorite of his so far is "Unwind", but if you're going to read it, be prepared to be a little creeped out. He takes strange situations and tries to make them normal. Actually, he's pro at making them seem normal.. so it will mess with your emotions a little. :) Good times.

Quickie!

Hi again!

I didn't want to post too soon after that last one.. cause I think it was probably my most useful post so far. However, it's been brought to my attention that not all of my followers are LDS! If I ever mention something church-related that you don't understand or want to know more about (i.e. Baptisms for the dead), I would recommend contacting your local LDS missionaries. If you aren't a people person, then I would recommend visiting the following websites: www.mormon.org gives some good explanations of our basic beliefs, and www.lds.org can give you more details. Hope I've helped!

p.s. The stake talent show was last night. I think it was the best we've ever played! Right before we played, I was adjusting the mic stand and it smashed the stretchy skin between my thumb and pointer finger.. pretty painful, but I didn't get blood on the drum, and I think I played better! Yay.

Another List

About a week ago I had some friends over at my house. My friend Maddi and I were all sorts of bored, so we went into my family's crawl space to have a look around. Lo and behold, we found many things to occupy our attention. Among those things was the most amazing list I'd ever seen. It was entitled "Bean's Awesome List of Stuff to Do". My brother's friend, Bean is hilarious, which you can observe if you continue reading. So Bean, if you're a reader (which I doubt).. many thanks for this incredible list that I'm sure I will use many, many times. Here it goes!

*should be done before any of the following activities

4-wheeling

Airsoft

Badminton

Balloon volleyball (air)

Baptisms for the dead

Bar-B-Que

Baseball

Basketball

Bike Ride

Board Games

Bob for apples

Bowling

Bubble-blowing contest (soap or gum)

Build a snowman

Bunko

Burn CD's

Butt-balloon popping game

Buy Bean random (but still cool, good, and most likely expensive) gifts

Call Bean* (most important)

Camping

Candlelight dinner

Candy Bar games

Card games

Chalk people

Chug contest

Climb Mt. Olympus

Color

Croquet

Dance (or walk, and/or sing) in the rain

Dancing

Dodge-ball

Donut Falls

Dot game

Drag State

Draw a picture

Draw comics or comic books

Dress up ridiculous date

Drink from a fire-hose

Drive around

Eat breakfast foods for any other meal

Eat cereal by candlelight

Eating contest

Eat various fruits with whipped cream on them

Endure to the End

Face-painting

Film your own movie

Finger paint (actual or edible paint)

Fishing

Fix Bean's car

Flour-penny ind

Fly Kites

Follow random people in their car

Football (tackle, touch, or flag)

Formal date for no reason

Freeze cars

Frisbee-golf

Gamble

Give Bean random (but still cool and good) gifts

Glow Sticks (use them for anything, it's fun)

Go caroling, even if it's not Christmas

Go for a walk

Golfing

Go to a cabin

Go to a concert

Go to a lake

Go to Europe with Bean (girls only)

Go to the mountains

Go trick-or-treating, even if it's not Halloween

Hale Center Theatre

Halo

Halo tournament

Hiking

Hockey (street, field, ice, or broom)

Hot air balloon ride

Hot tub

Hypnotist

Ice-blocking

Ice skating

Jell-O wrestling or fight

Jet skis

JUG ((Hi, Celeste here. I can explain this one if you're really that interested))

Kick ball

Kidnap your date

Lagoon

Lift weights

Look out (and make out) spots

Magic tricks/show

Make and host a game show or talk show

Make a practical joke video (like Candid Camera, Jamie Kennedy Experiment, or Punked)

Make Candy Bars (see below)

Make cookies, brownies, etc. (preferably for Bean)

Make dinner (see above)

Make homemade ice cream (see above)

Make Out (see above) (boy/girl only please..)

Marshmallow Fight

Movie (house, theater, drive-in, outside projector, in a pool, etc.)

Mud wrestling or fight

Munchkin

Night games (capture the flag, sardines, hide and seek, etc.)

Nintendo (suckle, etc.)

Nutty Putty Caves ((Celeste again.. apparently this has been shut down. soo.. don't plan on going)

Off-Broadway Theater

Paint a picture

Pajama Party

Parking Lot Dance

Picnic

Pillow Fight

Pimp Date

Play around in a store (hide and seek, etc)

Play computer

Play "Name That Smell"

Play on a playground

Play chess downtown

Play tag (any variation)

Play with little kids

Puppet show

Put cars on blocks

Racquetball

R C Willey (free hotdogs, pizza, and drinks)

Read a book

Reenact the war in heaven

Ride a tandem bike

Roast Marshmallows

Rock-climbing

Rollerblading

Rugby

Run

Run through Sprinklers

Saran Wrap cars

Scavenger Hunt (objects, video, audio)

Sculpt stuff (play-dough, mashed potatoes, etc.)

Sing songs (karaoke, guitar, piano, etc.)

Skiing

Sledding

Sleep over

Slip-n-slide

S'mores

Snowball fight

Soccer

Softball

Stickball

Stretchy stuff

Surprise people with breakfast in bed (early)

Swimming

Take Bean on a date (girls only)

Teen Olympics

Tell ghost stories

Tell jokes (about ducks)

The random people what they're doing (i.e. "you're walking around carrying a plastic bag with things in it that you probably purchased at the local convenience store!" or "You're mowing your lawn" or "You're walking your dog!" etc.)

Temple Square ((I've always wanted to do this some time other than the winter)

Tennis

Theme Date

Tic-tac-toe

Timpanogas Cave

Toe paint

Toilet paper people

Ultimate Frisbee

Visit Homestarrunner.com

Volleyball

Wake Boarding

Walk-off

Water-balloon volleyball

Waterfight!

Waterskiing

Wiffleball

Work out

Wrestling (real or "professional" with made up names and stuff... i.e. El Ni~no)

Write a song

Write Bean a letter on his mission (or any other missionary)

Welp, that's all. I suggest printing this off, because I don't know about you, but I always find myself trying to think of things to do. Yep. Hope you enjoyed it!

RESULTS!

So, I'd say the Talent show went fairly well...

We made it to the Stake talent show! Hooray!

So.. for those of you who missed it... you have another opportunity to show your support!

And Adam.. Nope! I actually borrowed Richard's.

yay!

Charm. or March... mixed up.

Hi!

Happy Green Month!

I like March. I like it for the same reason I like February! It's almost my Birthday!

One month from today, I'll be 19! That's pretty exciting. I'm ready to get out of my teen years.. even though I'm sure I'll miss them later in life.

So tonight Eric, Chelsey, and I are playing in our ward talent show. We're playing the Wedding Song by Colors. We struggled to come up with a name for ourselves.. so we decided on "A Girl, a Guy, and Another Girl." I'm proud to admit.. this was my idea. haha. Unfortunately, I think they decided I'm the "other girl". I can understand, though, which makes it even more sad. I'm playing the djembe, which Jason so proudly pointed out I was pronouncing wrong.

Whatever.

I'm excited though! I get to show off my rhythmic skills and sing at the same time. Woohoo!

I'm going to start painting the wall today. I've drawn the design, which I think is the easy part. I'm really nervous about painting.. cause it's never been my forte. I'm definitely the kind of person that needs an eraser.

I've started to do things that really scare me. It's so exciting! I have played the piano and sung along (loudly) while other people were listening. I'm playing an instrument I can't pronounce on stage. I'm painting my wall! I told Katie I'd go skydiving with her! I'm talking to strangers.. and I'm even starting the conversations! It feels good. I'm very happy.

Also, I've been exercis(z)ing more. (Spelling is more difficult lately.) My mom got the wii fit for Valentines.. and it all started with that. I just want to run, jump, skip, hike.. do everything! That also feels good.

I want to start cooking more often. I want to find my own recipes. I want to learn all my mom's recipes. I want to do more Mom stuff.. like.. cleaning, crafting, serving, cooking, sewing.. etc.. I just want to get better at all those things.

All in all, I'm really happy with who I am right now.. even though there are still things I need to work on. I think if there weren't things to work on, I would be very unhappy. :)

That's all I've got! Have a wonderful day/week/month/year/decade.. etc.

Goals:

• Daily Scripture Study
• More Cooking
• More Cleaning
• Smile more!

Quote!

"You know, when you stop being frightened, time really is on your side. And you can just go on being you. "--J.D. on Scrubs.