College…what an adventure

So this new semester is officially up and running. With my job plus 16 credit hours, I’m not sure how well this is going to go. However, if I can add a Computer Graphics class that I want, then I will be able to drop my media class and I will only have 14.5 credit hours this semester. I tried to add a 3D Design class, but it turns out it was a sculpture class. So, that didn’t really happen.

This semester has started out really well as a dorm room. We all are getting along very well. Brady is a pretty cool guy and Sam seems to be coming out of his shell and growing more comfortable with us as a dorm. In fact, we have actually started decorating in the kitchen and main hallway! Talk about progress!

I have been lifting every day this week, and I’m trying to eat enough of the right things so that I can gain about a pound a week. I’m not sure how well I can do, but I would very much enjoy to weigh 170 in April. Hopefully I can make it. Go Cougs…oh, and Roll tide Roll.

Oh how life is interesting

Today was my second day of work at the Creamery on Ninth (known affectionately as the CONE). It went well, it is just such a different working experience from Papa Murphy’s. I work at the Creamery stocking shelves from 5-10 in the morning. Today was tiring because I didn’t get into Provo until after midnight last night. It has been somewhat strange traveling back and forth from Syracuse to Provo to go to work…it almost feels like I have a regular commute to get to work. Thankfully once school starts again that commute will be about 30 seconds instead of an hour.

As far as news goes, today has been a good day. A story that I submitted to MLIA was published, which made me pretty excited, and, even more exciting, I started my mission papers today!! Only roughly 5 months until I leave! It is so weird to think about already getting ready for my mission. It used to seem so far away and now it is so near.

Well, that’s about it for today. School starts up again Monday, but I still have plenty of time to party between now and then. Oh yeah, as an interesting and important note, Jimmer Fredette, BYU’s starting point guard, scored a school record 49 points in the basketball win over Arizona last night. I knew he was a special player, but man, 49 points is pretty amazing! Go Cougs.

Well, so much for that...perhaps a new years resolution is in order.

So, my resolve to blog more regularly pretty much went down in smoke and flames. However, now that the first semester is behind me, it seems now is the time for new year and second semester resolutions. So, I hope that in the coming semester, I can update my blog on a fairly regular basis, such as once every one or two days. Now, this seems rather ambitious, mostly because it is rather ambitious. I just hope I can keep up with this new goal.
Now, as a separate note, this Christmas was rather enjoyable. It seems strange to think of it as my last Christmas before my mission. Where has the time gone? 2010 used to seem so far away and now it is right around the corner. Although the future is always uncertain, I can be fairly certain that 2010 will be a year filled with many new and wonderful adventures. Well, until next time. Go Cougs.

Why does college have to be this way?

Oh College. It seems like every time I am finally on top of things, college turns around and smacks me in the face. Take today for example. Despite waking up late, I was feeling very productive. I got a lot of my homework done, had lunch with my Dad, and then I went to class and everything went downhill. When I got to class everyone was turning something in. I immediately began to panic because I had no idea that anything was due. I checked the syllabus and, sure enough, there was a major assignment due that I had not done any work on. I remembered being assigned this assignment, but for some reason I never made note of the due date. Needless to say, I spent class trying to figure out what to do about my predicament. After class I came back to the dorm and sent an e-mail to the TA explaining my poor planning and general freshman attitude that had resulted in me forgetting my assignment. Then, I just felt like....doing nothing. So that's what I did. I read some, but other than that, all feelings of productivity have left me for the day. It's funny how one single event like that can totally turn my day upside down. I have now started working on my forgotten assignment and I hope I can at least submit it for partial credit. Hopefully I have learned my lesson. On a happier note....well, at this point I don't really know if there is a happier note. I guess the fact that my room mate made dinner tonight helped a little.

On a different note, tomorrow is Wednesday, which means...class all day! Yes! I can't wait. Or maybe I can. Wednesdays are always interesting because I have class from 9-2 and then I have a 5-9 films class at night. My films class is definitely.....different. I feel like it has so much to teach me, but I am barely scratching the surface. I'm trying to apply everything I am learning in that class, and it just seems like too much work. I am trying though, and it really is making a difference in how I view film and the world in general for that matter. I guess I have the professor to thank for that. He is one of the smartest and most eclectic people I have ever met. To me he epitomizes my view of a typical college professor: casual, collected, and absolutely brilliant. Well, I've reached my ten minute post limit. Until next time...Go Cougs!