News Junkie

So, I've been a news fanatic lately. Being such, I have also been becoming increasingly opinionated. So I am going to share my thoughts on a few things here.


First of all, this "stab-proof" knife

Now my first thought was, they need to change the title because..that just sounds like a challenge like the sword in the stone. If you say it can't be done...people will try to prove you wrong.

Then I thought, that's just stupid altogether because..you CAN stab someone with that, you just have to exert extra effort.

Even if you couldn't stab someone though, it still has a little thing called a "blade" with which you could slit someone's throat.

And what if you were being attacked and you NEEDED a knife that could stab someone? That would be frustrating.

All in all, what we need to do is wear protective forcefields. Because the truth is in this world, that you just never know when someone is going to stab you or throw acid on you or kidnap you.

But wouldn't the forcefield be a challenge also--oh yeah, you think you're safe behind that forcefield?? I'll show you!

So what we really need, is "love sweet love:" we really need people that won't stab each other, and people that won't attack other people so that people have to stab them out of defense.

What do you think?

NEW BLOG

Ok, so I'd been thinking about doing another blog, a more specifically themed blog for a while, and I finally decided to make it happen. It's a blog about the little things in life that make me smile, trying to help other people notice the little things in their lives that can make them smile, even when skies are not so blue. Please check it out and share it with others! And please feel free to share your little daily happies with me too!


justonerayofsunshine.blogspot.com

Decisions, decisions!

Remember that whole growing up thing I've been referring to? Well it doesn't stop. Ever.

Lately I've really been loving learning. My mind has been like a sponge lately and I can feel myself getting smarter and smarter!! It is so cool, but at the same time it's frustrating because there's so much I want to learn and so little time to learn it in! Well folks, today for the first time I seriously considered Grad school. I would do either teacher education or perhaps humanities. I would really really love to do religious education and be an institute/seminary teacher. I was looking at the courses for the MA in religious education and I was drooling over the list of incredibly interesting coursework!!!

Also today, I don't know why today was marked a special day in my life exactly, but nonetheless I also reconsidered going on a mission today. I am 99% sure that I am going to serve a mission at this point. How could I not?? How could I know what I know and not go share it with other people?? Jesus is the Christ! He lives! And He has restored His Gospel to the earth!!!! We can be happy, come what may! Families can be together beyond the grave! It's amazing! So come September/October I will be putting in my mission papers, and hopefully leaving in January for 18 months!

Confessions of a single college student

So I put together this photo montage for the world of Facebook. But it was humorous enough I thought I'd share it with the non-facebook world.

Basically, it was inspired by all the pictures people kept putting up of their trips to Europe and other various places while I sat and did homework. I am so glad I have a sense of humor!

Click here to see the photos.

Happy Mother's Day

Mallards make good models.

So I came home from taking my 8am final and there was this mallard couple in my front yard. So I went inside, grabbed the camera and a waffle (for bribing purposes) and these are some of the shots. Kim laughs at my duck pictures. I like them. These ducks had personali-tay!

New song

This is a song that I started working on some time last week or something. It's very simple,and by no means polished or even finished. The hardest part about writing songs for me is being able to play the same song twice. This is why I record myself, to help me remember what I just played until I actually learn how to write music out effectively. It doesn't have a title so I think I'll spontaneously give it the title "The Song that I Sing"

OH and sorry for the lack of sleeves. I was supposed to be out jogging, but I got distracted. But I did go jogging later!! My Saturday night date with my tennis shoes...


Lyrics:
No matter how many songs I sing,
One song I'll always come back to;
One song will always before you.
It's the song that I sing when I look to the moon,
and I wonder if you ever think of me too.
It's the song that beat deep within my heart,
and I secretly pray you'll hear it apart
from all the other noises;
from all the other voices.
It's the song that I sing when I think of
what we were and what we could become.
It's the song that I sing when I think of love
and how I found it in your arms
that fit me like a glove.
And your stare, that gaze that I still dream of.
It's the song that sings of my desire
just to own your smile for a little while longer.
So just know that no matter how many songs you hear,
mine will always be here,
in my heart,
where it belongs.