Yes, it is true, I have bought myself a new laptop, an Apple iBook G4 to be exact. Now I no longer need to constantly be on my little brother's computer in his filthy room, I can now just do as I please in the privacy of my own filthy room. I have been trying to figure out how everything works because this is the first time I have ever had a Mac. So I am a little dumb at things, but hopefully my skills will improve. One thing that I needed to try out immediately, besides itunes, was the DVD player. It is such an important componant to this laptop that even though it was late at night I needed to make sure that the DVD player worked well under the conditions of me being in a comfy bed setting while watching movies. I have found that it works, but just to be safe, I will need to test this again and again.
I guess I just wanted the world to know that I am excited to have a new laptop. Yippee!!!
Sunday, April 16, 2006
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
dance fever
Yesterday I went to my singles ward FHE Oscars. There were four fabulous movies that were played and I played gurtrude in the oscar award winning movie "Love is a Battlefield." Well actually all the movies got some type of award because even though we are in college we still need to all get a prize, like when we were three. Well I guess if I didn't get a prize I would feel really sad. Back to the story. I was also a co-choreographer of the big dance scene, that, in my opinion, every movie should have. Our movie was pretty much just a compilation of a few movies from the 80's. We had a grandpa reading to a sick bulldog (a guy dressed up in the Provo High mascot suit that mysteriously disappeared a few years ago) like in Princess Bride. There was a guy holding a stereo above his head in front of a girl's house for a long time, like in one of the many 80's movies that John Cusack is in. Then there was a break up scene like in Better Off Dead, where the girl finds it in her best interest to date someone who drives a better car. (Another movie with John Cusack) And then there was the greatest part of the whole movie, the dance scene from Ferris Bueller's Day Off. This was the dance scene that I was c0-choreographer of, well actually we just learned the steps from the movie, but who cares.
The weekend before the oscars our group got together and filmed the entire movie. We all dressed up in our 80's clothes that we secretly love and ran around BYU campus filming scenes. We caught a lot of peoples eyes and when I looked into their eyes I could see the jealousy in them because we looked so cool. or was it a look of pity. either way, people were looking at us. After hours of practicing on the stairs outside the Marriot Center we finally were able to film the twist and shout dance. We even had a section of people sliding down the railings, it was amazing.
After the editing was all done, we had a private viewing of the movie for the actors/actresses only. It was then that I realized that I will never be an actress. I simply don't have the "it" factor. It is a rare quality and I have accepted the fact that if I moved to hollywood I would'nt make a dime. It was also then that our entire group realized that our movie made little to no sense at all. We tried to take every 80's movie and weave them together into one beautiful tapestry of 80'sness. Instead we got a pile of... well lets just say it didn't quite turn out like I thought it would. I'm not saying I didn't like it because I did, I just think that its one of those things where if you weren't personally involved, then it doesn't make sense and its not really funny. But it was all worth it to get the "Doggy Flick of the Year" award. I guess they gave us that award because we had a big bulldog in our movie, very creative.
The weekend before the oscars our group got together and filmed the entire movie. We all dressed up in our 80's clothes that we secretly love and ran around BYU campus filming scenes. We caught a lot of peoples eyes and when I looked into their eyes I could see the jealousy in them because we looked so cool. or was it a look of pity. either way, people were looking at us. After hours of practicing on the stairs outside the Marriot Center we finally were able to film the twist and shout dance. We even had a section of people sliding down the railings, it was amazing.
After the editing was all done, we had a private viewing of the movie for the actors/actresses only. It was then that I realized that I will never be an actress. I simply don't have the "it" factor. It is a rare quality and I have accepted the fact that if I moved to hollywood I would'nt make a dime. It was also then that our entire group realized that our movie made little to no sense at all. We tried to take every 80's movie and weave them together into one beautiful tapestry of 80'sness. Instead we got a pile of... well lets just say it didn't quite turn out like I thought it would. I'm not saying I didn't like it because I did, I just think that its one of those things where if you weren't personally involved, then it doesn't make sense and its not really funny. But it was all worth it to get the "Doggy Flick of the Year" award. I guess they gave us that award because we had a big bulldog in our movie, very creative.
Tuesday, March 21, 2006
Putting People to Sleep 101
I have to give a talk in church on Sunday. Most people end up saying that they ended up being happy about giving a talk, but I have a sneaking suspicion that I will only be glad when it’s over. I put some thoughts together and when I practiced saying it aloud, I realized that I am an extremely boring speaker! I don't know how to make anything funny when I’m talking about a house of prayer and a house of fasting. Plus, almost everyone in the ward is a returned missionary and I’m just some dope trying to say something they haven't heard before. Yeah, right. People usually like hearing stories, so I thought, "hey, I'll tell a great personal story." Only one thing wrong with that, I don't think I have a personal story about prayer or fasting. Maybe I could just make one up or I should actually do some real research and find a true story. Either way, I’m going to have to write another talk. I think I should start out by saying, "So, when brother Carter asked me to give a talk I was like, hey man I don't think so, " then I would sit down. hahaha, too bad that doesn't take up my whole 9 minutes that I’m supposed stand up in front of the entire ward for, feeling like, what’s the phrase, oh, yeah, a puss head. Hmm, I’ve never used that phrase before, but I don't think I would like feeling like a puss head.
Sunday, March 05, 2006
Its been a while
I know that I was never very consistent with writing blogs, but it has really been a long time since i have written one. I would want to write about something, but then I felt like I never had anything good to write about. I don't really have anything good now, but I felt impressed to blog.
I am working as a waitress, (well i guess to be politically correct, server) at Thai Chili Gardens in Orem. Its my first time being a server and I have to say that its not that bad. When I went in to turn in my application, the owner asked me, "Have you ever been a server before?" Now all i understood was blah blah blah server blah. (sidenote: I have a really hard time understanding accents) So I said, "what?" and he asked again and this time all i heard was blah blah blah server before?" So, taking a guess I said "I haven't, but I have had plenty of experience working with food at Domino's." I guess this was the right answer because I started work 3 days later.
I was really excited to start working because that meant money which meant i would be able to eat and live under a roof during the next two semesters of school, but i was still a little nervous about the whole not understanding my boss when he attempted to speak english thing. Lo and behold, on Monday I found out that the cook is his wife, Mon, who speaks very little english with an even thicker accent, and his mother-in-law, who we call grandmon, (we don't actually know her real name) doesn't speak any english at all.
That morning I was trained for about an hour by another server and then they tried to help me memorize the menu. After that the lunch rush started and I was pretty much on my own. I was pretty good at taking peoples orders, but when people would ask me a question I was just like a deer in the head lights because I felt like I didn't know anything about anything. Then it was time to take out their food and I didn't know what any of the food was. Then started some of the craziness with the cooks. I would ask what something was and they would say something and I didn't know what they said, so I would guess what food they said and they would say somthing supposedly in english back to me, but I wouldn't understand anything. This would go on for a bit until another server would come into the kitchen and would tell me what the food was in nonaccented english.
A lot of the foods we have to garnish with some shredded carrots or parsley and when I would forget to do this Grandmon, who doesn't speak any english, would grab my arm and say, "eh, eh" and wave her hand at the carrots. I would garnish the food and as I would leave I could hear Grandmon saying something in Thai, which was probably, "That girl is pretty stupid."
This sort of thing happened for about two weeks everyday until I knew about everything on the menu. Also, my ears have been slightly trained to I can understand almost everything the Thai people say in broken english. I guess things are going pretty good for me and I'm having some fun adventures while working as a server, but you'll find out about those later.
I am working as a waitress, (well i guess to be politically correct, server) at Thai Chili Gardens in Orem. Its my first time being a server and I have to say that its not that bad. When I went in to turn in my application, the owner asked me, "Have you ever been a server before?" Now all i understood was blah blah blah server blah. (sidenote: I have a really hard time understanding accents) So I said, "what?" and he asked again and this time all i heard was blah blah blah server before?" So, taking a guess I said "I haven't, but I have had plenty of experience working with food at Domino's." I guess this was the right answer because I started work 3 days later.
I was really excited to start working because that meant money which meant i would be able to eat and live under a roof during the next two semesters of school, but i was still a little nervous about the whole not understanding my boss when he attempted to speak english thing. Lo and behold, on Monday I found out that the cook is his wife, Mon, who speaks very little english with an even thicker accent, and his mother-in-law, who we call grandmon, (we don't actually know her real name) doesn't speak any english at all.
That morning I was trained for about an hour by another server and then they tried to help me memorize the menu. After that the lunch rush started and I was pretty much on my own. I was pretty good at taking peoples orders, but when people would ask me a question I was just like a deer in the head lights because I felt like I didn't know anything about anything. Then it was time to take out their food and I didn't know what any of the food was. Then started some of the craziness with the cooks. I would ask what something was and they would say something and I didn't know what they said, so I would guess what food they said and they would say somthing supposedly in english back to me, but I wouldn't understand anything. This would go on for a bit until another server would come into the kitchen and would tell me what the food was in nonaccented english.
A lot of the foods we have to garnish with some shredded carrots or parsley and when I would forget to do this Grandmon, who doesn't speak any english, would grab my arm and say, "eh, eh" and wave her hand at the carrots. I would garnish the food and as I would leave I could hear Grandmon saying something in Thai, which was probably, "That girl is pretty stupid."
This sort of thing happened for about two weeks everyday until I knew about everything on the menu. Also, my ears have been slightly trained to I can understand almost everything the Thai people say in broken english. I guess things are going pretty good for me and I'm having some fun adventures while working as a server, but you'll find out about those later.
Wednesday, January 04, 2006
Applications Suck!
I've been looking for a job since I came home in 2005 and I still haven't found one yet and it's 2006. I applied to so many places and was excited that Maurice's called to set up an interview time. I dressed up all nice and everything. I really wanted to work at this clothing store because it's my favorite place to get clothes. So, the girl is interviewing me and I think she was younger than me, which seemed a little wierd. She's asking me some questions about my past jobs, etc. Then she asks "how do you think you will do in a managing positions without previous experience?"
Hold up! Managing position?! I'm thinking to myself, "I thought I was applying for just a regular job?" But of course I can't let this youngin' know that I didn't even know what I was applying for. I mean, who doesn't know what they're applying for? I ended up rambling on about who knows what. Really, I don't even remember, but I know it was despicable!
After the interview she said that if I got the job, they would contact me either Monday or Tuesday. Well its Wednesday, and not a huge surprise that I wasn't contacted.
Luckily, I will be getting a job as a Ballet teacher at my old Dance Studio, and hopefully I will be getting a job at Jamba Juice, but who knows, maybe I will unknowingly be applying for CEO or something else that I won't be aware of until the interview.
Hold up! Managing position?! I'm thinking to myself, "I thought I was applying for just a regular job?" But of course I can't let this youngin' know that I didn't even know what I was applying for. I mean, who doesn't know what they're applying for? I ended up rambling on about who knows what. Really, I don't even remember, but I know it was despicable!
After the interview she said that if I got the job, they would contact me either Monday or Tuesday. Well its Wednesday, and not a huge surprise that I wasn't contacted.
Luckily, I will be getting a job as a Ballet teacher at my old Dance Studio, and hopefully I will be getting a job at Jamba Juice, but who knows, maybe I will unknowingly be applying for CEO or something else that I won't be aware of until the interview.
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