Remember

I was looking through my Spain pictures the other day. I came across some neat pictures. That is such a wonderful memory. I must say, The Camino is one of the greatest things I've ever done.

Umm..no

Home wards are definitely not as fun as Singles wards. All of the cute guys are married with children.

Its over?

I can't believe my college career is over. It is so many emotions all rolled in to one. Maybe if I listen to this song over and over again, I'll start to believe it.



The only way for me to put the song on here was to use a random youtube video. This girl has a pretty good voice though.

I'm Not Afraid of Anything
Jennie's afraid of water
I mean she swims so well
But still
She's afraid of water
And so she won't go near the sea
Not me

Katie's afraid of darkness
I mean she sleeps and all
But still
She's afraid of darkness
So when the lights are out she has to hold my hand
I don't understand

I'm not afraid of anything
Be it mountains, water, dragons, dark or sky
I'm not afraid of anything
Tell me where's the challenge if you never try
So watch me fly
I'm not afraid

Daddy's afraid of babies
I mean he got through me, but now
He's afraid of babies
Guess he's scared of what they'll be
Not me

And Mama's afraid of crying
You know she tries to hold it in
But she's afraid of crying
And she can look at me with tears stuck in her eye
And I don't know why

I'm not afraid of anything
Be it growing old or going out of style
I'm not afraid of anything
Who would give up what they want without a trial
Another mile
I'm not afraid

And I feel the calling of adventure
And I hear the ringing in my ear
The lights are glaring
Trumpets blaring
I'm right here
And I hear the calling of tomorrow
And I feel the stirring in my bones
And David loves me
He's afraid to hold me

Listen to the calling of excitement
Can you feel the pounding of my heart
The lights are ready
Pulse is steady
I can start

Never stop the calling of a challenge
Blessing on the water and the stones
And David loves me
He's afraid to tell me
David loves me
He's afraid to trust me
He's afraid to hold me
And he'll always be
He's afraid of me

And I'm not afraid of anyone
I am sure to win with anyone at all
I'm not afraid of anyone
Not a soul alive can get behind this wall
So let them call
And watch them fall
`Cause after all
I'm not afraid

Self Esteem Boost

"Hey, I'm a catch. I do the New York Times crossword puzzle in pen. I... eat vegetables, I have a very good sense of humor and I don't do pilates 'cause I think it's fun. I mean, have you seen me?" - Naomi (Private Practice)

I like that quote. Now, I challenge you to change up the quote. To warm up, change it to be about someone you know. When you're done with that, do it about yourself. Send it to the person you wrote about. Its such a self esteem boost!

I did it about my cute sister Amanda. This is as if I am her:

Hey, I'm a catch. I'm making my own way in Southern California. I...can make a depressed person smile, I know the true meaning of friendship, and I don't parade around how good I am. I mean, have you seen me? - Amanda Robinson

Now I'll say it about myself...if I can. :)

Hey, I'm a catch. I run half marathons. I...take advantage of opportunities that most people would shy away from, I have a great work ethic, and I don't give up on anything just because its hard. I mean, have you seen me? - Lizzie

Do it about someone else and yourself in the comments column. If you read this, you have to do it.

Christmas came early to our house!!!

Finals end this week and the roommates will be heading back to Idaho, St. George, Orem, Taylorsville, and Murray. Which means, time to celebrate! Our house has been decorated since just after Thanksgiving. We have stockings, a tree, and lights around our windows.

We love the holidays. There were lots of fun presents under the tree so I was way excited!

We even lit a fire in our fireplace to help set the mood.

Stephanie's mom gave us all pajamas which we quickly changed into, took pictures in, then continued opening presents. It was so fun and we all gave and received such wonderful gifts.




There is no doubt about it, I am one lucky girl.

Christmas!

Smile a little. Its Christmastime!

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

Lasts

I'm getting to that time at Westminster when everything I am doing is for the last time. Last day in class, last day in the shop, last weekend as a college student etc...

Why do we look forward so much to things being done, and then when they finally get here we wish it hadn't gone by so fast? As much as I am looking forward to getting out there to make money and memories, I am definitely scared. College is a nice little bubble of protection and its scary to walk out of it.

Wish me luck!

Strike

Obviously this isn't a killer video, but it is interesting to see the set go down. I chose the most depressing song I could think of in the 20 minutes I gave myself to do this. I took a picture every hour or so cause my camera isn't cool enough to have the time lapse feature.

Sad that this is my last week working at the shop. I'm gonna miss it so bad.

You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in torment if you do not trust enough.
- Frank Crane

Make people earn your trust

or

Trust everyone until they give you a reason not to

Which method is better?

Typical

One minute I'm watching The Santa Clause. The next minute Stephanie's door won't open so we have to take off the doorknob and eventually take off the entire door because she couldn't get out of her room.

Totally Normal.

Why?

Joyce - "Why is it ALWAYS funny to say 'those crazy Russians' ?"

lol. This girl kills me.

Where It's At -- and Where It's Not

So I'm reading my International Marketing book and I come across an interesting picture. I was intrigued and looked at the source, which led me to this article. Do you want to learn something new today? Read this:

Where It's At -- and Where It's Not
By Nancy Szokan

Sunday, October 2, 2005

I'm talking on the phone to an Israeli writer who goes by the nickname Winkie, and I want to send him some information. "What's your e-mail?" I ask.

"Winkie M, Strudel, Yahoo dot com," he says.

"Strudel?" I said. "As in the pastry?" (I'm thinking: Maybe he has a little bakery on the side?) "You mean WinkieM, then s-t-r-u-d- . . . "

"No, no -- it's strudel , that little A sign," he says. "I think you call it 'at'?"

Of course. With a little imagination, I could see that a slice of strudel resembles the @ sign that separates user name from host in e-mail addresses. "Strudel!" I hoot. Winkie, agreeing that it's funny, later sends me a list of words that people in other countries have used for the @ symbol -- most of them a lot more entertaining (if less efficient) than our simple "at."

The list, it turns out, came from an online site, Herodios.com, and was based largely on research done in the early days of e-mail by linguist Karen Steffen Chung of National Taiwan University. Her lengthy collection of @-words, as well as some additions from Post foreign correspondents, shows that while many countries have simply adopted the word "at," or call the symbol something like "circle A" or "curled A," more imaginative descriptions still hold sway in many places.

In Russia, for instance, it seems that the most common word for the @ is sobaka ( dog) or sobachka ( doggie) -- apparently because a computer game popular when e-mail was first introduced involved chasing an @-shaped dog on the screen. (Don't laugh; Pac-Man was shaped like a pie with a missing slice.) So when Natasha gives her e-mail address to someone, it comes out sounding like she calls herself "Natasha, the dog." "Everybody's used to it," says Peter Finn, The Post's Moscow correspondent, "but there are still jokes -- people say 'Natasha, don't be so hard on yourself.' " Ah, those crazy Russians.

Try this: Look at the @. What does it remind you of? Apparently it reminds a lot of people around the world of a monkey with a long and curling tail; thus, their e-mail addresses might include variations of the word for monkey. That's majmunsko in Bulgarian, m alpa in Polish , majmun in Serbian and shenja e majmunit ("the monkey sign") in Albanian. Or they might call it an "ape's tail": aapstert in Afrikaans, apsvans in Swedish , apestaart in Dutch, Aff enschwanz among German-speaking Swiss. (Many Germans apparently used to say Klammeraffe , meaning "clinging monkey," or Schweinekringel , a pig's tail -- though these days it's usually just "at.") In Croatian, they call the sign "monkey," but they say the word in English. Go figure.

Does the sign make you think of a snail? That's what you might get in Korean ( dalphaengi) or Italian ( chiocciola) or sometimes Hebrew ( shablul, when they're not saying strudel). The French apparently flirted briefly with escargot. "Yes, it looks like a snail," noted one amused Korean. "But isn't it funny and ironic, since 'snail mail' is opposed to e-mail in English?"

Do you see the @ as a curled up cat? That's why it's sometimes kotek or "kitten" in Poland and miuku mauku in Finland, where cats say "miau. "

In Slovakia and the Czech Republic, it can be zavinac , or rolled-up pickled herring. In Sweden, when it's not a monkey's tail, it's a kanelbulle, or cinnamon bun. In Hungary, it's kukac, for worm or maggot.

Danes call it snabel, or elephant's trunk. In the tiny parts of France, Spain and Italy where a disappearing language called Occitan is still spoken, users call it alabast , which means "little hook." In Mandarin Chinese, it's xiao lao shu -- "little mouse" -- which must get confusing given the gizmo of the same name.

Now for the news, also known as the depressing part: As noted by Scott Herron, the compiler of the list at Herodios.com, some of these more colorful images appear to be fading, or are already gone. Many of Chung's correspondents note that their local e-mailers increasingly just say "at."

This might just be a result of the cultural hegemony of English. Or maybe, as e-mail has gone from exciting new technology to spam-filled work tool, it has ceased to inspire as much creativity. Instead you get the mundane Japanese atto maaku -- literally, the "at mark" -- and the Mongolian buurunhii dotorh aa -- "A in round circle."

More strudel, please.


Nancy Szokan, a Post editor, would love to tell people that her e-mail is szokann monkey sign washpost.com, but she doesn't live in Albania.

I really wanted to put the picture from my book in, but I can't find it online anywhere. Sorry. :)