For my Eng 321 class (Technology for Professional Writers) I had to create a professional blog.
My blog is about the struggle to be a creative writer in the world of professional writers. In it I will be discovering things about journalism, editing, and writing in general.
You can access the other blog here.
By way of information, if anyone didn't know, I am writing on my university newspaper, The Scroll, and you can access my articles here, if you scroll down to the blog. I write for the Sports section, which I find mildly ironic.
As for other updates on my life...I'm still an English major. All I ever do is read and write. I am currently serving as the 1st Counselor in my Relief Society, which is honestly the most exciting part of my life right now. I really love it. Outside of that, I spend far too much time on campus. The end. :)
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Saturday, January 2, 2010
New Year!!
Ok, technically it's no longer January 1st. Sorry kids, I was highly distracted by cleaning and packing up as I have to leave back to Idaho in 14 hours.
I spent New Year's Eve with my best friend of 11 years, Alicia, her husband Derrick, our friend Marlon, and my sister Brynn and fiance Craig. We played Rock Band and an awesome game called "Things" (look it up, it's ridiculously fun). Perfect, small, intimate gathering, just the way I like it. It was only missing my favorite Austin, who is home in Arizona. And when I called him at midnight, for happy new year and happy birthday, he was asleep! He claims to have been sick.
During the day on New Year's Eve I watched Unbreakable with my best guy friend Mark (we LOVE M. Night!) and then went up to Farmington to see my best friend from college, Diana, with her husband Scott, who is from there. And then we ate Sushi. :)
So there are my celebrations to end the year. I have a lot of best friends, it seems.
But let's look over this year, shall we?
I am two semesters closer to graduating!! Two left!
I finally decided on a career: editing. I edited a book for my friend's dad, Jay Jarvie, this summer, and loved it (pivotalevent.com, it's a fascinating book). Also in two of my classes this past semester I had a lot of editing opportunities (for our school literary magazine and for a class magazine) and continued to love it. So I extended my graduation date for one more semester so I can take editing classes and hopefully do that full time for a while before I become a mom.
I worked at a movie theater...a very valuable experience. I feel like I talk about it a lot. The movies suck you into another world. A movie theater does the same. I breathed popcorn while there. But I learned a lot about human nature, even in myself. So it was unforgettable and invaluable.
Also worked at school as a figure model for the art department. Most rewarding job I've ever had. I learned a lot about my body and about art, and about the beauty of God's creations. Definitely increased my appreciation for nature.
Several of my sister missionaries came home from their missions this year. I love love love missionaries. I am running low on them; one more is coming home in the next week leaving me with only four to write to, which is the lowest number I've had in 5 years. In the past 6 years I've written to 43 missionaries, regularly. But it is awesome to have them come home and be with them again. I dearly dearly love my sisters (elders too, but most of them have been home for a long time :) ).
I had awesome roommates both semesters this past year. I love being a single woman, college student, living with roommates, and especially learning from them. Lots of good, new recipes. ;)
Now things to look forward to:
I already have 4 weddings lined up for 2010. January 29th, April 17th, May 1st, and June 1st.
I am graduating in July!!!!!!!!!!
More awesome experiences at BYU-Idaho!!
And who knows what else!!
I've been reading a lot in the paper how 2009 has been a really terrible year...maybe nationally it has, but individually, I can't say it's been easy, but I can say I came out on top. :)
I spent New Year's Eve with my best friend of 11 years, Alicia, her husband Derrick, our friend Marlon, and my sister Brynn and fiance Craig. We played Rock Band and an awesome game called "Things" (look it up, it's ridiculously fun). Perfect, small, intimate gathering, just the way I like it. It was only missing my favorite Austin, who is home in Arizona. And when I called him at midnight, for happy new year and happy birthday, he was asleep! He claims to have been sick.
During the day on New Year's Eve I watched Unbreakable with my best guy friend Mark (we LOVE M. Night!) and then went up to Farmington to see my best friend from college, Diana, with her husband Scott, who is from there. And then we ate Sushi. :)
So there are my celebrations to end the year. I have a lot of best friends, it seems.
But let's look over this year, shall we?
I am two semesters closer to graduating!! Two left!
I finally decided on a career: editing. I edited a book for my friend's dad, Jay Jarvie, this summer, and loved it (pivotalevent.com, it's a fascinating book). Also in two of my classes this past semester I had a lot of editing opportunities (for our school literary magazine and for a class magazine) and continued to love it. So I extended my graduation date for one more semester so I can take editing classes and hopefully do that full time for a while before I become a mom.
I worked at a movie theater...a very valuable experience. I feel like I talk about it a lot. The movies suck you into another world. A movie theater does the same. I breathed popcorn while there. But I learned a lot about human nature, even in myself. So it was unforgettable and invaluable.
Also worked at school as a figure model for the art department. Most rewarding job I've ever had. I learned a lot about my body and about art, and about the beauty of God's creations. Definitely increased my appreciation for nature.
Several of my sister missionaries came home from their missions this year. I love love love missionaries. I am running low on them; one more is coming home in the next week leaving me with only four to write to, which is the lowest number I've had in 5 years. In the past 6 years I've written to 43 missionaries, regularly. But it is awesome to have them come home and be with them again. I dearly dearly love my sisters (elders too, but most of them have been home for a long time :) ).
I had awesome roommates both semesters this past year. I love being a single woman, college student, living with roommates, and especially learning from them. Lots of good, new recipes. ;)
Now things to look forward to:
I already have 4 weddings lined up for 2010. January 29th, April 17th, May 1st, and June 1st.
I am graduating in July!!!!!!!!!!
More awesome experiences at BYU-Idaho!!
And who knows what else!!
I've been reading a lot in the paper how 2009 has been a really terrible year...maybe nationally it has, but individually, I can't say it's been easy, but I can say I came out on top. :)
Friday, December 25, 2009
And So This is Christmas
Christmas.
I feel like I don't have anything profound or touching or spiritual to say for this day. I've been home from school for a week but it only feels like a day or two because I have been working so much. I worked for nine hours yesterday and am looking forward to another six today...people just love to go to movies on Christmas, I guess.
This has been a huge learning and growing year for me. I keep wondering when this is going to be easy, when I'm going to get a hang on life. Seems like it was much more simple when I was an emotional and disturbed teenager. Now nothing is as it seems, and I have to rethink every strategy I have because they all fail somehow.
While I don't particularly enjoy growing up, I can recognize ways that it's a good thing. I have learned to appreciate a lot of things in my life, particularly the Gospel.
I can tell you right now, I would be in the most wretched and squalid place if it weren't for the Gospel. I'm not much better than that, but at least I know how to use the Atonement in my life. That is the most important thing. Without it I am, we all are, nothing.
I feel like I don't have anything profound or touching or spiritual to say for this day. I've been home from school for a week but it only feels like a day or two because I have been working so much. I worked for nine hours yesterday and am looking forward to another six today...people just love to go to movies on Christmas, I guess.
This has been a huge learning and growing year for me. I keep wondering when this is going to be easy, when I'm going to get a hang on life. Seems like it was much more simple when I was an emotional and disturbed teenager. Now nothing is as it seems, and I have to rethink every strategy I have because they all fail somehow.
While I don't particularly enjoy growing up, I can recognize ways that it's a good thing. I have learned to appreciate a lot of things in my life, particularly the Gospel.
I can tell you right now, I would be in the most wretched and squalid place if it weren't for the Gospel. I'm not much better than that, but at least I know how to use the Atonement in my life. That is the most important thing. Without it I am, we all are, nothing.
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