October 31, 2012: Enchilada Soup

Mmmmmm.

October 30, 2012: The Process

Sometimes it's more about the process of carving a pumpkin, then what it ends up looking like.

October 25-29, 2012

October 25: Seat warmers.

October 26: Caution tape

October 27: Tails on cars

October 28: An understanding hand

October 29: PISD: Pre-Interview Stress Disorder

October 27, 2012: Sincere Compliments

When you're at work and after you've been running around for the last six hours, your boss stops you just to say, "Great work. You're doing so good."

October 24, 2012: Online Classes

Generally I greet the term "online class" with bitterment and total sadness.

But in tonights case, my views of online classes was completely turned around.

That was because my online class turned my day around completely.

For our assignment, students were supposed to reply to a video I had made.
I sat on my bed listening to strangers complimenting me, and saying things like "You're doing so great!" or "You're going to go so far!"
People whom I've never met, who said these things after a three minute video, somehow knew they were the words that I needed to hear right at that exact moment.

October 22, 23, 24, 2012

22: Power Outages

23: Road Signs

24: Blindfolded-Pudding-Feeding-Contests

October 21, 2012: Firesides

If you ever want to feel the Spirit, go to an AU! fireside.

October 20, 202: Pumpkin Guts

Slimy.
Seedy.
Gross.
They bring people together.
In pies.
In cookies.
In pumpkins.

October 19, 2012: Walks to Nowhere

When you can just take a walk with a good friend, headed nowhere, talking about anything and everything, life is good.

October 18, 2012: Sterotypes

Specifically the opportunity I have right now to break them. I see them constantly, and I love seeing the change in people's hearts when they realize a stereotype is not true.

October 17 & 18, 2012: Best Friends and Babies

October 17, 2012:

Best friends

October 18, 2012:

Babies

October 18, 2012: Forgiving School Internet Access Systems

Lehi High School's internet access system is pretty strict. If a website has anything even resembling something like a game or any adult content or anything the school wouldn't want students to see or do, it gives you a lovely blue screen explaining that the website you are trying to open could not be accessed because it is classified as ... and then it lists, adult, games, forums, etcetera.Sometimes, though, people figure out how to sneak through that filter via google search for obscure gaming engine sites. It's sort of exciting when this happens. If you do find one, the school technicians send you a memo asking that you stay on-task and then block your internet access all together. But... For about ten minutes, it lets you play. They allow you for ten minutes of distracted enjoyment before they demand you return to your work.

I'm grateful for those sweet ten minutes of tetris.

October 17, 2012: Free Samples

That moment when you're at Costco and they have free Teriyaki chicken AND hot cookies so naturally you circle past them at least five times hoping that if you adopt a different accent they won't get as mad?
Yep, those are the best kinds of moments.

October 16, 2012: Basses

Some men can sing LOW.

October 16, 2012: Good friends

Those friends who have your back. Who come up to you when you're eating dinner and ask about your day and give you a back rub because they can see your stressed out.
And they clean up your dirty dishes for you because you have somewhere to run to.
And they let you borrow their chemistry book so you can do you homework.
And they help you with you homework when you're having a hard time doing it.
And they give you hugs.
And they make you laugh and smile.

October 15, 2012: Spinning-Tops-of-Death

Some destroy gravity.

And the ones that destroy gravity win.

October 14, 2012: Luncheons

Food, strangers, food...

October 13, 2012: Rides Home

Sometimes people are kind and let me hitch a ride home with them.

October 12, 2012: Spoonerisms

Why jump in puddles, when you can pump in juddles?

Why drink out of a little bottle, when you can drink out of a bittle lottle?

Why slam a door, when you can dam a sloor?

Why go fishing, when you can fo gishing?

October 11, 2012: Crossword Puzzles

Especially the World's Largest.

October 10, 2012: Headphones that work

Headphones are good things.
Especially the ones that work.

October 9, 2012: Dry Cleaners

Not that I go to them very often. I just appreciate what they do for mankind.

October 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 2012

October 3: Rocket fuel cookies

October 4: Four straight hours of Disney music

October 5: Hamlet Aftershock

October 6: The warmth of defeat

October 7: Cabins

October 8: The Baker

October 2, 2012: Stop-Motion Filming

It's quite cool.
Nifty.
Clever.
And stuff.

October 1, 2012: Little Talks

Note: "Little" is a relative term.

But talks during which you actually talk.
Those are nice.