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  • Lymabean – The Glory

    So, a little while ago I joined this lovely site, called Lymabean. It’s “social networking that doesn’t suck.” Well, okay, that’s their theme. No, really, it is pretty dang cool. I mean, it’s kind of like Facebook on steroids. The only thing is that there aren’t that many people on! So, that’s really pretty depressing. I mean, it’s no fun if I don’t have tons of friends on there. But it’s got awesome ways for broadcasting events and everything, and it looks absolutely stunning.

    What I’m trying to say is that everybody that actually reads my blog should head over there and check it out. It’s really pretty cool.

    lymabean.com

  • Shhhh… I’m Hunting Wabbits!

    I had to write a bit about a lovely trip that I took last weekend with one of my good friends. We went down to his ranch in central Utah and used his collection of guns to shoot at stuff, including clay pidgeons, targets, and an occasional rabbit.

    Anyway, I thought that I’d say that it was quite a bit of fun. I haven’t been shooting in quite awhile, since I went as part of a youth activity, and it was good fun, though I kind of hurt my ears before I started using ear protection.

    As part of this, I got to shoot some interesting guns, especially the lovely handguns. They’re quite a bit of fun to shoot, if you didn’t already know.

    Another cool thing was that a dog ran over from another ranch just to follow us around all day. It seemed to enjoy running in whatever direction we shot, just so that we couldn’t keep shooting that way. It was probably going to find whatever we were shooting at, but it made it kind of hard when we were shooting at targets, as it’d kind of get in the way. But, still, it was still nice to have a canine companion with us.

    So, yeah. That’s the story. It was pretty fun, though certainly not cheap… Ammo costs quite a bundle.

  • All Warm and Fuzzy

    I figured that I’d take the time to write today about a lovely feeling that I had yesterday. I walked upstairs and found my Mom decorating the house all nicely for Christmas. It made me feel all nice and fuzzy.

    No, really. It did. Christmas is amazing. Plus, who doesn’t like having a glowing tree in their living room? I know I do. It’s one of my favorite things. Plus, along with the Christmas season comes Christmas music, about which no one can really complain.

    Anyway, I’m really super tired and in no shape to write anything intelligent, so if I’ve confused you or jumped around randomly, please forgive me. I think that I should go to bed now. Yup.

    Christmas is good. Enjoy it. I do.

  • Flawed… On So Many Levels

    In writing this post, I would like to draw your attention to the included picture, more specifically the paragraph to the left of the gloved hand holding the cigarette. Notice anything? Like an uglier-than-heck typo?

    How is it that an ad, more than likely professionally produced and printed (as I saw it on a nice, big sticker), could have such a grave error? I just don’t understand it.

    I’ll be the first to admit that I have never been the biggest fan of English classes. But I do, however, know that they have been very helpful in my learning to avoid such flagrant errors in my writing. And, assuming that the ad at the left was produced by someone with at least a high school diploma, that person spent at least 12 years of classes learning English.

    How, then, did that slip by? I also assume that the person responsible for printing the ad also had at least a high school education. Then how did he or she miss it?

    My point is that I could understand (though be disappointed) with an error that a student perhaps made in writing a paper. But when making an ad that is supposed to have a large audience, how could you do that? I’m sorry… But I’m just very disappointed. Saddened, even. I think that I’ll go cry now, for the sake of the people that made that ad.

  • A Paper

    I’ve been wondering this week how exactly it is that it takes me so ruddy much time to write a simple paper. You see, I keep on procrastinating (as I’m doing right this very moment…) writing a lovely paper. It has to contain quite a few pages, and I guess that the idea of taking the time to write such a paper is just a bit daunting. But why, exactly? I mean, I rather much enjoy writing on here.

    So why is it that writing a paper for class is such a painful, drawn-out process? If I were to just sit down and write, I suppose that it would be pretty dang easy.

    But I also know that every word – every single one – will be scrutinized. Perhaps not on this exact draft, but eventually. That, and I know that everything that I write has to be focused on one single purpose. And it has to do so effectively. On top of that, I have to be all formal-like. Oh,  and I have to do a ton of research. Dag.

    Oh, how I wish that I could just write. I don’t dislike writing… It’s just difficult given the circumstances given me in English class. But then again, I suppose that it’s something that’s rather important. We do all need to know how to write effectively, and many times it will be in more formal circumstances.

    So, that’s that. I’d better get back to my paper now. I have a limited amount of time left to finish another 5 pages. So, yeah. I’ll get on that.

  • Some Edification

    I’ve decided that this week I should write something edifying. I actually found it sometime last week when I was studying, but I’ve decided to post it this week since it’s pretty cool. I always like cool quotes of the religious type. So, here it is:

    “When we reject the counsel which comes from God, we do not choose to be independent of outside influence. We choose another influence. We reject the protection of a perfectly loving, all-powerful, all-knowing Father in Heaven, whose whole purpose, as that of His Beloved Son, is to give us eternal life, to give us all that He has, and to bring us home again in families to the arms of His love. In rejecting His counsel, we choose the influence of another power, whose purpose is to make us miserable and whose motive is hatred. We have moral agency as a gift of God. Rather than the right to choose to be free of influence, it is the inalienable right to submit ourselves to whichever of those powers we choose.” – Elder Henry B. Eyring, Finding Safety in Counsel, Conference Report, April 1997

    I found it to be quite thought-provoking. It reminds me of the scripture in 2 Nephi 2:27, which reads, “Wherefore, men are free according to the flesh, and all things are given them which are expedient unto man. And they are free to choose liberty and eternal life, through the great mediator of all men, or to choose captivity and death, according to the captivity and power of the devil; for he seeketh that all men might be miserable like unto himself.”

    So, we’ve got two options. We can choose to follow God’s commandments and receive liberty and eternal life, or we can choose not to follow His commandments, and receive captivity and death. There’s no in-between ground. Anything that’s not in line with God’s will is a thing that Satan wants us to do. We don’t have the “right to choose to be free of influence.”

  • A Bacon Dispenser… Novel!

    Okay, truthfully, this really hasn’t the slightest bit to do with a real bacon dispenser. I wish, however, that such really was the case. I think it would be really cool. I mean, I like bacon. Don’t you?

    Anyway, the site where I originally found this image was pointing out that this is merely making fun of a very underappreciated graphic designer. While I would tend to agree with it, I mean, making pictographs isn’t the easiest thing, but it is really funny. You have to admit that such is the case. I mean, what could be funnier? Very little, I dare say.

    Anyway, today has been a good day, just so you know. Despite the fact that I’m making a totally random post on the site, I’ve enjoyed today. Oh, and in my class we’ve been given the assignment of exploring Home Depot. Cool, eh? Yes, cool. When have you had a more exciting assignment than that? The answer is never. Never in your life. But here I am, with one of the coolest assignments in the history of the world.

    Oh, yeah… We’re supposed to design a purse (of all things) out of something that we find at Home Depot. I mean, that’s super-cool. I wish that I were designing/prototyping something a little bit more useful for me… But hey, it will be funny anyway.

    Anyway, have an awesome day.

  • Box-type Thinking

    I thought this was pretty funny. So, I had to post it. I think that at many times in our society we encourage ‘in-the-box’ thinking. Especially in schools. But hey, such is life, right?

    Oh, and in other news, I was waiting to re-register applyclan.com, because it was a good domain, and it seems that some automated thing bought it instead… So I’m kind of angry. We’ll have to see if it’ll let me buy it back.

  • Carne Asada – The Best Stuff Ever

    Carne Asada was something that I was introduced to while spending tons of time with the Hispanic people in Arizona. And I have to say that I certainly don’t regret getting to know it. It’s stellar. It’s incredibly tasty and very versatile. It can be ripped apart with a tortilla and smothered with salsa, beans, and rice. Or, if you feel so inclined, guacamole, cilantro, and other things may be added as well. The point is, you can eat it just about however you want, and it will taste amazing in any way.

    Anyway, this recipe was found a little while ago in the Deseret News, and I figured that since I didn’t necessarily have a recipe, I might as well keep this one. Then it sat on my wall for awhile and I decided that it should be removed from there. What better place to store it than on the internet? The internet is an amazing place. Now I can share it and recycle the paper, all at the same time!

  • Snow. I love it.

    I wanted to write this post for the sole purpose of saying that I love snow. I’m not the biggest skiier (I haven’t been in quite a few years), and I don’t snowboard. But, all the same, I love snow.

    It’s one of the top things that I missed during my sojurn in Arizona. I just thought that today I should express my enjoyment of having beautiful snow cover the ground. I love watching it fall in huge flakes, I love trudging through it, I love brushing it off the car (without ice underneath… Ice just makes it hard…). It’s safe to say that I just about love everything about it. I don’t even mind shoveling it.

    Anyway, I love snow. That’s the whole point of this post.