Busy with a dash of Politics

Busy with a dash of politics

Wow! has my life gotten busy within the past two weeks. Instead of relaxing and doing homework at leisure, my afternoons are filling up. Good thing that they are worth while activities and events instead of wasting my time doing nothing.

Let me explain... no there is too much let me sum up:

I am now, a full-time student, a school tutor, the department rep for the Engineering Graphics and Design Technology Department, and am working on competing in the SkillsUSA organization. On Thursday I took a technical math test and on Tuesday I will be competing in a 4 hour Architecture competition. So in between homework and classes and meeting and things I have to do at home, I get to study. Even if I don't place in either the Technical Math or the Architecture, I will be competing with the Parliamentary Procedure team. I did it last year and it was a blast.

So that will add 1-2 hour practices once a week from now until the end of June. Then I get the joy of transferring schools  and working toward my ultimate goal of becoming an Architect. Busy busy busy... But I like it.

I love being able to create things and make things with my hands that I was able to picture in my mind. Nothing is better or more satisfactory than that.Especially in today's world. Everybody wants something for nothing. What a load of BS! People today need to suck it up or shut up. Life isn't champagne and caviar,(even though I think caviar is gross and alcohol needs to be "un-invented".) They need a better saying. Hmm... well I'd prefer a hamburger and fries any day of the week. But saying life is like a burger and fries doesn't exactly scream class.

Oh well...

Anyway, my train of thought is derailed yet again.

Oh yes, fortunately for you few who are reading this, I don't like talking about politics or the left liberal movement. I am a conservative and proud of it. I believe morals need to be taught by the parents and that parents need a more active role in their childrens lives. Why is our country going downhill? Why do we have so many problems? Because children are not being taught responsibility and respect by their parents.

But that's all I'll say on that, maybe someday I will have a post on my views of politics and gain MANY enemies since people sit behind their computer screens and type anything that comes into their minds and don't have the common sense to filter their minds and be nice to each other.

Anyway, again I'm off my soapbox.

So my weight loss is going along GREAT! I've been going two weeks and have lost 15 lbs. and for all the naysayers and "That's not healthy" blah blah blah. I am doing this under a doctors supervision, so cram it.

Until next time... Rantings of a crazy person remember

Oh and if you get offended by anything I say, you didn't have to read it and if people can say all the crude opinions on the street, I can voice mine. The 1st amendment does not just apply to those is power.

Eggplant and Applesauce

Weird title yes... Why? Got you to start reading didn't it? :)

Honestly it just popped into my head and that's what it is.

Ok, onto some minor update(s),
So I have been on my diet for the past 5 days with exercise thrown in sporadically. As in sporadically throughout the day not that I exercise sporadically. Anyway, my latest weigh in is 5 pounds less than when I started. YAY! Already it's off to a great start.

So some of the people reading this may now that I am currently finishing up my last semester at UVU. It's been fun, I've been able to make a lot of friends and have a really good time. Which honestly is the complete opposite of what I was expecting when I got home from my mission. I hated... no that's not strong enough... I LOATHED UVU. I thought it was the worst school on the planet. You can add your own grumblings and gripings here ____________________________. 

Ok that's enough. But had I not gone back to UVU, I would never have had the opportunities that I've have. I've traveled around the world, I've become a national champion in parliamentary procedure. So many doors and opportunities have come about because of it. But I don't want to have this entire post about UVU.

I've been getting more involved with the student government and really seen what is happening at UVU and it's exciting. I can't even tell you how exciting it is. Anyway I'm rambling... Surprised? You shouldn't be with the title of my blog being the Ramblings of a Crazy Person!

Derailed!

I've been thinking of what will happen after this semester is over. My plan is to transfer to another school and earn a bachelors and then eventually go on for a masters. A lot of schooling still to be done, that is for sure. It's just mind boggling that it's already been 3 years since I've been home and now the next step in my life is about to start.

We'll see if my plan is what the Lord wants for me. If it isn't I know He will let me know one way or another. Just gotta have faith. Faith in Him and that everything will work out.

Another comment is that I love to write. I can write for hours and really not say much. Or I can write for a few minutes and write more than I thought I would, if that makes any sense.

But I have been working on a book for the past 10-ish years and I know this year it will finally be done and I can send it off for publication. But I had a major breakthrough today as I was listening to the music from Wicked. 

Which by the way, I absolutely LOVE that musical. I was so bummed that I couldn't go see it when it came here. But I promised myself that one day I will go to see it and I will love it that much more. So if anybody hasn't listened to the music (I would be appalled but I know people that hate or rather dislike them) I strongly recommend Wicked.

Where was I? tangent central today isn't it? Ok so the big breakthrough is that I finally figured out how to splice the first part of my story with the second and much darker portion. When I say story I really mean that this is intended to be a series. right now I have enough to make a trilogy with the one portion of the entire thing. 

Maybe it's grown too big? 
My biggest fear is that people will rip it to shreds and hate it. But I figure that if I could get it published, what an accomplishment! And I'm just happy it's not another vampire/werewolf book. There has been way too many vampire books and series in the last several years.  

Give me Elves and Dwarves any day!

January 10, 2013

Last year was an adventure, not necessarily a good one though. Many people lost their homes, the government still can't figure out how self-control and self-discipline work and troubles abound throughout the world and even right here at home.

Not very optimistic is it?

But 2013 promises to be such a great year. I say that because in my opinion, the year is what you make it.

New years resolutions have been made, any many have probably been broken by January 2... I can honestly say I haven't written mine down yet and so I haven't broken them yet.

I don't plan to break them this year. This year is the year I will move out of my parents home, I will graduate with my associate degree from Utah Valley University, and by the way, if anyone says anything bad about UVU, they don't know the wonderful things that go on in that school. I could go off on some things I've heard however, I actually want people coming back to read my posts not listen to tirades of opinions on very heated questions.

So, where was I?

Oh yes, the biggest thing (and I don't say that lightly) that I will accomplish this year, Rather the biggest thing I will lose, is the excess weight I have been carrying around with me ever since I was little. I know my last blog was all about weight loss and that quickly fizzled out like a cheap firework. But I start tomorrow on a planned out way to lose weight with a doctor keeping tabs on my progress.

Most importantly, I want anybody that reads this to hold me accountable. At the end, when I get to a healthy weight I will post all the info, including my starting weight... scary I know. 

But this IS the year of change. Personal change. My change. both planned changes and unexpected changes, what the Lord has in store for me this year is beyond my knowledge, but I can feel that it will be great.

Thanks everybody and I look forward to a fantastic year!

Here's to 2013!