Music and Lyrics

Dear Reader, I would like to tell you about one of my dearest friends. She is very talented, intelligent and can make you smile on any given day. We have been best friends forever and a day. :) Today is her birthday. Here's to you, Julia! I have so much to thank her for! We have seen so much and have talked about even more than that. Julia, you are the bomb! Word to your Grandmother!  Love,  Dale

Dear Reader, I wish it was possible to type fast enough so as to keep up with the speed my brain goes. Think how nice it would be being able to write every single word that comes across your mind, in addition to monitoring and editing those words at the same time. This is made difficult when one thing is on your mind. One Direction sings a song called "One thing" in which they sing about how the girl has that "One thing" that no one else has. I can imagine having that on your mind would make it very difficult to be able to communicate yourself well and type as fast as you think. If that didn't make sense, don't worry. It made sense in my head. Alas, I can only write as fast as my fingers will let me. This allows for many thoughts to drift by and soon be forgot in the vast abyss called the unconscious. I wonder where those thoughts go. Anyway, I write to you about what is going on as of late. My roommate is having an Art Show today which is really cool....

Dear Reader, Miley Cyrus has her place in the world as well. Don't judge the song choice. It has to do this week between semesters. This is the time when everyone is getting ready for the new semester, whether they are going to school or getting ready to work full-time over the summer. Lots of people are having parties. We are going to have a party! My current Roommates and I are moving into the same apartment for spring semester and we are going to have a good time! I really didn't expect to get along so well with my roommates my first semester back, but my roommates have been awesome. There is one downside to this week. It is really easy to have lots of time to do nothing. The key is staying busy during the transition. Luckily, having a job and getting ready for the new semester helps with that. :) In essence, we are going to have a party in the USA this semester. Why? Because we can.

Dear Reader, Today I write the post first and at the end I'll add a title. This is due to my lack of creativity at the moment and the shortage of foresight of what we will discuss today. There are many things worth talking about (as usual, considering how many things are on the mind). Let's dive right in and start with a great insight I had in Church today. A brother in our singles' ward talked about obedience today. He didn't describe being obedient in the normal way people do so. An example he presented was that of the Wright Brothers while working on the first man-made flying machine. You see, there were certain laws that they could have just ignored and probably gotten some results. However, by abiding these laws (Such as drag, lift, gravity, etc), they were able to find out a more efficient way of achieving their goal. Tonight my roommate invited us to dinner with his family. My initial reaction was to decline because I wasn't even home at the time and I ...

Dear Reader, 10 Points go to the person who can name the artist of that song. Now, the song itself doesn't really have a whole lot to do with my thoughts for the day, but it does have to do with telepathy and good communication. There are many times when I don't communicate myself well. My most common wish is having the ability to take what is in my head and lay it out perfectly clear for someone. It is partly because of that that I was interested in Psychology as a major. Then I discovered I'm not that smart. This will be short. All I want to say is that is that if you have a way to communicate what is on your mind clearly, please share your secret with me. The challenge for you? Don't give up on people just because they don't speak clearly.

Dear Reader, Yes, I did just use a song title from Avril Lavigne. As this week continues, I couldn't think of a better word to describe how life and schedules are developing. It seems almost impossible to get everything done that you need to. However, there is always time to get the most important things done. Allow me to tell you a little about what is going on this week. Last night we had FHE. We ended up with some food from Asia after our game of "Bigger or Better." For those who don't know how to play, the rules are simple. Each person (Or team) begins with something small such as a toothpick or a penny. By going around in the neighborhood, the goal is to trade that object for something bigger or better than what you have. You start with a penny, but you could come home with a BBQ Grill (Don't believe me? Ask my brother about it). As an example, you might trade the penny for a pencil then trade the pencil for a plate. Somewhere amid the trading you might g...

Dear Reader, Song titles for ideas of what to write are somewhat repetitive. Hopefully you don't get bored with the connections to musical ideas. Today's connection comes from Anastasia, a classical cartoon about the story of the Russian Princess Anastasia. From the soundtrack come "At the Beginning," wherein a guy and a girl sing about their experiences and they want to keep on going, even after the end. They sing this way because of the idea that after the end, there is another beginning. That is my feeling as this semester comes to a close. I have learned a lot this semester. Between classes about marriage, the Doctrine and Covenants and Psychology, there are lots of big ideas being thrown around. Some of my classes I'll be glad to be done with. Others I will be sad to leave behind. Along with the classes, there are lots of clubs and people that I've gotten to know this semester. It will be sad to leave a few of them, too. However, some of them are co...