It has been about two weeks since my last blog and there hasn't been much to report. I am hoping that in the typing of this blog, something will present itself other than my complaining.
Some of you may already know this, but I got asked out at the gym, oh yes, welcome to BYU. I should have just said yes or suggested we go to jamba juice when we were done working out. But reason got in the way, so I turned him down.
A guy in my ward got his mission call to San Fernando, korean speaking. So if any of you back home meet up with a Elder Flake sometime, I know him.
According to our leadership training meeting today, I am depressed. I disagree.
I still haven't decided what I want to major in. I am currently an English major, but I'm just not feeling that anymore. I really want to get a degree studying religions, but the closest I can get to that at BYU is Ancient Studies which would require me taking either Greek or Hebrew, which could be interesting.
It is currently competition season for my Chaminade cheerleaders and the musical is also just about to go up. I am so jealous of everyone back at Chaminade who is involved in both these things. If I wanted to get involved here at BYU, I would have to be perfect, which I'm not so that's out of the question.
I had a lovely chat with an old friend last night, Kevin. He is over at Catholic University in DC and is doing wonderfully. It was very nice to talk to him and it made me happy. I love skype.
Only a few short weeks before the semester is over and I get to go home for a short while and then go to Germany!!!
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Monday, February 15, 2010
Little girls and bathrooms
Some of you may remember the Benning family classic story of one trip to Yosemite. I am not the best person to tell this story as I wasn't really there, but I have heard the story quite a few times. In this particular adventure, the family was on the shuttle from the cabins to the actual lifts. They were all chating it up, having a grand ol' time when one of the other passengers says "uh, busdriver...I think there's someone stuck in the bathroom". Turns out, it was Kimberly, trapped in the bus bathroom.
Well something similar happened on the plane today. I was sitting pretty much in the middle of this family with three girls, the oldest was probably 16 and the youngest 6ish. The littlest one heads off to the bathroom and a few minutes later, we hear a knocking coming from the bathroom. Sure enough, the girl had locked herself in.
I'm beginning to wonder if they should do something about this?
Well something similar happened on the plane today. I was sitting pretty much in the middle of this family with three girls, the oldest was probably 16 and the youngest 6ish. The littlest one heads off to the bathroom and a few minutes later, we hear a knocking coming from the bathroom. Sure enough, the girl had locked herself in.
I'm beginning to wonder if they should do something about this?
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
The Apartment Hunt
So for some reason, all the housing complexes around BYU have decided that February is a really good time to sign everyone up for housing for the fall. Yes, because 6 months in advance is a really good idea especially at a school where that is the average time from 1st date to marriage.
Anyway, I have been looking at places to live and it has come down to two options. My two requirements were that 1. a single room, no roommate and 2. no mold/broken things/rodents or usual or unusual size/etc. That left me with very few options. Both of these places are nice and a little more pricy than I would like, but I set the requirements and I will abide by them for my own sanity. So, in no particular order, I give you my choices:
Option #1: The Branbury
http://www.studyplaygrow.com/future/index.php
The Branbury has individual rooms of two different sizes (the bigger one is $10 more and has a double bed, which I don't need at all). There are four rooms to an apartment, two bathrooms, a kitchen, living room, and dining room. The bedrooms have a desk and large closet and bed. The desk has a lot of shelving above it too, which is nice. There is a couch and a love seat, four person dining table/chairs. The only real problem in the apartment itself is that the kitchen is rather smallish. It's a good size, but it's closed off, so its kind of like a hallway kitchen. However, that really isn't a big deal.
There is a fitness center in the main building, along with a tanning bed and sauna (so you can get a nice sweat as a study break?) There is a large common area that was very nice and empty and a common entertainment room that had a big TV and video games and the likes. They also have one of those rental boxes for DVDs.
Distance: 30 minute walk to school, 10 minutes to grocery store, bus stop right there for a lazy day to school
Cost: $269/mo (year round), $339/month (Fall/Winter), or $169 (Spring/Summer) [so if I got the F/W contract then wanted to stay for Sp/Su, I would lose out on $150 total) + utilities (usu. $40/month)
Option #2: Alpine Village
http://www.myalpinevillage.com/
Pretty much the same as the Branbury, only much newer and slightly smaller. There is a washer/dryer in the apartments. For those of you that saw Kimberly's dorm at Peperdine, it was similar to that, only nicer. Granite countertops, newer appliances, leather couches, plasma TV. The hallways in the building itself were a lovely shade of grey with concrete, but how long do you spend in a hallway anyway.The rooms had a bed, 2-shelf bookshelf, desk and a 3-drawer dresser. He let me go up by myeslf because the office was short-staffed, and my reaction upon walking in was "holy crap" I actually said it out loud.
Alpine Village is about 10 minutes closer to campus, but there isn't a bus stop incredibly near, nor is the grocery store within easy walking distance (it would probably be 15-20 minutes, but doing that with groceries?)
Price: $355/month (full year), $450 (8 month) + utilities (they used to be a flat fee, but that is changing, it will be $20 per month + electricity [the guy said that this would make it cheaper for girls cuz its the guys that use all the electricity on their video games and watching TV]) Also, keep in mind that it is possible to sell a contract mid-year (people do it all the time what with all the wedding bells)
Thank you for reading my very own pro-con-like list. Opinions?
Anyway, I have been looking at places to live and it has come down to two options. My two requirements were that 1. a single room, no roommate and 2. no mold/broken things/rodents or usual or unusual size/etc. That left me with very few options. Both of these places are nice and a little more pricy than I would like, but I set the requirements and I will abide by them for my own sanity. So, in no particular order, I give you my choices:
Option #1: The Branbury
http://www.studyplaygrow.com/future/index.php
The Branbury has individual rooms of two different sizes (the bigger one is $10 more and has a double bed, which I don't need at all). There are four rooms to an apartment, two bathrooms, a kitchen, living room, and dining room. The bedrooms have a desk and large closet and bed. The desk has a lot of shelving above it too, which is nice. There is a couch and a love seat, four person dining table/chairs. The only real problem in the apartment itself is that the kitchen is rather smallish. It's a good size, but it's closed off, so its kind of like a hallway kitchen. However, that really isn't a big deal.
There is a fitness center in the main building, along with a tanning bed and sauna (so you can get a nice sweat as a study break?) There is a large common area that was very nice and empty and a common entertainment room that had a big TV and video games and the likes. They also have one of those rental boxes for DVDs.
Distance: 30 minute walk to school, 10 minutes to grocery store, bus stop right there for a lazy day to school
Cost: $269/mo (year round), $339/month (Fall/Winter), or $169 (Spring/Summer) [so if I got the F/W contract then wanted to stay for Sp/Su, I would lose out on $150 total) + utilities (usu. $40/month)
Option #2: Alpine Village
http://www.myalpinevillage.com/
Pretty much the same as the Branbury, only much newer and slightly smaller. There is a washer/dryer in the apartments. For those of you that saw Kimberly's dorm at Peperdine, it was similar to that, only nicer. Granite countertops, newer appliances, leather couches, plasma TV. The hallways in the building itself were a lovely shade of grey with concrete, but how long do you spend in a hallway anyway.The rooms had a bed, 2-shelf bookshelf, desk and a 3-drawer dresser. He let me go up by myeslf because the office was short-staffed, and my reaction upon walking in was "holy crap" I actually said it out loud.
Alpine Village is about 10 minutes closer to campus, but there isn't a bus stop incredibly near, nor is the grocery store within easy walking distance (it would probably be 15-20 minutes, but doing that with groceries?)
Price: $355/month (full year), $450 (8 month) + utilities (they used to be a flat fee, but that is changing, it will be $20 per month + electricity [the guy said that this would make it cheaper for girls cuz its the guys that use all the electricity on their video games and watching TV]) Also, keep in mind that it is possible to sell a contract mid-year (people do it all the time what with all the wedding bells)
Thank you for reading my very own pro-con-like list. Opinions?
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