Ants

I came into work this morning, and there was army of ants going from one corner of the front office, all the way over to the other corner by the window.
On the other hand; thank goodness it's Friday.
On Wednesday night, my friend Jeremiah and I went to see the movie Inception. Mostly, what I got out of this movie was a reaffirmation of my celebrity crush on Joseph Gordon-Leavitt. That's good enough for me!
It was actually a really intense and interesting movie. You had to be paying really close attention, though. So if you're looking for a movie to lose yourself in and just relax, don't see thiss one.
Today in the office, the oldies station is playing, and I am having a ball!
I think I've decided my life course. When I get back from the mish, I'm going to be a hit dance club DJ by night, and a book critic by day. On a scale of one to ten, how perfect is that?! It's a ten. Because! All I ever do is read anyway! Wow. This is sounding better and better the more I think about it. Woo!
I just tried to turn in my application for my passport, and the photos were too small! Or something. In any case, they have really specific measurements for passport photos. I thought that by just having the Wal-Mart take care of it, everything would turn out alright. Right? I mean, they do offer that service. It's up there in the photo center, a giant poster with an older couple smiling inanely at their respective passports. And the poster says PASSPORT PHOTOS. Just like that. They should know what they're doing! Apparently, they didn't. And now I have to go get them retaken.
Incompetence is the bane of my existence.
Barbara Streisand just came on the radio.
One of the greatest movies is What's Up, Doc? starring Barbara Streisand and Ryan O'Neal. So funny.
One time at EAC, we had a movie night, and we all watched that movie and ate waffles. That was the first time that I had ever invited the hilarious boys from my English class to my apartment. Their names were Tanner and Bryan, and my roommates and I had always commented on how they were so funny in English class. That class erupted in hilarity every time we met, mostly because of those two boys in the front. One day in class, the teacher said something about "oversimplifying", whereupon Tanner said "Oversimplifying, you accuse me of oversimplifying, I never oversimplify!" in the exact manner and accent as the man on What's Up, Doc? I recognized the quote! I told him so, and thus was born our friendship!
When they came to our apartment, they brought friends with them. One was a great girl named Wendy Smith, who became on of my greatest friends at our second EAC year together. Another was a boy named Race Davis. That night of the movie, he was strangely antagonistic towards Barbara Streisand. In his exact words: "I hate Barbara Streisand, look at her nose!" You would think I would never be friends with a person such as that. That's what I thought too. But come three months later, and we were hanging out after our now joint second semester English class everyday. He turned out to be from Eagar AZ, and that summer, we both were EFY counselors in Show Low.
Those three boys, Tanner, Race, and Bryan, are all on missions now. In fact, today marks Bryan's one year mark. He is in Independence, Missouri. Tanner is in Brazil, and Race is in Guatemala.
Who would have thought that such great friendships could stem from Barbara Streisand?
Where did this post even start? How did we get to Barbara?
Don't ask me, I just wrote it.
On a scale of one to ten: The Beatles = 10.

Pioneer Day Weekend!

The rating of this past weekend on the one to ten scale is a definite 10!
It was brilliant. Carleigh came to visit! And Sharla and I took her to the Pioneer Day festivities in Snowflake. Blake was visiting his fam in Snowflake, and his roommate Jeremy came with him. We all convened, along with my sisters and Matt Mauff and Tommy Lee, and also Aaron Hatch, and watched the fireworks while sitting on a wall below the temple! Could anything be more perfect? No is the answer to that.
Sunday was Blake's brother Kyle's farewell speaking, along with a giant party at the Larson's house. Giant. I'm pretty sure the entire town of Snowflake was there. Which, of course, always makes for a great time! Blake and Jeremy and I may or may not have played a round or two of Rock Band.
There were friends all over the place the whole weekend!
Summer is the greatest time.

FedEx

Most of the time, I feel the urge to strike up a conversation with the FedEx reps on the phone. The urge gets stronger if they have a classy Southern accent, as they almost always do. Today, the lady's name was Florie, and she told me I had the same name as her granddaughter! How can you not want to talk to her?!
On the same note: UPS. Once upon a time, I may or may not have inadvertently flirted with the UPS guy when he dropped off a package at work. Since that time, he has creeped (crept?) upon me.
That's what you get, folks.

Arizona

Arizona sunsets are arguably the most beautiful in all of the United States. Maybe even the world.
And monsoon season in Arizona is one of the greatest times ever.
Hooray for summer!

Democracy

The best thing about local election time: ALL THE FREE STUFF!
Candidates want your vote, and if they can get it by giving you pens/notepads and other such stuff, THEY WILL!
Let me tell you, I am not mad at all.
Scott Tipton came around with his personalized Post-it notes, just when I had used my last one! How fortuitous!
Will this make me vote for him? Perhaps. But either way, I really appreciate these super classy Post-its.
On to other things.
My computer is FREAKING OUT, and when I try to go to my Jango radio page, it says blah blah blah, Dell search page, cannot find your music. (Well, that's the gist of what it says.) So for now, it is back to the Pandora! At least until I run out the next 40 free hours. Hopefully by then, my Jango will have decided to behave.
I love music!
I also love stroopwaffel! They are super delicious cookies from Holland that Jessica brought home from her trip last summer. I could have eaten a whole package!
And now I am going to the land of stroopwaffel! HOORAY!
My mission is going to be trouble in the "eating healthy" department. You know what Holland is famous for? Cheese. And chocoloate. And those delicious pastries.
Whew!
Oh great. I forgot that Pandora has commercials.
Jango doesn't.
Let's make this comparison: if these stations were two boys who had asked me out on a date for the exact same night, Pandora would be the boy who talks too loud and likes Nickelback and has planned to play volleyball for our date. Jango would be the suave man with gorgeous glasses that knows the joy and beauty of Switchfoot, Mae, and Neon Trees and has planned a night of vintage music store shopping with a smoothie at the end. (Jango would look like Gary Go.)
We all know which one I would choose.

MISSION!

I got my call!

I'm going to the Belgium/Netherlands mission, on December 1st. I'm going to speak Dutch!!

How legit is that?!

I'm going to be just like the movie The Best Two Years, except that I'm a girl!

It will be great.

Whew

It wasn't there.
On the one hand, I can now concentrate on my work.
On the other hand, all those people telling me mission calls come on a Thursday? They were lying! Or sadly misinformed.
Hopefully tomorrow.

Oh Good Heavens

I am a nervous wreck. What if my mission call is at my house when I go home for lunch?
WHAT IF?!?!
Only fourteen more minutes.
BAH!!

Vocabulary

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. The longest word in the English language that actually has everyday meaning. Nineteen syllables.
Also.
Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia is the fear of long words.
And.
Aibohphobia is the fear of palindromes.
How silly.

VOCAB LIST FOR THE DAY:
vacillate
imitate
fluctuate
enthuse
voracious
intimate
undulate
effusive
jargon
oscillate
erratic
vilify
effervescent
penchant
relegate
perfidy
ebullient

Great Songs

Get Higher - by Paper Tongues
Practice Makes Perfect - by Cute Is What We Aim For
White Lights - by Deas Vail
Walking On Water - by This Providence
Shining - by Kristian Leontion
Josey - by Hey Monday
Shopping - by Duncan Sheik
Give It Up - by The Friday Night Boys
Wake The Sun - by The Matches
Someone Else's Arms - by Mae
Horchata - by Vampire Weekend
On Your Porch - by The Format
The Lightning Strike - by Snow Patrol
Kelsey - by Metro Station
Let Me Know - by The Audition
1901 - by Phoenix
White Lines & Red Lights - by Between The Trees
Animal - by Ke$ha
Ours - by The Bravery
Stuttering - by The Friday Night Boys
Can't Stand The Rain - by The Rescues

That's all for now. But there is ALWAYS more coming. All I ever do is listen to music. So yeah. It will definitely be updated. Yay!

Eggs

To answer the question from yesterday: NO. An egg will not scramble itself inside the shell if you shake it around really hard. Which, you know, is a total bummer. It would have been so convenient!
Ah well. I scrambled the egg anyway and cooked it for my little brother Nolan. He loved it.
My brothers eat A LOT! Also, they're both taller than me.
I don't even like eggs.

July Schmuly

So last weekend we went to Utah and I got to hold/take care of my newest little cousin Elizabeth! She is tres cute and I love her! We had a giant family party for the baby blessing/my grandparents' homecoming speaking in their ward. The entire family was there. What a blast!
Also. MY MISSION CALL IS IN THE MAIL! It should be here today or tomorrow. YAY!
Question of the day: if you pull an egg out of the refrigerator and shake it around really well, will it come out scrambled when you crack it?
Hopefully.