Actual Writing Contest

So..... my roomie came up with a brilliant idea for promoting his website promotethegood dot com. He's having a writing contest AND you can vote for your favorites by "liking" it on the website through facebook AND the winner of the contest gets 100 BUCKS AND he'll donate another 100 bucks to a charity you can choose from a list also on the website. SO, if you would like to win 100 bucks and know how to write go to his website, register, submit and VOTE :D yay! There are a few catches.... first.. at least 30 people have to enter the contest, second, the contest ends saturday at midnight, and third, as in contests like this he gets the rights to the work, but it would be the same if you submitted it to the ensign or where ever else. The topic is something, I don't remember how he phrased it (it's probably on the website) but something like the inseperable connection between virtue and happiness. So write write write.
In other news, things are going well. I took a half sick day today because I was afraid I was getting whatever Dan and Danny have had, and as long as I don't move it's ok but still feel a little sick. I've started my spring cleaning early this year (Thanks, Jessica, for your help in getting started and motivated.) I went to Walmart and bought some plastic tubs to put all my stuff in (plastic tubs are more waterproof than cardboard boxes) and I also got a paper shredder and a clothes hamper and a garbage can that I can keep in my room to keep the clutter off the floor. OH, and an accordian file folder to sort papers in. So far I've filled two garbage bags, gone through all of my "important papers" and sorted out anything that needed shredding, been through half of my boxes to throw away anything I don't actually use/need/want, and cut up and thrown away all of my old garments. I need to create a DI pile too, get rid of all those old clothes that haven't fit me for 40 lbs or so. It has been fun. I'm glad to finally have something tangible to see progress in and to have a process for storing and keeping track of all my junk.
I've also started reading a new book. My therapist recommended it and Jessica checked it out of the library and let me borrow it when she was done. It is called "How to avoid marrying a jerk: the foolproof way to follow your heart without losing your mind" by John Van Epp. It has been an amazing read so far. Just the things that I have learned about my needs and wants and behaviors etc has been great! And reading it I wanted to get some feedback from you all: What would you say are the top 3 things you wish you had learned about your spouse before you got married? Or, what 3 things are you glad you learned about your spouse before you got married? What would you say are the top 3 stresses on your marriage right now? (nothing specific, obviously, but be honest) I'm trying to get a feel for how you all make your marriages work and how you felt you knew your spouse well enough to make that big leap. Anyways, any help in this would be much appreciated. I think that's a long enough post for now, so remember - write an entry for that contest, and answer the marriage questions. Peace.

Resolution #2

Ok, so I'm really bad at planning new year's resolutions, so sometimes when the year starts and opportunities come up then I decide to make whatever it is a resolution. This is the case for last night. Russ and I went to work to use the copier/scanner to email ourselves this song that we want to learn (King's Singers: Goodnight, My Angel) and on the way home it was freezing so I stopped at the Sevs to get some hot chocolate. (ps they have really good hot chocolate) As I was getting out of my car a young man stopped me and asked if he could have a ride down to 5900 south (about 2 miles) and I told him that would be fine but that I was going to go get some hot chocolate first. So he waited for me outside and I drove him to what I imagine was his house and didn't even get mugged or anything. So that became resolution #2: help a stranger in some inconvenient way.
I always hesitate blogging two days in a row because people tend to only see the first one, so if you are reading this and haven't read my blog from yesterday you should check it out. I guess I'll have to wait to see what adventures come my way tomorrow.

Demo-crazy

So, I've decided one of my new year's resolutions is to blog more. I'm not sure why exactly, but probably because it's easy. So I have this co-worker, you know, at work that sits right behind me. This co-worker is an ok guy, seems nice enough, but happens to be a democrat. Well, I've noticed a disturbing trend lately that whenever I buy a bag of Fritos at the gas station ( I like both the chili cheese and the honey bbq twists, not important to the story, so you could have skipped reading this part as per the common use of parenthesis) this guy takes it upon himself to put his 65 year old hand in the bag and grab some.... without asking or even thanking me for the fritos. I don't know where he gets his self-entitlement to my bag of fritos, maybe it's a generational thing, maybe he has an unsatiable need for corn and fake chili seasoning, but my guess is it's because he's a democrat, I mean, isn't that the democrat way? have someone else earn something and then take whatever you want? Let's face it, I do have more fritos than he does, and don't we ALL deserve fritos and have the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of empty carbs? It has become kind of a game I play now (I refer to "now" to imply that this has been going on for a while and is not an isolated event, again, not information you needed to understand the story) so today I bought some and didn't open the bag, just left them sitting on my desk. Finally I couldn't take it any more so I opened them like 5 minutes before lunch and sure enough... there was his old gross hand!! Grabbing my fritos!! I don't know what the deal is, and a confrontational me would say something, but let's face it I don't need ALL of the fritos and I would share a lot more than he takes if he'd ask. Just irks me. Anyways, there's my blog for the day. Expect a bunch more. Oh, I'd also like to start writing more poetry so if anybody wants to suggest any ideas, they would be appreciated.