Archive for August, 2010
Top of a roller coaster
You know this feeling? That is what I’m feeling. Right now. Tomorrow is the big day–the day I leave the place I’ve lived my whole life (except those two years in Russia). When it comes to roller coasters, I’m a screamer. There is no greater feeling than to scream your guts out as you hurtle [...]
Monterey, are you there?
I’ve been talking about moving for quite a few weeks. Long enough that you’re probably ready for me to ACTUALLY move. Well, good news…this is officially the last week I will be living in Utah before the move! Next week will find me calm, cool, and collected in California. My California cousins swung by my [...]
On clouds
I know this sounds strange, but lately I have been preoccupied with clouds. For no particular reason, I’ve found myself staring at them, amazed at their beauty. I did a 10-minute free write about clouds, and here’s what came out!———–Clouds change. They bring shade, coolness. They bring rain, snow, sleet, hail, water. They bring life. [...]
Fast Sunday
Today was Fast Sunday. For members of the LDS faith, the first Sunday of the month (today) is a little bit different. We go without food for 24 hours and contribute the money we would have spent on that food to the poor. We call this monthly occurrence Fast Sunday because of the fast and the offerings [...]
