Applesauce, Inverse Matrices, Homemade Zucchini Bread, Composite Trig Functions

Hi,
I hope all of you are having a good Thursday. I sure am. I have been baking and doing homework. I have learned when I am stressed I do a few things, I Clean, Cook and Exercise. That is what today has been, for me. After, class I came home and made homemade applesauce and worked on math homework, and then while, the Zucchini Bread was in the oven I did trig.  I love the smell of homemade bread, I love cooking. Especially when you know you have the best recipe and it has been passed down through the family. My house smells so good.
A funny thought just hit me, how if I am stressed in life and it feels out of order, I clean. If I am stressed about people or concerned I cook and when I am both I Exercise and then will either cook or clean. I guess, as human beings, we all have funny little quirks. Which makes the world exciting, I found a cool quote that the Dalia Lama said. That kind of fits this concept okay so maybe not so much but it is a good quote.

  
I once again don't know where I pulled this from or who sent it to me, I have had it for sometime. I find it words of wisdom to live by.

As always thanks so much for reading.

WoW

Hi,
Today for me at least has been a good day. I have been working on homework and now, I am updating this blog. So the other day, I found the coolest quote, I don't know the website it was on but here it is:





















I really liked it because it is how I have been feeling lately.
I know this is post is another short one but I got to get back to the books.
As always thanks for reading.

A Best Friend

Hi,
I hope everyone in this world has or at least has experienced what it is like to have a best friend. You know you can have many friends in this world. But I have a best friend, who just moved to Boston and I have missed her.
Today, as I was walking out of one of my classes my phone rang and there was Chelsee's voice on the other end of the phone. I love when after I say hello, She will respond, "Hello friend." She was calling to check up on me. I was going to call her last night, it was 11 pm my time it would have been 1 am hers. Good thing I didn't call her. haha. But I was so excited to hear her voice and hear about her new adventurous back east.
I love how I don't have to explain things she just understands what it is and how I am feeling, and that goes both ways. I can hear things in her voice that are not said.
I have several friends out there. But Chelsee is my Best Friend. Growing up I oft times wondered what it would be like to have a best friend, now I no longer have to wonder. I know.
I hope all of you can kind of relate to me in this aspect.
Thanks so much for reading.

Matrices, Triangles and Vegetable soup..

Hi all,
I bet you are all wondering what Matrices, Triangles and Vegetable soup all have in common. I know, if I was you I would be very confused, but you see I know the answer. :) So I am not confused.
To answer your confusion, is that is how my day so far can be summed up.
I had math classes today and in one class they were talking about matrix and how to manipulate them to get the correct answers. I was very excited, because I understood and remembered how to do it.
Then in my next class, which is trigonometry, we were using triangles to solve every day problems. Such as if I owned a lighthouse and had to tell how far apart to ships were. Or I needed to find the exact location of a fire from two firehouses. Things we have learned started to click. I had to keep telling myself don't over think this it isn't rocket science, just yet. All I am doing is just thinking logically through problems. haha I finally had a few things click and it was making sense. (I haven't done the homework yet, but I think I will be able to remember how).
The reason I haven't done my homework brings us to the Vegetable soup portion of this post. I went to the store and bought vegetables and I am making Cream of Broccoli, except I bought more vegetables in than called for and it has turned into vegetable soup and it is pretty good.
So there you have it, now you are no longer confused :)
Well, I better be off to doing my homework.
As always thanks for reading.

Another Week done...

Another crazy week in the history books. I survived and I have forgotten how much pressure school is, and I am trying to get back into the swing of things. I am also wanting the math skills to come back today in class we reviewed how to find the common variables of two or more equations without using a matrix and I was so excited that I remembered how to do it and I almost could shout out the answers. It felt so good to sound like a genius. haha
I am also excited that today is Friday and tomorrow morning I get to sleep in and enjoy a fun weekend. Tonight, I am meeting up with a few friends to go to the Gateway and I am so excited.
I know another short post but short and simple is the way these seem to go.
As always thanks for reading.

The Big Bang Theory

Hi ya'll,
I hope you had a fun Thursday. My Thursday was a long day of sitting in the library studying away and learning and remembering how to do Trigonometry.  It has been another day of sitting in the library, two this week. Wow!
I am so excited for the TV show The Big Bang Theory. I love the series, about a bunch of nerds. I love how funny and dynamic the show is. I  think it is sad as I can find myself relating with some of the characters.  hahaha I was so excited that it is an hour premier, that totally made my day.
I know this is very short post but I have to get back to homework.
As always, thanks for reading.

Young at heart

Hi all,
I love being up on campus. You see I am friends with people that are 10 years younger than me and they think I am there age or maybe a few years older. I haven't had the heart to tell them just how old I am, so I sit there and smile on the inside. I love being able to be 20 and 21 again.
Funny, thing is I was sitting by a guy, who was complaining about being so old and when I asked him how old he was he smiled and said, "He was 25" I had to laugh on the inside thinking I am a few years older than you. Hahaha I am not complaining I actually like the fact I can pull of being younger than I really am.
The other day I had to show my DL to someone to prove that I was really my age. I know most of you are out there wanting to know my age, and I would love to tell you but here in the USA it is kind of taboo to ask a girls age over the age of 20. haha
As always thanks for reading!

Inside all day

 Hi ya,
So today I have been inside all day long, (partial lie, I had to walk to my car, drive to campus, walk to class and then after class walk to the library) I have been in the basement of the Marriott library sitting and studying for a test tomorrow in my Political science class and I don't feel prepared at all I have sat in the same chair now for 5 hours and I promised myself I won't leave until I understand all the material. (Might, just spend the night in this chair) hahaha
I love school I just forgot how un-fun test are, I know they are what tests whither or not we can think like the professor and whither we can guess what to study or what not to study. I swear if I was a professor I would be the same way though, because it makes people learn the material of your class. I am just nervous though that I will freeze up. Truth-be known, I am horrible at test and standardized tests are even worse. I know and have been told all the tricks to taking a perfect test.  Think logically, deep breathe, don't panic and you can do it. Which I tell myself before each test, that this one I will do my best and it will all work-out. My problem is, that I am an over thinker and so I over think things, way to much. I have a great imagination and it sometimes gets the better of me especially on tests.
Man, I am a nerd. A whole post on tests and my ability to take them. Sorry when I started this post I pictured it going more about how cold the basement of the library is and how I love the feel of learning in the air but sadly I got side tracked on how I don't like tests. Hahaha  I better get back to studying and as always thanks for reading!

Poem for thought

Hi all,
I hope you all had a fun weekend. I have going through my old emails (I found some from 2003) I have been trying to de-junk my electronic folders. I don't like holding onto things, (is what I would like to say) but I have found that I am sadly the type that has a cyber-hoarding problem. I found as I started to delete emails, I was thinking there goes that memory. Funny thing is I haven't read some of them for years. But as I de-junk I am feeling good about my online things.
In dejunking my email, I found this really cute poem, I don't know who wrote it, and maybe many of you have read it as it came to me on a forward but I wanted to share it with you. It really is a poem for thought and it is all about love. I hope you enjoy!

What Actually Love Is

Why do we close our eyes when we sleep? When we cry?
When we imagine? When we kiss? 
This is because the most beautiful things in 
the world are unseen.

We are all a little weird and life's a little weird 
and when we find someone whose weirdness 
is compatible with ours, 
we join up with them and fall in 
mutual weirdness and call it love.

There are things that we never want to let go of, 
people we never want to leave behind, 
but keep in mind that letting go isn't the end of the world, 
it's the beginning of a new life.

Happiness lies for those who cry, those who hurt, 
those who have searched and those who have tried.
For only they can appreciate the importance of the people 
who have touched their lives.

A great love? It's when you shed tears and still 
you care for him, 
it's when he ignores you and still you long for him. 
It's when he begins to love another and yet you still smile 
and say I'm happy for you.

If love fails, set yourself free, 
let your heart spread its wings and fly again. 
Remember you may find love and lose it, but when love dies, 
you never have to die with it.

The strongest people are not those who always win 
but those who stand back up when they fall.

Somehow along the course of life, 
you learn about yourself and realize 
there should never be regrets,
only a lifelong appreciation of the choices you've made.

A true friend understands when you say, I forgot, 
waits forever when you say, just a minute, 
stays when you say leave me alone, 
opens the door even before you knock and says can I come in?

Loving is not how you forget but how you forgive, 
not how you listen but how you understand, 
not what you see but how you feel, 
and not how you let go but how you hold on.

It's more dangerous to weep inwardly rather than outwardly. 
Outward tears can be wiped away while secret tears scar forever.

In love, very rarely do we win 
but when love is true, even if you lose, 
you still win just for having the tingle of loving someone 
more than you love yourself.

There comes a time when we have to stop loving someone 
not because that person has stopped loving us 
but because we have found out 
that they'd be happier if we let go.

It's best to wait for the one you want than settle for one that's available. 
Best to wait for the one you love than one who is around. 
Best to wait for the right one 
because life is too short to waste on just someone.

Sometimes the one you love turns out to be the one who hurts you the most, 
and sometimes the friend who takes you into his arms 
and cries when you cry 
turns out to be the love you never knew you wanted.

If you really love someone never let go, 
don't believe that letting go means that you love best,
instead fight for your love, 
that's what true love is.

Laugh to your heart's content; you cannot go 
through life without it.

As always thanks for reading!

Nerd-ville

Hi,

My sister Andy, drew this on a sidewalk this
 Summer and it seemed fitting to share. 

So, today I had an awaking of all the nerds, I find myself surrounded by. I love nerds because I am one. 

Today, in my math class my professor, came in and announced he would be squinting at us a lot today. Due to the fact on his way to class his glasses he wears broke. Apparently the lens fell out of the glasses. I took a good look at him and sure enough he was a buff nerd type, he and the TA. I had to laugh. Then, after class as I was walking to my car I started to realize, how many nerds were walking around and I had to smile. In fact I started to laugh it was an eye opening experience for me. Then, as I was telling a few friends today, they smiled and said, "You realize, that you are a nerd, right?" Then I had to laugh, and said, "Yeah, I have already been called nerd-a-liscious." Then, I started to laugh. I like Nerds, they rule the world, or at least rule the in which I now find myself in. Which is totally fine for me, because nerds are awesome. 

As Bill Gates once said, "Be nice to nerds, because one day you will end up working for one." 

As always thanks for reading. 

Homework

Hi ya,
Today, I was asked if I had a boyfriend? I thought for a second about this and technically I do. Now I know a few (or most of you) are wondering "technically" How do you technically have a boyfriend? This is how, his name is homework. I spend all my spare time with my homework, studying and striving to memorize things. So, though no it is not a person, it is a time consuming thing, that gets almost all of my attention. I stress over it and take some form of it with me where ever I go.  So you see that's how it is technically without really being a boyfriend. I know kind of a stretch and I am a nerd. There you have it I might need to just get me a boyfriend and even my life out. (Now, on to figure out how to get a boyfriend)
As always Thanks for reading!

Everyday...

Hi,
So up on the University Campus, everyday I park my car, in a different spot. When it comes time to find it, I seem not to be able to remember where I left it. I know of the general area but when it comes right down to finding it on the first try, it is sadly an epic fail. I even have tried to set a graph of some kind to help me remember where I parked it. I try to use lamp posts and anything else that stands out of the parking lot and turns out, that I still cannot find it.
Today, was bad, I have two different lots that I park in. On Monday, Wednesday, Thursday's it is one lot by the stadium and then on Tuesday and Friday's it is in a lot up by the Hospitals. The lots are on opposite sides of the campus. So today, I forgot which lot I was had parked in and went to the wrong one wondered around for a bit then remembered, I had parked in the other lot. (20 minutes later) I am in the lot by the stadium and had to walk 3 full rows of cars before I found mine.
It is kind of getting a little annoying, that I cannot remember where I parked it. It just means that I am a blonde and all I can do is laugh at myself.
It is funny, just not always in the moment.

As always thanks for reading!

Hello

Hi,
So today, has been a great day. I have been not feeling good and I have been so busy with homework and I got my hair cut. Then I came home and sat on my porch and was reading the New York Times. The more I read the newspaper, the more I am wondering can it get worse in this world? Is there any good out there?
I needed a break from the Newspaper so, I decided to post. I wish I had more dating funnies from the website that I am signed up for, but lately guys that have been emailing me have been saying normal things. I take it back, this one guy emails me and all his email said, Make-out with your prince (aka me).
I finally got up the nerve and emailed him back and said, "Lame, and No" This then spurred on a conversation between him and I. When, it came down to it, he kept wanting me to make-out with him, and I said, "NO and wished him luck in finding an easy girl that will make out with him on the first date." He then emailed me back and said, "it wouldn't be that hard to find."
I never answered him back.  Then, two days later he emailed me back and said, "well let me take you out on a date." I replied back and said, "It was harder than you thought it would be?" He responded with, "Yes it was." I had to laugh. Don't worry I didn't go out with him, but I thought it was funny.

As always thanks for reading!

What it is Monday all ready...

Hi all,
I don't know about you but this last weekend went way to fast for me. I cannot believe that it is Monday all ready. I find it funny how we waste a lot of time counting down to the weekend, which I am finding to be just as stressful, with homework and all that I still have to get done.
This past weekend I went to the Dew Tour. For those of you who don't know what the dew tour is, it is BMX and Skateboard challenges) I have always found skating and biking interesting and have at times wished I wasn't scared of getting hurt. To, tell you the truth I have a low tolerance for pain, and so I try to do things that wouldn't put me into pain. I also am not an adrenaline junkie, I take risks only if I can see it will have minimal impact on me. Lame I know but that is how I roll.

Jamie Bestwick and I 

PLG and I

Here are two of my favorite athletes, I grew up watching them and I was excited this year to finally meet them. 

As Always Thanks for reading!

The Piggy-Tails

                                  Hi all,

Boo

Me

As, I promised here is a picture of me in my pigtails. (I fought the urge as long as I could) But, today I was feeling like I needed to do something different with my hair and here they are. Maybe they weren't as extreme as you thought they were going to be. I bet most of you were thinking I would have kind that comes straight of the sides of my head,  like Boo from Monster's inc. well, you were wrong.  What do you think?
I hope all of you are excited for you weekend that lies ahead. I hope you have fun plans, and if you don't have any plans I hope you enjoy your lazy weekend.
This Weekend I am going to the Dew Tour here in SLC. It is a yearly tradition of my little sister and I to go and I am excited to go and watch the bikers and skaters pull of  
                                  amazing feats and stunts.
                                  Thanks for reading.

The Unit Circle :)

Hi all,
I know today's post is a little late, but on the other side of the world it is early hours of tomorrow, so technically I am still okay :) I will blame my late post on the Unit Circle :)
Today, was crazy, I woke up and my computer didn't work. It wouldn't turn on and I was getting concerned. So, it took 3 hours of my day for it to be looked at, at the Apple store. When the diagnose, came back, it was the power cord that had something funny happen to it and I just had to reset the battery. (I don't know to much about computers, but that is what they told me) I am relieved it is all fixed. Then, when I came home I have been studying Math non-stop.
I have to say memorizing math equations are useful to memorize but not all to fun.
Right, now I am working on memorizing the Unit Circle and all the fun things that come along with that, and the right triangle and how the two work together.
For you out there that don't know what the unit circle looks, here it is:

The Unit Circle

I use to have this thing memorized and all the sine, cosine, tangents, and the identities of all of them.  I use to have a lot of this memorized but I am now in the process of recalling them to my memory.  I hope it comes quick.

Well, I better get back to studying.

As always, thanks for reading. 

The way things are...

Hi ya,
The way things are, are amazing right now in my life. I have the future ahead of me with so many possibilities. I am learning to enjoy the journey, one day at a time and trying not to get frustrated because I cannot see the end just yet. I was asked today what I wanted to be when I grow up? I was kind of blown away because I haven't asked myself just yet what it truly is that I want to be. I know I have a list of 100 things (still be worked on) that I want to accomplish. But, To think deeply about what it truly is that I want to be doing for work. What kind of occupation do I want to do? To, tell you the truth, my mind went blank and still does.
What is it that I truly want to be doing? I know I got the feeling to go to school and I am glad I have followed the feeling to be back in school.
But, what is it that I really should be doing with my life? Where is this schooling going to take me? How much longer will I be in school, I know that only time will give the answers (and so will this blog)

Thanks so much for reading,

A Bucket List

Hi All,
Yesterday, in the evening, I was sitting on my couch in front of the TV and it hit me, I have things that I want to do in this life before I die. So I decided that I needed to write them down. The trick for me was to come up with a list of a 100 things to do.  I have always wanted to come up with a list and now that I have started the task is hard, because I want to put things on there that I know are possible in this world to do.
As I have been thinking and writing down things to do, I have asked a few people what is on their list? As my friends have rattle of their lists things such as: riding elephants, swimming in all the oceans of the world, Climbing to the top of the half dome, and skydiving have all come up and it all sounds so exciting. Then as I look back at my list of things, I feel my list sounds boring, I am still working on it and revising it trying to make it fit what I have always wanted to do.
Once I have it done I will be sure to post it up here so you can see just how exciting my list is.
I came across a good quote, Wishing and shooting for the stars leads us to our destiny, sometimes we don't get to the star or the wish we wished for and in those times we get something much better.
I have kept this in mind as I have come up with my list.
(As soon as I have it done I will post, I promise)

I hope your day is going good and as always thanks for reading :)

 

Happy Labor Day to All of You!

Hi,
I am hoping you all had a great and your Labor Day was relaxing day. I had a fun weekend, doing homework :) I love school. Saturday I watch College Football one game after another, in fact I figured away out to watch 5 different games all at once (overload? I think so).
Then yesterday, I wasn't feeling to good and even today I am not feeling good at all. I have a headache and my throat hurts. I know you all wanted to know that :) But don't worry I have been pumping in the Vitamin C, hopefully I get over this quickly. It seems everyone up on Campus is getting sick and then my roommate has been sick and so I think I was bound to get sick.
I was having cabin fever :) so right now, I am sitting out on my porch staring into the gray sky, thinking how gray is a beautiful color because it makes the greens, greener and the browns, more brownie, the red tomato on the mighty tomato plant even looks more red and every color just pops with a grey backdrop.
As, I am sitting here I am under this beautiful gray sky I am wanting it to rain, I want it to just pour down. The reason I want it to rain, is so I can play in it and I love the rain. I prefer rain over snow any day.  I want to puddle jump and run around in it.
As always, Thanks so much for Reading!

A three day weekend...

Hi ya,
Today, is Friday and it is the beginning of a three day weekend. Here it is a Friday night and I am sitting at home writing on my blog.  I guess that is a plus to being single is having every Friday night open to do as I please. There are those moments though where I wish I had a boy but then I have to smile as I look at my stack of books calling my name to do homework. (I guess my boyfriend's name is Homework..hahaha)
I hope all of you had or are having a fun Friday night, with friends and family or work.
So I just took a break and check my online dating profile for E-mails and I have a few to share. Keep in mind these are what not to say to a girl, or anyone if you want them to respond.

Email subject line: Your not shy are you?
The message was: Your not shy are you?

Wow, is all I had to say.

The next one I got is just as good:
Subject line: You are so cute!
The message: Yes, I have been known to be forward like this. hehe It does make for some heart melting romantic surprises.. ;) You seem like a girl that I would really enjoy spending time with. :)


Okay, not at problem good email right. My problem is, he is 48 years old and I am in my mid-twenties. First, thought that hits me when I see a guy trying to connect with me that age is dude, you could date my mom... hahaha 
I just don't get it, why do the older men (38 yrs old and older) think it is okay to date someone thirteen, fourteen years younger. Maybe it is just me but I have an age limit of 8 years older and 3 years younger than me to date.  In talking to several of my friends I find they too, so at least I know, I am not the only one out there, thinking what is wrong with the world? hahaha


I hope all of you have a good weekend!


Thanks for reading. 

The feeling of Autumn...

Hi all,
Today, the air around me has the feel of autumn. It is 81 degrees right now and there is a gentle breeze, and thoughts of homemade apple pie, zucchini bread, Salsa and eating all the fresh vegetables that are coming out of people's garden's around here. Brings my mind great excitement.
One, sad thing about beginning of fall is summer is at its end and the long summer nights, and the hot weather is almost gone and its one season closer to snow. Wow, now I think I could cry. I have to focus what is good about the feel of autumn, mmm... Hot Apple Cider, and wearing long sleeves and not really needing a heavy winter coat. It also is the perfect temperature to be outside, leaves on the trees change colors.
I love the fall, because here in the US, it is the start of football season. I love football. Once, the games get going there is always one to watch and a team to brag about, or complain about. I love the feeling there is in the air before a game.
Today, I can feel that too. Tonight, the University of Utah's football team plays, Montana State as its opener to their season and to the PAC 12. GO UTES!

Thanks for Reading.