06/18/08 Monkeys (continued)

Some of you may remember the post a few weeks back, which included a certain poster.

This has been kept low for safety reasons, but I feel that it can no longer be hidden. The Monkeys, and a few other experiments, went missing a few months back. While searches were commenced, no trace of them was found. Also, genetic research and testing supplies disappeared shortly after this occurrence. We believe the monkeys are looking to expand their numbers, a theory which was confirmed a short while ago in April. Fifteen monkeys escaped from a Safari Wild Preserve in Florida. While monkeys generally have a fear of water, these were able to escape by swimming across an unfenced pond. We believe the Monkeys are in search of others to enhance in able to create a much larger force. While one monkey was found a short distance from the site, interrogations have proved useless, and the others are still at large. If you see one, you are encouraged to keep your distance, as we are still unable to know how much these creatures are capable of.

06/10/08 Carpet, condiments, and... cookies.

The following is a brief and somewhat random report of the weekend.

Andrew had his birthday dinner Sunday, which was amazing because I got to make crystal light with the Hinds' cool pitcher, although there were other reasons. ^^ We also had tots, hamburgers, corn, and uh... Ooh! Pretzel Jello-ish-stuff. (I don't remember what it's called.) Don't we all love Andrew? Good choice in food...

Saturday was pretty cool, too. First, we went to the Elder's quorum lunch/hike, got lost, and climbed trees. -nods in pleasant remembrance- Then, we watched a disappointing horse race, followed by a likewise sad movie. Emma Smith really had an unsettling life. Not too fun.

The Volcano that lies on the far side of the Valley that divides the Great Cliffs... Is /lame/.

Clear floor! No more funny carpet stuff in the big bedroom! All painted, carpet removed. All we've got to do now is move a bunch of stuff out of there...

Yep, those are the basics, as of late. Progress! Good stuff, that. I also made cookie dough, only to realize with heart-stopping surprise that, to my disappointment, the chocolate chips were all gone. -sighs- Chocolateless cookies? Impossible, so it remains as dough in the freezer.

Good times, good times. Now that that's all over with, I think I'll start working on the volcano again... Oi...

06/06/08 -sobs- I made a crane.

It's a little paper crane, made out of a pink post-it note. Seminary's over. My current teacher is moving to Oregon. (Rosers might see him. I think he'll be right across the river, if my geological memory serves correctly.)

Kinda sad to think about, but at least now I'll be able to tear through the house like I've always wanted to. The western volcano and its valley might be a little difficult to take down, but I'll see what I can do. - Too much computer stuff and things that belong to someone who doesn't live here... This is where we need someone like my twice elder brother. WHAT THE HECK IS THAT STUFF???

I'm not so great at cleaning when I don't know where anything is supposed to go. -sighs-


Yep, that's life. On the bright side, the big bedroom is almost ready to move. ...Oh joy and happiness... Moving the beds.... -shakes head- You know, this place might not be too bad off, after all, once everything's rearranged. I guess that's all for today. I'll see you when I see you. -waves-

06/05/08 An Ode To My Departed Seminary

Yeah, I might not do that, but you never know...


This house is messy. Less messy than a few years ago, but it could still use some improvement. -glances at mountain- Not much more I can do on this front. I must pick a new target... I could just head west and see how it goes... On through the family room and into the dinning room... It'll be a challenge, but nothing drastic. A certain someone's storage garage might pose a problem, though. -pause- Nah, I'll just attack it too. It's not like it'll be going anywhere any time soon.

As you know, that-which-must-not-be-named is coming, which means that school is over. And so is seminary. It's sad, really. I just realized this morning that I can't keep a straight face in seminary. I've got this uncharacteristic smile that doesn't go away. It goes away once we start driving home, but up until we leave, it won't leave. There's something about seminary that's different from other classes, even Sunday classes. It might be that it's in the morning, it might be the teachers, but there's something I feel there that I /know/ is the spirit. When I look around, even thought some people are messing around, I see a world that's not so done for. People who will make the world a better place, despite the constant oppression that's bringing it down. And now that it's over, I'm going to miss it. I'm going to miss that feeling I get as soon as we say opening prayer. Tomorrow is the last day of our seminary class, but I hope seminary doesn't go away.


-looks up- Man, I am so deep. -nods-
So I'm thinking I should go. Bye, everybody!

06/04/08 Elections?

First, I'd like to reply to a comment left on the last post. If everybody decided that Matthew already wrote about everything, the book would probably be a lot shorter. The real question is whether or not that was a bad thing. XD


Okay, so last night was election night. Yay! Once again, the scouts went to raise money for scout camp. I got to try a new fashion trend, though: Trenchcoat and reflector vest. Oh yeah, you know you're jealous. XD So I think it went pretty well. I mean, we had a slight problem with people messing around, but that got a little better when they got to show off their dislocating appendages. That and when there was actually work to do instead of sitting around waiting for a car to show up. It was weird, though. Someone there could completely bend back his thumb... Fifteen seconds of fame never seemed so freaky...

Other than that, life's been reasonably quiet. School's over, so I'll be doing scouts, cleaning/sorting, and stuff like that for a while. I'm really beginning to wonder why we're keeping some stuff we have. Like this funny looking thing that I think goes to some computer thing we don't have anymore. Why do we have that??? Then there's the whole sentimental thing. (I'm not one to keep things... Except the temple celebration stuff. They're in a locked briefcase... XD)

Hooray! It's June and I'm not a roasted peanut! I may actually survive thi- (Inner self:) DON'T SAY THAT! You might give you-know-what ideas! Back, Summer! Back!

That was random. Anyway, time to go. Bye!

05/29/08 Sun-Wed

Okay! To continue our story, Sunday morning we woke up in the parking lot of Wal-Mart, which we had heard opens at six in the morning. It didn't, so instead, we got to stare at it for two hours and watch a bunch of people drive up, head to the door, and speed off. Kinda funny, but it got old. So we finally go in, go to the bathroom, do a few other things, and head to church. (Their program folded into thirds. @.@)

After church, we drove a bit and stopped at this little park-ish thing for lunch. It had a bridge! -ahem- So then we got back on the road to go to Yosemite. It was nice weather, for the most part, but it got worse as we got closer to the valley. To make this short. It was crowded, it was rainy, it was supposed to be the same Monday. Yeah, we went home. Yay! Happy vacation!

When we got back, we were just in time for a priesthood meeting talking about home teaching. Despite being a little tired, I thought it was pretty good. (they had ice cream at the end...)

Not much happened on Monday. We went to a memorial service at some place I can't remember how to spell, then we came home and -coughs- went to a friend's house.

Tuesday we painted! Our room looks like an ocean! Sort of. Anyway, there's just a little more touch up work and we'll finally get to start moving on with the rest of the house!

Last night was the line dancing activity, which I thought was pretty good. I can definitely see why people call it exercising... Very tiring. A few people weren't very excited about it, but they seemed to be the minority, so nobody cares about that.

Anywho, that's pretty much it. Once again, I wonder why I bother with this, seeing as mom already covers most of this on her blog, but I guess it's good for something. -shrugs- Ja mata.

05/28/08 'Weekend Adventure'

Yeah, I'd say it fits. I'm not terribly sure how much I'll have time to talk about, since YM/YW is in a little less than an hour, but I'll try.

The weekend started well. We left around... Nine-thirty-ish? We got there, it was a little crowded, we looked around, saw Yosemite Falls, then left to go to our night destination: Wal-Mart! Yep, we slept in the car, but first, we drank strait out of a milk carton in Taco Bell, had family prayer over the phone, and watched Prince Caspian at ten-o-clock at night. XD Good times.

I'm getting a little anxious about time, so I'll leave the rest for tomorrow. Needless to say, we had a pretty good time.

PS: We're teaching line dancing to the rest of the youth in the stake. -nods-

PSS: The room is blue...