Sitting at work.

So I'm sitting at work in the 'information commons' of the Merrill-Cazier Library.  For the most part, this is a pretty awesome job. I only wish that I had photoshop and illustrator to work on some random projects.


Last night, thanks to my self-imposed 'sleep pressure' that I always fail to fulfill, I didn't get much sleep.  I tried to go to bed AFTER Britt had already gone to bed.  This is always a mistake.  For whatever demented reason, my body knows when I want it to sleep - and it just won't comply.  Instead, I find myself tricking my body into sleeping by falling asleep with the bedroom light on and Britt still working on her homework.  This way, my mind/body THINKS I'm just doing what I want - as always - and thus has the choice to go to sleep or not.  When I turn the lights out and expect my body to fall asleep - oh contrare!  I lay awake for hours.  Thinking.  You know what I'm talking about, I'm sure.


ANYWAY.  Yesterday, Sheth (Shauna + Seth) and I made these muffins.  Ironically, the house was full of non and used-to-be Mormons.  How appropriate.  I went home.  Tried to sleep. And this is what happened at 3 in the morning. 

Mormon Muffin Recipe
	Ingredients
	2 5 1 2 4 1 5 1 4 2 1	cups teaspoons cup cups each quart cups teaspoon cups cups cup	boiling water baking soda shortening sugar eggs buttermilk flour salt All Bran Cereal 40% Bran Flakes walnuts (chopped)
Directions: Add soda to boiling water and set aside.  Whip shortening and sugar until light and fluffy.  Add the eggs slowly.  Mix well.  Add the buttermilk, flour, salt and mix again.  Add the soda water very slowly.  Gently fold the cereals and the walnuts into the mix. Spoon 1/8 cup into greased muffin tins.  Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.  Let cool for 5 minutes. Muffin mix must sit in the refrigerator over night before baking.  Muffin mix will last one week, covered and refrigerated.  Yields 3 dozen muffins.

Hard to see.  This is just a screen-shot of my email inbox, since I'm not on my personal computer.  Mary  asked if I would help her come up with a new design for her blog.  These are 3 quick little headers I whipped out.  Then, try as I might, I still couldn't sleep.  Perfect. MMMk.  So the other day I was sitting with my new co-worker, Tara, who is getting married.  This, (obvi), led to my searching and perusing wedding blogs.  Irk.  Zzzztt.  Well.  I found some preeetty neat-o stuff.  This is one of my favorites:  The brooch bouquet.   and and  Tell me.  How classy is this?  I don't know if it's something that I'd do for my wedding... but maybe. AND finally.  I love stumbling across neat things on the interwebs.  For example.  This little blog is a treasure and I can (bashfully) totally see myself doing this kind of crafternooning later on in life.  Hopefully I become thrifty in the near future.  Here is a favorite from her stuff:    Before.  duh. AND After.  Darling.

Before I hit the books....

So, I'm just about to sit down and do a lil math homework, my lil lip-stick!  Colin made me promise that I would read the Book of Mormon every day.  Every day!!!  So.  Here am I.  Sitting at my desk.  Ready to read the pages after the title page.  Progress, huh?

My brother is such a sweetheart.  I visited his friends at work today and the three of us wrote a short letter to him on his mission.  Ima bake him some cookies for eating.  

This is the Introduction.  Key words:

• written by prophets - not journalists.  
• prophecy
• revelation
• "...and tells men what they must do to gain peace in this life and eternal salvation in the life to come."
•  as a new and additional witness that Jesus Christ is the Son of the living God 
• and a man would get nearer to God by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book.
• will also come to know by the same power that Jesus Christ is the Savior of the world

The Testimony of the Three Witnesses.  Key words:

•  his voice
• by the power of God, and not of man.
• Oliver Cowdery
  David Whitmer
  Martin Harris

Three things.

Note to self:

I am thinking about making some meatballs. BUT FIRST:

Even though I don't feeel very happpy today (like, smiley/giggly/blahblah) I am grateful for a few things.

1. How did I get lucky enough to find a job? I feel sooo blessed to have a job - and one that works right into life.

2. Erik Wynn. You're never gonna let me forget that I wrote about you on my blog, dangit. But, you are such a good friend. I appreciate everything you're doing/you've done for me since we've been good friends. Why don't you come over for dinner?

3. I took them for granted before, but I am grateful for goals. Weird sounding, I'm sure, but if you ever get stuck in a rut where the idea of progression doesn't even cross your mind, you may agree with me. I'm trying to find my direction again. Goals, progress, improvement, etc. Those things are a real source of confidence and motivation - all things that I need.

to start off.

I'm always a little nervous, trying to figure out what to say, how to say it.... SO, I'm going to start with something that I can shoooow you. My most recent impulse buy. And I'm so excited for it to get here - because it means it's AUTUMN!!

Here she is. My little perfect sweater/hoodie/warmcuddlyperfectness item.

And, for your sake, I hope you like/respect this purchase, because I basically stole it. Not to mention it's going to be so perfect for the coming cold weather misery that is Logan, Utah.

Story #2: Today, I am indeed sitting in my bed, windows wide open, breathing in the rainy outside smell. Freezing (finally), after sitting here/sleeping here for the last 12 hours with a fever. My throat is no longer throbbing, but revenge is so sweet, and it won't know what to do when the doctors take a knife to it and cut out those wretched tonsils that have been 'blessing' me with Strep Throat 2xyearly since I was 5. Get ready, because it's going to be something to blog about. Circa Thanksgiving twentyten.

Story #3: Scary thing is happening tonight at 6. Imagine ME standing on the edge of a very high cliff. That's about how I feel at this moment, this prelude to the hysteria and joyous singing... irk. I'm gonna have to stop alluding to this 'thing' at a later date, because currently I can't even swallow the idea myself. Can't exactly shout that to the cyber world now can we? Obvi. No.

Story #4: I have short, boyish hair. I think it's borderline adorable, but it might also be on the less-than-feminine side. Is that ok?

(sidenote: OK? Acceptable? And why do we all feel the need to consult each other on what exactly is acceptable? It's my hair. I do what I want.)

Story #4: I know. I see it, too. All I'm gonna say is I'm just not ready to move on yet. Don't force it. I'm listening to thesixtyone and it's perfect rainy day music. All I need now is some nice autumnal-esque food to match.

Photo time: These are pictures from my blackberry because i don't have a camera.

French Silk Pie(s)

This is one of my favorite recipes; although I like to mix it up, a lot.  Try substituting White Chocolate for the unsweetened baking chocolate; top with raspberries and blackberries.  To.  Die.  For.  

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