I absolutely loathe the standard college student approach to bookshelves! My personal belief is that books and the way you display them says everything about you!
Here are some cool ideas...
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Blah to Yeah!
I absolutely loathe the standard college student approach to bookshelves! My personal belief is that books and the way you display them says everything about you!
Here are some cool ideas...
I need a good read!
I've read nothing but good books lately, but I think I'm coming to an end of my literary rope! I need some recommendations, and here are some of mine:
The Fountainhead:
One of Ayn Rand's great literary works! It's a bit of a lighter read than Atlas Shrugged(not saying much) and still completely brilliant! She is one of my favorite authors. Maybe because I like to get down and dirty with my books, highlighted and marked all over! Her character's are so amazingly multifaceted, you'll have to study them over and over again. The way Rand writes people is simply fascinating. If you don't like the deeply profound you'd be better served not to read this one!
Quote: "Don’t set out to raze all shrines – you’ll frighten men. Enshrine mediocrity, and the shrines are razed."
The Far Pavilions:
This has been called the Gone with the Wind of the North West frontier of India. I would have to wholeheartedly agree. It's breathtaking the way M.M. Kaye writes of India. She makes you fall in love with India's beauty and people without omitting the darkest of the land's history.
The Fountainhead:
One of Ayn Rand's great literary works! It's a bit of a lighter read than Atlas Shrugged(not saying much) and still completely brilliant! She is one of my favorite authors. Maybe because I like to get down and dirty with my books, highlighted and marked all over! Her character's are so amazingly multifaceted, you'll have to study them over and over again. The way Rand writes people is simply fascinating. If you don't like the deeply profound you'd be better served not to read this one!
Quote: "Don’t set out to raze all shrines – you’ll frighten men. Enshrine mediocrity, and the shrines are razed."
The Far Pavilions:
This has been called the Gone with the Wind of the North West frontier of India. I would have to wholeheartedly agree. It's breathtaking the way M.M. Kaye writes of India. She makes you fall in love with India's beauty and people without omitting the darkest of the land's history.
Cross your fingers!
I'm currently on the job hunt. Something that is closer to home and has better hours. I had an interview with Raylene this morning at 10:30am. I can always tell when I'm going to get a job or not, and let me tell you I had a good feeling. Sometimes you just know when you are on, aren't those days amazing? I feel like nothing can go wrong on those types of days! Tomorrow I find out if made the first cut! I've got hope in my heart! The people seemed great, and the company is moving even closer to where I live. It's karma baby!
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Name: whitney
Line of work: wanderer/student
Favorite coffee table book? i love my frank lloyd wright book, but i also have this massive table book that outlines major events in modern history.
Best store to spend your dough? nordstrom (affectionately: Nordy's).
Local shops you love? dear lizzie, soel, the flower basket.
Local eats you love? las tarascas, the italian place.
Best household gadget? i'm a big fan of comet, it cleans anything anywhere. Especially when you've got messy roommates!
Favorite beauty products? kiehl's coriander body lotion, smashbox lip liner, lancome mascara, MAC eyeshadow palette's, smashbox low lights.
Playing on your ipod? right now I love flyleaf, dashboard confessional, jimmy eat world, snow patrol, and feist.
Favorite dish to bring to a party? my chocolate cake with cream cheese filling. It's delicious.
A must in your handbag? ficcare hair clip (since my hair has a mind of its own so often!), lancome juicy tube in bolole, tweezerman, hobo international lauren wallet, sunglasses.
Your favorite thing to collect? matchbooks. watches. jewellery. wallet's. glasses.
Your favorite thing to snapshot? sweet jared. i have a fascination with mount timpanogos too.
A must-see in your town [Utah]? mount timpanogos covered in snow at sunrise, strawberry days/swiss days, spanish fork rodeo.
Your favorite thing to design? handbags, i've sketched about a million.
What kinds of things pull you in? kit kat bars i can't resist them!
Favorite vacation spot? lake powell, bermuda, diamond bar, new york.
Most memorable lesson learned in school?
01. anything you have learned can be unlearned.
02. talk to everyone, you never know what you're going to find out.
03. people aren't that different when they get to college.
04. teachers still take attendance in college, and it counts toward your final grade, don't listen to what they tell you in high school about that!
What calms you? a tidy room, chocolate, starbucks pumpkin spice milk steamer, money in the bank.
What excites you? journals, real letters, friends i don't see often, monetary things.
Inspiring words..."You must do the things you think you cannot do" -"Eleanor Roosevelt
Something you can always count on... construction barrels in summer.
Makes you happy...finally going to sleep at night, jim dale's voice, getting home to find friends/family waiting, hearing from a good friend.
Line of work: wanderer/student
Favorite coffee table book? i love my frank lloyd wright book, but i also have this massive table book that outlines major events in modern history.
Best store to spend your dough? nordstrom (affectionately: Nordy's).
Local shops you love? dear lizzie, soel, the flower basket.
Local eats you love? las tarascas, the italian place.
Best household gadget? i'm a big fan of comet, it cleans anything anywhere. Especially when you've got messy roommates!
Favorite beauty products? kiehl's coriander body lotion, smashbox lip liner, lancome mascara, MAC eyeshadow palette's, smashbox low lights.
Playing on your ipod? right now I love flyleaf, dashboard confessional, jimmy eat world, snow patrol, and feist.
Favorite dish to bring to a party? my chocolate cake with cream cheese filling. It's delicious.
A must in your handbag? ficcare hair clip (since my hair has a mind of its own so often!), lancome juicy tube in bolole, tweezerman, hobo international lauren wallet, sunglasses.
Your favorite thing to collect? matchbooks. watches. jewellery. wallet's. glasses.
Your favorite thing to snapshot? sweet jared. i have a fascination with mount timpanogos too.
A must-see in your town [Utah]? mount timpanogos covered in snow at sunrise, strawberry days/swiss days, spanish fork rodeo.
Your favorite thing to design? handbags, i've sketched about a million.
What kinds of things pull you in? kit kat bars i can't resist them!
Favorite vacation spot? lake powell, bermuda, diamond bar, new york.
Most memorable lesson learned in school?
01. anything you have learned can be unlearned.
02. talk to everyone, you never know what you're going to find out.
03. people aren't that different when they get to college.
04. teachers still take attendance in college, and it counts toward your final grade, don't listen to what they tell you in high school about that!
What calms you? a tidy room, chocolate, starbucks pumpkin spice milk steamer, money in the bank.
What excites you? journals, real letters, friends i don't see often, monetary things.
Inspiring words..."You must do the things you think you cannot do" -"Eleanor Roosevelt
Something you can always count on... construction barrels in summer.
Makes you happy...finally going to sleep at night, jim dale's voice, getting home to find friends/family waiting, hearing from a good friend.
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Word Power
bane /beɪn/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[beyn] Pronunciation
–noun 1. a person or thing that ruins or spoils: Gambling was the bane of his existence.
2. a deadly poison (often used in combination, as in the names of poisonous plants): wolfsbane; henbane.
3. death; destruction; ruin.
4. Obsolete. that which causes death or destroys life: entrapped and drowned beneath the watery bane.
(e.g. Stupid people are the bane of my existence.)
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Websites Worth Your Time
Expert Village is definitely worth a visit. It'll show you how do something from belly dancing to pumpkin carving!
Asksunday.com
They'll do all this for you for a really low monthly fee, your very own personal assistant!
Set appointments
Make restaurant reservations
Order dinner for delivery
Dispute charges/file complaints
Change address for subscriptions
Find doctors in your health plan
Schedule doctor appointments
Event/sports ticket purchases
Online and catalogue purchases
Online product recommendations/pricing
Set golf tee times
Schedule wake-up calls
Birthday greetings calls
Make PDF files
Fatsecret.com
A site for dieters! You can share tips or look for new diets with thousands of others!
Kayak.com So much cheaper than the other travel sights, it'll also bookmark your favorites.
Asksunday.com
They'll do all this for you for a really low monthly fee, your very own personal assistant!
Set appointments
Make restaurant reservations
Order dinner for delivery
Dispute charges/file complaints
Change address for subscriptions
Find doctors in your health plan
Schedule doctor appointments
Event/sports ticket purchases
Online and catalogue purchases
Online product recommendations/pricing
Set golf tee times
Schedule wake-up calls
Birthday greetings calls
Make PDF files
Fatsecret.com
A site for dieters! You can share tips or look for new diets with thousands of others!
Kayak.com So much cheaper than the other travel sights, it'll also bookmark your favorites.
Word Power
DUPLICITOUS
Main Entry: du·plic·i·tous
Pronunciation: du-'pli-s&-t&s also dyu-
Function: adjective
Date: 1928
: marked by duplicity : deceptive in words or action
- du·plic·i·tous·ly adverb
marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another; "she was a deceitful scheming little thing"- Israel Zangwill; "a double-dealing double agent"; "a double-faced infernal traitor and schemer"- W.M.Thackeray
Haha, I totally love it!
Monday, October 15, 2007
The glory of being a receptionist.
Working for an eye doctor I meet many a stupid people, here are a few examples:
"Yes, you do still have to pay. I understand you can't see your bill."
"Yes, some frames do cost that much. We like to keep them in stock for the people that care what they look like."
"Oh no, your kids aren't ill-behaved. I wanted to clean all the mirror's, re-organize the glasses, and re-stack the magazines."
Me: "Hello?"
Patient: "Hi, I have Phlegmonous Dacryocystitis."
Me: "Great, can I make you an appointment?"
Me:"Your total comes to $408.76, how did you want to pay?"
Patient: "Is that how much I pay?"
Me: "Yes."
Patient: "Didn't my insurance cover anything?"
Me: "About four hundred dollars."
Patient: "Then why is it so much?"
Me: "Because you're half blind!"
Patient: "Hey I'm calling because my contacts are really irritating my eye, is there anything I can do?"
Me: "Take them out."
Patient: "But I need them to see."
Me: "Don't you have glasses?"
Patient: "No, they were too expensive."
Me: "I guess next time you'd better get some, in the mean time try a new pair."
Patient: "Okay thanks."
Me: "Yep."
Me: "Thank you for calling, how can I help you?"
Patient: "I was just wondering if you had an Optometrist or an Opthamologist?"
Me: "We have 2 Optometrists."
Patient: "Now, what is the difference again?"
Me: "In addition to medical school, an Opthamologist also goes on to specialize on the eye. An Optomotrist is an eye doctor, they don't go to medical school, but a school completely for eyes.
Patient: "So which one should I see?"
I dedicate this to all the stupid people in the world.
"Yes, you do still have to pay. I understand you can't see your bill."
"Yes, some frames do cost that much. We like to keep them in stock for the people that care what they look like."
"Oh no, your kids aren't ill-behaved. I wanted to clean all the mirror's, re-organize the glasses, and re-stack the magazines."
Me: "Hello?"
Patient: "Hi, I have Phlegmonous Dacryocystitis."
Me: "Great, can I make you an appointment?"
Me:"Your total comes to $408.76, how did you want to pay?"
Patient: "Is that how much I pay?"
Me: "Yes."
Patient: "Didn't my insurance cover anything?"
Me: "About four hundred dollars."
Patient: "Then why is it so much?"
Me: "Because you're half blind!"
Patient: "Hey I'm calling because my contacts are really irritating my eye, is there anything I can do?"
Me: "Take them out."
Patient: "But I need them to see."
Me: "Don't you have glasses?"
Patient: "No, they were too expensive."
Me: "I guess next time you'd better get some, in the mean time try a new pair."
Patient: "Okay thanks."
Me: "Yep."
Me: "Thank you for calling, how can I help you?"
Patient: "I was just wondering if you had an Optometrist or an Opthamologist?"
Me: "We have 2 Optometrists."
Patient: "Now, what is the difference again?"
Me: "In addition to medical school, an Opthamologist also goes on to specialize on the eye. An Optomotrist is an eye doctor, they don't go to medical school, but a school completely for eyes.
Patient: "So which one should I see?"
I dedicate this to all the stupid people in the world.
This is to everyone who takes offense to stupid things.
It is reported that President Brigham Young once said that he who takes offense when no offense was intended is a fool, and he who takes offense when offense was intended is usually a fool.
It was then explained that there are two courses of action to follow when one is bitten by a rattlesnake. One may, in anger, fear, or vengefulness, pursue the creature and kill it. Or he may make full haste to get the venom out of his system. If we pursue the latter course we will likely survive, but if we attempt to follow the former, we may not be around long enough to finish it. (Marion D. Hanks, "Forgiveness: The Ultimate Form of Love," Ensign, Jan. 1974, 20)
“We should be too big to take offense and too noble to give it.” -Abraham Lincoln
“Whenever anyone has offended me, I try to raise my soul so high that the offense cannot reach it” -Rene Descartes
“Love is always patient and kind; it is never jealous, love is never boastful or conceited; it is never rude or selfish; it does not take offense, and is not resentful. Love takes no pleasure in other people’s sins but delights in the truth; it is always ready to excuse, to trust, to hope, and to endure whatever comes. Love does not come to an end.” -Bible
It is reported that President Brigham Young once said that he who takes offense when no offense was intended is a fool, and he who takes offense when offense was intended is usually a fool.
It was then explained that there are two courses of action to follow when one is bitten by a rattlesnake. One may, in anger, fear, or vengefulness, pursue the creature and kill it. Or he may make full haste to get the venom out of his system. If we pursue the latter course we will likely survive, but if we attempt to follow the former, we may not be around long enough to finish it. (Marion D. Hanks, "Forgiveness: The Ultimate Form of Love," Ensign, Jan. 1974, 20)
“We should be too big to take offense and too noble to give it.” -Abraham Lincoln
“Whenever anyone has offended me, I try to raise my soul so high that the offense cannot reach it” -Rene Descartes
“Love is always patient and kind; it is never jealous, love is never boastful or conceited; it is never rude or selfish; it does not take offense, and is not resentful. Love takes no pleasure in other people’s sins but delights in the truth; it is always ready to excuse, to trust, to hope, and to endure whatever comes. Love does not come to an end.” -Bible
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Holiday!
Sweet Jared keeps begging me to make Halloween come tomorrow! What can I do but throw him a Halloween party! Candy corn galore baby!
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