i can't, she says mysteriously

I'm in an infectious disease class and i will never be the same. I am not paranoid about the tiniest scratches on my body and am convinced they will become infected and turn into methicillin resistant staph infection and turn septic and i will die. Sounds threatening, ya? Currently I could tell you the signs, symptoms, agent, transmission, and other fun facts of about forty diseases. Well, I'm making these insane flash cards to help me do so, however I'm not quite sure of their effectiveness considering they are completely filled on the backside ha but oh well.

I dyed a streak of my hair blonde and i will never be the same. It looks awesome! and was liberating to my soul. It was in the moment and I do not regret it at all. You know how blondes have more fun?? well let me tell you it is not true. I have seen both sides of the argument now and therefore my opinion is extremely credible and it is just as fun to be a brunette.

I have now listened to Jay Z's version of Coldplay's Lost and will never be the same. I am trying to learn the rap. Enough said.

I am now a hypochondriacal blonde rapper who will never be the same and is now starving.

oooooh finals

well well well. its that time of year again. finals are taking over my life and i don't think i like it at all. i'm in the library with tommy right now, supposed to be studying ha but i went through half of this stack of slides so i decided to reward myself with a break.

i am not quite sure if it is the hours spent studying or what, but my blonde moments seem to be increasing in number as well as stupidity. luckily they are still entertaining ha but i am getting a little tired of feeling blonde--no offense to you ladies out there in the world who happen to be blonde.

so lately i have been eating a ton of dried fruit and almonds. and i absolutely love it. dried mangoes and cranberries are my favorite currently. oh! the word of the day today is oneiric. it means having to do with dreams or dreamy.

crazyness

i just have to say. life is so crazy and you know the phrase expect the unexpected? well i think its used so often for a reason....

we had nats bridal shower last saturday :) it was so much fun. delicious food, great girl moments, and scandalous panties. what else could we ask for? i am so happy for her and andrew. they are so in love and he treats her so well. like a queen and they are going to be so happy.

my dreams are throwing me off ha

so whenever i have a crazy dream it definitely affects me the next day. haha last night i dreamt about playing rugby and then some other things happened. if you want to know more you will just have to ask me.

i have always wanted to write a book. in fact i started one last summer, i just never got very far ha but i thought of a new title that really gets me excited it is.

nuts in a candy dish: seemingly misplaced items --if any of you steal this, i will be severely disappointed in you and (nat will really appreciate this) whisper parseltongue every time i see you

it is going to be about how life throws you things that you do not expect all the time. i'm thinking that i may want to have it just be a collection of short stories about different individuals but then the last story ties them all together. unoriginal?? could be. i think when i finally start it i will just go with whatever i am feeling haha oh this just reminded me. todays word of the day is megrim and it means a migraine or a fancy or a whim. so... on a megrim, i decided to start this blog. or write about my life because i just know everyone is dying to read about it. it's just such an exciting life.

oh so this year may be my year of insane adventures. i am going to india in july and now i am seriously considering going to china all next fall to teach english. i am so electrified with this idea. i am going to an information meeting tonight about it. i just have to say the word electrified is very powerful and makes me think of the movie kicking and screaming: "electric in the air" hhah

macaroni in the library

dear spontaneity, exercise, and the tree streets

thank you so much for the wonderful day i had on friday.

i love you so much.

i feel sunshine and gain a lot of new muscles.

love amanda

dear general conference

thank you so much for lifting my spirits.

i feel enlightened.

i love you so much.

love amanda

classrooms

the last few days i haven't had a lot of homework and it has been amazing. so... i've been helping other people out. and yes you feel better because you're serving others, but i just have to say not only is that great, but i also have felt such an efficient and productive busyness. instead of everything i am working hard on be for myself, it has been for other people around me and i love it. it made me so excited to help others even more. last night some friends and i went to nat's volunteer dinner/recipe book party and it was so much fun. the food was amazing and i got to make homemade reeses :) it is perfect because they are my most favorite candy ever. then liese came over and we enjoyed the evening together. i cannot wait to live with her next year. i have to say i just love spiritual and uplifting conversations. oh haha this morning on my way to school, i totally fell on my hands and face. my hand was crushed and now i have a black eye. haha maybe not a black eye, but hand is truly crushed. thinking about walking around with a hook calling myself hook. something that's been on my mind lately is that faith without works is dead. i know i hear that all the time but the power that is derived from that phrase is amazing. if i am willing to put a lot of effort in trying to feel the spirit, feel uplifted, read my scriptures and patriarchal blessing, then Heavenly Father WILL bless me with the spirit. If i just think that and move forward, then it will happen. over the weekend at home, my dad told me the best thing i can do for myself and my future family is to always move forward, no matter what. when i am always working forward, that fact detached alone from whether or not i'm struggling, means i am improving and doing what Heavenly Father wants. it is the effort. this makes me so happy. you know how there are some classes where the teacher basically just wants you to fail? well i feel like the plan of salvation is completely the opposite. Heavenly Father is the teacher and has set everything up for us to succeed.

who knew almonds could be so satisfying

so you know the song strawberry swing... well the line "its such a perfect day" ran through my head about a million times today. or should have at least. today was wonderful. i went to school, had a job interview that went very well and then came home because i had no homework that absolutely NEEDED to be worked on haha should have is another story. so then i picked up jenna and we went to bajios for lunch after buying myself seven dollar adorable shoes which later on in the day would give me massive blisters haha but well worth it. after we ate, went back up to campus for a few meetings--yes i am a professional at life. so many meetings to attend. i had three today haha--then was supposed to go to the temple but then it closes at ten am on mondays... who knew. and then becca and i went to the park and ate TONS of candy haha from the dollar store and its so interesting because candy that comes from the dollar store is just a little bit off from the regular priced taste. example: my sour gummy worms were

just a tad bit too sour. my sweet peach rings were way too sweet. but the chocolate was just right. then i came home and did some very crafty service type things in my favorite new boxer shorts. went to FHE and dyed easter eggs! so fun. and then kelse and i were supposed to go to the gym at eight... didnt leave till eight forty ahaha we got stuck in the quad taking model shots with some girls haha so fun. (as you can see above) i love it and then we went to the gym for a few minutes haha ran a bit and then i did some more crafty things. life is wonderful when you are really positive. something inside of me just clicked over the weekend while at home and its almost like i just never want to be sad again. and i never want that desire to go away and almost that is enough to make sadness go away forever. and its only possible with the atonement of Christ. tonight i gave a lesson in FHE about that and ended up bearing my testimony about Christ and how he is with us constantly. i feel like i have always known that but recently it's been on my mind more. i just have to say my favorite book in the Book of Mormon is definitely 3rd Nephi.