transcription troubles

after rewinding dozens of times, speeding up and slowing down the playback, and agonizing over an unidentifiable few lines of dialog I was trying to describe, I finally realized what it said:

"There's a spider in your hair."

"A spider?"

"Yeah, now it's on your shoulder."

That was certainly a good use of my time. *sigh*

Saturday Night Manifesto

I believe in days that start out poorly with unlimited potential.  I believe in long hours of work doing what you love.  I believe in ideals, questions, and being honest about your uncertainties.  I believe in telling the truth to your children, even about Santa Claus.  I believe in bacon cheeseburgers and fries that taste like whole potatoes.  I believe in good friends who love you, and for some reason it's okay not to know exactly what that means.  I believe in quiet uncertainty about what matters most, and solid security in the basics.  I believe in working hard, playing hard, and dreaming big.  I believe in sunrises, sunsets, and rain.  I believe in hot Arizona days and the beauty of a frozen world covered in white.  I believe in the spirit of the law.  I believe in authenticity.  I believe in scars, overprotective parents, challenging the stereotypes and changing the endings.  I believe in believing in something.

lit review

I'm not quite sure how I've made it four semesters into my college education before having to write a literature review, but it's true.  Now, however, I find myself in the midst of my first experience writing a lit review, only to be working on two at the same time: one for class, and one for work.  For those of you unfamiliar with literature reviews, they take a lot of time, even more reading, a strong sense of discipline, and intense mental organizational capabilities.

My brain kind've feels like it's going to explode with all of the information...but at the same time it is exiting to be learning so much and feel like an expert on a topic.

But my word to future lit review writers....don't procrastinate.  It will take more time than you think.

Today was:

Not as productive as it should have been.
BYU lost to Florida in overtime.
We drowned our sorrows with milkshakes,
followed up with good conversation.
Things are going to be okay.

Sometimes, life is just what I need it to be

Feminism

I am a Feminist.  It's not contradictory with my faith, in fact I think my personal beliefs would be lacking without my feminist ideals.  I've attached an interesting article that I believe nicely outlines Feminism in an LDS context, it's problems, and the ways in which we still haven't quite gotten it.  I agree with almost everything in there.

http://squaretwo.org/Sq2ArticleHardyFeminism.html

This article made me think a lot.  One quote, in particular, struck a cord with me:

George Albert Smith:

“I wonder if we appreciate the daughters of God as He appreciates them.”

When I read this, I realized that what Brother Smith is saying is not "I wonder if we appreciate the daughters of God as much as He appreciates them"  but rather "I wonder if we appreciate the daughters of God in the same way He appreciates them."  So often in church meetings I hear men who speak of the sweet, gentle, fragile women of God.  While some of us truly are that way, and those are wonderful qualities in every human being, I wonder if the problem of gender relations in the church doesn't lie in the fact that God appreciates the strength and courage of women.  I think that what Brother Smith is getting at is that appreciating doesn't mean looking at and admiring, but holding a deep respect for.  That's the way that hope God views me, and the way I hope men and women will as well.

Oh monday...

I'm beginning to think that this night will never end.  Or it will end, just without much sleep.  I arrived home at 9pm having finished my last midterm, only to remember that I have an accounting lecture and quiz due at midnight, an article to review for my study group tomorrow, and a quiz at 8am tomorrow to study for...

Tomorrow will be a day of naps.

once again

I remember that when something doesn't work out, it's because there is something even better in store.