So I'm back. And things are going. I can't believe it's February already! January totally flew by. If this keeps up, I'll be back at school before I know it!
So I finally managed to get a job a couple weeks ago. I'm back at Palmer's Deli like I was last year, but I'm only working part time. It's not exactly what I wanted to do, but I'm just grateful to have a job. I may also be getting into doing jewelry with a woman in my ward.
My Spanish class is moving right along. I am learning some new things, which is good. I was a little afraid it would be a total review from my previous Spanish classes. I guess there's always new things to learn when you've been away from a language for two and a half years! My teacher is a pretty good guy. We have to attend three online conversations every week, and all three of mine are in the late morning/early afternoon, so my teacher is the one who "hosts" it. The evening ones are done by a lab assistant. Usually we just do vocab games and go over the grammar, but he's a lot of fun. I usually put in 2-3 hours of doing homework and studying a day.
So I had this little thing happen to me about a week and a half ago. My sister was browsing the web trying to get birthday gift ideas for her boyfriend, and I got hit with a virus. I wasn't super worried at first because I just figured 'oh, my dad can just fix it.' Turns out it wasn't that easy. My dad got rid of the virus, but it did some pretty weird things to my computer. At first, we thought I had lost all my documents, pictures- everything. When my dad got to playing around with it, though, there was data stored in the computer; we just couldn't see it. So I called up my friend, Melanie, because she married a computer nerd, and I was much more comfortable with him trying to fix my computer than calling the help desk. He connected to my computer through the internet and showed my dad how to unhide all the "missing" files. It was actually really cool to watch someone use my laptop remotely. We saved everything to a hard drive so my dad could rebuild it...or so we thought. We got all my documents, music, apps...but we somehow missed the pictures, which meant I was out almost two years worth of pictures- all three semesters of college, Melanie's wedding, my family vacation from the fall- everything. But I figured that at least I had a lot of them on Facebook, so I didn't completely lose them. I'm not going to download them back onto my laptop, though, because you have to do that for each individual picture you want, and I just don't have the patience for that. But I came out of the little incident mostly unscathed.
And speaking of Melanie and her husband, I got to thinking recently about how much my social circle has changed recently. I've had four friends leave on their missions and at least seven getting engaged and/or married within the last year. What the heck?! When did I get this old? Don't get me wrong; I'm happy for each and every one of them, but it's just a really weird realization for me. Thankfully, I still have lots of single friends who haven't abandoned me yet ;-)
Well, I guess that's enough of my random babbling for now.
Kristin Myers
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Sunday, January 15, 2012
It's 2012 Baby!
Hi there!
So I'm really posting again. In case you've lost track of where I am, I am living in Ankeny because it is my off track, and I figure free groceries/rent sound pretty darn good.
There's really not a whole lot going on with me right now. I came home for Christmas, and it was pretty quiet. I didn't really do anything for New Years because I had no one to go out with. Now I'm working on trying to find work. It's kinda getting frustrating because I've submitted several applications, set up two interviews, and nothing has panned out. I realize no one wants to higher on for 12 weeks, but it just kinda sucks for me. Sorry, pity part over.
I was also going to take a SCUBA certification class so I could get that out of the way (I figure it's important if I want to get a job at an aquarium some day), but there wasn't enough enrollment in that, so it got canceled. That was a bummer, but I get my $250 back, so I'm trying to count it at least as a half win.
That leaves me with a 4 credit online Spanish class to occupy my time. What else am I doing you might ask. Well, I've taken up going to the gym at least three or four times a week to either to swimming or get into the weight room. That and running a few errands usually kills about two hours. I get to play chauffeur for my siblings quite often, and I run over to the library every now and then to see if there is anything worth checking out.
Other than that, my live is pretty unexciting. I never met Mr. Right before I left Rexburg, so no long hours on Skype for me :-P My roommates were actually disappointed about the SCUBA class being canceled because they wanted me to meet some nice LDS guy at the class so they could laugh at the irony.
And on a quick side note, I survived Chemistry...barely. And I'm no longer playing bassoon. I decided midway through the semester that instead of minoring in Spanish, I wanted to take two clusters (which are basically mini minors): Spanish and dance. I've decided that when I'm all grown up, I want to teach social dance, so I'll be taking a lot more dance classes to help me prepare for that :-D That didn't leave me a lot of room to do music. I love it, but I can't afford to spend 11-15 hours a week on music for two credits that don't go towards anything. Plus, with the way things are going, I'll need a job when I go back to school, so that will open up time for me to make some money.
Well, what else would you like to waste your time reading about? Nothing is coming to my mind right now, but if you have something you would like me to write about, shoot me a message on Facebook or email or text or whatever, and I'll see if I can fit it into my busy schedule ;-P
Kristin
P.S. Totally looking forward to the apocalypse this year!
So I'm really posting again. In case you've lost track of where I am, I am living in Ankeny because it is my off track, and I figure free groceries/rent sound pretty darn good.
There's really not a whole lot going on with me right now. I came home for Christmas, and it was pretty quiet. I didn't really do anything for New Years because I had no one to go out with. Now I'm working on trying to find work. It's kinda getting frustrating because I've submitted several applications, set up two interviews, and nothing has panned out. I realize no one wants to higher on for 12 weeks, but it just kinda sucks for me. Sorry, pity part over.
I was also going to take a SCUBA certification class so I could get that out of the way (I figure it's important if I want to get a job at an aquarium some day), but there wasn't enough enrollment in that, so it got canceled. That was a bummer, but I get my $250 back, so I'm trying to count it at least as a half win.
That leaves me with a 4 credit online Spanish class to occupy my time. What else am I doing you might ask. Well, I've taken up going to the gym at least three or four times a week to either to swimming or get into the weight room. That and running a few errands usually kills about two hours. I get to play chauffeur for my siblings quite often, and I run over to the library every now and then to see if there is anything worth checking out.
Other than that, my live is pretty unexciting. I never met Mr. Right before I left Rexburg, so no long hours on Skype for me :-P My roommates were actually disappointed about the SCUBA class being canceled because they wanted me to meet some nice LDS guy at the class so they could laugh at the irony.
And on a quick side note, I survived Chemistry...barely. And I'm no longer playing bassoon. I decided midway through the semester that instead of minoring in Spanish, I wanted to take two clusters (which are basically mini minors): Spanish and dance. I've decided that when I'm all grown up, I want to teach social dance, so I'll be taking a lot more dance classes to help me prepare for that :-D That didn't leave me a lot of room to do music. I love it, but I can't afford to spend 11-15 hours a week on music for two credits that don't go towards anything. Plus, with the way things are going, I'll need a job when I go back to school, so that will open up time for me to make some money.
Well, what else would you like to waste your time reading about? Nothing is coming to my mind right now, but if you have something you would like me to write about, shoot me a message on Facebook or email or text or whatever, and I'll see if I can fit it into my busy schedule ;-P
Kristin
P.S. Totally looking forward to the apocalypse this year!
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Surviving
I'm back with a not so exciting update. I don't think there's much to tell. I've been spending a lot of time studying chemistry (for all the good it's doing me), and just going about my normal stuff.
You know what the best thing about this semester is, though? Or at least one of the best things. I actually have home teachers! Granted, I've always had home teachers assigned to my apartment, but my first semester, they never came in the capacity of home teachers (and the few times they did come over at all for for FHE). This semester, they come every week; they're enthusiastic about it, and they're really sweet guys. They've pretty much challenged us to have something for them to do for us every week. They even found me a guy to help out with Chemistry! :-D
As far as classes go, I guess everything is going well. My favorite is my biology class: vertebrae and invertebrate zoology. The best part is lab. We get to dissect the animals we study in class. So far the best one has been a squid. That was way fun and cool. It's a good thing my lab partners weren't squeamish, though, because I was definitely poking and prodding around that thing. I actually dissected the eye and found the lens, which looked like a little pearl. I really wanted to keep it. And after lab, I had this crazy idea that I should have taken both and made earrings out of them :-P That would have been pretty sweet. Religion is right behind it, though. I'm taking the first half of the Doctrine and Covenants, and I love my teacher. He is hilarious! But more than that, he has some great doctrinal insights.
Well, I can't think really of anything else to write about. Just in case you were wondering:
Dates: 0
Boyfriends: 0
Marriage Proposals: 0
Ha ha. I know my school's reputation, and I just have to let you know from time to time ;-)
Ciao!
Kristin Myers
You know what the best thing about this semester is, though? Or at least one of the best things. I actually have home teachers! Granted, I've always had home teachers assigned to my apartment, but my first semester, they never came in the capacity of home teachers (and the few times they did come over at all for for FHE). This semester, they come every week; they're enthusiastic about it, and they're really sweet guys. They've pretty much challenged us to have something for them to do for us every week. They even found me a guy to help out with Chemistry! :-D
As far as classes go, I guess everything is going well. My favorite is my biology class: vertebrae and invertebrate zoology. The best part is lab. We get to dissect the animals we study in class. So far the best one has been a squid. That was way fun and cool. It's a good thing my lab partners weren't squeamish, though, because I was definitely poking and prodding around that thing. I actually dissected the eye and found the lens, which looked like a little pearl. I really wanted to keep it. And after lab, I had this crazy idea that I should have taken both and made earrings out of them :-P That would have been pretty sweet. Religion is right behind it, though. I'm taking the first half of the Doctrine and Covenants, and I love my teacher. He is hilarious! But more than that, he has some great doctrinal insights.
Well, I can't think really of anything else to write about. Just in case you were wondering:
Dates: 0
Boyfriends: 0
Marriage Proposals: 0
Ha ha. I know my school's reputation, and I just have to let you know from time to time ;-)
Ciao!
Kristin Myers
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Just Another Week
Hey there!
Yeah, I'm back for another post so soon after the last! Ha. Aren't you proud of me?
Anyway, it's been kind of an interesting week. On Tuesday, I tried out for the collegiate swing team. I didn't make it, but that was one of the best two hours of the week! There were a couple of people at the try out that I knew. We spent a while learning a short routine and...wait for it....it had a lift and a drop! OMGosh! That was the coolest thing ever! I totally wish we were allowed to do them at the social dances! I can see why we're not, seeing as how I got dropped, but still! It was so fun (the moves, not landing on the ground)!
Other than that, nothing too much out of the usual. Classes, which are almost all going well, my regular dance stuff, and roomies! Taylor is totally infatuated with this guy, and she talks to him lots. I don't really get to see Breann or Janie much because I'm gone during the day and they're either gone or in their room at night.
Kelsee and Anna are still pretty much the best roommates ever! So I was totally stressing over my chemistry last night, and they made Swedish brownies and brought them into my room. We went a little....giddy. It was really fun. And then we decided at 10:45 that we should run to WalMart. Well, we were too late; it was already closed. So we just drove around for a while. They drove to this park and told me to go look into this building. I got out and looked in through the window and it had a freakin' carousel! That totally made my night! Heavenly Father definitely knew what He was doing when he made these wonderful girls my roommates!
Well, I think that's about it for now!
Kristin
Yeah, I'm back for another post so soon after the last! Ha. Aren't you proud of me?
Anyway, it's been kind of an interesting week. On Tuesday, I tried out for the collegiate swing team. I didn't make it, but that was one of the best two hours of the week! There were a couple of people at the try out that I knew. We spent a while learning a short routine and...wait for it....it had a lift and a drop! OMGosh! That was the coolest thing ever! I totally wish we were allowed to do them at the social dances! I can see why we're not, seeing as how I got dropped, but still! It was so fun (the moves, not landing on the ground)!
Other than that, nothing too much out of the usual. Classes, which are almost all going well, my regular dance stuff, and roomies! Taylor is totally infatuated with this guy, and she talks to him lots. I don't really get to see Breann or Janie much because I'm gone during the day and they're either gone or in their room at night.
Kelsee and Anna are still pretty much the best roommates ever! So I was totally stressing over my chemistry last night, and they made Swedish brownies and brought them into my room. We went a little....giddy. It was really fun. And then we decided at 10:45 that we should run to WalMart. Well, we were too late; it was already closed. So we just drove around for a while. They drove to this park and told me to go look into this building. I got out and looked in through the window and it had a freakin' carousel! That totally made my night! Heavenly Father definitely knew what He was doing when he made these wonderful girls my roommates!
Well, I think that's about it for now!
Kristin
Sunday, September 18, 2011
BYU-I the 3rd
I'm back in the Burg! Actually, I have been for a little over a week, but you wouldn't believe how busy I've been...well, you probably would believe it, but let me tell you about it anyway!
I flew out of Des Moines the evening of 7 September. It was a little interesting getting through airport security because I was bringing my bassoon on the plane. I had forgotten about the needle nose pliers that were in my case, so the nice TSA man had to search through it and measure them to make sure they were within federal regulations. Thankfully, all was well, and I boarded the plan without incident. When I landed in Denver, I found the gate to my next flight and then went in search of some food. Pizza Hut hit the spot, but their bread sticks were muy disappointing because they were hard and crunchy instead of nice and soft. Oh well. I got into SLC around 11 and waited a long time for my luggage to come in. My roommate, Kelsee, picked me up, and we drove to her house. I spent the 8th with her family, and her siblings are a riot! We had a good time together.
And then we left really early on the 9th to head up to Rexburg. I spent the day shopping and unpacking. I'm living just off campus now, and it's not too shabby. My closet is kinda small, and our kitchen doesn't have a pantry, but we did what we could. My other roommate, Anna, came up on Saturday. Kelsee, Anna, and I were all disappointed to discover that our apartment doesn't even allow residents to keep fish because they have a lovely beta fish named Spud.
But my new apartment complex (Birch Plaza) has six girls per room, so I also have three new roommates. Breann Briggs is from Texas. She's a sweet girl and really nice. She was actually the first of my new roommates that I got in touch with over the break. Taylor Haacke is my roommate in the sense that we're sharing a room. She's a little wacky but very nice. She's from the Seattle, WA area. It's her first semester in Rexburg, but she's transferred an Associate's degree, so she's technically a junior. Janie Demotropolis is my last new roommate. She's a little quieter than the rest of us but still lots of fun. She also transferred an Associate's and is a junior. And an interesting little tidbit: she is literally a day younger than me. But that still makes me the oldest in my apartment for three semesters running! Score! :-)
I've already had a full week of classes. It's going to be a great semester. I'm really looking forward to it. I think by far my favorites are going to be zoology and D&C. I'm taking one final semester of chemistry, and it's already eating at my soul. If I can survive the next three months, I will be golden. I'm also playing bassoon again with a scholarship, and I am in a section of three bassoon players (including myself)! I was actually expecting to be the only one, so I was pleasantly surprised to learn that there were two new freshman girls playing with me. I am "in charge" since I'm the seasoned player, but I'm looking forward to playing with and getting to know those girls.
And of course I can't talk about my life at BYU-I without talking about dance! :-) No dance class this semester, but I will, of course, continue to go to my regular swing and ballroom nights. On top of those fun things, I'm on the committee for the ballroom workshop. We had our first one last week Thursday, and I couldn't believe the turn out. We had 112 people come! It was so awesome! And there were ~150 people who came to the Friday night ballroom. I don't expect the numbers to stay quite that high for the whole semester, but what a way to start! I'm really excited to do a lot more dancing this semester and get to know people. I will also be trying out for the swing team this Tuesday. It'll be fun if I do make it, but if I don't, it won't crush any hopes or dreams that I have. I'll just continue to do what I normally do.
Well, I think that's all I have for now. My goal is to update more this semester, so hopefully I'll be writing here again soon.
I flew out of Des Moines the evening of 7 September. It was a little interesting getting through airport security because I was bringing my bassoon on the plane. I had forgotten about the needle nose pliers that were in my case, so the nice TSA man had to search through it and measure them to make sure they were within federal regulations. Thankfully, all was well, and I boarded the plan without incident. When I landed in Denver, I found the gate to my next flight and then went in search of some food. Pizza Hut hit the spot, but their bread sticks were muy disappointing because they were hard and crunchy instead of nice and soft. Oh well. I got into SLC around 11 and waited a long time for my luggage to come in. My roommate, Kelsee, picked me up, and we drove to her house. I spent the 8th with her family, and her siblings are a riot! We had a good time together.
And then we left really early on the 9th to head up to Rexburg. I spent the day shopping and unpacking. I'm living just off campus now, and it's not too shabby. My closet is kinda small, and our kitchen doesn't have a pantry, but we did what we could. My other roommate, Anna, came up on Saturday. Kelsee, Anna, and I were all disappointed to discover that our apartment doesn't even allow residents to keep fish because they have a lovely beta fish named Spud.
But my new apartment complex (Birch Plaza) has six girls per room, so I also have three new roommates. Breann Briggs is from Texas. She's a sweet girl and really nice. She was actually the first of my new roommates that I got in touch with over the break. Taylor Haacke is my roommate in the sense that we're sharing a room. She's a little wacky but very nice. She's from the Seattle, WA area. It's her first semester in Rexburg, but she's transferred an Associate's degree, so she's technically a junior. Janie Demotropolis is my last new roommate. She's a little quieter than the rest of us but still lots of fun. She also transferred an Associate's and is a junior. And an interesting little tidbit: she is literally a day younger than me. But that still makes me the oldest in my apartment for three semesters running! Score! :-)
I've already had a full week of classes. It's going to be a great semester. I'm really looking forward to it. I think by far my favorites are going to be zoology and D&C. I'm taking one final semester of chemistry, and it's already eating at my soul. If I can survive the next three months, I will be golden. I'm also playing bassoon again with a scholarship, and I am in a section of three bassoon players (including myself)! I was actually expecting to be the only one, so I was pleasantly surprised to learn that there were two new freshman girls playing with me. I am "in charge" since I'm the seasoned player, but I'm looking forward to playing with and getting to know those girls.
And of course I can't talk about my life at BYU-I without talking about dance! :-) No dance class this semester, but I will, of course, continue to go to my regular swing and ballroom nights. On top of those fun things, I'm on the committee for the ballroom workshop. We had our first one last week Thursday, and I couldn't believe the turn out. We had 112 people come! It was so awesome! And there were ~150 people who came to the Friday night ballroom. I don't expect the numbers to stay quite that high for the whole semester, but what a way to start! I'm really excited to do a lot more dancing this semester and get to know people. I will also be trying out for the swing team this Tuesday. It'll be fun if I do make it, but if I don't, it won't crush any hopes or dreams that I have. I'll just continue to do what I normally do.
Well, I think that's all I have for now. My goal is to update more this semester, so hopefully I'll be writing here again soon.
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