"Cheer up, the worst is yet to come."

Can you believe March is almost over already? Time sure does fly by when you do the same thing day in and day out. :)

First of all, the fifth and final Fablehaven book is out!



Second of all, I haven't finished it yet so don't tell me how it ends! ;)

So next week I have two presentations to get through. One is for my English 3080 class, in which I must (and I quote) "choose any 'text' (e.g., object, image, artwork, consumer good, food/drink, style, trend, hobby, etc.) and prepare a seven-minute presentation for the class." I have to interpret my "text" like I would a novel.

I'm still in between texts at the moment. There are a couple ideas I have floating around my head. What do y'all think?


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-Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: I could do either a racial analysis or a feminist analysis. Did you ever notice how the yellow Power Ranger was Asian, the black Power Ranger was African American, and all of the white Power Rangers had red, white, and blue costumes except for the pink Power Ranger who was a stereotyped ditsy California girl? Fishy . . .



-Chocolate: I could do a feminist analysis of this probably. Talk about Dove's new campaign geared towards women or how pretty much any chocolate commercial is geared towards women. Then I could take in free samples for the class which can help hide the fact that my presentation wasn't very good! Haha! :)





-Ties: Why do men wear neck ties? What's the history behind them? Why can't women wear neck ties? Or, do you remember that fad with them back in the early 2000's? Like Avril Lavine? I'm still not sure what I could say about this, but it would be interesting right?



So, those are the three I'm stuck between. I'm leaning towards Power Rangers, but what do you think, my lovely anonymous blog readers?

Then I have a speech for my Communications 1020 class. It's the Speech to Persuade (sounds very intimidating, doesn't it?). You want to know what my topic is that I have to persuade people on?

Executive Compensation.

Want to know the position I'm supposed to take on the matter?

For it.

Yes, I have to argue FOR Executive Compensation. After doing a bit of research today I'm a bit down-hearted. Nobody seems to like the idea of executive compensation very much. There are not any positive facts and all the people I've found for it that I could quote all do finances for the CEO's. My professor says we're supposed to think like lawyers to defend our position. I'm not feeling too optimistic for my chances of winning my "case".

BUT!!!! But the good news is that the end is in sight! By April 22nd (which happens to be my birthday, ahem) I will be completely finished with my first full year of college and off to Provo for my first official overnighter writers conference! Woohoo! And then it's off to St. George with some of my girlies to bask in the sun. Doesn't it sound glorious?



Isn't that picture pretty? I can't wait until the sunshine and warmth! It's thoughts of birthdays and friends and writing that are getting me through this final stretch of the semester.

So, cheer up! The worst is yet to come! ;)

Spring Break, Thumbelina, & Golden Spiral

Hello anonymous/imaginary people who read this blog! :)

Just a quick update on how things are going for me. This week is Spring Break at Weber State. It's been nice sleeping in, getting lots of writing done and other things on my to-do list, but it doesn't really seem like Spring Break. This is for two reasons:

1) I've still had to go to work. Not that I don't like work. I love my job and the people I work with. They're all so fun and nice! And Julie (one of my coworkers) makes the cutest little gifts and the yummiest treats for everybody! Like for Saint Patrick's Day she made some cute leprachaun treasure treats. Very darling. But I still don't like spending my break working.

2) I have to take a test during Spring Break. What kind of professor does that? Makes you go up to campus the one week that semester you have off and make you take a test? So I spent most of today studying sociology and learning about how sex and gender are not biologically set in anybody (this course definitely has some values that do not coincide with gospel principles). Yeah, go figure that one out.

But I'm very super duper excited because I got something amazing in the mail today! I shall not tell you what it is . . . Okay, maybe I will. But you have to promise not to judge me too harshly . . . I bought the Thumbelina Soundtrack!!!!!! Yes, it may not be the most practical investment I've ever made. And yes, it may have cost me a little bit of money. But it's something that me and my friends will enjoy and hopefully will bring my children joy. I'm very happy with my decision. *Sigh* I really love it.

This cd has been out of print since 1994, so it's pretty hard to come across. Barry Manilow wrote all the music for Thumbelina, so that should tell you how absolutely amazing the cd is. I get chills all over everytime I listen to it. It's like I'm wrapped up in a cocoon of Manilowy goodness. And the fact that Jodi Benson does the voice of Thumbelina makes it even better. Then there's the nice little inside joke between me and my friends regarding almost every single character in Thumbelina that makes listening to the music particularly satisfying.

So, I got my Advanced Readers Copy (ARC) of Lisa Mangum's "The Golden Spiral", second book in the Hourglass Door series. Can I just say how AMAZING it was? I think I liked this one even better than the first just because everything was in place and explained so that I could enjoy the characters and the story. I really want an Italian time-traveling boyfriend. Is that too much to ask?

Anyway, that's pretty much all with me. But how are all of you, anonymous/imaginary blog readers? I really want to know.

Have a good weekend! :)