Turning of the Seasons

November 6, 2011

It has now snowed twice during my Freshman year here at the Y.

Auuuuggggghhhhhhhhhh

I'm really not a very big fan of winter, which is encroaching ever nearer to this part of the world. My toes are already turning into little ice cubes and there's never enough blankets on my bed. Seriously. Bed sheet, fleece blanket, electric blanket, comforter, BYU fleece blanket, and jean quilt. If it weren't for that electric blanket, man, I have no idea what I'd do. It's especially cold at night for me since I'm a night shower person. Wet hair plus 40 degree temperatures in the dorms equal a very chilled, very unhappy person. This makes me miss the days of sleeping in late in my bed back home. I really miss my full sized bed. The tiny twin sized mattresses of the dorms are ridiculously uncomfortable. No wonder my back hurts so bad. But I digress...

It's a great thing that Thanksgiving break is coming up soon. I can't wait to finally go back home and see how everyone is doing. I'm especially stoked to see my dog again. Who would of thought you could miss a furry, fat, lazy creature so much? I definitely want to swing by the public library again to see what sort of shenanigans they're up to now that the recarpeting is done. Definitely need to go back and visit my old sections again. I miss the fiction, but I'm glad I don't have to worry about VHS and paperbacks anymore. Oh, the agony. I'm thinking though, that when I go home I should probably get myself checked out. First off, I've been having pretty intense stomach pains for about two weeks. I've been fine today and yesterday, but it was still pretty worrisome. Also, my vision seems to be blurring a bit. I don't think I'll need glasses, but I still just want to check to make sure. The stomach pains could be from a poor diet. I went without dairy for a good week since my milk went bad and I was too lazy to get off my butt and go to the creamery and buy more. Then once I had milk again, the stomach pains got a lot worse. I didn't let it stop me from eating though.

Speaking of food. Mom, if you're looking at this, I want that recipe for your potato and carrot soup/stew/chowder. You have no idea how good it sounds right now. Also, I need the cabbage salad recipe from Kodi. And speaking of Kodi, I really need a haircut. I miss my bangs. My forehead is cold!

Holy midterms, Batman! This next week is going to be intense. Two midterms for Religion and Biology. Let's hope I don't bomb as badly as last time. Plus, I've got to get the presentation for Global Warming for Bio done before the 14th. Oh, and a paper for Religion is due on Tuesday. Hmm... plus all the usual weekly assignments in my other classes. I'm definitely not taking more than 14 credits this next semester. 15.5 was pretty intense for a first semester. If my brothers are reading this I'm sure they're just laughing. Yes. I know. I'm a wimp. But at least I'm persistent!

But one of the perks of college is making hilarious memories. There really isn't anything quite like dragging all the mattresses out of our dorm rooms into the kitchen and then watching Hairspray before passing out from oxygen deprivation caused by mass amounts of laughing. Sleepovers in the kitchen are the best. Especially when you have Stake Conference the next dayand can get home at a reasonable time... just to go right back to sleep in the kitchen for three hours as soon as you get home.

I'll have to brag to my old high school friends about how many movies I'm watching. I always fall asleep watching movies but I'm seeing at least one movie a week this semester. I think my tally just from Intro to Film puts me at about 10 now, plus Super 8, Nausicaa, Hairspray (previously seen), Gone With the Wind (the first half), and Hot Rod. I feel like a movie junkie now. And I've also got a huge urge to get a Netflix account. Must resist temptation to do so!

I think this is about as much as there is to discuss for now. On a side note, have I mentioned how much I miss squirrels? They're pretty much nonexistent here. I really haven't seen a single one within the past 2 and a half months I've been here. Sure, half the time they were just roadkill back home, but I almost miss nearly running them over. They made winter entertaining.

On another side note, as of tomorrow it will be six months until I turn 19. I feel old, but happy half birthday to me!