Too good to be true? February 6, 2010

I am amazed at people’s kindness. I think, what did I do to deserve this?

This extremely kind woman mind boggles me. I met her while working and she is totally gung-ho about me applying for this specific intern position. I’ve gotten emails, phone calls, and post-it notes and an internship application waiting for me. It just puzzles me on how someone would go out of there way to help me out. Do they see a lot of good in me? Potential?

I dunno. I’m just really surprised. It’s awesome, but I can’t put a finger on it.

I know it’s bad to think like a cynic, but I can’t help myself. I’ve been lectured this a thousand times not to be one, but I don’t think I’m changing. So when something like this happens, my cynic level drops down a notch.

Wow. Watch what you eat. February 4, 2010

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Is there any hope for the world?

Buwhat?? February 1, 2010

Me: So what theme are we going to have for our birthday party?

twin sis: Athlete and sports theme. Do you like the idea?

Me: Oh yeah, I like it a lot! I’m going to dress up as a gymnast. What are you going to dress up as?

twin sis: A belly dancer.

Me: (questionable looking face) Crystal, belly dancing is not a sport.

twin sis: Ya huh! It works out the abs. Plus there are belly dancing competitions.

Me: I don’t think that justifies it as a sport. Plus I’ve never seen or heard of one before.

twin sis: Well, it exists. I’ve seen it.

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(Later in the day)

Me: Is belly dancing a sport?

roommate:  No. Since when is it a sport?

Me: I don’t know. My sister claims it is.

How come drill team is considered a sport, and belly dancing is not? They are both dancing and they’re both could be competitions.

(we look up belly dancing on YouTube)

roommate: Woah look at that! That is tough to do. Ummm I guess it could be a sport.

Me: So any competition could be a sport? So chess is a competition. Does that make it a sport? Are we concluding that a sport has to be physical and there has to be competition?

roommate: I don’t know….don’t ask me. I just think it’s cool.

Why are there new development approvals then? January 30, 2010

Here is a email I got from a reader in response to “City officials search for water solutions.”

http://www.suunews.com/news/city-officials-search-for-water-solutions-1.2132018

Excellent interview.  It has not been easy to get our City officials to admit that there is a decline in the available water supply.  It has been known for many years that the aquifers are going down.  Many farmers have had to lower their well depth toward the end of the growing season for many years.  And there is a Geological Federal Survey done over the past 10 years to substantiate the decline of the aquifers.

Now that our local officials have acknowledged the facts, is it possible that you will be following up on WHY the officials continue to approve new development?  There are currently some 5000 approved residential lots available to be built upon within the City.  AND the City continues to accept annexation requests for more and more.  BUT, not enough water to even support our existing citizens.  Government bodies across this Nation when having verified declining water availability have stopped over development until such time as water usage can be paired with a constantsource.  I.e. the Goleta Water District in Santa Barbara County of California based on the “same” circumstances we face here in Cedar City declared a moratorium on the issue of water meters more than 20 years ago; until such time as new water would be available for additional development.  California State water did finally reach Goleta and the District was again able to issue new meters.  The community benefited in many ways: 1^st they did not run so low that they had to ration, 2^nd the value of the existing properties with water meters rose, 3^rd the older homes with meters were upgraded and remodeled, 4^th the University of California at Santa Barbara (Goleta) grew exponentially thru educated campus water usage (helping students to appreciate the value of waterand other utilities).

There is a large company (corporation) named General Research which provides communities with studies to equate available resources to development.  Cedar City and SUU would be well served by learning about these types of studies.

Photoshop is just awesome. January 30, 2010

Me and one of my best friends Mary.

21 is ending. January 24, 2010

I’ll be going home in a week and half to celebrate my birthday with my twin sister. She is super excited and I’ll be happy to be home, although I still have work responsibilities here which might get in the way. Oh boo, somehow the way I do things always works out so I’m not terribly worried about it. I never recapped how 21 went. It was grand. I’ve really grown as a person and had tons of things happen to me in 2009. I don’t regret anything I did or the choices I made. I did the best I could. I’m a stronger person and I feel that I’m the best I could be right now. I’m looking forward to what tomorrow will bring.

Tremendousness! January 24, 2010

Avatar is a must see for everyone. I loved it and I think you would too. It’s got everything. Love, war, betrayal, conquest. All of life’s good lessons!

Well by golly good work! January 24, 2010

Ya know, I thought my reporters would hate me for sending out story assignments on a Saturday. I was ready for rejection and “no” text messages sent back to me.

But to my surprise, I was terribly wrong. Yay for a hardworking staff! I really love the work I do. Being innovative is the best thing that has ever happened to me.

Truthly, I work lots of hours but get paid very little. If I work harder, I don’t make anymore money, but it’s the experience and grit I’m getting.

A higher authority smote them… January 24, 2010

Well I don’t think I can rewrite the exact version of the story told by one of my political science professors in class, but I’ll do the best I can. It made me laugh, along with the rest of the class.

He was in Vegas for the New Years 2007 when he saw a group of 12 to 13 drunken Europeans dancing in a single file line on the strip, blatantly being a nuisance to others around them trying to enjoy the countdown to New Year’s. They were running into and knocking down other tourists while singing at the top of their lungs “O-lay-O-lay-O-lay O-layyyyyy!” They were disturbing the peace and ruining everyone’s evening. That’s when a “higher authority” decided to intervene.

There were no law enforcement officers to capture these nuisance-makers. He knew that something was to be done to stop these people. Right when he was thinking this, the first European in the single file line caught his foot on a bench leg going 15 mph down a hill and completely biffed it down the street.

They didn’t escapade through the streets anymore after that.

“I believe that God did not like what he was seeing so he decided to be the authority since no other officers were around. He did them justice,” he said.

I feel that I have a personal responsibility to be there for them. January 20, 2010

I miss my younger brothers so much. They practically live on the other side of the Utah globe. (Vernal) and I wish I could see them every weekend, but I can’t. I normally don’t feel homesick in Cedar City, but right now I miss my siblings oh so much. I bet they need me so bad. High school is a tough age. I bet they would like having me around. I want to have the big sister role again. I miss it…