First Impressions

There is a new organization on campus called gradCONNECT. It's to help people like me, meet other like individuals. (namely single grad students) (ok, only single grad students). It might seem weird to have organizations for single people, but it's BYU. And if we've made it to grad school unmarried, our outlook is grim (apparently).

Anywho. The organization is actually pretty fun. I went to its launch party last week and won $10 to a local restaurant.

They decided that a good way for us to meet each other would be to have small dinner groups potluck style. Tonight was the first dinner.

The dinner was fun and going well. There were 9 of us. Chatting. Enjoying meeting new people.

Then it came time for dessert. I'm not all about dessert these days, but no one was doing anything. They all wanted dessert, but we were all just standing around the table staring at it.

So I started cutting the homemade apple pie. Well, I leaned over a candle on the table. And I learned that fashion is dangerous, not just painful. I was wearing a scarf (one that I got on my mission ... tear). Scarves and candles do not mix well. The next thing I know, everyone is gasping. I'm ripping the scarf off and stomping out a fire.

So tonight's casualties: my scarf and probably 4 inches of my hair.



Sad events. But hey, now I have another great story to tell at the next gradCONNECT dinner...

A Week of Firsts

Last week was a week of firsts for me. So I thought I'd share them with you. It was the first time that I went to California. (I'd been to LAX before, but that doesn't count). I went to the Bay Area for an interview (I didn't get the job). I drove around the sunny streets and stopped at Stanford. Trying to see how those Ivy Leaguers live. Apparently they bike. Man! I hate bicyclists on campus... (Somewhere in the archives is the story of when I got run over by a bicyclist). I never would have made it at Stanford. But I did like that their library had bean bag chairs in it.

Also, this trip was the first time I rented a car. It's kind of an ordeal. But driving around in that little Kia Rio was kind of nice. I didn't have to find a taxi or tip any body for doing their job. It probably was more expensive, but it was worth the freedom... And don't worry, the firm paid for it. :)

This was also the first time in my life where I drove through the drive through. Yep. 24 years old, drivers license for 8 years, and I had never been the one driving through the drive through before. Someone else was always driving. That tells you how much I eat fast food. And guess what... I threw half of it away because it was so gross to me. I just don't like fast food, but when you're starving in a foreign place, you just have to do what you have to do... So thanks Mom, for not feeding us fast food growing up so that I can have "good" eating habits today. (Don't ask me how many times I've eaten pop tarts for dinner though!)

And lastly, I finally understand the love affair with a warm cuddly blanket. This week, I bought an electric blanket. Mostly because I am absolutely freezing in my room because the heat is not normal and only heats up like 2 rooms in the apartment, and unfortunately mine is not the lucky one. Can I just tell you how much I love it? I doubt it, but I never want to get out of my bed again because I am in love with my electric blanket. :)