My Life and Everything In Between

And so, after all this time, I can finally tell people I do something besides clean up after their barn animal kids.

While it's not as cool as seeing it in print form, my first story ran in the Daily Utah Chronicle yesterday. It wasn't anything special, and it's kind of a boring story, but it's my boring story.

So, yes. I'm a journalist. Maybe I'll be able to retire like Dave Barry soon. :P

Current Mood: excited

(I obviously don't normally make these public, but I have no idea what to do here, and I just need to talk to people if anyone still logs into LiveJournal...)

Entry 024: Steve

My brother and I have always gotten along pretty well. We've had ups and downs like all siblings do, but nothing earth-shattering or anything like that. We've been fairly close over the years.

It's his birthday in a week, and he's planning on signing up for the military the next day. It's been pretty hectic around here, and my mom can't stop crying every few minutes. I've had my share of breakdowns today, too, because I can't bring myself to think about him going off to war. We're still fighting, and it doesn't seem like we'll stop any time soon.

I've had a headache all day, and I'm on the verge of losing it again as I type this. I don't want to lose him, and I mean that in multiple senses of the word "lose." I don't even know if I'll be able to sleep tonight, knowing that in a week, he could be gone for a long time. I can't stop picturing my mom as upset as she is... I can't do anything to stop any of this.

I don't know how I'm supposed to handle all this... It was so sudden. He wanted to join the police academy, and then all of a sudden, he's leaving. In such a short time, he could be gone. I have no idea what I'm supposed to be feeling right now.

Current Mood: pensive

I only had one final this semester, and I thought I did horribly on it, but it turns out I got a 90%. My professor got rid of a few questions that the majority of the class got wrong, and it brought my already unbelievable 87 up to a 90, and I'm still ecstatic about it. I honestly thought that was one of the classes I was going to have to retake -- I thought for sure I was going to get below the required C-. But thanks to that test, my overall grade is a B- now, and it's set in stone. I'm honestly shocked.

Not only that, but after looking up my list of books for the Summer semester, so far I only need one textbook. ONE. And it's only going to cost like 12 bucks. I can't believe how good this day has been. I don't want to jinx it by saying that, but I just can't help it.

(I just spelled "jinx" with a "Y"... Jynx is a Pokemon. WHAT HAVE VIDEO GAMES DONE TO ME?!?)

Current Mood: ecstatic

So Amy was saying on Facebook that she wished she had her Alta yearbook with her, and, being the genie that I apparently am, wanted to deliver (especially since other people seemed to be interested as well). I dug up this copy of an old digital yearbook from 2003, which was the first class to get it (I don't think they did it again after ours, actually).

*folds arms and blinks eyes*

To use it, just upzip this file, download ImgBurn, and burn the .iso file to a CD. KEEP THE .CUE FILE AND THE .ISO FILE IN THE SAME FOLDER WHEN YOU DO THIS.

After you burn the disc, just put it in your computer and run it like you would anything else. It uses a lot of QuickTime, so I apologize in advance for that. But yeah, it's pretty neat. You can even search for peoples' names and get their pictures.

Now if only we could somehow put this on the iPad...

Current Mood: awake

FREE SCHOOL FOR ME.

It's been an extremely good day today.

Current Mood: bouncy

(This is a copy/paste from something else that I write in occasionally.)

Sorry for not updating in a while -- I've been exhausted over here.

I'm extremely surprised at how much I'm enjoying this semester at the U. I've been trying to trudge through college for years already, but I had never been able to get along with it as well as I mixed with high school, which I loved. I've got an Associate, but I wanted something more than that, and for a while, I thought I'd never get anything. Now, I think I've got a shot.

My journalism class is definitely my favorite. It's an intro course in the Communication department, but hot damn, I love it. I don't know what it is about writing, but I love doing it. No, I'm no professional and no, I've never worked for any papers or anything. But I'm trying to change that. :P

I'm talking to more people this time around, too. I think one of the reasons I hated college so much before was because I treated it like a job -- Go to classes, go home, do as little as possible in between. This time, I'm actually interacting with my classmates, and finding out that I have a lot in common with a lot of people. It's a good feeling, and I think it feels more like it should now.

Anyway, I've got an early morning tomorrow, so I guess it's time for me to go. Wish me continued luck, okay?

Current Mood: tired

Guys apparently still write on bathroom stall walls, but not about girls or sex or anything like that -- Now it's all about how Obama is Marxist.

I fear I shall never again know who to call for a good time.

Current Mood: blah

I'm officially enrolled for the Spring semester at the U once again, and I've got two out of my four classes locked. This means that come January, I'll be debating on whether or not to take my own life again.

Someone explain to me why I'm doing this again? At least generals are done...

Current Mood: tired

1) Flying sucks and the Wright brothers were demons.

2) The funeral is tomorrow. My grandmother's viewing is today, but I won't be going to that... I just don't think I'll be able to handle it. When my mom's dad passed away, I broke down in the funeral home - This time around, I've already broken down more than once. I'm going to the funeral, though - That's the least can do for her now, no matter what my comfort level is. I hope I don't sound like some kind of a horrible grandson, but I don't deal well with loss, especially with people I know. :-(

3) The rest of the world needs palm trees.

As cheesy as I'm sure it is, keep us in your prayers if you think about it, okay? Wish me luck, guys.

Current Mood: exhausted

...So I'm leaving for Florida at about 11 p.m. tonight. :(

I guess I'll see everyone in a week...

Current Mood: sad