Time Managment

Last semester my work schedule was MWF afternoons. Work was always crazy. Most people see the therapists three times a week so we were always busy. This semester I work TTH mornings. Slowest days ever. Seriously, this morning I treated two people. In 6 hours. It takes about 20 minutes to treat one patient. You may wonder what I do with the rest of my time. Well, the list usually includes things like laundry, cleaning, walking around trying to look busy...
Occasionally our supervisor will come up with a special project to fill our time. The most recent was making copies of the therapist information sheet and using a paper cutter to cut them in half. I was sitting at the desk cutting my three papers at a time when the following conversation happened.

Dan: You know I've found the paper cutter can handle about 7 sheets at a time.
Me: Really? Do you wanna separate those copies into piles for me then?
Dan: Sure.

He starts to divide the copy pile into stacks of 7 sheets for me to cut. I continue taking three at a time from his stacks and cutting them.
I don't mean to be lazy. I really don't. I don't want to be a slacker employee, but when I have to fill 5 hours and 20 minutes with things to do other than what I was hired for...I'm gonna keep cutting three sheets at a time.

Rise and Shout

So, sometime in December I went with my friend Nick to a dinner for his law firm. The conversation when he invited me went something like this...

Nick: So, the firm I'm working for this summer is having a dinner this weekend, and I was wondering if you might come.
Me: Yeah, that sounds great.
Nick: I should probably tell you where it is before you agree to anything.
Me: It's at the U isn't it?
Nick: Well, yeah. It's in the press box at Rice Eccles Stadium.

So now I really do have to think about it. I mean, I hate Utah, with a passion. The whole reason I hate them is because of their football team. And now he wants me to go to a dinner at their stadium? Fortunately he followed with, "We can bring BYU paraphernalia and 'decorate' the stadium if you want to,"

Sold. I bought BYU stickers the next day.

Turns out trying to sneak around the press box at a football stadium and place stickers anywhere and everywhere without being seen by the other hundred people there is kind of fun.

 

 I don't know why this was so entertaining, but it really was.

If you ever have to go to the U, I hope you take BYU stickers with you. It will make the experience bearable. And also kinda fun.

For those of you who haven't heard, the Provo Tabernacle started on fire a few nights ago and the inside is completely gone. So sad that such a beautiful and historical building was destroyed. Almost everything was destroyed, but this picture was pulled from the ashes. The painting is "The Second Coming" by Harry Anderson.

Perhaps we can all use this as a reminder to keep Christ at the center of our lives. Especially during this holiday season.

It's that time of year. The time of year where I should be studying for finals but would rather blog instead. I do have some biology I need to get back to, but first...

In the library today studying at a table with a random guy who has broken the ice by asking me a few questions randomly throughout the time we are sitting.

Him: So what year are you?
Me: Well, I'm working on my master's so I don't really know what that would classify as (sound familiar?)
Him: Wow, that's awesome. So what year did you graduate?
Me: '08.
Him: That's incredible! You graduated in '08 and you're already working on your master's?

Ohhhhhh, he meant what year did I graduate from high school. I forget not everyone around here is working on their second degree. I have got to get out of this place.

A few weeks ago at Break the Fast...

Nick to Collin: Collin, I feel like I need to tell you something because I've noticed we suffer from the same disorder.
Collin: Ummmm, okay...
N: See we are both follicularly challenged in this same area (he points out a spot on his sideburns where hair refuses to grow) so I'm gonna tell you a secret. Eyeliner pencil. I use Moroccan Coconut and it seems to hide it really well. I don't think you would be Moroccan Coconut though. You would probably be a lighter shade...
C: More like a toasted almond or something?
N: Yeah, and again the key is to make sure you blend it so it's not noticeable.

Yep, it happened. I heard every word.

There are no words...



I honestly think they scariest part is the way she breathes before she performs these "exercises." I hope you all did them along with her. No double chins for you!

Also, I think it's very important to note that it seems necessary to wear a leotard to perform all types of physical activity, even if it is from the neck up.

Halloween

Photos as promised.