Big Jumps

So, today didn't have the best start in the entire world. I woke up, looked out my window, and thought to myself, "Hmm, it's wierd that it's light so early... AHHHFSDJDKFDJ!" Looked at the time and it was 5:49 A.M. (my jogging class starts at 6:00 A.M.) I fell out of of my bed and into some clothes and ran out the door. 

I ended up making it just in time to change into the mandatory workout clothes they have here, and was on my way for our 1.5 mile run today around campus. I forgot to mention, last week I ran a total of 6.2 miles! Yes, some people do that everyday as their warm up, but whatever. Go me.

I am pretty sure I am going to fail my biology class. It's from 7:30 until 9:30 in the morning monday, wednesday, and friday, right after my running class. I'm awake when I get there from running and showering and whatnot, but that class is SO incredibly boring. I have absolutely NO need in my life to know that,

"By forming a two-layered membrane, or phospholipid bilayer, the hydrophobic parts of molecules stay away from water, while the hydrophilic portions remain surrounded by water." 

-Essential Biology, third edition.

Why can't we just say something like, "Some things like water and others don't. It's like that because that's the way it is." I'm all for it. Props to whoever is majoring in biology, it takes a lot of effort to try and understand all of the gibberish coming from those boring textbooks.

Besides my morning.... my day was great! We got let out of biology half an hour early, I took the kids to the beach, I saw my friend Akane perform amazingly well at her senior percussion recital, I  walked to Foodland and ate a Melona Bar (try them! I think the green ones are the best), and cleaned up my room. Now I'm off to bed (and yes I double checked that my alarm was set, and on this time). Goodnight!

Idiosyncratic

I started spring term at BYUH on Monday. My teachers all seem really nice, and I'm hoping that I can meet some more people in my classes. I found out that my biology teacher is a math prodigy (GENIUS), and also that he's OCD about background noise (so, basically, if we talk in class he straight yells at you). Other than that... he seems nice. My jogging teacher is from the land down under and has the coolest accent, and is in very good shape for being an older woman. My other class (which I switched into taking a class that hopefully I'll be able to get certified as a lifeguard) is a small class, and there's a teacher and two assistant teachers. She knows what she's doing. We have to swim 550 yards the second day of class (THURSDAY!). In other words, Sienna + swimming a lot = dead. Oh boy, I can't wait.

I also had a really good weekend. Carly, Hailey, and I went down to town Saturday night and went to Jammin Hawaiians. They had J Boog and Ten Feet and some other people there that played, it was a lot of fun. We stayed in a hotel and then the next morning we played in the pool, went down the water slide, swam in the ocean, and sat in the hot tub. We wanted to order pina coladas (yum!), but when a hamburger is $27, I don't think I'm going to like the price of the drinks either.

Outré

So, I have managed to keep my job for the last week. Hopefully that will continue! I eat subway every night for dinner, and have some leftover ice cream for dessert. The girls I work with tell me I'll gain 15 pounds within the next little bit of working there. Oh joy, so many good things to look forward to from working in an ice cream shop.

I registered for school today and got my official BYUH ID card! You need it for absolutely everything here, so I'm glad I finally have it. I start my classes next week. I'm taking a jogging class, biology, and some lifesaving deal that will get me my lifeguarding permit deal - hopefully I'll score a summer job with it!

I have yet to use my film camera here. I've just been kind of on a digital streak, since I don't want to pay money to develop my film. I like being able to go to school and do it myself! Oh well, it will probably be better for me anyway because I take more pictures this way. I've taken some cool ones that I never would've thought to take with my film camera.

I rode my bike to Kahuku the other day. It was a pretty nice ride, it took about 25 minutes each way. I rode my nice little cruiser all the way down there and had a grand ol' time. What I didn't factor in was that the way there was much easier than the way back would be (I forgot about the wind!) I was wondering why I looked like I was speeding compared to the people coming back the other way, and I didn't realize until I was on the way back that the wind has a nice little way of making you pedal with all of your effort to go like 1 mile an hour.

My mom visited last week. It was nice having her here and getting to spend some time with her. We went to Waimea, Sharks Cove, and Haleiwa (I don't know how to spell it) and her and Omar and his kids seemed like they had a good time. The weather wasn't too great for them, but they managed to tour and hit the beach and have a good time anyway. Mike and Amy also were here for Amy's birthday, and they were happened to visit the PCC and I live about 5 minutes away, so we met up for ice cream where I work! I introduced them to the "Angel's Halo," it's a giant shave ice with ice cream on the bottom, the flavors, condensed milk swirled over it, and whipped cream to top it off. The BEST thing in the whole entire ice cream shop (except for maybe the cookies n' cream milkshakes, or the bubble drinks, or the...) I guess everything from there is good.

I also met a kid who sounds exactly like Sid, the sloth, from the movie Ice Age. He's super nice, but it's just really hard to take him seriously when there is that constant slur in all of his words. I didn't think I would ever meet someone who talked like that, but now I have! I think I'm going to try and record him talking someday. It's great.

Chimerical

I've had a some firsts in the last couple days:

-I was psychoanalyzed

-Hopped over a fence to get into a grocery store

-Made stir-fry (Yep, I cooked!)

-First day of work at the ice cream shop! :)

-Saw a centipede as long as my foot IN MY ROOM

-Been backstage/upstairs in the P.C.C.

The psychoanalyzation was actually one of the coolest things that I've come across. Depending on how much you really think about it and answer truthfully, it's amazingly accurate and intriguing to learn things about yourself that you "know but don't actually know/can't put into words." You must answer four questions with as many details as you can and then you get your answers.

1. What is your favorite color? (Don't say it, or say "the color of grass," use adjectives like, "happy, friendly, relaxed, natural, striking... etc.)

2. What is your favorite animal? (Again, don't say the actual animal or what it looks like, but HOW it is, for example, "unique, playful, social tendancies, awkward...etc.)

3. You're in a white room, how do you feel? (Anything you imagine, just describe how you feel.)

4. You're in water, how do you feel? (Any way you picture yourself in water, then describe it.)

Once you have the answers to these questions, they describe different things about you and how you view things. Want to know what they are? Ask me! :)

I just got a job at an ice cream shop. I've learned how to make lots of good stuff! I just need to learn how to do the cash register because I've messed up on that a couple times... oops. The girls that I work with are super nice and they help me a lot with learning everything. I work nights, so if you ever happen to be in Laie at night then stop by for a visit!

Diaphanous

So I attempted a run on the beach the other morning. PATHETIC. I made it to the beach, stopped for a rest, stashed the sweaty shirt, shoes, and socks in the grass, ran to the curve and sat on a log to watch the sun come up. Yes, yes, it would have been more rewarding watching the sun come up if I had actually run the whole way; but whatever, I got off my butt and  tried so I'm a happy woman.

It's been windy, cold, and rainy the last couple days (always reminding me of Eugene) but today was nice enough to where we could go to the beach for at least a couple hours. We all got our swimsuits on, made peanut butter and jelly sandwiches (the best kind in my opinion), got in the car, and were on our way. We went to a beach called Sharks Cove. I hope the name has nothing to do with the creatures that are swimming around it besides the one I'm about to tell you about. The kids hunted for hermit crabs and waded around trying to catch fish. We were just beginning to climb on some rocks when everyone looked right behind us and started cheering - there was a WHALE! (Way out in the ocean of course). It was breaching and spouting water for everyone to see, it was really neat to get to experience how beautiful nature can be.

Also, I cooked dinner tonight. DANG right I did! Woo! Yep, it was only pancakes and bacon, but oh baby did I do it! Slowly but surely, I'm learning to cook. Hopefully I'll have this business down sometime soon, otherwise I'm going to starve.

Quote of the day :)

"Through humor, you can soften some of the worst blows that life delivers. And one you find laughter, no matter how painful your situation might be, you can survive it."

--Bill Cosby

(I tried laughing hysterically at my running attempt, but it didn't help. Hmm, this quote must be talking about other things...)

Corazon

I got the chance to go home for "Spring Break" (I've been on a break for almost five months now) and it was a blast. The flight there was horrible having screaming kids directly behind me the whole flight, but... I got to see friends, family, and attend my dad's wedding so it was worth enduring the blue-faced babies. I loved being back in Eugene, it's one of my favorite places. I experienced the cold, rain, Cafe Yumm, Spencers Butte, learning actual guitar, Portland, Burrito Amigos, Alton Baker, bowling, Sweet Life, MY BED, Pita Pit, nice fluffy carpet (we don't have that in our house here), and guitar hero; how much better could it have been? Not much! Maybe being able to stay a little longer. (I just now noticed that like every other thing I mentioned had to do with food... I guess I like to eat!)

I somehow managed to be one of the last four people to board the plane even though I made it to the airport with an hour to spare, but oh well. At least I made it! The flight back home was probably the best flight I've ever had anywhere. I think I was awake for a total of ten minutes the entire time. It was glorious. I also loved being able to walk out of the airport into the bright, warm sunshine. I love Eugene, but you can't beat having to go back to Hawaii :)

Quote of the Day :)

"Don't ever take a fence down until you know why it was put up."

--Robert Frost