15 Interesting Things About Me.

15 interesting things about me.... I'm not sure I can think of 15 but here it goes.

1. I am a Toyota girl. I love Toyotas

2. I want to run a marathon someday

3. You can usually tell how stressed I am by the clutter build up in my room

4. I love waterpolo!!

5. Whenever I do a workout video at home I look on the back to see what the people on the video are wearing and dress accordingly

6.  I love riding on motorcycles. As for driving them... not my talent really.

7. I have a secret obsession with Candy Corns and I could eat and eat and eat them until I am sick to my stomach and still want more. (same goes for chocolate)

8. I've broken both of my feet (not at the same time) same bone, both on stairs at my house (when I was little). Walking down the stairs backwards is not that great of an idea. Neither is running up cement stairs at insanely fast speeds. Just speaking from experience.

9. The library is a dangerous place for me. I wander those aisle and pick out book after book even though I don't have time much time to read with school readings that I have to do. Then they sit there and when I return them I feel guilty almost for not even cracking them open. Yet when I return them I do the same thing only get less books, sometimes.

10. I'm obsessed with Animal Planet. More specifically the Animal Cops. Maybe its morbid curiosity to see how crappy people treat their pets. I don't know why I love watching it. I just do.

11. Number 11 is my favorite number.

12. Also love watching Hoarders and Intervention. Maybe so that I feel more normal about my life and like I have more control of myself than I think sometimes.

13. Whenever I go over railroad tracks or Trax tracks I lift my feet up (if it's safe, sometimes I won't when I'm driving). I had a friend's aunt tell us that it keeps you from aging quickly and so I started doing it with that belief in mind now I just do it out of habit.

14. I hate the sound of crunching metal. The sound when you hear a car accident. Hate it.

15. I love learning new things. It's one of my favorite things to do.  



What makes you happy?

Inspired by my bored blog reading. Yea. I was in class skimming through one blog then clicking the link at the top that says "Next Blog" It's pretty interesting the things that you come across this one was a picture of a lady on a crowded train or subway or something. She was a short lady, you could only see from her nose up. She is holding up a piece of aqua colored paper with the words "What makes you happy?" written on it. It made me think about what makes me happy?

It's tough to pin point what makes you happy sometimes. Having good food when I'm hungry makes me happy. Hanging out with my family does too. Knowing there are people in my life that I can trust. There are a million simple things that can help brighten your day and make you happier. Ice cream, new shoes, a good hair day, seeing a little kid be entertained by a single object, seeing someone else smile, etc.

There the things that sometimes makes you happy and other times makes you sad. One thing for me is Abby. She was one of the coolest dogs and sometimes thinking about her makes me laugh but sometimes it makes me cry because I miss her alot. The same thing goes for those moments where you see something funny or that was part of an inside joke and the only other person that would get it or was part of the joke is someone that is no longer in your life for one reason or another. The humor brought happiness and a laugh to your brain but the realization that you have no one to share it with puts a damper on that laugh.

Well here is to finding the things that make you happy in life and holding on to them to get you through the not so happy times and even your darkest moments.

History Repeated?

You've hear the saying "history repeats itself." If you haven't you must live under a rock or something. But now you have an welcome to the real world. =)

Have you ever thought about living your life over? Sometimes I do. However going back with the knowledge that I have now there are obviously things that I would want to change. However, thinking on it further if certain things about my life were changed then what kind of person would I be? Would I be better? More socially awkward? More out going? Carefree? No one really knows and you could honestly think about this in crazy endless loops.

I think everyone wants to change the things that hurt them. Since they have the knowledge that its going to happen then they can take care of it before they get their emotions involved or time, etc. Just like Bill Murray on Groundhog Day. If you think about all the hurtful things that have happened in your life there are some that you can't change no matter what you do. Death. It's a fact of life. Everything and everyone dies. This type of hurt would be one that you couldn't erase so you could never truly have a hurt free life. Unless, maybe, you lived under a rock but then you might feel the pangs of loneliness... but maybe without ever really having anyone around you wouldn't know what it was like to be around another person so maybe you wouldn't understand loneliness. Anyway back to the point. For me it's hard to imagine what type of person I would be without the things that just plain ol SUCKED in my life. Without them I wouldn't know that I can get through things and come out alive when at the time all I wanted to do was die. I wouldn't have a better understanding of who I am and what I want in life. I think I would still take my life the way it is.. or has been. I've had some pretty crappy experiences but the one that I felt to be the worst of all I am the most grateful for now that I'm on the other side of it and survived it. It really made me be more spoken about what I want and helped me learn to rely on trustworthy others (which is pretty much my God and my family because they were the ones that were truly there for me when I felt I had no one else). And from that I have handled bad times better. When crap happens I think back to that time in my life and realize this new prob is nothing compared to that one. It gives me strength and confidence in myself to carry on.

It's also interesting to see that in your own life, history can repeat itself. I feel like I've had a few second chances with the same situation (almost) but different people. Usually I've blown it the first time so it helps me to do better the next time I realize I have pretty much the same situation on my hands. Obviously everything is not exactly the same and the persons involved do not have the exact same personality or life experiences. I'm grateful for the chances I have to try again basically. I am grateful for the life I have and the trials God has put in front of me only to help me through them. Life is great and you feel yours is not then I hope you can find what will make you truly happy in life and go for it. Goals are awesome. Set them. And reach them. I truly believe you can do anything that you set your mind to you just have to be humble enough to ask for help. Once again life is Awesome! =0)

I dream of Photoshop.

I love photoshop!

I'm no pro but here is a blog that I read today ... well looked since it's mostly pictures. Its amazing what some people can do with photoshop. Someday maybe I can be as good as they are lo, maybe.

http://www.graphicdesignblog.org/strange-funny-photoshop-manipulations/

Check it out.

Dislike for 2012 Logo

This is the logo design for the 2012 Olympics. I'm not sure the aim that they were trying to take with this but I think its ridiculously ugly. My history of graphic design teacher said that they even had it so it was moving and flashing (somehow) but it was causing seizures therefore they stopped that. It reminds me of the 80's that or cavemen drawings. I can appreciate the creativity it may have taken to get this design but the result is not pleasing to my eye. I don't think I'm the only one that feels this way, obviously the group of designers in England okayed it. It just doesn't speak Olympics to me (besides the Olympic rings). The cost of getting this logo was 400,00 pounds, that's $620,775.73.

I decided this needed a face lift and attitude change. Originally I wasn't intending to write all about the sad and depressing things in life but that's what it ended up being. Oops.

Now I am going to try to A) write more B) try to keep it pleasant. I'll probably end up writing mostly about design school and maybe running. I've wanted to run a marathon for a while but I haven't really gotten around to it. School and work are usually in my way especially when trying to do both. When I get into my running training then I'll probably talk about that here and there but for now it will be mostly design school and stuff.

I am starting my 3rd year in the graphic design program at the University of Utah. It's been a great challenge thus far and I expect it to continually get harder. However, for the time being I am pumped and excited. Granted I've only had 3 days of school so we'll see how I'm doing in a month.

Now that You're Gone

Who will open the door for me

because I've gotten quite use to it.

Who will go on long drives with me

just to reach nowhere in particular and turn around

Who will let me help with their mechanic projects

even though I'm just the "go-fer."

Who will be there to tell me I'm gorgeous and mean it

when I'm in my sweats with puffy red eyes.

Who will be a goofball with me

and have laughter to compliment mine.

Who will be the one to excavate my smile

when it had fallen from my face.

Who will Gaze into my eyes

and stare as if they are lost in a galaxy.

But most important

Who will wrap me in their arms

where I feel that everything will be okay.