Countdown

Finals done: 2 1/2*
Finals left: 1/2
Days until I go home: 3

*My last final is a short interview where I present my portfolio with all the projects we've done this semester. My portfolio is all but done (I only have to print out my cover sheets, title page, and table of contents and stick them in the appropriate places). So that final is half done.

Stats

Finals taken: 1
Finals left: 2
Days until I go home: 4

Name-dropping

So, coolest thing ever!

Ok, maybe not, but it's pretty cool!

You've all heard of Mitt Romney, of course. Well, his nephew is sitting in my apartment right now. I'm sure you all want to know why. Well, he (the nephew) has taken one of my roommates out a couple times now. He's nice. Not that I know him at all. I've just met the guy. But don't I so have connections?

I feel so shameless, being all name-dropping and stuff.

Dates

Break out the chocolate cake, people! Two dates. I've already had one tonight and I have another tomorrow. Look at me being all social and stuff.

A guy in my ward, Nathan, took me out to see the musical "Little Women." The play was amazing! It made me miss being in musicals in high school. The nice thing about Nathan is that he was very clear about how he's simply interested in going on lots of first dates right now. Very refreshing to me. I don't have to worry about whether he's interested or not. I know that he's interested in developing friendships. Sweet. I can do that. And he was so nice on the date, nice to talk to and very gentlemanly (holding open doors, holding umbrellas in the snow). I don't think I've ever been on a date like that. It was nice. I certainly enjoyed myself. And that, I think is what a date should be like.

Let's see how tomorrow night goes.

Apologies

I haven't posted in awhile. Sorry. I don't even have the excuse that my life is boring and nothing happens to me. At least lately.

This past weekend was pretty fun. I watched a couple movies Friday night: Hairspray and Amazing Grace. Both were way good. Saturday night I hung out with Mark. We went to Wendy's and watched Some Like it Hot. I almost didn't make it to church yesterday because I stayed up much too late Saturday night. But I did make it after all. We were late, but we made it. (My roommates came in at 4 in the morning, which was much later than when I went to bed.) Then I came home and took a 4 hour nap. Nice.

I got a lot done today. I did some post-Christmas-Christmas shopping. (Not meaning shopping after Christmas but meaning I had already bought something, but had to do some exchanging. Dad's fault. He gave me bad information.) I got an estimate on a printing project for my print publishing class. I finished my photo album for print publishing. I did laundry. I went to my dinner group. I went to family home evening.

Getting all of these things done is good. However, I still have lots to do. I have to get to the store sometime between now and Wednesday evening to buy food for dinner group. I have to get my PDF file up to the printing building north of campus so they can print my project. I have to go to some bookstore in downtown Provo to get a book that Dad needs me to buy. I have to write a paper about Much Ado About Nothing. I have to correct a bunch of projects to put in my final portfolio. I have to get through one more geography test. I have to call my relations to get a ride to the airport so I can go home for Christmas. Lots of stuff. I'm already tired just anticipating it all.