So, So, I Lied...

In my sincerest of voices, I apologize. To you. And you.

I have come to the realization that, as excruciatingly fun it would be, it is futile for me to stay in little Provo for spring and summer. I wanted to stay, but I just can't. Sad.

My baby heart is not that happy. But, I won't lie again, I am kind of happy.

I miss my family, minus Brian, because he lives 2 blocks away. (I like that.)

The east coast is FAR superior. If you go, you will understand.

There is no conceivable way that I would be able to pay to live here all summer, take classes, eat, and still be able to afford to be here in the Fall. I'd like to graduate. Not gonna lie.

It's always good to get away from wherever you happen to be stuck. Mostly because when you end up going back to where you were stuck, you don't feel so stuck anymore. And I feel a little bit stuck right now.

But, in a desperate attempt to stay in contact with people that suck at keeping in touch with their nearest and dearest as I do, I am going to reactivate my Facebook. But ONLY for the summer. Got it? Good.

Plus, I have a phone, and I definitely know how to use it. Hopefully, my friends, so do y'all.

Maybe I can convince my parents that it is alright if they move, and I can bring home a puppy for them to love while I am home, and then they won't miss me so much when I'm gone. Because, let's face it, puppies are pretty dang awesome. So are old dogs. Canines. They're great!
And so, I will be able to watch fireworks from the Pagoda on the 4th of July. And my daddy will let me drive. Hazzah!

So So Suck Your Toe All the Way to Pro-o-vo

So, I've been thinking about this a lot, and I have come to a decision. I am going to stay in Provo, UT, for Spring and Summer semesters. I am going to take classes and get a sweet sweet tan. Bring on the sunshine.
I will miss my family and my friends and my sweet little East Coast. But. This is what I'm going to do. I feel like it's time to finally catch up with my academic career before I am a real grown-up and life bites me in the face.
I think that would hurt...

All I need now is a place to live, and a job.

Just What I Needed

Late last night someone left flowers for me outside of my door. I don't know who it was. But it was just what I needed. Pretty much, this has been a pretty miserable weekend. I guess that happens. But saying that doesn't make it feel any better.
Anyway. There was a note with the flowers.
It said:

Ruthie, I saw these flowers and they reminded me of you! You are amazing! HAVE AN AMAZING WEEKEND!
<3/ someone who thinks you are awesome!

To whomever left me those flowers, thank you. I think you're pretty amazing, too.

And thank you to all of my other friends and family members that still like me, even when I am no fun.

Happy Dance

Bahahahah! My life! So good! Can I just say, even though I can't spell or add for the life of me, I am so excited for my life!

The most current reasons for doing a happy dance:
1. I studied outside. In the sun. And it was sunny.
2. I am wearing red pants. For real.
3. Bishop Allen is coming to PROVO!!!!! Ba-Hah! (It is a band, just in case you didn't know)
4. I am totally going to see Bishop Allen in Provo!!!!
5. I will listen to a band that I actually like! Live!!!

Ba-Hah!

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Adventures With the Cranky Babies

And how.

I am a jumpy person. Last night I was in the library studying with Tyler, and I was listening to my iPod. I had the volume turned up pretty loud, because, there is so much noise in the library. Right. Anyway, one song was pretty quiet, and then the next was comparably really very loud. It started out so loud that I screamed. I thought someone was attacking me. This could have been partly due to the fact that I was almost asleep and thinking in German. But after I screamed, I was pretty awake. Luckily, we were in a back corner of the library and there were only two other girls around us. But I am pretty sure I scared everyone. Wooh...

So, I think that the library induces sleepiness. And weirdness. Especially late at night.

"Ooooooohhh, that feels niiice!"

In Love

I am in love. With a sound. Tyler showed this band to me. It's a guy and his girlfriend. She sings. And her voice is... something else. If you like them, you get 10 bonus points on my "You're Awesome" scale. I won't take points away, though, if you don't like the sound.
The band is Pomplamoose. The song is Hail Mary.

Paul Levy

I read this article tonight. I am very impressed. Paul Levy is the CEO at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He has proposed a plan that will allow all employees at the Med Center to keep their jobs. Amazing. His proposal received a huge amount of support. He has asked for suggestions from employees on how to make it completely possible. That is a smart move, because if people are involved in the planning process, they are more likely to go along with the plan. From what I read, it sounds like all of the people at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center are incredible.
Read the full article here.

Would It Hurt?

Here is a link to a very funny website called WouldItHurt.com
If you like dark humour, this is for you!
I especially like this post.

http://wouldithurt.com/page/2

Pretty Pretty

So, I think that this is a pretty song that just needs to be spread around. It's called "The First Day of My Life" by Bright Eyes.

I hope you like it.

Technology Techschmology

For the second time in 6 months, my hard drive is corrupted. Ah poo. How rude. Technology has never been my friend. I don't understand! It likes everyone else in my family. I suppose it's because... I don't know why it would be because. I have no because for this. None.
As far as I know there aren't any viruses on my laptop, but maybe I'm just lucky and they all went to my poor unprotected external schmexternal hard drive. Lucky me.

Actually that is pretty lucky. At least I don't have to cry over everything that I have ever had electronically being lost for forever and a half never to be recovered unless repurchased. Hallelujah.

I've tried to be friends with Technology. Maybe one day I won't be so brutally rejected and I will have a sunshiny friendship...

One can only hope. I do love a good sundress.

Sunshine and Tan-Lines!

I officially have a tan line. And it's only the first week of March! Hallelujah-to-ya! I took a nap outside earlier in the week and my arms certainly benefited from the sun.

But on the poopoo side, it's supposed to snow sometime this week. How can it go to 60-something to SNOW? Who knows. I don't really care yet, I'm enjoying the discovery of my tan lines!

Staying on the sunny side of life... life is good right now. I'm not feeling terribly stressed. I am not entirely sure why things feel so good, but I'm really enjoying the feeling. And I'm really hoping that it lasts.

Also, I'm pretty sure that I am coming back to BYU in the Fall, instead of trying to work to go gallivanting across the world to go to school in Italy next year. That will just have to wait until after I graduate with my BFA. So I'll go for the master's program and save about.... $60,000. Sounds good to me. Especially since I don't have anywhere near that much money. Plus, I don't hate Provo nearly as much right now.

All I need now is a dog.

Side note: I was talking to some folks in my German class today and I commented that I couldn't spell in English anymore. Then one of the girls said something like she agreed and it went on and she told us that she thought that we should just get rid of the letter "c" in English. We don't need it. I, for some reason, felt very attached to the letter "c" and felt the need to defend its place in our 26 letter alphabet. So I said something like, "Well, what about kitty?" They all just looked at me funny and then one girl said, "Valiant effort." Valiant effort indeed. Go me.