The Laws of Food- Part One

I love food. I mean, who doesn't? But in today's crazy world, it can be so easy to waste time with unimportant foods.  I've been working for the past several minutes on trying to understand the complexities of eating. It stemmed from the recent realization that I only eat three times in a day. Breakfast is always the same thing: Cereal. As for the other two meals of the day, we need to stop wasting time eating unimportant things. Some of you may be asking, "But what about cupcakes? I love cupcakes!"    No, don't misunderstand me. Cupcakes are extremely important. They just aren't healthy, which is fine. The thing to remember is balance. If you have a cookie in one hand, make sure that you balance it out with the equivalent of ice cream in the other hand.
  Now, every now and then your body will scream something to the effect of "Ahh! Just give me some Vitamin C before I have to shut down your liver!"   Listen to your body in this moment. It's fine to sacrifice a chocolate orange for a naval orange on occasion.  The most important thing is to always remember the most important foods, to eat them as often as (healthily) possible.

Greatest love letter ever! Writing class final presentation

To the love of my life,

            Every hour we spend apart is as a thousand years, a scourge upon my soul. The sun which once hung high and pleasant in the sky now torments me with the sepia hues it casts upon the dismal plains of my existence. In the devastating days of our separation I have realized that I am nothing without you. I know that-

·         My love for you burns with the white-hot intensity of ten thousand fiery suns

·         Eternity would be an everlasting punishment if not spent staring into your loving eyes

·         No one person has ever loved so strongly and purely as I love you

·         We are destined to be together forever

Though our paths only crossed for the first time a few short days ago, your beautiful face is etched into my mind with all of its flawless imperfection. If our chance meeting was the only pleasant experience of my mortal sojourn, I would count every trial, failure and disappointment as an indistinguishable scratch in the golden paved road of bliss.

            I ache for your return from Thanksgiving break so that we can be reunited once more. May we never be apart again, for one more such separation would bring a most unbearable agony.  

            With all of the love that my tender, beating heart possesses,

                        Your One True Love.

The much anticipated Bananalogy

Now, I like grocery shopping as much as the next guy, but I struggle with a few things. For example, lets say a list has five items. I know that's a short list, but lets just say.
-Milk: Of course I'm going to get 2%, because I'm not gross.
-Eggs: I don't think there's more than one kind of egg. I mean, I've never seen turtle eggs at the supermarket.
-Cheese: It's the yellow stuff, either in a block or in a bag
-Bread: Easy stuff-- The whiter the bread, the sooner you're dead. One loaf of wheat and I'm out
-Bananas: Ah, this is where I choke. I don't know what to do!
    Why is it so hard to pick bananas? Well, basically because they are so unstable!! Every banana starts in the same place, but goes through stages. We essentially have 5 different banana stages:
-Green: Inedible. Most people purchase these ones because they have the best shelf life. They will soon be yellow, even if they aren't now. Other than putting on the counter, they are useless for now.
-Yellow: Edible. Preferred by picky eaters. These bananas are good for eating and making banana related foods.
-Yellow with Brown Spots: Probably the tastiest of the bananas. Just like a good cheese, these have been aged perfectly and have an incredibly good consistency. The only problem is that they soon will be...
-Brown: Too mushy. Someone should have purchased them days ago. DISCLAIMER: These bananas are still useful for things like Banana bread. Every Banana is useful!
-Frozen: I'm still not sure how I feel about frozen bananas. Mostly, they seem to brown out really fast and have an overpowering taste. However, the chocolate coated ones are fantastic.

Do you see the problem here? Banana shopping is not for the faint of heart. I like bananas, but that doesn't make the shopping game any easier.

Reflections of a blog (writing process...?)

I used to be good at keeping a journal. It's been awhile though. I've learned some things about myself as I've written this blog. When I first started writing, it was a struggle for me. I had the desire to craft all my words into something that someone else would approve of. Now I've realized that it isn't about that. As I've written more, I've felt that I can be more open with myself and my feelings. My blog isn't really a billboard of my latest thought, but it's more of a collection of my thoughts over the semester. Some entries are funny, some are serious. Occasionally my blog entries try and prove a point, other times they just talk to hear their own voice. I've enjoyed the creation of Danger Gardens and am happy that it's helped me gain some insight into myself. I'm going to enjoy continuing it as well.

A touch to the elbow: what does it really mean?

That is the title of my book, expected to be written soon.  For 1000's of years, men have been confused about the intentions of women. Even after I share this advice with you men, you may still be confused about their intentions. That's probably because I haven't figured them out either. However! There is a sure fire way to know if a girl wants you to ask her out. That sure fire way is the touch to the elbow.
             I was walking down the hall after my Humanities class, a friend of mine from high school said "Oh, Hey!" While touching my elbow. What she was really saying was "Hey, I'm not doing anything this Friday night." Did I understand that at the time? No. Why not? Because I didn't understand the importance of a touch to the elbow.
         Why the elbow? Because the elbow is safe. It doesn't signify commitment; but it's strong, important and taken for granted. I mean, you only have two... Well, most people do. To a woman, that is a great way of showing their interest without appearing too forward. Whoa, I gotta go, the girl sitting next to me just touched my elbow

The age old question...

Does everything happen for a reason? That's something that I've been wondering about a lot lately. when I came home from my mission in August, dad encouraged me to take the semester off of school and to just work until January. I've thought about that a lot. What happened this semester that wouldn't have happened if I wouldn't have come to school? Well, first off, Danger Gardens wouldn't exist. That would be bad. But in a addition to that, I wouldn't have met many of the fantastic people that I have during these past few months at BYU. I can't count the number of great friends I've made and important lessons I've learned. The classes I've been enrolled in have been wonderful as well.
            Was I meant to go to school this semester? I believe that I was. I may not know why for a long time, but I feel good about my time here. I didn't always do as well as I should have, but I had a blast. I would do it all over again if I had the chance. I feel it happened for a reason

It's the Finals Countdown

One of my favorite physical stresses is that of a roller coaster. I don't know why we find it so amusing to be thrown up and down and pulled aggressively in strange directions, but I like it anyway. For a roller coaster to be fun, it needs to have tension and release. It has to have moments of relief and moments of sheer ecstasy.
            School is like a big mental roller coaster. There have been times this semester that I've felt perfectly fine; everything is awesome, I'm on top of the world. Then there are times that I have been stressed to no end. During these times I wonder why I paid twenty-two hundred dollars to be put through this. Final's week is one of the latter. I've finished my finals in two of my seven classes. Granted, those classes were Jazz Improvisation and Social Dance, but still. This roller coaster is 2/7 of the way over! Yes!!!