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I'm really horrible about posting sometimes.   I know that all of you have just been DYING for me to post again to get a glimpse into my terribly exciting life. hah, yeah right.  and this post will be just a jumble of random stuff.

so, i've been working for almost two weeks now, and still haven't actually done what i was hired to do. that's ok, i like what i'm doing right now, even though it's just sitting at the computer and listening to my ipod.  i've either been putting the physical description into the right format for a large collection, or putting collections into a program which makes the cataloging more effective and so patrons can locate items more easily.

i like to people watch, and sometimes i see really strange things, or at least i think they are strange. the other week at church, the girl in front of us was picking at her split ends.  not weird at all, i do that too. however, her husband was also picking at her split ends.  that was kinda weird to me.

have you ever thought how ridiculous the waits are at restaurants? sometimes i really don't understand.  chris and i love outback because the food is good and reasonably priced, but the last time we went, the wait was around 80 minutes! good thing i called ahead.  and last night, we tried texas roadhouse.  again, i called ahead, and the wait was 90 TO 110 MINUTES! how ridiculous is that?! so when we got there, the wait area was completely packed. so we sat at the bar.  that was my first time there, and can i just say that the rolls are AMAZING. also, the steak was reallyyyyy good.  plus, a lot of the dinner meals are only $9! pretty good for a sit down place, if you ask me.

lastly, chris and i watched the academy awards tonight with his cousin and wife.  i'm so happy that The King's Speech won best picture, and that Colin Firth got best actor for his role in that movie.  he totally deserved it.  i really loved that movie, and i can't wait to watch it again! it really was an inspiring movie. plus, Colin Firth will always hold a special place in my heart, because he is THE Mr. Darcy.  but, i was bummed that I See the Light from Tangled did not win best original song, because absolutely love that song.  sorry, Randy Newman and Toy Story 3.

Unemployed? Not me!

after about TWO months of applying to who knows how many jobs, i FINALLY have one! (and not a stinky one that would require me to work on sundays.) where am i working, you ask?

oh, just this place...

Harold B. Lee Library!

i'll be working down in the Special Collections, helping to revamp the archives' catalogs, and write better descriptions so that people actually know what they are. i think it'll be a lot of fun.  also, i totally name dropped in the interview.  i'm shameless.  i brought it up like 1.5 minutes into the interview.  you see, Chad Flake is my great great uncle, and he worked in the Special Collections for like 40 years, and helped to make it amazing. 

also, when i was searching for that picture, a lot of them were of Stephen Jones.  if you have not seen this Old Spice parody for the HBLL, then you're welcome.

i love to see the temple.

Chris and I are going to this place tonight - once he's out of his review.  Shame on me, but it'll be my first time back since I went for my own endowment, over a month ago.  But I have a completely valid reason for that!

You see, we're supposed to wear all white inside the temple, to symbolize purity.  However, I only have 1 white bra, and during all the traveling over the break, it got stained.  It was in my suitcase next to my green and pink tank tops, and something broke inside my bag - causing the bra to look like a bag of green and pink skittles. Good job, me. So, I had to buy a new one.

Also, it is freezing (and I mean freezing!) outside today.  Thankfully, the one class I had was canceled so that I don't have to walk up to campus and freeze my little hiney off.  Well, I'm not sure how little it is, but I digress.  Instead, I got to cuddle up in a blanket, on the couch, and just do my homework here. I love it.

One other thing - I hate it when a number I don't know calls me, and then not leave a voicemail. Seriously, such a pet peeve.  I don't want to call someone I don't know back, but I keep wondering what it was about. Oh well.

I've probably rambled enough now.