Countdown

Today's Itinerary:

-shower

-fill out "formulaire"

-class

-international cinema

-dinner

-pack

-leave for SLC international airport

-sleep as much as possible whenever I can

photo shoot

Photographs I didn't take today:

-the three dogs keeping watch in the driveway of a home in south-eastern Provo

-the dog peeing on the corner of a road in the foothills of Provo

-the same dog running out right as I was (very slowly) passing him, seeming to want to smell my car

-the ducks at the gym this morning, and the woman who didn't want to run them over (they wouldn't move even under threat of being crushed by SUV)

-the two boys who walked past me, didn't ever really seem to look at me, but then took pictures of the exact same house that I did shortly after me

-several houses with pretty cool yards

-several houses that are ridiculously expensive

-girl sitting on fire hydrant (okay, so this picture was yesterday)

-people reacting to the seriously bipolar weather today (rain-sunny-rain-snow-blizzard-cloudy-clear-rain-snow-rain-clear-etc)

Where to eat?

Restaurants in Provo/Orem I like:

-Diego's

-Ming's (formally called 'Saigon Cafe.')

-Four Seasons Hot Pot and Dumplings

-Spicy Thai (even though I haven't been there, I'm pretty sure I like it)

-Bangkok Grill

-Communal

-Tucano's (but in more moderation than any other restaurant I like)

-Joe's Cafe (I haven't had their food, but the people are worth it regardless)

-In N Out

-Five Guys and Fries

-Stumpy Burger

-Sammy's

-El Gallo Giro

-Costa Vida

-Sweet Tooth Fairy

-That one Mexican place across from the Boxing gym on State Street. Caporales? Something like that.

-Eliane's bakery

I'm too shy to be publicly funny

Jokes I didn't tell anyone today:

-That bear weighs almost as much as I do!

-The worst movie I ever saw was the Testaments. Kidding!

-I'm glad that he's not my age, too.

-I was accidentally ordained a deacon once... (I've told this one almost too many times now, anyway. Although sometimes I substitute in other priesthood callings, like bishop)

-The bishop said to go to Sunday School and Priesthood, but left out Relief Society because everyone knows it's a useless meeting anyway. All you do is talk about emotions and homemaking.

-Heavyweights would be better with Zac Effron as Jerry.

Foods that are cool:

-sushi

-bibimbap

-cheese

-pizza

-hamburgers (good ones, at least)

-cookies

-curries

-tom ka gai

-most all mexican food

-ice cream

-most kind of cream

-tomato soup with grilled cheese

-sriracha sauce

-most anything found in Trader Joe's

-hummus

-pie

-cupshakes

-sweet potato fries

-lox

Foods that aren't so cool:

-chips and salsa with chocolate milk

-month old mashed potatoes

-homemade cake missing a cup of sugar

-grainy apples

-soggy or stale tortilla chips

-stale tortillas or bread

-the kinds of dishes that make horrible left-overs

Animals

These are the cool animals:

-dogs

-cats

-tigers

-cheetahs

-wolves

-leopards

-humans

-dolphins (the puppies of the sea)

-killer whales (when not killing)

-flying squirrels

-regular-type whales

-narwhals (the unicorns of the sea)

-horses (how else are we to measure the speed of our cars, after all?)

-owls

These are the uncool animals:

-birds

-lizards

-rodents

-geese (just uncool enough to be mentioned specially. They are mean)

Things that make me wish I weren't a student:

-having no time to make real, homemade meals on a regular basis

-having no down time because of homework

-never knowing what to address my professors as (professor? doctor? just their last name? by their first name if they're cool and hep?)

-having to walk to school and back home in the snow

-not having a real income, but having a career (basically... grad school is a career, right?)

-sitting in classrooms without windows for hours on end every single day

Things that make me want to never leave school:

-learning cool stuff

-being pretentious

-the feeling of accomplishment after a good paper, test, or project

-being on the same intelligence level as most of the people around me

-researching awesome stuff

-not having to start a "real" career

-access to all the amenities on campus

-discounts at grocery stores

Things on my mind recently
-photo projects
-papers
-midterms
-international cinema
-Pittsburg
-blogs
-party ideas
-Oulipo
-les bas-fonds
-mimesis and imitation
-Burgundy (place, not color)
-moving
-thesis
-5k
-LOST
-food
-etc.