Pass the butter!

Thanksgiving was a hoot this year. We celebrated at my grandma's house, all 65 of us. So fun, loud, chaotic, etc.

The turkey (dark, of course), cranberries, stuffing, mashed potatoes, salad, yams, and rolls were excellent, as always. Except for the pie. I'm not a huge fan of pie.

But my favorite was the butter.

This year it doubled as a decoration and spread:


But now, the question is:

WHAT DO YOU DO WITH 10 TURKEY-SHAPED BUTTERS AFTER THANKSGIVING?!

Uh...wait until next year?

Shape them into Santas for Christmas?

Make a massive butter-snowman with all of them?

Oh, this could get fun.

Discovery!

I found this great new app-thing called Dropbox.

It's pretty much like having a jump-drive, without actually having a jump-drive! Make sense?

So, you can install dropbox on your computers (like home and laptop, or even your phone) and then it will automatically sync anything you save in that folder. Then you can access it at any computer or anywhere with internet!

Sweet.

Now sorry that I'm kind of advertising for something. And I hate that. But I also think it's a cool idea. And that overrides the I-hate-promoting-other-stuff feeling. I just wish I had come up with the idea. So simple. So brilliant.

My rant against Microsoft

Don't we all have one of these? Well here's mine:

WHY did Microsoft have to change all their format extensions? Instead of doc, ppt, and xls, Microsoft changed them to docx, pptx, xlsx, etc for their 2007 version. Now, if I download something in those new formats, my "old" 2003 version can't open them!

Can't you see it?! This is all a money-making ploy by Microsoft to force everyone to buy their new version. Then, in 2010, they'll come up with some other format (like idoc and ippt, since ianything is the new irage) that we'll all have to switch over again! So Microsoft proves once more that it controls the world. And I say:


Fortunately, there are sites that will convert formats for free. Like my new pal Zamzar. It'll email you a link to download the new converted file. Brilliant. Thank you for providing some control over these ridiculous formats.

How happy is your state?

I read about a study that ranked the happiness level of each state.

Guess who came in as #1.....

That's right,

U T A H !

No surprises there, of course. :)

And close behind was...

#2 - Hawaii

#3 - Wyoming

#4 - Colorado

#5 - Minnesota

Way to represent, Western States!

The study interviewed 350,000 people about their well-being in six areas: overall evaluation, emotional health, physical health, healthy behaviors (e.g., exercising) and job satisfaction.

See how other states ranked or read more here.

Bring on the Ball

I've really never been much of a basketball fan. I usually like football more. But for some reason, I'm really excited about this season! Even more excited than I have been about football. Here's why.

There are fewer players in basketball, so it's easy to memorize the whole team and keep of track of who likes to do what. Plus, they don't have to wear any masks or padding, so it's easy to see who is who without memorizing all of their numbers. And, the game is so much faster--fewer breaks and stops and pauses that seem to drag on and on. Not much of that in bb.

And with that, go cougs!

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BYUism - 2

#2 If you want to stand out or (dare we say it) be "rebellious" at BYU, then grow a mustache.

BYUisms

A new series dedicated to listing common expectations and regular occurrences at the Y.

#1 - If you are a male, business major at BYU, you better get a faux hawk!

Stay tuned for more!

Ode to the Swimming Days

My little squashmore brother Garrett recently joined the Orem High School swim team, and all his talk of meets and races and practices has brought me back to the good-old-days of swimming.

Yes, the good-old-days of swimming--the days of waking up in the morning at 5:00 am to go to practice, and then going to practice again after school ; the days of constantly smelling like chlorine and never being able to get rid of it; the days of talking in the sauna after practice for hours and hours and hours. Wonderful. I loved it.

For my swimmer friends:

Meets. Relays. San Diego. 400 relay song. Goggles. In-and-outs. Sauna. The Rec Center. Flip turns. Pulling lane lines. Cheers. Caps. Attitude...kick butt! Tapering. Kickboards. Favio. Traveling. 200 medley relay. Staying in hotels. DQs. Utah County Invite. Winning. Losing. Streamlines. Warm ups. OTAC. Banquets. Cap thief. Awards. Region. The Christmas set. The hot tub. Counting for the 500. Valentines Day practice. Sweats. Paddles. Pull. Team "Moms". Strip 1000. 200 free relay. Not shaving. The clock. Kick. State. Shaving. Cedar City/St. George. 400 free relay. Mesh bag. Attempting to do sychronized swimming. Layering swim suits. Drills. Sprints. Team parties. Towels. Flip flops. Dives. Park City. Blocks. Starts. Blue and Gold. Sandy. Todd. Battle for the paddle. Dan.

Friends!

Swimmers! What are some of your memories?