A number of interesting things happen at BYU. I've chosen to share a few of them here. This post includes a few anecdotes and just general information and observations.

1) There's a professor of zoology on campus who's class (Zoology 101) no one has ever gotten an A. In the man's approximately 30 years of teaching, not ONE student has ever received an A in his Zoology 101 class. Then, a couple years ago, there was one student who looked like he might make history. He had gotten A's on both of the midterms and would get an A for the semester if he got an A on the final exam. The young man was determined to get an A in this class. When he found out that the final exam was going to be on birds, he studied his butt off. Not only did he pore over his notes from class, but he went to the library to look up additional information on birds. Needless to say, he was relatively confident that he could handle whatever this professor threw at him. Until the day of the exam. The professor set three stuffed birds on the front table. The birds were covered with sheets so that their shape wasn't discernable and only their feet and legs were showing. 
"Here is your final exam," the professor said. "Tell me the species and classification of these three birds by looking at their feet and legs. You have an hour and a half."  The young man was pissed. He tried the best he could, but couldn't get anything at all from just looking at their feet. He scribbled down whatever he thought was closest, walked up to the professor, and slammed his paper on the desk.
"I want you to know that this was the DUMBEST final I have ever taken in my life. It was ridiculous. And you know what else? You're the most boring lecturer on campus." 
The professor, shocked, searched for a pen and asked the student what his name was. The student thought about if for a while, put his leg up on the desk, and rolled up his pants to reveal a very hairy leg.
"I don't know, professor. Why don't you tell me?"

2) Boys at BYU hold the doors open for girls. All the time. Even if they see you coming from a little bit away, they'll stay there and hold the door open. Now, this is most boys. Of course there are some that don't, but they are definately the minority. I don't know, do they do that everywhere? Have I just missed it? This is the first time that I've ever experienced a mass-door-holding-population. Tell me if this is unique.

3) EVERYONE watches The Office. EVERYONE. And those who didn't when they came here got hooked on it by their roomates. There are weekly Office parties in the various lounges, and they're always full. Those who watch frickin' Grey's Anatomy are SO the minority. It makes me quite gleeful.

4) The library closes at midnight. Lots of people fall asleep while studying, however. So, at 11:45, they make an announcement that the library is closing. At midnight, they blast adventure music (i.e. Pirates, James Bond, Mission Impossible, etc.) to wake everyone up that fell asleep. Many people have gotten scared out of their wits by this.

5) Leaving your dorm, by yourself, after dark is inconvenient, not suicide. (Unless you're on Rape Hill)

6) People don't just ask eachother out. A bunch of girls got together to ask a group of guys to the upcoming preference dance. They each bought a pumpkin and wrote one letter on it so that all of the pumpkins spelled out "Preference?" Then they made the guys unscramble the pumpkins.  Recently, a guy answered the girl who asked him to preference by climbing Y mountain and making a huge E and S to go along with the gigantic Y on the mountain. When we woke up that morning the mountain said "Yes." It stayed there the rest of the day. 

7) Boys don't just say hello to girls. They have to touch them somehow. I don't know how many boys I've only spoken to a couple times who see me walking and will say "Hey" as they touch my arm. It's a little weird but I guess not really. I'm just not used to it. Maybe it's a Western thing?

I guess that's really it. Just some observations. Thought you might enjoy.

I knew a man who lived in fear
It was huge, it was angry, it was drawing near
Behind his house, a secret place
Was the shadow of the demon he could never face

He built a wall of steel and flame
And men with guns, to keep it tame
Then, standing back, he made it plain
That the nightmare would never ever rise again
But the fear and the fire and the guns remained

It doesn't matter now
It's over anyhow
He tells the world that it's sleeping
But as the night came 'round
I heard its lonely sound
It wasn't roaring, it was weeping

And then one day, the neighbors came
They were curious to know about the smoke and flame
They stood around outside the wall
But of course there was nothing to be heard at all

"My friends," he said, "we've reached our goal
The threat is under firm control
As long as peace and order reign
I'll be damned if I can see a reason to explain
Why the fear and the fire and the guns remain"

It doesn't matter now
It's over anyhow
He tells the world that it's sleeping
But as the night came 'round
I heard its lonely sound
It wasn't roaring, it was weeping

what flavor pocky are you?

[c] sugardew

HOLA! Es mi perro. I finally figured out how to put pictures on here. But yeah, that's Bear. Nothing much else to report.

Cough Cough. I. Am. Sick.

It's really weird, because I'm only couging a little bit, but my EYE hurts. My left one. Ack! I can't figure it out. Perhaps I am dying. It could be.

Had the odd urge to watch CMT today, so I am now watching the Top Twenty Countdown. The family left at 8:30 this morning. They went to Sam's (the store...) I asked my mom to pick up All Quiet on the Western Front; hopefully she'll remember. I know, I know, I should have my book by now. Oh well. I'm a procrastinator.

OMG! Johnny Depp is on a COUNTRY MUSIC VIDEO!!!!!!!! He's all dolled up in his eyeliner and pirate attire. *Goes into shock*