These people are Morons

So I'm currently sitting in a required meeting at law school, on internet researching. On the surface, this sounds like a really good idea. On the surface.

However, having a brain this is a complete waste of time. Things I've learned in this meeting:

• the internet changes!
  
• not all internet sites are reliable!
• you can do complex searches using boolean connectors (like AND, OR, and stuff).

I swear, these people are morons. I got an idea - if you're going to teach law students that LIVE ON THEIR LAPTOPS how to use a computer...

1. Don't get a 50 year old to teach this crap. I promise they don't understand computers/the internet well enough to teach 20 year olds.
   
2. Don't make us go to this stuff outside of normal classes.
3. Grow a brain before you teach - aka, don't be a MORON.

Oh, Happy Halloween.

Shrunken Head

So at Family Home Evening a week or so ago, we made Shrunken Heads. We took apples, skinned them (peeled?), carved faces in them, and rolled them in lemon juice with salt. A few days later, mine looks like this:

Pretty sweet.

Trip to Dallas

So I traveled home to Dallas on Friday, then back today (Sunday). It was nice to go home for a day and a half. Good to spend time with my Dad working out, helping my Mom with the yard work, and my sister Staci with her Calculus.
Also, it was nice to see my home again - my parents are moving soon to a brand new house nearby, but this was the house we've lived in for the past 20 years. It's always been Home, and I wanted to see it one last time before we're moving everything out (i.e., how Ryan's spending Thanksgiving). Anyway, sob sob, here's the house I grew up in.
Two other things:
1) There are BIG bugs that like to smash into your windshield during Cotton Harvest in West Texas. Here's a pic I took at 70 mph of the cotton fields.

2) Look who I ran into!

Frustrated.

Here some pics of my hands after trying to relieve some frustration bare-knuckle boxing (well, bare-knuckle hitting-the-bag).

It's hard to hate a sunset

So I'm not a big fan of Texas, but this was still a beautiful sunset.

Eating Out

So tonight I'm going out with my sister and brother-in-law. We're going to Texas Roadhouse, and should be delicious.

Why does this matter? Well, it's the first time in 2 months I'll be paying to eat out. I've eaten some food other people have bought for me (especially here at school) - but I haven't bought food at a restaurant since leaving Utah.

The effect has been good on my pocketbook and my gut, which has almost entirely disappeared. I'm stronger and leaner than I think I've ever been - last week I put 225 up 4 times unassisted, and I 'hit the bag' 3-4 times a week (boxing).

Anyway, I guess the whole point of this post is just to say that while I believe eating out to be a fun social experience and a nice break from the routine of life, it most certainly isn't healthy or financially sound to do so. But some Chicken Fried Chicken sounds good...

A couple of quick thoughts...

1. I'm exhausted.
2. I miss having cable TV. But then, I also miss having time to watch TV.
3. Because of #2, I am super thankful for NBC.com and VH1.com
4. The fact that T-rav* bought an AK-47 doesn't truly surprise me.
5. Congrats to Jared for passing his optometry boards.
6. My parents are going to Salt Lake this weekend for General Conference. I found this out Sunday about 10PM, when I called home to see if I could come visit this weekend. I'm doing great at keeping up with my family.
7. Halo 3 is fun, but I think it's good I don't have more time to spend playing it. (Nevertheless, I quickly Finished the Fight...)
8. I have hopes that Into the Wild will come to Lubbock, but I'm not holding my breath. From appearances, this looks to be an excellent movie which, along with The Fountain, Waitress, and Children of Men, most people will ignore, which is very unfortunate. Regardless of how the movie turns out, the book was excellent.