Trying to be crafty

A few months ago I bought a Cricut machine. I used it a couple times and then got busy with other things. Last night I whipped it out again and here's my attempt at some card-making. I need to find some patterns or something so I can fold them better. Haha. If you have any suggestions, please share!

back

Opens up and there is a pocket to insert another little card.

Another card

Don't leave your bagel unattended!

So one of my goals this year is to keep up on the news better.  I've always kinda ignored the news.  I know, I know....terrible.  I just never paid much attention.  Plus, sometimes they can really manipulate the news to get a certain reaction.  Other times it's downright depressing, so why bother?  I like my happy bubble!!!  Anyway, so I'm aiming to look through the top news stories every now and then.

Today I went to a local news website and under the "Odds & Ends" link (bound to be something interesting right?) I read the following story.  Something makes me think it was a rather slow news day....

Burning bagel empties Portland City Hall

January 27th, 2010 @ 6:49pm



PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - An overdone bagel forced the evacuation of Portland's City Hall. The Oregonian reported that City Hall emptied for about 20 minutes Wednesday morning while firefighters dealt with the burning bagel in the break room of Mayor Sam Adam's office. There's no immediate word on who burned the bagel in the toaster oven or what type of bagel it was.


Information from: The Oregonian, http://www.oregonlive.com/

I find the last sentence particularly amusing.  I hope they figure out whodunnit and especially what kind of bagel!!!!

Best Places to Die

In my death and dying class, our professor shared with us some interesting trivia, which I shall now pass along to you.

 

When you think of the best place to die (which I'm sure is something you've thought about quite a lot, am I right? hehe), what comes to mind?  Why not paradise (Hawaii)? Or.....I dunno, maybe you've got your own idea.

 

Bet you never thought it would be.......UTAH!

 

According to Forbes magazine, here's the Top 10 List of Best Places to Die

 

The Top Ten

1	Utah
2	Oregon
3	Delaware
4	Colorado
5	Hawaii
6	New Hampshire
7	Iowa
8	North Dakota
9	Vermont
10	Montana

 

There you have it. Surprised?

They did look at several factors such as ship-in rate versus ship-out rate compared to other states (which very much correlates with quality of healthcare & hospice, which Utah rates pretty high ---considering we've got Huntsman Cancer Institute, Primary Children's Medical Center, and the Intermountain Hospital being among some of the top facilities in the nation--, number of cemeteries, etc).

 

To find out more go here:

 

http://www.forbes.com/bestplaces/2004/08/11/b2dieland.html

Always Check Your Eggs!

This is why you always want to make sure and check your eggs before you buy them and take them home.
This lesson could also apply to people. You want to always make sure not to judge someone based on outer qualities, because they might be "cracked" on the inside! ;)

Funny Games

Last night one of my good friends invited me to a party.  Most people there were BYU students (current or former) and toward the end of the evening someone started up some silly games.  I'm always amazed by people like that who can just get a crowd of people doing something together at the drop of a hat...talent!  Anyway, they started playing a bunch of games, that I like to call "BYU games".  Quoting my friend, "Well we don't have drugs or alcohol...so we have to get creative!" Yes, leave it to us crazy Mormons to find all sorts of creative ways to have fun without mind and mood altering substances!  Haha. 

I really wish I'd had my camera to show you how to play these games, but for now a description will have to suffice, sorry.

The first game was some sort of ninja game (I started to think it was a Ninja Themed party since we'd just watched Kung Fu Panda).  Everyone stood around in a circle and one at a time going around the circle every one had to do some sort of ninja position.  Simultaneously, they were supposed to hit the hand of whomever they wanted (within a near proximity obviously).  If successful, the person hit was out, and the circle got progressively smaller.

The next game I got suckered into playing, but it was actually quite fun!  And could totally be a workout too.  Ok this one will be tricky to explain, but I'll try.  So for this game, we were all in a circle again and there was a rhythm of 1, 2, 3 as far as movements, and you had to play in groups of three.  For example, I'm in the middle and you're to my left and another friend is to my right.  Someone starts it off and when they point to me, since I'm in the middle for #1 I go, "HAH!" and throw both arms up.  For #2, the two people to either side of me do a chop motion toward me and yell something like "HOO"  and then for #3 I would then point to the next person and it continues randomly in this fashion until whoever is "it" isn't paying attention and messes it up, then they are out and the circle gets smaller and people keep playing until it's down to 3 finalists.  It's pretty funny and LOUD.

The last game I watched before I left I'd played before but had forgotten about it is where the group is in a huddle and stomping their feet to the rhythm of the words and looking to the floor, everyone says, "Ooga Booga, Ooga Booga, Ooga Booga, STOP! (or something like that), and at STOP, everyone looks up at someone. If whoever you're looking at is looking at you too then you're out!