You Owe It To Yourself:

Here's a way to break the summer doldrums:  attend a local art show!  My friends ARP and Inneri are both extremely talented artists who are throwing their own show and selling their art.  Whether you're looking to buy or just want to enjoy some excellent modern artwork and portraiture, I highly recommend attending.  They're offering a FREE GIVEAWAY (!) just for visiting the blog and leaving a comment.  To do so, click here. You could win this:

Even I will be ascending from my cave to attend it.  See you there!

New Layout

Hey friends!  I'm spiffing up my blog - but I'm not doing it all at once, so bear with me through the construction process.  I think you'll like the end result.  Have a great weekend!

Friends.

"Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."

- Dr. Seuss

These are my friends:

Aaron

Aly
Alaina

Andrew and Amber

Amy

B

Bryce

Dave and Anna

Emma

Gordy

Jbod

Jess

Jesse and Em

Jojo

Liz

Marci

Marcus and Amanda

Mariko

Michelle

Miss Megan

Nic

Quinn

Skyler

Sydney

Stacey

Starlee

Steven

the MCAT is my girlfriend.

So I just have LOADS to tell you.

Actually not really.

This past week I have done 3 things that are very rare for me:

1 - I shove my legs. That's right. Shove. Like with a razor. I thought I'd try it out. Kind of weird, kind of nice though.

2 - Bought some new jeans. I have been wearing the same pair every day for nearly 6 months... it was about time.

3 - Taken 3 practice MCATs in 4 days. And I'm taking another one tomorrow. Ugh.

Mostly, I just wanted to share that the MCAT and I seem to be getting along. In fact, I spend so much time with the MCAT that sometimes I think we're dating. She's not the best friend to me, but at least she's telling me things I like to hear: practice test scores so far are 40, 43, and 41. Go team.

I really like taking the practice tests on e-mcat.com, because you get your score right away, and they even break it down for you according to the category, so that you can see where your strong and weak points are. Very useful. Sadly, the real test is not so merciful - you take the test and then they whirl your answers away into some unknown abyss where they keep it for a month before they tell you what your score is. It's very inconvenient.

Anyways, it's nice down here in my cave. Thought I'd slap down a post to assure you that I'm still breathing down here. Happy summer everybody!

Kids Crew

I don't know if I have told you yet, but I am a volunteer on the Kid's Crew at Primary Children's Hospital. Like missionary work, it is hard to tell whether or not you are making a positive difference in people's lives; you just have the Spirit that makes you feel good and lets you know that God is happy with what you're doing. This little snippet is written about one of my fellow volunteers at the hospital:

"You woke up from your nap, and were in a great mood, so we went on a wagon ride around the hospital. There was a volunteer who was playing some music in the lobby. So we sat and listened to it. All of a sudden I felt so appreciative of that person. I thought about how he was taking time out of his busy day just to play music for us. That no one was really sitting and listening but us, but he still played. He didn’t get paid to do it, he just did it because he wanted to show his love and concern for complete strangers. Just when I think people can’t get any worse, there is someone there to show me that there is good in this world, and though they may not be as loud and in your face as the bad, there is just as much good. I felt a lot of peace, and just knew that something would work out. Money and all that come and go, and that no matter what happens in this world, we always have each other. I hope that I am being like that guy who is in the lobby playing music, and that the world is a little better because I am in it."

It's nice to know that we are, in a small way, making a difference. At least for this one person, we are keeping hope alive, and together we can look forward to a better tomorrow.

MCAT

I take the MCAT in one month. Tomorrow I begin my one-month conquer-the-MCAT study plan. So... I apologize to my friends for never leaving my desk in the basement. I promise that in nine years I'll have plenty of time to play with you.

:(

Nobody Trusts Little Brother.

Emily: Spencer where is mom? When will she be back?

Me: In Midway. Tomorrow morning.

[Emily dials into her phone]

Emily: Hey mom? *pause*
Where are you at?

Me: I just TOLD you!

Emily: You're in Midway? When are you coming home?

Me: I just TOOOLLLD YOU! Duhhhh.

Emily: Tomorrow morning? Well I was wondering...

blah blah blah nobody trusts the little brother.