Stream of Consciousness Writing (I didn't edit this at all so it's probably a mess)

This will be a relatively random post. I'm sitting in the Provo library and I'm really bored, and unable to focus, so I thought I'd post something.

It's really interesting the type of people that come into public libraries to use the computers. I'm sitting at the back of the library and all the people using the free computers to browse the internet have their backs to me. Unfortunately, I can usually see what they're looking at. There are a lot of creepy old men in Provo.

I've also seen some really bad moms. There was this one lady who uses the computers at the library to watch mexican soap operas. While she's doing this (she was here for over 2 hours) she had this cute little girl that was about 4 or so who wanted to play with her so bad. She kept on trying to talk to her mom but the mom was so engrossed in her soap operas that she didn't even notice. So, the kid just started wandering around. That kid was so bored. By the end she was banging her head (softly) against a column just to hear the sound it made.

For some reason, there are more mullets in the library than is average. I'm not sure if it's because the mullet is the hairdo of choice for lower income people, and most of the people here don't have much money (or they'd have their own computer) or if it's just something about libraries and mullets. Whatever the reason, I've seen some pretty sweet mullets here.

The spider infestation in my apartment is still pretty crazy. About 4 days ago I was brushing my teeth and I noticed 4 spiders in the bathroom in various places, some clinging to walls, others skittering across the counter. I decided I needed to catch them all. The first one I smacked down from the ceiling. He started to run away once he landed on the counter but I was able to use my roommates hair gel container (it's metal with a concave bottom) to imprison the little guy. There was another one trying to get into the bag John uses to hold all his toiletries. I knocked that one out and trapped him under a shaving cream canister. There was another one that was on the floor. I caught him and put him under the other thing of shaving cream. And the last one I put in a contact lens case.

So, I don't recommend that anyone move the objects in our bathroom. Last night I checked under the hair-gel container and the spider bolted so fast! So they're still alive. They're just waiting for someone foolish enough to break them free form their prisons...then they're out for blood. I don't know who's contact lens case it was, but that one will be really surprising because it will be hard to figure out how the spider was able to climb inside and then screw the lid over his head (believe me, the roommate who I think owns that contacts container won't be able to figure out that the spider had help...)

I'm looking forward to Thanksgiving. My friend Becca is in town and she said I could eat turkey with her family. It will be nice to be around a family on thanksgiving. I think we're even going to go to the zoo sometime this week. I haven't been to the zoo since I was a little kid. I'm sure I'll have a different perspective now but I'm also pretty sure taunting the monkeys will be as fun as it ever was.

John and I are going to go rock climbing sometime. He used to do it a lot and I have always been curious. I might be the greatest climber in Provo so it's important that I develop this skill. I know reading Tarzan books my whole childhood gives me an edge.

Things have been going much better lately. I have days that aren't so great, but for the most part I can tell I'm starting to heal up nicely. That might mean I'll blog less. I've noticed a positive correlation between overall life satisfaction and blogging. If you don't hear from me it's probably cause life is going well.

On that note my mission president once said that's the main difference between men and women. He said if you don't hear from a guy he's doing well, if you don't hear from a girl something is wrong. And conversely, if you're dealing with a guy and you don't say anything he assumes things are okay, but if you're dealing with a girl and you don't say something is okay, she assumes it's wrong (this is why you always have to compliment any change you notice on a girl).

Lately I've been working on a post I started about a year ago. One night Jason and I were walking home and we were talking about the different ways girls and guys view friendship. We started to discuss this issue as it is described in When Harry Met Sally (really that movie is the textbook for this discussion). I haven't been able to write anything substantial on the matter that I didn't think would alienate me from about 50 percent of the population...but I've been working on it steadily. When I'm done, I'm going to submit it to women's studies at BYU. I don't think it will get published...I only think it will be funny.

I've been fooling around with a new style of guitar playing. It's a lot like playing slap bass..but on the guitar. I saw Andy McKee do it and I thought I'd give it a try. The side of my thumb is sorta sore from all the playing...but the sound is cool. Most people don't realize what I'm doing , but I've learned to accept that most people don't appreciate what is going on when someone plays the guitar right. Oh well, to be gifted is to be misunderstood (kidding).

Well, I'm done writing. I better get back to....writing. Why am I still in school again?

Hope you're all doing super fabulous (in a straight way (but if not that's cool too)).