Thursday, November 20, 2008
Monday, November 3, 2008
Love Languages
My roommate has a book on the five 5 love languages and I've been reading it. I also went to a really good seminar once and the speaker (Scott Anderson) mentioned them as well. The languages are:
Words of Affirmation
Quality Time
Receiving Gifts
Acts of Service
Physical Touch
What are your thoughts and/or favorite languages? Have you noticed any of these tendencies in your friends?
A good way to tell somebody's primary language is by how they act. For instance, if they are always hugging people, their primary language is probably Physical Touch. If somebody likes to do tings for people or give them things, it's probably Acts of Service or Receiving Gifts. You get the idea. However, that does not mean that the other languages are not important. But if that person is shy, you might not be able to tell their real language-- and you might not even tell they're shy. They could be totally outgoing when it comes to other things but reserved when it comes to trying to show someone that they like them. Or even somebody who normally isn't like that could be shy when they're not sure how the other person will respond.
Here are my thoughts on the love languages:
Words of Affirmation: I love it when they're said directly to me- that's kind of something I expect every day (like a compliment or "I love you"), but to really show me someone cares, I love it when comments are unexpected, like if we're in a group and they say something good about me or they tell someone something good about me and I hear about it later.
Quality Time: Also really important- I expect it also, but when it's really hard to fit in an actual date or something besides sitting on the couch (after marriage) and talking or whatever stuff we do daily, quality time becomes a special expression of love when someone makes time for me when it's not convenient. But I still kind of expect that... hm. Meh.
Receiving Gifts: Gifts are just fun, but that's not my primary language. Maybe that's because I don't like lots of money being spent on me because I feel bad- stuff is expensive, especially when you're a college student living off your summer savings or whatever you make at your piddly part-time on-campus job (unless you have a good one somehow, but still). I do like to give gifts though- it's fun to doorbell-ditch (or give them some other way) cookies or double-chocolate banana muffins or something every once in a while.
Acts of Service: I consider acts of service as something done out of love, but not as the primary way to show love, if that makes sense. I do consider it love,because if you love your spouse you'll do that sort of thing for them, but not as much one of my more important love languages just because I expect a husband to do those kinds of things anyway... well I guess it is an important one... hm, how to word. "Meh" again.
Physical Touch: The funnest one (and yes I know that's not a word). I love just sitting close to somebody while we watch a movie or go on a hayride or whatever. This is also something that's not too hard to do if you're too shy to let someone know you like them another way. You can show it nonverbally by just sitting close to them during a movie or hayride or whatever you do for a date, or if you're walking around looking at the leaves or just taking a walk and making conversation, it's not too hard to put your hand on their back or if you're bold, around them, and if you're even bolder, reaching for their hand. This is often easier to get away with if it's cold out- and if your date says that they're cold, they might even be hinting at this. (FYI girls drop hints like crazy-- or at least I have been known to. I don't really know how much guys do because they seem to not like the whole subtlety thing as much; they seem to prefer being more blunt. Guys, any thoughts?). Just don't do something extreme or sudden because that probably won't go over well. As far as watching other people enjoy physical touch, that's a really big pet peeve of mine. Let me tell you why. to be continued after class
More info on the book:
It's by Gary Chapman, a marriage therapy counselor sort of guy. In his book he explains the different languages of love, basically how to show someone you love them in a way that will best communicate "love" to them. He also talks about different "dialects" in the languages- basically different kinds of Quality Time or Acts of Service or whatever. It's a really good book, only about half an inch thick, and I think they use it in a class but I could be totally wrong- my roommate has it and I borrowed it. It's really good and I'd recommend it to anybody college age and up- I guess teenagers too but it's more important for those who are actually looking for a more serious relationship.
Words of Affirmation
Quality Time
Receiving Gifts
Acts of Service
Physical Touch
What are your thoughts and/or favorite languages? Have you noticed any of these tendencies in your friends?
A good way to tell somebody's primary language is by how they act. For instance, if they are always hugging people, their primary language is probably Physical Touch. If somebody likes to do tings for people or give them things, it's probably Acts of Service or Receiving Gifts. You get the idea. However, that does not mean that the other languages are not important. But if that person is shy, you might not be able to tell their real language-- and you might not even tell they're shy. They could be totally outgoing when it comes to other things but reserved when it comes to trying to show someone that they like them. Or even somebody who normally isn't like that could be shy when they're not sure how the other person will respond.
Here are my thoughts on the love languages:
Words of Affirmation: I love it when they're said directly to me- that's kind of something I expect every day (like a compliment or "I love you"), but to really show me someone cares, I love it when comments are unexpected, like if we're in a group and they say something good about me or they tell someone something good about me and I hear about it later.
Quality Time: Also really important- I expect it also, but when it's really hard to fit in an actual date or something besides sitting on the couch (after marriage) and talking or whatever stuff we do daily, quality time becomes a special expression of love when someone makes time for me when it's not convenient. But I still kind of expect that... hm. Meh.
Receiving Gifts: Gifts are just fun, but that's not my primary language. Maybe that's because I don't like lots of money being spent on me because I feel bad- stuff is expensive, especially when you're a college student living off your summer savings or whatever you make at your piddly part-time on-campus job (unless you have a good one somehow, but still). I do like to give gifts though- it's fun to doorbell-ditch (or give them some other way) cookies or double-chocolate banana muffins or something every once in a while.
Acts of Service: I consider acts of service as something done out of love, but not as the primary way to show love, if that makes sense. I do consider it love,because if you love your spouse you'll do that sort of thing for them, but not as much one of my more important love languages just because I expect a husband to do those kinds of things anyway... well I guess it is an important one... hm, how to word. "Meh" again.
Physical Touch: The funnest one (and yes I know that's not a word). I love just sitting close to somebody while we watch a movie or go on a hayride or whatever. This is also something that's not too hard to do if you're too shy to let someone know you like them another way. You can show it nonverbally by just sitting close to them during a movie or hayride or whatever you do for a date, or if you're walking around looking at the leaves or just taking a walk and making conversation, it's not too hard to put your hand on their back or if you're bold, around them, and if you're even bolder, reaching for their hand. This is often easier to get away with if it's cold out- and if your date says that they're cold, they might even be hinting at this. (FYI girls drop hints like crazy-- or at least I have been known to. I don't really know how much guys do because they seem to not like the whole subtlety thing as much; they seem to prefer being more blunt. Guys, any thoughts?). Just don't do something extreme or sudden because that probably won't go over well. As far as watching other people enjoy physical touch, that's a really big pet peeve of mine. Let me tell you why. to be continued after class
More info on the book:
It's by Gary Chapman, a marriage therapy counselor sort of guy. In his book he explains the different languages of love, basically how to show someone you love them in a way that will best communicate "love" to them. He also talks about different "dialects" in the languages- basically different kinds of Quality Time or Acts of Service or whatever. It's a really good book, only about half an inch thick, and I think they use it in a class but I could be totally wrong- my roommate has it and I borrowed it. It's really good and I'd recommend it to anybody college age and up- I guess teenagers too but it's more important for those who are actually looking for a more serious relationship.
Monday, October 6, 2008
Women jokes
WOMEN'S
REVENGE
"Cash, check or
charge?" I asked, after folding items the woman wished to purchase.
As she fumbled for her wallet, I noticed a remote control for a television set
in her purse.
"So, do you always carry your TV remote?" I asked.
"No," she replied, "but my husband refused to come shopping with me, and I figured this was the most evil thing I could do to him legally."
"So, do you always carry your TV remote?" I asked.
"No," she replied, "but my husband refused to come shopping with me, and I figured this was the most evil thing I could do to him legally."
UNDERSTANDING
WOMEN
(A MAN'S PERSPECTIVE)
I know I'm not going to understand women.
I'll never understand how you can take boiling hot wax,
pour it onto your upper thigh, rip the hair out by the root,
and still be afraid of a spider.
(A MAN'S PERSPECTIVE)
I know I'm not going to understand women.
I'll never understand how you can take boiling hot wax,
pour it onto your upper thigh, rip the hair out by the root,
and still be afraid of a spider.
MARRIAGE
SEMINAR
While attending a Marriage Seminar dealing with communication, Tom and his wife Grace listened to the instructor, "It is essential that husbands and wives know each other's likes and dislikes." He addressed the man,
"Can you name your wife's favorite flower?"
Tom leaned over, touched his wife's arm gently and whispered, "It's Pillsbury, isn't it?
While attending a Marriage Seminar dealing with communication, Tom and his wife Grace listened to the instructor, "It is essential that husbands and wives know each other's likes and dislikes." He addressed the man,
"Can you name your wife's favorite flower?"
Tom leaned over, touched his wife's arm gently and whispered, "It's Pillsbury, isn't it?
WIFE VS.
HUSBAND
A couple drove down a country road for several miles, not saying a word. An earlier discussion had led to an argument and neither of them wanted to concede their position. As they passed a barnyard of mules, goats, and pigs, the husband asked sarcastically, "Relatives of yours?"
"Yep," the wife replied, "in-laws."
A couple drove down a country road for several miles, not saying a word. An earlier discussion had led to an argument and neither of them wanted to concede their position. As they passed a barnyard of mules, goats, and pigs, the husband asked sarcastically, "Relatives of yours?"
"Yep," the wife replied, "in-laws."
WORDS
A husband read an article to his wife about how many words women use a day... 30,000 to a man's 15,000. The wife replied, "The reason has to be because we have to repeat everything to men... The husband then turned to his wife and asked, "What?"
A husband read an article to his wife about how many words women use a day... 30,000 to a man's 15,000. The wife replied, "The reason has to be because we have to repeat everything to men... The husband then turned to his wife and asked, "What?"
CREATION
A man said to his wife one day, "I don't know how you can be so stupid and so beautiful all at the same time. "The wife responded, "Allow me to explain. God made me beautiful so you would be attracted to me; God made me stupid so I would be attracted to you !
A man said to his wife one day, "I don't know how you can be so stupid and so beautiful all at the same time. "The wife responded, "Allow me to explain. God made me beautiful so you would be attracted to me; God made me stupid so I would be attracted to you !
WHO DOES WHAT
A man and his wife were having an
argument about who should brew the coffee each morning. The wife said,
"You should do it because you get up first, and then we don't have to wait
as long to get our coffee. The husband said, "You are in charge of cooking
around here and you should do it, because that is your job, and I can just wait
for my coffee." Wife replies, "No, you should do it, and besides,
it is in the Bible that the man should do the coffee."
Husband replies, "I can't believe that, show me."
So she fetched the Bible, and opened the New Testament and showed him at the top of several pages, that it indeed says .......
So she fetched the Bible, and opened the New Testament and showed him at the top of several pages, that it indeed says .......
... "HEBREWS"
THE SILENT
TREATMENT
A man and his wife were having some
problems at home and were giving each other the silent treatment. Suddenly, the
man realized that the next day, he would need his wife to wake him at 5:00 AM
for an early morning business flight. Not wanting to be the first to break the
silence (and LOSE), he wrote on a piece of paper, "Please wake me
at 5:00 AM ." He left it where he knew she would find it. The next
morning, the man woke up, only to discover it was 9:00 AM and he had missed his
flight Furious, he was about to go and see why his wife hadn't wakened him,
when he noticed a piece of paper by the bed.
The paper said, "It is 5:00 AM . Wake up."
Men are not equipped for these kinds of contests.
The paper said, "It is 5:00 AM . Wake up."
Men are not equipped for these kinds of contests.
God may have created man before woman, but there is always a rough draft before the masterpiece .
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Scottish Kilt trivia
You can have a Scottish kilt made for you and
part of your request includes specifying how much fabric is used which
indicates the "fullness" of the pleating in the kilt. The choices are
5, 7 or 9 yards. The expression "the whole 9 yards" comes from this.
Women and Public Bathrooms
I don't remember where I found this, but it's funny and I had to share, even if it's a bit hypochondriac.
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When you have to visit a public bathroom, you usually find a line of women, so you smile politely and take your place. Once it's your
turn, you check for feet under the stall doors. Every stall is occupied.
Finally, a door opens and you dash in, nearly knocking
down the woman leaving the stall. You get in to find the door won't latch. It doesn't
matter, the wait has been so long you are about to wet your pants!
The
dispenser for the modern "seat covers" (invented by someone's Mom, no
doubt) is handy, but empty. You would hang your purse on the door hook, if
there was one, but there isn't - so you carefully, but quickly drape it around your neck, (Mom would turn over in her grave if you put it on the FLOOR!), yank down your pants, and assume " The
Stance."
In this position your aging, toneless thigh muscles begin
to shake. You'd love to sit down, but you certainly hadn't taken time to wipe the seat or lay toilet paper on it, so you hold "The
Stance."
To take your mind off your trembling thighs, you reach for
what you discover to be the empty toilet paper dispenser. In your mind, you
can hear your mother's voice saying, "Honey, if you had tried to
clean the seat, you would have KNOWN there was no toilet paper!" Your
thighs shake more.
You remember the tiny tissue that you blew your nose on
yesterday - the one that's still in your purse. (Oh yeah, the purse around your neck, that now, you have to hold up trying not to strangle yourself
at the same time). That would have to do. You crumple it in the puffiest way possible. It's still smaller than your thumbnail.
Someone pushes your door open because the latch doesn't
work. The door hits your purse, which is hanging around your neck in front of your chest, and you and your purse topple backward against the tank
of the toilet. "Occupied!" you scream, as you reach for the
door, dropping your precious, tiny, crumpled tissue in a puddle
on the floor, lose your footing altogether, and slide down directly onto the TOILET SEAT.
It is wet of course. You bolt up, knowing all too well
that it's too late.
Your bare bottom has made contact with every imaginable
germ and life form on the uncovered seat because YOU never laid down toilet paper - not that there was any, even if you had taken time to try. You know that your mother would be utterly appalled if she knew, because, you're certain her bare bottom never touched a public toilet seat because, frankly, dear, "You just don't KNOW what kind of diseases you
could
By this time, the automatic sensor on the back of the
toilet is so confused that it flushes, propelling a stream of water like a fire hose against the inside of the bowl that sprays a fine mist of water that covers your butt and runs down your legs and into your shoes.
The flush somehow sucks everything down with such force that
you grab onto the empty toilet paper dispenser for fear of being dragged in
too. At this point, you give up. You're soaked by the spewing water and
the wet toilet seat. You're exhausted. You try to wipe with a gum wrapper you found in your pocket and then slink out inconspicuously to the sinks.
You can't figure out how to operate the faucets with the
automatic sensors, so you wipe your hands with spit and a dry paper towel and walk past the line of women still waiting. You are no longer able to smile politely to them. A kind soul at the very end of the line
points out a piece of toilet paper trailing from your shoe. (Where was that when you NEEDED it??) You yank the paper from your shoe, plunk it in the woman's hand and tell her warmly, "Here, you just might need
this."
As you exit, you spot your hubby, who has long since
entered, used, and left the men's restroom. Annoyed, he
asks, "What took you so long, and why is your purse hanging around your neck?"
This is dedicated to women everywhere who deal with a
public restrooms (rest??? you've GOT to be kidding!!). It finally explains
to the men what really does take us so long. It also answers their other commonly asked questions about why women go to the restroom in pairs. It's so the other gal can hold the door, hang onto your purse and
hand you Kleenex under the door!
This HAD to be written by a woman! No one else could
describe it so accurately!
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Family quotes
We may not have it all together, but together we have it all
Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass. [It’s about weathering it together?]
A good laugh is like sunshine in the house.
Count your blessings.
A good laugh is like sunshine in the house.
It’s nice to be important, but it’s more important to be nice.
Carpe Diem
It’s never too late to become what you might have been.
People are just as happy as they make up their minds to be.—Abraham Lincoln
Kindness matters.
You can be wise & happy or stupid & miserable. –Pres. Hinckley
For where your treasure is, there let your heart be also. Luke 12:34
O be wise; what can I say more?
This too shall pass
Always walk a mile in someone else’s shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you’ll be a mile away and have their shoes.
A life without books is like a house without windows.–Richard Steele, 1710
You always stand taller when you lift another.
Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass. [It’s about weathering it together?]
A good laugh is like sunshine in the house.
Count your blessings.
A good laugh is like sunshine in the house.
It’s nice to be important, but it’s more important to be nice.
Carpe Diem
It’s never too late to become what you might have been.
People are just as happy as they make up their minds to be.—Abraham Lincoln
Kindness matters.
You can be wise & happy or stupid & miserable. –Pres. Hinckley
For where your treasure is, there let your heart be also. Luke 12:34
O be wise; what can I say more?
This too shall pass
Always walk a mile in someone else’s shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you’ll be a mile away and have their shoes.
A life without books is like a house without windows.–Richard Steele, 1710
You always stand taller when you lift another.
Friday, March 28, 2008
if you claim to be a Mormon
A Facebook "friend" of mine wrote a scathing note about LDS culture, and this was my boyfriend's response.
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Oh boy, I like this note. Let's see, what to address...
First...I think you have suffered from the "minority representing the majority" problem that plagues the church...I'm glad you acknowledged that you know that everyone doesn't do that, which is very important, but I'd still like to point out that your examples are those people who...well, are not representative of a normal Mormon, just representative of the what too many people think is a typical Mormon.
Quick tidbit of info: The actual stance of the LDS church is that one should refrain from exclamations of that sort at all. There really isn't a time that anyone *has* to say anything like that, but people have grown so accustomed to saying stuff like that that if someone wants to change, they just censor themselves to "frick", "dang", "crap" instead of going all the way. Probably one of the least followed things in the church, actually.
Now about quoting things like the honor code, FSOY, etc...as far as the honor code goes, anyone who goes to BYU deserves to have that quoted at them, since they are legally obliged to follow it. If someone who doesn't go to BYU gets it quoted at them, then yes, that is wrong to do, but otherwise it is no different than any other contract or legal agreement. You signed it, so you do it.
Quoting the FSOY, Prophet, BoM, Official Church standings, etc...well, this again depends on who you are. If you are a Mormon who claims to believe as the church does, then you better well act like it, and these things being quoted are what you should be following. And if you claim to be a Mormon, then others who hear your claim will assume you believe as the LDS church does. If this is not true, then don't profess yourself to be Mormon. I am not saying to stop being a Mormon, but don't make people think that your beliefs are the same as the Mormon beliefs if they are not. Now I think I've gotten off...
...my original point, so let's make a new paragraph and get back on track.
If you claim to be a Mormon, then you must be prepared to have the things that define Mormon beliefs pointed out to you if you are not following them. If you are a Mormon but do not claim to follow Mormon beliefs...well, that's the problem isn't it...in fact, I'm going to come back to it later - I'll put more thought into it while I write this next part.
If you are not Mormon, and the person quoting these things is doing so because they are saying that the things they are quoting are the reason that you are wrong, then the person doing the quoting is absolutely wrong in doing that. In any case, not just the Mormon example, this is using these things in the utterly wrong context and in the Mormon case is also being rather un-Mormon. *This* is most definitely a case of forcing your beliefs, and this part is *definitely* a stupid thing to do. It simply alienates the person from your beliefs even more. . .
. . .HOWEVER (and this is where people get caught up way too often: If the person is quoting them because they are saying "I believe what you are doing is wrong, and this is why I believe that" (as opposed to "What you are doing is wrong, and this is why it is wrong"), *that* is OK. It is not the wisest of tactics, since almost anyone will assume that you are intending the second sentence, but to do so is not inherently wrong. In *this* situation, it is the fault of the one who claims to be attacked, because they are reading the situation incorrectly.
Now...back to being a Mormon but not claiming to follow Mormon beliefs...well, it seems to me that it makes both parties are in the right...your fellow Mormons still are in the right to tell you what the true Mormon beliefs are, because even you aren't telling others, you *are* a Mormon. However, you also have the right to request of someone to cease telling you those things and to expect them to stop. If you haven't requested...
...something like that, then the response should be to ask them to stop. If you *have* asked them to stop, that is when they are in the wrong.
Wow...I'm all written out. I could probably write a few comments more, but I've hit the point where I just don't want to anymore. I feel I should add a couple things though:
In case there are readers who aren't aware, the "Mormon Church", the "LDS Church", and "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints" are one and the same. Apologies if any confusion arose because of that.
Also, as I usually have to, I will add a disclaimer. This is not intended as an attack on anybody. It is also not intended to defend the LDS Church or its members, though I am sure it did at some points. I do not believe Ashley's note to be attacking either of these, and I want to make an effort to make sure people are not taking it that way, and if I tried to defend where I should have this would be contrary to that belief. So, to anyone who read her note and...
(It was just pointed out to me - the sentence above should read "...shouldn't have, this would be contrary...")
...came off offended, please re-read it and read what she is actually saying. This is also becoming less of a disclaimer and more of me starting to write again...:P But, to finish the disclaimer: I also ask the same thing if you came off of my comments offended. Please read what I wrote again and see that I am not attacking anyone. If it helps, this is written in second person: any "you" means anyone, in general, not anybody specific.
Oh, one last thing, and this time I am addressing Ashley specifically: You shouldn't discredit yourself. I am referring to "I don’t even expect people to read this far". Your point is well made and most of us, at least anyone who cares about this type of thing, will read these things all the way through.
Alright, that's it for now, there is other stuff I could write on though, so if I decide to, don't say I didn't warn you. ;)
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Oh boy, I like this note. Let's see, what to address...
First...I think you have suffered from the "minority representing the majority" problem that plagues the church...I'm glad you acknowledged that you know that everyone doesn't do that, which is very important, but I'd still like to point out that your examples are those people who...well, are not representative of a normal Mormon, just representative of the what too many people think is a typical Mormon.
Quick tidbit of info: The actual stance of the LDS church is that one should refrain from exclamations of that sort at all. There really isn't a time that anyone *has* to say anything like that, but people have grown so accustomed to saying stuff like that that if someone wants to change, they just censor themselves to "frick", "dang", "crap" instead of going all the way. Probably one of the least followed things in the church, actually.
Now about quoting things like the honor code, FSOY, etc...as far as the honor code goes, anyone who goes to BYU deserves to have that quoted at them, since they are legally obliged to follow it. If someone who doesn't go to BYU gets it quoted at them, then yes, that is wrong to do, but otherwise it is no different than any other contract or legal agreement. You signed it, so you do it.
Quoting the FSOY, Prophet, BoM, Official Church standings, etc...well, this again depends on who you are. If you are a Mormon who claims to believe as the church does, then you better well act like it, and these things being quoted are what you should be following. And if you claim to be a Mormon, then others who hear your claim will assume you believe as the LDS church does. If this is not true, then don't profess yourself to be Mormon. I am not saying to stop being a Mormon, but don't make people think that your beliefs are the same as the Mormon beliefs if they are not. Now I think I've gotten off...
...my original point, so let's make a new paragraph and get back on track.
If you claim to be a Mormon, then you must be prepared to have the things that define Mormon beliefs pointed out to you if you are not following them. If you are a Mormon but do not claim to follow Mormon beliefs...well, that's the problem isn't it...in fact, I'm going to come back to it later - I'll put more thought into it while I write this next part.
If you are not Mormon, and the person quoting these things is doing so because they are saying that the things they are quoting are the reason that you are wrong, then the person doing the quoting is absolutely wrong in doing that. In any case, not just the Mormon example, this is using these things in the utterly wrong context and in the Mormon case is also being rather un-Mormon. *This* is most definitely a case of forcing your beliefs, and this part is *definitely* a stupid thing to do. It simply alienates the person from your beliefs even more. . .
. . .HOWEVER (and this is where people get caught up way too often: If the person is quoting them because they are saying "I believe what you are doing is wrong, and this is why I believe that" (as opposed to "What you are doing is wrong, and this is why it is wrong"), *that* is OK. It is not the wisest of tactics, since almost anyone will assume that you are intending the second sentence, but to do so is not inherently wrong. In *this* situation, it is the fault of the one who claims to be attacked, because they are reading the situation incorrectly.
Now...back to being a Mormon but not claiming to follow Mormon beliefs...well, it seems to me that it makes both parties are in the right...your fellow Mormons still are in the right to tell you what the true Mormon beliefs are, because even you aren't telling others, you *are* a Mormon. However, you also have the right to request of someone to cease telling you those things and to expect them to stop. If you haven't requested...
...something like that, then the response should be to ask them to stop. If you *have* asked them to stop, that is when they are in the wrong.
Wow...I'm all written out. I could probably write a few comments more, but I've hit the point where I just don't want to anymore. I feel I should add a couple things though:
In case there are readers who aren't aware, the "Mormon Church", the "LDS Church", and "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints" are one and the same. Apologies if any confusion arose because of that.
Also, as I usually have to, I will add a disclaimer. This is not intended as an attack on anybody. It is also not intended to defend the LDS Church or its members, though I am sure it did at some points. I do not believe Ashley's note to be attacking either of these, and I want to make an effort to make sure people are not taking it that way, and if I tried to defend where I should have this would be contrary to that belief. So, to anyone who read her note and...
(It was just pointed out to me - the sentence above should read "...shouldn't have, this would be contrary...")
...came off offended, please re-read it and read what she is actually saying. This is also becoming less of a disclaimer and more of me starting to write again...:P But, to finish the disclaimer: I also ask the same thing if you came off of my comments offended. Please read what I wrote again and see that I am not attacking anyone. If it helps, this is written in second person: any "you" means anyone, in general, not anybody specific.
Oh, one last thing, and this time I am addressing Ashley specifically: You shouldn't discredit yourself. I am referring to "I don’t even expect people to read this far". Your point is well made and most of us, at least anyone who cares about this type of thing, will read these things all the way through.
Alright, that's it for now, there is other stuff I could write on though, so if I decide to, don't say I didn't warn you. ;)
Sunday, March 9, 2008
9 Dangerous Words Women Use
Nine Dangerous Words Women Use
1.) Fine: This is the word women use to end an argument when they are right and you need to shut up.
2.) Five Minutes: If she is getting dressed, this means a half an hour. Five minutes is only five minutes if you have just been given five more minutes to watch the game before helping around the house.
3.) Nothing: This is the calm before the storm. This means something, and you should be on your toes. Arguments that begin with Nothing usually end in Fine.
4.) Go Ahead: This is a dare, not permission. Don't Do It!
5.) Loud Sigh: This is actually a word, but is a non-verbal statement often misunderstood by men. A loud sigh means she thinks you are an idiot and wonders why she is wasting her time standing here and arguing with you about Nothing. (Refer back to #3 for the meaning of Nothing.)
6.) That's Okay: This is one of the most dangerous statements a women can make to a man. That's Okay means she wants to think long and hard before deciding how and when you will pay for your mistake.
7.) Thanks: A woman is thanking you, do not question, or Faint. Just say you're welcome.
8.) Whatever: Is a women's way of saying SCREW YOU! -
9.) Don't worry about it, I got it: Another dangerous statement, meaning this is something that a woman has told a man to do several times, but is now doing it herself. This will later result in a man asking "What's wrong?" For the woman's response refer to #3.
1.) Fine: This is the word women use to end an argument when they are right and you need to shut up.
2.) Five Minutes: If she is getting dressed, this means a half an hour. Five minutes is only five minutes if you have just been given five more minutes to watch the game before helping around the house.
3.) Nothing: This is the calm before the storm. This means something, and you should be on your toes. Arguments that begin with Nothing usually end in Fine.
4.) Go Ahead: This is a dare, not permission. Don't Do It!
5.) Loud Sigh: This is actually a word, but is a non-verbal statement often misunderstood by men. A loud sigh means she thinks you are an idiot and wonders why she is wasting her time standing here and arguing with you about Nothing. (Refer back to #3 for the meaning of Nothing.)
6.) That's Okay: This is one of the most dangerous statements a women can make to a man. That's Okay means she wants to think long and hard before deciding how and when you will pay for your mistake.
7.) Thanks: A woman is thanking you, do not question, or Faint. Just say you're welcome.
8.) Whatever: Is a women's way of saying SCREW YOU! -
9.) Don't worry about it, I got it: Another dangerous statement, meaning this is something that a woman has told a man to do several times, but is now doing it herself. This will later result in a man asking "What's wrong?" For the woman's response refer to #3.
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
The Berrett Call
So apparently on the Berrett side of my family going back... 5 generations, we have a song. It's to the tune of "The Call of Love" in the old LDS hymnbook (pre-1985). It looks nice, but as a song it's terribly cheesy.
Verse 1
"In the month of August, a welcome call we hear
So we answer gladly, and all assemble here
Oh, hear the Berrett Call:
Chorus
"The Berrett Call is to help us, our love to increase
A name to love and to honor, it never shall cease
We love to tell of, we love to sing of, a name good and true
Our ancestors, the Berretts, we are proud of you
Verse 2
"From a far-off country, a land across the sea
They came for the gospel, to worship and be free
Oh, listen to their call
Verse 3
"We who are their children, will each be true and strong
Be proud of our birthright, we'll always carry on.
We'll heed the Berrett Call.
Words by Louie Berrett O'Bray, 1953
Another one of my ancestors wrote this song. It's much better.
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Dorm Heart Attack Valentines' Day 2008 by Maeser 72
Previously published as a Facebook note.
Last night my roommates decided to go check on Roxy because we had heard rumors about the boys locking her in her room. What we found when we went downstairs was much different: the Maeser 72 boys were heart-attacking the front of our hall! I thought this was mostly for my roommates because they doorbell-ditched Valentines' ask-outs to some of the Maeser 72 boys (Brad Lewis, McKay Britsch, Jeff Björkman, Alan Reintjes, and Anthony Carlson) and one or two others to ask them out, but Alan has informed me that it was for everybody. You guys are awesome.
So here are all the hearts the boys wrote that I was able to write down/get a video of (my fingers and toes are frozen!). Most are original or inside jokes, and others are just cheesy or altered-to-fit-BYU pickup lines.
Hold me tightly
Gentle meadow spring sprints through the grassy darkness belting out for truth
To love and to be loved is to feel the sun from both sides
You make me feel like a natural ... man?
I love you
Let's have a textual relationship
I'll build you a cake
If you were cheese, I would totally cut you
If I was a spoon and you were a fork, we'd have a spork
We love you
1 volcano says to the other, "I lava-you!"
I will enjoy your Facebook profile
Your inner beauty consumes my soul
I need you like campus police need a life
Your pleasant personality is trumped only by your classy pants preferences
Meet me at the bell tower
If a magical wizard sent us on a magnificent quest, we would complete the quest by sundown, converse passionately by dinner, and glory in our love with all the kingdom before bed
Touch me (appropriately)
I have romantic feelings for you
If I had a magic carpet I'd fly straight to your heart and establish friendly relations with the locals
I can't hide my feelings anymore
Sink me
Tenderly embrace me ... hard
That's what he said
"Chris Brown" (enough said)
I'll give you a high-five every night we must part
You're the jello in my life
I've been and will forever be waiting for you
I would hug you so respectfully
Insert cheesy Valentines day note here
I watch you in the periodicals
I'm lovin' it! M
I'm writing this on a hymn book
Did you hear that? My heart skipped a beat
I could call you baaaaaaby
Don't hide your thoughts anymore
Oh sweet nothings
I need you like the creamery needs more selection
You turn me off ("off" crossed out)!
:)
You twist my heart like a pretzel
Are you a gardener? Because I'd like to plant my tulips near yours
Look at me eye to eye
I'm a melting igloo and you are the fire inside
I have your picture taped to my chest and I would never take it off (it would hurt)
I'm letting it all out
You are the color in my M&Ms
I need you like the cure for AIDS
The sky is jealousy because the stars are in your eyes
Some like it hot! I agree with Marylin
Fill in the blank: Our ___ is ___ and ___ will ___ die ___
Nobody touches other men but me. -- Christian
I need you like a trashman needs a dumpster
Be my Valentine
Sine may oop
If you were a booger, I'd pick you first
I cherish thee
Frolic through flowers (with picture of two stick people frolicking)
If you and I were Buddhist we would be reincarnated on the top and bottom lips of the most finest jaguar
These words all rhyme: mine, fine, time, rhyme
You --- what --- --- --- (need to go read that one again)
----------- (that one too)
If I had a nickel for every time I saw someone as beautiful as you I'd have 5 cents
I want to farm my love potatoes in your fertile garden (with picture of farmer plowing)
------- -------- 70% -------- ------- entire time (reread that too)
Nice clothes
I need you like ----- needs to come down - ------ and Mike
Kiss me gently
I'll be the honey, you be the bee
You are the honey on my buns
You are as fine as a freshly manufactured cherry door - #72 and Mike
pg. 356
I'd go a month without washing my underwear for you
I love you like a fox loves a box who needs a box who loves foxi!
72 + Fugal = trouble and/or love
I need you like a terrorist needs a cell phone activated car bomb
Silver crescent moon, find your shine in her soft eyes, a wonderful sky
You can call me Papa
Happy Valentines' Day!
Clever jokes
If you were a stack of flapjacks, I'd be a lumberjack so I could build you a two-story house to weave your baskets in
Kiss me
I want you
<3 me+you
You make me weak in the knees!
If you had a hairy lip, I would totally tweeze it for you
I need you like a fish needs a symmetrical body and paired organs to survive
You be the cheese I'll be the it
You're worth every pickup line every time
Hey girl
72 loves you
Fugal rhymes with Bugle. I love Bugles!
I need you like Roger Clemens needs a solid case - 72 and Mike
I need you like my dad needs a high-resolution big-screen TV and DVR to record his favorite shows
I'll be ---'s ---- you've --- --- --- (need to reread)
You are the sugar on my cookie
I want to capture the planets in your eyes
We love you randomly
If your lips were Skittles I'd want to taste the rainbow
Be ours
I want to make ---------------- (reread)
Romantic innuendos
This is a black Valentine
Fill in the blank: will ___ be ___ for ___ time
Love Maeser 72
Once upon a time there was a little girl who loved a little boy who really loved a different girl. Too bad!
I need you like Bob Marley needs pot - 72 and Mike
You are the Crisco to my favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe
If you were a multivitamin I would take you daily
I want to caress your eyelashes with the utmost ferocity and passion
My eyelashes flutter for you
I need you like the Krebs cycle needs acetyl CoA to transport carbon compounds
You are like an untamed stallion (with picture of snake and dragon)
Fugal me!
I think I need CPR- you just took my breath away
I love you 10^infinity
Do you have a map? I keep getting lost in your eyes
Are you lost? Heaven's a long way from here
ARGH! Surrender yer booty!
You're money!
You light my candle
I love you more than 1000 red baboons
You're the Quaker in my oats
I live for your texts!
I'll be jealous of every wallpost from other guys
FOXY
I will support you when you're old and wrinkly
I love you randomly!
Look at me eye to eye
Circle the most correct answer: Our love/hate relationship will always/never/sometimes last forever/never
Oh sweet nothings!
Your inner beauty consumes my soul
Gentle meadow spring sprints through the grassy darkness belting out for truth
To love and to be loved is to feel the sun from both sides
You make me feel like a natural ... man?
I love you
Let's have a textual relationship
I'll build you a cake
If you were cheese, I would totally cut you
If I was a spoon and you were a fork, we'd have a spork
We love you
1 volcano says to the other, "I lava-you!"
I will enjoy your Facebook profile
Your inner beauty consumes my soul
I need you like campus police need a life
Your pleasant personality is trumped only by your classy pants preferences
Meet me at the bell tower
If a magical wizard sent us on a magnificent quest, we would complete the quest by sundown, converse passionately by dinner, and glory in our love with all the kingdom before bed
Touch me (appropriately)
I have romantic feelings for you
If I had a magic carpet I'd fly straight to your heart and establish friendly relations with the locals
I can't hide my feelings anymore
Sink me
Tenderly embrace me ... hard
That's what he said
"Chris Brown" (enough said)
I'll give you a high-five every night we must part
You're the jello in my life
I've been and will forever be waiting for you
I would hug you so respectfully
Insert cheesy Valentines day note here
I watch you in the periodicals
I'm lovin' it! M
I'm writing this on a hymn book
Did you hear that? My heart skipped a beat
I could call you baaaaaaby
Don't hide your thoughts anymore
Oh sweet nothings
I need you like the creamery needs more selection
You turn me off ("off" crossed out)!
:)
You twist my heart like a pretzel
Are you a gardener? Because I'd like to plant my tulips near yours
Look at me eye to eye
I'm a melting igloo and you are the fire inside
I have your picture taped to my chest and I would never take it off (it would hurt)
I'm letting it all out
You are the color in my M&Ms
I need you like the cure for AIDS
The sky is jealousy because the stars are in your eyes
Some like it hot! I agree with Marylin
Fill in the blank: Our ___ is ___ and ___ will ___ die ___
Nobody touches other men but me. -- Christian
I need you like a trashman needs a dumpster
Be my Valentine
Sine may oop
If you were a booger, I'd pick you first
I cherish thee
Frolic through flowers (with picture of two stick people frolicking)
If you and I were Buddhist we would be reincarnated on the top and bottom lips of the most finest jaguar
These words all rhyme: mine, fine, time, rhyme
You --- what --- --- --- (need to go read that one again)
----------- (that one too)
If I had a nickel for every time I saw someone as beautiful as you I'd have 5 cents
I want to farm my love potatoes in your fertile garden (with picture of farmer plowing)
------- -------- 70% -------- ------- entire time (reread that too)
Nice clothes
I need you like ----- needs to come down - ------ and Mike
Kiss me gently
I'll be the honey, you be the bee
You are the honey on my buns
You are as fine as a freshly manufactured cherry door - #72 and Mike
pg. 356
I'd go a month without washing my underwear for you
I love you like a fox loves a box who needs a box who loves foxi!
72 + Fugal = trouble and/or love
I need you like a terrorist needs a cell phone activated car bomb
Silver crescent moon, find your shine in her soft eyes, a wonderful sky
You can call me Papa
Happy Valentines' Day!
Clever jokes
If you were a stack of flapjacks, I'd be a lumberjack so I could build you a two-story house to weave your baskets in
Kiss me
I want you
<3 me+you
You make me weak in the knees!
If you had a hairy lip, I would totally tweeze it for you
I need you like a fish needs a symmetrical body and paired organs to survive
You be the cheese I'll be the it
You're worth every pickup line every time
Hey girl
72 loves you
Fugal rhymes with Bugle. I love Bugles!
I need you like Roger Clemens needs a solid case - 72 and Mike
I need you like my dad needs a high-resolution big-screen TV and DVR to record his favorite shows
I'll be ---'s ---- you've --- --- --- (need to reread)
You are the sugar on my cookie
I want to capture the planets in your eyes
We love you randomly
If your lips were Skittles I'd want to taste the rainbow
Be ours
I want to make ---------------- (reread)
Romantic innuendos
This is a black Valentine
Fill in the blank: will ___ be ___ for ___ time
Love Maeser 72
Once upon a time there was a little girl who loved a little boy who really loved a different girl. Too bad!
I need you like Bob Marley needs pot - 72 and Mike
You are the Crisco to my favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe
If you were a multivitamin I would take you daily
I want to caress your eyelashes with the utmost ferocity and passion
My eyelashes flutter for you
I need you like the Krebs cycle needs acetyl CoA to transport carbon compounds
You are like an untamed stallion (with picture of snake and dragon)
Fugal me!
I think I need CPR- you just took my breath away
I love you 10^infinity
Do you have a map? I keep getting lost in your eyes
Are you lost? Heaven's a long way from here
ARGH! Surrender yer booty!
You're money!
You light my candle
I love you more than 1000 red baboons
You're the Quaker in my oats
I live for your texts!
I'll be jealous of every wallpost from other guys
FOXY
I will support you when you're old and wrinkly
I love you randomly!
Look at me eye to eye
Circle the most correct answer: Our love/hate relationship will always/never/sometimes last forever/never
Oh sweet nothings!
Your inner beauty consumes my soul
You boys are so creative! Tell me if I missed anything.
Alan Reintjes · 2 mutual friendstwo corrections: my name is wrong, and sorry but the valentines were for the entire hall. sorry lol
Angela Decker That's totally fine! My roommates kinda thought the whole thing was mostly or somewhat prompted by their Valentine stuff, but that's good to know it was for everybody. I'll fix your name too.- Angela Decker BTW you guys are so creative and lots of these were really funny.
Angela Bryant lol I'm sorry.. I'm one of those last min girlfriends who forgot to get their boyfriend anything.. I'm gonna have to steal some of those lines for my boyfriends present if that's okay.. way cute though! I bet that was exciteing- Alan Reintjes · 2 mutual friendshaha thanks...im impressed you recorded all those valentines tho. There must have been a few hundred between fugal and gates
Jessica Young · 2 mutual friends"If you had a hairy lip, I would totally tweeze it for you"
So romantic.....
But the whole idea was way cute guys! It made me smile!!!
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