kaleidoscope
Ancient Greek kalos "beautiful" + eidos "form or shape" +
-scope "tool for examination" -meaning "observer of beautiful forms" and "constantly changing pattern"

Friday, April 22, 2011

The Job Hunt Begins

Summer is here again!  I have mixed feelings.  Of COURSE I love the sun, swimming, no homework and the like... not that Utah is making that possible this year.... The drawback?  I'm pretty sure this might be my third or maybe fourth summer without a steady job.  Lame-o.  I'm a fun guy.  I work hard.  I'm capable.  True, I always have to ditch the job for a month every summer, but is that REALLY a good reason not to hire someone so willing and in need of souvenir money.... I mean rent money?  Why is finding a job so awful and hard.  It feels like this...
How pleasant.  When I rule the world.... there will be lots of jobs, bosses will hire the most qualified people (not people with connections), people will respond back promptly, and companies won't want you to work on the weekend.  Does anyone doubt I'm a business major NOW?!  Well, I do... but that's beside the point.  My professors would love that I blogged about "the job hunt".  Just don't tell them I don't actually like dressing up and having awkward questions fired at me.  You ask who does?  I will direct your attention to the Marriott School.

Monday, April 18, 2011

Dreaming...

I've been thinking a lot lately about where my life is going.  I have no idea what I want to do when I grow up.  There's so much that is uncertain.  I have big dreams.  I want my life to be incredible.  Do I really HAVE to be practical?  Then there's times where I dare to dream...  I think big.  I have passion.  There's hope that I CAN be everything I dream of.  But then, sometimes those dreams get squished, and that's sad.  I'm not trying to be dramatic, but sometimes the wind gets taken out of my sails.  Dreams are impractical.  Dreams are for dreamers.  
But, what if I WANT to be a dreamer?!  What if life really COULD be what I imagine?  So, sometimes I just try to put some wind back in my sails because I can choose that.  One of my favorite quotes from Shakespeare is in the Tempest: "We are such stuff as dreams are made on."  Aren't we, though?  A little encouragement from Henry David Thoreau: "Go confidently in the direction of your dreams.  Live the life you imagined."  It's hard, but I intend to.

Sunday, April 3, 2011

The talented Miranda!

Many of you know of my love for Miranda.  She's SO talented!!!  But really... the girl who plays her (Colleen) constantly amazes me at how bad she can sing. Even though she's not real, her videos bring me SUCH JOY!  Here's a little sampling of my favorite clips of Miranda's.  Enjoy!
Hopefully you have a new appreciation for Miranda.  And now..... here's my very favorite one of ALL!!!!!!!!