Extra Time

So sometimes when I'm at school, I have extra time to do stuff.

Such as now.

Often times in computer tech after I finish all of my stuff a bazillion hours early (because she gives us forever and a day to do five-minute assignments), I get onto the internet. The first place I head to is Skyward to look at grades. Once that's over, I check my email. After that, I really just do whatever I want, like finding out whatever I've been interested about for the past while. Or maybe listening to music (softly, as to not disturb the other hard working students). Or maybe even play games!

And other times I post on my blog.

All in my extra time.

Top 10 Things - Calling In To Work

Alright, before I post this, I just have to clarify that I did NOT write these. I just saw them and thought that they were so ridiculously awesome that I just had to post them. The end. Here it is.

Top 10 Things
Ridiculously Awesome Reasons For Calling In Sick To Work

1. I was spit on by a venomous snake.

2. Someone put LSD in my salad.

3. A groundhog bit my car tire, causing it to go flat.

4. Sorry, I won’t be in for three days. Went to see my sister off on her cruise to the Bahamas… darn ship left with me still on it. Captain refuses to turn back.

5. I won’t be in today. My home is flooded and I’m currently standing on the dresser in my second story bedroom. Thanks.

6. The blankets were too heavy for me to lift this morning and I was stuck in bed all day.

7. I lost my car keys skiing and I can’t leave until I find them.

8. Someone dumped a truckload of sand in front of my driveway so I won’t be in today.

9. I am stuck in the blood pressure machine at Wal-Mart.

10. Hello, I’ve used all of my sick days and I’m calling in dead.

Choir

Singing.

Yep. That's pretty much what you do in a choir. But the American Heritage Youth Choir? Nope. We do much more than just sing! . . . Well actually, no. We don't. But the songs that we do sing are amazing! I love my choir.

Every Monday at 3:10 I leave to get to choir practice on time at 3:30. Sometimes I'm excited to go, sometimes I'm in a "blah" mood and don't care, and yet other times I really really don't want to go. But there's something about this choir that makes me happy. That makes me want to become a better person. What is it? It's most likely the spirit. For you see, this choir is not a normal, sing-whatever-floats-your-fancy choir. This is a choir where we sing songs that invite the spirit. Every single song. Songs like, Consider The Lilies, Love Divine, The Spirit Of God, etc.
And no matter what mood I'm in when I go to choir, I always, always leave with an optimistic attitude on life, no matter what may be happening. It's incredible.

To make things even better, our choir is going on tour this summer to California! Woo! We're performing in about 8 firesides around northern California for 8 days. It's going to be so fun! I honestly can't wait. (One of the reasons being that school will be out by then and I'm more than ready for that)

Anyway, this is Trev.

Over and Out

Top 10 Things - Words That Aught To Be Words

Top 10 Things
Words That Aught To Be Words

1. Snosterblah (snohs-ter-blah) - v. to have a sneeze attack while skydiving

2. Grumpumpus (grump-ump-us) - n. a severely pessimistic individual

3. Nostrophobia (nos-troh-foh-bEEa) - n. the fear of picking one's nose

4. Jumbunctiously (jum-bunc-tEE-us-lee) - adj. for one to be so anxious for an event that one cannot help but jumping up and down at least 50 times in succession before taking a breather

5. Freezefluffe (frEEz-fluf) - v. the act of flipping one's pillow to the colder side

6. Reverilum (reh-ver-aiy-lum) - n. the idea that reality is, in fact, a dream

7. Oysterific (oiy-ster-ih-fic) - expression. the exclamation of one referring to an event/incident that was never witnessed by any living organism (ex. a rock dying)

8. Baffely (bah-fEEl-EE) - v. the state of being so confused that one feels dizzy and one may even faint

9. Hogwartidium (hog-wart-ih-dEE-um) - n. the vain wish of many that as they reach the eleventh anniversary of birth they will come to the bizarre realization that they are, in fact, a wizard/witch

10. Alphabetordus (al-fuh-beh-tor-dus) - v. the state of being so bored/silly enough that drives one to create fake words

Crazy And Care Free

Wow! It's been quite the experience lately. And of course, neglecting the title of this post, I'm not actually care free (but I am however quite crazy). But for the past couple days I've had that feeling where I couldn't feel less responsible for anything I've done! Oh how it's so nice. I love it!

Inspiration

Isn't it a strange feeling? To go from having everything under control and you're king for a day, to being brought low into humility?

It's a great feeling.

Well, I probably shouldn't say feeling exactly, but it's a great experience. An experience that helps you grow. An experience that everybody needs to have. Because without experiencing the fall, how will you ever know how to rise? I want to share two of my favorite scriptures. One of them is 2 Nephi 2:11, 13 which says,

"For it must needs be that there be an opposition in all things . . . And if ye shall say there is no law, ye shall also say there is no sin. If ye shall say there is no sin, ye shall also say there is no righteousness. And if there be no righteousness there be no happiness. And if there be no righteousness nor happiness there be no punishment nor misery. And if these things are not there is no God. And if there is no God we are not, neither the earth; for there could have been no creation of things, neither to act nor to be acted upon; wherefore, all things must have vanished away."

The other one is 2 Nephi 2:25 which says,

"Adam fell that men might be; and men are, that they might have joy."

I think 2 Nephi 2 is one of the greatest chapters in the Book of Mormon, along with Moroni 10. But why did I share these? Because lately, I've been humbled. But you have to be brought low before God can shape you the way He wants you to be.

Another thing I would like to share is a song. It's one of my favorite songs.

In Christ Alone

Written by Keith Getty and Stuart Townend

This was an arrangement of the song In Christ Alone that was arranged by Adam Young. This may sound crazy, but I don't care. Adam is my inspiration. I want to live to be like him. He's my "hero" you could say. There are only a few people that I respect more highly than him. You may think that he's just a druggie because he writes songs with strange lyrics, but that's just like judging the book by it's cover. He's not on drugs. He just has a very wide vocabulary and a creative mind. Another reason why I respect him so highly. I don't want people to think that I'm trying to make Adam a superhuman though, because I'm not. Everybody has an inspiration in this world. Parker's is Jimmer. Jason's is probably Chuck Norris or something. Adam is mine.

This is what I know to be true. God gives us challenges. God strengthens us depending on how much we put our faith in Him. The challenges help us grow, and as we grow, we can take on harder and harder challenges until one day, we will be like God. My mom once gave me a quote.

"Where we are, God once was. Where God is, we will soon be."

Now if that's not inspiration, I don't know what is. And I firmly believe that God will help us through anything, but only if we're willing to allow Him to do so.

Till He returns or calls me home, here in the power of Christ I stand

Top 10 Things - Elevators

I've decided that I'm going to do this new thing, which is every week or so, I'm going to post a top 10 list of something completely random. So here's the first of the many to come. Enjoy!
P.S. If you want me to post a top 10 list on something, just post your idea below in the comments.

Top 10 Things
To do in Elevators

1. After getting on and somebody asks you which floor you're headed to, reply, "Oh, just the next one." Once the following floor is reached, realize that the floor you were actually destined to was the one after that. Repeat. Once the top floor is reached, change your mind and say, "actually, I'm just gonna go to the food court back on the first floor."
2. Count all of the different perfume scents you can smell on the ladies. If you can't smell it from where you're at, put your nose right up against their shoulder. If they ask you what on earth you're doing, reply, "sorry ma'am, I just couldn't quite identify the perfume you had on today." If she replies that she isn't wearing perfume, suddenly exclaim, "WHAT?! YOU LIVE IN AMERICA AND YOU DON'T WEAR PERFUME?!" Get off on the next floor disgusted.
3. Pretend you're blasting off in a rocket ship when the elevator is going up. (Sound effects are necessary) When the elevator is going down, make the *KSHHHHCK* noise and say, "Houston, we have a problem."
4. When the elevator is stationary, jump up and down, pounding the ground of it with your fists and scream at the top of your lungs, "NO NO NO!! I WANTED TO GO DOWN! I NEED TO GO DOWN!! WHY DOES EVERYBODY ALWAYS GO UP??? I NEED TO GO DOWN!" Count how many people you keep from entering your elevator. Remember that score and try to beat it the next day.
5. After entering the elevator, walk strait to the corner and sit, facing the wall and hugging your knees. After a couple of minutes start rocking back and forth. After another few minutes start softly whispering to yourself, "I can't do this. You can't make me do this. Please stop. Please stop. I can't do this." If you're not the only one in the elevator by the time you've reached the top floor, you loose.
6. Take pictures of everybody inside the elevator. Be sure to get close ups of their face. Without zooming in. If anybody asks you what you're doing, say, "I need proof that I was in public today. My dad said I was out of practice, ever since... the accident..." Trail off, then start crying. Run out of the elevator with your head in your hands on the next floor you stop at.
7. Stand inside the elevator with your arms crossed facing the door. Every time somebody enters, start shouting at the top of your lungs, "ARE YOU KIDDING?! ANOTHER ONE?? WHAT IS THIS COUNTRY'S PROBLEM?! YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF! TAKING THE ELEVATORS WHEN YOU SHOULD BE GETTING THE EXERCISE THAT YOU OBVIOUSLY NEED! WHAT DO YOU THINK THE STAIRS WERE BUILT FOR HUH? TO JUST SIT AND ROT AND IN THE FUTURE BE PUT INTO A MUSEUM FOR YOUNG OBESE PEOPLE TO LOOK AT AND SAY, 'What the heck did they use these things for?' WELL, DID YOU?!" See how many people you turn away. If you make anybody cry, you get bonus points.
8. Whenever somebody at least 30 years older than you walks into the elevator, start staring at them with that flirtatious type look. Rotate your hips side to side and have your arms playing with themselves in the front of your body. If they look at you, give them a small wave and blush. If they start walking towards you to talk to you, inform them that you weren't waving at them, you just have Turret syndrome and people often have the misconception that you're waving at them. If it's somebody of the same gender that starts walking towards you, slap them and say, "Who do you think I am?!" Storm out of the elevator on the next stop.
9. Wait on the outside of the elevator and continually press the up and down buttons. When the elevator arrives, get wide eyed and violently shake your head and say, "No, don't make me go in there! I'm claustrophobic!" Then scream. Once the elevator doors close, start to cry and say, "It left without me again! Why does this always happen to me?" Repeat.
10. If you're riding on one of those fancy elevators that have an intercom that asks you where your destination is, talk back to it by saying things like, "Wouldn't you like to know?" or, "The twelfth dimension." It makes no difference if the speaker is an intercom or an actual human elevator operator in a fancy suit.