I started to register for classes for the upcoming fall semester. All my roommates and I stayed up until midnight and registered as fast as we could. Since we are all still young students, we did not have first pick at classes. We all still got most of what we needed and now we just need to wait and see how the wait list activity goes.
My major is Wildlife and Wildlands Conservation. This will let me work in national parks, forest service, zoos, pretty much any place that needs someone who works with the environment. The possibilities are vast and specific so I won't list them all out. For this major, I have to take 20 something classes that are in this major, 10 or so biology classes, religion classes, and whatever generals I don't have done. It's going to take me a while. Most of the classes I need are taught at one time during certain semesters only. Very specific times. I was able to get most of what I need, only one will have to wait until next semester. I've talked with the people leading my department and we have all my required courses planned out for the next few years. Only a few of them overlapped and I am not able to take it fall 2015 so it'll have to be fall 2016. Oh well, it'll take me a while, but I will get it all done.
Here is what my schedule looks like as of right now. I might change a few things around just for time, but it is all very specific so we'll see what happens.
GEOG 306- Public Land Conservation
Environmental and social geography of public lands; analyzing historical, planning, management, and ecological issues
PHSCS 137- Severe and Hazardous Weather
Non-mathematical introduction to meteorology. Atmospheric structure and dynamic behavior, focusing on short-term violent weather and longer-term hazards; drought, floods, heat waves, cold waves, and climate change, including human environmental impact
PWS 115- Introduction to Wildlife and Wildlands Conservation
Assisting students in choosing individual professions and curricula
PWS 344- Natural History of Wildlife
Wildlife species and their habitats, including ecology, life histories, adaptations, behavior, genetics and population viability variables, and the ethics of global stewardship. Field trips required
PWS 350- Rangeland Ecology
Distribution and abundance of organisms and their interactions with the physical and biotic components of the earth emphasizing rangeland ecosystems
REL A 211- New Testament
Historical background, narrative, and doctrines of the New Testament. Covers the life and teachings f Jesus Christ set forth in the four Gospels
STAC 155- Self Defense
Fundamental principles, skills, and techniques
I have had friends take it and said it was really fun, and all my roommates want to take the class together
Most of these classes relate to my major but some are generals. Once you pick your major, you can take generals that relate to that major. Some generals even count as prerequisites for other classes in your major. Later in school, I will be able to take a lot of really fun classes. Some include:
Biological Diversity: Animals
Animal Restraint
Plant Classification and Identification
Animal Disease, Biosecurity, and Zoonoses
Wildlife Law Enforcement
Statistics for Geographers
World Religions
Pioneers and Persecution 1846-1899
Safety Certifications for Field Biologists (ATV, snowmobiles, chainsaws, fighting off bears, all that really cool intense outdoor stuff)
Mammalogy
Ornithology
Soil Sciences +Lab
There are so many more classes I have to take. It's a shame I can only do 18 credits per semester. I wish these classes were a bit easier to schedule. Too many of them are only available in certain semesters in certain years, only taught at one time, only taught at a certain time of year... very frustrating. It might take me a while to get everything done, but I'll get there.
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Friday, March 27, 2015
Movies
Movies are clearly very important to me. Just about everyone knows that. I work in a theater and spent most weekends of my childhood going to movies with my dad. It was so much fun... ah to be a kid again. I love the environment of movies and movie theaters. There is so much going on, not just the stuff that you see as a customer, but there are armies of people working behind the scenes. Anyways, I wanted to make my few readers aware of what I think are some of the best movies. My research has been extensive and I've sampled just about every genre of movie.
2. Easy A
This hilarious movie stars the wonderful Emma Stone. The overall plot of the movie is not a great thing. It is about a girl who has some rumors spread, she takes... advantage... of the situation, but it quickly gets out of hand and she becomes one of the less wholesome people of the school. However, it is all just rumors and she comes out on top. The movie follows the same formula that many of John Hughes' movies did, and we all know he made excellent movies. She even makes many references to his movies and says "...but no. John Hughes did not direct my life." I think this movie is one of the funniest movies I have ever seen and highly recommend it if you are looking for a laugh. Emma Stone, playing Olive Penterghast, is full of witty remarks between her and he co-stars. My dad I quote this movie more than anything else and we have seen hundreds of movies together.
3. Moonrise Kingdom
I like the quirky films. For being a low-key movie, they have a pretty decent cast. Bruce Willis, Bill Murray, Ed Norton, Bob Balaban, Frances McDormand, and Tilda Swinton all play a part. The movie is about two twelve year-old kids who become pen-pals before they fall in love and run away together. Set in the 1960's, it looks like it could have been filmed in the 60's. The score for the movie is excellent, all classical music and very well done. The kids run away just before a massive storm makes its way to their New England island and everyone goes crazy trying to find them. I believe that the beauty of a movie is in the details. This movie is full of great little details that just make it so much better. Little comments, things they do, places they go to, it just builds to be a great movie. Plus it was nominated for a bunch of awards when it first came out.
4. Tangled
Who doesn't love a good Disney movie? Rapunzel was never my favorite Disney princess growing up, but hey, she didn't have her movie yet. Zachary Levi and Mandy Moore voice Flynn Rider/Eugene Fitzerbert and Rapunzel. Mandy Moore is pretty cool and she's a great singer. Zachary Levi played in one of my family's favorite shows, Chuck, as the main character. Unpopular opinion these days, I thought Tangled was way better than Frozen for reasons that can't fully be listed. Frozen is the most popular animated movie of all time, but Tangled is also great. Frozen and Tangled actually take place in the same universe and the characters are cousins. Anyways, watch Tangled before you watch Frozen, it's better.
5. Mean Girls/Pitch Perfect
Mean Girls is the most quoted movie of my generation. There are a few movies for my age group that you just have to see. This movie has a huge cast, Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Tina fey, Amy Poehler, Amanda Seyfriend, the list goes on. Tons of people were in it before they were really big names. Big names anyways, but they just got more famous in part because of this movie. Mean Girls... how do I describe Mean Girls? You just have to watch it. It is one of the most popular movies for this day in age, even though it is like 11 years old.
Pitch Perfect came out just a few years ago. It didn't do great in theaters. It started to be really popular a few months later when people started talking about it. A movie about a college a Capella team doesn't exactly attract the massive crowds. Once people started to hear how funny it was, everyone saw it. Next to Mean Girls and Finding Nemo, people of my generation quote this movie all the time. The sequel comes out in a few weeks and I bet everyone goes to see it. Sequels are never as good, but it will still be good. Pitch Perfect is always a great choice if you want a laugh.
1. The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, Mockingjay (1 &2)
If you know anything about me, you know that I am indeed the biggest fan of this franchise. I have been with them since the very beginning. I read Hunger Games about 2 weeks after it was first published. I have been hooked on everything Hunger Games since then. No movie could ever replace this franchise in my top spot. Jennifer Lawrence, an academy award winner, is nothing less than perfect. The movies, while close to the books, has action, violence, romance, and the example of Katniss and what she stands for are a great example for readers to look up to. Plus, Katniss is just so cool, but that's just my opinion. I can't fully express how wonderful this franchise is... just take my word for it, they are the best books every written.2. Easy A
This hilarious movie stars the wonderful Emma Stone. The overall plot of the movie is not a great thing. It is about a girl who has some rumors spread, she takes... advantage... of the situation, but it quickly gets out of hand and she becomes one of the less wholesome people of the school. However, it is all just rumors and she comes out on top. The movie follows the same formula that many of John Hughes' movies did, and we all know he made excellent movies. She even makes many references to his movies and says "...but no. John Hughes did not direct my life." I think this movie is one of the funniest movies I have ever seen and highly recommend it if you are looking for a laugh. Emma Stone, playing Olive Penterghast, is full of witty remarks between her and he co-stars. My dad I quote this movie more than anything else and we have seen hundreds of movies together.
I like the quirky films. For being a low-key movie, they have a pretty decent cast. Bruce Willis, Bill Murray, Ed Norton, Bob Balaban, Frances McDormand, and Tilda Swinton all play a part. The movie is about two twelve year-old kids who become pen-pals before they fall in love and run away together. Set in the 1960's, it looks like it could have been filmed in the 60's. The score for the movie is excellent, all classical music and very well done. The kids run away just before a massive storm makes its way to their New England island and everyone goes crazy trying to find them. I believe that the beauty of a movie is in the details. This movie is full of great little details that just make it so much better. Little comments, things they do, places they go to, it just builds to be a great movie. Plus it was nominated for a bunch of awards when it first came out.
4. Tangled
Who doesn't love a good Disney movie? Rapunzel was never my favorite Disney princess growing up, but hey, she didn't have her movie yet. Zachary Levi and Mandy Moore voice Flynn Rider/Eugene Fitzerbert and Rapunzel. Mandy Moore is pretty cool and she's a great singer. Zachary Levi played in one of my family's favorite shows, Chuck, as the main character. Unpopular opinion these days, I thought Tangled was way better than Frozen for reasons that can't fully be listed. Frozen is the most popular animated movie of all time, but Tangled is also great. Frozen and Tangled actually take place in the same universe and the characters are cousins. Anyways, watch Tangled before you watch Frozen, it's better.
5. Mean Girls/Pitch Perfect
Mean Girls is the most quoted movie of my generation. There are a few movies for my age group that you just have to see. This movie has a huge cast, Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Tina fey, Amy Poehler, Amanda Seyfriend, the list goes on. Tons of people were in it before they were really big names. Big names anyways, but they just got more famous in part because of this movie. Mean Girls... how do I describe Mean Girls? You just have to watch it. It is one of the most popular movies for this day in age, even though it is like 11 years old.
Pitch Perfect came out just a few years ago. It didn't do great in theaters. It started to be really popular a few months later when people started talking about it. A movie about a college a Capella team doesn't exactly attract the massive crowds. Once people started to hear how funny it was, everyone saw it. Next to Mean Girls and Finding Nemo, people of my generation quote this movie all the time. The sequel comes out in a few weeks and I bet everyone goes to see it. Sequels are never as good, but it will still be good. Pitch Perfect is always a great choice if you want a laugh.
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
19th Birthday
I really did have a pretty great birthday. I got to spend one day doing fun stuff with Malsue and another day with my family.
On Tuesday, Malsue was able to come spend the day in Provo. The juniors had to take the ACT and everyone else had the day off. It worked out pretty well. I went and got her in the morning and we spent the whole day together. We got some really good bagels from the creamery on 9th, then she came with me to Book of Mormon. That day's lecture was a bit slow so we were a bit bored. The teacher is pretty funny but it was sorta boring. We had reservations at our favorite restaurant at 2. Until then we decided to go bum around the mall for a bit. We just hung out until it was time to go to the best place to eat, Tucanos. It is an all-you-can-eat buffet of wonderful meat that they bring to you on the sword things. It's awesome. We lasted for about an hour until we couldn't eat another bite. It was amazing. We always go for our birthdays. After Tucanos and stuffing our faces, we just hung out for a little while longer until it was time to take her to the train to go back and meet dad. It was a really fun day.
Wednesday was another great day. I just went about my usual school stuff, pretty uneventful. I took a nap, that was pretty nice. At about 7 that evening some friends and I had made plans to go to dinner. None of them had told me "happy birthday" or anything and I started to think they had forgotten. The plan was to go meet at Jenna's apartment and we would go from there. I was in for one of the best surprises of all! Jenna, Kaitlyn, and Brynn had planned with my mom to have the whole family come and surprise me! It was great, my whole family and Gam and Pa were there. Mom had made stew and bread sticks and brought cookie pizza for dessert. It was just perfect. I got a blue plaid shirt of Eddie Bauer that I've had my eye on for years, a few boxes of Thin Mints, golf balls, and gift cards to Eddie Bauer. Best store ever. My very best birthday present was getting the Jeep fixed. Long story short, some belt exploded and wrapped around my whole engine, stuff was spilling out of everywhere, it was bad, but we got it fixed. The Jeep remaining functional is really important.
It was a really great birthday. I would have some pictures, but my phone and computer are not communicating properly so I'll try later to get some pictures up.
Thank you so much to everyone who helped give me a great birthday!
On Tuesday, Malsue was able to come spend the day in Provo. The juniors had to take the ACT and everyone else had the day off. It worked out pretty well. I went and got her in the morning and we spent the whole day together. We got some really good bagels from the creamery on 9th, then she came with me to Book of Mormon. That day's lecture was a bit slow so we were a bit bored. The teacher is pretty funny but it was sorta boring. We had reservations at our favorite restaurant at 2. Until then we decided to go bum around the mall for a bit. We just hung out until it was time to go to the best place to eat, Tucanos. It is an all-you-can-eat buffet of wonderful meat that they bring to you on the sword things. It's awesome. We lasted for about an hour until we couldn't eat another bite. It was amazing. We always go for our birthdays. After Tucanos and stuffing our faces, we just hung out for a little while longer until it was time to take her to the train to go back and meet dad. It was a really fun day.
Wednesday was another great day. I just went about my usual school stuff, pretty uneventful. I took a nap, that was pretty nice. At about 7 that evening some friends and I had made plans to go to dinner. None of them had told me "happy birthday" or anything and I started to think they had forgotten. The plan was to go meet at Jenna's apartment and we would go from there. I was in for one of the best surprises of all! Jenna, Kaitlyn, and Brynn had planned with my mom to have the whole family come and surprise me! It was great, my whole family and Gam and Pa were there. Mom had made stew and bread sticks and brought cookie pizza for dessert. It was just perfect. I got a blue plaid shirt of Eddie Bauer that I've had my eye on for years, a few boxes of Thin Mints, golf balls, and gift cards to Eddie Bauer. Best store ever. My very best birthday present was getting the Jeep fixed. Long story short, some belt exploded and wrapped around my whole engine, stuff was spilling out of everywhere, it was bad, but we got it fixed. The Jeep remaining functional is really important.
It was a really great birthday. I would have some pictures, but my phone and computer are not communicating properly so I'll try later to get some pictures up.
Thank you so much to everyone who helped give me a great birthday!
Monday, March 2, 2015
Fun last week
So this last week has been fun and full of animals for some reason. Last week for FHE we decided to rent a puppy. Best business idea ever. You call this puppy service and they deliver a puppy to you and you pay by the hour. Best therapy ever. So we rented a Border Collie puppy named Jax for about an hour and half last week. He was pretty cute! He was running around outside and ate a kid's soccer ball. He was really fun.
This week in church I had another run in with critters. April and I were sitting in the hall at church waiting to go in to Relief Society as a room full of guys was getting out. This really tall guy steps out close to April and I noticed that he had a chinchilla in his hand! They are so cute, they are like bunnies and squirrels and it sounds weird but they are pretty cute. Anyways I told April to ask him over and see if we could hold the little thing. She calls him over, we ask, and he's like "oh yeah sure" and PULLS A SECOND ONE OUT OF HIS BAG! We were laughing so hard. So this guy just carries chinchillas around in his bag like it's no big deal. I asked him why he did that. He said that he had them registered as therapy/comfort animals and he takes them to see kids in the hospital to brighten their day. Is that not the sweetest thing ever?
The ducks are returning to campus. Ducks are usually everywhere all the time, but the bit of cold weather scared them off or something. They have come back the last few days and they are just funny little creatures. The ducks are so used to people being on campus all the time, so they don't get scared when you go up to them. I almost pet one today. I got within about 6 inches when it figured out what I was doing. Next time...
This week in church I had another run in with critters. April and I were sitting in the hall at church waiting to go in to Relief Society as a room full of guys was getting out. This really tall guy steps out close to April and I noticed that he had a chinchilla in his hand! They are so cute, they are like bunnies and squirrels and it sounds weird but they are pretty cute. Anyways I told April to ask him over and see if we could hold the little thing. She calls him over, we ask, and he's like "oh yeah sure" and PULLS A SECOND ONE OUT OF HIS BAG! We were laughing so hard. So this guy just carries chinchillas around in his bag like it's no big deal. I asked him why he did that. He said that he had them registered as therapy/comfort animals and he takes them to see kids in the hospital to brighten their day. Is that not the sweetest thing ever?
The ducks are returning to campus. Ducks are usually everywhere all the time, but the bit of cold weather scared them off or something. They have come back the last few days and they are just funny little creatures. The ducks are so used to people being on campus all the time, so they don't get scared when you go up to them. I almost pet one today. I got within about 6 inches when it figured out what I was doing. Next time...
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