The other day I was having an unusual conversation, and I had a question about history... well, you'd think the question would have resolved itself within the conversation, but we were never able to come up with an answer. It's going to take some research to really figure it out. But what I'm wondering is... at what point did we start using last names? I've never read in the Bible or the Book of Mormon about anybody named "Noah Smith" or "Nephi Jones" or anything like that. Now don't try to tell me it was Jesus because I know that Christ was not actually his last name... Jesus was the Christ. I'm just wondering how we can trace it back to figure out when somebody decided they should tack on another name to their given name. I mean I'm aware that names like Johnson and Anderson came from sons of John and probably Andrew, but what about the other last names... like BRILL?! It would be pretty funny to go back and look at names to find Bob Smith, son of Fred Smith, son of Edward Smith, son of Robert Smith, son of... Frank. Hmm, just something to think about...
And wait, where the heck did middle names come from?! I guess at some point somebody couldn't decide which name they liked better, so they gave their kid both names.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Friday, May 9, 2008
Extremely boring people
[This post has been edited since the original posting date.]
Have you ever heard somebody with such a boring monotone voice that it really makes you wonder how exciting their life actually is? I know you shouldn't judge a book by its cover, but I recently had that experience...
Somebody (identity will remain left unsaid) was talking, and it just sounded so dull to me that first I started to think he probably spends his time in the evenings working on upside down jigsaw puzzles. Then I thought he probably likes to discuss the molecular structure of various lettuce types on a regular basis. You never know; maybe this person is an extreme motocross rider in his spare time, but I somehow seriously doubt his hobbies are anything even close to that.
I'm wondering though, what are some other extremely boring activities one could do with their time?... other than the upside down puzzles and the structure of lettuce discussions, of course. I want to hear your thoughts!
Side note: I've also recently heard another one of my pet peeves: somebody saying "JSP page"... ugh...
Have you ever heard somebody with such a boring monotone voice that it really makes you wonder how exciting their life actually is? I know you shouldn't judge a book by its cover, but I recently had that experience...
Somebody (identity will remain left unsaid) was talking, and it just sounded so dull to me that first I started to think he probably spends his time in the evenings working on upside down jigsaw puzzles. Then I thought he probably likes to discuss the molecular structure of various lettuce types on a regular basis. You never know; maybe this person is an extreme motocross rider in his spare time, but I somehow seriously doubt his hobbies are anything even close to that.
I'm wondering though, what are some other extremely boring activities one could do with their time?... other than the upside down puzzles and the structure of lettuce discussions, of course. I want to hear your thoughts!
Side note: I've also recently heard another one of my pet peeves: somebody saying "JSP page"... ugh...
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Fulfilling My Sister's Request
Breakfast: 16 oz 1% milk with two scoops of chocolate peanut butter swirl Spiru-Tein
Snack: Strawberry yogurt ZonePerfect nutrition bar
Lunch*: Four slices of pineapple pizza from Little Caesars, one slice of pepperoni pizza from Little Caesars, basic salad with a small amount of ranch, two oatmeal raisin cookies, one chocolate chip cookie
Snack: Chocolate mint ZonePerfect nutrition bar
Dinner: 16 oz 1% milk with two scoops of chocolate peanut butter swirl Spiru-Tein
... plus 112 ounces of water throughout the day so far
*Thursday is Institute day, and we always get plenty of free food, so I tend to overdo it.
I hope you can all benefit from knowing my food intake for the day. I will be sure to keep you updated throughout the weekend.
Snack: Strawberry yogurt ZonePerfect nutrition bar
Lunch*: Four slices of pineapple pizza from Little Caesars, one slice of pepperoni pizza from Little Caesars, basic salad with a small amount of ranch, two oatmeal raisin cookies, one chocolate chip cookie
Snack: Chocolate mint ZonePerfect nutrition bar
Dinner: 16 oz 1% milk with two scoops of chocolate peanut butter swirl Spiru-Tein
... plus 112 ounces of water throughout the day so far
*Thursday is Institute day, and we always get plenty of free food, so I tend to overdo it.
I hope you can all benefit from knowing my food intake for the day. I will be sure to keep you updated throughout the weekend.
Today's breakfast
Today for breakfast I had 16 ounces of 1% milk with two scoops of chocolate peanut butter swirl Spiru-Tein. I mixed them together in the blender and then drank the mixture.
It was good.
It was good.
Monday, May 5, 2008
Today's Afternoon Activity
I got my hair chopped off this afternoon between classes. It's pretty short now.
And best of all... no artificial coloring anymore! :)
And best of all... no artificial coloring anymore! :)
Juice
In this universe of discourse which I'm about to describe, we've got four fruits...
We have grape juice and prune juice, right? One is from a "regular" fruit, and one is from a dried fruit of a different variety. My question is... where are the other juices?! I want to know why we have grape juice and prune juice, but we don't have plum juice and raisin juice. For all I know, maybe we do have those juices, but they're certainly not mainstream. What's up with that?
Another thing... as far as prune juice goes... so many people think prune juice seems so nasty, but I've never actually tried it. I'm sure it's really good for you, though. But there's just one thing... it seems like it's only old people who drink it. So another question comes to mind. How old do you have to be in order to drink prune juice and not be considered weird for drinking it? If a 25-year-old was to drink prune juice every morning with his 4:30 a.m. breakfast, that would just be weird, but if an 80-year-old was to do the same, that would be expected. At what point was the line crossed?
- A plum
- A prune, which is essentially a dried plum
- A grape
- A raisin, which is essentially a dried grape
We have grape juice and prune juice, right? One is from a "regular" fruit, and one is from a dried fruit of a different variety. My question is... where are the other juices?! I want to know why we have grape juice and prune juice, but we don't have plum juice and raisin juice. For all I know, maybe we do have those juices, but they're certainly not mainstream. What's up with that?
Another thing... as far as prune juice goes... so many people think prune juice seems so nasty, but I've never actually tried it. I'm sure it's really good for you, though. But there's just one thing... it seems like it's only old people who drink it. So another question comes to mind. How old do you have to be in order to drink prune juice and not be considered weird for drinking it? If a 25-year-old was to drink prune juice every morning with his 4:30 a.m. breakfast, that would just be weird, but if an 80-year-old was to do the same, that would be expected. At what point was the line crossed?
Caring vs. Not Caring
Okay... you start a conversation with somebody... and that person doesn't care about what you have to say.
So, that person decides to express their apathy toward the topic at hand, so they tell you, "I could care less about that." That's pretty dumb. Why do they say they could care less about it if they don't care at all? They're implying that they care some amount, which is not at all what they intended to say.
People... it's, "I couldn't care less!"
So, that person decides to express their apathy toward the topic at hand, so they tell you, "I could care less about that." That's pretty dumb. Why do they say they could care less about it if they don't care at all? They're implying that they care some amount, which is not at all what they intended to say.
People... it's, "I couldn't care less!"
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