1. I want a Night Fury, really badly right now actually. I love that movie ("How to Train Your Dragon") more than any other that I've seen in the past...forever actually. Every time I go see that movie I become more and more convinced that a Night Fury is really the only pet I ever want.
2. The couples currently in my life are driving me absolutely crazy (okay more like the couples in my ward). I'm sick of double-dating with them last minute, and I'm sick of hanging out with them and being like an awkward third wheel who's only there to chaperon... really it's pretty darn annoying.
3. Possibly the reason those couples annoy me is because there's a large part of me that is jealous that I cannot be with the girl I care deeply for when I see them together having such a good time. It gets kind of old, waiting for another month before I can see her again.
4. When I am tired/sleep deprived, I am much more moody and attitudinal than anyone you have ever met in your life...ever. Honestly I really try and get adequate sleep most of the time, so that I don't become moody and end up saying something I regret. However these same things happen when I hang out with the same people for extended amounts of time...so I try to limit hang out time too. My poor college roommates.
5. Music is honestly one of the most important things in my life. Music controls my emotions more than anything I ever know, and it's the easiest way to let the Holy Ghost into my life. There's nothing I've experienced in my life that can get me as emotional (and that means any emotion) as music.
6. I am not an Eagle Scout...and I never will be. This might be a regret for me later, but honestly I feel like it was the right decision. In the scout law it says that a scout is brave and a scout is trustworthy. Honestly if I had gotten me Eagle I would have felt neither about myself, because I feel as though others earned most of my merit badges for me, and the only reason I was planning on getting me Eagle was so I wouldn't have to stand up to people and actually explain why it didn't feel right to me. So ironically I feel like I was a better scout by not getting my Eagle than I would have been if I had gotten my Eagle...weird eh?
7. One of my favorite people, and the person I have struggled most with in the world is my older brother, I have struggled with him all of my life, and I've always felt as though he's been denying the fact that I have matured since he's come home from his mission. He always tries to tell me what to do, and I feel like he doesn't notice anything outside of what's important to him. And yet, I love the kid, and when I need him most, he's there for me. He's gotten me into a lot of things that have become my favorites, and honestly, it truly is a blessing to have him home, because he knows a lot about the things that I'm going through right now.
8. I'm quick to judge. It's not good, but it's true. It's the thing I need to work on most I think, because I make stupid mistakes, and expect everyone to forgive me and not judge me, but I leap to conclusions faster than a fat kid asks for a sixth piece of chocolate cake.
9. My favorite apostle ever is Jeffrey R. Holland. Every time he speaks in General Conference I love his talks. And his testimony of the Book of Mormon video on lds.org is possibly my church video ever.
10. I'm excited to start college in the fall. It's what I've wanted to do since pretty much 9th Grade, but I'm terrified about leaving almost everything I know. It's true I used to live whereabouts I'm going to college, but that seems like an entirely different life to me. I don't have very many friends out there, or my parents anywhere near. It'll be an adjustment that I pray I'm ready forever.
11. This may seem obsessed, but I just bought the "How to Train Your Dragon" soundtrack off of iTunes today. Honestly I think one of the reasons I love that movies so much is because of the music, which honestly I guess shouldn't surprise me.
12. I love the TV show "Merlin" it's AMAZING!!! Honestly it's really good, and there hasn't been too much objectionable stuff in it at all really. Well I guess there's violence, but it's not gory at all, it's actually really fake looking, so I feel fine watching it, and the stories are mostly good.
13. One of my biggest regrets is that I never learned to play the piano that well. Someday I want to sit down and really practice, but I still haven't done it yet. Hopefully I'll get there.
14. I love to dance. If you've seen Glee, this will make sense, I have the same dream that Artie had. I may not be a great dancer right now, but someday I want to be able to dance. That's not exactly manly, but I went to a ward youth activity recently and had a great time teaching everyone to Waltz, there's just something fun about dancing in general.
15. My dream is to serve a mission, marry in the temple, settle down in a house with an awesome library, be able to support myself and my family on my writing, teach early morning seminary, and perform in community theatre productions. That's the dream life for me, my American Dream.
16. I'm not a good leader a lot of the time. I like to fool myself and think that I am, but honestly when it comes to people I don't know, I don't do a good job at being the leader. I rely too much on leading by example, and I'm absolutely terrible at telling people what to do. I think my strongest leadership point is that I love people and actually care about what most people say.
17. Until this summer I spent more time with girls then guys. All of a sudden ever since high adventure this summer I've been hanging out more with the guys. It's been a blast. Now I know that girls ruin everything, since on of my best friends is now wasting all of his time with the girl who dumped him at the beginning of the summer, and just asked him to come back Wednesday night. He's become one of the couples I can no longer stand...darn girls.
18. A part of me is bitter about the fact that the girl I would do nearly anything for, lives so far away. Part of me blames her for the fact that the distance is a problem, but I guess in a month we'll discover if it truly was a large burden or not.
19. My favorite hymns are "Come, Come Ye Saints" and "Praise to the Man." My favorite line in them is the "millions shall know brother Joseph again." Honestly one of the reasons I want to reach the Celestial Kingdom is so that I will be able to meet Joseph Smith. I respect that man more every time I learn more about him. He wasn't perfect, but he certainly is a great example of what we can become in this life.
20. Indian food is the best stuff to eat on this earth. Honestly nothing better.
21. I've never seen quite a few of the Disney "classics." Bambi, Pinocchio, Snow White, Dumbo, Aristocats, and The Rescuers, haven't seen any of them. Every time I tell people this, they call me deprived...but I have seen the good ones, so what's the point of watching so-so Disney movies when I like a lot of the other ones better?
22. I don't deal well with sports...really I'm pretty pathetic when it comes to hand-eye coordination, or any coordination at all, which all sports seem to depend on. I'm not fast, or really athletic, but I'm practicing some of the above, so someday I might not be as much of an athletic embarrassment.
23. I am not very aggressive, but I'm ridiculously competitive. I hate losing, and that might be why I don't deal well with sports. I don't have any of the skills to play sports, and yet I can't stand losing. I can't stand losing board games or card games either. The competitiveness runs in my dad's side of the family, and the pacifism runs in my mom's side, so yeah, not a good mix within one person.
24. I try to be a good listener most of the time. I've discovered how much you can surprise people if you listen and retain what they have to say.
25. I love teaching others things that I've learned, it's really fun to see people learn what you have to teach them.
