Video Games!

I can not tell you how long it has been since I played Nintendo. I am a TV-holic but never had a strong addiction to video games. A guy in my ward has an N64 and just invited me over to play. I probably have not played since middle school and it was so much fun. We played super Mario smash brothers and it is a way fun game. I did really bad and was the least experienced of the four playing but I guess that is not necessarily a bad thing. As much as I love video games I am extremely glad that I don't have any in my apartment since I am pretty sure that I would come obsessed!

Uplifting Music

On Sunday I became better friends with YouTube and was able to find some very uplifting music. I am happy to say that there is some wonderful music that can invite the Spirit. I originally started listening to hymns but was able to find some other lovely music. My two favorites were songs called "His Hands" and "You Needed Me." I had a wonderful Sabbath day just listing to touching music and I was happy to find several songs that I just fell in love with!

Get This Song Out Of My Head!!!!!!!!

I always seem to be singing a song in my head and right now I am stuck on Miley Cyrus's song Party in the USA. To be completely honest I am not the biggest fan of Miley. My roommate played the song for me about a week ago and it has been stuck in my head ever since. It's not that it is a terrible song or anything, I'm just not into the whole Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus hype that many people are. I am looking for a new song to get stuck in my head and hopefully I will hear something good soon!

Win a Date With Tad Hamilton

The other day I watched Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! It is such a cute movie and I just love it. I was talking to one of my guy friends and he said that he did not like the movie since it was not practical. He prefers love story's that actually have some potential of happening in real life. Another one of my guy friends loves the movie so to each their own i guess. While I realize that I will not be meeting the man of my dreams through winning a contest, a girl can dream and I am always up for a romantic comedy. I know it is not realistic but it is a really cute movie and it is fun to watch it with other single girls while we discuss the world of love and dating!!!!

The Office!!!!!!!!

I am so excited for tomorrow.....because The Office season 6 starts!!!!!!! I can't wait and I think that this is going to be a great season. I am absolutely hooked on the show and can't miss an episode. For anyone that doesn't watch the office, it is not to late to start. You should watch tomorrow just to see if you like it and then can always so back and watch the past seasons. I am ready for a new set of episodes even though I can never watch the old ones too much. To anyone that doesn't like The Office...I have to admit that I was not the biggest fan the first time I watched it. Freshman year my roommates were obsessed and it was always playing in our living room. It took me a few episodes to see the humor but now I laugh non-stop throughout each episode. It is a great show and I can't wait for it to start up again!!!

TV Together Time

While I realize that there are negative effects from watching television, I think that there are several benefits that are frequently overlooked. I actually think that TV can draw us closer to each other. On Saturday I experienced just this. My roommate rearranged the living room just before the BYU football game started so our TV was unplugged and the mess made it so that it could not be plugged back in. The apartment across the hall had the game on and the door was open. I poked my head in and asked if I could watch the game with them. They said yes and more people joined us. I am in a new ward and have not met too many people yet so this was a great opportunity to met some new people. The game was amazing and I got to know some of the people in my ward better as we cheered together and analyzed the game. Watching the game together was a great bonding experience and we grew closer as we sat in front of the TV together.

Internet Dependent!

This week I have become very aware of how dependent I am of the internet. My laptop broke a few days ago so I have not had internet at my apartment. It is almost to the point where I don't know what do do with myself. The first thing I do when I get home is turn on my computer and the last thing I do before I go to bed is get on the internet. I also get online several times throughout the day. Not having a laptop for a few days has made me realize that I spend WAY too much time on it. I have had so much more free time and my days have been a lot more productive since I don't have my biggest distraction sitting in my room. I have had to plan out time to go to the library and schedule my media usage into my day. Although this has been a huge annoyance it has been helpful in making me aware of how much time I waste doing nothing on my computer.