Live Simply.

Okay, I said I would blog again, so here I am. I spent the latter half of my summer in Canada, and it was glorious. Brent's family are angels sent straight from heaven. His nieces and nephews were adorable, and the scenery was outstanding. I can/can't wait to live there someday. Cheers to -30 degree weather in the winter. Here are some hot photos from the trip.

Lulu is the little curly brunette. She is a character, a complete tomboy. The baby boy is Harrison, and I think he might be the gerber baby model. Honey is the curly blonde, and she is a diva. Her favorite thing to say is: "I am a Japanese Princess, ching chong!" Maybe a little racist. She also has a black babydoll, which I thought was pretty unique. Rocco, Ivory and Jake were not pictured, but they were equally adorable. Moving on. I had an incredible experience with one of my co-workers yesterday. No, not that kind of experience. His name is Robert, and he is perhaps the nicest man I have ever met. His nose looks like he just walked into a sliding glass door, but you don't pay attention to that, because of his energy. He gives me faith in humanity. We need more people like him in the world.

Not all who wander are lost.

Maybe I should blog more often. Maybe not. Right now I am completely overwhelmed with school. Perhaps I shouldn't have started into my major classes by taking on 17 credits. I'm definitely going to drop my cognitive psyc class. My professor is a pompous jerk, and I feel completely degraded by him. Plus, he walks around without shoes. Which is weird. I have reason to speculate that my abnormal psyc teacher may, or may not be a murderer. Either way, I am fascinated by the subject, and have found my direction in my career. I have decided I want to become a psychotherapist, for adolescents. I have always wanted to do something that in some way betters mankind. It all boils down to something my uncle told me years ago: that doctors stitch up physical wounds, and they heal in time, but a psychological problem will stay with you forever. The pain that some people live with is inconceivable, and it is something they will have for life. Aside from that, I find psychology completely fascinating. For instance, in my abnormal psyc class we talked about this woman who had multiple personality disorder, and had 26 different personalities! Some were artists, some were left handed, some could sing, some were black, and some were children. The difference between this and schizophrenia is that you are aware of your physical limitations. For instance, if one personality is a man, you are still aware that you are a woman and that you cannot grow a beard, whereas if you are a schizo, you truly believe you are a man. Anyways, back to the lady with the MPD. She developed each of these personalities from some traumatic event in her life, like her black little girl personality, she developed this because her mom wouldn't let her play with her black friend when she was a child. IT BLOWS MY MIND. I go to class every day just to get my mind freaked. Lets just say, I take heavy doses of asprin daily to prevent aneurysms or other potential brain injuries. Also, my work load is quite heavy, so I don't have much free time. Now, time for the good. Brent and I have pretty much established the fact that we are going to be together for quite some time, so I have been pretty stoked about that. Our relationship is good. Really good. My roommate Jenni is a freshman, so a still a bit braggy and naive, but I love her nonetheless. My wanderlust tendencies are kicking in hardcore, so I find myself driving in no particular direction, and throwing what little money I have at aspirations that further my traveling dreams. COME FEBRUARY I AM GOING TO MAUI! Also, in December I am going on a 5 day backpacking trip to the grand canyon with my mountain man of a father, and we are also making our way up to Vancouver, and Victoria BC. GO CANADA! I have work now, so no pictures today. Maybe tomorrow?