First thing- I just saw my ACT score, and I got a 31!!! *scream of joy* *jumping up and down* *many excites* As long as they like the rest of my application, I'm gonna make it into BYU (and probs a whole lot of other colleges)! Just have to write it up when the time comes~
The successes spoken of in the title also have to do with school. I managed to get the application for the math camp sent in on time, along with signing up for concurrent enrollment in time, so the former I have to wait for whether they accept me or not and the latter... I gots to start taking the Accuplacer and deciding what classes I'm gonna take next year. Oh joy. But at least the first part of the process is done!
And barfs is because, on Friday, my nether region decided "Hey, you know what hasn't happened in a while? Excruciating pain on the first day of menstruation!" This is the worst it's ever felt since the very first time it happened. And this time it was during the school day, so even better.
Basically, the pain slowly increased over the day, and by halfway through seminary I couldn't stop my face from showing something was wrong. A few times I actually put my head down on the table, which basically only happens when I'm really not feeling good. Nonetheless, I apparently kept the whole thing quiet enough that it seemed no one suspected a thing, even though I practically ran out the door the moment I could.
I rushed to the front of the school because I'd texted my mom to pick me up, which turned out to be a terrible idea as the fast-walking made the pain worse. I alternated between pacing in a panicked fashion and rolling up in a ball until she showed up, which felt way too long. I know this was worse than most times, because it felt like nothing I did would alleviate my pain even the smallest bit, which usually isn't the case. I was doing the weirdest positions in the car ride home because I was trying to escape at least a little bit and it just wasn't working.
What was new this time was that I also had felt the slightest bit nauseous, which defs got worse while in the car. Thus, the moment my mom got the door open, I hurried to the bathroom, throwing things off me along the way, and promptly threw up in the toilet.
So yeah, that was lovely.
I think, in that short experience (which didn't feel short at all, but it luckily didn't last longer than an hour or two because after that nasty business my mom gave me Advil and Tylenol), I understood a bit better what it was like to be my sis when her body's being particularly mean to her, and maybe a bit of what it was like for my mom when she was pregnant? I mean, that's probs a whole lot worse than my one sucky day, but it was kinda getting there.
I think I should mention now that Darkrai texted me? So we've been talking again, which is awesome! I mean, a few probs arise- one being that he tends to text me at the worst times, and the other that it tends to feel like he's being demanding and occasionally a bit ticked off which doesn't feel nice inside, but I know he means well. I'd determined that I'd always try to be there for him, and I am not changing my mind on it!
So I did the Powerpuff Yourself thing on Facebook, which CN to build up hype for the new Powerpuff Girls series (I'm really unsure about whether it'll be good or not, so I've been avoiding the trailers in case they spoil anything or make me feel negative about the whole thing). This whole thing has been making my mind recall 8th grade a lot. That was when I'd written an English assignment where you were supposed to write to a company. I'm pretty sure I didn't actually send my letter to Cartoon Network, but I'd actually kinda considered it... Looking back, that letter about Buttons was even more embarrassing than it'd been when I turned it in. I am not proud about how it was written.
I think I actually had decent ideas within the letter, though, even if 13-year-old me wasn't the most eloquent. I was mildly impressed, because I didn't even remember thinking of that stuff; I just remembered Buttons.
Anyway, I only tried doing myself in the game, which came out like this:
I think it's actually pretty accurate in how I look when dressed a bit nicer except that there's a bit too much grayscale going on. This is the closest I could get in what I usually wear to school, since I realize sometimes I wear odd things:
I convinced my sister to do it too, and now we have our FB profile pics as our PPG avatars... until Tuesday morning.
In real life it's only the bottom half of her hair that goes to bright colors, but otherwise I think it's decent enough of a likeness.
As I was typing this, I decided I wanted to see if I could do Buttons- the PPG of my dreamz- but I couldn't get it close enough. Mrr.
I also downloaded the new app MiiTomo... for a few hours. Turns out it takes up a lot of space on phones, more than any of my other apps. Unless I have friends that want me to get it and will actually do stuff with me on the app, I ain't bothering. I had as much fun as I could on the app until I deleted it, though. Making Miis is fun, and I made my Mii's voice deep and mildly demonic in the end, so that was awesome.
Though I figured I wouldn't use much the photo thing on the app, after they gave me a few suggestions I realized it actually had some potential. So this first one is one that was generated by the app:
It's... not as funny as it had originally seemed when they first gave it to me. Nonetheless, amusement.
This is an exaggerated version of another generated pic:
I so plan to use it in a texting conversation. Just need to find the right time, like with all my gifs...
Last one... It started when I realized I could put more than one of my Mii in at the same time. The idea builded up from there.
For some reason, my sis thought it was super creepy. *quiet cackle-chuckle* I'm so using this, too- probs more than the previous one.
I finally finished the first book of the Magnus Chase series! Finally! FINALLY! Really good book, but it was longer than usual and I didn't get as much time as I usually get to read it, thus taking weeks.
I still have another thing to talk about! (You are either currently "Yay!"ing or feeling disappointed.) This weekend was General Conference! *It's the most wonderful time of the year~*
I had invited Coatrack and Carter to watch it, but had forgotten to do so until there were only a few minutes till the dirt session started... Oops. Coatrack hadn't replied, but I got to tell Carter a bit more about it, and he said he might actually watch a bit of it! Yes!
Due to that, though, I suddenly felt a lot more conscious about just how focused on Christ the Conference is. That was because Carter isn't actually really religious, as far as I understand... And, well, I'd told him that the messages were about things like forgiving and serving and becoming a better person. 'Tis indeed true all of that, but I never truly realized how much those messages were enclosed within tons of gospel doctrines and truths and scriptures and testimonies and stuff... I suddenly felt a bit bad and embarrassed I invited him to watch it, because, if he actually did, he probably couldn't handle it for long. I doubt he could really feel resentment against me for that sort of thing, but he still wouldn't be happy. I'm just really, really hoping that, if he watched it, he was able to feel the Spirit and maybe learn a bit, or at least feel enough interest to ask me about something later...
Whatever the case about my friends, I felt the Holy Ghost a lot during GF and it invigorated me with more desire to accomplish those things I'd wanted to do since coming here! What happened to trying out Hit Record? Finishing those chapters of VH? Using some time at school for writing? Doing more exercise?! I need to get myself to just do these things already! Plus I wanna try to do a bit more service-sort of thing, like what was suggested in GF. They talked in both the Women's Session and final general session about the refugees worldwide. They really helped to put in more perspective and now I wanna see if I can actually do something.
One is that the amount of refugees is about or over 60 million. Since they stated the number of members by the end of last year was over 15,600,000 (I didn't get much more of the actual number than that, except that it ended in 99). There are 4 times more refugees than Mormons. And there are a lot of Mormons.
There's also that they talked about how the first Latter-Day Saints were refugees themselves. How unfair was it that they were the first generation, and they got bullied around so much? Tripped, then kicked when down, then stomped on? That sort of history is rarely appreciated outside of Utah and the Mormon culture, but all members share with that history because it's so important. They suffered, yet continued to be so faithful; they suffered, yet followed commandments and endured to the end, and because of that we have Utah and the gospel is so widespread now.
And then there's Dieter F. Uchtdorf, who was a little kid in Germany during World War II. His stories are so astonishing and heartbreaking, and I doubt I would have heard ones like those anywhere else. He's such an amazing man- yes, LDS meme, he is Arnold Schwarzenegger 2.0 indeed- and he teaches a lot and radiates so much of a Spirit, like all the other Church leaders. (He's a favorite, though.) It hurt so much to see him try to talk to say who was gonna speak next after the leader who had talked about the refugees... He was one of them, once.
So yeah. I feel more motivated to help at least a little bit. If not any refugees, then anyone closer to home that needs help. I hope I can do something.
I'll leave somewhat of a summary of this conference here now (mostly notes from the talks I wrote the most down for).
Is our reaction to trials to remember that we are children of God and he allows us to go through hardships because he loves us and knows it will make us stronger?
Just as a car cannot fulfill its potential without its keys, the gospel requires the priesthood keys for the saving ordinances.
Forgive. "None of us should be defined by the worst thing they have ever done." If we live with grace with one another, grace shall be our reward on the last day.
"Nephi realized that life would be the most unfair for the Savior." We can choose to turn toward or away from Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ.
We must not delay coming to the rescue to other members. We must not give up. We are all called to rescue.
Choices can change a lot the way life goes, but we can do our best to stay on the right path because we actually know where we're going. "May we choose the harder right instead of the easier wrong."
In Lehi's dream, the ones who had tasted the fruit had fallen away because of the people in the building, but those who ignored the taunters and stay with the prophet were continuously partaking of the fruit.
Christ can and will save us; we need to let ourselves hope and believe he'll come, then obey his commandments. We will be rescued, like the one lost sheep. "Obedience is the lifeblood of faith."
Join in the effort to help refugees around the world, starting in your own community.
It is through opposition that the Plan of Salvation can actually takes place. "It is opposition that enables choice", and it is what allows us to become who He wants us to be.
It is because of the Atonement and Resurrection of Christ that we can have hope, and receive the fullness of joy and eternal happiness.
It is okay if you have things in your life you need to improve. "And the great thing about the gospel is that we get credit for trying, even if we don't always succeed." "He wants to bless us!" "Heaven is cheering you on!"
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