Aren't they Beautiful?!

Is it weird that I'm totally thrilled by these pictures? I mean those are some BEAUTIFUL pigs!

Yeah baby

Birthday list

Okay so in case you were all wondering what you could get me for my birthday (coming up on the 16th) I thought I'd help you out and post a list, starting with most outrageous and continuing in no particular order.
1. A scooter--don't laugh they get great gas mileage.
2. A computer--so I don't have to come up to campus to check my e-mail
Okay now that I'm done wishing here's some real stuff:
3. Gift cards to Target and the like, anywhere where I can get some cute clothes and/or a good coat
4. North and South (not the Civil War one) book or movie.

Please see: http://www.amazon.com/North-South-Daniela-Denby-Ashe/dp/B000AYEL6U/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1220914320&sr=8-1
and
http://www.amazon.com/North-South-Oxford-Worlds-Classics/dp/0192831941/ref=pd_bbs_sr_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1220914320&sr=8-3

5. Earphones (preferably small)
6. CD player or Discman
7. MP3 player
8. Blank CDs
9. Flash drive
10. Rechargeable AA batteries
11. Ever by Gail Carson Levine
Again please see:
http://www.amazon.com/Ever-Gail-Carson-Levine/dp/0061229628/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1220914522&sr=1-1
12. Candy
13. Membership at Gold's Gym (I don't know how much it costs I'm just throwing it out there)
14. A Bike
15. Glissen Gloss Rainbow Blending Thread 000 Bright White
Last time:
http://www.glissengloss.com/rainbow/r000.html
16. Dangly Earrings
17. Live Free Die Hard
18. Fresh peaches
19. Money
20. Visits and/or calls

Okay there's the list, any books or movies you feel you must share with me are welcome, please don't buy me clothes I like to pick my own.
And yes I am very much aware that I haven't gotten anyone but Momma a birthday present in about two years. I never said you were obligated to get me a present. Please see Item #20. :)

Small World

Was it Aunt Gloria who always used to say that you could be anywhere, anytime, and meet someone who you had a connection with somehow? Well if it was her I'm proving her right, much to the bemusement of my roommate, Amanda. The first time I went anywhere with her it was to our bishop's house for lunch, and before we left there we found out that the bishop's wife is descended from Thomas Robert Forsyth. As if that wasn't enough, on Friday we had a ward social and afterwards Amanda and I went with a random guy named Jordan that neither of us knew and a few other people to go watch a movie at his house. After a little conversation we found out that Jordan's sister is marrying an Elder from my mission who I knew moderately well. Final example; yesterday Elder Holland gave a talk for a CES fireside and none of my roommates went, so I walked there myself. As I was coming out of my apartment complex another guy started walking in the same direction, so we started talking and chatted all the way up to the Marriott center where the fireside was. When we got there he started coordinating with some friends he was going to meet, and invited me to sit with them. I though, hey! if you've gotta sit with strangers anyway, might as well be these guys as anyone else, right? But when we met up with his friends I found that they were two elders from my mission! Elder Murray and Elder Turner, now Garen and Dallen. The guy I had just met was rather surprised, it was really funny.
so I guess it's just a small world, huh?