Nov 09 Life Update

I haven’t posted in… 8 months.  Wow. I dunno what happened. I’m trying to make a resolution to blog maybe about once a week. Well see.
Updates:  School: I have been in graduate school for 3 months(ish). Things are going… pretty well. On one hand, I find the material to be very very very easy. Not [...]

25 random things about Me.

A note-chain is sweeping through Facebook. I read what a few of my friends wrote about themselves and learned a lot. I was tagged to do one, so here it is:

1. The valves in my veins do not close properly- I’ve had over 40 incisions made in my legs to remove and seal my most [...]

New Year 2009: Half-hearted resolutions, etc.

I graduated from BYU. Alumni, that’s me.
I hold a Bachelor of Science degree
(capitalization = looks more impressive)
in
Clinical and Developmental Psychology
w/ a minor in Business Management.
I sold back my books, and old textbooks I had been hoarding away, and all that’s left is to order my cap and gown and walk in April. Under [...]

Life Update

Undergrad
So I’m sitting at my desk with my Gmail Calendar open with House episodes in the background. Best show ever. Anydangway, I’m making sure that I have all the assignments from my classes on my schedule. Business Management? Check. Organizational Behavior? Check. Psychology of Personality? Check. Introduction to Sociology? Check. Introduction to Social Work? Check. [...]

Master’s of Social Work

Licensed clinical social worker: A social worker trained in psychotherapy who helps individuals deal with a variety of mental health and daily living problems to improve overall functioning. A social worker usually has a master’s degree in social work and has studied sociology, growth and development, mental health theory and practice, human behavior/social environment, psychology, [...]

Last Semester Kick-off

 
I know I haven’t blogged in forever. And I’m not going to tonight. I’m too tired to write a decent comprehensive update on what’s been going on. For now I’ll just catch you up a bit.
 
I went to Jamaica, the Caymen Islands, and Mexico on a cruise and liked it a lot. If you’re a [...]

Career Satisfaction

He’s thinking, “I hate my job.”

So as you can imagine I’ve been thinking a lot recently about careers. I have several paths in front of me. In fact, I can still do just about anything I want. Here’s what’s going through my head. I’m going to be doing this job for hours and hours a [...]

Why I don’t like being hit on. Nor dances.

My posts recently have been rather selfish. I write about what interests me and if it turns out to interest you is secondary. So I thought I’d write a post that might be slightly more interesting to you, my readership.

I don’t like being hit on. Don’t get me wrong, it’s flattering, but I don’t enjoy [...]

Suicide

If you are thinking of taking your own life, take a moment and visit one of these sites:

http://www.metanoia.org/suicide/
http://suicide.com/
http://www.suicide.org/

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I had a startling epiphany tonight. It was regarding suicide.
Not mine but read on.

One of the reasons I moved from Blogspot to WordPress is because I have more administrative powers when it came to page development and access [...]

My Two New Loves: CNBC and Buffet

Well here’s brief update on my interests. I’ll be succinct.

Stock game plan- On Hold
I’ve found that my mock portfolio is quelling my investing appetite for now. Given that I don’t have much to invest, I’ve decided to hold off on the real deal. I have my watch list, I’m reading books, reading online, and [...]

Let’s Check my Stocks

Well, I’ve had my mock portfolio up and running for a while now and thought I should hold myself accountable by reporting back to my loyal subjects how I’m fairing.

So, on June 17th I bought 1351.35 shares of Origin Oil at 37 cents. Which cost 500 bucks. I sold all shares 1 month 1 day [...]

HR Job?

So my dad called me today. He is always interested in what I’m thinking about doing post-grad (answer: dunno yet). His newest question was if I’ve looked into what careers people pursue with bachelors in psychology. I have, and sure, that option is definitely on the table. The example he used is a career in [...]

BYU Alum ‘o8. That’s me.

I used to feel like there is 1 job out there that I was predestined to find and find now. Currently I feel like it’s more like a game of hot/cold– I feel that I’m supposed to come to a fork in the road, choose one path, only to come to another. Sometimes the choices [...]

My Bike Ride to Mt. Sinai

I don’t keep a journal, so I’ll just tell you my experience. It sounds kind of corny, I know, but I feel like I just got back from a 3 week vacation. I feel like a new person.

I picked up my bike today (new road tires) and put on a headlamp, odometer, fanny pack thing, [...]

My Health and Hobbies

Intellectual Emotional Spiritual Financial Physical

In the autobiography Convictions, John Kroger worked thirteen hour days seven days a week. After three years he decided to take his first vacation. What can I say, his job was his life. So I [...]

Should I Double Major??

What do you think?
Background
So I will take the LSAT (again) and apply to law schools in October then be ready to graduate in December. However, there’s a chance that I will only be accepted to my ’safety net’/plan B law schools… when I get to that bridge– March or so– maybe I’ll be ok with [...]

I’m not Suicidal: of Girlfriends and LSATs :(

What a horrible past few days. Especially the past 24 hours. Just awful. Terrible, horrible, no good very bad day. I can’t remember a worse 24 hours in a long long time. Everything was going my way just 2 days ago and now I’m left with a hope and a prayer. Luckily, as my mom [...]

Glenn Beck: Patriot

Last night I went to a patriotic meeting to kick off the city’s Freedom Days leading up to the 4th of July. This meeting was great . I happened upon a family that I am friends with and sat with them and chatted about the speaker- Glenn Beck . I remember hearing him on the [...]

Law School Admissions Test: my experience

Feel free not to read this. I ramble… a.. Lot.
Ok, so the LSAT is one of the two biggest factors law school admissions councils look at to weed out potential candidates (along with GPA). While different schools apply different weights to various criteria, some consider the LSAT the top indicator of first year performance (which [...]

Investing: My new Hobby

Here’s the skinny my loyal followers.

Background
I have always known business to be very important (hence my minor in Business Management), but I do not enjoy it. My brother and my father are both accountants. They enjoy the workings of a business. I do not. I enjoy people. Ok, I’m getting way off topic. What was [...]