I saw this on a friend's blog and though it looked like fun :)

200 things you could do in your lifetime.
Highlight the ones you've done and repost!

1. Touched an iceberg
2. Slept under the stars
3. Been a part of a hockey fight
4. Changed a baby's diaper
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Swam with wild dolphins - I didn't swim with them, but I have fed them - does that count?
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a tarantula
10. Said "I love you" and meant it
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Stayed up all night long and watched the sun rise
15. Seen the Northern Lights
16. Gone to a huge sports game
17. Walked the stairs to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
19. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
20. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Bet on a winning horse
23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Taken an ice cold bath
28. Had a meaningful conversation with a beggar
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Ridden a roller coaster
31. Hit a home run
32. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
33. Adopted an accent for fun
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Felt very happy about your life, even for just a moment
36. Loved your job 90% of the time
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Watched wild whales
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Gone on a midnight walk on the beach
41. Gone sky diving
42. Visited Ireland
43. Ever bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited India
45. Bench-pressed your own weight
46. Milked a cow
47. Alphabetized your personal files
48. Ever worn a superhero costume
49. Sung karaoke
50. Lounged around in bed all day
51. Gone scuba diving
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Done something you should regret, but don't
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Been in a movie
60. Gone without food for 3 days
61. Made cookies from scratch
62. Won first prize in a costume contest
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Been in a combat zone
65. Spoken more than one language fluently
66. Gotten into a fight while attempting to defend someone
67. Bounced a check
68. Read - and understood - your credit report
69. Recently bought and played with a favorite childhood toy
70. Found out something significant that your ancestors did
71. Called or written your Congress person
72. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
73. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
74. Helped an animal give birth
75. Been fired or laid off from a job
76. Won money
77. Broken a bone
78. Ridden a motorcycle
79. Driven any land vehicle at a speed of greater than 100 mph
80. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
81. Slept through an entire flight: takeoff, flight, and landing
82. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
83. Eaten sushi
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read The Bible cover to cover
86. Changed someone's mind about something you care deeply about
87. Gotten someone fired for their actions
88. Gone back to school
89. Changed your name
90. Caught a fly in the air with your bare hands
91. Eaten fried green tomatoes
92. Read The Iliad
93. Taught yourself an art from scratch
94. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
95. Apologized to someone years after inflicting the hurt
96. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
97. Been elected to public office
98. Thought to yourself that you're living your dream
99. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
100. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn't know you
101. Had a booth at a street fair
102. Dyed your hair
103. Been a DJ
104. Rocked a baby to sleep
105. Ever dropped a cat from a high place to see if it really lands on all four
106. Raked your carpet
107. Brought out the best in people
108. Brought out the worst in people
109. Worn a mood ring
110. Ridden a horse
111. Carved an animal from a piece of wood or bar of soap
112. Cooked a dish where four people asked for the recipe
113. Buried a child
114. Gone to a Broadway play
115. Been inside the pyramids
116. Shot a basketball into a basket
117. Danced at a disco
118. Played in a band
119. Shot a bird
120. Gone to an arboretum
121. Tutored someone
122. Ridden a train
123. Brought an old fad back into style
124. Eaten caviar
125. Let a salesman talk you into something you didn’t need
126. Ridden a giraffe or elephant
127. Published a book
128. Pieced a quilt
129. Lived in an historic place
130. Acted in a play or performed on a stage
131. Asked for a raise
132. Made a hole-in-one (let me clarify - this was in mini-golf)
133. Gone deep sea fishing
134. Gone roller skating
135. Run a marathon
136. Learned to surf
137. Invented something
138. Flown first class
139. Spent the night in a 5-star luxury suite
140. Flown in a helicopter
141. Visited Africa
142. Sang a solo
143. Gone spelunking
144. Learned how to take a compliment
145. Written a love-story
146. Seen Michelangelo’s David
147. Had your portrait painted
148. Written a fan letter
149. Spent the night in something haunted
150. Owned a St. Bernard or Great Dane
151. Ran away
152. Learned to juggle
153. Been a boss
154. Sat on a jury
155. Lied about your weight
156. Gone on a diet
157. Found an arrowhead or a gold nugget
158. Written a poem
159. Carried your lunch in a lunchbox
160. Gotten food poisoning
161. Gone on a service, humanitarian or religious mission
162. Hiked the Grand Canyon
163. Sat on a park bench and fed the ducks
164. Gone to the opera
165. Gotten a letter from someone famous
166. Worn knickers
167. Ridden in a limousine
168. Attended the Olympics
169. Can hula or waltz
170. Read a half dozen Nancy Drew or Hardy Boys books
171. Been stuck in an elevator
172. Had a revelatory dream
173. Thought you might crash in an airplane
174. Had a song dedicated to you on the radio or at a concert
175. Saved someone’s life
176. Eaten raw whale
177. Know how to tat, smock or do needlepoint
178. Laughed till your side hurt
179. Straddled the equator
180. Taken a photograph of something other than people that is worth framing
181. Gone to a Shakespeare Festival
182. Sent a message in a bottle
183. Spent the night in a hotel
184. Been a cashier
185. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
186. Joined a union
187. Donated blood or plasma
188. Built a campfire
189. Kept a blog
190. Had hives
191. Worn custom made shoes or boots
192. Made a PowerPoint presentation
193. Taken a Hunter’s Safety Course
194. Served at a soup kitchen
195. Conquered the Rubik’s cube
196. Known CPR
197. Ridden in or owned a convertible
198. Found a long lost friend
199. Helped solve a crime
200. Responded to a NJP newsletter

Yesterday, my personality theory class went to the clothesline project on campus. We were required to write a one page response to it. I hand-wrote mine in my following class. As I was writing it, I thought I should blog it. So here's a typed version (possibly will end up edited a tad - it was more like a journal entry).

Well I knew today would be kinda long and slightly stressful, but I didn't know how. Today we graded our take-home midterm in individual therapy (20 out of 20 baby!). Then I went to work. I figured I'd finish that and go to Target to pick up Jason and Camile's wedding present. Then I'd study for my group therapy midterm- do my part, and rush down to Payson for pictures before Jason and Camile's reception.

HOWEVER! That isn't quite how it all played out. Instead, I didn't finish work because Matt called. He asked what I was doing (working, duh), and asked if I could come down to Spanish Fork. I thought the credit union had an issue with something. (He was in Spanish making his car payment, I talked to him like 10 minutes before this call.) So naturally I ask why, and he tells me he hit someone. I asked if it was on his bike, and he said yes. Immediately, I asked him if he's alright. (Obviously he was alive since he *called* me.) He said yes. I asked if he was sure, and he said maybe. I asked if he'd called 911, and he said he hadn't. So I told him to hang up and call them. Pretty sure I called him a dingbat too lol. I told him I was on my way, I loved him, and then we hung up.

I haven't driven 80 in awhile... I went 65 - 70 in the work zone (55mph). I was shaky when I left work. I calmed down in the car, but as I approached Spanish Fork, I started to get shaky again. I found him and ran over to him. He was sitting with the EMTs. I came up from behind them and noticed he was bandaged (gause sling and wrap around his chest). The EMTs told me he'd hurt his shoulder. I had to sign stuff for him (that was kind of scary). They suggested getting it x-rayed pronto, then they left. The cop wasn't done with his information, so we hung out for a little while.

Apparently, he was driving straight, and the large vehicle in front of him was moving - it appeared that traffic was moving. The large vehicle went around the vehicle in front of it - which happened to be stopped at the light. Matt locked his brakes up and started skidding. He couldn't stop in time, and since he was sliding, he couldn't get around the minivan either. He laid the bike down and slid under the minivan a little, causing a hole in his pants to form over his knee - which got road rash. The bike also scraped up his ankle some. He figures the road must have bounced him up, and he hit his right shoulder on the bumper of the minivan. This smashed the tip of his collar bone (which we found out at the Payson ER). The bike has at least one broken handlebar, and Matt figures there's a hole in the gas tank.

When the cop was finally done, he gave Matt's license and insurance back with the paperwork with the insurance of both parties and the claim number. Apparently, Spanish Fork mandates that a citation must be written with all accidents, so Matt got a ticket for "improper lookout." Then we got him in the car and went to the Payson ER. (Dumb hospital is building a new wing - no parking!) Once again, I had to sign the paperwork for him. Weird... Matt got an x-ray, found out about his collar bone, and got the bad road rash spots cleaned and bandaged. He cannot use his right hand for at least 2 weeks. At which point, he needs another x-ray to determine better the state of things. It should take about 6 weeks for it to heal. However, after 2, he might be able to write and type a little.

After we finished at the hospital, we went to Smith's and filled his prescriptions - painkiller and a muscle relaxant. Then we went to his parents' house and got ready for the reception. (Yes, we still made it to pictures, however, I didn't make it to my midterm. My teacher was okay with that.) Matt borrowed his brother Curtis's pants (on a mission, he won't miss them yet) and his dad's socks. Dressing someone else is interesting, let me tell you. We had some food, and Matt was able to take his pills then. About an hour later, the muscle relaxant was fully in gear and he felt much better.

We stayed at the reception until about 8pm. It was way cute. However, I forgot to pack my camera in the morning, so I only have a few pics that I took on my phone. Perhaps I'll get those up later. The drive home didn't agree with Matt. He had a slice of bread and some water for dinner. Now he's asleep. He should be fine, though I bet he gets cranky later since he can't do anything. If anyone's bored and wants to play xbox with him, I'm sure he'd love that.

For those who might not know - I'm a psychology major. Now I'm getting my bachelor's December next (2009). This is very exciting - however, you can't do anything in the field with a bachelor's. Upsetting, isn't it?

Initially, I was pre-med. I wanted to be a psychiatrist. (I still wouldn't mind that route.) However, last year, I decided it wasn't worth it for a few reasons. So I thought maybe grad school, a master's or doctorate, might be a little easier on me. "Nope," I decided. Instead, I'll just finish out my bachelor's (at this point, I had found out that I only had 33 credits left!) and see where we go from there.

That has been my stance until this last week or two. However, Matt thinks I should still work. (I want to have kids and then stay home to raise them...) Well these last few days, I've been super stressed over what I'm doing with my future. (It's so ominous at this moment!) I started looking into grad school. Actually, first I happened across California requirements for licensure as a Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT). That site also included info for becoming a Licensed Educational Psychologist (LEP) and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). So I found the site to become a Licensed Psychologist and found you need a doctorate. :( Then I jetted back over to the requirements for MFT (the one counseling option I am aware of that I think I could handle). California will let me license with a master's or a doctorate. I figure I can handle a master's.

So then I began searching my graduate school options in Southern California (since, hopefully, that is where we will be living by then). Well, Stanford Med popped up - and I determined that's still really what I'd like to do. However, I have again ruled it out as a viable option, for now. Part of my dillemma the last couple days has been whether or not to accessorize my schedule or post-grad schedule with the rest of the science classes I shall need to get into med school - should I decide to go that route later. However, I don't think I shall. Grad school (I was looking at numbers today) is going to cost enough as it is. I don't particularly want to take out MORE loans.

So, I figure I can do a master's degree. Some schools I'm finding that offer an MFT master's and doctorate will count master's work toward the doctorate should you choose to continue (assuming you get in obviously). So now I need to start looking into exactly HOW to get into grad school. I am going to join the ABSC (Applied Behavioral Sciences Club), and they will help with this process. I'm going to help out with their service project this saturday, which will look nice on my vita. I might join NAMI as well. One of my old professors is offering an opportunity to co-facilitate groups with DCFS too - hopefully she gets back to me and I can do that too. Another nice vita addition, as well as great experience. I am also thinking I should start going to Dr. John's research meetings and get in on that, but we'll see.

So now I'm kind of excited about the whole prospect, but as I look at admission requirements for schools, I get scared again. (There's a reason I went to UVSC - open enrollment.) But it must be done if I'm actually going to go to grad school. At least I'll have the option, right?

Well, I decided to change the background to fit the season. I think it's cute :p You'll also notice a pic in my header. Laws has that been obnoxious! Even though I'd try and try to upload a pic to my header, it would NEVER show! So finally, thanks to The Cutest Blog on the Block and Tips for New Bloggers - I was able to bypass this issue by being able to add gadgets WITHIN the header (ex. a picture!) So not as cool as having the title ON the picture, point is, I was able to put a picture in the header. :) Now my cute fall-esque header was made with a digital scrapbook kit downloaded from Shabby Princess. I know there's a white background on it, but you'll have to deal with it. That's just the nature of the beast methinks. Perhaps I'll try editing it some more to make it more pretty :)

So it's finally to the point where the semester seems bearable (10 more weeks plus finals!). In 1.5 weeks, it's Fall Break! Wahoo! (And also Jason and Camile's wedding :) You'll get pics, I'm sure.) Then it's about 5 weeks before Thanksgiving! and then only 2 weeks til finals. YAY! Then one last full semester, a summer off, and a couple classes (I'll only need the one, but if I go half time, I can get more financial aid and have one more semester before I have to pay on my student loan :)) - THEN - I'll be gradumatated! Huzzah! It really is that exciting. My bachelor's degree is in sight. There *is* a light at the end of the tunnel. The trick is staying enough in the here-and-now to not fail any classes :) I need a C- or better in all my classes left in order to graduate. Should be doable - just more papers. I hate papers.

So that's what's going on. Not a whole lot exciting. Bhuvan is still losing feathers constantly. He has two growing in on his tail that we can see - and his head is as spiky as ever!

Well, I should do some more of that homework stuff so as to not fail.

School and work have kept me busy! Hence no post lately. That, and there hasn't really been anything exciting happening. Bhuvan hasn't tried to break any feathers, though he keeps leaving them EVERYWHERE! However, some new ones are managing to grow in.

Here, you can see two new ones, one on each wing. On the left, he has a rather long gray one, and the white one on the bottom of his right wing is new too.

In this one, I was trying to show off his spiky head. (He's got quite a few new ones coming in on top too.) However, you can't really tell the difference between the pins and the feathers. I'm including it because I noticed one eye is half shut, and I thought it was funny.

Anyway, today, Jason's fiancee, Camile, received her endowment at the Manti temple. *Funny side note (at least to me): I received my endowment at Provo and got married in Manti. Camile received her endowment in Manti and is getting married in Provo.* It was really good to go down with her. I've wanted to go down since we got married because I knew they did live sessions. It was so cool! Definitely helps you stay awake :) It's so pretty in the endowment rooms too. Anyway, it was a good experience to go back a little over a year since we initially were sealed there. I had Matt's mom take a few pictures of us outside the temple afterward. Here they are!