Late posts: they hurt

Disclaimer: @Shayne Clarke--the time I had planned to post these last night (11pm) was taken up by the prince of egypt with my ward. I hope you understand. 

There are some things that compared to the action have a disproportional bad feeling at the result. Let me explain. Let’s say that one Friday night you had a craving for some ice cream at Macey’s. So you get on your scooter and drive the two minutes to Macey’s. At this point you can almost tasted that vanilla/chocolate swirl on your tongue. You get up to the check out counter and confidently say: “one large swirl please.” To which the clerk responds: “sorry, we are closed for the night.” Now here is the point. How do you feel? Crushed. It is a one dollar cone of ice cream and there are about a thousand ways you could get ice cream that evening, but you are still bummed. The action (no ice cream) is unequal to the reaction (feeling like you are watching the movie 2012 in real life).

So it is with not posting your blog by 11:57 on the night it is due. I feel as though I am going to fail the class for sure. That by posting on my blog a few hours late I might as well withdraw from the class, put a white cap on my head, and put my nose in the corner because I truly am a dunce. But, just as with the ice cream, I am sure that everything will be fine. Right Shayne?

Nature

I love nature. I went on a hike yesterday that was absolutely beautiful. A few friends and I went to stuart falls near sundance. It was a four mile hike round trip. About thirty steps into the hike we lost our path because there was four feet of snow on top of it. But after about 20 minutes of wandering we found it again. Then there was more snow periodically along the path. At one point we found out that we could slide down the snow very successfully. So we spent another half hour “sledding” down the hill.

After about an hour and a half we finally made it to the falls. There was a large, glacier-like sheet of snow that covered a few acres. After walking around for a few minutes we found a snow cave. This cave went about three hundred feet down into the snow and met up with the river at the bottom of the waterfall. It was one of the coolest, but scariest places I have ever been. Go to facebook to see more pictures!

Interview questions

We were talking the other day about interview questions, and good interview skills. We all were shouting out questions that we thought were tough in interviews. One person noted that they dislike the question: “tell me about yourself”. I agreed with him. But after talking a bit I think that I have a reasonable answer that will set me apart and show that I am comfortable in the interview. The key is in the details. Tell me what you think.

“I am from Denver, CO. I am an economics student at Brigham Young University. I will graduate in April 2013. I am an avid skier. I grew up skiing every weekend with my dad. So the mountains have a very strong sentimental value to me. In addition to skiing I love China and all things Chinese, but especially the language. I served a two-year mission for the LDS church wherein I spoke mandarin Chinese. The ability to speak Chinese is now a skill and a love for me…Do you want me to go on?”

I think it highlights both my skills and shows that I am an interesting person at the same time but I would be interested to get your feedback. 

Interview questions

We were talking the other day about interview questions, and good interview skills. We all were shouting out questions that we thought were tough in interviews. One person noted that they dislike the question: “tell me about yourself”. I agreed with him. But after talking a bit I think that I have a reasonable answer that will set me apart and show that I am comfortable in the interview. The key is in the details. Tell me what you think.

“I am from Denver, CO. I am an economics student at Brigham Young University. I will graduate in April 2013. I am an avid skier. I grew up skiing every weekend with my dad. So the mountains have a very strong sentimental value to me. In addition to skiing I love China and all things Chinese, but especially the language. I served a two-year mission for the LDS church wherein I spoke mandarin Chinese. The ability to speak Chinese is now a skill and a love for me…Do you want me to go on?”

I think it highlights both my skills and shows that I am an interesting person at the same time but I would be interested to get your feedback. 

Online Resume

Hello!
I hope you have enjoyed my paper resume.

Welcome now to my online resume.

Here is a collection of links for you to get to know me and my creations a little better:

               

Style or Structure. Yes please.

When it comes to writing, I am no Shakespeare or Dickenson. I am no gramaticia. I am not even as good as most elementary school children are at writing. I know very little of the ins and outs of writing. But there is a question that I do feel comfortable throwing my two cents in for; which is better: style or structure? I don’t know that there is an objective correct answer. However I do believe that style is more important. Well-styled writing comes alive on the page, no matter how boring the subject matter. If style is properly applied, a piece of writing can become unforgettable. I doubt that anyone will remember what anyone the structure of any given document was, but they will remember the content and the style. Style can help make the content applicable to the reader. Structure has its place. But style is where the money is made. 

Which color is best? False. Blue.

Blue. It is the most important color.

Brother Clarke asked us this question: what is the most important color? Many of my classmates were confused at such a question. “Is this a trick?” “Surely there is no one right answer?” “How could anyone know such a secret?” they asked themselves. But I knew the answer even before I heard the question.