A Horse Not Named Ed

It's come to my attention that some of my links do not work. But it took almost a week for this to happen. Shame on you folks. Позор на Вас люди. Scham auf Ihnen Leute. (My German following is growing :))
If you want to see both of the dances you can watch them at this coloured word (I'm preparing for a British following. It's bound to happen soon).  This coloured word. And if the link doesn't work, please let me know so I can change it before a week is up and everyone is through with my tiresome post.

I think all the children everywhere would agree when I say that the break has been a good one. And long enough that you can actually enjoy it. As many know, my dumb sisters are going to the happiest place on earth without me *narrows eyes*. Bummer pisser pisser.

Today I schooled cross country and is was much fun :) I love my sport. I also took some pictures of Scout

...and I also was kicked for my first time ever

I have a very patriotic bruise from it. A horse named Skipper kicked be because he got loose and I was trying to stop him from running away by holding on to his blanket. Not a good idea. That left me kicked, on the ground, and almost trampled by another horse. Lesson learned. 

As some of you may have noticed there are new features to my blog, a space to enter your email address if you want to get an email once I've posted something new. It's really easy and works well so if you're interested give it a try. I've also added a bio but it's not that great. Really. No, I'm not saying this to make you look. I promise. Now I'm off to my first scuba class. Have a swell Monday night all!

Like it's Dyno-mite! Cuz I've told you once...

Over the last few days being with family, I heard from someone who will not be named that I don't write enough on my blog. Though I don't know why this individual was complaining so freakin' much because they're too busy always ice fishin' to even read my blog but whatever man. So I don't know about all of you but this was a nice Christmas. If I hadn't got my beautiful computer for Christmas in October I'd whine about my freakin' lucky sisters going to Disney World without me >:[ Jerks. As my grandfather eloquently put it, "Bummer, pisser, pisser, bummer, pisser!" I couldn't have said it better myself. But, since I did get this love computer I am currently typing this post on and that P.O.S. that we traded in for my dad's fancy new car, I don't really have room to complain. I got a pass of all passes to some fun things around here that should be good. As well as some clothes (not cloths), money, CD's, and slippers. So good. Grood even.

Some of you may know that my plan for after I graduate in May is to compete horses and work full-time until I leave for Australia. In order to do this I need a horse. I know this may come as a shock to some of you but it is true. It is something that is vitally important. I thought about using a stick horse once to save some money but in the end nothing but the real deal would do. I just love shovelin' poop too much. I'm like Merlin and get it in my hair an all over my face. It rejuvenates way better than that ageLOC stuff.

Anywho, I've been riding the horse that I will begin leasing in February and working a little at the barn again. This has made me very sore. I wish my body was as strong as my brain (not brian) because i can do a 25k marathon with my brain. If I could arm wrestle with my brain I'd dominate 11/10 times. But alas, I am a small week student who only as muscle enough to pick up books and write notes, past that and I'm down for the count. This horse's is named Scout. I'll try to remember to take some pictures of him so those of you who would like can see what he looks like.

As I mentioned above, we traded in my Chrysler for a Hyundai. It's the 2012 Hyundai Sonata Limited Turbo.

It's my dad's new car. So after my P.O.S. was fixed my dad took Kelcie's car into get checked because the check engine light was on. It needed ~$3500 worth of repairs so they traded it in for a 2007 Hyundai Sonata.

That night my dad decided he didn't want to deal with the Chrysler anymore and that we'd trade it in and get him a new car and I could drive his old car until I left for Australia and then they'd sell it. So now my dad has two new cars. They're both nice cars and are almost a joy to drive. If only they were sticks.....

No new news about/from Australia. I did pass all my hard classes this semester so yay me! I was worried but not anymore. I'm so glad I'm getting so close to finishing my BS. Ironically enough I've had to do plenty of bsing to get this far. I'm not a science person. Some people get the stuff so well but I have to struggle so hard just to scratch the surface. If there was another way I could have as an open path to working with whatever kind of animals I want I would've done it. It's interesting stuff but there are definitely other things I'd rather learn. Can I get an amen? AMEN! 

We got Just Dance 3 and a filmed my parents and Kelcie dancing. They're great.

Video Link here
This is for you Christine :)

I am taking a class to get my scuba certification starting Jan 2. It requires me to do homework. Lame. I was able to sign up for the class at a really good deal so that's pretty rad. 

Meh. I can't think of anything else to say so I'll go to sleep now. If I don't see you by the new year, MERRY NEW YEAR and to all a good knight!!! and I suppose night too...if I have to.

ps  funny

Back from Boston

Home again, home again jiggity jig. So as you read this highly enjoyable post be sure to include my new Boston accent into all the appropriate words. Christine, the Phipps clan, and New England were all pretty swell. It was a really good trip to a really different place. First of all I still can't get over how many trees there are, how they're everywhere, and that it's not in the mountains but sea level where all these trees are. Trees, trees, trees...so many trees. You might say it's the perfect place for evil giraffe to live. Clarification for those of you who might not know, when a word or two is blue and underlined that means it's a link to something, usually a video, that will clarify something previously mentioned. So click on it. This is how my wonderful trip went in a short summary. I was picked up and taken to University of New Hampshire (UNH) where I hung out with my good pal Christine. The next day was spent with her horse and that evening we drove down to Boston and saw Sherlock Holmes. Very good movie by the way, **** <- four stars. The next day we went to the museum of science and saw science stuff. And even though Christine wasn't able to catch the mouse with the snake glove I'll still be friends with her (someone has to ;) ). Later that night we walked some of the Trail of Freedom. It's this trail that takes you to historical places thru out Boston. Pretty neato keeno. The next day we took a quick trip to  Rhode Island and then headed to Maine where I stood in the Atlantic Ocean. 2/7 of the worlds oceans have had the privilege of me standing in them so far. I shrieked in horror (remember the accent) when the tide reached me. How anyone would want to surf in that water is more than my brain can imagine. I had my first sea food from the sea and not from shipping crates from the sea and it was pretty good. I got the combo and tried ha-something-or-other-fish-I-can't-ever-remember, shrimp, lobster, and sea scallops. It was pretty good. We spent the night in NH and then did stuff with her horse in the day but ended up in Boston that night. The next morning we walked the Freedom Trail -2. It was pretty neat. It was a short trip and I could've stayed longer but it was very good to finally see Christine again and meet her Bravo pony. I had a really good time in the East Coast and would like to thank Christine and her family again for a very fun trip. Pictures can be see here. There is a short narration by Christine you should watch because she is a fabulous narrator, AND because I sound super cool and not manly at all.

Maybe more later. I haven't decided yet....

It came upon an inverted night, when all the smog appeared...

Wahoo! Yippie! Huzzah! Ya! The semester is finally, FINALLY over!!!! *Heel clicks seven or eight times. I lost track...* I do have one final tomorrow, so yes, technically school isn't over just yet but pretty much. My hardest classes are over!!! I just hope I passed them both so that I won't ever have to think about that stuff again :)

Being the one with the password an ID for this blog, I have the ability to see how many views it gets a day and from where in the world those views are coming from. Do not panic if you're stalking my blog waiting every minute for more delectable cyber words from yours truly because I can not pin-point your EXACT location (unfortunately...). I just know your approximate geographical location (USA, Chile, Russia, etc.). First off I'd like to thank all of you for viewing my blog. I'm glad I'm not hated by EVERYONE. Well, at least you're viewing even if you are just mocking me the whole time (mom and Tristan, >:[ I spell just fine....) In any case if anyone can explain why I have so many views from Russia that'd be great. I also have single views from Chile, Indonesia, Germany, Columbia, and Ukraine. These I can understand a little bit more (just a little bit though because Indonesia, what the heck?). There are a lot of people in the world and some of those lots of people might randomly wander on to my blog. But why have Russians 18+ times viewed my blog? It must be really boring there if you're viewing a blog of a person that you do not know and have no connection to 18+ times. There's got to be better things to do. Play some good Russian games like...Russian drinking games or Russian Roulette. Something better than this blog, which shouldn't be hard. Just saying'...

This is reason number one why you shouldn't watch Glee...need I say more?

If any family could substitute for the seven dwarves on their days off it would be my family. We'd fit like a glove, a patched together and pretty worn, but we'd fit. We'll start with yours truly. Now if you can't guess which of the seven (so many choices!) little men I'd be then I don't know why you're still reading this blog because I probably don't know you. Are you one of those Russians? Grumpy is who my family simultaneously said I'd be. They are very rude people and you should avoid contact with them if you don't want them to say something untruthfully mean about you. Mother dearest would be Doc (because if she's not the boss then I'd like to give up Grumpy and run for Doc and when I'm nominated I promise...) because she says so that's why! Miki would be bashful because she's so timid and shy she let's Kindergarteners push her around. Kelcie would be Happy. In fact, I think that the definition of happy should be Kelcie. Tristan would be Sleepy. Those of you who saw her at Grandma Carla's last weekend know what I'm taking about. Dad would be Gas, I mean Sneezy. Dopey would be Kelcie. Once Shay can put the rolls in the oven twice with plastic wrap on top, once with a paper towel, and once with a cloth towel and uses dish soap instead of detergent in the dish washer then she can be Dopey. Good luck Shay. Until that day she can be one of the animals the Dwarves let in their house to clean. She can start on my bathroom first. I needs to be cleaned good because I just had ice cream...

I'm excited to leave Friday morning for Boston. It should be a real fun time. I'll let you know how it goes. I'm trying to decide if I should bring my computer and then I can keep you regularly updated. You should comment or send me an email if you'd like me to bring it with you. Either way, I'll be seeing most of you real soon seeing how Christmas is only 12 days away. Ahh, and school is over :) Now I can read that Brandon Sanderson book!

So to recap with the Australia thing, I got accepted to do an internship in Marine Biology in Australia September 2012. It'll be a six month program and I'll probably end up somewhere along the coast of the Great Barrier Reef though I don't know exactly where yet. I won't get placed until sometime the beginning of next year. I haven't heard anything from them since. Because my visa will last a year and the program is only six months long I'm playing with the idea of staying the extra six months and working there. When else am I going to have the chance to live in Australia?!! But, we'll see how I'm feeling when that time comes...

I bought a 2000 Chrysler Cirrus the Saturday after Thanksgiving for $2300 some odd dollars from a dealership. It has about 140k miles on it.

I was able to get for so cheap because the mechanic didn't look at it. It had some funny quirks about it, like locking itself while the keys were inside, or having to unlock the the car with the remote and then unlock the car with the keys because the remote only deactivates the alarm. It had some problems with the motor mounts that we got fixed and everything was good. Until the car died on me as I got on the  freeway Saturday. Luckily I wasn't far from a shop and my dad was able to tow me to the shop just as they were starting to close. They got to it Monday and told us that the main computer had fried and the timing belt was pretty cracked and looked like it was going to break soon. They couldn't find much more than that because the computer was down but they estimated that it was take $1600 to fix those problems. Luckily my insurance check for my car came in the mail yesterday. I got $4409 for my beautiful green Subaru. So after paying my dad back and fixing this dumb car up I might break even, if I'm lucky. I'm thinking about selling it for some cash before I head out over seas to Australia next year but we'll see when that time comes.

Well, I'm going to go enjoy some freedom for a bit. Until next time enjoy these comics

A Dog or Two

My mom is dog watching for her friend Lisa. Lisa has a 10 month old Old English Sheepdog named Winnie. These are some pictures of her and Aurora. She's a pretty cute puppy. Rory likes her but isn't a very good host. After their first ten minutes of play when Winnie first got here Rory was ready for Winnie to go. She's been pretty mopey lately. 

Goodbye Impreza

So as some of you may have heard I was the cause of an automobile crash Friday October 18, 2011 at 5:00 pm in American Fork, UT at SR 89 and Pacific Drive. I am house sitting for a friend that lives literally 90 seconds(no I have not timed it) from where I performed 'Ode to Stupidity'. I couldn't remember how to get to her house so I pulled over and called her. She told me how to get to her living quarters but I thought she said to turn left on Pacific Drive so I was in the far left lane. When I came to the intersection I recognized where I was I knew I should just turn left, flip around in the Applebee's parking lot, and head straight thru the intersection. So I turned left...and failed to yield to on coming traffic. Which resulting in lots of glass. Lots of glass. In my pockets, shoes, hair, and even my underwear. Luckily no one was injured. I felt sick once I learned the van that hit me had an 18 month old baby as a passenger. I'm so thankful no one was hurt. Sure I had some aches and bruises but I'll take that any day over what could've happened. Besides glass, this also happened

 My poor car is dead. The insurance company was supposed to call us today and let us know what they think it's worth(unfortunately I don't think it's possible for my car not to be totaled :( ) but when my dad called at noon they told him that lady left work at two eastern time so we won't know until tomorrow. Until we can get a rental car I have the great privilege of riding in my parents cars. I'll miss my car. I paid off the loan in April and am sad it didn't have longer to enjoy it now that I wasn't paying a monthly payment on it. I will miss it, but it's just a car, even if it was my car. I'm planing on paying even for a new car. I don't want a monthly payment right now and since I'll be leaving next September I don't see much reason for buying a super nice car.

Speaking of Australia, I haven't heard anything back from them so no new updates. School is school and I'm dying for this semester to be over, and pining for May.

December 16 I'm leaving bright and early in the morning to go to the east coast to visit my friend Christine. She was my best friend in high school(though be didn't go to the same school) and moved the summer before my senior year. She's been back to visit twice and I've never gone to see her so I guess it's about time. She's going to school at UHN(University of New Hampshire) and is graduating with a dual major in Equine Science and Business Management.

So before she goes off and does big people stuff I thought I'd go and do some kid stuff with her. We'll, see...Anywho, it should be good fun. I'll see some of you Thursday and others of you sometime later.

TGIF

Indeed, thank goodness it's Friday. I couldn't have said it better myself, or could I.....  These last few weeks have not been very pleasant. Last week I was preparing for a trip that I didn't actually go on and was super stressed about my exams this week. One of my tests was in my BioChem class, which I'm terrified I might fail. I started studying two weeks from the test because last time one week did just about nothing for me. Turns out two weeks doesn't do me much better. I just keep doing my best and praying that it'll be enough to pass. I don't know what I'll do if I don't pass. It'd ruin so many things...enough of gloom and doom.

I guess I haven't been keeping you all updated with the Australia business as well as I thought. I got a letter from them last week saying that I was accepted and that my Internship Program Supervisor (IPS) would be in touch with me shortly.  "Your IPS will be in regular touch throughout the internship to ensure that you find the experience enjoyable". I still haven't received anything from my IPS but I'm sure I will soon. I'll keep you updated, well only kind of apparently, when I hear more.

Some of you know how I'm retarded at setting alarms. Unfortunately I had to learn this simple fact about myself the hard way. Last weekend was a really big horse show in California that some of my friends competed in. The special thing about this particular show is that my friends were entered in a special division that not many facilities do anymore. I wanted to go and get the experience of helping my friends with this division because someday I'd like to compete in one myself. But I didn't set my alarm right and woke up late. When I called my ride he was already in Nephi. Unfortunately I had turned my phone off so I didn't get his phone calls wondering where I was. I couldn't find anyone to ride down with me so instead of dying by my very drowsy hand I stayed home. So instead of being at the coolest event ever and helping my friends out I rode Scout(a horse that I plan on leasing and competing with next summer, if I graduate), watched Merlin,and studied. Merlin is pretty good. I'm addicted now. Oh BBC! How you rob me of time with your television programmes!!! Sherlock is the other show that I really like and am waiting for the next season. I found a clip that those who are waiting like me will like. Ignore the music. It's stupid. But don't turn off your sound or you'll miss what they say.

I made a fool of myself earlier this week. A very rare occurrence but we all have our slip ups, though some of us less frequently than others. In one of my labs my lab partner, Lance, and I got together this week to work with another group, Rebbecca and ....Bob. So what if I don't know his name. I do now so :P Anywho, Bob and I were joking around when we were doing our experiment and he exclaimed that his name was Richard. Being around my dear Aunt Tara, I know the many purposes of calling someone or something Richard. I said that I didn't know his name was Richard and Rebbecca made some remark about something that I didn't get and can't remember while Bob looked at me funny. While he was looking at me funny I thought about asking him if he goes by Dick, thinking myself funny, but decided not to and probably blushed instead. Blushing is very annoying. It's about the same as wearing a neon sign that says "Look at this fool for free!" By the way, don't pay to see fools. There are plenty of free viewing opportunities on the streets. A little while later Lance turned around and said, "Hey Richard, can you go get the data for me?" and then turning back around looked at me like "yeah, I'm funny. I just called him Richard" Apparently I'm like Ted and can't read other peoples thoughts. Nachos anyone? *munching on nachos* I asked lance why Lance called him(Bob) that. Both Lance and Rebbecca looked at me weird and asked why. I said no reason but they asked again why. I asked Lance why he looked at me like that. They both looked at me very more weirdly and asked what and then why. I said that he looked at me like it was an inside joke or something. The puzzlement on their faces somehow intensified and they asked why again. I told them no reason and asked a question about the experiment. I later discovered, after finding an old homework assignment of Bob's, that his name really was Richard( and not Bob). Later as I was leaving I set my book down to unlock a tricky door, not to be confused with a sneaky mom. Once I unlocked it I turned around to get my book but as I turned and started walking away I noticed the door swinging open. Afraid the door would slam into the wall as it swag open I dashed for it only to find that it stopped nicely before colliding with the wall. Re-entering the room to get my book, I found Lance and Rebbecca with perplexed looks and lightly laughing thinking I was randomly exclaiming and dashing about the room in my coat and backpack. Moral of the story: don't ASSUME and never mess with TRICKY DOORS(or sneaky moms for that matter).

Tonight I'm taking Mik and Shay to play dodgeball at this trampoline place. A friend of mine has her younger brother visiting and invited us so it should be pretty good. Other than that just studies. Brandon Sanderson's new book came out this week and I will get in Monday. I'm very excited, but probably won't read it until the semester is over. Well, that's all for now on this very short post.

A Spooky spooky night

Halloween fun

Mom trying to clear the bean bag

My smooth movin' partents

Mom made a creepy dinner goblin mouths, a skeleton, and mummes

and a deflated boo for desert

Reason #1 why you shouldn't get marred

Cousin It and Puddleglum

Black, the color of despair!

My mom picked out the title of this post so please direct your complaints to morriskarice@comcast.net Yes, I know I said I wasn't going to write every week but I got some good pictures of a wild man that I really needed to share. I also wanted to let those who care know how the interview went. So as some of you may know Kelcie was Jane Porter from Tarzan. Grandma Rain helped her make Jane's yellow victorian styled dress and everything so needless to say she looks pretty great. But I don't think Kelcie would have it another way. It's not like she's vain or anything...at all ever...For some reason Jared dressed up like Tarzan. Jared went up to Logan for the Howl. The Howl is a notorious Halloween college party. Need I say more? They didn't go to the dance together so I'm not sure why they were Jane and Tarzan but none the less I have really good pictures because of it :) I never thought I'd say this but I'm grateful for speedos now because of the pictures as well. Who'd a thunk?

As for the intern interview, I skyped a lady from the intern place for about 20 mins. It was more a test of my english skills and to find out what exactly I want from the internship so they can help me get the most out of the internship. Pretty much I was nervous and sweated huge pit stains into my shirt for no reason. Plus I stayed in my top from church for no reason because we didn't video chat, it was all audio. Lame. In any sweaty case it went well and now I really need to shower. I don't know what parent I inherited my sweaty gene from but every guy would a agree it makes me BO-eautiful!

The interviewer said that I probably won't be in a big city because my area of interest is so limited. Somewhere along the coast of the Great Barrier Reef. She also said that I will not have an option in who I will work for. It's also full-time and non-paid but all of this is just fine and dandy to me. No new news. Money is always better but cool experience in Australia is decent enough, I suppose, to hide the sad pimple of non paid. She said that they probably won't start looking for a place for me until early next year because we have so much time. One thing that I liked was that she mentioned that because of the visa I will have I will be able to stay longer in Australia and work or travel because it's good for one year. That's pretty groovy. I'll have to learn cool phrases and teach them to Jared the wild man when I come back. (The rest of ya'll snoozed so ya lose. Jared was the only one to ask.) As for me meeting this Ebb character I have a few things to say. First, what kind of a name is Ebb? Second, what's with this super annoying fascination of me dating? I highly doubt there's an Australian guy named Ebb that I'll marry. Though if I do meet an Ebb, even if I don't date him, I will buy Kelcie whatever she wants. Even if it is illegal (though I don't know what Kelcie would want that's illegal).

I'm glad some of you (gold stars for my small fan base of 3 followers!) enjoy these posts. Even if you just criticize my spelling abilities (*glares at Tristan* I'm taking your gold star back) because I enjoy writing them and posting mostly nude pictures of a weirdo I know.

 The wild man

 Tarzan and Jane

Two Monkeys

Pie Day!!!

Howdy ya'll!

  Nope, I'm definitely not Texan. Feel way too much like poser sayin' that line. I got some good feedback from that last post I sent you all (not ya'll). I also got a lot of silent feedback which reminds me to say this time what I didn't say last time. If you don't want me to send you an email about an updated blog post send me an email and all your annoying emails from me will be solved (except for you Shan, you're just in denial). Easy peasy lemon squeezy. That's a strange phrase. I wonder where it comes from....unless I just made it up then I know mostly where it comes from. So the latest update goes a-like this...school blah, blah, blah. Work blah, blah, blah. Tristan made a pretty delicious pie. I mean that both literally and figuratively.

Don't worry that orangish glow at the top of the picture is not our house aflame....yet. Fun weekend. Blah, blah, homework blah. Wasn't that fascinating and just dripping with detail. Just like a letter from Kelcie in Italy. The weekend was pretty good. I took my sisters that are not married to some 'spooky' places that they've been wanting to go see. The old Primary Children's Hospital (which is an apartment complex or something....weird) and the Old Mill. The Old Mill is definitely more creepy to me though I wouldn't want to live that old hospital now matter how nice it looks. We also tried to find our mom's old house in the Avenues. We still don't know if we found it. My parents had an "anti-anneversery" and were gone all Saturday. I don't know what an anti-anneversery is, in fact it sounds something like an oxymoron to me. Ask the bald one I call father since that's what he named it. I don't think I'll write every week. Maybe later if I end up going far a way for 26 weeks(not years, Jar-rod). Speaking of such things as that, I have my Skype interview on Sunday with one of the Australian intern people. They want to make sure I really can speak English and am qualified to go. So pretty much I'm screwed because we all know that I can't talk to save my life because every time I need to say something important my Austin kicks in high gear. My dog can "speak" better than I can. *two points for me!* I hope it goes well.  Alright, well I'm off to do other things so toodles.


I heard this song Golden on the radio the other day. I thought some of you might like it. Enjoy.
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