Now, i'm no doctor, but I can tell when an epidemic has swept the nation. When I find an article on the internet to support my theory, I know i'm right. Click here to see the article.
TMI, or formally known as Too Much Information Disease, is something that frequently occurs fequently in everyday conversation. I was a victim of TMI today.
As part of my job, I track payments posted to student accounts. One of our Enrollment Advisors (the people who recruit students to the school, we will call her Sue) asked me if a particular student had paid her initial tuition payment. I checked and, sure enough, she had. I told Sue it was posted and she didn't believe me. After a thorough convincing, I was able to assure Sue it was paid.
I talked to her supervisor, who we will call Cindy, to make sure the program was running smoothly and to ensure I wasn't the only one that could see the payment. Cindy confirmed the program was working fine. I proceeded to relate how Sue had approached me about not being able to see the payment posted.
I then got an earful about how Cindy was so sick of Sue complaining and how she's had to put up with it for 13 years. I didn't know what to say... I mean, what do you say, I'm sorry didn't seem appropriate.
Everyday we experience TMI, or overshare. It is a painfully awkward feeling from too much pent up frustration. Please share your frustrations with a loved one so that we don't hold others victim to our TMI.
Monday, July 23, 2007
Monday, July 16, 2007
Newlywed Update
Welcome to another update from your favorite newlyweds. Not much has changed for us. We are still just working along and counting down till we are done with school. It seems so close, yet so far away. I have 3 more weeks of my class and 3 more editions of the school newspaper to publish. It's going well, nothing pulitzer prize winning, but at least I've made the front page every week. I am also working for the college run television station as a producer for our movie review show. A bonus is I know all about all the upcoming movie releases. We went and saw Nancy Drew on Friday with my friend Wes and his wife, Lindsay. All of you who were a fan of Nancy Drew books will find this mystery engaging and entertaining. It was cute, clean, and witty. I found myself laughing out loud at various times during the movie.
Last week was the Amy's mom's Family Reunion. I know you were all sad to miss that. It was fun times and it was fun to spend time with the family that did come to the reunion. Unforgettable memories include Dad and I winning the pie eating contest in our respective age divisions, 105 degree weather, and grandma showering the family with starbursts. I participated in a friendly game of ultimate frisbee and about had a heart attack. (ok, not really. But it painfully reminded me how out of shape I am.)
We were honored to have our first houseguest this past weekend. Amy's mom decided to stay the rest of the week after the reunion to clean out the Provo storage unit. It was the end of an era as we sorted through the boxes and cleared out the keepsakes. I suppose it comes from being the last to use it, but Amy had a lot of boxes in that storage unit. Just when I thought we were finishing, she pulled out another one. But we found a lot of hidden treasures. I was particularly amazed at a teal sequin dress I was told was Cinda's (Amy's sister) and a turquose lace full length night gown that we speculated was Jenny's (Amy's sister). Wow, just wow. Anyway, Mom spent the night Saturday night. Our apartment is small, but we made it work. Mom came to church with us and then being the wonderfully kind person she is, came with us to my step-cousin's homecoming. It was fun having her spend the night. We love you all and can't wait till we get to see you!
Love-Zach and Amy
Last week was the Amy's mom's Family Reunion. I know you were all sad to miss that. It was fun times and it was fun to spend time with the family that did come to the reunion. Unforgettable memories include Dad and I winning the pie eating contest in our respective age divisions, 105 degree weather, and grandma showering the family with starbursts. I participated in a friendly game of ultimate frisbee and about had a heart attack. (ok, not really. But it painfully reminded me how out of shape I am.)
We were honored to have our first houseguest this past weekend. Amy's mom decided to stay the rest of the week after the reunion to clean out the Provo storage unit. It was the end of an era as we sorted through the boxes and cleared out the keepsakes. I suppose it comes from being the last to use it, but Amy had a lot of boxes in that storage unit. Just when I thought we were finishing, she pulled out another one. But we found a lot of hidden treasures. I was particularly amazed at a teal sequin dress I was told was Cinda's (Amy's sister) and a turquose lace full length night gown that we speculated was Jenny's (Amy's sister). Wow, just wow. Anyway, Mom spent the night Saturday night. Our apartment is small, but we made it work. Mom came to church with us and then being the wonderfully kind person she is, came with us to my step-cousin's homecoming. It was fun having her spend the night. We love you all and can't wait till we get to see you!
Love-Zach and Amy
Friday, July 13, 2007
IMAX disappointment...
Harry Potter mania has swept the nation. On opening night, the movie made over 12 million dollars alone. That has to be some kind of record. Despite some not so good reviews, Amy and I went to see the new installment last night in the IMAX 3D Theatre.
We went with my good friend Wes and his wife, Lindsay. The concept and idea of the illustrious IMAX theatre seemed to flash in our minds and eyes like those cartoon characters who have dollar signs when they are being greedy or hearts when they are in love. Our pupils had turned into little 3D glasses.
We bought our tickets a week in advance to ensure a good seat. so, we had all week to build up the excitement. When last night came, we were running late... actually not surprising. I seem to be running late a lot. But we counted on the previews to buy us some time.
Side Note: I love the previews. I don't know what it is about them, but I like to see the upcoming attractions so I know what to look forward to.
Anyway... back to the IMAX. We got there and I ran to get in and see the last of the previews while Amy went to get some eats. To my surprise, the movie had already started! We were late, but only about 5 minutes. I found my friend and our seats and asked him what was up. He said there were no previews, the movie just started. Well, that kind of put me in a bad mood. I don't like coming into a movie late. You feel lost and not sure what's going on.
Regardless, the movie was phenomenal. I was very impressed. I have never read the Harry Potter books like Amy has, but I thoroughly enjoyed the movie. Not a bit boring. I have no complaints about the movie itself. The theatre on the other hand...
Now, the purpose of the IMAX theatre is to give an added experience to the movie. The bonus of IMAX is the huge screen and added 3D effects. Well, the screen was definitely huge, no complaints there. But the 3D effects left me unsatisfied. First of all, it was only 15 minutes of the movie at the climax... and they weren't even that great... "Meet the Robinsons" in 3D was much better.
My other complaint with the theatre were the hard as a board seats. When you go to a movie theatre, you want to be comfortable. These seats were NOT comfortable. My only thought is that they were trying to keep you awake to watch the movie.
I will definitely think twice before seeing another movie in the IMAX theatre, and I hope you will too.
We went with my good friend Wes and his wife, Lindsay. The concept and idea of the illustrious IMAX theatre seemed to flash in our minds and eyes like those cartoon characters who have dollar signs when they are being greedy or hearts when they are in love. Our pupils had turned into little 3D glasses.
We bought our tickets a week in advance to ensure a good seat. so, we had all week to build up the excitement. When last night came, we were running late... actually not surprising. I seem to be running late a lot. But we counted on the previews to buy us some time.
Side Note: I love the previews. I don't know what it is about them, but I like to see the upcoming attractions so I know what to look forward to.
Anyway... back to the IMAX. We got there and I ran to get in and see the last of the previews while Amy went to get some eats. To my surprise, the movie had already started! We were late, but only about 5 minutes. I found my friend and our seats and asked him what was up. He said there were no previews, the movie just started. Well, that kind of put me in a bad mood. I don't like coming into a movie late. You feel lost and not sure what's going on.
Regardless, the movie was phenomenal. I was very impressed. I have never read the Harry Potter books like Amy has, but I thoroughly enjoyed the movie. Not a bit boring. I have no complaints about the movie itself. The theatre on the other hand...
Now, the purpose of the IMAX theatre is to give an added experience to the movie. The bonus of IMAX is the huge screen and added 3D effects. Well, the screen was definitely huge, no complaints there. But the 3D effects left me unsatisfied. First of all, it was only 15 minutes of the movie at the climax... and they weren't even that great... "Meet the Robinsons" in 3D was much better.
My other complaint with the theatre were the hard as a board seats. When you go to a movie theatre, you want to be comfortable. These seats were NOT comfortable. My only thought is that they were trying to keep you awake to watch the movie.
I will definitely think twice before seeing another movie in the IMAX theatre, and I hope you will too.
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
It was a joke...
Amy and I went to the Family reunion over the 4th. (Amy's Mom's family.) One of the traditions of the family reunion is a family talent show. As an in-law, and a recent one at that, I was new to the whole talent show idea. But I went along with it and we had fun making fools of ourselves in front of family.
At one point while one family was getting ready, Uncle Leon was being master of ceremonies and was telling jokes to stall. Upon running out of jokes, he opened it up for the audience to tell jokes.
Amy heard a joke at Primary Children's Hospital when she was volunteering there with the young children. It has been a favorite of her's ever since. She shared her joke with the family.
"Why does the ocean roar?"
"You'd roar too if you had crabs on your bottom."
In retrospect, it appears many could have taken this joke out of proper context. I am going to, therefore, put it into context. To assist me, I have created a beautiful drawing with the advanced technology of Microsoft Paint.
The joke is meant to say that there are crabs on the ocean floor, as in the decapod crustacean of the suborder Brachyura. As you will see in the figure, the crab sits patiently on the ocean's bottom. In comparison, if "you" (on the right with the horrible fashion sense)were to have the same decapod on your bottom, you would roar... and rightfully so.
Some may have mistakenly associated the crab on "your" bottom as a crab louse. Obviously this is not what was intended.
Thank you for your time and attention in clearing up this matter.
At one point while one family was getting ready, Uncle Leon was being master of ceremonies and was telling jokes to stall. Upon running out of jokes, he opened it up for the audience to tell jokes.
Amy heard a joke at Primary Children's Hospital when she was volunteering there with the young children. It has been a favorite of her's ever since. She shared her joke with the family.
"Why does the ocean roar?"
"You'd roar too if you had crabs on your bottom."
In retrospect, it appears many could have taken this joke out of proper context. I am going to, therefore, put it into context. To assist me, I have created a beautiful drawing with the advanced technology of Microsoft Paint.
The joke is meant to say that there are crabs on the ocean floor, as in the decapod crustacean of the suborder Brachyura. As you will see in the figure, the crab sits patiently on the ocean's bottom. In comparison, if "you" (on the right with the horrible fashion sense)were to have the same decapod on your bottom, you would roar... and rightfully so.
Some may have mistakenly associated the crab on "your" bottom as a crab louse. Obviously this is not what was intended.
Thank you for your time and attention in clearing up this matter.
Monday, May 28, 2007
Memorial Day
For some, Memorial day is the start of summer and water sports. For most, it is just another holiday. For me, Memorial day has profound meaning for remembering our ancestors and those that have passed before us.
Yesterday, to try and avoid crowds, Amy and I went to Wasatch Lawn Memorial Garden to visit the graves of my grandma, aunt, great grandparents, and great great grandparents. Apparently visiting graves is a new adventure for Amy and I'm not sure how excited she was at first to go. I love the cemetery on Memorial day. Wasatch Lawn has a rule against standing headstones. Since they are all flat, the flowers make it look like a lush garden rolling on for miles. It is a very pretty sight.
I try to go to the cemetery more than just once a year... Its like honoring your mother more than just on mother's day, but its nice to have a day set aside and dedicated to that one practice. I don't know about others, but I feel a strong connection to my ancestors, especially my great grandfather.
Yesterday, to try and avoid crowds, Amy and I went to Wasatch Lawn Memorial Garden to visit the graves of my grandma, aunt, great grandparents, and great great grandparents. Apparently visiting graves is a new adventure for Amy and I'm not sure how excited she was at first to go. I love the cemetery on Memorial day. Wasatch Lawn has a rule against standing headstones. Since they are all flat, the flowers make it look like a lush garden rolling on for miles. It is a very pretty sight.
I try to go to the cemetery more than just once a year... Its like honoring your mother more than just on mother's day, but its nice to have a day set aside and dedicated to that one practice. I don't know about others, but I feel a strong connection to my ancestors, especially my great grandfather.
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