Got a New Hairdo!

So I got my hair colored blonde and got it cut again today. It is crazy to see my reflection because I am not used to seeing myself as a blonde. I will get pictures up here as soon as I can. I think it looks good.

Movie: Tropics of Thunder

A horrible movie, Spencer wanted to see this, and it was his birthday, or at least a couple of days after his birthday, so I gave in, against my better judgement, and watched it with him. It is a really retarded movie. I will only give it 1 *. That is how bad it was.

East Village Opera Company

This was really cool. The E.V.O.C. is a rock band who sings opera. They take songs from old operas from like the 1600-1700's on and they give them a rock flavor. It was really cool. Most of it was in the original language, so there was a lot of italian, french, german, and spanish songs, but they did have like 2-3 english songs. I did buy one of their cd's, and I'm glad I did. It is a great cd. I guess you could almost compare them to Il Divo or Josh Groban, but not really.

Nunsense

This is another play that I had to go to. This was actually really funny. It is about a group of nuns who are trying to raise money because their cook had accidentally killed 52 sisters by accidentally poisoning the food. It was funny because they are holding a benefit fundraiser and they run into all sorts of problems trying to raise this money. It was a musical and I loved it, especially the first act, that was the best.

High School Musical

So I am in a Creative Arts class and as a requirement of this class we have to see musical productions and stuff like that. So I had to see High School Musical, the play. It was interesting, there were a couple of songs that were not on the movie, but other than that, it was basically the same. It was ok.

The Shadow Rising by: Robert Jordan (4th in series)

A very good book, my favorite so far. I love the twists and turns and the surpises that are revealed.

The Wheel of Time turns, and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow.

Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time.

And when the blood was sprinkled on ground where nothing could grow, the Children of the Dragon did spring up, the People of the Dragon, armed to dance with death. And he did call them forth from the wasted lands, and they did shake the world with battle.

School Has Started!

Ok so I know that I am a week late in blogging this. I have been pretty busy and kinda lazy. School started on Monday, August 25. I am taking 15 credits this semester plus an Institute class. I am also working 30 hrs a week, so I am pretty busy this semester.

Since I am sure everyone is curious, here are the classes I am taking this semester: Civilization: Creative Arts, Calculus, Accounting I, Biological Anthropology, and Business Law. My institute class is Book of Mormon: 1 Nephi thru Alma 29.

My teacher for institute is Spencer's old mission president. He is a really good teacher, I'm very excited and I think I will be learning a lot with him. I am excited about my accounting class and my creative arts classes, I think they will be interesting.

In my Creative Arts class, I have to go to different performances. So I have to see "High School Musical" and "Nunsense". They are musicals. I have to go see "East Village Opera Company" and the "Fry Street Quartet". They are concerts. I have to see "Taiko Project" which is an Asian performance that is unique to that region, I'm excited to see that. I get to see the Royal Ballet perform "Carmina Burana" and I get to hear the African Children's Choir. I am pretty excited to see these, it will be interesting.

And then as a side note, because I can't remember if I blogged this. I have a calling in my new ward. I am on the Self Reliance Committee, anybody heard of this? Me neither. Basically what the committee does is help the students here become more self reliant and to become more prepared for emergencies. What we will do is like do things for canning, help people with their 72-hr kit, ect... I haven't had anything to do yet, but I'm interested as to what we will do.

If anybody wants to know anything else about what I've been doing, just drop me a comment and I will get back to you.

The Dragon Reborn by: Robert Jordan (3rd in series)

I think these books are getting better as they go on.

The Wheel of Time turns, and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow.

Rand Al'Thor is the Dragon Reborn--able to touch the One Power, but unable to control it. Rand knows only that he must face the Dark One in a battle to the death. Ahead of him lies the next great test for... THE DRAGON REBORN

MeMe

I have been tagged by Mom, so I guess I can do it. =P

One site said go to Flickr the other one said Google images, type your answer in the search. Using only the first page choose one of the pictures that comes up. I chose to use Flickr, here goes, it was fun.

1. What is my first name? Makayla
2. What age will I be on my next birthday May 11? 20
3. What high school did I attend? Churchill County High School (CCHS)
4. What is my favorite food? It is Oyakudan, but I can't find a good pic, so I will choose Steak
5. What is my favorite color? Blue!
6. Who is my celebrity crush? Channing Tatum (oh yummy) (he's from Step Up if you don't recognize the name)
7. What is my favorite drink? Sprite
8. Where is my dream vacation? Caribbean Cruise
9. What is my favorite dessert? Vanilla ice cream covered in lots of chocolate syrup

10. What do I want to be when I grow up? a Mom, no doubt about that
11. What do you love most in life? My Family
12. One word to describe me? Fun
13. What is my favorite thing? Huh, this is a hard one, since I don't really have any one favorite material thing right now, I will have to say that my favorite thing is my life.
14. Where is my favorite place? I will have to agree with Mom, Lake Powell is definitely a favorite place.
15. What is the name of my pet? Well I don't have pets at my place specifically, but the pets I have back home with Mom are Boo and Gracie.

16. What is my favorite flower? A rose, but it has to be a two-toned rose, where they are two different colors, those are my favorite.
Yay, I finally finished this. I have honestly been working on this for 6 days, almost a week! It is just hard doing this without a computer. Ok, tagging time, I tag Craig and Kelsy.

The Great Hunt by: Robert Jordan (2nd in series)

I have finally found the rythmn of Robert Jordan and so this book was much more enjoyable than the last one. This series is a good one, just slower than everything I normally read.

The Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow.

For centuries, gleemen have told of The Great Hunt of the Horn. Now the Horn itself is found: the Horn of Valere long thought only legend, the Horn which will raise the dead heroes of the ages.

And it is stolen.

The Eye of the World by: Robert Jordan (1st in series)

A good book, just a little slower than I'm used to.

The Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and go, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth returns again. In the Third Age, and Age of Prophecy, the World and Time themselves hang in the balance. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow.

Breaking Dawn by: Stephenie Meyer (4th in series)

THIS BOOK WAS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!! I finished this book in 2 days, it would have been one day if I didn't have to go to work or church. I definitely recommend this to everybody!

"DON'T BE AFRAID," I MURMURED. "WE BELONG TOGETHER."

I WAS ABRUPTLY OVERWHELMED BY THE TRUTH OF MY OWN WORDS.

THIS MOMENT WAS SO PERFECT, SO RIGHT, THERE WAS NO WAY TO DOUBT IT.

HIS ARMS WRAPPED AROUND ME, HOLDING ME AGAINST HIM...IT FELT LIKE EVERY NERVE ENDING IN MY BODY WAS A LIVE WIRE.

"FOREVER," HE AGREED.

WHEN YOU LOVED THE ONE WHO WAS KILLING YOU, IT LEFT YOU NO OPTIONS. How could you run, how could you fight, when doing so would hurt that beloved one? If your life was all you had to give, how could you not give it? If it was someone you truly loved?

To be irrevocably in love with a vampire is both fantasy and nightmare woven into a dangerously heightened reality for Bella Swan. Pulled in one direction by her intense passion for Edward Cullen, and in another by her profound connection to werewolf Jacob Black, she has endured a tumultuous year of temptation, loss, and strife to reach the ultimate turning point. Her imminent choice to either join the dark but seductive world of immortals or pursue a fully human life has become the thread from which the fate of two tribes hangs.

Now that Bella has made her decision, a startling chain of unprecedented events is about to unfold with potentially devastating and unfathomable consequences. Just when the frayed strands of Bella's life--first discovered in Twilight, then scattered and torn in New Moon and Eclipse--seem ready to heal and knit together, could they be destroyed...forever?

The astonishing, breathlessly anticipated conclusion to the Twilight Saga, Breaking Dawn illuminates the secrets and mysteries of this spellbinding romantic epic that has entranced millions.

New Spring by: Robert Jordan (prequel to series)

A good book

The Wheel of Time turns, and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow.

Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time.

This book is basically Moraine's story before she becomes an Aes Sedai.

GOT TO GO HOME!!!

I finally got to go home to see my family! It was great fun and I'm so glad I have finally got to go. I haven't seen my family since Christmas, and I won't be able to see them again until this Christmas, sadness!!!

So I had an early morning flight, as usual, which sucks for me. And I worked Monday night till 11:30. So i got off work and then packed my car, checked oil and tires and everything like that, and then realized I didn't have directions to my grandma's house. So I called Spencer and he got the directions for me. After all of that, I didn't leave Logan till 12:30 I think. So that didn't put me at my grandma's house until 2. I had a hard time falling asleep, so I don't think I went to sleep until 2:15-2:30. I had to get up at 4:45. I was not happy. I got up, my grandma took me to the airport, and I checked in and everything and was waiting and ate a poptart for breakfast. Now I'm feeling slightly nauseous, which always happens when I fly early early in the morning. So it took awhile to eat.

I took my flights and I ended up sleeping on my second flight, which was great. My mom picked me up at the airport and I was so glad to see her! I love my mom, she is my best friend and I was just filled with absolute happiness at seeing her. I couldn't give her a hug until we went to a store for something because she wasn't able to find a place to park to meet me inside the airport, which was ok.

We did random stuff on Tuesday, lots of pictures and being bombarded by Connor and Karissa, especially Karissa. Oh, and I almost forgot, we went and saw Dark Knight, such a good movie. On Wednesday, we went to Six Flags, which was an absolute blast! Although my feet hurt so bad before the day was halfway done, oh well. On Thursday, I don't remember exactly what we did, I don't think it was a lot. I don't remember. on Friday, we went boating. It would have been a lot of fun except for the fact that the lake was really rough and so skiing wasn't fun and I hurt myself tubing. We left pretty early, but it was still fun being with the family. Oh, and we also did family pictures Friday morning, and we haven't done those in forever.

Mom and I also did a book exchange. I brought I don't know how many books and I took 54 books, and a couple of those were my books that I had left there over Christmas. I miss my family already and I can't wait to see them again!

Rebel Fay by: Barb & J.C. Hendee (5th in series)

Just as good as the first 4 books, I recommend this whole series to everybody.

Desperate to free his mother from a caste of ruthless elven assassins, Leesil leads his companions--his beloved Magiere, the sage Wynn, and their canine protector, Chap--into mysterious Elven Territories: lands characterized by a culture of tranquil beauty, savage customs, and deep-rooted hatred and fear of all humankind.

Magiere was create with strange powers by a shadowy, long-forgotten enemy of many names--an enemy whom Leesil was trained from childhood to kill. Unbeknownst to them, Chap brought them together at the command of his kin, the Fay, to forge an alliance that might have the power to stand against the forces of dark magics. But as Magiere and Leesil uncover the truth, they discover just how close the enemy has always been...

The Golden Cord by: Paul Genesse (1st in series)

A really good book! I really enjoyed it and recommend it to everybody!

Excerpt from The Golden Cord:

Drake pressed the blade against Blayne's throat and glanced at his two Drobin friends.
"Get to the woods."
"You'll follow?" Bellor asked with concern.
The young man nodded, wondering if the War Priest guessed his intentions.
Thor glared at the crossbowmen aiming at Drake, then put his thick fist against his chest and nodded at Drake before withdrawing. Bellow pulled on the dogs' collars. They whined and barked as Bellor dragged them across the drawbridge, then across the field into the forest. Drake glanced at the dead dogs in the tunnel and at the severed heads on the bridge. The men were killed because of him. There was no other truth. He could have let the Drobin die in the Thornclaw Forest. Instead he had brought them to Armstead, somehow triggering the attack.
The time had come. Drake stepped away from Blayne, giving the Armsteaders clear shots with their crossbows. He locked eyes with Elder Trevers and let his knife fall from his grasp. "My life for theirs."
The villagers took aim.
Drake's last regret was that he would never see Jaena again.

The Darkest Pleasure by: Gena Showalter (3rd in series)

HE CAN BEAR ANY PAIN BUT THE THOUGHT OF LOSING...

Reyes is a man possessed . Bound by the demon of pain, he is forbidden to know pleasure. Yet he craves a mortal woman, Danika Ford, more than breath and will do anything to claim her--even defy the gods.

Danika is on the run. For months she's eluded the Lords of the Underworld, immortal warriors who won't rest until she and her family have been destroyed. But her dreams are haunted by Reyes, the warrior whose searing touch she can forget. Yet a future together could mean death to all they both hold dear...

The Darkest Kiss by: Gena Showalter (2nd in series)

Another good book by Gena Showalter

SHE HAS TEMPTED MANY MEN...BUT NEVER FOUND HER EQUAL. UNTIL NOW.

Though she has lived for centuries, Anya, goddess of anarchy, has never known pleasure. Until Lucien, the incarnation of death--a warrior eternally doomed to take souls to the hereafter. He draws her like no other. And Anya will risk anything to have him.

But when the merciless Lord of the Underworld is ordered by the gods to claim Anya herself, their uncontrollable attraction becomes an anguished pursuit. Now they must defeat the unconquerable forces that control them, before their thirst for one another demands a sacrifice of love beyond imagining.

The Darkest Night by: Gena Showalter (1st in series)

A really good book that I couldn't put down.

HIS POWERS--INHUMAN, HIS PASSION--BEYOND IMMORTAL...

All her life, Ashlyn Darrow has been tormented by voices from the past. To end the nightmare, she has come to Budapest seeking help from men rumored to have supernatural abilities, not knowing she'll be swept into the arms of Maddox, their most dangerous member--a man trapped in a hell of his own.

Neither can resist the instant hunger that calms their torments...and ignites an irresistible passion. But every heated touch and burning kiss will edge them closer to destruction--and a soul-shattering test of love...

Behold the Man by: Gerald N. Lund (final in series)

An amazing book and an amazing series!!! This gives a whole new meaning to me about Jesus' life here on Earth and his teachings and how they affected people. An excellent book and I definitely recommend the series to everybody!!!

Jesus of Nazareth has been preaching in Judea for three years and has gathered many followers with his teachings and miracles. But he has also made enemies who fear his power and his influence and who have conspired to put an end to him by whatever means possible.

Mordechai ben Uzziel's life couldn't be any worse. His daughter, Miriam, has vanished from Rome, spirited away by none other than his old nemesis--Simeon ben David. Meanwhile, Mordechai's credibility with the Sanhedrin is jeopardized when the Council learns that his own daughter has become a disciple of this so-called Messiah.

Simeon ben David's life couldn't be any better. After struggling to follow the Savior and to testify of his knowledge that Jesus is the Son of God, Simeon has found peace and joy in following the Master. More than that, he has found love; he and Miriam will be betrothed before the feast of Hanukkah.

The family of David ben Joseph continues to follow Jesus, though the Savior's teachings now carry an undercurrent of sorrow and unsettling prophecy. And despite increasing danger, Jesus' ministry--and his life--approaches, the lines are swiftly and solidly drawn between those who will stand for Jesus and those who will tear him down.