My Final Final

Cleaning.... You know me.

I lothe cleaning. Cleaning was invented to make me angry. I keep clean in general. But deep cleaning has no place in my life and I have avoided it pretty well in my life thus far. Well now... I'm doomed. I have to clean to move out. And it is intense! I'm going to share my portion with you. (My portion is actually one of the better ones)

I am in charge of my Bathroom and part of the Kitchen.

BATHROOM:
-Wipe inside and outside of door.
-Wash walls, especially near light switch. Wash toilet paper holder, towel rack, and behind sink.
-Clean shower and tub, removing all soap scum and hard water buildup off shower walls and chrome (The office will sell a professional cleaning product for $1.50 a cup that will remove soap scum and hard water)
-Wash walls and ceiling above shower.
-Clean toilet, including base. Use toothbrush on toilet seat hinges, base hinges, and around base on linoleum.
-Clean wall behind toilet.
-Clean light fixture and replace. Change lightbulbs if burned out.
-Shine mirror, toilet paper holder, and towel rack.
-Clean shelves inside mirror cabinet.
-Remove and clean fan. (Stand on toilet base, not toilet seat or the hinges may break.)
-Wash ceiling if needed. (Use bleach if there is mold)
-Clean sink. Get hard water deposits off.
-Wipe cupboard doors off.
-Clean under sink.
-Mop floor

KITCHEN:
-Wipe table and chairs
-Clean inside of dishwasher, especially door, use toothbrush if necessary.
-Clean sink. Remove hard water spots with Lime Away. (The office will sell this to you for $1.50 per cup)
-Scrub and mop floor. All black or gray should be scrubbed with a scotchrite pad and cleanser or a floor striper. (Floor striper and wax will be sold in office for $2.00 per cup) Do not wait until the morning of checkout, it takes time to dry. The cost for a professional to clean your floor will be between $40-45)
-Remove ALL garbage adn food (if all roommates are moving out).
-Wipe off light fixture.
-Wash walls, ceiling and doorways where needed, especially around switches, closet doors, and outlet covers.

Yeah... I hate cleaning... Anyone want to come help? ... please?

Finals

Ok, so I know I haven't posted in a while, but I've been freaking out over finals so give me a break! I posted a bunch of stuff so I hope you enjoy it!

Seriously... I have a ton of finals: 9. That's right 9. That is no typo. Nine! Well I have done 5 and only have 4 to go and I'm feeling good but that is the reason I haven't posted anything in a while.

I decided to include a clip of my percussion ensemble that I had to arrange for my percussion techniques class. The dynamics are a little off, but you can only ask so much from a computer program. :D

It's a little quiet, make sure to turn off the blog music!

Wicked

Ok, so as many of you know I was able to go see Wicked the Saturday before last and seriously, it was amazing! Can I just tell you that I love Wicked?

And this I'm not telling you this as one of those girls who flounce about in their pink "Popular" Shirts saying, "Oh, my heck! Isn't Popular, like, the greatest?" I truly love this musical from the core of my soul.

This musical has so many layers.

First of all I must say that the music is out of this world! Steven Schwartz really outdid himself this time. I've always loved his music but this is phenomenal!

Ok, second, the story is amazing. How Winnie Holzman took Gregory Maguire's filthy book and made it into an amazing and clean story is beyond me and I love her for it. Also, the story supports the songs and the songs support the story in a way that I cannot describe. Listening the soundtrack is awesome but with the story interlaced with it the music soars to new heights... which one would seem is impossible, but guess what? Apparently, it's not.

Third, the characters are amazing. They're personalities are so strong and their ideals so a part of them that any actor would have a hard time interpreting their character differently. You can't really play around with the character and make them less then they are. They are what they are and have a different life above that of the musical.

Fourth, Defying Gravity.

That song still gives me chills when I hear it. (When live it's 87 times stronger) When Elphaba emerges from the back of the room that she and Glinda are in to hide from the guards and rises into the air... Oooo! I wish I could feel like that constantly! (except then I would get used to it and it wouldn't be as cool)

Side story: Actually when we were watching it a lady two seats from me stood up and started to leave saying something about needing to use the restroom literally 30 seconds before Defying Gravity started and I almost reached up to grab her wrist and tell her that she should hold if I had to choose between peeing my pants and not seeing Defying Gravity, I would definitely choose to pee my pants. But I thought that would be a little creepy and so I didn't...

--->Here<---'s a clip of Defying Gravity that will give you a very small taste of the amazingness that is Wicked. I would have embed it but it was disabled and this is the version you must see if you don't see it live.

Ok, I could go on forever and if you want some other thoughts I have about Wicked just click --->here<--- to hear about my first experience going to Wicked.

One difference between Utah Wicked and California Wicked: No Good Deed. The Utah Elphaba took that song and made it hers. She did such a fantastic job on that song I can not even describe. That song is now a very, very close number two from the musical now. (Defying Gravity being number one of course)

Seriously, everyone needs to see Wicked. If you get a chance, take it.

Kindness

So, I believe it was Easter weekend when this happened because I went to Dick's for Dad because he forgot a few things that he needed at the store, so I went for him. However, as I arrived at Dick's everyone and their dog happened to be shopping there. It was kind of crazy. I went and got what I needed to get for Dad, got a few things for myself and then Dad called me to get a more things that he thought of while I was at the store. As I got those things I realized I probably should have gotten a basket or cart (But baskets are awkward and I feel slightly feminine with one, which is weird I'm sure, but it's who I am! Oh! And I hate having a huge cart with only a few things in them). So while carrying my groceries in probably the most awkward way possible, I headed to the check out...

Every line was open and every single one had a long line. I got into the closest one that seemed shorter than the rest. I figured out why it had seemed shorter... because the little old man in front of me had a cart overflowing with groceries!

Actually it wasn't that bad it was filled to the brim, but I've seen much worse.

I remember being in a hurry and I don't remember what for (it might have just been my desire to put down the groceries before I drop something), but I remember doing my best not to show my impatience. And as I recall I did exceptionally well! I really did!

I do this thing when life hands me little challenges where I see if there's anything I can change at the present moment to help the situation. If there is nothing I can do I start thinking of the consequences of the "challenge" and start to except them then. I don't give up looking for things I can do to help of course, but it has kept me calm in the most stressful of situations. It's kinda nice. So I started my routine.

The little old man in front of me looked behind himself and we made eye contact and I smiled at him (it was genuine too! Cute old people and babies always make me smile!) He looked at the groceries I was carrying in my arms.

"Why don't you go in front of me?" the man smiled.

"Well..." I started but then he interrupted me. (I was going to accept but I never got it out)

"I insist," he said and he literally got behind me and shuffled me up to the register and help me set my stuff down on the shelf for the checker. (Apparently he thought I was going to decline)

This seems like such an insignificant thing to do, but seriously it made my day! I was so grateful for that man. Well, on my drive back up to Logan, I realized how happy that little thing had made me and decided to try and do something like that for someone once a day if possible.

I usually have been holding doors open for people and I've picked up a few things people have dropped. Nothing too big, but it makes me feel better. In the past week and a half, I have been doing poorly but I'm trying to start it up again and encourage all to try it with me!

Vitamin D

(I am writing as though it was current)

Ok, so Logan was not very nice to us recently. We had a few days of awesome weather! The sun was out and shining and it was awesome. Everyone started making plans of what they could do outside. Well soon after that I looked out my window in the morning and I saw...

Mother nature was out to make enemies, that's all I can say! Almost no one was happy (Ryan was but he's weird so let's not talk about him). Well after a week the sun was up again and no one was going to let it go to waste and as I walked home, I saw this...

Students soaking in vitamin D while studying.

So yeah, outside is the new in everybody! :D

Enjoy it while the weather is nice because it is perfect now!