Trail Mix

I once heard that trail mix only has two ingredients: M&M's and disappointment.

The same can be said about life. You can either try and pursue your dreams and live a fulfilled life or live with disappointments.

Sure every now and again you will have a hand full of peanuts, raisins, hard times, or disappointments as you go along the trail of your life. It's true that these times are not as fun as when it seems like just hand fulls of M&M's, but if they come while you are pursuing your dreams and letting God lead your life, then they all work out into a wonderfully colored trail mix, with a life lived to the fullest, and satisfaction.

Entomology!

Entomology is a pretty big word that many people I talk with, don't have any idea what it is. Though it is a word that is not used in everyday language, it is a word that now describes me and my studies here at BYU. For those who don't know entomology is the study of insects, bugs, and creepy crawlies. Though I do have to admit, I feel like I sound cooler saying entomology and a little more like a nerd saying I study bugs; it is what I love to do. Everything from collecting to studying behavior and life patterns and habitats of all different types of insects and creepy crawlies. To some this would disgust or deter, but in my studies I have come to see the marvels of Gods creations and gained more of not only my own behavior and being, but really all life around me.

The question does come up though, what can one do with a degree in biology emphasizing in entomology. Recently I have actually seen many things that people are doing with bugs, that I find are more outside the box. Anything from selling insect jewlery at the freedom festival here in Provo, to selling more exotic bugs like the man in the video link below. Though I would like to collect insects and possibly sell them as stated, I would also like to continue my studies and understanding of not only of the insect world, but the living world at large. Feel free to continue to follow and read not only about insects and all that, but all about the crazy yet comedic things that go on in my life, the fun adventures, and the random thoughts that I have!

https://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=25965734

Wet Paint

I was walking along campus and saw this and just new I had to share it. I mean isn't it great to have a bench freshly painted with a wet paint sign on the ground? That way once you've already sat down and gotten comfortable, when you look down at your feet and see the sign, you will understand why it feels like you are sitting in something wet!