Spectacular Vernacular

So, I've been reading this book. Its like, 1400 pages or something like that. It's the complete works of Jane Austen. My biggest reason for buying it was because I just really like the cover hahaha! I was going to only buy Pride and Prejudice at first, but after I saw "Becoming Jane" I wanted to get my hands on everything she's ever written. This compilation was the cutest one. I've already read Sense and Sensibility and now I'm on Pride and Prejudice. I absolutely love it. Sense and Sensibility was kind of long and drawn out and then it was resolved too quickly for me to really enjoy the ending. Everyone says it's they're favorite one, but I'm not crazy about it. It was good. I mean, I giggled at some parts and my little heart ached for both girls when the guys they were in love with were being idiots. However, I'm half way through P&P and I already like it a lot more than Sense and Sensibility. It may just be that I'm able to follow it more closely since I watched the movie before reading it. Who knows. But I love Mr. Darcy, you learn more about how much in love with Elizabeth he is in the book than you learn in the movie. Be still my girlish heart.

Another plus that comes from reading such a monstrous book is the awesome amount of new words that keep being unconsciously added to my vocabulary while I read. For example... monstrous. Who says that? Honestly. I don't mind though. It makes me sound more refined. I give this book an A+ so far. Anyone want to borrow it when I'm done? Or you can just get it on amazon.com for like $16.00. I recommend it. Its a gem.

Home Sweet Home

You better believe I snagged myself a contract at these cute townhouses. Get this... Private room, private balcony, private BATHROOM, and there's a freaking fireplace! They're called Aretta Gardens and they're like 3 blocks from campus and one block from the bus stop. I think I just achieved nirvana. They are a little different from the ones below... but who freaking cares!? And the rent is amazing. AMAZING. Just in case anyone tries to steal my glorious find, the owner is holding it for me. She lives out of state and is mailing me my contract. I heart her. I can't wait until I'm far, far away from my crazy present landlady. Yogi Yogi Yogi!

Housing Hunt

I am in search of a new place in Provo right now. Its both exciting and exhausting beyond belief. For anyone who doesn't know, Provo is filled with condos and apartments of all shapes, sizes, and prices.

I have lived in:
Deseret Towers (Presently getting knocked down. They were THAT bad.)

Roman Gardens. Don't be fooled by the pool.


and Brownstone Condos. I loved Brownstone. Tenderly nicknamed "Brownstain" and the courtyard was called "The Crack" Ba hahaha. I just love toilet humor. My landlord is the one thing I just couldn't deal with.

I went from living a single shared room public bathroom existence on campus to a slummy shared room apartment to a private room condo, complete with balcony and washer and dryer. I've never had to pay an outrageous amount for my apartments, but I've had my share of crazy landlords and roommates. At this point, I have my heart set on living in one of these:


They are the cutest little townhouse style condos ever. There are a ton of them scattered all over Provo and I have been desperately trying to get my hands on one for a reasonable price. Anyone who knows me knows that I am a bargain shopper to the bone. I have been calling and emailing everyone and anyone I can find with a contract for sale. I want to live in one so bad!

Parking Frenzy

Provo parking sucks.

I'd rather drive off a cliff,

than search for parking.

I just wrote this beautiful Haiku to describe my feelings about Provo parking laws. As of a couple months ago, parking on the street in provo is strictly prohibited without a parking permit from the city within certain boundaries. Luckily, most of my neighborhood has unrestricted street parking. Unluckily, my complex only has 20 parking spaces and houses 160 people. So the street is BEYOND crowded. I circled for about 20 minutes waiting for someone to leave. Everyone circles in their cars like vultures around an abandon carcass, like sharks in a feeding frenzy. One could even compare it to feeding time on monkey island. As soon as someone did leave... a big red truck zoomed in and took my spot. It should have been mine. I sat there, enduring the awkward goodbye-at-the-car scene of a fellow ward member and his girlfriend for like 10 minutes. That spot should have been mine, and it was torn right out of my grasp. Curse that red truck. SO. I just surrendered and parked illegally about a block away. I'm burning mad. I hate provo parking with the white hot fire of a thousand suns.