God gave me a Hot Pocket

Two, to be exact.

How does this happen, you might ask?

Well, the last two times I have purchased a nutritious meal or snack from the vending machine, when I've reached down, there was, in addition to my desired meal or snack, a hot pocket. 

Thank you, God.

My Dad is cooler than your Dad.

Today was not great. I mean, I have a LOT to be thankful for, but it was still a very rough day. I was up early to do laundry, then spent 3 hours in the mathlab before 2 of my classes. Then I left one class early to go take an insanely hard calculus test. (<--- don't worry though, I'm pretty sure I won't get worse than an F-)

Then I had to rush back to the dorm and fulfill some church duties (I was in charge of a large group activity). 

Also, I found out that I bombed a midterm in my Literature class. Because I had been getting C's and D's on my Book of Mormon midterms, I thought I would be prepared, but no. College Melissa is not as smart as High School Melissa apparently. High School Melissa graduated in the top 30 in her class of nearly 700, but college Melissa is below average in every class. What happened?!

Anyway, after a nice chat with my Mom, I was feeling a lot better. She's always great - listening to my problems, and letting me just whiney whine whine all the way home. (<--- okay, so I sort of made up that phrase). 

She must have talked to my Dad about it, because I got an e-mail (about 10 minutes ago) that just sealed the deal in the happiness department. 

He offered me words of comfort in the form of a Star Trek allusion. Go DAD! He related this to me:

You may recall, from Star Trek II  (Wrath of Khan), that there was a simulation called the "Kobayashi Maru".  It was a no-win scenario (damaged ship, the Neutral Zone, and Romulans) -- no choice you would make would lead to success.  That was just a training scenario, but it was there for a reason -- it was a test of character to see how someone responds in adverse conditions.  In life, we all face the Kobayashi Maru from time to time, and as I look back, I'm much better for having gone through it.  I don't particularly like it, but I do see that it is for my own good.  Certainly (among other things) I am better able to empathize with those who go through hardship.  There are a great many other positives that can come from such an experience.

Seriously? What did I do to deserve him!? I also like that it starts with, "You may recall." Pffft. Like I don't have the entire movie memorized!

I appreciate that in one simple e-mail, he was able to comfort me, cheer me up, amuse me, amaze me, and (most importantly) allow me to embrace my Star Trek-loving self. 

Thanks Dad!

Coincidence?

Today I had an epiphany of sorts. I have a disproportional (disproportionate?) amount of purple items in my life. Perhaps it was the purple sweater I wore today, but it hit me like a monsoon of bricks. (Rough analogy, I know. Deal with it.)

As of approximately 11:53 this morning, I had a purple:

-Notebook on my desk

-binder in my backpack

-pencil in my hand

-cell phone (it is violently purple - - COOL)

-sweater on

-blow drier

-hair straightener

-hair clips

-hair spray

Okay. So, I guess it's not that much. But who else can say their blow drier, straightener, hairspray, AND clip things are all purple? The perfect way to start off your day. That's what I always say. 

Just putting it out there...

Moving up in the blogging world.

Just wanted you all to know that I have done something that I hope will prove to be a nice release of stress/resentment, and be therapeutic for me. I started a dream journal. Cheesy? Absolutely. Healthy for me? Hopefully. Entertaining for you? That is the goal.

If you think I am weird, perhaps this will explain why. Or perhaps it is my weirdness that MAKES my dreams the way they are.

Anyway, there's a pretty boring one up now, but be ye not depressed, I have a good one coming up next. It is horrifying.

Click here for the link