"Recognize that there is a power greater than ours, that no matter how good a man is, he is not good enough, that no matter how wise he is, he is not wise enough, that no matter how strong he is, he is not strong enough for all the things which he will face in life, and that there is a source of...
There's nothing like some tripped-out pop to take you to a sunny place. I've been listening to this in the car on the way to and from work and imagining I'm on a summer road trip. I want to marry this album. Very tempted to buy tickets to Tame Impala's Melbourne show.. ...
After the longest three weeks of my life, I got my mission call. For Mormons, a mission call is the most important/highly anticipated letter you'll ever get. It's a letter from the prophet assigning you to serve in one of the 300+ missions worldwide for 18-24 months. I'd been waiting many months (years really) for this and there it was, sitting in my...
My mission papers are in! So now begins the longest 3-4 weeks of my life; waiting to find out where I'll be serving for the next 18 months of my life. I came across this awesome talk by Ronald A. Rasband about how missionaries are assigned through revelation. I know that wherever I go, will be where the Lord needs me. Here's an...
The last couple of weeks have been pretty uneventful - hence the lack of blogging and increase in tumblring. I started going to the gym for the first time in my life which has been good, except for the fact that my shins are busted after two weeks of it. Oh, and speaking of shins, I saw The Shins a couple of weeks...
For the past two weeks I've been sacrificing sleep to watch Wimbledon. And for those who know me, I'm not what you'd call a 'casual' tennis fan. I used to have pictures of Federer and Nadal on my bedroom wall, and going to every grand slam is pretty high on my bucket list. So it would probably surprise you (and me) if I...
I love Australia but sometimes I get this unbearable wanderlust and I just need to see new places and people and explore and it's all I can think about. I love Australia but sometimes I get this unbearable wanderlust and I just need to see new places and people and explore and it's all I can think about. ...
I'm pretty excited about the Olympics. Here's Bear Grylls doing his 'leg' of the torch relay in true Bear Grylls style (in other words: dangerous, completely unnecessary, and freaking awesome). ...
(image source: fasterlouder) Kimbra's live show is like watching a five year old prance around stage while playing dress-ups in a whirl of confetti, except that the five year old has some killer dance moves and a voice that somehow reminds me of both Nina Simone and Bjork. Mega lady crush. ...
About a month ago I went to Supanova expo dressed as the TARDIS, spent way too much on merch, and met OLIVER & JAMES PHELPS (AKA the Weasley twins). If that's not a perfect day then I don't know what is. I have a deep and abiding love for nerd conventions. They're the rare places where people want to take photos with you if...
I love Sundays. Best day of the week in my opinion. And why is that Dudley? Well, it's one whole day where I get to clear my head and ponder what I really value in life. Today I was studying my favourite book. I'm up to the part where Alma and his people are in bondage to the Lamanites. Despite being treated like...
Ok so I'll admit I spend a lot of time on this whining about post-grad life. In all fairness it's hard to feel like your life has a purpose when most of it's spent at home on Seek. However I read this university commencement speech today which kind of re-inspired me not to put so much onus on work and live. This guy...
Bjork seems to make anything from taking the train to washing the dishes epic and beautiful. ...
So I had my uni graduation ceremony last night. Apart from an expletive-laden outburst from one of the angry graduates on stage, it went pretty much as expected. I wore the silly cap and gown and reconsidered the merits of living in the 1800s and going to Hogwarts. I didn't trip on my way to collect my degree. And I resisted the temptation...
So I'm a little late to the party (The Shins' homecoming party that is) but for those who aren't aware, James Mercer & co. are back together with a new album to be released in March. Rejoice! To tide us over in the meantime, here's their new single 'Simple Song'. In more depressing news, The Shins are one of the millions of amazing...
