Brady's Blog

As you may have guessed by now, school has indeed started.  In fact, this week is midterms.  Fun!!!  Over the past month and a half, however, I have developed my character in new ways and am learning not only academically, but in other aspects that mainly have to deal with who I am and how I conduct myself.  I have given myself many more opportunities than usual to receive needed inspiration. One thing learned is that a person must be in a comfortable setting to receive.  Often, writers seek out nature, a place where their thoughts are free and can take their words and plots into a new direction and to clear writers block.  An athlete finds inspiration on the field, on the court, or in the arena.  For the average person, inspiration can be found just about anywhere:  a favorite room, a favorite bench, or even a favorite pair of socks. I have found my setting for inspiration and I now take advantage of it as often as I can.  Doing this has...

You know how last time I said that everything was falling right into place?  Well, for the most part that is still true.  The only thing that is putting a kink into things at the moment is the fact that I do not have a job.  Let me tell you, it is not easy even in a college town with all of the students out of town.  In fact, there are a lot of businesses that have even closed down completely for the break because they would not be getting enough business.  A lot of places I talk to say that they will probably be hiring in September when all of the students come back.  Thus, my goal is to get applications and resumes to all of these places ahead of time so that there are more options and opportunities when September rolls around.  Surviving until that point is quite boring though.  My apartment and I have had quite the bonding experiencing.  It just makes me all the more excited for September to finally come and classes to start so that there...

The semester is over!!!   Finals week was only slightly painful, self-induced of course, but nonetheless, I made it.  The final grades were posted today and I ended up with a couple surprises.  The three grades that I was sure about remained the same: New Testament (99% A), English (98% A), and Statistics (95% A).  With the surprises, one was good and one was not so good.  I am very happy with the outcome of my toughest class, History of Psychology (87% B+) and not completely sold on my DNA class (81% B-).  Overall, academically this has been a very tough semester but it has been a very telling semester.  In the past week alone, almost all of my academic questions have been answered.  The big question that was on my mind as the semester progressed was if I was going to stay at BYU-Idaho or if there was something else in the plans.  For a while, I was really considering going to BYU-Provo campus just because they had the major that I now want....

Unfortunately, I have not kept y'all updated very well.  It would be a lie if I said there was never any time to  because everyone always has a little bit of time somewhere or another.  But I figure that since this week is finals wee that i better at least attempt to bring you up to speed.  I am proud to say that for the most part this semester, I have been able to stay caught up on all of y homework and in doing so have given myself a little allowance for some down time here and there.  I can't say that I made good use of that down time all of the time but I can say that from the things I have done, that I have learned just about as much as I have in my actual classes.  Whether that is a lot or not is for you to decide.  My psychology class remained my toughest class throughout the entire semester even though my DNA class sure gave it a run for its money nearing the end.  New Testament is still amazing yet I think that my English class I my favor...

School has definitely started. It has gone off to a fast start too. So much so that it is already hard to keep up. The classes that I am taking this semester are a lot harder and more time consuming than last semester which is creating minor problems, namely procrastination isn't working as well. I love procrastinating but I can't do it as much this semester. Definitely the hardest class I have right now is my History of Psychology class. There is so much reading for it that it is rare that I get it all completed on time. Not only that but the reading is very hard itself. It is a tough textbook to get through. A lot of the things we talk about in class are interesting though. I just fear that my comprehension, or lack thereof, is going to play to my detriment. My favorite class is definitely my New Testament class. Bro. Whalquist is the man. He is so excited about what he is teaching that he gets me, and probably most the people in the class, excited about it as we...

This year, I celebrated my birthday for an entire weekend. That's what I get for having my birthday on a Sunday. I'm not complaining though. Friday night I went to my first college party...pretty crazy. Would I do it again, absolutely. Saturday, my mom and dad came up to see me and to celebrate. We went to see the movie "Rio." Really good movie. After the movie, we went to eat at the chillinest hang out spot in Rexburg...Sammy's. Oooo it was so good. That night there was dance that was put on my the school that was a blast. On Sunday, my actual birthday, upon entering my apartment after church, there was a surprise for me. A couple of the girls that we hang out with snuck into my apartment and decorated it. They made me cake balls. They are so good. I was super surprised. The rest of the evening was spent partying it up with a bunch of friends. Possibly one of the best weekends of my entire life. For Sure.

I am officially back, settled in, and ready for school. I got moved in on Friday in the morning and spent the morning getting books and unpacking all of my stuff. After that I was a little bored until a new roommate got here. The day was spent just chillin' with the roommates. I have some awesome roommates so I am excited for what this semester has in store. After a great deal of socializing on Saturday, me and two of my roommates drove down to my hometown, stayed the night, and went to Salt Lake City on Sunday. The purpose for the drive was to see a best friend give his farewell talk. This is a friend that I have been very close with and because of that, I know that he is gonna be a fantastic missionary. Missouri will be blessed by his presence. I guess now it is time for me to gear up for the actual education part of the college experience seeing that classes start tomorrow. Looking over some of the things that I have already received, it looks like it is going to be a ...

It has been close to four months since coming home from school. Four months of time that I have had to find myself, or at least to learn more about myself. Needless to say, four months is a fair amount of time for deep thinking. Many of the things I have learned are quite personal and will not be shared but I will share the most important thing. I learned who I am. . .well, at least a little more of who I am. I am a child of God. I also am a pretty typical young adult male. For a long time I have been set in my ways of doing things. I still am in a way, but over my break I have come to like new things more and more. For instance, one of my best friends has introduced me into the world of country music. I have heard it before and liked some songs but I never would have turned the radio to a country station. Now, it is the first thing I hear when I turn my car on. From the small things that dictate my momentary enjoyment to the things that truly bring me joy, I have definitel...

So I have been trying to think of what I can write here but my life just isn't all that exciting. I work and sleep with only a little bit of time for anything else. I guess I'm ok with it though. At least it is something to do. It keeps me busy. It is now just over a month until I head back to school and I am having a hard time controlling my excitement. It is going to be a good semester. Maybe not quite as good as the last one but it could be close. The drawback of course being that some of my best friends will not be around will have some effect but I do look forward to making new friends, finding old ones, and having a great time. I register for classes on Monday and will hopefully be finalizing on a job this week. With a full class schedule and a part-time job who knows what kind of time I am going to have for a social life. I hope I still get a bunch because that was one of the main reasons last semester was such a success. I think this weekend calls for anothe...

So, most of the time a blog tells you about what a person is up to. What they have been doing and any special things that have happened in their recent lives. This is not one of those posts. Possibly it is because my life has been pretty boring recently. Or it's because the words that fit best are those that are found in the words of popular music. Since being home from college, music has been a huge part of everything I do. Surprising to all who knew me before, but I spend a lot more time now just listening to music than watching TV. It is so interesting how the words of a song can be the perfect words to describe life. So many times just sitting in my room listening to music I catch just a phrase or two of a song and just shake my head and say, "How do they know?" I guess I'm a normal person because someone else out there is having the same feelings I have. I fear to think of what my life would be like silent. No music ever in it. Growing up, I was alway...

Like I said in the last post, I was given four days off of work which I utilized to go to Utah with some friends this weekend. On Friday evening, three of my best friends picked me up and after a bite to eat, we hit the road and got to the Salt Lake area around 8pm leaving the rest of the night for a movie and some good conversation. At my friend's house, we were spoiled by his family. They did everything just to make us feel comfortable and they didn't even have to. They are wonderful people. On Saturday, we went into the city and met up with another of our friends with whom we toured temple square. The highlight of our time on temple square was touring the Conference Center and seeing the Joseph Smith movie. We had a blast but the fun did not stop there. That night we ended up playing games including our favorite...Mega Monopoly. Again, I got second place. Good conversation was the perfect conclusion to the day and in the morning we got ready quickly and after getti...

This last weekend I got to go up to Rexburg and see some of my friends for a few days. It ended up being one of the greatest weekends ever. Friday I got to go with one of my friends to the temple which was big to me. It was a big help for me in the comfort and answers I got. That night we did a group date, and murder mystery dinner. It was a lot of fun and I think everyone had a good time. Saturday was a pretty chill day, not a whole lot happened except for the evening of playing the game "signs". . .again. It was our favorite game last semester and so it was quite nostalgic. Sunday, a friend gave a talk in church on faith and character and it was such a good talk that really made me think about what I do daily. That friend is such an inspiration to me. I was planning on coming back that night but decided to stay for an extra night. I am very glad that I did because it was really nice to spend my final morning up there in a quiet scripture study along side others t...

Since coming home from college for a four month break, I have come to a realization of a lot of different things. The biggest realization came during a conversation with my father about what I am going to be doing for the next few months. In all honesty, I have a job, but nothing else has really been in my plans. It has been frustratingly hard and I didn't know why. My dad pointed out that right after I came home from my mission, I had to go straight into preparations for school and was working with the missionaries here in my hometown a lot. Then it was off to school where I was in a socially active environment and busy with homework a lot which kept my mind occupied the majority of my days. Now that I do not have schoolwork or an easily accessible social atmosphere there has been nothing to occupy my mind and have been falling into a rut. This is the transition that most return missionaries go through right when they get off their missions. For me, it is just happening si...