sophomore.

i've recently come to the conclusion that i hate it when people don't update their blogs regularly.
simply because i love reading about other people's lives.
so. for all you out there who love reading about my boring little life :]
here's an update.

school - is wonderful. i love it. i work everyday 9-1. it's sooo much better than working all day! me and kate walk to school every morning together because she has classes in the morning. We walk a whole mile!! now, for those of you that don't know me too well...you'd better understand how big of a deal this is. I walk 2 miles every single day!!! i hateee having to walk anywhere. ever. however, when the alternative to walking is waking up earlier to catch a bus for a 15 minute ride.. i suffer and walk. my classes are spread out perfectly. mwf i have french from 1-2. i love love love my french class. number one, my teacher is a total cutie (don't worry, thats not too creepy. well kind of. but he's like 24. and speaks beautiful french. mm.) i looked him up on ratemyprofessor.com. He only had one rating. And it made me laugh so hard. If i didn't know any better, I would have thought that I had written it. Anyone that knows me would probably think the same thing. It simply says, "um, he is sort of a french god." haha. well written. from 2-3 i have biology with kate. its super easy class. my professor, dr. robinson, has it really figured out - he knows that everyone taking his class is simply taking it to full a G.E. which is totally the truth. So his class is super basic and easy. love it. what better way to take biology? monday nights i have a 2 1/2 hour art history class. I like it...it's kind of all over my head. I've only had one class. My professor is a woman who only teaches 2 classes on campus. She talks really fast and uses words that i don't really understand... but it's okay. I'm sure i'll catch on. tth i have french from 1-2, then new testament. I love my class. My professor, Brother Swift, is really awesome. Very interesting class. I was kind of hesitant about taking new testament, but i really love it. then i have history from 3-4:15. its world civilization up to 1500. Kind of ridiculously boring. But, it fills the GE. so i deal. that it! pretty easy semester. I love it.

apartment - egh. our apartment is fine. our complex is super fun, and there is always a ton going on. but our apartment is old...very old. the dishwasher doesn't wash, the water from the showerhead hits me at about shoulder level...(which makes for a very difficult time washing my hair..) the carpet is stained and coming up around the edges, my bed is a matress sitting on top of a piece of plywood inside of a frame that rocks back and forth, our kitchen floor is disgusting and our fridge leaks...it probably seems as though i am complaining... which in a way, i am, but i have typed this whole paragraph with a huge smile on my face. we're at the point where it is all just hilarious to us. me and kate laugh all the time about how funny our apartment is. its quite amusing actually.

men - there still are non. surprise.

fish - i am proud to say that our little pet (Edward Nathan Darcy) is still alive. We're both so proud. our roommates thought that he wouldn't even last one week!! well - much to their amazement, he has stayed alive for 12 days now! He's such a good little pet.

weather - i am very sad to report that it has been getting pretttty cold here in provo. at night, it is freezing. and the mornings are much too cold for the second week of september. not a good sign for the coming winter months.

je suis tres heureuse!

four.

Rachel put this on her blog - and picked me as a person who would respond!
so..

1. four family members:
cameryn
benson
luke
tay

2. four people who email me regularly :
facebook?
rachel
BYU
John Mayer

3. four of my favorite places to eat:
Taco Bell
Coldstone
PF Changs
IN N OUT

4. four places i would rather be right now:
NYC
London
Disneyland
Vegas

5. four people i think will respond:
ettie
dani
beth
sis. hodson?

6. four tv shows i watch over and over:
one tree hill
gossip girl
dawsons creek
the hills

7. four of my favorite pass times:
being with friends
reading
playing
eating

hooray!

edward.

so much has happened this week!!

first: WE BOUGHT A PET FISH!! KateLyn and I bought a cute little Betta Fish today. He is purple and pinkish. And we named him Edward. We love him already. He is the best pet ever.

second: KateLyn is back!! We moved into our new apartment. We love it! We have some fun roommaates and this is looking to be a fabulous year. We were Y Group Leaders for New Student Orientation this year. We had a group of about 30 freshman who we were in charge of for the last 3 days. We did everything with them 8-5 everyday. It was a lot of work. But it was also super fun.

third: BYU won their first football game today! 41 -17! Go Cougars!!

fourth: i love fall. It is so fun! I'm excited for my new classes and friends and experiences. yay!

fifth: my roommate from this summer Beth...has NEVER read Pride and Prejudice. Ever. I was shocked. And slightly disappointed. And sad for her. She's missing out on life.

sixth: as you can probably see, our closet is so tiny. That is both my clothes and KateLyn's clothes, crammed into one tiny closet. yikes!!

seventh: I have the most wonderful poster of John Mayer on my wall. Isn't it beautiful?? The only problem is that KateLyn doesn't share my love for him. Definitely a problem.

eighth: My friend Brandon got home from his mission this past week! So exciting. It was wonderful to talk to him.

um. That's about it. :]

donations.

I'm starting a fund.
its called:

HELP JORDAN BUY HER TEXT BOOKS

I need to raise a total of $680 for textbooks for this coming semester.
(yes, you read that right. textbook prices for fall semester have gone through the roof. its ridiculous. for my french class alone, the books are $350. très tragique. i know.) Anyone who would like to donate, please contact me for further information.



im just kidding...kind of.

school.

countdown to school: 23 days.
wow.
i can't believe that fall semester is already here!
i move into my new apt on the 25th.
then one week later classes start!
i can't believe that i am a sophomore already!
weirddd.
actually, i am super excited.
im taking some cool classes this fall that im super excited about.
im a taking an art history class (1500 AD-present) that im stoked for.
and im starting french class...! haha.
it makes me nervous to start a language!!
but i have to take 5 semesters for my major so - ive gotta start sometime!
maybe one day i'll become a famous editor and move to paris and make use of my (soon to be) exquisite skills with the french language. haha.
i think that french sounds so sophisticated...
and artsy..
and très chic :]

i love watching the olympics.
i love love love it!!
the men's relay was possibly one of the most amazing things i have ever seen!
i was talking to my dad about it the other day, and our conversation made me laugh:

me: omigosh dad did you see the mens relay? it was amazing!
dad: yeah i did
me: wasn't it the most amazing thing you've ever seen?!?!
dad: yeah it was cool!
me: seriously, i've never seen something that awesome
dad: jord, you need to watch sports more.

haha.

tonight is the womens gymnastics team finals.
im so excited.
this is definitely my favorite event.
i think that shawn johnson is so amazing!
i am definitelyn her number 1 fan.
shes like..4'8"
shes 16
she still goes to normal high school (unlike anybody else on the team)
she has a 4.0
she only trains 20 hrs a week
the rest of the olympic gymnasts train 40+ hrs.
basically...shes amazing.
and shes so fun to watch.
she does everything so well!
im super excited to see how we do tonight.

i can't believe that summer is really over.
15 weeks ago - i was convinced that this was going to be a terrible summer.
all of my friends were going home for the break
i was going to be living in an apartment with people that i didnt know
and working a 9-5 job every single day - ive never worked that much in...well, in my entire life.
and i was just going to be miserable
(okay..im being a tad dramatic..).
well - with the exception of the last one - all of these things were true
and yet, it turned out to be an amazing summer.
my roommates turned out to be 2 of the most amazing girls i have ever met
we have gone on some wonderful adventures.
plus, working 40 hrs a week didn't really suck all thaaaat bad.
rachel, the girl i work with, has become a very good friend.
without her...it would have sucked "all thaaaat bad"

hm.
well.
this has possibly been one of the most scattered posts yet!
au revoir!

profound.

marcus aurelius said:
Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.
i like it.

100 (plus 3).

i've seen this done on a lot of different blogs and i love reading them.
my boss is out of town, and i've had a lottt of extra time at work
so.. here goes :]

1. i love books
2. my favorite color is red
3. i am in love with john mayer – his music is magical
4. i love ice cream sandwiches
5. i love driving
6. i love driving even more when the music is blaring
7. i’m scared of the dark
8. i love big cities
9. my favorite store is h&m
10. i hate being cold
11. i like going on walks
12. i love nighttime & stars
13. i like to cook
14. disneyland is possibly my favorite place on earth
15. it is followed closely by NYC
16. i love libraries & bookstores
17. i love one tree hill & gossip girl
18. i’m scared of flying
19. i love boating
20. i hate camping
21. i like talking to people
22. i love kids
23. i hate talking on phone
24. i love getting text messages
25. i love Shakespeare
26. i love Jane Austen
27. i hate camping
28. i want a little puppy that i can carry around in a purse
29. i think cats are gross
30. taco bell is possibly my favorite restaurant
31. my grandpa is my favorite person in the whole world
32. i love watching movies
33. i love the rain
34. i secretly have super curly hair, but never wear it like that
35. i love playing the piano
36. i love anything that is zebra print
37. i like painting my nails dark purple and bright red
38. if i could have any job in the world, it would be to own my own bookstore
39. or if i couldn’t do that, i would be a biographer
40. or if i couldn’t do that i would be a secret agent for the CIA
41. i have a fascination with old buildings
42. i think that feet are disgusting
43. i have an infatuation with mr darcy & Edward cullen and sometimes i fear that no man will ever live up to them
44. i think that las vegas is the most amazing place on the west coast and i absolutely loved living there
45. i love thought provoking quotes
46. i love using big words
47. i love the name lucy
48. my favorite disney princess is belle
49. i used to have a crush on demetri from anastasia (okay, I still do)
50. i love country music
51. i like taking naps in the grass on sunny days
52. i love popsicles
53. i love fires inside fireplaces in the winter
54. i sometimes wish that Hogwarts was a real place
55. i love eating grilled cheese
56. i think that angelina jolie is possibly the most beautiful woman in the world
57. i think fish is disgusting
58. i love getting e-mails
59. i sometimes like arguing
60. i wish that I was more athletic – basically, i suck at sports
61. i like being right
62. i love lotion
63. i love wearing rings
64. when I smile my eyes are different sizes, one is way smaller than the other. it’s really quite tragic
65. i love rollercoasters
66. i love reading biographies and learning about people
67. i want to be someone important when I grow up
68. i like when people tell me their secrets
69. i am a hopeless romantic and sometimes (or all the time..) i wish that i lived in a fairytale
70. i like wearing dresses
71. i love turquoise jewelry
72. mascara is definitely my favorite cosmetic
73. it is followed closely by lipgloss
74. i love flowers – especially lilies
75. if it came down to it, i’m pretty sure that i could eat pizza every day and be completely content
76. i’m scared of the police
77. sometimes I get so lost in my day dreams that i confuse them with reality
78. i watch the history channel, yes, its true. and i love the disney channel.
79. i love chocolate covered raisins
80. i save everything
81. i love holding hands
82. i love getting letters and packages
83. i love dark chocolate
84. english has always been my favorite class and i’ve always been really good at it
85. i have always totally sucked at math and science, and i strongly dislike them both
86. i love card games
87. i love fireworks
88. i love laughing
89. i think that I’m 85% socially awkward
90. i love whipped cream
91. i love sleeping
92. i don’t like milk
93. i like miley cyrus
94. i think that it is very likely that I am addicted to caffeine – in the form of diet coke
95. i love learning and being at college
96. i love cafes
97. i love getting dressed up
98. i love rice – it is probably my favorite food
99. i also love chicken
100. i love old people - i think that they are fabulous!
101. my favorite favorite favorite thing to eat is chocolate shakes
102. i love raspberries
103. i love in n out. mm.