The Fifteenth of April is Not Close Enough.

In order to keep obnoxiously accurate measure of the time left until I get to see Mingo again, I present to y'all the following countdown timer. I will probably look back at it often. :/

00:00:00

Edit from the FUTURE: I'm so glad this countdown is done. :D

Accurate Portrayal

I never intended for this blog to be the "My Girlfriend Is So Awesome" blog, but seeing how she's such a big part of my life, I find that many of my thoughts revolve around her. Anyway, this is a picture she drew of us while we were sitting in Jamba juice a while ago. It makes me happy. :)

Minecraft

All right.  So, a couple of weeks ago, I—on a whim—decided to start playing Minecraft.  Now, for those of you don't know what Minecraft is, it looks like this:

There's a bit more to the game than cubical grass, but the art is all very similar to that. 

I'm going to skip mentioning the scanty plot which doesn't reveal itself until you've played the game for at least a few days, and instead talk about the gameplay.  See, this game is all about creating whatever you want to. You are given a few simplistic rules. (left-click mines, right-click uses items, space bar jumps, etc.) and then let loose in a huge world.  This world has many things to explore, like caves, tundras, oceans, grasslands, forests, and deserts.  It also has many threats, such as monsters, and lava. But, even more fun than exploring and fighting monsters, is the creation aspect.  You are given the ability to craft whatever you can imagine, and that is why it is so similar to Legos.

Given how much I like making things, this game was instantly—and quite literally—addictive.  I have lost so much sleep and social time because of this game.  I still think it was worth it, though.  But the novelty is wearing off and I'm going back to a normal-ish sleeping pattern.  

Goodnight, everybody. :)

That Must Be an Old Turkey

Okay, Mingo pointed this out to me, and I thought I'd share. This poster, which is plastered all over campus, is supposed to say "Turkey Trot." But it REALLY looks like it says something else.

Happy Fruit

Here is some fruit that my girl made all smiley and whatnot. I hope it pleases you as much as it does me. :D

The Thanksgiving Massacre

In front of one of the buildings at the college I go to, there is a planter.  It is a very odd-shaped planter, and for the longest time, it has reminded me of a sacrificial altar.

 
Approximately one year ago today, (November 10, 2010) I went on my first date with Mingo, and it just happened to take place at this altar. Here's how it went down: A few days before our first date, Mingo and some other friends were over at my place. Somehow, the conversation steered towards the planter before the Spori building, and I brought up the fact that it looked like a sacrificial altar and that it deserved to take some snow victims.  The only person who thought this was a good idea—apart from me—was Mingo.  The rest of the people rightfully concluded that I was weird. So, the next day, she and I got our snow gear and spent hours crafting snowmen worthy of sacrifice.  It took a while and was surprisingly hard work, but our creation was excellently disturbing.

The fake blood doesn't really show up, but it's there.

A page in Mingo's journal which commemorates the event

It was her eagerness to construct this Calvin-and-Hobbes like thing which got me thinking that this relatively quiet girl was pretty dang cool.

Fast-forward a year later, Mingo and I are in a serious relationship.  A few days before the anniversary of this snowman-sacrificing date, we were having lunch or some such when she told me that this anniversary was coming up.  We both desired to do something similar this year, but the weather failed to provide us with any snow on that day. 

However, we were not thwarted so easily: we purchased a half-gallon of vanilla ice cream, stick-shaped pretzels, and cherry pie filling.  Then, we set about creating a lovely winter scene:

Please take note of the bloody stumps where the heads should be.

A broken arm resting in a pool of blood.

We proceeded to messily devour our hapless victims that we had created.  There are pictures of our devouring, but those are far too gruesome for your eyes.  

Well, I hope you feel edified with the Thanksgiving Spirit.  Talk to you later!

I Don't Know Why My Girlfriend Puts Up With Me

Here she is, looking like a lovely Harry Potter knockoff, courtesy of the washable marker that was placed in my hand. 

Blame Them Instead.

So, I ran across this picture on Pinterest:

And realized that it was missing something.  So, I fixed it.

Doodling Time

About a week ago, Natalie was preoccupied with her homework whilst I was visiting, and I, being a good boyfriend, decided not to interrupt her.  However, I got bored, so I decided that I would start doodling to pass the time.  Per Nat's request, those doodles are now on here, with little commentary regarding them.

No, this isn't based on a true story.  Not one I was involved in, at least. 

Technically, he's naked, too.

I seriously want to paint those boxes above my windows when I own a house.

Crazy College Kids

As you can see, we have the overly passionate couple, the photobombers, the horrified faces of peers, the face palm, and the obliviousness that this campus is rife with.  All-in-all, this picture exemplifies college life at BYU-Idaho far too well.

Being Sick

I'm sick and have decided that I'm going to blog, since it keeps my mind off of being sick.  That, and I hate doing nothing.  So, this entry might be somewhat long and rambling, but hey, there are pretty pictures, too.

Okay, so I am bouncing about Facebook, adding some of my FHE family to my friends list, when I run into this alert:

Though this is a spelling error on Facebook's part, I think a fiends list is a pretty good idea: it would let me know which people to avoid forever.

Well, I'm off to scour Pinterest for hints of manliness.  Wish me luck!

P.S. I know this wasn't long at all, but that's because I'm lazy. :)

I Have Seen the Future, And It Has Wrinkles

So, I happen to have a friend that is currently in a makeup class. She needed a model to practice on, and since I'm so remarkably attractive (and was free at that time), she chose me.
For the record, latex hurts to take off.

Masquerade Ball

Tonight happens to be the night of the masquerade dance here at BYU-Idaho.  I'm really excited for it, as I get to wear a mask.  Well, technically it's only half of a mask, as official BYU-Idaho policy prevents its students from wear masks at dances and probably on campus.  Because of this policy, I have chosen to wear a Phantom of the Opera style mask, like so:

Anyway, I am really looking forward to it, as I quite like feeling fancy, and because Mingo looks dang good in a dress.

Since this post is going up before I've gone to the dance, it's going to be rather devoid of pictures. I may do a follow up with pictures and stuff later, but I'll probably just put everything on Facebook instead.

How C-3P0 Should Look When He Runs Away

Halloween's A-coming!

I love October.  I love the colder weather, but more importantly, I love Halloween.  This holiday brings an influx of horror movies, scary barns and mazes to visit, copious quantities of candy, an excuse to dress up in costume, and jack-o'-lanterns.  Annoying to spell yet fun to make, jack-o'-lanterns are, in my mind, the best part of the whole Halloween experience.

However, one does not simply grab a knife and begin to lobotomize this orange immobile victim; there are certain steps that must be followed to insure that the finished product is as beautiful in reality as it was in your mind when you came up with the idea.  Instead of typing about that, I'm going to take the lazy route and link you to two other blogs that have covered the related processes in detail.

How to carve realistic looking faces on pumpkins

http://www.instructables.com/id/Phot-o-lantern/

A great number of tricks to use when making perfect pumpkins http://www.extremepumpkins.com/howtotips.html

Okay, that's all.  Talk to you later. :)

Finding Some Pot on Campus

So, while visiting Mingo as she works on her project for her ceramics class, I find myself with nothing required of me and lots of cool projects to look at. The one I like most of all (apart from hers, that is) is this tiny little "hunny" pot straight out of Winnie the Pooh. It makes me endlessly happy that there is some other college student out there who is as big a fan of the Pooh as I am. :D