UPdate

About the art competition: I have rarely been so surprised in my life. All my works got accepted to the show. So much for my plan to be embarrassed. I got two first places and two honorable mentions. I am one of two top-grossing winners. I was stunned. Maybe I'll post some pictures.

I missed the awards ceremony, sadly, because I was on my date. The date was fun. I highly recommend pudding pictionary! Really. It'll change your life.

For this coming Friday night, chalk up another one for the over 25 category. I got asked on a second date by the same man. I have been getting an unusual amount of attention lately. Jana says it's because I was obedient to the recent counsel from the apostles regarding going on frequent, simple dates with a variety of young men. ("Hooray! Hooray! I O-BEYED!") I'm having a lot of fun with it.

This morning I'm in the mood to watch a short film called "Validation" which is one of my top five favorite movies. It's about fiften minutes of the most charming footage ever created. I hope you enjoy it. It changed my life!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cbk980jV7Ao

If the link doesn't work, just go to youtube.com and type "Validation" in the search bar. Click on the first picture. It's a black and white picture of a man with a beard. But don't let the picture scare you off. Enjoy!

SCORE

Regarding my dating life:

As of Tuesday, chalk another up for the under 25 team! Elbow-to-elbow in Devotional!

As of tonight, chalk one up for the over 25 but less than thirty. I've only ever had one date who was over thirty.

Tonight a friend is setting me up with her 29 year old brother on a double date. We're going to play Piction Puddin-ary (Pudding Pictionary) and make Puppets. And eat Popcorn. I just realized it's a P-theme date! Great idea!

Tonight I double-booked some evening hours. Wish me luck! I've been invited to be on Institute Council! I'm excited. But the meeting is tonight, so I will probably miss the opening reception for the student art exhibit. I don't even know if my work got accepted. I just submitted it for the heck of it. Now I'm nervous, and that surprises me. For the first time in MONTHS I actually CARE whether my stuff is best. It's going to be embarrassing one way or another. I'll keep you posted. Maybe. Nothing beats embarrassment like making it very public.