Scroll Office Vlog: Episode 2 "Ideas"

Why did you do this to me?

Scroll Office Vlog: Episode 1 "Where is Aaron Carter?"

comparing sufferings

I recently read an article from the New York Times about a series of bombings in Baghdad that killed 58 people on Friday. It was devastating to see what happened to the people who were killed.

Allegedly, it was in retaliation to an Iraqi/American combined assault that killed two Al Qaeda leaders.

The photos attached to the article show the devastation that occurred.

This morning, I was stressing over my financial aid for college. Honestly, that could be the best thing that I could ever stress out about.

It is very humbling to see what little I have to deal with in my life.

Comparably, I suffer no trials.

I have never had to deal with a bombing. I have never had to live in fear of a terrorist attack, nor have I ever lived in a politically hostile environment.

It's not so bad.

Be grateful.

to my future wife.

I am currently looking for food recipes. Why am I doing that? I am looking them up because I need a good dating idea.

I am struggling.

I have never really been good at dating. You probably know all about that. I am sure that it was miserable.

I am not sure who you are or if you even exist. But there is one thing that I am sure of. You believe in the Atonement.

How did I come to this conclusion? I know this because I would be a hopeless, un-dateable mess without it.

So when the conversation comes to an awkward silence over the mediocre dinner that I have cooked for the inevitably bad date that I will take you on, remember that the Lord mends all flaws.

Be patient.

Signed,

Your future husband

*Note: This is blog post for my Advanced Media Writing class. I will probably post a few of these assignments.

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conversationalism

"You're a great conversationalist," says the girl after the date ends.

I've gotten it a number of times. It gets me nowhere.

Do you know what you get when you are a "great conversationalist?"

A great conversation, the end.

The phrase seems almost like a nice way of saying "The only attractive quality you have is your words."

Too bad no one reads this blog, eh?

It seems like going on a date with me is like making a guest appearance on a radio talk show...with food. They arrive at the studio and have a wonderful conversation, but then find out why they are on radio and not television.

Or it's like trying to date someone who enjoys blogging.

Perhaps instead of dating I'll join the local knitting group and participate in their discussions.

like "comet" to porcelain

Spring cleaning: A yearly ritual where people attempt to straighten up their unorganized and uncontrolled lives.

I hate it. It doesn't work.

Is it really the messiness that motivates people to act in such a way? For me, spring cleaning is much more than vacuuming the dust bunnies under the couch.

Spring cleaning is about introspection.

Are there things in my life that I need to purge? My own spring cleaning of my apartment led me to my answer.

I stumbled upon some memorabilia from my last relationship. First, it was a book. Next, it was photos. Eventually, everything became a tombstone to a tragically dead relationship.

In the midst of this graveyard of memories, I realized something: I have a lot more cleaning to do than I thought.

I have to overcome any thoughts about the past and what could have happened.

I need to let go, because it eats away at me like the Comet cleaner eats away at the enamel of the bathtub.

I need to heal.

Perhaps the first thing on my cleaning list should say: "Remove all pain of your past relationship. Do not use abrasives."

Unfortunately, Mr. Clean didn't make a "Magic Eraser" for stuff like that...