Just kidding.

Charade and Wait Until Dark. They don't do mysteries or suspense films like that anymore. If you haven't seen either of these movies, I suggest you rent and watch them ASAP. They are two excellent movies that will make you think. That is something few movies do anymore. Neither of these movies are at all predictable. Well, there is one scenario that they may be: if you've seen a lot more mystery movies than I have. But either way, they will still entertain. Especially Charade. Even without the suspense, it has humor, romance, and just plain good dialogue.

Suspense...

We had a dance tonight. People said I danced well. I never thought I would hear those words. It's so fun! I can't describe how much I love dancing. i think it may be a hobby of mine from this point on. Waht a crazy night. I was soaked in sweat. i know, gross detail, but how else are you really going to appreciate how much I was moving? One girl's comment was, "Steve, you just don't stop moving!" I didn't think I had it in me. Maybe its all the pent-up energy from being so mellow most the time. I don't know. But I can say, I love dancing and I'm really looking forward to the next one.

Read On

People are reading my blog! To the observant, you'll notice that I've been posting (on and off) for two years. But the past two weeks people are actually mentioning that they read it and posting comments. That's pretty exciting. I think I may be a little more consistent from now on.

I'm trying very hard at the moment to have deep thoughts. They are so much more fun to write about than normal everyday things. give me a sec...

So, why aren't the normal everyday things as fun to write about? Can't they be deep? I believe they can. So, I'm going to contradict myself. Maybe the everyday little things are what I need to concentrate on so that I can have my deep thoughts. As Nephi says, "By small means the Lord can bring about great things." So, these everyday things can mean quite a bit.

So, what could I write about? Today I bought a new journal. It's my sixth journal, I think. As you can probably tell, I like to write. I started my first journal in seventh grade, I think. I can't check. All my journals are packed up back home. But I started it around age twelve or thirteen. I've recorded a lot of thoughts and feelings in my journals. They have been a great help in organizing my thoughts, expressing my feelings, praciticing my writing skills, and helping me remember important things. Basically, journals are good things. if you don't have one, I suggest you start writing.

My journals will be of great worth to me in later years and to my posterity. I can just imagine how they will feel reading about the days of their father, grandfather, and so on. I wish I could read about my grandfather's life. It would be an amazing journal. He lived quite a life. I won't live a life like his. The world is very different. I hopefully won't fight in a world war. I won't live off the land in Alaska, surveying for the United States government. I won't run a small farm in Idaho. But my life will be unique and I will have messages and lessons to share. And whether or not my journals are ever of worth to anyone, I love to write, so I'll continue to do it.

Rolling down leafy hills is fun. Try it sometime. It's kind of relaxing.

Website

I made my own website. It was quite fun. I like knowing html. The url is www.geocities.com/ckmgtnr. It's so amazing that I can share so much so easily. Just by knowing how to type a few things, I am able to share with all my friends and family my thoughts and my experiences. I love this technology. Unfortunately, it's not perfect. I won't rely on it too much, because it truly is fragile. People put a lot of faith in the internet, but the media giants are battling over what the future of the internet will look like, and I don't think that future is quite like the present. These media and internet giants have the capability of killing and strangling the net as we know it. It probably won't happen, but they could transform it into...who knows. And the stability of the infrastructure supporting the net isn't a guaruntee, either. All it takes is a few power outages in particular areas and 50% of the net is gone until the power is back up.

Sorry, this isn't exactly cheery. Maybe I'm a little gloomy because I'm dead tired and not in bed, yet. It's probably a good idea to do that.

Is there something on my nose? 

Using html

Today I learned how to use html. I should have been in math class. I know, it's not very good, but math is mostly review and html is all new to me. Learning new things is a lot more fun.

I learned some fun tricks.

This is the site that I learned it on. I still have a lot more to learn, but it's pretty simple. I can start experimenting now. Well, I guess I already have, haven't I?

I better go now. I really do need to get my day started.

It's been a few days. Sorry for anyone who's reading this. I wonder, what do you think of me? If you have gone back and read all my previous posts? Probably a little weird, huh? Well, I like to think about those kinds of things, so I hope it's bearable.

Tonight I tried to finish watching a movie with my friends. It didn't work because the laptop battery died, so we ended up watching the stars and talking for a while. That was fun. I got to lay back and just wonder at the vast expanse above us. It's been a long time since I've done that. I just find it incredible that there are so many stars up there. Watching them fills me with wonder and a desire to visit them.

I've been a big science fiction fan all my life. Something about stars just captures my imagination. Could you imagine traveling to another planet? Meeting an alien race? They don't have to be alien even, considering there probably aren't any aliens, just other children of God, other humans. Just finding a new people, a new civilization. Wouldn't it be amazing? What would it be like? I like to think of Stargate. Humans spread out all over the galaxy, all with very different civilizations and technologies, all at different stages of development.

Well, I could continue, but I need to get to bed.

I don't know what it is about Calvin and Hobbes. The comic strip is just brilliant. Nearly everyday is another great comic. Too bad Bill Watterson doesn't write anymore. It's actually kind of depressing. Oh well.

Just wanted to write, since I said I would start again. Plus, now that I have a link to it on my MySpace, people will probably actually start reading this.
The question is, what do I write? Do I write about my day? Do I analyze the news? Any of you who have read my previous posts know I like to do that. But that was when nobody read my blog. Of course, I don't know that anyone does now. I guess what I write is up to me.
I love being here at BYU. Yesterday in Book of Mormon, the professor summed up our doctrine of salvation and how we are different from other churches. The Catholics believe that taking the sacraments will save them. Protestants believe confessing Christ will save them. We believe that both are necessary. I like the way this Calvin and Hobbes strip puts it. Hobbes about sums it up.
Well, I have homework to get to. As much as I'd like to procrastinate more, I've done plenty of that already. Moderation in all things, right?

I'm in Provo now and having a great time at BYU. I'm going to try to put consistent posts here, but I can't promise anything. Right now I need to get to Econ homework, though, so I better go.