Windows vs. Linux 3 to 2

I think we all know that I have been banished to outer darkness, aka Linux but apparently in outer darkness there are a few things they have figured out ;) This may be my favorite thing about linux. To change the volume you can just move your mouse to the volume icon and use the scroll in your mouse. It is so awesome! You don't have to click and then move the bar up and down and up and down. This is so handy when watching things online....too bad you have to use windows to view almost everything online. Most stuff isn't linux compatible.

PS - hold on to your seats people because I have been informed that the new version of ubuntu comes out on April 24. Welcome Hardy Heron....I can barely wait! Each new version of ubuntu gets more and more like windows. Now if firefox would just join the club!

Windows vs. Linux 3 to 1

So this is really Internet Explorer vs Firefox. The new explorer, while copying the original idea of tabs from firefox, has a better system for tabs (in my opinion). You just click the little tab next to it and a new tab pops out! On firefox you can use key strokes or go up to the menu. Either way it is a little more annoying.

Skimming the blog...

John doesn't like to read entire things...meaning he doesn't like to read a whole paper or a whole article or a whole book. This is why he likes gospel books and non-fiction so much. You can just skim through them and not really read the whole thing. That is a little harder to do with novels which is why (right now because he is busy) he doesn't read too much. However, this habit has gotten a little out of hand. On Sat when I was posting the answers to the questions about me I had been tagged with John asked me what I was doing. I explained to him I was answering questions that Michele had "sent" and asked if he wanted to read them. He said yes and sat down. About 30 second later he got up. I asked if he was done and he said he got the main parts. I asked some more questions and of course, he had just skimmed through it....so much that he didn't even realize that is was about me!!! In fact, I am not even worried about him reading this entry BUT just in case something strange happens and John loses touch with who he is as a person....I love you huh, even if you do skim....

For Goodness Sakes...

It is Monday and Hyrum had school. In our house there is a lot of laundry so the turn over is pretty quick. Between sheets, towels and weekly clothes there is pretty much a load everyday if not two (I've tried to cut back an do sheets every 10 days, that has helped). Anyway, John got the boys ready for school last Wed, Friday and today. This is very nice of John!! It frees up time for me to start the cleaning and laundry earlier ;) This is why I haven't mentioned it to John yet but he put the SAME SHIRT, ALBEIT CLEAN, ON HYRUM ALL THREE DAYS!!! Yes, I washed it every time before he wore but now Hyrum has worn the same shirt to school 3 of the last 4 days of school! Thanks goodness Hyrum's teacher is a man....maybe he won't notice.

ME

So I received my first "tag." I was reading my friends blog and she had a short list of people she wanted to tag and I saw the name Melissa and I thought, "What Melissa do we know?" So I clicked on the name and my blog came up ;) Then I realized that she meant me...hmmmmm....
So here it is.

1. What were you doing ten years ago?
Ten years ago I was back for my first semester at BYU after my mission. In March I had started a new job and in about 2 weeks from now John is finally going to decide that he likes me and admit it to me and himself.

2. Five things on my to-do list today?

• Laundry
• Clean up the house for potential viewers
• Cook dinner
• Pay tithing
• Help finish Josh's car for the pinewood derby

3. What snacks do you enjoy?
Chips - Wavy Lays, Oreo 100 calorie packs, Kashi TLC Pumpkin Spice, Black Bean and White Corn Salsa

4. What would you do if you suddenly became a billionaire?
For real a billionaire? Set up trusts for my children and future grandchildren. Pay off every one's student loans (brothers, sister), save the rest for the future and I would give this house to someone in the ward who really needs it. Take some trips and then I might open a Swiss bank account just for fun so that I could say things like "in our Swiss back account...."

5. Three bad habits

• Chocolate and Chips - they are even better eaten at the same time!!!
• Over reading - Reading is a good habit but some times I can get carried away
• Staying up to late - I try to go to bed but I usually like to read...see bad habit number 2

6. Five places I've lived

• Anaheim, CA
• Boise, ID
• Provo, UT
• Seoul and Pusan, South Korea
• Austin, TX

7. Five jobs I've had

• Taught English
• Work at BYU Studies mostly reception/subscription work
• Media Play Book Dept.
• Faneuil Research - Office Manager
• McKay Education Library

8. Five things people don't know about me
I don't know...I am really not that interesting so there are barely 5 things to KNOW about me let alone 5 things to not know :)

• I actually lettered in Drama in high school along with soccer, basketball, volleyball, softball and science.
• I broke a butterfly swimming record in Boise that had stood for 15 years and although I am pretty sure someone has broken my record now it at least made it about 8 years.
• I have seen the video Rattle and Hum at least 250 times, I stopped counting around 270...grades not so good my freshman year!
• I won 50 games of freecell in a row and then gave it up. It isn't that hard to do, you just have to practice a lot before you start a streak!
• In my whole life I have only beaten my brother Brant once at any nintendo game. It happened one time when we did a round of about 50 races on MarioKart and I got a lightening bolt 3 times in one race. He won the other 49 and the hundreds of other games we have played. Is it because I am that bad at nintendo you ask? No, it is because he is that good! On a side note, I did beat him at Wii bowling this last trip to Utah so I guess that is two times in 3 decades I have beaten him :)

I think it would be fun to hear the answers to these questions from Eldon, Stephanie, Tonia (if she sees this), Jet and Janine

It just takes one...

Since we have been trying to sell the house I have had a few people say that I shouldn't worry and it just takes the one right person. I only need one person to like it and make the offer,etc. This always makes me laugh inside because this is exactly what John has been telling his brother Joe about getting married for the last few years. "Don't worry Joe, it just takes one person to like you." Let's just hope our "one" comes a little faster than Joe's "one." I think it took him about 3-4 years of really worry, we are just hoping for 3-4 months!

Another classic from Onion News

Queen Elizabeth II Will Leave Behind Long Legacy Of Waving

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY to US

It's our anniversary and one of the few we will have actually spent together. Out of the 9 so far we have only had 1 that we were really together. John has been traveling every year at this time. However, it really isn't important that you are together on your anniversary day...what is really important is that you keep having them!!

Why John's PhD has backfired!!

Why has John's PhD backfired? Well, I'll tell you. Back when John was young he had all these crazy ideas about what he might want to do. Many people had given suggestions based on what they considered John talents and gifts so John was a little confused. After a while he started narrowing things down and he realized that he really loved science, especially chemistry and microbiology. He thought about getting a job after college. Then he realized that would take a lot of work so he decided on what he thought would be easier, a PhD. It's a lot easier to find a PhD program than a job. Although the PhD hasn't been a picnic, we still think a job will be harder. The problem with the PhD is that instead of escaping a big job it really just insures that you will have a big job. Now, after all these years of trying to avoid large amounts of responsibility, John has the one job that he never wanted because it was too overwhelming, a professorship ;) Good thing he really does love research...

Prince tradition...

According to Prince tradition here are a few fun pictures.
First off we have the traditionally "best looking" in the Prince family (although there were some strong objections to other boys being left out) - Edd and Eldon
Second comes the traditionally "strongest and strongest pound for pound" - John and Dan
Then we have the ever favorite, tallest to shortest - Scott & John, Eldon, Dan, Edd and Dallan
And last but not least the darling ladies of the family!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOSH!!

Yep, he's 8 years old which would make John and I about 25 ;)