ACCORDING TO ZAC

I wonder if in 50 years, people will look back at handwriting and admire how cool it is, just like I admire my grandparents' awesome handwriting that they have shaped in their 80+ years in existence. Times are so different now. Times will be different in 50 years. It'll be cool to see the way things change.

You know those moments when you remember something that was super awesome and can't help but smile? Those are pretty much my favorite.

I wish I had a Southern accent. *said in a Southern accent* This one time, we went to a YSA activity at Old Tucson. There was a gun show (that I only saw the last 10 minutes of -- that was all I needed). We had a delicious pulled-pork sandwich dinner. Eric introduced me to a wonderful iPod game while we were supposed to be listening to a speaker. Who has a spiritual speaker at a Friday night activity? North Stake. That's who. Then we had a dance. Instead of dancing for the first hour or so, a big group of us (me, Eric, Tanner, Hank, Mason, Kendle, Alexa, Kelsie, Sarah, Katrina) took pictures outside and made fun of everyone else. So, basically, we just did what we always do. Sadly, I don't have the pictures. Kelsie does. Expect them to be floating around the internet sooner or later. After we made fun of everyone, we danced. It was just the right amount -- a good mixture of slow and fast, and enough to work out a little bit without getting ridiculously sweaty. We talked...

This one time, I had a wicked blog. Wicked. It's this one , actually. I still love it with all of my heart. Well, since I gave up on that blog back in September, no one looks at it anymore. Every once in a while I go back and check it out. It makes me happy, even if no one else likes it. There were over 450 page views that August. This month, a measly 7. But that's okay. Through the Lens will live on in my heart forever.

As evidenced by my post about the death penalty, I've been contemplating politics a little bit lately. But only the ones that don't make me really angry. Today I thought about how awesome the US is. My good buddy Tanner wrote and article for UA's newspaper (see it here ). He wrote about the young generation that helped overturn the government in Egypt. People my age. At the end, he said that he stood by them. He asked the readers if they stood by them also. It made me think about how great this country is. We aren't perfect, but we got it right the first time (if you don't count the Articles of Confederation that came before the present Constitution). I basically just contradicted myself, but, by and large we've been fully functioning since the Declaration of Independence was signed. I have never once thought my rights as an individual were violated. Never. I have never once been censored, persecuted, forced to act a certain way, do a certain thing, or belie...

I've never wanted to be anything other than a Conservative as far as politics go. Never. As I've gotten older I've drifted closer to the center, but am still right-wing in general. Well, mark tonight as another victory for the crazed liberal yuppies and their persuasive prose. I'm reading a John Grisham novel right now, and it made some very good points about the death penalty and how awful it is. My new official stance on the issue: bad. What's weird is that just a few years ago I wrote a whole satire in my honors English class about capital punishment. I firmly believed in it then. You're asking about the reason I don't like it anymore? A man in the book, a minister actually, noted that Jesus Christ would have never wanted us to kill others for their wrongdoings. John Grisham is a crazed liberal yuppie. I wonder if he even believes in Jesus Christ... I guess he's from the South, so he ought to have some form of religion in his life. Regardless,...

Quiz tomorrow. ADHD attack. Someone throw me an Adderall. Please.

This whole post is collection of the stuff that has happened in the last few days. You've been given fair warning as to how random all of this is. Firstly, remember when I posted the other day about how cold it was? Yeah, that was nothing. It got way colder than that. On Wednesday or Thursday, I checked the weather, and with windchill the temperature was 5 degrees. That doesn't happen here! Kelsey, I know you're scoffing again, but that's crazy business! At any rate, I got to wear my big coat with fur, my scarf, and a fun beanie! Also, our fountains froze over! It was totally nuts, but so dang cool to see. The weather has warmed up, but there's still ice out there. Also, remember when I posted about all of our lights that were trying to keep our plants warm? They didn't really work. Most of them are damaged now, and my dad isn't sure how well they'll come back. As he says it, frost-tolerant plants are rarely pretty. That's why we don't own any....

It's cold. I know, I know, Kelsey , you're scoffing right now, but this is a big deal to Tucson people! Also, my brother just called, and the first thing my dad said to him was, "I'm freezing my balls off!" My family is the best. :)

Listen to how productive I have been in the two hours I've been awake (even though it's like, 29 degrees outside!): Awake at 5:35, only use Snooze button once At the gym by 6:05 (I beat Hank there!) Work out for 40 minutes Eat an almost healthy breakfast (Ovaltine is never healthy, haha) Take photographs when I get home Blogging presently Amazing, huh? I think so too. So, we love plants over here, right? Well, our yards are lit up like the Forth of July to keep everything from freezing off. Haha. Enjoy some photos of our silliness!