The Lists that Govern my Life

I've recently made a big decision in my life. One that defines me. One that empowers me. One that will finally give me confidence when people are trying to get to know me. I have decided on my favorite movie. Well, three movies to be exact. But I am ready to spout off all three at the moment of testing, no longer needing to search the caverns of my brain to try to remember the last movie I watched or actually any movie I've ever seen or even what the heck a movie is . Because the pressure of such a small talk question like "What is your favorite movie?" can cause film amnesia to even the strongest of souls. No more.  You might recall that I made this pie chart  earlier this year to answer the question, "What have you been up to?". This time I just made a handy-dandy list to whip out. So what are these movies then? Well dear reader, I shall tell you. Mona Lisa Smile (2003) Metropolis (1927) Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009) And n...

I felt a lot of feelings this week, as is common for human beings. But this week, I really felt them. Hard, uncomfortable feelings that went beyond the normal what-the-heck-am-I-doing feelings. I know everyone has read and written and yelled more than they want to know about the LDS Church's new announcement regarding the exclusion of same-sex couple's children from baptism until adulthood and baby blessings. So even though my words are just more in the sea of controversy, I wanted to express them. Maybe for my sake, maybe for yours. I got home from serving a mission for my church 16 months ago. So basically a year and a half ago. And it's been a heck of a year switching from the absolutism that governs missionary life to the myriad of questions and life circumstances that don't seem quite as easy as laid out in Preach my Gospel. I've struggled to figure out what I believe as an individual , apart from institution and apart from family and apart from role mod...