The various negative impacts that plastic has on our planet have started to get me down. So I have tried to start minimizing plastic use in my own life. I am by no means 'plastic free' and I still have a long ways to go, but I have taken some small baby steps which make… Continue reading Minimizing Plastic
I like things. I do not consider myself a particularly materialistic person. I am probably as attached to my material possessions as anybody in this day and age. The reasons for my materialism are myriad, and decidedly unenlightened. However, my reasons for placing importance on in-animate objects extends beyond the simple concept of possession. I believe… Continue reading In Favor of Things
I had the opportunity over the last week to go on a six day rafting trip with my family and some friends down the Middle Fork of the Salmon River in Idaho. We went with Mackay Wilderness and let me tell you, the experience was amazing. Glamping My family and I are used to the… Continue reading Salmon River Middle Fork Rafting Trip
A couple weekends ago, my friends and I stopped by what was advertised as a 'European Market' hoping to find some sweet European chocolate. Turns out, it was an Eastern European shop full of 90% Russian food. It was awesome. The store had a huge selection of cheap Russian candy. In my short time at… Continue reading Sunflower Seed Story
In this blog post I describe my thoughts on the purpose of life. I approach this not as an attempt to find the meaning of life, but rather trying to find the answer to WHY life exists. In my opinion, the reason or circumstances leading up to how something has come to exist correlates to… Continue reading The Purpose of Life
I am not the most avid runner. I mostly do it because as a person who works on a computer all day, I need some sort of routine exercise in my life. And running is an exercise with an easy barrier of entry. Also my boyfriend likes running. The Bolder Boulder is an annual 10k… Continue reading My First Bolder Boulder
I was going through my winter clothes to put them away, and I realized, that my collection of gloves is a representation of me and many of the parental figures in my life. Every pair of gloves I own, except for 2 pairs I bought for myself, was given to me by one of my… Continue reading My Parental Figures Represented as Gloves
Slime Rancher is a game where you play as Beatrix, a rancher out on the Far Far Range out in space somewhere. You explore a world filled with creatures called Slimes which create valuable Plorts that you can harvest and sell for money. Explore the world to find rarer more valuable, and more dangerous slimes,… Continue reading My Slime Rancher Ranch
Last week I went on 5 day, 4 night a backpacking trip through Paria Canyon in Utah with my boyfriend, his parents, his sister, and my mother. We had an absolutely wonderful time. March 30th The Drive Having packed the previous night, we woke up early on Friday the 30th. We got gas and breakfast… Continue reading Paria Canyon Backpacking Trip
I think people need to build more bridges between their beliefs and those of others. To see similarities and merits rather than differences and faults. People need to be willing to entertain other beliefs, to visit other ways of thinking. See their values, see their merits, see WHY people believe in that way. Thought Travel… Continue reading Building Bridges
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