Benson Creek

It's not November yet!! okay, so this is the way fun Benson Creek that I did October 2. These pictures were taken by T. Banks. The first one is of me rappelling down the first waterfall which was 105 ft. That's the longest rappel I've ever done. Then the second waterfall which was only 32 ft, the third is 43 ft, and the fourth and last was 34 ft. On this one, this girl that came with us decided to do the Spiderman maneuver. It was awesome. So, see and enjoy!

Jekka Jones signing out!

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I thought I wasn't in Kansas. . . .

Sooooo, I turned on the news for some background sounds as I made oishii yakisoba (with tuna, which was okay but not as good as chicken) when a very strange thing came on:

There is a tornado watch in Central and Southeast (Lake Powell area) Utah.

yes, that's right, a TORNADO watch. Not a lightening watch or a flash flood watch (though that is a big concern at the moment with all the rain we're getting here in Southern Utah) but a TORNADO.

That's the big funnel clouds that threaten places like Kansas, Tennessee, Nebraska, and Texas but can't survive long in Utah because of the moun'ains. It's big and black and comes out when there's mixtures of high and low pressure. Well, apparently Lake Powell's gonna get a little trip to Oz.

On top of that, this little storm system that's sucking out moisture from the Pacific and spitting it out in Arizona and Utah is supposed to keep going until this weekend. Since Sunday, it's been stormy skies and lots of rain. I'm loving it, but it does make me tired.

So, yeah, that's all. It's the end of the world, as my roommate put it.

$1.00 Books and Not Complete Series

So, a long time ago I got a series recommendation from the EPG Minion Fiend to read The Years of Merlin by T.A. Barron. Well, they sounded fascinating so I added it to my ever growing list of books to read. Alas, I kind of forgot about it until today when I went into the SUU bookstore.

They have Books III and V on the dollar shelf.

So, I'm torn right now. Do I buy them or not? If I buy them, then I would be inclined to seek out the rest of the series. And because these are hardback, I, of course, would want to get the rest of them in hardback. Just because I'm OCB (Obsessive-complusive Bookworm).

So, that is my current dilemma. And its midterms and I have a test in practically every single class until next Wednesday. Luckily, I got two of the five out of the way BUT the one I'm most nervous for is this Thursday and I'm quite nervous for it.

Plus I'm trying to type up a short project I did but the more I type it up, the more I realize I didn't do that great of a job on thinking it up in the first place. But, we didn't have that much time anyways so I hope I get at least a decent score on it. don't you hate that? You didn't procrastinate at all but you still don't have enough time to do it so it feels like a half-job? Luckily, it's not my real project. That will be much better.

Well, that's all for now. I got pictures from a super awesome hike I did last Saturday (alas, I missed the first session of Conference but it was so worth it) and I'll post a few of the fun ones later. Hopefully tomorrow. My goal is tomorrow.

Until then, I will keep stewing about this book series and let you know what happens. Tally ho!