Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
7 wonders
07.07.07 was a big day for many reasons. people i know got married (even though i didn't), and the new seven wonders were announced. there have been other seven wonders lists, none of which made any sense to me at all.
but this one, i've been watching for some time now. why? because checking off lists gives me a weird sense of accomplishment. i'm a virgo, it's out of my control!
with that being said, the new seven wonders are as follows:
the great wall, china
petra, jordan (check!)
christ redeemer, brazil
machu piccu, peru
chichen itza, mexico (check!)
the colosseum, italy
the taj mahal, india
there were lots of great choices, and votes have been coming in from all over the world for the last 6 years. if it were me, i would swap the acropolis in and the brazilian christ out, especially since the pyramids of giza retain their status on the 'ancient 7 wonders' list. then again, i've never seen the acropolis, or the oversized christ statue, so it's just conjecture on my part.
2 out of 5...i've got some traveling to do!
but this one, i've been watching for some time now. why? because checking off lists gives me a weird sense of accomplishment. i'm a virgo, it's out of my control!
with that being said, the new seven wonders are as follows:
the great wall, china
petra, jordan (check!)
christ redeemer, brazil
machu piccu, peru
chichen itza, mexico (check!)
the colosseum, italy
the taj mahal, india
there were lots of great choices, and votes have been coming in from all over the world for the last 6 years. if it were me, i would swap the acropolis in and the brazilian christ out, especially since the pyramids of giza retain their status on the 'ancient 7 wonders' list. then again, i've never seen the acropolis, or the oversized christ statue, so it's just conjecture on my part.
2 out of 5...i've got some traveling to do!
today is a good day!
no particular reason, just a good day. you ever have one of those days that you wake up, and you just feel good?
normally waking up alone lends itself to just feeling okay. but i got 8 hours of sleep last night and i feel great:)
my phone interview yesterday went well, and i have another today.
last night, we celebrated our good friend and my pseudo sister jana's 21st birthday (my how time flies!), and enjoyed cake and ice cream. i was reminded that the chapman home is the only home i know of where you harmonize when you sing happy birthday. part of the reason i love them!
most importantly, today is kendyl's 3rd birthday! even though we can't be with her to celebrate, i am thrilled to hear of her progress and am afraid she is growing up too fast. do i sound like a parent?
so, though there is no one reason, today is a good day, and good days are meant to be appreciated!
normally waking up alone lends itself to just feeling okay. but i got 8 hours of sleep last night and i feel great:)
my phone interview yesterday went well, and i have another today.
last night, we celebrated our good friend and my pseudo sister jana's 21st birthday (my how time flies!), and enjoyed cake and ice cream. i was reminded that the chapman home is the only home i know of where you harmonize when you sing happy birthday. part of the reason i love them!
most importantly, today is kendyl's 3rd birthday! even though we can't be with her to celebrate, i am thrilled to hear of her progress and am afraid she is growing up too fast. do i sound like a parent?
so, though there is no one reason, today is a good day, and good days are meant to be appreciated!
Friday, July 06, 2007
reasons i'm happy
in light of recent events, i thought it important to focus on the positive things going on right now. in no particular order...
thanks to an industrious avalon theater employee who took the time to email me about tickets going on sale, and thanks to rae, who got them for us, we now have tickets for the buffy sing-a-long!
i have a phone interview on monday for a company in newport beach that i am REALLY excited about! they contacted me, and the job is a perfect fit. in addition, they know i'm in virginia not california (ie..willing to pay for relocation??) and this may be just the answer i've been waiting for. (keep me in your prayers, please!)
almost two weeks 'til lara and nick's wedding.
i've been trying to change my eating habits recently, by actually eating breakfast and not eating after 6pm. i'm down four pounds :)
jesse arrives on the east coast in 10 days!
thanks to an industrious avalon theater employee who took the time to email me about tickets going on sale, and thanks to rae, who got them for us, we now have tickets for the buffy sing-a-long!
i have a phone interview on monday for a company in newport beach that i am REALLY excited about! they contacted me, and the job is a perfect fit. in addition, they know i'm in virginia not california (ie..willing to pay for relocation??) and this may be just the answer i've been waiting for. (keep me in your prayers, please!)
almost two weeks 'til lara and nick's wedding.
i've been trying to change my eating habits recently, by actually eating breakfast and not eating after 6pm. i'm down four pounds :)
jesse arrives on the east coast in 10 days!
Wednesday, July 04, 2007
not exactly feeling like celebrating
Did jealousy turn deadly?
John P. Bloxham, who is suspected of murdering Todd Rogers, formerly of SLC.
A former Utahn killed in Virginia Saturday was allegedly gunned down by a leader in his fiancée's LDS ward, and his father claims jealousy was the motive.
Police arrested John P. Bloxham, 41, of Alexandria, Va., and charged him with the murder of 31-year-old Todd Rogers, who grew up in Salt Lake City.
David Rogers, of Crofton, Md., said his son had planned to announce his engagement to his girlfriend, Carrie Johanson, on Sunday.
On Saturday night, Todd Rogers was driving from her house to his own home in Manassas, Va., and Bloxham was a passenger in his Chevrolet Avalanche.
Bloxham works with Johanson at the U.S. Census Bureau, David Rogers said, and is an Elders Quorum counselor at her ward of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Bloxham confronted Todd Rogers and the two argued inside the vehicle; then Bloxham shot him several times with a handgun, police said. Bloxham jumped out of the truck, and it crashed into another car in a Beacon Hill neighborhood, police said. Bloxham then allegedly fled the scene.
A neighbor responding to the crash offered Todd Rogers help, and he gave the resident his parents' telephone number, David Rogers said.
"Tell my mother I've been shot," he told the neighbor, according to David Rogers. Then Todd Rogers reportedly said, "It was John."
Police later arrested Bloxham at his home and booked him into the Fairfax County jail, where he was being held without bail.
Johanson had told Todd Rogers that Bloxham had had watched her from outside her house, David Rogers said.
"She had mentioned to Todd that he existed. He's out there," David Rogers said. "Todd is a peaceful guy and thought he could handle it peacefully, no big deal."
Todd Rogers grew up in Salt Lake City and played football for a brief time for Taylorsville High School, his father said. He earned his bachelor's degree and a master's degree in mechanical engineering at BYU and served an LDS mission in Brazil.
He moved to Virginia from California to take a job with Micron and to find a bride, his father said.
"He wanted to come to where there were more single women," David Rogers said.
steph forwarded me a link to about this story in the salt lake tribune. as i read, i realized that i knew the girl named in the article. first freak out. this is me and her in october 2005:
then she sent me a link to the second article, which had a picture of the accused murderer. and then i realized, i know him too. second and bigger freak out. this is he and i from the same time frame:
my heart breaks for carrie, who has already had her fair share of trauma, and needless to say, i'm feeling terribly unsettled.
Victim's dad says the accused killer and his son argued over a woman
Article Last Updated: 07/04/2007 01:26:26 AM MDT
John P. Bloxham, who is suspected of murdering Todd Rogers, formerly of SLC.
Police arrested John P. Bloxham, 41, of Alexandria, Va., and charged him with the murder of 31-year-old Todd Rogers, who grew up in Salt Lake City.
David Rogers, of Crofton, Md., said his son had planned to announce his engagement to his girlfriend, Carrie Johanson, on Sunday.
On Saturday night, Todd Rogers was driving from her house to his own home in Manassas, Va., and Bloxham was a passenger in his Chevrolet Avalanche.
Bloxham works with Johanson at the U.S. Census Bureau, David Rogers said, and is an Elders Quorum counselor at her ward of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Bloxham confronted Todd Rogers and the two argued inside the vehicle; then Bloxham shot him several times with a handgun, police said. Bloxham jumped out of the truck, and it crashed into another car in a Beacon Hill neighborhood, police said. Bloxham then allegedly fled the scene.
A neighbor responding to the crash offered Todd Rogers help, and he gave the resident his parents' telephone number, David Rogers said.
"Tell my mother I've been shot," he told the neighbor, according to David Rogers. Then Todd Rogers reportedly said, "It was John."
Police later arrested Bloxham at his home and booked him into the Fairfax County jail, where he was being held without bail.
Johanson had told Todd Rogers that Bloxham had had watched her from outside her house, David Rogers said.
"She had mentioned to Todd that he existed. He's out there," David Rogers said. "Todd is a peaceful guy and thought he could handle it peacefully, no big deal."
Todd Rogers grew up in Salt Lake City and played football for a brief time for Taylorsville High School, his father said. He earned his bachelor's degree and a master's degree in mechanical engineering at BYU and served an LDS mission in Brazil.
He moved to Virginia from California to take a job with Micron and to find a bride, his father said.
"He wanted to come to where there were more single women," David Rogers said.
steph forwarded me a link to about this story in the salt lake tribune. as i read, i realized that i knew the girl named in the article. first freak out. this is me and her in october 2005:
then she sent me a link to the second article, which had a picture of the accused murderer. and then i realized, i know him too. second and bigger freak out. this is he and i from the same time frame:
my heart breaks for carrie, who has already had her fair share of trauma, and needless to say, i'm feeling terribly unsettled.
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