Blank Space

(Hey, future me again. Sadly, this is another day that I am a bit fuzzy on so I can't properly insert it. I guess that is what I get for procrastinating. I think I went swimming and fooled around with Windows 10 more though. It was also Sarah's birthday (one of my best friends). Anyway since I'm pretty much blank, here are some videos.)

Windows 10 (Part 2) - Technical Skills LEVEL UP!

Well, I did it! It was another crazy day, but I did it! Late last night after I finished my last entry I figured out how to reformat and reinstall Windows 7. I did a complete clean install and figured out how to install the drivers as well. I had to go to bed after I ran into the snag of not knowing the password to the internet, but I got the networks set up and everything. It did take me a little while to figure out how to do it, but when I found my driver and software CD everything fell into place.

The picture above is from this morning after I got the password to the network from dad and was doing a windows update. the update took forever, but it got done. The windows 10 update wasn't showing, and somehow after searching for a while I actually found out how to download it from an official source and started the process I tried yesterday all over again. I was a LOT more patient this time. I did the download and the install, and this time I waited a couple of hours instead of trying to turn off the computer after the black screen came on. My computer restarted a few times and the installation screen for the operating system showed up a few times. I quit watching and just let it be. Something I read on the Windows 10 forum made me think that if I waited long enough that everything world work itself out. Some other people had to wait for literally hours for their installation to finish.

I heard my computer go to sleep after a while of waiting and I went to turn it on expecting a black screen, but I saw the setup screen for Windows 10 instead! I can't even tell you how happy I was. I went through the setup and finally made it to the desktop. I immediately started the automatic updates and updated everything.

Things went pretty smoothly after this. I had one scare where after I had to restart my screen went to black after boot again, but I figured out if I press my power button and put my laptop to sleep for a second and then wake it up it will go to the login screen. I'll figure out how to fix this little problem later, but for now I'll just deal with it. I've been customizing the look and downloading programs that I need. I think I have the basics down. I am really glad this is over now. I feel like my technical skills have leveled up a lot today and yesterday! I have a lot of valuable skills that I'll be able to use in the future! Anyway, I'm going to sleep now. It's been a long day.

Windows 10 (Part 1) - Technical Difficulties

Today was one big headache starting late last night after midnight. I decided that I wanted to upgrade to Windows 10. I thought it was going to be easy, but I was mistaken. It took a couple of hours for the Windows 10 update to show on my Windows updates, but it eventually showed. I was so eager, so I went through with it. It was taking a long time, but I had confidence that it would be working in the morning so I just went to sleep. This morning though I found my computer stuck on a black screen. I've been thinking of stuff to do, messing with the settings, searching forums, twiter and other places, but I haven't been able to get past the black screen or fix it at all. I've found the Windows 7 CD's that my computer came with and so I'm going to reformat and retry. After I'm done riting this I'm going to do that and tell you how it goes tomorrow. I'm so anxious to get Windows 10 working, I hope my plan works. I think I'm going to have to do more research though. Oh well, we will see how this turns out. Not even dad knew how to fix this.

the one good thing about today was that I got to spend time with my nieces and nephew. I love having everyone here.

Thanksgiving Point (Part 1)

Today was an awesome day. The whole family went to Thanksgiving Point. This explanation might seem a little rushed, but there are videos below, so don't worry. Mom got a grandparents pass and took us all. Only a few of us had to pay and we had lots of fun. We spent a lot of time looking around the museum of Natural Curiosity, my nieces and nephews really loved it a lot! We went to the outside part and the kids played on the playground and we went through this small cave and the kids played in it and went in and out of the tunnels. Then went to the small hedge maze. After we were done at the Museum of Natural Curiosity we went to see the animals. There were horses, ponies, cows, chickens, goats, ducks, and other animals. My younger nieces and nephews got to ride some ponies, it was totally cute.

We ran into one of mom's friends and former fellow employees and got a 30% discount at the cafe we ate at afterward. It was really nice and it made the food a lot less expensive than it would have been. I got a Hawaiian sandwich, and a mint brownie. Both things were amazing. The sandwich was like a regular chicken sandwich only it was more pineapple flavored. I think it was a sauce or something. We left after this and all went home. We were pretty exhausted. We didn't even get through everything today. We are going back soon to see the gardens and the dinosaur museum. Anyway, here are the videos. I'll put mine first and then some others I found. This is one instence where I prefer to explain with visuals.

Here is my mini video montage of the day.

Here are some other videos I found.

From Irritation to Satisfaction

Today I went to the Linden pool again. I had a kind of rocky time getting there though. I told Linda and everyone that I wanted to go but they forgot and left without me. I lost a lot of time because Dad, Mom and I were trying to figure out if it was the same place I had gone for the Stake pool party a few days before. I had no idea it was a salt water pool, so I got confused. Then I got irritated because they forgot about me. I nearly gave up and went to the gym instead but I hung in there. Dad and I found the pool and it was the same one. My irritation disappeared pretty quick even though I wasn't there for a long time. I still had a great time with everyone. Only Mom, Dad, and I had been left behind. I had ice cream while I was there, it was really enjoyable. I love spending time with family. I am excited for tomorrow, because we are going to take the whole family to Thanksgiving Point.

Leaving the Republican Party

Sometime after midnight on Saturday before the day even started I decided that that time was the right time to leave the republican party. It was pretty simple, I just used the government website to change my voter info. Right now I'm not affiliated with anyone, but I might join a party again in the future.

Anyway, nothing really interesting happened on Saturday, but I did burn some grilled cheese.

Today I just went to church and spent time with family.

Family Together Again

Today Linda, Justin, Jax & Violet came back. I'm excited to spend time with them! We have a lot of fun plans for the future! We did fireworks tonight for Pioneer day and just spent time with eachother.

Here are some pictures of Violet.

Zelda History + Pool Party

My stake had a pool party. This is pretty much the only thing that happened today. I went to the Lindon pool for the first time. We swam and had ice cream, trail mix, and caramel puffs. It was pretty fun.

The Big Minecraft Move

I found a better place in my minecraft world for my creations and I've been going through all the various technicalities of moving everything. I started a brand new copy of my world. MCedit has saved me a lot of time moving stuff. It's really easy importing my builds into my minecraft world using it.

I will add pictures sometime in the future, but for now here is a Minecraft themed video.

Here is a Giant Volcano

Hair is almost there!

(Hey, this is me from the future. I don't remember what I did on this day, so I can't properly insert it. I did talk to Sam and ask him about stuff about fasting. I'll talk more about him in later posts though. I got a haircut on this day, so I'll just insert the photo. Also here is the photo I sent Sam as a reply first. I love getting creative with one word replies. )

Psychedelic Fun

If you've never seen the 1995 version of Sense & Sensibility you are missing out. That is basically the most interesting thing that happened to me this weekend. I love the movie and totally recommend it.

I also took a fun picture with Webcam Toy and finished my new digital artwork.

Nwe Minecraft builds

Still waiting for my foot to completely come back to normal, so still being lazy. I've been playing Minecraft again. Here are some pictures. This is my lighthouse. I'm going to build a house somewhere, probably in a mountain. I also used MCEdit for a lot of this.

Dr. Fate

I just basically went to walmart and looked around today. here is a video! Dr. Fate is one of my favorite superheroes.

Pushing It

I wasn't really expecting to go hiking today, but I went with my nieces and dad. We hiked up Dry Canyon and it was really hot. Nataliea nd Kayla both had times when they wanted to give up and complained, but we all made it. The hike was around 2 hours long. The first half an hour was mostly uphill, then it got easier and easier. We brough Panda (our black lab) with us. She loves to run up in the hills.

Here are the videos first. There is a long one and a short one. I don't really expect you to watch the whole thing. :)

Here are the pictures. My feet are so dead and I am sunburned after this.

Dead Feet

My feet hurt today, but I ended up walking more anyway. I really should give my feet a break, but I just love being active and doing things. Anyway, today was pretty boring, I just sat around and watched Diagnosis Murder.

Stuart Falls

Tonight I went with my ward up to Sundance and we hiked up to Stuart Falls. We hiked for an hour or so and it was so pretty. Afterward we had donuts and greeted other people as they came back down the trail with cheers and claps. Instead of explaining in words, I'll just explain in pictures and video. It was a blast, but I can tell my feet are going to hurt so bad tomorrow. I had to walk partly on the side of my foot for part of the trail because of a weird slant. Hopefully that doesn't do anything bad tomorrow. I did pretty great on the hike, but I did have to have some help in  a few spots, mostly rocky places. I love hiking and I love how we had donuts afterwards, I probably shouldn't have eaten 3 though. :)

Rainbow Roses

Quiet Weekend

It's going to be a dull few days ahead. Today was pretty uneventful. I just went to the gym and on walks and watched Diagnosis Murder pretty much. I also need to take it easy for a few days. I started playing Agar.io today, it is simple, but fun.

Cupcake Stuff

The Animal Whisperer

Scripture Highlighting Day 2

I've been highlighting all day again.

I started copying the highlights fro my old scriptures onto my new ones today. Basically today was the same as yesterday.

Here is a random video. 

Scripture Highlighting Day 1

Today I went through all the scripture mastery verses and highlighted them in my new scriptures. That was pretty much my day today. Well, that and watching Diagnosis Murder.

I have this song stuck in my head, so I'll just leave it here so there is SOMETHING. :)

Oh, and Happy Tanabata (Star Festival) to my friends in Japan. The video at the bottom tells the story of Vega and Altair (different names in Japanese as you will see in the video).

New Scriptures

I have been wanting to get new regular sized scriptures for a while and I finally did that today. I went to Petsmart with mom first though and we got some dog food. Before we left I was looking at the room where they do the breeding and saw this adorable dog.

I was droppped off at Deseret book afterward and I finally got my new scriptures!

I spent a little time at the mall afterward and then headed home. I am planning on doing some highlighting tomorrow.

Just Like Flash

Tonight I saw a picture of a dog that looks just like Flash did. I was surprised to say the least. I don't feel like I need to write much today so I'll just leave this picture. I was happy to see it, he was a great pet and family member. It's not him, but it's good enough.

Sparks and Bangs

 

Today was an awesome day. I feel like it was a nice balance of activity and relaxation. That shirt above is what I wore along with some shorts and stuff. I did my nails red and blue, I think it's becoming a regular thing for me on my birthday. I also wore my cool charm bracelet and the bracelet that Tim got for me in Indonesia years ago. The day started off pretty simple.

 Mom made a huge but awesome breakfast for me and the rest of the family today. We had pancakes, sausage, eggs, and hashbrowns, it was delicious.

 After breakfast we went and saw Inside Out, it was an awesome and hilarious movie. I am into stuff about the brain and the mind, so it was extra cool for me.

Later after the movie we had hamburgers, chips and Zevia, my favorite soda.

I also had mint chocolate chip ice cream cake and cherry chocolate chip ice cream as well. Everything was amazing and high quality.

Later after hanging out at home after a fe hours watching episodes of Diagnosis Murder after cake and ice cream we went to see the fireworks at Thanksgiving Point. They were perhaps a bit slow this year, but were still awesome. I got to bust out my tube of glowsticks as well. Natalie, Kayla and I played with them pretty much the whole time.