Application Questions for Western States University

1.  Please describe your employment history. 
Securitas Security Services USA, Inc.  
Security Officer   August 2007 to December 2008 
• Responsible for securing premises and personnel by patrolling property, inspecting buildings, equipment, and access points
• Responsible for responding to and managing emergency and law enforcement situations
• Front desk receptionist for approximately four months at US Bank Call Center


Division 9 Finishes  
Laborer          June 2006 to September 2006  
• Performed chemical treatment of dentistry cages
• Sorted and packaged dentistry cages
• Light crane operation
• Painted and stained floors


2.  Please describe any volunteer or community service projects in which you participated. 
During my last semester at Brigham Young University, which was winter 2011, I volunteered 10 hours at Hoofbeats to Healing located in Spanish Fork, UT at that time.  I helped around the barn and worked to take care of the horses.  In October 2011, I was a full time missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints which lasted for seven weeks.  I helped people which needed our help by doing lawn work and cleaning houses.  I also proselyied with another missionary for the full seven weeks.  


3.  Please describe any extracurricular activities you have been involved with.
I was the Information Systems Representative for my class during my second Trimester at Parker University.  I also was a member of the Philosophy club during my first and second trimester at Parker University.  At Brigham Young University, I was a member of the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Club for about two years.  At Spokane Community College, I was a member of the Shut Up and Sign club for two quarters and SCC Players for a quarter.


4.  Why have you chosen to apply to University of Western States?* 
First, it eight hours away from Spokane, WA which is home for me.  Secondly, I know that Western States has a completely different philosophy from Parker University.  I want to become a doctor who specializes in chiropractic.  I believe that at Western States, I can achieve that goal better at Parker University.  


5.  Please write any additional information you would like the Admissions Committee to know when considering your application. 
With this question, I didn't answer because I don't have to and cannot think of anything that they need to know.


6.  Why have you chosen a career as a chiropractic physician?* 
I want a healthcare career that I can work with my hands.  I like how I can restore the range of motion to a joint where it was restricted beforehand.   B.J. Palmer said, "Life is motion, motion is life. Lack of motion is death."  I believe that if one has free unrestricted motion in all one's movable joints in the body, some aspect of one's life will improve.  It is hard to pin point what will heal in a person because of all the variables.  I know that chiropractors can catch pathology through proper diagnostic testing such as the use of radiographs.  I know that chiropractors can really help with the management of back and neck pain.  I want to heal and help people achieve optimal health.  


7.  What specific experiences have you had with chiropractic health care?* 
I first started getting adjusted by a chiropractor when I was going to Spokane Community College.  He is a chiropractor who practices with Applied Kinesiology.  He is a vitalistic who believes that he can find subluxations through surrogate testing himself.  I was really impressed because I thought that he improved my balance.  When I went to Brigham Young University, I met a Parker graduate who took me to a Parker Seminar in Las Vegas, Nevada.  I was really impressed with the seminar because of all different classes one can take, the amount of chiropractors under a single roof, and the amount different companies which wanted to sell chiropractors their products.  I was exposed to more of the vitalistic philosophy and different adjusting techniques and styles.  I met and felt really comfortable with Dr. Mancini who is the president of Parker University.  Thus, I went and am studying at Parker University to become a chiropractor. 


Along my journey, I have become unhappy with the vitalistic philosophy in Parker University.  I don't believe that the body has the power to heal anything and everything under the sun just by getting adjusted.  Last trimester, I took Diversified which focuses on the quality of the motion of each joint in the spine.  I like the philosophy where we have dynamic listings instead of focusing on static listings and "bone home" type of techniques.  When getting personally adjusted, I liked getting "popped" and where I can feel the bones move.  I know other techniques like activator can help too, but I prefer diversified.  


8.  What type of practice do you envision for the future?* (i.e. multi disciplinary clinic, independent, overseas, sports, pediatric, ethnic community, etc.) 
The main areas that I want to focus on are sports, pediatric, and neurology.  The type of sports that I want to focus on are skiing and martial arts.  Since I am a woman and will have kids one day, I figured that I should learn how to adjust babies, kids, and teenagers.  I am planning on getting a diplomate in chiropractic neurology through the Carrick Institute when I graduate from chiropractic college. 

Canola Oil

I think that I am slightly allergic to canola oil because I am pretty sure that I slightly reacted to Cape Cod Kettle Cooked Potato Chips.  The only ingredients in the chips are potatoes, canola oil, and salt.  I ate the whole bag too today.  The bag of chips had 1120 calories.  That is why I don't buy potato chips and breads that much because I have been known to eat the whole bag.  Canola oil is mainly made from rapeseed.  This would make sense why I reacted to some Earth Balance Organic Buttery Spread a couple times.  I haven't reacted every time I ate it though.  The only things that I suspicious of in the spread is palm fruit, canola, and annatto.  I have been slightly been reacting to cheese too.  It might the the annatto or just the mold that likes to grow on cheese.  However, now I don't think that I am allergic to annatto because I ate Tillamook cheese on my break all the time and didn't react to it.  I am very sure that the cheese had annatto in it.  Ya, I am pretty sure that I am allergic to canola oil because my mouth still feels a little sore.  Ya, this sucks being allergic to everything.  At least, I can have my smoothies.  I know I won't react to those and are really healthy for me.  Plus, I have my white rice that I can rely on.  I just need to get a butter container since butter is safe for me too.  I need to go.  I have a neuroscience test to take tomorrow.  I need to make my smoothie and get ready for bed.  I should be in bed by 11:30 PM so I can have six hours of sleep.  It's 11:05 PM right now.  Night.  

Painful Lumps

So, I reacted to Wheat Thins Toasted Chips last night and a little bit today.  I looked at all the ingredients to see what I could be allergic to; I found only rye, tritcale (a cross between rye and wheat), and barley.  All the rest of the ingredients, I am pretty sure that they don't bother me.  I  Maybe because of one of these grains, I reacted to some bread that I ate at my parent's during the break.  I am happy that I finally got something that I reacted to with so few ingredients.  Most of the foods that I react to has a whole bunch of ingredients which I haven't singled out.  

Since Tuesday, I have had a sore on my palate.  Another one developed on gum right behind my right, furthest posterior molar a little later during the this week.  The first one might have started from sucking on too many Lifesaver Wint-O-Green Mints.  My mouth tends to get sore when I suck too much hard candy.  However, I have no idea why I developed another one behind my molar.  Usually, I am just kind of sore for a few days.  It's been more than a few days now.  I am coming close to a week.  I know that I sound like a pansy right now.  It's been really annoying though.  I can't eat anything that hard because it hurts my mouth.  The one one my palate is on my left side right next to the second molar counting from the front.  I think that I normally eat on my left side too because I have to consciously push things to my right side.  All I know that these things are getting annoying.  I want them healed so I won't have to keep feeling them when I eat.  These sores could be allergy related too.  

My armpits are hurting me too.  Since a teenager, I have developed lumps in my axillae.  I think that my GP at that time said it was only a lymph node.  I have noticed that I get them less if I shaved every two week instead of once a week.  Both axillae have developed lumps this week.  I shaved them last Sunday.  They are also annoying when I have these lumps because they can get pretty big and painful.  Pretty much for four hours, I was researching and got distracted into searching about painful lumps.  Whenever it involves YouTube, I can get distracted for hours upon hours.  I watched Embarrassing Body which involved common conditions and then got into the TV shows that featured the really rare disorders.  When I came out of that, I discovered that it's four AM in the morning.  So, I searched a little more and discovered that Staphylococcus aureus can be carried in the axilla.  I already know that it likes to live in my nose.  Ya, I think these lumps are abscesses instead of swollen lymph nodes because I noticed that they appear less when I shave less.  I would like to try an electric shaver then.  I think that they are abscess because their characteristics remind of me the abscess that I got on my behind.  I have a tendency to get ingrown hairs since my hair is curly too.  

Allergies

I went to the allergist on Tuesday. I am allergic to cat pelt and hair. I am really allergic to dog dander. This really sucks because I was planning on having dogs and cats when I get older. I might to have outside dogs and cats. If I do that, I need a good open space like the farm house out in Three Forks. I am not allergic to horses, gerbils, hamsters, rabbits, or feathers. I might get some little pets for inside the house. I don't know. It's a good thing that I switched from becoming a vet to a chiropractor because I don't want to me around things which my body doesn't like. It really sucks though.

I am allergic to a mold called hormodendrum. This means that I really need to clean the bathroom because I have some mold growing in there. It's because I don't clean that often and there isn't a fan where the shower sits. I am also allergic to a grass and tree mix. So, this makes sense why I have a sports induced asthma. It also might be why I have to breathe more heavily when exercising. People has always said to run where you can still talk. However, I've always couldn't do that. In my second trimester, I learned that I have a large lung capacity someone my age and height. That could be from playing the clarinet and singing when I was younger.

Now, I found out that I am allergic to codfish, crab, pecans, almonds, Brazil nuts, chicken, green peas, tomatoes, cantaloupe, watermelon, cherry, peach, celery, and sunflower seeds/oil. I am very sure that I am allergic to ginger too. Probably I am allergic to other things too. At least I got the basics out of the way. Now, I can work out the others by slowly reintroducing me to things. Tomatoes, peaches, chicken, and celery will be hard to avoid because they are in a whole bunch of processed foods. I now have a really good reason to cook for myself. I want a rice cooker so I can make myself some good sticky rice. I miss my Dad's good Japanese rice. Minute rice isn't really cutting it for me. I am also going to find out if I have a gluten intolerance through a blood test.

They tested me with all of these different substances by putting them on a white plastic applicator with eight spots where the substances can be applied. Then, the nurse rocked the applicator laterally and medially on both deltoids. She rocked four applicators on each deltoid. Some reactions had only wheals, others had wheals with pseudopods. The four that had pseudopods were bigger than the other ones except for the histamine. The reactions looked like mosquito bites and itched. These foods might be the reasons for my migraines and foods getting stuck in my throat. The allergist said if food still gets stuck after a month of avoiding these foods, he will refer me to another doctor because I might have esophillic esophagitis.

My Body Likes to Make Life Hard

So, I'm tired and have swollen cheeks. I think that one of the antibiotics is making drowsy because I napped for five hours today. I am still tired and somewhat lightheaded and tingly. My body doesn't like me. My doctor diagnosed me with cellulitis that turned into an abscess near my anus this morning. So, I skipped school to get that taken care of. At least the doctor didn't have to lance and pack it. Now, I am a little nervous because I haven't studied yet for my public health test which is tomorrow. Ugg. School is hard and likes to stress me out. Plus, it really sucks when one's body likes to play games and screw around.

So, I made Asian Turkey Burgers last night. When I ate a little of it last night, everything was OK. When I ate two of the patties tonight, my cheeks swelled up pretty good. I might be allergic to garlic or gluten free bread crumbs. I really doubt that I am allergic to the turkey, the ginger, or the soy sauce. I just want to get to the bottom of this because reacting to food that I cook really sucks. At least, I am losing weight. I lost 10 pounds since I have been cooking for myself. Probably, it's because I am eating much less because I don't have that much to eat. Last week, I slightly reacted to the meatloaf and the Sweet and Sour Chicken. I didn't like the Teriyaki Beef, so I didn't have that much to eat. So, I have been going hungry much more often.

The other things that I cooked last night were Amish Breakfast Casserole and Parmesan Chicken. I haven't ate the chicken yet. I think that I am safe with that one. I am pretty sure that I am safe with the Casserole because I ate some last night with no reactions. At least, McDonald's shakes are really good. I know that I don't react to any of those. :) Ya, screw the gluten free diet. I am still going to eat healthy though and avoid things because I like losing weight. I haven't lost weight in a few years. This is the first without counting calories too.

Feeling Fuzzy :(

I have no idea what the heck is going on with me right now. I skipped school and pretty much slept all day. Right now, my whole body is tingling all over. It's a very annoying feeling. It's at it's strongest because I feel it in my head, right side of my neck, my groin, and my thighs. The medical term is paresthesia. However, this tingling is different from when my fingers or my foot fall asleep. That's localized and more sharp. This tingling is more widespread and somewhat dull. Am I experiencing a migraine postdrome because I had one that sent to me to bed last night?? I have no idea. That migraine came on quickly. All of the pain didn't go away after I took an Excedrin. I might be experiencing a prodrome too. I feel worse when I get up and walk around too. I felt fuzzy like this last week too for a morning.

Yesterday, my right cheek reacted with some cheese pizza. I might be allergic to tomatoes. I haven't been reacting to Hunt's Ketchup though. Yesterday, I drank 500 ML of bicarb. Good thing that my classmates helped me down it by egging me on because it tasted pretty nasty. Right afterward, my stomach hurt and felt like I was going to throw up. Luckily, that feeling didn't last long. During lab, I learned that it just neutralized my stomach acid and made my urine more basic.

I just hope that I don't feel like this tomorrow. I have a diversified lecture test in the morning and an ESAT final practical after lunch. I don't want to feel fuzzy like this because it's really annoying. I need to go to bed because I need to cram for my lecture test and practical tomorrow. If this won't go away, I'll see a doctor here instead of waiting until I get home in less than an month.

Note: I am still referring it to be Wednesday night because I haven't gone to bed yet.

Cooking and Leg Amputations

So, tonight I made Lipton Souperior Meat Loaf, Easy Sweet and Sour Chicken, and Teriyaki Steak and Brown Rice Dinner. I liked the Meat Loaf. I think that I didn't cook the rice long enough because I didn't have enough water with the chicken. I forgot the red pepper and haven't tried it yet with the steak. I would have cooked one more thing tonight, but it's late and need to go to bed early. I need to get up and study DXI because I have a test tomorrow morning which I haven't really studied for yet.

Anyways, I just wanted to write a little about what I found out about my blog. I was looking to see why people still visit my blog. It turns out that a whole bunch of people visit two posts, both are two videos about Sensei Chinen. It's been a long time since I have train there. People are still looking him up on the internet. My post for the new video about him is number second and the old video is number eight on Google. When I was making sure what I was seeing was true, I went on Internet Explorer and looked up his name. I found this picture on this website:

It's true that his leg was amputated. It figures since he has diabetes. My grandfather had his leg amputated a couple years before he died. I guess Sensei had it coming to him. I cannot believe that he still teaches at Spokane Community College. He was a good lesson for me. Don't trust every professor that teaches at a college or university. That's why I don't trust everything what my professors say at Parker University. I really hope that people will start looking at my blog for something else other than Sensei Teuro Chinen.

I just want to comment on the new video really quickly. Karate isn't about self defense or a practical exercise. What you learn in karate will get you killed. I talked to one of my professors here in Parker about this. It's more for body awareness and training brain and body to become as one. Actually, some of them were very aggressive when I trained there. Most of them had really big ego including Sensei Chinen. I've been looking for "Forty Years of Chamber" on the internet, but haven't found it any where. One thing I liked what Sensei Amy (I think her name is Amy, I forget) was that she gained strength from her training when things become hard. I have gained courage from BJJ because I have felt a whole bunch of pain because of it. Thus, I am more brave when it comes to things that cause me physical pain.

One more thing, I am allergic to Banana Chips. I forgot and bought two packs from Whole Foods. They were pretty good though. So, I have them to my visiting teachers. I want to make banana bread to see if I'm allergic to that because I'm not allergic to banana baby food. I also should see if I'm allergic to grapes since raisins cause me to react.

Talking to a Dentist

So, I talked to a friend of mine who's a successful dentist. He said that he can prescribe drugs and do major surgery. He thought that not being able to prescribe drugs to for certain patients would be a major pain. He said that some of these people are in pain and normal OTC wouldn't work that much. HMMM. It really depends on what type of practice I want. Right now, I am thinking about adjusting athletes and children. I'm totally going to include adjusting the extremities. My dentist friend said that X-Rays was a good way to cover one's self. I agree because there can be anomalies and things that I would want to know about before I start adjusting. I am thinking about using X-Rays in my practice for a good fair amount of my patients. If I do that, that means I really need to get good at looking at X-Rays. I would love a digital X-Ray instead of a normal one. I love technology and want to incorporate that into my practice too. I want to be an all paperless one. I don't want my patients fill out any paper forms. I want them do it all on computer because that would be so much easier for me.

If I use X-Rays, I am going to get good views because I know some chiropractors use really crappy ones. The ones that I got from Maximized Living were really crappy when I started chiropractic college. My friend said that he has a CT scan in his practice because he does major surgery. I have never knew that dentists use and own that type of scanning equipment. I know that just looking at my CT scan from last November, it's totally different interpreting and knowing what the heck I'm looking at from normal X-Rays.

Another thing that I started thinking about is medication or drugs. I'm still conservative/moderate depending on one's view about it. I'm more moderate than most people in at Parker University about the use of drugs. Today, I took to Excedrin pills instead of one to get rid of my migraine. I get migraines frequently. I still get them at least once a week. Now, they come in the form of tightness and tenderness on my skull, usually on one side. If I don't watch it, it becomes really bad that it pounds especially I get up too fast or bend over. Plus, it can get worse if I read something. Today, it came on all of a sudden before my diversified pratical. I felt somewhat nauseous and sensitive to loud sound, so I took an Excedrin so I could feel better. My dentist friend said that tired muscles in the jaw could be the result of migraines. I thought that was interesting. I am totally going to work with other professionals when I get into my practice. I really want to find out what Bishop Fisk, who is a chiropractor practicing in Spokane, WA, believes. All I know that he uses drops, takes X-rays by an older machine, and uses Pettibon System.

It Gets Better!!!!!

Hi. I just want to say that I cooked today. It took forever though. I cooked Country Chicken Stew which tastes like Turkey Soup, Chicken Ala Can Can, and Egg and Hash Brown Pie. The Chicken Ala Can Can is pretty good for how fast I made it. I replaced the Cream of Celery with Split Pea Soup by Amy's because I knew that I liked it. Plus, I forgot to add another five ounces of chicken. Cooking the bacon, making, and eating fried eggs made me take awhile for me to make the Chicken Stew. Plus, I didn't add the third peeled potato. So, I have it sitting in my refrigerator. I haven't tasted the pie yet. It looks good though. It took 60 minutes to cook it instead of 30. Ya, it has cheese in it. I have decided to get back onto dairy products since I don't like vegan cheese. I tried three kinds. The two that didn't casein where terrible and the one that had casein was tolerable. Plus, I am reacting to fruits and vegetables. Last night, I reacted to Walmart frozen peas.

I have been feeling a little light headed and tingling all over all day today. I was like this on Thursday morning too which sucked. So, I have no idea what's going on with me. I have noticed that my temperature like to be one degree lower than normal. Maybe that's why I get cold easily. I gave up on the Penlac that I have been using for my fungus on my right big and ring toes. My big toe has gotten worse. I just want to take the medicine which s hard on my liver. I don't really care because I know that will take care of the fungus. It cleared a whole bunch of the fungus during my last month at BYU. Ya, I don't mind the idea about taking drugs even though I'm at chiropractic school. At least I'm eating better again. It's so weird that my classmates are very supportive of me trying to change my diet. My roommates at BYU thought I was crazy. It's a very different environmental here.

Cesar Millan inspired me today by saying that, "It gets better". He was taking about getting bullied. He was even bullied a little as a kid. It's going to get better for me when I get out of chiropractic school. Dad says that running a business will be easier that me trying to pass all of my classes. I am really looking forward to that day because school isn't that much fun right now. I know I should enjoy the journey. It's hard though because I really want to do well. So, I stress and work really hard. Then, I get really tired and grumpy. I have push myself some days when I get really tired and still have to go to lab. It really sucks. It's going to get better.

Searches

This time I had really good search entries for my blog: "Did Teruo Chinen have a leg amputated?", Goju vs BJJ, Gekisai bunkai steps, Stupid o chem, and I hate "two and a half men". I think the first one is pretty interesting. I wish that I could write anything on this blog like I did in the past. However, since I'm going to be a Doctor of Chiropractic, I have to be careful. It's just a teacher is making me mad in Tri 3 because she's giving us all of the busy work. She doesn't care that we have other classes to study for. :(

Bunch of Crosses

I love this quote. This is from gospeldoctrine.com. I love reading my scriptures!!!!

"Romans 6:6: Our old man is crucified with him… that henceforth we should not serve sin.

The carnal man must die in order for the spiritual man to flourish. Figuratively speaking, the strait gate of baptism should be surrounded by the remains of millions of crosses. Ideally, at baptism the natural man is killed. However, this process is never easy. The ‘old man’ just doesn’t want to go. He must be dragged, kicking and screaming, to the place of execution. He fights, biting and spitting, to be saved from death. Furthermore, we must be our own executioner. We can’t hire a hit man. We must take the hammer ourselves and drive in the nails ourselves. Putting ‘off the natural man’ (Mosiah 3:19) means crucifying the ‘old man’ so that the “new man” can take his place.

Now Satan can’t stand to see his old men get killed. And so, in desperation, the ‘old man’ argues, “take me with you. We’ll walk the strait and narrow path together. You don’t have to kill me to be a disciple.” But he is lying. Those who take his advice—beginning to walk with the old man instead of crucifying him by the gate—eventually find out that they cannot continue until he is killed. Hence, the gate of baptism is surrounded by old crosses and the path of discipleship is littered with them like a cemetery for old men."

I would do this in my scripture blog, but I feel like that I want to have that still focus on the Book of Mormon. Plus, I'm not commenting on the quotes anyways. I like this quote from Russel M. Nelson.

“Many so-called experts give advice for the body—without thought for the spirit. Anyone who accepts direction contrary to the Word of Wisdom, for example, forsakes a law revealed to bring both physical and spiritual blessings. Some recommendations regarding use of our reproductive organs are based solely—and inadequately—upon physical considerations. Beware of such one-sided views! Paul taught that ‘if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.’ (Rom. 8:13)

“That caution pertains to pornography, which is highly addictive. Scriptural warning is clear: ‘Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.’ (Rom. 6:12) In time, addictions enslave both the body and the spirit. Full repentance from addiction is best accomplished in this life, while we still have a mortal body to help us.

“As children of God, we should not let anything enter the body that might defile it.” (“We Are Children of God,” Ensign, Nov. 1998, 87)

Hamburger Stew (Soup) and Allergy

I made Hamburger Stew tonight. It's really good. I consider this more as a soup though. Everything, wouldn't fit in my 3-quart pot. So, I didn't add the pork and beans and the onion. I didn't add all of the vegetables that it called for either. I made it with organic tomato soup and a mostly organic taco seasoning mix. I got both of the from Whole Foods. It took forever just to make though. Since my pot was full, I had to be careful so it wouldn't overflow. It did anyways when I put a lid on it when it was bubbling. Cutting everything while doing laundry made it take a while too.

Since I didn't add the pork and beans, I ate one of the cans. Ya, my cheeks swelled up again. I thought that was interesting because I put the pork and beans in my hamburger casserole and didn't have any problems. I'm going to put the ingredients so I can keep track of what I could be allergic to. Prepared white beans, water, tomato puree (water, tomato paste), sugar, fight fructose corn syrup, salt, distilled vinegar, pork, backing soda, onion power, natural and artificial flavors, spice, and calcium chloride (a firming agent).

24 Hour Mark??? (Pathology Test)

Chiropractic school is so hard. Today I just cried because I was so tired. Now, I'm sitting on my couch waiting for a friend of mine to come to my house. She wants to do some physiology homework with me so we can do well on the quiz tomorrow. I've been doing physiology this afternoon. I feel that I can cram in the morning and learn better. Right now, I am tired because yesterday I crashed and went to bed at 3:30 PM. I woke up to go to the bathroom a whole bunch of times. Then, got up at 9:30 and studied Pathology all night. They pretty much ask us to to learn everything in one or two days because I am having tests back to back. It really sucks. Plus, Dr. Kays is giving us all of this homework amid everything else. It seems like our professors don't care about us. They just want us to listen to their class. I get mad because we are paying them. I don't have to listen to them, at least some of them anyways. I told Dr. Kays that I don't listen to her. She said it's going to hurt me in the long run if I do that. She doesn't know what she is talking about. I was surprised that she wasn't that accommodating. Rob says that we are in class or in lab for 32 hours a week. This is why I am so tired. I might break my 24 hour record mark today if I stay up until 9:30. I don't know though because bed sounds really good. Ya, school likes to push me to the brink.

Freaking out

So, I'm a little drawn to writing a little tonight. Again, this is just getting my thoughts down and emotions right. On Friday afternoon/evening, I had migraine even after taking a nap for an hour. Jeremiah worked on my neck for a bit. I was so happy and thankful that he did that because I had a whole bunch of tension in my neck. I neck still feels pretty jacked up on one side. I pointed out the tension which was pretty much right behind my mastoids. I believe in soft tissue work because I felt better after he massaged that area. He also practiced adjusting my neck.

If I keep writing in this blog while I'm in school, my classmates will discover this blog. I know I will write about all of my classmates too. Jeremiah is a young father of a 13 year old month girl. She is so cute!!! His wife is perfect for him because she's shorter than him. Jeremiah is pretty short himself. His Dad is a chiropractor and lived with it's philosophy his whole life. He's in all of my labs this trimester. So, I have gotten to know him pretty well. He's a pretty good friend. He's LDS too. There's another LDS married guy in my class. His name is Andrew. Both of them are very white, but have Asian last names. I think that's pretty funny. :)

I went to Philosophy Night on Friday since Jeremiah said that there was going to be food. I was pretty happy that I avoided gluten by eating a hamburger patty, a veggie patty, a turkey patty, and potato chips. So, the veggie burger took a little while to get down. I was allergic to something in the turkey patty because the inside of the cheeks swelled up. I might be allergic to some pollen because itchy tongue and swollen cheeks are the symptoms. The patty was cooked outside. This started happening to some fruit that I ate at Giselle's house. I reacted to a fruit which I have never ate before in my life or some strawberries. Now, raisins cause the reaction. So, I avoided eating some cookies at the Philosophy night.

I felt a strong love for Jeremiah during the event. It's not a romantic love like everyone thinks about. It's the love that I have for all of my close friends. I developed a love for quite a few people over the years. I even love President Monson even though I haven't even met him. I love Bishop Gould. Twice I cried in class during lecture for DXI because I missed him. I'm still part of the group from my old ward back in Provo, Utah. Thus, I get emails telling what's going on in the ward. On Friday night, the Relief Society went up to Brother Hatch's cabin up in Heber to have some fun. After dinner and activities, Bishop does a question and answer session. I felt the Spirit every time he spoke to us. I was going through a hard time the last one that I went to. I remember crying when he spoke to us. I remember talking to him and to my relief society president afterwards. Anyways, I texted that I will always have a special place for him in my heart and sent a spiritual hug. He sent one back and said that he feels the same way about me. That's the think, I love to love people especially when they love me back. I can get pretty emotional.

I've always had a problem summarizing things when I want to write about a whole bunch of topics. The main reason why I wanted to write tonight is because I'm freaking out right now. So, I want to continue to try this gluten and casein free diet. I like to spend around $80 for food each week. So after the event, I went shopping at Walmart and spent $86. I took a whole bunch of time because I was deciding what I wanted to cook and what I needed to get. Plus, I had to find everything. Then, I didn't go to bed until this morning because I got distracted watching videos on my phone. That's the thing, when I do stuff that I'm not suppose to do, I go all out because I know that will not do it again. So, I pretty much stayed up all night.

Today, I discovered that I lost two of those recipes. I washed my car and went to Sprouts to get the rest of the things I needed. Then, I went to Best Buy to find some earbuds for me since I lost my IPod and earbuds that the Assembly a week and a half ago. However, they didn't have the kind that I wanted. So, I wasted an hour because I couldn't find what I was looking for. I need earbuds that can hold up and which are good quality because I go through one or two earbuds per trimester. I use them every day because I love music. Whenever I'm on my computer, I listen to lastfm which is the best radio station out there because it plays my type of music which is pretty much classical.

When I went to Walmart to exchange a roaster and pick up a few things, I realized that I forgot my three recipes at Sprouts. That means that I probably lost them for good. They took away the grocery cart without me checking to see if I had everything. So, I'm not taking any recipes to the grocery store again. When I went home, I started freaking out because I already spent my weekly grocery budget. Plus, I still have to cook something for me during the week because I'm running out of things. I finally found four things which look pretty easy and quick. Plus, they don't call for much ingredients. I found everything by 12 AM. I wanted have fun with the internet since I was on it, mainly me watching videos.

Now it's 3:15 AM. I have this standing rule that I do not buy things on Sunday. However, I don't think there's any way for me to cook during the week because I have three tests, a lab assignment, and a quiz. All of these will take up all of my time. Plus, I'm freaking out because I haven't studied for my diversified practical yet which I have to take Monday afternoon. I have to listen to both of my classes on Monday because I am failing DXI and barely passing Gross Anatomy. I really need to study Diversified and know all the verbiage. I was planing on studying Friday night and all of Saturday because I really want to pass that practical. However, I got distracted, rebelled, and then went on a wild goose chase. Me trying to eat healthy is taking more of my time than I expected. Just doing this is taking my time. My sleep schedule way off right now because I'm still up. I got up at 4:30 in the afternoon today.

I get anxious and freak out because I want to obey all of my rules. I'd much rather go to bed than go to Walmart right now.

Ugg. I hate this.

Old post from BYU. I just wanted to post it just for fun. :)

Ugg. I hate this. Why do I always receive flack about trying to eat healthy. I received lots of flack from Devon today. He just he and Sarah doesn't understand why I try to avoid everything. He thinks we can eat everything in moderation. That's true with many things, however you can't do that with coffee and alcohol. It's so frustrating sometimes because when I try to defend myself it doesn't go very well. They are so set upon their ways, that they oppose everything which is different. I've been getting this with Mary Lu too. It's just all of the people who I receive flak from won't read and study about it. Like today, I was trying to tell them the benefits about drinking raw milk. Devon was saying that it will make me fat because of all the fat in milk. I need to read more about it but I'm reading that saturated fat is actually good for you. I don't have time right now because I need to study.

Devon just hurt my feelings because he wasn't listening to me. I got upset because he said I won't find a guy that will agree with my natural approach. So, he said unless I change my ways, I won't get married. I'll end up like his aunt, stuck in the house and afraid to go anywhere. Ya right!!!! Why is it so much easier to express my opinion in writing? I wish I could express it just as easily when I speak too. He thinks that his aunt is crazy even though she's a herbalist. He said that any crazy people can write things on the internet even though they do have credentials. He and Sarah both doesn't trust my chiropractor at all. All of them needs to read what I have read. However, they probably won't because they aren't interested in eating healthy. They say that I'm obsessing about it and it's taking over my life. That's how my obsessions always work for me. When I have something that really interests me, I really research and ponder about it. I've done that with chess, music, martial arts, WWE, Simpsons, ER, and video games. Now my obsessions are about Stargate SG1, Devon, and eating healthy. Now, I don't know about Devon anymore because he did hurt my feelings. He said that guys are only interested in cars, women, and food. He said that all guys are shallow. I disagree with that because I know that my dad and Brother Adams are not shallow. I know that all guys are not interested in cars either. I want a guy that has pretty much the same views as I do on life, with pretty much everything. That's how my mom and dad are, they agree with almost everything.

So, Devon said that I should give it a month and a half and buy whatever Sarah and Mary Lu approves of and exercise everyday. I don't want to do that because of all the things I've read what the food industry puts into our food supply. I just don't trust him on this because he doesn't eat very healthy. Devon says that healthy and what tastes good doesn't mix together. I totally disagree with that. I think that row milk tastes a lot better than normal milk. I think that the Sicilian casserole tasted excellent. I want to find more recipes like that because it tasted really good. I need to put together my readings on my blog so he can read them for himself. I don't know if he would do that for me because it might be boring for him and won't care about it. I mean he didn't even believe me that enzymes denature when they are heated when milk is pasteurized. He asked me where I read that. I learned that in Biology 101 in college!!! The same thing happens when you fry an egg. This is why a person can't have a temperature higher to a certain degree.

I like eating healthy like this because it tastes different. At home, I ate all of this processed crap and got really tired of it. I loved munch and mingle at home because most of the food wasn't processed. Some one actually cooked it. I really like my eating habits because I'm eating things that keep me fuller longer and doesn't have as many calories. I find myself not liking things that has a whole bunch of sugar anymore. I don't like how my mouth feel when I'm done eating them. I get this white film over my teeth which I know it's from the sugar. So I found out that corn syrup is pure glucose. Ugg, why did I buy so many cans of fruit at Costco? I've noticed that if I eat protein instead of carbohydrates, I stay fuller longer.

Well, I went running today with Katrina and Sarah. It was really good because I ran/walked for 35 minutes. When I first started running, my asthma started bugging me because I started wheezing a little. I don't like that my chest constrict like that. It bugs me. Then, we swam for a half an hour. I liked that better; however, I didn't breathe as hard as when I ran. So, I worked harder when I ran/walked with them. I really like swimming though. I want to do this every day. Run a half an hour and then swim laps for a half an hour. That would be a good work out. Let's face it, I really need to start exercising. I'm just lazy. I know it's good for me and it will help me lose weight.

So, I talked to Sarah more about Devon. She said that he might have riled me up on purpose so I won't like him as much. I thought that had worked until I saw him tonight. Now, he's riding in the car with Sarah talking about things. At first, I was little jealous of Sarah because she get's to be with Devon. However, I cannot dwell on Devon because I need to get over this crush. I talked to Mary Lu about it and she said whenever I think about him, I need to start immediately think about something else. It's just really hard because the last few days I've been obsessing about him. I just wonder what Sarah and Devon are talking about because he just found out that his friend died today.

My roommates have noticed that I like to obsess about things. I know that's because of my Autism. We all do this. We have particular interests that we obsess about. I think it's because not many things interests us. I just hope that I don't sound like a broken record saying things over and over again.

I just like Devon because he makes life fun. He's always over here all the time which makes it really nice. However, almost always that doesn't happen. So, I need to start focusing on Trevor instead on Devon because he supposedly he likes me. I just need to get to know Trevor more and make more friends. Devon said that he could be leaving in April because of a job in California. It's funny that both Devon and Sarah don't want to be here. They are here anyway because they know that's what Heavenly Father want's them to do. I need to pray to Heavenly Father about Devon. I just want my feelings for him to go away so I don't obsess about him.

I was thinking about when was the last time I was by myself with a guy in the car. It was with Andrey. When we were dating, we spent so much time in the car together. I know we spent to much time in there because we would just sit there and talk. We are not suppose to do that because that's what Bishop Fisk has asked us not to do. I just though of something. It's kind of funny that girls and guys don't have curfews if they are out in the car with each other. They can do whatever they want. They just have to leave the apartment at 12 A.M. every night except on Fridays. On Fridays, they have to leave at 1:30 A.M.

Honda Passport

Another old post. I think this one was started when I lived in Spokane Washington.


So, I bought a Honda Passport for $4,000 to replace my car. Thankfully, I just finished paying it off. This is what it looks like, except mine is red. However, a few days before New Years Eve, I made rolled it over. I was on my way to Anaconda, Montana to visit my high school friends with my sister.

Hello!!!!! :)

Wow, it's been a long time since I've posted. I'm just saying hi. I'm very busy. I'm taking eight classes and six labs. I pretty much don't have any free time at all. I'm trying all I can to pass all of my classes. I need to go home and go to bed. I just wanted to write because President Monson inspired to write. He's been writing for 47 years!!! I'm not promising anything, but I may write a little when I'm her at Parker. I do love writing though. I miss it because I never do it anymore. I just listen to lectures, take tests, go to labs, eat, and sleep. I sometimes watch a little Two and a Half Men too. Plus, I have been getting migraines weekly now. I'm happy because I'm keeping up with my classmates. I'm a Tri three now. I'm in one of the hardest tri's because we are so busy!!! Next week is going to be terrible because I have a Diversified Practical on Monday, a Physio Lab Quiz on Tuesday, a General Pathology test on Wednesday, and a Philosophy test on Friday. So ya, I'm that busy. I'm pretty much always tired all the time. I'm trying to wean myself off of casein and gluten to see any different in my energy levels. This past week, I've been noticing that I'm allergic to something like raisins because my inside of my cheeks get puffy and red. I don't know what's up with that. I'm tried. I'm going home, eating, and going to bed. My computer is going to die on me pretty soon anyways. Hopefully, I can write soon because I like writing anything which comes to my mind. Plus, I'm not writing to anyone in particular which is nice because I don't have to think about what I'm going to write about and try to make a whole bunch of sense. One more thing, I love my classmates!!!! They are so good to me!!! I love them so much. Good night!!! :)