Katy Perry - Thinking Of You Official Acoustic Version {HQ} RARE!!!

I love this song so much.
It reminds me of all the times that we were together.
I have never gotten over you and every time I am with someone else I cant get you out of my head. I wish that I could let you go. But its been so hard to understand how I am not good enough for you. I really think I am worth it, but apparently I am not. To be honest I don't think you will every know about how I feel about you. I know you have moved on, you did a long time ago. But I'm still here waiting for you to realize what your missing.
Just listen for a minute... just listen to what it says. Please just here me....


Lyrics | Katy Perry lyrics - Thinking Of You lyrics

Bio Life Plasma Center

So today I was asked by yet another local vendor about my Biolife experience, so I decided to share my experience with everyone not just when people ask.
Biolife Plasma Center is a place where you donate plasma in exchange for money.
I know it sounds like you are selling your body but really it is much more important than that.

Here are a few common questions about donating plasma

1. What is plasma?

• A: Plasma is the pale yellow liquid portion of your blood that can be easily replaced by the body. It consists mainly of water and proteins which help your body control bleeding and infection. Your blood is 57% plasma, with 90 % of plasma being water and 10% being electrolytes(salt) and proteins.

2. How is plasma extracted?

• A: Plasma is extracted from your central veins in your arm (veins around your inner elbow) and filtered through a special machine that separates your plasma from your white and red blood cells. It then places the plasma in a bag and filters your blood back into your veins along with an anti coagulant. It sounds more complicated than it really is, the machine does all of the work, all that you do is sit there and pump your fist (to enhance the blood flow) with a needle in your arm that is connected to a tube (sorta like an IV).

• A: Plasma is being used all around the world to help save lives. Currently plasma is being used to treat disorders such as hemophilia and immune system deficiencies. Plasma is also being used to make products that help treat diseases such as hepatitis B, Tetanus, Rabies, and Measles. Hospitals and emergency rooms use plasma to treat traumatic injuries such as shock an severe burns.
  

4. Who is eligible to Donate plasma?

• You must be 18 years or older to donate plasma, weigh3. How is plasma used? at least 110 pounds and pass all other required donor eligibility criteria. You will undergo a series of important questions every time you enter the plasma center to be sure that you are a clean and safe donor, not only for the safety of those receiving your plasma, but for your safety as well.
  

5. Does it hurt to donate plasma? (the question asked most often)

• If you are severely afraid of needles, then yes it is going to hurt/bother you to donate plasma. But on a regular basis, donating plasma does not hurt as much as you would think. It is very simple have the needle placed in your arm and the professionals spend a lot of time perfecting their technique so that your "stick" will be as comfortable and painless as possible. After you are "stuck" it is virtual no pain at all!
  

6. Compensation?

• I get paid 20 bucks on my first visit of the week, and 35 on my second. It is a great way to earn an extra bit of cash and save a life in the process, it does take a good amount of time to donate plasma(around an hour and a half average), but it is worth it to you and to the person you are helping heal.

I donate plasma because I feel that I can help save a life, or benefit one in some way. Yes, I do get compensated for my efforts, but I know that what I am doing is for a good cause. No pain, no gain my mom always said. If you want this world to be a better place, it must start with you. So if you are eligible go donate today!Just google it to find a plasma center near you, they may not all be called bio life and may not have the same requirements as my center does, so know your stuff before you donate.

Tuacahn Amphitheater's Little Mermaid

Last night I went and saw Little Mermaid at the Tuacahn Amphitheater in St. George Utah.
Tuacahn Center for the Arts puts on a few musicals every year, and each year they grow more extravagant and beautiful! But they really outdid themselves on the this one! Coming from a theater geek I really enjoyed this classic tale of a little mermaid that would give anything to live on land and to marry prince Eric, even her voice.
The Tuacahn stage is an outdoor theater so they have some troubles coming up with different techniques to make the play seem as realistic as possible. Like using a fly system to move the actors around in the air, or flooding the stage to make it seem like the boat was really on water. But my favorite technique was the water curtain that they projected images of water and other psychedelic images upon. It really created the scene of an underwater world.
My second favorite thing about tuacahn is they have an amazing costume crew that creates some pretty unique ways to portray different characters, such as the mermaids. An interesting thing about the stage is that you cant really move if you have fins. So the costume crew created outfits that mad it look like they had fins, but they could still move around on stage very easily.
Let me tell you, this year the costume crew really hit a home run when they created Ursulas costume and her eel minions. They went all out on Ursula's costume, using a jazz scooter (the motor wheel chairs) to move her around the set. Then when her eel minions came out on stage they had florescent lights attached to their costumes like scales! Every time they got excited or "shocked" someone the lights would flicker a different color like blue or purple to cause an amazing lighting effect!! Every costume had purpose and bright colors that glowed in the dark when the black lights came on for certain scenes. It all look so spectacular that I wondered how they came up with such ideas for the costumes.
To continue the list of how brilliant this show was we move on to the set!
Their set was incredible piece of art, from the coral reef under the "sea" to the brilliant ship up on land it was truly a masterpiece. each piece moved in with such grace that you had no time to worry about the set changes or to forget that you were not really in the little mermaid land. I could not believe how big the pieces were and how much they moved them!! But none the less they carried on the show with such elegance that you would never think that anything could go wrong. (Of course things always go wrong in theater)
Every aspect of this show was done to the extreme, but it mad to be one impeccable piece of art that I would see over and over again! In fact I might go again next week.

So if you live in the Southern Utah area, or are willing to travel for a beautiful piece of theatrical artwork; I would recommend coming to see Tuacahn Amphitheater's Little Mermaid.
Call in fast because I was told that they have had 16 consecutive sell outs just this month!

A day at the lake

Today the girls and I went to Gunlock Reservoir for a bit of a swim and a nice suntan!
The girls (Cierra, Noelle, and Alexsis) and I spend a lot of time together!
They are my confidants, my advisers, my fashion experts, my smile crew, they are my best friends. They are the ones that I can count on when the day is rough and I just need a smile and a laugh.
Anyway I love these girls and I had a great day with them, even when it started pouring rain on our way home. Its just been one of those moments that I am grateful to be here today with these girls, share one of the last summers together and living our lives out for each other.

“When it hurts to look back, and you're scared to look ahead, you can look beside you and your best friend will be there”

A NEW perspective

Today I received a new perspective about life.

I know that just yesterday I was complaining about all the stuff that is going wrong in my life, or about things that were bothering me, but I have so so much to be thankful for!
In the past three years my entire life has changed and it is all because I let myself believe in something that was so powerful that I couldn't deny it!
I found my Heavenly Father.
Today I spent some quality time on the temple grounds in St. George, and it was the most peaceful place I have ever been to. The moment I stepped into the gated area of the temple grounds I felt at home. I felt loved. I knew that my Heavenly Father was looking down on me and explaining to me that this is where I belong, and that He has given me so much in the past three years.
I realized that I have so much to be thankful for.

• I have a family that loves me and supports me in everything that I do.

• I have friends that love to spend time with me and trust me.

• I have opportunities that most people will never see in their entire life!

• I have mentors that respect and support me with my decisions.

• I have a brother that has decided to change his life, and that is all I have ever wanted.

• I have a mother that is finally happy with herself!

• I have a father that loves me and would do anything for me to be happy, like moving across the state so that he can be there for my senior year.
  

• I have wonderful qualities about myself that make my life easier to live.

This list could go on for hours. Not that I am self absorbed or anything. I just realized that I have a lot more to be thankful for than to fret about. Not only did my Heavenly Father help me see that, but so did my friends and family. Thank you all for the love and kindness you give me every day. From now on I will be looking forward. From now on I will only look up upon the horizon of my future. Because I am worth the wait and because my happiness is not worth the stress.

One Rainy Night

So last night I was hanging out with my best friend Cierra and it started pouring rain. I mean like golf ball size rain drops. She gets this amazing idea to go and dance in the rain. So I agree, and it was a blast! We ran to our best friend Noelle's house and played with her and a bunch of our other friends. When the night was over I took the walk around the block to my house in the pouring rain and just thought about how the rain refreshes us. It can take an ordinary day and make it into a beautiful night. It can make any mistake in our land wash away and appear as if it never happened.
So cant the same be said about our lives. Cant rain just wash away all the bad and make our world seem just a little cleaner? Well while I was thinking about all of this I began to write a poem in my head. So here it is. I hope you like it.


it starts out slow
almost nothing
a drop in the sky
a black cloud of gloom
then the wind starts to twirl
and my heart starts to beat
a drop on my skin
and then it all begins

i comb through my hair
feel the coldness of the breeze
smell the wet in the air
and hear the wind in the trees
if this rain can heal the earth
why cant it heal our hurt

please kiss me in the rain
when the sun comes out
the hurt will come back again
please touch my wet skin
and erase this pain within
when the brightness shins
I feel your not mine
the hot dry air
shows me you dont really care

So please kiss me in the rain
to take away all my pain.

Oh how time flies

I went a whole year without posting something!
Now my senior year is over and what an incredible time it was.
I am now participating in the summer show, Move over Mrs. Markham, at dixie state college.
It really is an amazing experience, and I have learned so much from it!
But my life right now is not working so well.
Some say I have so much to be thankful for, and while that is true, I still wish I had more.
Here is a list of all the things that are on my mind right now, things that I just need to get out.

1. I am trying every day to find a job, and sometimes it just makes me so sad that I just never want to get out of bed!
2. I am trying to figure out college and what I should major in, and that in itself is just a mess. I want so badly to major in theater, but I have a feeling that those around me would rather me go into something more conventional, like psychology or something.
3. I see all my friends with serious boyfriends, or even just someone that is interested in him. I cannot believe that I am still single. I have so much to offer someone. I may not be skinny, and I may not be that beautiful, but I believe that I am worth it. So why cant anyone else see that?
4. I lost a bit of friends this year. Not that it was their fault. It was really all me. I became someone that involves themselves a lot in things that I used to never care about, fashion, drama, I dont know just things that made it hard to keep friends. Not to mention that senior year is the worst year. Its all about saying goodbye to the people, because in all honesty I probably will not see 40% of them ever again.
5. I wish I could get that one person out of my head, he has been there for over 3 years now and I feel like he will never leave. I always tell people to move on, so why can I not take my own advice?
6. I need to move out, I am ready to move on with my own life, but every time I find someone that may be able to go in with me for an apartment, they change their mind. I am so disappointed, I just need out of here so bad. Its not that I dont love my aunt and uncle, and I am so thankful for everything they have given me, but sometimes I feel like I am still fifteen!

My life is pretty great I must say, I have a future, a family, great friends, opportunities that tons of people will never have, and I had the most amazing senior year, but somehow I still feel like things are missing. Time really does fly when things are going so well. so maybe I should stop complaining and just look at the bright side of things.