I'm 22 years old!!!

So, another year has gone by. I'm another year older and wiser. haha I was just thinking of what all I have done since my last birthday.. and it's pretty crazy... I had so much fun last summer, hiking, traveling, and just doing so much! I got my first kiss and kissed 6 more guys after that. Almost got my first boyfriend, but that didn't happen. I've done alot of outdoors stuff, like floating, boating, hiking, and snowboarding once, and tried new things. It was awesome. I should get my mission call like tomorrow.. which is intense and so super exciting! I learned alot about art, with oil painting and graphic design. I also learned alot of programming and kinda enjoy it more. I love learning!

The old Lady.. Louise's painting.

So I just finished my oil painting class. It was so much fun and I learned soooo much! I know that my art skills improved greatly! My favorite class was when Harold and Louise came to model for us.. They were this really cute old couple and I ended up painting Louise. Well it just happened that same day I had an Orthodontist apt so I had to leave class early, but I wanted to finish my painting of Louise, so I ran to my apt and got my camera so I could take a picture of her and finish my painting later. I heard Harold ask my teacher if he was allowed to buy a painting, and the teacher was like "that's up to the student" and I thought oh, that's cool that they want to buy a painting. Before that Harold had been looking at all the paintings during one of his modeling breaks and he told me mine was the best.. and that was when the painting had like nothing there... So when I was packing up to leave early Harold came to me and asked if I'd be willing to sell them my painting... I thought that was so neat that they'd want to buy MY painting! I told him I'd like to finish it but that when I did I would just give it to them. So that's what I just got back from doing... I delivered my painting to them. They were so excited for it and really liked how it looked. It was so hard just giving a painting to strangers... I had about 8 hours into that painting, but I know they'd appreciate it more than I would. Since it is the Christmas season I would have felt bad asking for money for it and I know I'll be blessed for my service. I had fun visiting with the old couple and they showed me other artwork they had in their home. He said they'd put my painting where they had a picture of Harold done by one of the Parsons, so I thought that was pretty neat... Here's the finished picture:

It's not my best and the flash from the camera kind of messes up the colors, but I was proud of it and I do like it. I was going to get a picture of Louise holding it, but I forgot... Let me know what you think!

Graphic Design

This was one of my first major projects, I didn't get the greatest grade but I like it. I enjoyed designing it though and have learned alot in this class.
I really like how this poster turned out, it's one of my favorite.. haha out of the three.. These are just some of my artwork from my Intro to Graphic Design class, the originals looked much better.
Uploading it took out the original color and some of the other information, but you get the idea! This was by far my teachers favorite poster and I really like how it turned out too. Alexey Brodovitch is a famous Graphic Designer who worked with layouts for the Bazaar magazine for over 20 yrs.

The colors changed on this poster also, its supposed to be a darker red. I had so much fun playing around with the picture until I got it just right.

My First Kiss... Ever!

So my first kiss.. haha it really is a funny story. I used to always tell myself I'd never kiss someone on the first date.. I didn't really have a reason except that I'd heard it was best not to, and I always thought it'd be a good thing to be able to tell my kids when they started dating.. (when I get there).
Well, it all started in about February of this year.. I went down to Paradise, UT, to hang out with my Aunt, Uncle and cousins there. When my Aunt found out I was coming down, she got me a blind date, so I went down probably about 4 more times after that and went out with a different blind date like every time. None of them really went further than that first date.. and then my Aunt set me up with Jesse.. he's one of those army guys, and just knows how to get what he wants I guess...
For our date Jesse and I went geocaching. I think this was in April, so it was cold and there was still snow on the ground. So of course after we found the first cache on the side of a mountain my hands were ice cubes so he had to hold them to warm them up.. and when we couldn't find the second one (we really looked every where). We decided to go watch a movie at his sisters where he was staying. Well... during the movie at the very beginning I told him he couldn't kiss me.. I told him I hadn't ever been kissed and since it was the first date it just wasn't allowed.. He asked me why.. and I really didn't have a reason.
Well.. so Jesse promised me he wouldn't kiss me, but he said I would kiss him first. He teased me hard core.. he kissed my neck and would just get so close.. I finally gave in and kissed him... it pretty much turned into a total make out session.. But the story even gets better.. I didn't ever see him again after that, and about 4 weeks later he was engaged! I think it's a pretty crazy first kiss story.. but it kinda makes me sound like a bad person.. atleast I didn't get my first kiss until I was 21 yrs old... I guess that almost justifies it.. :/

Summer Time!

Okay, so just some random thoughts and what's going on in my life right now. I still don't have a job. I've been looking more now. But there's just nothing available... It's sad. I guess I might just have to convince my grandma to travel more so I can be her chauffeur, So to start out this summer I moved home from school and babysat for my mom for a week while she went to Canada to be with my older sister who'd just had her baby. I then just helped my mom babysit while I sort of looked for jobs until I took my grandma to Denver to attend my cousin's graduation. Driving in Denver is so much fun! There were 6 lanes of highways going one way! I sped just enough to stay in the fast lane and when a slow car got in front of me, I'd weave through all the lanes of traffic.. it was fun. It started to rain too and my grandma said she was sure glad I was driving. I drove during the whole trip. Clear through Wyoming and back. It was fun. We took our time going and coming, stopped for the night at hotels, and pulled off the road a couple of times to take pictures. Who knew that Wyoming is actually beautiful? I always thought it was just desert and barren.. But I've been Chauffeuring my grandma alot this summer, we went to Denver, and then Logan like 4 times, and Tremonton once... okay it doesn't sound like a lot, but it was for me. It has been an amazing summer. I've gone on tons of dates almost one every weekend, and I got my first kiss, and have already kissed 2 other guys.. which is sad. I have by far the best first kiss story ever, but it's kinda embarrassing too. haha I've floated the dry bed 3 times, I went to Lava, hiked to the upper palisades, learned how to fly fish, went to Mesa Falls, hiked to the Devil's staircase, and it's been awesome! Most of the pictures I have on Facebook.. and if someone asks I'll type up my first kiss story and post it.

How to get rid of butterflies in the tummy...

I was feeling really nervous the other day, so I asked a friend how to get rid of the butterflies in my tummy.. she said to swallow a snake.. so I randomly decided to write this poem.. sorry it swears, I'm the kind of person who swears, but it just fit the poem and my mood a little better. Tell me what you think.

I know a girl who was nervous as hell .. I don’t know why she was nervous as hell I hope she get better and begins feeling swell.

She had those butterflies and didn't feel well.. the ones you get when you’re nervous as hell, I don’t know why she was nervous as hell.. I hope she gets better and begins feeling swell.

She swallowed a snake to eat those butterflies.. that tickled and trembled and fluttered inside her...She had those butterflies and didn’t feel well, the ones you get when you’re nervous as hell, I don't know why she was nervous as he** I hope she gets better and begins feeling swell!

She swallowed a cat to eat the snake that slithered and shook deep down inside her..She swallowed a snake to eat those butterflies.. that tickled and trembled and fluttered inside her...She had those butterflies and didn’t feel well, the ones you get when you’re nervous as hell,
I don't know why she was nervous as he** I hope she gets better and begins feeling swell!

She swallowed a dog to kill that cat that clawed and meowed and just hurt down inside her.. She swallowed a cat to eat the snake that slithered and shook deep down inside her..She swallowed a snake to eat those butterflies.. that tickled and trembled and fluttered inside her...She had those butterflies and didn’t feel well, the ones you get when you’re nervous as hell, I don't know why she was nervous as he** I hope she gets better and begins feeling swell!

She swallowed a horse to chase that dog that barked and rolled over and chewed up inside her She swallowed a dog to kill that cat that clawed and meowed and just hurt down inside her.. She swallowed a cat to eat the snake that slithered and shook deep down inside her..She swallowed a snake to eat those butterflies.. that tickled and trembled and fluttered inside her...She had those butterflies and didn’t feel well, the ones you get when your nervous as hell,

I don't know why she was nervous as hell but after swallowing a horse I greatly doubt she’ll get ever feel swell in fact I bet she’s dead and hopefully in heaven not hell…

The moral of this story is don’t ever get nervous as hell… just as nervous as crap! What a trap!

I don't know...

So, just a couple things that have been on my mind.. I have 3 weeks of school left! I can't wait but I think in almost every one of my classes I have a big project due, In programming I have an image processing program due, in Statistics I have some projects and portfolios due, in Web Design I have my website due (check it out at janamortimer.net) in Family History I have this huge compilation of family history work due, and in Social dance we have competitions and this weird performance thing we're doing as a class, In art I have this crazy 5 project thing due... And I still have finals in Web Design, Programming, and maybe that's all... I can't believe it 3 more weeks! and I figured out that there is like no way I can get an A in programming and a very slim chance of getting an A in Web Design....
The next thing that's been on my mind is a summer job... I'm not sure I'll get the job I had last summer, and I'm not sure I want it back. I would really like to get a job as a web designer or programmer intern.. I could do the bottom code for projects or whatever and I'd learn more stuff related to my major.. My problem with that is, I don't know if I want to live at home... I mean I do... but I don't.. I want to irrigate this summer and work in the yard.. but I don't want to wake up at 4:30 to help milk cows.. I like sleep... And my parents drive me nuts! They say I'm selfish, immature and lazy.. but I'm not! I'll do anything for my mom! and once I get up at 7:00 I'm up for the rest of the day and I do work! It's just annoying. So to solve this problem I'm trying to decide if I want to live in rexburg and just get an apartment or move to Logan and live with my Aunt and Uncle... I guess it all depends on where I get a job... haha well that's the main stuff that's been on my mind.. let me know what you think.. leave a comment! haha