Once again I have failed to write even 1 entry per month. This does not however mean I have done nothing. Jeff and I just returned from the ever-dirty Las Vegas and I was happy to leave (so were my lungs due to casino smoke). Although not all of our goals were acheived at the ISC West conference the important ones were taken care of. Jeff has not been feeling too well but felt ok in the days leading up to the trip. However once we arrived he started feeling woozy again and spent all of Thursday in the hotel room trying not to puke (which he failed at). We're home now however and doing fine.
The last month has been full of wedding plans. I have successfully (with the help of Emily)...
- Purchased a tux
- Worried about a honeymoon to Mexico given current conditions
- Made progress with the invites, should be printed this weekend
I have also finally started my final class @ BYU! I actually signed up for it nearly a year ago (independent study) and have finally finished a few chapters. It's a general education class to fulfill a history 202 level class. So I'm studying the history of the world from about 1500 onward. Did you know...
- The chinese had massive ships well before Europe?
- 3% of total African slaves made it to the US? At least total that came to the Americas, which incidentally was more than 90% (I don't remeber the exact number)...very few ended up in the Ottoman empire
- The vast majority of all slaves were captured and sold by competing African tribes? Generally as POWs
- Kowtow is a sweet way of showing respect?