That Awkward Moment When...

That awkward moment when I give a half hour presentation in my capstone class only to find out that I was pronouncing a scientific technique wrong. I didn't look very close at the name of a certain procedure and I so pronounced it as a letter instead of a Latin symbol. Here is the comment I received from my teacher.


"...Finally, just a point of information.  Several times you referred to IFN”y” but the final symbol is not y, it is the Greek letter γ or gamma..."

This picture sums up my feelings quite nicely. 

Thank goodness  have developed a high tolerance for embarrassing moments, otherwise this one might have put me over the edge.


Insincerely Yours,
Heidi Jane

I Insincerely Apologize for....

• Currently listening to Avicii's "Hey Brother" on repeat
• Complaining about my impending finals 20,000,000,000,000 times a day (only a mild exaggeration)
• Wanting to tell you what I dream about every. day. For real, I have a dream ever night. That should be a post in and of itself. 

What do you Insincerely Apologize for?

I leave you with this wonderful picture of me, my friend, and a baby goat. Just because I can.

She's indecisive. She can't decide.

Sean Kingston pretty much summed up my life with the phrase "She's indecisive. She can't decide." My life at the moment is filled with a future of unknowns. I don't know where I will be this summer, I don't know what graduate school I want to attend, I don't know what job I will have next year, and I don't know where I see my life in 5 years.

 On the one hand, I want to be open to new experiences that I would not have planned for myself, but are great opportunities. But, I also want to set goals for myself so that I have something to work towards and for. But how can I make such big decisions that will literally impact the rest of my life. I feel like it took me a very long time to reconcile to my undergraduate major, and honestly, the only reason I could do that was because I knew I could basically still go to any graduate school I wanted. But now I have to choose a graduate school and I am having a quarter life crisis.

However, the good news is that I am going to be a super-senior next year (who'd have thought that would ever be considered good news), which gives me one last year to decide. So that's a plus.

Well if anyone knows what I should do with my life, please feel free to direct me. This is what my resume looks like at the moment

Name: Heidi Jane
Major: Genetics and Biotechnology
Hobbies: Music, cooking, reading, having fun, swimming, crafting, decorating
Professional Interests: Everything and Nothing
5 Year Plan: No idea

Any and all counsel is appreciated.

Insincerely Yours,
Heidi Jane

As Long as it Doesn't Rain...

Earlier this year I had the brilliant idea that I wanted to go camping. Camping with friends in college, what could be more fun right? Well, let me tell you a story.

7:00 PM- (the time when we are supposed to be meeting up at my house) Guy calls and says that he will be late

8:00 PM- Said guy shows up (he had all the gear)

9:00 PM- We head to said guys house a half hour away to meet up with some of his friends

10:30 PM- His friends show up, cool.

11:00 PM- Arrive at campsite, there are no lights 

11:30 PM- Said guy realizes he did not have the center poles for the girls tent. So he improvises.

11:45 PM- Said guy informs us that as long as it doesn't rain our tent should be fine.

12:00 AM-4:00 AM- Torrential down-pore. As long as we pulled out legs up in a ball and didn't move at all we didn't get soaked. Yeah...

6:00 AM- Everyone wakes up and we have a 10 minute breakfast and head home. 

Our beautiful tent...

We look good at 6:00 AM after a night of avoiding puddles...

You know how some memories are not that great when the happen but become infinitely better over time? Yeah this is one of those moments. A few months later and now I can't think of a better camping trip that I have been on.

Insincerely Yours,

Heidi Jane

Wait....I Have a life?

Y'all let me inform you of something, I have a life outside of college. I know that may be hard to believe but it is true (on occasion). Last week I was able to go with some friends to a Jazz game. In case you were wondering the Jazz are Utah's professional basketball team. Yeah it is basically also their only professional team since they don't have a baseball or football team ( it is amazing that they survive). I will also have you know that the Bulls are my team so I felt a little like a traitor, but in my defense they weren't playing the Bulls so its fine right?

And when you are a poor college student you sit in the second to last seat. Y'all have no idea what nosebleed section means until you are in the mountains of Utah at the very top of a tall building.

After the game we went to dinner and then my friend was able to take us to the top floor of the building he works at to get us the most beautiful view of the temple for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Have you ever seen a more beautiful building?

This night was so fun, really don't remember the last time I laughed so hard. And in case you were wondering how out of shape I am, my abs hurt from laughing so hard the next day.

Thanks Salt Lake City for the fun night, we need to see each other more often.

Insincerely Yours,
Heidi Jane

In Insincerely apologize for...

• overusing the phrase "well that escalated quickly"
• always sharing the new (and usually weird/disgusting) diseases with you that I have learned about in class.
• being barefoot whenever possible
• dancing while I cook. 
• being so uncordinated that I step will step on your feet if I am walking anywhere near you!

Feel free to share your insincere apologies!


Insincerely Yours,
Heidi Jane

To You:

    To the guy who told me my hair looked nice when I was buying lunch, Thank You To the guy who literally ran so he could open the door for me, Thank you. To the girl who shared her umbrella with me when I was stranded, Thank You. To the TA who makes time on his day off to help me, Thank You.  To my brothers who will randomly invite me out to lunch just because they wants to see me, spend three hours trying to fix my internet, and go with me to sporting events, Thank you. To the girl who ran after me to give me back my water bottle, Thank you. To my parents who are always just willing to listen to me, whether laughing or ranting, Thank You.

    Sometimes it is easy to get caught up in all the things that don't go right and forget about the things that do.  So today I want to remember the good people in the world, most likely you are one of them, Thank You.

Sincerely Yours,

Heidi Jane