Scary Stuff...

BOO!!!

One thing I forgot...

This lovely band...



This was given to me by my friend James. Sorry to have left you out last night.

Also, I know you're all counting down the days till my birthday. No! Well, it's 2 months from today. I know you all wan to get me something. I'll suggest you look at my Amazon Wishlist for some ideas.

See you in the future...

So... Wednesday, October 27th...

First... This photo goes out to my friend Carolyn in Athens, GA. Look at me drinkin' that big ol' Dr. Pepper. If you think that's a 20 ouncer, think again. Yep, two liters of liquid luv.

Can anyone count all the Ramone related things in this photo? I'll give away a prize to who can spot everything. Never know what I'll send out. I'm sure I can find some awesome stuff.

Onto this weeks news, I spent Saturday at a rain drenched homecoming football game. It was fun. I invited my brother Spencer (Yes, I have another brother. All older.) & my nephew Owen up for their birthdays. It was wasn't much fun. Yes, the rain, but Aggie football sometimes isn't fun to watch. It's a successful season though when you beat the devils of the south. Needless to say, we lost, but the university did erect a statue to Logan & Utah State's own Merlin Olsen. (Carolyn, if you read this & I hope you do, Mandilyn & I will have to give the Merlin Olsen tour iffen you ever make it to Logan. I'll extend that offer to all my readers.) If I knew where my camera was, I'd have a photo for you. Sorry.

Sunday & Monday were pretty boring. I did win my fantasy football game. It was a nail biter against Drew. Blue Horseshoe is 5-1; tied for first.

Tuesday at lunch, I got a flurry of texts from my friend Melanie (Wilde, for those that know both.). Southwest was having deal on tickets. "Gotta get away..." HELL, YES! So, I beeged one for December 15th thru 19th. What's the agenda? Um... Two things I gotta do: Disneyland & Amoeba. That's it. The rest of the time I could do anything. Say take Norah (I'll say niece.) to the doctor. Been there; done that. Jimmy Kimmel Live. Ditto. Hollywood Forever Cemetary. Yes, sir or ma'am. I would like to go to San Diego this time around. It's been so long since I've seen that beautiful city, but I'm open to anything. Bonus this time around, I've got a lay over in Las Vegas. I'll be able to see if I can win my money back. Cha Ching, Cha Ching!

Wednesday has been another day. Aggie basketball has officially started. It's good to be back in the Spectrum. After, I went to study for a math test. This semester is my last official math class. Pray I pass my test & the class. It's been a struggle with both work & school, but I think I'm getting the hang of it. So, tomorrow at 1900, send me some good thoughts & prayers. Oh... I almost forgot. A girl said I was hot as I was leaving the library. Maybe it wasn't those exact words. Actually she said, "He is so hot," but in my mind she was talking about me. I've still got it. Or maybe getting it. I don't know. Just let me have this one.

Music this week is brought to you by Lin & Nate...

First...

Hope everyone is well.

See you in the future...

So... Big Trucks Suck...

It's been too long since my last post . I thought I'd have more time; silly me. That time is spent trying to play catch up on my classes. I won't bore you with that. I've thought about how I'll update all of you that read this. Without FB, most of you don't know what's happening in my life so...

I haven't been feeling right the last few weeks. I've had a lot on my mind. I find when I'm tired, I'm more susceptible to my depression. With that said, I decided to take a few days & forget everything that needed to be done. I didn't go to class or do any homework. In a logical mind, was that the best thing? No. I'm hating things now, but it sure felt good. I took some time to get out of this beautiful valley. So many times when I'm in a funk, I find if I leave for a few days, clear my head; I can face life again. I needed to head south for some family business on Sunday. I went down on Saturday & visited my friend Ingrid & her awesome husband Aaron. It had been way to long since seeing them, a little over a year to be exact. (Actually, it was the same night I met my man crush.) Ingrid makes me feel so good about myself. I don't know what she says or does to make me feel like a million bucks. It was just what I needed at that time. We didn't do really anything; we just caught up on a years time. I introduced her to a new band, The Ettes. Next time they come to town(If they even come back. I wouldn't blame them if they didn't.), it'll be me & 4 of my friends. Hope to see her & Aaron real soon.

Last Thursday, I went down to Saltair (Ask me how excited I was to go there again?) to see Social Distortion. It was fun to again get out of town & spend some time with my buddies James & Matt. I even ran into a few I hadn't seen in ages: the Throwaway boys, Christine, & even Greg Mother Tucker. After, it was hell getting out of the parking lot. Once I finally got my car pointed the right direction, I decided to follow a big monster truck (If you live in Utah, these are common spectacles. I'm guessing it's short man's syndrome.) He stopped & walked back to me, "I'm parking it." "WHAT! WHY!" I yell in my head. Douche bag. I had to back up even more & risk running into another idiot. I've come to realize, again(Grew up with big trucks in T&G), in my life that 90% of the guys that drive these monster trucks are total douche bags. They probably wear white shoes. (Ask about my theory on that.) On the brighter side, I got to partake of the new In N Out in Centerville. They're getting closer. If they come up to Logan, I'm in trouble. The spare will start to inflate.

Yesterday, I got to spend time with my friends Mandilyn & Vincent. It was Vincent's birthday, & he wanted to ride the city bus with me. He had the time of his life. I haven't ridden the bus much this year. I'd forgotten about the high school kids always in the back, the crazies, & even some time the BO. Man, I needed some coffee beans to cleanse my pallet after yesterday's aroma. I can smell it now, as I think about it. Just know you'll get some or all with the CVTD. Sometimes, a cute girl will even get on. (It didn't happen yesterday; I'm just sayin'.)

To leave you... I've been listening to this nonstop in my car...

I wish I had been at the show in LA with my friends Mel & Lin. Next time, I swear.

And...

See you in the future...

So... I've retired from Facebook...

I'll start by saying it's time. I've been thinking about making this move for some time. Just ask my friend Mandilyn. I've come to a crossroads in my life & facebook isn't part of it. Here are some reasons for my leaving... (Before I go forward though, I hope what I say doesn't hurt any feelings or alienate any one. I'm not trying to do that. These are my thoughts & this is my blog. If I do, I sincerely apologize. You are my friends & love you.)

1. I'm spending way to much time with it. It's not giving me anything in return. I've come to realization that the hours spent on FB; I could be studying more, (or reading, writing a letter, playing catch, shooting hoops, cooking up a meal, taking a walk, listening to record, taking a nap, cleaning my room, doing laundry, shaving (Nah... See below.),

counting my change, doing my online banking, making a phone call, writing a book... You get my drift.). I've made some goals when I started school & I feel FB is partially keeping me from my goals. One goal is to become a Huntsman Scholar. This is a program with in the business school. I get a semester paid, plus $1000 for expenses, and an intensive classroom environment. You spend a month on campus, a month in Europe visiting businesses, & another month discussing what we learned in Europe. I've never been to Europe & think this is a good way to get there. (Especially if it's paid.) I've got to have 3.5 GPA just to even qualify. I've got to push myself to get there. I want to challenge myself in school. Especially while I'm single, I feel my goals are accomplishable. (I'm not saying marriage won't stop this, but who knows.)

2. I feel it's become too much like high school for me. If you know me, high schooled sucked ass, & I'm lucky to be writing this right now. I don't need that feeling ever again. Socially, I'm not good at it. I'll never be. I kept my friends to about 100. Even with that, it's too many. Why am I friends with so and so? Why is this so important? People were taking my deletions too seriously. It's not that we're not friends; I just don't want to see threads from my crush that got married. Don't confront me outside the bookstore. That will alienate me towards you more than anything. To go with this, I was making this my social life. That's fine for some, but I know the reality. It's me, dinner & a movie for one. (Ask me about the dirty looks I got in El Toro.) Has been for awhile.

3. Religion & politics don't mix in my life. I'm LDS, & I struggle with my faith. I'm sorry. Recently a general authority said some things to make people angry. I won't say what, but I think we all know. Well, right after I was getting it from both sides on FB. People feel they have to say something about it. That's their right. I just don't think I need it from my "friends". I started hiding people that talk politics. I wanted to do this with religion, (especially this week) but I think I'd hurt peoples feeling if I did that. I didn't want to do that. Leaving was the lesser of two evils. I feel leaving will make me stronger in my faith. If you're my friend, I'm gonna love you for who ever you are.

4. I think FB is making me lose touch. It's stopped me from communicating. I'm gonna send more emails, read/ write more blogs, write more letters & postcards, send more packages, (Hopefully, get some in return.) & make more phone calls. Hopefully people like this.

I hope you all understand.

AND... HBD to Spencer...

See you in the future...

And remember...