Hmm....what do you do when your wife is away? Well, yesterday I laid upside down on the couch for about half an hour. I ran up and down the hallway to see how fast I could do it (not very, by the way.) And I have been playing tons of online tournaments on the wii for Tiger Woods 10. And by playing in these online tournaments I mean taking last place in these online tournaments. Oh yeah, and I laid on my bed and made designs on the ceilings with the splatter stuff....I miss my wife.
Recently I have become a huge fan of the UFC. I didn't really get the appeal at first, but then when my friend Austin gave me a dvd of the best fights of last year, I got the appeal pretty quickly. When you are just watching random dudes beat the crap out of each other, it's not so fun. But when you get to know who is who, it becomes very exciting. I have watched a couple of events that Austin has given to me, my favorite fight every was between Clay Guida and Diego Sanchez. That fight was freakin crazy. They both just came out and threw as many wild and crazy punches as they could. It was fantastic. I wanted Guida to win because I think he is a nutjob, and I like it. But he didn't. Dang. And Brock Lesnar is a retard.
I hate our judicial system. People want to argue prisoner's rights and blah blah blah, well poo on you and your argument. Not only do they get their rights, but they get things that I can't even get. They get better health care than I do. They get freakin free cable. Why don't I get free cable? What's up with that? Yes, offering education in prisons is a good thing, but why don't they have to pay what I do? They should have to pay tuition and fee's and all that other crap that I have to pay. Yes, their job doesn't pay them enough in prison blah blah blah.....THEY'RE IN PRISON!!!! They forfeited their right to have a decent paying job when they decided to kill their girlfriend for cooking their tots for too long. Give me a break. I like how the government charges me up the butt for all this stuff, and these criminals get it for nothing. Pisses me off. Once again America is rewarding the wrong people.
I saw Michael Phelps on Conan O' Brien last night. Oh how I love that Mr. O' Brien. But as for Michael Phelps, can you say douche bag? He acted completely arrogant, put out, annoyed, and too cool for school. I have never seen somebody with less of a sense of humor. You could tell Conan wasn't a fan either. He got pretty annoyed with his spoiled brat attitude. Between that and the pot photo, I don't know if I could like him any less.
I love lunchables!
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Monday, July 6, 2009
Reminder
Hey everyone, just wanted to remind you that I've been continually posting my photos on my Flickr account. There is a link on the sidebar if you want to check it out. I just posted a fun series called "Pics Within Pics." It is just as it sounds, pictures of things that look like other things. Enjoy!
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Jousting
Is anyone going to be in the Cedar City area on Monday and want to go with me to a jousting competition? I really want to go and, of course, Justin has to work.
4th of July
We just got back from the Cedar City 4th of July parade, and let me just say, I have never seen anything like it. First off, the amount of people lining main street was astounding. We had no idea there were that many people living in Cedar City. I don't know where they've been hiding. And the amount of little kids was crazy. I have never seen these kids anywhere.
Then, the parade started. Oh my. Every single vehicle Cedar City possesses was in this parade. There were 9 fire trucks, 20 four-wheelers, 8 classic cars, and 4 different dance squads. They had a tank, an airplane, a house, a boat, remote-control cars, and a horse-drawn buggy. They had every single all-star baseball/softball age group represented, all armed with water guns, balloons, or buckets. They had 3 Veterans floats and 1 Special Olympics float. I counted 5 horses. I can't even tell you the amount of candy that was thrown. Little kids were equipped with Wal-Mart sacks and by the end of the parade, they had decent amounts of candy weighing down their bags. It was like Halloween, the sequel. And balloons!! At one point, Justin and I looked up and saw probably like 7 balloons (6 orange, 1 white) floating up at once. What happens to balloons after that, by the way? I've always wondered.
The parade was one hour and six minutes long.
Then, the parade started. Oh my. Every single vehicle Cedar City possesses was in this parade. There were 9 fire trucks, 20 four-wheelers, 8 classic cars, and 4 different dance squads. They had a tank, an airplane, a house, a boat, remote-control cars, and a horse-drawn buggy. They had every single all-star baseball/softball age group represented, all armed with water guns, balloons, or buckets. They had 3 Veterans floats and 1 Special Olympics float. I counted 5 horses. I can't even tell you the amount of candy that was thrown. Little kids were equipped with Wal-Mart sacks and by the end of the parade, they had decent amounts of candy weighing down their bags. It was like Halloween, the sequel. And balloons!! At one point, Justin and I looked up and saw probably like 7 balloons (6 orange, 1 white) floating up at once. What happens to balloons after that, by the way? I've always wondered.
The parade was one hour and six minutes long.
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Les Triplettes de Belleville
Justin and I just watched this animated French movie "Les Triplettes de Belleville" the other night, and I've been thinking about it ever since. I know that it's not really a movie for everyone, but I would still recommend everyone give it a chance, you may be surprised how much you like it. There is almost no dialogue at all. This didn't hinder our enjoyment of it, in fact it was more enjoyable for it, but it might put some people off. I was going to write the summary of the movie here, but I don't think I will. I don't want to ruin it for anyone that might decide to watch it. Just know that I think it is wonderful. It is so uplifting to watch, besides being incredibly entertaining and enjoyable.
Two Months And Counting
College Football season is about two months away and I am already super excited! I am excited to watch a real BYU team that I believe in. It pains me to say that I hated last years team. I hated their cockiness, I hated their work ethic (or lack thereof), I hated their sense of entitlement, and I hated their deameanor overall. I seriously harbor very ill will toward last years team, and thankfully they got their butts kicked into gear and now they will hopefully be the classy program we all want them to be. I have never seen a bigger bunch of quitters than I saw last year on that field. They got destroyed by TCU and then completely half-assed the rest of the season. They all played like they didn't even care anymore. I love that team so much that it makes me angry when they act like spoiled 12 year olds. I love my cougars and I hope to see a much better performance from them this year. And why hasn't Robert Anae been fired yet?! The program really needs a new offensive coordinator. Also, I am glad Collie is gone. It will allow Hall to go through his progressions and spread the ball around, making the offense much more unpredictable and deadly. Look for Pitta and Unga to have big seasons. This is my solid prediction for the upcoming season.
Sep.5 - Oklahoma- This is going to be a butt kicking. Oklahoma is returning a very good team and Sam Bradford has had one more offseason to polish his already impressive skills. Plus they have had the entire summer to prepare for a weak BYU secondary. Bradford will light us up and this will be over by the end of the first quarter. Plus, BYU always plays terribly in the first game of the season. Oklahoma will win by 28.
Sep. 12- Tulane- I am really torn on this one. On one hand, we are the better team and should win, but on the other hand it is in New Orleans and we all know how terribly BYU plays OOC on the road. I pick BYU to win by a small margin.
Sep. 19- Florida St.- Don't get me wrong, I really think BYU CAN win this game, I just doubt that they will. We have proved in the past that we can't compete with really fast teams (TCU and Utah last year) and Florida St. is definitely a team with speed. We may be the better team overall but I just don't feel we match up well with the Seminoles. They are too big and too fast. Plus they have the good black guys, we get all the fake ones. Florida st wins....barely.
Sep. 26- Colorado St.- This could go either of two ways. 1- We could be fresh off some real good and stiff competition, so we will just destroy those stupid rams. OR we will just be fresh off real good stiff competition so we will have a huge let down. Either way, there is no way we don't win this game. It could just be with ease or with some trouble. I say......with ease. BYU wins big.
Oct. 2- Utah State- This is going to be a destruction. I am talking 2012 doomsday, armageddon destruction. Utah State has no shot. Just don't show up. BYU wins big again.
Oct. 10- UNLV- This game could be a little troublesome but since Vegas is our home away from home, we will feel perfectly comfortable. Plus with all the Vegas bowls lately I am sure that we have played more games there than they have in the past five years. BYU wins by a touchdown.
Oct. 17- San Diego St.- Nothing to be said here. We are playing the worst team in all of college football, and we will destroy them. I will be surprised if this team is even trying at this point in the season. Man, I really wish we could get them out of our conference.
Oct. 24- TCU- Here comes the real question of the season for me. This is going to be a really tough game. BYU will not be embarrassed like they were last year, and TCU will not have the same motivation. TCU is still really fast and athletic and are returning some really good players. But, I have to go with the cougars on this one, simply for the fact that it's in provo. I think the cougars get some sweet homecoming revenge. *On another note, TCU will beat Utah this year. Write down now. I am calling it.
Nov. 7- Wyoming- It doesn't matter how good or bad Wyoming is, travelling to Laramie is never an ideal thing for us. It is crappy conditions all the time, especially in November. This game will be a battle but look for us to pull it out. We win by 10.
Nov. 14- New Mexico- This is the other conference game that worries me. Riding a winning streak and starting to look forward to the Utah game, we could definitely be vulnerable. We could very well lose this game...well, let's just say that I won't be surprised if we do, but I am officially picking us to win it. We win again.
Nov. 21- Air Force- They are returning a lot of players and aren't as young and inexperienced as they were last year....and they were a good team last year. This will also be a tough battle, because of the option and our ridiculously slow defense. We will come out on top though, pulling away after halftime adjustments. We win by 17.
Nov. 28- Utah- I know there is never predicting this game. It doesn't matter the records or the stars, this will always be a toss up. Utah lost Brian Johnson and Sakoda and their really good defensive back who's name I forget. They are trying to downplay all of this, but really, a young and inexperienced qb is always a liability. Granted they beat us with an inexperienced qb before (hello 2005) it won't happen this time. Ah, the homely confines of LaVell Edwards stadium. Being in Provo and the inexperience under center for Utah gives us the edge. We squeak out a four point victory.
Dec. ???- Las Vegas Bowl again- Cal- Cal has a really good and fast defense, and by really good and fast, I mean really good and fast....on paper that is. We will have to see how it pans out for them, but I have us winning this game as well. That's right, after our loss to Florida St. we run the table and finish the season ranked in the top 15. Hooray.
Final Record: 11-2
Conference Champs
Las Vegas Bowl Champs
*All of this is based on my awesomeness, and the belief that Max Hall will be much improved.*
Sep.5 - Oklahoma- This is going to be a butt kicking. Oklahoma is returning a very good team and Sam Bradford has had one more offseason to polish his already impressive skills. Plus they have had the entire summer to prepare for a weak BYU secondary. Bradford will light us up and this will be over by the end of the first quarter. Plus, BYU always plays terribly in the first game of the season. Oklahoma will win by 28.
Sep. 12- Tulane- I am really torn on this one. On one hand, we are the better team and should win, but on the other hand it is in New Orleans and we all know how terribly BYU plays OOC on the road. I pick BYU to win by a small margin.
Sep. 19- Florida St.- Don't get me wrong, I really think BYU CAN win this game, I just doubt that they will. We have proved in the past that we can't compete with really fast teams (TCU and Utah last year) and Florida St. is definitely a team with speed. We may be the better team overall but I just don't feel we match up well with the Seminoles. They are too big and too fast. Plus they have the good black guys, we get all the fake ones. Florida st wins....barely.
Sep. 26- Colorado St.- This could go either of two ways. 1- We could be fresh off some real good and stiff competition, so we will just destroy those stupid rams. OR we will just be fresh off real good stiff competition so we will have a huge let down. Either way, there is no way we don't win this game. It could just be with ease or with some trouble. I say......with ease. BYU wins big.
Oct. 2- Utah State- This is going to be a destruction. I am talking 2012 doomsday, armageddon destruction. Utah State has no shot. Just don't show up. BYU wins big again.
Oct. 10- UNLV- This game could be a little troublesome but since Vegas is our home away from home, we will feel perfectly comfortable. Plus with all the Vegas bowls lately I am sure that we have played more games there than they have in the past five years. BYU wins by a touchdown.
Oct. 17- San Diego St.- Nothing to be said here. We are playing the worst team in all of college football, and we will destroy them. I will be surprised if this team is even trying at this point in the season. Man, I really wish we could get them out of our conference.
Oct. 24- TCU- Here comes the real question of the season for me. This is going to be a really tough game. BYU will not be embarrassed like they were last year, and TCU will not have the same motivation. TCU is still really fast and athletic and are returning some really good players. But, I have to go with the cougars on this one, simply for the fact that it's in provo. I think the cougars get some sweet homecoming revenge. *On another note, TCU will beat Utah this year. Write down now. I am calling it.
Nov. 7- Wyoming- It doesn't matter how good or bad Wyoming is, travelling to Laramie is never an ideal thing for us. It is crappy conditions all the time, especially in November. This game will be a battle but look for us to pull it out. We win by 10.
Nov. 14- New Mexico- This is the other conference game that worries me. Riding a winning streak and starting to look forward to the Utah game, we could definitely be vulnerable. We could very well lose this game...well, let's just say that I won't be surprised if we do, but I am officially picking us to win it. We win again.
Nov. 21- Air Force- They are returning a lot of players and aren't as young and inexperienced as they were last year....and they were a good team last year. This will also be a tough battle, because of the option and our ridiculously slow defense. We will come out on top though, pulling away after halftime adjustments. We win by 17.
Nov. 28- Utah- I know there is never predicting this game. It doesn't matter the records or the stars, this will always be a toss up. Utah lost Brian Johnson and Sakoda and their really good defensive back who's name I forget. They are trying to downplay all of this, but really, a young and inexperienced qb is always a liability. Granted they beat us with an inexperienced qb before (hello 2005) it won't happen this time. Ah, the homely confines of LaVell Edwards stadium. Being in Provo and the inexperience under center for Utah gives us the edge. We squeak out a four point victory.
Dec. ???- Las Vegas Bowl again- Cal- Cal has a really good and fast defense, and by really good and fast, I mean really good and fast....on paper that is. We will have to see how it pans out for them, but I have us winning this game as well. That's right, after our loss to Florida St. we run the table and finish the season ranked in the top 15. Hooray.
Final Record: 11-2
Conference Champs
Las Vegas Bowl Champs
*All of this is based on my awesomeness, and the belief that Max Hall will be much improved.*
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Hobbies
I have lots of free time on my hands and I decided that I want to explore some new hobbies. I want to give a lot of different things a try and see if I can find anything new that I really really enjoy. So, I was wondering if anyone would like to suggest any hobbies to me? Mostly, I need things that are accessible to me, and that limits it quite a bit. Because I don't have a car most of the time, I can't exactly run off rock climbing every day, for example. The first new hobby I'm experimenting with is Scrapbooking. This mostly came about because I've been going through all of my old boxes of stuff from my parents' garage, and I found a lot of stuff that I wanted to be organized and remembered. It's been pretty interesting, I don't have a lot of scrapbooking stuff so I have to be very creative if I want the pages to be interesting at all. Over the past few days I've used drier sheets and candy wrappers to decorate my pages. :l I tried the digital scrapbooking and I wasn't a huge fan, I felt very limited. Anyway, I've really enjoyed the book club (sorry I'm a little behind this month in finishing the book, but I'm close!) so I want to try other new things. Help.
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