Vlogs Are Dumb

Just because people like what you have to say doesn't mean that they like your face.
It's just my opinion, but I'm right.

Going "Green"

Lately it's become a trend for companies and individuals to go "green". In case you're not familiar with this new wave, It means that they're making their products more economically friendly. Well I decided to do the same with my daughter. So for now on I will no longer feed Zoey gasoline or batteries.

...She's feeling better already.

Cars Can Replace Loved Ones

A few days ago I purchased a 1988 Isuzu Trooper II. This is the third car I've owned. My first car was a 1985 Dodge Daytona. My second car was a 1983 Volvo. So I now have owned a car to replace all the boys in my family (exluding Pops).
If you don't understand what I mean:
Mark was born in 1983 - Car #2: 1983 Volvo
Matt was born in 1985 - Car #1: 1985 Dodge Daytona
I was born in 1988 - Car #3: 1988 Isuzu Trooper II

I didn't realize the connection until I was handing over the money to buy the trooper. I thought it was pretty interesting.

In case you believe in fate and you think there's some hidden meaning to this, stop thinking about it. It doesn't mean anything.

So Much Better Than Footloose

Last night my friend Sjandi took me to see the band HelloGoodbye at In the Venue in Downtown Salt Lake City. This is my second time seeing them live. They throw an amazing show. So Amazing, in fact, that I think it's safe to say that their shows are better than any musical ever...except maybe Newsies.


The opening bands were also superb which is so much more than I can say about the last time I saw HelloGoodbye.

One more thing; What kind of person wears high heels at a concert? DO NOT allow that person to dance in front of you!

Orbit Around My Cranium

You know how in cartoons when someone gets hit on the head they have birds and stars fly around their noggin? I wish that happened in real life...without the LSD, I mean.

Also, other words I could've used for "Head" are "Crown", "Skull", or "Noodle".

Too Soon

I love Christmas. It's by far my favorite holliday. However, it's still over a month away so can we please just hold off on the Christmas music for a little longer? At least wait till Thanksgiving is over.
Thank You.

The Hardest Part About Rollerblading

My good friend Skyler whom I've known almost my whole life just showed me this video the other day from Human Giant. It's a comedy group with a style very similar to The Whitest Kids U' Know. It was pretty funny.

I Wanna Walk Like You, Talk Like You...Duba Duba Do

As everyone knows, Batman is by far the greatest super hero of all time. I've dreamed of being batman (or just doing batman-ish things) ever since I first saw the cartoon. I've actually done my own research and made designs of different gadgets that batman may use to fight crime. Well, a few minutes ago I stumbled upon a web site that explains how technology has almost caught up with Batman's Gizmos. I found it to be quite interesting. We are all one step closer to becoming the mysterious masked hero.

I Wanna Build a Catapult...

But not really a catapult. Instead I want to build one of those things that spins around and then catches a large object with a sling and flings it a billion miles (that last part might not be exact). I think it's called a Trebuchet.

They're really intimidating and fascinating.

Here's one in action. I've noticed that this video often appears in my dreams. I really want one. You'll understand in a minute.

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I know a lot of people are going to disagree with me, but Depeche Mode is really boring to listen to. Have you noticed that?

College Drop-in

a couple weeks ago I was with my friend Jamie when she told me that she needs to get an essay written because it's due soon. Jamie goes to college. I don't. But I asked her what the essay needed to be on and then I asked if I could write it for her. She explained that the essay was about four major philosophers: Plato, Mills, Aurelius, and Cummings. So I picked up her text book and began to write. I didn't read the text book, I just had it so I could remember how to spell each person's name. Then I wrote her an essay. After Jamie read it, she decided not to turn it in. I was a little disappointed. After all, I just wrote a two page essay and now it was going to go to waste. So I decided to turn it in myself. I got the teachers e-mail address and sent the essay to her. I've included a copy of my essay below: Just a quick note, I don't know anything about any of these philosophers.

My Essay
I believe the it was John Stuart Mills who first said, "All great things must come to an end." This quote has since become one of the most recognized philosophical ideas in the 19th and 20th centuries.As a child, John Mills, or Johnny Stu as his mother would call him,always found himself stargazing or watching the movements of water in the nearby river. Fascinated with the world around him, Johnny Stu would run home to his mother everyday and anxiously tell her of his thoughts and discoveries. He was a happy child with things going well in his life. But at the age of seventeen disaster struck. The Roman empire invaded his village and killed nearly everyone. Johnny Stu and a small handful of villagers came out from hiding to see their houses burnt to the ground and their families dead. This event would later become the cause of Johnny Stu's creation of the Atom bomb.After that horrible disaster, Johnny Stu dropped the name his mother would call him and began going by John Stuart Mills. It was in college where Mills first met Plato. It was a friendship that would last an eternity. Plato would tell Mills of his theories on Latin cinema and Mills would take close note to every detail. The summer after they graduated from Yale, the two of them flew to Athens to study the philosophies of Marcus Aurelius. Aurelius, who was only a few years older than the two, had made a name for himself after sir Isaac Newton nominated him for the Nobel Prize for Aurelius' theory on Quantum physics.The three men shared with the world their ideas, shedding light upon confusion. They entered into a contract with a local printing press to mass produce their text books. This worked well for a few years but with the media technology rising, Mills thought it was important to keep up with the times. With his ideas, Aurelius' organizational skills, and Plato's past history in Latin cinema, the three of them joined up with famous executive producer E. E. Cummings to put forth their first film. An epic documentary about the current state of King Arthur's reign over France.The four men stuck together creating the most well respected quartet of philosophers of all time. The reason Mills wrote the quote about all good things coming to an end was because the three other Philosophers all were killed in a bar fight.I, however, disagree with what he said. I think he was just super-depressed and wanted to vent a little.

Yesterday I finally got a response back from the teacher that I don't have. She gave me a 7 out of 10 for being creative. BOOYAH! Jamie got a 9 out of 10.

All Hack-ed Out

In an attempt to keep myself entertained at work, I've been hacking my portable electronic devices.

I got really far on my PSP which I've been doing various hacks on for the past five months. And there aren't very many hacks that are available to do on the iPod. But it's gottn to the point where I can't possibly think of anything else I'd like these devices to do. I even programmed my iPod to cook me eggs every morning and bring them to my bed before waking me up. So, With a computer that has a lot of blocked websites, an office chair, and a cubicle, what are some things I can do to keep myself happy throughout the day?
Did you happen to notice my "Zoey product placement" in the photo?

Nothing Is Impossible Excpet For Dinosaurs

Is everyone as excited for season three of 30 rock as I am?

Also, I just found out that Obama is black. Isn't that weird?.

Steep and Cheap for Geeks

A co-person that I work with just informed me of a nifty site for Geek purchases. It's www.woot.com. For those of you who are familiar with the popular website www.steepandcheap.com, it's set up almost the same way. They only sell one product at a time, but that product it priced at a very good deal. The big difference between these two sites is that Woot changes their product with each day. Steep and Cheap sells the same thing until it's out of stock. This usually results in multiple products being listed each day. Steep and Cheap, however, is all outdoors stuff (very opposite from Geek stuff). Also , I guess woot has special offers. For example: Tuesdays are two-for-one. Same price, two of the product.
Conclusion: Geeks are just as cool as outdoors-ish people.

I Once Was Lost but Now I'm Found...

You know how everyone is always searching for greatness? Well I'm pretty sure I just found it about two minutes ago. I made myself a grilled ham and cheese sandwich and was joyfully consuming it while watching a movie. This is where the greatness comes in. I had about two bites left when I looked down at my plate and realized that I had made myself TWO sandwiches! Just when I thought that something great was coming to an end, I find that it's only half way over! So I finished that second sandwich while writing this blog about true happiness.

Once Again, The Search is On

I got a job about 2 months ago doing some stupid telemarketing crap. Well, sorta. The add for the job said that it was "Inside Sales" but then I get there and they tell me that I'm NOT selling anything. To further the confusion, they then give me a list of numbers and a script that's designed to SELL stuff but they still tell me, "You're not a telemarketer because you're not calling to sell them anything." And somehow, I got fired for not meeting the sales quota.
So now the search has began for yet another job. I don't drive anymore so it's difficult to find a job that's in bicycling distance. I'm open for job suggestions if anyone has any. Otherwise, I'll keep craig's list and monster.com as my closest friends.
Right now I'm really hoping for a job with Spring wireless (AT&T wireless retail store). The job comes with free phone service and then I could save up for the iPhone. Woot.

Cool Bedroom

For the past two weeks I've been moving all of my stuff from my apartment in Midvale back to my parents' house and getting my bedroom ready. Every time I switch bedrooms I try to make my new bedroom cooler than my last one. I think I've been doing a great job at that. This new bedroom really tops the cake. I've built 2 platforms that, together, stretch the length of the far wall. The first one is 5ft. high and holds my bed. The second is 3 ft. high and holds my drums. This definately saves a lot of space. I put all my entertainment stuff (TV, DVD player, VCR, Books, Movies, etc.) under the taller platform and used the space beneath the shorter one for storage. To help you understand, I've provided some photographs of it:




I'm proud of it. It also makes me excited to see what I'll do with my next bedroom.

Photo-Animation...

A.K.A Photoshop. Last night I posted the previous blog about 30 Rock coming to DVD. This morning I logged on to view that blog and I noticed something very interesting on the cover of the DVD set. All five of those actors are actually there in the picture. They weren't shot separately and then edited together. They were actually standing next to each other and all posing at the same place and time. I don't know why, but I keep noticing movie covers where they have to photoshop all the actors together and I've never understood it. And to be honest. I find it sort of annoying. For Example:



Really, how hard is it to actually get all the actors together for a picture? They just filmed an entire movie together. You'd think they'd take the time for a photoshoot. So, I'd just like to say "Good Job!" to the photographer and cast of 30 rock for doing something that makes sense.
P.S. If you can't tell a difference in the movies I compared with to 30 Rock, then look closer at each person's outline. Also shadows. Like on the cover of Be Cool. They're all standing very close but no one has the shadow of somebody else on them.

You Rock! No...You Rock!

Grand news! Season 2 of 30 Rock is scheduled to be released onto DVD October 14, 2008. Yes, I am happy about it. Yes, I will buy it. Yes, I will protect it with my life. As for season 3, it is scheduled to begin airing on October 30, 2008. That's right my nerdy-TV-watching friends and/or family, 2 wonderful 30 rock moments in just a single month. You don't need to thank me, I'm just the messenger.

Star Trekkin'

Greatest song ever...

Yeah, I ate that

My Family just got back from their vacation to Nauvoo on Tuesday. While they were out, I began practicing my cooking skills. It's something that I'd like to get good at but never really took the time to practice. I felt like I was doing quite well. So I decided to have dinner ready for them when they arrived. If it's not too bold to say, I think I did a fantastic job. The night before, Sjandi and I went to a lake out in Scofield to catch some crayfish. I had recently gone out there with my cousin Isaac and he showed me how it was done. We caught a whole bunch of them and took them home for my family dinner. Here's a little video to help you get the picture.

We prepared it with potato salad and corn on the cob. So, we're pretty awesome.

The Wee Little Future Makers

My Daughter, Zoey, is just about 9 weeks old now. I don't know how fast kids are supposed to grow cause I've never raised one before, but I'm pretty sure Zoey is ahead of her time. At 6 weeks she was already holding up her head by herself. At 7 weeks, she began to look her Mother and me in the eyes as we talk. And now, a few days ago she definitely pushed herself forward in a crawling motion. I estimate by week 12 she'll be complaining about how stupid the Family Circus comics are and sneaking out to the movies.

New Post to Chew On.

Yeah, it's been a while. My hobo adventure has long been over. It lasted a total of seven months which I sincerely pat myself on the back for. With winter being afoot, candles were no longer efficent for heating my back seat so I moved back home. I now live in a Midvale duplex with a few guys. My hobo home (Volvo) was towed a few months back cause it was parked on the street and not registered. It was pretty much dead so I let them keep it.
Now, unfortunately, there's not really anything entertaining enough about me to keep it posted on the world wide web but I'll try to keep things interesting.
Here's a cool picture to keep you going: