premiere week

the first week of fall tv was a great success.
it's like a holiday week.

and with the weekend of great football,

it was even betta.

i picked up a few new shows:

castle

they solve crimes.

big surprise. crime fighting is the new "aliens" these days.

the twist here is that this guy is a writer-

so he can creatively and intuitively write the story as he goes

and solves crimes almost better than the cops.

good stuff.

 

chase

this one is the reverse of prison break.

in fact, a lot of the same characters are in it.

should be fun- its not one big long story though,

they catch a guy each time.

it's more like house in that way-

new story- new episode.

could be good.

 

outsourced

this one has some potential.

did i laugh as hard as the premiere of 30Rock or Community?

No.

but this could be the bump, set, spike to jazz up your comedy line-up.

we shall see.

to end the week of greatness,

a fabulous ucla game.

this here is cousin kev- after his 34 yard touchtown run.

pretty cool to watch from his house.

the win was a huge upset, and ended texas's home winning streak.

deep in the heart.

suckas.

yes, i am still watching byu football,

[not pictured]

though it will be painful.

perhaps even for another year or two as all the babies grow up some.

they are on a 3-game losing streak- most under bronco since 2004.

i know it looks like my life is spent in front of a tv.

...no comment.

happy BL night-

recap tomorrow in case you miss it!

I heart flash mobs.

Today at a random minute of the afternoon, at least 300 people stopped time and froze at the suspense of the other few hundred spectators. The ROTC twirling their guns in Brigham Square like a chick flag core just kept on without an audience.

I froze along, at first by accident, then completely in support of such an event.

Thank you for the random smile that we needed today as we frantically complete the final useless things college requires of us before we can get outta here.

I know they will post the video of what happened soon, but until then, here is one of the last BYU flash mobs... and an awesome Japanese one. WARNING: the latter might cause spillage in your panties...





Oh- and for those of you who know.. the original flash mobs (at BYU at least) were organized by none other than Provo/BYU181st's Tyson Kimball Ikaika Fujikawa.... article here.

if you have 30 minutes and need to relieve yourself in happiness....

Enjoy.



Thanks to Jake for your awesome camera, and your sweet skills.

at Eyring's suggestion:

i ran for 50 minutes at the gym yesterday... and after 40 minutes or so, without feeling the numbness in my legs or my usual 60-year-old heart failure, i found a second wind.

long story short: dear GOLD's GYM, continue to have a cinema room. continue to play "Rudy" because the music and the constant small dude getting rocked that accompanies it, for some reason, left me without the ability to stop running. at the end of the 50 minutes i found that i was running at 8 mph and crying. at the gym. in the dark. by myself. that, i know, is pathetic—and awesome too... guess that movie and i go way back, like to cuddling with dad on the couch and leaving us both leaking from the tear ducts.


it made me think of something else as i watched Rudy get into the school of his dreams and watch him do exactly what he wanted to in life: i am about to graduate from college! i guess i never thought twice about coming here though, i just did. i am so lucky to be here and i do thank the Lord for the blessing every day.

in my first class ever here at BYU, my American Lit History teacher took a moment and showed us a slide show of all of the authors and texts that we had learned about throughout the course of the semester. again, in the dark, i may have shed two or three. i was so amazed for some reason (i can still learn crap?). can't put together a video for what i have gained here in the 3 years, but it is nevertheless priceless.

I would also like to note that today is my grandmother's birthday- she must be like 65 today or something ;) I have sure learned a lot from her and wish that lived close enough to hang out with her. She is one of the hippest, most stylish, and witty (by default!) grandmas I know! And lets face it, every one who knows her loves her. She travels more than most people I know just to be close to her cute people and she writes her personal history for me to keep forever. What an inspiring treasure that I get to keep forever! Thanks grandma for years of yummy meals, matching sister clothes, movie analyzing, support, advice, chats, laughing, and love.
Sure love you—Happy Birthday G-ma!

The adventures my phone has been on without you...

i realize that my phone often catches some very great things... and some things that just exist and that aren't so great... or even blog-worthy...but i will share them with you now.
in fact, grab a snack first—i can wait.

this is my niece.. (when in mesa) who i need to play with very soon or i just might spontaneously combust...

this is the flag on campus the monday following Hinkley's passing. it was snowy and cold and just looked cool.

this is in the tunnel of the HFAC.. where us wierdo artsy fartsy types hang out. generally about once a week or so, my brother and i make a trip to this place and get a non-caffeinated beverage (fresca...dur) and/or a bag of sun chips... preferably of the garden salsa persuasion. then i walk away singing "done, done, on to the next one..." for no good reason.

one of the days in arizona i left my phone at the house and peg and i went out to lunch or something... dad grabbed it and took it to work. when he walked it out he said in his old-man-that-doesn't-get-technology voice, "yeah... so i think i took a picture..."

i miss this one too. can we play soon?

rob lets someone else do the honor of shaving his head every week... lazy? yes. but i guess when you have a friends who will do it—that's the way i guess. almost mirrors m&m....the white rapper... not the candy... that's just gross—i can't believe you thought that.

i miss this too. family. here in coldtown, usa. grandpas and babies and all.

member that cute roommate that writes on stuff?

i painted that once. but it is nothin next to my brick...

i went to vegas... my phone went to nyc without me...


"only in utah" part two... the byu edition... no comment.

happy hump day... only two more days till the weekend is back!!
...your welcome for that...

Why I love my job

I am a student. I work at BYU Independent Study. This means I answer phones...all day. And the people I talk to...not generally the most intelligent kind. Here is a sample of a day at work talking to America's finest individuals that I lovingly call moron idiots:

Me: Good morning, this is Meg, what can I do for you?
Girl who could have thought longer prior to making this call: Yeah, I am taking one of those quiz thingys, and I have this scantron sheet here. The form thing has a T and and F above the A and B bubbles... but my quiz has like more than that for possible.... uh...
Me: it's multiple choice...
Girl: Yeah, so can i use this?
Me:...um....yes....
Girl: Oh ok, cause my mom and I were just staring at this for a while and thought that the T and F meant that it had to be true or false... but there are other bubbles here too I guess... ok thanks!
(click)
My inner monologue: Did that just happen?....Yes, Meg, it did.


An email I received:im wondering how to make sure that when i submit my work by mail it will get to only you and not
some other office or instructor. since i have the
address stickers can i stick one on an envelope
containing all my work and then mail it to the
address on the sticker i received?

My response: We sent those to you to be sure that your assignment was sent to some phony place. Take luck. - IS

This is what I imagined the mom on the other line of this call:

Me: Blah blah... what do you want...
Mom: I am trying to see if the exam has arrived for my daughter... she's at school and can't call and we sent it back express so it should be there soon.
Me: Do you have a tracking number?
Mom: Yes, I sure do!
Me: Have you tracked it?
Mom: Yes, I sure did, and it says that it hasn't been delivered...
Me: Well then let me check... uh yeah, that means we don't have that here... sorry about that...
Mom: Well thank you for all of your help! You have a great day!
Me: (stunned silence)
(click)

THE DEFINITION, as promised, OF A MORON IDIOT:
I will use an email to demonstrate:

"I recently took my final exam with a pen and did
not realize that a number two pencil was required
until I saw the notice on the back of my answer
sheet. My proctor told me to continue with the
test and to go over my answers with a pencil. I
need this course to graduate and I was wondering
if this was okay.
Thank you."

This is an example of a stupid student- meaning one that will probably fail this final exam anyway, due to plain ole' stupidity. The fact that they filled it out in pen, is what makes them your average moron- which is a whole different level of dumb. You see- it's two fold- two levels to human stupidity which equals "moron idiot".
I mean, has she ever taken a test in her life? Has a pen ever been OK on those? No. In fact, the teachers remind you about the pencil thing for 2 weeks prior to! Bless her heart.

Note:the proctor in this case is a bit of a moron too...bless her heart.

PS: I am not a brat... I do sometimes laugh at dumb people though...so sue me!