I think that it is fitting for the year to come to a close in this fashion. I have worked very hard and I have done a lot of things this year, and this week might be the busiest week of them all. Not only is this week the busiest, but this is the most important week of them all as well.
At work I am in charge of submitting the best bid out of all the competing stone and tile companies in Utah for a major contract in Salt Lake. We. Must. Win. Our company is riding on this. There are a lot of people's jobs riding on this bid (not to mention my own). This project is also the most complex bid that I have ever been involved with also.
At the same time, I have to pass all of my final exams to make sure that I graduate this semester. I have been skating through a couple of my classes and so now it is important that I get a decent grade. This week will not be easy by any means.
Last night I went to Kristen's ugly sweater party. I was charged with the task of acting out a prostate exam for charades. I had a good time. I brought a robot costume as my white elephant gift, but no one else thought that it was as amazing as I did.
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Last week of school = greater peace of mind
I think that I am graduating really soon! We have this week of classes and then next week of finals. I say that I think that I am graduating because there is still a pretty good chance that I fail political science 110. I forgot to turn in a paper on time which really hurts. The worst part is that I already took this class in Texas, but the credit didn't transfer for some reason. Hopefully I do okay on the final and never have to do school again, unless I get my MBA which is a possibility, but not for a while.
I like to copy past emails that I've sent because they are already written. It is so much easier than having to think of things to type! Here's one that I sent to a buddy of mine that I met at the missionary training center:
...I remember two stories with you in the MTC. We used to stand in a tight circle before class and sing a hymn. I had envisioned something like dominoes if someone pushed the person next to them. Just as I was thinking about the possibilities, I saw you stand on one foot to scratch your leg with your other foot. I thought this would be a good time to see the domino effect and I shoved you into Elder Hernandez. I was sad and embarrassed to see that you just bounced off of Elder Hernandez and landed in your chair. I think that I hurt your back real bad when I did that too.
The other story that I think about sometimes is the one where we were sitting in class and you turned your head and sneezed right in my face! I said something like,"You just sneezed right in my face!" and you were like, "well, I guess you can get me back if you want" so you let me use your arm to blow my nose. It was awesome.
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Those mission times were some of the best days of my life. I thoroughly enjoy reflecting back on them.
My taste in music has changed a lot over the past year. I use to listen to rock and roll music all of the time (pixies, coheed, foo fighters, and toadies to name a few) but now I listen to much more peaceful and mellow music. Maybe its due to my old age. I listen to The Real Tuesday Weld at least once a week. I have also been listening to more female artists along with bands that I have always enjoyed like Ed Harcourt, Badly Drawn Boy, Grandaddy, Wilco, The Decemberists, Death Cab, ect.
I think this post is starting to get long, but if your willing to keep reading, I can keep going! At work I am 95% sure that I will be offered a full-time estimating job after I graduate which includes a very significant pay increase. The awkward part is that two or three of my superiors will likely be laid-off within the next few months. When I officially get this job though, I plan on buying an inexpensive house in Provo. I would be stupid not to. The housing market is very low right now and so are mortgage rates. On top of that the government is giving $8K to new homeowners! I will probably get a roommate and split the mortgage payment. I would guess that I can sell the house for way more in about 5 years. This will also keep me in Provo where it is slightly easier to find good girls that are about my age. I'll have to save the girl issues to another post altogether. I just can't wait until I get out of school, get my job, get settled in a house, and then life will be a lot less hectic.
I like to copy past emails that I've sent because they are already written. It is so much easier than having to think of things to type! Here's one that I sent to a buddy of mine that I met at the missionary training center:
...I remember two stories with you in the MTC. We used to stand in a tight circle before class and sing a hymn. I had envisioned something like dominoes if someone pushed the person next to them. Just as I was thinking about the possibilities, I saw you stand on one foot to scratch your leg with your other foot. I thought this would be a good time to see the domino effect and I shoved you into Elder Hernandez. I was sad and embarrassed to see that you just bounced off of Elder Hernandez and landed in your chair. I think that I hurt your back real bad when I did that too.
The other story that I think about sometimes is the one where we were sitting in class and you turned your head and sneezed right in my face! I said something like,"You just sneezed right in my face!" and you were like, "well, I guess you can get me back if you want" so you let me use your arm to blow my nose. It was awesome.
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Those mission times were some of the best days of my life. I thoroughly enjoy reflecting back on them.
My taste in music has changed a lot over the past year. I use to listen to rock and roll music all of the time (pixies, coheed, foo fighters, and toadies to name a few) but now I listen to much more peaceful and mellow music. Maybe its due to my old age. I listen to The Real Tuesday Weld at least once a week. I have also been listening to more female artists along with bands that I have always enjoyed like Ed Harcourt, Badly Drawn Boy, Grandaddy, Wilco, The Decemberists, Death Cab, ect.
I think this post is starting to get long, but if your willing to keep reading, I can keep going! At work I am 95% sure that I will be offered a full-time estimating job after I graduate which includes a very significant pay increase. The awkward part is that two or three of my superiors will likely be laid-off within the next few months. When I officially get this job though, I plan on buying an inexpensive house in Provo. I would be stupid not to. The housing market is very low right now and so are mortgage rates. On top of that the government is giving $8K to new homeowners! I will probably get a roommate and split the mortgage payment. I would guess that I can sell the house for way more in about 5 years. This will also keep me in Provo where it is slightly easier to find good girls that are about my age. I'll have to save the girl issues to another post altogether. I just can't wait until I get out of school, get my job, get settled in a house, and then life will be a lot less hectic.
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Let's get comfortable together
This is my first blog so I assume that it will evolve and change over time. But for now, I plan on blogging every once in a while to share what is going on in my life for family and friends. I'll try to post the funny, interesting, or important things that happen to me. I usually don't share things unless people specifically ask about them, so now I can share my stories and adventures more freely.
To start off, I think that I will post a couple of emails that I sent to my roommates while I was in Hawaii for the summer:
May 21, 2009
I can't believe this summer is passing by so fast! I've been working like crazy, which is good because I like the overtime. I like my job for the most part. I am in charge of the quality control for the company. I have 3 roommates now, but I don't really talk to any of them. 2 of the guys are old and once they start talking, oh boy, it takes forever to find a reason to leave the room. The other one is in his late 30's I think, but he is a recovering meth addict. He "goes for a walk" until late most nights....
Last note, I had a really weird dream the other night where I was swimming under neath Shaquille O'neil's vacation cabin, and then I swam to the top really fast and busted through 5 floors and hit the roof. It was awesome! I had another dream where I found a new member that I taught in Uruguay, but she was the size of a penny and I held her on my hand. I had another dream that was amazing also, but I forgot that one.
June 8, 2009
Last Sunday I got a really bad sunburn because I fell asleep on the beach. Words cannot describe how burned I was. When I woke up on the beach, I looked at my arm and it was whiter than I've ever seen it. I thought to myself that maybe I wasn't burning like I felt I was. I think that my skin was actually dead, because about an hour later is was a dark red color. The next couple of nights I only slept for 3 or 4 hours. I had to take lots of cold showers. It was interesting because the water was freezing cold when it hit my head, but by the time it got to my feet is was warm....
Did I ever tell you that my roommate was an x con? Well it turns out that he still does "con" type things. three weeks ago I noticed two charges on my credit card statement for $120 of pizza! I called the pizza place and found out that the pizzas were delivered to my roommate's friend's house, and the phone number used to order was a different friend's phone! So I my boss fired my roommate for stealing my credit card number. Cr/\zY!
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This might be too much for a 1st post, but I think that this is a good representation of what is to come....
To start off, I think that I will post a couple of emails that I sent to my roommates while I was in Hawaii for the summer:
May 21, 2009
I can't believe this summer is passing by so fast! I've been working like crazy, which is good because I like the overtime. I like my job for the most part. I am in charge of the quality control for the company. I have 3 roommates now, but I don't really talk to any of them. 2 of the guys are old and once they start talking, oh boy, it takes forever to find a reason to leave the room. The other one is in his late 30's I think, but he is a recovering meth addict. He "goes for a walk" until late most nights....
Last note, I had a really weird dream the other night where I was swimming under neath Shaquille O'neil's vacation cabin, and then I swam to the top really fast and busted through 5 floors and hit the roof. It was awesome! I had another dream where I found a new member that I taught in Uruguay, but she was the size of a penny and I held her on my hand. I had another dream that was amazing also, but I forgot that one.
June 8, 2009
Last Sunday I got a really bad sunburn because I fell asleep on the beach. Words cannot describe how burned I was. When I woke up on the beach, I looked at my arm and it was whiter than I've ever seen it. I thought to myself that maybe I wasn't burning like I felt I was. I think that my skin was actually dead, because about an hour later is was a dark red color. The next couple of nights I only slept for 3 or 4 hours. I had to take lots of cold showers. It was interesting because the water was freezing cold when it hit my head, but by the time it got to my feet is was warm....
Did I ever tell you that my roommate was an x con? Well it turns out that he still does "con" type things. three weeks ago I noticed two charges on my credit card statement for $120 of pizza! I called the pizza place and found out that the pizzas were delivered to my roommate's friend's house, and the phone number used to order was a different friend's phone! So I my boss fired my roommate for stealing my credit card number. Cr/\zY!
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This might be too much for a 1st post, but I think that this is a good representation of what is to come....
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