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Thursday, October 20, 2011

Insights given to me by songs of yesteryear

Listening to the golden oldies while writing a paper or studying is just how I roll. In between focusing on doing my actual work I have been able to pick up some real gems and insights into what living in the past must have been like.

"If you want to be happy for the rest of your life never make a pretty woman your wife... get an ugly girl to marry you." Amen brother.

"I walked her home, she held my hand, I knew this couldn't be a one night stand." Times, they have a-changed.

However guys still want girls to "sta-a-ay just a little bit longer." So things haven't changed that much.

And finally, because I have to stop listening to the hits of the past and go to class with my hastily written 5 page paper of suck....
Aretha Franklin is a total bad ass. End of story.

Saturday, October 15, 2011

Quest for Awesome

Looking at my life from the outside it might seem like I've got things all figured out. I have a job,I get good grades, and depending on the day I have some really great friends. However after doing some soul searching and self reflection and other deep and meaningful stuff this week I've come to realize that my life is missing something. It's missing awesomeness. I'm 21 years old and my life has already fallen into a predictable and ever repeating cycle. I go to school, I go to work, I do my homework, I sleep. Everyday, endlessly. It's not like there is anything inherently wrong about this. The people I work with are wonderful, classes are good, but I feel like I personally am failing to do awesome things Things that I will look back on with fondness when I'm old and morbidly obese. But all that is changing RIGHT NOW! From yesterday onward I have decided that at least once a week I am going to do something at least mildly spectacular, something that will shake up my routine. Since I like to strike while the iron is hot my first adventure took place yesterday. On the recommendation of a friend I got up this morning and hiked myself up to "the living room."
As you can see from my horribly placed photos the living room is a ledge that over looks the whole Salt Lake Valley where people have used slates of rock to set up furniture. It's pretty sweet, and surprisingly comfortable. The hike up was beautiful, the set up was perfect for a sitting and thinking, the sky was perfectly blue and basically cloudless and the view was breath taking. In a word it was awesome. This hike has set quest for awesome off to a smashing start. Check back in next week when I will hopefully be posting more of the awesome things I've done.
Oh! I also cleaned my room, and my car, which is spectacularly impressive, especially if you know me.