Home Again

I'm home now. Nothing to do. Sorry for the lack of updates. Sorry to the six of your that read.
My flight consisted of a nearly five hour bus trip to SLC, two hour wait at SLC, six hour flight, six hour lay-over, a little over four hour wait on the airplane waiting to be de-iced, six hour flight to MAN, 1.5 hour drive home. But I sat next to nobody the entire travel time, so it wasn't terrible, just long.

So far I have sat around, gone to the Commissary and gone to Lakenheath. Nothing terribly exciting.

Im starting a workout program that should increase my pushup longevity to higher than it's current capacity. I am starting a blog to track and enocourage my program.

www.upsofpush.blogspot.com

Please visit and enocourage my success!

Feel 100% free to join me and ask me to post your day-to-day successes for us!
Wish me luck!
Tim

Effective Modes of Transportation

It's been a while since I last posted, but something I've been wanting to write about since my first time here, and what I just saw, not even twenty minutes ago convinced me to write this. Here we go:

Walking:
Pros: Great way to get around on this small campus and it's good for you.
Cons: It will get SUPER cold and snowy around these parts real soon, and Im sure im going to be the only person walking.

Bicycle:
Pros: Saves time, good short workout, no bike theft in Rexburg-so no lock required
Cons: I hear in the summer people get a lot of flats, you may be sweaty for classes and such, especially if your that one idiot that rides his bike to church (whom I see every sunday riding in his suit), bad drivers are not afraid of sacraficing your life to save them time on the road.

Driving:
Pros: Quick travel, gas is super cheap here $1.63 as of yesterday night, you can actually leave this crappy little town whenever you want!
Cons: No parking, everyone drives, FHE sisters have some sort of compulsory need to take window chalk to your windshields, either saying "just married" or "This guy is a terrible driver, please run him off of the road!"

Push Scooters:
Pros: NONE
Cons: Slow, use more energy, childish (what are we in? 3rd grade?!?! GROW UP COLLEGE STUDENTS!) They are ugly, and everyone who has one seems to want to tell me some story about how they cant ride it when its raining or cold, or too sunny, or when they are attempting to be preppy freaks.

This was to be my main focus today, I HATE SCOOTERS!
I saw a girl who was unable to talk on her phone and do it at the same time, and later I saw hit a patch of dirt and flip off the scooter and roll about three feet. Im glad she's not hurt, but it only secures my opinon on how even children can stay on the @#$% things.

What are your thoughts on scooters on a supposedly mature college campus. Keep in mind I see more then the same one or two everyday, I will see atleast a dozen in between my classes. What will they do when the snow hits? Will they learn how to walk? Are they able to hold their heads up on their own? I guess they will find out, my money says that I will see atleast one guy/girl crash on the ice, get up, and take off again praying that no one saw them. But I will see them, oh yes I will. Where ever there's a moron on scooter falling, I'll be there. Where ever there's fight against the blood and hatred in the a...wait. Whatever, I lost THAT train of thought.

Well. Im going to FHE now. Hope I dont drill my brains out of my head!
Tim

Happy Late Veteran's Day

It doesnt matter that it's late, like someones birthday might, everyday is a celebration for the people who do the leg work to insure my freedom.

Thank You. Come home safe.

Here's some blogs about tuesday.

KBR: Sad, but pointed. Always a great read. I look for an update everyday. Excellent writer.

http://kbrsecurity.blogspot.com/2008/11/happy-veterans-day.html

Army of Dude. Good writer, talks about the shell shock of being home. I felt very much like him when he describes the students everywhere who didnt understand what veterans day meant. Though it means SO much more to him then it can to me at this point in life.

http://armyofdude.blogspot.com/2008/11/eleventh-hour-of-eleventh-day.html

Comment how YOU feel about the day and whatever you'd like.

Another quick update!

I forgot to mention in the previous post that I started my mission papers last night.
I need to go get ANOTHER physical, and return to the dentist... What a bad last few weeks medically...
I also need to talk to mom and dad about some of their details, but im excited to be able to start them. I hope all my faithful readers (and my not so faithful readers) write to me.
OK, That's im done, hope to hear form you guys soon!

Tim

She Cant Take No More!

Yesterday, three plays into the football game, I tore the ligament in my right ankle. We threw a intercepted pass, and I had to do a quick cut to my left. Immediately, my ankle stayed in the ground and my body kept moving. I fell to the ground and heard a loud "POP". Later I played a few more plays, but I couldnt move like I needed too.

Ive since been to the hospital, they issued me an Aircast, which is removable and helps when I walk. The ER doc. said I severly tore my ligament in my right ankle. Normal sprains heal in 3-6 weeks, he said mine could be longer 6+. Which isnt very hopful, but I think I will be able to walk relatively normal in a week or two. Until I can continue running, I will work on my upper body more. (Like it needs more work! pssh!) I imagine in my military class they will have me run the warm up cadence and then go to the weight room for a week or two. I hope I can have someone lift weights with me.

Walking is still painful, this morning (now monday) I had to walk to a class on the complete otherside of campus, though its a small campus, this building is uphill all the way. It took me over half an hour! Normally 7-10 minutes became 30! Plus it was raining... Luckily I left early because I knew it would be harder, but I was still a few minutes late. I'm in the library now doing homework and downloading The Unit. Im dreading walking downhill home, not only will I have to go back up hill, but the rain will probably get worse.

Ive recently discovered the dicovery channel, history channel, and military channel all have podcasts, most of short clips of their shows, but they are intense! I love these things. I've been reading and watching about battles in Iraq, Viet Nam, and other such wartimes. These are great! They break down little details, who did what and where. and even political motives. I rarely use our tv at my apartment, if I do its for the discovery channel or animal planet (specifically the freaky animals) and I love it! I think they should have a class where all we do is analyize the history channel. The other day I watched the show Combat Zone, which is an indepth analysis of battles. I particularly watched the episode about the Battle of Tal Afar. I love that Im learning things that teach me recent history and today's events. I think I perfer this specifically because most of my classes are with 18 year olds who still act like they are in High School.

Well, I got to read some Science papers before I head out of here. my goal from now on is to not spend more then 50 dollars at the grocery store. Trips may be more frequent, but I think this will help me realize how much money im spending. Which Im slowly realizing more and more that im spending a ridiculous amount...

I cant believe there is only four weeks left! It went by fast, and I wish I could've started studying harder from the beginning, im definitely paying for it now. Well, I got to go.
Give me a call sometime, I have a lot of sitting around to do for a few weeks...

Tim

Best. Night. Ever. OR Why not to eat pizza during a Midnight 5K.

The sad truth is I'm running better, working out harder, and slowly improving. The sad thing is, I was eating pizza the whole way!

Let me explain.

Fridays: Long day, two classes, five hour inbetween, boring, but restful.
Today, since our military physical fitness class has newbies, it's time for them to run the PT test (two min of push ups, two min of sit ups, two mile run). Which is never fun.

So me and some peeps from my class were talking about the midnight 5K or 5pooK run. Every semester they have one and the fall you get to dress up and run. Its the same run we do for class, around the campus and such, but with a few laps thrown in. So, not much of a terrible workout, well, it still sucks. So me and my buddy Cash met up with a kid from our class Brad and went on this 5K. I went as a guy who was stabbed to death with a pen (pictures to come) and Cash went as a jedi with an awesome lightsaber (totally kills the ones Emily's family owns. But Cash is also a very special brand of child.) Before the 5K Me, Cash, and his roommate whose name I cant recall at the moment, all went to the Blacklight Party. Which wasn't as good as I'd hoped it be. Saw some people I knew, but left pretty earlier. So we stopped by little ceasers on the way home, and picked up some pizza.

We ate some before the race, dished some out to people before and during the run, and ate some ourselves during the run. Which was the BIGGEST MISTAKE EVER! I feel so crappy at the moment. But it was so much fun. Again, I got to push people, and make friends doing it. I met the mad hatter girl, and the girl that happened to be in Cash's ward. And the school bus, which was a shopping cart with a lot of people and a yellow banner aroudn them all running together.

People loved my costume and were snapping pics with me a lot. And alot of people posed and took pics of me and Cash with our pizza boxes. I made the time in 27 minutes. A passable time for the Marine Corps! HOORAH BABY! Pizza in hand, and in stomach. Uphill a lot as well. I feel good. Well, only about that. Physically I won't sleep well tonight. I have to get up early for a football game too. Im going to be so miserable tomorrow.

This is the most fun I've had since I've gotten here. For sure!

Cash and I are on a pizza ban. Well, I am for sure. That crap hurts so bad, I have one giant knot in my stomach. Well guys, I got a game tomorrow. Good night and Good luck!

Tim

BTW (by the way) My team name is the wildcats.

Potholes of Wisdom OR The Key for Excruciating Pain

So, as mentioned in my previous post, I've been in some huge pain. I know quite a few people here who are becoming dentists and all of them are surprised that I haven't been given vicodine or anything for pain. That's funny, because after the last few days, I too am surprised that I wasnt given anything to atleast cut off the nerves from my face-area to my brain. My roommate suggested I go to the Student Health Center and have them give me a prescription. I figured that would be easy, I could go to it right after my classes. So I did.

I made an appointment and called my mom. She said to make sure that they do take my insurance, so I do not have to pay anything. So, I called real quick to find out. Turns out that they do not contract to any insurance company, so they will only know AFTER they commit me to their battery of tests and paperwork. So I cancelled, just in time so I dont have to pay a fee as well!

I called my dentist (whose name I now know) and he said come in as soon as you can. I called around my roommates for a ride, but to no avail. I called my FHE sisters, all were busy. So I went to my elders qourum president, (who lives around the corner, literally) and asked if he wanted to do his service for the day, he said yes, but had a class during the time I needed to go, but he asked his roommate, who gave me a ride, and was nothing but friendly. I told him to make sure if there is anything he needs doing, Im his man.

I was in and out in maybe 10 minutes total. Maybe not even that long. It turned out that the pain was caused by, and check this out for gross-out factor, festering food stuck in my wisdom holes (do they have a name of the holes? Gums? That sounds too easy.)

Unfortunately the blonde dentist (that felt too much like scrubs where Janitor calls the blonde doctor "Blonde Doctor".) wasn't working, but I have an appoinment for a cleaning next week. I hope they drain as much from my insurance as they can. Legally. Today's appointment was free, which was good. My dentist is a good guy, slow sense of humor, but his assistants (who know my name, maybe because im in so much, or they deal with my insurance, or im such a baby that I have to go back to get my wisdom holes cleaned) make up for it, they are super friendly. Go figure! They're early-mid 20's mormon women. Probably making a fortune at this practice as well! hmmm, maybe I should be a dentist. It sounds like a lot of work. Maybe i'll be a dentist in England! Maybe i'll just rob a bank, that's a lot less thinking, and if it's a small town, I may actually get away with it...wait! My concisence wouldn't much care for that! oh well!

Well, that was just an update for today. Talk to you guys later. Does anyone know if Dan reads these? Or the grandparents? Can I delegate that to someone? I give this assignment to Mom and Anna, for some grandmother/granddaughter bonding.

Tim

Where my money goes!

This past weekend has been the worst since I got here. Among getting my teeth pulled and THAT constant annoyance, I've had no one to hang out with, and nothing to do. Everyone is either gone or busy (who's busy in college?) So I've done a lot of sitting around generally moping. (in the case that I've spelled that wrong, Id like to assure my readers understand im not cleaning the kitchen floor.)

I have to go back to the dentist today so that he can give me drugs. I dont even care anymore what kind of drugs he gives me, as long as my mouth goes numb, he could give me coke for all i care. I may regret that later in rehab. But there is two things good about going back to the dentist, not that I have to sacrifice ANOTHER favor by asking someone if they could drive me there, but

A) The pain will go away. I can sleep for more then twenty minutes. I also dont have to worry myself and my roommate, Shawn, about me ODing on Advil. (Im nearly done with that bottle, ive murdered my tylenol already)

AND

B) I can get the dental assistants phone number. Last time I was unable to do that due to all the tools in my mouth, and generally not being able to talk afterwards. It was hard enough having to explain AGAIN to one of them that my parents address is NOT a city called APO, but rather its a military code or something. And then they have to ask, "Oh, is your father in the military?" Which just opens up a completely new can of pain on its own.

I dont know how long I can make it through class today, the pain has been giving me headaches and Advil is seriously not working very anymore. I have very forgiving teachers (or who can be) but I dont want to abuse this forgivness on this situation. I asked myself last night, at oooooh-3 o'clock or 4, whether Mom would've let me stay home from school in this condition. So I ran through the list of what have I done, what could I do? And realized that Mom knows exactly what she's doing. She would've known to ask for painkillers. Had I painkillers, I would certainly be in class. She also probably knows some secret to healing quicker, If I were healed I'd be in class. The rule was unless you're throwing up or have a fever, your on the bus. (I may have jazzed that up a bit, but you get the idea) So after hitting THAT snag in my thoughts last night, I got derailed and thought, "What if I got my arm ripped off? Certainly, she would've made me go to school!"

But I would'nt put my money on that!

Probably for the best, though I kicked and complained about it all the time. I was not the easiest person to wake up everyday. But I really do feel appreciation for her getting me up for seminary, and driving me to school, putting up with my grouchiness and my music in the car EVERYDAY. It's very cheesey sounding, but true. All the RM's anywhere, where they have RM's always say how it helped them on their mission, or whatever. I understand that already.

Anywho, I will talk to you guys later, I got to finish up a bit of homework, then walk to class. I think there should've been a mandatory car rule, instead of a laptop. I already had a laptop.

Tim

Long dayz

I heard somewhere in college there's no rules. So i changed the "s" in days to a "z". That'll show the man how serious I am!

ANYWHO!

I dont know if i ever fully explained the title of my blog. Quarters for the machine is because of how expensive it is to do my laundry. Three bucks! for one load. That is, only if you actually want your clothes dry. a load for wash is one dollar (two loads for a full set of laundry) and then both can fit in one dryer. Which for 18 minutes of drying is only a quarter, but to get your clothes dry (because believe it or not, a dryer tends to just warm up your clothes, not make them toasty warm and dry in this freezing cold weather!) So i shove another buck of quarters in that evil machine.

Man it was good to hear from Dan today. Maybe too many stories of porn, but he's a grunt, I guess that's what he has to deal with. I was reading a milblog today about a grunt, and he talks about what kind of a person he is. Referring to him hitting on a married woman, and things of that nature. So I guess they are all in the same boat? I dont know.

It is getting much colder here alot faster then I'd thought. We are on storming warning, it's suppose to snow tonight, but I doubt it'll do much more then frost. Im a little excited to see it snow up to my knees like I hear everyone talk about it being able to. And not a moment too late to have gotten a pair of boots in, they keep my feet warm, look good, and are really versatile in support, construction of the shoe itself, and just the range of control they give. I had this idea of buying a used or crappy electric blanket and rigging it up to a battery ripping out the heating junk, and sticking em' in a pair of long johns. So I'm warm, while im coaching football or walking in the snow. or in a class with no heating. In my apartment with no heating for that matter... Plus then I'd wear jeans ontop of them so now wind or anything.

I see this idea going two ways: First, Ill spend more money then I'd like on a finding an electric blanket and battery supply, it becomes a total success and doesnt snow or remain cold the rest of my stay here.

OR

I could Hook it up, and the second I hit a puddle of water, or a wire becomes bare, I get shocked to death. Well not to death, but a lot. Which I'd imagine is as bad as death.

Ok, so my day, I had NO classes. Both of my friday classes were cancelled. Which is cool, but I dont have a job, and everyone I know is in class. So I dont know what's better. to be able to chill at home watching some cool military channel stuff and reading for my middle eastern studies class. Or sittin in the library on campus so I can download another show about the modern combat rifle has every Nazi and Commie to thank for it's creation. I cant tell you how many episodes* of combat rifle (weapon, or combat in general) evolution I've seen that have reenacted the revolutionary war. And, another thing to note is that all the military historians are ex-marines and overweight.

So I've been lazing around the house. At night, I went to an ultimate frisbee game in sub-artic temperatures. Ihave my national guard jacket and my BIG rain coat on, with jeans, two pairs of tall socks, and my boots, and I was still cold. Today is MUCH worst, but no snow (If you cant tell I fell asleep writing this.)

But One of my FHE sisters called me and said they were watching a movie, so they came up to the stadium and picked me up. I was like an ice cube when they came by.

Later on, I met up with a kid from my military physical fitness class and went running. His name is Cash. And he's been the only consistentancey in running buddies. In class, He does much better then me on the running, so I run with some people in the back, for two reasons:

My selfish reason is because some of the girls are pretty cute and fun to talk to. Plus it looks good when I push them to not walk, to sprint, to finish off good.
AND
Because I COULD run a little further then them, thats where the gap in people is, so I have no one to talk to or pace with, so I will inevitably fall back to them anyways. So, it's just easier to push one or two people to move up there with me and make it look like it's easy for me or something to make look like a stud.

I have more pictures to upload to my website. But I really have to go up to campus to do it, the upload speed is crazy up there, I dont think any other students upload things often, Maybe little text or something, but not much of anything.

Well, I will talk to you guys later.

Tim

*Maybe four...WAY too many.

learn what you should learn

do what you should do
be what you should be.

That's my proof that I've been to the priesthood session. I actually quite enjoyed it. I went to the Hart Auditorium to see it. The Hart is our gym/classroom/auditorium building. I thought it was extremely empty, i would've guessed that only a thousand guys went, maybe a tiny bit more. The building legally hold 4, 673 people, and i KNOW we have at least that many guys in this school.

Anywho, I'm watching General conference right now online and will attend the next meeting tonight at the Hart.

I dont really know what people want to read on here so, give me questions and I will be able to know more of what to write.

Um, i'll go for a week in review I guess.

Nothing to big really happened this last week, I went to the dentist, that took FAR too long. But i learned dads birthday-year. Which is good. I dont know what else really happened. I had a really slow weekend, no one was home and I had no one to drive me when I could've used a ride.

This coming week is going to be fun. I have to attend a art exhibit and write a paper by friday, which will be nice. I also want to go rock climbing, it only costs like 6 bucks and i got two tickets so I got to find someone to go with me.

This morning I was suppose to go to the local plasma center for a physical, but I was not even close to waking up at 6 to be there by 6:30. But they said I can call anytime, it's not like I have an appoitment, its all walk-in junk. I walked to the plasma center on saturday due to boredom, that and I was walking in the area anyways. And the ladt at the counter said, "How can I help you?" I replied, "Well, I have a problem."

Plasma Lady "What's up?
Me "I have all this plasma, I dont know what it does and I'd like you to do a full-plasma drain on me."
Plasma Lady "hmm. Well-"
Me "OH! And I've lived in England for the last seven years, will that be a problem?"
Plasma Lady "Let me ask"
She disappears. and returns to tell that its cool and to talk to some other chick about coming in on monday.

Me "Do I need talk to you?"
Plasma Fiend "Yep, call this number monday morning or walk-in by 6:30 and we'll try to give you a physical as soon as we can!"
Me (much less enthusiastic after hearing I have to wake up and WALK almost a mile WAAAY before normal people should be up. "Can I just get a needle and pop it in my arm now? That saves everyone's time..."
Plasma Fiend (confused) "No-"
Me "AND probably save a life!"

That is more of a dramatic reproduction of what actually happened. But it was REALLY close to actual events.

Anywho, Today has been good, I had to watch Dr. Strangelove for Humanities last night, which was fun. I especially enjoy analyzing films, more so when others have NO IDEA what any of this is about...I know what your thinking, "Oh that Tim, what a genius!"

It's true.

Emily- Don't worry about the shutterfly book deal. It probably cost them a dollar or two to create the entire book, and it would probably completely screw the hawaiian lady over too. But you have good intentions, I think you are being rewarded. I sign of good salesmanship, from what I've seen so far in my 18 years of exsistance, is that people are more willing to spend more money if they know a company will work for them. By chancing the return and correction of this book, it may take you forever explaining to someone who works in a cubicle and watches the clock until work is over, and you can imagine something like this can't happen TOO often, so who knows how crazy it could really get...Maybe Im thinking way to far into this.

Speaking of people in cubicles, I was walking a week or so ago and saw a place that was hiring, now get this, it was called the "Rexburg Opinon Center"! A place like that is where I should be working! I think they just answer everyones questions for the city or whatever companies pay them to operate in their center. Looks lame, but I'm full of opinons...
I have a photo website guys! its www.mudgettphoto.com Stop by for a visit!

Well, until next time folks!
Tim

Alls well that ASVAB

So I've been considering the idea of joining the Army National Guard. Currently the benefits are full tuition, G.I. Bill, and a Kicker (which i qualified for!!!) Plu sother various benefits like, release time of up to three years for a religious mission, as a student I WILL NOT be deployed within the first two years of my college first program and if the ROTC program is an option, then the last two years are secured for non-deployment. The Kicker just means that I get more money in my pocket for anything (prefered to be school payments).

I took the ASVAB today. (Armed Services Vocational Apptitude Battery) Myself and the kid I drove down to the Idaho Falls with both scored the highest in the class 77 of 99. Everyone was shaking our hands and congratulating us and telling us we can do whatever we wanted in the service*. Our recruiter dude (Sergent Jones) was so stinking happy about that. He gave me connections of who to talk to about dropping weight quickly and people who've been through it.

Well, talk to you guys later. Give me a call sometime.

OF COURSE he was excited thats another 2 G's he could get.

So I've been running everynight. Last night I ran around midnight at the same park (porter park) and the sprinklers were on! That was so nice. I think I cut two and a half minutes off my two mile since I got here. My time still sucks. But that's what the military physical fitness class is for. I'm eatting better and less, but I still got a ways to go.

So we got a free National Guard ACU backback, three shirts all different colors but same design, a basketball, subway card, jacket (a real Army style one, not some chinsey crap).

*Whatever we want, short of being the medic. But who wants to do that anyway? Certainly not me!

Week in review

My first week went well, the only bad thing was the rootbeer incident.
I can't imagine that alot worst could happen now that "The Incident" has happened. But I guess we'll find out. Today I went grocery shopping, still amazed at how much things cost here... Everyday in my military physical fitness class, I find that I get cotton mouth almost instantly. I have NEVER had cotton mouth so regularly and quickly, it's ridiculous. I dont have any one specific though as you can tell, so I'm just kind of throwing out what's on my mind currently. I got some creatine capsules and they direct me to take 7 at a time!!!! THAT'S CRAZY! I think ill start off with two or three.

I'm happy to find that three pancakes it 1.5 pancakes too many now.

I took photos with Liz yesterday, and they turned out terrific! I'm photoshopping some of them to be completely awesome. I offered this sort of deal to my roommate and his girlfriend and he totally wants to do it, but we have wait till she comes up from Utah again. So that's exciting. I already can't wait to come home and brag about college and act all high and mighty about life and such. I'm happy to be working out again, unfortunately I've been spoiled really well the last month or so and I have to start over, but i'm excited, I enjoy my fitness class, and things along those lines. I'm VERY grateful for that class being my last class everyday and not having a regular class afterwards like some of my classmates. A good friend of mine, Cash, (not johnny) has French after working out, and he works out hard, so I cannot fathom how he can stay remotely concious through an entire class. Well I have some science and religion I have been putting off, plus I have to read some for my guitar class, so I'm gonna roll and do that now before I get super tired. IF you have any questions please comment them and I can answer them in a post. I'd like to joke at Emily and say, "Yes, college has change a lot since the days you were in college...wait." hehehe Well, I'm sure I may not get a happy phone call about that one, but oh well. HEY! EM, maybe we can be study buddies!

ok, well, now im actually gonna go, I will write a more coherent post next time, I promise.

tim

Please Sir May I Have Some Bar?

Ok, so let me set the scene...

5 roommates, under one roof, sharing three tv's and only ONE works (duh duh duh). What happens when one roommate pops a bottle of rootbeer near his laptop? Find out, in the real world...REXBURG!

We were watching deformed animals on the animal planet channel, when a single-headed, two faced cat came on, and i lost my rootbeer. literally. i dropped it on my laptop...THIS is the real world folks, not being with spoiled brats, its being with a disgusting laptop with a rootbeer stained screen and a sticky spacebar. The LCDs are slowly drying off, which is nice. i tried cleaning my spacebar, but i think I did it wrong. Ill try again when I have some cleaning solutions. I'm VERY aware of liquids near my laptop now. I'm kinda bummed. But it's getting better, so im not worried.

I'm planning on taking my camera to the temple sometime this week, possibly sunday would be the best day, but I hear the busiest of days is saturday morning, so maybe ill hit during then, get some people in the pictures. That would be nice. I want to start practicing portraiture, I think i'll just start handing out my number to chicks for free pictures or something. OH MAN! THAT is a good idea. I JUST came up with that. Hmmmm, ill develop that idea a little more, but it's a great start.

Anywho, I'm having a good time, on sunday a guy bore his testimony on the lord of the rings. um, I have to buy a stupid device called an I-Clicker for science. SO stupid. Well, im gonna continue cleaning my laptop, and plan some photos for my brand new idea.

Military Physical Fitness, a class I have fours day a week, it's hard, but feels good a few hours later. A couple guys today were throwing up, I dont feel in shape enough to be able to shapen up for the class... But it's good for me. A bunch of people in my class will be going to the gym with me AFTER the class to lift weights, it will be a good encouragement for each other I think.

Anyways, I'm going to clean my room and practice my guitar for class tommorow. Email me everybody. Pass this site around to people, dan, grandparents, emily, and tell everyone to comment. BUT set the example by commenting for yourself!

Night all!

Another Day, Another Bazillion Dollars.

Some kid was telling me yesterday that pretty much after the first week or two, you stop spending real amounts of money. Which made me feel better after I bought a pair of shoes for my military physical fitness class.

So the first day of school! It was exciting, except for the missing my first class part. Wait, did I say that right? Maybe I should tell the WHOLE story first. It all started when my roommate Shawn told me before going to bed that he wasn't setting his alarm because he didn't need to get up until like 1130 or something crazy, so naturally I grabbed the closest of the three cell phones I have and set that alarm. (im borrowing Sarah's old cell while im waiting for my new cell phones SIM card. And I have my english phone.) It turned out I grabbed my English phone and set the alarm for 7:45 A.M. I rolled over and went to bed.

7:45 A.M.~ Alarm goes off, I turn it off and thought about getting in the shower and ended up falling asleep again.
9:58 A.M.~ I wake up, think "uh oh, what time is it?...(wait for it...) 10 o'clock!??!?!!?!?!?!?!?! CRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAP!!!!" I missed my first class and my second is starting in 15 minutes. I jumped up and grabbed everything I needed in one big pile, quietly as to not wake Shawn (who thankfully is a hard sleeper) and I ran to the living room. (side note: Our apartment has no outside facing windows. They either face the indoor pool or someone else's room. So it's pretty dark all the time.) As I ran to the living I thought its pretty dark for 10 o'clock, but then fingured I was still tired, till I got to the living and saw it was REALLY dark and I stepped outside, in only my gym shorts until I could see the "morning" sky and see that it was dark.
Perplexed, I slowed down and walked back in the apartment thinking, "what?" I looked at the microwave and it said 5:45.I dropped my stuff on the couch and went back to bed. I dont even think I had a real thought between the microwave and the bed.

I ended up making it to all my classes today, and feel like I will appreciate them all for what they will teach. I just signed up for a guitar class, we'll see how that will workout, im not bothered if I end up dropping it, but I just want the freaking credit...or become a rock god. Which ever comes first.

I'm really pumped for my military fitness class, four days a week, and it teaches us drills, ceremony, and things along those lines, pretty much, if you pass the APFT when we take it, with a very good score, you dont have to go to class. I doubt I will pass it the first time, but my goal to be able to get it, and I think I could. If we get a score of 270 -300 then we recieve a "coveted" BYU-I ARMY ROTC sweater. That's my goal. I'll break down the scoring system for you. Three excersizes of which all are scored out of 100 points. There is: The two mile run, push-ups, and the sit ups. I'm looking forward to this program, and I hope I improve myself and my scores quickly. I got to run, its midnight and I got a test to take. Call me peoples. Email me if you want my cell phone number, im pretty much at the laptop at any given time. I will end off on something witty or clever next time. I promise.

Welcome to the Jungle

So the time has come for me to blog. Today is day three of college life. So far I've gotten very little accomplished, but I expect that to be the usual. Today i had to do laundry (because I have very few clothes here to begin with) and realized, I know almost nothing about how to use an american washer. So I spent about 10 minutes of back and forth-ing it to the laundry room, until I finally was able to start the stupid thing.

I got my books this morning, including: Understanding Arabs, Softball rules, Raisin in the Sun, and An Enemy of the People. The last one is a play or something in a series of plays, I ended up having to borrow it from the library because they dont have it in stock yet. I've already cracked open the Understanding Arabs book and am thrilled to read it. So far they've talked about the irrationalities of American-thoughts of why they live the way they do and the thinking behind terrorist attacks of the Al-Qaeda.

Wearing long pants everywhere on campus is killing me, but it is already beginning to get cold, so in no time, im not gonna mind it. I'm waiting for three packages currently, two of clothes and such from England, and one from net10 (my cell phone provider) is sending me a new sim card, and I dont have a phone number until I get the card. It's driving me nuts not being able to call anybody, especially the guys in my apartment with a car. Well, I need to go throw my clothes in dryer, get some pictures developed, and buy a towel. I hope everybody writes to me soon, when I get my phone number I will be able to call everybody at the same price so, expect some chatting. Talk to you guys later!

Tim