I'm back in the Game For REAL This Time and I LOVE Jerry Sloan.

My writing skills are going down the crapper at this particular moment, that being said I feel necessary to once again warm up the digits and begin to type away on this lovely keyboard I call my own. After a long absence from the blogging world I now find myself more mature and lot funnier (If you don't believe me ask anyone that I hang out with). So I am here to share my humor for all those who want to listen. I will be honest though, most of my humor is not original nor is it something that you could not find on the internet. I actually just search for funny things to say and when the correct opportunity arises I jump to the occasion and sound like a witty genius.

As I stopped typing for two seconds I thought about my last paragraph and realized I have not become one ounce funnier over the past year, I have just become a hell of a lot smarter and a better researcher. I think I just realized I have a photographic memory or something like that. I only say this because how else would I ever remember so many funny things to say?

Anyway, enough of this rant, I am off with the Big Kat to run the Vegas Ragnar and we are going to win. The only reason for this pitiful 200 words of a blog posting was to really say that I am back and 100 percent committed to making this blog the 1003 best on the web. Tough I know. Love you all.

PS, If you know anyone that doesn't leave there room for reasons such as The World of War Craft series or the are just socially troubled please let me know. I am starting a new project and need them.

I'm Back and With a Vengance!!

I'm going to do something a little different for my blog now. I am going to feature a video of the day. Some days it will be funny, some days it will be sad, others it will be awesome, and others just plain mad. Please comment and tell me what you think, if you don't you all surely stink.

Final Article

Utah Valley State College in Orem is making its final preparations in what has been a multiple year process in becoming a University. The new and high tech library is giving the soon to be university a new and sleek look.

For the past three years Utah Valley has been making strides to become a University. With its student enrollment at over 23,000, which is more than most Universities nation wide, it seems to be their time.

Ground was broken in the fall of 2006 as this started the transformation of the new Utah Valley University look. Students and faculty are preparing for a new and high tech library. There will be five floors of computers and research stations, a café, multiple study rooms, and ample area for students to mingle.

“I’m really excited for it to be done. It’s going to give students a lot more areas to study and do research. I think it’s exactly what we needed,” UVSC student Jamie Everson said.

Locals have seen the new building making progress day-after-day. The building which is compiled of what looks to be mostly beautiful red brick and big windows to let in sunlight is planned to be finished no later than July first.

On July first the school will celebrate its first day as Utah Valley University. Along with parties and fun all around campus the library will hold its grand opening.

“We’ve planned lots of events for the night before and that day. I think that all the students and community should come out and celebrate. It’s a big day for the school and the community,” Johny Johnson said.

Johnson is a member of the student board that is planning the events for the opening of the library and the first day of university status.

An over night party will be held the night before at the David O. Mckay Events Center and activities On July First will be held campus wide.

For more information go to www.uvu.edu


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My Media Interaction

There are only a couple of topics that an instructor can give to college age students that will pose no problem to write on. This is one of them. Media among college age people is so common. I cold go on forever about the media interaction that takes place in my life.
I use the internet on an extremely regular basis. Without the internet, I would be up a creek. I think the better way to put that is I would be up a very large river. The internet is used for every single one of my classes and without it I would not be able to complete multiple tasks given.
I read the Deseret News and the New Your Times daily. So I am constantly nose deep in a news paper. I do read it for classes, but the feeling of being informed is beginning to be a sensation that I enjoy.
As of late, I’ve cut back in the amount of TV that I consume. That being said, there’s always time to sick back and watch a couple great shows. I find joy in a good commercial or advertisement. I think there’s an art to making someone pay attention to something. So while watching TV I always enjoy a well placed or thought out commercial or advertisement.
I feel like I can go on forever about the ways I consume media. In each category there are multiple sub categories. It could keep going on and on!
Instead of going on forever, I just mentioned a couple of the main ones that I consume on a regular basis. Between internet, news, and TV I don’t know how I fit other forms of media. I guess in the world today, there is never too little time for more media.

Article 4

A semesters’ reward was paid off in two days for a Provo, Utah student, as he beats Assassins Creed on his Xbox in consecutive days.

As the commercial for Assassins Creed would grace the TV screen Steven “Beaver” Winder would tell everyone around to “shush” as he would zone in. Nothing else would matter while he was concentrating on the screen. The game appealed to him more than any other had since he was 12 years old.

You could see the pain in his face when it was released that the game would only be released on Microsoft’s Xbox, a system that Winder unfortunately didn’t own. But there are solutions to every problem thought Winder.

“I’m going to buy and Xbox and Assassins Creed, I’ll then beat the game as fast as I can and take the two right back,” Winder Said.

Though in his mind he had just come up with the most brilliant idea that had ever been thought there were still things that took the front seat over Nintendo.

Winder made the game a reward for finishing the semester. With one month left he cracked down and got to work. The semester could not have gone slower from the time he made the decision.

“It seemed like time stood still and it was killing me,” said Winder emphatically.

Finally the time came to buy the system and game. A short trip to Best Buy and a little over 300 dollars later he walked out of the store a new man. With a big smile on his face he and roommates began the drive to their apartment to begin the long waited game.

Upon arrival roommate and older brother Jordan Winder was waiting with a camera in hopes of documenting the joy of purchase.

“I’ve never seen a man so excited for a game. It was like Christmas had come a little early for him,” Jordan said.

The time had come to play. The system was hooked up and the game was running. Little did Winder know of the rough two days that were about to take place.

As the days went by all the roommates went on with normal life, but Winder never left his seat in front of the TV. He never seemed to eat, drink and most of all never slept.

After a day and a half Winder looked terrible. He had bags under his eyes, greasy hair, and a scent that couldn’t be missed.

“It was out of control. He became addicted faster than anyone or anything I’ve ever seen,” said roommate Jordan Edwards.

The hard work and becoming an addict didn’t last long. He beat the game in a little over two and a half days. During those two days Winder ate once and slept for a total of four hours.

He returned the system and sold the game to a friend for full price. When asked if he regretted the decision Winder stated that he didn’t at all.

“Regret it? Not for one second. Due to deteriorated health and sore thumbs I can say I don’t think I’d ever do it again though, that’s for sure,” said Winder.

“Whatever it takes for him to motivate himself through school I’m okay with,” said Arliss Winder, Stevens Mom.

Motivate him through school is exactly what it did. Winder got his grades back a week later. The motivation paid off as he got a 4.0.

My day...

The last time the Utah Jazz and the BYU Cougars played a basketball game in the same night very nearly became the worst night of all time.

The day started and I’ve never felt better. That only lasted for about thirty seconds. After I woke up and realized that my roommate had clogged the toilet the night before and still had yet to do anything about it my day began to take a slide for the worst.

I went to school and quickly realized that my class had been canceled. Therefore I made the trek to the beautiful campus of Utah Valley University. I then got back to my car and fired it up to head back home. No more than 20 seconds later as I was pulling into the street a small puppy ran in the road and made a car swerve in my direction. Not only did the car hit the puppy, bet me as well.

So a puppy’s life had just been taken and my car got hit by another vehicle trying to hit a puppy, which didn’t even happen. I then came to the realization that I drove there for nothing due to a canceled class, and then got in a wreck.

With all of the rage in the world I got out of my car. The first thing I saw when I got out of the car was a small stone on the road. I picked it up and threw it in anger. Not thinking straight I threw it in the direction of multiple parked cars. The stone cut through the air like a knife as it approached the window of a Range Rover. Do you think I had the luck of it missing the window? Surprisingly yes…. But it hit the door solid enough to make on hell of a dent. Which I still have not said anything to anyone about. If that was your black Range Rover with Nevada plates.. My apologies.

After everything there was cleared up I drove home to get ready for my intramural basketball game. We were undefeated to this point so I thought my day would get a little better. Boy was I wrong. We got beat by four and I almost punched some little pansy in the face. The man had the Napoleon Complex. You know.. When a small guy thinks he’s the greatest person to walk the earth. Ya, one of those.

After the game we came home to partake in a Jazz basketball game on TV. They were well on their way to losing. Being my favorite team I fell into a deeper depression than I’ve felt in years. As the final buzzer sounded I felt like I need not one Prozac, but an entire bottle.

I had one more hope and it was in the hands of the BYU Cougars. They were behind the entire game, but tied it up at the buzzer to go to overtime. The Cougars pulled it out and saved me from falling into a depression that I would never have been able to climb out of.

The Cougars play tonight in the first round of the NCAA Tournament and the Jazz play the Los Angeles Lakers. Tomorrow we play our first post season game in intramurals. This is the chance to redeem the worst day of my life and climb back on top. Though the puppy can’t be saved I’ve written the Utah Jazz and the BYU Cougars and asked them to dedicate tonight’s games to our long lost little friend.

Everything is this story was made up besides the basketball games. Anything that has to do with a sport is true. Anything that has to do with a puppy or car wrecks or missing class was a lie. Sorry.

Mo Freakin Rocca

I had expected it to be funny, but I never expected it to be that funny! Holy hell the man was off the chain! I know that term is typically used by rappers and hip-hop artists, but I couldn’t think of anything else I could say to get my point through.

He started out by talking about his career and what he had done to get where he is now. The whole time he did this he was throwing in amazing puns and great wit.

After sharing his credentials he admitted to the fact that he’s an expert at sounding like an expert. At first I decided that he could be right. Maybe he was just up to date and could BS through the rest to make it sound like he knew what he was talking about. As he went on I quickly retracted that thought.

The man is honestly one of the smartest men I have ever seen or heard in my life. He quickly showed that he was a legit analyst. He had the audience shout out countries and he would quickly reply with the capitol. He didn’t miss a single one of them.

He later had people ask him questions about former presidents. This is the part that I was most impressed with. He would ramble on and on with details of the chosen president. He would hit on details that no one should know without being the biggest stalker of creep in the entire world. Things like shoe size, pets names, favorite fruits, choices of gum, and the list could go on.

Another thing that impressed me is the ability he had to dodge questions and transition right into something that he wanted to talk about. That takes an extreme amount of talent. He is very well educated the art of public speaking.

I’d see him speak again any day of the week. I enjoyed being there and have to give him credit for putting so much effort into gaining the knowledge that he now has.