Line Rider to a whole new level

Elvis is in Vegas?

Well, I'm heading to Vegas for the Cougar's bowl game vs. the Oregon Ducks. My roomie and I are trying to think of how we can get on ESPN. For now we're thinking of getting Elvis costumes and holding a sign that says, "Elvis swivels his hips for BYU." Or something like that... Any other suggestions of how to get on ESPN?

calamari, wrestling?

I ate squid for the first time last night. What an experience! It was deep fried calamari with tentacles and all... I googled "calamari" to try to get some images that would capture my experience. The wrestling one came up, but I didn't think that it was that rough of an experience...

me, a musician?

So listen(read) to this... My hair is getting pretty long now days, some call it a mullet. So as it has been getting longer and longer, I've resorted to tucking the out-of-control sideburns behind my ears and pushing the top to a side (creating a semi-part). However, today I just let it fly, you could say, "I let my hair down." At school today, a kid said that I look like that guy from Matchbox 20. Wow, that is awesome. I don't know exactly which "guy" he was talking about, but I think it's Rob Thomas (pictured below). That's right. I think that's a good thing. I was really flattered. I'm going to let my hair down more often.

milwaukee blast

I've been thinking a lot about whether I should move to Milwaukee after graduation or not. I was just reading the news this last week and there was a fatal blast at a factory in Milwaukee. I saw that and thought, is that a sign for me? "If I moved to Milwaukee it would be a blast... or if I moved there it would be fatal....?'' Think about it... get back to me.

three bones

Myron Jones, a wise and successful man, spoke to our class. He said to be successful, we need to focus on three bones:

• funny bone
• wish bone
• backbone

Pretty good advice... remember the three bones. Also, do know who Jimmy V is? He said some good stuff:

"My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me."

"If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that's a full day. That's a heck of a day. You do that seven days a week, you're going to have something special. "

"I just got one last thing, I urge all of you, all of you, to enjoy your life, the precious moments you have. To spend each day with some laughter and some thought, to get you're emotions going. "

"Cancer can take away all of my physical abilities. It cannot touch my mind, it cannot touch my heart, and it cannot touch my soul. "

pics pixie stix

I finally got some pictures on my computer processor. Check out some of my recent happenings.

This is of me trying to come between my friend and his bride at their wedding. It's tough to let go...




Me and my nephew, George. He's a handful...




My Bro, neice (Elin), and me home for thanksgiving...




Me representing BYU at Kohl's in Wisconsin...

good news

Kohl's just extended an offer to me to go to Menomonee Falls, WI and become a Merchandise Analyst in 2007. Wow, exciting. There's someone out there that wants to pay me a lot of money... amazing. It's crunch time, I've got to figure things out. I'll get the official offer letter next week, I don't know how much time I have to let them know. It's almost like having a girlfriend, once you got her you think, "uh, can I do better?" Are there other better opportunities out there for me?

what will i become

What kind of job will I be best at: a retailer? a salesman? or some other type of work...

BYU v. Utah final seconds 2006

Another view of the great play. Can you feel it?

BYU Utah Final Play 2006

What a game, what a finish.

battle food

Strange but true. I love instant potato pearls, I'll even snack on them plan sometimes. For lunch I ate a baked potato and made instant potatoes. I ate them side by side. If food could talk this is a situation that would be fun to hear. The artificial and official. They probably talk trash to one another.

loss of tough blood

I am at home in Minnesota, it is great. I have not been home since last Christmas. Home is good. Kohl's went well, really well, but I've thought that before and it hasn't worked out. I blew the other recruits out of the water. If I'm not extended an offer, something is wrong with Kohl's. They treated us like kings. That was fun. A lot of food and nice hotel. It was fun to interact with kids from other Universities. I have some friends now from Indiana University.

It is cold in Minnesota. Being away for so long, I have lost my tough blood I think. I need to get tougher.

grad app

I have filled out my graduation application and paid $15. What a deal for a diploma, only 15 bucks. Click here to view a sample application. The lady that took my application was really nice and excited for me. It made me feel good.

Well, tomorrow I'm off to Milwaukee for a Kohl's visit and interviewing. I don't know what to expect. Then after that, I'll be home in the Twin Cities for Thanksgiving and family time. Very nice.

wal-mart is a king

I interviewed with Wal-mart today for an assistant buyer position in Bentonville, Arkansas. A lot of people bag on Wal-mart, I would love to be part of that, getting bagged on. They are good at what they do. Click here for an article from Rolling Stone about record labels complaining about getting pushed around. And they quote Mr. Gary Severson who interviewed me today actually. If you're a record label and complain about Wal-mart bossing you around, don't put your CDs in the store. Don't complain.

who done it?

A murder mystery dinner. Very entertaining. I did not do it.


Creent next to the belching beauty.



The whole gang.

boarding time

I have pulled a "first." I have purchased a season pass at a skiing resort. I must say I'm giddy. It's probably my last year in Utah and I thought, what the hay. I didn't go all out, I got it at Sundance. It's funny how a lot of people rip on Sundance. To me, it truly is the ultimate deal. It's almost half the price of the big resorts, it's way closer/convenient, and it's better than Minnesota skiing. Sign me up, I'm poor and busy.

I'm excited, the picture below will be me except with a snowboard. I can't wait for the snow to come.

playlist

Yesterday I made a new playlist. I have not done that in a while. It was a great experience. For some reason I enjoy making new playlists as an activity. This latest playlist consists of some Mates of State, Plain White T's, Paris Hilton, The Pack, Sufjan Stevens, and more. Quite the mix.

flash mob

I think flash mobbing is a cool topic. I would love to be a flash mob organizer. Click here to learn more about them. Here's a video of iPod dancing flash mob in Liverpool click here. It's sweet. Here's another cool one.

people want me

Exciting news in the career hunt. As of late I've been bagging on Kohl's as a future employer. They rejected me last year for an internship and I thought the interview this year didn't go too well. I would just say, "ah, they're not my kind of company." I got a call today from Kohl's telling me that they want to fly me out to Milwaukee for a two-day interview. Now that's exciting. I was planning on a rejection letter for sure. Very surprised to get this call today. I don't know what Joe (fellow classmate that is lined up to start working with Kohl's in the spring) has been telling them, but he must of said something to get their attention. They probably think I'm a genius or something. And I am a genius...

hair help

My hair is pretty long right now. The last time I cut it was the beginning of August. I'm thinking I would like to begin a mini mullet. I don't know who would do it for me. Below, thanks to technology, I was successful at finding instructions for forming a mullet. If anyone out there has hair-cutting skills, let me know.

300 million and counting

Our country just reached a population of 300 million. How did they reach that conclusion? They say that it officially hit at 7:46 a.m. (EDT) on Tuesday. Wow! Do you think they can narrow down to who the 300 millionth is? Is it a mexican walking across the border? That would be sweet to be that person. You'd be very popular.

I did a google image search and this is what I found. Apparently it's that baby.

The search continues

I went to an info session for General Mills today. It seems like a great opportunity. I'm excited for the interview tomorrow. It's seems quite competitive. I'll bring my A game. Today I got e-mails back from the Black & Decker and Cisco interviewers in reply to my thank you e-mail. I think that's a good sign.

The World is full of poor management

The moral of the story today: Poor management. It all hit me today. Three reminders in a row of poor management. This really gives me hope.

It all started with a lunch meeting with Mitch. He used to be a big wig at Ford. Now he's working for a smaller firm. My group from my Marketing Strategy class is working with Mitch to work on a marketing plan for a new product. Long story short, we had a lunch meeting scheduled for 12:30. We stayed there until a little after 1 and left. I only had his work number and left him a message. A little after 2 o' clock he called me from his cell phone saying that they were running late from the office and showed up and couldn't find us. The end.

So I wasn't too frustrated with that, it's understandable. Then right after the careless "luncheon," I had an interview scheduled at 1:45 p.m. with Cisco Systems for a Sales Associate position. They notified me the night before by e-mail saying that I had an interview. In the late-notifying e-mail, they included instructions to arrive 15 minutes early. I show up a little before 1:45 to find out my interviewer is going to be late. Mark, the interviewer, showed up at 2:05. What kind of company is that? The interview went well in the end. And up until now, I still wasn't too frustrated.

It was when I called up Lori, the land lady from hell. I've been working with her for the past two months trying to receive my deposit of $120. She never returns phone calls, she doesn't write anything down, and she doesn't cater what so ever to the customer. After the first couple weeks of requesting my deposit, I waited for it in the mail. Nothing came. I called Lori to inquire of the deposit. "Oh, you actually didn't pay your deposit...." OK, well thanks for calling me to inform me.... oh wait, you didn't. The management for my apartment had switched from one company to hers. There has been a lot of confusion, because both companies are unorganized. So, she finally looked into it and found out that I actually did pay a $200 deposit. So let's continue on, "Oh, you actaully didn't pay a month of rent." It turns out I did, my roommate paid it for me because I was out of town. The old management company had the same problem, but I fixed it with them. So after calling Lori, leaving messages, Lori not calling back, calling again, talking to Lori, and refreshing her of my situation it turns out that the onwners are out of town until the end of october, so I have wait until then.

Thanks for reading, that felt good to let out.

Keep on Branding

Looking towards graduation is exciting. Who knows what will happen afterwards. Quite exhilarating. Today I'm interviewing with Kohl's, on Thursday with Black & Decker, and next week with General Mills. Then later in the month I have another interview. Also, I'm in touch with Mrs. Fields and Taylor Made.

Do I want to eat cookies or play golf?
Do I want to go into retail?
Where will I be?
Where is the best place for me?

I don't know what's going to happen, but I'm going to keep building my brand.

Superfan

A BYU Superfan's debut on ESPN

I went to the BYU vs. SDSU football game. BYU won and beautiful weather made for a great game. Above is a video clip of my glory days. I used to be a really great fan, and even got on ESPN. I've gone down hill since, but it's fun to reminisce.

Band Practice

Last night, Clynt and I had a sweet band practice. We're still working with the name of the band. The evolution of the name is as follows: Me Chinese, Saint McQuist, Oh me. Oh my., F#F, and now it's Broonhead. We really like Broonhead. In commemoration have started a new band blog: http://broonhead.blogspot.com. It was a great practice last night. Slowly but surely.

Clyntominium

This past weekend I visited Clynt's first condominium. He just bought it. He started to move in this last week. It's a cool thought to have your own condominium. I included a picture that resembles Clynt's situation right now of buying a new condo. It shows a happy new buyer of a condo, except replace the girl with Nick...

Caught

I'm speechless, I don't know what to say. These pictures have surfaced from an unknown source. They need to be analyzed.


Last night I saw Milton Glaser and Steven Heller speak. Afterwards, I was able to shake Milton's hand. It was a great evening. Also, BYU beat TCU, a ranked team. Yeah! They haven't beat a ranked team since 1999. Go Cougars!

BYU Football

I just finished watching BYU play Boston College. In overtime we lost by a touchdown. I don't know why we can't win. In the end, we really didn't deserve to win. We always give the other team so many chances to beat us. They won't take, then finally after so many chances, the other team wins in the end. It's sickning. I don't think I want to watch them play good teams anymore. We're playing Utah State and we'll probably win. Anyway, quite frustrating.

Food quiz nothing

It's 7 o' clock on a Friday night and I'm in the library. In a way, it's a good feeling. Today I:

• I worked with Ken for 6 hours. (that's 72 bucks)
• I got paid, pay day
• Wrote some e-mails
• Took some quizzes for my cooking class
• I paid my tuition
• Talked to Cousin Jeff (he was on campus, but I never met up with him)
  

And that's about it. Tonight I have a flag football game. I still need to finish writing my One Heart Bulgaria report. Chelsia has e-mailed and left a voicemail about that. I need to finish that by Sunday.

Ken's a funny boss. He's a great guy to work with. He doesn't seem to be too organized though. Maybe he really is swamped, I don't know. Today we were just fixing the BYU Choir website so that it will line up with Choir Showcase bookmark/pamphlet we're about to release. The whole website issue is such a hassle. Everything's really mixed up. BYU needs some help in consistency with web issues. Anyway, Ken feels overwhelmed with the web stuff. Also I organized the new BYU students who are registering for the discount offers.

I got a 10/10 and 8/10 for my first two cooking class quizzes.

Photo

Day 1 Adventure

Today I had a great day at the office. It's a fun internship in the HFAC. It's probably the most exciting place that I've worked before. There's a lot of variety in it.

Today in my Marketing Strategy class. Amy Lewis came and spoke to us. She's an amazing lady. She's the CEO of MediConnect Global. I don't know how she does what she does. She has 900 employees. She has a lot of pressure on her.

Tonight I'm planning to go with Ashley to pick up our creations from Color Me Mine. Pretty exciting.

First of All

This is my first true blog. I do not have much to say as of now. Things are exciting right now. I'm enjoying life and keeping busy. I'm just a volunteer intern helping with marketing for the BYU athletics. It is a good time and I'm learning a lot. I'm also involved with the BYU marketing association as a VP of Programs, taking classes, interning in the HFAC with marketing performance events, and trying to be social.