The Dick Cheney Show

I am excited for graduation today. Dick Cheney is coming to town. I have decided it is ridiculous how people get so fired up over someone speaking. Do you remember all the protesting against Michael Moore's visit to UVSC? Some of these protesters act like they have lost their first-born. Is it that bad for some person with different political views to speak in public. Let's be open-minded and enjoy somebody else's viewpoint. I think it's good in the end that there is "opposition" present in Provo for Cheney's visit. Also, I wonder if Dick Cheney has googled his name before. That would probably ruin his day.

cap and gown, check

Today, after finishing my last exam, I picked up my cap and gown. I was thinking it would be cool to wear my cap everywhere leading up to commencement... And I could smile like this guy...

done, i'm done

Today I have finished my laboring in pursuit for a undergraduate degree at BYU. Hallelujah! What a feeling. Below is a picture of me completing my last homework assignment at BYU. History in the making, I tell ya.

nice guy

I went to a fireside where Kyle Whittingham spoke. It was good. I shook his hand afterwards. I tried to talk as much trash as you could after a fireside, it wasn't much. When he spoke he said that the Church Office sent him a letter about tithing and that BYU has to win once every 10 years. After, I said I hope that tithing doesn't switch to 20%. He's a good guy. He thought that I spoke Spanish since I served in Bulgaria. I tried to make him feel better by saying people always get it mixed up...

short runway

In my attempts to plan a trip, I have learned about Princess Juliana International Airport on St. Martin island. According to wikipedia, the runway is incredibly short and the planes need to fly low to land. The beach right there is known for planes flying right over you. I also learned that there's a hobby called "plane spotting." This airports a good place for it.

youngquist = wikipedia

So I ate at Taco Bell the other day and paid with my debit card. The man behind the counter looked at my name and said, "Youngquist, that's a weird name." I should have asked what his name was. Anyway so that's what got me searching "youngquist" on wikipedia. And this is the first hit to represent. Kind of sad, maybe someday I'll make the number one spot. A new goal in life.

Breathing down my shirt...?!?

At work, that is what I said to a coworker, talking about a lady that came in to find out if something was done... Anyways, I guess I have a tendency to say cliches and put a twists on them. Who says, "Yeah, she was breathing down my shirt..."? And as I said it, I slowed down towards the latter part. You had to be there.

YouTube Protest!

I made another appearance in the Daily Universe. Click here for the letter to the editor, it's the fourth one down.

crying babies

Yesterday I had the chance to witness the "demonstrations" on campus. Call me a Democrat, a Republican, I don't care. Let's be logical with the situation. The following is my beef with the Anti-Cheneyites:

• In their "statement" of protest, they say, "We recognize the Board of Trustees as those holding the authority to extend invitations to Commencement speakers, and do not wish this to be misconstrued as an attack on university or church leadership." They don't want to attack the brethren, yet they are saying that the decision is awful and wrong. (For the entertaining protest purpose, click here.) Where's the line of "attacking" university or church leadership?
  
• Alright, these protesters are so concerned with Mr. Cheney coming on campus because of "bad choices" he has made... What if Pres. Bill Clinton was to speak at commencement? Then would they protest that he is not a moral man, and it might be bad for BYU to appear to support such actions...? No, they would welcome him with open arms, and so would I.
  
• (Note: this "beef" may not be as valid...) Also, many of them our proud "liberals." It's very paradoxical. What happened to BYU liberal's open-mindedness? Let him come, then criticize him. Yeah for conservative BYU liberals!
  

I don't care what party you call yourself. Stop trying to get attention. Protesters = Crying babies, crying for nothing.

firsts on the first

Yesterday was a day full of firsts, and how fitting that it was on April 1st:

• Attended Sunday morning conference (I've been to conference before, but not the Sunday morning session, it's the "real" session.)
• My mom met a real Bulgarian for the first time. (Rumiana from Sofia.)
• Ran into "ex-girlfriends" (2) on temple square and met their new boyfriends for the first time.
• Ate spaghetti with a meat thermometer for the first time.
  
• Completed my taxes for the first time.(TurboTax rocks. We'll see if I did it correctly.)
• Also, I attended Waffle night for the first time.

I had a chance for another first - changing a baby's diaper - but I had to opt out of that one. I'm still holding strong.