3 baby girls, giant turkey legs, and space ships....... oh my?

Today I applied for my housing for the upcoming Spring Semester back at BYU-Idaho and I realized something. 
I have been starting to miss my old roommates Evan, Chad, Bryce, KC, David and Andrew.  It is going to be a little crazy next semester, because it sounds like we have more guys who want to room with us and so we are now going to be in two apartments sadly.  Though from the sounds of it will be Evan, me and some guy I have yet to meet.  I am starting to wonder what it would have been like if I would have stayed in Rexburg instead of coming down here to Florida.  But in the end I needed to get away try something new, and hopefully make some money.   Though if they keep selling soccer jerseys for such good prices and the ever enticing outlet mall I may never make some good money.  Thankfully I have been getting some actually good hours even though this week I will be working at Electric Umbrella instead of my usual Sunshine Seasons.  Which the people there are really cool but I do not like the place nearly as much as Seasons.  I mean in the end the work at either is really not that great or enjoyable, but seasons is more tolerable.  But there are some benefits at Electric Umbrella like they have apple juice there I can drink for free which is always ever so enticing :)  That and their Television in the break room is way better then outs in the Sunshine Seasons.


I found this picture on Reddit today and was blown away by its beauty with the reflections of the Milky Way on the water.  It amazes me that how many stars out there and almost endless possibilities of the different landscapes and climates on them for one not to think that we are the only ones in the universe is a little naive in my mind.  Even for the purely scientific minds with the purely looking at the odds of which are possible there are other already reported livable planets just in our small view at the planets around us.  Every time I see pictures like this or talk about all the different planets it makes me more and more wish I had a ship like Serenity from Firefly and could travel through out space and visit other planets.  Or I wouldn't mind having the Millennium Falcon or Slave I the Fetts ship........ Just saying.

So I decided now that I am feeling better it was back to the p90x and so it continues and it is as painful as it ever was before.  Why I ever even thought there was a chance, has now been crushed, but on the good note I also have been running after work.  And it actually felt really good to run to rite aid and back.  I really have no idea how far away that is.  Hopefully its pretty far and not just like 1 mile lol.....

I was rudely woken up at 8ish in the morning one morning this week by the sound of our smoke detectors going off in the apartment.  Me and Chase ran out to find out that something had gotten stuck to the oven and got all smoky when the oven was turned on.  Thankfully we were able to get it to stop it before destroying them and then passing out again.  I then finally decided to get up and go with Janelle, Emily and a couple of Emily's friends from work to Magic Kingdom.  It was a pretty good day I enjoyed going to the Magic Kingdom and enjoyed going on some of the rides that I have not gone on.  But there was some that well lets just say I was bored or it sucked.  Such as Buzz Lightyear's ride was awesome because you get to shoot stuff and twist the cart around to get better shots at the different Zerg targets.  It also keeps track of your total score and can compare to your passenger, I was losing to Janelle most of the ride but pulled a win near the end.

The Haunted Mansion

 Another ride I actually really like even though this is much more of a kids ride, I know a kids ride in Disney World, this was the Haunted Mansion.  I mean it was no means scarey to me, but some of the visual effects were amazing where it would project what looked like 3D images in open space of ghosts.  I guess from a nerds perspective I am curious how they do it and why not more often?  I have a friend that is getting a tour soon of the ride so I will find out eventually.  Its also cool because its a continually moving ride with the cars on constant rotation and riders get out and on the ride with a conveyer belt.  Now if we could only do that with the bus system then we would be set. 

I also went to a resume writing workshop with my roommate Chase and got some good information and some that was alright.  Probably one of the most useful things for me was the piece of paper at the start that I received that was a sample of a well structured resume.  Then little tidbits of information here and there through out the workshop.  Overall I thought it was pretty good and worth while going even though some bits of if were a little boring and I was falling asleep in.  I guess as I get older meetings I go to are not quite the same as the pep rallys of my highschool years.  Though I still do struggle to stay awake in meetings, poor sleep schedule may have some part of this, some of it is because I hate sitting still.  So as a general rule I usually try to take notes even if I never look at them again to help focus on whats going on.

 

Lily

Addison and Olivia

These are my three newest nieces and although I have not had the privilege to meet them in person I am excited when I can.  It would seem that in my family that whenever a bunch of women are pregnant at the or near the same time they seem to have either all boys or girls.  Such as when I was on my mission I had three (that number sounds familiar) nephews born while I was gone.  So I am excited to see these three beautiful additions to the family.  Its amazing that a new child can seem to always brighten up someones life.

I finished off my deployment at Electric Umbrella which was interesting and the best part was that I grew a beard there and the managers were actually cool and lenient about the new beard rule.  Then of course my first day back to Sunshine Season I get ratted out by a stupid culinary chef to one of my managers.  It is sad that even though all the managers don't care except one, but since he is the most outspoken and full of douchebaggery.  (yes I added douchebaggery into the dictionary so it doesn't have red squiggles under it.)  Well whether I liked it or not I am now clean shaven and will stay the same way until I graduate from BYU-Idaho.  Well can't say I am not atleast used to it.....  When I get pictures back from Nicole's birthday party I will post my five days of growth. 

A recent quote that I rand across on was "Don't only practice your art, but

force your way into its secrets, for it and knowledge can raise men to the divine."  

Ludwig can Beethoven

Although many would at first think that this is merely just for music and of the arts, I know that it can be applied to all facets of life.  That is something I have been trying to do more and more, but carefully with balance.  I have to make sure that I do not over exert myself or I will get frustrated and go back to old habits and the desires will fail.  I guess it goes back to the do not try to run faster then your legs can take you.  I am glad that I took this three month break from school to help me get my mind straight, and now I can look forward more to school.  This because with a better understanding of why I am there, and not because I just know I know its good. 

Massive Turkey Leg it was amazing!

It has also just become another Valentines day that has begun with me being single.  That's alright I really am not bitter about it.  I know that I will have one day to celebrate it with in the future, but for now it is just another day I like to tease by calling singles awareness day.  I guess I like to think that I would rather be single and want to spend it with someone then with someone and want to spend it alone.........   So I will just take my time and not be overanxious and it will happen when it happens.  Well I am running only only a couple hours of sleep from the night before so I better get some sleep.

 Because I love The Lord of the Rings and I have lately been getting into orchestrated music lately, but with a new age touch. 

Disney adventure continues.

Nicole, Emilee, Me, Janelle, Heidi in Hollywood Studios

 

 

So the epic adventure at Walt Disney World continues with just as much excitement.  I have finally now ridden most of the rides or atleast well known rides through out the parks.  I will just start from the beginning how about that.  One of my favorites with little surprise was of course Star Tours.  It is such a great ride I have been on it multiple times already it was such a blast.  Although it jumps around in the movies a lot and chronologically doesn't make the most sense, I don't even care.  I have to say this is probably the best 3D graphics I have ever seen that does not have head tracking involved.  The greatest part of this ride is that it isn't the same twice in a row there is quite a few different combinations of the experience, even the times I have gone have always been different.  And I plan on riding it over and over until I am the rebel spy...... And maybe a couple times after. 

Then there is the infamous Hollywood Tower of Terror which is without saying an amazing ride.  I have gone on that one a couple times and every time it still gets my heart pumping.  Especially since this last time I brought my Yoda backpack on with me and he started floating as we plummeted several stories.  This is one of my favorite rides because of its origins with the Twilight Zone.  I really like the part were it shows you going into another dimension just before the drop and also when it opens up and you can see outside into the park.  That and it has just a such a cool and creepy atmosphere which is one of the things I love about Disney is that they really go all out on having a great atmosphere especially in the waiting lines which most theme parks just are not willing to do.  This ride is a great example by its cob webs and the practically exact recreation of the lobby as it was in the show.  Also fun fact about the Tower of Terror is that it is specially colored the way it is and with the type of roof so that it can blend in with Morocco in Epcot so that when you are across the park it just looks like another building in Morocco next to the Sultans Palace. 

I will give more descriptions of rides in a later blog since I still have a couple months here in Florida.  I have recently finished Mocking Jay by Suzanne Collins and overall it was a great book and trilogy.  But I feel the ending wasn't quite as good as I was hoping.  I mean I will admit it wasn't bad but for how great the series was I felt that it could have been a little better.  The one thing that did make me a little angry was that one of my favorite characters died.  Spoiler alert!  I thought Finnick Odair should have not been killed because he is a total BA.  I think of all the characters he was by far had the most depth and overcame the burdens that were put upon him.  I am still not sure exactly what I should read next I am debating of going back to the Dresden Files, World War Z or Star Wars Red Harvest.  Decisions decisions..... 

I have decided that I really want to do this sometime and wish that I had the means to do so.  After being down here and going swimming and water parks makes me remember how much I really love the water and miss going to it like I used to when I was younger going to the Columbia River so much.  


Well this is enough blogging for one night goodbye and goodnight.