Yesterday just after I got home Mike called and asked if I could help with some math homework. It was a very busy day and I had great excuses to say that hanging out on Friday was enough this week. I went anyway. I love how life asks you what your priorities are sometimes.
BYU has deer. They live on campus. Caught these two on my walk home.
This is my American Heritage TA. Way to get into your job, man. Today he played the role of Washington in the Constitution debates. Our class was divided into States and we debated representation and presidential election. This scene is depicted in the movie “A More Perfect Union”. Good stuff! One a side note,ever seen Mr. Smith goes to Washington? It’s a must see, what a great flick.
My neighbor has a missionary in the MTC. He made what is probably the coolest valentine ever for her. Here’s Eric and I celebrating his self-discovery and success. He’s going to fold it up and put it in a box. Wow.
Here’s an interesting article on how when super talented people join big companies, startups die:
Mike and I bowled, we were both around 100. We played at the BYU games center, they have free pool, too. He does a lot of ballroom dance and football. Rock on. Mike got a spare and I got 2 strikes in a row!
Today it was my friend Mary’s birthday. I randomly saw her on campus at the Wilkinson Center so I started singing “Happy Birthday” to her in the hallway. She liked it, but wanted me to rap for her. Odd request? Yes, but she has also witnessed me perform 2 birthday hip-hopanonymous stomp-clap renditions for a good friend and also a good brother. Very sadly, I don’t have those videos. I’ll have to redo them or make more.
So Mary wanted a rap, and I needed a beat. She thought she’d need help stomping and clapping so we recruited one of her friends. This is attempted rhymes on the spot, be kind.
This video was taken by a phone, forgive the sound & picture.
Today I brought my lunch to campus and after class decided to sit at a table with some people I didn’t know. I said “cool if I sit here?” and sat down. The guy across the table from me said “sorry this table is for black people only”. Ha! That’s great. He then said “I’m just kidding I’ve just always wanted to say that”. His name was Theo from Chicago (unique name, yes) and I also met his sister Helen and other friend Paulina who was wearing a Black History Month t-shirt. Fun people, nice to talk to them.
Mike and I worked on our custom Parker Planners more tonight (his idea!). Mine is going to have stuff from the header of this blog on it and his has NFL players, soccer players, and probably a Lamborghini. He had a football with him that was a little flat so after we were done in the computer lab we headed to the Richards Building (all about exercise) on campus and in the locker room they have a super nice electric pump for balls.
We played some catch outside, it was so much fun. Too bad it takes like 10+ years to have a son who is 10 years old. I wouldn’t mind one now. Mike is the coolest, he was telling me how one time he was playing D-line and he broke through the line so fast that he got the hand off instead of the running back! ha!
This week’s home evening was sweet. We decorated cookies. They tasted good.
Afterward I gave a guitar lesson to my friend who I used to home teach. He’s in the BYU marching band and several other groups, which goes along with being a percussion performance major. He’s phenominal on anything pounded and wanted to learn some guitar. Learns fast, I’m impressed. We also broke it down severely at home evening with beat-boxing and improv rhymes. Lotsa fun.
Cookie Friends
Cookie skills
Here’s Mike and I making our new custom Parker Planners on Adobe Illustrator courtesy BYU. A girl on a computer in front of us said she’d take our picture and email it to me, thanks! I’ll post the finished planners.
