R.I.P. Bradley

You couldn't have asked for a better dog than Bradley. He was so good to us and so friendly to others. Our kids loved him like another brother. We will miss him so much!

Huh, what?

For 24 years this family portrait has graced my parents' home, and for 24 years I still can't help to think that I look like a deer in the headlights. (I'm the dapper young lad on the right)

Christmas Cube

It's nice to be reminded that as nerdy as I am, there is always someone nerdier. A guy at my work has a 5x5, 6x6 and 7x7 rubik's cube at his desk, so I took the 6x6 and made it look Christmasy. Happy Holidays!

Filling Up

I filled up my car for under $18 today! The Costco near my work had gas for only $1.509 a gallon. In this time of thanks I'm grateful for low gas prices and the ability to fill up my tank without using a Grant or Benjamin.

My nerdiest blog EVER!

What happens when you mix heavy metal music + video games? You get a band named DragonForce. Seriously, DragonForce? Ugh. The lead singer looks like Weird Al Yankovic, but without the glasses and longer hair. All of the band members have ridiculously long hair. I thought big hair bands died off in the early 90's when Grunge music hit. Anyways, these guys sing about stuff that you might find on the iPod of the hero from the Legend of Zelda. The lyrics are stupid, but harmless. But here's the cool part about these guys, I don't know that I've ever seen two guys play the guitar faster! I wouldn't recommend watching the whole video unless you're a glutton for nerdyness, but let it load for a sec and fast forward to about the 3:20 mark. You'll see the two guitarists jam out for about a minute with the fastest fingerwork I've seen. That part is cool. It makes me want to play Guitar Hero 3 where that song on expert level is over 7 minutes and nearly 4000 notes long. So sit back, enjoy some heavy metal mario rock and eat some turkey!

The Assault

The assault usually happens during the hours of 1am to 5am. Being as quiet as ghost and moving like lightning, a small shadowy form comes closer and closer to us. Then it begins. First the dog. Then a monkey. Next a wolf. Finally a hippo. Then with some effort the largest piece of ammo hits us, the animal blanket. Ultimately the ascension begins with some sounds of effort. Once the small being has scaled the impressively large height that is our bed, he carefully gathers his belongings and settles in between us. While some assaults result in the expulsion of the attacker back to whence he came, more often than not it isn't until when the sun comes up that anything happens.

And for all you parents out there you know exactly what I'm talking about. You're enjoying a nice restful sleep when all of a sudden the sound of your little one is right next to you expecting you to take them up and have them lay by you. In general I'm of the mindset that unless they are sick or scared they should go back to their bed. But there is that other side of me that says that if I want him to go back to bed that means that I have to get up and do it.

Super Awesome Birthday Card

Last week I celebrated my 33rd birthday with my family. I got some extremely cool items that I had been wanting for some time, but I think this was one of the best things EVER! Jesse made this picture in his Kindergarten class and was so excited to give it to me. The picture is of Darth Vader, but he had to draw the head blue so that I could see his eyes. He also pointed out that in between his legs was his cape, and he's holding a red lightsaber. Under the H and A of Happy Birthday he drew a party hat, because Vader likes to party too. After we opened the presents we went to Bountiful and had dinner at Robintino's. All in all it was a great day!