Josh Baker

New addition in my life.

2010-12-09T02:37:00.000-08:00

It's been some time since i've used this thing. I figured I would revive it since everyone I am close with has one. In short, there is a new addition in my life. Here is my new fiance, Caitlin. Isn't she a megababe?

We will be getting married at the San Diego temple on March 26th @ 10:00 am. Mark your calendars :)

Appearance by Kobe

2010-05-11T22:45:00.000-07:00

Blogworthy...

2010-04-13T23:09:00.000-07:00

So its been a while since anything worth blogging about has happened...due to mass amounts of school work and all. Aaannnywhoo... we decided to escape the Provo bubble this weekend and took advantage of a FREE weekend in Vegas. My buddies happen to know the "queen" of Vegas who does PR for a lot of big hotels there and lets just say she took good care of us. We got a free hotel room, free blue man tix ( 18 of them...which are like 60 a pop btw), Free limo rides, free club entrances and pretty much only paid for food and thats it! Whoever said you cant go to Vegas w/o drinking and gambling and have a gay ol' time is full of it. We did it. Here are the results...

The Wynn

Late night special, Dayum good too!

Couldnt resist her...

Neither could Scott..

Had this all to ourselves...

Venetian

Best sushi ever

We found you miss new booty.

Blue Man show

Some randoms haha

The girls and George (our limo driver). After he dropped us off he told us we were crazy and we said the funny thing is that we are all sober. He was shocked and asked us why we werent drinking and we told him its against our religion and he thought it was so cool that we didnt drink. Then we told him about our church and he asked for us to send the missionarys to his house cuz he wanted religion in his life. Who would have thought a late night limo ride on a sat. night in Vegas would have turned into a missionary experience?? Love ya George

VAL SURF

2010-02-25T11:55:00.000-08:00

I used to work with some of these guys at the shred. Pretty cool to see where their at now...

Val Surf - Mammoth from vsboards on Vimeo.

NBA WHERE CURSING HAPPENS...

2010-02-20T14:26:00.001-08:00

I promise im not trying to endorse foul language but this video is pretty dayummn funny haha.

What I've been listening to...

2010-02-01T16:46:00.000-08:00

1)
2) Vanilla Twilight by Owl City
3) All the right moves by One republic
4) Daylight by Matt & Kim
5) Forever by Drake Feat. Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Eminem
6) Heads will roll by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
7) Live like were dying by Kris Allen
8) Send me on my way by Rusted Root
9) I summon you by Spoon
10) The Underdog by Spoon
11) Through the wire by Kanye West
12) Wildcat by Ratatat
13) Up,up and away by Kid Cudi
14) Soundtrack to my life by Kid Cudi
15) Sexy Chick by Akon
16) Imma Be by Black Eyed Peas

....you know how you are out and about or in your car and you hear a good song but you have no idea what the name of the song is or who sings it, well, thanks to SHAZAM ive been able to track down so many good songs ive randomly heard over the past couple weeks. Thanks Droid for being Shazam compatible :)

Just 4 fun

2010-01-30T14:31:00.000-08:00

http://www.twentyfirstandivy.com/2010/01/style-clothes-i-wear-josh.html

...dont judge me.

New Years

2010-01-21T16:23:00.001-08:00

For new years we went down to Newport to stay at my Uncles and celebrated at our friends in Laguna. It was short n sweet. I was able to get in the water and surf a little bit down at Salt Creek and was also able to see Michael Jackson's brothers when i was walking out of avatar!... to bad they are not nearly as cool as him.

Gary getting all avatar

Yes Im sober

Babes

Pre- Droid

Me n Tura

Christmas Break

2010-01-21T15:52:00.000-08:00

The pics go in reverse order but im too lazy to fix it...so deal with it :) Anyways my break started off with the most stressful layover of my life on my way home. I nearly missed my flight but luckily I the ticket girl thought I was "cute" and pulled some strings to get my on. I dont know why she thought that when i was beat red in the face and sweating bullets from running 2 miles across the other side of the airport, but thanks again ticket girl! When i got home my Dad picked me up right from the airport and we went straight to the sand dunes for the weeked. Aside from my nearly fatal jump, it was a great time. We spent the next few days at home relaxing and visiting the hell out of each other and had a great Christmas thanks Santa.. (mom & dad). We then made our way up to mammoth to enjoy Dave and Leslies palace of a cabin for a couple days and hit the slopes.

Nick @ his best

Hot tubbin it

Austin getting a kick out of me trying to do the Wii fitOur new dog :) ..I wish

Disneyland on Christmas Eve.. its a must!

Haunted Mansions decor was insane!

Lakers game with Dillon

Greg Killin it

120 ft jump i almost died on... no more of that

we had a good turnout

Lil Josh & Lil Richie

2010-01-20T22:20:00.000-08:00

Me and Richard Wirthlin back in the AYSO days... good times.

WOW

2010-01-18T23:53:00.000-08:00

All I want for Christmas...

2009-12-24T01:07:00.000-08:00

Is Megan Fox...thats all...

Tis the season :)

2009-12-09T21:30:00.001-08:00

I guess im sorta the mom of the house putting up the Christmas tree and all. Im pretty particular about how its done. I just wish it was christmas time all the time.

9 degrees?... No thanks.

2009-12-07T15:10:00.001-08:00

Cant wait for this!

2009-12-03T19:24:00.001-08:00

2009-11-25T21:55:00.001-08:00

Drifter Trailer from Poor Specimen on Vimeo.

2009-11-19T18:20:00.000-08:00

HOW TO MAKE A WOMAN HAPPY

It's not difficult to make a woman happy.

A man only needs to be:

1. a friend
2. a companion
3. a lover
4. a brother
5. a father
6. a master
7. a chef
8. an electrician
9. a carpenter
10. a plumber
11. a mechanic
12. a decorator
13. a stylist
14. a sexologist
15. a gynecologist
16. a psychologist
17. a pest exterminator
18. a psychiatrist
19. a healer
20. a good listener
21. an organizer
22. a good father
23. very clean
24. sympathetic
25. athletic
26. warm
27. attentive
28. gallant
29. intelligent
30. funny
31. creative
32. tender
33. strong
34. understanding
35. tolerant
36. prudent
37. ambitious
38. capable
39. courageous
40. determined
41. true
42. dependable
43. passionate
44. compassionate

WITHOUT FORGETTING TO:
45. give her compliments regularly
46. love shopping
47. be honest
48. be very rich
49. not stress her out
50. not look at other girls

AND AT THE SAME TIME, YOU MUST ALSO:
51. give her lots of attention, but expect little yourself
52. give her lots of time, especially time for herself
53. give her lots of space, never worrying about where she goes

IT IS VERY IMPORTANT:
54. Never to forget:
* birthdays
* anniversaries
* arrangements she makes

HOW TO MAKE A MAN HAPPY

1. Show up naked
2. Bring food

I LOVE 24

2009-11-12T11:40:00.000-08:00

Thought this was funny...

2009-11-02T19:52:00.000-08:00

hahah on halloween night someone decided to be funny and sneak a bat into the game with them. The funniest part is when Manu Ginobli swats it to the ground and picks it up like its no big deal.

RAD!

2009-10-20T14:16:00.000-07:00

Anyone wanna roadtrip it to jackson hole? i do!

Happ Birthday BIFF!

2009-10-12T20:41:00.000-07:00

I never made my birthday wishes for my sisters big 23rd public, which tiff was quick to remind me of in one of her comments down below ;) But i love you tiffany! thanks for being the best " big/little" sister ever and bringing the happiness you bring to all of our lives.

T- the bestest sissy ever/ treehugger of the family ( sorry i had to throw that in) :)
I- itty bitty
F- full of love
F- fun to be around
A- always looking out for others
N-nicest!
Y- yoga biotch

2009-10-09T10:19:00.000-07:00

Party @ # 34 and some...

2009-10-06T11:43:00.000-07:00

I'm a little behind on my blogging, so forgive me. I am back in pootah. There has been lots of homework, studying for what seems to be like an endless weekly cycle of tests, quality time with the amigos, and even more quality time with the new roomies ( Tj the halfpipe and Cram Cram). All in all, its good to be back :) Here are just a few pics of us at the owlz game. And i know im going to get crap for the colors of my hat, but lets just say i lost a bet and in result had to represent the orem owlz so forgive me. Im still a cardinal and gold blooded trojan.

their is a pillow between us. I promise.

hot cheetos, of course

Teej and I

Booyah!

Cram creepin

Homerun ball we stole from the little kiddys

Speaking of trojans here are some pictures of me and my pops and Uncle Greg & Steve at the USC vs. Ohio state game. My pops..being the good dad he is flew me out all the way to Columubus, Ohio for a good trojan beating. Actually, the game was a little to close for comfort but of course the boys of Troy came out on top. We thought we were going to get ourselves into some nasty heated confrontations with the crazy buckeye fans but surprisingly they were all very respectful and polite people. I will never forget that weekend so thanks again pops!

Pop and I @ the pep rally the night before the game

Final Score : USC 18 and Ohio State 15!

The Boyz

Before the game

outside the horseshoe

Only SC fans on the bus

a beer drive thru...only in Ohio

Apple Vs. Dell

Greg after dutch ovening himself ( he farted in the covers and smothered himself in it, haha)

Fight On!

Pep Rally!

Last weeks of summer..

2009-08-27T17:05:00.000-07:00

Here are some pics of my last couple weeks of summer. I just got back to Provo this week, and am back to reality. I'm taking a heavy load of classes this semester..and am already stressing about a job and trying to find something that will give me a little extra spending $ money for the semester. The pickins are slim here in this college student infested town and the economy definitley doesnt help! so we shall see. I am so glad i got to move home this summer and spend time with my family, steph and the beach. Being in utah for the last few years has really made me appreciate california. Don't get me wrong, Utah isn't a bad place but it's just not home to me and isn't comparable to california. Thanks Mom and Dad for putting up with me all summer!

@ the SC scrimmage game at the coliseum

Stareoff

Pops is real happy that im a whole head taller than him now :)

coolest beach ever

Pearl street!

@ our timeshare in newport

Ryans homecoming lunch

On our way to devils postpile

Me and Momma!

Reggie wasnt having it

One mean cast

Dad sportin the Handle Bars...Mom was loving it..

Me, Matt and Regginator @ Rainbow Falls

Oatmeal in the manana

The famous camp spot

poor little sucker

Greg diggin for gold

Cool shot of the canyon

Brett..being a true redneck.

Hike down into the canyon!

Baker Boyzzz

Rainbow Falls

Swell of a Decade

2009-08-19T16:17:00.001-07:00

A couple weeks ago i spent the week down at my uncle matt's in newport. Little did i know that i was about to witness one of the best swells in years! The swell came from tahiti then to el salvador then to mexico then to good ol southern ca. Thursday was when the swell first hit and it peaked friday and saturday. We drove up and down the coast and were able to witness waves as big as 20 ft in some spots (crystal cove and the wedge). 2 people actually died at the wedge. Their were helicopters flying around, paramedics, firefighters, newsreporters, lifeguards galore and literally thousands of people watching. We surfed Brooks street on thursday and friday surfed salt creek and the corona del mar harbor and the last day i was their we surfed pearl street when the swell started to drop off. Sunday we were able to stop by at the U.S. open for finals and saw local boy Brett Simpson win 100 g's, which was awesome. All in all we surfed some unforgettable waves and witnessed the swell of a decade. Here are some pics, but they still dont do it justice...surfs up.

Pearl Street

Only a handful of guys out, pretty rare.

The peopls champ

The waves were so big they had to use jet skis to take the surfers back out after each wave. First time they have done that in U.S. open history.

Brett Simpson...local boy... after winning 100 grand.

Clays floater

Some guy catching a bomb @ crystal cove

Scoping at the scene @ Salt Creek

Claytown

Clayt dropping in on a bomb

Me catching one of the few rights of the trip.

I fly like paper
Matt and Jared

Clay with a nice bottom turn

We were able to squeeze in a little skimming @ Brooks st. too

Me and Greg

Bahamas!

2009-08-18T17:03:00.000-07:00

So i'm a little behind on my blogging. Several weeks ago my good dad took us older kids to the Bahamas to stay at the one and only Atlantis. The place was amazing to say the least. There were an endless amount of things to do there...everything from swimming with dolphins to plunging through a shark tank filled with great white sharks on a water slide. Thanks pop!
Good food, bad service.

The yachts at this harbor were unreal!

Survivor games!
Swimming with flipper
tram belt for the lazy river
The "lazy river" had rapids and waves 4-7 ft. , you could never get away with that in America...

Charles getting freaky at the banquet our last night there...funniest guy ever
Me and Tiff in the tub just like when we were little ones.. we were freezing after the rain storm

Some guy passed out at the hotel

Beach outside our hotel

the "adult pool"...reminded us of an mtv spring break party, the people watching was awesome

R.I.P MJ

2009-06-26T08:14:00.000-07:00

Im not one to rant and rave about someone's dance moves simply because i dont know enough about dancing to appreciate it like some people do... but when i watch michael jackson dance, all i have to say is damn! that guy had some moves. Everything from his patened moonwalk...to his stall on his toes...to his spins and flow and rhythm. The guy was one of a kind. I remember when i was working for a catering company a couple years ago and after we hosted a big event we were washing the dishes, we were exhausted after spending all day on our feet running around and it was about 2 :30 in the morning. Somebody turned on the radio and "bad" came on and everyone just started dancing and singing and got so into it. Ever since then i realized why he was so big and why people loved him so much. I also remember when i was on my mission their was a family we taught and this little boy named Joseph had a beat up copy of thriller on video and was so excited to show it to us because he thought since we were also from America that we knew MJ. Of course we weren't able to watch it but everytime we went back to that house joseph always had thriller playing in his room and would try and copy his moves and sing like MJ. He really was an icon in every nook and cranny of this world. Hopefully people will remember the good about him and not the bad. Im sure he is in a better place now and doesnt feel so "lonely" as he reportedly seemed to feel throughout his life. RIP Michael.

Thriller...probably the coolest music video ever.

Indies.

2009-06-22T18:03:00.000-07:00

Indies: individuals that feel strongly that they are indeed “individuals,” especially among their fellow peers which they feel are all of the same mindset, background, and share the same motives and dress in similar fashion. However, in all actuality these “individuals” are not entirely individuals due to the fact they also migrate towards other “individuals” resulting in a common trend found in the Provo, Utah area. Realistically these individuals a.k.a “indies” are no more intricate nor fashionable nor different than those who they would consider “cliché or typical.” They can often can be seen wearing skinny stone washed jeans, a t-shirt from the D.I. with a picture of a giant bald eagle that says “Alaska” in italicized writing underneath, and usually wear weathered hi top converse all stars, thick black framed Steve Urkle glasses and have a child molester mustache or a grungy face of scruff making a point to say that they don’t shave and they usually have a head of hair that screams “ I haven’t been washed in days simply because I don’t care!” but really it was tasseled with at least 10 minutes worth of effort before they stepped outside. And in the end there are just as many (if NOT MORE!) of these “individuals” as their are “bros, jocks, skaters, bikers, and worst of all..Ed Hardy worshippers and the list goes on and on but you get the point.

I'm addicted.

2009-06-09T01:33:00.000-07:00

So i did it. I finally humbled myself and have succumbed to the beverage that I for so long told myself i would never EVER fall for. and boy have I fallen hard. Diet Coke isnt just any ordinary drink in the Baker household. As if boxes upon boxes stacked on top of each in our pantry wasnt enough for us, My mom HAS to have her Diet Coke (size large) from Jimmy Deans each morning because of the special ice. I often would wake up to the sound of her cracking open a can in the morning during my high school years. We always tease her and her addiction and tell her she would be better off sticking a needle in her arm with a constant flow of diet coke. Yes she drinks it that much and yes it's that bad. Her addiction sickened me for the longest time. My father isnt a very selfish man but when it comes to buying normal, non diet, caffeinated soda it becomes quiet a struggle for the man. With the constant lack of normal soda in our home i finally decided to try Diet Coke... wait let me rephrase that. I didnt just decide to try diet coke, i decided to try and ENJOY Diet Coke. I realized its probably better than a "diet, cherry chocolate, vanilla cream Dr. Pepper BLAST" that my dad for some reason seems to think is good. and now i am a victim of this wicked drink. I now understand the craze and can appreciate a good Diet Coke. However, i am very picky about my Diet Cokes. I can't drink it out of the can nor can i drink it out of any regular cup. It has to be in a big glass with lots of ice and lots of lime! Yes please and thankyou!

Lately...

2009-06-06T22:31:00.001-07:00

So i haven't really updated in a while. Its been a fun filled, busy summer so far. I've been hard at work and hard at play. I have been working construction,which i actually have come to really enjoy. I have been learning lots of useful things that i know will be a benefit for years to come. The pay is good, hours are flexible and being on your feet all day makes time fly. Much more so than other jobs that i have had. But the work is TOUGH, it sure makes me grateful for my education because i certainly dont think im cut out to do that the rest of my life. We also had a big family reunion just the other week for my grandparents 50th anniversary. It was fun having every down here and seeing cousins i havent even met before. Being one of the oldest cousins really makes me feel out of the loop! Their is nothing better than being with all of your family and their is never a dull moment in the Baker family! It was a very fun/chaotic/spiritual weekend and a big thanks goes to everyone who worked so hard on it! We had the privelage of honoring my Grandpa Greg who died at a young age of 45 and it was a very special weekend for our family. We were really able to feel his presence and had a wonderful time reminiscing and telling stories about my Grandfather who i was never able to meet. Though i was never able to meet him i know he is an amazing man and was and still is a true a legend among those who had the privelage of knowing him.

Onto a lighter note.. just yesterday we went to disneyland to celebrate my girlfriend (stephanie) grandmas bday and her sisters graduations. I swear if i could live anywhere in the world it would be on main street at disneyland. It really is the happiest place on earth...we just cant get enough. I also think i gained 20 lbs from the 15,000 calories i had yesterday. Bowl of lucky charms in the morning before i left, a robeks smoothie on the way, a corndog, bag of chips, churro, pretzel and cheese, bean and cheese burrito, hot fudge sundae, ice cream sandwich, kettle corn, cotton candy, and 5 diet cokes...thanks alot disneyland for ruining my summer body.

me and the pops
Pre Lakers game

Lakers take out the Rockets!
Andy Gump right in front of our casa. Yum.
Summer buzzes. I highly recommend them.
who said white men cant jump?
Me and the Regginator
Chips and Hummus..yum. Thanks Ma
Just putting my new waterproof cam to work! Dont mind my finger in the way
Baker Boys
Ruths Chris...simply AMAZING.
Doin work. I sanded this ceiling for 2 hours straight and was pulling out chunks of dry wall from my nose, and literally was spitting out dry wall chunks for the next hour that were up in my nose. Even with the mask on!

Disneyland!

love me some Kettle corn
Ben creepin....
Ben and Alex

House finished!

2009-06-06T20:23:00.000-07:00

Finally! Our house is finished. For those of you who didnt already know my parents decided to pretty much redo the whole exterior of our house. My mom has been wanting to do this for quiet some time now and with the economy being the way it is, they figured now is the time since prices are so cheap. They did everything from redoing the stucco, the roof line, our front door, completley redid our doorway, our front lawn, our drive way, our backyard, the bbq, knocked out the brick wall that bordered our lawn, we added a sport court, we brought up the back hill and extended the grass, we added flower beds, a garden is now in the works and i had the honors of builiding a tree house! and i must say its pretty damn cool. Its got a rope swing, 2 regular swings, a telescope, a table, waterballoon launcher, and even a zip line. Yes a zip line. Anyways if you check out my parents blog at http://kirknstacy.blogspot.com/ you can see the house from before at its beginning stages of being worked on. I'll let the pictures do the rest of the talking.

Me and Austin
Zip line!

This is where i brake ankles...

a well needed new bbq

New landscape

Sideyard view from pool
Copper window roof
new light post
New front door and walkway
The house! a new garage and new trimming around the windows are the only things left.

2009-06-06T17:00:00.000-07:00

Love this!

2009-06-05T11:52:00.001-07:00

It's amazing.

2009-05-12T14:10:00.000-07:00

Do work.

2009-05-10T23:59:00.000-07:00

I decided last minute to move home this summer and take a little break from school and assured my parents i would find work. Well, my good Dad being the good Dad he is has found me plenty of little projects to keep me busy in the mean time. This weeks project: a treehouse. Thats right, a treehouse. This treehouse has been awaited for a long time. Ever since we moved here (nearly 8 years ago) we have been eyeing "that tree" behind our pool yard. Sadly, i wont be able to enjoy this quiet like i would have when i was a little kid, but im sure my little brother Austins appreciation for it will be well worth it. I have always been intrigued by treehouses, forts, etc. since i was a young buck. I remember living on Stonington over in saugus and my best friends at the time (Logan & Ryan Watson) took me down the street to their friend Doug's house because he had built a one of a kind tree house that was quiet the talk on our street. I still remember it to this day. Well this time it's time for real and we are finally doing it. Not only are we building a tree house but we are going to install a zip line as well. Man kids have it good these days...

Here are some ideas for it. Some realistic, some not.

Yes please

2009-05-10T23:57:00.001-07:00

Limited edition hi top vans & i want em'

Why men are never depressed.

2009-05-06T19:10:00.000-07:00

I don't know how entirely true this is, but its pretty funny...

Why men are never depressed: You can never be pregnant. The world is your urinal. People never stare at your chest when you're talking to them. Phone conversations are over in 30 seconds flat. A five-day vacation requires only one suitcase.Your underwear is $8.95 for a three-pack. you get extra credit for the slightest act of thoughtfulness.

Sir Elton John

2009-04-19T22:18:00.000-07:00

So I have been working on my final project for my painting class. It's a four piece project, each square consisting of a different color scheme. It's been a work in progress, and still is not done but its getting their. I'll be sure to post a final pic once it's done.. but in the meantime..

Canyons- last day

2009-04-17T11:05:00.000-07:00

Here is some footage of our last day of the season at the canyons. The video quality and the shots are not the best, but we shot it all in one day and worked with what we got anyways. I actually did spend quite a bit of time editing this thing so make me feel good and ch ch check it out!!

Here is the link to watch it in better quality... I cant figure out why it looks so bad on here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSpv71JtA6k

Touching

2009-04-16T13:53:00.001-07:00

My mom forwarded this to me, and it literally gave me the chills. Check it out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY

Porkys got moves...

2009-04-08T17:46:00.000-07:00

1:15 is my favorite part, when he shows his little gut haha.

and who even knew they made wife-beaters that small??

UPDATE: Just found this one too. Equally as good.

Too funny not to post...

2009-03-25T21:45:00.000-07:00

I got this from my mom but since she probably would consider it too inappropriate of her to post something like this... ill go ahead and do the honors...

HOW TO SHOWER LIKE A WOMAN

- Take off clothing and place it in sectioned laundry hamper according to lights and darks.
- Walk to bathroom wearing long dressing gown, covering up any exposed areas if you see husband along the way.
- Look at your womanly physique in the mirror - make mental note to do more sit-ups/leg-lifts, etc.
- Get in the shower. Use face cloth, loofah and pumice stone.
- Wash your hair once with cucumber and sage shampoo with 43 added vitamins.
- Wash hair again. Condition with grapefruit mint conditioner enhanced. - Wash your face with crushed apricot facial scrub for 10 minutes. - Wash entire rest of body with ginger nut and jaffa cake body wash. - Rinse conditioner from hair.
- Shave armpits and legs.
- Turn off shower.
- Squeegee off all wet surfaces in shower; spray mold spots with Tilex. - Get out of shower; dry with towel the size of a small country; wrap hair in super absorbent towel.
- Return to bedroom wearing long dressing gown and towel on head; if you see husband along the way, cover up any exposed areas.

HOW TO SHOWER LIKE A MAN

- Take off clothes while sitting on the edge of the bed and leave them in a pile.
- Walk naked to the bathroom. If you see wife along the way, shake wiener at her making the 'woo-woo' sound.
- Look at your manly physique in the mirror.
- Admire the size of your wiener and scratch your ass.
- Get in the shower. Wash your face. Wash your armpits.
- Blow your nose in your hands and let the water rinse them off.
- Fart and laugh at how loud it sounds in the shower.
- Spend majority of time washing privates and surrounding area.
- Wash your butt, leaving those coarse butt hairs stuck on the soap. - Wash your hair. Make a shampoo Mohawk.
- Rinse off and get out of shower.
- Partially dry off. Fail to notice water on floor because shower curtain was hanging out of tub the whole time.
- Admire wiener size in mirror again.
- Leave shower curtain open, wet mat on floor, light and fan on.
- Return to bedroom with towel around waist.
- If you pass wife, pull off towel, shake wiener at her and make the 'woo-woo' sound again.
- Throw wet towel on bed.

Spring break continued...

2009-03-22T16:11:00.000-07:00

Spring Break

2009-03-22T15:31:00.000-07:00

I made it home for the week to get out of the frigid pootah weather and what better way to spend a spring break then with the fam damily and the miss. Steph pointed out that i have yet to mention or blog about her yet, so this one is for her. We had a fun week together... she took me to a David Archuleta concert with her family and i was a good sport. I actually really enjoyed it, he was a great performer and his voice was unreal, except my ears were ringing pretty viciously afterwards. Im not sure if it was because of the speakers or the 12 years old girls screaming the whole time. We also went to disneyland and got our calories in, people watching, and of course had fat smiles on our faces the whole day. You just cant help it being at the happiest place on earth. Which by the way really is the happiest place on earth. Now that im older i learned to appreciate the customer service, the music, the smell, the details on each and every ride and store, and all the little stuff that goes into making that place what it is. Then we topped it off at the beach, which was freezing but we made the best of it anyways. I forgot my winter wetsuit and used my summer one and lasted for about 20 minutes before suffering from frostbite. I am awfully tempted to move home this summer after this week. I sometimes forget how great california is..

Sand Duneage

2009-03-22T15:24:00.000-07:00

I Met the boys at Dumont on my way home from Utah for some good fun at the dunes before it gets too hot out there in the dessert. They just went to Glamis the weekend before and made another trip the next weekend just for me. Im kinda a big deal... Here are some cool pics my uncle Matt got, and more to come...

Balls out

2009-03-11T20:36:00.000-07:00

Had some fun at the mtn today. I havent been up in quite some time, and today was the perfect day to go. Clear skys, no crowds, no injurys, good snow and some good company. Despite some idiot who had a bud light in his hand when he was getting on the lift drinking it right in front of the lift operator who chose to do absolutely nothing, everything was great. ( and yes i pulled a kirk baker and said something to the guy and the girl that let him get on the lift with it AND the guy up top when i got off). Turns out he was an employ their!! hopefully he gets the boot...serves him right. Anyways i went up with long long LONG time friend Richard Wirthlin who never fails to amaze with his willingness to do just about anything. I told him i was going to take it easy on the mtn today because it had been a while and also because I am going to the sand dunes tomm. and i of course didnt want to be injured for that! ...Well sure enough he somehow talked me into doing the biggest jump there. Needless to say, im glad i did it and it was worth the healthy little adrenaline rush that came along with it.

Still Life

2009-03-05T21:35:00.001-08:00

So i took up a painting class this semester to keep me somewhat sane with the 3 science and biology classes im also trying to endure. I havent really painted since i think i was in kindergarden or so.. with watercolors. To be quiet honest i wasnt even really looking to take a painting class but having registered just a couple days before the semester actually started, it was one of the few 3 credit classes still open...so i said why not? This is my second painting so far. It is a still life of some pots, vases, flowers, etc that our teacher set up in class. Definitley wouldnt be my first painting of choice... but i gave it my best shot anyways. If any of you artsy fartsys out there got any advice let me know! I will be more than humbled for some good constructive criticism :)

my painting..

and this is the setup..

Swagger like us

2009-02-28T22:43:00.000-08:00

If you didnt see the grammys... well knock yourself out. M.I.A who was prego and supposed to have her baby THAT SAME DAY throws up an amazing performance with Kanye West, T.I. , Lil wayne and hip hops greatest... Jay-z. Im not one to normally rant and rave about something like this but i thought it was awesome... no other way to say it.

Where would you wake up tomorrow?

2009-02-21T19:23:00.001-08:00

Fifty people in Brooklyn were interviewed and asked " if they could wake up anywhere tomorrow morning where would it be?" ... thought this was interesting. I really liked the kids response at 3:40...its pretty touching...

Fifty People, One Question: Brooklyn from Fifty People, One Question on Vimeo.

If i could wake up anywhere tomorrow it would be heaven...duh. But if it had to be here on earth it would probably be on a deserted island so i could walk around naked (being the exhibitionist that i am) ...along with some really good waves. Where would you wake up?

BLINK IS BACK!

2009-02-20T00:58:00.001-08:00

So rumors have been flying around about Blink 182 reuniting and well... its true! Here are a few words from the band:

Hi. We’re blink-182. This past week there’ve been a lot of questions about the current status of the band, and we wanted you to hear it straight from us.

To put it simply, We’re back. We mean, really back. Picking up where we left off and then some. In the studio writing and recording a new album. Preparing to tour the world yet again. Friendships reformed. 17 years deep in our legacy.

Summer 2009.

Thanks and get ready…

Well you heard it! I have always been a big blink fan. I remember dude ranch being one of my first cd's back in the elementary days and im proud of it! My favorite cd of theirs is in fact dude ranch and my favorite song is pathetic and right behind it is emo...what are yours?

WOW....

2009-02-14T16:15:00.001-08:00

Photofunia

2009-02-12T12:13:00.001-08:00

....i just wish the one with me tatted on david beckhams 6 pack was real....

For reals though. check out this website. photofunia.com, its fun and free :)

Im a pretty fortunate guy...

2009-01-26T00:13:00.000-08:00

So i decided i needed to start collecting things. It used to be football and basketball cards when i was a young buc, then it used to be shoes... but that got expensive, then hats...but i havent seen a good hat in a long time so i have moved on to fortunes. If fortunes really hold their meaning... im a pretty fortunate guy.

Rehashing the roots of the best sport out there...

2009-01-15T15:14:00.000-08:00

Bob hurley speaks out and tells us why, even during the worst recession we have seen in decades, surfing will prosper.

On average, surfboards are only $200 to $400 higher at retail than they were thirty years ago when you could rent a two-bedroom duplex a stone's throw from First Peak in Pleasure Point for $225 a month!

So one might ask Why did I get into this? That's easy (and admittedly a bit cheesy). It was the love, not just of surfing, but the way of life. It was the smell of wax, the wearing of flip-flops, the kid fixing dings around the back and the scent of resin wafting inside. It was sitting down to read the new magazine right when the mailman (who everyone knew by name) dropped it off. It was the customers who came back in after their session to say how great their new pintail worked. It was free of stress, free of confines, just plain free...period. "We have the dream," Hurley contends. "The dream is to live a surfing lifestyle and hang around with beautiful people and do neat things. Everybody wants to be part of the dream, and we want to invite everybody in."

Extremely random thoughts, but some good ones...

2009-01-11T15:36:00.000-08:00

Listen up… if you’re bored you’re a boring person. Don’t keep searching for the truth just let go of your opinions. Curiosity never killed the cat, the cat was just stupid. Be classy, but not over concerned with your appearance. Find a good teacher and listen closely. Live every act fully as if it’s your last. Turn the TV off and do something productive! There is nothing wrong with a little bit of peace and love but if your have a problem with war I dare you to go find a better country to live in, and if we need to go to war we will and you better support our president every damn step of the way. Drunk driving will kill your best friends and family. The problem for us is we think we have time… but we are wrong, time has us. Keep confident and have noble spirit. Passionately chase your dreams and don’t ever stop. Live today as if you were your next life begins tomorrow. Sing with a full voice, even if you are horrible and enjoy every second of it. Diversify yourself but not in a desperate way (indie kids take note). Discover your talents and show them off (in a humble way), it’s fun. Learn how to properly dance with someone, you will get more action than Elvis in his prime…well… maybe not. Be confident but not cocky. Most importantly find your spiritual path and pray and remember that a man is always tallest when he is on his knees. Put a smile on your face and don’t ever stop giving thanks to the big man up top!

Craziness

2008-11-30T15:49:00.000-08:00

I know i have already posted a little bit about my familys obession with USC football (mostly my dads) but like i said it wasnt enough to justify it. So i decided to document just a FEW of the MANY other usc things i saw around the house during my visit home this week. I find myself so used to seeing the colors "cardinal and gold" around my house and it becomes easy to over look all the usc stuff we have in our house, but once i stopped to take all these pictures it became that much more ridiculous to me.

Beautiful

2008-11-18T16:25:00.000-08:00

gas here in utah now is officially below the $2 mark. There is a God!

I thought it was funny...

2008-10-24T10:46:00.000-07:00

Simply put...

2008-10-24T10:45:00.001-07:00

Camp Nowhere

2008-10-16T18:18:00.000-07:00

Finally! we went camping before it got too cold. We had talked about going since summer started and finally managed. I still have no idea where we were exactly...hence the title "camp nowhere" but it was a great time. We brought with us some magelbys cake to celebrate jenna's bday, 5 dollar pizza from little caesars, tons of blankets and sleeping bags, some cute girls, and some fresh beats for some campfire dancing. here are the results...

Rebel Rebel

2008-09-28T22:22:00.000-07:00

So i have found a new hobby. Utah, as unattractive as it may seem, is pretty reknown for their skateparks. However, I have never been too big into skateboarding. Growing up i usually found myself spending my free time in the water(surfing). But here in utah- with the lack of ocean and thereof i find myself spending alot of time at the local skateparks. Me and my roomies thought we were really rebellious and clever for skating the orem skatepark the other night in the dark. With a little help from the motion light sensors on the bathroom and nates car we were able to get enough light to skate it. We walked away without any serious injury and no lectures from utahs finest police officers. However, i came to find out orem is no stranger to late night skaters. I guess we're not so rebellious after all... just another activity of good clean fun to add to the list.

All you can do is laugh...

2008-09-18T19:11:00.000-07:00

so i've seen this video a while ago and forgot about it until my roomate Nate was making these weird " waahhpa!" noises over and over. Finally i got fed up and asked him why he kept doing that and all he said is...you tube...dumb surfer...look it up. So here it is. I hope you eat it up as much as we did..

So long summer...

2008-09-15T18:46:00.000-07:00

Here's one last hoorah for summer 08' ... and i really like the video.

I'm in

2008-09-07T17:50:00.000-07:00

So football season is here. I can finally start watching ESPN again... it was a torcherous couple months as it usually is mid-summer when the only thing on is baseball and nascar (blahh!). As most people know, usc football to the baker family is valued almost as much as life itself. Our obsession with the trojans has been taken to a whole new level. I remember my Dad testing my knowledge of the players on our way to school as little boy. My Dad says "ronnie" i say "lott" he says "marcus" and i say "allen." Brainwashed? I'd say so. and As if season tickets and a wardrobe that consisted of only cardinal and gold wasnt enough for my uncle Brett, there is now a usc interlock engraved in the bottom of his pool. My Dad and uncle Matt recently went out and bought red and yellow corvettes together and of course threw on the "uscnut" license plate. My Dad now has a tivo for every nook and cranny of the house so he can have enough room to record all the usc highlights and sports reports...because having a subscription to every college football magazine wasnt enough either. Nevertheless, i am more than thrilled to see our boys back in action this season with high hopes for another national championship, which is more than likely. I was born under the covenant and couldnt ask for it any other way...so with that being said...I'm in.

mi casa es' su casa

2008-08-27T19:30:00.000-07:00

So we brought it out, Grandma Jo's Ping Pong table has been ressurected and its been the only thing keeping us sane during this time of moving, job searching, class scheduling and 2 recent break ups in the house. It fierce here at Highland park apt #34, and like i said mi casa es su casa...just make sure to bring your A game.

oh ya and dont ever take a picture of your little brother when he is learning why private parts are private....or else you might get a reaction something like this.

Just add water

2008-08-10T16:23:00.000-07:00

Clay Marzo.. only 18, recieves compliments from surf gods like kelly, dane, andy. He suffers from asperegers syndrom which is a high form of autism. Social wise its a struggle for him but they say it makes you "freakishly good" at your talents.. in this case, surfing. You tell me..

Happy Bday Jess!

2008-08-06T17:32:00.000-07:00

Prancing in the woods

2008-07-30T15:16:00.001-07:00

Please dont take me too seriously. I just like the picture..i said it.

Just guy stuff...

2008-07-24T17:15:00.001-07:00

So the Annual Baker boy campout is rapidly approaching. We will being going to Mammoth as always, and hiking down the canyon. We'll be doing some fishing, helgamite hunting, chasing crickets, climbing rocks, throwing rocks, jumping off rocks, burping, farting, getting dirty, gutting fish, purifying our own water, just a bunch of guy stuff you know... cant wait

"Sad as anyone passing is, what a joyous life"

2008-07-21T13:49:00.000-07:00

One of the world’s most renowned surfers died last Wednesday at Hale Makua, Kahului, The Maui News reported. Big wave surfer Woodbridge Parker “Woody” Brown was 96.

“Woody Brown was one of the first and greatest icons in the history of surfing,” Sen. Fred Hemmings said Friday. “He was the essential surfer, an iconoclast: extremely independent, futuristic and, most especially, healthy,” said Hemmings, the 1968 world surfing champion who inaugurated the world professional surfing circuit in 1975, “which explains why he lived for 96 very productive, wonderful years. And I only hope more of us who call ourselves surfers can live the way Woody lived. Sad as anyone passing is, what a joyous life.”

Woody was as diehard as they come. We here of guys surfing all day but he literally was in the water from sunrise to sunset. When he got hungry, he would be eating seaweed- one source said.

Woody would think we are crazy wasting time talking about him when we could be doing more quality things like surfing.

" and here...we....go"

2008-07-20T17:55:00.001-07:00

Saw the Dark Knight last night. For those who have seen it will second me when i say Heath Ledgers performance was incredible slash out of this world. The critics were all right and all the hype still didnt even serve it justice... here is one of ledgers last interviews before he passed away, in regards to the new batman.

2 more days

2008-07-16T23:43:00.000-07:00

I cant help it. Im already obsessed with the new batman, and i havent even seen it yet. I did however fandango myself a ticket for this saturday. Here is what one critic has to say about heath ledgers performance...

"It's a tribute to Ledger's indelible work that he makes the viewer entirely forget the actor behind the cracked white makeup and blood-red rictus grin, so complete and frightening is his immersion in the role. With all due respect to the enjoyable camp buffoonery of past Jokers like Cesar Romero and Jack Nicholson, Ledger makes them look like -- well, clowns." -- Justin Chang, Variety

Summer lovin

2008-07-15T23:56:00.000-07:00

made it home again this past weekend.... here are the results

June Bloom

2008-07-05T15:51:00.000-07:00

so i didnt post all of June. I would use the excuse that i have been really busy, and things have been really hectic. But only part of that is true...

Anyways ill do my best to catch you up to speed on the highlights of the month.
I gotta ride spencers street bike, i dont remember the exact type but its meant to be for a tall lanky fella (about 6'5)...im about 6' and i managed to barely get by and still enjoy it all in the same moment.

Then my wonderful mom called me and invited me to go to NYC with her. I have never been to NY so i took the offer. We first went to Rochester and spent the day on the other side of the border in canada and scored a hotel room with a breathtaking view of the Niagra Falls. Then we went to Palmyra which was great. American flags on every doorway,lush rolling hills, friendly people. We got our spiritual on and went to the sacred grove, hill cumorah, B.O.M publishing site and saw the temple there. Then we were off to the city. It was pretty much everything i expected it to be. A very big melting pot, taxi drivers pretending to take the exit and whipping back onto the freeway cutting off 20 cars, lots o speed walking, yelling and horns honking. But all in all it was a great trip, great food, people, people watching, and shopping.

Home again..

2008-05-27T17:07:00.000-07:00

I was fortunate enough to get a free flight home this weekend and was able to make it just in time for my good friend Chance Myers soccer game. We rounded up the family and headed south and enjoyed our stay at the hyatt and bombarded the place. Saturday night Kansas City played the Galaxy, sadly didnt come out on top but chance still killed it.

Go Jay!

2008-05-24T08:44:00.000-07:00

I couldnt say it better myself..

"The other day I was reading Newsweek magazine and came across some poll data I found rather hard to believe. It must be true given the source, right?

The Newsweek poll alleges that 67 percent of Americans are unhappy with the direction the country is headed and 69 percent of the country is unhappy with the performance of the president. In essence 2/3s of the citizenry just ain't happy and want a change.

So being the knuckle dragger I am, I started thinking, ''What we are so unhappy about?''
Is it that we have electricity and running water 24 hours a day, 7 days a week? Is our unhappiness the result of having air conditioning in the summer and heating in the winter? Could it be that 95.4 percent of these unhappy folks have a job? Maybe it is the ability to walk into a grocery store at any time and see more food in moments than Darfur has seen in the last year?

Maybe it is the ability to drive from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean without having to present identification papers as we move through each state? Or possibly the hundreds of clean and safe motels we would find along the way that can provide temporary shelter? I guess having thousands of restaurants with varying cuisine from around the world is just not good enough. Or could it be that when we wreck our car, emergency workers show up and provide services to help all and even send a helicopter to take you to the hospital.

Perhaps you are one of the 70 percent of Americans who own a home. You may be upset with knowing that in the unfortunate case of a fire, a group of trained firefighters will appear in moments and use top notch equipment to extinguish the flames thus saving you, your family and your belongings. Or if, while at home watching one of your many flat screen TVs, a burglar or prowler intrudes , an officer equipped with a gun and a bullet-proof vest will come to defend you and your family against attack or loss. This all in the backdrop of a neighborhood free of bombs or militias raping and pillaging the residents. Neighborhoods where 90 percent of teenagers own cell phones and computers.

How about the complete religious, social and political freedoms we enjoy that are the envy of everyone in the world? Maybe that is what has 67 percent of you folks unhappy.

Fact is, we are the largest group of ungrateful, spoiled brats the world has ever seen. No wonder the world loves the U.S. , yet has a great disdain for its citizens. They see us for what we are. The most blessed people in the world who do nothing but complain about what we don't have , and what we hate about the country instead of thanking the good Lord we live here.

I know, I know. What about the President who took us into war and has no plan to get us out? The President who has a measly 31 percent approval rating? Is this the same President who guided the nation in the dark days after 9/11? The president that cut taxes to bring an economy out of recession? Could this be the same guy who has been called every name in the book for succeeding in keeping all the spoiled ungrateful brats safe from terrorist attacks?

The commander in chief of an all-volunteer army that is out there defending you and me? Did you hear how bad the President is on the news or talk show? Did this news affect you so much, make you so unhappy you couldn't take a look around for yourself and see all the good things and be glad?

Think about it -- are you upset at the President because he actually caused you personal pain OR is it because the "Media" told you he was failing to kiss your sorry ungrateful behind every day.

Make no mistake about it. The troops in Iraq and Afghanistan have volunteered to serve, and in many cases may have died for your freedom. There is currently no draft in this country. They didn't have to go.

They are able to refuse to go and end up with either a ''general'' discharge, an ''other than honorable'' discharge or, worst case scenario, a ''dishonorable'' discharge after a few days in the brig.

So why then the flat-out discontentment in the minds of 69 percent of Americans? Say what you want but I blame it on the media. If it bleeds it leads and they specialize in bad news. Everybody will watch a car crash with blood and guts. How many will watch kids selling lemonade at the corner? The media knows this and media outlets are for-profit corporations. They offer what sells, and when criticized, try to defend their actions by "justifying" them in one way or another. Just ask why they tried to allow a murderer like O.J. Simpson to write a book about how he didn't kill his wife, but if he did he would have done it this way -- Insane!

Stop buying the negativism you are fed everyday by the media. Shut off the TV, burn Newsweek, and use the New York Times for the bottom of your bird cage. Then start being grateful for all we have as a country. There is exponentially more good than bad.

We are among the most blessed people on Earth and should thank God several times a day, or at least be thankful and appreciative.

"With hurricanes, tornados, fires out of control, mud slides, flooding, severe thunderstorms tearing up the country from one end to another, and with the threat of bird flu and terrorist attacks, "Are we sure this is a good time to take God out of the Pledge of Allegiance?"

Jay Leno

Good Citizen

2008-05-18T12:43:00.000-07:00

So a 13 year old hispanic boy found his way to slate canyon today and sure enough ended up at our doorstep. His name is Blake, he lives behind the family dollar theatre and every saturday he knocks doors with hopes of washing some cars for a little extra dinero in his piggy bank. Well Blake had supposedly knocked about 2 miles worth of doors and still had no success. After we heard this, me and phipps agreed to each pay him $10 to wash my car. Thats $10 more then he was asking, but we figured it was well deserved for his efforts. Not to mention it was 90 degrees out, and he was wearing thick jeans and a long sleeve shirt. We offered him some shorts and a ride home, but he kindly declined. However, we did get Blakes number which is cool. Here is our new friend...Blake

Round 2

2008-05-11T20:23:00.000-07:00

Back in utah, and back in my old room at the wildthings. Right now its just me and lord phipperson, pretty quite around here but im not complaining. Its nice.
Hawaii was a blast. We went to Maui as you can see in the picture below. It was nice to change it up because we usually find ourselves in oahu. We took it easy...lots of pool basketball, skimboarding, sunshine, beautiful scenery and we even did some "snooba diving." Its a mixture of scuba diving and snorkeling...check it out.

Well, this will be my first summer up here in the wasatch. I dont know how i feel about it, i have heard good things but i will be the judge of that. Im expecting lots of outdoorsy stuff, and i might even find myself in Hawaii again next month but for education purposes...we'll see

Heres a few cool pics from insight...

Part 2- Hawaii trip

2008-05-06T23:25:00.000-07:00

Lahainaluna

2008-05-05T15:18:00.000-07:00

Here are just a few pics from the family trip.
I also inherited a polaroid camera from pops, so i'll put those up once i figure out how to scan em...

VICTORY!

2008-04-30T21:28:00.001-07:00

Clean sweep for the Lakers! Hopefully the jazz/houston series plays to game seven so whoever our next victims may be will be worn.

Meanwhile, i am sitting on the balcony overlooking the beautiful beaches of Maui, Hawaii. Im a lobster right man right now...yikes.

Stay tuned for some fun family photos..

Here we go

2008-04-21T22:58:00.001-07:00

Lakers off to a solid start. They held a pretty strong lead over the nuggets and finished off well. They are playing good old laker basketball :)

Lakers 1-0

Beach Blanket Burnout

2008-04-20T10:43:00.001-07:00

another recent teaser

Everyones vibin mr. Knost

2008-04-18T18:29:00.000-07:00

Search Results for 'alex knost' - VBS.TV

wasabi.

HAPPY BDAY LITTLE BRO!

2008-04-18T16:04:00.000-07:00

Happy big 1-4 Greg!

FINISHED!

2008-04-18T15:31:00.000-07:00

I am finally finished with my dreadful English class, and my English generals! These past two days have been completley dedicated to an 8 page papers, a revision of a 5 page paper and a portfolio letter of 3 pages. Do the math and thats 16 pages. What a relief though. Today wasnt the best. I got up 6 am for work (after only 3 hrs of sleep), still took responsiblity though. I worked till 1:30 skipping a free lunch at work. Sped the whole way home (from Draper), I even took the carpool lane...alone. Turned in my portfolio. Sped to W-things house trying to make it by the planned time, 2:30 for our ropeswing trip. I was running a few minutes late but still managed and then of course a car accident a mile and a half before the exit. I finally get off the freeway and i get the call that the trip was off. Bummer? I'd say so...

The good news is the Lakers are number one in the west and to top it off they clinched the conference title! They will be playing that dirty Denver team, with hoodlums Carmelo Anthony and A.I. No competition there...

Kobe Bryant is top candidate for MVP according to ESPN. Oh how i love this man...

2 Days in a row!

2008-04-15T17:58:00.000-07:00

Im doing pretty good with my post. 2 days in a row, im pretty proud of myself. Anyways im reading this book right now.. Beautiful boy (no its not by John Lennon). Its about a father who tells the story of his sons addiction to crystal meth. It sounds heavy but its actually really good, more of a feel-good book. My Aunt Marcy passed away a few years ago due to a crystal meth addiction. Im staying with my Grandma right now, and my little cousin Breeana lives here, which is Marcys daughter. So it has made me think alot lately about her situation and this book is a perfect fit

Let it shine

2008-04-11T16:25:00.000-07:00

This past week was a good one. Nate and Clayton Gunn just came home from spain. Lucky for me i got to go to the farewell back home but i got to see more of them this week up in the wasatch. Not bad. We did a little bit of everything, everything from getting our shred on to girls to dinners to movies to ice cream and of course to 80s dancing (typical). I won my back my old room as well (now greg smarts) but soon to be mine again. Im sick of this cold weather. Now that im working outside i think i have got my fair share. This morning the Golf course was covered in snow and members were still playing.crazy.
Im excited for summer to come. My parents are doing some house shopping down south with hopes to bring the rest of the family down there as well. If thats the case i might be going home for a couple few months. But it probably wont be for a while. Most likely after i leave out on the mission field again. Change is good.Until next time...

Spring time

2008-03-12T20:59:00.000-07:00

Well its finally starting to warm up outside. I dont know how happy I am about that though. I know everybody else is, but really i spent the majority of my winter in the carribeans so I wouldnt mind a few more chilly weeks. It is nice getting in the car in the morning though and being able to put your hands on the steering wheel without getting frostbite.

Other recent news, I started a new job at a golf course. Its a pretty "stoosh" one, private, millionare members...no big deal. The pay is nice and so are the tips. I enjoy it. I was doing pretty much the same thing back home a couple summers ago at a different golf course. Im not even really much of a golfer i guess i just like the enviroment.

NBA continues to be thrilling. Its about time the Rockets lose though, they are scaring me.
Go Lakers

Roadtrip

2008-02-28T20:59:00.001-08:00

So while i was gone for 8 months in jam rock, my parents sold off the nice, well scented, well kept tacoma (which by the way had the most miles out of any 06 tacoma in southern california(sorry dad)) and now i am driving the sub around. So for the next little while i'll be the hott soccer mom driving around salt lake city in the vacation car. What i DID decide to do was make the best of things, and we (myself, brandon d'augustini, jake smart, joel baer, and greg smart) all decided to roadtrip it to shashone falls in Idaho. It was the best 16 hours since being home. We took about 600 pictures with the 4 cameras we had, so ill be sure to post a few. Nobody would think we were gone less than 24 hours because of the ridiculous amount of pictures we took. The food was great, comfort in was great ($80) for 5 guys, which comes out to less then $20...you do the math, the indoor pool was great, the waterfalls were great, the movie selections for the road were great, and of course the pictures are great....see for yourself

The SLC

2008-02-17T14:01:00.001-08:00

Welp, im back in the beautiful wasatch of Utah county. Currently residing in Salt Lake this time around. Change is always good. I'm living free right now in sean hetheringtons expense(thanks Sean). Lately i have been on the prowl for a job. I finally landed a couple now im need to pick and choose. Our typical day consist of at least 2 hours of rockband and a very carefully selected movie usually by jake smart or joel baer.

On a different note, I am pretty damn glad Kobe decided not to get surgery on his pinky. The NBA this year is so exciting-Thanks to Danny Ainge who started this whole "trading in the middle of the season" craze. I just hope the Lakers live up to there expectations now that they have Pau Gasol, and hope that Kobe's pinky doesnt hinder their season.

Lone Ranger

2008-01-30T16:07:00.000-08:00

I think im going to like this whole blog deal. Seems like everyone in the damn fam has one so i will get with it now. Today was a good day...I woke up early, made my bed, had cocoa pebbles and hot chocolate, got my shred on in the water, got some rays, got a beautiful rash on the back of my neck and in my armpits from the wetsuit, soaked it in vaseline, walked to wahoos and got an a la carte burrito..mmm, got my shopping on and now im creating my first post woot woot!! I think the nicest part about today was just being a lone ranger all day. After being on the mish mish you really appreciate the alone times, you dont have a compadre on your side all the time and lets just say its pretty nice.

Here are some pics of my day, I was gonna take one of the rash in my armpit, but ill hold for now.