Westwater Canyon

Adventure! Excitement! Dirty Cold Water! So my friend Chandra got spots for Dave and I to go rafting with her and her family on the Colorado this Saturday. We camped overnight Friday and got going around 11am Saturday. The water was about 3 times bigger (cfs-wise) than you see here, so the trip was pretty short. The actual rapid part went pretty quick, and then we hooked all 5 rafts together, ate lunch and got tans. Or tried to.



No, I didn't climb those cliffs, so yes, these pictures are from the interwebnet, and yes, I forgot my camera, and no, I probably couldn't have used it anyone since its not waterproof (its held together with a rubber band for heaven's sake).

Another Observation

So! Since I moved out last Saturday I haven't had consistent access to the cyberinternetweb for various reasons (hence I haven't really answered emails, checked grades, been up to date on current events or written worthless blogs). Anyways, the interesting part about this forced internet fast is that I really didn't care. I just found more interesting and fun things to do. End of Observation.

Last One, I Promise

Last chance to make you jealous. Killer $20 day at Sundance. During an unspecified weekend. Errmmm...

Birthday Bash

So! My birthday was last Friday, and somehow everyone found out. So after I *demolished* a math test in the morning, went to class and returned home, I was summoned from my friend's apartment on the third floor to this:



Just multiply what you see by about 10 and you get the idea.
That night we made an expedition to the hot springs in Spanish Fork canyon, which require a 2.5 mile hike each way. We weren't the only ones who thought a full moon and a Friday night were ideal, however, so when we arrived there was really only one pool available. And that was only after we camped in it until the two guys already there gave up and went home.

Pretty much the best birthday ever. And that's not to mention the cake and balloons Linsday and Greg brought me. Nice. So I've decided that although Facebook says I don't have the most number of friends, I do have the best ones.

For anyone who was wondering, I'm still alive. But just barely.
That is all!

P.S. As soon as this academic crisis is over, I have stories to share.

Poetry of the Day

Oh please, green knees can only mean one thing:

Ultimate season.

Why Skipping Is Good

So! Today I went to the Capstone project fair for seniors in mechanical engineering (and skipped class to do it). First of all, you should know that I've been kind of totally doubting the wisdom of my choice in major due to some intense math and physics classes which are, for the first time I can remember, thoroughly kicking my butt due to content and not only because of my own laziness (study OUTSIDE of class? I don't understand...). Capstone, if you don't know, is a program where real companies with real problems give these problems to BYU students and give them real money to solve them. Anyway, first I ran into Mark III and his presentation - which seemed way cooler than most of the other projects, by the way - and continued in a tour of the 27 or so other booths. They were all awesome, from cutting down powder loss in a chemical plant to designing and producing bio-degradable biohazard containers for medical tools. Or designing an aerodynamic nose attachment for trains that can (and will) save Union Pacific 180 million dollars a year in diesel. You get the point, which is that I was convinced that this is the coolest major ever.

And now I must sleep so I can do 3 hours of physics homework tomorrow morning.