Today was cold, but to warm to wear a coat. I have a Jacket that I really like, but I'm always a bit hesitant to wear it. The reason is that it's a Teton High Adventure Base jacket, with the Boy Scout symbol on it. Now, I think the scouting program is great, but people that are are big in it are usually stereotyped as nerds, especially at my age.
The Teton High Adventure Base is awesome though. We have more close calls than any other guiding company up there. Every day was a crazy adventure.
And that was work! Those scouts would wipe out so hard and so much. Definitely not sissies. I rememeber taking groups through king rapid (the first to pictures) and every boat would slam into the waves and wipe out. Sigh, those were the days.
Yeah, ok, I'm big into it. I guess I'm a bit of a nerd.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Gentleman Brigham
Saturday, October 29, 2011
free sledding for free
Today I was linked-in with Whitney Philips, who is the President
at
Mad River Rocket Co. Inc. Mad River Rocket makes sleds. Years ago I was contacted by Whitney and he told me that he would give me free sleds if I were to continue to make sledding videos. He did, and it's been great. These aren't your normal sleds, these are more of a free style sled. Here is one of the montages we did for him.

I love sledding, I started from when I was small.
We would go in my back yard. There is a lot of the montage above that was even shot in my back yard.
In the winter of 2008/09, the enemy of sledding, snowmen, invaded my back yard, so I went all Jason Bourne on them.
The end of the Kayaking season starts the mountain biking season, which will hold me over until the sledding season.
I love sledding, I started from when I was small.
We would go in my back yard. There is a lot of the montage above that was even shot in my back yard.
In the winter of 2008/09, the enemy of sledding, snowmen, invaded my back yard, so I went all Jason Bourne on them.
The end of the Kayaking season starts the mountain biking season, which will hold me over until the sledding season.
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Friday, October 28, 2011
Costumes
Today is the day of the Halloween dances. I'd like to be Antoine Dodson.
Haha, this guy. Now, people might be tired of him, but I was on my mission when he was popular, and Jared and I have just discovered him recently.
I think Jared is actually going to be him, I just wanted to have an excuse for saying to people, "You are so dumb, you are really dumb, for real."
I don't have costume stuff, and I don't have money to buy costume stuff. I do have markers, and shirts I don't care about.
I think I will just color my face orange with marker and be a jack-o-lantern, or oompa loompa or something.
I was told that I don't need a costume, my face was scary enough. Those things don't make people feel good.
I think I'll just hang around Jared as Antoine Dodson, carry a window around, climb through it, and snatch people up.
Haha, this guy. Now, people might be tired of him, but I was on my mission when he was popular, and Jared and I have just discovered him recently.
I think Jared is actually going to be him, I just wanted to have an excuse for saying to people, "You are so dumb, you are really dumb, for real."
I don't have costume stuff, and I don't have money to buy costume stuff. I do have markers, and shirts I don't care about.
I think I will just color my face orange with marker and be a jack-o-lantern, or oompa loompa or something.
I was told that I don't need a costume, my face was scary enough. Those things don't make people feel good.
I think I'll just hang around Jared as Antoine Dodson, carry a window around, climb through it, and snatch people up.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
not what he seems
Ah yeah, Jared Thursday.
Everyone knows I think Jared is great, but he's not as good as you think. Every one thinks he's so nice, that he never does anything wrong. That is just not true. Look at this picture of him flipping me the bird.
I had to censor it. He does not like to be woken up.
Everyone knows I think Jared is great, but he's not as good as you think. Every one thinks he's so nice, that he never does anything wrong. That is just not true. Look at this picture of him flipping me the bird.
I had to censor it. He does not like to be woken up.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Another good Wednesday
I don't feel like ranting today either. Wednesday might be changed to feel good day.
I am figuring out my schedule for Spring semester. I am a finance major. When people ask me what I am going to do with that, I tell them that I will be a "wealthy business man." I haven't had any specifics for them, as of yet. So here are some options I have thought of.
Yes, with cash flowing from the kayaks. Every Wednesday would be a good Wednesday. I know, I know, Money doesn't buy happiness. You have to buy the things that make you happy first. I plan on buying more kayaks, and judging from that picture, food.
You may notice that I have gotten fat in the future. What of it?! I'm rollin' in it!
I am figuring out my schedule for Spring semester. I am a finance major. When people ask me what I am going to do with that, I tell them that I will be a "wealthy business man." I haven't had any specifics for them, as of yet. So here are some options I have thought of.
- wealthy CFO
- filthy rich CEO
- wealthy kayak shop owner
- very well off river sport inovator
- loaded investor
Yes, with cash flowing from the kayaks. Every Wednesday would be a good Wednesday. I know, I know, Money doesn't buy happiness. You have to buy the things that make you happy first. I plan on buying more kayaks, and judging from that picture, food.
You may notice that I have gotten fat in the future. What of it?! I'm rollin' in it!
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Read this, or don't
Tuesday used to be music day, but I don't think I'll stick with that one. I think I'll change it to Movies, TV, and Music day. Don't get mad.
Maybe The Simpsons isn't the funniest show, but it's the one that I've seen the most.
Monday, October 24, 2011
Thinking about doing stuff
The spring before I left on my mission, I ran my favorite run of my life. Timpoweap Canyon. It's was a series of small cascading waterfalls. Here are some pictures.
This is what I'm looking forward to for the spring. For now I will put my Kayak in the tub and sit in it while I watch kayaking videos. During the helmet camera scenes of the videos, I will move my kayak paddle in a paddling motion. It will be my simulation.
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Joseph Smith is the Man!
I think Joseph Smith is so cool. He would have kayaked if kayaks were around then.
I think I could relate with this man a bit more.
"I am not learned, but I have as good kayaking skills as any man."
"I told the brethren that Mormon Creek was the most gnarly of any creek on earth, and a man would get nearer to God by running it, than by any other creek."
"Never be discouraged. If I were stuck in the biggest holes of the Colorado River, with the Strainers of the Trees of the Redwood National Park piled on me, I would hang on, exercise faith, and keep up good courage, and I would come out on top."
I think I could relate with this man a bit more.
"I am not learned, but I have as good kayaking skills as any man."
"I told the brethren that Mormon Creek was the most gnarly of any creek on earth, and a man would get nearer to God by running it, than by any other creek."
"Never be discouraged. If I were stuck in the biggest holes of the Colorado River, with the Strainers of the Trees of the Redwood National Park piled on me, I would hang on, exercise faith, and keep up good courage, and I would come out on top."
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Summer lovin
I started this blog a week ago. Sweet, a full week. I'm no quitter. It's also blog about what I want Saturday day.
I try to talk with people about things that interest those who are present, but when I'm tired, I will usually talk about the things that I like, whether or not they bore other people. Last night I was up late, and I was tired. I ended up talking about my mission and about the summers on the river. I think that means those are the things I like most. I am grateful for friends that will listen to me ramble.
I always knew I loved those things. Now, to refrain from rambling about the good days of the summer, I will post pictures of the good days of the summer. This isn't current, but it's fun for me.
These first ones are of a rope swing that Devon made. From top to bottom: me, Ben, Stan.
I really wish I would have taken more pictures this last summer. Oh how I long for those days. I was on the river six days out of seven for hours. The hours I wasn't on the river were super pleasant too. I try to substitute the high I felt with basket ball, mountain biking, and in the winter, sledding, but it's not the same. There is something magical about a river. Ope, here I go, rambling again.
I know I may not look happy, but that's the happiest I've been.
There we go, I look happier there. Man, what a good group.
I try to talk with people about things that interest those who are present, but when I'm tired, I will usually talk about the things that I like, whether or not they bore other people. Last night I was up late, and I was tired. I ended up talking about my mission and about the summers on the river. I think that means those are the things I like most. I am grateful for friends that will listen to me ramble.
I always knew I loved those things. Now, to refrain from rambling about the good days of the summer, I will post pictures of the good days of the summer. This isn't current, but it's fun for me.
These first ones are of a rope swing that Devon made. From top to bottom: me, Ben, Stan.
I know I may not look happy, but that's the happiest I've been.
There we go, I look happier there. Man, what a good group.
Friday, October 21, 2011
It's a pun.
Do you like funny jokes? Here are a couple of my favorite.
Why don't you take a shower while Pokemon are around?
Because they might pikachu.
What did one fetus say to the other fetus?
Move over, I am running out of womb.
Sorry about those. Not everyone thinks the same things are funny. Like, I think it's way funny when I pour water on Jared's lap to make it look like he had an accident, but he doesn't think it's funny.
There is another Joke that I play on Jared. I take his phone and change my name to a girls name in his phone and I send him texts. It's not to original, especially because I've done the same thing more than once to him. I think he might be tired of the phone joke, and he's tired of me pouring water on him, so I might pour water on his phone. A kind of hybrid practical joke.
I guess people don't like to be the target of the laughter. I sometimes feel bad laughing at others expense, so here I will be the one receiving the pain. This one is called Evil Canoeville. The title is a pun.
There we go. Now we can go back to laughing at other people.
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Jared is Great
Thursday is blog about Jared day!
That's Jared, my roommate. He is eating fudge for breakfast. What's wrong Jared? Crazy night? Haha, what a guy.
Jared is great, some people think we are more than friends though.
We're not.
I can see where the confusion comes from. We cook together, walk together, live in the same room, and occasionally snuggle.
Alright, we don't snuggle.
Here is a list of things that are good about Jared
- He does his own thing. He doesn't care what the social norm is. If he thinks it's stupid, he doesn't participate.
- He's a funny guy.
- He helps me be a better me.
- He tries new things, even if it might not work out.
- He puts up with me.
If everyone were a bit more like Jared, I would like more people.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
I feel to good to rant, dang it!
Ask me if I have been watching kayaking videos for the last hour. I have.
http://vimeo.com/30771850
Ask me if I was getting paid to watch kayaking videos for the last hour. I was.
Wednesday is my rant day. People like to rant about work, but how can I rant about work when it's so good? Sometimes people rant about their roommates. My roommate is Jared. He's perfect, like Job. Sometimes people rant about school, I like school.
I feel good. I don't think I'll rant today. I don't feel like ranting. What the heck, huh? Why me? Why do I have this problem?! This problem of nothing to rant about. When I want to be upset about something, I aren't! I need bad things to happen to me so I can rant. It's not like I don't have a build up of bad karma. Now all the bad things that are going to happen to me are going to happen at the same time. Thanks a lot universe!
And another thing!
People are always ranting on the internet. Why should I join with them? It's always, "the government this" or "your opinion that." It's sickening! Things are fine! Quit complaining. I am so sick of people always complaining.
Dogs have it easy.
http://vimeo.com/30771850
Ask me if I was getting paid to watch kayaking videos for the last hour. I was.
Wednesday is my rant day. People like to rant about work, but how can I rant about work when it's so good? Sometimes people rant about their roommates. My roommate is Jared. He's perfect, like Job. Sometimes people rant about school, I like school.
I feel good. I don't think I'll rant today. I don't feel like ranting. What the heck, huh? Why me? Why do I have this problem?! This problem of nothing to rant about. When I want to be upset about something, I aren't! I need bad things to happen to me so I can rant. It's not like I don't have a build up of bad karma. Now all the bad things that are going to happen to me are going to happen at the same time. Thanks a lot universe!
And another thing!
People are always ranting on the internet. Why should I join with them? It's always, "the government this" or "your opinion that." It's sickening! Things are fine! Quit complaining. I am so sick of people always complaining.
Dogs have it easy.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Hidden JEMS
Oh man, I am pooped. Jared and I have been mountain biking ALL DAY in St. George.
We started out on a super fun trail called the green valley trail. It was just the right amount of extreme, where I almost died, but didn't. We tried to loop around back to his car, but got lost on the way. We did find it after a long time of biking around, but by that time we were pretty tired. His super nice sister fed us, and then we went on another remote trail called the JEM trail by Zions National Park. It was nice, but equally as lengthy.
I'm showered and fed now and feel awesome. I am experiencing the type of high runners experience.
This is the kind of day that makes by feel like listening to "No Quarter" by Led Zeppelin. This song is a hidden JEM of Led Zeppelin. Not everyone likes this song, but it's my favorite by these guys. I also think Pink Floyd has awesome songs for when I am in this mood.
I can't believe Jared is doing homework right now. What a nerd. He's got to be as exhausted as I am. That's why I'm friends with him. He has a work ethic that will make him rich. You need to keep those people as your friends.
Here is Jared and I working hard.
We started out on a super fun trail called the green valley trail. It was just the right amount of extreme, where I almost died, but didn't. We tried to loop around back to his car, but got lost on the way. We did find it after a long time of biking around, but by that time we were pretty tired. His super nice sister fed us, and then we went on another remote trail called the JEM trail by Zions National Park. It was nice, but equally as lengthy.
I'm showered and fed now and feel awesome. I am experiencing the type of high runners experience.
This is the kind of day that makes by feel like listening to "No Quarter" by Led Zeppelin. This song is a hidden JEM of Led Zeppelin. Not everyone likes this song, but it's my favorite by these guys. I also think Pink Floyd has awesome songs for when I am in this mood.
I can't believe Jared is doing homework right now. What a nerd. He's got to be as exhausted as I am. That's why I'm friends with him. He has a work ethic that will make him rich. You need to keep those people as your friends.
Here is Jared and I working hard.
Monday, October 17, 2011
That's how I roll (out of bed)
It's 10:30 am, and I am just waking up. What a lame way to start adventure Monday. I would like to take a bit of this post to explain the title of my blog because it fits with the theme of adventure Monday.
I like kayaking. When you flip over in a kayak, the move to flip you back up is called a "roll." Make sense?
I teach the kayak clinics here at Southern Utah University in Cedar City, Utah. I am also the President of the kayak club. This is our club T-Shirt design.
After watching some of the people in the clinics last time, I think a more accurate design would be this one.
Man I love kayaking. Look how much fun this guy is having.
Hopefully Jared gets home soon so that we can go celebrate adventure Monday together. Sometimes he gets sleepy though, and he needs a nap. If he doesn't get his nap, he gets grumpy.
I like kayaking. When you flip over in a kayak, the move to flip you back up is called a "roll." Make sense?
I teach the kayak clinics here at Southern Utah University in Cedar City, Utah. I am also the President of the kayak club. This is our club T-Shirt design.
After watching some of the people in the clinics last time, I think a more accurate design would be this one.
Man I love kayaking. Look how much fun this guy is having.
Hopefully Jared gets home soon so that we can go celebrate adventure Monday together. Sometimes he gets sleepy though, and he needs a nap. If he doesn't get his nap, he gets grumpy.
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Because no one likes surprises
For everyday of the week, I will blog about a different thing. Here is a schedule of what you can expect, because no one likes surprises.
So, here is my Sunday Religious Post.
While thinking about how I could prepare for the second coming, I read a prophesy by Joseph Smith. Here it is.
"I have asked of the Lord concerning His coming; and while asking the Lord, He gave a sign and said, 'In the days of Noah I set a bow in the heavens as a sign and token that in any year that the bow should be seen the Lord would not come; but there should be seed time and harvest during that year: but whenever you see the bow withdrawn, it shall be a token that there shall be famine, pestilence, and great distress among the nations, and that the coming of the Messiah is not far distant.'"
Now, I do not believe every time we see a rainbow it means that we are safe for a year, or even for the rest of the year. We just have the promise that when "the bow is withdrawn...the coming of the messiah is not far distant"
I have invented, in my mind, a box. In the box there is a light. The light goes through a prism, and the prism spreads the light out and separates the colors from the light and shines those different colors on some sensors that could detect if there are colors or light or whatever. In the words of Jared, "if there's a legit rainbow or not." If the sensors detect no rainbow, an alarm would go off, thus telling me it's time to repent.
I will call it "the hurry and repent" box. Everyone will want one of these. Do you want to know why? Because no one likes surprises.
- Sunday-Religious things
- Monday-Adventure Sports
- Tuesday-Music
- Wednesday-Rant
- Thursday-Jared
- Friday-Funny
- Saturday-Whatever I feel like, it's Saturday.
So, here is my Sunday Religious Post.
While thinking about how I could prepare for the second coming, I read a prophesy by Joseph Smith. Here it is.
"I have asked of the Lord concerning His coming; and while asking the Lord, He gave a sign and said, 'In the days of Noah I set a bow in the heavens as a sign and token that in any year that the bow should be seen the Lord would not come; but there should be seed time and harvest during that year: but whenever you see the bow withdrawn, it shall be a token that there shall be famine, pestilence, and great distress among the nations, and that the coming of the Messiah is not far distant.'"
Now, I do not believe every time we see a rainbow it means that we are safe for a year, or even for the rest of the year. We just have the promise that when "the bow is withdrawn...the coming of the messiah is not far distant"
I have invented, in my mind, a box. In the box there is a light. The light goes through a prism, and the prism spreads the light out and separates the colors from the light and shines those different colors on some sensors that could detect if there are colors or light or whatever. In the words of Jared, "if there's a legit rainbow or not." If the sensors detect no rainbow, an alarm would go off, thus telling me it's time to repent.
Saturday, October 15, 2011
#1 Blog Post Ever
The title isn't saying it's the best blog post ever, it's just the first that I've done. I was told to write a blog by Laura Corry. She said I'd have stuff to write about. That may be true, just not today.
Ok, Maybe it is true for today, I have plenty to write, just nothing that anyone cares about.
Maybe that's not true.
Laura suggested to me to blog about something specific, like one of my interests. I have a few interests, just none I feel that I would like to focus on, so she then suggested that I just start to blog and something would come to me.
You may be asking yourself at this point (I know I am) "is he just writing this blog because a girl told him to?"
That could be part of it, but here a a few more reasons.
Ok, Maybe it is true for today, I have plenty to write, just nothing that anyone cares about.
Maybe that's not true.
Laura suggested to me to blog about something specific, like one of my interests. I have a few interests, just none I feel that I would like to focus on, so she then suggested that I just start to blog and something would come to me.
You may be asking yourself at this point (I know I am) "is he just writing this blog because a girl told him to?"
That could be part of it, but here a a few more reasons.
- Experience for when I want to blog to promote a buisness.
- I think the world of social media is interesting, even if I'm not good at it.
- I have a lot of free time on the computer as a result of my job as a Lab Tech
- Music
- Old rock
- New rock that reminds me of old rock
- Things I think are funny
- Jokes
- Weird People
- Stuffs on the Internets
- Things that are fun to rant about
- Jerks
- The "system"
- Adventure sports
- White Water Kayaking
- Mountain Biking
- Free Sledding
- Canoeing
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