Even Kuwaitis love the late '80's

The spectacular years from 1985 to 1989 are a few years that will forever go down in history as the years where amazing things happened, but no one cares to remember. 

Things were jive in '85:

• Tetris was released as well as the Nintendo Entertainment System
• The MacGyver Pilot episode aired on the ABC network
• 1985 was known as "The Year of the Spy" due to multiple cases of espionage in the United States
• The timeless film "Pee-wee's Big Adventure was released

Get your kicks from '86:

• The epic movie "Flight of the Navigator" was released
• According to Wikipedia "The Voyager 2 space probe makes its first encounter with Uranus" 
• At least 5,000,000 people form a human chain from New York City to Long Beach, California, to raise money to fight hunger and homelessness
•  Swedish hard rock band Europe released the single"The Final Countdown" which reached international fame and was #1 in 26 countries. Click here to listen to it on last.fm.

It was heaven in '87:

• The Simpsons debuted as a series of shorts on the The Tracey Ullman Show 
•  World population reached 5 billion people
• Adventures in Babysitting as well as The Princess Bride were released
• Cell phones start to gain wide acceptance. Sure, they were as big as a World War II walkie-talkie and had no range. But carrying one of those behemoths next to your ear almost screamed, "I'm important!"

Go throw a plate for '88:

• Al Gore (the inventor of the Internet) campaigned for President of the United States but dropped out
• 1988 was the year with the  most Roman numeral digits to date (MCMLXXXVIII)
•  DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince released their most popular album "He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper"

Don't you whine, it was '89 :

• New Kids on the Block's album "Hangin' Tough" reached Billboard's auspicious #1 spot and was the first teen act to garner five top 10 hits from a single album
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT for those of us that are considered elite) became a weekday cartoon with 5 episodes every week. The day I discovered this occurred was the single most exciting day I have ever experienced. 
• The Emmy Award-winning American situation comedy Seinfield begins its 9 season run

Now take a minute and remember the amazing things that happened to you from 1985 to 1989. I'm sure there are many blessed events that you have probably forgotten about since most people think the 1990's were much better. Those people are idiots by the way.

Mary. Be afraid. Be very afraid.......

I've been friends with Greg for quite some time now and the more I get to know him the more I worry for his girlfriend. Greg is a very nice guy with many admirable qualities.For instance, he's is studying to be an engineer (this means he's smart).  He also is very good at building things (this means he's good at building things). Greg seems to have very good common sense as well. But the thing about Greg is that he seems to have...well.... another side to him. I won't go into details but I will finish this post with pictures to help explain what I mean.

Mary. Be afraid. Be very afraid.

Never tell a girl she could be a stunt double for Rick Moranis no matter how big her hair is.

As many people in Utah have witnessed, there is a hair style that seems to be somewhat popular among women, but only in Utah. I know it as "Utah hair." There could be other names for it, probably better ones, but I don't know them. For those of you that do not know, Utah hair seems like any other hairstyle from at least 100 feet away. But once you get closer than 100 feet to a girl with Utah hair you notice something strange. It’s almost as if she has a tiny face. This intrigues you so you get slightly closer only to realize her hair is so big she could be a stunt double for Rick Moranis in the movie Spaceballs. I don't know what makes these women think that this hair style looks good. Most of the time it looks like they're smuggling a box under their hair because their hair is almost squared off in the back. Unfortunately, I have had many close encounters with Utah hair. In one of my classes about a year ago there was this girl with quintessential Utah hair. She never took a day off from doing her hair. She never put her hair in a pony tail or just parted it in the middle and let it do it’s thing. Without fail, she raised the level of her hair at least 3 inches every day. And the worst part was, she had a twin in the same class and she did her hair the exact same way!

*Women of Utah. If you have this hair style it does not look good. Just because a lot of others have this same hair style does not make it acceptable. It just means that there are a lot of others with stupid looking hair. Change your hair style immediately.*

National Scoop the Poop Week

Next week (April 27 - May 3) is National Scoop the Poop Week. So get out there likity split, and bit by bit, pick up that...... poop.

I Choose Ghosts...

I was talking with my friend Bryce the other day and he brought up an interesting point about ghosts. As scary as ghosts can be, why should we afraid of them? At worst, all a ghost can do is look at us and maybe push a stapler off a desk. I've never experienced a stapler being pushed off a desk, but I imagine that it would be just like me pushing a stapler off a desk (which isn't scary, creepy, or disturbing whatsoever). I've heard stories of ghosts moving small household items as well as large pieces of furniture and no one seems to know why these things happen. I don't really care to know why but as long as they can move things around, why can't they move a wet mop around the kitchen floor or move some dishes from the sink to the dishwasher. I briefly researched it and I couldn't find a single documented case of a ghost harming a person. However, I did find a few people talking about how there has never been a single documented case of a ghost harming a person.

So why is everyone terrified of ghosts when far worse things occur everyday? If anything, we should panic and run the other direction the moment we see other people. People can do far worse things than intimidating us by pushing around staplers. People can do numerous things to other people that are actually very disturbing and cause physical harm. For instance, they can punch you in the face. Another thing one person can experience at the hands of another person is death. Now I know the intimidation powers of ghosts can be pretty scary, but I would take my chances with a ghost over a psychopathic serial killer any day.

The 3 Bryces

I'm pretty sure all 5 people that read my blog know that I live with Bryce. Well, did you know that there are more Bryces? I first came into contact with Bryce J. at the young impressionable age of 14. Bryce J. quickly became my best friend. Throughout the few months left in middle school and all through high school Bryce J. was always there for me. My second encounter with a Bryce came during high school. Let’s call him Bryce S. We were acquaintances freshmen year and part of sophomore year and then became friends, and now I like him so much I live with him! Then after high school I met Bryce F. Bryce F. is now married to Megan. She is really great. Megan is shy at first, but once you get to know her she is really funny. Megan is really, really good looking. In fact, I have referred to her as being hot before. Her and I have joked that if her husband, Bryce F., were to die (or be murdered) that she would gladly marry me. I haven't seen her in a few months and I miss her a lot. You're so great Megan!

At War With Rebecca

A person that I hate, Rebecca, and I have decided to hate one another for no reason. Maybe it’s because we're taking our frustrations with everyone else out on each other. Or maybe it's because I truly hate her. Either way, its kind of fun finding things wrong with her and letting her, and everyone else in the room, know what is terribly wrong with her. She has come up with some good insults, but I think mine are much better. Its not just because I said them, it’s because I think she is starting to get a complex because of my insults.

Here's a few complex causing insults I have told her recently:

• You know what would be better than having you here? Anything.
  
• Does it bother you to have the features of a man?
  
• It’s funny how you think you have friends.
  
• Mary is my favorite Pletsch.
  
• What’s it like being so stupid?
  
• I’ve never noticed it before, but you look like you could be Hulk Hogan’s father.

Bruce's Favorite Website

A few days ago I was at Bruce's apartment and we were intently studying math like we always do. While we were taking a break Bruce showed me his favorite website. He likes it so much he tries to change other people's homepages to this website.  At first I thought the website was a joke, but Bruce assured me that it is in fact a serious website. Here's the link www.pixyland.org/peterpan Be sure to check out the Fashions page. I think its Bruces favorite 
part of the site.

10 Reasons Why Kaitlyn is the Best Sister in the World

So I forgot to tell pretty much everyone I know that I have a blog. I think this happened because I forgot I had a blog for about 3 or 4 weeks. Anyway, when I told my sister about my blog she told me to write a blog about her and "10 reasons why Kaitlyn is the best sister in the world." So here it is!

1. She is related to me.
2. She has danced with Nick and Aaron Carter.(see picture)
3. She never made my life terribly miserable when we were kids.
4. She is really easy to scare and it's really fun to do.
5. She hasn't ever pushed me down the stairs.
6. She isn't annoying.
7. She never had a boyfriend that I needed to beat up. Well there was this one guy that I.......... had a discussion with........ Yes, just a discussion.
8. She moved to Hollywood to fulfill her dream of becoming a make up artist for celebrities.
9. She didn't make fun of me when everyone else was that one time I decided to....... She is nice.
10. She will believe anything I tell her.

So that's my little sister. She is an amazing person and I'm really proud of her. I don't think I've ever said this before, but Kaitlyn, thanks for not pushing me down the stairs.

10 reasons UVU is the best school in Utah Valley!

Many people in this area have a great deal of pride for a certain school. I have to admit, I'm not one of those people. But there are several reasons UVSC -or UVU if that's what gets you excited -is better than the other school in Utah Valley.
1. UVU is one of the fastest growing universities in the nation.
2. Hardly any tuition is wasted on an athletics program like at another Utah Valley school that dumps money into an athletics program that isn't known outside of its mediocre conference.
3. Several UVU students have won the National Business competition without any handouts like students at another Utah Valley school get.
4. I don't care what you think, its pretty much a known fact that a wolverine could tear apart a cougar.
5. UVU doesn't need to prove itself to the world with an unwieldy and gaudy letter on a mountain.
6. UVUphoria!
7. In July, UVU will have a newer library.
8. The UVU Rodeo Team was ranked No. 1 in the nation by the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association.
9. Jimmy Eat World and Paramore are going to perform at UVU. What concerts are at BYU? That's what you get!
10. Since 2001, UVU student teams have placed 1st or 2nd overall in the National Skills USA competition.

As you can see, UVU is the best school in Utah Valley! There are many more reasons, but I didn't want to make students of other schools too jealous.

So my roommate Chad just asked me why Utah drivers are so horrible. I told him that the answer is simple. They're stupid. Gosh Chad!

The first full week of school is now over. It seems like most people either like school or hate school. So I feel like I should either say something about how much I loathe school or how much I admire my teachers and can't wait until Monday. Instead, all I can think of is how annoying freshmen are. Seriously. Its not like they are terrible humans that I don't like sharing air with, but some are close. It makes me want to tell them about Plan B and persuade them that it would be in every one's best interest if they would go through with it. Not really, but I bet I could persuade a few since I'm awesome. Maybe I'll take some Valium before I go to class from now on.

The first day of school is always the most awkward

It seems that no matter what, the first day of a new semester is always really awkward. No one in the class knows each other so there's a silence that fills the room. Even if you coincidentally sign up for a class with someone you know from a previous class, you still don't talk to them much because you don't want to infringe upon the silence. Its almost as if the school pumps awkwardness into the air on campus the first few days of the semester. What makes it worse is when the professor points you out to the rest of the class when you're not expecting it.

For instance, because I took too long to register for classes, the classes that I actually need were all full. I ended up registering for one class that only counts as an elective which is Introduction to Business. This may seem like no big deal, but I'm a Business Management major in my senior year. I didn't think much of it until I sat down in that class for the first time. I started talking with two guys sitting next to me and found out that this semester is their second semester of college. It was then a depressing thought crept into my mind, "I bet there's a bunch of freshman in this class." I began to peruse the room and saw that everyone looked younger than me, except for the 40 something year old guy that probably just got a divorce and is going back to school to be a computer programmer like in almost all of my classes.

Anyway, after taking role the professor asked how many freshmen were in the class and, not to my surprise, almost everyone in the room raised their hand. The professor then asked how many sophomores there were. There was maybe six or seven. Then he asked about juniors of which there were none. And then, not deterred by the lack of juniors, the professor continued on and asked how many seniors were taking the class. I slowly raised my hand slightly hoping no one would notice me. However, the professor immediately noticed me and was quick to point me out and ask if I had just changed my major (because why else would a senior be taking a 100 level class). I then proceeded to explain why I was taking this class as a senior while the entire class of about 50 turned to look at me. And this was the point when the awkwardness reached its peak.

There are two morals to this story. First, don't raise your hand in any situation if you know you're going to be the only one. And second, no one likes freshmen.