Lakers Upset Scrooge on Christmas Day

Try stopping Baby Bynum, you gayf.

Shilling for Andrew

Here are his latest creations:

http://www.cafepress.com/unga

Excitation!

Yes! I am so excited! Not only am I close to graduation, and not only is Christmas fast approaching, but the movie I've been looking forward to all year is finally coming out! National Treasure: Book of Secrets is finally debuting, and if you love Nic Cage as much as I do, then I know you're in for a treat. Maybe he'll be as good as he was in Honeymoon in Vegas. I'm gushing here.

A Message from Ellie

"Uncle Tim! Why'd you leave me with Aunt Amy?"

For Me to Poop On!

Fat Tim, you've been owned.

Another Pic from my Childhood

Word.

My Album

I made this album when I was in Junior High.

Not willing to ride the hard line

Hey yall,
Viva y Deja Morir in Las Vegas!!! It was an incredibly fun time down there, from seeing Challa and Michael Lee, staying at a really nice house, eating at the Rio buffet, to watching the BYU-UNLV game. Here are some pics of the whole shebang-bang.

The Gang arrives at the house.

I could've gotten a job at the Chippendale's, but decided not to due to the fact that they weren't very nice to my boy Farley.

I thought I was hallucinating in the Rio after eating so much at the buffet.

The Bum
Old Street Vegas, where it's really at. I won $9 at a Roullette table here.
Y'all know you can't take it from me...
This was interesting. Cindy had this face massager at her house that made me look like a psychopathic killer. Plus, I've never paused and thought to myself, "I really need a face massage."
The tower is almost double in size, resting on a single piece no less!
Bum took all the risks, but it cost him in the end. I'm the Jenga master.
Word em up

When we first arrived, we couldn't find the house. That is because the friend of the family, Cindy, couldn't remember the house number. She owns the house, but lets friends and family use it all the time. What a time to not remember it. It was night, but we resorted to looking in backyards to see if the house was empty, only to be chased off by mean looking dogs. After 15 minutes, Cindy finally calls with the address. I want to someday forget the number to a house that I own but never use. That would be a good position. Thanks to Cindy and her family because the house was great!

Being a stats major, I deal with probabilities all day long. I should know better than everyone that the house always wins. I didn't know that it was due to mean standard deviants. I thought I had a safe bet going into the BYU game. BYU was favored by 11 points. If they won by more than 11 points, I double my money. I believed that BYU would kill 'em, so I put down some money. I played 10 bucks, Blake 20, and Bum 40, but he was using Art's money. So a BYU win and some money won would be doubley nice.

Watching the game, BYU was only up 7-6 at the half. They were playing like stink. I was getting a little upset. When the second half started, BYU came out guns blazing. Harvey Unga is the truth, and he was taking over the game. We went up 14-6, then a field goal put us up 17-6. We went up by 11, the magic number. If we stayed here, I would be as content as Garry Schandling at a high end fashion show.

We drive the field again, getting close enough to a field goal. Our QB, Hall, decides to throw an ill advised ball that was intercepted in the end zone. I immediately thought, "If you mess this up for me, Steadman..." This turned out to be crucial.

As the end of the game neared, we drove the field and scored a touchdown. We are up 18 points, with only 3 minutes remaining. Money as good as won, right? They only had time for one more drive. Yeah, one would think. BYU kicks off, and UNLV starts to drive the ball. It's garbage time, BYU has it won, so they decide to not play D with their second string in, and we allow them to score a touchdown with a minute remaining. We are up by 12 with a PAT pending. Instead of a PAT, they line up to go for two. Why would they do that? Is there any way they will win the game? No. Even if they onside kick and recover? Still wouldn't happen. So why would they prefer to lose by 10 than by 11? They went for a two point conversion, and the quarterback threw it, and they caught it.

I felt as empty as when Casey struck out. Everybody else was enjoying a BYU victory, but not me. I can only conclude that the UNLV coaches knew about the spread. Heck, they probably had money on it too. So when people state that what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas, they really mean that when you lose your bet, your money stays in Vegas.

Lesson learned, gambling's a gamble.

My Vacation to California: Death Row Mother Stinkers!

Remember the family portrait that Rob and Big took with their dog? They redid the infamous picture of Death Row CEO and Rappers Suge Knight, Tupac, and Snoop Dogg respectively. It turns out that Andrew and Shawna live right down the street from the photo studio that made that happen.
To Live and Die in LA, it's the place to be
You've got to be there to know it
Where everybody wanna see

Thursday at Starry Night

Thanks go to everybody who went to the concert! From battling feedback, to singing and playing without being able to hear ourselves, the haters tried to eat their demon cakes but we didn't let that get us down. We rocked on through Van Halen, Radiohead, Tom Petty, and Iron and Wine. It was a lot of fun and we hope everybody liked it too. Now to perfect that power slide...
Thanks go to Lo for the pics

George and I practicing before the show

Became a little frustrated when owners showed up late with the microphones

check one two

Cami and Landon with us singing History of Lovers

We really whip a donkey's butt

Singing Don't you Worry 'Bout a Thing

Busting out the trombone on History of Lovers, the drummer is playing the trumpet with me.

Me giving my intense face (the lighting was better in person)

So what do you cover when you don't like Something Corporate or Ben Folds?

George would learn songs in half a day. We made a lot of noise for just two people.

Not my favorite action shot during this Radiohead song.

Steve stole the show with Biz Markee's "Just a Friend"

Blake and Nate
Come get some

Come see Chief Roberts!

Hey y'all. George and I make up Chief Roberts. We're playing at Starry Night located downtown Provo. At 8 o'clock, we'll be playing for all of our friends. So come down to see the band. "If there is one thing I like more than playing music, its hanging out with my rowdy cowboy friends."

It's gonna be a sad day

His trainer is in prison for perjury. There are audio tapes that I have heard where his trainer is talking to Barry about how "if you take it, then they call you in, and you pee, it should come out clean." The book Game of Shadows chronicles how Barry Bonds is associated with Balco and the drugs the "cream and the clear." So I am surprised that so many people are saying that we should honor Barry's home run record because a man is innocent until proven guilty. Do they mean when he fails a MLB randomized drug test? The reason Barry took the steroids he did is because they were undetectable. As for me, he is guilty because there is documented proof. And visible proof. Just look at that fat head. So when Barry breaks it, I propose that we all wear black in mourning. Who is with me?

Our trip to the Timp Caves

Hey y'all,
This past weekend George, Blake, Idaho Nate and I went to the Timponogos Caves and it was a lot of fun. There was a 1.5 mile hike that was just challenging enough on a hot weekend that the cooler temperatures of the cave were a nice reward. We spent about 50 minutes in the cave and it was really cool. Check out the picks.

George, myslef, and Blake at the beginning of the trail

Me doing my Bear Grylls impression

Here is a picture of my butt

There were parts that were really narrow, and we were standing on a platform over a cave lake

George looks ready to kill somebody

This is the "heart" of the mountain, and the largest stalactite (not stalacmite) in Utah

After complete darkness in the cave, we were blinded by the flash

We made it through

A nice view after we left the caves

Stuffing our faces with Chinese buff after dominating the caves

Harry Potter and the Order of the Geeks

The title already makes me an iconoclast in the state of Utah.

But this whole phenomenon made me think of an episode of South Park. Cartman bought tickets to a ride that had a humongous line. Kyle, Kenny, and Stan weren't too excited about waiting, but Cartmen reassured them that anything with a line that long has got to be awesome. So they jumped in. After they reached the end, to their disappointment they saw that their line didn't lead to anything. The line was the ride.

Which leads me to another line:

This is what people did these past two weekends here in Utah, as the Harry Potter book and movie were released. There were some who waited three hours to pick up their copy of the book, and then read it continuously throughout the night, to arrive to their jobs on two hours of sleep. There are those who dressed up, only to find the book sold out in a matter of minutes. There are men in their twenties who became as giddy as schoolgirls as they pondered the prospect of Severus Snape revealing his good side. The theaters at Jordan Commons in Salt Lake set the record of Harry Potter ticket sales over one weekend in the entire nation. There is no escaping it, the bandwagon is rolling, and a ton have jumped on.


But I wonder, is Harry Potter a truly touching piece of work that one must include in his or her life? Or is the hype train rolling too fast that it would be impossible to jump off? If one has started the series, is that person bound in seeing or reading anything that Rowling touches? In my humble opinion, it's just a current fad that is not without precedent.


Star Wars was huge in its day, bringing with it throngs of people who thought it was the best thing since sliced bread. Geeks came out of hiding dressed as Chewbacca and Storm Troopers, and Mark Hamill was a national hero. Even to this day, there are many geeks obsessed with all things Star Wars; they are the ones who couldn't move on to Harry Potter. The parallels are many: A huge movie that set up its own lexicon and mythology, numerous sequels, a boyish hero, bubblegum fantasy that has become a phenomenon. It is just that Harry Potter has done it much quicker. They have gone through their first trilogy, a second, and have one to spare, with each successive installment becoming "the best Harry Potter evar!!!"

Personally, here is hoping that people jump off the wagon soon. So for all those Harry Potter nuts, I pose a question: Have you entered the realm of geekdom, and if so, have you realized it yet?

Tim Nahasapeemapetilon?

This picture is as red hot as the candy that bears that name.

This is what I would look like in Springfield. I would have the skin color of Apu and the hair of Milhouse, but that's not a bad thing. You can create your own at simpsonsmovie.com. It's as sweet as the tarts that bear that name.

I christen thee, operational

Hey y'all.

This is my inaugural posting! The reason for this blog is that I got fed up with myspace. I've used it once and got 1,000 pieces of junk mail. Not too cool. I also enjoy theelmstree.blogspot.com, Andrew and Shawna's blog, so be sure to check that out. For all things Tim, be sure to check out regularly.