When I left on my mission I had never heard of an ipod. I don't remember seeing one and I know that I never used one. When I returned home I found most of my family and friends having switched over to them instead of CD's. Actually everyone that could afford the ipod made the switch, and the rest were left wanting and planning when to buy one. Then over Christmas I watched as many people were receiving the ipod. (Not in the Foster Family but in the Petzold family we were the only ones who didn't get one). I had not yet become a beleiver. I mean they are nice, but the annoy me. Let me explain.
I would say 75% of students now at BYU have one kind of iPod or another, and about 50% of BYU students put the headphones in as soon as class is over and take them out when the professor starts talking. That means there are a lot of people on campus who can't hear a thing of what is going on around them because they have an iPod. This presents a problem. Imagine 20,000 deaf people trying to get around on a not so big college campus. Needless to say, there are a lot of "accidents" and bumps while trying to get to class. I got to the point where I became an advacate of The ipod license. That is people must be able to navagate deaf, through a room filled with people without bumping into a single one. If able to do this, a license to "use an iPod while in motion" would be issued. This would make people more responsible for their careless deaf walking. If caught in an "accident" without a license, they could be fined or at lest made fun of. Yes, I was a bitter man.
Then yesterday a teammate let me use an iPod because I had to go on a run alone. I ran for a usual 50 minutes, but this time was very different. I spent half the run crying because of Hootie and the Blowfish and their love-ballad "Hold my Hand", and the other half rocking out to J-5 and AC/DC. What a run!!! I was loving it. When I was back in the locker room reflecting on my run, I realized that I was now a believer in the ipod. And sense coming to the realization, my whole world has changed. When I get hit by an ipod user I can now forgive him/her because I have joined them as a ipod lover. When asking for directions, and I get no response or a blank look followed by a loud "What" because they can't hear me, I can laugh it off because I am one of them. The problem is that I am not an ipod owner becuase of certain finacial problems, but just an ipod lover. But like many of you, I have started planning for the day when I can have my own ipod. And what a day it will be!!!!!!!!!
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Sunday, December 03, 2006
The Most Annoying Couple
A few weeks ago my lovely fiance wrote a sweet and friendly blog in which she stated her reasons for loving me. (probably because of the many concerned people who keep asking her why she would say yes to me) I thought it was so cute and very reasonable! But there was something that was posted by Ty that I would like to quote from and then reply to. Ty said...
"Maybe we should start to have most annoying couple contests. I nominate Drew and Kristen as the reigning champions!"
Although the reasons for making such a statement were never specified, I wish to respond to it in a kind and gracious manner so as to not annoy or offend any of the parties to be mentioned... And by the way Ty you are wrong, you are dead wrong!! So I am going to make my list of the most annoying couples in the family and I will state a least one supporting reason for why.
I should also mention one other well researched and documented scientific fact, and that is that annoyingness is inherently a male trait. It is noted that a female can begin to take upon themselves some of the "annoyingness" characteristics displayed by her male counterpart, but this would only be an offshoot of him and would not be of her own making. Therefore a female is innocent of any kind of annoyingness and should not be held accountable for her male partners faults. (Ty you better lay off dude cause your stepping on thin ice) So although I will be mentioning couples to meet the demands of Ty's "most annoying couple contest", the "annoyingness traits" that I will associate with the couple will only be directed at the male.
I would like to start at the least annoying and work my way to the grand champion.
#7- I think there will be little argument on Drew and Kristen being the least annoying. Both are sweet and kind to all and despise confrontation. A person would be hard pressed to find anything annoying with these two angels.
#6- This may be biased because of the help that they gave to me yesterday on a project for school, but with their musical talents and cute little boy, very little can be said about their annoyingess. It is noted that Jeff has had sputs like "man thats the bomb" shortly after his mission and "of course" but those faults seem to have been smoothed out by his near perfect companion Angie. Cal is doing a lot of good as well.
#5- Although accustomed to a rant here or a rave there, Matt and Wendi seem to have found a balance that makes Matt much more bearable. But with that said, it is also important to note that Matt's outbursts are usually justified and well supported, but nevertheless still quite annoying. Thank you Wendi for moving him down the list.
#4- Mark and Liz are one of the greatest couples that I know, but Mark just doesn't seem to want to go any lower on this list. I have noticed a new degree of annoyingness that wasn't noticed before in Mark and that is what I refer to the "G.O.A.T. disease". If you are not sure what that stands for just read his blogs and posts or go to the fantasy football league and you will find it there. Also, it is so annoying seeing the Worland Warriors at the top of the league. There can only be one G.O.A.T. Mark, and it sure ain't you.
#3- He may not be married but Adam comes in as strong a canidate as I've seen in a while with his cereal eating and nose itching ways. If you have never experienced it then just eat a bowl of Honey Nut Cherrios next to him and you will know what I mean. Enough said.
#2- This was a hard call. #1 and #2 were so close but because of the addition of Dana while I was away, Ty and Dana now occupy the #2 spot. This annoyingness is almost allusive at times. It is hard for me to put a finger on it, but I know that it is there. Just the very fact that I had to write this blog is a testament to the reality of it.
#1- Even with the help of his wonderful wife (who I might add is perfect in every way), this man seems to be off the charts of measured annoyingness. From his fake injuries ("oh my back"), to his playing the role of a martyr ("what am I, chopped liver"), all the way to his depressing outlook on life ("We are in a world or hurt") dad seems to top the chart in every category possible. He may be a good man, which nobody is disputing, but he is one heck of an annoying good man.
There you have it. Megan would be right up there in the mix but I decided to leave her off the list. In fact she might be able to take it all, but she is not yet looking to become a couple so that disqaulifies her from joining the "most annoying couple contest" like Adam did. I hope that everyone will look at this and realize how undeserving my beautiful fiance and I are of the title "the most annoying couple" and I also hope that each of us will take time to congratulate the now reigning champion. Way to go Dad, you've worked hard for it. You really do deserve it. My hats off to you.
"Maybe we should start to have most annoying couple contests. I nominate Drew and Kristen as the reigning champions!"
Although the reasons for making such a statement were never specified, I wish to respond to it in a kind and gracious manner so as to not annoy or offend any of the parties to be mentioned... And by the way Ty you are wrong, you are dead wrong!! So I am going to make my list of the most annoying couples in the family and I will state a least one supporting reason for why.
I should also mention one other well researched and documented scientific fact, and that is that annoyingness is inherently a male trait. It is noted that a female can begin to take upon themselves some of the "annoyingness" characteristics displayed by her male counterpart, but this would only be an offshoot of him and would not be of her own making. Therefore a female is innocent of any kind of annoyingness and should not be held accountable for her male partners faults. (Ty you better lay off dude cause your stepping on thin ice) So although I will be mentioning couples to meet the demands of Ty's "most annoying couple contest", the "annoyingness traits" that I will associate with the couple will only be directed at the male.
I would like to start at the least annoying and work my way to the grand champion.
#7- I think there will be little argument on Drew and Kristen being the least annoying. Both are sweet and kind to all and despise confrontation. A person would be hard pressed to find anything annoying with these two angels.
#6- This may be biased because of the help that they gave to me yesterday on a project for school, but with their musical talents and cute little boy, very little can be said about their annoyingess. It is noted that Jeff has had sputs like "man thats the bomb" shortly after his mission and "of course" but those faults seem to have been smoothed out by his near perfect companion Angie. Cal is doing a lot of good as well.
#5- Although accustomed to a rant here or a rave there, Matt and Wendi seem to have found a balance that makes Matt much more bearable. But with that said, it is also important to note that Matt's outbursts are usually justified and well supported, but nevertheless still quite annoying. Thank you Wendi for moving him down the list.
#4- Mark and Liz are one of the greatest couples that I know, but Mark just doesn't seem to want to go any lower on this list. I have noticed a new degree of annoyingness that wasn't noticed before in Mark and that is what I refer to the "G.O.A.T. disease". If you are not sure what that stands for just read his blogs and posts or go to the fantasy football league and you will find it there. Also, it is so annoying seeing the Worland Warriors at the top of the league. There can only be one G.O.A.T. Mark, and it sure ain't you.
#3- He may not be married but Adam comes in as strong a canidate as I've seen in a while with his cereal eating and nose itching ways. If you have never experienced it then just eat a bowl of Honey Nut Cherrios next to him and you will know what I mean. Enough said.
#2- This was a hard call. #1 and #2 were so close but because of the addition of Dana while I was away, Ty and Dana now occupy the #2 spot. This annoyingness is almost allusive at times. It is hard for me to put a finger on it, but I know that it is there. Just the very fact that I had to write this blog is a testament to the reality of it.
#1- Even with the help of his wonderful wife (who I might add is perfect in every way), this man seems to be off the charts of measured annoyingness. From his fake injuries ("oh my back"), to his playing the role of a martyr ("what am I, chopped liver"), all the way to his depressing outlook on life ("We are in a world or hurt") dad seems to top the chart in every category possible. He may be a good man, which nobody is disputing, but he is one heck of an annoying good man.
There you have it. Megan would be right up there in the mix but I decided to leave her off the list. In fact she might be able to take it all, but she is not yet looking to become a couple so that disqaulifies her from joining the "most annoying couple contest" like Adam did. I hope that everyone will look at this and realize how undeserving my beautiful fiance and I are of the title "the most annoying couple" and I also hope that each of us will take time to congratulate the now reigning champion. Way to go Dad, you've worked hard for it. You really do deserve it. My hats off to you.
Sunday, November 12, 2006
Where it all started!!!
Last night I sat alone, very alone. I watched "Life is Beautiful" (which is a great movie by the way) all cozied up on the couch while eating some freshly boiled pasta topped with Ragu-Robusto sauce, all by myself. At times in my life this would have disturbed me greatly, but last night it felt right. In fact it felt great. This is a strange phenomenon that has recently started. It probably has something to do with my being engaged. Actually, it probably has everything to do with my being engaged. It just feels like without her I really can't do anything worthwhile no matter who I am with, or what I am doing. I know that studying is good and beneficiary, but it is nothing like just being with Kristen. This is probably nothing new to most of you but to me it is groundbreaking. I mean, I would rather sit alone in a dark basement watching a movie than to go and have a night on the town, just so I can call and talk to her without being disturbed. I admit that this does hinder the old social life, but there wasn't really much to hinder in the first place that didn't involve her already. I guess it just feels opposite of what a young, dashing 21 year old young man like myself:) is suppose to be doing on Saturday nights and yet I wouldn't have it any other way. That is a comforting feeling to me in so many ways because it confirms to me that I made an excellent chioce and serves as a constant reminder that I'm living for more than just me now.
It also signifies the ending of a period of my life, a period of little responsibility and late night sleep overs with the buds. A period of paintball fights and James Bond 007 Nintendo 64 tournaments, which I consistantly dominated. A period of water drinking contests and TPing topped with a few door bell ditching runs. A period of dating, trying to impress, and DTRs. A period of singles wards and ward prayers. I guess the end of real childhood, adolescence, and singlehood. I will admit there is a part of me that is sad to see it go, but most of me has been waiting, even longing to see its demise. I don't really get any enjoyment out of that stuff anymore. Instead I find real staisfaction in planning our future, setting priorities, or doing some meaningful work for her (like making and addressing 250 wedding announcments). In short, I am getting old.
And that is what prompted me to write this blog. The start of my aging!! The end of Little Guzy Guy, and the beginning of Goose Man. It all started about 5 years ago now when I asked Kristen to go to Homecoming with me. From there we progress to the night I told her that I didn't want to date her anymore because I was going on a mission. As we move down the timeline we reach her baptism, and then conversion. My mission call and her church callings. A few letters later and I was home, and she was available. It didn't take me long to realize she was the one, and I didn't waste anytime popping the question. All of these experiences kind of kicked the child out of me, and although there is still plenty there, I feel like a man ready to take on some serious responsibility...for two. Kristen and I were talking about this just last night, after "Life is Beautiful" had finished and my pasta bowl had been emptied, about the differences between us then, and us now. Also about how our relationship, which began from fairly superficial beginnings and has now become deep and meaningful. I guess that where it all started, is now where those days have finally ended. But with that ending there is coming a whole new beginning. One in which I will never have to worry about being alone on a Saturday night again. At least I hope so!!!!!
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
I am on line
That is right. The long awaited time has arrived. I am now an offical blogger. I hope that you will check often so you will not miss one moment of the D-Man's (that is me) life. Enjoy!!!
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
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