Sunday, February 28, 2010

List O Likes

In no particular order, here's a random sampling of some of the things I like...

1. Wonderful daughters of God
2. Excellent friends
3. Hillcrest High
4. Korean food
5. The French Language
6. BYU
7. Cinnamon chewing gum
8. Stand-up comedy
9. Jeeves and Wooster
10. Group dates
11. Dressing up
12. Kimchi
13. Death Cab for Cutie
14. Success
15. Goofing around
16. Cary Grant
17. John Lennon
18. Paul McCartney
19. George Harrison
20. Ringo Starr
21. My exuberant little sister
22. Guitar
23. Classical music
24. Shakespeare
25. Short Films
26. Mission Impossible
27. iPods
28. Shoes
29. Loud ties
30. Family
31. My bloggin bros (and sisters)
32. Road trips
33. Roller coasters
34. In N Out
35. Vaccations
36. Florida
37. Kings Peak
38. Trail runs
39. Running in general
40. Monty Python
41. Computers
42. Facebook
43. MLIA
44. Plays
45. Film shoots
46. Photography
47. Cinematography
48. Biology
49. Justice
50. The readers of this blog

"When upon life’s billows you are tempest tossed, when you are discouraged, thinking all is lost, count your many blessings, name them one by one, and it will surprise you what the Lord hath done."

End Transmission...

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Monday, February 8, 2010

Feelin like 18 Today

One of the coolest things about photography is being able to get different angles on everyday objects: shoes, lights, soda bottles, etc. But I was reading a short story today, and came across a brand new perspective on life. You ready? Because it just might blow your mind...well maybe at least say 'hey that's cool, thanks Joe for being so awesome!'

You know that feeling when nothing seems to be going right, everyone seems to be picking on you, and the world seems to be coming to an end? Yeah, that's when I'm 14.

Or how about when you go outside for a snowball fight with your dad? That's when I'm 7

That feeling you get when your brother drives you up the wall, your sister bugs you, and the teeniest tiniest thing'll set you over the edge? Perchance that's when I'm about 4

Maybe when you hear that your best friend is coming to town, and you can't sleep the entire night before, just like when Santa used to come? Perhaps that's when I'm 10

When you think your dad knows everything? when I'm nearly 5

When you know your dad knows nothing? when I'm 16

When you realize your dad knew a lot more than you thought he did when you were 16? Um...right now, as soon as I'm about to move out on my own

And then again, the time you drop your books in the hall, freeze up when that gorgeous girl starts a conversation in the hall, you trip over your stinkin shoelace, and you just feel like a lurp? Definitely when I'm 15

Then there's that one time when you just have to go to your mom and say 'help!!! I can't do this on my own." Clearly, that's when I'm 2

And, of course, when Mr. Talbot calls on you, and you know every single little step of cellular respiration, and then you explain it all (in detail of course) to the entire class? Yeah, then I feel like 969 years old, 'cause that's how old Methuselah was, and he knew everything.

You see, I've come to the realization that you and me aren't just 17 or 18. On a daily basis, we're 18, 17, 16,15,14,13,12,11,10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2 and of course1 year old as well. It just depends on the moment to determine which facet shines through. When we're feeling sad and just need a cry, maybe we're 3. When we feel like superheros maybe we're 9. When we feel like the bomb diggedy, maybe we're a 17 year old 'big kid.' It all depends on the day.

Chew on that for a while, and feel free to leave me some comment lovin, because I feel like no one ever reads this blog (P.S. that's when I'm 11, because no one listens to you when you're 11)

Take care guys!

~Joe