Destination Beautiful

Yes, i know i haven't updated this for a long time and i don't have any excuses. I've been lazy BUT also living life to the absolute fullest. Road trips aplenty with non stop giggling...oh man! Anyways, a lot has happened since i wrote last, but all good things. Ive been able to spend a lot of time with family as of late and its been ideal. They've helped me understand things a bit better and with their help and also that of my friends, I got my swag back to the fullest:).

I'm approaching my last semester at BYU and it's completely bittersweet. I'm terrified to enter the real world and step into the next phase of my life but at the same time I'm eager to see if i have what it takes and I feel ready to leave Provo. I know I'll miss a lot of things about it but it'll be about time to leave.

There's a lot of things i don't know; like what I'm gonna do when i graduate, where I'll land a job, how I'll manage to pass statistics this fall, if I'll ever actually meet a girl that gets me twiterpaited (that word is fun to say but not spell) or if I'll ever outgrow my ongoing obsession for candy and mischief...

....BUT there are things i do know. Thus i wish to impart my wisdom to all of my loyal readers and tell all of you the things I've learned at this magnificent university. Listen to this song as you read.

1. Music can aid and help any situation. Listen to it and make it a huge part of your life. It's like alcohol for me (takes the edge off), but i don't drink...put the phone down mother.

2. Heed the advice of your family and friends cuz they're the ones that have your best interests at heart. No matter what the natural man in you desires don't succumb, listen to who cares about you. Especially if all of them tell you not to date a whorish, manipulative, scorpion woman who sold her soul for a few extra bucks (strictly hypothetical).

3. It's really funny when your best friends ask little 12-year-old EFY kids on campus if they know where to score some good Cocaine or PCP.

4. If the Blazers lose to the Jazz on a twenty-five point comeback in the fourth quarter, don't get so mad that you for some reason to decide to shave your entire body for the next two hours in the bath tub. It's messy and you won't stop itching for weeks (again, strictly hypothetical). Thanks for the lotion Amanda. BIG help.

5. Don't let someone that's negatively affected you continue to run your life and decide how you approach various aspects and situations. Live, learn, and cut them out of your life as soon as possible.

6. Forgive. This includes yourself.

7. Try really hard to achieve charity cuz it's the gateway attribute.

8. No matter how many times the cannon center makes you sick, keep coming back cuz something hilarious normally happens there. (I.E. #3)

9. Don't sweat the small stuff. I.E. losing your favorite velcro shoe at the airport while you were sleeping during a snow delay. (I freaking loved that shoe).

10. If you have money, spend it. Yes, very irresponsible but college is our last excuse to be irresponsible and there are way too many fun things going on to be frugal.

11. You look good, you feel good. Care about your appearance but it's weird when you go to ward prayer at belmont and it looks like a damn Rock n' Republic add. Sweats are appropriate sometimes (sorry Amanda...two shout outs! Hot damn!) But seriously, if you try on a pair of jeans and you feel like a new person, get em.

12. Go on roadtrips. If i had a nickel for each roadtrip i've been on id have enough nickels for like two games of pac-man. But roadtrips always offer laughter, riveting conversation with good company, and an abundance of fast food. But don't take that weird asian kid that nobody knows cuz he'll fall asleep on your shoulder a bunch.

13. Kanye West is the best rapper out there. I could care less what he did to Taylor Swift or how egotistical he is. I'm not going to hold him as a Christ figure or join his fan club. I love his music, now leave me alone.

14. Have passion in everything you do and be driven.

15. Don't be afraid to put yourself out there and ask a girl/guy out. I've asked out the same girl on facebook like each month for the past 6 months and she's yet to write me back but will that stop me? Nope! Think again sweetheart (i hope you're reading this).

16. Girls. Stop waiting around to meet some guy that will support you and thus, neglect your studies by picking some lame major and never applying yourself. Put your big girl pants on, grow a pair, and do work (don't actually grow a pair, that's gross, but you know what i mean).

17. Voice your opinions.

18. Network yourself and meet as many people as you can.

19. Stop saying crap like, "i miss your face," "let's play," or "omg, idk, lol, or lmao." Is it really that hard to just say, "hey i miss you, let's hang out soon!"? And these stupid freaking acronyms have to go. Especially in common conversation not involving text messaging or some sort of technological medium.

20. Don't say or write anything in anger. Let it marinate a bit then approach the situation with caution and most importantly, tact. This is one of my biggest downfalls but I'll get there baby.

21. I've realized that since I've been at BYU, i can pick a fight with anyone, anytime as long as I'm with my friends. All of my friends, with the exception of two of them, work out religiously and look like body builders.

22. If you had a good relationship with your mission president on your mission, see to it that you hold onto that relationship because he can be an immense source of strength and solitude.

23. Its impossible to pee out of car window when it's going above 50 mph. So I've heard...

24. If you're going to cut a tree down on campus with a chainsaw for your Christmas tree, make sure and be a bit more discrete about it so you don't end up in the police beat. Also, don't forget to water it and definitely take it out before the first of May.

25. Guard your virtue with all your heart, might, mind, and strength.

26. Get to know girls before you take them out. If you don't you'll waste money and get stuck taking out girls that think the pyramids are in Italy, that "human trafficking" is where large groups of people are all in one area at the same time, that only listen to the mormon tabernacle choir, or dropped out of high school to check into teen rehab for opium (true story). Do your due diligence kiddos.

27. If you're confident, you can accomplish absolutely anything.

28. I don't care how many pairs of True Religions you own, how many APX accounts you've sold, or much you put down for your new BMW, you're still an idiot.

29. Always have things to look forward to because it gets you through the 8 months of cold and snow in Utah. If you don't have anything, create something like a roadtrip to see a sibling, a date, or a concert.

30. Roll with the punches and don't get frustrated. Especially important in my field of work of broadcasting, like when an interview cancels last minute, your camera man sucks, or a lead falls through.

31. I maintain that this is the funniest video of all time. (please watch the first 1:30 at least:))

32. I don't have any remorse for confronting that couple in the library that couldn't keep their hands off each other and making them so embarrassed with my harsh words that they got up and left. It's great you've found lust..i mean love, but please go back to your dorm room.

33. Provo is what you make it. Sure there's those peter's and molly's that tattle on you at flag football games for saying the "hell" or "damn" words but I've made friends here that i couldn't find anywhere else and It's been a helluva ride.

34. Spend as much time as possible with your family because you're not going to have many more Thanksgiving or Christmas breaks.

35. Please please please chew with your mouth closed during meals and if you're chewing gum. Not just because you're on a date, but because it's the right thing to do.

36. If your friend is dating a girl that you don't think he should be dating, don't lay in the weeds with your other friends talking about how toxic she is, but instead, stop, congregate, and formulate a plan of how you can kidnap her. Just kidding, but seriously say something before it's too late.

37. Don't regret relationships or circumstances that ended less than ideally. Step back, evaluate, learn, and apply.

38. Learn the correct uses of, your, you're, there, their, they're, to, too, affect, effect...especially if you're an avid texter because it'll likely bother me for our entire textual conversation if you slip up.

39. It's cliche and redundant but i really do have phenominal friends. At least i didn't bear my testimony about them right?

40. Keep a journal. You don't have to write in it every night but you'll be grateful if you make an entry every once in a while.

41. Facebook isn't a medium to convey your raw emotion about how some boy broke your heart and you can't ever love again because the drama is just too much to bare.

42. Procrastinate. Because how many more opportunities are you gonna have to watch one of your best friends streak at the dorms, go to a midnight showing of "Anchorman" for the fourth time this week, have a slip n' slide in the halls of a random apartment complex, egg your roommates ex's window with 36 eggs, play capture the flag on campus with 20 of your best friends at 3 am, pretend to be TA's in the physical science lab and ultimately make the police beat because of it, verbally abuse the parking patrol, make a "ghost ride the whip" music video, make countless wal-mart runs, build a fort in the lobby, or moon the freshman homecoming dance?

43. If you need a cheap date idea on a triple date, it's ok to tell the girls, "ok, we're doing something cheap but really fun and you guys have to guess what it is!" Then you just wait to see what they guess and plan accordingly:). Very sneaky but very "e"ffective.

Originally i was going to do 50, but then i got to 43 and couldn't think of anymore. Sorry.

In order to apologize, i posted these videos for your enjoyment. View them...all of them.