rokthisway

If you are anything like me you get sick of hearing about corrupt leaders in our government. It becomes fairly evident after a while that our best interests are at the back of their minds. It scares me to think that our government is corrupt. Just as I’m getting married I worry that the amount of greed in our government, and everywhere else for that matter, will run our economy into the ground. I wonder how awful our nation and our government has to become before God will take away our wonderful nation. And I have no doubt that He will. 

It’s made me think about the upcoming election. I definitely care and definitely want to vote. But I’ve had my senses set to “ignore” when it comes to politics for so long that I’ve recently begun to wonder how I will possibly know enough about the candidates to make an informed decision.

Today I found the barackobamatest. It is a short quiz about whether or not you agree with his politics. I won’t say what I scored, but I think it’s pretty interesting.

I have a bit of an announcement to make. I’m engaged and Alec and I are getting married on November 21st in the Salt Lake Temple! Needless to say, I’m very excited and I’ve never been happier. We’re perfect for each other. Cliche, I know. But still true.

I have much to say about the wedding, the preparations, how it happened, and all of that at a later date.

When I was living in Salt Lake City it took a blissful 10 minutes to commute to work. There was never any traffic and the lights didn’t hold me up that long. But since moving home a month ago, I’ve started using public transportation. Specifically, UTA (Utah Transit Authority). I drive to the Frontrunner train each morning, ride that to Salt Lake, and then board Trax which drops me off a block from work. I could say so many things about UTA. Most of it would be negative. The Frontrunner train goes so incredibly slow that I usually fall asleep on board. Granted, it is still faster than the horrifying northbound traffic on i15. I have a feeling that driving will be much faster as soon as the Legacy Highway opens this Saturday. I am impressed with Trax though. It’s fast, frequent, and efficient.

My main gripe about UTA are the absolute inane conversations that I am faced with every day.  Many people feel the need to tell complete strangers about their gripping lives. Others talk on cell phones loudly about their baby mamas in California. The other day I sat next to a loud lesbian that was telling a friend on the phone all about how incredibly smart she is and complaining about the home-schooled religious freaks that live here. I especially admired her outfit of jeans and a plaid mini skirt.  Teenagers opt for loud and annoying hip hop ring tones that go off each time they get a text message, which is about twice a minute.

All of this has made me think that maybe my conversations with people aren’t so thrilling. In fact, I’m sure they sound just as stupid to other people. I just wish there “quite cars” on the Frontrunner. Little to no speaking and silent cell phones. This is my request to UTA, I hope it is more than a pipe dream!

I realize that, once again, my poor blog has gone woefully unattended. I promise not to treat my children in this manner. They’ll probably be much noisier and therefore more difficult to ignore.

In all honesty I have been so incredibly busy I haven’t had time to think. Let alone write. I promise, because I know you’re just sitting on the edge of your seat, to update update update in the next month.

For now, I’d like plug a site called LDS Journal. Don’t worry, you don’t have to be LDS to use it. It’s awesome. If you’re anything like me, hand writing out an entire entry is irritating to even think about. And some thoughts just aren’t public. This works really great for me. There is a feature that is up and coming that will allow you to print and bind all of your entries. You can even add footnotes with pictures, text, and other media.

Last Tuesday (ya I know I’m about a week late here), we took my brother Chase to the airport to leave for his mission. He flew directly to Brazil. We miss him terribly, but here a few pictures. Most updates on Chase and his mission will be on another blog: ElderDude.

The nice (hot) weather has brought many people out riding bikes. I respect their desire to squeeze in some exercise, enjoy the great outdoors, and save a few cents (hundreds of dollars) in fuel.

However, I feel that many of these people actually have a deep desire to die. Common sense seems to completely elude some of these people. However much it may be killing the environment, there are people driving big killing machines on wheels. I fear that a bicycle may be no match for these. If a bicyclist wants to play car and obey all the rules then fine. The people I’m beginning to take issue with are the bicyclists that weave in out of traffic; changing from sidewalk to road on a whim. The other day I actually saw a bicyclist tail a car and then run right into it when it stopped.

Honestly, I just don’t see how you can feel safe performing these shenanigans. Cars still kill, even if it is sunny and you’re in Utah. Be careful people!

Didn’t think I was going to follow up? Well, you’re wrong. I haven’t forgotten about my tornado poll. I just thought I’d let you know that out of my large pool of readers (seven), only two people were thrill seekers.

Males who want to chase twisters: 1

Males who enjoy safety:0

Females who want to chase twisters: 1

Females who enjoy safety: 5