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With Downs Comes Ups

2011-05-24T08:41:00.002-07:00

Hello from a new week and a new attitude!

Last week was shit. But hey, thats life. I realize looking back on it that a positive attitude and a good pair of walking shoes is all you really need to get through life unscathed.

I met a pretty cool chick from Colorado this weekend. We shared stories of Boulder, talked about the Cup Cafe, Riding up to Jamestown, the crazies on Pearl St. It was nice to relate with someone so randomly like that.

This weekend I also went to one of the most badass concerts I have ever been to: Trampled By Turtles. They played at this real intimate venue; The Independent on Divisadero. I mean just check this out and then imagine 200 screaming San Fransiscans going crazy around them.

Rode my bike some more, cruised up to Tiburon and then around what I call the scenic route. Felt pretty good, definitely feel my leg strength coming back, and being at sea level helps a ton.

Bought tickets for EDC-2011 in Vegas today. So unbelievably excited for this. Also, cant wait to see Deadmau5 and more at Outside Lands in August. Should be a good summer of festivals and festivities.

Thats it for now, but I will play you out with this

A out!

Reality realization

2011-05-19T10:38:00.002-07:00

So,

I am sitting here at Discount Tire, waiting for my car and thinking.

Today, the real world wins. This sucks. I want to be 10 again and play war in the woods with Keith. I don't want to worry about tread wear and finish my sales calls for the day. So good job world, today you have defeated me and have won.

In other news, I am dumped. Add one more to the list of special women moving many hours away from me in the greatness of a relevant relationship. It's hard not to feel like I wear a giant sign on my forehead that says "Let me love you then leave me". This shit gets old. I really liked this one. She was a good combo of literally everything I was wanting and a whole handfull of surprises.

Talking to a good friend, she informed me that I wear my heart WAY down my sleeve, which is a good thing, but you aren't in the same place as many of the girls I date. I wonder what place that is? I want to learn from someone, teach someone, care for someone and be cared for. Doesn't seem like that far away of a place....

I love the place I live, am good at my job, have great friends, but I am still feeling so completely empty. Almost without purpose, but I don't want to sound THAT pathetic.

Whatever, it's May in California and there are sensors to sell. At least I don't live in New Mexico.

A out

Wednesday Nights

2010-10-13T18:44:00.002-07:00

So I am sitting here in my studio, blasting Deadmau5, eating a bell pepper and drinking a Gubna. I am thinking this is what life is about, the "finer things" if you will. I have been a little down about my job lately, but am starting to realize SO WHAT? Everyone hates there job, work is a 4 letter word. Life happens before and after work, so you have to take advantage of it. Today at 5 I screamed out of the office, went dank shopping at trader danks, came home and whipped up a sweet meal and now I am chilling. This is the best part of my day, not the 9 hours previous.

I think in general it is just a hard transition from the College fart around life to the suit and tie business world. Is one necessarily better? I do not know....but I will say this. I make between 50 and 100,000 dollars a year, and it feels great.

Those who say money doesn't buy happiness obviously never bought a Deadmau5 ticket and a rack of Gubna.....

Things I have been enjoying lately:

2010-10-12T20:07:00.002-07:00

-Northern California

-Vegetables

-My Family

-Cooking

-OB

-Reading

-Ben's Blog

-My friends near and far

-Crossfit

-My new apartment

-Ross and Target...

-Coffee

-Toyota Prius

-Lara bars

On a side note, things I don't enjoy lately:

-Work

-My boss

-The brakes on my car

-The shocks on my car

-The DMV

WOWZA

2010-10-09T08:41:00.000-07:00

So I have been obsessed with this video lately...the music mainly

EL GUINCHO | Bombay from MGdM | Marc Gómez del Moral on Vimeo.

Great days

2010-10-06T19:55:00.002-07:00

So today for me was actually pretty good over all. Lots of progress on many fronts...

1. Had a very in depth theology/philosophy conversation that worked out well in the end. It is always good to have practice explaining what you believe to be true....

2. Fairly decent sales calls. I am not good at this job yet, but I am getting better day by day. Technical Sales is really just a game of 20 questions...and getting 19 doesn't do you any good. On the same note, I still

3. Working out: Awesome. I am really enjoying cross fit. Call me a cult follower, call me a meat head, but I really enjoy getting my ass kicked, especially by the insanely strong/good looking women at the gym. Makes it easy to come back. My new goal is to do 5 muscle ups in a row 12 months from now...or at least be as strong as I possibly can.

4. Meeting people: I took an elevator ride with someone for the first time today at my Apartment. The conversation lasted all of 5 seconds, but baby steps..She was rather cute and going running. I can live with that.

So basically I love Norcal, all the things I am doing outside of work, and my paycheck....works for me

A out

Goals

2010-10-05T20:38:00.001-07:00

Ive started to put together a list of life goals, just for future reference:

1. Become a particle physicist

2. Become an astronomer

3. Become an inventor

Well that pretty much covers it

A out

Perception Is Reality

2010-10-05T04:45:00.002-07:00

Is the "real world" really all it is cracked up to be? Who knows. All I know is that the real world is all what you make it. Some peoples real involves surfing all morning then going to a coffee shop. Others involves 14 hour work days back to back to back and a boss they can't stand. What is your real? I guess in the end you make whatever real you want. Whether thats working at In and Out 4 days a week so you can pay for new skateboard wheels, or 60 hour weeks at the office so you can pay for new insurance premiums and vehicle registration.

All I am trying to say is that you control whatever real world you live in. Don't let anybody tell you what the real world actually is, because to you it could be completely different.

As for what my real world is right now? Tune in tomorrow.....

I'm back?

2010-10-04T20:39:00.000-07:00

I will be back up and posting shortly....hold your horses

Worth a shot

2010-02-08T15:37:00.000-07:00

Downfall, part II

2010-02-04T07:16:00.000-07:00

This is my response to this issue:

To whom it may concern:

My name is Andrew Wyatt and I was born and raised in Flagstaff Arizona. I have recently learned about an incident that saddens me deeply involving a Flagstaff cyclist and the Mountain Line Bus system. The incident, case number P09-26400, was a dispute between a man riding a bike and a bus driver who did not give the cyclist proper room when passing. As outlined on the Arizona State Legislatures website, http://www.azleg.state.az.us/FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=/ars/28/00735.htm&Title=28&DocType=ARS, a cyclist shall have "not less than three feet" of distance between the passing vehicle and himself. It appears in this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8imU93A7mLk&feature=player_embedded, that the man in question DID NOT receive his legally allowed three feet, from a city worker non the less. However, I am not upset that this man ONLY had that right taken away from him. As a cyclist myself, I have encountered situations like this many times over.

What does upset me is the City's response to the issue. How can it be that a City bus driver does not know the laws of the road? How can it be that his supervisor does also not know the laws and rights of the road? Are they granted special powers because of their City worker status that allows them to take away the rights of another citizen? In addition to the passing distance issue, how can the City justify issuing a Disorderly Conduct citation to the cyclist? Is the City saying that riding a bike on the road in the bike lane is Disorderly Conduct? Or are they saying that trying to educate the bus driver about the laws so that he does not kill or injure a cyclist disorderly conduct? I believe we all remember this incident: http://azdailysun.com/news/article_2f70fe3c-5c3b-537a-9afe-0ec680120083.html, and we can agree that preventing further accidents should be a top city priority. What shouldn't be a priority is using Police muscle to revoke the rights of cyclists and back up bad decisions or training by Mountain Line.

Shame on you Flagstaff.

At the very least I would like to see an Official City apology issued to the Cyclist. Ideally Mountain Line should either re-educate or educate their drivers on ALL of the rules of the road.

Downfall of Humanity

2010-02-03T06:29:00.003-07:00

So in an attempt to not sound super negative, I waited till Wednesday to post this. Actually, I don't really care if I sound negative or not.

So lately I have not had too much confidence in man kind as a whole. Nothing really in particular, but certain recent events have just pushed me over the edge. Take for example all of the outcry for aid to Haiti. Very noble cause to help humanity, very poorly executed by humanity.

So we take a bunch of MULTI-millionaire celebrities, give them (thats right, GIVE them) $10,000 dollar suites, take up massively expensive air time, organize a huge glamorous concert with all the bells and whistles, and then ask for a $10 dollar donation from all of us humble middle and lower class citizens who constantly have our eyes glued to the TV screens. Sounds perfect huh?

Not exactly. Why don't the celebrities just donate the cost of the concert instead? and shut the hell up about it? Wouldn't that be a lot more effective in helping the people of Haiti? Certainly, but no one actually cares about Haiti, they just care about themselves and there image in the public eye. All they want is to LOOK like they care....

This brings me to my 2nd point: TV series. Are you kidding me? I know people who CANCEL plans with actual real life friends so that they can watch 22 minutes of filmed, scripted, acted out life. ??? Does that make sense to you? I mean dont get me wrong, I watch TV. I watch Sportscenter almost every morning. BUT it's REAL. Actual information that can benefit my life. I watch news, and the weather channel, and live sports. Stuff that at least somewhat matters and can affect my life. I know for a fact that no ones life has ACTUALLY benefited from watching LOST or Glee or any other crap mini-series habitually.

Any who, I will end my rant for now. After all, humanity did invent coffee, which is awesome.

Link Dump:

Bike Jerks

I've said it all along, Avatar is exactly like Dances with Wolves

Perfectly Designed? or not...

A OUT

Cool of the Day

2010-01-27T09:23:00.000-07:00

Cool Stuff Today

2010-01-14T07:08:00.003-07:00

Well,

Not much on my mind.....

Check this out

And this

might as well try this too

As for me, I am just drinking a BUNCH of coffee....waiting to go to class.

I want some boots like this

And sunglasses like this

kidding about the glasses......kind of.

Proof that mustaches are good:

Welp...............

Got to go, coffee is getting cold

A out

DENIM WASH

2010-01-12T16:38:00.003-07:00

So I decided to FINALLY wash my jeans today. I purchased them on July 6th, 2009 and wore them EVERY day between then and now. I washed them in my bathtub, inside out, with cold water and a little bit of detergent. They soaked for 30 minutes and then hung until dry.

After 6 months they were a little beat up, especially in the ass region. I guess thats what I get for riding a bike every day and having a thick wallet.

The water was pretty nasty after words... probably a mixture of bike grease, pizza grease, snot, beer, nacho cheese, dog slobber, campfire smoke, dirt, grass, and who knows what else.

Check back in a few weeks for pictures of the transformation after the wash.

Yahtzee

2010-01-04T20:37:00.002-07:00

Well, another legit day on the Colorado slopes today. First people in line, however we were the 2nd chair up because some idiots decided to pay way more for there pass so they could cut 3 people. Way to go....

Any way, First run at 8:50, last run at 3:30. Never really had to wait in any lines, didn't crash super hard, weather was absolutely perfect. 6 or so inches of fresh top powder in many places and pretty decent cords to rip elsewhere. All in all I would say it was probably the best day of snowboarding I have ever had in my life. (I even had a 12 inch frozen snot trail at one point).

Shout out to Kenny and Marsha, the two coolest retirees I know. Ice climbing, back-country skiing, rock climbing, camping, van-ing, cooking, skateboarding, hiking badasses.

Thats it for now...who knows that to expect tomorrow.

A-out

Photo Update

2010-01-02T14:20:00.001-07:00

Denver.....4th time this year

2009-12-30T10:46:00.002-07:00

Welp. I am back in Denver. Again. For the 4th time. I love it. White shit everywhere. Roof racks on roof racks.

Getting breakfast now, then bummin around town with the Hackenator. Looking forward to Boarding, Back country boarding, ice climbing, napping and bustin out my brand new jacket. Check back for pics and stories later in the week.

A out

Ride Biking

2009-12-17T08:06:00.004-07:00

I've been doing it again. 2, 3, sometimes 6 hours at a time. By myself, with friends, doesn't really matter. Fat Tires, Skinny Tires, its all the same.

The most epic of rides occurred on Tuesday. Ride Time= 6 hours. Roughly 75 miles of riding.

Left my house at 12 noon. Rode to 50 year trail (22 miles away). Rode the Chutes loop. Rode back to my house. I don't care what VH1 says, I in fact had the best day ever.

Other than riding I have been applying for jobs and internships for spring and summer and such. Got hooked up with a cool internship in Tucson with Corey Ferrugia and 7 sound productions. Check em out here.

Other than that........

Listening to: Miike Snow- Animal

I want to marry the girl at Buffalo Exchange

2009-12-10T18:21:00.002-07:00

Seriously. Like get down on one knee and pop the question. I feel like posting this on the Craigslist "missed connections" sight.

She was hip.

She was cute.

She laughed at my jokes.

She had red hair.

She is perfect.

End of story.

life

2009-12-03T05:58:00.002-07:00

"provide incentive for the things you want to have happen, provide disincentive for the things you don't want to have happen"

Why the Fuck is Casa Grande so Big?

2009-12-01T11:09:00.004-07:00

Seriously? Why? It is literally in the middle of no where- Half way in between Tucson and Phoenix. Thats like being located between Hell and Purgatory. Just pick one already. Add to that absolutely no Industry, Universities, Tourist Attractions (other than the Cracker Barrel), anything. It is a 2 freeway exit suburban metropolis. It is everything that is wrong with America.

THIS is everything right with America:

CONTEXT

Clothes made the way they should be. Designed to be worn and used and re-worn and re-used. The days of the throw-away economy are over.

On a different note, it is December 1st and the "No Shave November Hipster Crap-fest" is finally over. Everyone that didn't actually want a beard can now shave. But a reminder - Shaving is for weak-souled sissy boys.

Until Next Time

It seems to me:

2009-11-28T18:45:00.002-07:00

OK here we go. Blogging again. I have a lot to write about this time so bear (bare?) with me. Im gona start with some random brain dump stuff and then ill try and wrap everything together in a nice little package.

Jeans. Girlfriends. Coffee. Parents. Blood Pressure. U of A Football. Friends. Hometown. Uncle. Graduation. Life. Work. Mountain Bikes. Death.

Ok, lets see what I can do with that.

By the Numbers:

144: Number of continuous days I have worn my Kicking Mule Workshop Jeans with out washing them. They are looking Pretty Legit.

158: 158/81 was my blood pressure today. Should be like 120/80. WTF?!>! looks like I will be cutting back on some things....

1.5: Number of months me and Christie were "officially" together. It was a great time for the most part, but not what I needed or wanted. She probably feels differently.

2: Number of wonderful pumpkin pies I made for thanksgiving. absolutely wonderful.

Alright where are we? Oh thats right. Coffee: If you are ever in Flagstaff you should go check out Campus Coffee Bean. Good place to drink coffee and chill out.

Chilling out is exactly what I have been meaning to do. I went and Saw 2012 the other day (sucked, way too long, but thought provoking) and it reminded me of how little time on this Earth we have. Make the best of it or die and get "eaten by the worms" as my good friend Josh says. Sounds cheesy enough right? But honestly, the things in life that make you happy are all that matter. Dont like paying bills? Then they don't matter. Really like eating Bacon? then that really does matter. Seriously folks, If you can get 1 thing from dealing with me through this blog its that you should ONLY be concerned with things that better your life. Go ride a bike, drink a cup of coffee, pet your dog and talk with your mom and dad. If you aren't happy after that, than go jump off a cliff.

Sidenote: U of A Football actually makes me happy this year. Last minute win against ASU today had me dancing on top of my couch.

OK that is enough for now. And I know, I am sorry. No link dump, no videos, nothing. Its my blog and I do what I want....

LATER!!!

nope

2009-11-15T18:46:00.002-07:00

I don't think I am an interesting enough person to have a blog. Maybe I will try again tomorrow.

Who Knows....

IM BACK!

2009-11-14T16:40:00.001-07:00

Im back....computer problems are solved. Check back tonight.....

Apologies

2009-10-12T21:49:00.002-07:00

Hello world,

My sincerest apologies. I have not written anything in over a month. A lot has happened for me in the last 5 weeks, and I hope some of you have been worrying your pants off about me not writing.

Lets see, QUICK recap: Helped brother paint/move into new house, Camped on Mt lemmon, witnessed Corey break his collar bone, figured out I am graduating in May, ate ALOT of food, and cut my hair. Oh, and I got a Girlfriend....Pretty sweet last couple weeks.

Things I have learned in class this semester:

ECON 300 (Wells) - "People are plauged by periods of excessive optimism and pessimism" This one quote has had more impact on me than anything else I have been told all semester. Think about it........actually think about it. When times are good, life couldn't be better and everything is looking up.....then when shit hits the fan you cant catch a break and you get a flat tire on the way to school. Not only does it govern the micro economy, but it also governs your life. Pretty crazy stuff from an old guy with a mostly brown wardrobe.

Bruce Stauffer - "58 is the new 20"..........if you know Bruce you know what this means......Also "Too often people go through life worrying about stepping on broken glass, but sometimes you have to be the broken glass".....Bruce could sell books I tell ya'

Lastly, I have decided that I, Andy Wyatt, am infact a hipster. Well, at least compared to my class mates in Eller: I ride a single speed bike to class. I wear tight jeans. I have been listening to Indie music lately. I don't give a flying fuck about corporate America or the career fair. I drink from a Nalgene.

Pretty Crazy Stuff.

Until next time.....keep riding. Its the only way to stay a kid your whole life and not feel like a dip shit......

Grubbing on LemmonLong HairMullet Hair

Dead Cow at 24 Hour CourseThe beauty of Tucson

Disappointment

2009-09-07T17:58:00.005-07:00

So here I am....again. In a very familiar yet awful place: Disappointment.

I tend to build things up in my head a lot. That's probably why I always get to this place every few months. Every flyer I see, every girl I meet or every beer I drink inspires me to completely change my life or restructure my wants or something of that nature. It started in elementary school, She really doesn't need a name but for the sake of this example lets call her Kari. We were gonna marry, have kids, a big house with a white picket fence and a 3 car garage. That's the idea I built up in my head. She, on the other hand, wanted someone to talk to online before she went to bed every night. Our outlooks were just a bit whack.

In high school it was joining the Army Rangers. I read every book, website, rented every movie, talked to the recruiters, did push ups, took up the lingo, everything. I was dead set, until I told my parents. Needless to say I ended up in College.

College is when shit got real. Friends started to get married, have kids, and got real "adult" jobs. I wanted this, I wanted the settled down life. Insert victim number 1...

She was great, loving, and spunky. Still love her. Wish things hadn't of worked out the way they did, but I'm glad to still have her in my life. The ideas were ridiculous: Move to California, drop out of school, wait 5 years.....etc etc etc. It just didn't work, and it fucked me up for a while.

Victim number 2....the leggy blonde.....I think the only thing I can say about her was that it wasn't all my fault. I think she was disappointed too. But not exactly like I was. She jumped on a plane and moved to another country, and BAM, disappointment. Maybe I could of done more, maybe I said the wrong things....who knows.

So you would of thought by this point I would have figured my shit out. Learned to not go in head first ALL the time to situations. But it was getting worse....in the time it took to order a drink for a girl and have the bartender make it I was already thinking about "life plans" with this lucky drunk girl. Why? Who fucking knows......honestly.

So that went on for a while, 2 dates and a long goodbye type of thing.......lots of disappointment.

What am I getting at? I don't really know. I guess I am trying to be mad at other people for my lack of being an asshole. I am sorry I cant be a flaming douche to you like your ex. I am sorry that after a few times of hanging out, I tend to start liking people. I am sorry that when I like someone, I like to show it. MY BAD. I didn't realize I could disappoint myself by liking someone and showing them. Perhaps there aren't any girls out there that do the same...and I am just destined to be disappointed.

I guess that is why I have my mountain bike.....for days like these......

A out

Tricats

2009-08-31T21:20:00.002-07:00

Thanks for the crucifixion. I don’t think anyone has had that much fun sine the Romans killed that one carpenter guy….

Rather than cause a bunch of grief, and disrupt the wonderful plans this year, I’ll just let everyone rip on me and blame all the problems on me. That way the club can “heal” as our VP has put it. Seriously. Let it all out. Put all the bad stuff on me so that this year can be completely drama and conflict free. Alcohol at parties: MY FAULT. USAT changing nationals selection: MY FAULT. Obscenities and rowdiness at races: MY FAULT. Budget issues: MY FAULT. Too much fun: MY FAULT.

I would rather everyone else have a good year and me get blamed for all of the problems than (and GOD forbid) we actually take a minute to think about what was good from last year and go from there. Instead, we should of course just try and fix all the negative things about last year and run through the maze blindly in all other aspects. Obviously, if we don’t have any fun and make everyone sign NO FUN contracts than USAT will go back to the old nationals selection. Obviously if we mandate swimming and enforce NAVY SEAL like swim plans that will change the initial problem of motivation. And of course we should subsidize every race that everyone does so that people get a real sense of appreciation for their officers and fundraising. It should just be expected that races will be paid for and that we will act appropriate at all times because we are the upmost of athletic endeavors. Our sport club requires higher discipline and stricter guidelines than prison. And of course, as we represent the University of Arizona, we cannot include any shred of fun or even “legal adults drinking legal alcohol”.

Sorry for ruining the past year for everyone,

Sincerely,

Andy (The EX President)

PS: fuck off if you think I am the one who is wrong here

Location

2009-08-25T06:59:00.004-07:00

Where the hell have I been lately? I mean Gosh Damn......Where do I live? Just in the past week alone I have slept in 5 different beds in 4 different cities. My "House" has had barely any use whatsoever (most likely due to its dilapidated state). For the 3rd time this summer I just drove from the Lakes of the Midwest to the Rockies of the west to finally the Dessert of the southwest. I did 90 hours of driving this summer in 6 days. I covered 6000 miles as fast as possible. What did I learn from it? Well, a lot.

1. Nebraska Sucks. It always has, always will, and unless plate tectonics speed up 10,000,000 times and they get some mountains before I die, it will always suck.

2. New Mexico Sucks. A lot. Sure it has pretty landscapes and intense dust storms, but it still sucks. I vote we either give it back to Old Mexico, or just relocate all the Jews from the middle east to New Mexico. Seriously. They can have it. The entire world would be better off.

3. Boulder Colorado is one of the best places on Earth, hands down. That city just has it going on. In my 3 visits to that town I met more cool, active, incredibly good looking people that honestly just want to have fun ALL the time than an Abercrombie ad. I will venture back to Boulder, and I will enjoy the shit out of myself.

4. Midwest people are just plain nice. I don't know what it is, but there has to be something about farms or drinking pop that does it.

Speaking of Location, I have 3 classes that total 5 hours in the same fucking room, and the same fucking seat. My ass doesn't move from that plastic bucket for 5 hours. Mondays and Wednesdays my ass can't hang out, its busy.....Sorry.

That's it for now, not sure when I'll be back. I just picked up a pretty sweet new toy that is going to take up 99% of my free time.

A out

Worry

2009-08-16T12:59:00.004-07:00

So I just booked a flight to Chicago last night, and then I turn on the news and see that 250 kids have been murdered in Chicago this year. That makes Chicago almost as dangerous as Iraq or Afghanistan. Uh Oh....Not to mention I will be making another 2000 mile trek across the country by automobile. Good thing I got that new Health Insurance Policy the other day....

On a happier note, I have made some new life goals:

Attend a Justice concert

Attend a Tiesto Concert

Attend a Daft Punk Concert

Attend a Bloody Beetroots Concert

You get the idea....

A out

Speed

2009-08-12T12:21:00.001-07:00

So as I am sitting here in the house I grew up in, bored off my ass on another lazy summer day, I started to reminisce. Wasn't it just Freshman year with 100's of college parties to go to and people to meet? Wasn't it just another Wednesday night at the moon or another Pre-game at Joels house? Damn, time sure flies when you are having absurd amounts of fun.

Now I know im only 22, and I still have another year in College, and another 60 years ahead of me, but DAMN I feel like everything is behind me. Maybe I am not willing to open up my eyes to the slow life, the 9-5 life with 2 kids and a wife life. But why should I? I have a smorgasbord of friends in a crazy college town and more hobbies than Jesus himself. I never have a night out that is not entirely too much fun....ever.

But today, something is different. I dont feel good about all of it. My friends are married. My ex's have kids. My brother is buying a 5 bedroom house. My parents dont even have Communist Nazi dinner at 6 o'clock any more. WTF?

I look at people who have settled down, who have there mid-sized sedan with a parking space at work and a tee time every Saturday, and I cant help but want to kidnap them and force them to be 21 again. 21 again and riding a bike around after some moderate drinking. 21 again and HAVING FUN.

Is settling down really that? Or is it actually just lying to and forcing and impeding your younger, funner self to die?

The way I see it, the cubicles and Blackberries of today are no different than the castle walls and monarchies of yore. You say Middle Manager, I say Serf.

5 years from now, if I am wearing a tie and kissign my bosses ass for a promotion or some sort of stock option equity sharing program, I beg of some one to please come stab me in the eye with the very pencil I am filling out my TPS report with.

And so I will play you out with this: Go watch Office Space. If any part of that movie relates to your job or life, then ask yourself what are you going to do about it?

From the famous words of Peter Gibbons:

Mountains

2009-08-10T09:16:00.004-07:00

So John Denver had something going, something about some sort of Rocky Mountain High. As soon as I got above 5000 ft I pretty much forgot about all of my responsibilities and goals. So here is a little recap for all Ya'll about just where in the hell I have been recently.

Saturday and Sunday (August 1 and 2) were spent in and around Boulder Colorado. Lots of DPA, Bike Riding, and (once again) long midnight strolls through the center of town. Shout out to Ashley Scott and Dani Shotwell for hosting the A^2 for the LOOONG weekend.

Monday A^2 rolled to Flagstaff through the rocky mountains, and in the process completely avoided the worst place on Ear....I mean New Mexico.

Tuesday went for a rad bike ride up to Snowbowl. Got good coffee and breakfast at Macy's, and ended up at Pay and Take after that.

Wednesday did the Buffalo Park Challenge course, then Andy took off for the hot Desert.

Thursday the XBOX crew played some Disc Golf, visited Goodwill Industries, and Dutch Oven cooked. I had on THE most ridiculous cowboy outfit ever.

Friday we all went to the creek, then me and Steve-o ended up at Pay and Take before taking part in the Pre-wedding celebrations at San Felipes. GOOOOD times that night.

Saturday was KRAGS wedding. We of course had to pre party for it by playing Wizard Sticks. The wedding was really amazing, I teared up a little bit for it, and then we all danced our freakin asses off. The only reason we left was because the iPod died and no one would let me hop on the Mic to continue the party.

Sunday was the annual Crew Pancake Breaky and Home Run Derby. I ate the most Food but then hit the least home runs. Oh Well.

A out for now. Maybe I will do something more creative tomorrow.

Denver

2009-08-01T06:49:00.004-07:00

Wow. What can I actually say about last night.....except that it was the coolest experience of my life. Essentially it was a hipster convention at the Denver Art Museum. Everyone from Canadian Tuxedo wearing old men to the most properly dressed man with a Mohawk I have ever seen. Everyone's eyes were continuously judging: up and down: scoffing and smirking: wanting and hating, all at the same time. Yet, for some strange hipster reason, everyone was getting along and having a great time. I was wearing my nice denim and sick ass flannel shirt, and yet people were still scoffing me up and down, but I was loving it. I liked being judged by the coolest people in town. In between looking at some western and modern art exhibits, we grabbed a beer and watched the end of a very strange fashion show, complete with a DJ battle.

As we were leaving, and the rain was pouring down on yet another Hipster love fest in America, I wasn't sure whether the evening made me less cool or more cool. Sure, I had perused through an art museum while listening to ambient beats and whilst bumping shoulders with skinny legged, moustache sporting persons, but I had also just perused through an art museum while listening to ambient beats and whilst bumping shoulders with skinny legged, moustache sporting persons. Not sure who wins out on an evening like that. Maybe these gals, who knows at this point:

Who Knows.......who freaking knows anymore

North

2009-07-30T07:40:00.004-07:00

Last day up North. Here are some lousy photos:

Headed back to Madtown, packing up and heading west....see ya when I see ya

A out

People

2009-07-29T19:10:00.002-07:00

I feel sorry for all the people out there who aren't me. Honestly, because in my mind I have the absolute best friends and family in the entire world.

I was thinking today, as I was fishing with the Suters, how in life all you have is friends and memories. Nothing is more permanent, nothing is more "real life". True friends, really good friends, always tell you how it is, and are there for you, and make you laugh, and even make you want to punch them in the throat, all at the same time.

I truly feel sorry for people who do not have the absolute bestest of best friends right now. And for those that do, do something nice for them. Let them know how much you appreciate their friendship right now. Write them a note, send them a message or email, hell, even poke them. Just let them know you are grateful for everything they provide. Think this is stupid? Try imagining your life without some of your friends.....it would suck. Don't try and deny it.

For those of my friends who I haven't seen in a while: MY BAD. I left town in quite a hurry this summer, and might not of said good bye before I left. I will be back soon however. Quite soon. Like 5 days soon. Don't fret.

Oh, and home made ice cream sandwiches kick ass. Lots of ass. Huge amounts of virgin ass is kicked by ice cream sandwiches.

A out

Complex

2009-07-29T07:43:00.003-07:00

So here's the Story behind the Name:

One beautiful Tucson morning this last spring, I was sitting with my faithful compadres Ben and Andy on the Cafe Luce front patio. It was a rather cold spring morning, so we were all fairly bundled up and drinking our coffee's and espresso's before our morning ride.

As we were sitting there enjoying our morning brew, neither aware or unaware of us , there was a quite crazy homeless man across the street digging through the buss stop trash cans and yelling to him self. As he made his way across the street, we started to notice his behavior. We all became slightly concerned when he went inside Cafe Luce, requested a plastic knife, and then left in a hurry. On his way out, he stopped to ask me a few questions.

Homeless Guy: Hey man.....where did you get that hat?

Me: Uhhh... Up in Northern Arizona......

HG: Oh. Does it help with the 10 77 complex?

Me: Yup. Yes it does.

HG: Alright...........

And then he proceeded to walk away, leaving all of us 100% completely and undeniably confused.

I pondered the 10 77 complex for a few months, wondering just what in the hell that man was talking about. Given the fact that he was a crazy, deranged homeless man, I tried not to let it bother me that much. But I still wrote it down and thought about it.

Two days ago the answer came to me. The 10 77 complex is my blog. Indeed my cycling cap would help with my blog, because that cap has provided me with memories, and this blog is basically just the written extension of those memories.

To wrap up, I would like to thank the aforementioned homeless man. After all, without him none of us would be writing or reading this right now.

Quick Link Dump:

My Never Land Ranch

Perhaps not the most useless College Major ever....

How I wasted most of my Junior Year

(Listening to: Tom Jones)

Why the Internet was created

2009-07-28T15:28:00.002-07:00

VERY VERY VERY cool idea. Possibly the reason the internet was created. Basically a collaboration of hundreds of people on the internet to re create the original star wars movie by filming unique 15 second clips. Check out the blog and completed scenes.

Star Wars: Uncut

Photos

2009-07-28T14:49:00.002-07:00

Some photos I have taken of things this summer:

More to come....

Reasons

2009-07-28T09:34:00.001-07:00

I have many reasons for starting a blog:

First of all I have this crazy idea in my head that people think I am intersting and therefore would be willing to read a few paragraphs from my head everyonce and a while.

Secondly I have been wanting to become more creative in my endeavors this summer. A^2 has been writing some music, making Vlogs and even doing some arts + crafts....

Thirdly I want to chronicle my life, for my purposes, so that when I am old and fat (or young and fat) I can look back and remember the good times.

On that note, these are some memories from this summer, in no particular order:

1: Madison Mallards game/birthday celebration

A: Crepes and French Press at Bradbury's

*:Peeing off a 60 foot construction lift on my Birthday

3: Ride biking with the better known half of A^2

b: Bekaw'ing the living daylights our of passerbyers in downtown Madtown

To summer-ize this summer: It has been far too short, yet far too long at the same time. It was the first summer I have spent outside of Arizona, and the first time I have ever been to Wisconsin. The land of Cheese Curds and Beer has treated me well, but I am definitely ready to get back to the land of Cactus. I rode my bike a little, ran a little, and laughed at the thought of swimming. I ate incredibly well, stayed plenty hydrated, and got to live in a few really cool houses. My hosts for the summer were absolutey incredible. The Suter family, just as odd as any family out there, were the most gracious hosts a little boy could dream of. I truely felt like part of the family, and they even called me there 5th son (behind their dog and slave laborer). In the end I am going to miss Mike and Lisa more than anything in Wisconsin. Afterall, you can buy PBR pretty much anywhere, but you sure as hell cant buy Mike and Lisa.

Thats all I have for now, but I will play you out with a few links:

Really, The only thing to touch my butt for the last few weeks

Infinite Internet Garage

Keep your inner, pocket protector wearing self updated daily

(What I am Listening to: Kings of Leon Radio on Pandora)