Yeah, Xbox 360 is here, sort of. my brother and i have been saving up for months so we can afford the $400 necessary to purchase the "premium" xbox 360. the "core" 360 costs $300, just for reference. Anyway, i had planned to go to walmart around 8-10pm and wait til midnight so i could beat the craze. as it turned out, vouchers had been all passed out by 6:00pm! unbelieveable!! thus the question, why so many nerds, and where do these people come from? how do they have the time to wait (literally) for 16 hours for a game console? basically, it was a let down to save $400 for months, only to have our plans frustrated by some little nerdy kids who just borrowed $400 from their parents, and then didnt have school or work to keep them from the long wait! its just annoying! fortunately, i have a definite edge over the next shipment of xbox 360s. one edge is that no one knows when the next shipment will come in, thus no one can really wait for an indefinite deadline. another advantage is that logan has decided to call walmart every morning before he goes to school, thus when the next shipment comes in, hopefully, we will be one of the first to know. lastly, im trying to get into the gaming industry, in fact, i got a job interview for gamespot (a large local gaming store), and i hope that employment there will give me some news about when the next shipment will come in, thus giving me my final edge. some may say this is nerdier than waiting for hours, but to this i respond that its just smart shopping... :) ironically, my original xbox died the day xbox 360 came out! talk about good timing! so it goes in the life of a gamer! most people are bored by gaming, but just for comparison purposes, think about this. the average home PC runs at around 2.5ghz to 3ghz. the xbox 360 has three processors which run at 3.2ghz each! to sum up, the xbox 360 is several times more powerful than any commercial PC on the market! all ive got to say is craziness! take it easy everyone, HAPPY THANKSGIVING, think thankful thoughts and enjoy the food! Happy Holidays!

Well, today i was out sick, and i had alot of extra time on my hands...that is...inbetween the restless sleep of the sick. its been a really neat day, since i finished the Book of Mormon today. i dont want to sound braggish, but since i use this blog as a journal, i wanted to record this event and the feelings that accompanied it. id like to say that the promis made by President Hinckley is true...if you finish the Book of Mormon, you will be blessed with an added measure of the spirit, i know that i have felt it. im not a person who has lost count of the number of times ive read the Book of Mormon, my current completition count is twice. still, when i finished it this time, i felt something different, it really touched me differently and more deeply than before. i try to shy away from deep religious experiences, but i want to say that i know the Book of Mormon is another testament of Jesus Christ, and im grateful for the ancient prophets who wrote the book. i know its true, and that is my testimony...or at least part of it. i feel such a connection to the people of the scriptures, the struggles of the lamanites and nephites, the jaredites and the sorrow of moroni as he watched the destruction of his people. anyway, i just wanted to post that, so i will remember the feelings of finishing the Book of Mormon. and now i bid farewell. brethren, audieu. lol!

Yeah, its been ahwile since ive posted, i know, but thats because its been a busy couple of weeks!! i wont bore my public ;) with boring details and such, so ill try to keep my comments to subjects of interest...lol! anyway, school has been going fairly well, only its been sad since soccer season ended. im making it ok though! also, the college application proccess has been a headache! so far ive gotten everything completed except for the essay section of the BYU application process. i think im going to apply to BYU Idaho, SVU, and perhaps another utah college depending on how things go. one cool thing i found out was that one of my close friends was going to BYU, so that would be cool to get to room with him, its just cool to know some other "southern" boys are going out to BYU with me! in other news, this 6 weeks is over, meaning i have 4 more grading periods before my senior year is over! and the good news is that ive compiled some really good grades! for this 6 weeks ive got a 99 in AP Cal, a 96 in Honors Eng, a 96 in Honors Arch. Drafting, and finally a 100 or a 99 in Intro to TV Prod. its nice to have a few more good grades to add to my high school transcript. Lastly, i had my youth council meeting last night, as well as a youth fireside, which i spoke at! it was really cool, not to mention i was extremely nervous, considering it was my first "stake" speaking assignment. the funniest thing was that my mom sent my little borther with a mini tape recorder to record my talk and all the good comments people said about it...haha....it was pretty funny! i just hope people dont think im conceited or anything...but it was cool...very mom like! and trust me mom...thats a good thing! anyway, im out...im going to try and get some serious work done on my college essay so i can hopefully finish wrapping it up. oh yeah...if anybody has any tips on writing a 300 hundred word essay about personal achievemtns, recognitions, or other such things that make me a stand-out college candidate, i would appreciate the help!

 

 

It's been an exciting week! Surprisingly, MAHS soccer made it to the playoffs for the first time since my freshmen year! how amazing is that? the only downside is that we were the lowest seed at #12. we lost our first round game to elkin 7-0. overall we had one awesome season, and eventhough we didnt get a state chapionship, or even a conference championship, it was easily my favorite soccer season ive been a part of. i wish i knew what our final record was, but i cant remember what it was. we were pretty close to the .500 mark though. the soccer banquet will be this monday where awards and certificates are given out. however, in other news, i recently got a haircut! pretty surprising i know, but it was getting to long! and we know its getting too long when i think its too long! its cool though, i really like it, and i will post some pictures so everyone can enjoy and critique my new haircut. ive got a few things left before me and the family leave for the wake soccer game, but i just wanted to annouce that english is annoying!! last night i finished a 7 page paper about my shadowing experience. the shadowing part was fun...dont get me wrong, but 7 pages about 4 hours! its just ridiculous! but i finished it! my paper was basically a good introduction....a good conclusion...and then 4 1/2 pages of....absolutely nothing! anywya...look below for all the soccer pictures as well as some haircut pics...adn enjoy!

Sweet! 

Uh OH!! 

Did I Mess That Picture Up? 

Staying Warm! 

Danville Fun 

My posting these days has mostly been limited to really big events, or i just feel like i need to post something since i havent posted anything in awhile. This post, however, happens to be a really big event! we met halfway between our houses in Danville to see kim's dad race. Kim and i met about 11am at a hotel in danville and then i drove us both to the raceway. it was actaully kinda exciting to see bro. waters race! he did pretty good from what i gather, since he placed highly overall and in his class of cars. unforunately, i dont have any good picture to post yet, so i just posted some i had of me and kim last time she came to my house! i look kinda goofy, but honestly, with pictures of me and kim, who ever looks at the pictures to see me? :) kim and i also pitched a little bit in between races, as well as fighting off the biting cold! part of the day i braved the cold with nothing but a polo on! as the sun went down it started getting really cold, even for me, so i caved in and put on my hoodie, so it worked out! overall, i cant really describe it as well as i would like...its hard for me to really convey what kind of time i had...but believe me...it was...good...oh yeah, random, but in other news, i got a speaking assignment on the first vision while i was in danville! i got a call on my cellphone from a number i didnt recognize, but it turned out to be bro. yeoman, who gave me a speaking assignment for the next fireside on the first vision. Ironically, today i got another speaking assignment for the sunday after the fireside on honesty! it could be a couple of busy weeks! but i do enjoy speaking and teaching others, i dont know how well i do, but i still enjoy it! oh yeah, and lastly, ive got some blood work at the hospital to do tommorow, so everyone wish me luck with that, im not really looking forward to it, but i just want to get it over with! anyway, tahts all for today, and kim...good luck with school the next couple of days...ill say a prayer for ya!

 

 

Hardcore Underarmour 

Underarmour 

Yes, the day has finally come...sad though it may be. i played my final soccer match in my home Wallace Shelton Stadium. it surpirsed me how nervous i was about the game, eventhough it was one of the easiest teams in the conference. well, needless to say, we beat them 6-2, even with utilizing a new defense at the end of the game called "watch the other team shoot on our goalie" it was pretty effective and we only allowed two goals with this new prototype defense...lol! it was sad to know that my senior soccer season has actually come to a close. but on the plus side, what a way to go out, in front of one of the biggest home crowds in my enitre soccer career. overall it was one aweosme night! i also included some pics of me after the west wilkes game, which was another aweosme game, since we beat the team with the best goalie in 1-a state conference. next week we play elkin tuesday and then east wilkes wed. if we win either of those game, we are almost guaranteed a spot in the conference tournament, which hasnt happened to MA soccer since my freshmen year. anyway, wish the team luck (and me) and keep it real!

Soccer Playa' 

Senior Night Prep. 

West Wilkes 1-0