the program

this past weekend i read an article about how crappy the u.s. is in every type of world competition, most recently noted in the winter olympics, world cup, and wimbledon. we also lost some world baseball thing a few months back. but they didn't mention cycling, where apparently we seem to be pretty decent. some guy who is not lance armstrong is currently in the lead and has a good chance of winning. who knew? it's really too bad that we suck at almost everything else. it would be interesting to see a study done on why it is that with all our might and money, we still suck on the playing field. any ideas?

so did i speak too soon or what? before i could even post this, landis, the american cyclist from above, did terrible and went into like 10th place. but even since then he has bounced back to 3rd. he better not let us down since he is america's only hope at sports on the global stage.

greg ipson. man, what can i can even say. he died like two nights ago in a car accident near vegas. we all went to high school with him and he was an interesting character if i remember right. he was lds and served a mission in las vegas. the ipsons are a great family and i can't imagine how crappy it is for them right now. my heart certainly goes out to them. we were just at his sister melanie's wedding and he was right there leading the reception. so many people will remember him and how amazing he was at that wedding, so that's pretty cool. it really sucks but these things happen i guess. you can't help but stop and think about your own fate. i think six feet under has really prepared me for anything god can throw at me in the way of death. i suppose even my own. i'm sure i would eat those words if something did actually happen, but i'd like to think otherwise. kim and i are in talks about maybe going out there for the funeral.

Nacho Libre (2006): a monastery cook is torn between his commitment to god and the orphans he cares about, and his life long dream of professional wrestling. the movie was funny, but lacked any substance. some of the conversations were really long and dull, which dragged the movie down tremendously. there is no real point to the plot. he basically sucks as a wrestler, then has the big championship fight at the end. there is stuff going on with the church and a sister he is going after, but i never found myself concerned for his circumstances. he is vain and a jerk from start to finish (although he is nice to orphans). i found it interesting that there were so many homosexual and transgender overtones in the movie. i was hoping for something really original from this movie, but it is obvious that the creator of napoleon dynamite directed the movie and it is obvious that tenacious d rockin’ jack black is nacho. they should have left those characters and signature styles out of this movie and worked it all from scratch. there are a number of really funny moments, but that was mainly because there was a crazy lady laughing her head off at every joke. while it's not terrible, i think too little time was put creating the story. don't see.
disappointing, C-

i am scared to death over the program. and when i say "the program", i mean the only program that matters which is the interdisciplinary telecommunications program, or itp for short, or the program as i prefer. the program is going to suck. not suck, but just be very difficult. i fear that i really will fail some of these classes. let's see, we have telecommunications theory and applications, network economics and finance 1, telecommunications seminar, and telecommunications business strategy. however, after some thinking, i will most likely drop business strategy. so the schedule actually isn't as frightening as before, but it's still no walk in the park. and my straight A obsession is long gone now. all i'd like to see now is a passing grade.

after showing our place to a few more folks this past weekend, we had a few offers and decided to just go with whoever was first so long as any credit/background checks turn out good. grandma lady couldn't deal with the stairs so the two brothers are in. they seem like really good guys so we are glad. there was a married couple who really wanted the place and we are sad we didn't give it to them. but they did have two cats though so i think it worked out better this way. it's nice knowing our new carpet won't be destroyed by a two year old's spaghetti sauce or two cats throwing up on each other. i don't know why they throw up on each other, but i'm sure this couple's cats will. so a nice weight has been lifted. but still, nothing compares to the program.

kim has been in park city the past two days with work stuff. tonight i'll drive up and spend the night with her at whereever she is staying. it should be fun, although i've enjoyed my nights of movie watching and game playing. and trying not to stuff my face. gotta love that.