Basketball, finals, and sweater parties

Proud I was to attend the basketball match on Saturday with two ute friends. You know Utah has a bad basketball team when you are disappointed that BYU only wins by 19 points. It was an ugly game, but I am still proud of my boys. The biggest test of the season will be Saturday with Baylor coming to Provo.

So here it is, the end of the semester. The only thing standing between me and lots and lots of skiing, are four finals. I see it as a race of sorts. sure I've been running for a long time, but it's all in vain if I don't sprint to the finish.

Every Christmas season I am scared that I will be sick of ugly sweater parties. But somehow they are still fun year after year. Nothing beats openin white elephant gifts with all the boys.

Sorry tribe

Congrats to my Buff fans for your first road victory in 4 years! The sad thing is it came at the expense of the tribe up north. To think that a half-decent U team could have played in the PAC 12 championship if it had defeated the worst team in the in the conference doesn't make this new-look conference look good.

The Big Apple

Visited I did, find a big apple
I didn't.

NYSE was a finance nerd's delight.
Notice how I snagged a pic with the babe from Fox Business.

Silly liberals, Romney didn't even run against Obama. That was McCain.

11:11 11/11/11

What better place to celebrate 11:11 11/11/11 than the pie pizzeria?! When I noticed the time, I stood and announced it for the whole restaurant to hear. Saving me from embarrassment, the crowd celebrated along with me. And for some reason I was wearing a black garbage bag over my clothes

Mustaches

Who decided that mustaches at BYU are ok, but beards aren't? This man I spotted in the library may have had a say!

Let It Snow

In honor of the recent snow accumulation, I am posting this pic from last ski season. This snowboarder (yes, that's a snowboard he's on) was discovered in early February at Snowbird ski resort. I later spotted him unsuccessfully attempting a 360 in the terrain park. I would love to see the footage of his flailing ski poles from his camcorder! Who needs a Gopro when you can strap on a 20-year-old video camera from DI?

Occupy

While taking a break from meeting with banks in SF this weekend, I visited the camp of "occupy San Francisco" in my suit. After penetrating their fortress and as I posed for this picture, I heard one hippy say to his friend, "Don't mind him." I may drink 2%, but I plan to be the future 1%.

Beer in Provo

I didn't even know that beer was sold in Provo! Now it's possible to break the Sabbath day AND the Word of Wisdom! Apparently there used to be a law outlawing the sale of alcohol on Sunday. Gotta love Provo!

Coke with Bud

There he was in Iceberg with his teammates, celebrating a bronze metal from the Huntsman Senior Games in St. George. I sensed a thirst that needed to be quenched, so I bought him a Coke. He travelled all the way from Ohio to compete in the annual competition. My new-found friend Bud gave me this advice, "Don't drink, don't smoke, and you'll be over 65 like me and still playing volleyball." He loves the Word of Wisdom and he's not even a Norman.

Library Lovin'

When I spotted this sign on the 5th floor of the library I assumed it was just a joke. But after asking the help desk, I learned that people actually makeout in the library. That's what happens when Mormon college students try to calm their raging hormones

Is this human? Nope, probably cougar ...

Is 16 hours on campus normal? At BYU it probably is. I sys test then two more classes then career fair then another class then finance quiz the HW til the library kicked me out. The next day I was at school from am internship interview at 9:30 to midnight again. It was all worth it when I saw my student number with my M Comm grammar test results!

13 years in the making

After last week's embarrassing loss, it was refreshing to see some life out of the cougs. The best part is that we finally broke the 13 year drought without a kickoff returned for a TD. Next up: USU. They are surprisingly good this year. If heaps learns to pass and we convert more bluezone possessions to TD's we should be good

Cougar embarrassed

I got out of school Thursday and Friday to go to lake powell with my job. I drove my own car down specifically so I could drive home a day earlier for the BYU vs. Utah game. Not only did I miss out on another day of wakeboarding and relaxing, but I had to watch as my team got mutilated by the tribe that adopted me. We better pull our heads out Friday for UCF or this could be a long season...

Honor Code

I survived another week in my new habitat. I did go and visit my tribe for the long weekend. My friends and I participated in the first annual "bro dash". The purpose is to find the fastest friend for bragging rights for the next year. I didn't win, but I finished towards the front. 

Tuesday brought me back to Provo. While walking through the Wilk (student center) I found this ad next to the newspapers.

This ad reminds me of how strange this cougar den is! I promised to live the honor code when I left the comforts of my tribe up North. One part of the honor code includes obeying the law of chastity. I think I broke the honor code just reading this poster. What else am I supposed to get from "Get dirty"?

The cougar made it to the den

I am the Salt Lake Cougar. I was born and raised in Salt Lake City in an environment not conducive to life as a cougar. Being a lone cub amid running Indians strengthened my conviction in the sporting world of BYU. Despite our differences, the Ute tribe had adopted me as one of their own. I lived with 5 of them Winter semester a stones throw away from the U campus in Salt Lake. At the age of 23 I finally left the tribe and made it to the den and became a full-fledged BYU student. It has only been 4 days, but the differences are astounding. Don't get me wrong, I am super happy to be here. But I can't help but share some of my recent zoobie findings.

I call this specimen "Cougar". She was spotted at Taco Bell on BYU campus trying to seduce young, naive BYU students with her cooking skills and immodest shirt. Not only did she lose 54 pounds, but she is probably close to 54 herself. A cougar in every sense of the meaning. The honor code office caught her wearing an immodest tank top and demanded that she put on something more appropriate. Please warn freshmen and RMs alike of the potential hazards.