My generation, your generation...they're both totally wicked

Everyone covets the generation that came before them, and they never want to be in the generation that followed them, yet everyone wants to be younger than they are – wtf?

-S.E. Barclay

hans ringger

God help the sister that comes between me and my man.

Oh moab, oh eight

Team Hardcore goes to Moab again April 18-19, 2008 for a weekend getaway. We left Friday morning and stopped on the way and played at Crystal Geyser again, then once we got to Moab we hiked Delicate Arch. It was Mary's first time and she didnt know quite how to react...

On the way down from delicacy, I decided to run down the mountain, not thinking or caring about the lack of traction I would have on the gravel at the bottom. The event was skillfully filmed by Sara and is now on youtube for all to see. As you probably guessed, I did fall, but my camelback did what it does best and flew under my head like a little pillow so I was fine- didn't even shed a tear. Besides, Dr. Diehl was there and brought her first aid kit, and did what she does best and made it all better.

Then Sara did what she does best and found us an awesome campsite away from the crowds that were by the river. Instead, we pretty much had our own canyon!

I brought food for tinfoil dinners- but of course I did what I do best, and forgot:

1. enough tinfoil

2. utensils to eat with

3. utensils to cut with

4. tongs, or something to take our food in and out of the flames.

But all was well because Wendy, a.k.a “Captain”, found some sticks to use as tongs, and occasionally used her hands. She took one for the team!

Then Sara, a.k.a “Inshape”, made us spoons out of cardboard and tinfoil, and Megann, a.k.a “Slim”, and Mary “cheesecake” chopped up all the veggies with a razorblade. And I, well, didn't do anything because I ate it on the mountain and hurt my arm and cut up my hand. When they were finished, they were sooo tasty!

Sara, Mary and I slept in a two-man tent that night and it was a little cozy, but it wasn't bad. In the morning, I woke up earlier than everyone else so I hiked up the nearest mountain and laid out for a while in the warm sun.

Saturday: We decided to hike the Devil's Garden Primitive Loop, which takes you through a few really cool arches, and if you go past Double “O” arch, you get to the Dark Angel. At Dark Angel we split up- Wendy, Megann, and Mary went back on the trail we came from while Sara and I finished up the Loop. It was very cool, very primitive. Altogether I think the hike was 7 miles. We were all pretty tired after that, but a few of us made a quick stop to see Sand Dune Arch, but there was a sandstorm in there so we couldn't stay for long.

PHOTOS- here's some of my favorites...

All of us at Delicate Arch.

I guess Sara made spoons for everyone except herself...

enjoying our meal

Dark Angel

One of the best parts of Devil's Garden Hike

I can't decide which one of these pics of Sara I like better! So I put them both.

That's why we call her captain

cute and candid

hiking back from delicate

One of my favorite shots

We got some mexican food and then made our way back to Provo, and got home pretty late, so we pretty much wanted to go to sleep. Tired, dirty, and sore we pulled up to the driveway only to find a huge party at our house...

I'll keep cubical-ing. For now...

“Customer service is a series of activities designed to enhance the level of customer satisfaction – that is, the feeling that a product or service has met the customer expectation.”

Wikipedia fails to recognize what customer service does to the employee taking the calls... but anyways, so that's what I do! I enhance customer satisfaction... which usually means giving them a refund and NOT being employee of the week because of it. Yes, I wear a headset 39 hours a week and doodle on post-it notes since I found out what a cubical was on March 12, 2008. As a result, I hear the phone ringing when I sleep. I start taking notes on customers involuntarily when try to email a friend. My “To Do” list outside of work includes buying pins and bringing pictures and other decorations to make my cubical more “homie”, homey. But I'm not going to complain about sitting indoors (while the sun is shining brightly (good job, annie!)) listening to angry customers and their cuss words because, after all, I did pick this job. And there are good things about working here. My co-workers are funny and rad. My supervisor looks and acts like Dwight (from NBC's The Office, ever heard of it?) and always wears either a superman logo or fire flames everyday. see below. sup Ryan!

I've got a good friend that works with me, and it pays pretty well. And Good Earth is just across the street.

So I thought I was going to put in my two weeks notice today, but I think I will hold off a little while longer for the sake of my pay check.. . and, also, i love listening to what people say when they think they are on hold.

anyways, office soccer: