did you think that i was dead? well, i'm not...

Well, i figure that a blog update is well overdue. i just cant fill you in on everything, but i'll give you the quick resume.
summer ended, and my carefree free time ended with it. saved money, started dating michelle, and got ready for school.
school started with the beginning of september, and i've just been super busy since. right now i'm trying to balance classes, reading, homework, labs, work, calling (i was called as a counselor in the EQ presidency), and michelle. its tricky business, and i just dont have enough time to go around, so i prioritize and live one week at a time.
these last two and a half weeks i havent had work (the system was down), so i got to catch up on school work, learned some important life lessons, and didnt earn any money. started work again yesterday, and it was a good feeling to know that i was making money, though it is stressful with this added 20 hour time constraint. again, living one week, day by day.
today i took a my first french midterm, and it went really well. my physics midterm was the worst test score i've taken at BYU, and my computer systems class was above average. my programming class has the midterm next week.
oh yeah, you probably want to know what classes i'm taking. well:
CS 142: Intro to computer programming (Java)
EcEn 124: Intro to Computer Systems (how computers work)
Physics 220: Electric and magnetic physics. (not my first choice for a fun class)
Beginning Tennis: (My second choice for a fun class, after bowling)
Fren 321: My RM French class, hard, but if i play it right, i'll end up with 16 additional A credits!
EE new student seminar (basically one lab a week that gives me a sampling of various EE fields)
Hepe 105?: an online health class that i havent even looked at. aparently it can be done in a week or something. my tennis class is a block class, so i'll have more time for that then.
as for michelle, not engaged today (sorry). although things are going really well. call or IM if you want to talk.

and here's some specifics.


18 August i went to my first concert, Jack Johnson, in SLC. it was pretty good, a good learning experience above all. at least i was with enjoyable company.
patiently waiting
me trying to look cool
we got so bored waiting for jack to come out that we resorted to poking each other simply for personal amusement.

minigolfing with friends in Orem. lets just say that i came, i played, i conquered.
yep. this pretty much describes our relationship right now. michelle is the cute one, while i am the silly ridiculous one.
we went to Manti for the Mormon Miracle Pageant (about three and a half months ago). it was good. good ol mormon culture. oh yeah, i got to go do a session in the Manti temple, which was pretty sweet. i was jumping into this picture
i started to learn how to solve rubiks cube on my mission, and i'm about 2/3 done! i'm trying to do it without cheating
after being turbopunched by some girl at wardprayer. didnt even see it coming. luckily, somebody was there to capture the moment.
a more recent picture of me and michelle. isnt she a cutie?