True Friendship

 So today I was thinking about the value of a true friend. I have learned in my life many times that  a true friend would make it easier to live your values and not make it harder. Tonight I had a great experience with this.

  I am the kind of person who loves telling people what I like about them. Sometimes I hesitate because they might think I am weird or they think that I have some kind of secret crush on them, but I believe that everyone deserves to be complimented. 

 I have realized when at work and your boss notices that you are doing something wrong, they usually compliment you on what you are doing well, tell you how you can improve, and finish on thanking you for your hard work. Its the perfect way to do it. It makes you feel useful and appreciated and that motivates you to get better. Honestly, who wants to get better if the boss just complains about your mistakes. It feels like nothing you do is good enough.

 Well, friendships are kinda the same. Who doesn't love to get complimented with sincerity. I do.

 Anyway. True Friends. I had an experience tonight with a friend of mine. It was way cool. I felt good about myself by the end of our conversation and I knew he felt good too. What a way to end my day. Strengthening a friendship. Complimenting a friend and showing them their strengths and helping them to achieve their potential is amazing. I think we should all be more focused on lifting others. I sure will try hard to compliment others.

Too deep for the public eye? Who stole my clothes?

 So today I had some interesting experiences. I woke up way late, and left my parents house way late to head to Provo, where I live. Once I got back, I went to run errands, including buying a gift for my bro David. 

 After I was done I went to David's to drop off his gift an wish him a Happy Birthday. I was over there for only a few minutes and we just chilled. Then I remembered that I had to run back to my apartment and find some clothes to get to work. I had forgotten that they had been stolen the other night. 

 So some jerk stole my clothes the other night from the laundry room in my apartment complex. All my colors were stolen except for the ones I was wearing and the shirts I never wear. Seriously, who steals clothes that have already been worn multiple times?!!! This is also the second time it happened! So now I'm a poor college student with very few clothes. Okay, I can handle it, just with not much style.... Luckily my roommate Tyson is cool and let me borrow his dark pants for work. Too bad my work shirts ran out of my size. Oh well, I can deal with it and I did.

 So, here's where it gets too deep for the public eye... at work. Between the hours of 4PM and 10PM there's a lot of texting, ticket selling, talking, joking, staring, listening, ticket ripping, etc going on. Normally on a blog I would imagine that I'm supposed to say what happened and tell you what I think of it. It involves more than just a couple people, and some of them may be reading this so I won't say much past this point. You can take a guess at what I'm talking about, but you're probably wrong. Only a couple people know, and sorry, you won't be one of them. 

 If you think my blogs are terrible so far, I only have a couple things to say. One, I might continue with the same things I have so far, or Two, I may decide to change what I say to something that will fit your taste. But just to let you know, this blog is more for me than for anyone else. So I'll write what interests me.

 Oh, and I really didn't mean to be rude. I hope I didn't put off that attitude. And my next blog I'll talk about something much more positive. :)

My First Blog: About Me

 This is my first time ever writing a blog. I didn't think I'd ever start. One of the main reasons being, is that I have been told that I am very disorganized with my writing. I was pulled aside after class at the U and my professor told me this. 

 Well, I don't care. I'm gonna start one anyway. So just to let you know a bit about myself: I was born on July 14, 1986 in Fullerton California. We moved to Utah when I was about 4 years old. I've lived in the same house on Alondra Way in Sandy ever since. Well, that is until I moved to Provo last April. 

 I graduated from Alta High School in 2004. I was an average student. I didn't play sports or wasn't too outgoing. People actually embarrased me for telling me how shy I was, but I was. Still am a bit. I did, however, play the tuba for 5 1/2 years. Probably the biggest mistake was deciding to join band, but I don't regret it. If I hadn't, I'd probably be on a different path right now. I am enjoying life as it is right now. 

 I served an LDS Mission in Maceio Brazil from September 2005-September 2007. Amazing time. I'll write about it later.

 Right now I am living in good ol' Provo. People tell me how crazy I am for moving there and now people ask why I'm not married yet since I've been there for almost a year. Hey people, calm down, I'm not looking to rush into anything at the moment. 

 I'm studying Digital Media at Utah Valley Universtiy. That basically Video Editing, Web Design, and 3-D Design stuff. I love it! I'm not too good at it yet, but I'll get there. One day I'll have a Mac with all the cool programs I need so I can do homework at HOME and not have to go to school to do it. But as many of us college students are, I mean, poor. So its gonna take a while, but I'll get there too.

 I'm not too social, which is weird to be that way in PROVO. I've made a few friends. Some of the include Blake and Alisha, Tyson, Carsten, and David. Tyson and Carsten were roommates and we get along well. Blake and Alisha, I met through an old friend, but now they are my good friends. David I met at my current job. Great kid. Moved here from Chicago, and now we hang out every once in a while. Oh and its his birthday today. Happy Birthday David!

 Last but not least, I work at Cinemark at the University Mall. Probably the best job I've ever had. I've met some amazing people there. I love it. The only downside is the pay. That's why I need a second job, to pay the bills. I'm actually working in the box office, so its not too difficult. Angry customers are always interesting to deal with. You'll hear more about those stories later.

 So that's pretty much about my life. I love it. Sometimes I get stressed out and say I wish I could have it different, but I really don't. Sure I could be a bit better, and I work on that all the time. I'm far from perfect....seriously. Well, that's it for now.