Bryant's Life

10 THINGS I THINK … I THINK…

2010-10-20T10:04:00.001-07:00

These are the thoughts running through my head on a daily basis… they are not in any particular order… just random thoughts.

10) I have come to the conclusion that is perfectly acceptable for a man driving a hearse with a corpse in the back to drive in the carpool lane…. However I don't think it is for a man carrying ashes.

9) OK again with my overactive mind I started thinking… lets say for conservative estimates you go to the bathroom for an average of 20 minutes a day. I would say that is a low estimate but we can stick with it… that would mean 140 minutes a week, 7280 min a year and if you lived to 75 that is around 510,000 minutes of time going to the bathroom!! That computes to about 353 days in your lifetime… that is almost a whole year of you standing in front of or on the throne!! What is my point? Time to realize the value of depends… how much more could we accomplish?!

8) The Maldives Islands are a country in the Indian ocean with the highest point being about 7 feet high!! SEVEN FEET!! Is there a country in the world more aware of ice caps melting than this place? Say goodbye to this place in the next 50 years…

7) Math?? Seriously the math I used in thought number 9 is probably the most I have used… ever. Besides basic adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing why do we put such an emphasis on it?? Makes no sense to me…

6) Why in the mythical sense is heaven always seen as up and hell down? I would much rather walk downhill than up… in fact I would assume it to be hell walking up hill to something.

5) The older I get the less I like cold weather… I am hoping that Global warming keeps pace with my ability to tolerate the weather. If it goes up a few degrees every year by the time I am 70 the weather will be great year round in Utah!! Thank you Al Gore.

4) Sitting on the fence makes you an enemy to all.

3) Extreme obesity.. im talking the 400 pounders and big are a real strain on society in a lot of ways. We always hear how smoking decreases both your quality of life and your actual life. Doesn't this do the same thing? How can we tax they in a way to help them out of this situation?

2) As of right now Cap and Trade is the best way to help the environment both from an economic standpoint and a environmental stand point… if we look to high on either end we are hurting society in some way.

1) A lot of westernized countries give you the day off for voting… we don't and in fact make it extremely hard for a lot of people. In turn we always have the lowest voter turn out in our polls… its almost as if the government and people running for office DON'T want us to vote… wonder why that is…

10 things that make me happy

2010-10-18T14:46:00.001-07:00

In my recent discovery of being crazy I have come to some irrational thoughts that make me feel rather rational J For instance I have a hard time when people ask me if I am "happy". What does that even mean? Can there be a more generic question that people usually give the most generic answers that don't even really generate there true feelings to this question? Ok to understand the state of being Happy lets go to the internet which is never wrong… as per Wikipedia Happiness is a state of mind or feeling characterized by contentment, love, satisfaction, pleasure, or joy. So when people ask me this question I feel like I have to answer quickly… and in an instant I am suppose to weigh out my current feelings on everything in my life in an instant! I could be happy with having a house, a beautiful wife and my job, but not happy with school and maybe my car being weird. (it isn't at the moment it is just an example to use…) so since three of the 5 I thought of make me happy does that mean I am happy? I don't know where to draw the line in the sand. So to me, to be asked if I am happy is an overly generic statement that I feel like I am unable to answer at times… even if I am really happy. Now I realize that I am probably the only person in the world that can take such a simple question like this and turn it into something that is a million times more complicated than it needs to be… so for the benefit of me I decided to see what makes me happy. I am going to exclude people from this list because they usually make me happy… Im going to list the top ten things that make me happy that are not people! Here we go…

10) Ice cream on a stick!

Is there anything else in this world more marvelous and wonderful than this invention?! Ice cream is one of the best things in the world to eat and than making it more portable with a million different flavor options is border line genius. I hope to shake the man's hand that invited this one day…

9) Baseball games on TV!

Baseball is America's past time and for good reason any game with any team brings a smile to my face. There are people that say Baseball is boring on TV and to all those people I say…. Shut up.

8) Electric Guitars!

If one were to pose the question what is the greatest invention of all time invented in America I think most would give Naïve answers like the light bulb or the Atomic Bomb. These answers are clearly wrong when put into perspective with the Electric Guitar. Les Paul, a musician from Wisconsin invented the first solid body electric guitar transforming music into a new sound and sensation that defined America from the 20's to the late 70's! As a side note the state of Wisconsin having this man born into it as well as the mass amount of cheese produced each year make this state the most underrated state in the USA.

7) Sushi!

Sushi is one of the greatest things ever to come across the Pacific ocean to fill the American pallet. Is it the raw fish, the seaweed rapper or the creepy infatuation that us Westerners have with the Asian population? Probably a mixture of all three! Who cares pass the wasabi…

6) Watching construction!

This one could be my weirdest but I absolutely love it! Is there anything more fascinating than watching the human mind go to work and engineer great architectural feats? How many dogs have built a three story office building in less than a year? That is right… there are missing those opposable thumbs!! Don't worry I don't let my dog forget that I have them…

5) First day of school!

I know this sounds weird but I love the first day of School. Maybe it's the fall weather, the new books, the opportunity to learn more and more. Ironically one of the things that make me not happy is school after about 2 weeks in when I realize that im probably going to learn very little, im brook from the cost of books and it kills way to much of my free time.

4) Reading a book!

There is nothing more important to my existence than my ability to read. Movie's and TV are boring compared to the wonders of a book. What people can do on the screen is only a millionth of what my mind projects to me when I am reading. A book can take me to places I have never been and get lost there for hours and hours. I can revisit and fall in love again and again with books. Books are wonderful and amazing.

3) WORKING for the Utah jazz!

Best job in the world. I could not think of a better thing than sitting in the booth at 97 years old and dying at the end of a jazz game. I would go out with a smile on my face and not to mention that would probably be somewhere in the ball park of my 3200 game attended… which would put me in the genius book of world records… I guess this one counts as two reasons to be happy! GO JAZZ

2) Cheese!

This sometimes might be my number 1… it was hard to decide but it is safe to say cheese is the most delectable food…. Ever. If you argue this point you will lose… even if you are allergic to cheese it's hard to say it's not the best thing you could possible put in your body J

1)Making people Laugh!

This is my number one and for good reason. If something I say makes someone else smile or laugh it is me helping them get over a crummy day or breaking the slowness of life. If I could do that 24/7 I think I could say I am a fully happy man. The ability to bring joy to people's life through jokes and humor is so important to me.

With a Little Help from My Friends

2009-09-11T13:05:00.000-07:00

A great beatles song... with a great lyrics. I find myself humming this tune more than not. Especially the first lines hit me in regards to the tittle... "What would you think if i sang out of tune? Would you stand up and walk out on me..." And I often wonder at times about friends in general. for instance... what would you think if I moved of state? or changed jobs? Or stop going to school? Or went to a different school? Or any number of things.... silly as it seems how singing out of tune is in the song but in reality it brings a good point does it not? When they get by with a little help from their friends makes me believe there defining there friendship. I often wonder how many of my best of friends would stand by me for everything... or vice versa? Or maybe i just hum it a lot becasue i like the melody :) who knows. but it is a great song and it should leave us all thinking.... "what would i do... (fill in the blank)" for our friends and loved ones as well as back at ya.

PS I really want the new beatles rock band... who doesn't?!

Condo Life...

2009-09-01T14:23:00.000-07:00

I am offically living in the condo as of sunday night. I am rather enjoying it but at the same time it feels kind of empty with me being the only one there... and i have a bed and a table. furniture is slowly making its way into the condo which is good! ill try and take pictures and add them later so when i am the only one that reads the blog ill be surprised :) things are going really well with it... we get married NEXT month. that is insane to think about but i am excited. Its great to have support from all of our friends and family especially for the next 5 weeks im sure its going to just get crazier and crazier. between elisha and I, we totalled over 100 hrs of work last week and its going to be that way until the wedding and maybe for a while after that. things are going better for the most part minus the job. still keeping my eye open internally and outside my work as well. i hope i can find something soonish to make things a bit more barable for working so much. Love my family and my hale family :) Been great to me so far. Still working through just a couple more things in my head hopefully have it all clearned up in no time. other than that things are great

FRUSTRATIONS!!!

2009-08-21T11:28:00.001-07:00

i don't understand for the life of me why we all go through things and have so much frustrations. I just want things to be simple and easy to understand for not just be but everyone in this world especially the people that i love. for example... on any given day i think more people talk to me that I DON'T want to talk to me... than people that i do. Some ive actually blocked there number in the past but they wont leave me alone... and people that i want to come and talk dont as much. its a weird inverse of what makes sense to me. so its FRUSTRATING. its nice to write it down becuas i don't htink anyone will read it... but it takes it off my brain a bit. another frustrating is being stuck at a job i hate with a passion and no were to go. ive never felt targeted at a job before and now i walk with a big bullzeye on my back. i hope it doens't last long either way. so if anyone knows a good place to work let me know :) however i write so little on my blog im sure this is to myself... so ill keep an eye out for a job!

Change Over Weekend....

2009-06-12T18:38:00.000-07:00

So this past weekend we changed over from Treasure Island to Hello Dolly. I'm kind of sad about the whole situation since I really enjoyed working that show... now I will be lost with the large amounts of "free time" I will be having until the next show. Anyways it was a rather "quick" changeover... and after ten years we actually seem to have a system that works. which i am grateful for and for all the people that come and help and deal with my orneriness (not sure if that is a word? I am 100% sure i spelled it wrong if it is...). Well after the normal Saturday/Sunday rig amoral we ended up going to my place to eat dinner. After dinner, being the theatre nerds that we are, Elisha and I went upstairs to watch the Tony's and I may or may not have purchased the sound track to "Rock of Ages" the second Elisha left... I'm not sure. And maybe I'm secretly hoping i can find a time in the near future to go see it because it sounds awesome to me. ANYWAYS... in this picture is the last place i was seen before I was infected with the SWINE flu. Yes that is right... Bryant will be a survivor of the Swine. I will be writing a book about the horrific adventure and the first 100 people that respond to this post with receive and autographed copy of it.
So Ive been out of work for several days on doctors orders... and for those that know me... know that it is killing me! I am going to die soon if i don't go do something. Worst case sceniro... you get swine flu if you hang out with me. who wants to?! Don't be shy! ill be waiting to hear from YOU!

New Thoughts...

2009-05-22T08:48:00.001-07:00

In reflecting upon my recent blog and looking back at the last month or so much has changed for me. To begin with I didn't believe ANYONE read my blogs... which makes me feel good and I would like to thank my family and close friends for being wonderful to me. It also makes me realize how little i use my blog... so here is a new post and hopefully i will continue to write at least through the summer. my new blog entry:

Why I am thankful for Kidney Stones....

Recently I just went through a really crappy situation where I got a kidney stone while i was in Florida where i had NO family with me. Kidney Stones are one of the most painful things that you can experience they say... and i believe it now after going through it. So why would ANYONE be glad to get a kidney stone? I'm sure you are all dying with suspense so I will cut to the chase.

While lying in the ER hospital bed in Orlando Florida waiting for my test results and trying not to self diagnose myself I found time to look back and think about what i want in life, what i need, who i want there with me and all of those plus much more. I think when defining these things i also found time to decided what I DON'T want or need. These all came when everything seemed to look bleak and never ending... and before giving up i found the light at the end of the tunnel. Since I've been back a weight has been lifted... my smile is back and I am ready for life! My last blog has been removed because that situation has been removed from my life. Retrospect is funny. i wish i could have it before i did something stupid. Needless to say that kidney stone gave me the realization to know what I want in life and what I can become and how I can obtain it. Thank you everyone :) now the fun part is to see who out of the "everyone" reads it!!

My politcial views... well some

2008-12-16T14:37:00.000-08:00

The more and more I think about politics and the system we have the more and more I am finding that most politicans are wrong. they contradict themselves and are down right hypocrtical. I am going to put together a few of my thoughts on why I feel that way.

The first established death penalty laws date as far back as the Eighteenth Century B.C. in the Code of King Hammaurabi of Babylon, which codified the death penalty for 25 different crimes. The death penalty was also part of the Fourteenth Century B.C.'s Hittite Code; in the Seventh Century B.C.'s Draconian Code of Athens, which made death the only punishment for all crimes; and in the Fifth Century B.C.'s Roman Law of the Twelve Tablets. Death sentences were carried out by such means as crucifixion, drowning, beating to death, burning alive, and impalement.

Today we still use the death pently in the United States where many of Countries do not. We categorize our people that support the death penalty as Republicans and people that don't Democrats... which leads me to my next point.

Memebers of the political party that support abortion are democrats... while the reserve is true for Republicans. here is where I disagree with both. How can one party be ok with abortion and not ok with the death penalty? And vice versa. That seems contradicting. I feel that I value all life and as a Human I don't have the ability to make the call if a Man should die or not. I think if they commit horrific crimes than prison in Jail forever in a Super Max prison would be justice. I would like to end with some famous quotes for you all to think about (no one will read this but me)

Lord of the rings

Frodo: It's a pity Bilbo didn't kill him when he had the chance.
Gandalf: Pity? It was pity that stayed Bilbo's hand. Many that live deserve death. Some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them, Frodo? Do not be too eager to deal out death in judgment. Even the very wise cannot see all ends. My heart tells me that Gollum has some part to play yet, for good or ill before this is over. The pity of Bilbo may rule the fate of many.

Christmas Carol:

Ghost of Christmas Present.

It may well be that, in the sight of Heaven, you are more worthless and less fit to live than MILLIONS like this poor man's child.

Journal Time

2008-06-25T21:33:00.000-07:00

Hello again.... I usually just add stupid things that really don't pertain to me... so I figured I would add one today because I am feeling a bit like i should. maybe its just from reading other peoples blogs... who knows. I doubt anyone will read this so i don't know if it will really make a difference if i put this down but I think it might help me to feel better if i do. but i doubt it. In the last 5 years I have gone though my share of friends. both my fault and theres. I have seen them leave for many different reasons some including LDS missions, marriage, military and just to get up and leave Utah. All in all i would say maybe 5 friends are still my friend since I was 16 years old. Most of them running away from my "troubled" past i think or just growing apart. It makes it rather hard. I have gone through a few struggles that most people only joke about... in light passing and don't think that it will effect them. I use to be one of those people. Joking about events that I felt were untouchable to me, and for those reading this is not about my divorce, and now looking back I really notice how naive I truly was in it. I have yet to find a person or friend that has gone through the same "discipline" as me which really makes me feel like a bit of a recluse, a loner or a hermit on the outside of the sphere that we all live in. seeing flaws that most wont and handling a situation that most would never even dream of. I feel like I am wandering this earth just to find that one person that understands... and not threw sympathy or empathy... but really has experienced what I did. I do fear that this day will never come and I will carry this cross myself forever. I don't think anyone will have answers I seek and yet they seem so simple, and yet it is untouched by all because they don't understand. This is not some lonely cry out to the world to find me a partner that will understand me for the rest of my life but a cry out to see if anyone else was wronged in the manner that I was. I understand that everyone has struggles some worse and some not as worse as mine, but in my situation making a connection between this problem and another is incomprehensible in my mind. it is not possible. The only thing comparable is the actual event. So I will continue to wrack my brain for an answer... question all that might have an answer... one day it will come... and I hope it makes it all better...

Get Smart

2008-06-25T20:14:00.000-07:00

In 1965 Mel Brooks and Buck Henry started a 4 yr tv series about a secret government agency called Control. It featured a bumbling Maxwell Smart, AKA agent 86, fighting the terrorist like counter part know as KAOS. As Agent 86 fumbles through his day to day his more competent half, agent 99, is always there to bail him out. It is a very funny show with a lot of subtle humor and slap stick comedy intertwined. This year we were lucky enough to see the re-emergence of this long lost TV series in the full length movie motion picture staring Steve Carell as agent 86 in Get Smart.

In contrast to my last movie review I would give this one 5 stars plus! It was grade "A" comedy that really featured a lot of "blasts from the pasts" including a cameo from one of the former players in the TV series. Besides the nostalgic value this movie also features a whole list of reasons to see it. It had some high level action scenes but not to much that it was annoying to watch, competent writing with there underlying jabs at our current administration and even a small love story in it. I was very grateful that the love story was down played and the plot of the movie and character development were more important. I would also grade this movie high on its film work. though mostly clear cut and colorful there where some grainy images and definitely some times where the movie had a little bit of a "Shake-e-ness" that helped create the mood for the movie. All in all there was nothing this movie really lacked. Even up to the very end they introduce a new character which makes it ever more apparent that there will be Get Smarts for us to enjoin in the future.

2008-06-17T20:43:00.000-07:00

On December 16th 1773 we had one of the greatest moments in the history of what would become the United States of America. During the time where the American people where not even a thought and yet the brought together enough pride to start off what is known as one of the biggest revolutions in world history. I can't help but draw comparisons to this and the crisis we are facing with oil now. Do you think the sons of liberty would sit around and wait for the people on capital hill to fix the problem? I doubt it. I don't think we should run and dump millions of gallons of oil into the ocean. But there has to be other solutions. I think if this was 1773 would we try and drill all our own oil and produce enough so we don't have to succumb to foreign rulers and there choices with there companies. Republicans and Democrats alike are to blame and I think we are at a time where the politicians should be help accountable like this great country meant for. At this point we have no politician that has the gal or the ability to help us as Americans. I pray for the future that we can have a change to benefit the American people and not the individuals that run it...

Movie Review: Indian Jones

2008-06-15T13:51:00.000-07:00

If I could find a way to put stars in the negative to reflect how plainly horrible this movie was I would do that. The movie starts out with Harrison Ford surviving an Atomic Explosion by crawling into a lead lined refrigerator and the movie doesn't get any better from there. Throughout the movie there were parts that made me just stop and thing "could this get any worse" And believe me it did. Between the Shia LaBeouf learning to swing by monkeys teaching to an alien blowing someones head up with knowledge. If you are an Indy fan at heart you will think this could be one of the worst films produced.

To end on a lighter note they do have a few things in the movie that I found entertaining. They show the arc of the covenant at the beginning of the movie. The punches and slaps were loud and obnoxious just like the original film. And I would also say the acting was to terrible... just the screen play.

my favorite YouTube video!

2008-06-15T13:41:00.000-07:00

Introduction

2008-06-14T23:14:00.001-07:00

I find blogs a very peculiar and entertaining device that we have at the disposal of our fingertips. for the longest time I have been reading many peoples blogs and leavening comments or simply learning from them. However, I think its time for me to start "blogging" myself. Now I am not going to be filling this with things of my life by creating a journal but mostly to see if I can get discussions going. It is my goal to offend half of you and have the other half agree and switch sides just to make it more enticing. There will be columns of all sorts from sports to politics to movie reviews. I will still add a bit of my personal life here and there and include my photo albums but I am hoping to have a lot of discussion brought to this site.... than again no one might even show up!