tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34563403002290765762012-01-24T19:27:31.450-07:00Holla. Holla Atchya. Holla Atchya! Blog. David's Holla Atchya! Blog.David's Holla Atchya! Blognoreply@blogger.comBlogger2321100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3456340300229076576.post-49455852944976686342012-01-21T21:50:00.000-07:002012-01-21T21:50:47.374-07:00

I have been licensed to drive a motorcycle for six months now and it's been six months since I first rode one that incredible morning at Northern Virginia Community College. I remember it like it was just last June. Less than a week after getting my license I had bought a bike and began my new life. I put over 1,000 miles on my bike this Summer, ran out of gas on a thoroughfare four times, gave

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Did you know I actually have a label called 'Haircut' for my blog entries? This is the seventh such sizzling post. Every time I go to be groomed I try to make it a memorable experience. Today fit the bill. I have my favorite Arlington Asian barbershop atop the Rosslyn metro that I would recommend to anyone. (I've mentioned it before.) Anyway, I was pleased to see that my hair dresser renewed his

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Just to clear up any loose ends, my fish died right before Christmas. I changed his water then went to dinner. Upon returning his bowl was empty, much to my bewilderment. I then did some investigative work, which included looking down, and found his dried carcass on the ground. It appears he leaped to his death. In unrelated news, I made sushi later on. With the exception of the formal, family

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I went to a Yankee Swap (affectionately and bewilderingly called a 'White Elephant' in some Southern states) on Friday. I arrived with a box of Saltines and left with a fish. Why the Saltines, you ask? I had five minutes to get a gift at Harris Teeter and Saltines are super easy to wrap- and they look deceptively awesome when concealed in holiday paper.  When they were unwrapped the beholder

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Last week I ho hummed down the stairs joyfully to wash my whites- only to find the washing machine inoperable. As a 17 year veteran it finally succumbed to its war wounds and decided to kick the bucket. Alas for me, for I had no white clothing. In my extra wallowing time I wrote the following poem about First World Problems: When you want to wash your clothes and the machine will not clean, You

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I have a nice desk at my home. It's grand and monogamous (or is the word mahogany? I can never remember). What I do not have, however, is a chair with wheels. In fact, the chair is a dining room chair- very uncomfortable and best at cutting the circulation out of your legs where the cushioning meets the wood frame. As such, I don't roll in it much. It stays static- stuck in my room like the

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No Shave Movembeard: A compilation of all things manly, or in other words, a clash between No Shave November, Movember (Mustache November) and NobemBeard. November is a month to remember those who have suffered through cancers more prone to men, such as prostate cancer and testicular cancer. As such, I decided to join the party this year- not by getting cancer- but by growing out my beard. I went

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I've been called quite a few things in my life- some of them I'd like to be remembered by and some of them I shan't repeat. However, as a middle school teacher I have never received such a variety of names before. Below is a partial list: Mr. Benny Homeslice Professor Mr. Man (this student totally forgot my name and in a moment of panic just blurted out- "Excuse me Mr. Man!") Shaggy Mr. Margolis

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Relaxing with Thomas Jefferson at Monticello. It's been confirmed- Autumn is still my favorite season! The weather over the past three October weekends has been phenomenal in DC and I have taken as much advantage of it as possible. Three weeks ago I went to Monticello and Charlottesville with Anne and Peter. The drive was beautiful, the sights were gorgeous, and the University of Virginia was

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I have now put over 500 miles on my motorcycle in the two months I've had her. And they have certainly been filled with adventure. Take, for example, the two times I ran out of gas on the highway. Just last Friday I was coming home from work when I rolled the throttle to accelerate and the bike wouldn't respond. I figured something was up so I quickly headed to the right and coasted into the

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Google Analytics is a wonderful thing for statisticians, bloggers, and analyzers- or as I like to refer to them as- blogstatizers (Blog- STAH-tie-zers). I love checking up on the facts of Holla Atchya and seeing where my viewers are from and how they arrived at Holla Atchya. In particular, I am able to see what key words have been Googled that led to my website. The fifth most commonly Googled

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My summer employment has begun- and abruptly ended. It turns out topiary horticulture requires a lot more skill than I had previously thought. I figured using a lawnmower qualified me as moderate-to-experienced in the lawncare field, but No. They were looking for people with a degree in dendrology who had experience working in a barbershop. Fail. So instead I got a job as a teacher at a summer

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Yep, last week was an expensive one. But seriously, how could you pass that up? Blogosphere, please meet Stella. Stella is my new Honda Nighthawk CB750. She is everything I ever imagined her to be and more. For those of you who don't see my often, I will fill you in. I took a Motorcycle Safety class two weeks ago and fell in love with riding. I became afflicted with Motorcycle Mania and the only

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Last week I had an amazing time on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. You see, it was Duck Beach Week. If you haven't heard that's sort of the equivalent of a Mormon Spring Break. Girls gone mild, if you will. Lots of Mormon Singles strutting their stuff on the beach without the umbra of alcohol, sex, or drugs. To me it had the feeling of a great reunion. I had friends from Utah, West Virginia,

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This picture is about 6 months old, which is significant when the child is only 7 months old, but there you have it. My stay-at-home sister Emily recently moved to DC, in fact to within 2 miles of my house! It is so great having her and her husband and their adorable baby so close all the time. Seeing as I am currently a stay-at-home dog walker/tennis instructor/full-time uncle, I often attend

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I've been watching a lot of sports games the past few weeks. The NBA playoffs are in full swing (basketball), the NHL hockey playoffs are full throttle (hockey), and I'm currently following two baseball teams- the Nationals of Washington and the Boston Red Sox. It's a full time job keeping up with all these sports (reading news articles online, reading the sports page in the morning, listening to

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Now that I am done with college it's time to start working. Oh wait, I'm sorry, did I say work?  I meant PARTYING! My next job doesn't start until late June so I have two months to live it up. I went home to Boston for two weeks and had a really delightful time (for all you Boston peeps, I'm sorry I didn't call you to hang out. I was pre-occupied). I went to the Chihuly exhibit at the MFA, did

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Yesterday was my last day at the wonderful Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, D.C. as a student teacher. As a parting gift my awesome mentor teacher bought some big posterboard and had all our kids sign it with messages. It has the feel of what you'd see in a yearbook. Many of the messages were hilarious to read so I've selected a few and am posting them with some commentary. Many

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American Historians have July 4th (Independence Day). Somnambulists have January 3rd (Festival of Sleep Day). Architects have September 3rd (Skyscraper Day). Christians have December 25th (Christmas). But what about math people? What do they have? Oh yea, that's right, we have PI DAY! March 14th is Pi day, every year, celebrating the first three digits of the magnanimous Greek letter pi. This

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I have been sufficiently warned against writing about my students in an open forum, such as a blog, so I think I'm going to tone my school experiences down a little. It's too bad because they are pretty humorous, but rather than go private I'll just write about something else for awhile. Like for one post. Every month since coming to DC I have gone on a day trip to a new city. January was

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This week was eventful insofar as haircuts go. I was in need of a little trim so I looked up some nearby barbershops on Yelp and found one highly recommended and very close to my house. When I walked in you'd have thought I was in a nail parlor or a dry cleaning establishment- all Asians! I have had my hair cut by a Latino, an Arab, an American, and an Antarctican penguin but never an Asian. But,

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This week many things happened. Not among the least of them, I showered a record four times. They were all on one day, but at least I got to four in one week (I'm working up to seven). I also recorded a birthday. My friend Mike turned 25 on Tuesday so I gave him a ring-a-ding and then scratched the day into my stone wall, thus marking it for all posterity. I also threw a party for myself in honor

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After I taught a lesson this week my mentor teacher was going over some suggestions with me on how to improve my lesson. I told her I thought kids were a little bored and she disagreed with me. She said Tyeisha (names have not been changed in order to reveal cultural diversity) was looking a little distracted and so she asked her, "Tyeisha, what's going on here? Are you bored?" She said, "No. I

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I have now been at my school for three weeks and still have not recorded a full week. Today was a snow day (Washingtonians are much less adept to snow than Bostonians or Utahns) so my streak continues. One of my reasons for wanting to be a high school teacher is that everyday is exciting and funny things happen and every day is different. Here is a sampling of elucidations to help you see why I

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Me in front of my school. Er, rather, Mt. Vernon. I have officially moved to Washington, District of Columbia and started my student teaching in mathematics. I will be teaching geometry to 10th graders. Yes, I have to walk through a metal detector to get in the school in the morning. By my observation, the school is 85% African-American. Quote of the day: A student came up to my cooperating

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My Christmas break has been broken. I did some productive things (played basketball 2x a week, went to a museum, did my Christmas shopping etc.) and I also watched a lot of movies. The following is a list of the movies I watched, what I thought of them, and a rating out of 5 Hollas ('Hi' refers to half a Holla). Because I watched so many in the 3 weeks I won't write much about them: Going the

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Today for Christmas I became a Nationals fan. Actually I've been a fan ever since I went to a game last year, but today's presents sort of made me an insta-Nationals fan. My eleemosynary family helped me out a lot, what with providing me with a new Nationals hat, a new Nationals shirt, and a Nationals gift card worth a lot of Nationals tickets. 'Just add a shirt, hat, and tickets to David. Makes

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Merry Christmas. Seeing as Mary ('Merry') was Christ's mother (Hispanic apparently, given the 'mas'), my holiday celebration around the Winter Solstice would be "Coleen Davidmehr", using my preferred language of German to add emphasis to the David portion. ('Mehr' is to German what 'mas' is to Spanish what 'more' is to English. Remember that for the SAT III- Languages. Coming 2015. I'm in the

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I worked hard to get my final Finals done in two days so that I could spend the next four skiing the beautiful Mountains of Zion. I would not recommend taking four final Finals in the first two days of Finals week, saying good-bye to all your friends and extended family, trying to pass a final cleaning check, and moving all in the same week. But, because I did all that, I knew some detoxification

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Well. The time has come. Or rather, the time has passed. My career as an undergraduate in Provo, UT is concluded. I don't yet have my diplomas, but they will be in the mail in a few months. I am headed to Washington, DC for my student teaching, after which I will officially graduate in April. When I'm done I think I will begin teaching mathematics in Sudan. I've thought a lot about where to teach

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Last weekend I had a Costco trip for the books. Just listen to the free samples they were offering around lunchtime, and the number of times I visited that booth: Red velvet cheesecake (2x) Banana nut bread Butter loaf cake Salmon on crackers (2x) Brie cheese on crackers (2x) Lobster dip on crackers Chicken and bean burritos Vitamin water (3x) Kettle corn popcorn Veggie meatballs (2x) Spicy BBQ

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This is the season of being grateful and I think I should contribute. However, the typical listing of things one is thankful for is just too linear for me. I hope you can appreciate my alternate format: Radiators are great because they don't hate;I am grateful for the fact that I got out of Salt Lake City last night. After being de-iced the workers fitted our plane with Nordic skis and handed the

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I think maybe AirBud is the only one who has tried harder than me to get an intramural champion shirt from BYU. It's been said that the three most sought after and prized blessings to leave BYU with are: A spouse A degree An intramural champion shirt At this point I'm thinking the spouse thing is not going to happen so to make up for it I'm getting two degrees (straight Mathematics and

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This time of year is, as you may know, my favorite season. One of those reasons is the fantastic quality of baseball games. October baseball is enceinte with fantastic plays and competitive games. Unfortunately, this year my predictions were colder than Cruelle Deville in a meat locker sucking on an ice cube while sitting on a steel bench. Every team I rooted for lost (except in the Yankees/

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This is one of those publicity posts that are meant to garner attention to a charitable cause, such as collecting and canning acorns for starving squirrels or harvesting beeswax for candles to support the less fortunate living in caves. The cause I am bringing awareness to is one regarding a great friend of mine named Leo. Now, this same cause was promoted on Nie Nie's blog and that same day

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This is my 200th post. That, in my mind, is momentous. Who knew this blog would last so long? (Perhaps Nostradamus- he was a wise fellow.) This post also nearly coincides with its 10,000 hit. Granted 9,942 of those were from yours truly, bu the remaining 58 were from Holla Atchya! fans like Oprah and President Otunbayeva of Kyrgyzstan.  My first post was on 6 April 2008, a mere 928 days ago, or

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Tuesday night I went to the much anticipated rap concert at Utah Valley University, featuring Auburn, Iyaz, B.o.B., and Jason Derulo. This was my first ever rap concert and I was feeling pretty legit until I ran into my friend who told me, "Oh yea, my 16 year old sister is going to that!" It's hard to be thuggish when you're surrounded by teenie boppers. Well, I decided not to be deterred and

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This post is dedicated to the yet unnamed baby that was born into my family today- hereafter referred to as Ruby J.My sister Emily has been heavy with something for about nine months, and today it was confirmed that indeed that burden in her belly was a human being. The child manifested herself at about 8am ET this morning, weighing in at six and a half pounds. Ruby J and her mother are both

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Halloween is just around the corner which naturally leads to a discussion of costumes, candy, and calamari. I'll start with the most important of this trifecta- candy. Can the man or woman who invented the term 'fun size' please be required to eat a Snickers bar of this size and describe how fun it is in a 10 page essay, single spaced? I would be interested to read it. What's fun about a candy

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This semester I walked past the tennis courts one fine Tuesday morning and noticed what fun the tennis class looked like, so I signed up for it. (My cousins joke that there was a beautiful girl in the class and that's why I signed up.) Anyway, it's the second best class of my semester (the first being Coaching Baseball and Softball) and I look forward to it twice a week. So what do I love about

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I just love Freshman. I loved them when I was a freshman, and now that I'm in my final semester in Provo I still love them. I love their dining plans and their ability to stress out about everything. This post is sponsored by an experience I had today in my Comms 101 class- a class filled with first semesterites. We were learning about huge corporations and the teacher showed  a brief clip of 30

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Yesterday I got kissed under some mistletoe. Now, it's one thing to have mistletoe at Christmas. It's another thing to have mistletoe in September. But it is a whole new thing entirely to have mistletoe in September and use it. That's pretty awesome. I take my hat off to you _______. You know who you are.

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This summer I have seen deluged with movies, mostly because it only costs $3 to see the new releases in the theater (in Thailand). I saw most of the Summer blockbusters this year and my brief thoughts on them are below: Robin Hood (2010): If you are going to make a movie called Robin Hood don't make the only similarity between the new movie and the old one be the protagonist having the name Robin

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I am home from Asia after a 25 hour travel day that somehow took me backwards in time, meaning that even though I traveled for 25 hours by my stopwatch I still arrived in Chicago before I left Tokyo. It's all pretty weird if you ask me, and I'm not sure what all happened to my body but I'm hoping the third arm coming out of my shoulder will go away soon. It's cool and all, but also means I have

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Ostrich riding is an archaic form of travelling that has been lost to everyone in the fast paced modern world, but not the blessed Thai people. In the spirit of animal racing, I think it's appropriate to allude to the hare and the tortoise here, and recall that it was the slower tortoise who took the leafy prize ahead of the hare. Like so, it is the Thai people who have won my heart with ostrich

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I can't believe I'm doing this. I'm in Thailand having spectacular adventures, and hardly even posting about them. And now that I am recording some for my future posterity I choose to write about the movie Eclipse? Well, perhaps I could argue that my time in the Far East has given me spontaneity and a relaxed attitude, so you're getting a relaxed post that should come as a surprise, given its

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Well, this week I went with my school on a Dharma Retreat at Wat Ban Kun near Hot, Thailand. It's up in the mountains on a self-sustaining complex. Over 200 monks in training live there, and they keep the place immaculate. The following is a brief- very brief- description of my time there. I put some pictures up on my Picasa Album (http://picasaweb.google.com/dwallacebennett) and if you want to

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I have been reminded that it's been over two weeks since I last posted; if I were being paid I would not longer be plaid. Or paid. I owe you. To tell you everything that's happened in those two weeks would be personal and ludicrous, so I'll just share the following highlight. It's quite lengthy though (it was six pages in Word, but I heavily edited it). If you have the time to read it all the way

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Thailand is so different from anything I have ever seen before. It's unbelievably far away and incredibly different from America in every regard. Whenever I eat dinner I have no idea what I am putting into my mouth. The vegetables and meats are indistinguishable, as are their textures. Today I took a 3o minute bus ride from Chiang Mai to San Kam Phaeng, only it wasn't in a bus- it was in the back

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Thailand is just an overall funny place. The following are some random musings I've observed that really make me love this country. There is one 'major' stoplight between my house and main street in San Kam Paeng, Chiang Mai. Going into town, the red light is burned out, so you have to remember that when no lights are illuminated it means stop. Going out of town, the green light is burned out,

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Well, my undercover blogging is probably not necessary anymore. The lockdown has been lifted, the red-shirts went home or to jail, most (physical) fires have been extinguished, and the attention in Thailand is turning back to mangoes, mopeds, monasteries & monks, massages, and marsupials. (I threw that last one in there just because I wanted to see if I knew how to spell it.) I went back to my

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How to pass the time when your in lockdown during a civil war... Let's see here... I could count the teats on the cows in my backyard since I can see them from my window; I could name the creatures living in my bathroom (actually I already have- Milli the millipede, Carl the cockroach, and Gary the gecko); I could locate my passport under mounds of melted chocolate and Thai coins- in case of

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In the contiguous states I am David. In the Hawai'ian islands and England I am Wallace. In Thailand I am Steven. Here's how I got my Thai nickname, 'Steven.' It happened when I was introduced to the teachers at my school, all who are shorter than a giraffe with no neck or legs. Me: Sawadii Krap. I am David. Them: Steven? Me: No, David. Them: Steven? Me: No. I am David. Them: Steven! Me: Let’s try

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To be honest, I'm not quite sure where I am. I am not in Chiang Mai, but rather some suburb of it. I don't know how far I am from the city. Heck, truthfully I'm not even sure if I am still in Thailand! I'm pretty dang sure I'm not in America, though. The evidence: no one here speaks English (then again, there are whole parts of America where no one speaks English- I'm looking at you Minnesota)

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I have made it to Chiang Mai. It is a "three days' journey" from my homeland, but I am here safe and sound. I don't know what it means to be 'sound' but I think I am that. I am sound and hearing all right. I am staying with a Buddhist host family that speaks less English than I speak German: "Die affe spielen die klavier." (Translation: The monkey plays the piano.) That's all the German I speak.

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I have spent the past three days travelling from Boston to Thailand. It has been a long three days, with over 23 hours spent on an airplane and over 14 hours spent at an airport between flights. But, I made it to Chiang Mai- the Rose of the North. I would like to tell you why I love the Japanese. I spent four hours in the Tokyo Narita airport between a 12.5 hour flight and a 6.5 hour flight.

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I was playing Army-Men last week, having as delightful a time as one can have when pretending small, green men are alive and hostile towards one another. I was impressed with the composure of the generals as they boldly directed their troops, and at the flag bearers who held strong while waving their colors (green and green, from both sides) proudly. The bravery of the front line soldiers was

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I am home for less than or equal to two weeks before I go to Thailand for the rest of the Summer. Do you know what obligations I have in those two weeks? Well, for one, I definitely feel a responsibility to the freezer to rid it of all its ice cream. I realize it won't be easy, and will probably entail some serious head freezes, but I'm up for the task. My second obligation is to my dog. She

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Thursday I flew home from the Salty Lake to the Beantown, via Dallas. My flight from SLC to DFW was entertaining due to Chatty Ca*hy as my seatmate (I edited her name for privacy issues). Well, actually she wasn't my mate and we weren't in the same seat so that description may not have been entirely accurate. Anyway, Chatty Ca*hy was an interesting 28 year old single woman swimming in the Salt

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Alright, I'm willing to admit it. I have denied for months that I have been ignoring my blog, and finally I'm ready to come clean: I have not been giving my blog the adequate attention it needs. I have not been reading your blog, you have not been reading my blog, and I have not been updating my blog. I'm sorry. My semester has been very busy academically, I'm dating a girl who delightfully

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I happen to know that some of you narrate your life. I know this because I can hear you when you walk past me and say things that could only describe yourself, such as, "She approached David with hesitation. Would this be the moment she had been waiting for, when she had a normal conversation with him and he didn't tell a horrendous joke? As his lips stretched to speak she prayed for a miracle.

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There is only one day in the year that we math majors get to glorify our knowledge of irrational numbers and the Greek alphabet- free of the ridicule and harassment of others, like Recreational Management and Youth Leadership majors. That day is Pi Day, March 14! It occurs every year at this time, and is so named because the first three digits of pi are 3.14. The next three digits are 159, so 1:

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Do you know what the Aveda way is? Just when I thought I had extinguished all the hair schools in the Provo area, the salons solved my own problem: Changing ownership! What used to be the Dallas Roberts Academy is now the Aveda School of Beauty. Only not yet- it hasn't opened. I was invited to be a pre-opening hair model by an inside connection I have obtained through my reviews. Aveda is not yet

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My life has been hectic (at best) over the past few weeks. Allow me to clue you in: My innertube waterpolo team is undefeated. We even beat a team named "The De-Protenators" fomr the chemistry department. This is marked improvement from last season when we did not win a single game.  My intramural basketball team GOT IN A BENCHES-CLEARING BRAWL LAST NIGHT and it was awesome! Before I begin allow

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This weekend I went to a Mardi Gras party. Fat Tuesday was three days earlier and hence the party was a little dilatory, although its coincidence with the weekend was convenient. For Lent I had given up Mardi Gras parties, but I realize now that it was an ambitious goal indeed. I only made it 3/40 of the way to Easter. Oh well, that's what New Year's Resolutions are for, right? At the 'Narleans'

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Three movies (in the theater) in one day? Check that one off my bucket list! While lying in bed one night a brilliant idea came into my otherwise relaxed mind. I love to see movies, and I love to only pay $1.25 for them. So why stop at one? And then I thought, Why stop at two? Anyone can see two movies in one day. What not see three? Then I thought of a really funny joke about the number 0 and

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I am a singlet living in Provo, UT; It comes with a lot of baggage. If you aren't Mormon you probably won't understand most of this post, but bear with me and don't think we're too weird. Two weeks ago we had a two hour meeting in Church called "That's the Way it Is," which is the code word for "Bishop's Semesterly Chastity Talk." For two hours the single men learned about he evils of pornography

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The front page article in the BYU newspaper on Friday was: Swimmer Surprises Herself, Coaches. Like a fresh dollup of minty toothpaste, this conjured many ideas in my head, such as the following: Was she playing hide-and-seek and forgot she was the one hiding? Was she playing peek-a-boo and forgot that is was her face behind the mysterious hands? Did she throw herself a surprise birthday party?

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The Marinello School of Beauty- or as I like to call it, the Melanoma School of Beauty, due to the excessive evidence of tanning bed frequenters- was the sight of my most recent hair trimming. I had not heard of it until I saw their signs at the old Bon Lose it of Comedians and realized the mantle had been passed on from one beauty school to another. The first thing that struck me when I walked

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I never really wrote much about my Christmas adventures to Puerto Rico, but they were a hugely significant part of my life the week I was there. How could I just pass over something so warm and sticky? One highlight of the trip was our midnight sea kayaking excursion. Puerto Rico is home to a bio-luminescent bay, which is a scientific word for "We have no idea why the heck this body of water

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The other day I sat down for dinner with my wife and kids (only minus the wife and kids part) and- when the conversation got dehydrated- turned on the television. It was late in the evening (7:15pm) and I had had a long day in the Talmage building; my senses were numbed, dumbed, crumbed and willing to settle for anything. American Idol was on and, seeing as I enjoyed the previous episodes I

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I decided to invest in a pair of finger warming raiment, so I went to buy gloves at my favorite Dollar Store, Honks. They advertise that "It's always an adventure at Honks!" and with undue reservation I have to agree, although perhaps not in the same way they were thinking. Honks is a recent discovery for me, and I love it like a headphone loves an ear. I have bought birthday presents, Halloween

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Lest you think I did too much reading this break, allow me to allay your fears with some critical movie reviews. State of Play (2009)- Excellent movie. It had Rachel McAdams, journalism, action, current events, and brilliant suspense. I loved all of it. It put into question the necessity of journalism and the deviancy of certain politicians. The basic theme was a politician who is involved in an

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Last Christmas break I dedicated my time to movie watching. This year I changed my medium slightly, turning to literature. Don't believe, even for a micro second, that I have not been watching inordinate amounts of film, however. Ever since I stopped spending between 8-9 hours a day playing 'Sim City 1995' I have found plenty of time in my day to do things I enjoy, such as playing 'Sim City 1998,

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Saturday I attended my five year high school at Clery's, a pub downtown known for its exceptionally crystal-clear glasses. Nothing is hazy at Clery's, although things can get a little foggy if you aren't careful. I was reticient about going at first but I am oh so grateful I did. I believe it was the first time since I went to an 18+ club right after high school that I had to show my ID. I pulled

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I am home for the Holidays. What exactly does this two week sabbatical entail, asked my furry little friend? I told him to shave, and then responded with the following monologue:At my house we have what's been appropriately titled the "Wall of Food." The Wall of Food sits plumply and prominently on the armoire of our dining room, and is composed of magic markers stuck together, end to end. Just

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I am in Puerto Rico, The Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave. They have one star on their flag, much like the United States Flag but with forty-nine fewer stars. Today I drank coconut milk and Bacardi. I did not know it was so. The milk was so innocent and so purely white. One drink was all I took before I spat it in the lobbyist's face (he was a man in the lobby serving welcome drinks

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Little Red, oh how I missed you. Little Red is one of the lesser known members of my immediate family; the reason for such is likely that she is a car. Although she has feelings and a life span, she is not considered a first class member of our family simply based on her intelligence. That sounds really cruel, but it's true. I learned to drive on Little Red, my two older sisters learned to drive

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Moustaches are a topic I have brought up on previous occasions. However, I had a breakthrough in my understanding of their appeal, and I think I owe it to the general public to make it known. I would feel guilty to my emo-stachers if I didn't support them after gaining such an insight. I was skiing in sub freezing temperatures the other day, and everyone was bundled up like firewood (only less

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My brother is on a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Argentina. For two weeks after he arrived we heard nothing from him. My mother called the mission home daily, only to get a ring as infinite as the integers. (That was a very complex math pun. I only suspect a few people to understand it, but know that it's clever and funny, and you should laugh if I repeat it in

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As many of you don't know, I separated my shoulder a few weeks ago in a football game. Luckily, we were able to locate it amid the corporal rubble on top of me, and re-attach it. As an obstinate male, I resisted going to the doctor or taking any medicine for as long as I could. But then it continued to hurt like Hades and I could barely tie my shoes (well, that's not really a result of the injury

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Today I found myself with a plethora of time, and nothing to do but get shot. Ergo, I took advantage of the wonderful resources of a university- free H1N1 vaccinations for pregnant women! I had to stuff a pillow in my stomach, talk in a really high voice, and wear an all encompassing scarf/hat but I pulled it off. The only time anyone suspected anything was when I accidently checked myself as '

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The following is another headline that you won't see in your newspapers. A Holla Atchya! exclusive. Sports News: "New York Knick: 'How Can We be Expected to Win Any Games When Our Macot is Old Fashioned Pants?'" After beginning the 2009-2010 season with a dismal 4-15 record, head coach Mike D'Antoni is looking for answers. And he's getting them, although they may not be the ones he wants. 'How

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Yesterday I went to my teacher's office hours to receive assistance on my futile mathematics homework. When I walked into his office I needed an extra hand to get my junk out my trunk (translation: my homework out of my bag), and unfortunately I had left my robotic arm at home. Of all the days... Needing more limbs, I put my paper in my mouth while I occupied both my arms with other activities (

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How to do Las Vegas, according to David's Holla Atchya! Blog: Go with a high roller. Do whatever you can to find one, then stick to him as if he was your last chance for a leg transplant. If he is Japanese, all the better. If you replace the preceeding "He" with "She," you are really doing Las Vegas right. If she's into couture you can just skip all the rest of my suggestions. Stay at the

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 One of my favorite websites is The Onion. The Onion is a comical news site that is well known for humorous headlines that generally don't make any sense. I would love to one day write for The Onion. Below are some of the news headlines I thought up, in the spirit of comedy. Let me know if you think they are good. If you are just befuddled, go to their website to get an idea of what's going on

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It's high time I had a guest post! I suggested having them long ago and then nothing happened... until now. I have a good friend, Aldous Maximus, who wrote a provocative post that I really enjoyed. With his permission I have posted it below: I went to the library this week and was once again reminded and entirely split over the magnificent question that entreats me every time I need a book-

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Yesterday I babysat a cute little girl, and it made for an interesting afternoon. It would have been much less interesting if she had been of babysitting age, and not 18. I wasn't sure if I was supposed to be giving her a ride to basketball practice or dating her? Naw, that's a lie. But I did babysit a cute little girl and she was under two years of age. I felt like a Dad, and it made me realize

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Well, that eventful time of each semester has come. It approaches gradually, like a trickling leak in your ceiling that you pay no heed to until its expulsive power crashes onto the crown of your head while you are washing spaghetti sauce off your nicest china. Do you know what eventful time I am speaking of? Getting a haircut! Since the Bon Lose It School of Comedians went out of business and

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Conversations that accomplish things occur all over the world, even on a daily basis. They just usually don't involve George W. Bush. (Ohhh, low blow! Why the hatred David? I actually do like him, and respect him wholly. But he could work on his eloquence. Seriously though, who couldn't work on that?) This week I had a few exchanges that were definitely noteworthy. I made of a note of it, and now

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Yep, they really are fun. It says so right there on the fun little package. In fact, I asseverate they provided the most enjoyment of my entire day! When you lick one of those palatable treats and think the chocolate is sufficient, you are blown-away in a spectacular manner by the deliciousness of the peanut inside. (Even if you are allergic to nuts you are entirely overcome!) Such an

David's Holla Atchya! Blognoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3456340300229076576.post-26056719461667830532009-11-11T16:57:00.000-07:002009-11-19T12:56:07.943-07:00

Mathematics has taken over the rap game. Consider the evidence: (If you don't get any of these jokes it's because you do not belong to the highly specialized niche consisting of math nerds who listen to rap music. We are a very special and extremely finite group.) T.I. is without a doubt a reference to the ever famous Triangle Inequality. The Triangle Inequality is not "Dead and Gone," it's just

David's Holla Atchya! Blognoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3456340300229076576.post-48519558719697737582009-11-10T22:30:00.000-07:002009-12-09T11:12:05.170-07:00

Yesterday while perambulating home from school in the crepuscular evening, I had a semi-unfortunate exigency happen. (If you don't know all those words, don't fret, neither do I. Just playing, I know them.) I was walking perhaps 30 feet behind a female with a hood on. I have a significnatly bigger stride than her ("One small step for a woman, one leap for a man" -Buzz Aldred or something. Was

David's Holla Atchya! Blognoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3456340300229076576.post-30338888548520828832009-11-09T18:01:00.000-07:002009-11-09T18:01:27.814-07:00

Describing people is a very difficult thing, a hardship comparable only to catching a monkey with merely a lobster cage.  But, like the monkey dilemma, it is possible. The reason I find it hard to elucidate homo sapians is that physically, there is nothing else to relate them to and the variety is eclectic; and in terms of all other aspects composing a man or woman, the characteristics are

David's Holla Atchya! Blognoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3456340300229076576.post-33815956245620821082009-11-08T11:28:00.000-07:002009-11-08T11:28:10.395-07:00

I love to go to the gym. I don't love the gym (it is articifially lighted, smells bad, is often crowded, and reminds me slightly of a 1920s cotton factory, what with all the machinery), but I do love the feeling of working out and getting fit. I can deal with the bad things inherent to working out, and recently I had some experiences that brought my emotions to all spanning degrees. I was

David's Holla Atchya! Blognoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3456340300229076576.post-11567310740962228612009-11-02T21:35:00.000-07:002009-12-09T11:12:05.171-07:00

Something amazing happened today. Not the type of amazing you feel when you start to grow hair on your chin (if you are male), but the type of excitement you feel when you order a hamburger, forgetting to request 'No Mayo,' and the server only adds a little dallup of the white nastiness, as if she had read your mind. Yes, that type of amazing. Here's how it all went down: I was studying in the

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You might be in need of some life adjustments if you have ever experienced the following: 1.) You leave the country for two months without your cell-phone, and upon returning home you have only one message on your machine. Ironically, the message was one that you sent to yourself at the airport as you departed. It might (hypothetically of course) go like this, "Hey [insert arbitrary name here,

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If I were the President of Brigham Young University-Provo, I would make the following changes: 5.) Rename 'Cosmo.' He is a rapacious feline, don't get me wrong, but his name must be changed. If BYU's mascot was an astronaut or a martian, Cosmo would be fitting. As it stands, Cosmo needs to legally alter his name to something like 'Shipbuilder' or 'Hairy One.' Those are the names that will strike

David's Holla Atchya! Blognoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3456340300229076576.post-20254132751066826212009-10-23T17:59:00.000-06:002009-10-23T17:59:20.002-06:00

Three more movies in my life are left for review. What to do? Oh What To Do!? Review and give you a preview? Destroy and leave you to employ [me]? I think the former, because the latter makes no sense whatsoever. Psycho- This Alfred Hitchcock thriller is the best product to come from someone named 'Alfred' since bubble wrap. (As you'd have it, bubble wrap was invented by Alfred Fielding, just

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It is time to pay homage to Autumn- that glorious, forlorn season immovably lodged between the ectasy of Summer and the tenebrosity of Winter. Autumn exhibits an ability to amaze and enlighten me each time it occurs, for about three months. Here's what I love regarding the season named after sprinkling leaves: The sunshine. The sun shines boldly in the Summer, timidly in the Spring, and

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