Rockin Out in our Family Room

We did it, we have Rock Band. Mike and I split the cost and got the game, drums, mic, and two guitars, off of Craigslist for a good deal. To top it off, we downloaded the Cars album off Xbox live. Mom and Dad were both as eager to try as we were.

We decided to play it for family home evening, so as Mike and I were ready to play, Mom and Dad come downstairs in leather jackets and bandannas. We all agreed that this needed to be recorded, so Mike and I went upstairs and modified our wardrobe in kind.

Seminary Graduation

Seminary is finally over! A couple weeks ago we had seminary graduation. All the grads were consumed with terror and dread upon realizing that no speakers had been assigned on the program. Our worst fears were confirmed when the stake president announced that they would be calling up individuals to go up and speak for three minutes on a randomly chosen scripture mastery. I was not chosen. They did well though, nothing embarrassing happened. We finished off the night with floats, pictures and socializing. To be honest, I will miss seminary. I always loved going to seminary. We had a great teacher and great lessons.

Bishop Davis, Kelly Knudsen, Jake Madarang, Aread Leano, Sister Knudsen, Brian Walton, Quinn Marceil, Kumiko Murakami

Grad Time!

So far my grad experience has consisted of Commencement, Grad Dinner/Dance, and then Dry Grad. Those don't necessarily mark the end of school, they just mark one month till school is over. Kind of anticlimactic. Oh well, it's almost over now, then I get to start work at a box factory for the summer. Fun!

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If it was hard to hear in the video i got two scholarships, one for visual arts, and one for being a patient of Dr. Maduke (orthodontist). After commencement, for a grad present, Mom and Mad got me a TomTom GPS car Navigator. Exactly what I need for my poor sense of direction. I changed the voice so that Austin Powers is giving me directions in the car. "Groovy driving! Yeah!"

Delicious cheese cake at the dinner/dance

The theme of this years dry grad was Las Vagas, so there were gambling tables, show girls, and a fake tattoo place. There were also inflatable jumping castles and obstacle courses, virgin drinks, a hypnotist show, good food, a couple drunk people, door prizes, a place to get your caricature done, and a place to cash in our fake gambling winnings for candy. I left with Purdey's Chocolate, a $25 gift card to metrotown, and a whole whack of sinfully purchased candy. Actually I used less money to purchase the candy than I started off with. Dang wheel! Overall I was a little disappointed, but it was still very fun.

This is getting my Caricature done at dry grad.

Favorite Ohio Pics

This are some of my favorite pictures from the our family reuion in Ohio.

(Katie)

(Frog in Ryan's hands)

My Spring Break

Victoria:
Have fancy victorian lunch at Empress hotel, receive well earned Queen's Venturer award, explore downtown Victoria, eat opulent dinner at Ric's Restarant, explore downtown Victoria with camera, have breakfast at navy base, take a tour of a navy ship, go home, leave for Idaho.

This is the hotel that I stayed at for the night.

My room

Picture with some important people.

This is the ship we toured

Idaho:

Visit with Mike, meet room mates, go on photo scavenger hunt date, watch the Office season 3, explore the area, eat the best burger and tots ever, go off-roading, watch Jason Bourne beat people up, attend church, go to girls apartment for easter dinner, go on easter egg hunt in Ricks building, attend classes, explore campus, visit with Ann Polley, taste collage student life.

We drove by this old shack, and decided to drop in for some pics.

This was Mikes plan for the ultimate splashing picture - to hide behind and take pictures through a sheet of glass, and still remain dry.

It worked for him...

but I got splashed.

This trip was great! I had a awesome time.

Mutations

Everybody seems to want me to update my blog more, so I have. These are some i have taken with my new Nikon D-40!

Yes, I know. It's gross. I can barely look at it, due to its freakishly grotesque realism. I must admit, however, that this could be a very useful mutation for the following reasons...

• You would never need to use a mirror.
• When your doing your hair you could see the back all on your own.
• If you are a spy, you could see around corners more easily to spot danger.
  

• You could see into small or tight spaces (cords behind the TV or computer, and so on)
• I suppose it would also make it easier to cheat on tests
• You could see over the man of very large carriage, or the woman with Marge Simpson hair, sitting in front of you in the movies, theatre, or concert.

The list could go on and on. If you have any more suggestions of how a eyehand could be useful, then by all means feel free to comment!

This picture is actually not very photoshopped. I simply closed my eyes while taking the picture.

Grad Fashion Show

Every year the grads have a fashion show. It's a fundraiser for our graduation, a promotional campaign for the designers, and a chance for some grads to wear flashy dresses and slick tuxes. I assumed the role of photographer, and these are some of my favorite shots.

They're not all dark and sillouettey, I took A LOT of "take a picture of me!" shots from backstage. I just like these stage ones the best.