Update Time!

Lately life's been pretty hectic. I started my new job at the Orem Owlz on Friday. If you know me, you know that I don't yell at people. And that's my job. Yelling at people. I hawk ice cream. Crazy stuff. I worked both Friday night and Saturday night, and I'll work every home game. My summer just got a lot busier. And a lot wealthier!

This Thursday, my family and I are going to go camping in one of our favorite spots in Mapleton. We just got back from picking up all the groceries that we'll need at the store. The trip will be our first one of the year, and I'm really excited.

Tomorrow may also bring the end of a rock climbing drought. I haven't been since I got my wisdom teeth out, and that is far too long a time. My fingers are crossed!

Here I sit contemplating this post's lack of pictures and the fact that life really hasn't been all that busy, I just never seem to remember to sit down and write. I apologize for both of those. And my Bob Dylan LP just stopped playing. I think it's a sign that I need to stop writing ...

Job

Today marks my official entrance into the workforce. I dropped off some paper work to the Owlz that organizes tax deductions from my checks and a couple of other things. Tomorrow is my first day!

Water

Tonight was another Rock Canyon photo night. This time I went a little later in the day to try and get some long exposure water shots. Because I'm a little crazy for milky looking water. Me gusta. 

Next time I think I'm going to try to focus on more interesting trees and cliffs early in the morning. We'll have to see what my next photo adventure brings!

About a Cane

My grandma had a dentist appointment today that they needed a ride to because they don't have a car. So I got to drive them there. Let me tell you, my grandma does not like the dentist. Not even a little. But it was still fun for me because I don't see them very often and they don't get to go places very often, so we we're a relatively happy bunch. 

After the appointment, my grandpa insisted that we go eat at McDonald's before I took them to grab groceries. We ate and enjoyed each other's company and then drove to the grocery store. When we got out, my grandpa looked confused. I walked over to the passenger side and he said "Kyle, I think I must've left my cane at the dentist," with a sheepish look on his face. I laughed and told him I'd go pick it up after I dropped them off at home. 

They thanked me at least a million times for playing chauffeur. It was a lot of fun to spend some time with them, and I made sure they knew to call if they ever wanted to go somewhere. I sure love those old folks! 

Pretty Pictures

A couple of days ago my sister and I went up Rock Canyon to take some pictures. Here are some of the best ones.

We found an old gas can by the river.

I like how the green leaf draws your attention.

I focused a lot, maybe a little too much, on the water and the ripples in the water. There are a couple other pictures that turned out nice, but they're really similar to each other. Next time I'll have to broaden my horizons! 

What an Adventure!

Today was crazy. My family and I got up at around 8:30, which is something unheard of in the Anderson home on a Saturday or any day for that matter, and we drove to Heber to eat breakfast at a favorite diner of ours. The food was delicious as usual and it was fun to get up and go somewhere as a family. On the way back we saw a bunch of people at the Heber airport and some old looking planes, so we stopped by to see what was going on. 

It doesn't look it in this picture, but that is a B25 bomber with a 70 foot wingspan. It was giant. The plane flew 15 missions over Italy in World War II.  We got there just in time to watch it power up it's engines and take off. I can't tell you how incredible it was to watch this behemoth actually leave the ground. After it landed it taxied over by the crowd and the pilot throttled it's engines. They were so loud and powerful that you could feel it in your chest. It was quite a thing to see. We also got to watch a couple of small jets take off, which is pretty cool as well. 

After we got back from Heber we visited my Grandpa Lundquist to give him some raisin filled cookies as an early Father's Day gift. We visited them for awhile and then went to my other grandparents' house to give a gift. We also got to look through their vinyl collection and pick what we wanted to take home for my player. They don't have a phonograph anymore, so we took quite a few.

After grabbing a bite to eat, I'm home and I just got done editing some pictures from my excursion up Rock Canyon. But because this post has already gotten quite lengthy, you'll have to wait for tomorrow for some cool pictures!

All Work and No Play?

Today's Thursday which means that it's also lawn mowing day. After waking up way too late, we're talking near afternoon, I mowed a couple of lawns. But because all work and no play makes Kyle a dull boy, I spent the rest of the day doing this:

Recognize the table?

How 'bout this table?

You probably don't recognize this table.

It Came! It Finally Came!

What was I greeted by when I walked in the door today? A gigantic Amazon box. I almost died. The record player I ordered wasn't supposed to arrive until tomorrow sometime. Needless to say, the cardboard was a flyin'. 

We found a cool store in the Provo Towne Center that has a vast record collection. We picked up albums by Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, and Neil Diamond (for my mother). I'm really excited to grow my collection! Are you sensing a lot of future overspending? I am ... 

Photos and Moving Photos

Today has been a lot of running around and doing errands, so I thought I'd share a couple of photos that I took tonight.

I also just got back from watching a movie at our good friend Mike's house. He set up a projector in the backyard and we watched Valkyrie outside. It was a blast!

It's on Its Way!

I ordered my record player today! I can't wait until Wednesday, June 11th!

Wisdom Teeth

Getting them out is no fun. However, I am proud to report that I didn't even say anything embarrassing. The dentist/surgeon dude even said he was disappointed because that's the best part of his job and I didn't even say anything weird! So even if my father recorded anything, it doesn't matter, because it wasn't even entertaining! 

Last night was pretty rough. I didn't get much sleep, but my mouth feels much better now. And eating only pudding and shakes and jello may sound like a fantastic plan, but it's really not. I am aching for some real food and to go climbing again. I also realized that yesterday was Thursday which is the day I'm supposed to mow lawns. Oops ...

Job Interview

Job interviews are scary. I had no idea how intimidating sitting across a desk from a potential employer would be. Today I interviewed for a job at the Orem Owlz, a local minor league baseball team. My dad had a connection with the guy in charge of hiring, so I've pretty much got a job. It was still really scary, though. I'm glad that's over. Phew.

Tomorrow I get my wisdom teeth removed. And no, I will not be posting an embarrassing video. I've made my dad swear not to record anything that comes out of my mouth. I am not looking forward to a weekend spent with chipmunk cheeks and milk shakes, but it's gotta be done eventually.

Random, Anyone?

Can I just say, teenagers are so lucky to have Summer vacation. I love waking up at 9 instead of 6:30 and spending the day doing, well, anything that you want! Today for example. I got up and hung around the house and played nerd games (computer games) with my nerd friend and then went rock climbing. After climbing I drove straight to my dad's softball game and then to dinner at the Great Steak in Provo. Now I'm home, writing this. 

That poetry memorization thingy I told you about? Well, the first poem is Walt Whitman's "When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer". I've got it down, and I'm anxiously waiting to go over and have a recital party at Taylor's. Nerdy? Very. Awesome to have poetry memorized? Absolutely. 

On a random note, look what I did!

It's hard to take pictures of, but you get the idea. And because this post has been completely random, I guess I'll tell you about another one of my obsessions. 

 I love audio books. A lot. I love being able to mow a lawn or go on a bike ride or on a hike while some nice man tells you a story. Right now I'm listening to Cormac McCarthy's All the Pretty Horses. It is awesome. Very cowboyish, but I've enjoyed it way more than I thought I would going in. I highly recommend it.

Did You Miss Me?

The past couple of days have been insane. With school ending (finally) and a super cool trip that I'll tell you about in a minute, I haven't had much time to hop on the old computer and blog away! Alas, my absence will become, uh, absent this coming week. 

My good friend Taylor and his wife are doing a Summer memorization challenge that I've decided to take on as well. The goal is to memorize many many many poems this Summer and be able to recite them upon request whenever we run into each other. I'm not exactly positive which poems we're doing or how many or how fast, but in any case I'm pumped. It's going to be so cool to have poetry memorized and to be able to share it!

Also, I mentioned to you earlier about my harmonica craze. And it hasn't subsided, so please, pray for my family. 

This my friends is where you find Topaz

I went to Topaz Mountain with my cousin, Ashlee. We ended up leaving late Friday night and had to pitch a tent in the dark, but hey, I'm one for adventure. We spent all day Saturday digging and chiseling away in hopes of finding some pretty rocks. We did, although they're really hard to take pictures of, so you'll just have to imagine them. We didn't find anything incredibly cool, but it was tons of fun. After we got home late Saturday I did some research on how to find Topaz and figured out that we were doing pretty much everything wrong. It was a blast though, and I'm excited to go back and do it the right way.

Oh, and it's Summer!