I'MA GRAPIST!

In honor of Halloween tomorrow, I wanted to share a true story about something that happened last Halloween.

I was in my apartment complex's lobby with a couple of girls waiting to be picked up to go watch a scary movie at a friend's house.

Then suddenly, this happened:

Getting Called Out in Class

So I'm a teacher's assistant for one of my marketing professors. I'm going on my second semester grading papers and teaching test reviews now, and I love the job. At the same time, I'm also taking my marketing capstone class from this professor, and this is the second class I'm taking from him. We've known each other for over a year now and have had some good times.

So the other day we were going to take the midterm for this capstone class, and I realized something about the testing style my professor uses that made me a little excited. My professor uses a lot of story problems in his tests, and he always uses the names of his students in his stories.

And so I thought, "hey, he's never used my name before. I've been a good TA for a while now and I think it's time that my professor pays homage to me by putting my name in the test."

Anyway, I got to class and we all started taking the test. I went through all the multiple questions looking for my name. Instead, I kept reading test questions like this:

"Stacy is working at Big Corporation X when her manager comes to her with a problem..."

"Mark just got promoted to be a brand manager for Product X. Which of the following..."

"Jim just started his own business. Which promotion tactic should he use?"

I'm reading the test and am all like "Yeah, yeah, good for Jim, but where am I on this test?"

Then I got to the final multiple choice question:

"Jacob has been having problems with falling asleep in Professor _____'s class. He needs to change his ways. He remembers hearing (or maybe dreaming) about the SMART goal setting framework. Which of the following would be part of that framework?"

BTW, I missed that question on the test.

Jon Comes Home Today! Top Five Music Videos For Him to Watch

Two years ago when I started this blog, my second post ever was about my little brother going on a mission for the LDS church. He left only two weeks after I got back from my mission in Arkansas, so we didn't get a lot of time to connect. In fact, the homecoming talk that I gave in my ward was on the same day he gave his farewell talk. I never thought it was a terrible injustice that we didn't spend much time together, but I am excited for him to come back.

So in honor of that, I'm putting together a list of things he needs to catch up on. Here are the top five music videos that I think he needs to see. Keep in mind this guy has been in Japan for two years without access to YouTube and stuff, so I chose music videos not based on the quality of music, but how much of an affect they had on pop culture. Besides, Jon would probably hate my taste in music anyways.

5. Friday - Rebecca Black



I think this is important because Jon needs to know why some people still say "it's Friday, Friday, gotta get down on Friday" when you say how happy you are it's Friday. Also, it's just so terrible it's funny.


4. First of the Year - Skrillex 


Yes, I know this isn't the official video, but let me explain my reasoning here. First of all, Jon doesn't know what dupstep is. Yes, he's been gone for that long. He needs to know what dupstep is so that he can decide to hate it (or maybe he'll like it, but I think he's going to hate it).

However, I think he'll find the actual music video a little disturbing with its pedophile and creepy demon child. So, I'm posting this one because it has Mike Song doing some sick dancing in it (Jon was a fan of him when he was on America's Best Dance Crew with Kaba Modern).


3. Party Rock Anthem - LMFAO




The most overplayed song of the last two years deserves to be on here somewhere, right?


2. Somebody That I Used to Know - Walk Off The Earth (Gotye Cover)



Honestly, this cover is more entertaining to watch than the actual song, so I put it here. This song shows the shift that has happened in American music over the last two years - indie rock somehow became mainstream. Nowadays, the number one single seems to be just as likely to come from artists like Foster the People, Fun., or Gotye as it is from Hip Hop artists like Pitbull.


1. Gangnam Style - PSY



Honestly, this is possible the best music video released over the last two years.

The Only Way You Should Use YOLO

I believe that you should only use the term "YOLO" after stating your intent to do something super responsible. You should play it safe if you only live once.

Just kidding, I would never eat a salad. #YOLO

Only in Utah Would You Find a Van Like This

Can you imagine how much time the parents have spent going to soccer games on Saturdays?