First Impressions

"I shook your hand, looked deep into your soul. So far into it that my image went straight to your heart. I then rolled out a piece of parchment paper, pulled out a scroll, dipped it into fine black ink, and wrote Alex." 

-Alex, last name unknown

(He didn't write his last name down on the parchment.) 

I have this tendency to get a little over stressed in new situations. First impressions are big with me and I am one of those that makes an opinion of a situation right off the bat. For example, last year when I moved to Utah I was set that my new roommate was a prude. She has now turned into my best friend. Moving into the HH scared the heck out of me because all I could see at first was the blue, dust, old, and the blue. It however is shaping up to be a great experience and turning into a perfect little home for my prudent best friend and I. 

So with the different transitions that are coming up I'm looking to make the best of them. I'm doing my best not to swiftly cast judgement and keep my parchment paper judgement free.

Pictures of the improved version to come.

Hog Wild

Being home has been great. I have had a chance to relax, get some important things done, but most importantly go hog wild with my family.

A rose between two thorns or something like that.

This is how we play just dance in the Rieske family. (The wrong way.)

My brother is applying to med school. We went to town working on his application. 

This is the end result. Richard was pooped after pulling two straight all nighters so I had to drive him to turn in his application. 

While waiting for Richard-Ross, we went on an adventure. I hope that when I am 84 years old I can look as good as this woman.

Remember the great drought of 2011? Debo will point out every brown tree in the near area. It was an appropriate picture to take. 

I love old Arkansas and I'm sure going to miss it and my family.

Dollar Dollar Bills Yall

"For I don't care too much for money, money can't buy my love."

-The Beatles

Everyone my age is suppose to be broke right? I keep saying that to suffice for the fact that I spent pretty much my only pay check of the summer on a Wii. At the moment it seemed like the most logically sound finacial decision I could make and since then I have justified it in many ways.

1. It is way fun. (Mature right?)
2. I can use it as a DVD player (which I don't have.)
3. No cable at HH + Netflix /Wii= Entertainment.

So what did I do last night? I went to possibly one of the most redneck weddings of all times. Complete with beer right when you walked in and three stuffed rams that at one point where humped by a drunken, very tan, old woman. From one of the guest wearing crocks with socks paired with short cheer shorts to the golden tooth that blinded me while taking pictures, the night was magical.

The best part is that I came home from that magical evening to spend the rest of my night playing Just Dance and Mario Cart with my mother. What do you spend your Saturday nights doing? I bet they don't even compare.

It's Getting Hot in Here

"He who sits by the fire, thankless for the fire, is just as if he had no fire.  Nothing is possessed save in appreciation, of which thankfulness is the indispensable ingredient."

-W.J. Cameron

I froze last winter living in Provo. I thought that I would get to spend some time at home laying by the pool and enjoying the Arkansas heat. Little did I know how much Arkansas heat I'd get. It hasn't hit below the 100's for weeks and my entire town is brown. Did the mother nature get us mixed up with Az again? Az and Ar are very different states. 

Last week some kids were playing with fireworks and set the military grounds that butt up to city limits on fire. The damage has been substantial and it seems like it "sparked" a new trend. Literally. Since then fires have been popping up all over town. There are smoke stacks everywhere you look. 

So it's hot. Summer is almost over. And I hope we don't burn down.