Saddle Up Spider Monkey!!

So over the holidays there are a lot of things that happened, which I will try to blog about, but one thing I never foresaw happening was my trip to the theatre to watch the movie Twilight. I swore that I would never do so. Its those movies that girls read and then they expect to be just like Mr. Edward! He is a fictional character or everyone’s imagination. But with some peer pressure from Whitney and Brittney I decided that I would go, you know for the experience! So that after, when I would say that I hated it, it would have a lot more validity!

Days before I was told by Whitney that she was going to wear her I Love Edward shirt... And I believed her, for this was the 5th time she had seen it! I wouldn’t have been surprised if I walked into her room and she had an Edward shrine, with a statue, lit candles and a kneeling bench for worshiping! So I was thinking that I needed to make a point in going! I was going with 2 Twilight fanatics! So I did the only thing that any normal person would do... I made a anti-Twilight tee shirt! I was excited to show them the shirt! But the sweetness quickly diminished when they told me they really did not have Edward shirts.... Now I felt like I idiot! I was the only one wearing a Twilight tee! So I made them make one with me as well! It was great! I helped them make their Twilight tees just so I could wear my shirt in protest to the film.


When I went to the movie I soon found myself with all kinds of emotions, one of them was enjoyment! "WTF!!" I thought to myself as I started to realize I was enjoying the movie. Maybe it was enjoyable cause it was so gay!! :-( I wish that was the case, Maybe it was just being with great company.... As cool as they were, it wasn’t that! Then it hit me and I became depressed! I kind of liked the movie! I couldn’t admit that to anyone! That was like one step above coming out of the closet! So I kept my mouth shut! But then it hit me! I never read the book, it wasn’t the book itself that I hated, it was the effect that it had on society! So I came to the conclusion that... egh the movie isn’t that bad! It had a lot of potential.... But I still hate the Twilight fanatics, who dedicate themselves to prove their commitment by wearing shirts, bashing the anti-twilighties and dreaming of a day they find their Edward! I had a bet going on this movie that I had to give up my 24 shirt if I liked it, and in return if I hated it I would get her Twilight shirt, but since she lied to me and didn’t have a shirt, I think my 24 shirt is safe with me!

Moral of the story! Ladies and metro-sexual guys... The movie isn’t bad! But please don’t base your life upon it! If we can all find a middle ground on this I think together we can all enjoy the Twilight series'!!

It Cant Be True

The other day i had the privilege of filling my car up with gas... Now I get decent gas milage but it still sucks to have to pay $50 to fill my tank of gas up... It is over priced and rediculous. 2 days ago I went to fill my car full of gas.. Now i was litteraly on empty! If i would have gone one more block my car was sure to stall... So i pulled up to get gas and when i went to select my gas i saw the image below.

That is right!! $2.49 per gallon! I was estatic! I had not seen it that low since high school it seems. I did not know what to do. I think for a single moment i lost my breath and almost fainted. Then when i filled my tank up i saw this

$31 to fill me tank up!! It is a myrical and im sure in a few years this will be but a faint memory that i want to look back on. When my kids read this blog they will think how old i am! kind of like when my grandpa would tell me when he would get a candy bar for 15 cents! This is a feeling i like and i want it to stay as long as it can!!

Review - New G1 Android Phone

Brandon's Android Review

As many of you may know... I currently made a recent acquisition. I have thoughtfully invested my money into a device that has the opportunity to bring me much joy. After a considerate amount of thought I decided to buy the new Google G1 Android phone. It was a tough decision for me... I was but 3 months into my recently renewed contract so I could not get the renewal price of $179.99 But after reading reviews I made the purchase. I put down $399.99 plus tax and shipping... After I purchased it I instantly had a moment of regret.. But after a week of having the phone I can now give my full review on how it is.

Cons - There are a few cons that I have found in the Android since i have had it.

1) The first thing that really bothers me is that it does not have any kind of facebook application. On my previous blackberry I could send photos directly from my phone, to Facebook. There was not any Facebook feature. Figuring that there would be one soon since MySpace has one and it is a open source phone i did not worry. But after a week of no application released i looked it up on the net. Come to find out that Google and facebook have been having a feud. Facebooks advertising is backed my MSN while Google backs MySpace. Furthermore Google released a social network that was to compete against facebook. Facebook, holding a grudge, said that they have not assigned anyone to create an app for the phone, nor do they plan on it. And that really frustrated me. I can still look up facebook on the web but the convenience I had with my Blackberry will be missed.

2) the 2nd con i have noticed is that it does not sync with windows at all. They have made it so the users of the phone will need to switch over to Google apps (calendar, mail, contacts, ect) And you can not sync it with windows. I see where they are coming from on this. They are trying to promote their products but as i get more and more into business things it will make it hard to not be able to use my windows apps.

3) There is not a head phones jack for the music player! You have to use the usb port and head set that is provided with the phone. Making using it as a MP3 player difficult at best

4) the camera quality is not too good.. And the shutter speed is pretty slow and makes pictures with any kind of movement at all hard to get clear.

Those were the only cons that i found... there are other things that need getting used to like the small battery life but they are things that are adjustable and for all it does it may be the price you need to pay

There are some things that I really like about it! The first is that surfing the web is amazing. It is a 100% full internet. I have not found a page that does not load, and looking info flash apparently flash should be making an app so you can view flash elements as well. It also connects to Wi-Fi and when it is connected the internet browsing is quite fast. I am also a huge fan of the open source network.... There are many applications and games that you can brows through and download at no additional charge. And as time goes I see the apps being more and more advanced. It wouldn’t be far fetched to see a Netflix type app where you pay so much a month and have movie watching capabilities! Will it come... I do not know, but it seems possible since I can watch any U Tube video. The touch screen is very nice as well with a full flip our qwerty keyboard with a 5th row for numbers that makes texting and typing a synch! The last thing I really love is that it come equipped with a 1gig memory card already! Which is quite handy

Outcome - There are some things that I think they could have done better with the Android and maybe some of those things will be released in the G2 phone. But as it stands I give it a B+ review. And think with the open source software once applications start coming out more it will be an A-. I would recommend the phone for those of leisure and business. And think that the open source software will soon separate it from the iPhone.

Heros In a Half Shell

Today is the first of November.. The day after Halloween!! Last night many found themselves going about trick-or-treating! Few went to dances and parties... Most dressed up! Every year I walk the streets and see some sweet costumes, wishing that i could have a cool one... Last year i was a Elf for Halloween with my friend Holly. It was fun! I was unique! But there was something missing! I got a few complements but no one really noticed anything special. This year i made a pledge to myself and all that is holly that i would make a better costume and have the best night of my life!

Many of you folks may remember the Movie and TV series Ninja Turtles. I was obsessed with that show when i was little! And it still has a place in my heart! I have noticed apparently that i am not the only cat on the block that had the Ninja Turtle bed spread and sheets and action figures. There are quite a few fans! 3 of them being my room mates, Chris Roper, Kody Dunn, and Kevin Averette! We all decided that we were going to be the Ninja Turtles for halloween! And we were! I would like to take a min to introduce the members of this years Halloween costume of the year '08 award

Leonardo - Brandon Turpin








Michelangelo - Keven Averette

Raphael - Kody Dunn

Donatello - Chris Roper

First we went to the UVU dance.... LAME!! then we ended up going to the Hollywood House. In the 2 places we were at we took at least 20-30 photos with random people wanting pics with us! And were told many times that we were the best costume that anyone had seen! It was a great Halloween and will be hard to top that!

Not my typical posts!!!

These past few weeks i have been.... well thinking a lot about everything... Im in a stage in my life that things are changing! The things that year(s) ago were fun, no longer are.. I feel a little old! Sometimes I prefer to sit and watch a movie then go out! Im in a stage where my future career is more important than ever before! And while i make good money right now, is my job a dependable job for the future with advancement?... NO! I need to go back to school but things keep coming up and I put it off for "one more semester" And i have done alot of thinking! I have made certian goals and plans for the near future with career and school! But recently have become very greatfull for my family and friends! I have alot of great friends and family that put up with all the dumb things i do! I have great room mates right now that keep me entertained! And i love hanging out with them. And all my friends that i have had for years now... I have had alot of friends come and go. I love making new friends and hate loosing friends, But i really am thankfull for the friends that stick with me through the years! The ones i can depend on that i know are there for me, even if they give me crap at times.

And my family... I dont know where i would be without them.... My brother just recently left on his mission for Mexico! And while i sat through the MTC and knew he would be gone, knew that for 2 years i would not see him i never really thought too much about it! This weekend I went to St George for a softball tourny... I had alot of my friends there, and my fam. And all weekend everything that i did i missed my little bro! The little things that i didnt realize! Family games were not the same! And while i Love my sisters and they are the best in the word my brother was differnet then us... more serious, less of a goof, and sometimes quiet! And while it was him.. It were those things that i missed! I missed having someone that looked up to me! Someone that I tried to set a good example for cause i knew he was watching. His sence of humor that somethings was confusing but other times made us roll!! It really make me realize this weekend how much i love my family! Do i go home and visit them enough? When my mom calls to chat do I push her off the phone too soon? Am I a good son and brother? Just more things on top of the other things i have been thinking of recently!

I cant say i am a perfect son, brother or friend! I try to be! I try to be there for my friends and family! Some times it is hard! Sometimes its just easier to be selfish and let little things get in the way! I want to 2 people that may see this and everyone that never will that i am thankfull for all everyone does for me! And i hope i can be a better person for everyone! I really appreciate all you do for me!!

St George - Responce to CC's post "part 2 of 4...Turpy"

This is a response to the post made by Ciera Lovell....

So this week was a long week, had some good highlights, had some bad... Well lets back it up and start from the beginning......

Chapter 1 - The day before the weekend

Last Thursday started off like every other Thursday. Wake up, go to work, come home, have fun.... This particular Thursday we ended up going up the canyon with a group and cooking tin foil dinners and playing games around a campfire. It was a lot of fun. When we first got up there i felt kind of dizzy. I thought it was car sick from the ride up there, No big worries it will wear off!... No! it did not! In fact when we got home that night it got worse.. it got so bad that i could not walk strait. I was falling over, hitting into things! It got so bad that i couldn't make out what was right in front of me. Seconds later i felt it. I started getting motion sick. I went into the bathroom at 3:00 in the morning and starting throwing up... It wasn't the puking where all your fluids run out your mouth and liquids out your nose... Oh i wish it were that simple... It was one of the ones where it felt like it was your inner guts coming out of your mouth. And the next organ trying to come out are your lungs themselves. After about 30 min of throwing up I took some benadryl and Dramamine and was able to fall asleep!
Now i apologize for going into such deep details. I realize that they were not very polite or appealing things for me to say. But it was a important part to the weekend

Chapter 2 - Friday morning

Friday morning i was planning on leaving for St George for a softball tourny. My good pal Brandtly told me days before that he was going to be at our place at 2:30 promptly. And i knew that if i were not ready i would never hear the end of it. But after waking up to a night before.. And ODing on benadryl and Dramamine that both make you drowsy. That was the last thing on my mind. I woke up around 1:00. I still had to go in and get my pay check from work and deposit it so i had money for the weekend. And remember that i was still dizzy and not feeling well. So around 2 i ran into work to get my pay check. Only to find that the checks had not been cut yet. I thought to myself "this is just great, I need this check for this weekend or i will have no money. That would be the worse thing to be in st george with no money." So after a few min of talking to HR and my good friend Chelsea from work I worked it out so she could pick the check up for me and deposit it into my bank. Pffewf problem solved, I have money for the weekend. Now to get back to my apt since it was 2:30 exactly.. Just then my phone rang and you could have guessed who it was. Thats right Brandtly. It was not even 2:31 yet and he was calling cause i was not home. I sped home grabed by clothes put them in his car and we were off.... maybe 10 min late. Seeing how he was saying he would be at our place at 2:15 to make sure we were ready but changed it at the last min cause he had to "wash his car" i figured he would be lenient... Well i was wrong. I hurried for no reason at all not only did i hear it from him complaining that we were late and telling everyone that i made us late... I also had to hear it the Whole way down there...

Chapter 3 - The ride down

We were off... Brandt in such a hurry to get to st george had to make a pit stop to drop some hats off for embedding. Me being the chill relaxing one didn't really care... what was the hurry? I was fine... Just as we were about to get off the exit in Spanish fork i realized that i forgot my mit... crap!!! No worries I told brandt that i would just buy a new one down there. I was needing a new one anyways. The last thing i wanted to do was get more crap for it. Then i realized.. in my hurry to satisfy brandtlys urge to get out of town so quickly i forgot to grab all my softball gear! Crap thats almost as bad as the time i wen to San Fransisco for a wedding with no church clothes! So we had to go back. I knew that i had it! This was going to be the topic of discussion all weekend! oh well what can ya do! I was still feeling like crap and dizzy!! So we went back to my apt and got my crap and drove down to st George.

Chapter 4 - Dinner

When we got down to St George we were starving! We stopped at Cracker barrel for some home town cookin! I was still sick and dizzy but needed some food. We sat down for dinner and i realized that the softball gear was not the only thing i forgot.. I also forgot my wallet. I had no money! So the whole weekend Brandt had to pay for everything for me (he was a good friend on that part and i really appreciate that) But it did not come without the long stories and endless nights of making fun of the sick kid! :)

After that we went to this place called the orange peal to get these smoothie drinks! they were delicious! we got them and went home to drink them, luckly Kopp was at the table and realized that i left my phone at the table and brought it home for me or i would have been wallet less and phone less!

Chapter 5 - The Return

After getting home from a good but at the same time could have been better weekend. (I still had a blast out there) I went to find my wallet in my room.. The first place i thought it would be is the car. OK lets grab the car keys and look.... um crap! i dont know where they are! that is right! somewhere from getting my mit and softball gear when we returned and the long weekend i lost my keys! I still do not have them and had to walk to work today and will sure be doing it tomorrow!

Chapter 6 - Conclusion

After a long week of missfortunes and bad luck i realized a few things....
1) No matter how sick you are, no one will have mercey on you! They will take every advantage possible to make fun of you.

2) Playing 6 games of softball in one day gives a good workout to your butt

3) Even handycapped kids working in cafe rio as a greater can make someones day by putting a smile on your face

and the most important thing i learned this weekent

4) No matter how much crap they give you, no matter how much they laugh at your expence! Your friends are going to be the first to be there to pick you up and help you get back up when you fall!

This weekend may sound like it was one of the most disastarisnt weekends... And honestly it was. But you know what! Thanks to all my good friends i was able to laugh about it and have a good time.

but remember this whole weekend i had a excuse I WAS SICK!!!!

The Aftermath

well its been 2 days since the Jazz got beat out of the playoffs.... and in those 2 days i have posted probably 15-20 comments on youtube against lakers fans... Created my own facebook, The NBA is a Dictatorship, group. And hung up my D Will jersey for a few more months... Looking back it makes me realize just how pathetic i am. Im on the 3rd day since then and i still hate the referees. I still wont watch ESPN and yesterday i would have shot this Mexican wearing a Kobe jersey if i would have had a gun. But things could be alot worse.. I could be Jethrow and have no team loyalty at all, I could hop from player to player and team to team... What ever would make me look cooler. But i dont! I have my teams that i will stick with till the bitter end. I once herd a great friend talking to a Jazz fan when she said... "do you like the lakers?" he said he liked them had nothing aginst them.. then she said possible the most profound statement i have ever herd in the sports world, she said "then you are not a true Jazz fan!!" Hate us or not there is a reason we had the best home record in the NBA... Its not that we are bad fans, or disrespectful. Its the fact everyone hates us.. cause they wish they had fans like us. We are the cream of the crop, the best there are. And most of us, jethrow being a exception, are true fans and will never leave.

There is always next year! Sooner or later the Lakers will have to pull their own weight and not depend on the officiating to win it for them... Sooner or later the Utah Jazz will have respect! And sooner or later I will be going to watch the NBA finals to watch the Utah Jazz win the title.

Jazz 2 - Lakers 2

So today was pretty much a amazing day!! Yes it was mothers day! and i did go see my mom! i do love her, but that had nothing to do with my day... Today i just went to the Utah Jazz - LA Lakers game 4 where the jazz beat the Lakers... Not only did i whitness one of the best games of the year but i did so from the 17th row of the lower bowl! When i bought the tickets i had a big of buyers remorse.... But after today I would have spent twice as much... i was kinny corner from the bucket... I was right under when Ronnie Price made one of the best blocks in the game... And witnessed the Turiaf foul right in front of my face that let to his ejection... I would have to say that it was by far the best game i had ever been to.. Then to hear the Lakers make up excuses cause their egos were hurt! It was amazing!

Some people are amazing!!

This is now one of my fav videos! i dont know why but it just makes me chuckle like a little school boy.

Top news: "Teams stop beating off constantly"

Ok It is official!! As of .... 48min and26 seconds ago, off constantly officially had its first win of the season... You should have been there it was crazy! Once the announcer announced over the mic; "thats the ball game" the fans went CRAZY!! rushing the field. throwing their beers on the other team! it was awesome. Then when the fireworks went off and the city started rioting it was great! i think i saw 3... No there were 4....... Ok its official 4 police cars flipped over and on fire... Riley, having the largest contract on the team offered to pay for one of them. That is the kind of non selfish play that got us the first win of the season.... Next week we shoot for win #2!!!

OK its started!! I have had this blog for awhile but have refused to fall into the growing trend! I just didn't want to... But after reading a few of my friends blogs it was interesting and fun... Being borderline wanting to get into the trend, i didn't know what to write about. I mean the very first blog entry on your blog has to me the best.. it has to be epidemic, or your audience will not return.... Lacking the plot needed for a good blog entry I put it on hold....... But then tonight the most amazing thing happened to me that i had to write about somewhere.... And thats where Turpy's Blog begins...

Today was a less then exciting Sunday for me. First off my room mate Chris moved out. Brendon is in Idaho and everyone is moving home or out this weekend... So it was pretty boring. around 2:00pm i realized that i did not have any food to eat.. I looked all through my cupboards the only thing i had that was digestible to the stomach was easy mac. So not wanting to break the sabot even though i didn't even go to church I ate that. 7 hours later i was dead hungry... Now i know that the general population does not like to shop on Sunday for one reason or another. And i agree i prefer to do my shopping before or after the sabbath! But there i was about to curl in a ball of pain cause my inner intestines were being eatin due to the lack of solids in my stomach. Some may stick the pain out till the next day.... And if that is you, you are a better man than I. At the first sign of pain i was in the car runnin to walmart. Now for anyone that may know me, you will know that i despise walmart. especially the Orem Walmart (or should i say the mercado mexicano, but that is a subject i will have to hit on another day) But there is one good thing about them... They have these home made pizzas that you take home and bake for $5! That are amazing... But i usually don't go cause its not worth the 45 min lines, the stupid person in line that always seems to mess up and take forever. Or the automatic check out machines that after every item you scan you have to wait for assistance. but i caved... waking in expecting it to be full of Surenos and their kids running all over the place... (which it was) i got my pizza and prepared for the check out likes.. I was going to go and scope out who was in line. who looked technology savvy enough to work the machines.. When i got over there i looked and the 3rd from the right self check out stand.... WAS EMPTY. I didn't know what to do! But not only was it open.. I scanned 2 items and not one needed assistance. I was amazed! My whole life since then has changed.. If that was possible for me to do.. Then anything is possible