Come What May and Love It!! Really?????

I'm shivering, I can't concentrate, I'm lost and confused. I'm empty and shallow. I'm physically sick. I'm hollow and shallow. I'm hyperventilating and I can't focus. I'm not myself, I'm missing something. I had it and it's gone. Am I being punished? It hurts so, so much. Why me??

Tragic?? Funny?? You Tell Me...

So... Last Saturday I was at Justin's house working on the front end of his car that he bought and brought from Nampa ID to replace the accident-damaged front end of the Buick that his grandpa wrecked and gave to him. This front end was on top of a trailer and it was in front of his garage that was built on a slight ramp. Justin was on top hammering some aluminum and I was on the side, then out of the blue the whole trailer started to slide down heading towards the side of my car which was parked exactly in front of the trailer. Like we see in the movies both he and I ran around the trailer to stop it before it hit my car. I had mixed emotions in a fraction of seconds... Emotions like... We need to stop this trailer, how can this be happening, and how funny is this? After we stopped the trailer inches way from the car we noticed that Justin who had a sledge hammer on his hand had thrown it on the ground as he ran to stop the trailer. I told him that it would have been hilarious if we had stopped the trailer from damaging the car and if the damage on the car would have been caused from the sledge hammer he threw. I'm glad I was not focused on what could have happened because it could have been bad... Well at least for the car and my pocket that is...

Here is a video of the trailer, the front end, my car and the markings that the trailer made on the pavement as it was sliding down the slope:

Be True to Who You Are!!

On my previous post you may have noticed that I said that I found a video I shot on the day of President Hinckley's funeral. I also found a video of the syndicated radio show host Glenn Beck talking about Pres. Hinckley and how he felt about him.

Here is the Glenn Beck video:

If you listen to AM radio, you most likely would know who Glenn Beck is. Glenn is a radio and television host, conservative political commentator, and writer. He has a nationally-syndicated radio show, The Glenn Beck Program and hosted a TV show on CNN that now will be broadcasted on FOX. But above all he is LDS. He has had a troubled past and found peace in the truth of the true Gospel of Jesus Christ. He says that "God stalked me!... He had a giant baptismal rifle, I thwarted him. I led people astray as much I could but he kept putting Mormons in my way."

I had the chance to see the screenwriter of some of the most famous LDS movies (Singles Ward, The RM, etc) perform. His name is John Moyer. John is LDS and a stand up comedian.

Here is a picture of John Moyer:

He is actually not a bad comedian. He is a funny guy... But what struck me as odd was the fact that he being LDS, every so often would throw a few unnecessary distasteful words in his routine. I was just wondering, u know... Do we really have to give up what we believe in to be able to be successful, accepted and fit in? Did he really need to use some of the words he used?

Glenn Beck is a fairly well known public personality, and I believe that although it would be an excuse, in the scheme of popularity, Glenn Beck could have (in comparison) a reason to attempt to behave differently and maybe even a reason to bend his values a little in order to please his fans and listeners, and yet he doesn't... as you can see by he opening up, on national television, to share his feelings about the passing of Pres. Hinckley.

Don't get me wrong, John was not filthy as Chris Rock is, and yet one would expect nothing less than a completely clean performance from a LDS comic. I am not comparing Glenn Beck to John Moyer and I'm not saying that Glenn Beck will be called as the next General Authority... I guess I was just a little disappointed. Not so much with the fact that he used some inappropriate language, but that he used some inappropriate language when he did not have to. I guess I expected more of his performance because he is LDS.

Almost a Year... Can You Believe It??

I was organizing some files on my computer and I found this video I shot almost a year ago and I thought it would be interesting to comment about it. I remember I was on somebody's house waiting for the time to arrive so we could go to ward prayer, when we received the news that President Gordon B. Hinckley had passed away. It was on January 27th, 2008... Can you believe it has been almost a year of his passing? His funeral was a few days later on the next Saturday February 2nd. I was on the street when the motorcade passed by towards the cemetery.

Here is a video of it:

We still miss ya Pres. Hinkcley. Be in peace next to your Marjorie.

It's Here!! Yay!!

It's Winter!! It has finally arrived. I had my first snow last week on November 4th. I don't know why I remember my first snows... My first snow on 2007 was on October 17th... Weird that I remember huh?

Winter is my favorite season, followed by Fall, then Spring and Summer. I'm so glad I live where I live and that I can experience the Winter. It is so beautiful, so peaceful!! We had a small storm that Tuesday (11-04). From the 7th floor from where I work we couldn't even see the mountains.

Here is a picture during the storm:

Here is another picture (in which u can see the mountains) after the storm:





Here is a picture of my car that morning:




And here is a video I took from inside my car as I drive closer to work and when the storm picked up:

Californians Voted YES For Proposition 8!!

Californians, despite their democratic majority and flexible way of life, have taken a decision yesterday that helped preserve some of the family integrity we still have left in this country. They voted YES, in favor for the Proposition 8. Yay!!

Along with voting for President, 52% of Californians voted YES for Proposition 8. Proposition 8 was an initiative that proposes the elimination of the right of same-sex couples to marry, granted by the California Supreme Court in May.

This proposition will change the California Constitution by adding a new section that will state that only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in the state of California.

Election Day

Thank goodness it is over!!! Barack Obama is the new President-Elect of the United States of America. I'm glad we're done with the election and we can now move on with our lives. Just so we can be on the same page: I am a republican and my support and candidate for the 2008 presidential election goes to Mr. Mitt Romney.

Here is a picture of Mitt Romney I like:

Everybody is saying that today is a historic day. I have to agree. Today is a historic day. A day where America has elected a black man to preside over this blessed and magnificent country. My concern is that we're mainly (at least at this time) focusing on the fact that we have elected a black President and not if we have elected a good President. Don't get me wrong. This is darn great feat!! Not too long ago (in the scheme of time), blacks were clearly and openly discriminated, had no voice, no opinion, no rights and in no way, one would ever think that a black man would ever be elected President.

I also have to say that I don't dislike Obama or that he will not be a good President, but here is why I could not support his candidacy for President: 1-My hope is that no candidates would be obligated to defend all its party beliefs and with that I'd have to say the Democratic Party has some basic values and beliefs that I don't believe in (abortion, gay marriage, etc...) and seeing that he is a Democrat... you get the idea... 2-I think that he may not have the experience necessary to be the President of the United States.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that the most important thing is that the people has decided that Obama will be our President and I hope he does a great job. Barack Obama is an inspiration in the sense that he is a live proof that in America the sky is your limit. If u dream, and if u work towards ur dreams, you will reach them. I believe in dreams and in that sense Barack Obama is an inspiration for me. He will lead us for at least the next four years and I pray for his well being. I pray that he may lead by example and have the people's needs in mind.

Here are a couple of pictures of his acknowledgement of victory:

I pray that he can be true to God and a positive influence to all of us and I can only hope that his presidency is not a facade and that his "real face" will not be any different than we expect it to be.

Here is a picture that exemplifies my thoughts seeing that has happened with both Democrats and Republicans:

I really hope he can be the super president that we expect our Presidents to be.

Here is a picture to exemplify this wish:

May God bless America.

Why??

Why does the things that happens to us happen? Is it becasue we deserve them? Did the people who died at World Trade Center deserved to die? Is it because we're good people? Is it becasue we're bad people? I know that Father loves us... but why does He let us suffer with some of the things that happens to us? I know, I know there is all the cliche answers... It is because we can grown from them... It is because we can learn from them... whatever... Is that really it? Will we ever get to know in this mortal life the answer to that question?

I was driving to work this morning and I couldn't help but notice the sunrise by the mountains on the East. I also noticed that it was obscured but a fairly thick layer of clouds. It was really beautiful and the photo below does not make justice, especially becasue I was driving... lol, but u get the idea.

Here is the picture of the sun covered by the clouds:


I couldn't help but think about my challanges and why do I have to go thru them... The things I want and why I don't get them or why I haven't got them yet... I had this impression after spotting the sun and the clouds... The sun was Father, and all that I need... but I could not clearly see the sun. The clouds were in the way...

I also noticed that shortly after I took the picture above, the clouds went away and I could see the bright radiant sun... The obsticles were gone...

Here is the picture I took just a few moments after the first one:

What does that mean?