Observation

Man A is approximately three feet away from Man B and talking in a rather loud tone, I'm in the Union Building and I'm around 25 feet away. I can not make out the words as they sound muffled from here. I see head shaking from side to side from Man A, and Man B looks like he is pointing to a certain page in his text book.

Man B talks for about five minutes in a stern tone. Man A looks away and wrinkles face. Man A then responds for seven minutes. Man B eyes roll. Man B then talks and is louder and states, "If you are going to be that closed minded then what are you doing here!?!". Man A throw up arms and scoffs. Man B picks up backpack and begins to leave.

Man A says, "Wait!!!". Conversation again becomes to quiet to hear again. Man B stands and listens then they both leave the scene after two minutes.

Writing from recall....

This time of year I think of my daughter Anna, she will be turning 1 on the 5th of February. Most people tend to have there memories blend together, the exceptions are the life changing events. Well anytime you have a new addition to your family it changes things around, and not just a little either. I remember the pacing in the hospital halls before my wife's second c-section, worrying that everything would be fine just like before when Gillian came along just 19 months before. I was worrying that would I ever get through school, and would I be the father I thought I could be. You know the classic things you think of when you scared of change. It not a bad thing just kind of crazy. It was nice for the second time for me to go into surgery and take part in the miracle of creation, and hold my baby girl after she was a minute and a half old. Her little body still clinging to me for safety and protection was all that I needed to remind me that no matter what I was important to her, and even if I make a few mistakes here and there; a hug was still around the corner. Sleep on the other hand was difficult your mind still races, plus Gillian not being in the hospital to stay and not with relatives wasn't easy. Looking back it did give me a sense of accomplishment. I mean how many guys say they can take care of young kids for a week plus. It was only three days in reality, but the c-section help with it seemed a little longer. I remember how proud I was of my wife, and how little she complained of the whole mess, but it was nice that she could order any food of the hospital menu. Just taking Anna home from the hospital in her little car seat and bundled up blankets was just the beginning of a new adventure in our home, but eager with anticipation instead of fear and insecurity.


Here are a few shots of her.

Getting to know me.....

My favorite Web 2.0 app is StumbleUpon, it's a web app that let you random find other websites according to what other users find interesting. You can find it here at www.stumbleupon.com .

I have played the drums and speak Italian. I love to cook and read a good book on occasion. I have two girls of my own Gillian who is 2, and Anna who will be 1 in a month. I will be married for 5 years in April to my wife Rebecca. I'm attending the University of Utah for the Public Relations field, and currently loving it.

My new blogging experience

Okay so my name is Justin, and I this is my first blog that I've ever created. I want to start expressing my thoughts and feelings. In addition to having others to see and respond to things in the world that will change our present and shape our future. So a blog to me is a form of expression that can have almost unlimited subjects and various styles, people post and respond to these expressions and can chose to take them as fact or fiction. One blog that I keep my eye on is the NPR News Blog. It can be found here at http://www.npr.org/blogs/news/

I find current events exciting because they affect me and my decision making, they chose to cover more information on the current political candidates and at least by reading on these I can see what candidate has a more "opaque" position and chose to whom I will vote for when it comes down to it. I would love to hear what you would have to say about it.