I am an Asteroid. I am a drifter. I go where life leads, which makes me usually a very calm and content sort of person. That or thoroughly apathetic. Usually I keep on doing whatever I'm doing, and it takes something special to make me change my mind. What Video Game Character Are You?

The bishop called me a few minutes ago and we had a 'chat' about my schedule this coming semester and he wants to visit again later on tonight to talk somemore about my schedule this semester........this does not sound very good. I'm actually a bit scared at the possiblities that this might give. Whenever you have to have an extended talk with the bishop about your school schedule is always a bad thing. I'd rather talk about past transgressions with the bishop than about schedules. I bet they are going to put me in the fire stoking room for the semester, or maybe even in the Church's salt mines. Or even more dreadful, they might want me to teach a class. I think I'd rather work in the salt mines.
I've been doing ok in my 'we don't have any more but we need to give these people callings' callings: FHE group leader, ward mission committee, FHE group leader again, etc. I'm rather fond of not having any direct contact with hierarchy or real respondsibility for that matter. I've heard all about earily morning meetings, retreats to the bishops house, and other secret gatherings that result in big conspiracies against the ward. I want no part of this. I'm rather content doing my own thing and not having to prepare anything at all, where the only big concern is deciding who is going to say the opening prayer.
Maybe I should have stayed in Vegas a little bit longer.

Today, one of my friends gets married. I met this kid my freshman year when I lived in Deseret Towers. This particular kid lived across the hall from me. When I first met him I thought to myself, "Man, this is one of the weirdest kids I've ever met" and "What's this kid's deal, he listens to Squarrel Nut Zippers, speaks Japanese, treks miles and miles to go to the Japanese food store to buy seaweed, and ALL the girls like him. How is this possible ?!?!" As the semester progressed I learned that he played tennis, liked to make films, and he has a huge crush on Bomberman. He would come into my room and start fights and we would end up wrestling with the winner giving the other a wedgie.
As time moved on, I saw this kid in the MTC. He still wore his Japanese pajamas, he was going to Japan, and ALL the girls still liked him.
The years passed and, again, I met up with this weirdo, this time in an apartment complex setting. As we lived around, by and with each other, I still held my position that this kid was weird and I told him on many occasions.
We've made movies together, been through drama together, and had our own language that consisted of 'Bings' and 'Dings' and not much else. I've seen this kid do his Techno-Spaz dance and his German Dance Party dance many times. I've been to San Francisco with this kid where we met a bum who called him Golden Boy.
This kid then graduated and he didn't know what he was going to do. I told him to stay, he said no, I cryed all night long.
Now, he's is getting married in Salt Lake. He sent me an email asking me to be there, I accepted, I wouldn't miss it for the world. In a few short hours he will be eternally bound to someone. Will I ever see this kid again ?? Will he ever come around and play like we used to ?? Will he miss the opening night of Aliens vs. Preditor on Friday ?? To these questions I know not. But this much I do know, We better have a monthly, if not weekly, movie night or there will be hell to pay. Maybe we should join the Verizon IN to keep in touch, that's what it's for isn't it ?? This one is dedicated to you.

Good luck
May the Force Be With You
Hasta la Vista, Baby
Be excellent to each other