*** KONY 2012 ***

It's been my life's dream to go somewhere, anywhere in Africa and do good. Weather that may be building schools, homes, bringing clothes, food, anything! Ever since I watched the movies "Blood Diamond" and "Hotel Rwanda" I was shaken. Stirred. I realized how little I knew of the world and decided to not allow that any more. What is happening in the world today is wrong and is down right disgusting. I've looked into programs to where I could help out, at least a little and I never had the money for it. So I've saved and I've worked and I've done what I could. Granted I could have done more. I could have tried harder but I always felt like I would some day reach my goal. I still really want to make that dream a reality. Now it may take me a long time. It will be hard and there are things that are standing in my way, but what goes on in the world is wrong and more important. It's hard to believe in something when you feel like only one person. But it dose make a difference, and I believe that this Invisible Children "Kony" campaign is trying to tell us.

When I woke up this morning I was so confused from all the "Kony 2012" posters that were on Facebook. I thought "Hey that Kony guy must be runnin for president." Yeah stupid I know. But the thing is the more and more I saw of it, the more I became curious. I've always known about children soldiers. In fact its the number one thing that tore me apart and made me discover my dream. But I never really knew who was responsible or how it was happening. I never really even thought that stopping anyone who was responsible was possible or even processed that it could be done. When I got on to the Invisible Children website and watched the "Kony 2012" video, which got over 4 million views in 2 days, I became so emotional that I just sat and cried for the children of Africa but also because of the hope that rose with in myself. The hope that I could be a part of something so big and wonderful, to bring justice to the ones who make our world an ugly one.

What is happening and has been happening in the Africa is wrong. That it has to be stopped! Joseph Kony is out there and knows that were looking for him. We all have the power to come together no matter who we are, what we do, where we go to church or what we take in our coffee; and bring him to justice. I believe in this cause and I know that I have the power to make a difference just as much as you do, and I am going to do what ever I can to make my voice heard.

Make it visible. Make it known. Make it end.

100 Things I Would Totally Do

Part - 1 of 4

The following is a list of things that I would Totally Do!


Key:
# - I'd do it for a job
$ - I'd do it for money
* - I'd do it for free
@ - I'd do it cause I can


# Design T-shirts.
# Kit-Kat taster.
$ Make paper air planes.
* Climb trees and read books.
@ Construct the largest blanket fort.
# Collect a band of misfit kids and start a baseball team.
@ Create an urban legend.
# Write nasty hate letters for people to send out so they don't have to.
* Get punched in the face by Bruce Willis.
@ Sing songs for deaf people.
#@ Point out sarcasm for people who can't themselves.
$ Give hugs.
* Eat Firehouse Subs.
* Go back in time and prevent the tv show "Firefly" from being canceled.
$ Kiss Jude Law.
$ Drink a gallon of milk in less than an hour.
# Watch crummy commercials, tv shows, and movies just to criticize them.
@# Give people nick names.
* Slap Keanu Reeves in the face.
* Start a large food fight.
* Watch "Friends" for a week straight.
# Make postcards of random pictures from around the country.
* Go back in time and prevent Drew Barrymore from ever acting. Except for "E.T.."
$ Talk like Nacho Libre all day.
* Talk like Arnold Schwarzenegger all day.

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My Aunt Teresa

Most all of us have one. We've all (most of us) grew up with one. Some give us gum, others give advise. Some might even do both. What I'm talking about is of corse the well known and famous, "Favorite Aunt!"
Yes you might have more than one aunt but we all have only one favorite. Like myself I have 8 aunts and they're all great! Really, I love them all. Take my aunt Jennifer and aunt Jana for example. Jen is such a sweetheart! Down to earth, funny, loves me like crazy, gives me great hair cuts, so on and so forth. Jana. Again loves me like crazy, cares about the little stuff in my life, a little bossy but hey let's face it I'm sure I needed it once in a while when I was sprouting like a little weed. Both great aunts and so are all the rest! Sandra, Denise, Robin, Julie, and Annette; I love each and every one of ya... And then there's my aunt Teresa.
Teresa "Teamer" Wilson, my most favoritest aunt there ever was. Not loved more than my other wonderful aunts. I can't seem to stress that enough. Wether because I want y'all to know that I love all my aunts to the fullest existent or because some how, somewhere my mother will find out about this blog post and will demand that I give all my aunts recognition to keep up our family image.. haha Just kidding Mom. Where ever you are reading this I want you to know I love you and that some one made me type that, but I can't find that delete button.
My aunt Teresa is so cool! I'm not just writing this post just cause today she gave me her old, fully functioning big screen TV. She just gave it to me! She done got a new fancy Blue Ray 3D TV so that made the old one undesirable. Not to me though. I don't know what it is with me but I seem to collect old crapy TVs in the hope that they'll someday work or that I'll some day use em all. Yeah I know, you think I'm strange but my PEZ collection will say otherwise. Aunt Teresa is so chill and laid back when she wants to be but also puts me in my place when I need to be. Completely obsessed with sports she named her first born, my best friend Brett after baseball legend George Brett. She loves talking about movies and sports so it makes her some one I know I can have a fun conversation with.
I know that there are a lot of great and wonderful aunts out there, even more of my own but I thought that this particular one needed a shout out. I love you Aunt Teresa!

Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Waving Justin Bieber Fans

I was driving down state street bouncin to Sheryal Crowe on the radio when my eyes became distracted by something odd. I've seen this before but I guess I never really gave it a good long look at how odd it really was. A simple trip to the Provo Towne Center became a journey within my mind to answer the vast question "Who invented the Wacky Waving Inflatable Tube Man and was he or she a flat crazy person or a certified genius?"
Y'all go ahead, laugh. Chuckle at the ridiculousness of that question. Snicker at the fact that I don't post more intuitive thoughts. But before you start thinkin "Oh here goes Ryan again. Makin his jokes tryin get us laughin up a storm," just give me the benifit of the doubt and hear me out.
What in the name of heaven can be exciting about income taxes? H&R Block has nothin goin for it in the fun department what so ever. So yeah, of corse I'm gonna drive by right past it with out a second glance. But plant a thin vinyl tube man with arms, wavy hair and a painted on face in front of the building and you got yourself a second look instead of a drive by. But polish it off with a generated fan at it's feet so it can blow air up through it making it look as though it were a spoiled preteen flaying about at a Justin Bieber concert and now I might pull over to get me some income tax done!
So, tell me America, who's the crazy one?...