Advertisements On a cold and rainy November evening in 1974, infamous American serial killer Ted Bundy kidnapped and killed seventeen year old Debra Kent. She was taken from Viewmont High School in Bountiful, Utah, the school I graduated from fourteen years later. I didn’t realize this fact while walking the halls during my teenageContinue reading “Nothing Shocking”
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Fiona Apple
Advertisements “I tell you how I feel but you don’t care I say tell me the truth but you don’t dare You say love is a hell you cannot bear And I say gimme mine back and then go there – for all I care.” -Sleep to Dream The taut, sinewy muscles gripped the microphoneContinue reading “Fiona Apple”
Good Winter
Advertisements Bon Iver is derived from the French phrase bon hiver ( French meaning “good winter”) [the_ad id=”11881″] Hope is that one takes the time to appreciate the circle of things in life. A mere three weeks ago a man was bored in California, randomly texting friends to see who was going to join thisContinue reading “Good Winter”
Shins on ice…
Advertisements The alarm registers only a few hours sleep as legs move slowly towards the shower. 4 a.m. is an ungodly time to hail a taxi. The city of Vancouver is as quiet as the taxi driver, and groggy half open eyes take in the quaint shops along Granville one last time before I arriveContinue reading “Shins on ice…”
in my hometown
Advertisements I’m not sure the number of shows one needs to attend before earning the status of ‘Groupie’, but May 2nd marked my second Black Keys show of the year, and my third all time. [the_ad id=”11881″] This was extra special to me though since it was in my hometown, and my fellow Utahns madeContinue reading “in my hometown”
An American prayer
Advertisements Darkness floods, dreams that wake a fragile, eggshell mind, the Lizard King’s words consume one. Circles ofContinue reading “An American prayer”
feeling like Conrad, exploring like Magellan
Advertisements After a night of delicious Peruvian food and wine, I slept soundly to the sounds of the water lapping against the side of the boat as we headed deep into the Amazonian jungle.My dreams were filled with Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness. “The brown current ran swiftly out of the heart of darkness, bearingContinue reading “feeling like Conrad, exploring like Magellan”
Death Valley
Advertisements Once upon a time, long ago, I had heard about a place so desolate and isolated that at night one could see the true enormity and vastness of the galaxy, filled with endless stars and planets.Recently I had subsequently learned that because of a growing population of city lights from both Las Vegas andContinue reading “Death Valley”
Perfect Little Buildings
Advertisements There are many different things one looks forward to when in a new place ; food, entertainment, culture, sights and sounds that your senses haven’t yet experienced. [the_ad id=”11876″] I love all of those, but for me, one of my favorite things to do is to see a city’s buildings, shops, and parks.Whether itContinue reading “Perfect Little Buildings”
the Fremont Indians
Advertisements It is unknown to us here today as to where the Fremont Indians came from. Some speculate that they broke from the Anasazi group and traveled north.Their remnants are scattered throughout eastern Utah, one only has to look. Today I head to explore nine mile canyon, to find the Fremont. The area is allContinue reading “the Fremont Indians”