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Swimming!!!

Today I went swimming! It was so awesome! I woke up at 6:00 and me and my comrade, Jake, went swimming at the Richards Building! It was amazing! I forgot how much I really enjoy swimming! I could only think of two improvements: 1. Goggles... It's hard to swim when you can't see anything or where you're going, and 2. I'm going to change into my suit there... I totally just wore my suit there and afterwards, i was pretty chilly! (to say the least!) That's when heated seats come in handy! Anyway, I didn't want to write for too long, so that's the news! Thanks for everything, friends! And you should come swimming with us...

Low

Have you ever had those low times? I am in the thick of one right now. I'm not sure what brought it on, but I feel extremely inadequate, and kinda lonely. It's not that I don't have good friends, because I do! I have great friends, but they're moving on. They all have their own "interests" and I have none. I had a super awkward moment tonight. I really hope no one that was there reads this. I just felt like everyone had their own "things" going on and I was just standing around doing nothing. That's why I left early. I needed to listen to loud music (which I'm beginning to find is my way of venting) and so I left. I came back and was just so frustrated! The kind of frustration that you can't get rid of. The kind that eats away at you. I can get so frustrated sometimes. Oh well... It doesn't even matter. My awesome roommate just gave me some scriptures that have kinda calmed me down. The one I want to share is in Alma 29:4 where it says that, "God... granteth unto men according to their desire, whether it be unto death or unto life; according to their wills, whether they be unto salvation or unto destruction."
I inherited the ability to over-analyze things from my mom. I'm just thinking about stuff way too much! I gotta do something that makes me forget about what I'm thinking about. The only thing I can think of is hanging out with my parents. I know that sounds very immature and childish, but my parents have a great ability to coach me, to calm me down, and to help me think clearly. That's what I need. Time with them! Anyway, I'm going to bed. I feel better....

Life!!!

And no, I'm not talking about the amazingly awesome tv show, either! I'm talking about my life! It's pretty good right now! I feel free. I've never felt this free since before my mission. I have a really good friend who has helped to coerce me into a daily schedule and it's been pretty good! I actually have finished my homework on time! I'm feeling pretty good about myself because everything is scheduled. Everything has a time. It's very nice! Also, I went running this morning... and despite it being a bit chilly and waking up at 5:55, it wasn't too bad! I also ate a delicious breakfast of yogurt, milk, and a pop-tart. (maybe not the healthiest, but it's still pretty good!) Then, i read the scriptures for 30 minutes (that kinda time just doesn't come easily.... unless it's at 7:00!) Overall, today was a pretty productive day! After my classes, i went to the physics homework lab and finished my homework! woo-hoo! I feel productive! and a bit tired, but that's okay! I want to watch a really good movie today! I kinda want to watch Lost, or The Dark Knight! (okay, lost isn't a movie, but i have it on dvd, so close enough!) We'll see how it goes!
Anyway, let's see......... what's new in my life? I'm single! It feels good to be single! I kinda feel like they just sent the retarded aligator into the pen on chickens. Sure, he could be a threat, but he's more likely to lay a chicken than to eat one! I kinda feel socially awkward sometimes. But, because of my nerdiness and tv-loving-ness, I secretly have been applying principles from The Pick-Up Artist into my life. I'm totally looking for IOI's and trying to give DHV's. It's pretty hard! But, if I only had a wingman, like Greg had on Sunday, then i'd be the ladies man! Or, maybe I could take Tara with me.... no, that's kinda tough! Anyway, I'm kinda feeling like I'm making efforts and those efforts are getting shot down with a semi-automatic AK-47! Oh well, that's not too important, right? It's only my eternal salvation! haha!
Speaking of AK-47, holy crap! Who blocks Shaq twice in a row? Nobody can just do that! I remember the days of the Utah Jazz when they really sucked! Their star player was Andrei Kirilenko and they had no one else! Now, he's the 6th man for the Jazz and he's still making bank! According to EPSN.com or NBA.com or somewhere, he gets paid $14 million dollars! That's insane! He gets paid the amount of money most people in the world can only dream of! Oh well! Anyway, The Jazz are amazing now, I love D-Will, If we lose Boozer, I hope we can find someone better, and Life is good!
I wore shorts today! It felt good! I feel like i look a lot better when i wear shorts... i'm not sure why! Oh well! I'm going to take advantage of all of the shorts-weather i can!
Let's see.... I'm sure there was something else! Oh, here's something: I'm super excited for our intramural basketball team that we're starting! Here is the lineup:
Matt Libutti 6'3" 240 lbs.
McKay Crowley 6'5" 190 lbs.
Drew Burton 6'1" 170 lbs.
Chad Rasmussen 6'0" 170 lbs.
Seth Larsen 6'1" 175 lbs.
Robbie Simons 6'3" 200 lbs.
Paul Howell 6'3" 180 lbs.?

Anyway, i'm super stoked for the games! They're going to be fun! We're also looking for people to join, so if you (and when i say you, i mean no one, because no one really reads this) want to join or you know someone who would like to play BYU Intramural Basketball for the Winter, let me know! We'd love to have you play with us! We already have a cheering committee for our team! Supposedly, they're going to make shirts and maybe they'll even have treats and drinks! woo-hoo! That would be fun!
Anyway, I'm going over to Chad's house to watch either the Notebook or To Kill A Mockingbird! We'll see how it goes! it's a tough pick between 2 pretty good movies! I haven't seen To Kill A Mockingbird recently, so my vote is for that! Anyway, I love you my friends and life is good! I think I'd like to start a Question and Answer part because I'm going to update this more frequently! (that's what I always say!) Anyway, If you have any questions, any at all (about anything) email them to me at robbie.simons2@gmail.com. I'd love to hear feedback from y'all!

Cyberdunk

Okay, so I totally found this awesome site! I love playing the types of games where I manage a team or a player! I love being able to pick his attributes and help him to improve! That's my favorite, so I found this website from an ad from Facebook. Here it is: cyberdunk.com It's really simple and very hands on! I love it! I'll talk more about it later! Seeya!

WEEZER!!!

I went to the Weezer concert last night and it was amazing!

Yep, that's me and i'm the fourth member of the band! Take that, Scott! Anyway, I don't have much time! I just wanted to post some awesome pictures from the Weezer concert!

Isn't Rivers amazing? He's just as nutty as ever! He was so entertaining and funny! I have some great video footage of the concert! Amazing!

I don't think that you can look at this picture without smiling! It's so awesome! The flying W in the background is so cool! I love WEEZER! Well, i gotta go to bed! Goodnight!

We'll See How Long That Lasts....

Well, I wasn't as faithful as I thought I would be! Oh well! You learn and you live! Life is very interesting, handing us situations that we may or may not want. It's like someone giving out boxes of stuff. You don't know why people are waiting in line or what is in the boxes. When you get your first box, you open it up and find a nice, beautiful chocolate cake. You enjoy the cake and decide to get in line again. When you get your next box, it's a bomb and it blows up in your face. It doesn't kill you, but it hurts. You think to yourself, why do I want to get in line again if I'm only going to get blown up? A really good friend convinces you to get back in line because of the chocolate cake. I don't know why I wrote that, but it seemed to make sense a while ago! It is interesting what life gives us. I understand a lot more now than I did a week ago. There were experiences this week that were so sweet and spiritual and there were some that totally sucked! But right now, I'm feeling good! Things are going my way and life is good. Sometimes I feel like so much advice is thrown and me that I have so much pressure in my head and I would rather my head explode than process it all. Right now, I'm doing what I feel is right. I'm making decisions prayerfully. I'm playing the cards that I've been dealt, and I'm going to win.

Quickie!!!

Well, I just got back from the Colors concert in Sandy! It was a lot of fun! I would have to say that I enjoyed myself! Hayley probably doesn't believe me, but I like them a lot! I want to get their other cds, but if I ask Hayley, she'll think that I'm just trying to make her happy or something! She's funny! No, I'll ask her for the cds, it won't be a problem! It's very interesting, because now that I live away from home, it feels weird to come back to Draper! I don't know why! Just interesting! Well, I'm absolutely exhausted and I want to go to bed! I have 2 meetings tomorrow before church, so we'll see how they go! The Bishop scheduled all of us to meet with him so we can get to know each other and I'm going to meet with the FHE grandparents of our ward. (He (Tyler Baer) kinda mentioned the possibility of me being the dad of our group! I'm cool with that! That would be fun! We'll see how it goes!) Well, it's been a good one! I've written three times in a row, so that's pretty cool! We'll have to see how long that lasts! :)
GOODNIGHT!!!!

I'm A Regular Now!

Hey, it's me again! I just got back from a date! It was a lot of fun! It was a double and it was me and Hayley; and Matthew Capone and my sister, Whitney! Matthew is one of my misison buddies and so I knew we'd have a fun time! Initially, we were trying to get some more mission friends to come, but Jonny Ray (one of my companions) had to go to dinner with his "married friends" (whatever that means) and Ryan Magoffin found out about it too late! Well, there's always next time! It was fun! We were going to see a movie, then we decided to go and make dinner up the canyon at Hayley's cabin! So, the time came and we picked everyone up and we went to Harmon's. Then, we split up and bought the necessary items for making burgers and s'mores! After we got up to the cabin, we began cooking the hamburgers while we talked and had fun! Then, we ate the yummy food and laughed a lot! After dinner, we felt like watching a movie. Hayley opened her movie drawer and we voted on the movies. It was kind of between the Goonies, Twister and Runaway Jury. Goonies was quickly thrown out and we decided we should watch Runaway Jury! It was so good! It made me want to read novels again! It's been such a long time since I've sat down and read a book! The last book I read was New Moon by Stephenie Meyer! It's a good one! I'm currently in the middle of Eclipse by the same author, but I haven't had much time lately! Anyway, back to the date! We watched the movie and then cleaned up and then went home! It was a very fun night! It was a simple, but fun date! I always love going out with Hayley! She's super fun and it's a ton of fun to be with her! I love her a lot! Well, the BYU game is tomorrow, so we'll see who wins! I think that the Cougars are going to beat the tar out of UCLA! That's my prediction: BYU will dominate all four quarters! I think that they're a bit frustrated with the way they've been playing and they want to win a good game! Well, we'll see how that goes! Goodnight!

My First One!

Wow, it's about time! I've read so many "blogs" from other people and I've always kinda dreamed of having one of my own. I hate writing, but I love talking to people and telling stories. Oftentimes, i feel bad when I'm talking to my parents at night after I get home from a date or from hanging out with friends. They are always so patient with me and they just keep on listening. My Mom knows me SO well and she always knows exactly what to say when I need something uplifting. My Dad and I are best friends! I wish I could be the exact same as my Dad. He's everything I want to be in a Father, a Husband, and a Priesthood Holder! I love my parents. I couldn't have picked 2 better, perfectly designed parents for me! They're awesome! Well, I love being at college! I love being able to spread my wings and have a ton of fun! (oh yeah, and study, too....) It's been so sweet! I love being able to pick my classes and plan my schedule! It's so sweet! My roommate is very cool! He's a lot of fun and he's been able to keep me normal! I LOVE MY CLASSES! They are so amazing! I love learning and they're way sweet! I'm taking Biology, Human Geography, Psychology (with my amazing sister), Book of Mormon, and Physics. The only class that really scares me is Physics. I've forgotten so much math that I feel the mission has rendered me useless! (partially!) It's coming back though! I'm relearning a lot of stuff, so it's cool! I really like how busy i am! All of my classes are keeping me busy! I think i'll get good grades, because I haven't missed an assignment yet! (congratulations, robbie, it hasn't been 2 weeks yet!) Well, it's getting late! I am going to try to keep this updated so everyone will be able to know what I'm up to! Maybe this will double as a journal one day! I've never been good at writing in my journal, but I'll be better at this! Well, goodnight everyody!