Tuesdays with Muerte

Has anyone else noticed that despite my blog's title, "Tuesday's with Muerte", I have only posted twice in the 4 month history of my blog. Maybe I should consider a new strategy in posting. While new ideas are still percilating in my brain about how to better serve my readers, please feel free to offer some c&c yourselves. Always yours, Bryan p.s. If you have any recommendations for a new banner, I'm thinking about making a new one too.

___________________________________________ I recently read Philip Pullman's "The Golden Compass" and am anticipating its arrival in the local dollar theater in a month or two. The one thing bothering me is the age old question, "which will be better; the book or the movie?" I've experienced the same worry with a few pairs of books and feature-length films. Book Winners: -The Bible (Prince of Egypt) -All Quiet on the Western Front -Catch-22 -The Great Gatsby -The Grapes of Wrath -Of Mice and Men -The Time Machine -Charlotte's Web (Classics) -Jurrasic Park -Timeline -Misery Movie Winners: -The Borne Identity -Dune -The Princess Bride (Classics) -The Count of Monte Cristo -Pride and Prejudice (I am akin to both the newer Kiera Knightley and Provo Remakes) I'm sure I've seen more movies based on books I've read, but this is a suitable list to examine. What I see here is that I exhibit an affinity for classics in literature form. Apparently, t...

Who, in the family, does this remind you most of and why? Please leave your comments below: ---------------- Listening to: Nicola Piovani - La Notte Di Favola

Robbed, as in Robin Hood. (If you are not present, it's technically burglary.) "The intruder probably is a drug addict and has had unlimited access to your apartment previous to this encounter..." Officer Arrowchief, Provo Police Department Last Sunday between 1am and 6am, an intruder walked into our unlocked apartment and silently stole various items out of the back two rooms. (The front room was either untouched because it was too messy, or our roommates still haven't discovered what is missing because it is so messy.) I had my camera stolen and $30 cash. Zack had it the worst. He had his backpack emptied of its books but the bandit made off with his iPod and Japanese translator, each worth about $200 a piece. The other two roommates had a few trinkets stolen. I'm a little sad I've lost my camera, because now I can't post pictures of my life. For now, you'll just have to imagine.  At first, I felt constantly anxious and nervous that t...

Today, members of our ward volunteered at the MTC referral center. It was wonderful, as always. When we walked in, the lead RC teacher was getting ready to prepare a big training for us and then noticed me among the group. Letting some air quickly release he said, "oh, Bryan's old-school. If you have any questions, he can help you." And that was the last we saw of him. I thought it was a little unfair that the others didn't get the full RC experience just because I was among them. Fortunately, our ward mission leader was present and took the reigns. I brought along my bound copy of the Conference Ensign and read a talk or two. It was the perfect source of inspiration to look at between calls. I handled about 4 Spanish calls, all of which reminded me of how wonderful sharing the gospel is. It's easy to forget here in Provo that there are families earnestly searching for the truths of the gospel. My favorite call was from a family man living in Columbus, O...

The very first time I wore these shoes I scuffed them getting out of my car. I'm not mad though because I pretend with myself that scuffs are in fashion… The second pair is what I use for work EVERYDAY. I'm so glad that I have them. The 1/2 inch rubber sole gets be to about 11:30am without getting my socks drenched at the car wash.

My hometeachers were so considerate in asking me out to dinner in SLC before our ward temple appointment. Randy (spelled "Rendy" because his parents didn't want his peers to receive the false impression that he was promiscuous in any way) served his mission in Taiwan and when he came here found this great whole in the wall resturant that served the most authentic chinese foods: hot-pot, pot stickers, battered pork, snow peas, etc. It reminded me very closely of every single meal we ate in China earlier this Spring. As we left, I asked if we left a tip for our $50 meal amongst the 6 of us. Rendy said, "No, there is no tipping in China." Trying to be witty by making an allusion to x-men III, I said "Tipping is a CITY in China." …silence from the group… Just to break the awkward silence I went back into the restaurant and left $2.50. I felt generous because before dinner, I popped in next door to a Equadorian bakery. There was a big soccer game goi...