50 Random Things About Me

It's been a while since I've posted on my blog.  I've come to a new resolution to post more!

It seems standard for bloggers to include a post dedicated to introducing themselves.  Since I never did that, here it is!

The general things:

My Mom, Brenda, and I at my college graduation.

• I was born in Provo, Utah and raised in Price, Utah
• I'm the oldest of 5 kids
• My Mom is from Green River, UT, my Dad from Alcalde, NM
• I attended Utah State University - Eastern and graduated with my Associate's of Science there
• I served a full-time LDS mission in Fresno California from Feb. 2013 - Feb. 2015
• I am a chemistry major at Southern Utah University in Cedar City, Utah
• I'm preparing for medical school

My Dad Lex, brothers Tanner and Colton, and myself at the Provo City Temple open house.

That's all the usual stuff.  Here's the random stuff:

Seeing my sister Kambree for the first time in 2 years

1. I use pomade
2. I have cut my own hair for nearly four years.
3. I have worn glasses or contacts since 2nd grade.
4. I taught myself how to play the piano at eleven years old.
5. I like to be politically involved/informed.
6. I am an Eagle Scout.
7. I like blondes, and brunettes, and redheads, and black hair too.
8. I broke my leg/ankle but didn't see the doctor until about two months later. Sometimes rafting the Green River the next day is more important.
9. I love international food.  Carson Tatton's Thai food is particularly amazing.
10. I ran myself over with my moped - sad, I know.
11. I am studying to become a doctor - either a family doctor or heart surgeon, depending on if I prefer clinical or surgical applications during medical school.
12. I'm a Mormon and I love it.
13. My humor is drier than a dead stick, or so I've been told.  I think I'm hilarious.

    

    Hammocking in Spring Canyon
14. My Pandora stations range from orchestra to dubstep to acoustic to rap.
15. I drink lots of milk  As in maybe more than two gallons in one week before.
16. I love camping.
17. I enjoy long, all-day trail rides on four-wheelers.
18. I prefer cool weather to hot weather - spring/fall are the best, followed by winter, followed by summer.
19. I'm a fan of thriller films, but generally dislike animated movies.
20. I'm pretty great at hide and go seek.
21. Heights terrify me, unless it's a rollercoaster.  I'll ride any rollercoaster.
22. To go along with 21, I had to be rescued off the top of a rock wall before.  Not my greatest moment.
23. I like to just look at my handwriting and think, "Man, that's good."
24. Someday I want to have my dream home built in the countryside.
25. I was a swimmer in high school.
26. I enjoy reading, especially history and non-fiction.
27. My ancestors came from England, Spain, and Native-Americans.  If you want to get technical, I also have ancestry from Poland, the Middle East, the Caucusus region, and North Africa,
28. I have a problem with laughing at times I probably shouldn't laugh, such as in class or in church.
29. I grew up in rural Utah but I'm probably more city slicker than cowboy.

30. 

    World of Concrete, Las Vegas

    I prefer dressing up to dressing down.
31. I speak fluent Spanish.
32. I prefer sweet to salty.
33. I was on a four-person competitive culinary team in high school.
34. I teach Sunday School.
35. I love to travel and want to visit Nepal and western Europe.
36. I was an assistant swim coach for our county youth team for several years,
37. I've slept in snow caves, handmade platforms high in the trees, and on a roof.  Urban camping at its finest.
38. I've been to Canada and Mexico.
39. Despite several close calls, I've never gotten a ticket.
40. I sang in the Utah All-State Choir for three years, once under the direction of Mack Wilberg.
41. I am always up for an adventure.
42. I drive a 2010 Chevy Silverado.
43. I enjoy shooting guns and my bow.
44. My favorite foods are snow crab and shrimp scampi.

    

    Riding near Green River, UT
45. I really like swimming in the ocean.
46. I currently work in e-commerce sales and marketing.
47. I prefer to be clean shaven.  Mostly because I can't grow a beard.  Yet.
48. I like time alone to just sit and think.
49. I enjoy watching professional football and basketball.


50. I'm 6'2" tall.

Well, there it is - everything you need to know about me.  I hope you can be friends with a guy that rides a moped.