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My ‘Cruiser is finally back. Kind of. It doesn’t idle. I drove it down to the County Offices in Provo a few days ago to go get a temporary permit for it so I could drive it. On the way back, it stalled and I wasn’t able to start it again. I managed to roll in next to some of the diagonal parking spots on Center Street in Provo. However, the spots were full and I ended up in a painted line section. There was room enough and I wasn’t blocking anyone so I was at least out of the way.

I couldn’t get it started, the battery died. I called and got a ride back to work. Of course, the VERY first thing I think when I leave the car is I’m going to get a ticket. No questions about it, the Provo Parking bastards will be on this like stink on pooh. Forty-five minutes later I was back with my car to jump it and sure enough I had a ticket.

It makes me SICK that anytime I’m in that cursed city all I can think of is what is the City going to peg on me now. Surely I’ll break some city code or violation and be fined for it. And I was. How pathetic is a place in this country where I feel like a criminal just by entering city limits.

I appealed the ticket, just for shits and giggles. I knew I’d still have to pay the $30 ticket. I just wanted to see what creative lack of mercy they would show me. And boy was it creative! Nevermind the fact that I was appealing a parking ticket, I was denied due to a moving violation.

It is illegal to drive your vehicle without registation even if to register it. Another vehicle should have been used to drive to get the temperary permit.

Yes, the misspelling is correct.

I like to put inspiring quotes on here. Today I taught at church and had to cover two talks from the last General Conference. For a long time, a very long time it’s been obvious, given the way the church works, that President Monson would be the next Prophet. I’ve had a marvelous past little while learning for myself that he really is the current Prophet. I just wanted to share something from his last talk.

Mortality is a period of testing, a time to prove ourselves worthy to return to the presence of our Heavenly Father. In order to be tested, we must sometimes face challenges and difficulties. At times there appears to be no light at the tunnel’s end—no dawn to break the night’s darkness. We feel surrounded by the pain of broken hearts, the disappointment of shattered dreams, and the despair of vanished hopes. We join in uttering the biblical plea “Is there no balm in Gilead?”6 We are inclined to view our own personal misfortunes through the distorted prism of pessimism. We feel abandoned, heartbroken, alone. If you find yourself in such a situation, I plead with you to turn to our Heavenly Father in faith. He will lift you and guide you. He will not always take your afflictions from you, but He will comfort and lead you with love through whatever storm you face.

Last week I woke up in the morning and had an idea in my head for a new website service. I liked it enough to write down the details so I wouldn’t forget about it. I’ve run it past several people and everyone seems to think that it’s a good idea so… I’m going to go off and do this. I’ve bought the domain already and tonight started typing up a Project Proposal; I wanna do this all official like ya know! You can check the progress at www.pickmephoto.com. Obviously, it involves photography. Wanna know more? Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »