Results of Ruminations

My general ruminations that I had at the end of last school year were expected by me at the end of this school year. Yet none came. I think, in large part, that is because of the pending surgery of Peter. Gayle's constant updating and analysis are elsewhere in the cloud, so I won't bother repeating them here. Suffice to say: He's recovering well, he's obviously in quite a bit of pain, and we're thrilled that the 5 and a half hours of surgery had such success. We anticipate being in the hospital for the next week to week and a half, though that's always a loose guess in situations such as these. We're grateful for the prayers, thoughts, comments, and well-wishes from friends and family, as well as the support of our parents as we've worked through this complex and difficult time. In other news, I finished my first reread of Words of the Silenced while at the hospital (we've had a lot of downtime in the last couple of days). It's perhaps 3/4 of wh...

Aside from the fact that I so rarely post during the school year, I have been wondering lately why I don't throw some more stuff onto the blog more regularly. I guess part of it is that I don't feel that my life is that fascinating, and without the time and creative desire to put a more thoughtful blog together, I guess I've simply avoided it. I haven't announced that Peter's last (we hope) surgery is coming on June 10. Nor have I announced that I have been given a work contract at Maeser, meaning I get to keep my job for another year. Important announcements, yes. So why did I not put them up earlier? I couldn't say. I suppose part of it is simply knowing that the blog is more for me than for others. Or perhaps it's because I don't like being so public with my private life. On Facebook, I only post a status update every, oh, month or so. Maybe less. So it's just me being my typical, quiet self. Well, whatever. I'm on to a new book (another annou...

Since many people on Facebook—and people in general (note: not many)—are curious to know a bit about me and my current life, I thought I would get the semi-detailed, I-hope-this-is-interesting-to-you-since-you-asked-about-it version of my life post-Florida. In fact, like a lot of returned missionaries, I see my return from the field as indicative of a major shift in my life. In quick sum: I graduated from Timpanogos High School in '01, took one year of classes at then-UVSC, went to Florida Ft. Lauderdale Spanish Speaking Mission, came home in '04, and married my high school girlfriend, Gayle, four and a half months later. Sweet. Okay, so that's the easy part of life. I spent some time working in hell a computer store where I learned quite a bit about computers. I wrote an entire novel called The Terra Campaign: Impetus while I was going to school, beat countless video games, listened to a lot of Rage Against the Machine, and generally enjoyed life. Then, for my 23rd birthd...