OftenImitated Blog

Tonight, I finally got around to watching Accepted. It was ok, but I’d have to honestly say that my favorite college comedy is still Revenge of the Nerds.

Watching Accepted did, however, inspire me to have a mini-comedy night. Next up… actually, I don’t know what’s next. Maybe Netflix will know?

Oh, and also… Jonah Hill is hilarious. Come on world, cast him in more stuff.

As promised, I am posting a blog about how people are not fundamentally open-minded and kind, and ultimately xenophobic.

This admittedly all-encompassing statement stems from an experience I had on Monday night, but pretty much sums up the experience I’ve had with people thus far.

Given the fact that it is about 4:00 AM, I’ll spare too much elaboration. I must be off to bed. Pardon my grammar/spelling/brevity, for I am tired.

On this wonderous invention we like to call the Internet, there is a magical world by the name of YouTube. On the YouTubes, there are television shows that you can’t find anywhere else (or at least, quite to easily). One of these shows is called ALF, and it’s what this blog post is all about.

This little rascal is the man (alien?) himself. The shows can be found on YouTube here. They’ve been making me laugh like crazy for the past few days, so I thought I’d share them with you.

Oh, by the way, the first few episodes are a bit campy, but they get better… I promise.

Wow, I feel like a 3rd grader doing a geography project.

Anyway, here are some interesting facts about the Dominican Republic:

• Although the nation has most recently gained its independence from Spain (in 1865), its primary independance celebration is that of independence from Haiti (in 1844).
• Unlike Haiti, the Dominican Republic is in UTC-4 (Atlantic) time, meaning it is 1 hour ahead of Eastern Time in the USA.
• Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic, is the oldest continuous western settlement in the “New World”, having been formally settled in 1496.
• The Dominican Republic offered the first chartered university, hospital, cathedral, and monastery in the Americas.

So… yeah… enjoy…

On Sunday, May 17, 2009, Brandon Smith opened a letter from the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, and received a call to serve in the Dominican Republic Santo Domingo West Mission.

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And here are pictures of a typical day in a typical location in the Dominican Republic:

Yes, ladies and gentlemen… they have a KFC… I’M SOLD!

But seriously, this is the reason that I am going:

I report to the Provo MTC on August 12, 2009, and then after about 3 weeks there, the Santo Domingo MTC for another 6 weeks.

I’ll be posting updates the for the time leading up to Aug. 12, so look forward to more to come!