Alphabet Survey

A-Attached or single: Clearly attached

B- Best friend: Jonathan

C- Cake or pie: Cake, especially yellow cake with chocolate frosting

D- Day of Choice: Saturday

E- Essential Items: Cell phone, backpack, keys

F- Favorite color: Blue

G- Gummi bears or gummi worms: Bears

H- Hometown: Boise

I- Indulgences: French quiche and pastries

J- January or July: Absolutely without question July. No winter weather for me, thanks.

K- Kids: Eventually

L- Life is incomplete without: Music

M- Marriage date: 11 August 2007

N- Number of Siblings: 3 brothers, 1 sister, 4 brothers-in-law, 4 sisters-in-law

O- Oranges or apples: Apples

P- Phobias: Heights, spiders

Q- Quotes: Can't think of one right now

R- Reason to smile: Only 3 days of class left this semester

S- Season: Summer!

T- Time of day: Sunset

U- Unknown fact about me:

V- Vegetarian or Meat eater: Meat

W- Worst habit: Grinding my teeth...

X- X-ray vision or super strength: Super strength

Y- Your favorite food: Right now, I would love a quiche from a bakery in Paris.

Z- Zippers or snaps: Zippers

Well that was somewhat ridiculous. But if you are bored and feel like doing it, by all means...

**Photo by Leo Reynolds on flickr

Alpine: The Real UC

So yesterday I was struck with a brilliant idea. Doesn't happen very often, but when it does, it's gold. At least I think so. And apparently Jonathan is too because he liked it and we talked about it for a long while last night. If you're anywhere from about 14 to 25, you definitly have heard of Laguna Beach: The Real OC, even if you've never seen it. Basically it is a strangely entertaining and slightly addicting reality show about a group of super rich high school kids living in Laguna Beach, CA. Cameras follow them around for 8 months, capturing everything from school dances to graduation - and all the drama that comes along with it. And because it is real, it can get a little scandalous sometimes...not that they really show anything, it's just watching a group of typical high school kids. Here is a clip just so you get an idea what the show is like if you've never seen it. The first couple of minutes will give you the idea - the clip is kinda long so don't feel like you have to watch all of it. Here it is:

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So here's my idea: An LDS version focusing on a group of LDS high school kids. (By the way, Morgan in the clip you just saw is LDS, strangely enough.) Think about it. Just because they (hopefully) don't drink or party doesn't mean there isn't drama involved. Can you imagine? All the drama that comes with turning 16 and going on your first date, asking and getting asked to school dances, going to mutual and combined ym/yw activities, hiking, skiing, camping, shopping in Park City, etc. etc. And then there's the typical "what happens after graduation" dilemma. And instead of just "oh, we're going to different colleges and I'll never see you" it's dealing with the boys going on missions, the girls going to school, and especially dealing with the whole missionary/girlfriend thing. When I told Jonathan about it, he laughed and said "what would we call it, Alpine: The Real UC?" (UC is Utah County, in case you were wondering). From what I've heard and what Jonathan knows, Alpine is a pretty rich area - with the perfect kind of people for a Mormon version of this show. You just need the right group...

- The handsome, athletic, smart senior class president
- The gorgeous and talented head cheerleader
- The strong but silent football player
- The nice, sweet young women's president
- The guy-who-gets-all-the-girls-and-nobody-knows-why player
- The bleached blonde sassy drama queen
- The slightly rebellious Stake President's son

Et cetera, et cetera. Feel free to add suggestions. But seriously, this would be the greatest LDS reality show. Ever. And come on, who doesn't like to re-live their high school days through someone else? There's something for everyone.
Anyway, that's my idea. If only it would become a reality. Curt? Maybe you could reconsider moving to Brazil...this could be a major hit for you...if only in Utah. And probably Idaho and select parts of Arizona. You think I'm kidding...but I'm completely serious...

Here are some possible location shots.

So that's it. My brilliant idea. I can only imagine there is a group of high school kids in Alpine who would absolutely love to be the stars of Alpine: The Real UC. But maybe first we should write a fake one for tv called simply The UC. And maybe I should figure out the copywright stuff for those two shows...Anyway. There it is. Let me know what you think.