Been Awhile

At the request of Rita, I'm finally updating my blog. I've pretty much given up the whole internet social scene because a) I like to talk in person and b) working at a computer all day makes me not want to be on it when I'm off.

So I've been graduated for a year. It feels really weird, yet really awesome. No writing papers or going to class are my favorite parts. Obviously. But I've kept myself pretty busy and very happy since then.

All summer I hung out with friends and worked a little (with no idea how I still had money to pay rent from my measly job). I went on some road trips, did a lot of camping and rode my bike around the city. I started trail running and also did some climbing. In August, I started working at Snowbird bussing tables. Not the most glorious job but I made bank doing it. Then I was rehired at Backcountry.com doing the Livehelp chat in September.

Starting in December, I was working 7 days a week and snowboarding 4 days a week. Yep really. I loved/hated it. But who else do you know that can still get 80+ days of riding while working everyday for 5 months. Needless to say, I was exhausted and I quit Snowbird in April due to some management issues. I'm still working at Backcountry and killing it every quarter so far.

I plan to work there all summer and have time to relax. Lots of plans for backpacking the Uintas and Moab, climbing and camping. Raging Waters, floating the Provo, Cottonwood Heights and hoping my plan for hitchhiking boats on lakes will keep me cool when I'm stuck in the city.

Speaking of cities...I'm hoping to move out of it in the fall. I'm trying to get a cabin to rent in Big Cottonwood Canyon, which has been my dream before I even graduated. I can't wait to live in the mountains, walk to the resort, work from home and live my snowboard bum dream.

I'll try to update more often and with some pictures when I do next.

Need Help?

If you need any help around the house this week or next, I'm looking to make some extra cash since both of my jobs have cut my hours now.

Here are some of my skills I can offer:

Cleaning
Doing Laundry
Organizing
Babysitting
Gardening
Mowing the Lawn
Typing papers
Running errands
Photography
Filming/Video editing
Walking the dog
Washing cars/detailing
Cooking dinner

OR

Anything that you need done and I can help with!

Email me at jdunn.loves.snow@gmail.com and I'll send you my phone number. And if you know anyone else who may be in need of some help...I'm there.

Graduation

It's official...I'm a college graduate!

Mal and I...Go Utes!

Classic grad pic.

The family. Thanks for all the support!

We went to the Melting Pot for dinner. It was yummy!

The chocolate fondue dessert was killer. Mmmmmmm.

DONE!

Just took my last undergrad final! It was an open book law hypothetical test...with 8 long questions and 2 hours. I scribbled furiously and think I did well.

So I'm officially done with my undergrad! It's been a short 4 fun years and it's kind of sad to leave that all behind. But I'm off to bigger and better things! I can't wait to see what the future holds!

Graduation is this Friday!

So close...

Well, my paper did get finished and turned in a week ago. It was nice to get it over with and pretty much be able to cruise through the last 3 weeks of school. Cruise in my mind means that I'm not stressed on writing a paper or cramming for an exam.

I'm still working on my video...which is more fun for me because it's about snowboarding. I was in editing for 9 hours on Tuesday. Pretty ridiculous but I got a lot done. I'll be at school editing more for the next week...I need to do a lot more detailed stuff now. Like color correction, some cool transition/edits, and type stuff. Should be a good time. I've gotten a lot of positive feedback on it already!

Then after that, I only have my Law final, which is all hypothetical essay type questions but is also open book and notes. Sooooooo, I mostly just have to mark my book and study over a few things (maybe).

I need to get my announcements out soon too. I'll probably work on those this weekend and hopefully get them in the mail by Monday.

Other than that...I'm trying to look for an internship anywhere. And maybe a second job. And still hoping for Hawaii...or I've even been considering New Zealand (if I can get a work visa). Who knows...I'll probably be stuck in Utah for the summer. Hello hot desert wasteland.

The Process of Writing a Paper

Well...I'm halfway through with this paper. Just over 2 pages into it and feeling good. My thesis and background is set. I need to work on my arguments a little more though, hence this break. My arguments have to be awesome. At least I think so, since I'm proving that a case was ruled wrongly.

Sorry for the bore. If you want to check out the case, I'm going against check this out: Hosty v. Carter. It's not the actual court documents that I'm using, but it gives a good overview. Very controversial...and in my opinion, obviously in the wrong. Which is the very reason I chose it, over others of course!

Anyways, I'm going to get some dinner to give my brain some rest and my stomach some real food instead of all this Easter candy.

Dead Computer = Stress

My computer decided to die today. Or at least inhibit me from using it for awhile. I think it may have gotten a virus because the internet has been acting weird for the last week or two. I ran some tests on it (because I'm a nerd and know how to do that at least). It looks like the memory is having a lot of issues...and I hope that all my pictures, projects and everything are ok. I would be devastated. I actually tried to back everything up last night because I had a feeling this would happen. BUT it wouldn't read my external hard drive and kept saying it had to be reformatted (which would erase everything on there). No good. I haven't backed things up since before last summer...so Hawaii pics, football stuff, school projects to use in my portfolio, etc. would all be gone if we can't recover them. :(

And my computer has such awesome timing as well...I have my last college paper due on Thursday. A 5 page law paper arguing against a case. So I'm using Mal's laptop tonight...THANKS MAL! Lifesaver for sure. I'll probably work on it at school if I have to tomorrow. And once this paper is out of the way, I'll work on getting my laptop fixed.

But good news is I've just figured out my thesis and how I'm approaching the paper. Always the hardest part for me when writing...I like to have things organized before I dive in and write it. So now to find all my backup and points...

No need to waste more time and STRESS!