PARTY!

Come Celebrate!
May 2nd 2008
5 p.m.
THE BIGGEST GRADUATION PARTY!
(it may or may not technically be the biggest, but it will be fun)
BBQ!!

Everyone is invited.

Scary!

A couple of days ago I received an email from the University of Utah telling me that I was short some credits.

I almost went ballistic! If I had taken 28 credits this semester, and was not going to graduate I might have made the news.

I went to the graduation department today to sort this whole mess out. They had not updated their file with my graduation information. Once they did they clearly saw the mistake.

Lock it up. Logan is graduating.

Thinking Cap

It is now down to the wire. The final stretch. In the beginning they told me I can do anything for four months. Well, we are almost there.

Two weeks left of class. I am so excited, but even with the excitement there is still a lot of work to be done. Since the end is so close all of my big projects are looming and need special attention. Whenever I get writers block or start to lose motivation I just put on my thinking cap. It helps get my creative juices flowing and my mind re-focused on the two weeks ahead.

I wanted to share some pictures of my thinking cap with everyone. It may not be the greatest or latest fashion, but to me it is designer and chic. I can't believe it fits my BIG head.


I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW CLOSE IT IS!!!! COME ON BABY!!!! ONLY TWO WEEKS LEFT!!!!

'Good Game' from the Ref

Joey Crawford


About the only time it is okay for one guy to touch another guy on the butt is when you are playing sports. When butt slapping takes place in various sports guys just know that it means 'good game'. There is no other underlying message.

It's obvious to even the most casual observer that I am not a player in the NBA and therefore do not merit a butt slap. Especially one that comes from the ref. Not just any ref, Joey Crawford.

During timeouts at the game tonight I was assigned to take stats out to the scorers table and the opposing team bench. During one time out in the second quarter I happened to be walking past Joey Crawford as he was talking to someone at the table. It was a coincidence that as I walked by he was turning away from the table. We kind of made that quick 'how are you' eye contact, and I kept on my path just barely missing any sort of collision. It was perfect synchronization. Milliseconds later, out of nowhere, I felt a quick slap across my posterior.

I was shocked! THE Joey Crawford, THE head ref, right in front of an arena full of people slapped my butt.

When out on the floor I try to stay as invisible as possible. I try not to trip on the TV cords or run into players. I work especially hard not to fall on my face over nothing. The last thing I need is attention drawn to me because the ref took particular interest in my rear. I was embarrassed.

The worst part about it was that when I returned to the press room at half time some of the PR guys were poking fun at me. They actually thought it was kind of cool. I kind of thought 'I wonder how much I can get out of a lawsuit?' Larry H. does not take kindly to sexual harassment. I am sure the league doesn't either. After my initial shock I think it is pretty cool too. How many people can make that claim?

List of cool things:
Met David Beckham
Had NBA ref Joey Crawford slap my bum

Now if I could only get David Beckham to give me a 'good game'. That is a real claim to fame!

I mean come on, who can resist the backside of this machine?

Excursion

Last Thursday dad and I took a little trip to Antelope Island. Thankfully dad was willing to come with me so if I got attacked by a buffalo he could at least tell people what happened. I went for a part of my Geography of Utah class. We had a great time.






Buffalo are really ugly, but cool looking at the same time. They were everywhere. It was the first time I have seen so many buffalo on the island.

Way Cool Weekend

Finally! This weekend was the day that I got to shadow the Jazz. It turned out a lot different than I thought. In a good way.

The Clippers were in town and I was told to be at the stadium at 3:30 p.m. For the first part that I was there I helped set up the stadium. We got the media tables ready, which was not hard because the Clippers did not have a lot of media attending the game. Another part of it was putting stickers on the floor behind the basket for photographers and camera men.

As I was running around before the game players were coming in and out. I was very surprised at how nice they all were. Kyle Korver, Mehmet Okur, Carlos Bozzer, and others all said hi to me or some sort of greeting as they walked by.

When you are in the stands during a game the court seems pretty big. Before the game, while I was walking around, it was really cool to see the actual size. It is really not as big as it seems.

During the game I was very busy running up and down stairs. My thighs are actually sore. After each quarter we had to run stats to the media and the team benches. It was crazy during the game to be running from one bench to the other handing things to the assistant coaches.

After the game I had to get some quotes from coach Sloan that would be used in the post game notes. I was nervous, but everything worked okay.

Later that night they asked me if I could be at the Jazz practice on Saturday morning to get some quotes from Carlos Boozer and coach Sloan. That morning I was at Wal-Mart very early to buy a digital recorder. I sat in the parking lot to make sure it worked and that I understood how to use it.

When I was at practice it was neat to see the players interact and joke around with each other. Carlos Boozer came over so I could get my quotes. He kind of made fun of me because I had the questions written down. He thought it was funny. Again I was nervous, but the players treated me really well and I got what I needed.

Later in the day on Saturday the people from the Jazz called me to let me know that they wanted me to come and help out. It is a paid internship, but I am completely stoked. It is going to be a great opportunity.

People think I am absolutely crazy because of my school work load, but I know I can do this. It is just one more thing, but it will only be crazy like this for another three weeks.

Homework

This is a picture of the first part of my semester. See the smile? It was a big project for my advertising class. We (my wife and I) went through a ton of magazines to find all these different types of ads. It was a fun project that took all day and made a huge mess.



This is a picture taken recently with only 5 weeks left in the semester. See the smile? Huge difference. Here I am studying for a final in my Communications Law class.

I wonder what the next picture during finals week will look like.