full of it

I was on a flight this morning to LAX and sleeping when my wife snapped this picture of me. I realized a few things about myself. First apparently when I lean my head back to get some rest my neck disappears, and second when I trim my sideburns they don’t quite attach to my hairline. I am one ugly dude.

As a side note, this is the first post I’ve created remotely with my iPhone and the new Wordpress application which is pretty smooth. I am actually sitting on the plane still while they wait for our gate.

Today in the great state of Utah, Pioneer Day is celebrated. This is the day that the Mormon pioneers first entered the Salt Lake Valley. I was suprised when I first heard of this Utah tradition and couldn’t believe it was actually celebrated. I had always wondered about what people were talking about this “Pioneer Day”. Utah doesn’t play around with this one folks. Its a pretty big deal around here, actually its a huge deal. I don’t think I’m going out on a limb when I say that it gets more celebration and attention than July 4th. The parade is bigger, the fireworks are bigger, stores are empty, its crazy. The only problem with this holiday is that apart from Utah/Idaho, Pioneer Day isn’t recognized and corporations with employees all over the states don’t really care as much for the holiday as those with pioneer heritage. Needless to say I’ve spent my last two and only two Pioneer Days at work.

A few Saturday’s ago I didn’t feel like showering. Kill me. I did however feel like going to get a tasty burger at Five Guys, Utah’s newest burger joint (Five Guys is of course a well established chain on the east coast).

Because I didn’t feel like showering and washing my out of control hair, I did the next best thing. I threw on the only hat I could find.  Select Series it was. This bright red hat just happened to match my bright red shirt. Needless to say I was looking rosy and probably like i couldn’t dress myself. But seriously, I would rather look like I can’t dress myself any day of the week than look like I can’t clean myself.

The best part about my clothes for the outing was the fact that I perfectly matched everyone behind the counter at Five Guys.