tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24124830862997558542024-03-13T05:41:34.068-07:00thefoozebarry's blogBarryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05696967002943279522noreply@blogger.comBlogger340125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412483086299755854.post-39439616260776265992011-12-18T23:34:00.000-08:002011-12-20T11:57:35.100-08:00My Top Ten Christmas Movies10. The Nightmare Before ChristmasTim Burton brings his special brand of creepy to a holiday story that lives on the threshold between Christmas and Halloween. The movie is more sweet than scary and it's fun to see the characters from each holiday learn to appreciate the other.9. Mickey's Christmas CarolIt was a close battle between this and Muppet Christmas Carol, but ultimately Mickey won Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05696967002943279522noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412483086299755854.post-52877216822423516322011-12-18T21:11:00.000-08:002011-12-18T21:26:24.152-08:00Mercur Cemetary and Dry Canyon Mines(Blog catchup post: #2)In August, I went out to explore the mining area just north of Ophir, UT with my brother, Tyler, and my cousin, Ryan.Our first stop was at the Mercur cemetery, which was one of the most desolate, plain cemeteries I've ever seen.Yes, this grave was littered with little plastic babies. Very creepy. Love Tyler's expression. Ryan and Tyler check out the multitude of Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05696967002943279522noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412483086299755854.post-35626118849857325162011-12-13T14:58:00.000-08:002011-12-13T15:22:06.290-08:00White Pine Hike(Blog catchup post: #1)Near the end of July, I went hiking with my uncle Brent and cousins Chad, Allie, and Ryan. As late as it was in the season, there was still tons of snow near the top of the mountain.This is a particularly nice sign. We chose the White Pine Trail. Someday, though, I'll do the Red Pine Trail. Then I'll be a real man.I wasn't in this picture, sadly. In fact, we had a Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05696967002943279522noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412483086299755854.post-24516818837294436472011-08-30T19:25:00.001-07:002011-08-30T19:54:28.121-07:00Disneyland 2011Earlier this year.... like... months ago... I went to Disneyland with my dad, my brother, and my brother-in-law. I'm only writing about it now because I officially suck at blogging and I'm playing super catch up. :)
I'll start with this picture - the obligatory "stand-in-front-of-the-Disneyland-entrance-and-smile-because-you-can-still-feel-your-feet" picture. I'd like to mention that the Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05696967002943279522noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412483086299755854.post-48249009244591876282011-08-22T20:53:00.000-07:002011-08-23T14:30:20.687-07:00Do I Still Get My Millions?The following took place between approximately 2:00 to 8:00 am this morning:
I found myself standing alone on a dark road painted in deep browns, reds and greys. The sky was black except for a stroke of soft blue on the horizon where the sun would be rising in a few hours. There was no breeze. Everything sat perfectly still. Ahead of me was a desk and sitting behind it was Mark Zuckerberg. Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05696967002943279522noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412483086299755854.post-8173694583319515442011-07-04T12:58:00.000-07:002011-07-04T13:15:52.530-07:00The Rocket's Red GlareThe best part of the Fourth of July is the fireworks. Anyone who tells you differently is a communist. :) Honestly, though... you can't celebrate the birth of a nation as great as ours without filling the valleys with the bursting of bombs and the sweet smell of sulfur. And while all of this is happening, I like to try to capture it on film. Digital film. Only communists use the traditionalBarryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05696967002943279522noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412483086299755854.post-84666719174200885002011-06-14T12:59:00.000-07:002011-06-14T13:06:30.082-07:00Bell's Canyon HikeOne of my favorite local hikes is Bell's Canyon, due to its proximity, relative ease, and scenery. I decided to hike it at sunset a few days ago when the skies were clear and warm. I brought my tripod so I'd have the opportunity to take multiple exposures and push the water in the photo into a silky blur.Here's what I came away with:I love the gold on the surface of the water in this Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05696967002943279522noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412483086299755854.post-38915605045286616572011-06-13T16:30:00.000-07:002011-06-13T16:47:40.916-07:00Abrams and Super 8With a poster so epic, it was easy to get excited for this movie."Super 8" is, at it's core, a story of how two characters deal with the terrible tragedies life brings to all of us. One character accepts such tragedy with humility and resolve - moving on with life and living the adventure to it's fullest. The other falls prey to fear and anger - wreaking destruction and mayhem as it tries to Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05696967002943279522noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412483086299755854.post-45949339524738408862011-06-04T21:46:00.001-07:002011-06-04T22:00:39.174-07:00A Few Pictures from Chad and Allie's WeddingI thought I'd post a few of my favorites from the pics I took at the wedding last weekend. We had a fantastic time! Congrats to Chad and Allie! :)I love this cake. So simple, yet exquisitely beautiful.The bride and groom. The look on Chad's face is priceless. :)Nothing says "early-summer wedding" like flowers and dancing.-BarryBarryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05696967002943279522noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412483086299755854.post-54236577641087393432011-05-05T11:52:00.000-07:002011-05-05T21:12:37.096-07:00Another Crazy DreamSo this morning I woke up with the lingering memory of a dream fresh on my mind. I should have written this then, but with work and all there was no time. By now the remaining memories are only a shell of the dream I had. A husk of something better - similar in nature and worthy of examination - but not nearly as bright and vivid as the original.With that said, allow me to dive into what I do Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05696967002943279522noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412483086299755854.post-17066520179354714612011-04-24T16:56:00.001-07:002011-04-24T16:59:52.328-07:00Words With FriendsThis just about sums it up...-BarryBarryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05696967002943279522noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412483086299755854.post-13902430451050984262011-04-17T20:34:00.000-07:002011-04-17T21:11:33.835-07:00Smiling GirlWe had everyone up today for some birthday festivities and dinner and, as usual, were entertained by my hilarious little niece, Alexa. We had her up on the table in her bumbo (yes, the one I got her for Christmas.) I couldn't pass up the opportunity to take a few pictures. :)LOVE this smile!The best part of this picture is the way her little foot is sticking up. (I also really like the drool.Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05696967002943279522noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412483086299755854.post-17180161815756082352011-04-17T20:14:00.000-07:002011-04-17T20:26:39.071-07:00Noodles and CokeMy co-worker friends, Mandy and Jason, came with me to lunch at Noodles and Co. We chose Noodles and Co because of a free birthday meal ticket they give on the week of your birthday. Even though you have to be a member of their club for six months before you get a free birthday email thing (damn you Noodles and Co) I decided that I was really hungry for the Japanese pan noodles they have and weBarryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05696967002943279522noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412483086299755854.post-58426864638580850552011-04-10T21:56:00.000-07:002011-04-10T21:58:00.811-07:00Sometimes at work...-BarryBarryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05696967002943279522noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412483086299755854.post-18488602265903149122011-04-03T20:48:00.000-07:002011-04-04T23:07:31.183-07:00Santa Cruz and the Monterrey AquariumMore pictures from San Fransisco:Cori on the beach at Santa Cruz. It was TERRIBLY cold and rainy. Nothing like the Santa Cruz I'd pictured in my dreams. It was a ghost town. Seriously seemed like the residents - beautiful tan people with an affinity for the sun - were holed up in their bunkers waiting for the poisonous cold to disappear.I am COLD. Also, I get sad when I realize that this Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05696967002943279522noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412483086299755854.post-22100396031803386362011-03-31T19:11:00.000-07:002011-03-31T19:59:46.681-07:00A Weekend Where it's WarmLike birds often do, my family flocked south last weekend to Hurricane, Utah - home of my grandparents, Jim and Shirley Baker. Grandpa Jim was turning 80, so my grandma had worked secretly for two months planning a surprise birthday for him. Over 100 people would attend. When I got down there Thursday night my grandpa pulled me aside and said, "Ya know, I love your grandma but she's driving meBarryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05696967002943279522noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412483086299755854.post-61100823243615917742011-03-30T18:56:00.000-07:002011-04-06T22:57:53.943-07:00Crazy Apocalyptic DreamWhen the dream began, I was walking in the filthy deserts of Mexico at about 6:00 pm, thirty minutes before the sun would disappear over the mountains on the horizon. The air tasted of dust and alfalfa, as the fields were beginning to grow lush, turning the landscape into a checkerboard of fragrant life and dry, listless dirt. I was out with two missionaries who were still learning the languageBarryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05696967002943279522noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412483086299755854.post-79107839803658838102011-03-23T19:33:00.000-07:002011-03-23T20:00:02.115-07:00Alcatraz and SFAs a child, so many years ago, I had few serious goals in life, but I remember very distinctly one goal in particular. While watching trolley's ding up and down the steep city avenues in one of the catchiest commercials of all time, I remember vowing to someday eat a bowl of Rice-a-Roni in San Fransisco! After all, it was THE San Fransisco treat!Alas, the opportunity finally came a few weekends Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05696967002943279522noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412483086299755854.post-15880422435458774432011-03-05T16:17:00.001-08:002011-03-05T16:58:39.188-08:00How the Mighty Have FallenI'm not usually one for gossip, but this affects something near and dear to me - namely, sports, and more specifically, BYU Basketball. So, in the interest of getting to the bottom of the Brandon Davies drama, I'm going to do my best Mormon housewife impression and share the gossip-y love.Apparently, BD was sleeping around. It wasn't his girlfriend as ASU at all that he got preggo, but some Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05696967002943279522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412483086299755854.post-52086265546241585592011-02-22T22:33:00.000-08:002011-02-22T22:35:07.859-08:00Malk...This is the funniest thing I've seen in awhile...-BarryBarryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05696967002943279522noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412483086299755854.post-51940581396503590972011-02-16T19:14:00.000-08:002011-02-16T20:38:28.557-08:00The Winds of ChangeSome days start with a bang and you just know they're going to be memorable. As I left the house this morning, my first impression of the day was that of calm, clear sunshine. I locked the door behind me and inhaled the sweet scent of an early spring. I smiled, dreaming of the near-future when most days would be like this - birds singing songs of renewed life and the sun bathing them with warmthBarryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05696967002943279522noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412483086299755854.post-55405198299106744452011-02-14T13:47:00.001-08:002011-02-14T17:01:07.519-08:00Stroke or Nerves?Serene Branson, a reporter for the local CBS station in Los Angeles struggled on camera last night as she reported on the Grammy's. At first it seems like she's just nervous, but it's been speculated that she may have had a stroke. Either way, you feel awful for the poor girl. How embarrassing. :(**Edit: CBS has removed the video. :( **Hopefully it was only nerves and nothing more serious Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05696967002943279522noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412483086299755854.post-71559483280528082482011-02-04T12:03:00.001-08:002011-02-06T21:45:31.724-08:00127 HoursOne of the most fascinating and realistic movies I've ever seen, 127 Hours will go down as an all-time favorite of mine. By pairing Danny Boyle's gritty, energetic directing style with the surreal, otherworldly landscape of the Canyonlands, the survivalist nightmare experienced by Aron Ralston is presented to you in a way that demands reliving his experience in an ultra-realistic fashion.When I Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05696967002943279522noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412483086299755854.post-2022864610289332962011-01-31T21:41:00.001-08:002011-01-31T21:42:07.192-08:00MoviesThis is the funniest thing I've seen in awhile...-BarryBarryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05696967002943279522noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412483086299755854.post-6172003139665441092011-01-31T10:24:00.000-08:002011-01-31T10:35:27.062-08:00Allison, can you explain what internet is?It's incredible to think that as recent as 1994 our lives were not dictated by the internet. They didn't know what an @ sign was! Back then, the Super Nintendo was the apex of gaming, the Lion King (a drawn cartoon) was playing in theaters, and google didn't exist. Oh, the technological innocence of the 90's...-BarryP.S. I know I've sucked at blogging lately. Even with my resolution to blog Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05696967002943279522noreply@blogger.com3