A Day trip to Dreams

Just another overdue blog update

2010-06-29T14:57:00.000-07:00

So for those of you who don't know or are some how outside of the circle of trust among us Dillenders then here is some news for you. Long story short. I graduated in April from BYU-Idaho with a BS in Communications forcusing on Public Relations and Journalisim with clustered minors in Psychology and Spanish. I've done all this while waitng for the love of my life (Jackie, form the previous post) who is currently serving in the Dallas, Fort Worth Mission Spanish speaking. I know awesome right! Well it will only be about a year from now when she will be coming home and I will be really freaking out and really excited. So that is life for now. I currently have a temporary job working at Ermico with Kelly and my Dad. I got it because Kelly is currently out because of a broken ankel. She is having her opperation today so we are hoping that everythign turns out well for her today. i know it will besides if not she could get an awesome wheel foot. Just kidding. Bottom line I'm in a transitive phase waiting. In the mean time I'm looking for permanent work and contemplating the future. So we will see where it goes. All in all I do love bing home with friends and family. But everyday seems to tell me in one way or another that I don't belong here. This was once my place but now it is not. It and I have moved on. Whatever that means is yet to be determined. Well for now I suppose I will have to play the waiting game. Some people have told me that I am waisting my time waiting for Jackie but to them and all of life's perdicaments I have always said, "I've waited this long, I can wait a little longer"

Just Another Story of a Girl

2009-05-18T21:06:00.000-07:00

So hey all I just wanted to take a quick minute to let you know that everything is going super well. I could honestly not find any complaints. Well for those of you who don't know I'm dating this beautiful girl named Jackie Jacobson. She and I met through mutual friends and things are just great between us. She's form Utah so that's convenient. We do get along REALLY well. We just 'click' I always thought that was cliche to say or do but hey can't argue with results. Here is a picture of us when we went out last Friday. I picked up Jackie after class we went on a Tandem bike ride picnic, then we went to multiple parties the and got some free ice cream from some random guy who yelled at us as we drove by. All in all things are great!! Although I do looked like I'm on drugs I was really happy. (I was also REALLY tired) But things are great we had fun. As you can see. Well that's life. School is hard. Work is keeping me more then busy. But I love it all. And the best part is that I've got a great girl to help me out with it all:) Please leave your comments and or questions via posting comments and I will respond when I can. Also vote it's just nice.

Just Another Thing I fogot I forgot

2009-05-07T14:54:00.001-07:00

So this not make any sense to anyone but to anyone who likes symbolic riddles here is a good one for you to think about. Let me know what you think. It's called Trenches. Trenches In my dream I awoke to find myself floating in a space to find a void with land below. On the land I could find trenches below. They twisted and wound all around for miles with a myriad of people young and old, living and dead and some in between. When I landed I found others like myself lost in this pointless void. Some joined the wandering masses. Some were quickly welcomed, others consumed, some both. I was the only one to run away from everyone. As I ran the first man I met was a strange man with silver grease in his hair that ran from his hair onto his shoulders. He smiled a big toothless smile and welcomed me to this worthless place it was a void for the weary and a place for the lining and the dead and everyone in between. He offered me power to overcome others. I turned and ran but found myself a short time later tormented by a small girl who nibbled at my feet. I hadn’t the heart to kick her off but merely played with her until she fell asleep then I ran away. I came to a part of the trench where large masses intersect. Many sat on the dark dirt floor eating small cakes while others ate each other. Once they saw me many invited me to join them in one-way or another. Although I hadn’t the heart to join, but I must say I was tempted. In any case the end seemed near the world was dark, the trenches deep, I felt relief to have escaped my temptations and sorrows. I was in the dark now. I walked a distance until I came across a beautiful woman who was lovelier then all the rest she told me many sweet and bitter things. My mind told me to run but my heart weighed me down and begged me to stay. My foolish heart stayed with her. She took it from my rattled cage that clattered shut when it was taken from me. I ran away not knowing where to go or when I would awake from my dream. But deep inside a part of me knew then that there was no where I could run nor could I run far enough because my heart was still there and there was no place I could go where I could escape myself.

Just Another thing I've found

2009-05-07T13:17:00.000-07:00

Well all it's been a while and I'm taking this opportunity to let you all know what's up with life now. So for those of you who don't know. As the Talent board director I am Extremely busy most if not all the time with that sort of stuff. I really enjoy it. I am also taking 20 credits of classes this semester. I enjoy them some are boring of course but hey what can you do? I enjoy my new testament class along with my career prep class. They are lots of fun. For those who don't know either I am also dating again in fact I'm seeing someone her name is Jackie. She is quite the woman... What I mean by that is well..? You'd have to see our personalities just 'click' super well. Anyone who knows us well could see that we do. I was honestly surprised how well things are going and I can only see them getting better so yeah. That's my life in a nut shell for now. I hope to hear from you all soon.

Just Another, well you get the picture

2009-04-14T13:30:00.000-07:00

Well everyone I'm back!! I'm here in Rexburg getting ready to take my 21 credit hours, work 2 jobs, and continue to serve faithfully in the service of the lord as much as I can. As most if not all of you know, there will be no marriage on August 14th perhaps some day in the far future but not now. My dreams were shattered so now I get to pick up the pieces by myself. And that's ok because sometimes when you put the pieces back together you get to see things differently and I hope to do that. I want to do my best and I will do my best. This semester will be extremely hard but I know it will be worth it in the end. I thank you all for your patient listening and diligent following. Until next time when there is better news.

Just Another... indeed

2009-03-11T12:12:00.000-07:00

Well it has been awhile since I've posted anything. Life has just been busy I guess. Right now I'm off track from school and I'm making wedding plans with my dream girl, Liz. There is always lots to do and I want to do it all. In any case for those who don't know I've been awarded a full rights scholarship this next semester and I will be taking 21 credit hours (yikes!! I know). The world is quite strange that way. The job market out here is horrendous. But I like to look at the bright side and see think that in a way I've earned a free semester by just working in activities and doing my best to stay active. And that's a lot more then I normally would earn. So I'm going to make the most of it. Anyway plans thus far include our final show for the AoC (Academy of Comedy) I'm sad to say but it looks like it will be the last one. I've been the manager for three semesters now and it would hurt me greatly to see it die. People tell me that it will be my legacy but I don't want that. Anyway if anyone is going to be in town on the 20th that's when we'll have it. Other then that it looks like I'll be passing my Easter weekend in Seattle. Liz's parents would like me to fly up and pick up their Mazda that they have had for a few years. They decided to give it to us as a wedding present. Which will be great. I'll spend the weekend with the family then drive the car back to Rexburg before school starts. All in good fun. But that's the life so far. Today is Liz's birthday of course it's hard but you just have to take what you can get. In any case that's life for now. Talk to you later. By the way before I forget look for my blog that will be a story oriented blog based on reactions from the readers. If you don't get it then just visit the blog link and see for your self.

Just Another "This is how we met story" (Rob's Version)

2008-08-23T09:54:00.001-07:00

Well it all started my first day back here in BYU-Idaho. I called my friends Jamie and Rachel to see if they needed any help with moving in or sorting out anything in their apartment. They said I could stop by and help so I did. I stopped by to help clean and organize things. I met their new roommate Lizzy who was the sister of a friend of Jamie's. I said "Hello" and shook her hand tried to make small talk but she never looked me in the eye or gave any response to anything I was asking. She was busy organizing the kitchen and she seemed kinda bossy ordering everyone around. I helped out with what I was "allowed" to help out with. So I left that day with my mind occupied on other things. Months passed and I would often stop by to visit Rachel and Jamie and of course Lizzy/Liz was always there. And I would say hi and make small talk and what not. As time passed I recall working on a project in the Library one day with a friend of mine. (Liz worked at the Library at the time) and as we were walking past the help desk. I heard "HI ROB!!" I turned to see Liz waving enthusiastically at me I waved back and said "Hi" but kept on walking. My friend turned to me with a big suprised look on her face and said, "Wow that was quite the flirtatious hello." "Really?" I said. "Yeah no doubt about it." I didn't really think anything about it and then just went to class. I came home that same day and found an elaborate note on my bed. It was from Liz asking me to a formal dance the next weekend. I was very suprised and anyone who knows me knows that I love to dance even though I don't dance very well. In any case I was sad to say I could not go because I had already made plans to go to my mission reunion that same weekend. I was sad but I wanted to make it up to her. I thought I would do something else with her. So I invited her to play frisbee later that saturday. On Sunday we went to a fireside together then to staidium singing. Monday we went for a REALLY long walk and had a really good talk. Tuesday we went to devotional together. Wensday I had a show in the Hinkley she was unable to come because she had fainted earlier that day (Because she was thinking of me *giggle*) Just kidding she gets dizzy from her medication which causes her to faint sometimes. In any case I went to see her afterwards and see how she was doing. She had made me some cookies and we set a date to go on a date the next night. I picked her up and we headed out to the theater and met my roommate and his girlfriend there. We went to go see a movie then went out to eat afterwards at Wingers (It's like Red Robin) and we walked back home. We came to an intersection and I asked,"So where is this going?" Liz stopped for a second and looked down at the street . I jokingly said, "Not the street, us. Where are we going?" She laughed and said, "Well I like you and I'd like it to go somewhere." "So would I." I said with a smile. Shortly after that I held her hand and I've never let go since. That's the story in a nut shell. We have lots of funny stories to go along with this that we still laugh about. Although I may be missing some "important" details I believe that Liz will agree for the most part. But if she has anything else to add then she certinely can. Or if there are any questions feel free to ask her or myself. That's it for now and the rest will be history.

Just Another Week of Service

2008-08-23T09:19:00.000-07:00

Well this past week has been quite interesting last Saturday I had volunteered for the "Rush" Triathlon. It was lots of fun. Some of my coworkers came to volunteer as well and everyone had a great time. We had a huge turn out of people. We had about 377 racers more or less. My friend Jamie was in charge of everything she placed me in charge of the biking portion of the race it. For it we woke up at 4:30 in the morning to meet with all the volunteers at 5 it was a great time to sleep in considering that because we always wake up at 3:30 for early morning custodial anyway. Well we had fun but I was dead afterwards and slept until about 9:45 I called Liz and we talked for a while it was a great way to end the day. On tuesday afternoon we helped out with a service activity in the park called "Celebrating Youth" it's a get together for local businesses and leaders in the community. Basically it's a carnival for the kids who are starting school the next day. It was fun. I was in charge of the "Ping-Pong" Toss it was very exhausting I was just about to keel over by the end. Because I'd been up for about 13 hours and was very tired. Anyway that was that. Here you can see Jamie and I afterwards when we were all cleaned up. For some reason the bugs were really attracted to our green shirts.

Just Another Engagement Announcment

2008-08-03T18:35:00.000-07:00

Well contrary to popular belief the answer to the previous poll was the J series. Sorry to all those who wanted it to be the x series. In any case Liz and I are unofficially officially engaged. We're planing on the Oakland Temple perhaps sometimes in July but for now we'll see what happens. Other plans are not official yet because the deed has not been done yet. *The Proposal* but anyway that's what's going on for now other then that. That's it for now but I'll keep you all posted until then.

Just Another Blog Update

2008-07-27T13:36:00.001-07:00

Well after much consideration, thought and prayer. I have come to repent of my terrible sin. For this reason I have come to update my blog. So here we are many months later. Well in a nut shell I've just completed my second semester here at BYU-Idaho and loved every minute of it. I was extremely busy last semester not only classes but also: Ultimate Frisbee, Academy of Comedy (An Improve group that I helped run and will be heading in the fall :), Church callings, etc. Lots to do but my favorite pass time was spending time with my fantastic girlfriend: Liz. Other then that here in Rexburg what else can I say but that the whole place is totally dead. There is little to nothing to do. To keep myself busy I work early morning custodial in the Benson building. I have fun cleaning stuffed animals, changing light bulbs in cadaver labs and feeding turtles. My co-workers are fantastic to talk with. In any case with my friends that are up here we usually go see movies at the dollar theater, get snow cones, eat Sunday dinners together and what not it's a lot of fun. One thing I am grateful for is to be able to talk to Liz everyday. Although she's back home in Seattle I'm glad she takes the time out of her day to talk to me. We enjoy each others company over any distance. LOL well at least for now. Life is just normal other then that. I gave a talk this morning in church on Regret. I did feel very bad because the other speakers were very good but the congregation was falling asleep. So when I got up I tried to be really peppy and fun which seemed to work I got lots of compliments form everyone afterwards. I hope the message got across. Other then that I was asked to volunteer for the local triathalon next month to help out organizing it and what not. So that will be fun. This week on Friday I'll go with some friends to a midnight book sale on some book all the girls are oogeling over. (Whatever) Any that's the news for now.

Just Another Day in Fontana

2008-01-17T15:19:00.001-08:00

Well it has been quite a while since I've updated my blog but here we are. Well anyway a lot has happened in the past month. Christmas was great spending time with family. But now that I'm down here in Fontana and life is good I try to be helpful but never the less stay out of everyone's way at the same time. I'm just trying my best to stay on top of things. The good news is that I have a job interview next monday at eddible arrangments. So I'm hoping to get a job there. That will be fun and different. Also even though Emily and I have broken up we still stay in contact as much as possible but since we both have different schedules we have a hard time some times getting together to talk but we usually find time. I enjoy being able to talk with her and hearing her insights and about her days in general. She is a treasure. But other then these things going on not much else is going on. The Fontana stake conference was fantastic. President Hinkley talked about effective marrages and four important things that will build a strong foundation in the family. I greatly enjoyed the oppertunity I had to be there. Other then that I'm trying to keep up with my study and doing my best to keep up with life. But as the wind my howl and skreech in your ears you still have to bare the burden of the weight that fall upon you shoulders and carry you load up the mountain.

Just Another Thanksgiving....or not

2007-11-28T16:31:00.000-08:00

So I know that it's been a while since I've posted anything but I've just been really busy and occupied. The trip was lots of fun. We left the Friday before at 5 in the evening and got into San Fran. at about 11:30 in the afternoon. We spent the week seeing the sights and doing tourist stuff it was fun I got to go to a few of my old haunts and hiked Sweney ridge. It was great. We went to the beach and did lots of stuff. For being a vacation I was exausted when we got back to Rexburg. I was totally echausted but I had a meeting at church about two hours later it was fun.....not really it was really hard to stay awake during church but that's what happens some times. I had fun a lot of interesting things happened too that i hope can be summed up in a few of these pictures. But I hope that they're enjoyable to see. And if I do say so myself these are some pretty good pictures. O yes this was the first pole that no one got correct the correct answer is Alien metal that's the material that is unbreakable that is used by the Dark Knight society.

Just Another Formal

2007-10-28T09:50:00.000-07:00

Well this week has been fun. I've had lots of interesting things happen. First off this past Friday we had our fall formal. It was a lot of fun. I got my date, my friend Emily/Megan a corsage. My roommate Tyler came with us. We left as a big group to go out to eat before the formal to a Mexican place it was pretty good. My roommate Mohan was kind enough to lend us his car. So we took it there and too the dance. We had fun at the dance. They had two rooms one for regular "get your freak on" music and the other featured a live band that played all kinds of music. It was very well done. But as others said they did play a little too many slow songs. But hey it was fun. After the dance we went to Mcdonald's and got some McBlizzards that was interesting then to Jack in the Box for a milkshake. I was told to let them know I like their style. Which I honestly didn't really care for. Yesterday we speratically went to Quiznos I couldn't eat anything because our ward has our fast Sunday today. I believe because we are having our ward conference next week. So other then that. We're planning on having a meeting with the FHE Mom's and Dad's next Tuesday so we can talk about problems they might have and just about what we can do to elevate and strenthen each member of our groups. But that's about it. I'm just excited all the time for new experiences. Also at work yesterday my phone died multiple times while I was trying to make an important call it was extremly frustrating. I had to charge it twice yesterday!! How crazy is that? I wasn't pleased. Anyway I'm just glad it's Sunday. That's all for now also the answer to last weeks poll was Zeo.

Just Another Casual Day

2007-10-21T09:47:00.001-07:00

Funny things have happened this week and some intresting things. First off the other day I went to Wall Mart to get a new phone card. On the way in I used the automatic doors to get in as I was going in a little boy quickly ran up to the door and when the doors opened he was going to get crushed by the doors but I jumped over to him and pulled the door away. He seemed unphased by what had just happened. I was breathing heavily and was very relieved. He was maybe two or three I thought that wouldn't have been good at all if I had done nothing. Afterwards the little boy just walked over to his parents and they didn't seem to care. I walked in relieved. An elderly couple went over to the parents and reproached them severely. Also I was working yesterday and every assignment I had was ok they didn't really need me there. I was somewhat perplexed to go and not do anything at all. I felt like I was kind of just hanging around. I didn't really know what to do. So I just sat around and directed people to the right theater hall of building. During the big group date/ Activity yesterday it snowed for about half an hour then quickly melted. The little tiny hail resembled little white kisses. I thought that was neat. In my job were required to have our phone on all the time but it keeps dying. I'm very upset with that. I realized what I would really like for my birthday. I would love to have a new phone. Preferably an Iphone but I'm realistic. This really stinks but what can you do but just deal with it? Anyway that's what's happening here. By the way the answer to the poll last week was Ace. Ardes is the name of Zeno's sword. Illaden is Rook's uncle. Ace is the correct answer.

Just Another Exhausting Day

2007-10-14T17:39:00.000-07:00

Well today has been a lot of fun. First I went to work at 7 in the morning to the Kirkham for a student ambassador's meeting. I helped them set everything up then I left and went home. When I got home I did some homework but I really wanted to go for a run. So I did then came back really tired. I started doing some more homework and then my roommates invited me to go with them to go swimming. It was fun but I was basically dead when I got home. I had to work this huge event that evening it was going to be really big. When I got there really late a friend of mine came with me and having her there doing crowd control with me REALLY helped a lot. I was very grateful to have her help because my coworkers were working the other side of the building. My crowd was absurdly huge and they were all very surely and angery I tried my best to keep them under control but it was kind of in vain. I tried to keep everyone moving. I walked the entire line about ten times and each time it got bigger!! Man that was crazy! I was able to sit with some of my friends for the rest of the show. We were talking and laughing the whole time when a guy in front of us told us to be quiet so we did. Afterwards there was this awesome dance and we all got our freak on. Then we went out to get a Jamba Juice before curfew and barely got back in time. It was exausting but I had a ton of fun. Nunca hay un dia aburrido ni malo aqui;)

Just another Perplexing day

2007-10-08T22:40:00.001-07:00

You ever have one of those days where you just don't know what to do? You try to stay on top of things as much as possible but the jinga blocks just topple over onto you and it's like this unavoidable cataclysm. I feel like that some times. It's as if no matter what you do someone is going to get hurt. I don't want it to be that way... Life is for experience right? This is my time of probation. This is my time to make it as I will correct? I guess eventually you gotta run with the punches. And bite the bullet. Because you can't win amoghts fools.

Just another weekly survey result #1

2007-10-04T09:08:00.000-07:00

Well first off I am delightfully impressed with those of you who guessed correctly if I were present I would give you some kind of prize for listening to my insessent droaning of my stories and ideas. The following will give the true answers: 1) Dark Blade- Never Existed in the first place, however the real "Blade" still does exist but her whereabouts are unknown. I doubt Zeno would consider the location of his renagade mother important. 2)Zeno- For those who don't know did not even exist during the time of the watchers and would never have partisipated in the rebellion in the first place. He is the hero of nearly all the BA series and the Supreme Grand DK master. So not it's not him. 3)Dark Pheonix- *Ding* *Ding* yes we have a winner. Tecnically this is not true either because during this time Dark Pheonix was known by his real name (Thelsadaeous) and later changed it to reflect distain for his former master, Pheonix. But he was the insighter of this rebellion that nearly destroyed the Galaxy. 4)Zannidus- Sorry he didn't even exist at this time. He didn't even live in that particular dimention. He later came into focus as "Rage/Dragon man's" long lost brother who shares his same passion for anger. Zannidus was later killed in the battle to close the dark portal that opened the gateway to the Abyss...The portal was closed forever. Thank you for your partisipation and I hope to have you partisipate next week. In our weekly trivia pole.

Just another cold week

2007-09-30T10:18:00.000-07:00

Well as one might guess from the title it has been fairly nippy this past week and yesterday (Saturday 29th) it snowed. I would have gotten pictures but unfortunatly it wasn't sticky snow but rather it was snow flakes that melted immediatly when it hit the ground. I went out fully prepared. I told my roommate Tyler that they all laughed at me when I brought two beanies but now who's laughing. I went on a big group date last night and it went "well" we apparently got there late...well in actuality we got there earlier then expected. I told my friend who was orcestrating it that we'd be there asap. But they started without us anyway. So that was interesting. It was fun and the cold wind stopped while we were out it was fun. I also recieved a new calling in my ward I'm now a Family Home Evening Supervisor for the ward. I'm excited to get in to the thick of things and get busy. There is always soooo much to do it's great. I love it here. I'm glad that every 'typical day' isn't a 'normal day'.

Just another typical Saturday.....I wish

2007-09-23T10:11:00.000-07:00

So yesterday I had to wake up and hike up to the Hinkley Building at 7 in the morning for a conference that I was assigned to. It was a literacy conference that lasted most of the day. I didn't do much but it was still fun. I put juice in the fridge, moved tables and set up chairs and unlocked doors. It was lots of fun and in my down time I did some homework. I left at about 10 came home and ate something then I went up to the MC to help set up for a huge conference that was happening that evening. After getting back at 4 I took a shower did some more homework and then got ready for our big group date that evening. It was a lot of fun I went to pick up my date. Then we met up with everybody else. We went on a photo scavenger hunt. It was lots of fun. We thankfully didn't have to walk too far but I believe we had the superior pictures. One of them had us prosolyting to some people in the street that was fun.Afterward we saw a slide show of everybodys pictures then we had hot coco and smores. Some of my roomates were there and then we had a great time I would have gotten more pictures but not everybody was up to taking more they were all pretty tired. Funny thing after I dropped off my date for the evening her roomates were coming home from a corn maze and I asked, "How did it go?" and one said, "It was AMAZING" O my goodness then I said, "That has go to be the corniest thing I've heard all day....." LOL. But yesterday it was raining a bit and a huge rainbow came out at from where we were it looked like it was touching the temple here is the picture.

Just another Day...at work

2007-09-20T20:54:00.000-07:00

Well I just got back a few minutes ago from my C.P.R/A.E.D training class for those who have no idea what I'm talking about A.E.D stands for Automatic External Defibrillator. It was a lot of fun and I'm officially certified. I'm also excited to hear that I officially have my degree in Liberal studies. I'm excited on all fronts. I work as an Assistant event coordinator on campus. Which means I am in charge of making sure any event whether sporting, theatrical, musical or religious. I'm there to make sure everything is going super awesome. I handle the complaints from both the clients and the janitorial staff so it's been fun so far. The other people I work with are great and dedicated to doing a good job as well. I enjoy it. It is low stress and it allows me to get my homework done. I have a big event going on this Saturday. I have to be there at 7:30 in the morning until about 4 so I'll get my shopping and laundry done Friday. That will be fun.

Just Another Day

2007-09-20T12:36:00.000-07:00

It's just another Day in the life of me. My first Blog feels weird.I've got lots of homework here at school. I'm trying to keep everything up to date and good to go. I apologize for this medioker boring post but whatever. I promise I'll have more interesting stuff to post next time. I have this awsome activity planned for this weekend it should be good. I'll have lots of pictures and stuff you'll see it will be cool. Hope to see you either by then or before then.