Ironman Ten Weeks Is Not Very Long I looked at the calendar the other day and YOU GUYS. The Ironman is ten weeks away. How did this happen? Remember when I did the half Ironman in May and when it was over you guys were like, "you have PLENTY of
Ridiculous The Lost Journal Series: Part VII So here I am sitting in my apartment, drinking waaaaay too much NEVER YOU MIND WHAT I'M DRINKING. Fine. Nonalcoholic black currant juice from the Farmer's Market. But it has a LOT of sugar. Don't tell Bob and
Ridiculous Camping On Friday I went camping. Or should I say, "camping." With finger quotes. Or maybe I should call it something else because I don't want all of my friends to jump down my throat and scream at me again for
Rebecca The Porch: Korean Bathhouse It's a happy day. We finally got the video from the most recent show at The Porch uploaded on what the kids are calling "the Youtubes." A huge thanks to Jolyn for filming it and Kyle for uploading it. You
Ridiculous Cathie Conversation with Cathie on the Phone Cathie: Son, how are you? Eli: Doing fine. How are you? Cathie: Well not great. Eli: And why is that? Cathie: WELL. I happened
Relationships How to Move On I could use the collective wisdom of the Strangers today. Because I am turning into a crazy person. And I don't want to turn into a crazy person BECAUSE WHAT IF PAUL SIMON?! As I may have embarrassingly announced a few days
Ridiculous BYU Crushes So one Stranger, Cambry, just sent me a screen clipping of the below thing, informing me that I'm on some Facebook Page called "BYU Crushes [https://www.
Ridiculous Bob and Cathie Intervention A Conversation with Bob and Cathie about being a Grown Up Cathie: Son. Did you really get a speeding ticket a few weeks ago [https://www.itjustgetsstranger.com/2014/05/speeding-ticket.html]? Eli: How did you guys hear about that!? Bob: You posted it
Ridiculous Fourth Grade Science Time I was a pretty weird kid when I was 10. Also a weird teenager from ages 13 to 18. Probably more accurate to say that I was a weird teenager from 13 to present. I really hope that one day puberty fixes this. For
Ukraine Thirty Thirty years ago this coming Sunday, Cathie gave birth to a screaming ten-pound baby. The story has been exaggerated so much over the last three decades that nobody really knows what happened anymore. But if you listen to her tell it, blood was pouring
The Siblings Muv-ver's Day I have a gigantic extended Mormon family. I remember when I saw that movie "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" ten or so years ago and there was this scene where the protagonist tells her boyfriend, as if to brace him for something
Ridiculous Because WHAT IF PAUL SIMON!? So yesterday was a national day of mourning because YOU GUYS!!! PAUL SIMON!!! Don't worry. He didn't die (for those of you who don't
Rebecca Rebecca's Allergies Just now my living-in-sin roommate, Rebecca, and I were sitting in the apartment working. Rebecca: I'm allergic to something. Eli: Ok . . . do you want to talk about it? Rebecca: What is this couch made of? Eli: You think you might be allergic
Rebecca House Rules First, an announcement. After a three or four month hiatus in which we didn't know whether we would ever be welcome again due to an inexcusable amount of talking about poop, The Porch has invited us back. I'll be telling
Ridiculous I'm Going to Need to See Some I.D. On Friday night I stopped by Jolyn's place because it's been too quiet recently and that always makes me nervous. When I got there she coughed at my face and told me she was dying. As you know, I can&
Mexico DON'T SEND ME A PICTURE OF THAT EVER PLEASE!!!! I've been having . . . well . . . issues for the past many weeks. With my body. With the inside of my body. So, naturally, I decided to share this with anyone
Ridiculous Twenty Years Later, a Valentine's Confession Happy Valentine's Day weekend. When I was in the fourth grade I brought Power Ranger Valentines to school to give to everyone in my class. I don't know why I did this because for some reason I generally tried to
The Siblings IKEA On Saturday my sister Krishelle asked me if I wanted to make a "quick trip" to IKEA with her. I agreed, and in so doing made the biggest
Ridiculous A Car Earlier this week I made a very significant purchase. I bought a car. I've had the same car for 8 years or so. It was never anything fancy and in recent years it has threatened to give up the ghost many times.
The Siblings Cathie's Music Suggestions And in slightly less controversial news . . . The other day I was trying to find some new music to listen to. Having been in Palau for a year, and generally aloof
Ridiculous January is Happening. AGAIN. Last year I was the guy who informed you that the magic of the season had come to a screaming halt [https://www.itjustgetsstranger.com/2013/01/reality-check.html] on January 2. Some of you still blame me for the close of the holidays.
The Siblings Pictures from my Phone & Weekly Distractions Merry Christmas, all. It's been snowing here. There is great misery in all the land. My best friend Corey is coming into town today for a wedding. I
The Siblings Other Idiots on the Road On Saturday we had our annual family adult Christmas outing. Wait. That sounds wrong. That sounds like my family once a year engages in x-rated Christmas festivities. You know what I mean. The adults get together and have an evening in December where nobody
The Siblings Swine Flu Christmas It's a world record. The video from last Thursday's show at The Porch is up on Youtube and available for your viewing pleasure. Or displeasure. Or to your great frustration. It depends on how you feel about it. The point
Ironman A Horrifying Announcement I have a really big and terrifying announcement. I'M PREGNANT. See? Now it's funny because I make the joke so often. Pretty soon you guys are going to be begging me to tell you that I'm pregnant because
