Definitely Not Del-gross-o!

It's been a few days since my last entry, and a lot has happened. I've been reading lots of different books, including Japan: The Story of a Nation, Jesus the Christ, and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. I can't really focus on one thing, but I'll have you know that all of them are interesting, and I'm beginning to feel that the time sitting at home isn't a complete waste.

Yesterday, I went to the Provo temple with Brady and Ben at 6am to do baptisms and confirmations. It was my first time confirming and baptizing, and I really enjoyed it. I learned a lot from the experience, and as we were leaving, we saw Whitlie Murdoch, Sabrina Brunsdale, and Becca Clegg going in to do them too. And while out in the parking lot, we saw Dave Wooley and the futbol team heading in...all, like 10 of them. It's cool to see that the work is going on ALL the time, and so many people are eager to participate. I enjoyed it so much, in fact, that I went again today at 4pm with Whitlie, Sabrina, and Lindsay Pflueger. I got to confirm and baptize all three of them, and it was a really neat experience.


Tonight, I went with Gregory to see the Evolution of Dance at the Scera Theatre, in Orem. I cost us $10 each, and I admit, I was skeptical at first...it had better be worth that $10! But as the concert continued, I found myself more and more entertained. We went to see Rachel Shivers (yes, that's her name, Ollie, and we never actually saw her...Greg, couldn't recognize her) who Greg had worked with. I noticed early on though, that Afton Delgrosso was dancing, and her sister too. I've noticed that there are some dancers that, when they are dancing with a group, tend to stand out somehow--like they're really meant to dance, and the other dancers are just dancing around in their shadows. The Delgrosso's are like that, and not in a conceited way, that I can see. Just, it's easy to spot one in the crowd of dancers, and you can just tell, that they're not only a Delgrosso, but also that they were meant to dance. This is obvious, as Afton has been on "So You Think You Can Dance" and in "High School Musical." She's a veteran--not to mention, she's very good-looking too.

That's right, we never actually met Greg's mystery girl, who's supposedly so stinkin' hot that Greg's glasses fog up when he talks to her on the phone (I have yet to see them fog up when she talks to him in person...). I'm hoping in manages to pull through though, cause he promised to show us a picture of his Rachel. This seems eerily reminiscent of Jeff's "Delta Girls" who were supposed to be the "hottest girls on the planet," or so the saying goes. But Jeff, despite countless promises to show us a picture, never actually pulled through for us, so we may never know. Now we wonder...did they actually exist?

But I did enjoy the show. It was very well done, and was able to incorporate elements of all styles, from African to Swing, to Hip-Hop. What Greg and I couldn't understand was why, in the 1920's, right in the middle of the Roarin' Twenties routine, a hip-hop number cut in. It looked like Dr. Dre meets Newsies, and Greg and I kept looking back and forth at each other, wondering if it was really actually happening--if a bunch of kids in knickers and knee-high socks, sporting those silly golf hats, were actually busting-a-move to Busta Rhymes. This extraordinary display continued in almost every decade during the 20th century, which messed me up, and must have completely boggled the minds of the elderly couples sitting beside us. Up until the 80's section, Greg and I were really confused at which decade we were currently in. Once we saw those wonderful neon spandex uniforms, and cut-off sweatshirts, we knew that we'd made it, and the hip-hop routines that continued to make their interjections, were no longer confusing. Plus, they did some sweet break-dancing.

Anyway, the MC guy was pretty good, despite his annoying personality, he had an incredible voice and occasionally would do a musical number. I was surprised and thought he was lip-syncing at first.

All-in-all, it was a good night, but it lasted 2 and a half hours, and that was a little long...
I'll give it an 8.5 out of 10, but mostly cause it had those Delgrosso's in it. Wow.