King of Kong

Recently I saw a documentary that everyone should see. It is called King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters. The movie is, in short, about a man named Steve Wiebe and his quest to achieve immortality in the Donkey Kong world. Steve and his arch nemesis Billy Mitchell duke it out to see who will achieve the highest all time recorded score of the classic arcade game. This film is the pinnacle of the documentary genre.

After watching the film I was directed by my good cousin Taylor to add Walter Day on Facebook. Walter Day is the referee depicted at the bottom of the logo. In my ignorance, I believed that it wasn't possible for Walter to answer my friend request. Walter proved me wrong in a big way....Here is our conversation on facebook.

Walter and I will always have a friendship that will last. King of Kong changed my life and I would highly recommend it to everyone that has ever walked on this planet we call earth.

It has been far too long

I write to you all with a sense of repentance in my heart. It has been far too long since I have enlightened your day with a blog post. So I come to you now with full remorse in my heart, and hopefully a story to brighten your lives. Recently I had a visit from my good man Brady Dalton. He drove all the way to Logan so that we could have dinner together and catch up on old times. This was the first time that we had hung out after I had become a married man so we had much to talk about. The waitress that came to our table had Brady smitten. She was a younger girl who was very tan... and Brady was drinking her Kool-Aid in a manner of speech. I knew that he was somewhat in love when he gave the woman a 4 dollar tip. On the back of a receipt he wrote a message that I will never forget. It went somewhat like this..

Michelle-
I will never forget the supreme service that we received today. I was immensely impressed with your waitress abilities and wing skillz. This was the greatest service ever rendered at a wingers franchise, and maybe the world. I will forever be in debt to you for this glorious occasion. 

Sincerely, Brady Dalton (His phone number)

I hope that she calls, and moreover I hope that they get married.

 

New Blog

Alright all of you people out there who read my blog sometimes....I have a new blog for you to check out. Candace and I have finally decided to get a blog so that we can keep track of our lives for the future. I thought it was a fairly decent idea. We will try to keep it not so sappy though. Just have fun reading it and if you don't I really don't care, just read this blog instead. 

We are Francis 

Just do it! Click on the link above, you know you want to. Peace it out.

USU Football

As most of my blog followers know, I work for the Utah State football team. I am on what they call an "athletic" scholarship....which is funny because all I am is a cameraman. Well, recently I tried my hand at a little thing called video editing. With help from my boss, I made a little highlight video. I hope all of you enjoy this BYU, Utah, and Utah State fans alike....oh and UVU if you consider that a university (I don't)

Pressy's Coming Home

It has been 3 and a half years since my little brother Preston Francis and I have seen each other. In two weeks the man will be home from his LDS mission in Sweden. I'm proud of the boy. The craziest part of the whole situation is that he hasn't even met my fiance Candace yet. This post will be a montage of this glorious man's life. Enjoy. 

What woman wouldn't want this man?

Billy Goat's Gruff

There was this one time that Candace and I were driving in Pleasant Grove. I noticed out of the corner of my eye something queer. I stopped my car in the middle of the road, immediately put it in reverse, and backed up until I saw something similar to this.

Yes, your eyes are not deceiving you. We saw a large, male, billy goat standing on a barn. We laughed for at least thirty seconds and drove away. The goat escaped my memory until just now. This really happened.

My Moment of Football Glory

There I was, standing on the sideline of Utah State University's spring football practice. My assignment for the day was to film some highlights. I was having a wonderful time when things turned ugly in an instant. 

Most people tend to run away when they sense that something is about to collide with them. Not me. I stood my ground as the cornerback, safety, and wide receiver came at me at full speed. The truth of the story is because I was so concentrated on my camera, I had no idea what was going on. If you notice in the film everyone around me backs up. I don't move a muscle as they come flying into my unsuspecting body. The amazing part of this was that I protected the camera as I came tumbling to the ground. I'll let the video do the talking however. Enjoy me hitting the turf from three different angles!