This was posted on my MYSPACE blog...I think I documented my late 20's pretty good with this post. It's fun to read again.

Sunday, June 10, 2007


Ode to the (480) and the Singles who keep it Real...aka born before 1980
Current mood: contemplative
Category: Dreams and the Supernatural

Alright, so I've only been gone 2 weeks. And yes there is a chance I might puss out and come home. But in my moment of glory, the fact that i finally cut the chord with the 85203, I gotta relish in my victory. And tell all of you what I miss the most about the Mormon Mesa Single Social Scene ( YOU KNOW IT IS THE VERY LIFE BLOOD, THE ONLY THING WE LIVE FOR).

1. Game Night. Granted I hadn't gone to one since before the weekly bonfires(2003), but it is a simple pleasure, on the sabath which makes you feel like your social, even if it's just playing games with weirdo's.

2. Wild West Wednesdays/Clean Parties....Guess what DJ Rome you are Genius. Those Wild West Wednesdays filled up the only day that we didn't have something going on. I mean granted, what other group of twenty somethings would pay 5 dollars on a Wednesday, just to be together at the Boys and Girls Club....oh just the mormons of mesa, that's who. We will do anything to fill the void, of an empty night.

3. BINGO at the Fort. You know that free soda is hard to find, and I found it on the res.

4. The University Ward Campout. In my younger days, the single ward campout was a sure thing. I knew I was hooking up, for sure. Now i just like to sit by the fire and chill. However, I still love to see some horny 24 year olds sneak off into the woods. Brings a little joy to my heart that the younger generation knows about the goodnessess of the Ward Campout too.

5. The house party (especially if there is a cover charge). Cannot believe we actually pay 3-5 bucks to get into a house party. Usually the house of girls doesn't even turn up the AC. So you have this sickly hot and sweaty/musty air.... and I just paid 4 bucks, and if I am lucky I get an otter pop...what the hell? But if DJ Rome is there......it is all worth it.

6. The YMCA Dance Party night. Now i have been a loyal patron of the YMCA for quite sometime....since I was on the Goodman Family Pass. So it is always a good time working out Friday afternoon, only to return 5 hours later, to dance my ace off. Yet, if someone sends you a text message over the overhead screen, it's a great night.

7. Interstake Center Dance....back in the day, freaking that was the place to be. I mean when i was fourteen.... that was the place to be. I still hang my head in defeat, when it's ThanksGiving and I am 29, and I am back at the interstake center...doing YMCA, Safety Dance, and Electric Slide. Well, I dont' do those anymore, I watch others do them though.

8. WARD HOPPING....with so much inventory, that is ever changing how can i stick to just one ward?

9. OL SCHOOL INSTITUTE...you know for 24 and older. It really is a sight to behold. I have weathered the storms with you Old School, from when your numbers were low, to when parking was impossible, I have been there(Granted that I might have only come for the social and treats, skipping the class, but that is besides the point) That place.....is magical yet terrifying. And so worthi it.

10. Rosa's/Tia Rosa's......That Salsa is good, and I believe Rosa's is to the 20 somethings, what SomethingBERTO'S was to us in highschool. Wait SomethingBERTO'S still has a place in all of our hearts. I mean we gotta consume our calories, being social 7 days a week is hard work. Plus all those BERTO's are opened 24 hours... we need that sort of flexibility

11. The Wedding Reception.... I almost didn't add this. Yet how could I not, this is a hot spot.... we get to congradulate, yet feel abit sorry for the bride and groom. After all... they are trading 7 nights of Mesa, Single, Social, Mormon Bliss..............for SEX. Idiots.

Alright, that is my ode to my life of being Single Social and Mormon in Mesa...what have I missed? What other main staples, are apart of the single, social, mormon's life? What other events...make it oh so worth it, and make Mesa or the East Valley, be the third best place to be Mormon and Single? Let me know.