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Show Monday, April 19, 2010 AggieLife Page 7 Waking up at noon starts the perfect day for student cRESTWOoDs 755 3181 B rem' hit MAI Lynwood N 630 E 736 F: 900 N F.dgewood N 73 6 F: Crestsvvoods [kuh n-veen-vuh ns] Definition: Low Summer Rates -Private bedroom; private bath -Expanded cable; Free High Speed Internet -Air conditioning: Covered Parking (Edgewood) -Washer and dryer in your apartment -Practically on Campus By KASEY VAN DYKE staff writer Utah Statesman: If you could wish for three things, what would they be? Aaron Johnson: Marxistsocial system. It might be cool to be like 7 feet tall and 300 pounds. And again, a Marxist-social system. It would be really nice if people weren't self-interested to the point that it harms other people. That isn't to say they should be altruistic to a fault, just that they should have the mindset that a Marxist-social system could work. Synonyms: Summer, Social, Fun, Good Times Used in a sentence: With Crestwoo.dsr your housing choice is made! See also: W'N'N.logancrestwoods.com Join Now! US: If you could go anywhere, where would you go? AJ: Such a difficult question. I would take a motorcycle from South Korea to Portugal and survive. That's what I would do. US: What's your favorite commercial lately? AJ: I always enjoy the Dos Eqius commercials. The most interesting man in the world. US: What's your guilty pleasure? AJ: Pop music: Justin Timberlake, Lady Gaga. That sort of thing. US: Describe your perfect day? AJ: Wake up at about noon. Put on a green sweater. Watch TV. US: If you could go back in time, what time would you go to? AJ: I'd go to Cuba, 26 of July, 1953. US: If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? AJ: I guess I could stand to be a little thinner. Maybe more muscular. US: If you were to write a classified for yourself, what would it say? AJ: Aaron Mark Johnson, BAMF for hire. US: If you could do anything, money aside, what would it be? AJ: Spearhead a Marxist revolution. Just kidding, not really. But that would be awesome. Probably go to space. US: Who is your favorite movie character? AJ: There are so many. Jules from "Pulp Fiction." US: What do your friends call you? AJ: Aaron. US: If you could walk the red carpet, who would you want as your date? SOPHOMORE AARON JOHNSON, right, poses with best friend Taylor Empey. Johnson describes Empey as being a great guy. KASEY VAN DYKE photo AJ: Zooey Deschanel. I'm so in love with her. And Scarlett Johansen. I'm not so much in love with her as I want her body. Aaron Johnson Kaysville, Utah sophomore philosophy US: If you could learn any skill in a day, what would you choose? AJ: I was going to say something like necromancy. Don't write it. I don't want to sound too nerdy. US: What is your favorite type of party? AJ: The type where you walk up and there's at least a line of guys pissing on the wall, a few girls crying on the steps and you just know it's going to be taken down by the cops. US: What kind of soap do you use and why? AJ: Ivory. My dad owns stock in Proctor and Gamble. US: What do you hope to accomplish in five years? AJ: I'll probably be in grad school. Hopefully, at the University of Chicago studying under a philosopher named Jean-Luc Marion. US: What's your favorite part about Logan? AJ: The people. I have some excellent friends. The people really make the place here. US: Who is your best friend? AJ: A man named Taylor Empey. He's a great guy. US: What's your best pick-up line? AJ: I don't use pick-up lines. I don't even pick up chicks. If they want me, they can come to me, and they do. Often. Just kidding. I've never actually had a girlfriend. I'm not actually admitting that. US: What's your first thought when you see a hot girl? AJ: Something along the lines of "damn." It doesn't progress much further than that because my post-modern sensibilities kick in, and I don't want to technologically enframe her. No one is going to know what that means except a few people, and I said earlier I didn't want to admit I was nerdy, but there's your proof. US: How do you get through Finals Week? AJ: Study aids and looking forward to the weekend. US: How much time do you spend on Facebook? AJ: Entirely too much. US: What's the best advice you ever received? AJ: Never go to prison, Aaron. You're too scrawny, your hair is too long and I just don't think your butthole can take it. — k.vandyke@aggiemaiLusu. edu UtahStateUn ive rsity Need an Excuse to come to Moab? This one-credit course is for all road cyclers and mountain bikers: beginning - advanced. Moab Experience: May 17 - May 21, 2010 All course work due by June 11 PE 1550 is designed to be a fun and instructional class in the areas of mountain biking and/or road cycling. To complete this course, you will need to complete rides in both your community and in Moab, UT US: Have you ever failed a class? AJ: Yes. German. I hated that class. For more information on rides, and class information, contact: Dr. Sam Sturman Samuel.sturman@usu.edu (435) 259-7432 US: What's your favorite dance move? AJ: I really enjoy ska-punk so I'm known to skank on a few occasions. US: What does your handwriting say about you? AJ: I don't know. I guess that I wrote something down. US: What is your favorite physical feature? AJ: No comment. US: What does your last text say? Book: Writing a collection of poems continued from page 5 "Obviously he wasn't talking about the phantoms, but the memories that place had experienced," Thomas said. "So much of our lives are spent living in memory. When we remember times with an old friend, that's a shade, or a ghost." Many of Thomas' other poems represent the experiences of historical figures, such as Tsar Nicholas II, Harry Truman and Alexander Hamilton. Thomas said he believes poems are worth researching and with many poems involving historical details, he must spend the time doing research. "There have some instances where the ideas have come, but I need to double-check before I start rewriting history," he said. In the book, many of the photos were taken in the Logan Cemetery, including the Weeping Woman statue that is featured on the book's cover. Thomas also had a friend do many illustrations throughout the book. "Shades of Memory" is dedicated to Thomas' grandma. She passed away while Thomas was serving a two-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day AJ: It's from a friend of mine named Mike Patton. It says, "All right, take it easy." Saints, and she was buried in Logan Cemetery. "One of the poems is about me visiting her headstone," he said. "It goes in with the theme of the book because the only way I can visit my grandma is through memory. When I am at her headstone I think of her and what she would say." The book was published through Xlibris, an online self-publishing company that helps would-be writers get into the publishing market. "If I would have gone through a traditional publisher, I probably would not have been published because I am a no-name," Thomas said. "It was perfect for me because I didn't have to go through a screening process. I was able to just say I wanted to publish this book and we were able to do it." Thomas said he is proud of his book and hopes there are many more to come. "I'd like for a lot of people to read what I write," Thomas said. "It's neat that someone in India can read what I write here in Utah." — courtnie.packer@aggiemail.usu.edu UtahStateUn iversity MOAB EDUCATION CENTER _1-11 14,. UtahState University DINING SERVICES SCOtSinan bog COnteSt ednesday April 27st 2:30 prh Free Scotsman Dogs and Veggies While supplies last kraft foods Foodservice US. FOODSERVICE Your partner beyond the plate! SALT LAKE CITY |