Dancing with A Symphony Orchestra

WHAT'S GOIN' ON MY AGGIES? IT's Me Ya Dancer, Ya Music Lover, Ya Music Major: T.J. Coming at you with another post! Check me out!!!

I hope this post is reaching you well. With TWO WEEKS left in classes I still can't believe that summer is right around the corner but right now is not the time to get reminiscent. I have Tests, tests, and more TESTS coming up not to mention Finals! There is always something else going on up here on campus so you can find me either on the stage performing or in the audience watching it all go down!
This week has been a none-stop roller coaster. As always my life never gets boring even in Logan. By the way The Step Show last Friday went great. All the groups that performed are all on youtube. I am soOoOo proud of my bros and all who performed! Moving foreword to this past Tuesday I was on the Kent Concert Hall stage as a guest artist/ choreographer! It was USU's very own Dance companies Vilociti, Full Circle & My Bad Crew performing in their Annual Spring Show. It was such a great show, and I had a great time coming up the choreography for Vilociti! The audience was packed and I was so excited! After the show I have decided that next year I seriously want to get more involved as an actual member. These dance companies hold an audition in the beginning of the Fall semester and they accept anyone who wants to audition, so if your gonna be going to school up here next semester hopefully i will see you at the audition.

This Thursday will be another event. The Utah Symphony Orchestra will be bringing their annual Spring tour to Logan performing "Classically Charged" I am throughly excited for this upcoming show. I love what comes out of my radio as much as the next AGGIE but every now and again you "gotta get back to the roots"Classical music is the best kind of genre. Its very sophisticated, and its always a treat when you have a orchestra of this caliber to come up to perform here at the Cain College Of The Arts! So I hope to see you in the audience tonight!

Other than that I hope all is well don't forget to continue to study hard in these last few weeks and go into the summer with a blast!
Be Encouraged!

Happy APRIL!!! HOLI & 12th ANNUAL SPRING STEP SHOW!!!

Hey! What's Goin' On? Its me again, Ya Bro, Ya Nephew, Ya Weatherman: T.J. Coming at you with another post, so check me out!

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S APRIL?! Campus has been a roller coaster for weather ever since Spring Break but mostly good days. Today we had the temperature almost got up to 70 degrees!!! That is a sure sign that spring has sprung on campus.
Not too long ago was the FESTIVAL of COLORS!!! Every year to bring the new Spring Season people from all over Utah come together at the Kirsha Temple in Spanish Fork, Utah. A lot of Aggies attend this event every year. I spent most of that afternoon covered in colorful chalk =). Everything was so unexpected, but none the less an experience to remember!

This Friday I am co-producing the 12th ANNUAL SPRING STEP SHOW!!!  We will all of USU's BEST Greek Organizations all colliding on one night to bring you a show of humor, wit, and straight up entertainment! This year we will have some returning favorites such as the Sigma Chi, Kappa Delta, & Alpha Chi (just to name a few). We also have USU's very own Black Student Union, & the dance company Velociti!!! So this will be an event you won't want to miss. It happens every year and it only gets better and better, so tell your friends and everybody CUZ IT'S ABOUT TO GO DOWN!!!

(*The show is actually April 6th)

Be Encouraged!!!

St. Patricks Day & A-DAY

Hey Aggies What's Goin' On?! It's Me Ya Favwite Aggie, Ya Irishman, Ya Bracketbuster, T.J. Comin' at chu again with another post so Check Me Out!!!

I hope all is well with all of you (my readers)! Let me first start off by saying Happy Spring!!! Spring has definitely Sprung up here on campus. This past week as all the students returned from spring break, there was snow on the ground on Monday but by Wednesday it was 60 degrees and above! What can I say its all about LOCATION here at USU!!! I just learned that USU main campus is 30 minutes away from several different hot springs, and nearby are seven national parks, and ten ski resorts! Talk about nothing to do!!!
This past weekend I was able to celebrate my St. Patty's day talking to my mother on the phone! It was great catching up with her on her BIRTHDAY! Being so far away from home has definitely made me miss being there a lot. I am always reminded when I get the chance to talk to incoming or potential students who complain that Utah State is TOO FAR AWAY. If I were from Utah I would jump at the chance to go to one of the best universities in this nation! A lot of current students that I've talked to say they feel very independent while up here at Logan (Main Campus). Yet they can still make it home on the weekends to see family, or to celebrate Mom's birthday =(. Today I had the chance to talk to several members of the incoming freshmen class and was able to give a testimony and share some of my experiences here at USU. I can't stress how much I LOVE UTAH STATE!!! A-Day = AGGIE Day was great. I'm sure a lot of students are as pumped as I am about coming to USU and other who were on the fence are now sure that USU is their future home!

P.S. GO AGGIES

Robots & A TRIPLE DOUBLE (WOMEN'S BASKETBALL!!!)

 Hey Aggies! How's it going?!  It's Ya Boii, Ya AggieRobot, Ya Dude: T.J. Coming at you with another post!!!


This weekend I had the privilege to be one of the hosts for the annual VEX robotics competition and this year they were able to host it in the TSC. Man when I say the future is in good hands I'm not referring to all state insurance. LoL I was so encouraged to see the intelligence, cleverness, and energy of middle school, and high school students! This competition pitted state-wide schools in a head to head competition where students use robots (that they have created) to work in teams to  score points and accomplish other goals and obstacles. This experience just showed me that Utah State is not just home to Aggies, but also to the younger generation of those who would become AGGIES ;) 


After the competition I went to see the USU Women's basketball team take on the Idaho Vandals. I had a great time at the game. Listening to some of the students heckling the other female players, listening to some of the cheers to get the crowd pumped. The AGGIES came out with 85-63 Win!!! The girls were on fire!!! Knocking down treys, cleaning up the boards, and great team work. Ashley Brown had a TRIPLE-DOUBLE in the game (her eighth triple double in the season!!!) 


I hope all is well with all of my readers! I know its been awhile since you've seen a new video on my my friends page but don't worry more to come real soon (and I promise it will be good!!!)


Be Encouraged!!!

JUST CALL ME MR. INTERNATIONAL/ ALL IN A PRESIDEN'T'S DAY WEEKEND!!!

Hey Aggies! Quelo Que?!  It's Ya Dominican, Ya Aggieman, Ya Usher: T.J. Coming at you with another post!!!

I hope all is well with all of my readers! Thank your for sticking with me throughout the year or even if its just here and there I just wanna thank you, and I appreciate it!

Now this past weekend I took a trip down to the DOMINICAN REPUBLIC!!! Well not really, but still it was pretty close! I am talking about AREITO!!! This was a yearly event put on by the Domincan Student Association. It was a celebration of Dominican cuisine & culture!!! As an AGGIE myself I always like to encourage my fellow AGGIES to come out to events like these. It's events like this that really showcase the well-rounded family we have as a family of AGGIES!!! Did you know that there are over 3,000 international students that come over form their respective countries and go to school up here in LOGAN!!! Yeah so for a lot of students, some of their best friends and classmates live on the other side of this big rock we call Earth! I was also given the opportunity to perform at this event, and I LOVED IT!!! I learned a lot about the Dominican culture and had some great food as well.

Also, this President's Day weekend I enjoyed my day off from classes. I decided to hang out with some of my friends and we went shopping at some of the local stores (looking for president's Day deals lol). Then we were hungry and decided to go out for some sushi!!! Just when you thought I had enough culture for the week, it keeps on going. Logan is known as a college town with plenty of businesses centered around it's students as their main customers. My friends and I went to BLACK PEARL: Asian Cuisine & Sushi! I have never early been into sushi but after that meal I'm already planning to go back next weekend!

Be Encouraged Aggies!!!

Mini-Blog/ Poem: I know Valentine's Day is over but here is a little sum thin' sum thin' :

The Best Thing About Me Is You

The best thing about me is,

The laughter in your smile when my life spins,

Like a thunderstorm on a rinse cycle,

Your smile always washes my soul,

The best thing about me is,

The warmth of your kiss,

That feels of Amazonian suns & deserts

So I cry snake, 

Rattling my soul helpless when you hold me

The best thing about me is,

The cadence in your heart that plays my favorite song,

I always cherished those nights,

Whenever I pressed my head against that jukebox in your chest,

The best thing about me is,

The beauty in your hello

And I have never been the one

To love asthmatic, 

But my lungs have been missing their breath lately

And it’s just taken me so long to find You.

Be Encouraged!

AGGIE BASKETBALL OVER A VALENTINE'S DAY THAT GOT JAZZY BEFORE MARDI GRAS!!!(LOL)

Hey Aggies How's it Lovin?!  It's Ya Loverboy, Ya Saxman, Ya Family: T.J.

Coming at you with another post!!!

     Let me start by asking how was your Valentines Day last week? I don't know about all of you but cupid was definitely seen on campus! Love was in the air up here in Logan and everybody was breathing it in =) However, I was way too busy to take any lovely woman out on a night of the town. Plus AGGIE Basketball is more important lol! I went to the game and supported my AGGIES to another victory over Montanna Tech. It is always great to sit in the front row of home games and being able to really feel the atmosphere of the spectrum. It's one of those things that you have to come up to campus feel it, and BELIEVE IT for yourself (and yes that was a hint for al of you to get up here to see an AGGIE Basketball Game)

     Moreover, my week was only getting started! so despite missing Valentines day I was still able to have a "Night On The Town" on Thursday. The Caine College of the Arts showcased their Jazz Band & Ensembles at the 8th Annual Jazz Night @ the Sky Club (Student Night!!!). I loved this event, the creators of the event turned the Taggart Student Center Skyroom into a 1930's Jazz club!!! It was a great time had by all! There were some swing dancers, some waiters with cranberry juice, and of course lots of Jazz and Big Band music. I just spent most of the night pretending that I owned the club and talking with a really bad Italian accent =)

     Last but not least, MARDI GRAS!!! One of the biggest social gatherings of the year ;-) I love Mardi Gras every year, and one of the coolest things is that it is put on by the Students here @ USU!!! Even though I spent most of my night at the "Casino" betting and gambling with fake money I still had fun! So even though I lost all of my chips in Black Jack, I still remembered how much I LUV BEING AN AGGIE!!! (Stay tuned next post will be Romantic =)

P.S. to all my readers if you see something you like, or you want to comment feel free to do so at the bottom of any of my posts! Luv you all!

Be Encouraged!!!