hello all. i got sick of looking at my last post, with the no comments. boooring. so, here's a quick update on me:
i went to g-rap last week. thanks to everyone for a great time. i got to spend lots of time with my family, including a shopping-for-birthday-present-for-my-dad trip to dick's sporting goods. i went with my older sister, in search of something that i can no longer name and also some waders. we were in the hunting and fishing section (where i *clearly* don't belong), and i felt more than a little out of place. while being eyed by the employees and other patrons, sarah and i started singing the "one of these things is not like the others" song to amuse ourselves. however, she did in fact know exactly what we were looking for, and with a little help from the store clerk, we successfully purchased what turned out to be the wrong kind of waders. oh well. it was an adventure, nonetheless.
i also got to see a bunch of friends and learn how to play texas hold 'em, which i am awesome at. it was lovely to see you all. and i had such a good time (as always) that i didn't get quite enough sleep and had to pull over and take a lil nap in a meijer parking lot about an hour east of grand rapids. luckily, i didn't die at all, and am back in pa getting back in the swing of things.
i have to go now so that i can study a bit more before my arabic class. that's right, i'm taking arabic. for free. at bobby mo. masaa al khair.
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Monday, October 09, 2006
anyone sick of the birthday shout-outs yet?
i hope not. because here's yet another one:
the dutchman is 25 today. we're getting old, j. luckily, i'm nearly a year behind you. you'll be old WaaaaaaY before me.
that's not very nice though... what i really meant to say was happy birthday, and i can't wait to see you, and i'm sorry i missed the party. and remember when we went to fridays for your 21st (because you were WaaaaaY older than the rest of us, and we couldn't go anywhere else?)? somewhere i have a picture of you saying grace over your khalua. good times. anyway, hope the quarter-century celebration is beyond your wildest dreams. i heart you, j.
okay, that's all. back to work. see you soon!!!!!
the dutchman is 25 today. we're getting old, j. luckily, i'm nearly a year behind you. you'll be old WaaaaaaY before me.
that's not very nice though... what i really meant to say was happy birthday, and i can't wait to see you, and i'm sorry i missed the party. and remember when we went to fridays for your 21st (because you were WaaaaaY older than the rest of us, and we couldn't go anywhere else?)? somewhere i have a picture of you saying grace over your khalua. good times. anyway, hope the quarter-century celebration is beyond your wildest dreams. i heart you, j.
okay, that's all. back to work. see you soon!!!!!
Tuesday, October 03, 2006
nifty nifty daddy's fifty
today is my dad's 50th birthday! hooray! i was waiting to call him after work because i thought he'd be busy at the office, but then he sent me an email with this picture attached. my oh my.
happy birthday, daddy. i love you.
happy birthday, daddy. i love you.
Thursday, September 28, 2006
be jealous of me. do it.
guess what i'm doing on saturday night. for free, on geneva college. maybe this will help.
no, i'm not having an arrested development marathon, though that would be fun. i am going to see the blue man group! hoooray! i've always wanted to see them, since i've been intrigued by them (slash freaked out) since i first heard of them. and then when sarah fuller called to see if i'd like to go for free, i accepted heartily. so be jealous of me. do it. ha ha.
no, i'm not having an arrested development marathon, though that would be fun. i am going to see the blue man group! hoooray! i've always wanted to see them, since i've been intrigued by them (slash freaked out) since i first heard of them. and then when sarah fuller called to see if i'd like to go for free, i accepted heartily. so be jealous of me. do it. ha ha.
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
cars and safari wildlife
okay folks, here it is. the promised update involving cars and elephants. after a week of fighting with the "upload photos" page on blogger, i have prevailed. enjoy.
scene: last week thursday, 8:30 a.m.
khadija, fuller and i left my apartment on our way to staff seminar in khadija's car.
8:57 a.m.: the "service engine soon" light came on. we began debating over how soon "soon" meant, as we were on our way to ligonier, still an hour's drive from our current locale. also, it was important that we arrive on time, as all three of us had meetings at 10:30. since we were too far to turn around and get fuller's car, we started making phone calls to switch cars with a benevolent friend in the city. we had convinced k-ho to do so, and had arranged to meet her in east liberty.
9:07 a.m.: we were nearing oakland when we discovered that the "soon" in "service engine soon" really meant "now." the car's engine starting revving and roaring angrily, and refused to shift. we were now travelling at a speed no greater than 26 mph on the highway, miles and miles from east lib and the promised car switching. we put on the flashers, which merely induced people to honk their horns furiously and give us horribly dirty looks.
9:12 a.m.: luckily, feffer, who lives just minutes from where we were, returned our call just then. he agreed to help us, and we headed over to his house.
9:18 a.m.: feffer's car was not up the challenge of driving to ligonier, due to a lack of sideview mirrors and questionable tires. however, he did agree to drive us over to kristin so we could take her car. so, we pulled all our suitcases out of d's car and huddled on the porch to get out of the rain. (it was raining. of course.) 9:20 a.m.: feffer informed us that before he could drive us to the east end, he'd have to change his tire. awesome.
9:32 a.m.: a coworker called and told us she was planning to leave the city for ligonier in an hour, and we were welcome to catch a ride with her. we made plans to meet her at our main office.
9:35 a.m.: feffer finished changing the tire. we loaded our things into the trunk of his car. as i slammed it shut, khadija decided to try to grab something out of the trunk, and it hit her squarely on the top of the head. she was not happy with me. but, we got in the car and drove to the office.
(i'm going to quit the play-by-play here. it's getting a little long, and honestly, the next part of the journey was successfully uneventful.)
12:22 a.m.: nearly four hours after leaving my apartment, we arrived at staff seminar. we were two hours late, effectively missing all our meetings.
9:45 p.m.: we decide to go out to joe's bar and taxidermy museum, a veritable wonder of small-town america. this place is exactly what it sounds like. it has been around for a long time, evidenced by the animals it contains that are quite illegal to hunt due to the modern-day poaching laws. it contains nearly every mammal you might find at a zoo, including, but not limited to, lions, tigers, and bears, oh my. there is also a rhinoceros, a giraffe, and heaven forbid, an elephant. if you don't believe me, see for yourself.
**bonus e-props to whoever can identify the mystery animal in the last photo. (not the jackalope, the other one.) hint: it is not bigfoot.
scene: last week thursday, 8:30 a.m.
khadija, fuller and i left my apartment on our way to staff seminar in khadija's car.
8:57 a.m.: the "service engine soon" light came on. we began debating over how soon "soon" meant, as we were on our way to ligonier, still an hour's drive from our current locale. also, it was important that we arrive on time, as all three of us had meetings at 10:30. since we were too far to turn around and get fuller's car, we started making phone calls to switch cars with a benevolent friend in the city. we had convinced k-ho to do so, and had arranged to meet her in east liberty.
9:07 a.m.: we were nearing oakland when we discovered that the "soon" in "service engine soon" really meant "now." the car's engine starting revving and roaring angrily, and refused to shift. we were now travelling at a speed no greater than 26 mph on the highway, miles and miles from east lib and the promised car switching. we put on the flashers, which merely induced people to honk their horns furiously and give us horribly dirty looks.
9:12 a.m.: luckily, feffer, who lives just minutes from where we were, returned our call just then. he agreed to help us, and we headed over to his house.
9:18 a.m.: feffer's car was not up the challenge of driving to ligonier, due to a lack of sideview mirrors and questionable tires. however, he did agree to drive us over to kristin so we could take her car. so, we pulled all our suitcases out of d's car and huddled on the porch to get out of the rain. (it was raining. of course.) 9:20 a.m.: feffer informed us that before he could drive us to the east end, he'd have to change his tire. awesome.
9:32 a.m.: a coworker called and told us she was planning to leave the city for ligonier in an hour, and we were welcome to catch a ride with her. we made plans to meet her at our main office.
9:35 a.m.: feffer finished changing the tire. we loaded our things into the trunk of his car. as i slammed it shut, khadija decided to try to grab something out of the trunk, and it hit her squarely on the top of the head. she was not happy with me. but, we got in the car and drove to the office.
(i'm going to quit the play-by-play here. it's getting a little long, and honestly, the next part of the journey was successfully uneventful.)
12:22 a.m.: nearly four hours after leaving my apartment, we arrived at staff seminar. we were two hours late, effectively missing all our meetings.
9:45 p.m.: we decide to go out to joe's bar and taxidermy museum, a veritable wonder of small-town america. this place is exactly what it sounds like. it has been around for a long time, evidenced by the animals it contains that are quite illegal to hunt due to the modern-day poaching laws. it contains nearly every mammal you might find at a zoo, including, but not limited to, lions, tigers, and bears, oh my. there is also a rhinoceros, a giraffe, and heaven forbid, an elephant. if you don't believe me, see for yourself.
**bonus e-props to whoever can identify the mystery animal in the last photo. (not the jackalope, the other one.) hint: it is not bigfoot.
Sunday, September 17, 2006
happy birthdays y'all
birthday shout-outs to dear friends near and far, in order of occurance in the last week:
emily (venn) vanjacobs
jonathan dugan
katie tarara
anya lê
becky noricks
khadija garrison.
much love to all.
weekend update to follow, with many amusing anecdotes involving cars and elephants. just you wait.
emily (venn) vanjacobs
jonathan dugan
katie tarara
anya lê
becky noricks
khadija garrison.
much love to all.
weekend update to follow, with many amusing anecdotes involving cars and elephants. just you wait.
Tuesday, September 05, 2006
newsflashes
weekend developments:
i received simultaneous phone calls from two friends on saturday to let me know they are both engaged. incredible. (and congrats again, betsy (and nathan) and melissa (and jason)!)
though i never audibly heard it, i spent the day yesterday with "labor day" by the black eyed peas in my head. "we're gonna celebrate... cuz it's a holiday. i don't work today, or the next three days..." classic. i did celebrate yesterday, by hosting a small gathering for general merriment at my place of residence. we did not have access to a grill for the traditional labor day cook-out, but we did make bocas on my stove.
while shopping for labor day "kitchen picnic" foods, i learned how to select cantaloupes. khadija and i chose a good one. sweet. orange. smelled like melon.
we also watched a few episodes of the office. it is awesome. really. do yourself a favor and check it out. i can't believe i'm so late jumping on the dunder-mifflin bandwagon.
that's all, folks.
i received simultaneous phone calls from two friends on saturday to let me know they are both engaged. incredible. (and congrats again, betsy (and nathan) and melissa (and jason)!)
though i never audibly heard it, i spent the day yesterday with "labor day" by the black eyed peas in my head. "we're gonna celebrate... cuz it's a holiday. i don't work today, or the next three days..." classic. i did celebrate yesterday, by hosting a small gathering for general merriment at my place of residence. we did not have access to a grill for the traditional labor day cook-out, but we did make bocas on my stove.
while shopping for labor day "kitchen picnic" foods, i learned how to select cantaloupes. khadija and i chose a good one. sweet. orange. smelled like melon.
we also watched a few episodes of the office. it is awesome. really. do yourself a favor and check it out. i can't believe i'm so late jumping on the dunder-mifflin bandwagon.that's all, folks.
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