An Ode to Mooch (upon his request for a new post):
Oh Mooch with hair so wild
Like Bozo the clown, an afro.
When angered, he is,
You may see him move,
Throwing things wildly,
Both battery powered and wired.
He could make a career
Out of watching Seinfeld,
Playing golf and eating totinos.
West Virginia and all things Pittsburg
are what make his world go round.
Livin' on a prayer,
He gives love a bad name.
His memory is brought to mind
When ever I hear someone say,
"Hey dad, wanna have a catch?"
Ode to Mooch
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
It's that time again, when teachers feel they've taught you just enough to test you on something that they haven't taught yet. They get an itch to torture you and choose to do so in the same week as every other teacher does. I have a test Thursday, one Tuesday, one next Friday, and a speech on Monday. Speaking of speech...I HATE public speaking. Giving speeches gives me nightmares. In fact, we actually talked about fear of speaking in speech the other day. In honor of those fears discussed, I have decided to compile a list of things that frighten me. Mostly for your amusement... (in no particular order...just numbered for fun)
1) speaking, giving speeches, talking in front of groups (must be why I'm president of a club and also conduct tours for incoming engineering students)
2) those drains on the street, the ones that either have a metal grate over them or just kinda slope down under the sidewalk. I'm afraid of getting caught in one and dying.
3) having my skin ripped open. needles pulling at skin. have you ever SEEN the way skin pulls open when you watch surgery on tv?!?
4) drowning. yeah. not cool.
5) i've recently acquired a fear of bridges. it ties into my drowning fear, cause it's only bridges over water that scare me. when i'm driving, i have the sudden fear of what if i were to lose control and veer off into the water. i have a very vivid imagination, to say the least.
6) snakes. duh. always been scared of snakes. they're the residents of my nightmares as a child. they always chased mom and amy and i (dad was too smart to be in the snake dreams) and i always ended up standing (in my dream) on the bedpost until i woke up and went to sleep with mommy
7) spiders. do i really have to explain?
8) guns. guns scare me. do you realize how many stupid people are allowed to have guns? there should be an iq test to get a gun. you can't be too smart or too stupid. that would save us from some of the morons. same people shouldn't be given cars either.
9) i'm sure there's another one. heights kinda worry me. as do enclosed spaces.
there you go. a look into my twisted mind. i hope you have enjoyed this tour.
I have to run...time to eat lunch. yes, i know it's 3:20.
1) speaking, giving speeches, talking in front of groups (must be why I'm president of a club and also conduct tours for incoming engineering students)
2) those drains on the street, the ones that either have a metal grate over them or just kinda slope down under the sidewalk. I'm afraid of getting caught in one and dying.
3) having my skin ripped open. needles pulling at skin. have you ever SEEN the way skin pulls open when you watch surgery on tv?!?
4) drowning. yeah. not cool.
5) i've recently acquired a fear of bridges. it ties into my drowning fear, cause it's only bridges over water that scare me. when i'm driving, i have the sudden fear of what if i were to lose control and veer off into the water. i have a very vivid imagination, to say the least.
6) snakes. duh. always been scared of snakes. they're the residents of my nightmares as a child. they always chased mom and amy and i (dad was too smart to be in the snake dreams) and i always ended up standing (in my dream) on the bedpost until i woke up and went to sleep with mommy
7) spiders. do i really have to explain?
8) guns. guns scare me. do you realize how many stupid people are allowed to have guns? there should be an iq test to get a gun. you can't be too smart or too stupid. that would save us from some of the morons. same people shouldn't be given cars either.
9) i'm sure there's another one. heights kinda worry me. as do enclosed spaces.
there you go. a look into my twisted mind. i hope you have enjoyed this tour.
I have to run...time to eat lunch. yes, i know it's 3:20.
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
Yet again, My life in pictures...
Amy and I got a little excited about Christmas. Funny thing is, it was actually the 23d when we had Christmas. Imagine what this picture would look like if we had had to wait for 2 more days.
The whole family went up to a cabin in Gatlinburg for the 24th-27th. We bonded and nobody died. We played this game called Apples to Apples. G-ma and Nancy cheated. If you want to play, let me know, cause I have it in my closet.
Here are G-ma and G-pa looking particularly spiffy. As usual, they were quite happy to have everyone in the same place.
I like to mention quite often that I was in charge of the turkey. Probably not a good idea. But it was good. Scott and I model the turkeys and ham here...
Here's the A to Z picture, a lovely and cheesy family tradition. This, of course, is the serious picture. We all had stockings, as you can see...The two hanging from the ceiling on the left are for dad and uncle david. We're a rather short family. I am the shortest cousin except for Stacy. Thank goodness she joined the family.
As I wait for the next set of pictures to load, I will entertain myself with a little anecdote. So Carson (el perro pequeno) thinks she is a lot bigger than she really is. Anyway, Teddy (el perro grande) came on the trip too, and apparently the two just don't like each other. Carson's going through what every older sibling goes through when they have to share attention. Anyway, Carson tried to defend her food one day but snarling and freaking out on Teddy. So Teddy did what anyone would do and returned the sentiment. Needless to say, Carson lost. She got a bloody nose that we didn't notice until she had tracked blood all over the kitchen. Then, just when we had gotten it to stop, she sneezed on me. It was a traumatic day for dogs everywhere.
Here's a scene from our porch...
And here's the same view the next day. It snowed! Yay!
We went on a lot of walks when it snowed. This is me and G-pa on one of our walks...
I tried very hard and eventually caught a snowflake!
G-pa is trying to bug G-ma, I think. She did the same thing to Zach a little earlier. It was her birthday...we got her snow.
Check out this awesome view. This was right after sunrise the morning after the snow. We were above the clouds.
Joe and I being crazy with my new camera...
Rach and I at Gulf Coast in Panama City. My friends rock because they came for me!
Pretty sunset! Pretty pretty sunset! Don't you like the view from our room?
The triumvirate (tri-something that stone called us) on the dock at some restaurant.
I was so hungry that I considered using my knife to end the hunger. Then my fried pickles showed up...just in time...
Here's everybody! Danny worked hard to pick this spot for the picture, so props to Danny for the gorgeous backdrop.
I think they ran into the ocean like that too...
Sexy sexy pier...
Triumvirate on our little trip into Seaside. We planned our weddings and picked out our million dollar beach homes while we were there.
Anyway, school has started again and life is busy as ever. My ankle is hurting quite a bit right now. That's all I have.
Amy and I got a little excited about Christmas. Funny thing is, it was actually the 23d when we had Christmas. Imagine what this picture would look like if we had had to wait for 2 more days.
The whole family went up to a cabin in Gatlinburg for the 24th-27th. We bonded and nobody died. We played this game called Apples to Apples. G-ma and Nancy cheated. If you want to play, let me know, cause I have it in my closet.
Here are G-ma and G-pa looking particularly spiffy. As usual, they were quite happy to have everyone in the same place.
I like to mention quite often that I was in charge of the turkey. Probably not a good idea. But it was good. Scott and I model the turkeys and ham here...
Here's the A to Z picture, a lovely and cheesy family tradition. This, of course, is the serious picture. We all had stockings, as you can see...The two hanging from the ceiling on the left are for dad and uncle david. We're a rather short family. I am the shortest cousin except for Stacy. Thank goodness she joined the family.
As I wait for the next set of pictures to load, I will entertain myself with a little anecdote. So Carson (el perro pequeno) thinks she is a lot bigger than she really is. Anyway, Teddy (el perro grande) came on the trip too, and apparently the two just don't like each other. Carson's going through what every older sibling goes through when they have to share attention. Anyway, Carson tried to defend her food one day but snarling and freaking out on Teddy. So Teddy did what anyone would do and returned the sentiment. Needless to say, Carson lost. She got a bloody nose that we didn't notice until she had tracked blood all over the kitchen. Then, just when we had gotten it to stop, she sneezed on me. It was a traumatic day for dogs everywhere.Here's a scene from our porch...
And here's the same view the next day. It snowed! Yay!
We went on a lot of walks when it snowed. This is me and G-pa on one of our walks...
I tried very hard and eventually caught a snowflake!
G-pa is trying to bug G-ma, I think. She did the same thing to Zach a little earlier. It was her birthday...we got her snow.
Check out this awesome view. This was right after sunrise the morning after the snow. We were above the clouds.
Joe and I being crazy with my new camera...
Rach and I at Gulf Coast in Panama City. My friends rock because they came for me!
Pretty sunset! Pretty pretty sunset! Don't you like the view from our room?
The triumvirate (tri-something that stone called us) on the dock at some restaurant.
I was so hungry that I considered using my knife to end the hunger. Then my fried pickles showed up...just in time...
Here's everybody! Danny worked hard to pick this spot for the picture, so props to Danny for the gorgeous backdrop.
I think they ran into the ocean like that too...
Sexy sexy pier...
Triumvirate on our little trip into Seaside. We planned our weddings and picked out our million dollar beach homes while we were there.
Anyway, school has started again and life is busy as ever. My ankle is hurting quite a bit right now. That's all I have.
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