Things have been a little more silent than usual on this blog, due in part to the fact that I've been blogging all day at work* and am a little tired of blogging by the time I get home... LOL
Anyway, check out my two work blogs for additional fun and excitement!
*Using WordPress/Lyceum - gasp!
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Friday, September 22, 2006
Misti: The Rainmaker
I finished a book yesterday so Richard said I should blog about it - and some other things. I'm sure you are all anxiously waiting to hear all the thrills and excitement in my life that will be set forth below.
To begin, we stopped by a thrift store the other day and picked up a John Grisham book called The Rainmaker. I've only read a few books by John Grisham, and seen a few of his movies - so far I haven't been disappointed. So, I read the book. It was very funny in many parts and very serious in others. I found the end a little unsettling but understandable. Apparently they made a movie based on the book, in 1997, with Matt Damon starring as the the young lawyer. I'd like to see the movie now that I've finished the book.
I also watched a movie yesterday - due to a horrible pounding headache that kept me on the couch for many hours. The movie was Hatari! - starring John Wayne. My father has always been a big fan of John Wayne so I'm sure I've seen the movie before but didn't remember most of it. So, I watched it again and enjoyed it. My kids loved watching all the animals. I liked the little elephants and the rhinos. After the movie and some Ibuprofen my headache finally subsided enough that I could function until bedtime. I was grateful when the little ones were finally in bed and I could sleep off the pain.
I am pleased to say that I have lost a little over 15 pounds now and am finally fitting back into some of my smaller sized clothing. As I am not down to the weight I would like to be yet, I will not divulge my actual weight, but I am happy that it's going down. I have been running - jogging - pretty regularly which is something doctor's told me not to do in excess any more after I had hip surgery 11 years ago. I figure a few months to help me lose weight won't be harmful and I've been careful. The doctors always said, "if it hurts don't do it". So far I've only had to stop a handful of times due to pain. It's exciting for me, though, because for the first time in 11 years I'm not completely grossed out at the site of my own legs. I still have quite a bit of work ahead of me, but they are shaping up quite nicely. =)
Jared is starting to be a parrot now that Becky's in school. He copies just about anything anyone says - be it Mom, Dad, Becky, movie, music, or whatever. He says "bish" for fish, "chi" for chip, "drinka" for drink, and "sha-sha-shaka" when his 'ba-ba' is finished heating in the microwave. He also thinks it's very important to let me know that he has a poopy diaper these days. Instead of just saying "Po-po" for when his diaper is messy, he has to stick his hand down his pants and bring me his nasty, poop-covered fingers while saying "po-po, po-po". Aaahhh - the joys of motherhood! If I'm lucky, I can get him changed before that happens. But on occasion he wins and I've got two messes to clean. Lucky for me, though, he comes to me instead of deciding to try out his artistic talents on the walls.
Becky is loving school and comes home full of excitement from her adventures during the day as a Kindergartener. She already has lots of little friends from her class and talks about them all the time. She's a little social bug!
And I am also pleased to add that so far no mice have returned to our house. They have been completely gone for almost a week straight now. I am finally getting sleep again. This is my first experience with mice - and although I have learned a lot - I really don't want to go through it again. Even though some day in my future I'm sure I will. However, next time I will know exactly which brand of mice poison to get! Apparently they like some more than others. So ends our war with mice - for now.
To begin, we stopped by a thrift store the other day and picked up a John Grisham book called The Rainmaker. I've only read a few books by John Grisham, and seen a few of his movies - so far I haven't been disappointed. So, I read the book. It was very funny in many parts and very serious in others. I found the end a little unsettling but understandable. Apparently they made a movie based on the book, in 1997, with Matt Damon starring as the the young lawyer. I'd like to see the movie now that I've finished the book.
I also watched a movie yesterday - due to a horrible pounding headache that kept me on the couch for many hours. The movie was Hatari! - starring John Wayne. My father has always been a big fan of John Wayne so I'm sure I've seen the movie before but didn't remember most of it. So, I watched it again and enjoyed it. My kids loved watching all the animals. I liked the little elephants and the rhinos. After the movie and some Ibuprofen my headache finally subsided enough that I could function until bedtime. I was grateful when the little ones were finally in bed and I could sleep off the pain.
I am pleased to say that I have lost a little over 15 pounds now and am finally fitting back into some of my smaller sized clothing. As I am not down to the weight I would like to be yet, I will not divulge my actual weight, but I am happy that it's going down. I have been running - jogging - pretty regularly which is something doctor's told me not to do in excess any more after I had hip surgery 11 years ago. I figure a few months to help me lose weight won't be harmful and I've been careful. The doctors always said, "if it hurts don't do it". So far I've only had to stop a handful of times due to pain. It's exciting for me, though, because for the first time in 11 years I'm not completely grossed out at the site of my own legs. I still have quite a bit of work ahead of me, but they are shaping up quite nicely. =)
Jared is starting to be a parrot now that Becky's in school. He copies just about anything anyone says - be it Mom, Dad, Becky, movie, music, or whatever. He says "bish" for fish, "chi" for chip, "drinka" for drink, and "sha-sha-shaka" when his 'ba-ba' is finished heating in the microwave. He also thinks it's very important to let me know that he has a poopy diaper these days. Instead of just saying "Po-po" for when his diaper is messy, he has to stick his hand down his pants and bring me his nasty, poop-covered fingers while saying "po-po, po-po". Aaahhh - the joys of motherhood! If I'm lucky, I can get him changed before that happens. But on occasion he wins and I've got two messes to clean. Lucky for me, though, he comes to me instead of deciding to try out his artistic talents on the walls.
Becky is loving school and comes home full of excitement from her adventures during the day as a Kindergartener. She already has lots of little friends from her class and talks about them all the time. She's a little social bug!
And I am also pleased to add that so far no mice have returned to our house. They have been completely gone for almost a week straight now. I am finally getting sleep again. This is my first experience with mice - and although I have learned a lot - I really don't want to go through it again. Even though some day in my future I'm sure I will. However, next time I will know exactly which brand of mice poison to get! Apparently they like some more than others. So ends our war with mice - for now.
Thursday, September 21, 2006
Olmec Hercules and a Baby Toaster
We saw three mice in our house a week ago. After a full week, lots of bleaching and cleaning, about $50 worth of Tupperware, $15 worth of d-CON & glue traps, and a lost toaster*, we haven't seen any more. (Knock on wood.)
Lots of archeological news this week, including the Olmec writing stone, and the fossilized 'Little Lucy' baby.
I watched a super old 1960's TV version of Hercules on DVD, but the two episodes included on the disk featured two different actors... Hmmmmm. Anyway, the two titles were:Good stuff!
*One night recently, it was dark and Misti came into the kitchen and flipped on the light and a mouse was on the countertop gnawing on a wooden spoon, and promptly jumped into the toaster. Well, needless to say, the toaster became a coffin and is now residing in a landfill somewhere not too distant...
Lots of archeological news this week, including the Olmec writing stone, and the fossilized 'Little Lucy' baby.
I watched a super old 1960's TV version of Hercules on DVD, but the two episodes included on the disk featured two different actors... Hmmmmm. Anyway, the two titles were:Good stuff!
*One night recently, it was dark and Misti came into the kitchen and flipped on the light and a mouse was on the countertop gnawing on a wooden spoon, and promptly jumped into the toaster. Well, needless to say, the toaster became a coffin and is now residing in a landfill somewhere not too distant...
Saturday, September 16, 2006
Buttheads and Bodybuilders
Seen on Google News - Bush and Congress are buttheads:
Here's an incomplete list of bodybuilders that have known nicknames. This list is short now, but I'll keep adding to it and it'll be pretty long after awhile, hopefully. (Note: some have two or three!)
Phil "The Gift" Heath
Phil "The Phenom" Heath
Phil "The Hometown Hero" Heath
Gastavo "The Freakin' Rican" Badell
Ronnie "Big Ron" Coleman
Ronnie "The Unbelievable" Coleman
Ronnie "The Big Nasty" Coleman
Dexter "The Blade" Jackson
"Nitro" Lee Priest
Lee "The Blond Myth" Priest
Danny "The Giant Killer" Padilla
David "Giant Killer" Henry
Mark "The Giant Killer" Tilden
John "The Giant Killer" Berry
"Marvelous" Melvin Anthony
Dave Draper, The "Blond Bomber"
Shari "King" Kamali
King "Terminator" Kamali
King "The Persian Pearl" Kamali
Jay "Cuts" Cutler
Dorian "The Shadow" Yates
Ken "Flex" Wheeler
Albert "Peak" Beckles
Larry "The Legend" Scott
Mike "Big Guns" Matarazzo
Rich "The Dragon Slayer" Gaspari
Paul "Quadzilla" Demayo
"Queen B" Bethany Carter Howlett
Janet "The Cuban Missile" Harris
Jen "Martha Stewart" Hendershott
Stacey Marie "Stasha" Kisting
Liane Marie "Diesel" Seiwald
Ron "H20man" Waterman
Jason "Extreme" Zickerman
Jason "Extreme Z" Zickerman
Gunter "The Gentle Giant" Schlierkamp
Gunter "The Walking Eclipse" Schlierkamp
Javier "Pop Lock" Vargas
Ahmad "Abzilla" Haidar
Ahmad Haidar "Lebanese Pride"
Dennis "The Menace" James
"The Real Deal" Chris Cormier
"Quadrasaurus" Branch Warren
Capriese "The Mutant" Murray
"QT" Quincy Taylor
Ed Corney "The Master Poser"
Paul Demayo "Quadzilla"
"Bulletproof" George Farah
Sergio Oliva "The Myth"
Vince Gironda "The Iron Guru"
Lee "Total-Lee Awesome" Haney
Bob "Chick" Cicherillo
Bob "Thick Chick" Cicherillo
Arnold "The Austrian Oak" Schwarzenegger
Jeff "Box" Long
Shawn "Sugar" Ray
Robby Robinson "The Black Prince"
Milos "The Mind" Sarcev
Tommi "Glutezilla" Thorvildsen
Frank "The Texas Tornado" Roberson
Marcus Haley "Haley's Comet"
Eryk Bui "ProBui"
Lonnie "The Swami" Teper
Rashid "Roc" Shabazz
John "The Tank" Sherman
Marcus Ruhl "The German Freak"
Anita "Rammer" Ramsey
Marika "Da Freaka" Johansson
Marika Johansson, "The Viking Queen"
Jerome "Hollywood" Ferguson
The "L-Train", Lionel Brown
Erik "The House" Fankhouser
Valerie Waugaman, "The Regal One"
Charles "RocSolid" Dixon
Serge Nubret, "The Black Panther"
Will "World" Harris
Eddie "The Savage" Abbew
Hidetada "Asian Sensation" Yamagishi
Some credit in finding these goes to Answers.com, NaturalOlympia.com, findarticles.com, and, of course, Bodybuilding.com, but many of these are simply common knowledge.
Here's an incomplete list of bodybuilders that have known nicknames. This list is short now, but I'll keep adding to it and it'll be pretty long after awhile, hopefully. (Note: some have two or three!)
Phil "The Gift" Heath
Phil "The Phenom" Heath
Phil "The Hometown Hero" Heath
Gastavo "The Freakin' Rican" Badell
Ronnie "Big Ron" Coleman
Ronnie "The Unbelievable" Coleman
Ronnie "The Big Nasty" Coleman
Dexter "The Blade" Jackson
"Nitro" Lee Priest
Lee "The Blond Myth" Priest
Danny "The Giant Killer" Padilla
David "Giant Killer" Henry
Mark "The Giant Killer" Tilden
John "The Giant Killer" Berry
"Marvelous" Melvin Anthony
Dave Draper, The "Blond Bomber"
Shari "King" Kamali
King "Terminator" Kamali
King "The Persian Pearl" Kamali
Jay "Cuts" Cutler
Dorian "The Shadow" Yates
Ken "Flex" Wheeler
Albert "Peak" Beckles
Larry "The Legend" Scott
Mike "Big Guns" Matarazzo
Rich "The Dragon Slayer" Gaspari
Paul "Quadzilla" Demayo
"Queen B" Bethany Carter Howlett
Janet "The Cuban Missile" Harris
Jen "Martha Stewart" Hendershott
Stacey Marie "Stasha" Kisting
Liane Marie "Diesel" Seiwald
Ron "H20man" Waterman
Jason "Extreme" Zickerman
Jason "Extreme Z" Zickerman
Gunter "The Gentle Giant" Schlierkamp
Gunter "The Walking Eclipse" Schlierkamp
Javier "Pop Lock" Vargas
Ahmad "Abzilla" Haidar
Ahmad Haidar "Lebanese Pride"
Dennis "The Menace" James
"The Real Deal" Chris Cormier
"Quadrasaurus" Branch Warren
Capriese "The Mutant" Murray
"QT" Quincy Taylor
Ed Corney "The Master Poser"
Paul Demayo "Quadzilla"
"Bulletproof" George Farah
Sergio Oliva "The Myth"
Vince Gironda "The Iron Guru"
Lee "Total-Lee Awesome" Haney
Bob "Chick" Cicherillo
Bob "Thick Chick" Cicherillo
Arnold "The Austrian Oak" Schwarzenegger
Jeff "Box" Long
Shawn "Sugar" Ray
Robby Robinson "The Black Prince"
Milos "The Mind" Sarcev
Tommi "Glutezilla" Thorvildsen
Frank "The Texas Tornado" Roberson
Marcus Haley "Haley's Comet"
Eryk Bui "ProBui"
Lonnie "The Swami" Teper
Rashid "Roc" Shabazz
John "The Tank" Sherman
Marcus Ruhl "The German Freak"
Anita "Rammer" Ramsey
Marika "Da Freaka" Johansson
Marika Johansson, "The Viking Queen"
Jerome "Hollywood" Ferguson
The "L-Train", Lionel Brown
Erik "The House" Fankhouser
Valerie Waugaman, "The Regal One"
Charles "RocSolid" Dixon
Serge Nubret, "The Black Panther"
Will "World" Harris
Eddie "The Savage" Abbew
Hidetada "Asian Sensation" Yamagishi
Some credit in finding these goes to Answers.com, NaturalOlympia.com, findarticles.com, and, of course, Bodybuilding.com, but many of these are simply common knowledge.
Friday, September 15, 2006
Pixel Patriot & the Fire School Pickup Blog
Last Saturday, we bought a small, red, 1975 Datsun pickup truck. It runs well, and will allow us to haul dirt and sand for the backyard. Firefox 1.5.0.7 came out today - 4 'highly critical' security holes have been patched. =)
Did you know, September 11th is officially known as "Patriot Day"? Well, now you do. Becky is enjoying school. She enjoys learning new things each day, and thinks her teacher is pretty great. =)
With the yearly Olympia drawing near, it's high-time that you check out the official BB.com 2006 Olympia group blog. What are you waiting for? Oh, and speaking of waiting, do you love Japanese pixel art? Then check out this mother of all pixel art (and be prepared to wait for it all to download - even on a fast connection)!
Did you know, September 11th is officially known as "Patriot Day"? Well, now you do. Becky is enjoying school. She enjoys learning new things each day, and thinks her teacher is pretty great. =)
With the yearly Olympia drawing near, it's high-time that you check out the official BB.com 2006 Olympia group blog. What are you waiting for? Oh, and speaking of waiting, do you love Japanese pixel art? Then check out this mother of all pixel art (and be prepared to wait for it all to download - even on a fast connection)!
Friday, September 08, 2006
Uncorked Mountain Bed
Well, we celebrated Labor Day by not working. Isn't that somewhat ironic? Anyway, we actually spent the day visiting Mountain Home, ID. Not much there, actually, but we're slowly starting to venture out and explore the state, little-by-little.
The kids got new beds today. Replacing the bunkbeds they shared, there are now two separate twin beds on opposing sides of the room. Exciting stuff, I know. =)
After a couple of years of searching for it, we finally found a new copy of "Uncorked" (1998; Minnie Driver, Rufus Sewell) that didn't cost $125 on eBay! (It's out of print.) So, finally, and for only $14, I might add... we're the proud owners of this fine film! =)
The kids got new beds today. Replacing the bunkbeds they shared, there are now two separate twin beds on opposing sides of the room. Exciting stuff, I know. =)
After a couple of years of searching for it, we finally found a new copy of "Uncorked" (1998; Minnie Driver, Rufus Sewell) that didn't cost $125 on eBay! (It's out of print.) So, finally, and for only $14, I might add... we're the proud owners of this fine film! =)
Sunday, September 03, 2006
Old Purple Network + Burgundy Badgers
On Friday night, I completed a 2-week CompTIA Network+ night class at ExecuTrain. In theory, I've learned enough about the OSI model, subnetting and network hardware to pass the Network+ exam - but in reality, I think I'll read, review, and take the practice exams a little more before going in...
Two funny/odd websites we've recently enjoyed: badgerbadgerbadger.com, and purple.com. Yes, they're pointless, but still enjoyable... Oh, and round 7 of Oilfight is now over. I came in approximately 25th.
Tonight, after a longthree 5 years of nightly reading, we finally finished the entire Old Testament (King James Version) of the Bible. We started on December 13, 2001, and read a chapter or a fractional chapter (depending on chapter length) each night since. Yeah, it's a long book...
From our starting post:
Two funny/odd websites we've recently enjoyed: badgerbadgerbadger.com, and purple.com. Yes, they're pointless, but still enjoyable... Oh, and round 7 of Oilfight is now over. I came in approximately 25th.
Tonight, after a long
From our starting post:
"The Old Testament, however, has 929 chapters, so it's going to take us about three years to finish! (That's a lot of reading.) It's worth it, though, and we'll be happy to say that we've read the whole book, as many people haven't."We recently tried some burgundy olives - but we're not fans. Yes, we love green ones and black ones - but the burgundy ones, no. They taste kind of hot (spicy) and with an odd plastic aftertaste. Bleh.
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