This is a follow-up post on one of my Useless Stat of the Day entries.
I went to Macy's yesterday to exchange a shirt my brother had bought me for my birthday. I got a new blue polo and 3 pairs of nice socks in place of the one shirt in case you were wondering. However, it is important to note that even I fell into the trap yesterday. I walked into Macy's, a department store, and IMMEDIATELY turned to the right! I guess I'm just another statistic. How pathetic has my life become? Haha, I actually, as you might expect, don't feel bad about this at all. The fastest way to the Men's Department was a turn to the right, but I couldn't help but notice that I was just doing what was expected, no excitement from me.
As you may have gathered from Facebook, a good memory, or the above paragraph, my birthday has just passed. It turned out to be a great day with quite a few meaningful, fun, and exciting gifts. Some others were useful, and a few added up to hilarious laughs. My sister and her family came down the street and my parents helped me celebrate as well. We played croquet, cornhole, and hillbilly golf and ate steak, baked potatoes, and corn for dinner...all in all, a near perfect day.
The fourth was a bit of a repeat, eating grilled food, lots of outdoor games, and the same people involved. I did, however, also attend Mentor's parade, and had I not dehydrated myself on a few beers and some soda with little to no water intake, I would have also attended Mentor's fireworks. Sadly, however, the aforementioned consumption led to bed rest and I had to catch fireworks at Fairport Harbor on the fifth instead.
Useless Stat of the Day:
Just in case you are ever in a bind with no ruler or yardstick around...A coat hanger is 44" long if you straighten it.
I am actually tempted to test this one out, because we have some homemade coat hangers here at home and I have a feeling that not all coat hangers are created equally, but if there is any validity to this particular stat your measuring woes could be over.
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July 8, 2010
June 20, 2010
Busy Buzzing Bees
This past week was Vacation Bible School week at my home church and I helped out as much as I could. One of the highlights was bee-ing a guard bee in the skit which occurred twice daily. I wore a leather jacket, white shirt and thin tie, an earpiece, and sunglasses with sparkly (gay) wings and a bee hat complete with antennas. The kids loved the skit every day so it was worth it.
I think I have also made a transition to iced tea being the beverage I consume most for the summer. It is cheap to buy and even cheaper to make. I enjoy the sweetened varieties, but at home, it's very refreshing to drink simple, unsweetened iced tea with just a hint of lemon to take away a bit of the bitterness.
Cedar Point, which I don't honestly remember whether I've blogged about or not, yet, was a lot of fun a week ago Saturday until a downpour and nasty lightning show ended our night 2hrs early. The longest wait of the day was 45 minutes for the Maverick, and most waits were in the range of no wait at all to 30 minutes at the Millenium and Raptor. I even made time to see a country show and an ice skating show themed on the cartoon strip Peanuts. Various non-roller coasters got attention as well such as, but not limited to: the Witches Wheel, Max Air, Skyhawk, the Giant Wheel, Power Tower, the paddle boat ride complete with horrible jokes, and the hanging cars that take you down the main causeway. Essentially, I got on every ride I wanted to enjoy except the Dragster (broke down a bunch of times) and perhaps the Mantis (which I'm not crying about).
I apologize if the above paragraph is a repeat of a previous post which I have been too lazy to check.
No significant new news on the front of the job search, unfortunately. I hit a short period of being very stressed about it, which I think a long talk with my loving and caring Fiancee has now cured because today at church, a car wash I helped at to benefit the youth going to the national gathering, and playing games with a friend all afternoon, I haven't been feeling very stressed. Now, I just completed an application and rewarded myself, and all of you, with a blog post.
Back to work, finding a job...
I think I have also made a transition to iced tea being the beverage I consume most for the summer. It is cheap to buy and even cheaper to make. I enjoy the sweetened varieties, but at home, it's very refreshing to drink simple, unsweetened iced tea with just a hint of lemon to take away a bit of the bitterness.
Cedar Point, which I don't honestly remember whether I've blogged about or not, yet, was a lot of fun a week ago Saturday until a downpour and nasty lightning show ended our night 2hrs early. The longest wait of the day was 45 minutes for the Maverick, and most waits were in the range of no wait at all to 30 minutes at the Millenium and Raptor. I even made time to see a country show and an ice skating show themed on the cartoon strip Peanuts. Various non-roller coasters got attention as well such as, but not limited to: the Witches Wheel, Max Air, Skyhawk, the Giant Wheel, Power Tower, the paddle boat ride complete with horrible jokes, and the hanging cars that take you down the main causeway. Essentially, I got on every ride I wanted to enjoy except the Dragster (broke down a bunch of times) and perhaps the Mantis (which I'm not crying about).
I apologize if the above paragraph is a repeat of a previous post which I have been too lazy to check.
No significant new news on the front of the job search, unfortunately. I hit a short period of being very stressed about it, which I think a long talk with my loving and caring Fiancee has now cured because today at church, a car wash I helped at to benefit the youth going to the national gathering, and playing games with a friend all afternoon, I haven't been feeling very stressed. Now, I just completed an application and rewarded myself, and all of you, with a blog post.
Back to work, finding a job...
May 22, 2008
Cleveland Sports are terrible, but I'm still a fan
I realize I haven't posted in quite some time, but I don't think that really bothers anyone due to my small number of readers. This post will quickly sum up my summer thus far.
First off, as the title suggest, I'm a little disenchanted with cleveland's sports teams. The Caveliers had no excuse for losing to Boston. LeBron looked terrible the whole series and then stepped it up for one game and the rest of the team took it as a cue to quit trying so he had no support in game seven. The Indians had a sweet homestand winning 6 out of 7 at one point, but now they've gone on the road to be swept by our cross-state rivals and the hated White Sox, the closest thing we have to true rivals in back to back series...this has taken us from from several games up on the White Sox to several games back because while we've lost 6 in a row, they've won quite a few in a row. It has also killed some of my interest in their season. No team should have the starting pitching we have and be under .500. Our starters went on a stretch of 44 and 1/3 innings without giving up a run. I happened to go to the park for a double header in that stretch. Both starters of the games I saw pitched 9 shut out innings...we only won one of the games. Which leads me to ask...WTF? I did, however, witness in person the 14th unassisted triple play in MLB history, a fact I'll share with my grandchildren one day.
Last weekend I went with our church's youth group to Pioneer Camp and Retreat Center on Lake Erie in New York. I slept on thin mattresses placed on wooden frames of bunk beds and put in quite a few volunteer hours cleaning up various parts of their camp. All in all it was a great experience (check facebook for pictures).
I've also been on the hunt for a job and a car, both of which cause stress and until today had not been rewarding. As of today, I believe I will be driving home a car on Saturday to call my own. This should be great. Hopefully I won't wait another several weeks before updating this and therefore I'll be able to keep you all posted. I think that I'll be giving in and working at McDonalds for another summer, though. I'm going to go in and demand the hours that I will work tomorrow morning. It is better to be working than to not be working both because I get very bored with nothing to do and because getting paid rather than waiting for a better job seems to be in my best interest. ON the bright side, all the employees and managers who made last summer terrible no longer work at McDonalds. So this summer should be a decent one after all.
That's about all I feel like posting tonight. My next post should be slightly less informative and quite a bit more enjoyable/amusing whichever the case may be.
First off, as the title suggest, I'm a little disenchanted with cleveland's sports teams. The Caveliers had no excuse for losing to Boston. LeBron looked terrible the whole series and then stepped it up for one game and the rest of the team took it as a cue to quit trying so he had no support in game seven. The Indians had a sweet homestand winning 6 out of 7 at one point, but now they've gone on the road to be swept by our cross-state rivals and the hated White Sox, the closest thing we have to true rivals in back to back series...this has taken us from from several games up on the White Sox to several games back because while we've lost 6 in a row, they've won quite a few in a row. It has also killed some of my interest in their season. No team should have the starting pitching we have and be under .500. Our starters went on a stretch of 44 and 1/3 innings without giving up a run. I happened to go to the park for a double header in that stretch. Both starters of the games I saw pitched 9 shut out innings...we only won one of the games. Which leads me to ask...WTF? I did, however, witness in person the 14th unassisted triple play in MLB history, a fact I'll share with my grandchildren one day.
Last weekend I went with our church's youth group to Pioneer Camp and Retreat Center on Lake Erie in New York. I slept on thin mattresses placed on wooden frames of bunk beds and put in quite a few volunteer hours cleaning up various parts of their camp. All in all it was a great experience (check facebook for pictures).
I've also been on the hunt for a job and a car, both of which cause stress and until today had not been rewarding. As of today, I believe I will be driving home a car on Saturday to call my own. This should be great. Hopefully I won't wait another several weeks before updating this and therefore I'll be able to keep you all posted. I think that I'll be giving in and working at McDonalds for another summer, though. I'm going to go in and demand the hours that I will work tomorrow morning. It is better to be working than to not be working both because I get very bored with nothing to do and because getting paid rather than waiting for a better job seems to be in my best interest. ON the bright side, all the employees and managers who made last summer terrible no longer work at McDonalds. So this summer should be a decent one after all.
That's about all I feel like posting tonight. My next post should be slightly less informative and quite a bit more enjoyable/amusing whichever the case may be.
April 13, 2008
Procrastination is the root of all evil
First off, no, this is not from the show mentioned in an earlier blog. Though that show is funny, there hasn't been another new episode and won't be 'til Wednesday night.
No, this post is simply in regards to the paper I should have written, the book I should have read for this paper, and the dictation I should have done for Musicianship. I would have done this, but instead I was busy having a great weekend. I hit up the SAI formal as Kristin's date, naturally, on Friday night. That was a lot of fun. Making fools of ourselves with our inability to dance and just being silly for a good time. Plus, who doesn't like dressing up and spending time with their bf/gf? Then Saturday I slept in and went to CJ's Bass recital. When evening came along Kristin and I had an extended double date with her big and boyfriend. We played rock band, made jokes, ate M&M's in popcorn, and watched The Pacifier. Nice day. Then even today, the procrastination continued with a good old fashioned trip over to my uncle's to eat real food and have ice cream stuffed down our throats. All in all, this weekend was just what the doctor ordered, until now...the moment where the procrastination catches up and the rest of my day will be spent doing homework, sigh. Was it worth it? You bet it was, but that doesn't make doing the work any less crappy and boring.
On a side note...it's about time the Tribe starts winning some games...4 and 7 is inexcusable for a team with this talent. Joe Borowsky needs to stop blowing at the closer position and we need a less anemic offense and we'll be in business. Meanwhile, the frickin' Cardinals are doing just fine...sigh...the world is in a backward state and must be reversed.
That is all.
No, this post is simply in regards to the paper I should have written, the book I should have read for this paper, and the dictation I should have done for Musicianship. I would have done this, but instead I was busy having a great weekend. I hit up the SAI formal as Kristin's date, naturally, on Friday night. That was a lot of fun. Making fools of ourselves with our inability to dance and just being silly for a good time. Plus, who doesn't like dressing up and spending time with their bf/gf? Then Saturday I slept in and went to CJ's Bass recital. When evening came along Kristin and I had an extended double date with her big and boyfriend. We played rock band, made jokes, ate M&M's in popcorn, and watched The Pacifier. Nice day. Then even today, the procrastination continued with a good old fashioned trip over to my uncle's to eat real food and have ice cream stuffed down our throats. All in all, this weekend was just what the doctor ordered, until now...the moment where the procrastination catches up and the rest of my day will be spent doing homework, sigh. Was it worth it? You bet it was, but that doesn't make doing the work any less crappy and boring.
On a side note...it's about time the Tribe starts winning some games...4 and 7 is inexcusable for a team with this talent. Joe Borowsky needs to stop blowing at the closer position and we need a less anemic offense and we'll be in business. Meanwhile, the frickin' Cardinals are doing just fine...sigh...the world is in a backward state and must be reversed.
That is all.
February 20, 2008
business sets in
Yeah, it's been a while since my last post. You would think that means I should have lots to talk about in my blog, wouldn't you? Sorry to dissapoint, nothing much is new on this front. You all know of the joys of the former roomate being in town this past week. Much beverage consumption, rock band, and VU Basketball was had by all. I am a stellar drum set player on medium, just fyi.
Life has gotten busier with a lot of reading and writing for my courses, I read a lot about Gustav Mahler, so if you ever wonder about his history when you listen to his fabulous symphonies (I like them, but doubt the rest of you will ever care)...ask me and I'll fill you in on his life and work. I also designed activities for my high school music students which complete all nine of the national content standard areas, woo hoo...great stuff, I know.
Jimmy John's pong set up to 7 glasses thanks to generous donations and my having gone there another time.
I feel quite old because my niece just uploaded pictures of her going to winter formal at my former high school. I suppose it does not feel like yesterday that I was doing that same thing, but it does feel like she shouldn't be there yet. She looks gorgeous by the way, I am a proud uncle.
My final note for today has to be a report on the most recent embarassment and will go right over the head of many of my readers. I had to sing for Dr. Friesen-Carper (DFC as the music department throng endearingly refer to him as) today to complete a sight singing requirement for a course I'm in. The embarassment ocurred when I realized that I had gotten off key and stopped to awkwardly inform him of this, as if he wasn't aware, before continuing on to actually regain where I was going. I informed my instructor that I made a mistake, which actually resulted in my having gotten a higher grade than if I had just ran with it and kept plowing forward like you are taught to do if you make mistakes in an ensemble or solo performance. Of course, this was a slightly different situation because I was being graded in ear training. Hence, when I made a mistake and noticed it and was able to identify, what it was AND where it happened in the music, he realized that my ear has been well trained. Herein ends the "boring" part of my post for today. However, if I can't post about what I want to say, why have a blog at all, right?
DSSotD:
Who can frown upon a rocking drummer drinking out of his JJ pong set with his gorgeous niece after an embarassing singing experience at the winter formal? What else was he supposed to do? Listen to a symphony by Gustav Mahler? Please!!!
Life has gotten busier with a lot of reading and writing for my courses, I read a lot about Gustav Mahler, so if you ever wonder about his history when you listen to his fabulous symphonies (I like them, but doubt the rest of you will ever care)...ask me and I'll fill you in on his life and work. I also designed activities for my high school music students which complete all nine of the national content standard areas, woo hoo...great stuff, I know.
Jimmy John's pong set up to 7 glasses thanks to generous donations and my having gone there another time.
I feel quite old because my niece just uploaded pictures of her going to winter formal at my former high school. I suppose it does not feel like yesterday that I was doing that same thing, but it does feel like she shouldn't be there yet. She looks gorgeous by the way, I am a proud uncle.
My final note for today has to be a report on the most recent embarassment and will go right over the head of many of my readers. I had to sing for Dr. Friesen-Carper (DFC as the music department throng endearingly refer to him as) today to complete a sight singing requirement for a course I'm in. The embarassment ocurred when I realized that I had gotten off key and stopped to awkwardly inform him of this, as if he wasn't aware, before continuing on to actually regain where I was going. I informed my instructor that I made a mistake, which actually resulted in my having gotten a higher grade than if I had just ran with it and kept plowing forward like you are taught to do if you make mistakes in an ensemble or solo performance. Of course, this was a slightly different situation because I was being graded in ear training. Hence, when I made a mistake and noticed it and was able to identify, what it was AND where it happened in the music, he realized that my ear has been well trained. Herein ends the "boring" part of my post for today. However, if I can't post about what I want to say, why have a blog at all, right?
DSSotD:
Who can frown upon a rocking drummer drinking out of his JJ pong set with his gorgeous niece after an embarassing singing experience at the winter formal? What else was he supposed to do? Listen to a symphony by Gustav Mahler? Please!!!
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