This has got to be one of the funniest Fail Blog videos I've seen yet!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHXj3qgFs_k&feature=player_embedded
I lied. This one is my favorite. Must have happened in KY.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KZ2EVIDDbY&feature=player_embedded
A smattering of musings and mental drippings - sketches of my daily learning of what it means to live, to love, and to take up my cross and follow Jesus.
Monday, June 15, 2009
Weekend Haps and MisHaps
We seemed to pack a lot of things into this weekend - most good, one thing not so good. Friday was my day to work late so I didn't get home until 5, cooked dinner and then most of Friday evening is a blur and I can't remember much of what we did but I know I finished "What is the What." It was so good and I recommend it to anyone (except kids - it's pretty intense for kids to read). It blows my mind how ignorant, rude and mean Americans can be to the refugees in our country. Where is the compassion? Don't they know what these people have gone through? There was a large Sudanese refugee population near Coffs Harbour, in Oz. It makes me wonder how those people were treated by the Australians.
Saturday was a pretty low-key day. Charles spent all day in the library. I spend the day (which I meant to spend cleaning) writing music, figuring out what to play for Kate's wedding, grocery shopping and then in the evening I went to "It's a Grand Night for Singing" at UK with Aimee, Katie and Natalie. It was lots of fun and the show, once again, blew my mind. They put on a fantastic production and I would love to be in it - just be in the chorus line and learn all the fun dances!
Sunday was the most full day we had. We decided to have lunch at Five Guys. I had never even heard of this place before and all of a sudden, this weekend, everyone was talking about it and then we drove by in on the way to UK so we decided to check it out. It's like Raising Canes or In and Out Burger - they only do a few things (in this case, hamburgers, hot dogs and fries) but they do them extremely well! It was, by far, the best cheeseburger I've ever had. You can go in and order with any toppings you want and they are all free. I had the little cheeseburger (only 1 big beef pattie) with grilled onions, grilled mushrooms, lettuce, tomato, pickles and AI and it was delicious and a great price. Charles and I split a large fry and it was huge - we couldn't even finish them. So that is my new fave place for Burgers!
Then we went and visited a new music store. I don't know why I'd never gone to that one before - it had pianos, great piano music (I bought the music from Pride and Prejudice - beautiful), violins, ukeles, etc. It was awesome. We spent over an hour in there. Then we went and saw UP in 3D. Another great movie... definitely a must-see, especially in 3D. We had called the theatre and they said the next showing was at 3:40 but we got there at 2:50 and decided to go in and buy our tickets. When we got there they said the next 3D showing wasn't until 5:10 but there was one that just started and was still in the previews. So we got to see it right away - which ended up being a really good thing. We got home a little after 5 and were going to play tennis but it started to thunderstorm so I decided to play my new music and Charles and Robert played Mario Kart.
And that's when it happened - we heard this explosion and then rushing water. Charles went to check it out and the boiler had blown and water was RUSHING out of the boiler room and beginning to flood the downstairs. So we quickly moved out the couches that were in the hallway and tried to shove towels under the apartment doors so they didn't flood. Then it took 3 of us (one person from upstairs) and ALL of our towels to sweep, squigi and mop the water out so it didn't flood our apartment. Maintenance got there quickly, but it took awhile for them to get the door open, fix it, and help us get the water out. But after about 4 hours, and a lot of sweat and work later (the main area was probably 100 degrees from all the hot water rushing out) everything was back to normal. It wasn't how we planned to spend our evening but we definitely got our exercise. And it also gave us the motivation to finally get renters insurance. There have been too many mishaps here for us not to. And now we have no hot water. And no idea when we'll get it back... that's a bit disheartening. I'm hoping it will be on by this evening. I would REALLY like a shower.
But in all that, I just kept thanking God that we were home - because we definitely hadn't planned to be. If we hadn't been there, who knows how long it would have been before someone noticed. Being that the apartment building was pretty much empty, and we are the only people on the bottom floor, it could have been a disaster. We could have come home to a flooded apartment and a lot of our stuff ruined. But we didn't. We saved our stuff and (hopefully) the stuff in the other apartments as well.
So that was the weekend. After that fiasco we were exhausted so we watched a couple episodes of Star Trek and went to bed.
And today it's back to work. Yippee.
On another note, my wrist was feeling back to normal after the weekend but after even 1 hour of typing today, I can feel my arm getting tense. Oh boy, here we go again.
Saturday was a pretty low-key day. Charles spent all day in the library. I spend the day (which I meant to spend cleaning) writing music, figuring out what to play for Kate's wedding, grocery shopping and then in the evening I went to "It's a Grand Night for Singing" at UK with Aimee, Katie and Natalie. It was lots of fun and the show, once again, blew my mind. They put on a fantastic production and I would love to be in it - just be in the chorus line and learn all the fun dances!
Sunday was the most full day we had. We decided to have lunch at Five Guys. I had never even heard of this place before and all of a sudden, this weekend, everyone was talking about it and then we drove by in on the way to UK so we decided to check it out. It's like Raising Canes or In and Out Burger - they only do a few things (in this case, hamburgers, hot dogs and fries) but they do them extremely well! It was, by far, the best cheeseburger I've ever had. You can go in and order with any toppings you want and they are all free. I had the little cheeseburger (only 1 big beef pattie) with grilled onions, grilled mushrooms, lettuce, tomato, pickles and AI and it was delicious and a great price. Charles and I split a large fry and it was huge - we couldn't even finish them. So that is my new fave place for Burgers!
Then we went and visited a new music store. I don't know why I'd never gone to that one before - it had pianos, great piano music (I bought the music from Pride and Prejudice - beautiful), violins, ukeles, etc. It was awesome. We spent over an hour in there. Then we went and saw UP in 3D. Another great movie... definitely a must-see, especially in 3D. We had called the theatre and they said the next showing was at 3:40 but we got there at 2:50 and decided to go in and buy our tickets. When we got there they said the next 3D showing wasn't until 5:10 but there was one that just started and was still in the previews. So we got to see it right away - which ended up being a really good thing. We got home a little after 5 and were going to play tennis but it started to thunderstorm so I decided to play my new music and Charles and Robert played Mario Kart.
And that's when it happened - we heard this explosion and then rushing water. Charles went to check it out and the boiler had blown and water was RUSHING out of the boiler room and beginning to flood the downstairs. So we quickly moved out the couches that were in the hallway and tried to shove towels under the apartment doors so they didn't flood. Then it took 3 of us (one person from upstairs) and ALL of our towels to sweep, squigi and mop the water out so it didn't flood our apartment. Maintenance got there quickly, but it took awhile for them to get the door open, fix it, and help us get the water out. But after about 4 hours, and a lot of sweat and work later (the main area was probably 100 degrees from all the hot water rushing out) everything was back to normal. It wasn't how we planned to spend our evening but we definitely got our exercise. And it also gave us the motivation to finally get renters insurance. There have been too many mishaps here for us not to. And now we have no hot water. And no idea when we'll get it back... that's a bit disheartening. I'm hoping it will be on by this evening. I would REALLY like a shower.
But in all that, I just kept thanking God that we were home - because we definitely hadn't planned to be. If we hadn't been there, who knows how long it would have been before someone noticed. Being that the apartment building was pretty much empty, and we are the only people on the bottom floor, it could have been a disaster. We could have come home to a flooded apartment and a lot of our stuff ruined. But we didn't. We saved our stuff and (hopefully) the stuff in the other apartments as well.
So that was the weekend. After that fiasco we were exhausted so we watched a couple episodes of Star Trek and went to bed.
And today it's back to work. Yippee.
On another note, my wrist was feeling back to normal after the weekend but after even 1 hour of typing today, I can feel my arm getting tense. Oh boy, here we go again.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Not Much New
That's pretty much the gist of our lives right now. Not much new.
My days consist of getting up too early, spending too much time at work, then usually doing something fun in the evening but it ends all to early when my bed time hits. Some of the fun things consist of:
Dinner with friends - a few nights ago we did a big Mediterranean style dinner with Greek salad, a fish dish and Charles made these delicious herbed cheese and tomato stuffed hamburgers that we had in Pita. So good.
Tennis - I have been learning how to play tennis and I love it! It feels quite natural to me most of the time. I'm used to racquetball so it's hard to remember that I just have the tap the ball - that right now, any type of force means I have to go hunt for the ball. It's nice to finally have an outdoor activity that I love, besides hiking. Yesterday we played for 4 hours and I am pretty sore today.
Hiking - I can't remember if I mentioned this already but Charles and I found some amazing hiking trails down by the Asbury College Equestrian Center. I thought they'd just be a nice walk in the woods but we ended up being taken on a path that overlooks the KY River valley, a path that took us right down to the river (it was quite the hike back up) and a third path that led us right along the bottom of the KY Palisades. Absolutely breathtaking. And who knew that was pretty much right in our backyard!
Star Trek - Charles and I did the 2 week free trial of NetFlix and Charles got the first season of Star Trek - The Next Generation. So we've been watching episodes here and there: on a lunch hour, before bed, while eating dinner, etc. I didn't think I could get into it, but I'm really loving it! It's kinda corny and 80s sometimes but I love that there is usually some moral dilemma or something.
Movie Mania - we've been on a movie kick lately. We saw Charlie Wilson's War this week - quite good... although they could have done without the first scene, Be Kind Rewind (ok), The Simpsons Movie (ugh) and I know there are more but they must not have been memorable because now I can't think of them.
Reading - I've been doing quite a bit of reading this last week. I read Redwall (the first book in a kids serious about a Warrior Mouse - it was a quick, fun read) and now I'm reading What is the What which is a fantastic (but sad) story of a Sudanese Refugee in America. The writing is brilliant. It was a finalist for the National Critic's award (or something like that) for best Novel either this year or last year. I have not finished it but at this point I would highly recommend it.
And I guess that is pretty much it. I've been practicing some music for Kate's wedding, trying to come up with a title for the piece I wrote for the bridal processional, I had to pull together a couple songs this morning for chapel today which went pretty, I've been spending some good quality time with my hubby (Saturday was a super fun day full of tennis, swimming, lunch at the Joseph Beth (bookstore) bistro... )! Good stuff. I even got a new cookbook! (Can't wait to try out some of the recipes!) So far this summer is off to a good start. But I must admit it gets harder to get up and come to work every morning. It's hard enough in the winter but in the summer it is just torture. I'm SO looking foward to my week off in July!
My ONE down note is that I'm getting carpel tunnel and that really sucks. I think it's my body's way of saying "TOO much typing, TOO much time at a computer. GO OUTSIDE." But alas, I cannot. So instead I'm wearing a brace and trying not to kill my wrist with piano and tennis.
My days consist of getting up too early, spending too much time at work, then usually doing something fun in the evening but it ends all to early when my bed time hits. Some of the fun things consist of:
Dinner with friends - a few nights ago we did a big Mediterranean style dinner with Greek salad, a fish dish and Charles made these delicious herbed cheese and tomato stuffed hamburgers that we had in Pita. So good.
Tennis - I have been learning how to play tennis and I love it! It feels quite natural to me most of the time. I'm used to racquetball so it's hard to remember that I just have the tap the ball - that right now, any type of force means I have to go hunt for the ball. It's nice to finally have an outdoor activity that I love, besides hiking. Yesterday we played for 4 hours and I am pretty sore today.
Hiking - I can't remember if I mentioned this already but Charles and I found some amazing hiking trails down by the Asbury College Equestrian Center. I thought they'd just be a nice walk in the woods but we ended up being taken on a path that overlooks the KY River valley, a path that took us right down to the river (it was quite the hike back up) and a third path that led us right along the bottom of the KY Palisades. Absolutely breathtaking. And who knew that was pretty much right in our backyard!
Star Trek - Charles and I did the 2 week free trial of NetFlix and Charles got the first season of Star Trek - The Next Generation. So we've been watching episodes here and there: on a lunch hour, before bed, while eating dinner, etc. I didn't think I could get into it, but I'm really loving it! It's kinda corny and 80s sometimes but I love that there is usually some moral dilemma or something.
Movie Mania - we've been on a movie kick lately. We saw Charlie Wilson's War this week - quite good... although they could have done without the first scene, Be Kind Rewind (ok), The Simpsons Movie (ugh) and I know there are more but they must not have been memorable because now I can't think of them.
Reading - I've been doing quite a bit of reading this last week. I read Redwall (the first book in a kids serious about a Warrior Mouse - it was a quick, fun read) and now I'm reading What is the What which is a fantastic (but sad) story of a Sudanese Refugee in America. The writing is brilliant. It was a finalist for the National Critic's award (or something like that) for best Novel either this year or last year. I have not finished it but at this point I would highly recommend it.
And I guess that is pretty much it. I've been practicing some music for Kate's wedding, trying to come up with a title for the piece I wrote for the bridal processional, I had to pull together a couple songs this morning for chapel today which went pretty, I've been spending some good quality time with my hubby (Saturday was a super fun day full of tennis, swimming, lunch at the Joseph Beth (bookstore) bistro... )! Good stuff. I even got a new cookbook! (Can't wait to try out some of the recipes!) So far this summer is off to a good start. But I must admit it gets harder to get up and come to work every morning. It's hard enough in the winter but in the summer it is just torture. I'm SO looking foward to my week off in July!
My ONE down note is that I'm getting carpel tunnel and that really sucks. I think it's my body's way of saying "TOO much typing, TOO much time at a computer. GO OUTSIDE." But alas, I cannot. So instead I'm wearing a brace and trying not to kill my wrist with piano and tennis.