Hey, this is that post about our trip to the ADKs that I said I was going to put up. It's been a bit hectic getting everybody together, but the plan is to travel into the park to our first destination at some lodging in the Lake Placid area and climb some small mountain (possibly Hurricane) on Saturday. Then, on Sunday, we'll climb another mountain (maybe Ampersand), somewhere, and return there for a second night. Then, on Monday, we'll head out into the St. Regis ponds area and canoe/kayak for a day and find a campsite, probably on Little Clear pond, for that night. The next day we'll take our time, probably boat around and stop somewhere to go swimming and have lunch, then go back to the car, get everything together and drive home.
Now tha I write it what started out as a well-laid plan with lots of work put into it sounds really vague and, well, not very well-planed. Like I said, not everybody has been completely available or enthusiastic about this the entire time, but I think it will come together. Bringing my mom along is going to be fun, since she hasn't done this for a while, and my brother has hardly been around at all this summer with working at camp, so it's been kind of tough coordinating with him. It should be a great time, though, and hopefully I'll be able to post some amazing pictures some time next week. Have a great weekend everybody!
Dan
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Friday, August 15, 2008
News Flash
So my mom went to an estate sale today and found a set of dishes. For $9, it includes:
21 dinner plates
11 medium plates
10 small plates
16 saucers
13 bowls
9 smaller bowls
10 coffee cups
1 sugar bowl
1 cream dish
1 large serving bowl
2 medium serving bowls
1 large platter
So, we should be set in that department! Hope you're all doing well!
21 dinner plates
11 medium plates
10 small plates
16 saucers
13 bowls
9 smaller bowls
10 coffee cups
1 sugar bowl
1 cream dish
1 large serving bowl
2 medium serving bowls
1 large platter
So, we should be set in that department! Hope you're all doing well!
Friday, August 8, 2008
The Summer is Over
Well, for me anyway. People keep asking "why are you done so early!?" but I've already worked longer than most people who work at summer camps and such. I started 2 days after commencement so today is the end of my 13th week. It feels good to be done but at the same time I'm really going to miss driving all day. This past week was pretty hectic as one of the other college kids has been on vacation so I worked an extra 10 hours this week on top of my normal 40. They had a picnic today though because most of the college kids are done either this week or next.
This weekend (read: tomorrow) is one of the highlights if not the highlight of my summer. It's county fair week here and tomorrow is the last day. This means several things but most importantly it means stockcar football!! My friend Julie's birthday is August 10th and it's almost always near the last day of the fair so for the past 5 or 6 years we've always gone to the fair to celebrate her birthday. For a complete explanation of the game and all it's ridiculousness, see my photo album from last year here. Either way, it's a really big deal for my friends and I. I think we probably enjoy it a lot more than most non-hicks in Warren but it really is a good time.
Sunday, my family and I leave for a mini-vacation in Pittsburgh. We'll hit up a couple museums including Andy Warhol and Henry Clay Frick. There will also be a lot of shopping going one. Not sure how I feel about that but maybe I'll just go to Borders or Barnes and Noble and just look at books for a while. We're coming home Tuesday so while it's not a long vacation it will be nice just to get away at all.
After our mini-vacation, I'll be packing and helping out with marching band camp at our high school. Packing shouldn't actually take that long because I think I did a good job repacking after I unpacked at the beginning of the summer. There isn't a whole much I'll have to do other than get all the boxes in the same place. I arrive in Houghton on Monday the 25th and I can't wait to see you guys! I'm very excited to get this school year going!
This weekend (read: tomorrow) is one of the highlights if not the highlight of my summer. It's county fair week here and tomorrow is the last day. This means several things but most importantly it means stockcar football!! My friend Julie's birthday is August 10th and it's almost always near the last day of the fair so for the past 5 or 6 years we've always gone to the fair to celebrate her birthday. For a complete explanation of the game and all it's ridiculousness, see my photo album from last year here. Either way, it's a really big deal for my friends and I. I think we probably enjoy it a lot more than most non-hicks in Warren but it really is a good time.
Sunday, my family and I leave for a mini-vacation in Pittsburgh. We'll hit up a couple museums including Andy Warhol and Henry Clay Frick. There will also be a lot of shopping going one. Not sure how I feel about that but maybe I'll just go to Borders or Barnes and Noble and just look at books for a while. We're coming home Tuesday so while it's not a long vacation it will be nice just to get away at all.
After our mini-vacation, I'll be packing and helping out with marching band camp at our high school. Packing shouldn't actually take that long because I think I did a good job repacking after I unpacked at the beginning of the summer. There isn't a whole much I'll have to do other than get all the boxes in the same place. I arrive in Houghton on Monday the 25th and I can't wait to see you guys! I'm very excited to get this school year going!
Monday, August 4, 2008
I exist!
Hello all!
Just wanted to send a shoutout so that Dan didn't feel like he was the only one out there :-) I'm in Colorado for vacation with my family, and I'll put some pictures up and talk a little bit more about it when I get home. For now, I should go so Jaron can have the computer back... We only brought one laptop, and it gets used a ton!
Hope, Joy!
Just wanted to send a shoutout so that Dan didn't feel like he was the only one out there :-) I'm in Colorado for vacation with my family, and I'll put some pictures up and talk a little bit more about it when I get home. For now, I should go so Jaron can have the computer back... We only brought one laptop, and it gets used a ton!
Hope, Joy!
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
I collided with a friend playing "steal the bacon" at a kid's outreach near my neighborhood and got a nice cut from the impact. It's pretty ugly right now, but it doesn't affect my running. I got 12 stitches. 7 in the forehead, 4 in the hair, and one on the hairline.
Why do I have to be so competitive? Oh well. It will heal.
I hope everybody is doing well. Run the race to get the prize. Set your eyes on Jesus, and pursue Him with your whole heart. Don't let other things get in the way. Don't let yourself be too busy for seeking God, the one who created you and loves you enough to die for you. (I'm speaking to myself as much as anybody when I say this.) I pray that you all would grow in the Love of Christ.
In Him,
Dan
Why do I have to be so competitive? Oh well. It will heal.
I hope everybody is doing well. Run the race to get the prize. Set your eyes on Jesus, and pursue Him with your whole heart. Don't let other things get in the way. Don't let yourself be too busy for seeking God, the one who created you and loves you enough to die for you. (I'm speaking to myself as much as anybody when I say this.) I pray that you all would grow in the Love of Christ.
In Him,
Dan
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Here's some pictures from Italy. The first two are actually in France in Cote d' Azur. The first is the view from our campsite, and the second is our campsite.
The one with me in the doorway is in Mont Pellier, FR. The next one is the small, ancient town that we stayed in for three days
near Mont Pellier. We were staying with a friend whose house was built around 1600. The last one is a creek in the back of the house that was really really cold and refreshing to play around in.
This one is some radiantly gorgeous girl that let me take a picture of her with her cousin Alice (in the yellow dress).
At left is the view from the back patio of the house
in France.
Here is a picture of Susanna gracing the patio with her presence. Personally, I think this view wins over the previous, hands down =).
This is Susanna and I sitting on the patio, enjoying a moment together.
Here is a picture of Zan and myself with a view of a huge valley and the tallest viaduct (kind of like a bridge) in the world. The tallest support is taller than the Eiffel Tower!
This one is a sunset that was the reward of about an hour of hiking and bush-whacking up the mountainside that we could see from the patio in France. Little did we know that we would be hiking/jogging back for a couple of hours, finally retunring home at 11:30 at night. I think it was worth it.
This is the day that we went hiking in the French Alps.
Susanna and I celebrated one year and five months of being together on the 5th of July. Our anniversary was really on the 4th, but we had our night out on the town on the 5th because it wasn't raining. It was thoroughly wonderful!!
Well, that's all for now. I've gotta run (literally). There may be more later.
In Christ,
Dan
The one with me in the doorway is in Mont Pellier, FR. The next one is the small, ancient town that we stayed in for three days
near Mont Pellier. We were staying with a friend whose house was built around 1600. The last one is a creek in the back of the house that was really really cold and refreshing to play around in.
This one is some radiantly gorgeous girl that let me take a picture of her with her cousin Alice (in the yellow dress).
At left is the view from the back patio of the housein France.
Here is a picture of Susanna gracing the patio with her presence. Personally, I think this view wins over the previous, hands down =).
This is Susanna and I sitting on the patio, enjoying a moment together.
Here is a picture of Zan and myself with a view of a huge valley and the tallest viaduct (kind of like a bridge) in the world. The tallest support is taller than the Eiffel Tower!
This one is a sunset that was the reward of about an hour of hiking and bush-whacking up the mountainside that we could see from the patio in France. Little did we know that we would be hiking/jogging back for a couple of hours, finally retunring home at 11:30 at night. I think it was worth it.
This is the day that we went hiking in the French Alps.
Susanna and I celebrated one year and five months of being together on the 5th of July. Our anniversary was really on the 4th, but we had our night out on the town on the 5th because it wasn't raining. It was thoroughly wonderful!!
Well, that's all for now. I've gotta run (literally). There may be more later. In Christ,
Dan
Sunday, July 20, 2008
The Dark Knight and Other Tales
The show went quite well I thought. It was almost too bad the weather was so nice for the weekend of the 4th as I think we would have had bigger audiences if it had been rainy. We had good sized audiences (an average of 200 each of the four performances) but in such a huge theater it seemed small. There were no major glitches though I once forgot to say an interjectory line I was supposed to have because a friend and I had gotten so involved with our characters. After the Sunday matinee we had a tear-down session which may have been one of the most impressive things we did as a cast. The entire set (including many pieces that drop from the ceiling as well as 4 different platforms the largest of which was 8 feet deep, 4 feet high, and about 30-40 feet wide. Myself and another elder cast member (I was the oldest) took electric drills and rapidly took out all the screws as people followed behind picking up screws and carrying away the wood. The whold set was gone and the stage was swept and empty in about 45 minutes.
Friday night, I saw "The Dark Knight" at our local theater (which was surprisingly pretty full for a 9:50 p.m. showing). I can't say I loved it. I think you should see it though. I've heard some call it the best movie of the summer, others the best of the decade. Recently I've had cause to be more discerning about my entertainment and (while I know it's all "just acting") the scenes with the Joker/Heath Ledger in them made me intensely uncomfortable somewhat inexplicably. Overall I just kind of dislike the idea portrayed by the movie that those who endeavor to do good in a hostile and corrupt environment will always end up appearing the bad guy because they are too good. However, I approve whole-heartedly with the admonition to persevere in doing good (even though the Dark Knight himself often crosses the line).
Beyond my theatrical experiences, this week was Ribfest in Warren. While I only made it down to the festivities 2 out of 4 days, I ended up having ribs three days in a row and some brisket last night. The whole to-do is excellently put on and even in its fifth year it draws a pretty big crowd. It was especially nice this year because they changed locations for the event and I drove by the park almost every trip I made during the day for work. Driving truck is going great. It's kind of a difficult environment in which to work, faith-wise but on the whole things are good. This summer I've been blessed to use the "new" truck almost every day which is really great. Someday I'll take pictures of it but for now, here's one of my and one of the older trucks we have (a '97):
I often joke that if gas/diesel was not on its way to like $10/gal., I would get my CDL and drive semi for a few years after college.
In other news, I recently finished David Copperfield. For some reason, I have this attraction to extremely long books (this was 750 pages) and they take me a while to read. Last summer I started The Brothers Karamazov but never finished so I'm starting it again now. David Copperfield may be one of my all time favorite books. Perhaps the allure of long books for me is that it gives the author plenty of time to completely wrap up the plot and to extensively; there are no loose ends and there are no abrupt endings. My complaint about many movies has long been that they do not sufficiently tie up all the loose ends of the plot. I need more closure than most movies (and even some books) off. I was somewhat dismayed as I was perusing Facebook shortly after finishing the tome and saw a note by a Houghton graduate detailing the classic books they had read. Their entry for David Copperfield noted, "my least favorite Dickens novel EVER." Regardless of others opinions though, David Copperfield was a great read.
I'm progressing slowly through Richard Foster's "A Celebration of Discipline" which examines the classic Christian disciplines (prayer, study, fasting, simplicity, etc.). Much of it has profoundly impacted me and I recommend it to anyone.
As far as rooming, etc. are concerned, I'm kind of torn. I'd prefer to be with Shane again but beyond that I don't have much preference. Shane's point is apt though in that if we're splitting up and leaving one room as a common room (of which I am highly in favor) I don't think you could fit more than 2 people in that room closest to the door so it would have to be three and two which I think is okay. I'm a big fan of having a living/common room of some kind though.
Anyway, I hope you're all doing well and I hope to hear from you each again soon (especially as regards your feelings about my post on our rooming and kitchen situations in the fall).
Peace!
Friday night, I saw "The Dark Knight" at our local theater (which was surprisingly pretty full for a 9:50 p.m. showing). I can't say I loved it. I think you should see it though. I've heard some call it the best movie of the summer, others the best of the decade. Recently I've had cause to be more discerning about my entertainment and (while I know it's all "just acting") the scenes with the Joker/Heath Ledger in them made me intensely uncomfortable somewhat inexplicably. Overall I just kind of dislike the idea portrayed by the movie that those who endeavor to do good in a hostile and corrupt environment will always end up appearing the bad guy because they are too good. However, I approve whole-heartedly with the admonition to persevere in doing good (even though the Dark Knight himself often crosses the line).
Beyond my theatrical experiences, this week was Ribfest in Warren. While I only made it down to the festivities 2 out of 4 days, I ended up having ribs three days in a row and some brisket last night. The whole to-do is excellently put on and even in its fifth year it draws a pretty big crowd. It was especially nice this year because they changed locations for the event and I drove by the park almost every trip I made during the day for work. Driving truck is going great. It's kind of a difficult environment in which to work, faith-wise but on the whole things are good. This summer I've been blessed to use the "new" truck almost every day which is really great. Someday I'll take pictures of it but for now, here's one of my and one of the older trucks we have (a '97):
I often joke that if gas/diesel was not on its way to like $10/gal., I would get my CDL and drive semi for a few years after college.In other news, I recently finished David Copperfield. For some reason, I have this attraction to extremely long books (this was 750 pages) and they take me a while to read. Last summer I started The Brothers Karamazov but never finished so I'm starting it again now. David Copperfield may be one of my all time favorite books. Perhaps the allure of long books for me is that it gives the author plenty of time to completely wrap up the plot and to extensively; there are no loose ends and there are no abrupt endings. My complaint about many movies has long been that they do not sufficiently tie up all the loose ends of the plot. I need more closure than most movies (and even some books) off. I was somewhat dismayed as I was perusing Facebook shortly after finishing the tome and saw a note by a Houghton graduate detailing the classic books they had read. Their entry for David Copperfield noted, "my least favorite Dickens novel EVER." Regardless of others opinions though, David Copperfield was a great read.
I'm progressing slowly through Richard Foster's "A Celebration of Discipline" which examines the classic Christian disciplines (prayer, study, fasting, simplicity, etc.). Much of it has profoundly impacted me and I recommend it to anyone.
As far as rooming, etc. are concerned, I'm kind of torn. I'd prefer to be with Shane again but beyond that I don't have much preference. Shane's point is apt though in that if we're splitting up and leaving one room as a common room (of which I am highly in favor) I don't think you could fit more than 2 people in that room closest to the door so it would have to be three and two which I think is okay. I'm a big fan of having a living/common room of some kind though.
Anyway, I hope you're all doing well and I hope to hear from you each again soon (especially as regards your feelings about my post on our rooming and kitchen situations in the fall).
Peace!
Thursday, July 17, 2008
1. Got 2 of my wisdom teeth out this morning. Whatever they gave me through the IV made it almost a pleasurable experience at the time, and anything but once I got home! The surgeon told me it was a little like having a few drinks, and he didn't believe me when I told him I was a wild party animal :) JK. Going better now though.
2. Finished His Dark Materials series by Philip Pullman earlier on, and am re-reading the Fellowship of the Ring right now. Looking forward (not in an altogether eager way) to finishing off my General Chemistry textbook as well as looking over one for Intro to Nutrition for next year :(
3. Starting to plan a trip into the mountains (the ADKs) for the last week in August. I'll keep you posted in case anyone is at all interested.
4. Got my permit last Thursday, and am advancing slowly. As long as I can remember which pedal is which I'll be okay for now.
5. Hopefully going to see the Dark Knight Saturday when my brother is back from camp. Otherwise, I can't think of much else since my head's a little, you know, right now.
See ya.
2. Finished His Dark Materials series by Philip Pullman earlier on, and am re-reading the Fellowship of the Ring right now. Looking forward (not in an altogether eager way) to finishing off my General Chemistry textbook as well as looking over one for Intro to Nutrition for next year :(
3. Starting to plan a trip into the mountains (the ADKs) for the last week in August. I'll keep you posted in case anyone is at all interested.
4. Got my permit last Thursday, and am advancing slowly. As long as I can remember which pedal is which I'll be okay for now.
5. Hopefully going to see the Dark Knight Saturday when my brother is back from camp. Otherwise, I can't think of much else since my head's a little, you know, right now.
See ya.
1. We're going out early to help Alex move more of his stuff in, and I figured I'd bring my stuff to so I'm not moving in the weekend before classes.
2. The Susan Cooper Dark is Rising Sequence is amazing.
3. George R. R. Martin's Song of Ice and Fire set is unbefreakingleivable
4. Just came back from Tanglewood with the Boston Symphony Orchestra performing Beethoven's Sixth and a concerto for violin, cello and piano--amazing!!!
5. Packing up for our trip to Europe in literally two weeks from tomorrow...so exciting!!!!!!!!!
6. Bye bye.
2. The Susan Cooper Dark is Rising Sequence is amazing.
3. George R. R. Martin's Song of Ice and Fire set is unbefreakingleivable
4. Just came back from Tanglewood with the Boston Symphony Orchestra performing Beethoven's Sixth and a concerto for violin, cello and piano--amazing!!!
5. Packing up for our trip to Europe in literally two weeks from tomorrow...so exciting!!!!!!!!!
6. Bye bye.
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Highlights thus far
Kyle: You are moving stuff in on the 23rd, and then going home for two weeks... Classes start September 1st. Something about the math does not add up to me...
I will be moving in at the latest by the 27th or 28th, because I have to be 'on campus' for a Koinonia retreat the 29th. I may come in a little earlier than that, depending on other plans in the Keystone state.
I suppose I don't have any strong preference as to room assignments, but would point out that one of the rooms is only the size of a normal dorm room. Throw that into your calculations, however you think about things. I'm all in favor of having a couch. I don't think that we'll have any kind of problem finding a place for it if the Parletts don't just keep it.
In local news, I may not graduate with you all! I've had two classes pulled on me now, and at present I'm not even a full-time student. I'm trying to juggle classes and get substitutions made and maybe add and independent study so that I'm not taking 18 credits second semester... Yuck.
Note: I will actually graduate. I will murder someone before paying thousands of dollars to take classes that they screwed me out of. And my department heads are taking care of me... I'm just bitter.
My summer's exciting events have been Kansas Wesleyan Kids Camp and visiting friends in PA. I'm the children's intern at my home church: for the most part, I just run the kids service every Sunday morning. But they also sent me to camp as a counselor, and it was a blast! I sprained my ankle in a soccer game 8 days before we left, so I was a much calmer camp counselor than I've been known to be, but that was a good thing.
I had the rebellious punk kids for the week, who varied between hating me and including me in everything - including the ritual of addressing them only by their first initial. I had some great times with the kids and some tough times having to discipline them a little bit, which is hard for me.
One of the highlights was that an OWU ministry team was there, including Ricky, a guy I'd met at Never the Same last year. They were a real blessing to me personally, helping me run some games and activities and then also helping me make up crazy motions for the silly songs during worship (keep in mind that it was 1st-6th graders).
I spent the last week in Pennsylvania visiting my friend Michelle and her family, as well as various other friends that I've made in her hometown from a semester I spent leading worship there. It was a good time that reminded me that there are people in the world outside my house, and how much more rewarding I find my life when I'm in contact with people more often as opposed to less often.
It reminded me of the prayer that Thryn wrote for Bread for the Journey: "Heavenly Father, Your word tells us that where two or three are gathered, You are there. We need you, and so we need each other..."
I bought the entirety of The Divine Comedy this week, hopefully to have finished by the end of the summer. That, along with three more books of the popular Twilight (vampire) series, 500 pages of an Anne Rice novel (my fourth for the summer, and I HIGHLY recommend her Christ the Lord books), The George R.R. Martin fantasy series, Susan Cooper's The Dark is Rising series (I have four to go)... I may have bigger eyes than stomach. Or more appetite than eyeball-endurance, we'll see.
What are you all reading?
And the words of the LORD are flawless,
like silver refined in a furnace of clay,
purified seven times. (Psalm 12:6)
I will be moving in at the latest by the 27th or 28th, because I have to be 'on campus' for a Koinonia retreat the 29th. I may come in a little earlier than that, depending on other plans in the Keystone state.
I suppose I don't have any strong preference as to room assignments, but would point out that one of the rooms is only the size of a normal dorm room. Throw that into your calculations, however you think about things. I'm all in favor of having a couch. I don't think that we'll have any kind of problem finding a place for it if the Parletts don't just keep it.
In local news, I may not graduate with you all! I've had two classes pulled on me now, and at present I'm not even a full-time student. I'm trying to juggle classes and get substitutions made and maybe add and independent study so that I'm not taking 18 credits second semester... Yuck.
Note: I will actually graduate. I will murder someone before paying thousands of dollars to take classes that they screwed me out of. And my department heads are taking care of me... I'm just bitter.
My summer's exciting events have been Kansas Wesleyan Kids Camp and visiting friends in PA. I'm the children's intern at my home church: for the most part, I just run the kids service every Sunday morning. But they also sent me to camp as a counselor, and it was a blast! I sprained my ankle in a soccer game 8 days before we left, so I was a much calmer camp counselor than I've been known to be, but that was a good thing.
I had the rebellious punk kids for the week, who varied between hating me and including me in everything - including the ritual of addressing them only by their first initial. I had some great times with the kids and some tough times having to discipline them a little bit, which is hard for me.
One of the highlights was that an OWU ministry team was there, including Ricky, a guy I'd met at Never the Same last year. They were a real blessing to me personally, helping me run some games and activities and then also helping me make up crazy motions for the silly songs during worship (keep in mind that it was 1st-6th graders).
I spent the last week in Pennsylvania visiting my friend Michelle and her family, as well as various other friends that I've made in her hometown from a semester I spent leading worship there. It was a good time that reminded me that there are people in the world outside my house, and how much more rewarding I find my life when I'm in contact with people more often as opposed to less often.
It reminded me of the prayer that Thryn wrote for Bread for the Journey: "Heavenly Father, Your word tells us that where two or three are gathered, You are there. We need you, and so we need each other..."
I bought the entirety of The Divine Comedy this week, hopefully to have finished by the end of the summer. That, along with three more books of the popular Twilight (vampire) series, 500 pages of an Anne Rice novel (my fourth for the summer, and I HIGHLY recommend her Christ the Lord books), The George R.R. Martin fantasy series, Susan Cooper's The Dark is Rising series (I have four to go)... I may have bigger eyes than stomach. Or more appetite than eyeball-endurance, we'll see.
What are you all reading?
And the words of the LORD are flawless,
like silver refined in a furnace of clay,
purified seven times. (Psalm 12:6)
Thursday, July 10, 2008
This is good: I'm moving in on August 23 (going back home for two weeks but putting my stuff in), so I'd like to know by then...
I'm not sure about everybody in one room. I for myself wouldn't mind having a space to call my own, perhaps a desk to do work. I'm also very much for having one of the three rooms open for a living room/guest room/tv room/whatever else room.
How does three and two sound for the fall semester, and then three and three for the spring? Thoughts?
I don't have much I'm bringing by way of kitchen supplies...a couple bowls and utensils, some plastic forks and knives from RA activities...I have a bookcase there already, a small one I'm not where I'm putting quite yet...
See ya'll! And Ryan, how did the show go? Hopefully well!
I'm not sure about everybody in one room. I for myself wouldn't mind having a space to call my own, perhaps a desk to do work. I'm also very much for having one of the three rooms open for a living room/guest room/tv room/whatever else room.
How does three and two sound for the fall semester, and then three and three for the spring? Thoughts?
I don't have much I'm bringing by way of kitchen supplies...a couple bowls and utensils, some plastic forks and knives from RA activities...I have a bookcase there already, a small one I'm not where I'm putting quite yet...
See ya'll! And Ryan, how did the show go? Hopefully well!
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Inquiring Minds Want to Know
First, I'm glad to hear your trip went so well Dan. I look forward to hearing more about it!
I have a few questions about next year that while not pressing are something I think would be appropriate for this blog.
1. What kind of room arrangements are people thinking about? Having talked to Shane most frequently while I was off-campus, I've heard everything from having 2 people in each of the 3 rooms to having us all in one room. For the most part it doesn't matter that much to me. The only thing I would mention is that I have a reclining Lazy-boy loveseat currently at the Parletts'. It doesn't matter to me whether it stays or goes (I can think of a couple townhouses that would be glad to have it). Additionally, my grandmother offered to let us have her couch (it's like 25 years old and she's getting a new one). It's pretty long and comfortable despite being old. So I don't know how those play into the picture, but there it is. Thoughts?
2. I know it's only just July but I think about these things a lot. I've already started to acrue some things for the Parlett house kitchen. I have about 16 cups/glasses (plastic) that are all the same that I got from work. I also have flour and sugar canisters and a metal spetula. For whatever reason, when my family got new pots and pans, we kept all the old ones which are still in pretty good condition. It includes 2 frying pans, 2 sauce pans and a kettle. The coup de grâce is a Cuisinart food processer that I picked up at an estate sale for $15. I was way pumped about this purchase. That's about all that I know I'll definitely bring. Does anyone else have anything major (or minor) they plan on bringing?
Hope you're all doing well! I'll have a life update post soon but I wanted to do this one while I remembered. Goodnight!
I have a few questions about next year that while not pressing are something I think would be appropriate for this blog.
1. What kind of room arrangements are people thinking about? Having talked to Shane most frequently while I was off-campus, I've heard everything from having 2 people in each of the 3 rooms to having us all in one room. For the most part it doesn't matter that much to me. The only thing I would mention is that I have a reclining Lazy-boy loveseat currently at the Parletts'. It doesn't matter to me whether it stays or goes (I can think of a couple townhouses that would be glad to have it). Additionally, my grandmother offered to let us have her couch (it's like 25 years old and she's getting a new one). It's pretty long and comfortable despite being old. So I don't know how those play into the picture, but there it is. Thoughts?
2. I know it's only just July but I think about these things a lot. I've already started to acrue some things for the Parlett house kitchen. I have about 16 cups/glasses (plastic) that are all the same that I got from work. I also have flour and sugar canisters and a metal spetula. For whatever reason, when my family got new pots and pans, we kept all the old ones which are still in pretty good condition. It includes 2 frying pans, 2 sauce pans and a kettle. The coup de grâce is a Cuisinart food processer that I picked up at an estate sale for $15. I was way pumped about this purchase. That's about all that I know I'll definitely bring. Does anyone else have anything major (or minor) they plan on bringing?
Hope you're all doing well! I'll have a life update post soon but I wanted to do this one while I remembered. Goodnight!
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Hey,
This is going to ba a short post that's really a teaser for a longer post, because I'm tired and jetlagged and need to go to bed.
Italy (and France), and seeing Susanna was AWESOME!!!!! (and that's an understatement)
Anyway, I've got some pictures, and some stories that I'll share another time.
You guys are weird. I don't even think I'll try to catch up on the blog posts about fantasy armies and such...
Then again...maybe I'll change my mind when I'm not so tired.
Good night.
Blessings In Christ,
Dan
This is going to ba a short post that's really a teaser for a longer post, because I'm tired and jetlagged and need to go to bed.
Italy (and France), and seeing Susanna was AWESOME!!!!! (and that's an understatement)
Anyway, I've got some pictures, and some stories that I'll share another time.
You guys are weird. I don't even think I'll try to catch up on the blog posts about fantasy armies and such...
Then again...maybe I'll change my mind when I'm not so tired.
Good night.
Blessings In Christ,
Dan
Friday, July 4, 2008
My Army and Happy Birthday Mike!
Okay, I came up with what I think is a pretty well-balanced group, though I might want to change it later.
The two witnesses from Rev. 11, The prophet Elijah, Fingolfin, Optimus Prime, Yoda, Iorek Byrnison, Spartan 117, A Majungasaurus, Traxex (AKA Drow Ranger), and Superman. Those are probably mostly easy to guess where they're from, and mostly awesome too (I think).
Also, happy birthday Mike! I hope today goes well for you.
The two witnesses from Rev. 11, The prophet Elijah, Fingolfin, Optimus Prime, Yoda, Iorek Byrnison, Spartan 117, A Majungasaurus, Traxex (AKA Drow Ranger), and Superman. Those are probably mostly easy to guess where they're from, and mostly awesome too (I think).
Also, happy birthday Mike! I hope today goes well for you.
My Army and Birthday Wishes
Alexander the Great, Napoleon, Samson, Merlin, and Aslan are the only ones I know. You're too well read.
My Army: Martin the Warrior (Redwall), Gustavus Adolphus King of Sweden of 30 Years' War fame, Gen. Douglas MacArthur, David, Astaroth (a character from Soul Caliber II), The Jolly Green Giant, Lt. Gen. Raymond Odierno (I saw this guy when I was in D.C. He is a GIANT of a man!), Xena Warrior Princess, Ike Eisenhower, Grendel, Grendel's Mother, William of Normandy from the Battle of Hastings.
In other news, last night was opening night of the musical I'm in and things went relatively well.
AND, Happy Birthday Mike!! And Happy Fourth of July to everyone, too!
My Army: Martin the Warrior (Redwall), Gustavus Adolphus King of Sweden of 30 Years' War fame, Gen. Douglas MacArthur, David, Astaroth (a character from Soul Caliber II), The Jolly Green Giant, Lt. Gen. Raymond Odierno (I saw this guy when I was in D.C. He is a GIANT of a man!), Xena Warrior Princess, Ike Eisenhower, Grendel, Grendel's Mother, William of Normandy from the Battle of Hastings.
In other news, last night was opening night of the musical I'm in and things went relatively well.
AND, Happy Birthday Mike!! And Happy Fourth of July to everyone, too!
Thursday, July 3, 2008
My Army
Alexander the Great, Napoleon, Morgon Riddle Master of Hed, Rand al'Thor, Sejanus, Albus Dumbledore, Boadicea, Lestat de Lioncourt, Samson, Merlin, Aslan, and Meta-Knight.
Bonus points to anyone who can tell me where they all come from (including the obvious ones), without just looking them up online. Maybe tell me how many you know without looking, then go find them for yourselves later. I know all the answers. BWAHAHAHA.
Yeah, it is two in the morning...
Bonus points to anyone who can tell me where they all come from (including the obvious ones), without just looking them up online. Maybe tell me how many you know without looking, then go find them for yourselves later. I know all the answers. BWAHAHAHA.
Yeah, it is two in the morning...
My Army
So this is my army:
Leaders: King Arthur, Jesus Christ, Julius Caesar, Queen Elizabeth 1
Forward Fighters: Achilles, Anakin Skywalker, Beowulf
Other Warriors: Mewtwo (a Pokemon), The Incredible Hulk, Smaug, Jason Bourne, King Leonidas
Oh baby.
Leaders: King Arthur, Jesus Christ, Julius Caesar, Queen Elizabeth 1
Forward Fighters: Achilles, Anakin Skywalker, Beowulf
Other Warriors: Mewtwo (a Pokemon), The Incredible Hulk, Smaug, Jason Bourne, King Leonidas
Oh baby.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
A Notice
Hey guys! I think this is a good idea and I'll write more later. I'm in the midst of a show week for a musical I'm in this summer and last week I worked many hours of over-time in addition to rehearsals. So, I'll write something when I'm getting more than 5 hours of sleep a night!
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Something Awesome
Okay, here's something I heard at camp that I think you guys would all enjoy. It's a kind of game that started with one of those open-ended questions. I think the original was 'if you could bring one thing with unlimited ammo back into the medievil era what would it be?' You can respond to that one if you want, but the one we were working on was this:
If you could make a 12 strong army out of any fictional or non-fictional story characters, who would they be?
One of my good friends from camp came up with the centaur Oreus with Legalos and Gimli riding on his back for his first three, or Samson, so that's an example of what we're talking about. I'll leave the rest up to you. Enjoy :)
If you could make a 12 strong army out of any fictional or non-fictional story characters, who would they be?
One of my good friends from camp came up with the centaur Oreus with Legalos and Gimli riding on his back for his first three, or Samson, so that's an example of what we're talking about. I'll leave the rest up to you. Enjoy :)
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Summer
Hey guys. This is just a short post to say how awesome I think Jon Foreman is. Mostly I guess it's for Mike, but every time you see this post you can think of me thinking how much I like Jon's music; that should be about right.
Here's the part mostly for Mike: the new Summer EP has not disappointed me at all. There's another sweet song that sounds directly from the prophetic books, one from Psalm 23, and I think I found one that goes really well with Learning How to Die, so that's all really cool.
The question is, do you want to get the Spring/Summer set when it comes out or do you want me to get one, to accompany our Fall/Winter set? :) Hee hee.
If the rest of you guys (or whoever) don't have a clue what I'm talking about, here's the link:
http://www.switchfoot.com/jfweb/index.html
Please, enjoy.
Here's the part mostly for Mike: the new Summer EP has not disappointed me at all. There's another sweet song that sounds directly from the prophetic books, one from Psalm 23, and I think I found one that goes really well with Learning How to Die, so that's all really cool.
The question is, do you want to get the Spring/Summer set when it comes out or do you want me to get one, to accompany our Fall/Winter set? :) Hee hee.
If the rest of you guys (or whoever) don't have a clue what I'm talking about, here's the link:
http://www.switchfoot.com/jfweb/index.html
Please, enjoy.
Monday, June 23, 2008
Turkey farming
Well, I've never done this before, so this is sort of a trial run for me too. For lack of much better subject matter, I will use this space to explain my new name. For some time now there has been a "flock" of turkeys residing in our back yard, consisting at present of one big tom and three hens. This is profoundly strange at first, especially since they spend much of their time eating at the bird feeder right under our kitchen window. I was initially unaware of this, but they sleep in our yard at night as well, meaning that they rarely if ever actually leave. Last night my dad left the barn door open, and in the morning there they were, trooping out of the barn. My mom says that makes us official turkey farmers, so there you have it. I also hope you're all having a good summer, and look forward to hearing more. Cool!
Peace,
Dan R.
Peace,
Dan R.
Hey!
This is a shout out to all my Parlett house boys. Yo--next semester is going to be off the hizzle!!
I hope that you guys are all having a good summer so far. I'm in Ithaca doing research at Cornell with Dr. Hoffman (Physics Prof. at Houghton). I'm working with a machine that's worth a half-mil and hoping just about every day that I don't break anything. It's really not that bad, but it is concerning when something isn't working right, or smells like it's burning and I don't really have any experience to draw on. I'm glad the Dr. Hoffman is working with me, because he will take the a lot of the responsibility if something does go wrong.
I'm working with UHV (Ultra High Vacuum), which is about 10^-10 to 10^-9 Torr. It's fun trying to type exponents on a blog. Atmospheric pressure is about 760 Torr. The pressure that we are capable of reaching in our vacuum chamber is lower than the pressure in deep space! Now that's a vacuum!
This also means that we have to be VERY clean and careful about touching things. Rubber gloves most of the time, and a lot of alcohol cleaning. If there's a finger print in a vacuum like ours, it will ruin the vacuum for months.
We will eventually get to use this expensive machine to make samples (thin metal films) that we will do research on, but for now, we're trying to get everything working well.
I've been running around Ithaca a lot, and there are a bunch of cool places to run. There's a creek just a block from my apartment here and there are at least 6 miles of trails. There are also skinny dippers (welcome to Ithaca), or so I hear (from Dr. Hoffman and his wife...and the book on waterfall hikes that they bought). He he. How would you feel about naked people regularly dipping into your town's water supply? It's filtered and purified I'm sure.
I leave on Wednesday this week to go visit Susanna in Italy =).
I'm SO excited to see her!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And in Italy.
I'll be meeting a lot of her mom's side of the family over there, and I'm sure they are all wonderful people. I know that Susanna's family on here mom's side are not Christians, and I am praying that Susanna and I will be a clear witness to the love and goodness of Christ.
Zan tells me that we're going to travel up to the Alps in southern France and do some hiking, which I'm sure is going to be AMAZING! I just bought a digital camera, so hopefully I will come back with some beautiful pictures to put on the blog (or maybe facebook...or both).
That's all for now.
In Christ,
Dan
This is a shout out to all my Parlett house boys. Yo--next semester is going to be off the hizzle!!
I hope that you guys are all having a good summer so far. I'm in Ithaca doing research at Cornell with Dr. Hoffman (Physics Prof. at Houghton). I'm working with a machine that's worth a half-mil and hoping just about every day that I don't break anything. It's really not that bad, but it is concerning when something isn't working right, or smells like it's burning and I don't really have any experience to draw on. I'm glad the Dr. Hoffman is working with me, because he will take the a lot of the responsibility if something does go wrong.
I'm working with UHV (Ultra High Vacuum), which is about 10^-10 to 10^-9 Torr. It's fun trying to type exponents on a blog. Atmospheric pressure is about 760 Torr. The pressure that we are capable of reaching in our vacuum chamber is lower than the pressure in deep space! Now that's a vacuum!
This also means that we have to be VERY clean and careful about touching things. Rubber gloves most of the time, and a lot of alcohol cleaning. If there's a finger print in a vacuum like ours, it will ruin the vacuum for months.
We will eventually get to use this expensive machine to make samples (thin metal films) that we will do research on, but for now, we're trying to get everything working well.
I've been running around Ithaca a lot, and there are a bunch of cool places to run. There's a creek just a block from my apartment here and there are at least 6 miles of trails. There are also skinny dippers (welcome to Ithaca), or so I hear (from Dr. Hoffman and his wife...and the book on waterfall hikes that they bought). He he. How would you feel about naked people regularly dipping into your town's water supply? It's filtered and purified I'm sure.
I leave on Wednesday this week to go visit Susanna in Italy =).
I'm SO excited to see her!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And in Italy.
I'll be meeting a lot of her mom's side of the family over there, and I'm sure they are all wonderful people. I know that Susanna's family on here mom's side are not Christians, and I am praying that Susanna and I will be a clear witness to the love and goodness of Christ.
Zan tells me that we're going to travel up to the Alps in southern France and do some hiking, which I'm sure is going to be AMAZING! I just bought a digital camera, so hopefully I will come back with some beautiful pictures to put on the blog (or maybe facebook...or both).
That's all for now.
In Christ,
Dan
Sunday, June 22, 2008
I hate the internet!
I seriously just spent half an hour trying to get this to work. I'm going to laugh when/if no one ever uses this... Grrr.
A Test!
This is the future home of the blog for the six members of the Parlett House 2008-2009. Travels, pictures, general updates, and maybe a devotional thought every now and then. And maybe, no posts after this week? Who knows? Come back every once in a while and you can find out!
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