the printer at the end of my cubicle row sounds like a mix between a squirrel and a small dinosaur.  this is the type of thing that entertains me at work ( Read more... )

The Milk $ Bandits have taken sole possession of first place in the Blue Valley Recreation Tuesday night kickball league by beating the previously undefeated Disciples of Chuck Norris, two weeks in a row.

Their record of 4-1-1 with two games remaining shows impeccable improvement from last year's 1-7 season.

The Bandits are clearly a force to be ( Read more... )

 
So, it’s been a little while.  I’ve certainly been busy - wedding planning, house shopping, and numerous other gerunds.  And it has all been fruitful:

-The date and location of the wedding are set.  July 5, 2008.  It’s going to be a crazy patriotic party.  Just kidding - there will be no red or blue anywhere near the vicinity of the ceremony or ( Read more... )

In fifth grade, I started wearing a bra for the first time.  Not because I needed to really, but because my wonderful female classmates would have made fun of me if I didn't shave my legs and wear a bra.  (Or at least, I was convinced that they would.  I don't really remember any such harassment, but I remember being really worried about it.)  Such ( Read more... )

Mike has taken a recent interest in enneagram tests.  Pastor Steve asked each member of the FirstLight staff to take one online, and Mike was impressed with the accuracy of the result.  He forwarded the link to me.
I had taken one a few years back (I know that the results are posted somewhere on this site, but since it now contains four years of ( Read more... )

I finished the seventh Harry Potter book last night.  It took three sittings over about 2.5 days to get through 759 pages; my roommate thinks that fact is disgusting.  (However, I'm aware of plenty of people who read it straight through.  Unfortunately, I have a job.)  I tried to explain that it was best to just get through it in a short time frame ( Read more... )

Matata likes to communicate with birds.

It's hilarious.  She sits at the window and makes these little meowing sounds, trying to mimic the ones that the birds are making outside.  I'm not sure if she does it because she wants to engage in conversation, or because she wants a tasty feathered snack.

In other news, a man came by my cube about 10 ( Read more... )

Despite the massive flooding taking place in Kansas and Missouri after last weekend's torrential downpours, we were still able to have a successful float on the Black River.  Yes, we did get evicted from our campsite at midnight Saturday due to flooding...but six hours later, I got to sleep in my own bed for 3 hours before enjoying a sunny Kansas ( Read more... )

Several weeks ago, I gave blood for the first time.  (You can read about my experience by scrolling down a few entries.)

Today, I received a few interesting items in the mail.  The first was a letter informing me that my cholesterol is 161.  Apparently that's nothing to be worried about - so, hooray!

The second was my blood donor card.  Printed on ( Read more... )

Here it comes again...the almost time for the Metamora Friends Camping Trip, Round 5.
I'm sure it will be as ridiculous as always...but we're supposed to be grown up now.  People are married and stuff, and we have to take real time off of our real jobs to go pretend we're hillbillies for the weekend.
It's very strange, but entirely enjoyable.

Middle ( Read more... )