Just keeps going and going....

Well, another day of fighting the flu is drawing to a close. Called in sick to work today, as I had another night of 1-2 hrs of actual sleep. Then Aaron introduced me to the wonderous drug that is Tylenol PM. After eating breakfast and hitting the sack, I promptly cashed out for nearly five hours. Sweet, sweet rest. Didn't do much of anything the rest of the day, except to take care of a long-overdue grocery list. Then I did laundry at ~9 pm, since I won't have time to do it tommorrow before I leave for Taylor. I am anticipating this weekend with joy in my heart, since it is about the only thing I can be joful about right now.:) Just kidding, God has blessed me in more ways than I can ever imagine, and he will still be there long after this little sickness has gone. It would be nice if He couls take care of it before the weekend, though.:)

Luke's not the only one...

Stuffy head, runny nose, aches and pains, chills, fever, fatigue, headache...I really REALLY dislike being sick. I really REALLY dislike having to work while sick, let alone when I don't have time to eat lunch as well. Not a good day at work, and I'll leave it at that. Plus, I missed walleyball at the rec because of this junk. Oh, well, at least tommorrow night is church services. I need something to lift my spirits.
Sorry for the overly negative post, but that's about all I got today.:(

All Things New

Well, I just got back from KC for the weekend. Great weekend, got to go to my first mainstream contempory Christian concert (I have seen Accapella 3 times). It was awesome! It was the All Things New Tour, w/ Steven Curtis Chapman, Casting Crowns, and Chris Tomlin. There was about 25 of us that went together, and it really was a great time. It was a little loud at times, but I imagine that's to be expected.
One other kind of amusing thing was riding from Topeka to KC in Chelsie Bahr's Blazer with a total of four girls and two guys in it. As one of the guys in the front seats, I didn't have much of a problem with it, but I think the girls would have a different opinion. :)

Nothin' goin' down

Wow, I can't believe it has already been a week since my last post. I guess I still don't quite have the habit formed yet. Anyway, I did want to say that I'm sorry for so few postings, but honestly, not much happens with me cause I'm at work every day. And believe me, you don't want me to bore you with the mondo excitemnet that is the Manhattan AmPride station. I do finally have a saturday off, though, which is nice since I've worked the last three in a row. Some excitement: I am Napolean Dynamite according to the quiz thingy that's been goin' around. Sweet!
Oh, yes, musn't forget - Congrats to Bryce and Erin!! I wonder if I should ask when the new CD will be out.... :).

Shoveling ..it...

Ok, I'll start by saying that I had a really crappy day at work today. Thank goodness I only had to work until two, even though I was scheduled to leave at one. (That was a direct result of my crappy day). In the floor of the shop at work is a drain pit, about 2 ft wide x 4 ft long, and about 4 ft deep. This pit is used when washing the floor, washing new tires/rims prior to balancing them, etc. The drain for the pit is approximately 3/4 of the way up on one side. This allows solid particles to settle and then it is mostly water that drains off the top. The problem with this system is that eventually, the solid particles will fill up the pit to the point that they block the drain, and then the whole thing fills with water rather rapidly. Take a wild guess as to what I was doing from around 10:30 or 11 this morning until nearly two this afternoon. Yup, five trashcans full of ..it...and don't think for a minute that it was mostly mud and therefore would not smell bad. This mud also contained traces of various other fluids, such as oil, gasoline, antifreeze, coffee (when it gets cold in my thermos), and who knows what else. Needless to say, I removed my boots and left them OUTside the apartment when I got home. So, my day has been looking up ever since I got home.

Still Champions....

Yes, yes, it's true. Tonight the Euchre Championship of Manhattan was held at the Hunting House where the defeated Joe and Brooke (0 - like, 1,349) challenged the undeafeated champs, Ash and Tommie (Like 1,349 - 0). As usual, the final outcome was easily predicted. Although close at 9-9 late in Game One, the reigning euchre studs pulled ahead in the final hand for yet another win. Game Two started in dramatic fashion with Ash getting euchred by a killer spade hand. Though disappointed, the champs were not down for the count. As luck would have it, another killer spade later in the game gave Tommie a loner hand, in which he took all five tricks. The Dueling Dynamos from Tridek never looked back, sealing the deal by euchreing the Westside Wanna-be Winners (aka The WWW's) twice in a row for the victory and title. The WWW's are crying for a rematch but The Dueling Dynamos will not play till their victory dinner from The WWW's has been served. Then and only then will the Dynamos agree to a rematch. We send our condolences to The WWW's and our congrats to the Dynamos.

This has been Tournament coverage brought to you by Killer Spades

Apologies

Ok, first off, I want to apologize to all those who faithfully checked this blog in the last month only to see no new posts day ater day. I am truly sorry, and just ask for forgiveness because I have become one of those people that wants to read everyone else's blogs, but too lazy to provide anything, funny or not, for anyone else. So, sorry again, I'll try to do better.

Well, there have been some interesting events in my life in the past month, but my memory will not be able to reproduce them well enough to be complete or as funny as they were at the time. I don't really have alot to say, but I finally felt like writing, so I figured I'd better take advantage of it. I'll try to keep my posts a little more frequent :).

Oh, I have learned that when a customer brings in his truck for an oil change, and you forget to change the filter, he gets quite upset. That, and tractor tire rims hurt alot when they land on your foot.

Famous Relatives? Me? Nawww....

Ok, I have to blog this. For several years now I had heard that my grandpa's sister's daughter was some kind of a movie actress, but not having seen her name or any of the movies she had been in, I really didn't think much about it anymore. Well, I was in KC last weekend, and my Aunt Diane had found an old home video of a bunch of B-day parties and Christmases from waaaay bcak (from 12 years ago). At the end of the tape was a recording of an Oprah Winfrey show on which my cousin appeared. Turns out, she was April O'Neill on Broadway w/ the TMNT. Anyway, last night I did some more thorough web searching and found out that my cousin was much more of a Broadway star than movies. She has been in The Almost Perfect Bank Robbery (1999), and Marci X (2002 w/Lisa Kudrow), but I guess her theatre performances are more noteworthy. She was Amneris in the show Aida from 2000 to 2004, and she has performed in several othe musicals , such as Grease, as well. Here is some more info:
http://www.broadway.com/gen/Buzz_Star_File.aspx?CI=40824 (sorry, but stupid link shortcut thingy didn't work). Michelle also sent me two songs from the Original Cast Recording for Aida that have Sherie on them. Thanx to Mitch!
Now for the kicker.
I called my Aunt Pauline, who is the resident family tree expert, because I didn't remember if Sherie's mom was my grandma or grandpa's sister. Well, she also told me someone else in my family tree is famous. For those 80's rock fans out there, you may know of Gary Richrath, a founding member and lead gutarist for REO Speedwagon fom 1971 to 1988? Believe it, he is a cousin of mine as well.
Anyway, I was so excited to find out somebody from my family is actually cool that I couldn't hold back.

Andy & Jenna, sittin' in a tree.....

After reading Brooke's blog, I realized that I must surely be the last to give congrats to Andy and Jenna. I am ashamed at such a thought. so here it is:

CONGRATS TO ANDY & JENNA
Sorry that I don't have any great philosophical pearls of wisdom for you two, but then I'm not really the sentimental sappy type (usually). God Bless the both of you!

P.S. - Jenna, this is from Ashley the Boy :)

Aaron's Finals Week Project 

Delicious BBQ and Aaron the handyman

Well, I guess I kave gotten into a once-a-week type thing for my blog. Sorry if that has disappointed any of my fans :). Anyway, last week was finals week, and now most everyone has left for fun, family, and Christmas. Oh, well, life goes on. This past weekend was a blast, as usual. The annual Wales/YG Christmas bash was great. I love KC Masterpiece on the Plaza. The only gripe is the staff there is still as uncooperative when it comes time for the check with a party of 35+ people as they have been for the last three years :( . Anyway, here is a pic of my roomate Aaron's finals week project. If you want to know why there was a hole to be fixed in my bedroom wall, you'll have to let your imagination go with it.:)

Yes, I am still here...

Sorry for the long break between posts, I am not quite into the daily update routine. Anyway, I have a new experience to add to my list of "Things To Do At Extremely Late (oe early, depending on your perspective) Hours". I have been introduced to the world of blotting. This actually took place last Fri. nite and Sat. morning. If you've read Brooke's blog, you are already somewhat familiar with the activity. If you haven't, it involves a pie (or multiple pies depending on the number of people involved), a somewhat busy street (at least for midnight-2 am), and a camera/video camera to document the act. As Brooke also stated, the pie(s) do not get thrown at any cars. It's a unique experience, to be sure. I also got to do more caroling since my last post. First was the Bern/Sabetha YG Caroling on Sat. and then Garden Grove Sun. afternoon/evening. Both were a blessing. I will say this, however. Being the only song leader all Sunday and then leading all the carols gets a little tough on the vocal chords :). Honestly, it was just a long day, starting at 5:30 am Sunday morning through 11:30 that night.
This Monday's prayer meeting has left me feeling somewhat depressed. There are now people graduating that have been here at KSU for at least the same amount of time that I have, and I'm not so sure I will be able to handle them being gone very well. Make special note, this is a rare emotional moment for me. So I think I'll stop before I get too sappy or choked up :). Anyway, I hope everyone has a blessed holiday season, and pray that the true meaning of Christmas will be on each of our hearts.

Pic mixup

Ok, so I've got no idea what I'm doing, but someone asked me to try and figure out the pic hosting for Blogger. Well, I got a pic to publish to the blog, but as you can plainly see, it didn't really post in the right place. I guess it automatically goes after your most recent post. I'll try again some other time.

Average day

Well, already I feel my interest in blogging to be waning, but I can't disappoint my fans :).
Christmas caroling last night was a blessing. An old man at one of the nursing homes must have been a choir director or music teacher because he rolled up in front of us and hummed, tapped his foot, and conducted while we sang. He had the biggest smile on his face the whole time. It warmed my heart to think that so much enjoyment could come from something I take for granted most of the time. Our chili was awsome (I thought), but my opinion seemed to be in the minority because we have probably about two gallons left over. I guess most people don't appreciate "wild" chili (we used ten pounds of ground deer venison). Well, I'd like to have some other super exciting incident to report, but.... I don't. Well, anyway, just thought I'd drop a line for those who simply must know what is happening in my life. That's a joke. Have a great, blessed day!

KSU/Washburn YG Fall '04 

Here Goes...

So, I thought I would try this out for kicks and giggles. I've never really been one for journals or diaries, so I'm not sure if this will last or not. On the other hand, time is not exactly a rare commodity for me right now, so we'll see.
First off, there must be a lot of people using this site. I went through five different addresses for my blog before resorting to the basic, boring, my-name address. So I'm sorry if it seems uncreative (lol).
This marks another attempt of mine to venture into new territory. Yesterday I got sucked into the whole MSN IM crowd (username: crash). Actually, I have tried that before, with Yahoo, but since my typing skills and speed are woefully inadequate, it never got off the gtround. Maybe I should learn from history...nah.
I am having fun making chili for Christmas Caroling tonite. As those of you who know me well (atually, it isn't hard to see), food is just one of my many passions. Our chili from APt. 1 is going to be the best again this year...yawn. hehe
Anyway, that's my first shot.