3:04 a.m.- Tell Lori goodnight because I won't make it if I don't get 5 hours of sleep.
*unknown hour* a.m.- gain consciousness and think to myself, "I never wake up before my alarm..."
*unknown hour* and 23 seconds a.m.- open my eyes and glance nervously at the clock. My fears are confirmed. It is definitely 10:53. My geography class ends in 7 minutes and my economics class starts in 22...
10:53:25 a.m.- Jump off my bunkbed, throw some water on my face, put some clothes on, brush my teeth and beg mom to drive me to the stadium so that I can salvage 2 of my classes for that day.
10:59 a.m. - Get in the car and drive to FSU.
11:22 a.m.- Make it to the stadium and run into economics only 7 minutes late. That is an accomplishment.
11:36 a.m.- During economics think to myself, "Gee, my backpack's light today..."
11:38 a.m.- Realize with alarm that I've left my Russian book and homework on the kitchen counter. Go figure.
11:39- 12:03- Rewrite my Russian homework from memory while still attempting to listen to my economics lecture.
12:23- go to the language lab and borrow a Russian book so I can study for my quiz in an hour.
12:45- Watch my "favorite" Argentinian soap opera dubbed in Russian. Yes, it really is that good. As if Argentinian soap operas weren't bad enough in Spanish...
That was pretty much my morning. It was very exciting.
Okay, so I get a random call from Trisha today and she's like, "Hey, guess where I'm headed to right now?" And I'm like, "Um..." and she's like, "Tallahassee! My mom and I wanna see my sister cheer tomorrow." (Her sister Shea is a cheerleader at FSU.) So I went to Carraba's with her mom and sister and that was really fun. Really random, but really fun. :0) And I told her hi for you, Romchik. :0)
Okay, well, I think I'm gonna go watch Moulin Rouge, because I've been wanting to watch that for like, a month. Enjoy your Friday evening peoples! Arrivederci!
Friday, September 30, 2005
Oh how I love PCBS!
Tonight was PCBS! TGIT!!! (Thank goodness it's Thursday!) Unfortunately we were missing a couple people, but it was still awesome. We read Hebrews 3 and that was great. Of course the camera couldn't stay hidden for long, so here's some pictures for all of our viewers:
Death by Banana. Not a pleasant thing.
Lerah's so hot.
Jeshka's enjoying on of our infamous carrot cake with a can of gingerale cupcakes. I think she likes it.
"the hills are alive with the sound of music!"
"Cheese!"
Okay, Jenna sorta fell off my bed...
Right on top of me.
It hurt, but it was funny.
Then we took a picture; the aerial view provided by Lerah.
I also had my dream from last night analyzed. See, I was dreaming that I went to Lori's house and she wasn't there (because she's in Ukraine, of course) and I had some time before I went to my class at school, so I sat down in her living room and started searching for Moulin Rouge, because I wanted to watch it. So, I finally find it and I put it in the DVD player and it starts and I look at the clock right as the narcoleptic (sp?) argentinian falls through the roof and realize that I have to be in class in 30 minutes. So, I have to stop the DVD and go to class. And then I woke up.
Leah and Jenna said this means 3 things:
A. I miss Lori because I was at her house looking for our favorite movie.
B. Time goes by much too fast when I'm doing something I actually want to be doing.
C. School has overtaken my life and keeps me from doing fun stuff.
This is all probably very true. They're very wise people. See, the only thing I was thinking when I woke up was, "Hey, that clock on Lori's VCR has said '12:00 a.m.' for the past 10 years. There's no way it could have told me what time it was." So, had I analyzed the dream, I probably would have come up with something about my belief in fairy tales or something since, of course, magic elves would have had to have come and fixed the VCR. So thank you girls. I would have been very confused without you.
Okay, gotta go finish my homework. It's FRIDAY!!! Arrivederci!
Death by Banana. Not a pleasant thing.
Lerah's so hot.
Jeshka's enjoying on of our infamous carrot cake with a can of gingerale cupcakes. I think she likes it.
"the hills are alive with the sound of music!"
"Cheese!"
Okay, Jenna sorta fell off my bed...
Right on top of me.
It hurt, but it was funny.
Then we took a picture; the aerial view provided by Lerah.
I also had my dream from last night analyzed. See, I was dreaming that I went to Lori's house and she wasn't there (because she's in Ukraine, of course) and I had some time before I went to my class at school, so I sat down in her living room and started searching for Moulin Rouge, because I wanted to watch it. So, I finally find it and I put it in the DVD player and it starts and I look at the clock right as the narcoleptic (sp?) argentinian falls through the roof and realize that I have to be in class in 30 minutes. So, I have to stop the DVD and go to class. And then I woke up.
Leah and Jenna said this means 3 things:
A. I miss Lori because I was at her house looking for our favorite movie.
B. Time goes by much too fast when I'm doing something I actually want to be doing.
C. School has overtaken my life and keeps me from doing fun stuff.
This is all probably very true. They're very wise people. See, the only thing I was thinking when I woke up was, "Hey, that clock on Lori's VCR has said '12:00 a.m.' for the past 10 years. There's no way it could have told me what time it was." So, had I analyzed the dream, I probably would have come up with something about my belief in fairy tales or something since, of course, magic elves would have had to have come and fixed the VCR. So thank you girls. I would have been very confused without you.
Okay, gotta go finish my homework. It's FRIDAY!!! Arrivederci!
Thursday, September 29, 2005
Wednesday, September 28, 2005
Turkish Delight
It was a hot day. Her backpack was filled to the top with books of economic theory, world overpopulation and schizophrenic russian revolutionaries dreaming they are merely butterflies. The hill climbed ever on but she finally reached the top and glancing through the gate she saw a girl playing in the fountain near the Wescott Building. Who would be playing in a fountain? It was none other than Katie Greenwell. "Katie Greenwell!" she yelled. "Calyn Reber!" was the reply. Shedding the cumbersome bag of books she rolled up her jeans and jumped into the Ruby Diamond fountain.
And it was bliss. Let me tell you. :0)
2 things to say about today:
1. Radooga Share Night was very cool. Клёво. It made me miss everything all over again, though, but that's become a normal daily occurance, so it was not surprising.
2. Paul Fenstermaker is my hero. In fact, I think he may be one. Reasons I think Paul might be a secret superhero:
*He does sit-ups every night. He's gotta be conditioning for something, right?
*He just looks like one. He's got that "I'm just a normal civilian, Peter Parker" look going on, but that's obviously just a cover-up.
*He's really strong. How does he get to be that strong? There's gotta be some villian-fighting going on there.
*He has that "I just have a normal job at Chick-Fil-A" thing going on too. I mean, what better job to have and be a superhero? Work the drive-thru window and you can see all the car-jackings and grand-theft autos you want. It's perfect positioning. You just jump out the window and Boom! Bang! Bam! the crook is tied to a tree and ready to be picked up by the local police department. And that place is all windows. You can see all of monroe street from those windows. Like I said, perfect location.
*He's unselfish. He's willing to give up things for the good of mankind. (Or maybe to further Jesus' kingdom, but we're going with the superhero theme.) As Peter Parker said, "Not everyone is meant to make a difference. But for me, the choice to lead an ordinary life is no longer an option." (Awww, gotta love the tear-jerking quotes of Spiderman. Hold on. I need a tissue...)
So, Pauls, I'm onto you. But if I confirm my theory, I won't tell anyone. Your secret's safe with me.
Arrivederci!
And it was bliss. Let me tell you. :0)
2 things to say about today:
1. Radooga Share Night was very cool. Клёво. It made me miss everything all over again, though, but that's become a normal daily occurance, so it was not surprising.
2. Paul Fenstermaker is my hero. In fact, I think he may be one. Reasons I think Paul might be a secret superhero:
*He does sit-ups every night. He's gotta be conditioning for something, right?
*He just looks like one. He's got that "I'm just a normal civilian, Peter Parker" look going on, but that's obviously just a cover-up.
*He's really strong. How does he get to be that strong? There's gotta be some villian-fighting going on there.
*He has that "I just have a normal job at Chick-Fil-A" thing going on too. I mean, what better job to have and be a superhero? Work the drive-thru window and you can see all the car-jackings and grand-theft autos you want. It's perfect positioning. You just jump out the window and Boom! Bang! Bam! the crook is tied to a tree and ready to be picked up by the local police department. And that place is all windows. You can see all of monroe street from those windows. Like I said, perfect location.
*He's unselfish. He's willing to give up things for the good of mankind. (Or maybe to further Jesus' kingdom, but we're going with the superhero theme.) As Peter Parker said, "Not everyone is meant to make a difference. But for me, the choice to lead an ordinary life is no longer an option." (Awww, gotta love the tear-jerking quotes of Spiderman. Hold on. I need a tissue...)
So, Pauls, I'm onto you. But if I confirm my theory, I won't tell anyone. Your secret's safe with me.
Arrivederci!
How is it already 1:00?
I'm listening to the "You've Got Mail" soundtrack and someone's singing about how "the Lord must be in New York City" which is probably very true, (although I'm not there at the moment so I can't vouch for that.) However, I am very sure of the fact that the Lord must be in Tallahassee. (since both "city" and "Tallahassee" end in long "e" sounds, it fits very nicely into the song.) I've seen Him everywhere lately. Out driving around, at school, on the bus, in the mail, even on the telephone. And that is a very encouraging thing. Not that He wasn't there before, I just don't think I paid very much attention. Much like you don't notice the crack in a glass until you decide to pour water into it.
I would like to point out that talking to Lori on ICQ and on the phone makes me feel like she's much closer than a continent away. I mean, it feels like I could hop on a bus and ride over to see her. The fact that she's 6,000 miles away takes a backseat when I talk to her. Technology is amazing. It almost makes me want to break out into Kip's song, but I'm really sick of Napolean Dynamite, so I will avoid that for now. (and please don't send me hate-mail because I said I'm sick of Napolean Dynamite. Save yourself the time and energy. Count back from 10 or something.)
To close my dreadfully boring post, I would just like to throw out that if you're in the Tallahassee area, you should come to Radooga share night tomorrow at Northwoods at 6:30. We have a game about Ukraine and everything. And Nicole and Tamara will be joining us via video. So please come, because it would be nice to have more than the normal 75 people there that normally come on Wednesdays. :0) Arrivederci!
An oldie, but a goodie. Arrrr.
I would like to point out that talking to Lori on ICQ and on the phone makes me feel like she's much closer than a continent away. I mean, it feels like I could hop on a bus and ride over to see her. The fact that she's 6,000 miles away takes a backseat when I talk to her. Technology is amazing. It almost makes me want to break out into Kip's song, but I'm really sick of Napolean Dynamite, so I will avoid that for now. (and please don't send me hate-mail because I said I'm sick of Napolean Dynamite. Save yourself the time and energy. Count back from 10 or something.)
To close my dreadfully boring post, I would just like to throw out that if you're in the Tallahassee area, you should come to Radooga share night tomorrow at Northwoods at 6:30. We have a game about Ukraine and everything. And Nicole and Tamara will be joining us via video. So please come, because it would be nice to have more than the normal 75 people there that normally come on Wednesdays. :0) Arrivederci!
An oldie, but a goodie. Arrrr.
Sunday, September 25, 2005
For someone who doesn't like talking on the phone much, tonight was a great night of phone conversations. I talked to Sarah, Carli and Jake and it was so good. Oh my gosh, I have the best friends EVER. And me and Todd and Jenna and Diane (and partly Lerah :0) went to Beef O'Brady's tonight (That's "beef" like, moo-cow, Lerah) and it was so much fun. We talked about what we're gonna do for Ukraine share night on Wednesday night at church. (If you are in the Tallahassee area and would like to hear about what happened in Ukraine and would like to see a slide-show and all that good stuff, you should definitely come on Wednesday. 6:30. Be there.)
A couple things I learned today:
My habit of messing up the Myrick's wall calendar has been rather messed up as of late because they won't fix the calendar so I can re-mess it up. Come on, people.
Christmas lights are fun even in September!
There is no duct tape to be found in Northwoods Baptist Church
Todd Sapp is my hero for going and buying us some
Jenna is an excellent squiggly line painter
Beef O'Brady's "hot" hot wings aren't really that hot. They're just right.
Okay, well, it's 12:45 so I need to go do homework now. Y'all have a great week! Arrivederci!
A couple things I learned today:
My habit of messing up the Myrick's wall calendar has been rather messed up as of late because they won't fix the calendar so I can re-mess it up. Come on, people.
Christmas lights are fun even in September!
There is no duct tape to be found in Northwoods Baptist Church
Todd Sapp is my hero for going and buying us some
Jenna is an excellent squiggly line painter
Beef O'Brady's "hot" hot wings aren't really that hot. They're just right.
Okay, well, it's 12:45 so I need to go do homework now. Y'all have a great week! Arrivederci!
Short Funny Story for Today
So I just got off the phone with my favorite person in the world. I woke her up, but her alarm went off while we were talking, so I didn't feel quite so bad. :0) I heard many funny stories, most involving Syoma and Nekita, but this made me laugh a lot. I was telling Lori about how me and Oleg and Oleg saw a manatee at Wakulla Springs. (Maybe I didn't mention this on my blog, but me and Oleg and Oleg saw a manatee at Wakulla Springs and that was pretty exciting because I've only seen manatees in the wild one other time, and of course Oleg and Oleg had never seen any.) So I was telling Lori about this, but I realized as soon as I started that I'd already emailed her about it before. (See, this is where I suffer. With Lori gone, I am, once again, without a short-term memory. Jenna has been filling in quite well, but I sometimes worry I place too many demands on her. There's only so many things she can remember for me. Car keys and conversations I've had with her are hard enough and one can hardly expect her to remember what I've told or not told Lori in electric corespondance.) Lori's like, "Yeah I was telling Lena, 'Calyn and Oleg and Oleg saw a manatee!' and then I realized, 'oh, she doesn't know what a manatee is.' So of course Lena asks what a manatee is and I'm trying to explain it to her and she's like, 'Is it like a whale?' and I'm like, 'no,' and she's looking it up on her dictionary and can't find it and then finally she's like, 'OH! Is it on Veggietales?'"
That's right, ladies and gentlemen, not only does Veggietales teach Americans kids
"Sunday morning values with Saturday morning fun" and basic French (Je suis manatee.), they also teach Ukrainians about little-known endangered Florida mammals.
Narrator: AND NOW ITS TIME FOR SILLY SONGS WITH LARRY
THE PART OF THE SHOW WHERE LARRY COMES OUT AND SINGS A SILLY SONG
WE JOIN LARRY AS HE FOLLOWS THE TRAGIC SAGA OF BARABRA MANATEE
IN THE DAY TIME DRAMA ENDANGERED LOVE
Larry: Barbara Manatee (Manatee, Manatee)
you are the one for me (one for me, one for me)
sent from up above (up above, up above)
you are the one i love (i love, i love, i love)
Bill: "please dont cry Bar-ba-ra,
your a nice Manatee,
you've been so good to me
but i must go into the world and to noble things for the good of all
and you cant come because you dont speak Frrrench
au revoir"
Barbara: "but if you leave Bill
who will take me to the ball?
whoese gonna take me to the ball, Bill?
i have a new dress and shoes
a new manatee lipstick
who will take me to the ball?"
Larry: "i'll take you to the ball Barbara Manatee!"
Barbara: "please dont go"
Bill: "i must"
Barbara: "dont go!"
Bill: "i must!"
Barbara: "dont!!"
Bill: "must!!"
Barbara: "dont dont!!!!"
Bill: "must must!!!!"
Larry: Barbara Manatee (Manatee, Manatee)
you are the one for me (one for me, one for me)
sent from up above (a manatee from heaven)
you are the one i love
Barabra Manatee (Manatee, Manatee)
i'll be your mon amie (mon amie, mon amie)
i'll take you to the ball(to the ball, to the ball)
i hope your not to tall (you might have trouble dancing)
Barbara: "Bill, ive learned French"
Bill: "you have?"
Barbara: "mais, oui. je suis Manatee. See?"
Bill: "oui, oui mon amie
i always knew you could
i really hoped you would
now can we go into the world and do noble things for the good of all?"
Barbara: "yes, but first, will you take me to the ball?
oh, Bill, will you take me to the ball?"
Bill: "...i cant dance"
Barbara: "you cant!?"
Bill: "no"
Barbara: "i must go"
Bill: "please dont go"
Barbara: "i must"
Bill: "dont go!"
Barbara: "i must!"
Bill: "dont!!"
Barbara: "must!!"
Bill: "dont dont!!!!"
Barbara: "must must!!!!"
Larry: Barbara Mantee (Manatee, Manatee)
you are the one...
smash
Bob: "Larry...what are you doing?"
Larry: "just watchin' a little TV...Bob"
Bob: "well....maybe you should read a book"
Larry: "yah, ok"
Narrotor: THIS HAS BEEN SILLY SONGS WITH LARRY
TUNE IN NEXT TIME TO HEAR BILL SAY
Bill: "oh Bar-ba-ra, ive learned to dance"
Barbara: "oh, Bill"
Arrivederci! (or Au revoir...)
That's right, ladies and gentlemen, not only does Veggietales teach Americans kids
"Sunday morning values with Saturday morning fun" and basic French (Je suis manatee.), they also teach Ukrainians about little-known endangered Florida mammals.
Narrator: AND NOW ITS TIME FOR SILLY SONGS WITH LARRY
THE PART OF THE SHOW WHERE LARRY COMES OUT AND SINGS A SILLY SONG
WE JOIN LARRY AS HE FOLLOWS THE TRAGIC SAGA OF BARABRA MANATEE
IN THE DAY TIME DRAMA ENDANGERED LOVE
Larry: Barbara Manatee (Manatee, Manatee)
you are the one for me (one for me, one for me)
sent from up above (up above, up above)
you are the one i love (i love, i love, i love)
Bill: "please dont cry Bar-ba-ra,
your a nice Manatee,
you've been so good to me
but i must go into the world and to noble things for the good of all
and you cant come because you dont speak Frrrench
au revoir"
Barbara: "but if you leave Bill
who will take me to the ball?
whoese gonna take me to the ball, Bill?
i have a new dress and shoes
a new manatee lipstick
who will take me to the ball?"
Larry: "i'll take you to the ball Barbara Manatee!"
Barbara: "please dont go"
Bill: "i must"
Barbara: "dont go!"
Bill: "i must!"
Barbara: "dont!!"
Bill: "must!!"
Barbara: "dont dont!!!!"
Bill: "must must!!!!"
Larry: Barbara Manatee (Manatee, Manatee)
you are the one for me (one for me, one for me)
sent from up above (a manatee from heaven)
you are the one i love
Barabra Manatee (Manatee, Manatee)
i'll be your mon amie (mon amie, mon amie)
i'll take you to the ball(to the ball, to the ball)
i hope your not to tall (you might have trouble dancing)
Barbara: "Bill, ive learned French"
Bill: "you have?"
Barbara: "mais, oui. je suis Manatee. See?"
Bill: "oui, oui mon amie
i always knew you could
i really hoped you would
now can we go into the world and do noble things for the good of all?"
Barbara: "yes, but first, will you take me to the ball?
oh, Bill, will you take me to the ball?"
Bill: "...i cant dance"
Barbara: "you cant!?"
Bill: "no"
Barbara: "i must go"
Bill: "please dont go"
Barbara: "i must"
Bill: "dont go!"
Barbara: "i must!"
Bill: "dont!!"
Barbara: "must!!"
Bill: "dont dont!!!!"
Barbara: "must must!!!!"
Larry: Barbara Mantee (Manatee, Manatee)
you are the one...
smash
Bob: "Larry...what are you doing?"
Larry: "just watchin' a little TV...Bob"
Bob: "well....maybe you should read a book"
Larry: "yah, ok"
Narrotor: THIS HAS BEEN SILLY SONGS WITH LARRY
TUNE IN NEXT TIME TO HEAR BILL SAY
Bill: "oh Bar-ba-ra, ive learned to dance"
Barbara: "oh, Bill"
Arrivederci! (or Au revoir...)
Saturday, September 24, 2005
The Adventures of Sassy Ashburn, Trigger Kevin and...Crystal Southeast-Fourth
Yesterday was Friday! Such a good day. We had a party in Russian class and we talked about different kinds of animals and Dima was asking us what animals we knew and I said ёшики!!!! Yozheks are awesome. And Wilson made homeade peanut butter cookies and they were yummy.
Then me and Jenshka went to the church where we attempted to change the set of the stage, but after much searching for the giant tall ladder, we realized we didn't really have enough time, so instead we just took the former set down (except for the wads of tape and paper at the top because the tall ladder has disappeared. I mean, the thing's like 20 feet tall, it can only go in so many places... whatever.) We're gonna do the rest on Sunday after church.
Then it was off to Maranatha Christian School to watch Rachel and Anna play volleyball to qualify to get into nationals! You qualify in my book, girls. :0) They were awesome. It made me really want to go play volleyball, but no one has a volleyball net around here, so that wasn't happening. Then me, Jenna, Lerah, Rachel, Stephanie, Bekah, Leah and Hannah went to the food court and got dinner. It was Wakulla night at the mall and Lerah saw a ton of her fellow Wakullians. Okay, she says she doesn't consider herself "part of that group". So I'll change that. It was Wakulla night at the mall and Lerah saw a ton of people she knew somehow. Weird.
After that it was time for our LOST party! Me and Lerah and Jenna have been wanting to watch the first few episodes of LOST for forever so we go up to Movie Gallery and go to get it and sad day, it was rented out. So then we called Video Warehouse and they didn't have it either. So then we called Blockbuster and they said they had episodes 4-7 available. Well, we really wanted 1-3, but we were willing to compromise at this point. So, despite the fact that we were right by Blockbuster when we were at the mall, we drove back to Blockbuster because I called my mom and she assured me that I was on her acocunt. (because I don't have blockbuster card.) So we get there and get the movie and go to check it out and I show the guy my driver's license and he says, "Sorry, you're not on the account." There's a Cameron, a Chris, a David and a Debbie on the account. I was like, "What the crap!? My entire family's on the card and they didn't put me?" That hurt, it really did. So we were debating whether or not it would be faster to go home and get Cameron, or just to apply for a Blockbuster card. I chose the latter. So we waited about 20 minutes at Blockbuster and talked to Diane on the phone and eventually got our DVDs. And it was well worth it. I love LOST. We made some pudding and stayed up til 3:30 and it was awesome. Definitely a great way to spend the Friday night. Here's some pictures from our day:
Us driving to Maranatha
Oh my
I should be watching the road
Go Rachel!
Go Anna!
Me and Norway
Me and Jenshka
Blockbuster! Except, backwards. Or like a reflection.
Me filling out my blockbuster application.
Jenna excited about talking to Diane on the phone. Look at the excitement.
Sad because the first episodes of lost aren't there...
Happy because they found Crazy Dips. (You know, that candy that's straight sugar and you get the little stick that you lick and get the sugar out and then you can eat the stick at the end? Good stuff.)
Arrivederci!
Then me and Jenshka went to the church where we attempted to change the set of the stage, but after much searching for the giant tall ladder, we realized we didn't really have enough time, so instead we just took the former set down (except for the wads of tape and paper at the top because the tall ladder has disappeared. I mean, the thing's like 20 feet tall, it can only go in so many places... whatever.) We're gonna do the rest on Sunday after church.
Then it was off to Maranatha Christian School to watch Rachel and Anna play volleyball to qualify to get into nationals! You qualify in my book, girls. :0) They were awesome. It made me really want to go play volleyball, but no one has a volleyball net around here, so that wasn't happening. Then me, Jenna, Lerah, Rachel, Stephanie, Bekah, Leah and Hannah went to the food court and got dinner. It was Wakulla night at the mall and Lerah saw a ton of her fellow Wakullians. Okay, she says she doesn't consider herself "part of that group". So I'll change that. It was Wakulla night at the mall and Lerah saw a ton of people she knew somehow. Weird.
After that it was time for our LOST party! Me and Lerah and Jenna have been wanting to watch the first few episodes of LOST for forever so we go up to Movie Gallery and go to get it and sad day, it was rented out. So then we called Video Warehouse and they didn't have it either. So then we called Blockbuster and they said they had episodes 4-7 available. Well, we really wanted 1-3, but we were willing to compromise at this point. So, despite the fact that we were right by Blockbuster when we were at the mall, we drove back to Blockbuster because I called my mom and she assured me that I was on her acocunt. (because I don't have blockbuster card.) So we get there and get the movie and go to check it out and I show the guy my driver's license and he says, "Sorry, you're not on the account." There's a Cameron, a Chris, a David and a Debbie on the account. I was like, "What the crap!? My entire family's on the card and they didn't put me?" That hurt, it really did. So we were debating whether or not it would be faster to go home and get Cameron, or just to apply for a Blockbuster card. I chose the latter. So we waited about 20 minutes at Blockbuster and talked to Diane on the phone and eventually got our DVDs. And it was well worth it. I love LOST. We made some pudding and stayed up til 3:30 and it was awesome. Definitely a great way to spend the Friday night. Here's some pictures from our day:
Us driving to Maranatha
Oh my
I should be watching the road
Go Rachel!
Go Anna!
Me and Norway
Me and Jenshka
Blockbuster! Except, backwards. Or like a reflection.
Me filling out my blockbuster application.
Jenna excited about talking to Diane on the phone. Look at the excitement.
Sad because the first episodes of lost aren't there...
Happy because they found Crazy Dips. (You know, that candy that's straight sugar and you get the little stick that you lick and get the sugar out and then you can eat the stick at the end? Good stuff.)
Arrivederci!
Thursday, September 22, 2005
So Good!
Today was such a great day. It really was. First I got to sleep in, which, in and of itself would make it a great day. Second, I got the greatest email from Lori, ever, and it had the best story in it ever, which hopefully she will share with you soon on her blog. Third, I had an epiphany that you know what? God is still in charge of the universe and my stressing out has absolutely no effect on the good that he's gonna do with or without me anyway. Fourth, it was Pink Carpet Bible Study night and that alone makes it a great day, but tonight was particularly awesome. I mean, wow. It was good. We read Hebrews 2 and talked about it and it was so cool to just hear what everyone was thinking and how God had been working in their lives. I love Lerah, Leah, Ruth and Jenna so much (and we missed Bakah and Rachel!) and they are such an encouragement to me. Leah had the most awesome insights on the last couple verses in Hebrews 2 and that was really neat. And then we prayed together and it was good. So good. I wish I just stopped and prayed with people more. My life would probably be a lot happier.
Oh! And Jenshka made carrot-cake cupcakes with a can of diet ginger-ale and they were seriously the best cupcakes ever. (I'm bringing you one tomorrow, Todd.) Y'all HAVE to try it. You just get a package of cake mix (doesn't matter what) and rather than putting anything into it, just throw a can of diet soda in there. Lemon lime and ginger-ale work best. No butter, no oil, no eggs. Just a can of diet soda. It makes the best cupcakes ever. Seriously. I didn't believe it until I tried it. I have Gaby to thank for that. :0)
Alright peoples, I'm gonna go read some book for some class that's s'posed to be read prob'ly by tomorrow... Arrivederci!
Oh! And Jenshka made carrot-cake cupcakes with a can of diet ginger-ale and they were seriously the best cupcakes ever. (I'm bringing you one tomorrow, Todd.) Y'all HAVE to try it. You just get a package of cake mix (doesn't matter what) and rather than putting anything into it, just throw a can of diet soda in there. Lemon lime and ginger-ale work best. No butter, no oil, no eggs. Just a can of diet soda. It makes the best cupcakes ever. Seriously. I didn't believe it until I tried it. I have Gaby to thank for that. :0)
Alright peoples, I'm gonna go read some book for some class that's s'posed to be read prob'ly by tomorrow... Arrivederci!
Wednesday, September 21, 2005
Hot Chicken Is Good Chicken (for Lerah)
Sunday night was so awesome. It was "random" night at youth, and it was definitely pretty random.
Rachel, Leah and Bakah. I love them.
Lerah the hottie. :0)
Duke with his overzealous owner, Christian.
Just how awesome are Christian and Josh? The world may never know.
After youth, me, Shannon, Diane and Lerah went to Kenley's house because Lerah had a teacher planning day Monday and we decided to take advantage of that. Party time!
I think I was in the middle of blinking on that one...oh well. That took effort. Pretty sure I was holding the camera on that one.
Shananonanonanon...
Lerah!!! After that we went to my house to wait on the Olegs to arrive. And we watched "RETUUUUUUURN to ME!!!" (sung in the singsong voice of either Dean Martin or Frank Sinatra or whoever sings that song...) That is a great movie, by the way. "For the love of God and all that is holy...would everyone just shut up!?!?!"
Cheeeeeese!
Oy gevalt.
Ummm...
это я
Awwwww. So cute.
Lerah has four hands. Wow.
Spoki Noki! Arrivederci!
Rachel, Leah and Bakah. I love them.
Lerah the hottie. :0)
Duke with his overzealous owner, Christian.
Just how awesome are Christian and Josh? The world may never know.
After youth, me, Shannon, Diane and Lerah went to Kenley's house because Lerah had a teacher planning day Monday and we decided to take advantage of that. Party time!
I think I was in the middle of blinking on that one...oh well. That took effort. Pretty sure I was holding the camera on that one.
Shananonanonanon...
Lerah!!! After that we went to my house to wait on the Olegs to arrive. And we watched "RETUUUUUUURN to ME!!!" (sung in the singsong voice of either Dean Martin or Frank Sinatra or whoever sings that song...) That is a great movie, by the way. "For the love of God and all that is holy...would everyone just shut up!?!?!"
Cheeeeeese!
Oy gevalt.
Ummm...
это я
Awwwww. So cute.
Lerah has four hands. Wow.
Spoki Noki! Arrivederci!
Tuesday, September 20, 2005
Monday, September 19, 2005
The Day I Almost Died... (Again)
As most of you who are regular readers of my blog know, my bed broke on Thursday. Now, being that I have bunk beds and I sleep on the top anyway, this did very little to disrupt my normal pattern of bedroom living. However, my futon is the only place to sit in my room unless you want to sit on one of the three awesome rugs that grace us with their presence. So naturally, broken futon + nice rugs = sitting on the floor on the rugs, yes? And that is where I have been sitting for the past three days. Smack dab in the middle of my room on my floor.
*Enter awesome mom. Alright, well, on Sunday afternoon I had a lot of studying to do, so I plopped myself down on the floor to get ready to dive into Romanian and Hungarian history (yes, it's more exciting than you even imagine...) and Mom comes in my room and says, "Calyn. I'm fixing the bed." So we do this "duct-tape fixes everything" number and stick cement blocks and 2X4's underneath the bed to prop it up. And it is beautiful, let me tell you. My mom can do anything. I have full confidence that she could run the world. So we fix the bed enough to where one person can sit on it (sorry, girls. We're not gonna have a repeat of last week on Thursday. One person on the futon at a time. It's like a trampoline...) And she leaves to go do other amazing things.
Well, of course since my futon is fixed now I'm gonna read about the marvels of Romanian and Hungarian history from the comfort of my futon, so I sit myself down on the newly renovated couch, and not five minutes later hear a noise come from my ceiling. I look up just in time to see the glass fixture covering up my light bulbs on my ceiling come undone and fal- seemingly in slow motion-into a shattered mess on my floor. Glass went everywhere! Shrapnel flying through the air and landing all over- even my futon. The giant brass holder lay menacingly in the exact place I would have been sitting... I could have died, people! Had my mom not come and decided that my bed needed fixing, the lone cut on my foot would have been multiplied about a thousand times, I probably would have gotten a concussion and you all would probably be bringing me "Get Well" cards at TMH that say: "Dear Calyn, we hope the doctors can reattach your arms soon...we'll keep looking for that finger. Feel better. Love, the Smiths."
Anyway, this is the second time recently that I've almost died, so now Todd's got me paranoid that I'm involved in some "Final Destination" deal.
Okay, well, it's 10:40 and I hope the Olegs wake up soon. I wanna hang out with them...
Ya'll have a great Monday! Arrivederci!
*Enter awesome mom. Alright, well, on Sunday afternoon I had a lot of studying to do, so I plopped myself down on the floor to get ready to dive into Romanian and Hungarian history (yes, it's more exciting than you even imagine...) and Mom comes in my room and says, "Calyn. I'm fixing the bed." So we do this "duct-tape fixes everything" number and stick cement blocks and 2X4's underneath the bed to prop it up. And it is beautiful, let me tell you. My mom can do anything. I have full confidence that she could run the world. So we fix the bed enough to where one person can sit on it (sorry, girls. We're not gonna have a repeat of last week on Thursday. One person on the futon at a time. It's like a trampoline...) And she leaves to go do other amazing things.
Well, of course since my futon is fixed now I'm gonna read about the marvels of Romanian and Hungarian history from the comfort of my futon, so I sit myself down on the newly renovated couch, and not five minutes later hear a noise come from my ceiling. I look up just in time to see the glass fixture covering up my light bulbs on my ceiling come undone and fal- seemingly in slow motion-into a shattered mess on my floor. Glass went everywhere! Shrapnel flying through the air and landing all over- even my futon. The giant brass holder lay menacingly in the exact place I would have been sitting... I could have died, people! Had my mom not come and decided that my bed needed fixing, the lone cut on my foot would have been multiplied about a thousand times, I probably would have gotten a concussion and you all would probably be bringing me "Get Well" cards at TMH that say: "Dear Calyn, we hope the doctors can reattach your arms soon...we'll keep looking for that finger. Feel better. Love, the Smiths."
Anyway, this is the second time recently that I've almost died, so now Todd's got me paranoid that I'm involved in some "Final Destination" deal.
Okay, well, it's 10:40 and I hope the Olegs wake up soon. I wanna hang out with them...
Ya'll have a great Monday! Arrivederci!
Sunday, September 18, 2005
Saturday, September 17, 2005
Bigger and Better
It was a dark and balmy night. Meghann looked over her shoulder. Silence. No one was there...at least, she didn't think so. But she felt someone following her. "Maybe I should have stayed in the multi-purpose room," she thought. "But I've gotta get this sour cream off my shirt..." She rounded the hall to room two. Then, from out of the corner of her eye she saw it. The blinky light from that tattoo guy's ankle monitor! Oh no! "Why did I tell him I was from Northwoods Baptist Church?!" But it was too late...
Okay, so it didn't happen quite like that, but for a while me, Leah and Bekah's imaginations were on a caffeine high and we thought it might be so.
So today was the day of the youth scavenger hunt and it was so good. On my team were the coolest people ever! (Well, Lerah wasn't there and I was pretty bummed about that, but that's okay. She shared her coolness with another group.) It was me, Mr. Jim, Brandon, Christian Horton (of the Christian Horton Band, of course), Leah, Rebekah, Jacob Jones and Meghann Bryant. We were playing the game "Bigger and Better" which is a really fun game. You start with a paper clip and you go to people's houses and say, "Do you have something bigger and better than this paper clip?" And then you trade them the paper clip for something bigger and better. The first thing that we got was a pen that said "Mary Kay" on it. So, being the smart people that we are, we grabbed a pen from Mr. Jim's van and split up into 2 groups hoping we could cover more ground that way. It was me, Jacob, Christian and Brandon, and then Bakah, Meghann and Leah. Our group got some really good stuff. We got a bag of cheetos (which we decided not to trade in...cause we were hungry) a box of thin mints (which we likewise decided to keep...and eat...) and then we went to this lady's house and she gave us this sunflower porcelain planter and it was so pretty. We opened up the box and there was a note that said, "Happy Easter! Love Bob, Cathy (Mom) and Duke." I guess the lady must have not liked it very much...
The last place my group went was to this college girl's house. We told her about our awesome porcelain flower pot and asked her if she had something "bigger and better". "Well," she said, "I have this giant stuffed husky-dog and it's really nice. My boyfriend gave it to me." And we were like, "Oh, we don't want to take that from you." And she was like, "Well, he's an ex-boyfriend now, so I was gonna get rid of it anyway." So Christian was like, "Well, then we'll take it!" So she brings out this giant stuffed husky dog and it's awesome. Christian fell in love immediately. It was like some tear-jerking Lassie special. Boy reunited with dog. We decided to name him Duke in honor of Bob and Cathy and their nice porcelain flower pot. Meghann, Bekah and Leah, however, didn't have as great of luck... Armed with their pen, they knock on the door of a rather sketchy looking house and the guy who answers the door is shirtless with a bunch of tattoos and long, stringy hair. So they ask their question. "Hey, we're from Northwoods Baptist Church and we're doing a scavenger hunt. Do you have anything bigger and better than this pen?" He said, "Well, uh, lemme see there fer a second." And he disappears inside the house. But before he does, they look down at his leg and see that he has one of those ankle-monitor-house-arrest things! Now they're just a little nervous... And he comes back and gives them an incense burner. Whew. That's a relief. "E" for effort, girls. :0)
We definitely had the biggest and best thing and Christian has a new best friend, so I think it was a pretty successful evening. Oh, and Meghann was just on her cell phone or something and didn't really get abducted by the scary tattoo guy. So it was all okay. And FSU beat Boston College. That rocks.
Arrivederci!
Okay, so it didn't happen quite like that, but for a while me, Leah and Bekah's imaginations were on a caffeine high and we thought it might be so.
So today was the day of the youth scavenger hunt and it was so good. On my team were the coolest people ever! (Well, Lerah wasn't there and I was pretty bummed about that, but that's okay. She shared her coolness with another group.) It was me, Mr. Jim, Brandon, Christian Horton (of the Christian Horton Band, of course), Leah, Rebekah, Jacob Jones and Meghann Bryant. We were playing the game "Bigger and Better" which is a really fun game. You start with a paper clip and you go to people's houses and say, "Do you have something bigger and better than this paper clip?" And then you trade them the paper clip for something bigger and better. The first thing that we got was a pen that said "Mary Kay" on it. So, being the smart people that we are, we grabbed a pen from Mr. Jim's van and split up into 2 groups hoping we could cover more ground that way. It was me, Jacob, Christian and Brandon, and then Bakah, Meghann and Leah. Our group got some really good stuff. We got a bag of cheetos (which we decided not to trade in...cause we were hungry) a box of thin mints (which we likewise decided to keep...and eat...) and then we went to this lady's house and she gave us this sunflower porcelain planter and it was so pretty. We opened up the box and there was a note that said, "Happy Easter! Love Bob, Cathy (Mom) and Duke." I guess the lady must have not liked it very much...
The last place my group went was to this college girl's house. We told her about our awesome porcelain flower pot and asked her if she had something "bigger and better". "Well," she said, "I have this giant stuffed husky-dog and it's really nice. My boyfriend gave it to me." And we were like, "Oh, we don't want to take that from you." And she was like, "Well, he's an ex-boyfriend now, so I was gonna get rid of it anyway." So Christian was like, "Well, then we'll take it!" So she brings out this giant stuffed husky dog and it's awesome. Christian fell in love immediately. It was like some tear-jerking Lassie special. Boy reunited with dog. We decided to name him Duke in honor of Bob and Cathy and their nice porcelain flower pot. Meghann, Bekah and Leah, however, didn't have as great of luck... Armed with their pen, they knock on the door of a rather sketchy looking house and the guy who answers the door is shirtless with a bunch of tattoos and long, stringy hair. So they ask their question. "Hey, we're from Northwoods Baptist Church and we're doing a scavenger hunt. Do you have anything bigger and better than this pen?" He said, "Well, uh, lemme see there fer a second." And he disappears inside the house. But before he does, they look down at his leg and see that he has one of those ankle-monitor-house-arrest things! Now they're just a little nervous... And he comes back and gives them an incense burner. Whew. That's a relief. "E" for effort, girls. :0)
We definitely had the biggest and best thing and Christian has a new best friend, so I think it was a pretty successful evening. Oh, and Meghann was just on her cell phone or something and didn't really get abducted by the scary tattoo guy. So it was all okay. And FSU beat Boston College. That rocks.
Arrivederci!
Friday, September 16, 2005
You had me at hello, but, bye-bye...
So, after only 4 months of marriage Renee Zellweger and Kenny Chesney have already called it quits. Is anyone really surprised by any of this? I mean, after all, they met at the tsunami relief fundraiser. How...romantic. Honestly, though, people, how hard is it to stay married for four months!? Money coming out their ears, careers going great, you'd think they could make it for 1/3 of a year.
Mrs. Zellweger said that "fraud" was the reason for the breakup. I have no idea what that means, but it's kinda hard to think of Kenny Chesney as a fraud. I mean, it seems pretty clear to me what he's like from his song lyrics. Maybe she hadn't actually listened to his music. Maybe she doesn't think his tractor's sexy. Maybe Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman will have better luck, although, I tend to doubt it. Arrivederci!
Mrs. Zellweger said that "fraud" was the reason for the breakup. I have no idea what that means, but it's kinda hard to think of Kenny Chesney as a fraud. I mean, it seems pretty clear to me what he's like from his song lyrics. Maybe she hadn't actually listened to his music. Maybe she doesn't think his tractor's sexy. Maybe Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman will have better luck, although, I tend to doubt it. Arrivederci!
PCBS!
So tonight in PCBS we started reading through Hebrews. Good stuff. But, while we were waiting for Ruth we went a little camera crazy... Lerah was trying to teach me how to take pictures of myself without actually looking at the camera. I think she needs to do some kind of workshop for me and Jenna, cause we just weren't getting it. It's like how Joshchik does his pictures. They always look so cool, and I just look...well...retarded...But, that's okay, some of us aren't cut out for the whole "I'm so cool I can look like I'm not even taking a picture of myself except that I'm taking a picture of myself" look, well, namely me. I'll leave the cool people like Lerah, Joshchik Tanya and Zhenya to be the cool ones. I'll show you me and Jenna's pitiful attempts anyway.
It was an exciting night. We learned about Jesus being the fufillment of Old Testament prophecies, we talked about spiritual warfare, read some of Daniel, my bed broke, and we drank coke zero and ate ukrainian strawberry chocolate.
But, I just got studying and now it's way past time for me to go to bed, so, arrivederci!
It was an exciting night. We learned about Jesus being the fufillment of Old Testament prophecies, we talked about spiritual warfare, read some of Daniel, my bed broke, and we drank coke zero and ate ukrainian strawberry chocolate.
But, I just got studying and now it's way past time for me to go to bed, so, arrivederci!
Wednesday, September 14, 2005
Brandon Myrick is so hilarious
So he walks into drama practice today (The drama about Phil, Gil, Bill, Will, Jill and Officer Hill. It's awesome, ya'll will love it.) and he says, "Hey guys. 50-cent is changing his name." We were like, "What?" And he was like, "Yeah, he's changing it to 60-cent 'cause of inflation." I love that kid.
Speaking of inflation, Subway jacked up their prices again. I'll only pay so much for a sandwich... but at least the people there are really nice. Me and Bakah went to Firehouse on North Monroe the other day and the lady there wasn't nice at all. But the manager did let Bakah use the phone...so maybe that made up for a little. And Firehouse is even more expensive than Subway. Meh. I kinda like Firehouse better, but not that much better.
Today I miss Shandra. A lot. I hope West Virgina really is "Almost Heaven." Cause she deserves it.
Well, I'm gonna attempt to get more than 6 hours of sleep tonight, so I'm gonna go. Arrivederci!
Speaking of inflation, Subway jacked up their prices again. I'll only pay so much for a sandwich... but at least the people there are really nice. Me and Bakah went to Firehouse on North Monroe the other day and the lady there wasn't nice at all. But the manager did let Bakah use the phone...so maybe that made up for a little. And Firehouse is even more expensive than Subway. Meh. I kinda like Firehouse better, but not that much better.
Today I miss Shandra. A lot. I hope West Virgina really is "Almost Heaven." Cause she deserves it.
Well, I'm gonna attempt to get more than 6 hours of sleep tonight, so I'm gonna go. Arrivederci!
Tuesday, September 13, 2005
I despise school. It has overtaken my life. For instance, I couldn't go to Campus Crusade with Jenshka tonight because I have so much homework. Likewise I will have to skip church tomorrow for a not-quite-mandatory-but-extremely-encouraged study session for my economics test friday. How do people balance all of this stuff? I have no idea. I've spent 2 hours on homework already and who knows how much longer I have. I've only done the homework for one of my classes so far. And where the heck does sleep fall into all of this? Quite honestly, I would quit putting so much effort into school except that a certain scholarship depends entirely on the grades I make, so that's not really an option.
"Someone please save us, us college kids...
Oh no! not for me, not for me
Call it torture, call it university
No! Arts and crafts is all I need
I'll take calligraphy and then I'll make a fake degree"
Sounds like a plan. Besides, I thought college was supposed to make you feel smarter and I've never felt so dumb in my entire life. Oh well. The semester will be over in December, which feels like an eternity, but will probably go by fairly fast. At least I pray so.
Well, it's on to economics. Arrivederci!
"Someone please save us, us college kids...
Oh no! not for me, not for me
Call it torture, call it university
No! Arts and crafts is all I need
I'll take calligraphy and then I'll make a fake degree"
Sounds like a plan. Besides, I thought college was supposed to make you feel smarter and I've never felt so dumb in my entire life. Oh well. The semester will be over in December, which feels like an eternity, but will probably go by fairly fast. At least I pray so.
Well, it's on to economics. Arrivederci!
Sunday, September 11, 2005
Walkin' in Memphis...
Quite possibly the best weekend ever.
Me and Carlitchka making the 10 hour trek to Memphis. (Well, 14 for her.)
Lil' Tay-Tay's awesome drawing. Can you read what the buildings say?
Hands in the air, boys.
Mrs. Bettie and Max
me
Carli, me and Justin on the way to our picnic.
Confederate Park in Memphis
awwwww...
The Miss'ippi River :0)
Only the smart people decided to keep their popas firmly attached to the rock wall.
Jake getting attacked by the trolley crossing.
me, Carli and Mrs. Bettie
Carli and Lil' Tay-Tay on the 13th floor of Peabody Palace. We wanted to see the ducks.
So good.
In the elevator. We managed to get stuck for a while...
Me and Skeefy.
Carli and Jake in the "love nest" on the way to the airport. Jake and Taylor made it so they could sleep on the way to Memphis.
Carli and Oleg. Yay! The Olegs are here!
me, Jake and Oleg
No reunion would be complete without the camp dance.
Dazed and confused.
No reunion would be complete without a "meeting in the van" either. So, it was off to Steak and Shake where we watched a tournament of paper airplane throwing. Here, Justin, Skeef and Oleg show off their paper airplane skills.
Watch out, Taylor! "You could lose an eye, or an arm doing that. You could break my glasses. You may think it's funny, but it's not." Poor Steak and Shake manager. We decided he must have gotten picked on in high school.
Well, at least Carli looks pretty...
Okay, so it really was the best weekend. Mrs. Bettie's the best and we had such a great time. It's too bad it was only for 36 hours... That's okay, it was the best 36 hours ever.
Arrivederci!
Me and Carlitchka making the 10 hour trek to Memphis. (Well, 14 for her.)
Lil' Tay-Tay's awesome drawing. Can you read what the buildings say?
Hands in the air, boys.
Mrs. Bettie and Max
me
Carli, me and Justin on the way to our picnic.
Confederate Park in Memphis
awwwww...
The Miss'ippi River :0)
Only the smart people decided to keep their popas firmly attached to the rock wall.
Jake getting attacked by the trolley crossing.
me, Carli and Mrs. Bettie
Carli and Lil' Tay-Tay on the 13th floor of Peabody Palace. We wanted to see the ducks.
So good.
In the elevator. We managed to get stuck for a while...
Me and Skeefy.
Carli and Jake in the "love nest" on the way to the airport. Jake and Taylor made it so they could sleep on the way to Memphis.
Carli and Oleg. Yay! The Olegs are here!
me, Jake and Oleg
No reunion would be complete without the camp dance.
Dazed and confused.
No reunion would be complete without a "meeting in the van" either. So, it was off to Steak and Shake where we watched a tournament of paper airplane throwing. Here, Justin, Skeef and Oleg show off their paper airplane skills.
Watch out, Taylor! "You could lose an eye, or an arm doing that. You could break my glasses. You may think it's funny, but it's not." Poor Steak and Shake manager. We decided he must have gotten picked on in high school.
Well, at least Carli looks pretty...
Okay, so it really was the best weekend. Mrs. Bettie's the best and we had such a great time. It's too bad it was only for 36 hours... That's okay, it was the best 36 hours ever.
Arrivederci!
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