5 points each to the first person to name the band and the title...
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Saturday, June 14, 2008
JFK's having a bad day
JFK (the airport) is having a really bad day...apparently thunderstorms came in right when all the international flights arrived, and they've been diverted all over the place. By my count, Boston--almost 200 miles away--has gotten 14 of these flights, from all sorts of destinations, including Rochester (NY), San Fran, L.A., London, and even Seoul, South Korea (I wish I could've seen the Korean Air airplane at Logan!) Other airports that got flights appear to include Pittsburgh, Hartford, DC (Dulles), Providence, and Atlantic City, NJ (which doesn't even have commercial service!)
Man, I'm glad I don't have to use that airport!
Man, I'm glad I don't have to use that airport!
Saturday, June 7, 2008
Weddings
Greetings from Albuquerque! I just attended my 10th wedding since 2002:
1. Matt & Trina Patton (Sept. 2002)--the first of my friends to get married. They now have four kids.
2. Thang & Katie Tran (June 2003)--Reception was a 5 minute walk from my apartment.
3. Andrew & Allison Sommers (August 2004)--Andrew had been my roommate for 2 years.
4. John & Vieylana Kim (August 2004)--drove through a hurricane to get there.
5. Peter & Erin Krol (Sept. 2004)--drove through another hurricane to get there.
6. Jeff & Jenni Marner (Oct. 2005)--reception was at an Amish kitchen in Illinois. Yummmmm :-).
7. Gina & David Patten (July 2006)--spent an extra day in Chicago. Awesome.
8. Tom & Beth Gentry (March 2007)--Richmond, IN, and I barely knew anyone. But it was good to catch up with Tom & Val.
9. Jonathan & Becky Evenden (Nov. 2007)--the surprise of the century :-).
10. Greg & Valerie Mackey (June 2008)--Set a record for fewest people I knew at one of these weddings, two. Greg was one.
Wow--10 weddings, not counting the one I couldn't make when I was in Sweden and several other friends who have gotten married as well. I do admit I'd like it to be my turn soon, but we'll see what the Lord has planned. As of now, the next wedding I'm attending is my sister's wedding, next May.
Oh, you're wondering who the other person was at Greg's wedding that I knew? Nancy Parks, a former teacher & colleague at Parkland Community College in Champaign, IL! I knew she had moved here to Albuquerque, but I had no idea she knew Greg, so I was quite surprised when I saw her appear at the church. I finally got to meet her husband as well. They also kept the whole thing short...the ceremony started at 4, and the reception ended at 7:15. No dancing. I didn't complain :-).
Alright...off to figure out how to spend my free day here tomorrow!
1. Matt & Trina Patton (Sept. 2002)--the first of my friends to get married. They now have four kids.
2. Thang & Katie Tran (June 2003)--Reception was a 5 minute walk from my apartment.
3. Andrew & Allison Sommers (August 2004)--Andrew had been my roommate for 2 years.
4. John & Vieylana Kim (August 2004)--drove through a hurricane to get there.
5. Peter & Erin Krol (Sept. 2004)--drove through another hurricane to get there.
6. Jeff & Jenni Marner (Oct. 2005)--reception was at an Amish kitchen in Illinois. Yummmmm :-).
7. Gina & David Patten (July 2006)--spent an extra day in Chicago. Awesome.
8. Tom & Beth Gentry (March 2007)--Richmond, IN, and I barely knew anyone. But it was good to catch up with Tom & Val.
9. Jonathan & Becky Evenden (Nov. 2007)--the surprise of the century :-).
10. Greg & Valerie Mackey (June 2008)--Set a record for fewest people I knew at one of these weddings, two. Greg was one.
Wow--10 weddings, not counting the one I couldn't make when I was in Sweden and several other friends who have gotten married as well. I do admit I'd like it to be my turn soon, but we'll see what the Lord has planned. As of now, the next wedding I'm attending is my sister's wedding, next May.
Oh, you're wondering who the other person was at Greg's wedding that I knew? Nancy Parks, a former teacher & colleague at Parkland Community College in Champaign, IL! I knew she had moved here to Albuquerque, but I had no idea she knew Greg, so I was quite surprised when I saw her appear at the church. I finally got to meet her husband as well. They also kept the whole thing short...the ceremony started at 4, and the reception ended at 7:15. No dancing. I didn't complain :-).
Alright...off to figure out how to spend my free day here tomorrow!
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Upcoming schedule
It's been a while, so here's my upcoming schedule...
June 6-9: In Albuquerque, NM at a friend's wedding. Congrats Greg!
June 19-20: Teaching Stateflow at a NASA contractor, Houston, TX. I'm staying an extra day to take the Johnson Space Center tour (I took the Kennedy Space Center tour in Florida last year.)
July 1-3: Teaching MATLAB & Signal Processing at Northrop Grumman in Rolling Meadows, IL. I taught there last year and had a lot of fun. To my Chicago-land friends, will you be around?
July 21-25: Teaching the Signal Processing courses in Toronto. Yay!
August 8: My 30th birthday! I don't know what I'll be doing, but it sure will NOT be training! :-)
August 18-22 & 25-29: Training somewhere (or much more likely, two different somewheres.) Don't know where yet.
Later!
June 6-9: In Albuquerque, NM at a friend's wedding. Congrats Greg!
June 19-20: Teaching Stateflow at a NASA contractor, Houston, TX. I'm staying an extra day to take the Johnson Space Center tour (I took the Kennedy Space Center tour in Florida last year.)
July 1-3: Teaching MATLAB & Signal Processing at Northrop Grumman in Rolling Meadows, IL. I taught there last year and had a lot of fun. To my Chicago-land friends, will you be around?
July 21-25: Teaching the Signal Processing courses in Toronto. Yay!
August 8: My 30th birthday! I don't know what I'll be doing, but it sure will NOT be training! :-)
August 18-22 & 25-29: Training somewhere (or much more likely, two different somewheres.) Don't know where yet.
Later!
Saturday, May 31, 2008
The long way around
Check out this flight path from Charlotte to Boston.
That's the long way around. According to my calculations, a flight that's normally 727 miles took 1192 due to storms in the northeast.
That's the long way around. According to my calculations, a flight that's normally 727 miles took 1192 due to storms in the northeast.
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
"One More Time"--Disciple
"Another night I sit alone
Another night my heart is so heavy
I can’t believe that it’s beating on it’s own
I know You tell me to be glad when trials come to me but instead
I always question if You love me at all
But I know You know me Jesus
I know You listen to my cry
I need You to come inside
And I will praise and give You thanks
For You have lifted me to carry me one more time
I will praise and give You thanks
For You have lifted me to make me see my life is in Your hands
Seems like the ones I love the most when I am needing their affection
They’re never there and I’m left all alone
I know You tell me to be glad when trials come to me but instead
I always question if You love me at all
But I know You know me Jesus
I know You hear this prodigal’s cry
Father run to me tonight"
--Disciple, "One More Time" (from their Back Again album, 2003.)
Amen.
Another night my heart is so heavy
I can’t believe that it’s beating on it’s own
I know You tell me to be glad when trials come to me but instead
I always question if You love me at all
But I know You know me Jesus
I know You listen to my cry
I need You to come inside
And I will praise and give You thanks
For You have lifted me to carry me one more time
I will praise and give You thanks
For You have lifted me to make me see my life is in Your hands
Seems like the ones I love the most when I am needing their affection
They’re never there and I’m left all alone
I know You tell me to be glad when trials come to me but instead
I always question if You love me at all
But I know You know me Jesus
I know You hear this prodigal’s cry
Father run to me tonight"
--Disciple, "One More Time" (from their Back Again album, 2003.)
Amen.
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Another version of "Ravine"
For those who don't know, this blog is named after the Ace of Base song Ravine, as I've felt for a while that I've been dwelling in a ravine since moving to Boston. You can read more about it in the very first post of this blog. In the meantime, here's a version of the song performed live in Chilé posted to Youtube just a couple of days ago:
Friday, March 21, 2008
How many attempts did this take?!
For those who used to play Super Mario Brothers on the Nintendo, you should appreciate this:
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Excuses, excuses
Did you ever know you needed to do something? You know, really wanted and needed to do it? But then, when you went to do it, you just froze. Totally froze. Knees buckled, excuses made, and a golden opportunity just slips away like it's nothing. Nothing...just like it would come along again. Not wanting to be kicked out of your comfort zone. Geez...I had the words ready, I had the implentation ready, and then...nothing. I just left. Sigh. Help me God! How can I be so afraid of something I've wanted for how many years now? Do I really want it, or is it just the idea that somehow gives me a warm-fuzzy?
Monday, February 11, 2008
Greetings from Denver!
Hey all! I'm in the midst of 5 straight weeks on the road, where this is the last week. And what a way to finish...Denver in the winter. It's absolutely beautiful out here. Yesterday, I went up to Loveland Pass...it was a nice, sunny day, and the views were spectacular. At 11,990 feet, it was the highest I've ever been, not counting time in airplanes, and I met a Philadelphia Eagles fan while I was up there. Go figure!
Also, last week, I went to Cleveland and got together with a friend from Champaign...she was someone I knew via friends, but it was really my first chance to get to know her a little bit better. So thanks Michelle for getting together with me and giving me the tour of Cleveland! I also got to see the house from A Christmas Story...that movie was filmed in Cleveland.
Later!
Also, last week, I went to Cleveland and got together with a friend from Champaign...she was someone I knew via friends, but it was really my first chance to get to know her a little bit better. So thanks Michelle for getting together with me and giving me the tour of Cleveland! I also got to see the house from A Christmas Story...that movie was filmed in Cleveland.
Later!
Thursday, January 3, 2008
The upgrade streak has ended
On a minor note, I am sad to report that my streak of consecutive upgrades to first class has ended. I had 45 in a row, but missed out on a Boston-L.A. flight last November. I'm still at 48 out of the last 50 (also missed the return L.A.-Boston flight), so I'm not complaining!
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