Captain's Log:
Once again...an age has passed since a post stopped by this site. I have not finished my Holland trip yet...and if I remember correctly, I predicted that this would happen--just like it did when I got back from Germany and started writing about that trip.
I actually decided to post today, on Veteran's Day, to thank all of the men and women in our armed services for their contribution to the furtherance of our freedom and liberty. Against all odds (terrorists, communists, democrats, etc.), the United States military continues to be the best in the world and does a fine job of maintaining the safety of the American public. Thanks to all of those who have served or are currently serving our nation, and God Bless America!
Much has happened in two months. In my last post I talked about Bernard Cornwell's new book, Sword Song. It is very good. I finished the Shannara book I was reading as well as the Children of Hurin. Not much reading going on these days though, for I must finish my semester of school work before I can enjoy myself.
The Lady Crusader's did well this season. They won four or five games and came close on four others. The FCC Cup defending champs did not do as well as one might hope. They were unceremoniously booted from the playoffs by a stronger Land O' Lakes school. With 3-0 being the final score, it would appear that we did not even show up to the game...or we played with the same style that carried us to two wins, four ties, and two losses during the regular season. That stellar style that allowed the midfield to disappear in the middle of a game and the opponent's score to be rather high. Oh well, we do not lose anybody from this year to the next, so I am sure we will be much better.
The World of Soccer:
Today in Italy, a fan was shot and killed by a police officer in a riot. The policeman claimed the slaying was an accident which occurred while he was firing warning shots into an angry riot... Two games were postponed (Roma/Cagliari and Lazio/Inter Milan) because of the incident which took place outside the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in Milan. AC Milan's game was cut short by the officials because the fans became belligerent and threatened to overcome the crowd barriers and charge the field. That game only made it 7 minutes before it was called. The victim of the shooting was a 26-year-old disc jockey from Rome.
Back to Holland:
Day Eight - 26 July 07
We had breakfast at the hotel again, which was equally as good as the days before, because the selection was exactly the same. The bus drove us to Haarlem again today, and we toured around the city for a few hours. After lunch in the city, we went to the fields for our two matches of the day. Both matches were against US teams and we tied both...I was very upset, because we could have beaten both easily.
The friendship village that night was a nightmare...again. We went their for dinner, because it was opening ceremony night. All of the athletes from all of the countries gathered on a practice field, and one by one all of the teams marched into the stadium for the big ceremony. We were standing in a massive crowd with the rest of the United States players. This was not just soccer night either. Every sport was represented by every athlete competing. Since we were supposed to keep our teams together, the whole time I was trying to keep my players from running off to talk to girls on the other teams and other countries. One of my players speaks flawless Spanish, so he had a huge edge over the rest of the guys when they met the girl's soccer teams from Spain. After an hour of constant vigilance on the practice field, we ran in and stood inside for an hour listening to people and music through a sound system that nearly deafened me permanently. I was only too happy for the event to end, so that we could pack up and go back to the hotel.
After room checks, I was up until 0130 doing player evaluations. The evaluations consisted of comments and measurements of the players skills and attitude during the entire trip (on and off field). Once I finally got to sleep, it was so nice.
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That is all the time I have for tonight, though hopefully I will be back soon to finish the last three days of the journey to Holland.
Later,
Lorimer
11.11.2007
9.08.2007
Stardate 070908.7
Captain's Log:
I started reading my new Shannara book this week. This is an awesome book, as Terry Brooks' always are. I also received the new book from Bernard Cornwell in the mail. That is next on my list...well next after The Elves of Cintra, The Children of Hurin, and Hood.
Our Lady Crusaders won their first game of the season (aside from the Heritage Prep forfeit) last night! The girls won a close second game after a disappointing first. The third game went to 26-24 and put our girls one game back; however, they came out soaring in the fourth and nearly prevented the other team from reaching double digits before the game was over. Down to the final game, Sarah Bizub served for 12 straight points, which so utterly destroyed whatever moral the other team still had. A few trades of serve and our girls had won.
The girls will have two games in a row next week and the guys have a soccer game on Tuesday.
Another round of European 2008 Qualifiers was played today and England decided to assert themselves. They beat Israel 3-0. Germany shut Wales down and out with a 2-0 victory; both goals coming from Klose.
I have more school work to do before the day is done. I will return...
Lorimer
I started reading my new Shannara book this week. This is an awesome book, as Terry Brooks' always are. I also received the new book from Bernard Cornwell in the mail. That is next on my list...well next after The Elves of Cintra, The Children of Hurin, and Hood.
Our Lady Crusaders won their first game of the season (aside from the Heritage Prep forfeit) last night! The girls won a close second game after a disappointing first. The third game went to 26-24 and put our girls one game back; however, they came out soaring in the fourth and nearly prevented the other team from reaching double digits before the game was over. Down to the final game, Sarah Bizub served for 12 straight points, which so utterly destroyed whatever moral the other team still had. A few trades of serve and our girls had won.
The girls will have two games in a row next week and the guys have a soccer game on Tuesday.
Another round of European 2008 Qualifiers was played today and England decided to assert themselves. They beat Israel 3-0. Germany shut Wales down and out with a 2-0 victory; both goals coming from Klose.
I have more school work to do before the day is done. I will return...
Lorimer
9.04.2007
Stardate 070904.8
Captain's Log:
Sorry, but no day eight today. Maybe tomorrow. I do have other news though...
Latest weird news: A Rhode Island man was charged with kidnapping and demanding $20,000 ransom from his mother for her cat. Wow…what an idiot.
Yesterday was Labor Day, and as usual the government took the day off. This was nice. I slept in and then rode my bike to my parent’s house so that I could spend the day there with Luke before he left for college. Mostly I just sat in a chair and read, because he was packing for the next three months. For dinner we all went to Longhorn Steakhouse, which was quite good. Luke and my dad left this morning to travel up to Pensacola.
I did not ride my bike home in the night, but drove the Cavalier. I avoided a ticket, but risked my life nearly as much driving that car. It is making some funny noises, which sound dangerous.
I have been using my Zune for nearly a week now, and I have come up with many new ideas that Microsoft can implement to improve the software of their product. I am going to email them near the end of this week once I get all of my ideas down in writing. Maybe they can write the code for these changes fast enough so that they come out with the 1.5 version of the firmware. One can only hope…
I picked up the new Shannara book from the library today, and I am going to be reading that heavily over the next few days. I have not finished The Children of Hurin yet, but it is very good. The next book in the Saxon series is being published in January in the US; however, it came out this week in the UK, so I ordered it from amazon.uk and I will be getting it by the end of the week. Yet another book to read. John Grisham's new book is the last one in September that I want, and then there is only one more this year, I think, that I am going to get. Orson Scott Card is publishing his new book at the end of October.
Done for tonight…Boom!
Lorimer
Sorry, but no day eight today. Maybe tomorrow. I do have other news though...
Latest weird news: A Rhode Island man was charged with kidnapping and demanding $20,000 ransom from his mother for her cat. Wow…what an idiot.
Yesterday was Labor Day, and as usual the government took the day off. This was nice. I slept in and then rode my bike to my parent’s house so that I could spend the day there with Luke before he left for college. Mostly I just sat in a chair and read, because he was packing for the next three months. For dinner we all went to Longhorn Steakhouse, which was quite good. Luke and my dad left this morning to travel up to Pensacola.
I did not ride my bike home in the night, but drove the Cavalier. I avoided a ticket, but risked my life nearly as much driving that car. It is making some funny noises, which sound dangerous.
I have been using my Zune for nearly a week now, and I have come up with many new ideas that Microsoft can implement to improve the software of their product. I am going to email them near the end of this week once I get all of my ideas down in writing. Maybe they can write the code for these changes fast enough so that they come out with the 1.5 version of the firmware. One can only hope…
I picked up the new Shannara book from the library today, and I am going to be reading that heavily over the next few days. I have not finished The Children of Hurin yet, but it is very good. The next book in the Saxon series is being published in January in the US; however, it came out this week in the UK, so I ordered it from amazon.uk and I will be getting it by the end of the week. Yet another book to read. John Grisham's new book is the last one in September that I want, and then there is only one more this year, I think, that I am going to get. Orson Scott Card is publishing his new book at the end of October.
Done for tonight…Boom!
Lorimer
9.02.2007
Stardate 070902.8
Captain's Log:
Many things have happened over the past two weeks to keep me way too busy to post, but I have finally found time. This will probably be a long post because of the many things about which I must write.
To begin with, classes started last week, and I am signed up for five. Three at UCF and two at BCC, which will transfer to UCF immediately after the semester. My three UCF classes with be very interesting as well as slightly challenging; however, my BCC classes are almost a joke. I am taking Microcomputer Application II (Office 2003) and Windows XP... My UCF classes are Electrical Circuitry, Applied Operating Systems I, and Computers/Network Security. Should be an interesting semester.
Our Wade volleyball team is doing quite a bit better than last year; much improved. They are 1-3. They nearly beat Liberty, but lost in the fifth game by 8 points. So close. Our soccer games do not start until this Friday.
My sister left for college at Crown last week, and my brother leaves for Pensacola on Tuesday. I wish both of them good luck. They will be fine, for they are both very intelligent.
I finished 9 books in the month of August. This includes the entire Charlie Bone series. These books were actually not that bad. The first one was kind of lame, but they got better as the series progressed. I have moved back to reading books on an adult level. The Children of Hurin is quite good, though I am only 52 pages in at the moment. The new Shannara Book came out, and I will be starting that soon. Also, Scarlet came out, which means that I have to finish Hood so that I can read Stephen Lawhead's newest book. So many things too read, and not enough time.
Now I shall post the next day of my trip that I took over a month ago and have not finished relaying to the public...
Day Seven - 25 July 07
On this morning over breakfast, the members of my team gave each other nicknames, and then called me over to the table at the end of breakfast (I was not able to eat with them this morning, because we had a small coach's meeting at another table) to tell me the names. I had already memorized all of their names the second day of the trip, and I was not about to learn new names for them all, so I told them I would be using their real names, but they were welcome to use whatever names they wanted for each other. It did help the team to bond, so I thought it was a great idea.
After breakfast, we left the hotel on our bus and went to Amsterdam for our canal tour. While on the boat, we got to see things like the oldest houses in Amsterdam, the skinniest house in Amsterdam, the mayor's bicycle, a floating Chinese restaurant, hundreds of house boats, and a replica of a 17th century ship named the Amsterdam...oddly enough.
Once the tour was concluded, we drove to the fields and played our one game of the day. We lost to the Swedish team in our bracket; however, we held them scoreless in the second half after some big changes at half-time. After the players had cleaned up, we watched a couple of the other games going on around our field. We left for dinner shortly thereafter, and went to a place called the Pancake House (well, that is the English translation...). The "pancakes" turned out to be crepes, and they were quite good.
After dinner, we watched a local city team play another club team (I have no idea where they were from) and that proved to be a one-sided affair. The visitors came in and won 6-1. Throughout the entire game, Jeroen (a Dutch guy who was in charge of the Delegation Managers at our hotel) and I talked about Holland and America, and I asked him quite a few questions about his country. I found out many things, among which was the amount of trouble one has to go through to get a driver's license over in Holland. First of all, you have to be 18, and then you have to take about 30-40 one hour lessons along with multiple tests. He said the whole process costs about 1500 Euro, which is about 2100 dollars. It is very difficult to get a license there.
The day ended at the hotel when I fell asleep, quite happily, in my room.
***
In conclusion, I bought a Zune the other day on Woot.com; half-price. Picture...
I got the white one. As soon as it was charged, I loaded it up with an episode of the Office, Season three. It looks great on the screen, for it plays video in wide screen format. I am very happy with it.
That is going to be all for this dreadfully long post. Until next time...you stay classy, Melbourne!
Later,
Lorimer
Many things have happened over the past two weeks to keep me way too busy to post, but I have finally found time. This will probably be a long post because of the many things about which I must write.
To begin with, classes started last week, and I am signed up for five. Three at UCF and two at BCC, which will transfer to UCF immediately after the semester. My three UCF classes with be very interesting as well as slightly challenging; however, my BCC classes are almost a joke. I am taking Microcomputer Application II (Office 2003) and Windows XP... My UCF classes are Electrical Circuitry, Applied Operating Systems I, and Computers/Network Security. Should be an interesting semester.
Our Wade volleyball team is doing quite a bit better than last year; much improved. They are 1-3. They nearly beat Liberty, but lost in the fifth game by 8 points. So close. Our soccer games do not start until this Friday.
My sister left for college at Crown last week, and my brother leaves for Pensacola on Tuesday. I wish both of them good luck. They will be fine, for they are both very intelligent.
I finished 9 books in the month of August. This includes the entire Charlie Bone series. These books were actually not that bad. The first one was kind of lame, but they got better as the series progressed. I have moved back to reading books on an adult level. The Children of Hurin is quite good, though I am only 52 pages in at the moment. The new Shannara Book came out, and I will be starting that soon. Also, Scarlet came out, which means that I have to finish Hood so that I can read Stephen Lawhead's newest book. So many things too read, and not enough time.
Now I shall post the next day of my trip that I took over a month ago and have not finished relaying to the public...
Day Seven - 25 July 07
On this morning over breakfast, the members of my team gave each other nicknames, and then called me over to the table at the end of breakfast (I was not able to eat with them this morning, because we had a small coach's meeting at another table) to tell me the names. I had already memorized all of their names the second day of the trip, and I was not about to learn new names for them all, so I told them I would be using their real names, but they were welcome to use whatever names they wanted for each other. It did help the team to bond, so I thought it was a great idea.
After breakfast, we left the hotel on our bus and went to Amsterdam for our canal tour. While on the boat, we got to see things like the oldest houses in Amsterdam, the skinniest house in Amsterdam, the mayor's bicycle, a floating Chinese restaurant, hundreds of house boats, and a replica of a 17th century ship named the Amsterdam...oddly enough.
Once the tour was concluded, we drove to the fields and played our one game of the day. We lost to the Swedish team in our bracket; however, we held them scoreless in the second half after some big changes at half-time. After the players had cleaned up, we watched a couple of the other games going on around our field. We left for dinner shortly thereafter, and went to a place called the Pancake House (well, that is the English translation...). The "pancakes" turned out to be crepes, and they were quite good.
After dinner, we watched a local city team play another club team (I have no idea where they were from) and that proved to be a one-sided affair. The visitors came in and won 6-1. Throughout the entire game, Jeroen (a Dutch guy who was in charge of the Delegation Managers at our hotel) and I talked about Holland and America, and I asked him quite a few questions about his country. I found out many things, among which was the amount of trouble one has to go through to get a driver's license over in Holland. First of all, you have to be 18, and then you have to take about 30-40 one hour lessons along with multiple tests. He said the whole process costs about 1500 Euro, which is about 2100 dollars. It is very difficult to get a license there.
The day ended at the hotel when I fell asleep, quite happily, in my room.
***
In conclusion, I bought a Zune the other day on Woot.com; half-price. Picture...
I got the white one. As soon as it was charged, I loaded it up with an episode of the Office, Season three. It looks great on the screen, for it plays video in wide screen format. I am very happy with it.
That is going to be all for this dreadfully long post. Until next time...you stay classy, Melbourne!
Later,
Lorimer
8.21.2007
Stardate 070821.8
Captain's Log:
I have been away longer than I intended. It is time to get back to the Holland story.
Day Six - 24 July 07
Well, this was our first game day. Practice was over, and now my team got to play...finally. However, our games were in the afternoon, so we had the whole morning to tour the Ajax stadium. Ajax is the professional team of Amsterdam. Here is a shot of the stadium...
The fan shop at the stadium had the most outrageous prices, so I told my players to wait for a couple of days. We were going back to tour the inner city of Amsterdam, and they could buy the same thing for 20 Euro less at one of the small shops in the city. After we were done with the tour and we had eaten lunch, we traveled to the fields. We were to play on the same fields where we practiced. We had two games on this day. The first game was against a Dutch team called the Deadly Eleven. They killed us in the first half; 4-0. After a few changes, and some shifting of players, we held them to 1-0 in the second. My players were getting so frustrated, because we could not get a shot off. You must understand though that four of the players on the other team also played for the U-15 Netherlands national team. The rest of the players were nearly as good. I do not fault my players for losing, because the odds were very against them. On the contrary, I was quite happy with the way they never gave up. That was awesome. The second game of the day was against a USA team and we beat the 3-0. Three different players on my team scored. We went home moderately happy that night. We had dinner at the hotel that night, which was quite good.
***
I have ridden my bike some in this past week, and I think that since I have some daylight left tonight, I might ride down to Nate's and see him. I will be back some time. Until then,
Lorimer
I have been away longer than I intended. It is time to get back to the Holland story.
Day Six - 24 July 07
Well, this was our first game day. Practice was over, and now my team got to play...finally. However, our games were in the afternoon, so we had the whole morning to tour the Ajax stadium. Ajax is the professional team of Amsterdam. Here is a shot of the stadium...
The fan shop at the stadium had the most outrageous prices, so I told my players to wait for a couple of days. We were going back to tour the inner city of Amsterdam, and they could buy the same thing for 20 Euro less at one of the small shops in the city. After we were done with the tour and we had eaten lunch, we traveled to the fields. We were to play on the same fields where we practiced. We had two games on this day. The first game was against a Dutch team called the Deadly Eleven. They killed us in the first half; 4-0. After a few changes, and some shifting of players, we held them to 1-0 in the second. My players were getting so frustrated, because we could not get a shot off. You must understand though that four of the players on the other team also played for the U-15 Netherlands national team. The rest of the players were nearly as good. I do not fault my players for losing, because the odds were very against them. On the contrary, I was quite happy with the way they never gave up. That was awesome. The second game of the day was against a USA team and we beat the 3-0. Three different players on my team scored. We went home moderately happy that night. We had dinner at the hotel that night, which was quite good.
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I have ridden my bike some in this past week, and I think that since I have some daylight left tonight, I might ride down to Nate's and see him. I will be back some time. Until then,
Lorimer
8.12.2007
Stardate 070812.9
Captain's Log:
Well, while I was away (5 days) I purchased a bicycle. It is a Schwinn 26" Cruiser. Here is a photo...
I love it. It is an awesome bike. I rode it to my parents house this afternoon, which was only six or seven miles.
I know that everyone is waiting for day five and has been waiting for five days now. I guess it is time to return to the Chronicles of Holland.
Day Five - 23 July 07
On the morning of the 23rd, we visited Gastheer van Volendam for touring and lunch. Afterwards, we jumped back on the bus and traveled to Jacobshoeve to visit a wooden shoe factory and a cheese factory. The wooden shoe tour was neat. The wooden shoes are all made by machine now, but there was a man there who was making one by hand when we came through the shop. He said it takes a whole day just to make one wooden shoe. That is without a special design and without paint. The gift shop at the factory was filled with wooden shoes of all different designs. Here is a picture of one wall...
After that tour we walked about thirty meters to the cheese factory, and learned how to make cheese. In the cheese shop, there were all kinds of samples...all of which I tried...multiple times. The cheese was very good.
From the cheese factory, we left on bikes and took a 10 mile bike tour to and around another small city--the name of which escapes me. That was a lot of fun. Everyone in Holland owns at least one bicycle and uses it daily to travel around the city. The main reason for this is the cost of gas. In Holland it is 1.45 Euro a Liter. This equates to about $7 per gallon. So you can see why they would prefer to travel by bike.
After our tour it was time for practice. We practiced for a good three hours and then the coaches had to go to the Friendship Village for a meeting. Once the meeting had ended, we (the coaches, all eight of us) stood in the rain for half an hour waiting for our bus to come and retrieve us. That was loads of fun.
Finally, after a thorough soaking, we arrived safely to our respective rooms and I finally got some sleep.
***
Maybe there will be less of a break between this post and the next than there was last time...we will have to wait and see. It is growing late and I must go to work in the morning. I also have to drive all of the way to Haines City tomorrow for the AD meeting. That should be great...
Anyway, I will be back soon.
Lorimer
Well, while I was away (5 days) I purchased a bicycle. It is a Schwinn 26" Cruiser. Here is a photo...
I love it. It is an awesome bike. I rode it to my parents house this afternoon, which was only six or seven miles.
I know that everyone is waiting for day five and has been waiting for five days now. I guess it is time to return to the Chronicles of Holland.
Day Five - 23 July 07
On the morning of the 23rd, we visited Gastheer van Volendam for touring and lunch. Afterwards, we jumped back on the bus and traveled to Jacobshoeve to visit a wooden shoe factory and a cheese factory. The wooden shoe tour was neat. The wooden shoes are all made by machine now, but there was a man there who was making one by hand when we came through the shop. He said it takes a whole day just to make one wooden shoe. That is without a special design and without paint. The gift shop at the factory was filled with wooden shoes of all different designs. Here is a picture of one wall...
After that tour we walked about thirty meters to the cheese factory, and learned how to make cheese. In the cheese shop, there were all kinds of samples...all of which I tried...multiple times. The cheese was very good.
From the cheese factory, we left on bikes and took a 10 mile bike tour to and around another small city--the name of which escapes me. That was a lot of fun. Everyone in Holland owns at least one bicycle and uses it daily to travel around the city. The main reason for this is the cost of gas. In Holland it is 1.45 Euro a Liter. This equates to about $7 per gallon. So you can see why they would prefer to travel by bike.
After our tour it was time for practice. We practiced for a good three hours and then the coaches had to go to the Friendship Village for a meeting. Once the meeting had ended, we (the coaches, all eight of us) stood in the rain for half an hour waiting for our bus to come and retrieve us. That was loads of fun.
Finally, after a thorough soaking, we arrived safely to our respective rooms and I finally got some sleep.
***
Maybe there will be less of a break between this post and the next than there was last time...we will have to wait and see. It is growing late and I must go to work in the morning. I also have to drive all of the way to Haines City tomorrow for the AD meeting. That should be great...
Anyway, I will be back soon.
Lorimer
8.06.2007
Stardate 070807.7
Captain's Log:
I am going to skip straight to the good stuff today.
Day Four - 22 July 07
After another awesome breakfast, our bus (Bus 15) pulled up, sucked us all inside, and then drove us to the beach in the small town on the west side of Holland. It was cold these first three mornings in Holland, so a trip to the beach was not the most ideal thing that we could have done with our time. In fact, a few of my players came to me later and informed me of just how cold the water was. I am glad I decided to avoid stepping foot on the beach at all, much less dragging myself into the abysmally cold pit known as the North Sea. I toured the small town for about 3 hours instead. After lunch in the town, we loaded up and went to the pitches where we were to have our second practice. I led this practice, and because I had so many good players, it worked out very well. We got a lot accomplished. For dinner, we went to the Friendship Village. Now, as this is the second time that I have mentioned the Friendship Village (FV) it is going to need further explaining.
The FV was a nightmare...plain and simple. It was the most unorganized place that I visited on the trip. It was a place for all of the athletes to come and eat dinner, hang out with each other, play soccer together, and just relax. For the coaches it was a horrid place that hid your players from sight, and did not allow you to find them until well past the time when they were supposed to have met up with the group to go home. In the center of the main square there was a giant stage with giant speakers that blared music the entire time we were there. These speakers nearly deafened me and left me bereft of hearing. This first night was not bad. There was only soccer athletes there, and the line to get into dinner was short. After we finally rounded everyone up, we went back to the hotel for some sleep.
***
Not much to say today. I want to make sure I keep posting almost daily, so that I do not stop in the middle of my Holland story and never finish. This is only day 4 of 11. I will be back soon.
Later,
Lorimer
I am going to skip straight to the good stuff today.
Day Four - 22 July 07
After another awesome breakfast, our bus (Bus 15) pulled up, sucked us all inside, and then drove us to the beach in the small town on the west side of Holland. It was cold these first three mornings in Holland, so a trip to the beach was not the most ideal thing that we could have done with our time. In fact, a few of my players came to me later and informed me of just how cold the water was. I am glad I decided to avoid stepping foot on the beach at all, much less dragging myself into the abysmally cold pit known as the North Sea. I toured the small town for about 3 hours instead. After lunch in the town, we loaded up and went to the pitches where we were to have our second practice. I led this practice, and because I had so many good players, it worked out very well. We got a lot accomplished. For dinner, we went to the Friendship Village. Now, as this is the second time that I have mentioned the Friendship Village (FV) it is going to need further explaining.
The FV was a nightmare...plain and simple. It was the most unorganized place that I visited on the trip. It was a place for all of the athletes to come and eat dinner, hang out with each other, play soccer together, and just relax. For the coaches it was a horrid place that hid your players from sight, and did not allow you to find them until well past the time when they were supposed to have met up with the group to go home. In the center of the main square there was a giant stage with giant speakers that blared music the entire time we were there. These speakers nearly deafened me and left me bereft of hearing. This first night was not bad. There was only soccer athletes there, and the line to get into dinner was short. After we finally rounded everyone up, we went back to the hotel for some sleep.
***
Not much to say today. I want to make sure I keep posting almost daily, so that I do not stop in the middle of my Holland story and never finish. This is only day 4 of 11. I will be back soon.
Later,
Lorimer
Stardate 070806.8
Captain's Log:
It was actually a semi-busy day at work today. I had a few trouble tickets come through, and I organized some more of the intranet. Tomorrow looks promising as well.
Not much has happened since my return from Holland. I finally got completely unpacked, but have yet to finish all of the laundry. I did come home to a marvelous surprise. Before my trip, I finished the second bedroom (as far as insulation, drywall, and fan/light) and I moved my desk, computer, and bed in to live there until I could finish my room. Well, when I got back, I checked my room and found that all of the wallpaper and chair rail had been removed and the walls had been painted my desired color of white. I just stared at the walls for a while (it was past midnight, and I had been flying all day and I was not quite as comprehending as usual). Eventually, when I discovered who had done it and taken in the full effect of what had happened, I was rather pleased. It seems that Christy found out that she had some extra time on her hands, I suppose. For my birthday gift, she flew down here while I was out of the country, and painted the whole room. It looks awesome; however, it has not had a chance to air out, so it still smells strongly of Behr Interior. All the same, fantastic gift.
Back to my description of the journey over the Atlantic:
Day Three - 21 July 07
I got to breakfast at the hotel this morning, and the breakfasts there were awesome. Bacon, eggs, sausage, pancakes, toast, loads of bread, chocolate milk, English breakfast tea, and coffee. This is only what I ate and drank; the selection was much larger. I ate the same thing every morning, so this will be the last time I mention what it is that I ate at breakfast. Once we were through, we rode our bus (which would be our own for the entire trip) to the fields for our first practice session. Today we would be training with Dutch coaches. I learned a lot from these first three hours, for these coaches were quite knowledgeable. After practice, we ate in Haarlem and toured a small part of the city for a couple of hours. That afternoon we learned to play Korfball, which is a rather interesting game. The court is about the size of our basketball courts, but the baskets have no backboards. Here is a picture of a basket and a korfball...
Here is a link to a site that will describe (with pictures too!) the rules and intricacies of Korfball. That was loads of fun, and the coaches team won the one game that we played. Very exciting stuff. That night we had dinner at the hotel, which was great, and then bed.
***
Tonight, I am going to see the Bourne Ultimatum, so I will have to critic that movie when I post again. For now, that is all.
Later,
Lorimer
It was actually a semi-busy day at work today. I had a few trouble tickets come through, and I organized some more of the intranet. Tomorrow looks promising as well.
Not much has happened since my return from Holland. I finally got completely unpacked, but have yet to finish all of the laundry. I did come home to a marvelous surprise. Before my trip, I finished the second bedroom (as far as insulation, drywall, and fan/light) and I moved my desk, computer, and bed in to live there until I could finish my room. Well, when I got back, I checked my room and found that all of the wallpaper and chair rail had been removed and the walls had been painted my desired color of white. I just stared at the walls for a while (it was past midnight, and I had been flying all day and I was not quite as comprehending as usual). Eventually, when I discovered who had done it and taken in the full effect of what had happened, I was rather pleased. It seems that Christy found out that she had some extra time on her hands, I suppose. For my birthday gift, she flew down here while I was out of the country, and painted the whole room. It looks awesome; however, it has not had a chance to air out, so it still smells strongly of Behr Interior. All the same, fantastic gift.
Back to my description of the journey over the Atlantic:
Day Three - 21 July 07
I got to breakfast at the hotel this morning, and the breakfasts there were awesome. Bacon, eggs, sausage, pancakes, toast, loads of bread, chocolate milk, English breakfast tea, and coffee. This is only what I ate and drank; the selection was much larger. I ate the same thing every morning, so this will be the last time I mention what it is that I ate at breakfast. Once we were through, we rode our bus (which would be our own for the entire trip) to the fields for our first practice session. Today we would be training with Dutch coaches. I learned a lot from these first three hours, for these coaches were quite knowledgeable. After practice, we ate in Haarlem and toured a small part of the city for a couple of hours. That afternoon we learned to play Korfball, which is a rather interesting game. The court is about the size of our basketball courts, but the baskets have no backboards. Here is a picture of a basket and a korfball...
Here is a link to a site that will describe (with pictures too!) the rules and intricacies of Korfball. That was loads of fun, and the coaches team won the one game that we played. Very exciting stuff. That night we had dinner at the hotel, which was great, and then bed.
***
Tonight, I am going to see the Bourne Ultimatum, so I will have to critic that movie when I post again. For now, that is all.
Later,
Lorimer
8.05.2007
Stardate 070805.6
Captain's Log:
I have returned. I got back from Holland one week ago today, and now that I have some time, I will write about my exploits in that foreign land. This may take several posts, and for those of you who were reading last year's posts about the Germany trip, I will attempt to make it all of the way through this trip when describing my time overseas. This time I actually kept a log book of what happened when it was happening, so I will not forget much when relating it to you.
I left on a Thursday morning, so all night Wednesday, I was up packing. I did not sleep at all that night, because I wanted to conquer the jet lag before I got over there. My father drove me to the airport Thursday morning, threw me from his truck, and left me standing in front of the JetBlue Counter for check-ins--and that is where my story begins.
Day One - 19 July 07
Shortly after I arrived at the airport, I met the eleven athletes and two coaches who would be traveling overseas with me. We would travel JetBlue from Orlando to NY (JFK) and then Delta from NY to Amsterdam. The flight to NY left at 1020 and it was only a 2.5 hour flight, so that was easy enough, but when we got to JFK things got crazy. First of all, that airport is way too big. It took thirty minute, after we picked up our luggage, to make our way from one terminal to the security access point in another terminal. After another half hour waiting for the check-ins and security checks, we made our way to our next gate. There we would wait for another couple of hours for our flight due to leave at 1725. I got quite a bit of reading done this trip. The flight to Holland was seven hours, and when we got to Amsterdam it was 0720 local time (0120 EST). I got about six hours of sleep on the flight, and that would be sufficient enough to last me for almost the whole of the next day.
Day Two - 20 July 07
At the Amsterdam airport, we separated into different groups with athletes and coaches that had arrived from other parts of the US. Once our group was complete, we were bused to the Friendship Village. Now, the Friendship Village (FV) is the central hub for the entire tournament. The Opening Ceremonies are held there, as well as the big dinner ending the tournament, and it is where all of the athletes can gather at night for dinner throughout the week. It was a dreadful place to be when full. I was so sick of the FV by the time the end of the week rolled around, that that alone would have chased me out of Holland. Once at the FV, I ate breakfast and lunch, and then met up with the people traveling to my hotel. Upon arriving at the hotel, I checked into my room, which I had to myself all week. Orientation was at 1800 in the conference room of the hotel. I made my way down at 1755 to meet everyone for dinner, and I came in contact with the Athletic Director for our hotel first. He told me to wait another 20 minutes in my room, because they were sorting out something or other and I needn't be down yet. So I went back upstairs and laid down for a moment. Two hours later I wake up and look at my clock. I quickly make my way downstairs for the meeting, which by now is well over--as is dinner. I find out where my team is so that I can introduce myself and get to know everyone. The AD was not too pleased with me that night. Once I found my team, I got the introductions over with and I proceeded to cover the rules of the hotel and the tournament with my players. After our short meeting, I went upstairs, ran bed checks (to make sure all of the players were in their correct rooms), and then went to bed. Not a great start for me on this trip, but after meeting my team and learning that I had responsible young people, I knew that the week would turn out all right in the end.
***
That is all for today. That second day took quite a bit of telling. The next time I post, it will be days three and four.
In other news, I finished Harry Potter 7 shortly after its release (that is the official story; for more information about the date of completion, email me).
Also, my birthday occurred since the last time I wrote, and it was awesome. 22 years old.
Later,
Lorimer
I have returned. I got back from Holland one week ago today, and now that I have some time, I will write about my exploits in that foreign land. This may take several posts, and for those of you who were reading last year's posts about the Germany trip, I will attempt to make it all of the way through this trip when describing my time overseas. This time I actually kept a log book of what happened when it was happening, so I will not forget much when relating it to you.
I left on a Thursday morning, so all night Wednesday, I was up packing. I did not sleep at all that night, because I wanted to conquer the jet lag before I got over there. My father drove me to the airport Thursday morning, threw me from his truck, and left me standing in front of the JetBlue Counter for check-ins--and that is where my story begins.
Day One - 19 July 07
Shortly after I arrived at the airport, I met the eleven athletes and two coaches who would be traveling overseas with me. We would travel JetBlue from Orlando to NY (JFK) and then Delta from NY to Amsterdam. The flight to NY left at 1020 and it was only a 2.5 hour flight, so that was easy enough, but when we got to JFK things got crazy. First of all, that airport is way too big. It took thirty minute, after we picked up our luggage, to make our way from one terminal to the security access point in another terminal. After another half hour waiting for the check-ins and security checks, we made our way to our next gate. There we would wait for another couple of hours for our flight due to leave at 1725. I got quite a bit of reading done this trip. The flight to Holland was seven hours, and when we got to Amsterdam it was 0720 local time (0120 EST). I got about six hours of sleep on the flight, and that would be sufficient enough to last me for almost the whole of the next day.
Day Two - 20 July 07
At the Amsterdam airport, we separated into different groups with athletes and coaches that had arrived from other parts of the US. Once our group was complete, we were bused to the Friendship Village. Now, the Friendship Village (FV) is the central hub for the entire tournament. The Opening Ceremonies are held there, as well as the big dinner ending the tournament, and it is where all of the athletes can gather at night for dinner throughout the week. It was a dreadful place to be when full. I was so sick of the FV by the time the end of the week rolled around, that that alone would have chased me out of Holland. Once at the FV, I ate breakfast and lunch, and then met up with the people traveling to my hotel. Upon arriving at the hotel, I checked into my room, which I had to myself all week. Orientation was at 1800 in the conference room of the hotel. I made my way down at 1755 to meet everyone for dinner, and I came in contact with the Athletic Director for our hotel first. He told me to wait another 20 minutes in my room, because they were sorting out something or other and I needn't be down yet. So I went back upstairs and laid down for a moment. Two hours later I wake up and look at my clock. I quickly make my way downstairs for the meeting, which by now is well over--as is dinner. I find out where my team is so that I can introduce myself and get to know everyone. The AD was not too pleased with me that night. Once I found my team, I got the introductions over with and I proceeded to cover the rules of the hotel and the tournament with my players. After our short meeting, I went upstairs, ran bed checks (to make sure all of the players were in their correct rooms), and then went to bed. Not a great start for me on this trip, but after meeting my team and learning that I had responsible young people, I knew that the week would turn out all right in the end.
***
That is all for today. That second day took quite a bit of telling. The next time I post, it will be days three and four.
In other news, I finished Harry Potter 7 shortly after its release (that is the official story; for more information about the date of completion, email me).
Also, my birthday occurred since the last time I wrote, and it was awesome. 22 years old.
Later,
Lorimer
7.05.2007
Stardate 070705.7
Captain's Log:
912 years ago today the Crusaders of Europe captured Jerusalem from the Muslim powers that had held the city for two decades. This is the day, July the 5th that the Crusaders actually reclaimed the city and began the process of establishing the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem. This would be the only crusade that would see such a great victory. The following four or five great crusades did not fair so well.
Since it has been quite some time since my last post, many things have happened in and around my life worthy of note.
Firstly, I finally started working on my office a week and a half ago. I tore the ceiling down and the insulation only to replace it with nice new insulation. The insulation that I took out was only R13 which is 3" thick...pitiful. I installed 6 1/4" insulation when I redid the job, which should help to regulate the temperature in the room. Yesterday, my father and I hung drywall, so now the ceiling looks much better. Today, I am going to start mudding and taping the ceiling, and I hope to finish that tomorrow. I will paint this weekend, pick up my new fan/light fixture and install that, and install crown trim and baseboard. Should be a good time...
Secondly, I have finally finished a book which has been slaying me for years. It is called Apocalypse Dawn and it is the military version of the Left Behind series. Do not be fooled by the "Left Behind" tag; this is one of the worst books, if not the worst book, that I have ever read. It was so horribly written, I almost cried. I barely made it through the first one, and let me tell you, I will not be reading the next two. The quality of writing in Eragon was almost as bad, but at least that storyline held my interest. If at all possible, avoid reading Apocalypse Dawn by Mel Odom.
Thirdly, I have started using the Rosetta Stone Language Learning program to start learning German. It is a very good program, and it is very easy to use. We will see how long I actually use it, but I am learning a lot from it.
Fourthly, the U.S. Men's National Soccer Team is horrible. Maybe they should just let the U-20 team play all of the games from now on, because they actually know how to win.
I believe that is all for now. I am currently reading Hood by Stephen Lawhead which I would recommend to any and everyone. He is an excellent writer and this book is awesome.
Later,
Lorimer
912 years ago today the Crusaders of Europe captured Jerusalem from the Muslim powers that had held the city for two decades. This is the day, July the 5th that the Crusaders actually reclaimed the city and began the process of establishing the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem. This would be the only crusade that would see such a great victory. The following four or five great crusades did not fair so well.
Since it has been quite some time since my last post, many things have happened in and around my life worthy of note.
Firstly, I finally started working on my office a week and a half ago. I tore the ceiling down and the insulation only to replace it with nice new insulation. The insulation that I took out was only R13 which is 3" thick...pitiful. I installed 6 1/4" insulation when I redid the job, which should help to regulate the temperature in the room. Yesterday, my father and I hung drywall, so now the ceiling looks much better. Today, I am going to start mudding and taping the ceiling, and I hope to finish that tomorrow. I will paint this weekend, pick up my new fan/light fixture and install that, and install crown trim and baseboard. Should be a good time...
Secondly, I have finally finished a book which has been slaying me for years. It is called Apocalypse Dawn and it is the military version of the Left Behind series. Do not be fooled by the "Left Behind" tag; this is one of the worst books, if not the worst book, that I have ever read. It was so horribly written, I almost cried. I barely made it through the first one, and let me tell you, I will not be reading the next two. The quality of writing in Eragon was almost as bad, but at least that storyline held my interest. If at all possible, avoid reading Apocalypse Dawn by Mel Odom.
Thirdly, I have started using the Rosetta Stone Language Learning program to start learning German. It is a very good program, and it is very easy to use. We will see how long I actually use it, but I am learning a lot from it.
Fourthly, the U.S. Men's National Soccer Team is horrible. Maybe they should just let the U-20 team play all of the games from now on, because they actually know how to win.
I believe that is all for now. I am currently reading Hood by Stephen Lawhead which I would recommend to any and everyone. He is an excellent writer and this book is awesome.
Later,
Lorimer
6.17.2007
Stardate 070616.5
Captain's Log:
This is my first attempt to post on my blog with my Blackjack. I hope it comes out all right.
First, to all of the critics that said FF: Rise of the Silver Surfer was boring and poorly done...You are all idiots. I thought the movie was excellent. It was much better than the first one, and the storyline of the Silver Surfer was extremely well done. They stuck to the original story of the Surfer almost entirely. The movie was very, very good. Do not listen to the critics, for they are all morons.
Today is Cliff's wedding, so I am getting ready to head over to the church. I just finished my People to People meeting, and that went well.
I finally finished the sixth HP book, and I am waiting for the last one. That is only the first book of the month for me. I need to hurry and finish a couple more before the end of the month.
I was reading the winning stories in the Proteus Review, which is a competition at BCC for the students and staff. They are some of the most poorly written stories that I have ever read. Anyway, while reading the awful, winning story I came up with a new idea for a short, which I hope to start writing soon. It will be title (tentitively) The Teenage Experience, and will follow one high school year in the lives of at least six students of varying ages. Discussing, with the help of a fictional setting, the problems, difficulties, changes, and experiences of a teenager.
I will not enter it into the competition, because it will be too long. I did submit a story last May, but it did not do that well. If you type my first and last name into the Google search engine it should bring up my story as one of the first few results. I am still trying to decide whether or not I want to enter another story, because it seems the judges only appreciate gay storylines and hand out first place to papers with many, many errors and poor content.
I do believe that that is all that I will have time for today. So, until next time, goodbye.
Lorimer
5.25.2007
Stardate 070525.8
Captain's Log:
Another slow day at work. Hardly anyone came in today, because they wanted the four day weekend. Who can blame them?
I am very tired for I went to see Pirates of the Caribbean 3 last night at the 12:03 showing and the movie is 2 hours and 45 minutes in length. The movie was very good, except that the storyline jumped around a lot and was slow at first. Personally, I liked Spider-man 3 more than POC 3, but they were both good. The theater that we were in last night was especially warm and I started to fall asleep during the film. Of course, the end leaves the storyline slightly open so that if they decide to make a fourth movie, they have a story already in place.
Last night I finally finished Harry Potter 5, so that is my third book of the month and twenty-fourth of the year. I dropped it off today and picked up the sixth book. I have already passed my page total for 2004 in the first five months of 2007; I have read over 10,500 pages this year.
I was not busy at work today, so I read up on the subject of Scientology, because there was an article about Tom Cruise and his cult in the news the other day. That is a very messed up belief system. Apparently, a creature known as Lord Xenu threw these alien creatures into volcanoes and then when they died and their souls left their bodies he sucked them up into a giant floating vacuum. He then preceded to brainwash them with a movie for 36 days that fed them misinformation and confused them. After the 36 days, he released the thetans (alien souls) and they latched onto human beings, creating human confusion and becoming the cause of all disharmony in the world...
So, all humans have to do now is pay money to be audited with an e-meter to detect one's thetan level and try and reduce the disharmony and confusion in each individual. With each thetan that a person conquers they "grow" more in the "religion" and progress through the OT (Operating Thetan) levels (1-8; 9 is unachievable right now apparently). I guess only L. Ron Hubbard was a OT 9 and no one else has been one since. Scientologists also buy into reincarnation of a sort and believe that they have lived countless previous lives. During their audits, all these details of previous lives and occurrences are recorded with the Church of Scientology.
Other religions are anathema to these followers. Christianity, for instance, is viewed as evil and avoided at all costs. Unbelievable.
The believers of this cult also hunt down those who have slanders or disrespected their beliefs. Here are a few documented cases: Operation Freakout, Fair Game. Also, they have no problem blackmailing those who have left the church so that they do not tell the true story of the extortionists who seek to steal your soul and lead you astray into this outright lie.
Now that this is published online, I will invariably be hunted down and silenced by a zealous member of this erroneous cult full of lying fags. For full details on the horror that is Scientology see this article.
I believe that I will be done for today. Angering one crowd of maddingly, misguided morons (note the alliteration) is quite enough for now.
Later,
Lorimer
Another slow day at work. Hardly anyone came in today, because they wanted the four day weekend. Who can blame them?
I am very tired for I went to see Pirates of the Caribbean 3 last night at the 12:03 showing and the movie is 2 hours and 45 minutes in length. The movie was very good, except that the storyline jumped around a lot and was slow at first. Personally, I liked Spider-man 3 more than POC 3, but they were both good. The theater that we were in last night was especially warm and I started to fall asleep during the film. Of course, the end leaves the storyline slightly open so that if they decide to make a fourth movie, they have a story already in place.
Last night I finally finished Harry Potter 5, so that is my third book of the month and twenty-fourth of the year. I dropped it off today and picked up the sixth book. I have already passed my page total for 2004 in the first five months of 2007; I have read over 10,500 pages this year.
I was not busy at work today, so I read up on the subject of Scientology, because there was an article about Tom Cruise and his cult in the news the other day. That is a very messed up belief system. Apparently, a creature known as Lord Xenu threw these alien creatures into volcanoes and then when they died and their souls left their bodies he sucked them up into a giant floating vacuum. He then preceded to brainwash them with a movie for 36 days that fed them misinformation and confused them. After the 36 days, he released the thetans (alien souls) and they latched onto human beings, creating human confusion and becoming the cause of all disharmony in the world...
So, all humans have to do now is pay money to be audited with an e-meter to detect one's thetan level and try and reduce the disharmony and confusion in each individual. With each thetan that a person conquers they "grow" more in the "religion" and progress through the OT (Operating Thetan) levels (1-8; 9 is unachievable right now apparently). I guess only L. Ron Hubbard was a OT 9 and no one else has been one since. Scientologists also buy into reincarnation of a sort and believe that they have lived countless previous lives. During their audits, all these details of previous lives and occurrences are recorded with the Church of Scientology.
Other religions are anathema to these followers. Christianity, for instance, is viewed as evil and avoided at all costs. Unbelievable.
The believers of this cult also hunt down those who have slanders or disrespected their beliefs. Here are a few documented cases: Operation Freakout, Fair Game. Also, they have no problem blackmailing those who have left the church so that they do not tell the true story of the extortionists who seek to steal your soul and lead you astray into this outright lie.
Now that this is published online, I will invariably be hunted down and silenced by a zealous member of this erroneous cult full of lying fags. For full details on the horror that is Scientology see this article.
I believe that I will be done for today. Angering one crowd of maddingly, misguided morons (note the alliteration) is quite enough for now.
Later,
Lorimer
5.23.2007
Stardate 070523.6
Captain’s Log:
Yes, I am still horribly upset that the Chelsea fags won last week. I have calmed enough, though; that I feel it is alright to post another message.
I saw Shrek the Third last weekend with my father and brothers, and it was hilarious. Some new locations Shrek, donkey, and puss in boots travel too offer a great many new opportunities to play off of the medieval theme used throughout the series. I will not write a full review here, for it would spoil the movie for those who have not yet seen it; however, it was worth seeing.
Tomorrow, the biggest movie of the year opens at 8:00 EST. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End promises to top its predecessor in the box office and may even break the record set by Spider-man 3 a few weeks ago.
I read another 150 pages in HP5 last night to reach page 675. Only 195 to go. This book is taking forever.
I have visited the beach two days in a row now, and the water is actually getting quite warm. The wind has been strong this week though, so it is not the best beach weather, because sand blows into your face the whole time.
My Xbox has not yet been banned from Live, but I expect it will happen anytime. I am prepared to cope with the lose of Live should Microsoft come after me. I do not know how soon I will get another console though. Marc had a good idea. He went out and bought a used core system and then transferred his hard drive. That is probably what I will do eventually, when I get The Ban.
I went to Sam’s Club the other day and bought enough napkins to last me the rest of the year and well into 2010…it is a package of 1320 napkins, and then when I got back to my house I found another package with 250 in my cabinet. I am ready for anything now…
It is not generally known here in the States, but The Office with Steve Carell actually got its start from a BBC version which started back in 2001 and carried all the way through 2002… The BBC version last only 12 episodes, but someone here in the US took the idea and actually made a good show which has aired 50 episodes and will be started its fourth season next year. The BBC version is not very funny at all, and I am very glad that the show was well made here in America.
Time to go…later,
Lorimer
Yes, I am still horribly upset that the Chelsea fags won last week. I have calmed enough, though; that I feel it is alright to post another message.
I saw Shrek the Third last weekend with my father and brothers, and it was hilarious. Some new locations Shrek, donkey, and puss in boots travel too offer a great many new opportunities to play off of the medieval theme used throughout the series. I will not write a full review here, for it would spoil the movie for those who have not yet seen it; however, it was worth seeing.
Tomorrow, the biggest movie of the year opens at 8:00 EST. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End promises to top its predecessor in the box office and may even break the record set by Spider-man 3 a few weeks ago.
I read another 150 pages in HP5 last night to reach page 675. Only 195 to go. This book is taking forever.
I have visited the beach two days in a row now, and the water is actually getting quite warm. The wind has been strong this week though, so it is not the best beach weather, because sand blows into your face the whole time.
My Xbox has not yet been banned from Live, but I expect it will happen anytime. I am prepared to cope with the lose of Live should Microsoft come after me. I do not know how soon I will get another console though. Marc had a good idea. He went out and bought a used core system and then transferred his hard drive. That is probably what I will do eventually, when I get The Ban.
I went to Sam’s Club the other day and bought enough napkins to last me the rest of the year and well into 2010…it is a package of 1320 napkins, and then when I got back to my house I found another package with 250 in my cabinet. I am ready for anything now…
It is not generally known here in the States, but The Office with Steve Carell actually got its start from a BBC version which started back in 2001 and carried all the way through 2002… The BBC version last only 12 episodes, but someone here in the US took the idea and actually made a good show which has aired 50 episodes and will be started its fourth season next year. The BBC version is not very funny at all, and I am very glad that the show was well made here in America.
Time to go…later,
Lorimer
5.18.2007
Stardate 070518.6
Captain's Log:
May is passing quickly and the Wade graduation is almost here. I only have six classes left and then I am done teaching—at least for a few years. I will continue to be the AD, but I am going to stop teaching so that I can concentrate on my own degree and get it done.
Manchester United plays the Chelsea fags tomorrow in the FA Cup final, so if I do not post anytime soon it is because MU lost and I am so angry that I do not want to write something I will regret.
Apparently, Microsoft has started banning people from Xbox live because of the firmware update. I just have to remember not to play any burned games for the next few months and I should be ok. This also means that I cannot play my new Spiderman 3 game, but so be it. Unfortunately, Marc was the first one I know to fall. Chris should be next. I am determined to resist and remain safe for as long as I can. Only time will tell if the MS Nazis learn of my altered state and seek to annihilate my live privileges.
Since my last post, a month ago, Spider-man 3 was released in theaters and broke every opening weekend box office record. I saw the movie at midnight, Friday morning, and I thought it was great. Venom was awesome and the CGI was excellent. The Sandman was alright, but I think that they could have found a better villain. I cannot wait to see what villains they decide to use in SP4, which comes out in 2010.
Shrek the Third was released today; however, I have not decided whether or not I am going to see that movie in theaters. Next week, I will be going to see the newest and last installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean. I cannot wait to see how they end that trilogy.
None of my favorite authors have released books recently, so I have been trying to catch up on a few books I have lying around the house. I have only two books left in the Ender series, which are excellent. The 24 Declassified book that I read was alright. It was fast reading, but the timeline the author used in the book was bogus. It could have been better. I will be reading the second one, because it is written by a different person. Hopefully, he is a better writer. I also finished reading the first book in the Emperor series, which is awesome. Those books are great, and I will definitely be getting the next three to finish the series. The author, Conn Iggulden, came out with a new book last month called Genghis, so I will be reading that as well when I am done with Emperor.
I believe that will be all for today. Later.
Lorimer
May is passing quickly and the Wade graduation is almost here. I only have six classes left and then I am done teaching—at least for a few years. I will continue to be the AD, but I am going to stop teaching so that I can concentrate on my own degree and get it done.
Manchester United plays the Chelsea fags tomorrow in the FA Cup final, so if I do not post anytime soon it is because MU lost and I am so angry that I do not want to write something I will regret.
Apparently, Microsoft has started banning people from Xbox live because of the firmware update. I just have to remember not to play any burned games for the next few months and I should be ok. This also means that I cannot play my new Spiderman 3 game, but so be it. Unfortunately, Marc was the first one I know to fall. Chris should be next. I am determined to resist and remain safe for as long as I can. Only time will tell if the MS Nazis learn of my altered state and seek to annihilate my live privileges.
Since my last post, a month ago, Spider-man 3 was released in theaters and broke every opening weekend box office record. I saw the movie at midnight, Friday morning, and I thought it was great. Venom was awesome and the CGI was excellent. The Sandman was alright, but I think that they could have found a better villain. I cannot wait to see what villains they decide to use in SP4, which comes out in 2010.
Shrek the Third was released today; however, I have not decided whether or not I am going to see that movie in theaters. Next week, I will be going to see the newest and last installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean. I cannot wait to see how they end that trilogy.
None of my favorite authors have released books recently, so I have been trying to catch up on a few books I have lying around the house. I have only two books left in the Ender series, which are excellent. The 24 Declassified book that I read was alright. It was fast reading, but the timeline the author used in the book was bogus. It could have been better. I will be reading the second one, because it is written by a different person. Hopefully, he is a better writer. I also finished reading the first book in the Emperor series, which is awesome. Those books are great, and I will definitely be getting the next three to finish the series. The author, Conn Iggulden, came out with a new book last month called Genghis, so I will be reading that as well when I am done with Emperor.
I believe that will be all for today. Later.
Lorimer
4.24.2007
Stardate 070424.8
Captain's Log:
Another couple of weeks have flown by. I have accomplished so much in so little time. That is not true, do not believe a word of it.
I finished Harry Potter 4, finally. I dropped it off at the library last week and picked up the 5th book, so that I can get started on the 870 page beast. I also finished Shadow of the Hegemon, though that was today. That was a great book; the sixth in a series of great novels. Orson Scott Card is an excellent author. I have now started a 24: Declassified book. I am testing this series out to see if it is any good. Stay tuned for some hard-hitting book critiquing.
Last week I purchased two new CDs; The Wedding's newest, Polarity, and Everlife's self-titled album. Both very good, but not quite as good as Anberlin's new album, Cities, which I got last month and forgot to mention.
I watched Manchester United come from behind and score the winning goal in the 91 minute to beat AC Milan in the first of two games for the Champion's League Semi-finals. Now, Liverpool just has to beat the Chelsea fags tomorrow, and it will have been a great round of Champion's League soccer.
I purchased a new book on Sunday...what a shock, right? It is called The Children of Hurin, and is written posthumously (quite mysterious and amazing) by J.R.R. Tolkein. In all actuality, his son put the book together from some of his father's writings, but what I said before sounded better. It looks very good, and I will be reading it soon...soon, my precious...
Anyway, enough weirdness for today; I have to eat. I will be back...someday.
Lorimer
Another couple of weeks have flown by. I have accomplished so much in so little time. That is not true, do not believe a word of it.
I finished Harry Potter 4, finally. I dropped it off at the library last week and picked up the 5th book, so that I can get started on the 870 page beast. I also finished Shadow of the Hegemon, though that was today. That was a great book; the sixth in a series of great novels. Orson Scott Card is an excellent author. I have now started a 24: Declassified book. I am testing this series out to see if it is any good. Stay tuned for some hard-hitting book critiquing.
Last week I purchased two new CDs; The Wedding's newest, Polarity, and Everlife's self-titled album. Both very good, but not quite as good as Anberlin's new album, Cities, which I got last month and forgot to mention.
I watched Manchester United come from behind and score the winning goal in the 91 minute to beat AC Milan in the first of two games for the Champion's League Semi-finals. Now, Liverpool just has to beat the Chelsea fags tomorrow, and it will have been a great round of Champion's League soccer.
I purchased a new book on Sunday...what a shock, right? It is called The Children of Hurin, and is written posthumously (quite mysterious and amazing) by J.R.R. Tolkein. In all actuality, his son put the book together from some of his father's writings, but what I said before sounded better. It looks very good, and I will be reading it soon...soon, my precious...
Anyway, enough weirdness for today; I have to eat. I will be back...someday.
Lorimer
4.14.2007
Stardate 070414.7
Captain's Log:
Wow, another month and no posts. What a loser and wastrel I have been...lax in my duty to this time consuming practice. Well, since I have been gone, I have been busy to some extent. The main reason I have not posted is because I have been lazy, no motivation to type in this small white box.
Last night I finished the second season of The Office, which is a hilarious show and I cannot wait to start the third season. I also finished the newest Left Behind book last night, Kingdom Come, which was very good. That is the last one in the Left Behind series, bringing the total count of books to 16. The next book I need to finish is the fourt Harry Potter book, so that I can stay on schedule.
For the weekend, I have rented the NBA Live 07 game. It is one of the worst games I have ever played; however, I earned 650 gamerscore points in about an hour, so it was not all that bad. I also downloaded UNO, and earned most of the points from that game.
I finally did my taxes...today. I will have to drop them into the mailbox on Monday, so that they can get postmarked that night. In fact, I looked at my form from last year and saw that I had waited until just two days beforehand then as well. Maybe next year I will get them done in January or February...hmmmm, probably not.
I got a new phone while I was not posting. A Samsung Blackjack. I have just about finished moding my phone, and I have even written a new .xml for the homescreen. My new ringtone, an .mp3, is the theme song from the Office. I like the ringtone, but it is a mixed bag, for I now like it when people call, but I do not want to pick up the phone because I would rather listen to the ringtone than the person on the other end. This is not always true, but many times. ;)
I also purchased a great number of books over the past month. I was ordering Rachel's birthday gifts and I had to make sure the order went over $25 so that I could get free shipping. I bought Hood by Stephen Lawhead, The Dragon Hall Trilogy by Stephen Lawhead, and The Paradise War by Stephen Lawhead.
For anyone who enjoys reading the Shannara series I have few recommendations from Stephen Lawhead. The Song of Albion Trilogy is one of the best trilogies I have every read. Also, his Dragon Hall trilogy is awesome. The Left Behind Series, which I just finished, is good, but it is 16 books. I started reading the series when there were only five books, so it was not hard for me to catch up.
Well, this wholly uninteresting post has consumed too much of my time, and certainly loads of time that I am sure you wish you could have back.
Until next time,
Lorimer
Wow, another month and no posts. What a loser and wastrel I have been...lax in my duty to this time consuming practice. Well, since I have been gone, I have been busy to some extent. The main reason I have not posted is because I have been lazy, no motivation to type in this small white box.
Last night I finished the second season of The Office, which is a hilarious show and I cannot wait to start the third season. I also finished the newest Left Behind book last night, Kingdom Come, which was very good. That is the last one in the Left Behind series, bringing the total count of books to 16. The next book I need to finish is the fourt Harry Potter book, so that I can stay on schedule.
For the weekend, I have rented the NBA Live 07 game. It is one of the worst games I have ever played; however, I earned 650 gamerscore points in about an hour, so it was not all that bad. I also downloaded UNO, and earned most of the points from that game.
I finally did my taxes...today. I will have to drop them into the mailbox on Monday, so that they can get postmarked that night. In fact, I looked at my form from last year and saw that I had waited until just two days beforehand then as well. Maybe next year I will get them done in January or February...hmmmm, probably not.
I got a new phone while I was not posting. A Samsung Blackjack. I have just about finished moding my phone, and I have even written a new .xml for the homescreen. My new ringtone, an .mp3, is the theme song from the Office. I like the ringtone, but it is a mixed bag, for I now like it when people call, but I do not want to pick up the phone because I would rather listen to the ringtone than the person on the other end. This is not always true, but many times. ;)
I also purchased a great number of books over the past month. I was ordering Rachel's birthday gifts and I had to make sure the order went over $25 so that I could get free shipping. I bought Hood by Stephen Lawhead, The Dragon Hall Trilogy by Stephen Lawhead, and The Paradise War by Stephen Lawhead.
For anyone who enjoys reading the Shannara series I have few recommendations from Stephen Lawhead. The Song of Albion Trilogy is one of the best trilogies I have every read. Also, his Dragon Hall trilogy is awesome. The Left Behind Series, which I just finished, is good, but it is 16 books. I started reading the series when there were only five books, so it was not hard for me to catch up.
Well, this wholly uninteresting post has consumed too much of my time, and certainly loads of time that I am sure you wish you could have back.
Until next time,
Lorimer
3.25.2007
Stardate 070325.8
Captain's Log:
Well, I am back from my Tennessee excursion. It was a fun trip, but I had to drive the whole time.
The trip went as follows:
Friday the 16th - Left Melbourne and drove for about 6 hours. Spent the night at my Grandparents in Georgia.
Saturday the 17th - Drove from GA to TN and spent the remainder of the day getting settled. Slept on a tile floor this night, which was the most uncomfortable thing in the world.
Sunday the 18th - Went to Crown College for church in the morning and met up with Charity. That night we had our own devotions in the cabin. Michael led that. Slept on the couch this night, which was a welcome change from the floor in the basement.
Monday the 19th - Spent the day working on the cabin a little and relaxing. That night we went to Dixie Stampede, which was fun. Still slept on the couch.
Tuesday the 20th - We made our way out to the Forbidden Caverns today, but it was closed. It took about 30 minutes to get there and then we found out that it was closed. Then it occurred to me to check the brochure...lo and behold, the brochure said that the FC was closed from December through March...so we drove the 30 minutes back to the cabin in silence. We spent the rest of the day playing cards (Hand and Foot).
Wednesday the 21st - Finished HP 3 early in the morning. We went hiking in the Smoky Mountains for about two hours. This was tiring, but fun. That night we went to Victory BC where Aaron Swain pastors.
Thursday the 22nd - We left the cabin early in the morning (11:00), and went to play mini golf. Jon and I won. Just thought I would throw that out there...if you like it take it, if you don't send it right back... After the golf we went out to eat and then went out on the town for the rest of the afternoon. That night I slept while the three seniors helped the Seymours move a lot of furniture from one cabin the other.
Friday the 23rd - I drove for 9 hours, almost straight, to Florida and got back at 9:00 that night. I am still tired.
I realize that this is probably one of the worst posts I have ever done, and that the description of the trip is not good at all, but I am very tired and I am going to bed. This is as good as it gets tonight.
Later,
Lorimer
Well, I am back from my Tennessee excursion. It was a fun trip, but I had to drive the whole time.
The trip went as follows:
Friday the 16th - Left Melbourne and drove for about 6 hours. Spent the night at my Grandparents in Georgia.
Saturday the 17th - Drove from GA to TN and spent the remainder of the day getting settled. Slept on a tile floor this night, which was the most uncomfortable thing in the world.
Sunday the 18th - Went to Crown College for church in the morning and met up with Charity. That night we had our own devotions in the cabin. Michael led that. Slept on the couch this night, which was a welcome change from the floor in the basement.
Monday the 19th - Spent the day working on the cabin a little and relaxing. That night we went to Dixie Stampede, which was fun. Still slept on the couch.
Tuesday the 20th - We made our way out to the Forbidden Caverns today, but it was closed. It took about 30 minutes to get there and then we found out that it was closed. Then it occurred to me to check the brochure...lo and behold, the brochure said that the FC was closed from December through March...so we drove the 30 minutes back to the cabin in silence. We spent the rest of the day playing cards (Hand and Foot).
Wednesday the 21st - Finished HP 3 early in the morning. We went hiking in the Smoky Mountains for about two hours. This was tiring, but fun. That night we went to Victory BC where Aaron Swain pastors.
Thursday the 22nd - We left the cabin early in the morning (11:00), and went to play mini golf. Jon and I won. Just thought I would throw that out there...if you like it take it, if you don't send it right back... After the golf we went out to eat and then went out on the town for the rest of the afternoon. That night I slept while the three seniors helped the Seymours move a lot of furniture from one cabin the other.
Friday the 23rd - I drove for 9 hours, almost straight, to Florida and got back at 9:00 that night. I am still tired.
I realize that this is probably one of the worst posts I have ever done, and that the description of the trip is not good at all, but I am very tired and I am going to bed. This is as good as it gets tonight.
Later,
Lorimer
3.13.2007
Stardate 070312.9
Captain's Log:
Not much of a post tonight. Just a couple of things before the night is over though.
I was talked into accompanying the seniors on their trip into the cold mountains of Tennessee, so I will be leaving this Friday for the frigid north.
I finished Belgarath the Sorcerer (644 pages) finally. I will taking that back tomorrow and picking up something else worthwhile.
All right, that is about it.
Later,
Lorimer
Not much of a post tonight. Just a couple of things before the night is over though.
I was talked into accompanying the seniors on their trip into the cold mountains of Tennessee, so I will be leaving this Friday for the frigid north.
I finished Belgarath the Sorcerer (644 pages) finally. I will taking that back tomorrow and picking up something else worthwhile.
All right, that is about it.
Later,
Lorimer
3.10.2007
Stardate 070310.9
Captain's Log:
Once again Man U advances to the next round of the Champions League! Bayern-Munich as well. Manchester United defeated Lille 1-0 on Wednesday and Bayern beat Real Madrid 2-1 to advance. Makaay, a striker for Bayern, scored in the 10th second--setting a Champions League record for the fastest goal scored. Great games. Man U tied Middlesbrough 2-2 in their FA cup game today. The replay will be March 19th.
I traveled to Jacksonville yesterday to see the Wade teenagers participate in the FACCS compition. Justin did an oral interpretation of poetry (the walrus and the carpenter), the teen ensemble (Johnny, Luke, Victoria, and Lacy) sang, Johnny sang two songs in the male solo event, and Michael preached an expositoy sermon. We did not win anything, but I thought they did rather well.
I only have about 160 pages of 644 left in Belgarath the Sorcerer. Hopefully, I can finish that in just a couple of days. I got stuck playing Oblivion for a few hours today, so I could not read as much.
Today is my parents anniversary, but I really do not have too much to say about that except to congratulate them on 23 years of marriage. Congratulations! (Like they actually read this thing...)
My book of the week was 24 Declassified: Veto Power.
I have been obtaining a book every week this year, usually on the Friday of each week. Some examples of the books I have purchased are...
Pawn of Prophecy
Shadow of the Hegemon
Shadow of a Giant
The President's Assassin
Children of the Mind
Splinter Cell
Dune
Ender's Shadow
Emperor: The Gates of Rome
...to name a few.
Well, I do not have much more to say and I must get to the bed, because we lose an hour of sleep tonight. Spring forward has been moved up three weeks so it will take place tonight.
Goodnight,
Lorimer
Once again Man U advances to the next round of the Champions League! Bayern-Munich as well. Manchester United defeated Lille 1-0 on Wednesday and Bayern beat Real Madrid 2-1 to advance. Makaay, a striker for Bayern, scored in the 10th second--setting a Champions League record for the fastest goal scored. Great games. Man U tied Middlesbrough 2-2 in their FA cup game today. The replay will be March 19th.
I traveled to Jacksonville yesterday to see the Wade teenagers participate in the FACCS compition. Justin did an oral interpretation of poetry (the walrus and the carpenter), the teen ensemble (Johnny, Luke, Victoria, and Lacy) sang, Johnny sang two songs in the male solo event, and Michael preached an expositoy sermon. We did not win anything, but I thought they did rather well.
I only have about 160 pages of 644 left in Belgarath the Sorcerer. Hopefully, I can finish that in just a couple of days. I got stuck playing Oblivion for a few hours today, so I could not read as much.
Today is my parents anniversary, but I really do not have too much to say about that except to congratulate them on 23 years of marriage. Congratulations! (Like they actually read this thing...)
My book of the week was 24 Declassified: Veto Power.
I have been obtaining a book every week this year, usually on the Friday of each week. Some examples of the books I have purchased are...
Pawn of Prophecy
Shadow of the Hegemon
Shadow of a Giant
The President's Assassin
Children of the Mind
Splinter Cell
Dune
Ender's Shadow
Emperor: The Gates of Rome
...to name a few.
Well, I do not have much more to say and I must get to the bed, because we lose an hour of sleep tonight. Spring forward has been moved up three weeks so it will take place tonight.
Goodnight,
Lorimer
3.07.2007
Stardate 070307.4
Captain's Log:
I think I will use this entry to talk about soccer, and what has been happening to my teams over the past three months. Just for clarification, my teams are as listed:
English Premier League: Manchester United
National Teams: Germany and England
Major League Soccer: Colorado Rapids
Bundesliga Football League: Bayern-Munich
Manchester United:
Although they were knocked out of the Carling Cup early, Man U still has a shot at both the FA cup and the Champions League. This afternoon they will play Lille in an attempt to advance to the next round in the Champions League. Then on Saturday they will face Middleborough in the sixth round of the FA cup. In the league tables for the EPL, Man U is ahead of the queers from Chelsea by nine points. If they win two or three more games they can clench the league title.
German National Team:
Even with a new coach, the Germans cannot lose. They have been running over teams, both in International Friendlies and the European 2008 qualifiers. They should have no trouble whatsoever making it past the group qualifying stage. On a side note about the German Team, I recently purchased an authentic German jersey personalized with my name and number. Germany will be playing the Czech Republic on the 24th of March in a Euro 08 qualifier.
England National Team:
Steve McClaren is the worst coach I have ever seen, and I hope that they fire him soon. He is hurting the English National Team by his poor choices and his stupid formations. He has removed David Beckham from the team after Beckham won two of the World Cup games for England, and he has changed their formation from the 4-4-2, which has worked for them, and they have lost or tied the last four games. His record is dismal with a team that did quite well in the World Cup and has been very competitive in the past couple of years. The next game is on the 24th of this month and they will be playing Israel. The team is going downhill because of this idiot’s managerial decisions, and I do hope that the England National Team board members see this and fire him before he can drag England out of the running for qualification to the European Cup 2008. A swift kick to the face of this guy would not be too harsh.
Colorado Rapids:
Well, the Rapids made the playoffs last year, but lost in the first round. The MLS season is about to begin a month from today and I am looking forward to watching them play this year. Their first game will be against DC United.
Bayern-Munich:
I have very few opportunities to watch the Bundesliga; however, I do follow the scores through the Fox Soccer website. Bayern is fourth in their table and they have been stationary for a few weeks now. Podolski is still their best player, and has scored in most of the games in which he has played. Bayern faces off against Werder Bremen this weekend in a tough match.
All right, that should do it.
Until next time,
Lorimer
I think I will use this entry to talk about soccer, and what has been happening to my teams over the past three months. Just for clarification, my teams are as listed:
English Premier League: Manchester United
National Teams: Germany and England
Major League Soccer: Colorado Rapids
Bundesliga Football League: Bayern-Munich
Manchester United:
Although they were knocked out of the Carling Cup early, Man U still has a shot at both the FA cup and the Champions League. This afternoon they will play Lille in an attempt to advance to the next round in the Champions League. Then on Saturday they will face Middleborough in the sixth round of the FA cup. In the league tables for the EPL, Man U is ahead of the queers from Chelsea by nine points. If they win two or three more games they can clench the league title.
German National Team:
Even with a new coach, the Germans cannot lose. They have been running over teams, both in International Friendlies and the European 2008 qualifiers. They should have no trouble whatsoever making it past the group qualifying stage. On a side note about the German Team, I recently purchased an authentic German jersey personalized with my name and number. Germany will be playing the Czech Republic on the 24th of March in a Euro 08 qualifier.
England National Team:
Steve McClaren is the worst coach I have ever seen, and I hope that they fire him soon. He is hurting the English National Team by his poor choices and his stupid formations. He has removed David Beckham from the team after Beckham won two of the World Cup games for England, and he has changed their formation from the 4-4-2, which has worked for them, and they have lost or tied the last four games. His record is dismal with a team that did quite well in the World Cup and has been very competitive in the past couple of years. The next game is on the 24th of this month and they will be playing Israel. The team is going downhill because of this idiot’s managerial decisions, and I do hope that the England National Team board members see this and fire him before he can drag England out of the running for qualification to the European Cup 2008. A swift kick to the face of this guy would not be too harsh.
Colorado Rapids:
Well, the Rapids made the playoffs last year, but lost in the first round. The MLS season is about to begin a month from today and I am looking forward to watching them play this year. Their first game will be against DC United.
Bayern-Munich:
I have very few opportunities to watch the Bundesliga; however, I do follow the scores through the Fox Soccer website. Bayern is fourth in their table and they have been stationary for a few weeks now. Podolski is still their best player, and has scored in most of the games in which he has played. Bayern faces off against Werder Bremen this weekend in a tough match.
All right, that should do it.
Until next time,
Lorimer
3.05.2007
Stardate 070305.4
Captain's Log:
Well, it has been quite a while since I have been here. I almost forgot my password. The main reason I am writing a much overdue update to this rather neglected journal is the numerous disgruntled fans that have grown quite angry with my complacency and have expressed the desire to stone me for my apparent indifference. As one would expect, a great many things have happened since the last entry, and it shall take quite some time to express all of these events in writing. I am going to have to group all of the events into months and relate them to you that way.
December:
I have forgotten much of this month by now; however there were a few major things worth mentioning that have come to the forefront of my mind.
1. Work at the base was quite busy during this month, for my coworkers and I had a great project which consumed our entire workday—everyday for three weeks. Per Air Force directive, we had to install a Standard Desktop Configuration on every desktop (550) in the Wing manually. No shortcuts here. It took about two hours per computer and much of that time was just sitting around waiting for the revised operating system to finish installing. Needless to say I finished nine books in the month of December. Many of those nine were written by David Eddings. I have now finished ten of his books and I am currently reading book eleven. That rather interesting and astonishing fact has nothing to do with the project at work.
2. My family took Christmas vacation in the hills of Tennessee. We had quite a good time in our cabin and enjoyed the break from work and school immensely. Two sets of grandparents traveled to spend Christmas with us.
January:
Steve was in town for New Year’s Eve, so he and DJ came over for the turning of the New Year. DJ brought quite a few fireworks with him and he set them off in the street in front of my house. I was forced to clean up the rather affluent mess of trash and waste left behind by the fireworks, because DJ conveniently forgot to come by in the morning to clean it himself…hmmm. Anyway, his fireworks were followed by those my redneck neighbors had stockpiled and during that show it seemed as if all of the houses on the street were surely to catch fire and burn to the ground. No, it was not quite that dramatic or harrowing, but it was exciting.
The Wade basketball teams finished their unbroken streak of losses this month and brought their stellar records to 0-16…could have been better.
I finished six books this month and started the reading year off well. My goals for the year are 40 books and 15,000 pages, which are both low compared to last year.
I started two more classes, C++ programming and technical writing. My technical writing teacher is cool, but the material covered in the class should be covered in Comm 1 and 2. I feel like I could have done every one of these writing assignments in my Comm classes and gotten them over with a long time ago. C++ is getting a little harder, but it still interesting.
February:
In conclusion to the Wade saga I started in the description of last month, both teams finished with a 0-18 record, effectively closing out the year with a perfect season.
Of course, Groundhog Day is in February (the 2nd) and I spent the night—after a Wade game—watching the Groundhog Day movie. I believe this is the seventh year in a row that I have watched that movie on that day, and because I only watch it once a year, I have not tired of it yet.
I beat last month’s total by one, for as it turns out I finished seven books this month. I am almost a third of the way to my page total goal and my book total goal, which is a nice head start on the year.
March has only just started, so there are very few things that have happened. Christy has been flying all over the world in the past two weeks, which is not very fair at all. Just in the past two weeks, she has been to England, Holland, and Germany. Not only that, but she gets to go to Rome next month.
I purchased the Xbox 360 game Oblivion last Friday, which I am finding out, may seriously limit my book reading for the next month or two. Oblivion is an awesome game. I have already finished the main quest, but with the hundreds of small quests built into the game, it could take quite a long time to finish everything.
I went over to Marc and Sarah’s house the other night for an enjoyable evening. To be honest, this is when I found out about the stoning mobs calling for more posts to this journal. I do hope to write in this more than just this once, but I always forget and time flies by.
I have not written any more in my book or any of my short stories. There is a competition coming up at BCC for short stories and I will enter one, but the judges have different tastes than I do I suppose. I have gotten one of my stories in the top ten though.
I will have to come up with a better idea for the next one, but because there is a 1000 word limit, I am restricted. If anyone has a good idea for a short, short story please feel free to submit them through the comments for this weblog. Thanks.
I believe I have written more than enough. I will end this post now and write again soon…probably.
Later,
Lorimer
Well, it has been quite a while since I have been here. I almost forgot my password. The main reason I am writing a much overdue update to this rather neglected journal is the numerous disgruntled fans that have grown quite angry with my complacency and have expressed the desire to stone me for my apparent indifference. As one would expect, a great many things have happened since the last entry, and it shall take quite some time to express all of these events in writing. I am going to have to group all of the events into months and relate them to you that way.
December:
I have forgotten much of this month by now; however there were a few major things worth mentioning that have come to the forefront of my mind.
1. Work at the base was quite busy during this month, for my coworkers and I had a great project which consumed our entire workday—everyday for three weeks. Per Air Force directive, we had to install a Standard Desktop Configuration on every desktop (550) in the Wing manually. No shortcuts here. It took about two hours per computer and much of that time was just sitting around waiting for the revised operating system to finish installing. Needless to say I finished nine books in the month of December. Many of those nine were written by David Eddings. I have now finished ten of his books and I am currently reading book eleven. That rather interesting and astonishing fact has nothing to do with the project at work.
2. My family took Christmas vacation in the hills of Tennessee. We had quite a good time in our cabin and enjoyed the break from work and school immensely. Two sets of grandparents traveled to spend Christmas with us.
January:
Steve was in town for New Year’s Eve, so he and DJ came over for the turning of the New Year. DJ brought quite a few fireworks with him and he set them off in the street in front of my house. I was forced to clean up the rather affluent mess of trash and waste left behind by the fireworks, because DJ conveniently forgot to come by in the morning to clean it himself…hmmm. Anyway, his fireworks were followed by those my redneck neighbors had stockpiled and during that show it seemed as if all of the houses on the street were surely to catch fire and burn to the ground. No, it was not quite that dramatic or harrowing, but it was exciting.
The Wade basketball teams finished their unbroken streak of losses this month and brought their stellar records to 0-16…could have been better.
I finished six books this month and started the reading year off well. My goals for the year are 40 books and 15,000 pages, which are both low compared to last year.
I started two more classes, C++ programming and technical writing. My technical writing teacher is cool, but the material covered in the class should be covered in Comm 1 and 2. I feel like I could have done every one of these writing assignments in my Comm classes and gotten them over with a long time ago. C++ is getting a little harder, but it still interesting.
February:
In conclusion to the Wade saga I started in the description of last month, both teams finished with a 0-18 record, effectively closing out the year with a perfect season.
Of course, Groundhog Day is in February (the 2nd) and I spent the night—after a Wade game—watching the Groundhog Day movie. I believe this is the seventh year in a row that I have watched that movie on that day, and because I only watch it once a year, I have not tired of it yet.
I beat last month’s total by one, for as it turns out I finished seven books this month. I am almost a third of the way to my page total goal and my book total goal, which is a nice head start on the year.
March has only just started, so there are very few things that have happened. Christy has been flying all over the world in the past two weeks, which is not very fair at all. Just in the past two weeks, she has been to England, Holland, and Germany. Not only that, but she gets to go to Rome next month.
I purchased the Xbox 360 game Oblivion last Friday, which I am finding out, may seriously limit my book reading for the next month or two. Oblivion is an awesome game. I have already finished the main quest, but with the hundreds of small quests built into the game, it could take quite a long time to finish everything.
I went over to Marc and Sarah’s house the other night for an enjoyable evening. To be honest, this is when I found out about the stoning mobs calling for more posts to this journal. I do hope to write in this more than just this once, but I always forget and time flies by.
I have not written any more in my book or any of my short stories. There is a competition coming up at BCC for short stories and I will enter one, but the judges have different tastes than I do I suppose. I have gotten one of my stories in the top ten though.
I will have to come up with a better idea for the next one, but because there is a 1000 word limit, I am restricted. If anyone has a good idea for a short, short story please feel free to submit them through the comments for this weblog. Thanks.
I believe I have written more than enough. I will end this post now and write again soon…probably.
Later,
Lorimer
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