Swimming with the fishies, too much to eat, and Merry Christmas to all December 25, 2008

Merry Christmas everyone!  Hope all had a great day! So my gifts under the tree were mainly books on the Congo…Yay!  Grad Thesis!  Gotta love gifts that have practical applications.

So Ive eaten too much…I hate the holidays sometimes because of this!  Everyone always brings food over and our fridge is full!  I will be happy when the fridge empties some! 

So the strange gift of the year goes to my dad.  He got a BlueRay DVD of an aquarium…yes…it just has fish swimming around.  He likes it because its an aquarium he doesnt have to clean…and I now have pictures of my brother-in-law trying to grab a fish from the screen and being an idiot acting like hes swimming with them…pictures will be posted soon to give everybody a better idea of how ridiculous it looks!  I did say that this was my idea of snorkeling…so thats how the crazy picture taking started.

Off to relax and read…gotta love WWI during the holidays!

Later!

Giant ice Santa, airport travel, and a little holiday cheer? December 24, 2008

Well…Im glad I made it in to Ohio before winter weather set in…cause right now many are stranded at airports across the midwest due to winter storms…I tend to be a cursed flyer, and knowing my luck, if I flew on Xmas eve, I would get stuck somewhere!  I can just feel it!  I already hate sitting at airports because of boredom, and Ive had plenty of overnights sleeping on terminal floors, so I can only imagine being stuck on a major holiday in an airport.  I wonder if the airports give out free meals or something?  Probably not since you have to pay for everything now anyways.

I personally love that Mugabe has stated that Zimbabwe is his…um…doesnt the land belong to the people and not one man?  This isnt feudalism anymore! I cant help but wonder if cholera wasn’t spreading through the country and annihalating half the population if there would be a revolt…I mean I know he tends to use intimidation and deadly force to maintain his rule, but eventually the people have to say enough is enough…and for me that would have been over a year ago when the markets offered no food…so when is the breaking point for Zimbabwe?

When did Nazism become holiday centered? It seems that several of the movies out this week are centered around the Nazis…what happened to holiday cheer? Snow? Family fun? Anyone remember Home Alone? Miracle on 31st ST? Heck, even Elf?  I guess Im off to see Valkyrie and the Hitler assassination plot tomorrow…Merry Xmas to me!

I so want to fly to China right now!  It has built the worlds largest Ice Santa!  I want to go see!  Heck, I just want a white Xmass!  But alas, neither will come to pass…booo….

Well Im off to sleep so that Santa can come…yea right.,..Im on the naughty list probably!

Later!

And Merry Xmas…

Crazy football, even the beautiful fall, and the winter blues December 23, 2008

Well Monday Night Football was horrible!  Im having mixed feelings about the outcome though…I should be upset that the Packers lost yet another football game, and I am upset…but Im still kinda giddy knowing that a Packers loss kept Minnesota fighting for their lives…I dont ever see myself rooting for Minnesota unless it has beneficial outcomes for my Pack…even then Id be choking as I was rooting for them!  Id rather see the Bears win the division then Minnesota…Sorry Bobby! Now all I have to say is that the Packers better not loose to Detroit and hand them their first win of the season…Id be really upset then!

Well it is looking like the Mexican battle on the Drug Cartels is involving some very interesting individuals now!  Apparently a beauty queen was arrested with 7 others while carrying womens and money in their car in central Mexico…even the beautiful are being used!  Wow…its getting nasty down there in Mexico, and everyone up here is oblivious!

Now I am disturbed…I know that every culture has its quirks, and I am able to accept almost all of them, even the weird and absurd ones, but a Saudi judge recently refused to annul a marriage between an 8-year-old girl and a 47-year-old man, apparently arranged by the girl’s father to settle his outstanding debts.  How can anyone allow an 8year old to be married off! Even if it settles debts!  Shes 8!  Heck I was still being a brat at that age!  There are plenty of 8 year olds that aren’t kids anymore because they were forced to grow up way too fast, but marriage is a whole never level of crazy and unfairness!

Coup in Guinea…Thats not what West Africa needs right now!  I hope it doesn’t turn into a new Liberia…but it doesn’t look promising!

Well, Ive been having some fun with some of my old friends!  And Ive been cooking alot!  I just finished making zucchini bread and cinnamon chips for Xmas eve dinner with the family. And Ive been enjoying the winter weather…Im just sad that its not going to be a white Xmas this year!  I hope I get some snow before I leave!  I want to make snow angels and build a snow man, and maybe go sledding!  Ohhhh and Ice skating…guess I dont need the snow for that one though…

Random Google searches that led to my blog…”crazy proposals” and “cough when freezing”…hmm…not the most random ones, but still good ones!

Well Im off to catch up on WWI readings…wish me luck!

Later!

Grad School update, winter weather, and some xmas fun December 21, 2008

Last night was fun.  I got to see my friends and celebrate with them…the tropical Xmas theme was a success…a little weird, but a success.  The tropical theme wasnt helped by the appearance of sleet and ice, but the slushie mix I made helped us forget the weather. 

I got my grades back for my first semester….I got an A- and 3 B+’s   I guess its okay, but I would have liked at least 1 more A!  I will just have to work harder now and next semester…Fun times! 

Winter has set in…now I really like the cold weather and have missed it in Hawaii, but todays weather is a little cold!  Its in the negtives with the wind-chill factor!  Im kinda longing for a little warm weather for once!  But the cold hasnt stopped me from wearing capri’s and sandals outside!  Hell has officially frozen over if Im wanting warmer weather!

Well todays football was good!  Minnesota lost!  I will always root for that to happen! Now if only Green Bay will win a game on Monday!  Go Packers!

Im off to read WWI…

Later!

Buckeyes, a night of Zumba, and the artful dodger December 18, 2008

Well its nice to be back in Ohio…the weather is more up my alley…cold and icy!  Gotta love the winter months!  Well Ive been keeping busy with volunteering at APSI…and working a little at the cookie shop…now if only I can get some of my reading done for class then Ill be happy! Its been good to see some of my friends again!  Im looking forward to thie weekend when there will be some major partying going on!!!  Expect a drunken blog on saturday or sunday!

Zumba kicked my butt tonight!  Michelle had to thrown some fun “low” and “Work that” into the mix…the best part is that she doesnt even remember doing “low” at the wedding either!  It got the entire class laughing at her, which was priceless!  Ive missed Zumba, and need to find something similar when I get back home to Hawaii.

In fun news…someone has made a video game out of the President Bush shoe incident…You get points for hitting him with the shoe, and more if its in the face…the President can’t even log onto the internet now without causing a ruckus! Oh well….ill have to try and see if I can take away those ninja skills he seemed to have in real life, ahh the art of shoe dodging!

Well Im off to make Buckeyes…yum…

Later!

Cursed flyer, engine de-icing, and the wonders of winter December 16, 2008

Well I finally made it.  I actually made it in Tuesday afternoon around 3:30…only 2.5 hrs late!  Not bad for  me!  Im such a cursed flyer sometimes…and this time was no exception!  Thank you to the Dallas de-icing crews for finally getting us underway, and landed in Dayton before the ice storm hit! 

All I can say is that its WINTER!!!!  I walked off the plane in Dallas and it was 27 degress and I could see my breath!  I love that sight, when you can see your own breath, it has a calming effect on me!  I could sit and breath all day! Oh wait, I do…but its not as kool unless you can see it! 

I collapsed a couple of hours after landing…I hadn’t slept in 48 hrs (except 2 catnaps of like maybe 30 min to an hour on the flights). Just waking up at oh…midnight Hawaii time, and 5am here in Ohio…and theres ice on the ground.  Gotta love when you turn  on the tv in the middle of winter and see school delays due to winter warnings!  Heck the roads must not be pleasant because even Wright Patt is delayed for 2 hrs.  Well I was going to APSI at like 8 am to volunteer since im up, but I dont think it would be fun to re-acquaint myself with driving on a sheet of ice, so Ill hold until I hear the salt trucks come!

Well off to read!

Later!