For having been gone a while from work on a Christmas break, today has been pretty slow. Yeah, I had some stuff to do to catch up, but it wasn’t all that much. I mostly sat here. I thought there would be a lot more to do.
So, what exactly did I do for Christmas? Well, Friday the 23rd Chase and I headed back to Kentucky (Ft. Mitchell to be more exact). That evening we went to a Northern Kentucky Young Life fundraiser where the one and only Andrea Summer gave a stellar performance with the singing and piano playing. Afterwards, she came over to my parents’ house and hung out for a while.
Christmas Eve we had a dinner with family (mostly my mom’s side) at my parents’ house. Apparently one of my aunts had been drinking wine all day long and had little to no inhibitions about what appropriate words or volume level came out of her mouth. When my cousin and his wife brought their small children over, their 1-½ year-old son was dressed in an adorable Santa suit. My aunt would grab at him and sort of sing but sort of holler “Santa Claus is coming TONIGHT!” every time he walked near her.
Christmas morning we opened presents after Miranda came home from working the third shift at the animal emergency clinic. My parents got me a sewing machine, so hopefully I’ll be able to start designing and making some of my own clothes! After going to church with my dad, Chase and I headed down to Lost Creek. We had a delicious Christmas dinner and hung out with more family before going to his parents’ to open more presents. I think if we had waited any longer, the suspense would have destroyed Paige. She repeatedly said, “Alisha is just dying to open presents!” to have an excuse to go open them (even though she had already opened her own earlier). I got some cute clothes that fit (yay!) and in all, Chase and I received three copies of Arrested Development season 2.
Unfortunately, I got very ill during the night. There were 10 people sleeping in the same house sharing 2 bathrooms. Luckily, I was the only one getting sick in the sense of digested/partially digested food coming out fast, which is the least graphic way I can think of to say it. (If you’d like details, I’ll give ‘em to ya; I’m not embarrassed. Just leave a comment saying so. I’ll go into as much detail as you’d like.) Others were sick in the coughing/sinus issues sort of way.
So, Monday I was feeling pretty tired and sore and generally icky from the overnight sickliness. I sort of slept and dozed a lot that day. That evening I felt a lot better and even got to play a bit of Mad Gab (a gift from the night before).
Yesterday I pretty much felt all better and we came back to Carbondale. We made pretty good time, too.
Now here I sit, just about ready to leave for the day with little to do but blog. I have a few things to do, but if I did them now, I’d have even less to do tomorrow.
Wednesday, December 28, 2005
Tuesday, December 20, 2005
Arrrrrrr! Cookie Cookie Cookie!
Last night was quite the Christmas cookie baking party. We made sugar cookies, peanut butter cookies rolled in red and/or green sprinkles with a kiss on top, peanut butter cookies with the Reese’s cups in the middle, peanut butter chip chocolate cookies, mint chunk cookies, Christmas tree and camel cookies made with a cookie press, and much more! Then, we decorated with chocolate chips, M&Ms, sprinkles, and icing that Keli & I made. Towards the end, we were getting pretty tired and pretty silly, so maybe some of the decorated cookies are crazy-lookin’, but it was much fun! So, today my coworkers have been chowin’ down on Christmas-e deliciousness.
Also today, my brother-in-law graduated from the Kentucky State Police Academy (congrats Joel!). I’m here at work, but Chase and our friend Caleb braved the 4-½ hour or so trip to Frankfort. I called Chase a little bit ago to find out if they did any tricks at graduation, but alas, they did not. I thought maybe there would be some kind of demonstration or something. I thought wrong.
As I was in the middle of typing, we had a small fiasco here at the station. Ken (the station manager/owner/everything guy) had gone to the bank, and unbeknownst to us, he had gotten a flat tire, which was why he didn’t come back for a wile. Meanwhile back at the ranch, Amy was playing a special on CD (and by “special” I mean the Steven Curtis Chapman Christmas album). Said CD player went nutzo. It wouldn’t display the track it was playing or the countdown, but it kept going. Since we didn’t know how much longer the CD player was going to work, we took that opportunity to reboot our on-air computer and the production room computer since we had been having glitches with them. We had a couple small issues after the reboot, but all was well again after Ken got back.
Yeah, I know that story wasn’t what one might call “interesting,” so I’ll make one up and we can all pretend that this is what really happened…
Ken (the station manager/owner/acrobat/everything guy) had gone on a mission to save some babies from being thrown off the tower in the town square, and unbeknownst to us, a pirate had slashed his tires as he was driving there, causing him to take longer than usual since he now had to not only save the babies, but also battle this pirate. Meanwhile back at the ranch, Amy was playing a special on CD (and by “special” I mean [insert the coolest band ever] was coming to the studio to do a live concert and give out free copies of their CDs). Said CD player went nutzo. It turned out that the CD player was actually an evil robot set on killing all humans! Amy had never dealt with any robots, and [the coolest band ever] was busy rocking out, so it was up to me to save not only the radio station and all who were rocking out inside of it, but also the entire world (with exception of those babies that my boss was already saving). At first I tried wrestling with the robot, but it was stronger than I. Then I tried stabbing it, but since it had no vital organs, this was of little use. In the shuffle of this skirmish, I had built up a small amount of static electricity and shocked myself on a doorknob. A brilliant idea entered my mind… but would it work? I shuffled all around the radio station dragging my feet on the carpeted floor. I then led the robot away from all of the electrical devices and planted my feet and held out one finger. When the killer robot CD player came near me a bolt of electricity jolted from my finger and jumped to the robot frying it beyond repair. I had done it! Ken got back after saving the babies, battling the pirate and fixing his tire. The pirate was with him as a captive, and as a reward for saving the radio station and pretty much the entire world, that pirate became my assistant. And actually, he is the one typing this as I dictate it to him while hanging out with [the coolest band ever] and eating Christmas cookies.
Yes, that story is definitely more interesting. Personally, I would insert The Smashing Pumpkins in the coolest band ever slot, having them get back together. You may think that there is a cooler band (I assure you that there is not), so I’ll let you insert that band for the story to be more interesting to you.
Also today, my brother-in-law graduated from the Kentucky State Police Academy (congrats Joel!). I’m here at work, but Chase and our friend Caleb braved the 4-½ hour or so trip to Frankfort. I called Chase a little bit ago to find out if they did any tricks at graduation, but alas, they did not. I thought maybe there would be some kind of demonstration or something. I thought wrong.
As I was in the middle of typing, we had a small fiasco here at the station. Ken (the station manager/owner/everything guy) had gone to the bank, and unbeknownst to us, he had gotten a flat tire, which was why he didn’t come back for a wile. Meanwhile back at the ranch, Amy was playing a special on CD (and by “special” I mean the Steven Curtis Chapman Christmas album). Said CD player went nutzo. It wouldn’t display the track it was playing or the countdown, but it kept going. Since we didn’t know how much longer the CD player was going to work, we took that opportunity to reboot our on-air computer and the production room computer since we had been having glitches with them. We had a couple small issues after the reboot, but all was well again after Ken got back.
Yeah, I know that story wasn’t what one might call “interesting,” so I’ll make one up and we can all pretend that this is what really happened…
Ken (the station manager/owner/acrobat/everything guy) had gone on a mission to save some babies from being thrown off the tower in the town square, and unbeknownst to us, a pirate had slashed his tires as he was driving there, causing him to take longer than usual since he now had to not only save the babies, but also battle this pirate. Meanwhile back at the ranch, Amy was playing a special on CD (and by “special” I mean [insert the coolest band ever] was coming to the studio to do a live concert and give out free copies of their CDs). Said CD player went nutzo. It turned out that the CD player was actually an evil robot set on killing all humans! Amy had never dealt with any robots, and [the coolest band ever] was busy rocking out, so it was up to me to save not only the radio station and all who were rocking out inside of it, but also the entire world (with exception of those babies that my boss was already saving). At first I tried wrestling with the robot, but it was stronger than I. Then I tried stabbing it, but since it had no vital organs, this was of little use. In the shuffle of this skirmish, I had built up a small amount of static electricity and shocked myself on a doorknob. A brilliant idea entered my mind… but would it work? I shuffled all around the radio station dragging my feet on the carpeted floor. I then led the robot away from all of the electrical devices and planted my feet and held out one finger. When the killer robot CD player came near me a bolt of electricity jolted from my finger and jumped to the robot frying it beyond repair. I had done it! Ken got back after saving the babies, battling the pirate and fixing his tire. The pirate was with him as a captive, and as a reward for saving the radio station and pretty much the entire world, that pirate became my assistant. And actually, he is the one typing this as I dictate it to him while hanging out with [the coolest band ever] and eating Christmas cookies.
Yes, that story is definitely more interesting. Personally, I would insert The Smashing Pumpkins in the coolest band ever slot, having them get back together. You may think that there is a cooler band (I assure you that there is not), so I’ll let you insert that band for the story to be more interesting to you.
Thursday, December 15, 2005
Moses vs Kenny
Here are some highlights of my week:
Friday: Chase & I saw some improv comedy
Saturday: We went caroling with the BCM at a nursing home and I got to hang out with this cool old lady named Naomi… Later that evening we had a Christmas party (or Super Fresh Jesus Birthday Bash) at the BCM that included a white elephant gift exchange. Chase ended up with some marshmallows and some Bible Heroes action figures. One was Noah and the other was Moses (who looked more like Kenny Rogers).
Tuesday: I went with Tarah to see The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. It was great! Little was left out, changed, or added. AND later that evening I got to feel Rebekah kick! (Tarah’s pregnant)
Wednesday: Chase & I went with John Robert and Braden to see King Kong. I was quite disappointed. Three hours is at least twice as long as that movie needed to be. Booooorrrriiiinnnnnggggg! It had its moments, though.
Wednesday, December 07, 2005
On Time Travel
I’ve been thinking about time travel. Whether or not it is possible, I have no clue, but that’s not what I’ve been pondering. I’ve been contemplating whether or not (assuming time travel is possible) one could actually alter time. I’ve come to the conclusion that you can’t.
For one thing, if someone from the present or future can physically go to the past, then it’s had to have already happened. Here’s why: say John Doe exists in the year 2020 and develops a time machine. He goes back to the year 1865. Well, the year 1865 has already happened, so by present day’s time, John Doe has already been in the year 1865. Whatever he did to alter 1865 has already happened, thus not truly altering it.
Here’s another reason why the past cannot truly be altered: if it is truly altered, then by the time the future exists, the one(s) who went back to alter the past would have no reason to go back to alter it because they would have no knowledge of what was to be altered. Example: John Doe goes back in time to prevent Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. If he were successful, then Lincoln’s assassination would not have happened. This alteration of history would cause John Doe to have no knowledge of the assassination when the future comes around, so he would not then go back to the past to prevent it. The assassination would have to have happened because John Doe would no longer be going back to prevent it.
So, if John Doe goes back in time, whatever he does there has to be predestined to have already happened.
"Crook, do you know I believe there are men who want to take my life? And I have no doubt they will do it... I know no one could do it and escape alive. But if it is to be done, it is impossible to prevent it."
~Abraham Lincoln to bodyguard, William H. Crook, on April 14, 1865.
How true that is.
For one thing, if someone from the present or future can physically go to the past, then it’s had to have already happened. Here’s why: say John Doe exists in the year 2020 and develops a time machine. He goes back to the year 1865. Well, the year 1865 has already happened, so by present day’s time, John Doe has already been in the year 1865. Whatever he did to alter 1865 has already happened, thus not truly altering it.
Here’s another reason why the past cannot truly be altered: if it is truly altered, then by the time the future exists, the one(s) who went back to alter the past would have no reason to go back to alter it because they would have no knowledge of what was to be altered. Example: John Doe goes back in time to prevent Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. If he were successful, then Lincoln’s assassination would not have happened. This alteration of history would cause John Doe to have no knowledge of the assassination when the future comes around, so he would not then go back to the past to prevent it. The assassination would have to have happened because John Doe would no longer be going back to prevent it.
So, if John Doe goes back in time, whatever he does there has to be predestined to have already happened.
"Crook, do you know I believe there are men who want to take my life? And I have no doubt they will do it... I know no one could do it and escape alive. But if it is to be done, it is impossible to prevent it."
~Abraham Lincoln to bodyguard, William H. Crook, on April 14, 1865.
How true that is.
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