To all those I adore,
Sorry I have been a craptastic blogger, but I just don't find much time to write anymore. Sorry. Anyways work is going well I am finished with training classes and have moved on to my qualifications. I have been doing real work for the past two months and have been taking some qualifications as well. So, what has occurred since my last entry, a lot.
Kailey and I took a trip to Salt Lake City. While there we toured the LDS stuff and it was pretty impressive. I said impressive not convincing ha ha. After touring the LDS part of downtown we went to an outdoor mall and walk around and ate lunch at Panda Express...mmmm orange chicken. After that we went to the planetarium and were going to watch The Nightmare Before Christmas in the IMAX in 3-D but it was not playing so we say something in the dome theatre instead. Kailey got a little sick but I enjoyed it. Later that night we had dinner that the Riddisou with my aunt Ladene, and let me tell you if you have not ate there you are missing out. After a fantastic meal and several hours of conversation with one of my favorite aunts Kailey and I headed back to our hotel. All in all it was a good get away and I am looking forward to the spring so we can go there more often.
Hmmm, what else, oh Thanksgiving. So Kailey had to work the day after Thanksgiving (she works at Wells Fargo now), so we really could not go back to Oregon because it would be a pain in the ass and not much fun. Instead we went to a co-worker/friends house and hand a giant feast with several other co-workers/friends. It was fun we (the boys) played Halo 3 all day after with occasional stuffing's of the guy worked in between game play.
The day after I did my Black Friday fiasco, it was not so bad until about 7 am when I got to Target. Luckily that was my last stop. Later that day and the rest of the weekend we decorated for Christmas. We have slowly been finishing putting up the rest of the decorations and it is looking nice. Recently we unpacked our last box and are completely moved in finally.
We are currently house shopping Kailey and I have decided apartment living is just not for us. We have outgrown our apartment and are entirely too tired of neighbors and their "hobbies", oh and for clarification hobbies means they deal drugs. The housing market here is ridiculous. A house that would cost a $300,000 in Oregon is only about $160,000 here. Everyone we have scoped out has about 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, living room, family room, giant yard, garage, etc etc. The other night we met with a realtor and toured a house, we didn't like it because it was too much work to fix up but it was beautiful, however she did email us about 150 houses that fit what we were looking for. So now we have some work to do to sort out which ones we are really interested in. I am meeting with a bank next Friday to talk about mortgages.
Well anyways not too much has happened but I thought I would keep you all posted. Oh, I forgot we will not be coming to Oregon for Christmas because or work conflicts. Anywho if anyone reads this I would appreciate a comment to see who all reads this still.
Love and kisses,
Ridicorous
To leave you with a quote:
"What is a movie star? A movie star is many things. The can be tall, short, thin, or skinny. They can be democrats...or skinny."
~Steve Martin
Sunday, December 02, 2007
Monday, October 22, 2007
finally it has happened...about a month ago
To all I adore,
Sorry for not writing lately life has been insanely busy. On August 31 I asked Kailey to marry me. She said yes. I am working now no longer in training, at least for the next few weeks then I go back to training. That is my biggest news for now. Anyways I know I suck a lot for not writing but we do steal internet and do not have our own, also Kailey is an internet snob and I do not get on much. Ha ha just joking Kailey. But really I just have been really busy lately and find that I would rather spend time with Kailey for the few hours at night before I head off to bed.
This weekend we have big plans, well not plans. We are winging a weekend in SLC, we are going to see several attractions there and I will hopefully write more about that after this weekend. But anywho sorry I am a jerk and have not wrote in forever.
Love and kisses,
Rick
To leave you with a quote:
"Life is a like a box of chocalates, you never know what you're gonna get."
~Forest Gump
Sorry for not writing lately life has been insanely busy. On August 31 I asked Kailey to marry me. She said yes. I am working now no longer in training, at least for the next few weeks then I go back to training. That is my biggest news for now. Anyways I know I suck a lot for not writing but we do steal internet and do not have our own, also Kailey is an internet snob and I do not get on much. Ha ha just joking Kailey. But really I just have been really busy lately and find that I would rather spend time with Kailey for the few hours at night before I head off to bed.
This weekend we have big plans, well not plans. We are winging a weekend in SLC, we are going to see several attractions there and I will hopefully write more about that after this weekend. But anywho sorry I am a jerk and have not wrote in forever.
Love and kisses,
Rick
To leave you with a quote:
"Life is a like a box of chocalates, you never know what you're gonna get."
~Forest Gump
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
ice devouring sex tornado
To all those I adore,
This weekend I am heading back to The Dalles to visit home for the first time in forever. Kailey is of course coming and she will head home, or shall I say her parents new home in Scio. Her birthday is on the 5th. She will be staying home for a week or two to visit. She has not seen her parents since December so a reunion is over due. I unfortunately have to come back earlier to go back to work.
She opened some of her presents tonight already because I begged her to. I am a horrible gift giver, I always want her to open stuff early. I usually get my way too, so yeah I ruin my own surprises. I know that sounds retarded but you have to realize she can guess what I got her just by looking at me. It is ridiculous, I can't keep secrets well at all, so if she guesses what I got her I can't keep a straight face.
Anywho work is going good I am going to half days of real work next week. What is great about my job is that I am not allowed to talk about it which is wonderful because I hate talking shop with people who don't know what I am talking about. So it is good for everyone I suppose. I have met a lot of interesting people since starting and have made some friends. I am happy to be back in the west, for those that do not know it is too different worlds.
Love and kisses,
Ridicorous
To leave you with a quote:
"He is sex on ice. It's not enough that he must win, he wants to make love to the crowd."
~Blades of Glory
This weekend I am heading back to The Dalles to visit home for the first time in forever. Kailey is of course coming and she will head home, or shall I say her parents new home in Scio. Her birthday is on the 5th. She will be staying home for a week or two to visit. She has not seen her parents since December so a reunion is over due. I unfortunately have to come back earlier to go back to work.
She opened some of her presents tonight already because I begged her to. I am a horrible gift giver, I always want her to open stuff early. I usually get my way too, so yeah I ruin my own surprises. I know that sounds retarded but you have to realize she can guess what I got her just by looking at me. It is ridiculous, I can't keep secrets well at all, so if she guesses what I got her I can't keep a straight face.
Anywho work is going good I am going to half days of real work next week. What is great about my job is that I am not allowed to talk about it which is wonderful because I hate talking shop with people who don't know what I am talking about. So it is good for everyone I suppose. I have met a lot of interesting people since starting and have made some friends. I am happy to be back in the west, for those that do not know it is too different worlds.
Love and kisses,
Ridicorous
To leave you with a quote:
"He is sex on ice. It's not enough that he must win, he wants to make love to the crowd."
~Blades of Glory
Saturday, August 04, 2007
idaho hooray
To all those I adore,
Well finally we are out of North Carolina, thank goodness. I am very glad to be out and back here in Idaho. Words cannot explain how great it feels. The job is great I will be in training for quite some time. Just to let you all know I can't talk about the details of my job so please if I can't tell you do not get mad. One thing that is hard is waking up at 4:30 am everyday but I am getting used to it.
Last night Kailey and i went to the War Bonnet Rodeo, it was pretty fun. One guy got really messed up. He got his hand stuck and fell off the wrong side of the horse, he was dragged around the arena several times before the horse fell on him and he came loose, it was hard to watch especially when he came right next to us and you could see his face in agony. Other than that no one got real hurt. After the rodeo there was a fireworks show that was pretty good but we were right under where they were going off at and it rained scraps of fireworks down on us. Some were hot but it was sure pretty.
Let's see we have been here three weeks and are still not unpacked. Oh well right. Anyways today we get our washer and dryer as well as my new TV. I am psyched about all of these. Anywho we changed telephone numbers also if you don't already have my new number just call my parents house and you can get it. Anywho that is all for now.
Love and kisses,
Rick
To leave you with a quote:
"I am as sober as a goat."
Well finally we are out of North Carolina, thank goodness. I am very glad to be out and back here in Idaho. Words cannot explain how great it feels. The job is great I will be in training for quite some time. Just to let you all know I can't talk about the details of my job so please if I can't tell you do not get mad. One thing that is hard is waking up at 4:30 am everyday but I am getting used to it.
Last night Kailey and i went to the War Bonnet Rodeo, it was pretty fun. One guy got really messed up. He got his hand stuck and fell off the wrong side of the horse, he was dragged around the arena several times before the horse fell on him and he came loose, it was hard to watch especially when he came right next to us and you could see his face in agony. Other than that no one got real hurt. After the rodeo there was a fireworks show that was pretty good but we were right under where they were going off at and it rained scraps of fireworks down on us. Some were hot but it was sure pretty.
Let's see we have been here three weeks and are still not unpacked. Oh well right. Anyways today we get our washer and dryer as well as my new TV. I am psyched about all of these. Anywho we changed telephone numbers also if you don't already have my new number just call my parents house and you can get it. Anywho that is all for now.
Love and kisses,
Rick
To leave you with a quote:
"I am as sober as a goat."
Thursday, June 28, 2007
The Dark Tower...whoa!
To those I adore,
Finally after reading 4592 pages of Stephen Kings Dark Tower epic I have finished. It took me nearly a year of reading with a few books in between to finish. The last book brought out the big guns and the tear jerkers. It was one of the saddest and happiest endings to a series I have ever read, I know that does not make much sense right now but it was. Here is my review of the series.
The first book was called The Gunslinger: The Dark Tower I. It was decent, the beginning was slow and there was a point where I almost put it down and gave up on the beginning but somewhere in the middle it picked up and caught my attention, the ending of the first piece of the Dark Tower epic was a little sad but no where near in comparison to what was to come.
The second installment was The Drawing of Three: The Dark Tower II. This was one of those books I find difficult to read sometimes because you think to yourself, "What can go wrong now?" and bam you turn the page and King has made hell for the gunslinger a little bit more extreme.
The third book was called The Waste Lands: The Dark Tower III. This book picked up directly where the last one ended still with the what else can go wrong mentality. It continued for a majority of the book then it slowed down yet again. But soon it picked right back up and got the fingers turning the pages, only to leave in a cliff hanger, that many fans where pissed about. Lucky for me I started reading the books after all had been published so I just went to the book store and picked up the next one.
The fourth book was called Wizard and Glass: The Dark Tower IV. This book picked up on the cliff hanger like there was not even a skipped beat. Soon however the majority of the book became a flashback to the gunslingers youth, and it turned out to be one of my favorite books in the series if not my favorite. King's story telling in this book was fantastic, it amazed me much like the Green Mile did the first time I read it.
The fifth book was called Wolves of the Calla: The Dark Tower V. This book King's writing grew from the last, it was a page turner from start to finish and although not much had to do with the journey to the Dark Tower it was a great aside. Like many journey's the gunslingers was not linear. Here the Wolves of the Calla takes you on one of the obstacles of his journey.
The sixth book was called the Song of Susannah: The Dark Tower VI. This book makes you itch. It is very frustrating, its like King ran into a writing wall and had this story in his head and just had to tell it in it's own book. Meanwhile the reader is itching to know the Dark Tower and wants to get back on the path towards it. I still liked it but it felt out of place almost, the books have a certain feel to them and this one was lacking that feeling a little bit. However, in the long run it was needed to complete the tale.
The seventh and final book was called The Dark Tower: The Dark Tower VII. This book was amazing. By now i f you are still reading you are 3500 pages into the series and your emotions (unless you have a cold dead heart) are entwined with the characters. This book is amazing, so much to explain. Just know you will smile, you will cheer in triumph, you will be sad, you will cry. The ending many people hated and booed King for, there is a happiness to it in one aspect but a terrible sadness in it as well. However, if it had had a fairy tale ending something would have felt out of place. So the way King ended it was the only way to end it, and for that I say bravo.
Anyways, anyone who is a sci-fi, western, or fantasy fan should read these. If you liked the Lord of the Rings type of journey this epic is just for you, but more exciting and more modern writing. Of curse the hero is a gunslinger not a midget...I mean halfling.
That is all for now folks. Please leave comments I want to know that you are reading this, thanks.
Love and kisses,
~Rick
To leave you with a quote:
"The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed."
~Stephen King, The Gunslinger's first line.
Finally after reading 4592 pages of Stephen Kings Dark Tower epic I have finished. It took me nearly a year of reading with a few books in between to finish. The last book brought out the big guns and the tear jerkers. It was one of the saddest and happiest endings to a series I have ever read, I know that does not make much sense right now but it was. Here is my review of the series.
The first book was called The Gunslinger: The Dark Tower I. It was decent, the beginning was slow and there was a point where I almost put it down and gave up on the beginning but somewhere in the middle it picked up and caught my attention, the ending of the first piece of the Dark Tower epic was a little sad but no where near in comparison to what was to come.
The second installment was The Drawing of Three: The Dark Tower II. This was one of those books I find difficult to read sometimes because you think to yourself, "What can go wrong now?" and bam you turn the page and King has made hell for the gunslinger a little bit more extreme.
The third book was called The Waste Lands: The Dark Tower III. This book picked up directly where the last one ended still with the what else can go wrong mentality. It continued for a majority of the book then it slowed down yet again. But soon it picked right back up and got the fingers turning the pages, only to leave in a cliff hanger, that many fans where pissed about. Lucky for me I started reading the books after all had been published so I just went to the book store and picked up the next one.
The fourth book was called Wizard and Glass: The Dark Tower IV. This book picked up on the cliff hanger like there was not even a skipped beat. Soon however the majority of the book became a flashback to the gunslingers youth, and it turned out to be one of my favorite books in the series if not my favorite. King's story telling in this book was fantastic, it amazed me much like the Green Mile did the first time I read it.
The fifth book was called Wolves of the Calla: The Dark Tower V. This book King's writing grew from the last, it was a page turner from start to finish and although not much had to do with the journey to the Dark Tower it was a great aside. Like many journey's the gunslingers was not linear. Here the Wolves of the Calla takes you on one of the obstacles of his journey.
The sixth book was called the Song of Susannah: The Dark Tower VI. This book makes you itch. It is very frustrating, its like King ran into a writing wall and had this story in his head and just had to tell it in it's own book. Meanwhile the reader is itching to know the Dark Tower and wants to get back on the path towards it. I still liked it but it felt out of place almost, the books have a certain feel to them and this one was lacking that feeling a little bit. However, in the long run it was needed to complete the tale.
The seventh and final book was called The Dark Tower: The Dark Tower VII. This book was amazing. By now i f you are still reading you are 3500 pages into the series and your emotions (unless you have a cold dead heart) are entwined with the characters. This book is amazing, so much to explain. Just know you will smile, you will cheer in triumph, you will be sad, you will cry. The ending many people hated and booed King for, there is a happiness to it in one aspect but a terrible sadness in it as well. However, if it had had a fairy tale ending something would have felt out of place. So the way King ended it was the only way to end it, and for that I say bravo.
Anyways, anyone who is a sci-fi, western, or fantasy fan should read these. If you liked the Lord of the Rings type of journey this epic is just for you, but more exciting and more modern writing. Of curse the hero is a gunslinger not a midget...I mean halfling.
That is all for now folks. Please leave comments I want to know that you are reading this, thanks.
Love and kisses,
~Rick
To leave you with a quote:
"The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed."
~Stephen King, The Gunslinger's first line.
Monday, June 25, 2007
absolutley finally
To all those I adore,
Kailey and I will be moving to Idaho Falls shortly. I just got the thumbs up to start on July 16th. Finally.
Love and kisses,
Rick
To leave you with a quote:
"Yippie!"
~Me an hour ago
Kailey and I will be moving to Idaho Falls shortly. I just got the thumbs up to start on July 16th. Finally.
Love and kisses,
Rick
To leave you with a quote:
"Yippie!"
~Me an hour ago
Monday, June 18, 2007
good news
To all those I adore,
The good news I was expecting, well I got it finally. That was a huge relief, thank goodness.
Love and kisses,
Rick
To leave you with a quote:
"I read in a book once the best way to avoid a shark attack is to stay out of the water."
~Kailey :)
The good news I was expecting, well I got it finally. That was a huge relief, thank goodness.
Love and kisses,
Rick
To leave you with a quote:
"I read in a book once the best way to avoid a shark attack is to stay out of the water."
~Kailey :)
Saturday, June 16, 2007
love reign over me
To those I adore,
I feel it is necessary to apologize for my absence of updates, sorry. Ok so now that that is done with, let's get on to news, or lack of, to start I will tell about progress with my job situation. It sucks, I am in limbo, purgatory whatever you may want to call it. It's like they're fishing, I am the fish, a very willing fish ready to bite, yet they are fumbling with the worm. So yeah I am still waiting on stuff, I am sure most of you know what is going on for those that do not know I probably would tell you but there are a few out there I do not want to disclose this information with.
In other news Rob got married, Kailey and I went, I was in a tux and may I say I look mind blowingly handsome, just look it's true. As for everyone else I guess they looked spiffy. Hey it's my blog deal with my ego boost I need one now. It was a pretty insane little vacation since we arrived on a Thursday and then on Friday I had the longest physical in my life in Pittsburgh and was late for the rehearsal dinner. Then we went to the bachelor party, which never ever have it the night before the wedding, because you wake up a little tired. The wedding was smooth, the reception was fun beside having extremely sore feet. I had an awesome time up there, finally got to see my nephew (Caden/ham) and niece (Melina/chunk). Also look below, more pictures to come sometime.
So since then I have got kicked out of college resigned from my job and have been stuck in limbo living off my beautiful girlfriend Kailey (she was pretty at the wedding too, my blog again). So I am on the last book of the Dark Tower series, many of you know I have been reading the series almost non stop for a year now. It is an excellent series for any of you who like fantasy novels such as Lord of the Rings, or sci-fi novels, or western novels, or romance novels (speaking only about The Wizard and Glass for this one).
Hmm what else...well today I went to the cheap seats and saw Reign Over Me and thought it to be excellent. I think it is one of the best dramas made this year. Many of you know that I have odd taste in movies though. It was good very well done, Adam Sandler is superb in this non-comical role, the soundtrack to the movie is great as well. A lot of 80's hits are in there with some 70's here and there. The ending song is "Love Reign O'er Me" originally a song by The Who, but performed by Pearl Jam.
I feel it is necessary to apologize for my absence of updates, sorry. Ok so now that that is done with, let's get on to news, or lack of, to start I will tell about progress with my job situation. It sucks, I am in limbo, purgatory whatever you may want to call it. It's like they're fishing, I am the fish, a very willing fish ready to bite, yet they are fumbling with the worm. So yeah I am still waiting on stuff, I am sure most of you know what is going on for those that do not know I probably would tell you but there are a few out there I do not want to disclose this information with.
In other news Rob got married, Kailey and I went, I was in a tux and may I say I look mind blowingly handsome, just look it's true. As for everyone else I guess they looked spiffy. Hey it's my blog deal with my ego boost I need one now. It was a pretty insane little vacation since we arrived on a Thursday and then on Friday I had the longest physical in my life in Pittsburgh and was late for the rehearsal dinner. Then we went to the bachelor party, which never ever have it the night before the wedding, because you wake up a little tired. The wedding was smooth, the reception was fun beside having extremely sore feet. I had an awesome time up there, finally got to see my nephew (Caden/ham) and niece (Melina/chunk). Also look below, more pictures to come sometime.
So since then I have got kicked out of college resigned from my job and have been stuck in limbo living off my beautiful girlfriend Kailey (she was pretty at the wedding too, my blog again). So I am on the last book of the Dark Tower series, many of you know I have been reading the series almost non stop for a year now. It is an excellent series for any of you who like fantasy novels such as Lord of the Rings, or sci-fi novels, or western novels, or romance novels (speaking only about The Wizard and Glass for this one).Hmm what else...well today I went to the cheap seats and saw Reign Over Me and thought it to be excellent. I think it is one of the best dramas made this year. Many of you know that I have odd taste in movies though. It was good very well done, Adam Sandler is superb in this non-comical role, the soundtrack to the movie is great as well. A lot of 80's hits are in there with some 70's here and there. The ending song is "Love Reign O'er Me" originally a song by The Who, but performed by Pearl Jam.
Well that is all for now sorry this is so short but I am sure if I get good news some time you will hear a much more joyous update but for now just keep on trucking.
Love and kisses,
Rickolicious
To leave you with a quote:
"Only love
Can make it rain
The way the beach
Is kissed by the sea
Only love
Can make it rain
Like the sweat of lovers
Layin' in the fields"
~ The Who
Wednesday, May 09, 2007
Grey's Anatomy
To all those I adore, and fan's of Grey's Anatomy,
Below is a summary of the last two episodes, as predicted by yours truly. First off let me state that Kailey and I have been fans of the show from the start, but this season the plot has drifted away from medical interns and how they are dealing with mostly patients and co workers. Now the serious has taken the 90210 approach of who is sleeping with who. So after enormous frustration with watching it the past few weeks and one effed up dream I had last night I have come to realize how the series should end...
Remember I dreamt this, so it is weird even for me. Just warning you, this is going to get weird.
Along time ago in a galaxy far far away...
Meridith somehow ends up in space and has become part of the imperial guard under Emperor Palpatine's ruling hand. Darth Vader has been trying to seduce her but failing because she holds her heart for Jedi/brain surgeon Derick Shepard. Anywho Meridith ends up in space so Derick and Meridith's beloved friends lead a rescue mission, i.e. they get am Imperial Cruiser and try to launch from Earth into space, however the bridge of the cruiser falls killing and injuring many crew members.
Some extras tend to the wounded while Derick and his crew launch and old fashion space shuttle into space to latch onto Meridith's ship, i.e. Palpatine's own Imperial Cruiser. They knock out some storm troopers and take their uniforms (see picture below).
Soon after arriving they are separated, Derick and George go off to find Meridith while the rest of the gang is hand out somewhere in my sub conscience. George reveals himself as a Dark Lord of the Sith and duals Derick to the death. As Derick runs his light saber into George's heart, George cries out, "Tell Meridith I never meant to hurt her and I love her, also tell Izzy I never meant to love her and I love her, oh and tell my wife...what's her face she is one cool chick and thanks for the support...ehhhh." Derick holds George's corpse as it vanishes into the nothingness Jedi's go to.
Derick rounds the corner to find...
Yoda also known as Bailey uses the force to take away Alex's weapon and subdues him with a Jedi mind melt. But not before pulling him off scene with a hilarious ear pull. Derick finds that Meridith had been posing as an Imperial Guard and had watched the entire thing. They run to each other kiss. They laugh and giggle for a few more episodes but eventually Meridith runs herself through with Derick's light saber. Derick not terribly upset by this moves on and gets his own spin off, Jedi Shepard, a New Hope.
Oh, and the rest of the cast took a wrong turn and were compressed in a giant trash compressor.
That is all, I know messed up dream but what are we to do, hope it made you giggle.
Love and kisses,
Rick
To leave you with a quote:
"May the force be with you."
~Duh
Below is a summary of the last two episodes, as predicted by yours truly. First off let me state that Kailey and I have been fans of the show from the start, but this season the plot has drifted away from medical interns and how they are dealing with mostly patients and co workers. Now the serious has taken the 90210 approach of who is sleeping with who. So after enormous frustration with watching it the past few weeks and one effed up dream I had last night I have come to realize how the series should end...
Remember I dreamt this, so it is weird even for me. Just warning you, this is going to get weird.
Along time ago in a galaxy far far away...
Meridith somehow ends up in space and has become part of the imperial guard under Emperor Palpatine's ruling hand. Darth Vader has been trying to seduce her but failing because she holds her heart for Jedi/brain surgeon Derick Shepard. Anywho Meridith ends up in space so Derick and Meridith's beloved friends lead a rescue mission, i.e. they get am Imperial Cruiser and try to launch from Earth into space, however the bridge of the cruiser falls killing and injuring many crew members. Some extras tend to the wounded while Derick and his crew launch and old fashion space shuttle into space to latch onto Meridith's ship, i.e. Palpatine's own Imperial Cruiser. They knock out some storm troopers and take their uniforms (see picture below).Soon after arriving they are separated, Derick and George go off to find Meridith while the rest of the gang is hand out somewhere in my sub conscience. George reveals himself as a Dark Lord of the Sith and duals Derick to the death. As Derick runs his light saber into George's heart, George cries out, "Tell Meridith I never meant to hurt her and I love her, also tell Izzy I never meant to love her and I love her, oh and tell my wife...what's her face she is one cool chick and thanks for the support...ehhhh." Derick holds George's corpse as it vanishes into the nothingness Jedi's go to.
Derick rounds the corner to find...
That's right the Dark Lord Emperor Palpatine is Adison. This is no surprise to our hero Derick since he was married to her and she was such a...well you know...that she should be the cruelest ruler of the galaxy, and who is her half bionic evil apprentice, well no other than Alex, her part time lover and hospital intern.
An epic battle ensues in which Derick eliminates Adison by decapitation, Alex feeding off anger and the taste of revenge in his mouth takes the left hand of Derick and amputates it, cauterising the wound as his surgical light saber passes through his wrist, wounded and sobbing like a little baby Derick calls out for Yoda to help him. And Yoda shows...
Yoda also known as Bailey uses the force to take away Alex's weapon and subdues him with a Jedi mind melt. But not before pulling him off scene with a hilarious ear pull. Derick finds that Meridith had been posing as an Imperial Guard and had watched the entire thing. They run to each other kiss. They laugh and giggle for a few more episodes but eventually Meridith runs herself through with Derick's light saber. Derick not terribly upset by this moves on and gets his own spin off, Jedi Shepard, a New Hope.Oh, and the rest of the cast took a wrong turn and were compressed in a giant trash compressor.
That is all, I know messed up dream but what are we to do, hope it made you giggle.
Love and kisses,
Rick
To leave you with a quote:
"May the force be with you."
~Duh
Saturday, April 07, 2007
Finally a decision
To all those I adore,
The decision has been made. Bettis has finally called me back and I was offered a job. They offered me the salary I desired, in fact they offered more than I put on the application, so maybe I low-balled myself. Ha, ha, now it is very reasonable for a starting salary, and I am very happy to accept it. I would tell everyone what they offered me, but it is sometimes rude to talk about how much you make, you never know who you are going to offend, but if you are inclined and curious write or call me and I may tell you.
They will be sending the paper work to me and it should be here next week. I am very relieved to be heading back west. I love Idaho Falls and the area. The first summer I was there I do not think I liked it because I let someone else influence my opinion. However, this past summer with my head on straight I loved it. My favorite parts of the summer are when Kailey came and now we can both be there for a long time. This is a picture of where I will be working in the future, it was found online, no sorry not one of mine. I can't afford to hire a helicopter to fly me around no fly zones. Just try to tell me that isn't a view there, it is really beautiful in the mornings when you come in on the bus and the sun is rising and hits the mountains just right, gives you a little wake up call. For those that do not know this is located just down the highway from where I worked the past two summers so it is about the same bus ride give an extra 20 minutes.
When I first heard on Thursday I was excited but not as giddy as I thought I would be. This morning however I think it finally kicked in I woke up and was just happy. Happier than I have been this entire time being here. I wanted to get up, pack the bags and get the heck out of here. But it will still take another month or two before we can do that. I am uncertain when they want me to start, I think probably sometime Late May or in June would be right for me, that way I can go to Rob's wedding move, visit home, and have time to unpack and get settled.
Kailey is scared to tell her work because she knows the girls there will be mean to her. It is not like she planned to work there for the rest of her life so I do not see the big deal, those people need to get over themselves. But at the same time I can see it from Kailey's point of view that she does not want to let anyone down. Kailey is an awesome worker and to be honest they need her, mainly because she actually works instead of standing around doing nothing. Oh well Kailey will have school to look forward to. I think the day we get to Idaho Falls she needs to start working on residency. I want her to go back and finish her degree.
I spent a majority of yesterday day dreaming about the things I like the most there. I can't wait to take Kailey up to Yellowstone, or to go camping and hiking. Every week there is something to do in town. It is a nice place to live. Sure it may not be much but it feels more like home than North Carolina ever would. It will be nice to be within a days drive, literally a days drive from home, or an hour flight home. Family can come and see us, we can go see family. I think we will be much more happy there.
Let's see what else in other news I will be a part of Rob's wedding as a groom's man, how cool is that? Let's see what else...well not much that was mainly what I wanted to say. I am excited to be heading back to Idaho, we will be closer to family and we already have friends there. Anyways I thank all of you who supported me and cheered me on the past few weeks, it helped.
Love and kisses,
Rick
To leave you with a quote:
"Think of beauty still left around you and be happy."
~Anne Frank
The decision has been made. Bettis has finally called me back and I was offered a job. They offered me the salary I desired, in fact they offered more than I put on the application, so maybe I low-balled myself. Ha, ha, now it is very reasonable for a starting salary, and I am very happy to accept it. I would tell everyone what they offered me, but it is sometimes rude to talk about how much you make, you never know who you are going to offend, but if you are inclined and curious write or call me and I may tell you.
They will be sending the paper work to me and it should be here next week. I am very relieved to be heading back west. I love Idaho Falls and the area. The first summer I was there I do not think I liked it because I let someone else influence my opinion. However, this past summer with my head on straight I loved it. My favorite parts of the summer are when Kailey came and now we can both be there for a long time. This is a picture of where I will be working in the future, it was found online, no sorry not one of mine. I can't afford to hire a helicopter to fly me around no fly zones. Just try to tell me that isn't a view there, it is really beautiful in the mornings when you come in on the bus and the sun is rising and hits the mountains just right, gives you a little wake up call. For those that do not know this is located just down the highway from where I worked the past two summers so it is about the same bus ride give an extra 20 minutes.
When I first heard on Thursday I was excited but not as giddy as I thought I would be. This morning however I think it finally kicked in I woke up and was just happy. Happier than I have been this entire time being here. I wanted to get up, pack the bags and get the heck out of here. But it will still take another month or two before we can do that. I am uncertain when they want me to start, I think probably sometime Late May or in June would be right for me, that way I can go to Rob's wedding move, visit home, and have time to unpack and get settled.Kailey is scared to tell her work because she knows the girls there will be mean to her. It is not like she planned to work there for the rest of her life so I do not see the big deal, those people need to get over themselves. But at the same time I can see it from Kailey's point of view that she does not want to let anyone down. Kailey is an awesome worker and to be honest they need her, mainly because she actually works instead of standing around doing nothing. Oh well Kailey will have school to look forward to. I think the day we get to Idaho Falls she needs to start working on residency. I want her to go back and finish her degree.
I spent a majority of yesterday day dreaming about the things I like the most there. I can't wait to take Kailey up to Yellowstone, or to go camping and hiking. Every week there is something to do in town. It is a nice place to live. Sure it may not be much but it feels more like home than North Carolina ever would. It will be nice to be within a days drive, literally a days drive from home, or an hour flight home. Family can come and see us, we can go see family. I think we will be much more happy there.
Let's see what else in other news I will be a part of Rob's wedding as a groom's man, how cool is that? Let's see what else...well not much that was mainly what I wanted to say. I am excited to be heading back to Idaho, we will be closer to family and we already have friends there. Anyways I thank all of you who supported me and cheered me on the past few weeks, it helped.
Love and kisses,
Rick
To leave you with a quote:
"Think of beauty still left around you and be happy."
~Anne Frank
Thursday, March 22, 2007
it's on again
To those I adore,
It has been awhile since I have wrote, for that I am sorry. I have been well busy. Many of you know that over Spring Break I went to Idaho for a job interview, and many of you are anxious to hear how it went. So to recap for those who have not heard in person it went well enough. The one thing I was concerned about was when the guy interviewing me said I may be over qualified, i.e. I would get bored with the job. This is not the case, in fact this is a job I would really enjoy and am still really hoping for. I was supposed to hear back within a week, but I called last Thursday and they were suppose to get back to me this week. I am still hoping to get the job but who knows at this point. I know that last Friday they called some of my contacts I put on the application which is a good sign I suppose. I just hope all of them know how much I want this job.
Other than waiting and hoping not much has been going on besides school stuff. I came back from Idaho and caught Kailey's cold which still lingers with me. I ran a fever of 102.5 a week ago and Kailey said I was faking it. Jeff came the weekend I was really sick but we hung out played some vids and kicked backed and relaxed. We saw Casino Royal in the cheap seats it was pretty good. Earlier Jeff and I saw 300 which was an absolutely kick ass action movie.
Oh, I almost forgot I celebrated my quarter century birthday last week. It was good, Kailey got me a football which is what I wanted most. I also got from her a cool outdoor activities thingy which has like horseshoes, bad mitten, tennis, and a volleyball in it, with the net. She made me a delicious German chocolate cake. My friends John and Harmony got me an X-men puzzle and graphic novel. Surprisingly I have reinstated my comic book habit. I have started to actually collect. I am not a back issue freak, I just picked up a few books and have been collecting them for awhile now. Especially since the Dark Tower is now on it's second issue under Marvel. Kailey boarded and bagged all my comics so I no longer keep them in binders now I have a box full of them. It is pretty neat.
Well that is all for now. I will let you know how the job thing goes. I hope all of you are well.
Smooches,
Rick
To leave you with a quote:
"Always look on the bright side of life."
~Monte Python
It has been awhile since I have wrote, for that I am sorry. I have been well busy. Many of you know that over Spring Break I went to Idaho for a job interview, and many of you are anxious to hear how it went. So to recap for those who have not heard in person it went well enough. The one thing I was concerned about was when the guy interviewing me said I may be over qualified, i.e. I would get bored with the job. This is not the case, in fact this is a job I would really enjoy and am still really hoping for. I was supposed to hear back within a week, but I called last Thursday and they were suppose to get back to me this week. I am still hoping to get the job but who knows at this point. I know that last Friday they called some of my contacts I put on the application which is a good sign I suppose. I just hope all of them know how much I want this job.
Other than waiting and hoping not much has been going on besides school stuff. I came back from Idaho and caught Kailey's cold which still lingers with me. I ran a fever of 102.5 a week ago and Kailey said I was faking it. Jeff came the weekend I was really sick but we hung out played some vids and kicked backed and relaxed. We saw Casino Royal in the cheap seats it was pretty good. Earlier Jeff and I saw 300 which was an absolutely kick ass action movie.
Oh, I almost forgot I celebrated my quarter century birthday last week. It was good, Kailey got me a football which is what I wanted most. I also got from her a cool outdoor activities thingy which has like horseshoes, bad mitten, tennis, and a volleyball in it, with the net. She made me a delicious German chocolate cake. My friends John and Harmony got me an X-men puzzle and graphic novel. Surprisingly I have reinstated my comic book habit. I have started to actually collect. I am not a back issue freak, I just picked up a few books and have been collecting them for awhile now. Especially since the Dark Tower is now on it's second issue under Marvel. Kailey boarded and bagged all my comics so I no longer keep them in binders now I have a box full of them. It is pretty neat.
Well that is all for now. I will let you know how the job thing goes. I hope all of you are well.
Smooches,
Rick
To leave you with a quote:
"Always look on the bright side of life."
~Monte Python
Thursday, March 01, 2007
it's over for now
To all those I adore,
Midterms are over for now. I feel relieved big time.
That is all.
Smooches,
Rick
To leave you with a quote:
"All science is either physics or stamp collecting."
~Ernest Rutherford
Midterms are over for now. I feel relieved big time.
That is all.
Smooches,
Rick
To leave you with a quote:
"All science is either physics or stamp collecting."
~Ernest Rutherford
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
a bad week
To all those I adore,
This week is pretty bad so far, it is just one of those crappy weeks were everything seems to go wrong. Every time I open my mouth I just blurt out something that doesn't sound like me. So for the rest of the week I will keep to myself as much as possible in other words, trying not to shove my foot in my mouth (see picture below for diagram).
This week is pretty bad so far, it is just one of those crappy weeks were everything seems to go wrong. Every time I open my mouth I just blurt out something that doesn't sound like me. So for the rest of the week I will keep to myself as much as possible in other words, trying not to shove my foot in my mouth (see picture below for diagram).
I have two exams this week I took the first of the two yesterday. It was not so bad, I am lucky to have got to school a little early though because otherwise I would not have reviewed an essential part of the course. My next exam is tomorrow night from 6 pm to 10 pm, I fear it like the reaper. It is for my adviser's class and he is somewhat not at all sane as far as length of problems are concerned.
Next week I leave for Idaho for an interview. I really am hoping to get the job. Some days I think to myself, "WOW I could have a master's degree" the other/majority of the days I dread going to class and taking even more exams. I am tired of going through the grading process, of doing a lot of homework and getting great grades on homeworks but not so great on exams and having a crappy grade to show for all the effort. I have never been one to agree with the basis of grading in college. I think it is a bunch of shit to speak bluntly.
College is in semesters or quarters, so either 16 weeks of courses, or 10 weeks at a time. Typically a undergraduate student takes 4 to 5 classes per term. Taking 4 to 5 classes is not so bad, the workload (homework, projects, etc) can be intense at times. However, the way classes are graded typically comes down to only 4-7 hours of that entire 16 or 10 weeks. A typical 4 credit class requires 8-12 hours of homework/project time a week, so that accumulates to an average of 10 hours a week for 10 weeks is 100 hours. Then add in the time in class which is 4 hours a week and that is 40 more hours. Totallying 140 hours of which only 7 determine over half of your grade, time well spent? I will let you decide.
In a standard undergraduate class home works are worth about 10-15% of your grade, and many classes will have projects worth about 5% and if you are damn lucky 10%. So that leaves anywhere from 75% up to 85% of your class grade dependent on your exam grades. Usually if 85% of the grade is exams you will have two midterms worth 25% and one final worth 35%. Typically you can have about 1.5 hours per midterm and about 3 hours for a final. So 85% of your grade for one class is determined in 6 hours out of a 10 week course. Take into account now that most of the 4 or 5 classes you take all have exams in the same week. That is a lot of stress to take on in 3 weeks out of the 10 week course. Then if you have have 4 or 5 classes it is likely you will have more than 1 exam on the same day. Thus boosting your stress higher.
Now I will attempt to quantify stress of a college student. First, we need a control case to compare with. So let us consider a normal person of age 28 that has a wife and child with a middle income for both parents. Both parents have already gone through college and have decent white collared jobs. For each stress I will try to be liberal. High stress is 10 while a low stress is 1. I am considering a typical day for a healthy male here, so having a wife adds 6 points (newlyweds still). Working causes 5 points (remember he is not a drone to work environment yet). The child is another 4 points. Bills/taxes 2 points (believing they live moderately). Chores at home 1 point. Health worries 1 point. Car issues 1 point. Living environment 1 point. So in total a healthy male with a child and wife with a higher education and decent jobs typical stress level for one day is 21.
Now take a single male college student during exams week. Let's say he has a girlfriend that adds 6 points, in my experience guys with girlfriends are more stressed than married ones. Even ones who marry their long time girlfriend seem less stressed afterwards. No child so that is a 0 pointer. Working part time adds 5 points because it is taking away from time you could be studying. Bills/taxes 4 points, during exams week one starts to worry about everything in order to avoid worrying about the exam, somewhat like substituting lower worries for the higher worry. Chores at home -1 points, no one does chores during exams week and if you do it is a stress relief to not be studying. Living environment 5 points, let's face it apartment living/dorm living is not a nice quiet place to study. Health stress 3, exams week once again you substitute a lower worry for the higher. Car issues 0 points, if you have a car you are ahead in the game. Now the exam stress gets a big ole 9, while it may be extremely stressful it is not as high as a stress as you can get. So in total on exams week a college student has a stress level of 31. So next time you are talking to a college student saying oh these are the best years of your life. Just remember not mention that during exams week.
In other news I figure out how to post links on this thingy. The Dark Tower series I am reading is based off of Robert Browning's poem Childe Roland To The Dark Tower Came. You can read it by clicking on the link there. It is pretty dark, a lot of the events that occur in the poem are similar to events in the series. Browning said that the poem came to him in a dream from God, and only he and God knew what it meant and now only God knows what it means. Try that on for crazy. Anyways to see my obsession you can read this poem if you like. It is pretty good but Browning sometimes gets lost in the Shakespeare. The poem was also inspired by a scene in King Lear, by a song sung by Edgar while he pretend to be a madman. Browning tries to adapt of lot of the lingo but somewhat fails. Anyways it is there for you to judge.
Well this is getting pretty long so I will let you go for now. Anywho if you have read this far you should spend a few more seconds and LEAVE A COMMENT on this blog it would be much appreciated.
Love and kisses,
Rick
To leave you with a quote:
"I will show you fear in a handful of dust."
~T.S. Elliot
p.s. I no longer have faith in the academy awards.
p.s.s. If anyone wants to watch Stephen Colbert rip G.W. for 24 minutes straight here is the link.
Friday, February 23, 2007
nothing better to do
To those I adore,
So many of you are probably scratching your heads about my last blog wondering what the hell I was talking about. Well I was just bored and thought I would tell you all why it is impossible to time travel. Also, the entire theory of time and physics is a bunch of B.S. once you are far enough away from Earth (i.e. relativity) but proving time (how we know it) does not exist is an easy enough task, that I will leave to the reader.
As for an update I will try to be brief. Jeff is here in Raleigh for the next three weeks doing some training for his new job, I am really proud that he finally got a new job. The other company he worked for was just crap. Rob has started blogging as well his site is at the following address http://rob-wingfield.blogspot.com/. There are some pictures of his new baby girl Milina up on it so go check it out.
As for me it is the same shit different day. I am looking forward to the 6th with my fingers crossed. I would really like to start working and have Kailey finish her degree. I am ready to move on with life, get married, travel around a little, and eventually have kids. I am hoping that this job in Idaho will allow for that. One thing that is good is that it is for Naval Reactors and hopefully sometime in the future I could transfer to Washington up at the shipyards there. However, I am somewhat nervous because I got caught up in a weird information exchange. When the fellow called me for the first phone interview he was from the radiation protection part of NRF, that job was not really what my background is focused on so he said he would have someone from their fuel development section call me. The next phone call I received was about flying me out and when I could come out from a personnel manager. So what job am I interviewing for, I am not sure, but I will cram on both subjects before I head out. I am confident with my radiation protection skills but fuels is a vast volume of information.
In other news I just finished reading Stephen King's fourth instalment of the Dark Tower series. His self proclaimed masterpiece his magnum opus. It is a relationship I have delved my mind into and somehow cannot get out of until I finish reading all of them. They just came out with a comic book version of this series two weeks ago and of course I bought the first issue. They are in talks with J.J. Abrams the director of the hit T.V. series "Lost" to do either a series of movies, or mini-series based on the Dark Tower series. That I would be super pumped for, but at the same time dread it because the books are so long and so detailed I do not think they would do it justice unless you ended up with "Lord of the Rings"-ish type of movies where you can run the Boston Marathon in a shorter time than watching all three movies. For Dad, J.J. Abrams is producing the next Star Trek movie (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0796366/). Anywho I am a huge fan of this series and the fourth installment was one of the better ones so far. I only have three more books to go now and started the fifth last night.
Well that is all for now I think.
Love and kisses,
Rick
To leave you with a quote:
"No price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself."
~Friedrich Nietzsche
So many of you are probably scratching your heads about my last blog wondering what the hell I was talking about. Well I was just bored and thought I would tell you all why it is impossible to time travel. Also, the entire theory of time and physics is a bunch of B.S. once you are far enough away from Earth (i.e. relativity) but proving time (how we know it) does not exist is an easy enough task, that I will leave to the reader.
As for an update I will try to be brief. Jeff is here in Raleigh for the next three weeks doing some training for his new job, I am really proud that he finally got a new job. The other company he worked for was just crap. Rob has started blogging as well his site is at the following address http://rob-wingfield.blogspot.com/. There are some pictures of his new baby girl Milina up on it so go check it out.
As for me it is the same shit different day. I am looking forward to the 6th with my fingers crossed. I would really like to start working and have Kailey finish her degree. I am ready to move on with life, get married, travel around a little, and eventually have kids. I am hoping that this job in Idaho will allow for that. One thing that is good is that it is for Naval Reactors and hopefully sometime in the future I could transfer to Washington up at the shipyards there. However, I am somewhat nervous because I got caught up in a weird information exchange. When the fellow called me for the first phone interview he was from the radiation protection part of NRF, that job was not really what my background is focused on so he said he would have someone from their fuel development section call me. The next phone call I received was about flying me out and when I could come out from a personnel manager. So what job am I interviewing for, I am not sure, but I will cram on both subjects before I head out. I am confident with my radiation protection skills but fuels is a vast volume of information.
In other news I just finished reading Stephen King's fourth instalment of the Dark Tower series. His self proclaimed masterpiece his magnum opus. It is a relationship I have delved my mind into and somehow cannot get out of until I finish reading all of them. They just came out with a comic book version of this series two weeks ago and of course I bought the first issue. They are in talks with J.J. Abrams the director of the hit T.V. series "Lost" to do either a series of movies, or mini-series based on the Dark Tower series. That I would be super pumped for, but at the same time dread it because the books are so long and so detailed I do not think they would do it justice unless you ended up with "Lord of the Rings"-ish type of movies where you can run the Boston Marathon in a shorter time than watching all three movies. For Dad, J.J. Abrams is producing the next Star Trek movie (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0796366/). Anywho I am a huge fan of this series and the fourth installment was one of the better ones so far. I only have three more books to go now and started the fifth last night.
Well that is all for now I think.
Love and kisses,
Rick
To leave you with a quote:
"No price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself."
~Friedrich Nietzsche
Monday, February 19, 2007
if I could turn back time...no!
To all those I adore, and Cher,
Time travel is not possible. First to prove it is not possible we simply look at the conservation of mass in a closed system. The mass in a closed system will simply remain constant. So since most people will want to time travel to their own past, and or another time it is not possible. So consider Earth as the closed system. Two bodies of the same mass (i.e. you) cannot exist in the same system. You can not squeeze a size 12 foot into a size 6 shoe, just not possible. However, matter can change form but it cannot be created or destroyed (unless you start talking about anti-neutrinos). So in theory you could come back as long as something went forward of the same mass. However, that would require some neat and sophisticated device. Also, you would either have to travel to a time before you existed or transfer your past mass to the future as long as they are equal.
Now some people still may be thinking well physics is really relative only to Earth so how can physics hold for the entire galaxy. For this mass conservation still exist. The only physics that holds once you are away from Earth is anything independent of time. You see the further you get away the different time becomes. It is the theory of relativity. Considering the entire world we can assume safely that it is at steady state (dM/dt=0) and mass is conserved.
Now consider that this is not longer a closed system that we consider the universe is expanding then (dM/dt is not =0). Then it is still easy to prove time travel is not possible. So at point A when I want to start my journey back in time the volume of the universe is Va. I want to go back to point B, and corresponding volume Vb. This is obviously not possible because new material exist in Va that does not in Vb and it is possible to cary some of that back in time which would break the conservation of mass principle.
Anyways as you can tell I am bored. You people need to post comments on here I feel like no one ever reads this stuff.
Love and kisses,
Rick
To leave you with a quote:
"Anger is the feeling that makes your mouth work faster than your mind."
~Evan Esar
Time travel is not possible. First to prove it is not possible we simply look at the conservation of mass in a closed system. The mass in a closed system will simply remain constant. So since most people will want to time travel to their own past, and or another time it is not possible. So consider Earth as the closed system. Two bodies of the same mass (i.e. you) cannot exist in the same system. You can not squeeze a size 12 foot into a size 6 shoe, just not possible. However, matter can change form but it cannot be created or destroyed (unless you start talking about anti-neutrinos). So in theory you could come back as long as something went forward of the same mass. However, that would require some neat and sophisticated device. Also, you would either have to travel to a time before you existed or transfer your past mass to the future as long as they are equal.
Now some people still may be thinking well physics is really relative only to Earth so how can physics hold for the entire galaxy. For this mass conservation still exist. The only physics that holds once you are away from Earth is anything independent of time. You see the further you get away the different time becomes. It is the theory of relativity. Considering the entire world we can assume safely that it is at steady state (dM/dt=0) and mass is conserved.
Now consider that this is not longer a closed system that we consider the universe is expanding then (dM/dt is not =0). Then it is still easy to prove time travel is not possible. So at point A when I want to start my journey back in time the volume of the universe is Va. I want to go back to point B, and corresponding volume Vb. This is obviously not possible because new material exist in Va that does not in Vb and it is possible to cary some of that back in time which would break the conservation of mass principle.
Anyways as you can tell I am bored. You people need to post comments on here I feel like no one ever reads this stuff.
Love and kisses,
Rick
To leave you with a quote:
"Anger is the feeling that makes your mouth work faster than your mind."
~Evan Esar
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
good news for people who like good news
To all I adore,
For those that did not catch the tittle of my last blog it was the numbers from the hit show "Lost". It is odd for those who do not watch there is a character named Hurley. He at one point is in an insane asylum and another patient there that he hangs out with only says one thing over and over again, and it is those numbers. Anyways Hurley plays the number on the lottery and wins $100 million or so. Then the cursed numbers take over, while his financial life becomes more and more secure (i.e. he gets richer) other things in his life come crashing down in a disaster. His best friend ditches him, his grandfather dies, the house he bought his mother burns down, he breaks his mother's foot, and he gets Lost.
Yesterday after I got home something weird happened. I got a phone call from the job I applied for in Idaho Falls, and they are flying me out next month. Coincidence? I think not, it is the numbers. I played them and they are taking the effect now. Ha ha just joking. I just thought it was odd that such a great thing happened to me the day I "played" the numbers.
I am looking forward to next month and will hopefully like the job I am interviewing for. However, at the same time I have been contacting OSU and my old advisor is now the head of the graduate department, and wrote me recently that I am in the running for funding. So now the question is what do I want? I have been saying all year I am burned out on school, but at the same time I am afraid to leave it. School is all I have ever known. Also, what if the job is not in the area I am interested in but pays well? Or if it is in the area but does not pay well? That is the catch 22 I am currently in.
As far as school goes right now I am in classes I really enjoy, so I am not burned out this term. However, it only takes a little bit to get burned out like last term. Where the work load was normal, but all the classes I had I did not like, and I hated school. I think it will come down to the job. If it is what I am looking for or closely related, something I will enjoy, and it has the salary I desire then I will take it. If not I can keep looking and keep on with school.
Idaho is also pretty far from parents and family, for both Kailey and I. However, the only other employment I could get in the Northwest would be in Richland or up near Seattle with the Naval Shipyards. On the other hand Idaho is a lot closer to home than North Carolina, there it is only a days drive, or a short flight. Idaho would also be ideal for Kailey to go back to school. She really wants to finish her degree and they have exactly what she wants there. She wants to work as a radiographer in a hospital (x-ray), but most colleges have a 2 year associates program. She also wants a 4 year degree. Well at ISU they have a 4 year B.S. radiographer degree. That would be very ideal, for her to finish up.
I love Idaho Falls, the past two summers have been damn near the best time in my life. It is a very relaxed community, I have almost no stress there at all, maybe it is the mountain/desert air. I have friends there already, more than I have here. It is a wonderful community. There is a lack of larger cities nearby but I figure I do not really need cities. I know I am also getting way ahead of myself I am just interviewing for the job, I have not been offered it. I think if they offer something decent I will accept. Otherwise, one more year!
Love and kisses,
Rick
To leave you with a quote:
"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy. "
~Benjamin Franklin
For those that did not catch the tittle of my last blog it was the numbers from the hit show "Lost". It is odd for those who do not watch there is a character named Hurley. He at one point is in an insane asylum and another patient there that he hangs out with only says one thing over and over again, and it is those numbers. Anyways Hurley plays the number on the lottery and wins $100 million or so. Then the cursed numbers take over, while his financial life becomes more and more secure (i.e. he gets richer) other things in his life come crashing down in a disaster. His best friend ditches him, his grandfather dies, the house he bought his mother burns down, he breaks his mother's foot, and he gets Lost.
Yesterday after I got home something weird happened. I got a phone call from the job I applied for in Idaho Falls, and they are flying me out next month. Coincidence? I think not, it is the numbers. I played them and they are taking the effect now. Ha ha just joking. I just thought it was odd that such a great thing happened to me the day I "played" the numbers.
I am looking forward to next month and will hopefully like the job I am interviewing for. However, at the same time I have been contacting OSU and my old advisor is now the head of the graduate department, and wrote me recently that I am in the running for funding. So now the question is what do I want? I have been saying all year I am burned out on school, but at the same time I am afraid to leave it. School is all I have ever known. Also, what if the job is not in the area I am interested in but pays well? Or if it is in the area but does not pay well? That is the catch 22 I am currently in.
As far as school goes right now I am in classes I really enjoy, so I am not burned out this term. However, it only takes a little bit to get burned out like last term. Where the work load was normal, but all the classes I had I did not like, and I hated school. I think it will come down to the job. If it is what I am looking for or closely related, something I will enjoy, and it has the salary I desire then I will take it. If not I can keep looking and keep on with school.
Idaho is also pretty far from parents and family, for both Kailey and I. However, the only other employment I could get in the Northwest would be in Richland or up near Seattle with the Naval Shipyards. On the other hand Idaho is a lot closer to home than North Carolina, there it is only a days drive, or a short flight. Idaho would also be ideal for Kailey to go back to school. She really wants to finish her degree and they have exactly what she wants there. She wants to work as a radiographer in a hospital (x-ray), but most colleges have a 2 year associates program. She also wants a 4 year degree. Well at ISU they have a 4 year B.S. radiographer degree. That would be very ideal, for her to finish up.
I love Idaho Falls, the past two summers have been damn near the best time in my life. It is a very relaxed community, I have almost no stress there at all, maybe it is the mountain/desert air. I have friends there already, more than I have here. It is a wonderful community. There is a lack of larger cities nearby but I figure I do not really need cities. I know I am also getting way ahead of myself I am just interviewing for the job, I have not been offered it. I think if they offer something decent I will accept. Otherwise, one more year!
Love and kisses,
Rick
To leave you with a quote:
"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy. "
~Benjamin Franklin
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
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To all those I adore,
It has been awhile since I have wrote about anything good. Well it is about time I did so. My brother Rob and his fiance Michelle just had a baby girl. Her name is Milina, and she welcomed to the world late January (25th I believe). I was supposed to head up there a few weekends ago but the trip will have to be delayed because Kailey's car is not prepaired to go. Stupid car. We do not have chains, it has issues to begin with and we just could not afford anything to go wrong. But we will be heading there in May for sure, maybe then we will take a train or something because I hate driving. Anyways below are some pictures of robs new baby girl. Hope you enjoy.
She looks a little like Rob don't you think? Babies typically look like their father's the first few months is the rumor I hear. 
Awe isn't that cute, wait, Rob is a Dad, this is getting wierd around here.
A new family of Wingfield's is born. World domination will soon commence!!!!
Sorry to sound not so manly here but this picture is adorable.
It has been awhile since I have wrote about anything good. Well it is about time I did so. My brother Rob and his fiance Michelle just had a baby girl. Her name is Milina, and she welcomed to the world late January (25th I believe). I was supposed to head up there a few weekends ago but the trip will have to be delayed because Kailey's car is not prepaired to go. Stupid car. We do not have chains, it has issues to begin with and we just could not afford anything to go wrong. But we will be heading there in May for sure, maybe then we will take a train or something because I hate driving. Anyways below are some pictures of robs new baby girl. Hope you enjoy.
She looks a little like Rob don't you think? Babies typically look like their father's the first few months is the rumor I hear. Awe isn't that cute, wait, Rob is a Dad, this is getting wierd around here.A new family of Wingfield's is born. World domination will soon commence!!!! Here are the photos Jeff's family had done this past Christmas. Jeff recently got a job in Washington for a drug company selling drugs. Ha, I just like saying it like that. Anyways he has been training for the past month and will be heading here to good old Raleigh in about two weeks for more training. It is great though because now he is near home and out of hell...I mean California. He is making awesome money and hopefully will make a go of it up in the Northwest.
It is obvious who dressed Caden for this picture...I will give you a hint, it was not Iselle.
Sorry to sound not so manly here but this picture is adorable.
World domination, world domination! Jeff and Iselle are going to have another kid, in about oh 9 months! WORLD DOMINATION!!!
Love and kisses,
Rick
To leave you with a quote:
"Gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love. How on earth can you explain in terms of chemistry and physics so important a biological phenomenon as first love? Put your hand ona stove for a minute and it seems like an hour. Sit with that speicial girl for an hour and it seems like a minute. That's relativity."
~
Saturday, February 10, 2007
Beeth-oven lovingly
To those I adore,
My very first pet Beethoven has died. As many of you know he became diabetic a few years ago. Well the disease eventually ate away at him so bad he could not walk in a straight line let alone have the energy to perform basic survival instincts such as eating. My father after one rough night brought him to the vet and put him down.
This happened a few days ago, and I have been trying to think of a way to honor my best friend for 15 years without sounding too much like a cheeseball. It comes down to the very fact that I cannot. So where to start, as always it is best in the beginning.
When we first moved to The Dalles it was the first time in my life where I had had to leave something I loved. I really loved Tillamook, I had a great childhood there and made a lot of good friends. So it was very tough on me and I think my parents saw the toll it took on me. I had a hard time making friends in The Dalles and after asking for a pet a thousand times my parents decided to let me get a cat. I can't recollect exactly where we went to get him, all I can remember is that we searched the papers and found an add for free kittens. We went to the place and immediately I saw him and chose him. I remember how very small he was and the entire ride home I couldn't take my eyes off of him, I couldn't believe I actually got an animal of my own. In the car I decided to name him Beeth Oven, but eventually everyone thought that was a silly name and it turned into Beethoven.
We were best of friends from the beginning. He slept on my bed with me most nights. He used to liek to curl up by my neck or in my armpit. ALways he was a very playful kitty when you wanted him to be unlike most cats who are extremely moody and tempermental. Beethoven was far from this. If you wanted to just pet him he would love every second of it because it was his favorite thing in the world to have human contact. When you wanted to play with him all you had to do was get a piece of string or let him drag on your foot.
During his early years he was an attack cat, because he would hide out of site and come from nowhere and attack your feet which always got my dad. I remember when my mom was canning cherries he decided to climb up her, oh the noises were so funny.
Eventually after a few weeks a new kitty came into our family and her name was Pebbles and she was Rob's cat. Beethoven of course was very curious of her, but at first she did not want anything to do with him. Eventually they became best of friends and were inseperable. With the introduction of a male kitty and female kitty we decided it best to get them fixed and declawed.
Gradually with several years passing Beethoven elevated from attack cat to fat cat. For many of you who knew him you knew why. At one point Beethoven got so fat that his stomach dragged on the ground when he walked and he had a tiny bald spot where the hair rubbed off. But he was my fat cat and I loved him. I used to through him on my shoulder where he would just hang out and I could walk around with him like a baby and he didn't mind at all.
Due to some unforseen event the cat's started to spray, I think it was the start of their geriatric days. So we moved the cats to outside. They did pretty well but anyone could tell they were raised as indoor cats since they hardly left the porch, especially Beethoven. There were several memorable moments of them being outside. My mother had one inparticular, I will try to transpose this second hand story to the best of my abilities.
One day my mother was outside doing some gardening and two elderly ladies walked by and were looking at this cat who appeared dead on his back with paws up in the air. They were remarking on how sad it was when all of the sudden the cat moved and the women screamed in suprise. Of course you know who that cat was it was Beethoven sleeping. Most cats do not lay flat on their spines because it pains them for prolonged periods of time but Beethoven was so fat this was the most comfortable for him and he knew he looked cute so he did it. Another one of my favorite stories is when he was still a kitten and fell into the bathtub with my mom, but that one you can imagine yourself.
Now back to his life. After several years of being an outdoor cat he finally started to get brave and explore our immediate neighboors. Somehow a dog (the neighbors below our house I believe) mauled him. He was missing for several days when my father finally found him in the neighbors bush hiding. My father knew something had happened and was carrying him back to the house petting him and noticed maggots in his fur. Beethoven had been bitten and there was a deep wide wound near the rear part of his spine. Dad cleaned out the maggots and saw the extent of the damage and took him to the vet. The vet said there was little chance of him being able to recover due to the severity of the damage. He stayed in the batthroom so that our dog would not bother him and so he would have a safe place. I remember visiting him in there and praying that he would live. I knew Pebbles missed him because she was at the back door meowing for several weeks while he was recovering. He did pull through after several scary weeks.
Awhile after he healed up we put him back outside where he now only left the porch to go to the bathroom or visit someone who was doing yardwork. He gained a lot of weight and got to the point where his belly dragged across the ground. A few months later he started to lose it and fast. It turned out he had diabetes. Luckily he was pretty fat so it took him a long time to get really skinny. We decided that if he ever got to the point he was in too much pain we would put him down. That finally happened a few days ago. He was only about 3 pounds, mostly bones and lose skin. Over Christmas I spent time with him, and said my goodbye to him I knew I would not be seeing him again and hoping that it was not true. Unfortunately I will not see him again.
Goodbye Beethoven, you were my friend.
Love,
Rick
To leave you with a quote:
"Cats are smarter than dogs. You can't get eight cats to pull a sled through snow."
~Jeff Valdez
P.S. Sorry I do not have pictures.
My very first pet Beethoven has died. As many of you know he became diabetic a few years ago. Well the disease eventually ate away at him so bad he could not walk in a straight line let alone have the energy to perform basic survival instincts such as eating. My father after one rough night brought him to the vet and put him down.
This happened a few days ago, and I have been trying to think of a way to honor my best friend for 15 years without sounding too much like a cheeseball. It comes down to the very fact that I cannot. So where to start, as always it is best in the beginning.
When we first moved to The Dalles it was the first time in my life where I had had to leave something I loved. I really loved Tillamook, I had a great childhood there and made a lot of good friends. So it was very tough on me and I think my parents saw the toll it took on me. I had a hard time making friends in The Dalles and after asking for a pet a thousand times my parents decided to let me get a cat. I can't recollect exactly where we went to get him, all I can remember is that we searched the papers and found an add for free kittens. We went to the place and immediately I saw him and chose him. I remember how very small he was and the entire ride home I couldn't take my eyes off of him, I couldn't believe I actually got an animal of my own. In the car I decided to name him Beeth Oven, but eventually everyone thought that was a silly name and it turned into Beethoven.
We were best of friends from the beginning. He slept on my bed with me most nights. He used to liek to curl up by my neck or in my armpit. ALways he was a very playful kitty when you wanted him to be unlike most cats who are extremely moody and tempermental. Beethoven was far from this. If you wanted to just pet him he would love every second of it because it was his favorite thing in the world to have human contact. When you wanted to play with him all you had to do was get a piece of string or let him drag on your foot.
During his early years he was an attack cat, because he would hide out of site and come from nowhere and attack your feet which always got my dad. I remember when my mom was canning cherries he decided to climb up her, oh the noises were so funny.
Eventually after a few weeks a new kitty came into our family and her name was Pebbles and she was Rob's cat. Beethoven of course was very curious of her, but at first she did not want anything to do with him. Eventually they became best of friends and were inseperable. With the introduction of a male kitty and female kitty we decided it best to get them fixed and declawed.
Gradually with several years passing Beethoven elevated from attack cat to fat cat. For many of you who knew him you knew why. At one point Beethoven got so fat that his stomach dragged on the ground when he walked and he had a tiny bald spot where the hair rubbed off. But he was my fat cat and I loved him. I used to through him on my shoulder where he would just hang out and I could walk around with him like a baby and he didn't mind at all.
Due to some unforseen event the cat's started to spray, I think it was the start of their geriatric days. So we moved the cats to outside. They did pretty well but anyone could tell they were raised as indoor cats since they hardly left the porch, especially Beethoven. There were several memorable moments of them being outside. My mother had one inparticular, I will try to transpose this second hand story to the best of my abilities.
One day my mother was outside doing some gardening and two elderly ladies walked by and were looking at this cat who appeared dead on his back with paws up in the air. They were remarking on how sad it was when all of the sudden the cat moved and the women screamed in suprise. Of course you know who that cat was it was Beethoven sleeping. Most cats do not lay flat on their spines because it pains them for prolonged periods of time but Beethoven was so fat this was the most comfortable for him and he knew he looked cute so he did it. Another one of my favorite stories is when he was still a kitten and fell into the bathtub with my mom, but that one you can imagine yourself.
Now back to his life. After several years of being an outdoor cat he finally started to get brave and explore our immediate neighboors. Somehow a dog (the neighbors below our house I believe) mauled him. He was missing for several days when my father finally found him in the neighbors bush hiding. My father knew something had happened and was carrying him back to the house petting him and noticed maggots in his fur. Beethoven had been bitten and there was a deep wide wound near the rear part of his spine. Dad cleaned out the maggots and saw the extent of the damage and took him to the vet. The vet said there was little chance of him being able to recover due to the severity of the damage. He stayed in the batthroom so that our dog would not bother him and so he would have a safe place. I remember visiting him in there and praying that he would live. I knew Pebbles missed him because she was at the back door meowing for several weeks while he was recovering. He did pull through after several scary weeks.
Awhile after he healed up we put him back outside where he now only left the porch to go to the bathroom or visit someone who was doing yardwork. He gained a lot of weight and got to the point where his belly dragged across the ground. A few months later he started to lose it and fast. It turned out he had diabetes. Luckily he was pretty fat so it took him a long time to get really skinny. We decided that if he ever got to the point he was in too much pain we would put him down. That finally happened a few days ago. He was only about 3 pounds, mostly bones and lose skin. Over Christmas I spent time with him, and said my goodbye to him I knew I would not be seeing him again and hoping that it was not true. Unfortunately I will not see him again.
Goodbye Beethoven, you were my friend.
Love,
Rick
To leave you with a quote:
"Cats are smarter than dogs. You can't get eight cats to pull a sled through snow."
~Jeff Valdez
P.S. Sorry I do not have pictures.
Monday, January 29, 2007
on death
To those I adore,
I started to write this blog about a friend of mine who had lost her mother to cancer very rapidly (3 months after diagnosed). I was going to go deep into how to exist in a world without your parents/loved ones. As I typed I realized just how full of it I was. Trust me I went in the full circle and contridicted myself many of times and then decided I cannot possibly write about that. I have no experience. As far as I know, with who I am today, when a loved one died I would not exist anymore, part of me would be gone. That is all.
Love,
Rick
To leave you with a quote:
"The God I believe in does not send us the problem; he gives us the strength to cope with it."
~ Rabbi Harold S. Kushner
"When Bad Things Happen to Good People"
I started to write this blog about a friend of mine who had lost her mother to cancer very rapidly (3 months after diagnosed). I was going to go deep into how to exist in a world without your parents/loved ones. As I typed I realized just how full of it I was. Trust me I went in the full circle and contridicted myself many of times and then decided I cannot possibly write about that. I have no experience. As far as I know, with who I am today, when a loved one died I would not exist anymore, part of me would be gone. That is all.
Love,
Rick
To leave you with a quote:
"The God I believe in does not send us the problem; he gives us the strength to cope with it."
~ Rabbi Harold S. Kushner
"When Bad Things Happen to Good People"
Friday, January 19, 2007
in memory of a great friend
To all those I adore,
My dog of 15 years died yesturday. For those of you that never met Molly she was a pure breed cocker spanial. She was a good dog all around. She may have barked a lot in her youth, but it was mostly out of excitement. We got molly on a cold Christmas morning, my parents had to turn the radio on their bedroom alarm clock on so my brothers and I could not hear her wimpers and whines the night before Christmas. The next morning after ripping and tearing through our presents my mother went into our kitchen (this was before the remodel) and opened the door to the sun porch and out comes running the tiniest little puppy. She ran to Jeff first as I recall and of course he instantly thought it was his dog since he had been asking for one for years. She went around the room sniffing and licking everyone in turn. She was the cutest puppy.
As years passed she developed her odd personality. She learned a trick every superbowl as my mom would sit and feed her Cherios while patiently teaching her to sit-up, lay down, and roll over. Soon Molly had learned to only do tricks for treats. You could tell her to lay down but after you said, "good dog" she would instantly bolt for the cupboard where her treats were stored. I may have called her a dumb dog many times but we all new she was very cunning and smart.
She was one of those rare dogs that are afraid of water. I recall going to the John Day River to go water skiing and coming back to shore and trying to get Molly to come and swim with us. My brothers and I coaxed her for what seemed like hours to finally come in. One paw at a time she slowly paddled out to us, and of course right before she got to us she turned around and swam back only to run back to where my mother sat in a lawn chair.
Anyone who has ever played fetch with Molly would recognize this behavior, she always was a tease and a butthead but still very fun to play with. You could throw a ball and she would sprint after it grab it and start to run back to you like any other dog, then as she approached closer she would see you start to bend over to grab the ball and she would veer off in another direction. I always called this her victory lap, however, she took many laps. At this point in the game you had two choices, one you could call out to her and see if she may come back to you and give you the ball, or the more likely one, you chased her. Even when she would bring the ball back she was such a butt she would drop it five feet from your feet and even then it was a challenge to race to the ball before she decided to pick it up again. I think Molly figured if she had to run so did you.
Molly was a dog who not only liked to be chased she also loved to chase you. All you had to do was start running and she instantly knew it was time to play. I am sure everyone can remember in my house is the useless hallway that is but the stairway. I remember we would run around that trying to outsmart Molly and hide from her, she would listen and try to hear which side you were on and then come after you running as fast as she could. Socks were always hard to play in and eventually she would catch you and immediately bark at you and jump on you and lick and knaw at you because she was excited. She loved to do that a kind of hide and seek game. I recall once hiding from her by putting a pillow over my face, she looked everywhere for me. She went upstairs looking for me, then back down, then up again, and finally when she came down again I had removed the pillow and she came at me barking and wagging her butt.
Everyone knows Molly couldn't hurt a fly. Probably because she forgot how to almost immediately after getting her. We would always play with her and she would clamp her mouth around your hand or arm but you would never feel anything because she never played too rough. She was very good at knowing how to play nice. I recall our neighbor's Rottweiler Dolly got out one day and was in our yard and Molly went tearing after her barking like she was rabid. She was at Dolly's ankle trying to remember how to attack but all she could do is bark real loud and act tough. Luckily Dolly was very docile and simply sniffed Molly. But that was my dog, she was funny all around.
In her later years she developed health problems. One of her ears eventually got so bad that they had to perform surgery on it and she lost all hearing in it. But there was no real difference in her because Molly chose when she wanted to listen and when she didn't. She really listened when the word "bone" was involved. Her health continued to get worse and her heart started to gather fluid around it. My parents had to feed her several pills a day for it. Eventually she lost hearing all together. But she never stopped being a loving dog, it meant the world to her if you would rub her ears for her you were her best friend. Eventually the fluid around her got to great for her to bear and her body started to shutdown. It got so bad that yesturday she could not walk across the room and my father took her to the vet, where it was determined best to put her down so she would not suffer anymore than she already had.
Molly was a very good dog and I will miss her very much. She was always a comfort when you needed one. She was a pain sometimes but overall she was an wonderful dog. I have many good memories of her and will cherish them forever.
Rest in peace Molly Tamale Wingfield, we will miss you. You truly were man's best friend.
Love and kisses,Rick
To leave you with a quote:
"A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself."
~Josh Billings
p.s. Sorry I do not have anymore pictures of her, I will try to dig some up.
My dog of 15 years died yesturday. For those of you that never met Molly she was a pure breed cocker spanial. She was a good dog all around. She may have barked a lot in her youth, but it was mostly out of excitement. We got molly on a cold Christmas morning, my parents had to turn the radio on their bedroom alarm clock on so my brothers and I could not hear her wimpers and whines the night before Christmas. The next morning after ripping and tearing through our presents my mother went into our kitchen (this was before the remodel) and opened the door to the sun porch and out comes running the tiniest little puppy. She ran to Jeff first as I recall and of course he instantly thought it was his dog since he had been asking for one for years. She went around the room sniffing and licking everyone in turn. She was the cutest puppy.
As years passed she developed her odd personality. She learned a trick every superbowl as my mom would sit and feed her Cherios while patiently teaching her to sit-up, lay down, and roll over. Soon Molly had learned to only do tricks for treats. You could tell her to lay down but after you said, "good dog" she would instantly bolt for the cupboard where her treats were stored. I may have called her a dumb dog many times but we all new she was very cunning and smart.
She was one of those rare dogs that are afraid of water. I recall going to the John Day River to go water skiing and coming back to shore and trying to get Molly to come and swim with us. My brothers and I coaxed her for what seemed like hours to finally come in. One paw at a time she slowly paddled out to us, and of course right before she got to us she turned around and swam back only to run back to where my mother sat in a lawn chair.Anyone who has ever played fetch with Molly would recognize this behavior, she always was a tease and a butthead but still very fun to play with. You could throw a ball and she would sprint after it grab it and start to run back to you like any other dog, then as she approached closer she would see you start to bend over to grab the ball and she would veer off in another direction. I always called this her victory lap, however, she took many laps. At this point in the game you had two choices, one you could call out to her and see if she may come back to you and give you the ball, or the more likely one, you chased her. Even when she would bring the ball back she was such a butt she would drop it five feet from your feet and even then it was a challenge to race to the ball before she decided to pick it up again. I think Molly figured if she had to run so did you.
Molly was a dog who not only liked to be chased she also loved to chase you. All you had to do was start running and she instantly knew it was time to play. I am sure everyone can remember in my house is the useless hallway that is but the stairway. I remember we would run around that trying to outsmart Molly and hide from her, she would listen and try to hear which side you were on and then come after you running as fast as she could. Socks were always hard to play in and eventually she would catch you and immediately bark at you and jump on you and lick and knaw at you because she was excited. She loved to do that a kind of hide and seek game. I recall once hiding from her by putting a pillow over my face, she looked everywhere for me. She went upstairs looking for me, then back down, then up again, and finally when she came down again I had removed the pillow and she came at me barking and wagging her butt.
Everyone knows Molly couldn't hurt a fly. Probably because she forgot how to almost immediately after getting her. We would always play with her and she would clamp her mouth around your hand or arm but you would never feel anything because she never played too rough. She was very good at knowing how to play nice. I recall our neighbor's Rottweiler Dolly got out one day and was in our yard and Molly went tearing after her barking like she was rabid. She was at Dolly's ankle trying to remember how to attack but all she could do is bark real loud and act tough. Luckily Dolly was very docile and simply sniffed Molly. But that was my dog, she was funny all around.
In her later years she developed health problems. One of her ears eventually got so bad that they had to perform surgery on it and she lost all hearing in it. But there was no real difference in her because Molly chose when she wanted to listen and when she didn't. She really listened when the word "bone" was involved. Her health continued to get worse and her heart started to gather fluid around it. My parents had to feed her several pills a day for it. Eventually she lost hearing all together. But she never stopped being a loving dog, it meant the world to her if you would rub her ears for her you were her best friend. Eventually the fluid around her got to great for her to bear and her body started to shutdown. It got so bad that yesturday she could not walk across the room and my father took her to the vet, where it was determined best to put her down so she would not suffer anymore than she already had.
Molly was a very good dog and I will miss her very much. She was always a comfort when you needed one. She was a pain sometimes but overall she was an wonderful dog. I have many good memories of her and will cherish them forever.
Rest in peace Molly Tamale Wingfield, we will miss you. You truly were man's best friend.
Love and kisses,RickTo leave you with a quote:
"A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself."
~Josh Billings
p.s. Sorry I do not have anymore pictures of her, I will try to dig some up.
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
radioactive man
To those I adore,
So now vacation is over, the first homework has been assigned and completed. The good news is I still have not learned my lesson on homework. I have gone to school for going on 7 years of college now and I still wait until the day before the homework is due to start it, even when the professor urges the students to not wait, what do I do, wait. However, I did complete it on time so no worries. The job search is going slow, I applied for several jobs back west but so far have heard from none. The east is not me, I need the west, I feel different here. I am not as easy going as I used to be. Everything sometimes seems like a great pressure coming down on me. Sometimes I feel like I can't bare it. I have no escape here, back at OSU I could take a drive and get some scenery for lunch, here I see nothing but the tree lurking in front of me. Anyways that is enough bitching for now. I am applying to OSU again and will hopefully be back there next fall, or get a job before then!
He is a grey kitten and I picked out Neville, or Cedric. Long ago I posted a blog saying I was going to name him Neville, but Kailey didn't like that. She suggested names from other books I like. I have recently been in a relationship with Stephen King's Dark Tower series. I thought Roland (pictured below) the main character would be a nice name also, but then that name was rejected. 
So I thought what other books have unique names that I have really enjoyed, and bam the Iliad popped into mind so I went through the list of great characters Achilles, Ajax, etc. All names have been vetoed. So now I am once again nameless for my kitten. I have been racking my brain for a name, my last cat I named Beeth-oven, but we ended up calling him Beethoven. So I was thinking of more classical artist I like. Maybe I will name him Dali after the painter. It really depends on how he acts when we bring him home. At least I didn't name him Grey Kitty or Cucumber, sorry that was a little poke at Paige, ha ha. So if anyone who reads this has any clue what to name a pure grey cute kitten let me know. I was thinking of Gandalf, but that is a little obvious since it is Gandalf Greybeard. Anywho let me know what you think I will put a picture up on Saturday. 
What else is in the news, hmmm, oh Kailey and I are going to a concert tomorrow night which should be fantastic since we have not been to one since being back east. It should be awesome, I just want to get out and live again, do something fun. I am really looking forward to it. The band is one of Kailey's favorites, I never really listened to them that much. However, the opening band sucks so much, I don't even want to sit through their performance. I doubt Kailey does either. All I know is that I am not standing by the 10 foot tall speaker again like I did at Taking Back Sunday. I couldn't hear out of my left ear for three days.
So, if you are reading this you should leave a comment or shoot me an email. I do not hear much from anyone anymore and it is a little sad.
Hugs and kisses,
Rick
To leave you with a quote:
"Passion makes the world go round. Love just makes it a safer place."
~ Ice T
So now vacation is over, the first homework has been assigned and completed. The good news is I still have not learned my lesson on homework. I have gone to school for going on 7 years of college now and I still wait until the day before the homework is due to start it, even when the professor urges the students to not wait, what do I do, wait. However, I did complete it on time so no worries. The job search is going slow, I applied for several jobs back west but so far have heard from none. The east is not me, I need the west, I feel different here. I am not as easy going as I used to be. Everything sometimes seems like a great pressure coming down on me. Sometimes I feel like I can't bare it. I have no escape here, back at OSU I could take a drive and get some scenery for lunch, here I see nothing but the tree lurking in front of me. Anyways that is enough bitching for now. I am applying to OSU again and will hopefully be back there next fall, or get a job before then!
Now onto better brighter things! I got a cat! Well we paid for him to get his nuts disabled but on Saturday we get to bring him home. Kailey has been a pain (sorry but you have) about the names I have picked out. She named her cat Sirius, after the Harry Potter character Sirius Black, his full name is Captain Sirius Jack Black Sparrow, yeah put it all together and you have Kailey's favorite actor, book, and movie character. So when picking out names for my cat I was thinking of sticking to the Harry Potter theme.
He is a grey kitten and I picked out Neville, or Cedric. Long ago I posted a blog saying I was going to name him Neville, but Kailey didn't like that. She suggested names from other books I like. I have recently been in a relationship with Stephen King's Dark Tower series. I thought Roland (pictured below) the main character would be a nice name also, but then that name was rejected. So I thought what other books have unique names that I have really enjoyed, and bam the Iliad popped into mind so I went through the list of great characters Achilles, Ajax, etc. All names have been vetoed. So now I am once again nameless for my kitten. I have been racking my brain for a name, my last cat I named Beeth-oven, but we ended up calling him Beethoven. So I was thinking of more classical artist I like. Maybe I will name him Dali after the painter. It really depends on how he acts when we bring him home. At least I didn't name him Grey Kitty or Cucumber, sorry that was a little poke at Paige, ha ha. So if anyone who reads this has any clue what to name a pure grey cute kitten let me know. I was thinking of Gandalf, but that is a little obvious since it is Gandalf Greybeard. Anywho let me know what you think I will put a picture up on Saturday. What else is in the news, hmmm, oh Kailey and I are going to a concert tomorrow night which should be fantastic since we have not been to one since being back east. It should be awesome, I just want to get out and live again, do something fun. I am really looking forward to it. The band is one of Kailey's favorites, I never really listened to them that much. However, the opening band sucks so much, I don't even want to sit through their performance. I doubt Kailey does either. All I know is that I am not standing by the 10 foot tall speaker again like I did at Taking Back Sunday. I couldn't hear out of my left ear for three days.So, if you are reading this you should leave a comment or shoot me an email. I do not hear much from anyone anymore and it is a little sad.
Hugs and kisses,
Rick
To leave you with a quote:
"Passion makes the world go round. Love just makes it a safer place."
~ Ice T
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