A Nice Weekend
But which one? I meant to write about last weekend on Monday, but now it's Wednesday already and all I can think about is that next weekend starts tomorrow when Teri and I head to Illinois so she can meet my family. The past three days have just felt like obstacles to get past so that Thursday evening can finally be here. Maybe it's because I've been looking forward to this weekend for quite a while now, or maybe it's just my natural impatience. I don't know. In the end, does it matter?
I guess my favorite part of last weekend is just the number of different ways in which I was reminded why I love Teri and why she's right for me. I won't bother listing them here, but trust me, there were plenty. Another theme I've been noticing over the past few weeks is that when I'm spending time with Teri, I start having thoughts about what it will be like to be married to her and get to share life with her. I'm pretty sure that's a good thing.
Yeah, it's a long, boring drive (at least alone it is), and yeah, Lucy will be disappointed that Sparky isn't with us, but how wouldn't this be a good weekend? After all, we'll have the last awkward, nervous meeting out of the way...finally.
Don't worry Teri, I'll stop joking about proposing now.
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Honestly Officer, She Told Me She Was 16
Since I'm no gymnastics expert, I didn't realize until Sunday that apparently there is a rule that a gymnast must be 16 or older to compete in the Olympics. There has been quite the hub-bub about how young some of the Chinese gymnasts look, with speculation that some may be as young as 12. First, my feeling on the rule itself is 'who cares?'. If a 12 year old is better at something than a 16 year old, they should be rewarded for that. Second, I see the Chinese having super young gymnasts competing as a source of national pride, which is a big part of what the Olympics is all about. I mean, what country has a longer, more illustrious tradition of putting children to work than China? Just because the gymnastics arena isn't formally a sweatshop, that's no reason to get down on China about child labor. They're just doing what they do best. Besides, their gymnasts may very well be 16. Have you seen how much smaller Asian people are? Add to that how small gymnasts in general are, and it seems pretty obvious to me that Chinese gymnasts would be miniature people.
Since I'm no gymnastics expert, I didn't realize until Sunday that apparently there is a rule that a gymnast must be 16 or older to compete in the Olympics. There has been quite the hub-bub about how young some of the Chinese gymnasts look, with speculation that some may be as young as 12. First, my feeling on the rule itself is 'who cares?'. If a 12 year old is better at something than a 16 year old, they should be rewarded for that. Second, I see the Chinese having super young gymnasts competing as a source of national pride, which is a big part of what the Olympics is all about. I mean, what country has a longer, more illustrious tradition of putting children to work than China? Just because the gymnastics arena isn't formally a sweatshop, that's no reason to get down on China about child labor. They're just doing what they do best. Besides, their gymnasts may very well be 16. Have you seen how much smaller Asian people are? Add to that how small gymnasts in general are, and it seems pretty obvious to me that Chinese gymnasts would be miniature people.
Monday, August 11, 2008
Cars And Such
Saturday the Central Ohio Vintage Volkswagen Club put on their annual Volksfest show, and Teri and I went. This is the second time I've been, and the weather was so much more comfortable this year than it was the first time. That might have something to do with the August scheduling. It was cool to see all the old restored VWs and some of the newer ones that I recognized from other VW actvities. What I liked most about the outing though was that Teri was enjoying herself and that she made the comment that she likes seeing me excited about something even if it isn't something she'd be interested in on her own. How cool is that? Some guys have to beg and plead to be allowed to go to a car function on their own. My girlfriend not only is happy to let me go but she likes going with me!
Since Teri is a fan of orange, it seemed only natural that there should be a picture taken of her in front of the metallic orange dune buggy that was there. Something tells me that she would have been right at home driving that vehicle back to her place.
In addition to Volksfest, we also ventured out to Casa de Kludy for a movie night on Friday where we watched all 99" of The Prestige in their home theater in their basement and I enjoyed a can of wine. There was also a good deal of Olympics watching this past weekend too. I did actually enjoy watching the gymnastics too...for much the same reason Teri enjoyed looking at cars. She was a gymnast for 6 years when she was a kid. It's the first time I've watched gymnastics with someone who actually participated at one point. It was also fun to see the Phelpedo continue his dominance in the pool.
Going back to work after spending a weekend with Teri is such a let down.
Saturday the Central Ohio Vintage Volkswagen Club put on their annual Volksfest show, and Teri and I went. This is the second time I've been, and the weather was so much more comfortable this year than it was the first time. That might have something to do with the August scheduling. It was cool to see all the old restored VWs and some of the newer ones that I recognized from other VW actvities. What I liked most about the outing though was that Teri was enjoying herself and that she made the comment that she likes seeing me excited about something even if it isn't something she'd be interested in on her own. How cool is that? Some guys have to beg and plead to be allowed to go to a car function on their own. My girlfriend not only is happy to let me go but she likes going with me!
Since Teri is a fan of orange, it seemed only natural that there should be a picture taken of her in front of the metallic orange dune buggy that was there. Something tells me that she would have been right at home driving that vehicle back to her place.
In addition to Volksfest, we also ventured out to Casa de Kludy for a movie night on Friday where we watched all 99" of The Prestige in their home theater in their basement and I enjoyed a can of wine. There was also a good deal of Olympics watching this past weekend too. I did actually enjoy watching the gymnastics too...for much the same reason Teri enjoyed looking at cars. She was a gymnast for 6 years when she was a kid. It's the first time I've watched gymnastics with someone who actually participated at one point. It was also fun to see the Phelpedo continue his dominance in the pool.
Going back to work after spending a weekend with Teri is such a let down.
Friday, August 08, 2008
Brett Who?
So apparently there is this professional footballer named Brett Farve (or something like that) who announced his candidacy for the starting Quarterbacking job for the New York Jets Professional Football Concern. I remember hearing something about him briefly back in 1991 when he played in Atlanta for a year, but then he just vanished for 16 years. I think I heard somewhere that he had been banished far to the north, likely playing in Canada for some or all of that period. It's hard to say. There is such sparse information on this lad. I suspect he may have taken over quarterbacking duties for the Montreal Alouettes or the Saskatchewan Roughriders. I wonder how many Rouges he must have scored over the years. I guess the world will never know. Perhaps if he plays well enough in New York, Mr. Farve might even make a name for himself in the NFL.
So apparently there is this professional footballer named Brett Farve (or something like that) who announced his candidacy for the starting Quarterbacking job for the New York Jets Professional Football Concern. I remember hearing something about him briefly back in 1991 when he played in Atlanta for a year, but then he just vanished for 16 years. I think I heard somewhere that he had been banished far to the north, likely playing in Canada for some or all of that period. It's hard to say. There is such sparse information on this lad. I suspect he may have taken over quarterbacking duties for the Montreal Alouettes or the Saskatchewan Roughriders. I wonder how many Rouges he must have scored over the years. I guess the world will never know. Perhaps if he plays well enough in New York, Mr. Farve might even make a name for himself in the NFL.
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