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Dilbert Strips :O

Dan — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 05:00:03 +0000

Here’s some recent Dilbert strips that I really liked:

Ah… So funny

In other news… I know when I’m coming home! Kim is going down to D.C. to work on the Marriage Quilt at my aunt’s house. (She has a fancy quilting machine.) Kim’s driving down on the 24th, and I’ll fly into D.C. that morning. Then on the 26th we’re both driving back to Syracuse together!

A Long Awaited Post

Dan — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 05:16:34 +0000

Well, this is silly. I’ve had our outdated date on my blog for far too long. Kim and I are getting married on Sept. 29th, and you would know that if you’ve been visiting our really cool wedding website.

So yes, Kim and I are very excited about 9/29/07!

Kim did an amazing job on the invitations! I’ve heard and seen amazing things, and I’m sure everyone who’s lucky enough to get one will love them too. The food and cake has been finalized, and it’s going to be fantastic!

The final thing as far as wedding planning goes is the logistics and equipment for the reception. So don’t be shy about offering us (especially Kim) your help all you wonderful friends you!

September 15th, 2007!

Dan — Wed, 23 May 2007 16:11:24 +0000

Kim and I officially set a wedding date! We decided last weekend and we’re now in full scale wedding planning mode…

I made a website for wedding information and other fun things related to our wedding. Check it out here!

So far we’ve been busy working on invitations and guest list editing. Things are coming along amazingly; it’s been great watching everything fall together.

Manly Weekend and an Update

Dan — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 11:43:31 +0000

Last weekend a dozen or so guys from Cru went on the annual Men’s Retreat. Usual activities include shooting potato cannons, football, eating a lot of meat, and blowing things up in the fire. Each year the explosions go up in intensity (this year was model rocket engines and aerosol cans). And we had 6 cannons instead of last year’s single cannon. It was an amazing weekend up in the Adirondacks. On a serious note, the speaker was really good. He was just an average guy with a lot of good advice gathered over the years.

The cannons look something like this and were 4-7 feet long:

As a fan of good music and Get Fuzzy, these are hilarious:

That’s enough of that.

School’s winding down for me. I’ve been writing papers for what feels like forever. My 25-page history thesis is coming along. I keep reminding myself that these might be the last few weeks of school ever; unless I go to grad school…

I’m also in the process of working out an internship with World Vision. I’ve had two interviews and I’m currently doing some work for them so I can get a feel for it and so they can see if they like my work.

Kim’s getting a lot of work done on our marriage (sex) quilt and it’s going to be beautiful! We’re also coming long well on our table. It’s primed and we’re starting to work on the checkered top. We’ll post plenty of pictures when it’s done.

It’s been so long since I’ve posted that I don’t remember everything I wanted to say…

What a Weekend!

Dan — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 12:42:07 +0000

Kim and I attended a marriage conference this weekend. I was fantastic and exhausting! There was so much information hitting us that it was hard to absorb all of it. Thankfully we have a huge workbook to look at.

Kim is running an awesome swap over at her site. I’m doing, and so should you! Assuming you’d have fun doing it, she doesn’t want any half-hearted participation

I have a new Random Link of the Week up. This one’s really cool. It’s another wallpaper site, but with a great Flash interface and even music to listen to while browsing. The production quality is outstanding! Anyway, check out Desktopography.

This article is really interesting. If you like reading about obsessive middle-aged men trying to get the best gas mileage possible.

Oregon 2007

Dan — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 16:30:08 +0000

Kim and I just got back from Oregon on Monday. It was a great trip! Kim saw the west coast for the first time, and I hadn’t been in almost 7 years! I’ll be posting a gallery soon with some of the sights and family. I didn’t take the picture s here, but we have some good ones too.

We flew into Portland early (1:30 am PST) and drove two hours to Warrenton, OR. Which is close to Astoria. Astoria is on the coast, and was the location for the Goonies, Free Willy, and Kindergarten Cop!

Kim got to meet my Grandparents, who absolutely loved her! We also got to see uncles and an aunt that I wasn’t sure we would see. The chicken enchiladas we made for dinner one night were a big hit. We spent most of the days relaxing and visiting. Some of the time was spent helping my Grandparents pack up their house (they’re moving to Portland soon). We also did some sight seeing at the local beach and Cannon Beach (a larger one further south). I even got pulled over by the Seaside PD :O

Anyway, there are lots of fun stories to tell, and you might get to hear them if you’re lucky

Did You Miss Me?

Dan — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 22:56:15 +0000

It’s been far too long, but I decided to do a quick post before Kim and I fly off to Portland, OR to visit my grandparents. I have a lot of stuff to post about when we get back, including a certain tag.

First of all, here are some strips from the last few weeks that I’ve particularly enjoyed:

Two Get Fuzzy and one Pearls Before Swine, respectively.

Kim and I had a great Valentine’s Day (even though we didn’t see each other on the 14th). We love each other every day of the year, so we celebrated twice, Monday and Friday. The Bonefish and Eva’s were both spectacular. Great company doesn’t hurt!

Tomorrow Kim and I fly out to the beautiful Oregon coast, courtesy of JetBlue. I hope we’re not waiting on the plane for hours… I’m really looking forward to it; I haven’t been to the West Coast in almost seven years! Everyone say goodbye to Kim, you might have to come out west to visit her from now on!

First Day Back!

Dan — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 23:03:00 +0000

I just finished my first day back. Three classes, all of which will be interesting. Today I had Oil, Water & War which is about global Oil and Water policies and conflicts that have erupted. I’ll have a ton to reading for that one. Then I had Political Theory with the always provoking Professor Thomas. Finally, Food Science (Cooking). The cooking course sounds like a lot of fun. We’ll be in the lab cooking three hours a week with self-instruction in a computer lab on our own schedule.

Last Friday Kim and I went to Easton, PA for a day trip. We saw the Crayola Factory, a canal museum and a Pez museum. Each was really cool in their own right. It had been a while since we’ve had a day trip, and it was definitely a good day. The only stressful part was getting back on the highway in PA after filling up the tank. We were in the middle of nowhere with no street lights and really confusing road signs. But we made it back alright. I’ll post pictures when I get them!

Georgia Gallery

Dan — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 17:33:14 +0000

I finally got the pictures from Georgia up. The total came to 122! Check them out here!

On the left is one of the photos of a very memorable event, my first meal at Waffle House! Thanks to Kim for insisting on capturing this event with photographs

I also described the various pictures so you know what you’re looking at.

(All old galleries, etc. are archived)

Back From Georgia and Wedding Excitement!

Dan — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 17:31:47 +0000

I survived my trip down south! Kim and I got back a week and a half ago, and we’ve been busy since then. I was pleasantly surprised how pretty it was down there. I’ll add it to the list of regions I like more than New York Kim’s family seemed to like me and everyone treated me really well. The food was fantastic! Like… Beer Butt Chicken! I got a chance to drive a Jeep, which I like a lot, but the gas mileage is a little too low for my standards. I’ll be posting a bunch of pictures later today or tomorrow.

Kim and I had our first Christmas together this season. I’ve been looking forward to that for a long time. She got me a hilarious T-shirt, three art prints (my favorite gift this year), and a cool mug that doesn’t condense! I even got some presents from her family down there, which I wasn’t expecting.

I’ll save the big wedding news for Kim to post about, but we also registered at Target on Sunday. We had soooo much fun with the scanner and picking stuff out. Now we’re working on finding china and silver.

Classes start a week from today, but it’s my LAST SEMESTER! I’m finishing up my resume and I’ll be sending applications out to organizations soon. Exciting times…