It was a fun weekend, but alas, I had to return to Kansas for another three weeks to finish out this semester.I had a lot of fun this weekend! Thursday was fun. It was a bunch of cooking and cleaning and last-minute set up things for the meal at 2. We had 16 people over, so it was a full house. The Burrs, the Smiths, and (I can't remember her name!) came over for dinner and random talk and a very lively game of Pit later on with the kids. The turkey was delicous as always, as was the cranberries and pie and stuffing and anything else i forget to mention here. I can only hope that there will be leftover cranberry sauce when i get home in 3 weeks...just kidding. But you'll make more, right Mom? Hehe! On friday we went to "West Side Story" at the Chanhassen Dinner Theater. I thought they did a very good job. The script they used was exactly like the one we had for the high school two years ago. The set was very imaginative. It consisted of a bunch of metal ladders and platforms through which cast members seemed to just appear out of nowhere. I thought they did a great job. Even the gunshot worked! We got home and prepared for another party. A bunch of people from school and church came over to our house to just hang out. We played Cranium and Catchphrase and whatever else was going on in that crazy house. It was fun to see everyone again and hear Jeremy never stop talking. Saturday was lazy day. I started my speech which isn't due until Friday, so that tells you how bored i was. I really can't remember what else I did on Saturday...my dad and I tried to go see the new Zorro film at the revamped State Theater in Hutch, but their equipment wasn't working or something. Sunday we went to church. I went early to set up with dad. It was fun to see everyone and how much the little ones have grown. Moose's sermon was good as always. Then we headed for the airport to send me home. I got to the gate fine, but they wanted to charge me 7 bucks to use the stupid wireless internet. Scalpers. Then the pilots were 3o minutes or so late to the plane, then there was some issue with fuel, and then once we actually got to KC, we had to circle the airport for a long time because of the stupid weather.Well, there's my weekend in a nutshell. A very large nutshell...i hope it wasn't too boring for all of you.
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Monday, November 28, 2005
Wednesday, November 23, 2005
HOME AT LAST
Hello all, I am now writing from my basement in Hutchinson!
Finally home.
So far, it's been fun. I got home about 12:30 last night, but didn't get to bed till around one. My mom and sister wanted to talk to me or something. Psssh. (just kidding!) I went to jazz band and regular band this morning with Jeremy, and then we went around talking to various teachers. It was fun to catch up. At ten i went to the ever-fun dentist, then back to AP English class to apparntly be living proof of all the things Dex says about college. But i got to have a donut and get applause (and see Kayla--WOOOO!!!!!), so it's all good. Then i sat at the lunch table with Kayla and Megan and a bunch of other peoples, and then went to eat good ol' Coffee Co. food with my mom.
Good times all around! It's so good to be home. It was a little weird at first, but i'm happy to be home. Looking forward to the weekend ahead. That's all for now!
Finally home.
So far, it's been fun. I got home about 12:30 last night, but didn't get to bed till around one. My mom and sister wanted to talk to me or something. Psssh. (just kidding!) I went to jazz band and regular band this morning with Jeremy, and then we went around talking to various teachers. It was fun to catch up. At ten i went to the ever-fun dentist, then back to AP English class to apparntly be living proof of all the things Dex says about college. But i got to have a donut and get applause (and see Kayla--WOOOO!!!!!), so it's all good. Then i sat at the lunch table with Kayla and Megan and a bunch of other peoples, and then went to eat good ol' Coffee Co. food with my mom.
Good times all around! It's so good to be home. It was a little weird at first, but i'm happy to be home. Looking forward to the weekend ahead. That's all for now!
Sunday, November 20, 2005
Home Soon.
In about three days, I finally get to go home. Yay! It will only be for about a week or so...but it will still be good to go home.
In other matters...you all need to pray for the student (high school and college) pastor here at Christ Community Church. He was supposed to give the message today and teach our sunday school, but he never showed up. It turns out that his sister, who was also 8 months pregnant, died suddenly late last night or early this morning. They lost the baby, too. It is very sad news, and he needs all our prayers.
The Navs hosted a Barn Bash (hoedown thing) last night, and that was a lot of fun. I didn't have any cowboy items to wear, but they extra stuff there for people like me. I got to square dance, eat yummy chili, and get dragged along the floor in the wheelbarrow race. Woohooo! I sure dusted that floor.
Well, that's about it for the excitement here in Lawrence...see you all in Hutch soon!
In other matters...you all need to pray for the student (high school and college) pastor here at Christ Community Church. He was supposed to give the message today and teach our sunday school, but he never showed up. It turns out that his sister, who was also 8 months pregnant, died suddenly late last night or early this morning. They lost the baby, too. It is very sad news, and he needs all our prayers.
The Navs hosted a Barn Bash (hoedown thing) last night, and that was a lot of fun. I didn't have any cowboy items to wear, but they extra stuff there for people like me. I got to square dance, eat yummy chili, and get dragged along the floor in the wheelbarrow race. Woohooo! I sure dusted that floor.
Well, that's about it for the excitement here in Lawrence...see you all in Hutch soon!
Thursday, November 17, 2005
Cold Weather at Last!
It's finally cooled down here in Lawrence. About two days ago, the temp dropped to around the mid 30s, and has remained there or lower ever since.
Just like home!
We got a little bit of snow from the massive storm that reached all the way up to Minnesota, but nothing substantial. It will be awhile before the ground freezes here, considering it was around 80 not 2 weeks ago. Oh well. I still get to wear my big winter coat and my nice leather gloves from Colorado! Thanks again, Mom and Dad.
Well...not a whole lot more to report on here in Kansas. The debate still goes on with Evolution vs. Intelligent design. Can't say i've been following it very closely, since i never had to go to high school here. Apparently Lawrence is right in the middle of the debate. I really don't see what the debate is. Why should teachers be forced to teach a theory that has many holes in it and not allowed to teach the truth? Most "intellectuals" (read as: "people far too smart for their own good") say that intelligent design is just a crutch, and then they go back to leaning on the splintered, rotting, and on-fire "crutch" that is evolution. They choose to ignore certain evidences against them and for intelligent design.
The only thing more I can say is: They've obviously never been to Colorado.
Or New Zealand.
Or Australia.
Or--the list goes on.
Well, that's my 2 cents on that issue...if anything more exciting happens here in Kansas, whether it be a acutal important event or just something in my life, you know where to turn!
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Just like home!
We got a little bit of snow from the massive storm that reached all the way up to Minnesota, but nothing substantial. It will be awhile before the ground freezes here, considering it was around 80 not 2 weeks ago. Oh well. I still get to wear my big winter coat and my nice leather gloves from Colorado! Thanks again, Mom and Dad.
Well...not a whole lot more to report on here in Kansas. The debate still goes on with Evolution vs. Intelligent design. Can't say i've been following it very closely, since i never had to go to high school here. Apparently Lawrence is right in the middle of the debate. I really don't see what the debate is. Why should teachers be forced to teach a theory that has many holes in it and not allowed to teach the truth? Most "intellectuals" (read as: "people far too smart for their own good") say that intelligent design is just a crutch, and then they go back to leaning on the splintered, rotting, and on-fire "crutch" that is evolution. They choose to ignore certain evidences against them and for intelligent design.
The only thing more I can say is: They've obviously never been to Colorado.
Or New Zealand.
Or Australia.
Or--the list goes on.
Well, that's my 2 cents on that issue...if anything more exciting happens here in Kansas, whether it be a acutal important event or just something in my life, you know where to turn!
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http://calebsommerville.blogspot.com: Your window into a world that quite possibly could be pretty darn boring.
Wednesday, November 09, 2005
Ah, Coms130.
Venting. Such is the nature of blogs.
For the past few days in Coms130, my speech class, we have been giving persuavsive speeches. This one incredibly intelligent girl decided to try and persuade us that the drinking age should be 18. NOWHERE in her speech did she mention that it was 18 in the 70s, or that many horrible things happened because of that. Convienant. Her main points were that "Everyone will already do it, so why not just make it legal?" and "18 year olds are already mature enough." Both of which, of course, are complete and total bull. First of all, "Everyone" doesn't drink. There's even a facebook.com group for those smart ones of us who don't. Second of all, it's illegal. Her "out-with-a-bang" ending was "So next time you all (unproven generality) have a shot or a beer in your hand, think about how much easier it would be if it was legal." So basically, she was admitting it was illegal, but still condoning it. Along those lines, here's my closing line for my speech about why murder should be legal. "So next time you all have a knife or gun in your hand about to kill someone, think about how much easier it would be if it was legal." Same argument, right? Yet now it sounds ridiculous. Hmm....does drinking cause anything like this? Of course YES! Drunk driving, impeded judgment, etc.
Mature enough? Is that why my roommate comes home wasted and calls all his friends to tell them he's "drunk as F---?" Is that why he orders a sandwich at 3 in the morning and then forgets about it? Is that why people at the football game were mumbling and shouting the Rock Chalk chant well after the game? Interesting concept of maturity.
Well, i'm done with that.
I get to enroll in classes today after 6pm, and already one is full. So, instead of Introduction to Political Theory (which actually sounds interesting to me despite the boring title), i'm taking either a art history of Japan or a history of China and Japan.
Well, that's about it...more later!
For the past few days in Coms130, my speech class, we have been giving persuavsive speeches. This one incredibly intelligent girl decided to try and persuade us that the drinking age should be 18. NOWHERE in her speech did she mention that it was 18 in the 70s, or that many horrible things happened because of that. Convienant. Her main points were that "Everyone will already do it, so why not just make it legal?" and "18 year olds are already mature enough." Both of which, of course, are complete and total bull. First of all, "Everyone" doesn't drink. There's even a facebook.com group for those smart ones of us who don't. Second of all, it's illegal. Her "out-with-a-bang" ending was "So next time you all (unproven generality) have a shot or a beer in your hand, think about how much easier it would be if it was legal." So basically, she was admitting it was illegal, but still condoning it. Along those lines, here's my closing line for my speech about why murder should be legal. "So next time you all have a knife or gun in your hand about to kill someone, think about how much easier it would be if it was legal." Same argument, right? Yet now it sounds ridiculous. Hmm....does drinking cause anything like this? Of course YES! Drunk driving, impeded judgment, etc.
Mature enough? Is that why my roommate comes home wasted and calls all his friends to tell them he's "drunk as F---?" Is that why he orders a sandwich at 3 in the morning and then forgets about it? Is that why people at the football game were mumbling and shouting the Rock Chalk chant well after the game? Interesting concept of maturity.
Well, i'm done with that.
I get to enroll in classes today after 6pm, and already one is full. So, instead of Introduction to Political Theory (which actually sounds interesting to me despite the boring title), i'm taking either a art history of Japan or a history of China and Japan.
Well, that's about it...more later!
Monday, November 07, 2005
Oops...Rock Chalk Jayhawk!!!
Yeah, kinda forgot about this blog thing. Sorry to all who keep up with me!
I went to the KU/Nebraska game this past Saturday, and it was AWESOME. We broke the 36 year losing streak 40-15 to Big Red we had, and we set a stadium attendence record with 51,000 something people, and we tore down the goalposts two weeks in a row. This was the first, and probably the only, KU football game I went to this year, so I guess i picked the right one! It was crazy...near the end, the number of security guards probably quadrupled. People were tying their shoes tighter and linking arms with each other when there was about 5 minutes left. It wasn't that bad on the field, but i stayed a good distance away from the posts, cuz i didn't wanna get bashed with that thing when it snapped. And boy, did it snap. I went and looked at the hole it was in, and two bolts were already gone, and the remaining two were pretty much bent in half. 1inch thick bolts were bent. IN HALF. It was a pretty crazy celebration. After we hearded out of the stadium, I went home. I didn't wanna stick around for fights to break out and stuff like that.
Hmm....anything else goin on...I play for the church worship band on the 20th! Woo hoo! My first time playing my guitar in front of people since last time i played for church in Hutch. I hope i remember how!
My lovely and very nice mother sent me a very strange package the other day....it's contents:
-bubble-wrapped sunglasses
-Calvin and Hobbes comics (scattered loose throughout)
-Bank statements
-CCM magazine
-other mail
-two screws
But it was mostly:
-Cheap Halloween candy from Target!! WOOHOO!
Thanks mom. Yummy non-healthy candy!
Well that's about it.
Oh, in case you care:
16 days till Thanksgiving break, and 39 till Christmas break! "I'll be home for christmas..." Hehe!
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