Happy Halloween!!!

In honor of it being Halloween, I figured I would post pictures of the pumpkin that I carved a couple weeks ago with friends from work. Sadly, the pumpkin has already died on me, so it won't be on the front steps for the trick-or-treaters to see. :(

Now that you've seen the pumpkin I have a very important question for you: what do you think I carved?

Answer: It is suppose to be a seal (specifically, a grey seal), but if you guessed ghost that's ok. It does kind of look like a ghost. I'll just classify my pumpkin as abstract art (i.e. it can be anything you want it to be). ;)


The F1 is on the back of the same pumpkin and is in honor of Formula 1 racing in case anybody was confused. And no, F1 is not like NASCAR, different types of vehicles AND they turn left and right. Shocking, right? (pun intended) In case anybody is wondering, the next F1 race is Sunday and takes place in Austin Texas.
GO HAMMIE!!!!!!


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Psalm 73:21-26

"When my heart was grieved and my spirit embittered, I was senseless and ignorant; I was a brute beast before you. Yet I am always with You; You hold me by my right hand. You guide me with your counsel, and afterward You will take me into glory. Whom have I in heaven but You? And earth has nothing I desire beside You. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever."

 

 

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Romans 8:37-39

"No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord"

 

 

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Funny Story

Yesterday Zach and I were driving to the paint store and got stopped at a red light. Since it was a beautiful spring day, we had the windows down and the music on. Flipping through the stations Zach came across Call Me Maybe, one of those songs that is one of those annoying-catchy-and-must-sing-along songs. SO of course Zach cranks the music and we start singing and dancing right along to the song. However, seeing that we are at a stoplight there are cars next to us...Yep, you get the picture...To our right was one car with a mom and her three daughter who were watching us in amusement as we belted out the lyrics and looked like fools. The really great part was when the song ended as the light turned green and Zach hit the gas, the car started clapping for us. Turn out our performance apparently wasn't half bad. Looks like Zach and I will be taking our act on the road...oh, wait...it was on the road.(Should I become a comedian?)lol. Later I realized I should a put a hat out for a tip. :)

The Dynamic Duo coming to streets near you Summer 2014!

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I'm BAAACCCKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey y'all. It's been FOREVER since I last posted on my blog and the reason for that is that I have been insanely busy with schoolwork. I have to write so much for classes that I never feel like finding something to write about in my evenings. However, I'm bored right now and decided to write a post.

So some interesting news, I am staying here in Maine this summer because I recieved a research fellowship. My project is recording the vocalizations of the Harbor seal pups that some through MARC. I will then examine the vocalizations and see how they change over time in each individual. Moreover, I will be looking to see how unique each pup's calls are, what's the same between all pups and what varies. I might also look to see if behavior changes their calls or if they recognize their own vocalizations. It will depend on the time and data that I can get. It should be LOTS OF FUN and I can't wait to get starts. Thursday, I am going to practice recording some vocalizations from a couple Harbor juveniles, Grey seals, and a Harp seal. :)

Some othe exciting news is that I bought myself a new laptop yesterday (though I wouldn't get it until the beginning of May)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It is a Dell Inspriron and really cool looking. I can't wait to have it because my current laptop is a complete idiot. The keyboard doesn't work half the time and it freezes at the click of a button. Half the time I feel like throwng it out window. :) It has lived so far, but we'll see when I get my new one. MUUUHAAAHAA!!!!!!! MUUUUHAAAHAAA!!!!!!!!!

Well, I'm going to go back to watching Gilmore Girls, which is one of the greatest shows ever and completely hilarious. Now we own all 7 seasons. YIPPEE!!!!!!!!!!

I'll try posting in less than three months. lol. In the famous words of my brother: peace out, beansprout.

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The Best of Times, The Worst of Times

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times."

Charles Dickens' opening line to 'A Tale of Two Cities' certainly holds true. For what you ask? Well it definitely captures my thoughts of the beginning of the movie G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra. Does that surprise you? Well let me explain...

In the beginning of the movie,  a team of American soldiers is escorting newly developed weapons. Along for the ride are a couple of AH-64 Apache Longbows. [If anyone is not familiar with the Apache, it is the most awesome and kick butt attack helicopter out there. I'm completely obsessed with them. I have two Apache t-shirts, a giant Apache poster, an Apache sign, Apache magnet, and Apache postcard. :) lol]. That would be the best of times. Then sadly enough the two Apaches are blown to pieces. Cue the crying. That would be the worst of times. :( :( :( :( :(

AH-64 Apache Longbow

The best attack helicopter

That's really all I have to say for tonight. Hopefully I will post again soon (but we'll see. I might be the worst blogger out there. lol).

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Psalm 108

       "My heart is steadfast, O God;

                         I will sing and make music with all my soul. 

                    Awake, harp and lyre!

                        I will awaken the dawn.

                    I will praise You, O Lord, among the nations;

                        I will sing of You among the peoples.

                    For great is Your love, higher than the heavens, 

                       Your faithfulness reaches the to the skies.

                   Be exalted, O God, above the heavens,

                        and let Your glory be over the earth."

                                         - Psalm 108:1-5



Return of the Klutz

My life has become like the old Pink Panther movies (The Pink Panther, Return of the Pink Panther, Pink Panther Strikes Again) or at least that is what I immediately thought of when I read the title for this post. Plus, I sometimes can act like Inspector Clouseau. :D

Anyways, this morning was like any other typical morning for me. I woke up, showered, got ready, got myself some breakfast, and was going to check stories on my computer. However, from there my day decided to deviate. In the middle of eating cereal, I turn on ESPN to see who won the football game last night (It was the Falcons, if anyone cares). I realized the team I had picked to win, did indeed win, so of course, I had to go star the game on my schedule (Yes, I have a schedule of every football game for the season and I pick who I think (or hope) is going to win the game). In the process of trying to do that, it suddenly was Return of the Klutz. My elbow grew a mind of its own and BAM my bowl of cereal crashed to the floor, spraying milk all over my pant leg, chair, folder, desk, and floor. Then there I am walking to the kitchen with milk dripping from my pants to get paper towels. I feel like I should have been in an old Southwest commercial, "Want to get away? Now you can."

 

Stay tuned for Klutz Strikes Again. Coming out in Spring 2013...

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