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October 29, 2004
I Found It!
Last night, as I was NOT watching Survivor...I was given a reprieve, I was kind of shuffling around my apartment, doing things that should have been done months ago. I was cleaning things, putting things away...getting ready for the fall/winter stuff to come out. You know how it is. I found my class ring from high school last night. How exciting. I haven't seen it for while, and there it was. My parents would probably be happy, because this was not a cheap piece of jewelry. So, I'm wearing it today. How fun! It's platinum something, and it's got a tourmaline-type stone. The 'other' birthstone for October, and the ring is small, which I like. I'm not much of a "jewelry person." But this is exciting! A blast from the past, if you will. Good times...good times.
So, right now, there is a concert going on outside my office. Trevor Morgan is playing a lunchtime concert at the radio station where my office is located. It's kind of nice to have live music while you work, you know? Maybe I could get Kurt to schedule this once a week. It also totally smells like Subway here, because they were kind enough to donate the food for the luncheon. It's also FREEZING in here, because I guess they're trying to keep it cool enough for all of the people in the room outside of my office. But, goodness, I'm cold right now. My fingernails are purple. Brrrrrrr!
And tonight, Stray, Stacey, Ann & I are going to visit the Jars of Clay concert. Please note that I did not say that we were going to the Jars of Clay concert. While I do enjoy the music of the Jars, I don't enjoy concerts very much any more. In my line of work, I've grown a bit apathetic toward the concerts. Not all of them, mind you. There are those special ones that are still fun to go to, but the purpose of tonight's trip is to see Stray's production in action, but more importantly to visit our friend, Bobby. Who I just heard was getting married in January! Woo HOO! Way to go Bobby! That is so cool to hear. Another one bites the dust, so to say. :)
Prayers would be appreciated for tomorrow's concert with Pillar/Project 86. It should be a good concert, but I could use some prayer for my attitude tomorrow. Long story, some of you know it, some might not, but I just need help keeping a positive attitude toward one of the bands tomorrow. Jesus told us to forgive 70 times 7 and I am finding the need to do just that...over and over, and I haven't been able to let it go yet. I need some help. So, prayer would be great. It should be a good weekend. I have some confidence that God can do some amazing things through this show.
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October 28, 2004
What's with TODAY, today?
That is a line from one of my favorite movies...Empire Records. What does it mean? Don't know. I don't think I'm supposed to. I just like the line. Because really...what IS with Today...today. Some people get the movie, and some people just don't. I had about half and half reaction to it when I showed it to my friends the first time. I just fell in love with it.
So, anyway, today is a beautiful fall day. The sun is shining. The leaves are beautful shades of red and gold and orange. The breeze is blowing and the leaves are falling to the ground. Wouldn't it be fun to be able to go outside and play in the leaves? Make a big pile and jump in them? Throw them up in the air and let them fall on you? Yes, I think it would. That is the kind of day that today is. Yep. It's on. Fall is on.
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October 27, 2004
Top to Bottom
Last night, I saw the Movie, I Heart Huckabees. What a funny, funny, bizarrely funny movie. It was unexplainable. Not very recommendable, but it made me laugh SO many times. It was good to be back in the theater again. I realized it had been since Shark Tale that I had sat in the darkened bliss of a movie theater. With the free popcorn, it being Tuesday, and all. I also got ANOTHER coupon for a free popcorn. KA-CHING! BONUS! This was my night. Yeah, so the movie. I couldn't, in good conscience, recommend this movie to too many of my friends. There was a LOT of swearing, which I generally am VERY opposed to in movies. I just don't see it as necessary. In this case, it was horribly comical. The whole movie started out with a string of profanity that made my mouth drop open. But from there, I couldn't stop laughing. Mark Wahlberg was HYSTERICAL. I've never been so amused by one character in my whole life. But then, you step back and look at the rest of the cast... Dustin Hoffmin, Lily Tomlin, Jason Schwartzman, Jude Law, Naomi Watts! It was amazing! There were about 2 scenes, that if they weren't in there, and if the swearing was toned down A LOT, I would whole-heartedly recommend this movie to everyone I know. With that said, I just can't do it, and I'm pretty sure I wouldn't see it again, but I'm glad I saw it once. I just shut my brain down and laughed a lot.
From there, I came into work today in a round-about sort of way to avoid the Presidential traffic. That is, the traffic for the rally for President Bush at the Lancaster Airport. Got to work, ready for the day, and I felt good, like I was going to get some things done today, and I did. However, I found out some depressing news after going through some of my paperwork from last week. No need to go into details, I've been dwelling all day, but suffice it to say, my happy movie buzz went down the drain. Just like that.
On the bright side, it's Wednesday, and Lost is on tonight (that's 8pm on ABC). So that will be good. As I am continually reminded, and very correctly so... God is in Control. All will be well according to His Plan.
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October 26, 2004
Music...from the heart to the mind...
Last night, I was catching up on my taped episodes of Smallville. It occured to me, as I was watching the episode featuring The Flash, whose name was Bart, by the way... that cracked me up, that the WB network's shows always feature some great music. Now, I know for a fact that there are those who will not agree that this particular selection is great, but they ended the show with a Rascal Flatts song, Feels Like Today, which happens to be one of my favorite albums right now. On a previous episode, one of the reruns, they used Five For Fighting. I've heard all kinds of cool music on the WB shows. Music being one of the touchstones in my life, it always hits a nerve and creates a stronger emotional link for me with whatever I happen to be relating to at the time. This can be good and bad.
For instance. There is some music I can simply not listen to for the emotional scars that are attached to it from past experience. Past relationship. Whatever. You get the idea. But then, on the plus side of this, there is some music that simply makes me smile and makes my hear soar every time I hear for the circumstances surrounding it.
Music has such a strong connection from the heart to the mind, doesn't it?
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October 25, 2004
The Weekend...
It was a good weekend. Good? Might I say Great? Dare I even say... The Best? Yes, I dare. Why, you ask? Well, let me tell you. I got to spend the weekend with a very very wonderful person. His name is Robin. This would be the first time I have actually mentioned him by name. I have, of course, alluded to him many times, but I think it's about time to get his name out there. :)
On Friday, after spending the day on Thursday at the Third Day show, getting the band shuttled around so they could play for the Presidential rally, and being at the Giant Center until 1am, I got up at 7, and hopped in my little Saturn Ion, grabbed a giant sized coffee, and 4 pints of Diet Green Tea, and started on my supposed seven hour trek to High Point, North Carolina. Here begins the journey. I'm buzzing along, making GREAT time, when at mile 176 on I-81 in Virginia, traffic stops dead. Oh, dear, I think... this can't be good. (This, of course, is the G-rated version for my friends and relatives who might be offended by what may have actually went through my head at this time.) So, traffic begins inching along, and I slowly pass mile marker 175, the Natural Bridge exit. Little do I know that this is the last exit for 8 miles. Shortly after passing the exit, traffic stops dead again. I make some phone calls. One to my parents, to see if they can investigate the cause of this horrendous traffic, one to Robin, to tell him I may never get to his house. So, the parents call back. There's an accident, they say. Mile marker 168. Really? I say. There isn't another exit between 175 and 168. Well, they say, the highway is supposed to be closed until 5 o'clock. Oh, my. I say. (Ok, not quite what I said, but I'm keeping it simple, here.) At this point, I've talked to Robin about every half hour to an hour with updates on my progress, which has been about one mile an hour. It's only about 3 o'clock, that's two hours until the projected opening of the highway. Robin is on-line, giving me reports on the accident and trying to find me a way around it. As I finally start inching closer to mile marker 168, things start to move a little better, and Praise the Lord! they have opened one lane. I finally get to move on. So, what should have taken 7 hours to accomplish, took ten. I arrive in High Point, North Carolina, to finally spend time with the best guy in the whole world, at 7pm on Friday.
From there, it was really just a great, GREAT weekend. Just spending time together was more than I could have asked for. God has really blessed me with a wonderful person. Sadly, I had to leave to come home on Sunday. It was a MUCH too short visit. Sunday morning, at 10am-ish, I had to climb into my little car (much less enthusiastically, this time), and leave High Point, North Carolina, knowing I will be returning in three weeks made it a little easier, but I still didn't want to go. Not at all! So, I leave. Make a very much needed stop at Starbucks. (They have TWO in High Point!) Buy a Venti Skim Vanilla Latte, and two Doubleshots for the road. I'm on my way...
Did you know that there was a Nascar race in Martinsville, Virginia on Sunday? Did you know that Martinsville is on Route 220 in Virginia? Did you know that the route that I travel on to get from North Carolina through Virginia is Route 220? Do you know how much traffic is generated from a NASCAR RACE?! Good grief! So, I discovered the beauty of the back roads of Virginia on a lovely, grey, misty Sunday morning. I just couldn't sit through another three hours of traffic! So, I took an hour detour. Not bad. There were people selling t-shirts, earplugs, rain ponchos... whatever! All through the lines of traffic. I just couldn't take it. So, after 8 hours, I finally made it home. I didn't want to be home. I would still much rather be in North Carolina. Three weeks... just three weeks...
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October 20, 2004
Suddenly...the week is over!
So, today is Wednesday, but for me, the week is pretty much over! Tomorrow is the Third Day concert, and I'm not working on Friday. So, the middle of the week has become the end of the week. There's some weird time/space continuum thing going on here, I just know it! I'm ok with that, though. I feel ready for the concert tomorrow, whatever may happen. And I'm DEFINITELY ready for Friday. For sure.
This has been a fairly uneventful week, as far as work weeks go. I've been liking that a lot. I've got a bunch of stuff to do tonight for the weekend. I also have to watch LOST. My favorite new show, in case anyone has missed that. 8pm on ABC. If you're not watching it, you should be.
So, there you have it. A pretty uneventful day. We got to celebrate Kurt's birthday today, which was fun. You finally caught up, Kurt. Way to go. It's also Viggo Mortenson's birthday. That's something to celebrate right there. Alrighty then... not much else going on. I hope everyone has a lovely night! Watch LOST!
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October 19, 2004
The weekend is over...
It's been a long weekend, which is a good thing. I got to go away with my Mom and Dad on our sort of annual outing to Shenandoah National Park's Skyline Drive. It was a welcome retreat after our concert experience on Friday, which wasn't bad, it's just nice to decompress after one. It was a long day, but a great concert. It's nice to have a worship concert every once in awhile. There were actually Amish people in the audience. How cool is that? It was nice to have a show where I could have gone out and enjoyed the experience if I had wanted to. I didn't, but I could have.
The trip to Skyline Drive was nice, too. We stopped at the Prime Outlets in Hagerstown, Maryland, where I got an outstanding deal on a Woolrich jacket. A $100 jacket for $25. Can't beat that. I also got a new sweater at Bass, which is one of my favorite outlet stores. I get all of my shoes there. I love those shoes.
We moved on to Front Royal, VA to where we spent some time before church. My mom is Catholic, so we had to make sure we fit church into the schedule. We spent some time at the Front Royal visitor's center and then found a nice coffee shop to spend time before we went to church. I was teasing my mother, because the message during church seemed to me to be more of a political statement than a spiritual message. She didn't find it amusing, but I did. That's the antagonist in me. I couldn't help it. We let it go, so everything was fine.
Onto the Skyline Drive... where supposedly, they were calling for snow! It was really, really cold. Very windy. But beautiful. I love going to National Parks. It's not like you can't see it anywhere else, but it's seems like you can really see God's handiwork in full force at the National Parks. It just kind of hits you in the face. I love it. There were deer right in front of our lodge room. Our balcony overlooked the Shenandoah valley, and we even saw a black bear cub! It always amazes me what God can do, and fall is another thing that really brings it out. The leaves were in mid-change, so there were spots on the drive that were just breathtaking. The colors of fall are so awe-inspiring to me. If you can't see God in that, there's something wrong.
So, now I'm back to work, which is good because we have the Third Day show this Thursday at Giant Center in Hershey. If you're familiar with the Hershey area, you know that Giant Center, Hersheypark and the Hersheypark Stadium are all within, say, half a mile of each other. It just so happens that President Bush is having a rally at Hersheypark Stadium on Thursday, the same day as our concert. That's superiorly cool, but I'm hoping that it won't make life too difficult for us. With the band flying into the same airport that Air Force One will be, it could cause some delays and stuff. Although, this just in... they supposedly will be playing for the rally. So, there you have it. No worries about getting the band there on time.
So, there's something to keep things exciting for the week... like I needed something else.
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October 14, 2004
Your Big Dream
I just finished The Dream Giver, the book I highly recommended the other day. It raises some really good questions. Am I living out my BIG DREAM? What IS my BIG DREAM? This has created quite a stir in my little brain. There is a part in the book where it questions if you are not living your Big Dream, you must fall into one of five categories... I can't remember all of them, but the one that immediately stuck out that I MUST fit into was that "I don't have a big dream." Not true, the book says. We are all born with a big dream inside of us. God gave it to us. Our Big Dream is given to us to fill a Big Need. So, this morning, I have been in a discussion to try to figure out just what IS my Big Dream.
What is my greatest passion? What would I be doing all the time if I could? These were the questions posed to me. The answer for me is simple, but the solution is not, and it doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me, either. The answer is MUSIC. As long as I can remember, there has been music flowing through my veins. In the 3rd Grade, I started with the piano lessons. I had been banging on one prior to that, but I guess my parents figured it was time to get some structure in my life. I also took up the violin... that didn't last long. Suffice it to say there was an incident at a recital that involved a flying bow. No one was hurt, except perhaps my pride. The flute followed shortly thereafter. The violin abandonded quickly.
In the 6th Grade, I began voice lessons, after a choir director in 5th Grade was inspired by my "Annie-like" voice. I've even got the red hair, so I was into it. In the 8th Grade, I found a true love... the saxophone. I felt like I was meant to play. Now, I'm not going to disillusion anyone here and say that I totally rock at any of these instruments. I'm pretty good at all of them, but I'm not super-duper performance level at any of them. I was never that good at Improvising on the sax... a pretty important qualification. I was a much better classical player... not much call for that, you know. I went to college as a Music Education Major at Towson State University. I loved it. I was surrounded by tons of saxophone players, all who were better than me. I practiced probably 6 hours a day. It was hard, but I was really in heaven. Playing all the time. Music being my focus. It was really wonderful.
Well, everything happens for a reason, and I ended up tranferring to Lebanon Valley College after a semester. I switched to being a Music Major, and the only saxophone major at the school. Obviously, I wasn't as inspired here. I still practiced, but not as much. Soon, I was an English Major... how the HECK did THAT happen. It all went crazy from there. Here I am now, a concert promoter. After creating an individualized major, I graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Music Management... I was determined to keep the music in there somewhere, you see. I've been here for 12 years. That is so strange to me. And only now I'm trying to figure out my Big Dream? Life never stops being interesting. I'm glad, though. 'Cause if it did, what would be the point, right?
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October 12, 2004
The Dream Giver
No movies for me tonight. It's definitely a sit at home and turn off the brain kind of night. Besides the fact that my nose hurts...allergies, (Only happens badly twice a year...now is one of them.) I'm just very sleepy. I slept through the new espisode of Spongebob last night. It was an accident! I was so excited about it, and then I fell asleep right before it, and missed the whole hoopla! Rats! Oh well, it's not like they won't play it 10 gazillion more times in the next week. I'll be ok.
Today is my friend Brian's birthday! Yay, Brian! I feel strongly about celebrating birthdays this year. So let's all hear it for Brian! Bri-an! Bri-an! Bri-an! Woo Hoo! Ok, I feel good about that now.
I'm reading a book right now called The Dream Giver. Basically, the book says that everyone on Earth, EVERYONE, has a Big Dream that they are born with. They just have to figure out what that Dream is and pursue it. The Dream Giver, God, gave us this dream, and know that this Dream can change our life. This book is supposed to help you discover your Big Dream and then show you "how to rise above the ordinary, conquer your fears, and overcome the obstacles that keep you from living your Big Dream." This is all really very interesting to me. I once thought I had one (a big dream), but gave it up because I felt like it wasn't what I was called to do. So, according to this book, I was either wrong about that, or there's something else inside of me that really IS the Big Dream that I was given by the Dream Giver. I can't wait to get through the book and see if anything comes clear. I've always fancied myself a bit of a dreamer, so it's interesting to see someone else write about it, too. The book is written by Bruce Wilkerson, whose name many may recognize from The Prayer of Jabez. Personally, I never read that book, but apparently, it was pretty good.
So, this is a book I would really recommend. Also, Epic by John Eldredge is an INCREDIBLE book that I have already given to Fred to read, then passed onto Stacey and now Kurt has it... and I hope he's reading it while he's on vacation. I just got back from vacation, but I'm still jealous.
So, there you have it. Not much else going on right now. Oh, one month from today I get to travel to North Caroline. That's pretty exciting.
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October 11, 2004
What's going on?
I haven't been to any movies in awhile. I think I'm going through withdrawl. The last movie I saw was Shark Tale. Which was great, by the way. Very fun. Very funny. I laughed a lot. I'd recommend it. There's seemed to be an underlying theme of acceptance, which is nice, if it's the good, wholesome variety. A nice little romance story between fishes that was fun. And all kinds of little things we've come to expect from..."The Creators of Shrek!" As they are so loudly called on all of the commercials. So, the point is...I need to go to a movie. Any movie. Maybe I'll go tomorrow. Today is the Spongebob Marathon on Nickelodeon. Leading up to an all new Spongebob episode at 8pm. Yee Haw!
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October 09, 2004
Show Day.
In the Name of Love Tour. Todd Agnew, David Nasser, Building 429, Barlow Girl, Starfield. It's a long day. I arrived here at 7:30am. And started waiting for things to happen. And they did... I had to go to the post office to mail something. That was very important. It had to be done. With that done, I returned to the hall to wait for something else to happen. Things did eventually. We had a bit of an issue with the drivers and the hotel, but that was soon remedied. Next, was lunch. Couldn't do breakfast, because there were too many carbs involved. Then, I got a very important phone call. :) A great way to break up the day.
After that, I've been sitting around waiting for things to happen. People have been floating in and out of the office visiting, which has been nice, but I haven't done anything else. I'm getting very sleepy. I had three cups of coffee (Lattés) this morning, and they are definitely wearing off. I may fall asleep here in this office soon. It's almost time for the staff to arrive. So, I can do the box office thing soon. That will be fun. Print out the comp list and all. So, the drivers are getting picked up at midnight, which means we won't get out of here until probably 1am. Yikes. Not good. Church is at 9am.
That's cool, though, my birthday celebration continues tomorrow at lunchtime with my parents. We'll be going to Texas Roadhouse for my "offical" birthday lunch. Yipee! I've successfully strung out the birthday for almost two weeks. A new record... for me, anyway. So, the concert continues. I hope to be able to read during the show. I have a book I'd really like to make some headway on. Here's hoping!
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October 07, 2004
We're Back!
Well, we made it back with no problems whatsoever, except for the fact that we're not in Boston any more. What a bummer. I woke up this morning VERY distraught that the Dunkin' Donuts wasn't right outside my door. Or they weren't already serving breakfast in my kitchen. On the other hand, at least the nice old couple we saw every morning weren't sitting there either. That would have been a little odd.
It's really hard to get back in the swing of things after a vacation. I have absolutely no desire to be here. I'm trying, I really am, but I've got SO much other stuff going on in my head, I can't seem to clear enough room for work. I'm trying really, really hard, though. Really.
So, we're back. Life returns to semi-normal. At least as normal as it can be around here.
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October 05, 2004
Angels Are Singing!
The Lord of the Rings Movie Trilogy Exhibition was BEYOND WORDS. As a Lord of the Rings fan, I am a happy, happy camper. I will give a more detailed description in the days to come. I took notes people...notes! Some highlights were the One Ring Room. All of the costumes of the characters. The conceptual artwork. The weaponry! It just goes on and on!
Three hours we spent pouring over every word, every video, every moment of the experience.
On the way in to the exhibit, the guy at the door was giving us his usual spiel... "no cameras...no cell phones," "no re-entry after you've left," and here's the fun part... "no sleepovers." What? We said, slightly taken aback. "No sleepovers," he said. "You look like the type." Very funny. I mean, I probably had my eager face on, but I didn't have any visible Lord of the Rings wear on or anything. Ok, everyone, honesty time now. Can you TELL I'm a Lord of the Rings fan, just by looking at me?
So, stay tuned for a detailed summary of the exhibit at a later date. I have to transcribe my notes. :)
Pray for us as we drive home tomorrow. We're taking a different route, so we shouldn't have any problems, but prayers are always welcome!
Posted by karen at 08:13 PM | Comments (0)
Angels are warming up...
Today is the day! In just under 4 hours Stacey and I will be entering the Lord of the Rings Motion Picture Exhibit at the Music of Science in Boston! I'm having a hard time containing my excitement, but I'll be ok. I'm not dressed up like an elf or anything. I am wearing a subtle Lord of the Rings T-shirt, but what do you expect? It's me!
Expect a full report later today, provided the internet is still working when we return from the exhibit! Woo Hoo!
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October 04, 2004
Boston Uncommon
Well, we made it...finally! It's hard to believe, but it took us about 11 1/2 hours to get here. Why, you ask? Oh, let me tell you. For some reason, hotels.com took us around New York City to get here. We were very excited at first. We saw the Statue of Liberty and The Empire State Building (and I quote Stacey here, "from a safe, "non-mugging" distance). Unfortunately, we also went RIGHT by Newark airport. I felt nauseous for about an hour after watching about 10 planes land and take off right before my eyes. I'm still trying to get over that fear of flying thing. I would not recommend driving by airports when you're trying to get over the fear. We're also really not too far from Logan airport here in Boston... anyway, I digress.
So, we're driving around New York. We come upon the George Washington Bridge, where instead of New York welcoming us into the state, they CHARGE us $6 bucks, traffic stops dead, we inch our way through the outer boroughs for the next hour. It was about 8pm until we stopped for dinner in East Haven, Connecticut, and we were still at least two hours away from Boston. Little did we know we would be inching our way on I-91 for about a half and hour while they were paving, too. So, by now, we're looking at arriving in Boston at about 11:30pm. No problem... or so we thought.
Never in my life have I seen such confusing directions. They didn't make any sense. We spent the next TWO HOURS driving to and fro around the streets of Boston. Across the river and back. Into Cambridge, and back out again. I feel like I have attended MIT for the amount of time I have spent on campus. It was really ridiculous. Finally, at 1:30am, we found our way there, after driving the wrong way on a one way street, and making about 5 illegal maneuvers enroute to the hotel. THEN, we finally got our room, and when we got there, we only had ONE queen size bed. I had to call down, then they moved out room to one with two beds. It was then about 1:45am. Crazy.
But today, today was an altogether better day, after I got over the fact that my email wasn't working this morning. That was really frustrating. I almost threw my computer across the room. Apparently, there was a problem with the network. That would have been good to know before I spent about 45 minutes trying to get it to work.
So, after I finally gave up for the moment, we went downstairs for our FABULOUS continental breakfast. Eggs, sausage, biscuits, danish, and the list goes on and on. But the highlight was the moment when the hobbit stepped off the elevator. I'm not even kidding. A hobbit. Then Aragorn came over and got some coffee before picking up two elf women and leaving before the Lord of the Rings Exhibit at the Science Museum. Ok, so they were people dressed as a hobbit and Aragorn and elves, but they were very well-costumed. It was great.
Stacey and I then accomplished our next hurdle of the day... Mass Transit amidst the Big Dig. We found our way to Government Center, right where we wanted to be, from Lechmere Station, right outside our hotel! I was impressed with us. We rock. The day was great. We shopped all morning, until lunchtime, where we ate at the Purple Shamrock. We then followed the Freedom Trail, a historic guided tour, if you will, of the historic landmarks in downtown Boston. From the Old State House to Paul Revere's House and everything in between. It's a lot of walking, but it was all kinds of fun, and GREAT exercise. It also seems to be true that there is a Starbucks on every corner. Either that or a Dunkin' Donuts. There is a Dunkin's Donuts right down the street from our hotel. Beauty, eh?
So, after all that, for dinner, we ate at the Black Rose. Another spectacular pub. Then, we came back to the hotel to spend the evening mentally preparing for the day that will be tomorrow... The Lord of the Rings Motion Picture Exhibition! It should be awesome!
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October 03, 2004
We're leaving TODAY!
Today is the day! In just under 5 hours, Stacey and I are leaving for Boston! Woo Hoo!
The weather is beautiful, there's a chill in the air...people are still singing Happy Birthday to me. It just doesn't get any better than this! Well, actually, with one small improvement, it would be perfect. C'mon, you all know what it would be...
Anyway, stay tuned...in theory, there is high speed internet at the hotel in Boston, Stacey and I are hoping to give updates!
Here it is for the last time...and I've never been to Boston in the fall!
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October 01, 2004
It's almost here...
Today is Friday...a day of anticipation. So much to anticipate! Tomorrow is my birthday. For the first time in years, I'm very excited about that! I've been celebrating for three days now. It will continue for another four at least. Stace and I leave for Boston on Sunday! That's exciting! I'm expecting something in the mail today from someone special, which is something very exciting! I get to meet little Jadon Burkholder for the first time today...that's exciting! What an exciting day! Can anyone tell that I'm excited!
Ok, deep breaths...I'm so much better than I was yesterday. What a difference a day makes. I had a nasty migraine yesterday. Pain, nausea...drugs. I'm much better today. A little Imitrex, a little sleep, a lot better. Thankfully, I don't get those very often anymore. In fact, that's the first one I've had in a few months. Even more thankfully, the Imitrex worked. Apparently, four out of five times, it doesn't. That fifth time is the kicker. Someone ends up taking me to the doctor, and I get a shot of Demoral, and I'm unconscious for a day. I'd much prefer to be conscious. I don't want to miss out on life, darn it! I'm glad I'm better for such a day as today. It's beautiful. There's a bit of a chill in the air. The sun is shining brilliantly. This feels like a birthday present from God. Such a great day. Thanks, God!
I missed talking about Lost yesterday, because it was taking me six times the regular time to type, I didn't do an entry. Lost SO rocks. What a great show. My only complaint is that I keep having to re-live the plane crash OVER and OVER. I mean, what did I expect...but YEESH! I'm already afraid of flying, and now my favorite show involves a plane crash. Anyway, this weeks drama was great...conflict between the Middle Easterner and the Psycho with the gun...a charging polar bear on an island in the south Pacific...a drug addicted Hobbit (ok, I know he's not really a hobbit), a surgery on the beach, a baby resurrected! The stories go on and on!!!! Whew. Exciting, isn't it? So, are you watching? If you aren't, you should be.
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