It actually happened on Mother's Day, but I've been too busy to update! The date is set, May 15th 2010! And of course our obligatory Knot.com page.
5.28.2009
We're Engaged!
It actually happened on Mother's Day, but I've been too busy to update! The date is set, May 15th 2010! And of course our obligatory Knot.com page.
4.26.2009
The Zombie Contingency Plan
Apparently it is normal for all men to have such a thing! Last night Berto received a call from our friend John. Him and his wife, Stephanie, were "arguing" over whether or not every man had one, and John called Berto for proof. Turns out, Berto also has one, which includes boarding up the house and getting a hold of a gun to blow their heads off. Shocked, amused, and intrigued by their insistence that every man has one - I posted it to my Facebook status.
Needless to say the response was overwhelming!
The link is to the Wikipedia page about the book The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead published in 2003 by Max Brooks. There are six chapters - The Undead: Myths & Realities, Weapons and Combat Techniques, On the Defense, On the Run, On the Attack, and Living in an Undead World. The book explains that the M1 carbine and the machete are the best weapons to "confront the undead", how to turn a building into a base, and the "rules and necessities of traveling through zombie-infested territory"!
Berto also questioned his friends about their contingency plans.
My favorite response:
Anyone else have a Zombie contingency plan? Please share!
Needless to say the response was overwhelming!
The link is to the Wikipedia page about the book The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead published in 2003 by Max Brooks. There are six chapters - The Undead: Myths & Realities, Weapons and Combat Techniques, On the Defense, On the Run, On the Attack, and Living in an Undead World. The book explains that the M1 carbine and the machete are the best weapons to "confront the undead", how to turn a building into a base, and the "rules and necessities of traveling through zombie-infested territory"!
Berto also questioned his friends about their contingency plans.
My favorite response:
Anyone else have a Zombie contingency plan? Please share!
4.23.2009
New Nike Plus
After 7 months, 800.52 miles, 128 hours, and 77,000+ burned calories, my Nike Plus shoe sensor has stopped working. Apparently it's normal for the shoe sensors to last around 6 months or 500 miles, so I did get the most out of mine before having to buy a new one. I did my first run and calibrated my new sensor yesterday, and I'm a little disappointed that the technology doesn't save my work out history. I have to start all over at 0. I'm proud of what I've accomplished, and now it's just gone. I haven't hooked it up to NikePlus.com, so hopefully my workout history will remain there, but I have a sinking suspicion that it will so be back to zero as well.
4.16.2009
Really?
This is the email I just opened...
What? Seriously? What sort of scam is this, and who in their right mind would respond to such a thing from a complete stranger?
What? Seriously? What sort of scam is this, and who in their right mind would respond to such a thing from a complete stranger?
3.22.2009
Wild Geese and Corn Chex
My grandpa was truly an amazing wood carver. Over his lifetime, he carved and painted animals of all shapes and sizes that have been passed down to my mom, my aunts, and all of us grandchildren. When Berto and I were at the National Portrait Gallery in DC this summer, I even came across carvings on display that looked like replicas of my grandpa's carvings.
Though he carved and painted all kinds of animals, including a Noah's ark with animals marching in two by two, my grandpa by far preferred to create birds. On my parent's 3-season porch is a giant eagle with a wingspan of 3-4ft. In the family room, is a large owl like the picture above, perched on a tree branch with glass eyes. Another of his favorites was to take a real tree twig and attach carvings of miniature birds making the twig a full-size tree by scale. After his death in 2005, each of us grandkids took home a carved duck. Mine sits on the floating shelves in our living room.
Probably the bird that he carved the most, however is a wild goose.
He just loved these birds. In my grandparents yard, there were standing carvings of geese that were so realistic that I often looked out the window and thought they were real.
The gym of the Hyatt where I work out each morning before work has floor to ceiling windows that face McCormick Place Square over the roof of the Regency Ballroom. While running this past week, there's been a pair of wild geese hanging out on the roof every morning. They waddle around together, pick at the grass planted on our "green" roof, and occasionally fly a lap around the square before landing back on top fo the ballroom. Every time I see these two geese, I think of my grandparents. It makes me think that if they were to come back to earth, they'd want to come back as a pair of geese. No cares in the world, just flying, and enjoying each other's time, my grandpa finally experiencing the world of the animal he spent so much time creating over his lifetime.
In other news, I'm writing on a new Macbook after dumping a bowl of Corn Chex my old one. What a waste. $1500 on my newly paid off credit card for the new computer, file transfer, external hard drive, and Geek Squad 2-year service and insurance plan. I figured if I would've had that the last time, I wouldn't be paying for the replacement. Why is it that every time you think you might be getting ahead, something has to happen to take you two steps back?
Though he carved and painted all kinds of animals, including a Noah's ark with animals marching in two by two, my grandpa by far preferred to create birds. On my parent's 3-season porch is a giant eagle with a wingspan of 3-4ft. In the family room, is a large owl like the picture above, perched on a tree branch with glass eyes. Another of his favorites was to take a real tree twig and attach carvings of miniature birds making the twig a full-size tree by scale. After his death in 2005, each of us grandkids took home a carved duck. Mine sits on the floating shelves in our living room.
Probably the bird that he carved the most, however is a wild goose.
He just loved these birds. In my grandparents yard, there were standing carvings of geese that were so realistic that I often looked out the window and thought they were real.
The gym of the Hyatt where I work out each morning before work has floor to ceiling windows that face McCormick Place Square over the roof of the Regency Ballroom. While running this past week, there's been a pair of wild geese hanging out on the roof every morning. They waddle around together, pick at the grass planted on our "green" roof, and occasionally fly a lap around the square before landing back on top fo the ballroom. Every time I see these two geese, I think of my grandparents. It makes me think that if they were to come back to earth, they'd want to come back as a pair of geese. No cares in the world, just flying, and enjoying each other's time, my grandpa finally experiencing the world of the animal he spent so much time creating over his lifetime.
In other news, I'm writing on a new Macbook after dumping a bowl of Corn Chex my old one. What a waste. $1500 on my newly paid off credit card for the new computer, file transfer, external hard drive, and Geek Squad 2-year service and insurance plan. I figured if I would've had that the last time, I wouldn't be paying for the replacement. Why is it that every time you think you might be getting ahead, something has to happen to take you two steps back?
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