My father is starting the new year off by trying to learn the fiddle. We'll see how this goes ( Read more... )

Got to watch Miracle last night!! I don't talk about it much, but one of my absolute favorite stories is the Miracle on Ice game against the Soviets in 1980, and the movie Miracle became one of my favorites as soon as I saw it. One of the fews ones I managed to get my entire family to watch with me. My mom and I watched it last night, but I got ( Read more... )

DC United is going to the Eastern Conference Championship! That game versus the New York Red Bulls was one of the more extraordinary MLS games I've ever seen. Both of the teams were going all out, it was great to watch. I do feel bad for Bill Hamid, as he seemed to be so sure the the NY player dived and he had been such a hero throughout the ( Read more... )

So, we (the bro and I) had an interesting time Thursday night. Got to the theater around 11 or so, and were let in in about 5 minutes. We did have to stand out in the rain (luckily, the torrential thunderstorm had cooled off by then, thanks, Thor), but the line moved impressively quickly ( Read more... )

Tell me people watch Sherlock ( Read more... )

I was so productive today, you have no idea! I got up at 11 to go to a therapy appointment, and then reminded my mom (who drove me because I can't drive stick) that we needed to go pick up two pairs of jeans that had been altered, stop by the post office, get my blood drawn for the bi-annual tests, and drop by CVS. And we did all those things ( Read more... )

Whew. I know it's been a while, but a lot has gone on. We've been preparing for a dedication of 9 homes (the biggest dedication we've had) at work, which thankfully went off without a hitch last Thursday. I turned 21 on 6/27, my brother turned 17 on 6/30 and yesterday we had Independence Day :). Fun week. Thank you so much to
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