Today is my last full day here in Connecticut for almost two months. Tomorrow morning I’ll be flying off to Colorado for the Navs National Collegiate Program. I found out a couple of days that I’ll be working at conference services. What’s that? I don’t know, but it sounds good. I’ve spent the last few days gathering the last few items I’ll be needing and today I’ve been packing. I can’t believe I’m bringing so much junk with me.
Monthly Archive for May, 2005
Today I walked in a 10 km walk to benefit cystic fibrosis research. It’s something my church does every May because in our congregation there’s a little girl named Emily who has CF. (I can’t imagine some of the thoughts that must come to her mind everyday.) So at 8:30 this morning I got to church, we had a quick service, and we headed over to one of the schools in Wethersfield. It was kind of a lousy day to be walking. There was light rain all morning, with the sun only peaking out at the very end of the walk. We walked through Old Wethersfield, a part of town that has houses more than 250 years old. I have to say out of all the Connecticut towns I’ve spent any time in I like Old Wethersfield the best. There’s history, but it’s not obnoxious history. I feel like a lot of towns up here are trying to show you just how historical they are, whereas this town just is historical and leaves it at that. But anyway, I think a lot of money was raised and it was a fun way to spend the morning. Afterwards we all went to the Barse’s home for a cookout, where I spent the better part of the afternoon as an umpire for the kids’ home run derby. Fun times.
Quote of the Day: “Well I got at least one person to nod. And they’re still awake.” – Pastor Tom Vencuss, after asking what was thought to have been the rhetorical question “Are we a spirit-filled church?” to his congregation
First of all, a belated happy birthday to Liz Sprayberry who is 21 as of yesterday.
Oh my goodness has anyone else seen Dwayne Wade lately? He’s incredible, unstoppable, and clearly the Heat’s MVP. Is he the next Jordan? No. There is no “next Jordan.” Get over it. But he is one of the most mature second-year players I have ever seen, and I say this because of his shot selection. The guy doesn’t take 3s. Why? Because he can take long 2s that he can hit more consistently and his defender usually won’t play him closely until he comes in past the foul line. And he knows this and exploits it.
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So I got plugged into a machine today. The EEG went fine. If you’ve never had one they’re a lot of fun, if by “a lot of” you mean “very” and “fun” you mean “lame.” It’s basically a four part test. Before they begin they stick about 30 sensors up to your body (most of them on your head) with this cold goop. In part one they just ask you to open and close your eyes a bunch and have you answer some lame questions (example: spell your last name backwards). Part two they asked me to hyperventilate. No really, they did. I had to breath in and out quickly for three minutes. Part three is the best part because they ask you to go to sleep, and after staying up all night that wasn’t hard at all. But then they wake you up and they ask you more questions. I didn’t know one of them actually. They asked me the year and the date and who the president is and I did fine with those. But then they asked me who the governor is. I have no idea who the governor of Connecticut is. It used to be that Rowland guy until he was forced to resign. Now it’s some lady but I didn’t know her name. He then asked me who the governor of Florida was, so Jeb bailed me out. Part four of the test is where I close my eyes, they stick a strobe light in my face and they set it off at different speeds. Yeah, very fun (see previous definition). Parts two and four they’re trying to make me have a seizure. All in all it took about an hour. By the time I was done I was exhausted and starving, having been awake for about 27 straight hours and having not eaten in about 12 hours.
First and foremost, Happy Mothers’ Day to all mothers, especially mine.
Anyone watching the NBA playoffs? I am, and being a big Miami Heat fan I have to say that I’m getting pretty excited. They’ve won five straight playoff games. They’ve never done that before. In fact they’ve never won more than eight playoff games in any one single postseason (1997). They have scored 100+ points in all five playoff games. Before this postseason they had only scored 100+ points in four of the 64 playoff games they’ve been apart of (they were 3-1 in such games).
Think those are some impressive numbers? Here are some more interesting facts about the Heat. Today they began their 15th playoff series in team history. All but two of them have either been sweeps (sweeping a best-of-five in 2000, sweeping a best-of-seven in 2005, and being swept in a best-of-five in 1992, 1996, and 2001) or have gone the distance (four times in best-of-five series: winning in 1997, losing in 1994, 1998, and 1999; three times in best-of-seven series: winning in 1997 and 2004, losing in 2000). The only other two (completed) series? They lost 4-1 to the Bulls in 1997 and they lost 4-2 to the Pacers last season. So yeah, 26-38 overall in their postseason history. Not great, but that’ll improve next year. I’m not too scared of the Wizards. It’s the next round I’m worried about. Miami has not played well against either Indiana or Detroit. It’ll be fun to see what happens.
So tonight according to my doctor’s wishes I will be staying up all night. I have an EEG in the morning and I need to sleep during part of it so they want me sleepy. Right now I’m recording the Simpsons and Family Guy to help keep me awake later. Plus I rented the remake of the Manchurian Candidate with Denzel (so hot right now) so it’s going to be a regular hullabaloo at my house tonight.
