Tag?

So I don't think I really need to explain the rules considering I only know of 2 people that read my blog...and you've already tagged me.


So if you can't really read the sign it says "Reserved -4- Sugar Bear". This was at the welcome home event at the baseball stadium for the team after they got back from winning the College World Series! This seat is the seat that Sugar Bear, a big guy with a big voice, has been in for the last ump-teen years. Coleman and I didn't want anybody that has never been to a game taking his seat. So we saved it for him.

Jars of Clay "Sad Clown"

So I'm sitting here studying and listening to music, and found this song on my computer...yes I have songs on my computer that I've never heard. But listen to this song and tell me that it's not good...Here are the lyrics too:

Say how's the weather, so I look out the window
To brighten my soul, but I can't control the rain
That keeps falling
Smile on the outside that never comes in
A comedy, mystery, irony, tragedy
So I scream "let the show begin"

You break me open, turn on the light
Stumble inside with me, with me

Do I entertain you?
Do I preoccupy you with my wit to cover this lie?
Are you mesmerized?
Do you think me faithful, do you think me a clown?
I picked out this shirt, I put on this hat
I wore all this paint just for you

You break me open, turn on the light
Stumble inside with me, with me

Half Dome

Monday, Labor Day. I. Hiked. Half Dome. Me. It was one of the hardest things I've ever done. And I was sore until today, well, at least sore to the point of not wanting to move a muscle. It was amazing though. I wouldn't trade the experience for anything. I'm going to try to do it again sometime. Not anytime soon though. Here's a picture of me at the top.
And another really good one of me coming down the cables. What a stud, right?


Anyways, I forgot to put sunscreen on and am now peeling. Right when the red turned to brown too. Oh well.

Classes...

So, I'm still crossing my fingers about adding the Literature of the New Testament class. I'll be back to the class tomorrow and hopefully he'll let me add.
In the other two classes that I've had so far(I've got two new classes Friday), my Microbiology professor had us buy "iclicker" remotes. Basically in class polling systems. Great. Another thing to buy that I won't get money back for, cause I'm just going to let Coleman use mine, hopefully that works. I had to register the remote online, so we'll see.
I've already spent almost 8 hours in the winery this week. Monday was sorting Syrah and Tempranillo. I left after the Syrah was sorted, because it was 7:30, and class technically ends at 7. Today we were doing clean up work, because there wasn't a shipment coming in today. Between 30 people, we did pump overs(pumping red wine from the bottom of the tank to the top of the same tank so the cap(layer of grape skins) will be broken up to maximize the surface area of the skin to juice contact. We also racked a tank of Viognier(moved it from one tank to another, making sure there's little contact with any skin or other solids. We punched down the Syrah in macrobins(1/2 ton plastic tubs), this is done for the same reason as pump overs. Some people put together the starter yeast, which made the lab smell like bread. And some of us measured the pH, Titratable Acidity, and Brix of the Viognier; then we measured the Brix and Balling of all the wine and juice in the winery. I was doing more of the science today, which might be something I could do when I graduate, working in a wine lab that is.
Anyways I should finish reading and go to bed, I have work at 7am, then class til 7pm. Gotta love the busy days!

Back to school!

"Back to school, back to school, to prove to dad that I'm not a fool..." ~Adam Sandler, Billy Madison
So I'm excited and nervous about this semester. Looking at my schedule now I'm in class from 8am to 7pm Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Hopefully Friday will be changing so I get out at 1pm. I'm trying to add a Philosophy class "Literature of the New Testament". It counts as upper division writing class. I hope it works out, and that the class is great. Most of my time will be filled with 15 hours of lab for my enology classes. Awesome. OH well.
I'm also hoping that I can remain involved in the life group that I'm in. I think sign ups for that is in the next couple weeks, so I'm praying that I can stay in it. Especially now that we've all finally gotten to really know each other.
Anyways I should go to bed. Wish me luck!

Yikes, Bikes!

So, I got a bike yesterday. YAY! Coleman paid for part of it as an early birthday/anniversary gift. It is amazing. We went for a bike ride on a path through Clovis after I got it. I loves it. It's very pretty don't you think? If I can figure out how to post pictures again I'll get a picture of it up, but for now you can see it at http://www.rei.com/product/774420.
So this was not the EXACT bike I wanted. Well, it is, it's just the '09 model instead of '08. They look the same except for the paint job. I went to go get the '08 model because it was on sale from $399 to $329. Well, they didn't have a bike with a small frame in the '08 model at their store, being 5'4" I was on my tippy-toes to touch the ground with the medium frame bike, uncomfortable. There was also no '08 model online, but there was in another store. Now, if you order online you get free shipping to the store, if you order store to store you get charged $12 for shipping, plus an additional $35 for oversized packages(through UPS). Also, if the bike was taken apart to be sent they would charge another $25 for assembly(which they do for free if you buy it from the store to begin with). That's about $70 added back on, and I would not receive the bike for another week at least. Canceling out the sales price. As you can see through the link the price of the bike I got is about $50 more. But as a member of REI you get a rebate at the end of the year. So I'll be getting $40-50 back then. So I spent about the same as I would have, and I have the bike now, so I can use it when school starts. :)
It's a very pretty bike, and I love it. It came with a bell, which is awesome. I expect this bike to last me a very long time, if not forever. So yea, I have a bike that is not over 10 years old, and rusting. And yay for bike rides!

Synchronized swimming

Synchronized swimming is one of the most impressive, unappreciated sport in the Olympics. These women cannot touch the bottom of the pool, imagine the strength it takes to lift their teammates out of the water and throw them using only the force from your legs and arms. This is also a sport that has no future besides two 4-minute performances. That's training for about 20 years for 8-minutes of Olympic career. Then they have to find a real career(as in not pro-athlete).
Go watch it on nbc.com, seriously. I'm fascinated.