An Early gift.....

This is a warning to my younger siblings, when you hit my age apparently all goes downhill. So if you think your health is bad now. Just wait. Who knew I would be getting an MRI for Christmas!!!! The thing people think to give as gifts never ceases to amaze me. That’s all I have to say about this subject at this time.


oh and On a side note, I would like to offer my sister my sympathy of the scratching of the iPod. It's always a sad day when we hurt the ones we love.

'Tis the season

Well it’s that time of year and if you are like me you hear everyone talking about what they want or what they need for Christmas. However, you rarely here anyone talk about the meaning behind Christmas. So I have brought it upon myself to remind everyone the undiluted true of why we have Christmas.

Four score and seven years go, the founder of Christmas first hit the scene. Now you might wonder what hip-cat came up with such a joyous and festive occasion? Well that would be your very own Joseph S. Joe bought a brand new fondue pot that he was going to give as a present to his good friend Tony that just had a baby named Moses. Joe was extremely excited about the present so he left JcPenney’s and headed strait to Baby Moses’ house. Along his journey he was riding his bicycle near the Jordan River, when he just so happened to hit a bump and lost the present in the river. The present was in the middle of the stream and Joe was unable to reach it. So he looked around and he saw this lady named Mary. Joe jumped back on his Schwin 12-speed and raced over to Mary and asked of her if she knew how to swim. Mary said yes, so he loaded Mary on to the handle bars of the bike and headed back to the river. However, when then got to the river, the present had moved into very fast moving currents. Mary jumped in and tried getting the present, but as she reached for it, she missed. When Mary missed the present, she was quickly pulled under by the current never to be seen again. This truly troubled Joe. He sat and watched the present drift further and further away, until all he could see as a glistening from the rapping paper which made it look like a tiny star. As he was watching the present, he saw his friend named Chris. Chris was a polo player on Team Bethlehem. Joe new that Chris had great swimming skills and the ability to work well with his hands in the water. Joe pointed at the present and yelled, “Chris stop that present!” Chris quickly jumped into action and dove into the raging river. Chris was swimming like the champion that he is. He was swimming around sharks, bears, trout’s, and manatees’. Joe was standing on the riverbank hollering jolly old sayings at Chris in the effort to cheer him on. Chris was inches from the present, he jumped out of the water, into the air (much like a dolphin), and when he came back down to grab Joe's package, he was struck by a bolt of lighting from on high. Luckily, this bolt of lightning forced Chris’s lifeless body back down into the water with so much force, it cause a wave that threw the present out on to riverbank. Joe went and retrieved the package and continued on his long journey to baby Moses’ house. Upon arriving at his destination, Joe was so distraught over losing two of his friends for this great gift. When father Moses opened the door, and asked what is wrong? Joe stated, “Well.......Marry....Chris.....missed....and this is your present.” And that is how Christmas all began. So Merry Christmas and this is your present.
(don't worry I have a pre-paid eternal salvation card)

And then there were 5.......Almost

Well, in all my experiences, I have had the opportunity to cheat death a few times, well add another to the list. Today, I was working on my fish tank instead of doing my homework. This is normally a non-eventful time and so like always, I was just doing as I do best...trying to Fix/break stuff. Well, today’s problem is the regulator on my CO2 tank. This regulator has a solenoid that is controlled by a pH sensor and it allows the power to turn on and off the CO2 tank. This is a handy feature and helps prevent wasting CO2.
Anyways, I originally pulled the entire tank out to fix the problem. After, I thought I had fixed it I put the CO2 tank back in underneath the fish tank. It was working for a short time before I decided to go check on it. It again had stopped working, so it was back to trying to get it to work. I pulled off the regulator a few times, messed with it, then put it back in. Over and over this only fixed the problem for a short time. I decided I better pull the tank out again so I could have a better view of what needed to be done. I was talking on the phone with Scrat and what not, relaxed as always. She needed to get off the phone since she was at work, so I hung up which allowed me to continue on with my quest. As I pulled the tank out, I stopped to unplug the regulator.




At this very second, the main line on the return pump came off. This just so happened to be located right below the miry of power supplies and connections the I had a firm grasp on with both hands. Instantly, I felt the electricity rip through my body, as I tried to release the plugs but I could not. Al the time, the water was spraying up, hitting the bottom of the cabinet and covering the rest of the electrical devices. I could feel the power of the electric current getting stronger and stronger as the saltwater came into contact with more and more components. Then, I looked over and saw the water was starting to build up towards the main ballasts for my 760w lighting system. Somehow with a loud "MOTHER %$*#ER" (like old saint nick) I tore away, jumped up and pulled the main power supply out of the wall.
After this narrow escape much like the ones in the movies, I just collapsed. My hands were pulsing and I noticed the 2 electrical burns on my arms. It took me literally 15 minutes of laying there listening to the water running down my stairs and into my basement before I could catch my breath. Once able to move again, I decided to call Scrat and let her know she wouldn’t have to come find my burn corpse in two weeks.
So if there is a moral of this story, don’t talk about how long it will take someone to find your body when you die and then get electrocuted, because if you don’t get killed within the first few seconds, a slow and agonizing death awaits you.
Also, just in case all you greedy people we looking forward to dividing up my collection of Honda civic parts and army rations, I’m NOT dead yet. On that note, I have a fish tank to mess with.

Family Problems

Well, apparently my family is full of problems and now I think I am getting mine. For my last 4 days I have been getting migraines. I have no idea what is bringing these on, but they are very annoying. It starts with weird flashing lights in my eyes, that leads to the lose of sight, that leads to a MASSIVE headache. During this process, I lose my ability to think, talk correctly, or write correctly. THis is getting in the way of work and school. I tried to write an essay that is due, but I cannot write sentences that are understandable. I dont even know if this blog will make sence because what I think and what is typed are not the same. It is very strange. I dont know if this is a brain problem or what. With all the other illnesses and problems the rest of my family has, I wonder if I might have surcome to the "pears gene" If this is the case, then I would think this might be the final proof that I may not be adopted. Either way I dont know if something is really wrong with me or all my schooling/stress/job/life has caught up to me. The funny part is, this is the first time in months that I have only had 1 class to deal with, so I cant see how stress would be the cause. Oh well, I guess if my brain explodes during the night, and after the 2 weeks it would take someone to find that I am dead, you will know that it must have been the migraines. Have you ever sat there an wondered how long it would take for someone to find you after you died. Most married people probably would only take a few hours at most, single people living near family might take a day or so. Single people who do not live near family and do not have close friends that frequent the living area could take anywhere from two weeks to 2 months. Old people with no friends, no job, no family, and no contact with outsiders can take years to find. Usually they are only located when the Tax man comes looking for payment. Anyways, the point of this blog is to let everyone know I have a migrain and my head hurts. Also if you have suggestions on relieving migranes please forward them to me.

School's out for WINTER

Ok, I had finals last night, I would have to say I ACED them. If all goes well, I should get a nice pair of aces for the classes. I only have 6 more classes to go and I will be done.(atleast for a few weeks). Then I guess it will be back to school again for the next level. But for now, I dont have any finals to think about, no heading to class every week, just playing in the snow and waiting for Santa.

X-mas list

commercialized list here. First and foremost, I don’t really need anything and nobody NEEDS to buy me anything. So if you were looking for a way out of buying a gift, this is it. Now if you decide you must buy me something, here is the list of stuff I need.

Second set of jack stands (adjustable metal stands)
Remote controlled helicopter I just saw at Target
A roof nailer (coil nailer), that I just saw at Harbor Freight
12-pack diet MT. Dew
14 lbs of cinnamon bears (i will take partial quantities before and after x-mas)
Welding cart for my mig welder
Plastic shelving for my garage
Those fancy “help you park” stop lights
New tires for the Bronco
Wii
The 2 downpipes I need for my rain gutters
Some Icemelt
14 boxes of those orange stick thingys
(Holly crap there was just a loud explosion noise that shook my house, I hope my work didn’t just blow up)
A new TV since mine is almost 5 years old
And that is about it. I lost track of what I wanted do to the loud boom
I hope im not dead and I will be stuck for the rest of eternity in Magna. (shivers up my spine)

My first X-mas card of 07'

well, here it is.....





Liz beat EVERYONE ELSE.....the rest of you suck. ha ha ha J/K