XNA-Sleepover edition

Welcome to XNA! I think besides the fact that I have to wait an extra 12 hours to arrive at ORD, the only thing I'm really unhappy about is that the airport bar O'Laughlin's is closed. Don't worry, I entertained myself in one of the other airport shops(there are 4 vendors total in the place including O'Laughlin's) by reading up on the only material provided: how to be skinny without trying and how to communicate with non-christians. Hhhmm....where am I again?

The snow outside
The ice on the window

My sandwich doing it's best to keep cold by the window and watching out for the snow plow man just below.

Heeeeeello Ice and Snow Storm of 2010

Look! It's a dead mouse!

Gracias a Suelo, El Gato Diablo.

Ode to Sara, by KCK and Leflar

There was a young waitress named Tease

With pizza and pitchers she'd please

If she was nervous

When she came to serve us

Then her breast she would squeeze

Hahaha...Thanks Robert for the link

Colyn Buicking ice

It's a white Christmas!!

So naturally mom and I broke out the sleds! What a blast! (R.I.P. the tiny green sled from our childhood with both Jack and I painted on the handle)

Goin' fast!

Mum and I ready to go.
Takes me back.
Thumbs up from mom
How dangerous of me! Taking photos while at max speed! (Just kidding, I was barely at a crawl)

I WON THE LOTTERY!

I get an entire dollar!

Winter winter

Colyn Sabering a Champagne bottle

To see in full screen go here. 

Does anyone know who this little guy is?

I'm thinking Green Stink Bug... but I'm no expert. 

Shower time!

Today while showering(I know! I never do that!) I noticed that the water droplets on my shower-curtain were looking particularly interesting in regard to how the light was arranging their shape and color. So, like anyone else, I took photos of them. I went ahead and edited the last picture for fun just because I like super strong contrast, so that ones edited for all to know.

mmmmm....Arkansas

More Terrapin Branch and Boen Gulf stuffz. To see the lot of photos visit HERE!where they start. 

Can anyone tell me what this is???

If anyone is interested in knowing what tapeworm looks like, here it is! My dog Sally had it, but don't worry, not me. What curious and disgusting shapeshifting little creatures. 

Another Successful hike: last week in Terrapin Branch

More photos here if you'd like to look.

I found my way up to Chicago again this last weekend for a beautiful weekend of weather and possibly a penumbral eclipse. While driving past lake Michigan on Saturday night I noticed a red object on the horizon, not even realizing that it was the moon for several moments. Once we figured out that it was a "harvest moon" or penumbral eclipse I believe, we turned around and headed down a dock to get a better glance. Unfortunately I was unable to take any photo that even remotely displayed what we saw, but I did manage to get a reasonable shot of the city.

Déjà vu

Similarly to two years ago on New Years, I am once again stuck in the snowy blizzard that is Colorado in the winter. In an effort to make it home a day early for Harvest Moon BWB and I left Denver at 7am yesterday, but only made it 88 miles east to Limon before the roads were closed due to "Adverse Conditions." To be honest the snow cops were right to close it down because the winds were gusting up to 43mph with whiteout conditions. But now, the roads are clear! The sun is out! The wind has stopped! But we are still stuck here in Limon with the threat of several more hours before roads are supposed to open. Puleeeeez.

On Wednesdays I tutor a 14 year old boy that some might say I have about as much in common with as a flower pot. Until now. After explaining that he couldn't have a job yet because he was too young, he went on to mention this:

"If I had any money anyhow, I would just spend it all on fireworks. I love fireworks. $3,000? I'd spend it on fireworks."
-Dillon

I. Love. Arkansas.

Yesterday Brandon, Ben and I went for a nice day hike out and around Bowers Hallow Waterfall(pictured below). The day was a cloudy gorgeous 58 degrees or so, making for perfect hiking conditions and excellent lighting for photo taking. I would recommend checking out more of the photos from the trip here. 

From the archives

This made me laugh because if you're a catholic or used to be a catholic you know it's true. The situation is Holden Caulfield is talking to some nuns. 

"I'd have enjoyed it more though, I think, if I hadn't been sort of afraid, the whole time I was talking to them, that they'd all of the sudden try to find out if I was a Catholic. Catholics are always trying to find out if you're a Catholic."

-J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye