Ahhh…. 3 GB of memory is sweet! This baby is crushing! The $150 that I spent on eBay was absolutely worth it. 
Month: April 2006
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Um, hmmm. Maybe I need college.
Maybe I don’t.
Well, either I can’t count or I can’t remember. Let’s recap.
- Applied to and attended UW-Milwaukee in 2000.
- Applied to and attended UW-Stevens Point in 2001.
- Applied to and attended UW-Milwaukee over winter break in 2003.
- Applied to and attended UW-Milwaukee in 2004.
- Am applying to UW-Milwaukee in 2006.
Looks like five times, Nick.
Plus I took a bunch of classes at two different tech schools while going to UWSP. This fall will be my first semester with under 18 credits (undergrad) or 12 credits (graduate – teehee, ask me about my first graduate semester with 15 credits!). *sigh* Now I have to get my own health insurance! And dental…and short and long-term disability….and another life insurance policy that I have to pay for this time. But it’s all cheap at my age! -
So yeah, there’s this girl named Esther who lives near me.
Last night, I received an Outstanding Service Award! It was a complete surprise – to me – from the Wisconsin/Northern Michigan District of Royal Rangers, a boys group through my church that I’ve been a part of since I was 6 years old. They gave out two of these this year, and I was completely shocked since it’s the highest award you can get from them. The reason was because of my initiative in volunteering, but I’m very grateful for all the people who were volunteering with me. My friend Matt was the other recipient, and he totally deserved it. Together we’ve done a lot to improve the camp in Waupaca, and this award was way more than I expected. Which is probably good when you’re volunteering…At any rate, I think I’ll be headed up there again this weekend, so…um…if I say I’m busy or gone this weekend, that’s why. mmmK?
I’m now applying to college for the 4th time. My acceptance rate is 100% so far, and I’d hate to break the streak. So I’m aiming low….applying for special student status here at UW-Milwaukee so I can keep taking classes for “personal enrichment” and to prep myself if I do go on for a PhD.
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Today in Classical Music History
On April 22, 1723, J.S. Bach becomes music director and cantor at St. Thomas Church in Leipzig. He was their third choice.
So I’m a big fan of classical music – if you’re in Milwaukee, I think you should go with me to see the Bel Canto Chorus perform their live finale of their 75th anniversary season. Bel canto is an extraordinary art form – here’s a description of the concert:Next Sunday, April 30th at 3 PM at Uihlein Hall, the Bel Canto Chorus and music director Richard Hynson present the final concert of its 75th anniversary season, “Together with One Voice”, with the Bel Canto Chorus, Chamber Orchestra, and soloists performing Poulenc’s “Gloria” and music of Bach, Mozart, Brahms, Mendelssohn, and the finale of Beethoven’s Symphony #9. Tickets are $25 or $18 and are available at www.belcanto.org, or by calling 414-481-8801. Group discounts are available. Following the concert, the audience will be invited to join the chorus for birthday cake celebrating Bel Canto’s 75th anniversary.Uihlein Hall is quite the place, too. They have Anna Quindlen, the author and columnist, coming on the 24th. You’ve probably seen her in Newsweek, but here’s a quote that I liked.
All of us want to do well. But if we do not do good, too, then doing well will never be enough. (citation)I would be the most content if my children grew up to be the kind of people who think decorating consists mostly of building enough bookshelves.(citation)
Or what about the statue in California currently said to be crying bloody tears? Why worry about the alleged weeping of a plaster effigy when so many actual human beings have reason to cry? (citation)
The world is full of women blindsided by the unceasing demands of motherhood, still flabbergasted by how a job can be terrific and torturous. (citation)
Okay, so more than one quote, but I think she’s interesting. I don’t always agree with her, but that’s probably what I think is interesting. But what a lineup! Dr. Maya Angelou is coming then the Broadway Little Women and the perennial Milwaukee Ballet performances of Swan Lake and the Nutcracker. I’m sidetracking myself.
The other reason for logging on to Xanga here was to share some pictures, but I think I’ll mention one last venue. At the Pabst Theatre, George Winston has a performance tonight that I won’t be able to attend because of a banquet in Appleton for Joe, but Béla Fleck and the Flecktones are coming on Wednesday night (Pete, Amanda, Melina, Esther [right? =)] and I will be there plus many other Hal Leonard employees since their company is hosting it). Tony Bennett is coming too on next Saturday. What I’m looking forward to, though, is Bell Orchestre featuring members of The Arcade Fire which I would love to see with Brent if he can make it, but he usually only comes when the Brewers are playing! Which they aren’t – they’re out on the road around then (May 7th). Anyways, I would love to see INXS and Mythbusters there this summer too. And Gordon Lightfoot this fall. Yes, go look this all up. The Rave is undergoing a prolonged drought of good music, except for Coheed and Cambria and the Alkaline Trio.
Okay, my reason for posting!This turned out to be an exceptional week for running into the police. In Chenequa, my co-worker Jennifer and I were sitting down to lunch and triggered a window alarm that brought a couple squad cars that were bored out of their minds but very serious because it came in as a panic alarm. =)
Next up, we were working in River Hills, spraying an invasive weed called garlic mustard when Jennifer thought she saw something under some leaves in the woods. They were passports!
About about 7 of them plus a handheld computer, MiniDisc player, remote control, and the mouse half of a cordless mouse! We called the police, and the cop took it all, promising to call INS, but since they had clearly been there for years (I mean, MiniDisc player? how many years has that been!), and it was probably part of a long-ago break-in. Here’s a pic of the station…
Finally. Today, I received a parking ticket today. Here’s the carbon copy of it. Apparently, some bored citizen wrote ticket for me while I was legally parked with cones out on the side of the road. It’s a neighborhood that has such a small access road that you have to park on the city road then hike in with the equipment. 
Anyways, I speared the slip with a stick and stuck the stick in the ground for the schelp to scavange someday. -
Off to Boise, ID on flight numbers 18 and 19 of 2006 to help my girlfriend with the driving as she moves to Milwaukee for the summer.
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Milford Sound
Great Buckets! New Video At The End! click for high-res versions
There were an incredible number of waterfalls created by the pouring rain. With little or no soil on these cliffs, the water just runs down them, making these spectacular views. While we couldn’t see the mountaintops, we had our own treat. The crew apologized for the rain but said they had not seen the waterfalls before as intensely as they were that day
This Next One Is Jojo’s Pic:
The Ship We Were On & What It Would Look Like On A Sunny Day
Three Boys Hit the Milford SoundYou will
need Quicktime
to view this. Direct
link to the video clip.
I really enjoyed making this video clip, and I’m sure you’ll enjoy watching it. The WMV video format isn’t supported by Firefox, so I’ll keep using the Quicktime movies. Plus the files are smaller. If anyone is interested, I do have the DVD version of this with me too.You get the idea of how exciting it was to be in New Zealand, especially with the company that I had! Go Jojo! He’s still in New Zealand, touring as much as he can. Lehnert and I will be collaborating on more video projects soon – and I desperately need 4GB of memory in this computer.
Hope you liked it! I need to sleep cuz my coworker is coming in two hours.
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Pancake Rocks, New Zealand click for full-res versions
My First Flash FilesHmmmm…..it worked! I might be
doing this waaay too often. I took the still frames and slurred them
together using Adobe ImageReady.
Wow, I said I would update after 10 mad props, and you’re making me work! Oh, and a spam update: I’m up to 3,403 spam e-mails over a three day period! I’m popular with bulk e-mailers.
I never added it up like this before, and I’m wondering – does anyone else get this special treatment?
Okay, so my girlfriend is moving to Milwaukee for the summer from Oregon. I have a week – should I clean up my room? Do some laundry? Buy her something? Plan something? -
One I don’t understand…
- Putting only $5 of gas in your car just so it doesn’t seem so expensive?
It’s a good thing spam filters exist. I finally added it up today – I received 1156 spam e-mails in the last 24 hours. If they only knew where things would go after they invent them….. I mean, I use my cell phone as a radio in the shower, and I’m sure that someday they’ll all be completely waterproof so you can walk right it. “Hello, yeah I’m taking a shower…..no, go right ahead, I’ve got time.”
This pic is 3 1/2 years old….wow. I can’t wait until things are this green again.
