Legos; performing Michael Jackson’s Thriller

That took a lot more time than I could manage to take out of my day.
And check out the dancing scene, and when the zombie comes out of the manhole cover.

Enjoy the 3 day weekend.

I have had 2 flashbacks from college in the last 2 days. Very very scary ones too…

#1. Quebec City, 2000.
After a long day in a 12-passenger van, and hearing Frenchmen sing, “(Innocent person’s name)’s gonna fall on his ass, doo-dah, doo-dah” we stay up late at night and see the strangest thing…Midgets Selling Real Estate. And now they’re back.
I swear, they’re the first 2 horsemen of the Apocalypse.

#2. Flashback to Diff-Eq with Prof. Kaup.
All it needed was a question from the Basic Study Manual, and I’d be all set.

For those of you who never got the privilege of the BSM, it was a glorified $30.00 coloring book, professing the Scientologist’s secrets to understanding the mysteries of the universe — the Misunderstood Word. It explained how models & dictionaries could be used to “clear” the words that confused you. A flaming $22.00 sack of crap.

Enjoy.

Went to Maine this weekend for Gary’s graduation from Husson College. He graduated with a dual degree…a Bachelors of Science in Health Science and a Masters of Science in Physical Therapy.

Long conversation regarding various accents and phrasing over dinner on Saturday. To share, we found the following definitions (or lack thereof) by “dropping a Google Train” on them.

Dooryard (aka door-yaahd): n. The area outside the home’s most commonly used entryway. Typically used to distinguish the yard around the home from the yard surrounding the barn, or shed. Used in a Walt Whitman poem, “When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d” Also commonly used in the Maritime provinces of Canada.

Chainrope: n. Not really sure about this one. I think it’s the plastic coated wire rope; the kind of stuff they dole out to keep our laptops attached to our desks at work. Example of usage = “The dog wouldn’t stop barkin’, so Butchy tied ‘em up to a tree with a chainrope.”

That’s about it. Here’s a picture of Gary after receiving his diploma…

This weekend the parents were up.
Rented an auger and dug 15 holes, into which 4′ sono-tubes and 2 bags of concrete apiece were added. This will ensure the shed will hold up in case of earthquake and long-season blizzards.

We see the other side of the family next weekend, for Gary’s graduation from Husson College.
He’s graduating with his Masters’ in Physical Therapy — and early Congratulations!!

We’ll leave you with a blast from the past….or at least from January…my fave music video.

So, tonight is Results Night for American Idol. I’m watching it as I type this blog. And I’m praying that Anthony Fedorov (happy birthday to him) or Scott “gasbag” Savol get the axe.

So Bo Bice starts off Bridge over Trouble Water, complete with bug-eyed shades. The rest of the Idols crew shows up. Luckily they “overmic” Carrie & Bo, which was smart on their part.

Seacrest DJ’s while the group is split; Carrie & Bo are safe; and so is Vonzell, so I’m confirmed happiness in this episode…but only after they torture me with another performance from each of the no-talent-a$$hats.

Scott is out. WOOT.

And so am I, for now.

To pass the time, and keep me from sticking pencils in my ears, I played Webboggle.
You should try it.

So I promised photos from last week. That sort of got delayed.
Not much new; its been rainy. The 350th and 351st episodes of the Simpsons are on.
Electroshock therapy + Steven Hawking + Ray Romano = Train Wreck

Basement update: Installed the doors on Sunday, and carpet arrives on Friday!
Here are some photos of the basement work so far.

And of our tulips; just starting to bloom.