tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2972823959602840812024-03-13T01:26:36.567-04:0013:72Physics, geekiness, and your daily dose of weirdMaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12478821172146809894noreply@blogger.comBlogger175125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-297282395960284081.post-24509612606231428862012-05-23T21:16:00.000-04:002012-05-23T21:16:47.300-04:00Tahoe<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">This past weekend Rachel and I traveled to Lake Tahoe to celebrate her grandfather's 90th birthday AND his 65th wedding anniversary to Rachel's grandmother. We got into town a day earlier than everyone and had fun zipping around the country side in my fun red rental car:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When we got to the time share that we were staying at I promptly passed out, as for every day of the past week I had gotten maybe 4 hours of sleep. We then headed into downtown South Lake Tahoe and enjoyed a delicious meal and watched the Avengers for the second time (note: still freakin' awesome!).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Since I was only in town until Sunday afternoon we needed to pack as much fun into our days as possible. In this case it meant lots of hiking up picturesque trails where the views were constantly breath taking and the weather was absolutely gorgeous. One note, however, is that apparently Nevada/California don't really mark their trails appropriately or maintain them well, as we were often backtracking to find the place that the ACTUAL trail wanted us to go on, including once in our car where a single lane path along a cliff's edge was apparently supposed to be a two way path to the parking lot. Awkward.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We also went on a cruise on Saturday night where I got to spend time with Shirley and Jack. They're a fun couple to hang around, although Jack can definitely be a card shark when he wants to be. They also probably engaged in the cutest moment ever when they got an entire song to themselves towards the end of the cruise.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We ended our trip with another hike on Sunday morning, and then I drove back to the airport through the local national park, which offered sweeping vista after sweeping vista. Beautiful country, if a bit steep and winding. Would be great for biking, however...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Anyway, here are some of the pictures that I took while hiking. Enjoy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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The bottom couple are from our cruise- it was a paddle boat!<br />
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Hey everybody! Work/life/everything has kept me from posting for a while, but I figured that you all would appreciate these pics from this weekend. My one sentence review for the Avengers? I want to see it again and again and again. Just such an incredibly fun, witty, action packed movie where every character has a human side, even the villains. Go see it. NOW.<br />
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And, speaking of, here's the pics of me as the Thunder God and Rachel as the Asgardian Prince of Lies. What this says about our relationship is an exercise left up to the reader.<br />
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Behold, the jankiness!<br />
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Thor out!</div>Maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12478821172146809894noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-297282395960284081.post-61484678297401560362012-02-12T17:47:00.001-05:002012-02-12T17:47:05.103-05:00A Steamy Valentine's Weekend<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hello everyone, and welcome back to the blog! This past weekend Rachel and I got all gussied up, and I figured it would be a perfect time to get back into this whole blogging thing.<br />
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Every so often the Madison Children's Museum hosts what they call an "Adult Swim" night, where adults can wander around the museum without any kiddies and with the aid of alcoholic drinks. This time they had a theme night focusing on the Victorian sci-fi concept known as Steampunk. Rachel and I are, well, not so closeted Steampunk afficionados and jumped at the chance to show off our historically inaccurate selves.<br />
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Unfortunately Rachel has not historically had access to quality Steampunk gear, so I've been showing her up at any event that we've attended with my naturally occurring Victorian wardrobe. Well, Rachel was determined to change that this time...<br />
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Say hello to Captain Amelia of her royal Majesty's Air Brigade!<br />
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Cpt. Amelia doesn't take prisoners, only hearts.<br />
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I had to at least try to keep up, but I knew that it just wasn't going to be possible.<br />
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There were plenty of strange machines to play around with...
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These people won the costume contest (Rachel got to compete!). They were set up as phrenologists, and the guy had some ridiculously cool work done on his leg made from scrap metal.
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And there was a guy wandering around on a velocipede. Yay steampunk!
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Rachel's parents came down this weekend to spend some time with us. We managed to celebrate Dave's birthday by going to <a href="http://www.nattspil.com/">Natt Spil</a>, an eclectic fusion restaurant just off the Square that has what is, in my humble opinion, the best damn pork sandwich EVER. On crispy home made french bread, with spicy mayo and plenty of cilantro and jalapenos. Mmm-mmm good.<br />
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We managed to get quite a bit of theater in this weekend as well. On Friday after attending a bbq at Joseph and Leah's we headed out to go see <a href="http://ruinedmystery.com/">You've Ruined A Perfectly Good Mystery</a>, a play written and performed by Madisonians that is headed off to the New York Fringe. The play was about a Sherlock Holmes rip off set in a completely irreverent choose-your-own-adventure and narrated by someone with a hilarious love of overworked simile and heavy handed puns, much to our main characters' dismay. Probably the best part about this play was the scenery, which was carried and acted out by the rotating portion of the cast. Particularly awesome whenever there was travel involved. Plus, at the end, dirigible battle!<br />
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Next up was Captain America. I liked it, maybe not as much as I liked Thor (THOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORRRR!!!) but it was a fine addition to the Marvel line up. Hugo Weaving had an amazing clipped German accent as the Red Skull and, as Rachel put it, "Everyone hates Nazis, and when you have people that even the Nazis hate then you just don't care how many get blown up!" Hat tip to Marvel for including Nick Fury's Howling Commandos as part of the storyline and making Bucky into a badass. Also, the Avengers trailer at the end? YES.<br />
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Finally we traveled an hour out of town to Spring Green, WI to watch a play at the <a href="http://americanplayers.org/">American Players Theatre</a>. This place was very cool as it's an outdoor theater, and we have been blessed all weekend with absolutely perfect weather. Unfortunately we were a bit confused as to exactly how seating was going to work and brought a picnic dinner, only to find that there were actual theater seats and outside food wasn't allowed in the theater. Nonetheless we quietly broke out our peanut butter and raspberry & hot pepper jelly sandwiches and served ourselves slices of gourmet sheep and goat cheese on crackers while the play was going on.<br />
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The play that we saw was Noel Coward's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blithe_Spirit_(play)">Blithe Spirit</a>, a comedy about a man who accidentally brings the spirit of his first wife back from the grave with terrible results. It was very witty and the actors performed quite admirably and, for being an outdoor production, the special effects were good. I do have to say that it did drag on a bit especially towards the beginning, but overall it was a great way to finish out the evening. Plus I think I saw more bats during the play than I have at any other point, which is awesome.<br />
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And that's mostly what's been going on. Deb, as I know you're reading this, if you could send me some of the pics from the weekend I'd love to post them up.<br />
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Thanks for reading!Maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12478821172146809894noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-297282395960284081.post-28410120356662810312011-05-29T11:35:00.000-04:002011-05-29T11:35:53.076-04:00I is Alive!Hey all, and happy Memorial Day! I swear that I am still alive despite my silence these past... 6 weeks now? Yeesh. Well, at least there's been a good reason for it as work has been cra-zy. Both of my customers had huge events occurring on the exact same day and the build up to it devoured all of my time. Then I jumped on a plane and flew to Florida to spend the next 15 days pulling 11-14 hour shifts every day (except for one Sunday... yay!), and now I am finally back home in Madison.<br />
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Still, even though it's been crazy and super busy and likely will continue to be so for the next couple of weeks I've definitely learned a lot. The go live was lots of fun and went a lot smoother than I was expecting, which was a welcome relief. There were lots of high-fives being thrown around the first couple of days as we blasted through issues right left and center. We also got to eat really well while there- macadamia encrusted trout served in a witbier beurre blanc sauce on top of steamed seasonal vegetables anyone?<br />
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I also want to give a shout out to my backups for my other customer (who upgraded on the same day Florida went live) for dealing with their issues while I was out of town. I owe them a cake I think...<br />
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But, now that I am back in Wisconsin's loving arms life is good. Yesterday I spent at the Terrace enjoying the company of my friends, good quality beer and the much milder weather. Granted, I was wearing a Hawaiian shirt and a straw hat at the time in the hopes that the sun would peek its head out, but all in all it was good. I have three more days on my four day weekend to rest, rejuvenate, catch up on e-mail and in general get my life back in order. Hopefully I'll be posting more regularly now that things are (hopefully) calming back down, as I've missed this blog and letting you all know how thing are going.<br />
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Apologies for no pics- I'll try to rectify that this weekend. Again, happy Memorial Day everyone and I'll be chatting at you again soon!Maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12478821172146809894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-297282395960284081.post-75039914417880636332011-04-17T17:28:00.000-04:002011-04-17T17:28:56.975-04:00Mid-April UpdateHey all, long time no post. Sorry about that. Work has been pretty crazy this past... jeez, month or so now? So I haven't had a lot of time or energy to do any posting, either here or on my 40k blog.<br />
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Anyway, my customers are upgrading/going live on the 14th of May which will be... interesting. Right now it means a lot of work getting them prepped for the big day, and then it will mean 10 days pretty much straight of 12 hour days on site, including one ridiculous day of flying back and forth from Madison for Home Day while providing command center support the entire time. So, basically if I can survive through June I'll be good to go, but I still have 6 weeks to look forward to.<br />
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But not everything is all doom and gloom. My first performance review ended up well- apparently I'm doing better than average for my time at the job! I also go to teach my first class which was a lot of fun and turned out really well. I also got to go to Chicago to briefly see Des in between attending Adepticon, a big Warhammer 40k tournament/convention. I also went on a go live to Minneapolis and got to see people up there for a day, which was great if not the best timing. Plus, Spring is finally here and it feels GREAT.<br />
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So, that's about it. Wanted to let you all know that I'm alive but busy. Posting might be rather infrequent until June, but I'll try to keep this updated somewhat regularly, if for nothing else than to get steam out.<br />
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All right... back to work!Maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12478821172146809894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-297282395960284081.post-36887555215583275772011-03-01T12:00:00.001-05:002011-03-01T12:00:17.774-05:00Protest Pictures AlbumFor those of you who are interested, here are my pics from the protests, including a lot of pics I haven't posted yet that were shot by Rachel Carroll, Girl Reporter, from inside the Capitol. Enjoy!<br />
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This weekend there was even more protesting despite the chillier temperatures... we managed to get over 100,000 people gathered at the capitol to protest Walker's power grabbing. Check out the pics below- a lot of the protest signs were particularly inventive!<br />
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Finally, Rachel's parents were in town to check out her speech at a UW conference. We went to a restaurant called Bluefies which is a heart attack waiting to happen. For reference, appetizers were Mac-n-Cheese-n-Bacon-Bites, and the deserts are pictured below.<br />
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These are Butterfinger wontons and chocolate chip cookie dough egg rolls. Mmmmmmm...<br />
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Well, that's what I have for now. Talk to you all soon!Maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12478821172146809894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-297282395960284081.post-7663455675785354192011-02-17T21:01:00.001-05:002011-02-17T21:01:39.712-05:00Images from the protests<div><br/><img src='http://lh5.ggpht.com/_XaWoVKMIdIo/TV3S7Mq_kqI/AAAAAAAADPs/JqG6uZLCtTo/20110217194914.png' /><br/><img src='http://lh3.ggpht.com/_XaWoVKMIdIo/TV3S8d2UwjI/AAAAAAAADPw/46117YzPoXQ/20110217194922.png' /><br/><img src='http://lh3.ggpht.com/_XaWoVKMIdIo/TV3S-E0RSQI/AAAAAAAADP0/Yg05qYJhyU8/1297994403807.png' /><br/><img src='http://lh6.ggpht.com/_XaWoVKMIdIo/TV3TAC6Y5aI/AAAAAAAADP4/SiZeRNrb0JQ/20110217194355.png' /></div>Maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12478821172146809894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-297282395960284081.post-16633632992283154892011-02-07T20:21:00.001-05:002011-02-07T20:23:27.884-05:00Twitter feed!<div><p>I don't have access to my computer right so I won't get into the awesomeness that was this weekend... well, one hint: 1850s chic. </p>
<p>What I wanted to say is I am on Twitter now! You can find my feed by following @MaxterMynd after you get a Twitter account. Ill also add a Twitter feed to this blog for some more regular (but much more random in content!) posts.</p>
<p>So join my followers! I'm currently stuck in an airport in Madison but I should be down in sunny Florida for most of this week. Talk to you all soon!</p>
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As mentioned in my last post, my Oma (German for grandmother) passed away two weekends ago. She was much loved and will be remembered always by all. The services over the past weekend were tough but cathartic, and really helped us all remember what an amazing life she lived and the full extent of her impact on those around her. At the funeral many came up to us afterwards to say that it was the most celebratory service that they had been to, which makes sense. Oma lived a full life, and tended to make others part of her family simply through her innate kindness and willingness to give her all to others. As my brother Siegi quoted in his wonderful eulogy, Oma claimed that "I don't have much to give, but I'll give you all that I've got."<br />
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I didn't get around to writing a eulogy for her, but I thought that I'd like to share my experiences with her here. My memory of her consists mostly of her understated sense of humor. When I was growing up I would try to scare her all the time, leaping out of closets, sitting silently in her chair as she was about to enter the room, and occasionally accidentally when I just walked in while she was watching one of her TV shows. Every time she'd get a wry smile on her face, shake a fist at me and say "You know what this smells like? Doctor!"<br />
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She had a dark sense of humor, which understandably played well with my own strange comedy. We would joke about her getting old, me teasing her for losing her perfection that she attained at age 80 and she returning by threatening to beat me up. Of course her almost contained smile managed to give away that she didn't mind that much. Her stubborn streak also earned some teasing from me, as she insisted on doing things that I gladly offered to help with. But no, it had to be done her way... and to be fair, it was often the best way to do it. But I couldn't just let her get away with everything, now could I?<br />
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She was also extremely proud of the work she did. Right up to the end she was driving around town, gardening and cooking entire feasts pretty much all by herself. She did have some trouble getting around but she kept on going. I hope to have half the drive and vitality that she showed when I'm her age.<br />
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I also remember just sitting with her and talking. Our conversations would span almost any topic, generally about my future or her past, talking about the state of the world and how much it's changed since she came into it. She was always proud of me and the rest of her family, and I take comfort knowing that she went to her rest knowing that we were all doing all right.<br />
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And then there's the cooking. She's the reason I like preparing food, and the reason that I still need to work on my Heffezopf recipe to get it back up to her level. I would often call her from college with random questions on cooking an Easter feast, a batch of Heffedaig or just how to make her famous Kartoffelsalat. I hope that my brain remembers her teachings, as I'm not sure if I can read her Schwabisch hand writing too well... not that she ever used recipes. "Just add it in till it feels right" was a common refrain from her.<br />
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A bit rambling, but that's how I do. Siegi put together a wonderful slide show with pics of Oma for the services, and he graciously sent it to me to post here. I don't have sound to go with it, but if you play You Are My Sunshine (the first song she learned in English), the Mash Theme or Beatles songs while watching you'll get the picture.<br />
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If you have any other pictures of Oma that you would like to add, just send them to me and I'll add them to the slideshow. Thanks for reading, and thank you to those who have sent their condolences- they are much appreciated. She lived a great life, went out still as stubborn and active as ever, and is now with her husband in Heaven. Who could ask for more?</div>Maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12478821172146809894noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-297282395960284081.post-83863328415481511272011-01-26T16:06:00.003-05:002011-01-26T20:00:17.230-05:00Christmas 2010, part 2*EDIT*<br />
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I didn't actually mean to post this today... I set this one up to post automatically on Saturday and must have forgotten about it. For those of my readers who don't know, my Oma passed away this past Sunday. I guess that makes the fun we had in the post below a bit more special seeing as it was her last Christmas with us. There will be some commemorative posting later, but for now let's take a look at the good times.<br />
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">The cousins could only stay with us for a couple of days, leaving on the Thursday after Christmas. Before then we managed to do a few fun things, including a trip to the Corning Museum of Glass. The CMoG as I'll be calling it is a pretty cool museum, showing off a lot of glass science and history right next to the place where they invented fiber optics and CorningWare. Here are some photos from our outing:<br />
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On our last night we had Fasekigla (oy... is that how you spell it?) and my dad made stuffed peppers. Yum!<br />
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My cousins were all scheduled to leave by Thursday but my Uncle was unfortunately not able to get a seat on his flight. So we decided to make the best of it and went on a mini wine tour, hitting up Bully Hill, Dr. Franz Konstantin, Heron Hill and Ithaca Beer Co. Here's some pics of beautiful Finger Lakes country with some Herzl clan members thrown in.<br />
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</div>Maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12478821172146809894noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-297282395960284081.post-8132912149358867902011-01-09T21:00:00.000-05:002011-01-09T21:00:56.711-05:00Christmas 2010, Part 1Well, it certainly has been a long time since I rapped at you all... wait, I've started this way before and it didn't work out well then either.<br />
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For Christmas Rachel and I headed back to Elmira. We were planning on driving but through a combination of stress on my part and increasingly dire weather predictions for the weekend we decided to fly. I had to work until noon on Christmas Eve so the best that I could do was the first flight out of Milwaukee on Christmas morning.<br />
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For reference, the weather predictions were very dire- snow starting on Christmas Eve and building into a full Nor'Easter on Sunday. And, to be fair, it proved true... just not on any of the places that I was going. 3 AM on Christmas? Roads clear. Flight to and from Detroit? Not snowing. My entry into Elmira? The ground was brown. BROWN!<br />
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Coming from a land where there was at least a foot of snow on the ground, I think it's fair to say that I was a bit disappointed.<br />
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SigusFriedus and Le Dog picked us up from the airport. After that it was a whirlwind meet n' greet with the immediate fam and the quickest present opening that I have ever been privy to. Highlights included:<br />
-I Love Bacon! from The Girl<br />
-Awesome spring jacket that Hans got me from Columbia<br />
-Mark Twain's Autobiography!<br />
-and the most awesome thing of all, a drinking horn holder.<br />
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You seriously have no idea how awesome this is. Having experience attempting to use a drinking horn at... a family friendly Rootbeer-athon!... it is incredibly hard to reliably keep one's drink in the horn or one's mouth based simply on the fact that you can't put it down. With this device, I can enjoy my Nordic traditions while secure in the fact that my horn will not tip over and spill my mead.<br />
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From there my cousins came home and we started off the big family reunion. Gifts were exchanged in a "Secret" Santa. I got some awesome silicone bake/cookware from my cousin Matt while I in return got him the Star Wars pop-up book (with working lightsabers!). The inevitable Christmas dinner featured double the normal number of birds, and in the war between Max and Meat I am sad to say that meat almost won, going so far as cutting off my dessert resupply. The jerks.<br />
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I also got to reconnect with Greg who grew a beard in my absence. Much Black Ops was played, and I was introduced to a new game that Hans got called Stomple. I can't help but pronounce it the German way...<br />
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Anyway, this post is getting a bit long, so I'll continue the rest of the trip hopefully over the next week. Check in next time for the 7 v 7 soccer tourney!<br />
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Until next time...<br />
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"The xmas holidays have this high value: that they remind Forgetters of the Forgotten, & repair damaged relationships."<br />
- letter to Carlotte Welles by Mark Twain, 30 December 1907Maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12478821172146809894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-297282395960284081.post-21552242162507273142010-12-11T17:46:00.001-05:002010-12-11T17:48:23.748-05:00Frozen Lakes and MusicIt's getting fairly chilly here in Madison- we've had quite a bit of snow as of late. Epic is dealing with the problem in particularly crazy fashion by keeping their artificial river running throughout the winter. Granted, it leads to this pretty awesome view:<br />
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We also went to the Trampled by Turtles concert on Friday. They focus on contemporary bluegrass and are from Duluth. An example of their music is below:<br />
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In other news, I've been formally attached to a customer team and they are glad to finally meet me. So far the work hasn't been too tricky, but I hear there will be a lot more soon.<br />
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That's it for now- lots of busy work this weekend, but not too terribly much.<br />
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Until next time...<br />
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"We often feel sad in the presence of music without words; and often more than that in the presence of music without music."<br />
- More Maxims of Mark, Johnson, 1927Maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12478821172146809894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-297282395960284081.post-7884296743059596262010-12-01T00:30:00.000-05:002010-12-01T00:30:52.742-05:00Apartment Video<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finally got the video of my apartment to show! Now, this is from when we just moved in so there have been a few modifications since, but the layout's the same. Enjoy!<br />
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</div>Yeah, I'm awesome. I should also have Inpatient and Mychart finished up today- now there's only STC to go and I'm good to work. Which is a good thing as people from my hiring group are already starting to get customers, and once that happens I'll have no time to do any more training. So gotta get er done!<br />
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Also this past week was Ms. Carroll's and I's (mine? my? stupid possessives...) 5th anniversary. Kind of boggles the mind to think that we've been together for 5 years as it doesn't seem so long.<br />
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Anyway, we of course had to give gifts to one another. My gift, continuing a theme from last year, was making her some Dr Who miniatures, this time the 11th doctor (Matt Smith) and his companion Amy Pond.<br />
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She probably one upped me, though, by biking out to far away places in the rain to deliver me this:<br />
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She even put it in a little basket with Easter grass and wrapped it in plastic. Makes me tear up a bit to think about how good that Nettle Gouda is going to taste paired with the cracked pepper beer...<br />
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We also went out to dinner at a fabulous restaurant on the Capitol square called the Blue Marlin and then ended the night with a sold out viewing of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1. Excellent meal, pretty darn good movie and of course amazing company.<br />
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We closed out the weekend with modeling (me) and studying (Rachel), though we also had a cozy game night Sunday night. One of the beers that we bought for the game night still has me stupefied; it's called Brown Shugga' from Lagunitas Brewery. It tastes like beer flavored malt syrup, but better than what that description sounds like. It still has a bit of bitter character, but the sweetness is through the roof and the beer itself looks like amber colored glass.<br />
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As Lagunitas put it (in very fine print around the bottle), "We believe this Special Ale is Something Unique. Feeding Brown Cane Sugar to otherwise Cultured Brewery Yeast is a'kin to feeding Raw Shark to you Gerbil. It is unlikely to ever occur in nature without Human Intervention. And it looks weird besides. But it has happened and now it's too Late." Truer words never said.<br />
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Until next time...<br />
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"What ought to be done to the man who invented the celebrating of anniversaries? Mere killing would be too light. Anniversaries are very well up to a certain point, while one's babies are in the process of growing up: they are joy-flags that make gay the road and prove progress; and one looks down the fluttering rank with pride. Then presently one notices that the flagstaffs are in process of a mysterious change of some sort--change of shape. Yes, they are turning into milestones. They are marking something lost now, not gained. From that time on it were best to suppress taking notice of anniversaries."<br />
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- Mark Twain's Notebook, 1896Maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12478821172146809894noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-297282395960284081.post-44721327603614875962010-11-14T23:36:00.000-05:002010-11-14T23:36:10.930-05:00Finished with app camp!I'm finally finished with Inpatient Application Camp! Only took about 2.5 months...<br />
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Anyway, I still have lots of projects and tests to do before I get my certification, so the upcoming week will be filled with all sorts of fun times. I'm confident though that I'll be able to at least get the lion's share of my training out of the way before I am assigned a customer... which might happen before the end of November. Yay!<br />
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Speaking of fun times, this weekend was pretty fun, though accidentally so. Friday was pretty quiet in the apartment, both of us just getting some work done, but Saturday was going to be our big night out. First there was to be bowling with my work friends, then an Olde Tymey Drinking Party at Dwight's where we would have Olde Tymey cocktails and wear Olde Tymey clothes.<br />
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Unfortunately there were a few hitches. I went to pick Rachel up from her volunteering/studying on Saturday night but through miscommunication and ridiculous traffic thanks to the Badger game what should have been a 5 minute pick up turned into half an hour. Then actually getting geared up to start our evening took much longer than we anticipated, pushing us back to 8 o'clock before we could even get out the door, tanking our chance at bowling. So we ended up waiting until 9 to head over to Dwight's.<br />
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Well, we still had Olde Tymey drinks to look forward to, right? Wrong. Apparently the party had been cancelled the day before but since we were silly and didn't RSVP we didn't end up getting the message. So we stood awkwardly outside of Dwight's place for a few minutes ascertaining this information and jumped back into the car.<br />
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We drove for a bit, crestfallen that our magnificent attire would have nowhere to go, so we pulled off into a parking lot to mull our options. We eventually decided to take our awesomely bedecked selves to a local Irish pub and just hang out. Turns out it was very fun- the place was hopping, the drinks were good and we got to actually have a lengthy conversation which is sadly becoming a rarity these days thanks to work and whatnot.<br />
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Still, it's a shame that we didn't get to show off ourselves... oh well. There's always next time, and my coat still looks awesome.<br />
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Until next time...<br />
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"There is probably no pleasure equal to the pleasure of climbing a dangerous Alp; but it is a pleasure which is confined strictly to people who can find pleasure in it."<br />
- <i>A Tramp Abroad </i>by Mark TwainMaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12478821172146809894noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-297282395960284081.post-50125019098614735782010-11-08T16:19:00.000-05:002010-11-08T16:19:04.668-05:00The past week at work was a bit crazy. I spent a lot of time studying at home and spending 10-13 hour days onsite with early morning tests and late night project work. Fortunately I think most of that crazy work schedule is behind me, at least the working at home bit. From now on I'm resolved to leave my work at work, as it'll take enough of my time away doing just that.<br />
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Fortunately I had plenty of ways to relieve stress over the week and over the weekend. On Wednesday I finally got to play a Warhammer 40k game that turned out to be quite fun. I took part in a demo game with an older gentleman (who is responsible for the pic above, btw) and we just had a blast going over the rules and integrating pretty much every single one into our game. Hopefully I'll be doing that more often in the coming weeks, as it's a source of fun that I've been sorely missing.<br />
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Rachel and I also recently went to a "Post-Halloween Smug Fest" where we ate dumplings. This was an awesome party, as not only were the dumplings delicious but I got to debate comic books and Star Trek pretty much the whole night. Plus I came away from the party with a borrowed copy of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_Crash">Snow Crash</a>, which I've heard from many people is a book that I really need to get into.<br />
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We also tried to get some karaoke in over the weekend but kind of failed. We got to sing along with a lot of the people who got to go up on stage but unfortunately I apparently needed to bribe the DJ beyond my $1 entry fee to actually get up on stage and sing. Still, pretty fun, and I learned that apparently you CAN sing death metal karaoke style if you really want to. Cool the first time, kinda sad the second...<br />
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I've also started working with a trainer at my gym to build a work out, and I've figured out that I'm pretty out of shape. Hopefully working out 3-5 times a week will change that around as I really don't have the time or opportunity to do much else- guess I'll just have to make the most of it!<br />
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Finally, I've been watching <a href="http://www.amctv.com/originals/The-Walking-Dead/">AMC's new series The Walking Dead</a> and it's <em>amazing</em>. Granted I'm a post-apocalyptic fanboy and zombie apocalypse tenured professor so take my recommendations with a grain of salt, but I have been blown away with the depth that they've managed to get out of the ol' Undead Apocalypse. The impact of seeing your loved ones turned into ravenous corpses was definitely the focus of the first episode, leading to a lot of emotional scenes as the survivors try to cope with the changes in their world. The "walkers" as they are known in the show are also frikkin' creepy, especially since they still exhibit certain echoes of their past lives- the little dead girl picking up and clutching her teddy bear before trying to eat you, the dead wife coming to her old house every night and trying the door knob... great, chilling stuff. That combined with the great production values makes for some pretty terrifying ghouls.<br />
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If you're interested in getting into the series the first episode is streaming on the AMC website- definitely the place to check it out. Unfortunately it looks like they won't be streaming any of the other episodes, but I think most of you know some... "alternative" ways to get your programming so I won't go into that.<br />
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Well, that's it for now. Lots of tests and projects this week like last week so wish me luck!<br />
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Until next time...<br />
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"Each man is afraid of his neighbor's disapproval--a thing which, to the general run of the human race, is more dreaded than wolves and death."<br />
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- "The United States of Lyncherdom" by Mark Twain<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">*Images used without permission from </span>Maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12478821172146809894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-297282395960284081.post-31565164524680402922010-11-06T08:03:00.001-04:002010-11-06T08:03:00.160-04:00Halloween PicsWell, that was a false promise if I ever made one. Sorry about that... anyway, here are some pics from the Halloween weekend. Enjoy!<br />
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... did I mention this was an awesome party?<br />
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The IT team has had a bit of fun changing around all of our screens today, so I though I'd show you one of them. Check it out before it goes away!<br />
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More stuff later...Maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12478821172146809894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-297282395960284081.post-88420670732591604672010-10-21T22:38:00.000-04:002010-10-21T22:38:11.865-04:00Meat Cupcakes!And my posting continues to slip... so first, some life news. I have a string of certification tests over the next couple of weeks with the first one tomorrow so I may be distracted and posting may suffer. My apologies in advance.<br />
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But to make up for it... meat cup cakes!<br />
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Me: What about meat cup cakes?<br />
Rachel: ... what?<br />
Me: It's meatloaf... but CUP CAKES! We can use mashed potatoes as frosting!<br />
Rachel: ... OK, I'm in.<br />
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So, we (and by we I mean Rachel, thanks honey!) made meat cup cakes... which it turns out is actually EASIER to make than meat loaf.<br />
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Step 1: find a meat loaf recipe<br />
Step 2: make meat loaf mix<br />
Step 3: put mix into cupcake wrappers and/or into cupcake tin. REMEMBER: meat doesn't rise, so if you want a dome shape, you have to make it!<br />
Step 4: bake for 1/3-1/2 the normal meatloaf time<br />
Step 5: Profit! I mean, Cup Cakes!<br />
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The little red bit on top is ketchup, but you could probably also put that in the core for molten goodness. Add other toppings like mashed potatoes, cheese, etc. as desired.<br />
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Plus, our meat cup cakes were actually HEALTHY. Did you hear that? HEALTHY MEAT CUP CAKES.<br />
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My mind, is blown.<br />
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Until next time...<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;">"But when the time comes that a man has had his dinner, then the true man comes to the surface."</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;">- Progress in Medicine speech by Mark Twain, 1902</span>Maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12478821172146809894noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-297282395960284081.post-68195833670710822912010-10-13T21:51:00.000-04:002010-10-13T21:51:15.435-04:00Epic in the MistBefore we get to the mistiness, update on the week. I finished learning one programming language last week and am now halfway through another- we move pretty fast around here! I have a pretty good grasp of the languages but today I seemed to be slipping a bit more than usual... not a good sign since I need to take the certification test in these languages in two weeks. Might've been because my old friend Insomnia has been hanging around, but I blame stupidly intriguing game systems and Tom Clancy for that. Stupid interesting things keeping me up...<br />
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Also this weekend Rachel and I went to our friend Dwight's house for brunch and it was a delightful experience. Dwight is a guy that we met at an English party even though he is only tangentially related to the department. Now we're hanging out all the time cuz he's a pretty cool guy who knows how to do EVERYTHING. Heck, the man even makes his own Limecello... Anyway, every so often he has a small group of friends come to his house for amazing brunch and conversation, mixing around the group each time to hear more interesting ideas. Really cool concept and the food was delish. Now if I can just get him to fork over the Bread and Beer party pics...<br />
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I'm also getting to know my coworkers better, and in pursuit of that goal I'm going to the Madison Brewfest this Saturday. I know, big sacrifice for me :) I'll give you a rundown of the different beers come next week. For now, pics!<br />
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"Diligence is a good thing, but taking things easy is much more--restful."<br />
- Speech by Mark Twain, 3/30/1901Maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12478821172146809894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-297282395960284081.post-79711883020064266852010-10-03T23:08:00.000-04:002010-10-03T23:08:12.386-04:00Non-Epic Things: Bread and Beer, paint ball, and a special guestSo I've been posting a lot about Epic, and I'd like to say that no, that is not all that happens out here... though that is a lot of it. A lot of my time has been spent doing hobby things that you can read about on my other blog, but there has been some other stuff. For instance, two weekends ago Rachel and I hosted a very successful Bread and Beer party at our house, celebrating two of life's greatest carbohydrates. Lots of people showed up and brought delicious beer and bread that we are still eating to this day. Man, I love generous people who don't take their stuff away again... I made a pair of loaves of heffenzupf which were devoured quite quickly while Rachel made delicious red velvet cupcakes with homemade icing. Yum!<br />
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We've also been working out pretty much daily (well... until this week...) at our gym downtown. It's great because there's almost never a crowd there when we go to work out so if we see a machine, it's ours. Plus they have cable and are very friendly about switching the channels... yay!<br />
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This weekend I went paintballing with some coworkers at Apocalypse Paintball. It was a lot of fun and very welty, though I seem to suck at the actual shooting bit. Oh well, just need to practice I guess..<br />
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Last but not least Rachel Carroll, Girl Reporter saw OBAMA last Tuesday. OBAMA!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjURYKuVDSyaI1wPvTOpQdhVvUSaCWR-1vv3kW5Y23cKGvBrQ63sLHzWOogpv7-x-qlqrIIaDNR-2vd1kzF7C-XCqgf5_4ZcUWVLVIsk9JnBpipAtA-CXgHWF1XlhKwY-1bfDXw7aMLlJU/s1600/DSCF4945.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjURYKuVDSyaI1wPvTOpQdhVvUSaCWR-1vv3kW5Y23cKGvBrQ63sLHzWOogpv7-x-qlqrIIaDNR-2vd1kzF7C-XCqgf5_4ZcUWVLVIsk9JnBpipAtA-CXgHWF1XlhKwY-1bfDXw7aMLlJU/s320/DSCF4945.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>He was speaking at the campus and Rachel and a couple of her friends (plus about a hundred thousand other people...) went to go see him speak. Pretty cool, huh? Anyway, some pics from the party hopefully later this week, as well as maybe some pics from around Epic again.Maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12478821172146809894noreply@blogger.com2