I am so tired;
Today's lab went way too long.
Try again next time.
Today's lab went way too long.
Try again next time.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Poem the Second
Punxsutawney Phil,
you see your shadow today?
You had better not...*
you see your shadow today?
You had better not...*
*We here at "An Owen in Iowa" in no way condone the threatening of small woodland creatures. However, we are also not responsible for the well-being of said creatures, especially ones that have the power (real or superstitious) to extend winter by six weeks.
Monday, February 1, 2010
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
My Christmas Trip - Haiku Style!
The title says it all...
December 22
Trip to Liberty
We left early to beat snow
Missouri was warm
December 23
Slept in until ten
Gift exchange with the siblings
Red Lobster dinner
December 24
Christmas Eve service
It was cancelled due to sleet
Glad the fire was warm
December 25
It is Christmas Day!
We went out to Grandma's house
Got shuttled through snow
December 26
Went to Lebanon
Wife had sore arms and sore back
She sledded with Zach
December 27
Church in Lebanon
I found a new Chiefs Hoodie
We also played Pitch
December 28
Went to a movie
With Pat and Leland Townsend
We saw "The Blind Side"
December 29
We went to the Lake
Ate with Brian and Sarah
Then shopped at the GAP
December 30
Moved antique wardrobe
Party at the Hudson's house!
Met some of their friends
December 31
We left for Springfield
Got to eat lunch with Dillon!
New Year's Eve Party!
January 1
Grabbed a keg with Mack
Picked up an ancient sofa
Rehearsal dinner
January 2
Such a crazy day
Up til three in the morning
Mack-Vestal Wedding!
January 3
First day of weight loss
Became friends with the toilet
Twenty-Four hour purge
January 4
Almost recovered
Headed home north anyway
Felt great to be home!
There you are, a poetic rendition of our trip to Missouri this Christmas season. Mayhaps there will be further postings on it, but just in case, I hope you enjoyed this summary!
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Ca Ca Ca Ca Christmas!
At the Victor Old Fashioned Christmas my friend Sarah and I sang a silly Christmas song with the letter "C." It is set to the tune of the "La La La La Lemons" song by Barenaked Ladies. Here are the lyrics we sang!
Sarah-Hi Travis
Travis-Oh hi Sarah
Someone left me this letter "C" and I don't know what to do with it
Sarah-Why don't you hold it up and cheer at a Cubs game?
Travis-Yeah, a lot of good that would do
Sarah-No, I'm just kidding
It's not my "C"
Umm... I was thinking though, you could sing a Ca Ca Ca song with the letter "C"
Travis-Yeah, sounds great...
Sarah-No, I'm serious, you know you could sing some Ca Ca Ca's and then some holiday words that start with "C"
You'd have a nice little song there
Travis-Oh you mean like Ca... Ca Ca!
Sarah-No, not like a crow, c'mon, give it a try
Travis-Oh, okay...
Ca Ca Ca Ca... Creamy
Ca Ca Ca Ca... Carrots
(Sarah-I guess)
Ca Ca Ca Ca... Cabbage
(This is fun!)
Ca Ca Ca Ca... Crispy Crunchy Coleslaw!
Sarah-Uh, I think we're almost there...
I was just thinking sort of more festive holiday words that start with "C"
Like this...
Ca Ca Ca Ca... Crying
(Travis-Uh huh)
Ca Ca Ca Ca... Crabby
(What?)
Ca Ca Ca Ca... Chaotic
(Ahhh...)
Ca Ca Ca Ca... Coal in your stocking!
Travis-Hey, I'm not getting coal!
My holiday is going to be filled with cheer and good tidings
Such as...
Ca Ca Ca Ca... Cookies
(Sarah-Yum!)
Ca Ca Ca Ca... Carols
(Sounds fun!)
Ca Ca Ca Ca... Candy Canes
(I love those!)
Ca Ca Ca Ca... Cracklin' Roaring Fire
Sarah-I think we've got it...
But here is a final verse with the meaning of the holidays
Using the letter C...
Ca Ca Ca Ca... Caring
(Travis-Awww...)
Ca Ca Ca Ca... Covenant
(That's Right)
Ca Ca Ca Ca... Celebrate
(That's not a hard "C")
Ca Ca Ca Ca... Christ Child is born!
Travis-I got one...
You're going to love it!
Sarah-I love it already. Let's hear it.
Travis-Ca Ca Ca... Christmas!
Sarah-Perfect!
Travis-Now, listen to us...
'Cause "C" is such a festive letter...
(Sarah-That's true)
For words like candy canes and cakes the letter "C" lights up your face
So just go Ca Ca Ca Ca CA... with us!
(Everybody)
Ca Ca Ca Ca... Cookies
Ca Ca Ca Ca... Carols
Ca Ca Ca Ca... Candy Canes
Ca Ca Ca Ca... Cracklin' Roaring Fire!
Hope you enjoy! If you missed the actual live performance, then you truly missed a once in a lifetime opportunity. Your bad.
Sarah-Hi Travis
Travis-Oh hi Sarah
Someone left me this letter "C" and I don't know what to do with it
Sarah-Why don't you hold it up and cheer at a Cubs game?
Travis-Yeah, a lot of good that would do
Sarah-No, I'm just kidding
It's not my "C"
Umm... I was thinking though, you could sing a Ca Ca Ca song with the letter "C"
Travis-Yeah, sounds great...
Sarah-No, I'm serious, you know you could sing some Ca Ca Ca's and then some holiday words that start with "C"
You'd have a nice little song there
Travis-Oh you mean like Ca... Ca Ca!
Sarah-No, not like a crow, c'mon, give it a try
Travis-Oh, okay...
Ca Ca Ca Ca... Creamy
Ca Ca Ca Ca... Carrots
(Sarah-I guess)
Ca Ca Ca Ca... Cabbage
(This is fun!)
Ca Ca Ca Ca... Crispy Crunchy Coleslaw!
Sarah-Uh, I think we're almost there...
I was just thinking sort of more festive holiday words that start with "C"
Like this...
Ca Ca Ca Ca... Crying
(Travis-Uh huh)
Ca Ca Ca Ca... Crabby
(What?)
Ca Ca Ca Ca... Chaotic
(Ahhh...)
Ca Ca Ca Ca... Coal in your stocking!
Travis-Hey, I'm not getting coal!
My holiday is going to be filled with cheer and good tidings
Such as...
Ca Ca Ca Ca... Cookies
(Sarah-Yum!)
Ca Ca Ca Ca... Carols
(Sounds fun!)
Ca Ca Ca Ca... Candy Canes
(I love those!)
Ca Ca Ca Ca... Cracklin' Roaring Fire
Sarah-I think we've got it...
But here is a final verse with the meaning of the holidays
Using the letter C...
Ca Ca Ca Ca... Caring
(Travis-Awww...)
Ca Ca Ca Ca... Covenant
(That's Right)
Ca Ca Ca Ca... Celebrate
(That's not a hard "C")
Ca Ca Ca Ca... Christ Child is born!
Travis-I got one...
You're going to love it!
Sarah-I love it already. Let's hear it.
Travis-Ca Ca Ca... Christmas!
Sarah-Perfect!
Travis-Now, listen to us...
'Cause "C" is such a festive letter...
(Sarah-That's true)
For words like candy canes and cakes the letter "C" lights up your face
So just go Ca Ca Ca Ca CA... with us!
(Everybody)
Ca Ca Ca Ca... Cookies
Ca Ca Ca Ca... Carols
Ca Ca Ca Ca... Candy Canes
Ca Ca Ca Ca... Cracklin' Roaring Fire!
Hope you enjoy! If you missed the actual live performance, then you truly missed a once in a lifetime opportunity. Your bad.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Twenty Things
Well, due to the long time since the last blog entry, and the majority of the world's short attention span, I've resolved to do the following for an update:
Top Twenty Things I've Done Recently That Might Be Interesting to Someone!
20. I shaved probably a good 4 inches off my beard. When it pokes me in the eye in my sleep, it's just too long.
19. I've written (and when I say written, I mean taken the exact same music and put new lyrics in) two Christmas songs for Open Mic Night on December 12th.
18. I just returned from a Thanksgiving vacation to NYC! First time there, and believe it or not, I didn't look to put a down payment on any real estate there.
17. I have a racquetball-sized welt on my back from an incident that occurred at 5 in the morning... but you should've seen the racquetball! Bazinga!
16. I've watched and LOVED the first season of Flight of the Conchords... getting ready for the second season soon. Thank you Netflix.
15. I attended the Chiefs game this year in which the beat the Pittsburgh Steelers in overtime! Booyah!
14. I have recently enjoyed his first TimTam Slam!
13. I just bought a ham to get a free turkey... look out smoker, I'm making big plans for this winter.
12. Two of my best friends are getting married within the next month... don't worry, they aren't getting married to each other.
11. I'm also great friends with the fiancees of the two friends that are getting married... if I've confused you, then I've succeeded.
10. I have missed the season premiere of the ninth season of scrubs. I am upset, but know I can be quickly consoled by Hulu.
9. I love the lineup of Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas because it gives me more excuse to watch plenty of Charlie Brown and Snoopy.
8. I hung up our Christmas lights with the assistance of my lovely wife. Thankfully, no one got injured.
7. I replaced the one of the headlamps in our Mazda 3s which included getting into some tight spaces. Thankfully, no injuries.
6. I plugged in our Christmas lights. Unfortunately, I got injured.
5. The most disgusting thing I saw whilst walking in NYC was a pile of poop in a corner along the sidewalk... it was of the human persuasion.
4. I was hit by a deer while traveling in Missouri in the first week of October.
3. Three days after receiving my car back from the deer accident repairs it was hit while parked in Iowa City. Thankfully, the guy left a note and insurance took care of it all.
2. I have a new friend named Greg. He works at the McEleney Autoplex Collision center (I really have the deer and random guy who hit my car to thank for this).
1. Number one thing I've done lately (that I can share on this blog)... I had my first glass of eggnog of the holiday season! (Huh, I guess I didn't really place these in order of excitement)
Top Twenty Things I've Done Recently That Might Be Interesting to Someone!
20. I shaved probably a good 4 inches off my beard. When it pokes me in the eye in my sleep, it's just too long.
19. I've written (and when I say written, I mean taken the exact same music and put new lyrics in) two Christmas songs for Open Mic Night on December 12th.
18. I just returned from a Thanksgiving vacation to NYC! First time there, and believe it or not, I didn't look to put a down payment on any real estate there.
17. I have a racquetball-sized welt on my back from an incident that occurred at 5 in the morning... but you should've seen the racquetball! Bazinga!
16. I've watched and LOVED the first season of Flight of the Conchords... getting ready for the second season soon. Thank you Netflix.
15. I attended the Chiefs game this year in which the beat the Pittsburgh Steelers in overtime! Booyah!
14. I have recently enjoyed his first TimTam Slam!
13. I just bought a ham to get a free turkey... look out smoker, I'm making big plans for this winter.
12. Two of my best friends are getting married within the next month... don't worry, they aren't getting married to each other.
11. I'm also great friends with the fiancees of the two friends that are getting married... if I've confused you, then I've succeeded.
10. I have missed the season premiere of the ninth season of scrubs. I am upset, but know I can be quickly consoled by Hulu.
9. I love the lineup of Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas because it gives me more excuse to watch plenty of Charlie Brown and Snoopy.
8. I hung up our Christmas lights with the assistance of my lovely wife. Thankfully, no one got injured.
7. I replaced the one of the headlamps in our Mazda 3s which included getting into some tight spaces. Thankfully, no injuries.
6. I plugged in our Christmas lights. Unfortunately, I got injured.
5. The most disgusting thing I saw whilst walking in NYC was a pile of poop in a corner along the sidewalk... it was of the human persuasion.
4. I was hit by a deer while traveling in Missouri in the first week of October.
3. Three days after receiving my car back from the deer accident repairs it was hit while parked in Iowa City. Thankfully, the guy left a note and insurance took care of it all.
2. I have a new friend named Greg. He works at the McEleney Autoplex Collision center (I really have the deer and random guy who hit my car to thank for this).
1. Number one thing I've done lately (that I can share on this blog)... I had my first glass of eggnog of the holiday season! (Huh, I guess I didn't really place these in order of excitement)
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