Kickin' it old-school

I'm back in school, at least for a day... As she was grading papers last night, Gretchen asked me if I'd like to come to class with her. (I secretly think she didn't consider it right for me to always get to sleep in while she had to go to school!)

So I'm now sitting in in COM 318, and the illustrious Charlie Stewart is getting wound up. Time to pay attention, or I'll get busted and lose my phone. ;)

Different day, same cabal

Yes, I'm doing Chinese two days in a row. ;) Different restaurant today, but the kitchen/cookie-maker nexus is in full effect, it would appear:

"Did you remember to order your take out also?"

It's true - the lo-meinati really do secretly rule the world...

Extortion by cookie

"Your fortune said you need to make a donation. Give it to the chef." I'm both amused at the cheeky creativity of this one and just a little offended at using fortune cookies to generate tips for the kitchen! Hmmmm...

The honeymooners

Well, it's a lock - I'm now a very happily married man. :) Gretchen and I said "I do" a little more than 24 hours ago. Now, after a very delayed flight out of Indy, we're ensconced in our hotel room, and hungrily considering our dinner options. Hmmm... Chik-Fil-A and Krispy Kreme at the airport... Interesting...

So, best wishes for the new year from the Schaefers in Orlando!

Now I'm going to go and have dinner with my wife. I like saying that. :)

Honeymoon adventure

The latest from the AP indicates that the space shuttle mission scheduled for this month has been bumped back to January - Jan. 2, at the earliest.

Funny - I know two someones who are going to be in the Orlando area right around the first week in January... With a little luck, maybe Gretchen and I will get to see a launch after all. :) Cool!

Something to keep abreast of...

Licensed to wed...

....in the State of Indiana within the next sixty days. Yay!

Fortune cookie dis

I think I was just taken down a peg... by a fortune cookie! "Today, your mouth might be moving but no one is listening."

Xia xia ne ("thank you," apparently) to my cookie-author-slash-ego-adjuster. :P I so needed that.

(BTW, my lucky numbers are 24, 16, 33, 11, 34, and 17. Use them wisely, and be sure to say xia xia ne if you win anything with them.)

Multiple congratulations!

First, to Shawn and Shawnee on the (early but flawless) birth of their first child, Natalie Rose. You guys'll be great parents!

Second, to my beloved, who is now ABD - all but dissertation. Way to go, Gretchen! I'm so proud of you.

Congrats to all of you - it's been a momentous day. :)

Caption Contest 1

While browsing and grazing at Sam's Club this afternoon, I came across this charming little tableau. Actually, not so little... the creche figures are from a $400 outdoor set, and Santa is a life-sized robot.

Anyhow, the scene cried out to be photographed and captioned. I've taken care of the first part - the captioning, though, is in your hands.

Please post your best captions either at the pic's Flickr page or as a comment on this blog post. Or, if you like, add your own thought or speech balloons through the miracle of Photoshop, and e-mail the results to me.

Once I think everyone's had a chance to respond who's going to respond, I'll choose a winning caption, and feature it on my blog.

Have fun, keep it clean (if you want it to be the Grand Prize Winner, anyhow), and let the best woman / man / beast / yard figurine win!

Rhombitruncated Icosidodecahedron

It's OK if you don't get what this is doing in my blog. Let's just say it's an enduring fascination of mine to do with 30 regular square faces, 20 regular hexagonal faces, 12 regular decagonal faces, 120 vertices, 180 edges, two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun. At least the first part of that.

Thanks, Roxie - that, at least, has stuck all these years!