Day 2 Remote Posting
I'm rather tired today-long day in the sun and such. Although I am well pleased because I feel as though I better understand the goings on that happen at the Gettysburg.
Today we woke up and headed straight out to the battle field to explore and basically see what we would see.
-Side Note- Yesterday we went to dinner at a German style place. It was pretty fair outside of Gettysburg and I had concerns that it really wouldn't be worth the trip out but it turned out to be the best German food that I have ever at in the States so it was worth it all around.
At first we went up to Oak ridge, North of Gettysburg and saw some of the sites there. It was pretty neat indeed, but a little hard to figure out just how it fit into the rest of every as we were working off just the map to an audio tour. The audio part of the tour that went with that map came only on cd so we didn't buy that bit as our car only has cassette.
Anyway, after Oak ridge we were heading back into to tour as we saw Robert E. Lee's headquarters so we stopped to look in there, just a tiny little museum nothing too crazy. However the gift shop had, among other things an audio tour on cassette so we picked that up and followed it for the rest of the day.
-Side Note- The gift shop also had the flag for Lee's headquarters which is pretty cool. I got one. I'm thinking it would be pretty cool to have the flags from all the countries I've been to and other such things of note that I've actually see a part of.
The audio tour was very very good. It basically walked through the entire battle field and told you who occupied that spot and what happen there and what the generals were thinking and such. It really helped me understand how the battle happen and seeing the actual places made it much more real than a theoretical discussion would.
When I get a chance to post the pictures I will do so, so that you too can see the terrain and get a sense for how it happen and all.
But my gripe with the Civil war has always been that I have never really felt that I was able to get it straight in my mind how the battles and war really happen. I mean I've always known that Gettysburg was the high water mark of the rebellion and that sort of thing but exactly how that all happen I never really got a sense of before. It's like I knew all the details without really have a good overall idea of how it really fit together and that I feel like I really acquired for Gettysburg today.
Anyway after we got back from the battle field tour-it took like 4 hours because the tape was about 2 hours long and at various spots we all got out of the car so that max could run around and we could see some of the more interesting sites (Be sure to look for pictures of such events)-we came back to the room for just long enough for me to label all the pictures so that I wouldn't forget what they are of then we set out on the town.
We stopped at a shop that had some nifty T-Shirts, I got a cool one of a bayonet charge for me and one of Picket's charge for Jen (Perhaps I'll post pictures of them later on). Max got his second mini cannon for the trip. Then we went to a place called the Gingerbread man where I had the Philly cheese steak. It was good but not as good as the German food from last night so in comparison it was simply ok-I enjoyed it though.
After food we walked around the a bit more of the town, saw some shops, I got a book of maps that explains the various points of interest and what was around during the time, exactly the sort of thing that I like in regards to understanding wars.
We then walked to the center of town, where there is a traffic circle and a statue of Lincoln talking to a flabbergasted modern man holding a copy of the hand written version of the Gettysburg address, the statue is entitled "Return Visit"-No pictures of that one, by this time I've used up the batteries on both my and mom's cameras chiefly because Max likes to flip switches and my battery never really charged.
After all this walking we returned to the room but not before getting ice cream. I got chocolate peanut butter-very tasty indeed.
I'm rather happy on today because I feel as though I really understand how the battle of Gettysburg happen, which was my personal goal for the trip.
Oh my phone screen broke today, which bites super hard, because while I did kinda have the feeling that a few things about my phone aren't how they should be, I kinda needed that phone, but I guess these things happen, I guess. But that means that I don't have any body's numbers and I realize I could use facebook's creepy phonebook dealie to look up some numbers but if I don't call any of you for a bit you know why-also I can't spend or receive text messages so if I don't respond see above.
Anyway at this point I've most likely bored you all enough with my writing and everybody else is asleep so I shall close for today.
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Gettysburg 1
Day 1 Remote posting
Hullo all, I did indeed bring my computer to Gettysburg, but it seems I have forgotten to bring along the internets. Thus I will be writing my posts up using one my favorite windows programs, Notepad (nice and simple).
Well last night as many of you blog fans probably know I did not get to sleep until 5 in the am thus I have been tired today but it hasn't really too bad. I was able to get all my stuff together and in the car before anybody else got dressed, but to be fair I must note that I have neither a 2-year-old nor arthritis like my travel buddies ma and skip.
The drive wasn't bad, it was mostly Route 15 and had much good green screenary and not very many slow driving nimrods. Max was very good throughout the ride despite a few high pitched squeals, but it was lucky considering the potential horror of a two-year-old and a two hour car trip.
When we got in the hotel room wasn't quite ready yet so we went to a farnsworth inn to have some lunch. I was rather hungry as I didn't really have any breakfast. I had meatloaf and a bottle of cider as well as a black walnut apple cake with a glass of chocolate milk. Overall it was good. Our waitress was a fairly ditsy girl that couldn't seem to believe that I wanted the entire bottle of cider.
Upon arriving at the hotel room I unloaded the car while ma got an extra bed while max proceeded to take over the entire room and overall be a little boy. As soon as we got everything in the room we left again. for the new and improved visitor's center.
The new center is pretty darn nifty. Has a bunch of stuff to see, plus it's all new and expansive.
In the gift shop me and ma found Max simply by following the screams of Max, who was holding a toy gun yelling boom at anyone that he saw.
My only problem with the whole thing is that it seems likes it's all about slavery and civil rights and such. I don't disagree that that stuff is important and connected to the Civil War, but the point of the whole thing was State's vs. Federal Rights.
The northerners opposed slavery because they felt that it would prevent small farmers, expanding westward, from competing with larger slave owning farmers-Paraphrased from the visitor center.
Also I'd like to point out the Emancipation Proclamation freed the slaves from the South and didn't really say much about any slaves that might be in the North.
Anyway going back to the main story, after the visitor center we all went down to the civil war cemetery and walked through that. I have discovered/remembered that are an incredibly huge number of unknown soldiers buried there.
As we were leaving the cemetery a large rain was approaching so we came back to the hotel and I turned on the computer in hopes of posting, but it looks as I have to write the post now and actually post it later.
Well I think that that is as much post writing that I can do-Max is getting into everything and we are beginning to talk of food once again. I shall write again tomorrow.
Hullo all, I did indeed bring my computer to Gettysburg, but it seems I have forgotten to bring along the internets. Thus I will be writing my posts up using one my favorite windows programs, Notepad (nice and simple).
Well last night as many of you blog fans probably know I did not get to sleep until 5 in the am thus I have been tired today but it hasn't really too bad. I was able to get all my stuff together and in the car before anybody else got dressed, but to be fair I must note that I have neither a 2-year-old nor arthritis like my travel buddies ma and skip.
The drive wasn't bad, it was mostly Route 15 and had much good green screenary and not very many slow driving nimrods. Max was very good throughout the ride despite a few high pitched squeals, but it was lucky considering the potential horror of a two-year-old and a two hour car trip.
When we got in the hotel room wasn't quite ready yet so we went to a farnsworth inn to have some lunch. I was rather hungry as I didn't really have any breakfast. I had meatloaf and a bottle of cider as well as a black walnut apple cake with a glass of chocolate milk. Overall it was good. Our waitress was a fairly ditsy girl that couldn't seem to believe that I wanted the entire bottle of cider.
Upon arriving at the hotel room I unloaded the car while ma got an extra bed while max proceeded to take over the entire room and overall be a little boy. As soon as we got everything in the room we left again. for the new and improved visitor's center.
The new center is pretty darn nifty. Has a bunch of stuff to see, plus it's all new and expansive.
In the gift shop me and ma found Max simply by following the screams of Max, who was holding a toy gun yelling boom at anyone that he saw.
My only problem with the whole thing is that it seems likes it's all about slavery and civil rights and such. I don't disagree that that stuff is important and connected to the Civil War, but the point of the whole thing was State's vs. Federal Rights.
The northerners opposed slavery because they felt that it would prevent small farmers, expanding westward, from competing with larger slave owning farmers-Paraphrased from the visitor center.
Also I'd like to point out the Emancipation Proclamation freed the slaves from the South and didn't really say much about any slaves that might be in the North.
Anyway going back to the main story, after the visitor center we all went down to the civil war cemetery and walked through that. I have discovered/remembered that are an incredibly huge number of unknown soldiers buried there.
As we were leaving the cemetery a large rain was approaching so we came back to the hotel and I turned on the computer in hopes of posting, but it looks as I have to write the post now and actually post it later.
Well I think that that is as much post writing that I can do-Max is getting into everything and we are beginning to talk of food once again. I shall write again tomorrow.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Ok that was easy
Well hi again, I know it's quick since my last post buy that's ok. I figured out a better way to keep track of all your all blogs and fun content and such. It is called google reader and it basically tracks websites and tell you when they get updated. But the best part is it brings all the content to you in one easy to handle space. Like the guy in the intro video explains it is an inbox for the internet. I suggest you all look at it when you get the chance to.
Now that I have an organized way to keep better track of all the input I can start to produce a little output.
I'm not sure if all of you all know, but I have decided that I shall no longer be playing football at Tech. It's just not the best thing for me to do and without it I will be able to explore a lot of other interesting hobbies.
To keep you all informed about such hobbies and what not I shall be using this here bloggie deal.
Oh-side note-I have stolen this format of little paragraphs of mostly contained thought from the Lt.'s nerdy blog. I think it makes it easy to read and it certainly makes it a lot easier to write so this is the format your going to have to deal with out of me.
I believe you all know of my large interest in music. I an amassing a cd collection and a vinyl collection to go with and enhance my impressive mp3 collection. I already have databases to the first two published on these here interwebs and I shall be publishing a database of my mp3 collection as soon as I get the chance to figure out MySQL. (Links to databases can be found on there names)
-Side note- I am a big fan of google and all the fun stuff they let me play with for free.
I am publishing these databases so you'all can know what I have should you need to borrow something or find yourself in a savager hunt for a person that has such and such. As I get my movies organized and settled I shall produce and publish a data of those too.
As far as music goes my tastes are very broad and getting broader. Right now I'm exploring the realm of jazz a bit and I am finding that so far I like bebop the best. Although I always like anything progressive-Porcupine Tree looks especially interesting.
I also have a Last.fm page, so ya'all, or at least those of you with a last.fm profile, can track what I listen to on the BlueBox (my media box that runs ubuntu 8.04)-just increase you want to do that sort of thing.
-Side note- I'd like to point out that I include these links and such not best cause you couldn't find the content on your own, but because I want to make it more convenient for you, because I truly care about you the consumer. Plus that way it helps to balance out when I can't spell stuff.
I am also learn the bass (guitar not fish), which is sometimes slow but overall going very well and certainly very fun.
I am attempting to learn Russian, so far that is going very very slow, but it's ok, because I have much time to do that one.
That's all of that I can think of for now. Tomorrow me, the mom, and skip are going to Gettysburg for three days (coming home on Thursday). -Tempted to take my bass- But I shall indeed be taking my computer, which certainly does have use beyond folding proteins (which if you should get into go here and be sure to use group number 100921) . I shall also certainly be taking my camera and I hope to have pictures for you folk later this week.
In other news things are going well with Jen, I happen to like her and lucky she feels the same of me, even though both of us are incredibly busy this summer.
But I think that is enough for now, I shall post again for you all soon.
Now that I have an organized way to keep better track of all the input I can start to produce a little output.
I'm not sure if all of you all know, but I have decided that I shall no longer be playing football at Tech. It's just not the best thing for me to do and without it I will be able to explore a lot of other interesting hobbies.
To keep you all informed about such hobbies and what not I shall be using this here bloggie deal.
Oh-side note-I have stolen this format of little paragraphs of mostly contained thought from the Lt.'s nerdy blog. I think it makes it easy to read and it certainly makes it a lot easier to write so this is the format your going to have to deal with out of me.
I believe you all know of my large interest in music. I an amassing a cd collection and a vinyl collection to go with and enhance my impressive mp3 collection. I already have databases to the first two published on these here interwebs and I shall be publishing a database of my mp3 collection as soon as I get the chance to figure out MySQL. (Links to databases can be found on there names)
-Side note- I am a big fan of google and all the fun stuff they let me play with for free.
I am publishing these databases so you'all can know what I have should you need to borrow something or find yourself in a savager hunt for a person that has such and such. As I get my movies organized and settled I shall produce and publish a data of those too.
As far as music goes my tastes are very broad and getting broader. Right now I'm exploring the realm of jazz a bit and I am finding that so far I like bebop the best. Although I always like anything progressive-Porcupine Tree looks especially interesting.
I also have a Last.fm page, so ya'all, or at least those of you with a last.fm profile, can track what I listen to on the BlueBox (my media box that runs ubuntu 8.04)-just increase you want to do that sort of thing.
-Side note- I'd like to point out that I include these links and such not best cause you couldn't find the content on your own, but because I want to make it more convenient for you, because I truly care about you the consumer. Plus that way it helps to balance out when I can't spell stuff.
I am also learn the bass (guitar not fish), which is sometimes slow but overall going very well and certainly very fun.
I am attempting to learn Russian, so far that is going very very slow, but it's ok, because I have much time to do that one.
That's all of that I can think of for now. Tomorrow me, the mom, and skip are going to Gettysburg for three days (coming home on Thursday). -Tempted to take my bass- But I shall indeed be taking my computer, which certainly does have use beyond folding proteins (which if you should get into go here and be sure to use group number 100921) . I shall also certainly be taking my camera and I hope to have pictures for you folk later this week.
In other news things are going well with Jen, I happen to like her and lucky she feels the same of me, even though both of us are incredibly busy this summer.
But I think that is enough for now, I shall post again for you all soon.
Monday, June 9, 2008
Under Construction
Well folks, I'm trying to figure out a bunch of the cool stuff I can bring you guys with this here bloggie business, but I have a lot of ideas and such and not so many good sources of information on how to get it done. My first project is to try to get thunderbird (my RSS ) handler to manage the feeds from all your all bloggs so as it is easier to check them all. but eh- it does not always go well
Also i'm switching to shorter and probably crazier posts-bye for now
Also i'm switching to shorter and probably crazier posts-bye for now
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
I want to go home
I'm tired of doing this school business for a bit and trying to figure everything out. Ugh I only have one exam left and i just want to be done with all this stuff.... I'm too close I just want to be finished for a bit.
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Start of a new week
Well, I'm done with football practice which makes me rather happy cause that means a cut down in time I have to spend on that with meetings and such like that, also a dramatic drop off is in days that I have to get up early or go in on weekends. This week I still do have to lift on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, which is not cool but it's better than obligations everyday. Oh, also on Monday I meet with Coach Newsome to go over how the spring went and all that jazz. I don't really have much school work to do this week because I have tests in a bunch of classes and projects and papers coming up. Fortunately two of the tests this week don't really matter for mean cause I already got A's on the first two tests and they drop the lowest of the three. I have a practical exam in lab on Thursday, which means that I have to go in and build a bunch of circuits and take measurements and such. I am not at all worried about that one, I'm fairly confident in my ability to build and measure just about any circuit from that class. I'm going to be taking advantage of this time to be finishing any projects I have left, do any extra credit that I possibly can, and study for finals so that as the semester winds down it'll just get easier and easier for me. Which means that I will most definitely be studying for and taking the tests in the classes that I don't really have to take those tests.
My face hurts. I have this small bump under my jaw, right at my lymph node and it's sore and I don't know why it's there but I want it to go away.
For all you people with facebook accounts, you should thank Jen, because she took pictures at the spring game and gave them to me so I can post them for all you guys to see. I shall be doing that shortly.
Well, it's late and I'm going to think about bed or relaxing or getting into something fun to do for a bit, because I don't have wake up at 6:40 tomorrow morning and I spent the majority of today doing work but I didn't get to cross that much off my to-do list.
My face hurts. I have this small bump under my jaw, right at my lymph node and it's sore and I don't know why it's there but I want it to go away.
For all you people with facebook accounts, you should thank Jen, because she took pictures at the spring game and gave them to me so I can post them for all you guys to see. I shall be doing that shortly.
Well, it's late and I'm going to think about bed or relaxing or getting into something fun to do for a bit, because I don't have wake up at 6:40 tomorrow morning and I spent the majority of today doing work but I didn't get to cross that much off my to-do list.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Three Weeks from Tomorrow
Well, three weeks from tomorrow I get to go home and start the many fun things there. I'm excited about a change of pace. I'm also excited about being done with football-it takes up too much time. Life is not exciting here, it kind of bites but i'll be on break soon enough. Oh well, I'm sick right now, but I'll post again later.
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