PONG & Up and Over It
Here are a couple videos that I’ve liked recently. This first one, I’ve seen all over the place. If you haven’t seen it yet, you should definitely watch it. I’m not sure how they move their hands so quickly! And the song is definitely a catchy one.
This next video is just one I saw on Vimeo and thought it was fun.
Another fun video from OK Go!
You may remember them as the ones who danced on the treadmills…
Late Night Adventures
I was about to go to bed last night. It was around midnight. Then I get a text from Adam. You awake? Up for an adventure? …..Uh oh. Adam and Kristy have been in Africa for the past three weeks and had been traveling for over 40 hours to get back home. They were supposed to get to Fort Myers around 3am.
Then Tim walks in. Adam and Kristy are stranded at the Miami airport. They were going to rent a car to drive back, but neither of them have their driver’s license.
Roadtrip! So, at around 12:30am, Tim and I take off for Miami. I wish we had known there was a toll road….we would have brought cash. Thankfully, the guy taking the money let us go through after we starting digging for pennies in the car. We got to the airport, picked up Adam and Kristy, who both looked like crap (sorry guys, but it’s true) and drove back to Fort Myers.
We got back at 5:30 and instead of going to bed, I decided to stay up for a while and finish up a project at work that I needed to get done. I know I’m going to pay for this one…
(but it was SO worth it.)
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Interesting fact: Did you know that they color the Chicago River green every year for St. Patrick’s Day???
I discovered this when I was there over New Year’s with my friends Catherine, Tim, and Jackie.
It was COLD.
Signs are funny.
And here are a couple good ones from Zimbabwe.
This first one was a sign for Crocodile Creek…..I don’t know about you, but I think I’ll skip fishing there.
And this was a sign in front of a church. I’m assuming that the women have an assembly on Thursdays and Saturdays. That, or the church doubles as a strip club. Ha.
Top questions I was asked while in Africa:
Where are you from? I guess it was obvious that I wasn’t a local.
Are you married? Follow-up question: Why not?!?
What do you do? I make videos. Have you ever had anything on TV? Um, no.
Do you like _____ (insert name of current location in Africa)?
How is it in the States? How is WHAT in the States? Not really knowing what was being asked exactly, I always answered “Good.” And then I started talking about the weather. Not even kidding.
Are you recording? (referring to the camera I was almost constantly holding throughout the trip)
And the winner: Do you know Chuck Norris? I wish. Sidekick was like my favorite movie EVER. I was also asked if I knew Arnold Schwarzenegger. Who knew Republicans were so famous in Africa?
Top questions I asked while in Africa:
What am I eating?
Where am I?
What is happening right now?
Is this water safe to drink?
How do you say “toilet?” Oh, it’s just “toilet?”
Is it okay to film here?
Will you repeat that once I turn on the camera?
How to waste time in an airport…
That’s what I’m trying to figure out right now.
I’m in Nairobi (Kenya) right now, waiting for my flight to Harare (Zimbabwe). There’s this nice cafe at the end of the terminal that has free wifi (thanks for the tip Mary!), so here I am. My flight from Uganda was delayed about an hour and a half, so that takes up some of the 5 hours that I have here.
Here are the things I plan on doing:
-Read the magazine I took off the last flight. Kenya Airlines actually puts out a pretty interesting magazine.
-Buy the Peanut M&Ms I saw in the window of a little store across from gate 9. Yum! Haven’t seen those in a while.
-Listen to some music….Kings of Leon is what I’m feeling right now.
-Watch people. Isn’t that what airports are for?
-Use the restroom twice (I’m guessing).
-Fall asleep in a chair and wake up 30 seconds later freaking out that I missed my flight. Times fifteen.
-Write a ridiculous blog post. Check.
Back in OK
I flew home last night to join a whole slew of family members for the holiday. My dad’s side of the family AND my mom’s side are both here at the Ranch, as well as several other people who decided to join in on the fun. Right now, I think there are 36 of us here. It’s a little overwhelming.
Tomorrow morning is the 5th (I think) annual casserole Crawl, a 5k race we run, but mostly walk, every year. It’s become a New Life Ranch Thanksgiving tradition. Not only do we get to get out and experience the beautiful brisk morning, but we also have a good excuse for committing the sin of gluttony later on in the day. Perfect.
