Dear Friends and Family,
On June 6th, our government will vote on a bill to make a constitutional amendment that will make marriage between a man and a woman the only legally recognized form of marriage in the US. It passed the initial vote, but is currently not expected to pass the final round of voting. Now is the time to support the bill and notify your senator how you feel about the subject!
Below is a link to email you senators. Put in your address and it will find your senators for you. Then just enter a brief message (in addition to what is already written, if you want) and click send.
Take Action!
Send an email to your two Senators today. (If either of your Senators is co-sponsoring the Marriage Protection Amendment, he or she will receive a thank you. If either of your Senators is not co-sponsoring
the bill, he or she will get the letter encouraging them to vote for it.)
And please, please forward this to friends and family.
Click Here to Email Your Two Senators Now!
If it doesnt work, copy paste this link in your browser:
http://www.capwiz.com/afanet/issues/alert/?alertid=8799581&type=CO
Please take the time to email your senator. The vote will take place on June 6th!
Sincerely,
Dave Crest
5.28.2006
This is funny... and long
For those of you unaquainted with his humor, please enjoy the following in remembrance of Mitch....
Last week I helped my friend stay put. It's a lot easier than helping someone move. I just went over to his house and made sure that he did not start to load stuff into a truck.
I got my hair highlighted, because I felt some strands were more important than others.
I had a stick of Carefree gum, but it didn't work. I felt pretty good while I was blowing that bubble, but as soon as the gum lost its flavor, I was back to pondering my mortality.
I want to be a race car passenger: just a guy who bugs the driver. "Say man, can I turn on the radio? You should slow down. Why do we gotta keep going in circles? Can I put my feet out the window? Boy, you really like Tide."
I got in an argument with a girlfriend inside of a tent. That's a bad place for an argument, because I tried to walk out, and had to slam the flap.
I type a 101 words a minute. But it's in my own language.
I think Bigfoot is blurry, that's the problem. It's not the photographer's fault. Bigfoot is blurry. And that's extra scary to me, because there's a large, out-of-focus monster roaming the countryside. Run. He's fuzzy. Get outta here.
I don't have a girlfriend. But I do know a woman who'd be mad at me for saying that.
My sister wanted to be an actress, but she never made it. She does live in a trailer. She made it half way. She's an actress, she just never gets called to the set.
I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it.
If carrots got you drunk, rabbits would be screwed up.
I like vending machines, because snacks are better when they fall.
Pickles are cucumbers that sold out.
I was walking down the street with my friend and he said "I hear music." As if there's any other way to take it in.
2-in-1 is a bs term, because 1 is not big enough to hold 2. That's why 2 was created.
I know a lot about cars. I can look at a car's headlights and tell you exactly which way it's coming.
This shirt is dry clean only. Which means...it's dirty.
At my hotel room, my friend came over and asked to use the phone. I said "Certainly." He said "Do I need to dial 9?" I say "Yeah. Especially if it's in the number. You can try four and five back to back real quick."
My lucky number is four billion. That doesn't come in real handy when you're gambling. "Come on, four billion! Seven. I need more dice."
Last week I helped my friend stay put. It's a lot easier than helping someone move. I just went over to his house and made sure that he did not start to load stuff into a truck.
I got my hair highlighted, because I felt some strands were more important than others.
I had a stick of Carefree gum, but it didn't work. I felt pretty good while I was blowing that bubble, but as soon as the gum lost its flavor, I was back to pondering my mortality.
I want to be a race car passenger: just a guy who bugs the driver. "Say man, can I turn on the radio? You should slow down. Why do we gotta keep going in circles? Can I put my feet out the window? Boy, you really like Tide."
I got in an argument with a girlfriend inside of a tent. That's a bad place for an argument, because I tried to walk out, and had to slam the flap.
I type a 101 words a minute. But it's in my own language.
I think Bigfoot is blurry, that's the problem. It's not the photographer's fault. Bigfoot is blurry. And that's extra scary to me, because there's a large, out-of-focus monster roaming the countryside. Run. He's fuzzy. Get outta here.
I don't have a girlfriend. But I do know a woman who'd be mad at me for saying that.
My sister wanted to be an actress, but she never made it. She does live in a trailer. She made it half way. She's an actress, she just never gets called to the set.
I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it.
If carrots got you drunk, rabbits would be screwed up.
I like vending machines, because snacks are better when they fall.
Pickles are cucumbers that sold out.
I was walking down the street with my friend and he said "I hear music." As if there's any other way to take it in.
2-in-1 is a bs term, because 1 is not big enough to hold 2. That's why 2 was created.
I know a lot about cars. I can look at a car's headlights and tell you exactly which way it's coming.
This shirt is dry clean only. Which means...it's dirty.
At my hotel room, my friend came over and asked to use the phone. I said "Certainly." He said "Do I need to dial 9?" I say "Yeah. Especially if it's in the number. You can try four and five back to back real quick."
My lucky number is four billion. That doesn't come in real handy when you're gambling. "Come on, four billion! Seven. I need more dice."
Politics
I dont consider myself a great, political activist, but I got this email the other and thought it was worth sharing. I didn't bother to verify it, but I like it anyways.
They walked in tandem, each of the ninety-two students filing into the already crowded auditorium. With rich maroon gowns flowing and the traditional caps, they looked almost as grown up as they felt.
Dads swallowed hard behind broad smiles, and Moms freely brushed awaytears.
This class would not pray during the commencements----not by choice, but because of a recent court ruling prohibiting it.
The dean and several students were careful to stay within the guidelines allowed by the ruling. They gave inspirational and challenging speeches, but no one mentioned divine guidance and no one asked for blessings on the graduates or their families.
The speeches were nice, but they were routine..... until the final speech received a standing ovation. A solitary student walked proudly to the microphone. He stood still and silent for just a moment, and then, it happened. All 91 of the other students, every single one of them, suddenly SNEEZED!!!!
The student on stage simply looked at the audience and said, " GOD BLESS YOU, each and every one of you!" And he walked offstage...
The audience exploded into applause. The graduating class found a uniqueway to invoke God's blessing on their future with or without the court's approval.
Isn't this a wonderful story? GOD BLESS YOU!!!!
In God We Trust, United We Stand.
This is a true story; It happened at the University of Maryland
They walked in tandem, each of the ninety-two students filing into the already crowded auditorium. With rich maroon gowns flowing and the traditional caps, they looked almost as grown up as they felt.
Dads swallowed hard behind broad smiles, and Moms freely brushed awaytears.
This class would not pray during the commencements----not by choice, but because of a recent court ruling prohibiting it.
The dean and several students were careful to stay within the guidelines allowed by the ruling. They gave inspirational and challenging speeches, but no one mentioned divine guidance and no one asked for blessings on the graduates or their families.
The speeches were nice, but they were routine..... until the final speech received a standing ovation. A solitary student walked proudly to the microphone. He stood still and silent for just a moment, and then, it happened. All 91 of the other students, every single one of them, suddenly SNEEZED!!!!
The student on stage simply looked at the audience and said, " GOD BLESS YOU, each and every one of you!" And he walked offstage...
The audience exploded into applause. The graduating class found a uniqueway to invoke God's blessing on their future with or without the court's approval.
Isn't this a wonderful story? GOD BLESS YOU!!!!
In God We Trust, United We Stand.
This is a true story; It happened at the University of Maryland
5.24.2006
Evan goes to the MTC!
Today my brother entered the Missionary Training Center. He will be serving in the New York Uttica mission. We are very proud of him and wish him the best! Have a happy two years Evan.
5.19.2006
Katharine McPhee - Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Wow! She was good. Sooooo good, I wanted to post the song on my blog. Enjoy.
I love blog!
I love this blog stuff! I am totally hooked now. I figured out how to post videos, pictures, and everything else, and now I am pumped. I hope you appreciate the content, as most of the postings made me laugh hysterically/think profoundly/cry profusely/etc. Whenever I find something interesting I try to post it up for your viewing pleasure. I hope you can appreciate my sense of humor. I also use this blog as a sort of family journal and a way to communicate big news. Come back often to check out the cool funny stuff and email your friends about the blog.
A new species: The FrogHorse
Scientists have researched this for years!
(Did you figure it out? Tilt your head to left and look again. Hehehe, that might help.)
(Did you figure it out? Tilt your head to left and look again. Hehehe, that might help.)
Do you believe this?
Read the info first, and then watch the clip.
And you thought those people that set up roomfuls of dominos to knock over were amazing. There are no computer graphics or digital tricks in the film. Everything you see really happened in real time exactly as you see it.
The film took 606 takes. On the first 605 takes, something, usually very minor, didn't work. They would then have to set the whole thing up again. The crew spent weeks shooting night and day. By the time it was over, they were ready to change professions.
The film cost six million dollars and took three months to complete including full engineering of the sequence. In addition, it's two minutes long so every time Honda airs the film on British television, they're shelling out enough dough to keep any one of us in clover for a lifetime.
However, it is fast becoming the most downloaded advertisement in Internet history. Honda executives figure the ad will soon pay for itself simply in "free viewings" (Honda isn't paying a dime to have you watch this commercial!).
When the ad was pitched to senior executives, they signed off on it immediately without any hesitation - including the costs.
There are six and only six hand-made Honda Accords in the world. To the horror of Honda engineers, the filmmakers disassembled two of them to make the film. Everything you see in the film (aside from the walls, floor, ramp, and complete Honda Accord) is parts from those two cars.
The voiceover is Garrison Keillor. When the ad was shown to Honda executives, they liked it and commented on how amazing computer graphics have gotten. They fell off their chairs when they found out it was for real.
Oh, and about those funky windshield wipers. On the new Accords, the windshield wipers have water sensors and are designed to start doing their thing automatically as soon as they become wet.
http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/honda.php
And you thought those people that set up roomfuls of dominos to knock over were amazing. There are no computer graphics or digital tricks in the film. Everything you see really happened in real time exactly as you see it.
The film took 606 takes. On the first 605 takes, something, usually very minor, didn't work. They would then have to set the whole thing up again. The crew spent weeks shooting night and day. By the time it was over, they were ready to change professions.
The film cost six million dollars and took three months to complete including full engineering of the sequence. In addition, it's two minutes long so every time Honda airs the film on British television, they're shelling out enough dough to keep any one of us in clover for a lifetime.
However, it is fast becoming the most downloaded advertisement in Internet history. Honda executives figure the ad will soon pay for itself simply in "free viewings" (Honda isn't paying a dime to have you watch this commercial!).
When the ad was pitched to senior executives, they signed off on it immediately without any hesitation - including the costs.
There are six and only six hand-made Honda Accords in the world. To the horror of Honda engineers, the filmmakers disassembled two of them to make the film. Everything you see in the film (aside from the walls, floor, ramp, and complete Honda Accord) is parts from those two cars.
The voiceover is Garrison Keillor. When the ad was shown to Honda executives, they liked it and commented on how amazing computer graphics have gotten. They fell off their chairs when they found out it was for real.
Oh, and about those funky windshield wipers. On the new Accords, the windshield wipers have water sensors and are designed to start doing their thing automatically as soon as they become wet.
http://www.albinoblacksheep
5.18.2006
Up to speed
Dianna and I are now done with winter semester! Yiippeeeeee!! We both finished very well and improved our overall GPAs. Dianna will continue school until she graduates in August 2006. As for me, I am working full time at the Office of IT until we leave for the internship in Los Angeles on June 12. I am enjoying my 40 hour weeks and the free time after I get home from work. I am working on learning Spanish and also starting a club on campus. This little break from school is doing wonders for me. Life is good.
5.14.2006
The Last Two Weeks
So the past two weeks have been great. Finals were over next semster started it was great. During the break of finals and the next semster starting, I had some fun. We recently got a wedding present of spring form pans so I made a cake. Cool huh?
I also got my eyes examined and it turns out that are not as good as I thought they were. I had to get new glasses, but boy are they cute! I really like them. I actually got 2 of them because they were having a special.
These are my cool, trendy pair. Cool?
These are my nerdy, studious ones. I look smart, right?
Big Rock Candy Mountain
Big Rock Candy Mountain, is not just a song but a place in Utah.Dave and I went to a friends reception in Orderville and stopped at Big Rock Candy Mountain on the way home. It was pretty cool.
There wasn't much there for walking because it was a bike route. But it was still fun.
The most exciting part was the rabbit we saw.
If you look carefully you can see it too!
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