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Water into wine
Like Spirit, water, and blood
Making union real

I shout out for peace
For a glimpse of the river
Washing us today

Assistant out sick
How did I hear about rain?
Today’s Twitter texts

Especially with the How to Draw a Pointillism Princess, I think it’s time for some art.

Those of the Kriege der Sterne persuasion will recognize this as the hermit who has been living for generations on Korriban in cliff-side ruins entangled by a cactus swarm.

Even if you didn’t play on Saturday (although you were invited, @bessiejo), the hermit may look similar to another bearded loon.

You may have heard that there is a Star Wars vs. Star Trek thing on the InterTubes. Have you seen the LEGO version of that fight?

On the topic of loons, I found this scrap of paper from a year ago. I can’t figure out what the epsilon I was talking about. (Editor’s Note: Check the comments for a hint at the solution. I remembered it.)

Don’t worry, Mom. It’s not like I write haikus about the library or anything.


I can’t take credit for the Bell Beast. Go visit the Sidewalk Driver for more details on coping with carrot carcinogens.

To fulfill the cutemetrics for this post, here is my youngest eating a half-pound burrito:

I guess if it’s metrics, it should be the 0.22679618 kg burrito.

Songs stuck in my head right now?

Danse by Caedmon’s Call
All creation moves in a cosmic danse
Before the Lord her King;
and the rythms, the reason, the rhyme
of the danse pulses within everything.
And the universe wheels and whirls like
a dervish in perfect seven-step time
The Lord made the Danse,
He taught her the steps, and He causes the songs to shine.

We must danse, danse, danse
danse in God’s honor.
We must yield all our steps unto the King.
We must danse, danse, danse
danse in God’s honor.
Let His praises ring throughout the earth

Adam and Eve dansed in Eden’s environs
Early in earth’s morning air
They named all the animals musical names
Glorious potentiality shared.
But Lucifer sang out a serpentine song
And offered death’s danse as a token.
And pausing to listen Adam missed his step;
Earth’s harmony in the danse broken.

We must danse, danse, danse
danse in God’s honor.
We must yield all our steps unto the King.
We must danse, danse, danse
danse in God’s honor.
Let his praises ring throughout the earth.

Jesus dansed into the world
Singing His heavenly song.
He taught the Danse to those who would
listen and learn as He moved along.
But the steps of His Danse led to a cross
where He died while the haters mocked on.
But He Dansed through death’s arms
and over Hell’s gate and in three days
dansed forth from His tomb

We must danse, danse, danse
danse in God’s honor.
We must yield all our steps unto the King.
We must danse, danse, danse
danse in God’s honor.
Let His praises ring throughout the earth (x2)

He is Lord by Hillsong
Oh blessed lamb once slain
Will reign forever more
His hands once bound now save
Our God will never fail

He is Lord
He is Lord
Sings my soul
He is Lord
And He lives
Yes He lives
I’m alive ’cause Jesus lives

‘Tis at the cross of Christ
Where earth and heaven meet
Where sin is overcome
To God the victory

And now
Let the earth resound with praise
For our Saviour God He reigns
He is high and lifted up
Arise
For the King of glory waits
He is coming back again

Stayed awake ’til 3
Finishing the final draft
Jason has it now

But it seems Elvis
And my good friend Jen have had
Even stranger days

The Final (Official) Haiku
I would like to thank
All the encouraging friends
and a patient wife

Fanfares and all that.

As we are on the last leg of the trip to Montana (aside from the actual being in Montana and then getting home), we come to the last haiku. I have definitely kept my writing sharpened since college. The daily writings and postings were helpful when it came time to do a technical guidebook for my district and I was basically tech blogging.

I think I will miss the daily challenge. I have a couple of other concepts bouncing around. But first we have today’s adventure:

1. Yellowstone – I hear there’s bears. Or was that Jellystone?
2. Another full day in the Scion. I busted the entire 6 hour drive yesterday and was ready to keep going. I am a new convert to cruise control.
3. A potential foray into…dial-up…where we’ll be staying for a week. You may find me huddling in the parking lot of a local hotel. If the locals have “WHS” (hotel-speak, I guess, for wi-fi. Much shorter/clearer abbreviation than what the rest of the world uses).

There will be an automated post coming up. I will be on the road by then, but I still found the haiku fun. As The Robot promises, there’s a fun treat in post I’m writing (blogging on the road leads to some space-time thingys).

an-open-letter

Enjoy this most recent to the ultimate album, Ultimate Karate.

Thanks for the adventure!

So, Devin, are you saying that there’s a longer version in the works? Because NPH is actually pretty funny in that trailer.

“Muahaha…so, yeah, that’s coming along.”

It’s great to see that Joss Whedon does stuff like “Motion Picture Association of my house“. Reminds us that he’s a nerd like the rest of us. (Okay, so like the rest of me. All of you socially adapted people who follow the blog…thanks for visiting my little domain (domain a double entendre for site or delusional masterpiece)).

Slade, when you mentioned RL DBZ, I thought you meant this or this. (Or, for Devin’s sake, a mention of a con and a link.)

But no. Now I have an image that makes me so nauseous, I won’t be able to sleep. (Great. Although my youngest screamed until 11pm, she did calm down after all the lights were out and was like, “What the…? Well, I’m bored…[snore]“)

Since I don’t know what tonight’s wi-fi situation will look like, here’s a haiku earlier than normal(-ish):
The Haiku
Two days remaining
For this year’s haiku project
Will I need robots?

I thought about automating my June 27 post (1 year!) since we will be on the road between Idaho and Montana, but I will try to find a connection…any way I can.

A reminder to people wanting to follow along (like you, Mom). We can do cellphone updates here.

The Haiku
I’m a knight errant
Questing for some good wi-fi
and soft-baked pretzels

I found some decent wi-fi, but thankfully I had a soft-baked pretzel last night. Previous time to that had been a couple of years.

Quick trip updates: We did go through Zion National Park. Pictures later (Mac and Scion say 10:46pm, Hotel says 11:49pm). We were the only ones going our way in the dark on winding roads. I also went through the longest tunnel ever. I felt elvish – not meant to be underground for so long. Actually, switched to nightvision on my camera and had a rabid lobster flashback from Cloverfield.

Hopefully the next stop we can get to earlier and have better wi-fi. Lots of fun so far.

Funny stuff, Devin.

Teaser from Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog on Vimeo.

This is from my phone (yes, I actually let my wife drive the xB. That’s how much I love her.). Try and find the really funny name on the political placard.

The Haiku
It’s a good promise
that if he does a bad job
Can’t say we weren’t warned

I like to call this video “My Dad: A Study in Motion Sickness”

My wife decided to help a friend out and host a jewelry party. (Coming from Chicago because the “come to a party to buy stuff” market was saturated…Sorry to break it to you, but with Gold Canyon Candle, BeautiControl, Mary Kay, and Romdimpler’s Haberdashery, we’ve seen enough.)

My oldest daughter and I went out to eat (our usual McDonald’s) and then went to Bookman’s. Man, no Spirit or Watchmen. But I did get $11 on store credit on returned books. I am now starting to really see the perks of the library. If I want to read the book, chances are there’ll be students wanting to read the book. Pretty cool, and my 8 bookshelves can get a much-needed weeding.

The Old Part: I got my orthopedic inserts today. Someday when I’m not so sensitive about being the youngest person (besides my daughter) in the doctor’s office I will show you the monstrosity that is size 18 inserts. I’m not exaggerating about the old part. The woman in the next room told the doctor, “Well, I’ll probably die within the year or two so whatever happens happens and I won’t worry too much about pain.”

The Game Humor Part: Devin, you asked about games with humor. (Still haven’t sat down to download the Precipice demo yet.) There are a lot of inside jokes in Simpsons Hit and Run (one being the Matlock Expressway). My daughter got Fox in Socks (the actual book, not the psycho video).

And Mike – here’s today’s Star Wars parody.

Here’s how I celebrated being back home after the jewelry party:

The Haiku
No matter how much
Sugar is held in the bowl
Drink it anyways

Does anyone find it funny that my favorite choreographer (yeah, I know) uses mac.com for his blog? Yeah, makes sense.

Check out my two favorite dances. (And a close third.)

The Haiku
Even in one year
I still have trouble saying
“Favorite Dancer”