Events

Occasions of Occurrence

TMBG Concert Jul 23, 2003: They Might Be Giants at Red Butte Garden.
Hava visit Jun, 2003: Hava decided to use her ill-acquired teacher's summer vacation to come to the old stomping grounds and lose to me at chess...again. We visited the old staples of Structure and Chilis and watched Good Will Hunting for kicks. Kyrenia found herself at home, so we drug her along as well, and got Alyssa to come watch the movie w/us.
Camping Trip Apr, 2003: Camping Trip to Bryce Canyon and Jacob Lake.
O.K.L.A.H.O.M.A. Dec, 2002: 2 week visit to OK. Stayed w/the ever hospitable Ed and Val. Saw Lars, Justin Dittmer, the rest of the Dittmers, briefly Sam and Derek, Hava, et al. Beat up on the youth in basketall.
mod_perl ignition Nov 04, 2002: Finally got this site as well as my vb site (http://vb.thaabit.net) **currently broken** working on mod_perl. In a nutshell, this makes things a lot faster.
Jacob Lake Oct 13, 2002: Went camping with friends down at Jacob's Lake, AZ, just north of the Grand Canyon. Saw the Canyon for the first time and spent some time paintballing.
Moab Sep 14, 2002: Our ward went to Moab this weekend for some camping and biking/hiking. We stayed at Dead Horse Point which offers a spectacular view. After watching the sunrise on Saturday morning, a group of us went on a 18 mile bike ride through gravel road and slick rock to be able to hike a short trail onto a ridge in Arches National Park that afforded an incredible vista.
Rush Aug 23, 2002: At long last--RUSH in concert.
Greg's Old House Jul 27, 2002: Moved into Greg's new house. So far it's great. I finally have a room adequate for my needs and the new carpet and paint look good. Nice new fridge, washer, and dryer.
Carpet bagging Jul 20, 2002: Ripped out all the old carpet at Greg's new house in preparation for paint and new carpet.
The Oils in Concert Jul 17, 2002: Midnight Oil is actually coming to Orem, UT and it's actually a free concert and I actually have 2 tickets. How did that happen? ADDENDUM: Midnight Oil was most excellent, playing several songs from several albums with raw energy and the on stage antics of Peter Garrett et al.
TMBG Live Jul 13, 2002: Supposedly TMBG in concert at Harry O's in Park City, UT. Tickets aren't available yet at smithtix.com. ADDENDUM: TMBG played well and had a legitimate opening act in Noe Venable who sang solo w/her guitar.
IDI Anniversary Jul 09, 2002: Today marks one year I'm at IDI.
Spec V Jun 28, 2002: I bought a new Nissan Sentra SE-R Spec V. I got a good deal and couldn't pass it up. 175hp and all the goodies for under 20k.
Kartchner Caverns Jun 10, 2002: Went to Kartchner Caverns and learned about soda straws and stalagtites.
Hutchings and Heather in Arizona Jun 07, 2002: I'm headed to Phoenix to visit Ryan Hutchings and then down to Ft. Huachuca where Heather and family live. I'm gonna see Episode II digitally projected and visit Kartchner Caves.
WRX Jun 04, 2002: I took the plunge today and applied for a car loan. I couldn't resist the new Subaru WRX which has 227hp and does 0-60 in 5.4 seconds. I haven't yet bought it, but I want to be prepared.
Vapor Trails May 14, 2002: New RUSH album--Vapor Trails. Excellent. Lyrically inconsistent, but musically superior to previous attempts.
Biking w/Tom May, 2002: Just began riding w/Tom to and from Utah Lake via the Provo River Trail on a near daily basis. It's a nice ride of about 13 miles only occasionally littered with lunatic kids.
Blog Start May, 2002: I'm creating a section called Recent & Future to thrill the masses.
OK for me at least Mar, 2002: I'm in OK to visit friends and do nothing. I succeed at both and get lots of products so my head won't turn into a prune in Utah. Also, I see TMBG in concert, serendipitously visiting during their second ever performance there. My clothes smell like they went to a concert in a bar, and two agents get to check my bag with my smelly concert clothes as I have to make a second attempt to fly standby the Monday following the concert. Neither agent makes a comment about my shirt from my summer in the Intensive Arabic Program at Middlebury college. My Egyptian papyri that I acquired at the Quilted Bear in Tulsa make the trip unscathed. The kid next to me on the plane is on his first plane ride and points out every light he sees.