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We’re back…

So, for the last couple of weeks I’ve been having some wierd power issues in my place. The front half of my apartment would lose power, but everything else worked fine. This morning however I woke up to find pretty much my whole apartment having issues. The heater wouldn’t stay on, the power kept cycling and the lamps, etc.. were dimming out and then turning off all together. I checked with my neighbor and she’s been having the same issues for the last couple of weeks. So, we called up AEL&P and they came out, on a Saturday, and climbed the pole. It seems there was a loose wire due to all the wind we get here. So, thanks for AEL&P coming out on a Saturday and braving the wind and the cold to fix that!!! It’s good to have heat again :)

2008 01 26 rhavenn General News Comments (0) Permalink

I made it into the paper; sort of :)

Thanks to my dad for pointing this out. I made it into the Juneau Empire. The music was actually rather entertaining with a nice mournful, yet very rock beat to it. Queen’s “We Will Rock You” sounded very interesting on the bag pipes ;) All in all, a decent band to check out if they’re ever at a bar near you.

That’s my back to the right of the guy in the kilt :)

At the Pub

2008 01 17 rhavenn General News Comments (0) Permalink

Gallery online!

The image gallery is now online. Check it out! I will be adding some posting for many of the images and better captions, etc…, but for now feel free to browse.

2008 01 12 rhavenn General News Comments (0) Permalink

James Bond pickup line…

Would it work? Dunno. Is it funny? Yes.

A rather confident 007 walks into a bar and takes a seat next to a very attractive woman. He gives her a quick glance, then casually looks at his watch for a moment.

The woman notices this and asks, “Is your date running late?”

“No”, he replies, “I am here alone. Q has just given me this state-of-the-art watch and I was just testing it.”

The intrigued woman says, “A state-of-the-art watch? What’s so special about it?”

“It uses alpha waves to telepathically talk to me,” he explains.

“What’s it telling you now?”

“Well, it says you’re not wearing any panties…”

The woman giggles and replies, “Well it must be broken because I am wearing panties!”

007 taps his watch and says “Damn thing must be an hour fast!”

Well, there’s your chauvinistic joke for the day!

2007 12 01 rhavenn Just Stuff! Comments (0) Permalink

Another Turkey Day has come and gone…

I think I finally finished digesting all the food from Thursday and all the booze has been flushed out of my system. First time for a deep fried turkey and I must say it was pretty good. Jeff also did a good job and didn’t shoot it across the driveway, so that’s a plus.

My green bean casserole was a little soupy, but a couple of hours in a warming oven and it turned out pretty good. The herring salad on the other hand didn’t go over so well. Oh well, more for me. It is an acquired taste, but I didn’t think it was that hard to acquire. So. note to self for next year: 4lbs of green beans and not 2 and a small bowl of herring salad for me and make a 2nd dish for everyone else :)

All in all a good Thanksgiving weekend, although I hear I missed out on some venison stew with knoedel at my parents house. Dry-ice and Fedex Overnight :)

2007 11 25 rhavenn General News Comments (0) Permalink

It’s the pizza…

Well, another Sunday afternoon spent with Zaine at the pizza place for some pizza, football and shooting the shit. Nothing says “relaxing Sunday afternoon” like pizza, a nice coffee and Gelato while chatting with friends. Why can’t everyday be like that? Oh yeah, money :)

Also, I don’t care what Chris says about the service at the pizza place their pizza is damn good and worth waiting for. Sometimes they do forget to refill your cup though which is annoying. Agh well, if I was a food critic I would give them a passing grade.

Looking forward to some cold pizza for breakfast :) Mmmm….good!!!

2007 11 18 rhavenn Just Stuff! Comments (1) Permalink

In the Shadow of Mt. Doom; aka Douglas Island

To quote from a famous movie, ” I was there Gandalf, 3,000 years ago when the strength of men failed”. So starts the quest of Frodo, fortunately I haven’t had a crotchety old wizard knock on my door as of yet. Some drunks, yeah, but no wizards. In addition, I have yet to find Mt. Doom on Douglas Island, but Mt. Jumbo kicked my ass anyway, so I don’t know if I could make it up a mountain called Mt. Doom. That being said we’re sure living in the shadows as the sun has slipped behind the mountains and won’t come back out for a good many months. I will let you all know if I see Gollum.


note: I don’t remember if that line was in the books, so I played it safe and just went with the movie rather that get flamed.

2007 11 18 rhavenn Just Stuff! Comments (0) Permalink

LOL Dogs; the other side of the bone

Although I didn’t get any comments about the lack of dogs in my previous cat centric thread here is a link to something a little more dog focused: LOL Dogs Just for the record, I am more of a dog person. However, don’t tell Spike because he will probably throw up a hairball into my soup or something.

2007 11 16 rhavenn Just Stuff! Comments (0) Permalink

LOL Cats; the current internet trend

It’s the current internet trend. Take a picture of your cat, pet or other animal slap a goofy caption in “caturday” talk and viola you’ve got yourself a recipe for instant cuteness. For example, I Can Haz Cheezeburger, has a pretty awesome collection of assorted pics. Some of them are awfully high on the “awwww” factor while others are just funny. Is it a good way to waste 5 minutes over your lunch hour? Yes. Bored at night and need to waste some time chuckling at goofy pictures? Check.

Now, I just need to start to getting Spike and/or Z caught in some compromising shots, get some captions figured out and my internet fame will be complete.

2007 11 12 rhavenn Just Stuff! Comments (0) Permalink

Trip Summary; Minnesota to Alaska

Wow. WTF was I thinking? Driving from Minnesota to Alaska. Moving a household meant flying was out and taking the ferry from Seattle won’t work either due to the pets, so the only option left was a road trip from Minnesota to Juneau, AK via Skagway, AK. After a rough start the trip turned out to be a blast, but draining with long hours behind the wheel. Towing the trailer meant it was difficult to stop on a dime and there are many places in western Canada I would love to revisit. My apologies to central Canada, but you’re as flat as a 6th grader and quite boring. So, anyways a quick overview of the trip; 7/22/2007 - 7/31/2007:


Total Miles: 2,900 miles
Total Days on the Road: 10 days

Check out the individual “Day” posts for details on each day as well as links to pics, etc….


(editor’s note: the “Day” posts have artificial timestamps; antedated to correlate to my trip)

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2007 11 11 rhavenn Trips and Travels Comments (0) Permalink