away response

Gone to Chicago. Be back late Friday night. There's drinks in the fridge and food in the pantry... make yourself at home.

...in the meantime check out my latest assignment for my web puublishing class.
[ CSS Typography ]

Birthday Wishes!

Happy Birthday Stephanie!

(Erin, at least I'm not as old as her! haha!)

rejoice!

I talked to Stephanie today!!!!!!!!!

yay.

weekend

This weekend was pretty light on adventure, but heavy on heart.

Being a glutton for punishment... and a fool for love, I traveled to West Virginia again on Friday afternoon. It rained the whole drive. Of the three or four times I've driven to see Erin, it's only NOT rained once. WV hates me, apparently, because it's always sunny and dry when I'm leaving. That night we had some dinner with Jerry (whom I had met) and Alice (whom I had not met) and afterward, went to "the apartment" where a bunch of Erin's friends hang out. I witnessed for the first time a contest of manly might known as "Beer Pong". We had a blast, then went back to Erin's room and crashed.

Saturday, we slept in until after noon, watched DVDs of Firefly most of the afternoon, and that evening went to WVWC's version of American Idol - Wesleyan Idol. A few of Erin's friends were participating in it, and everyone that was in the show was really good... it was tough to choose the winner, but it ended up being her friend Lauren Roots who sang Superstitious by Stevie Wonder. She was backed up by a funk-band composed of the members of Phi Mu Alpha (all of whom Erin knows). We hung out at the apartment for about an hour after, then grabbed some Wendy's and headed to her room to watch more Firefly and fall asleep.

On Sunday, we just relaxed and enjoyed each other's company until I had to leave. Once again, the trip home was dry and sunny.

sidenote...
I must say, I feel really blessed that all of Erin's friends like me, except for one... but y'know... there's one in every bunch... the one that can't be happy that someone else is happy. Everyone that's met Erin has loved her, too... and all the people that haven't met her are very excited to meet her! (which is how friends should be) and I can't wait for Erin to meet all the rest of my friends and family!

Bengals Watch | 3 - 0

The Cincinnati Bengals are now up three to zero in 2006 after defeating the Pittsburg Steelers 28 - 20 at Heinz Field.

Bengals Steel one
from Bengals.com
What a difference 239 days makes.

The Bengals, who saw last year's wild card game against Pittsburgh slip because of a lack of composure, survived six sacks, three turnovers, and just one catch from wide receiver Chad Johnson to post a 28-20 come-from-behind fourth quarter victory Sunday at Heinz Field over those same Steelers.

Trailing 17-14 in the middle of the fourth quarter, the Bengals forced two fumbles and turned them into 14 points in a span of 54 seconds.

"I don't know if a couple of years ago we had the confidence and resiliency to come back like that," said wide receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh, who scored both of those touchdowns on throws from quarterback Carson Palmer. "I know last year in the playoff game we were losing and, myself included, we got frustrated."

But the Bengals hung in there with Houshmandzadeh celebrating his 2006 debut with nine catches for 94 yards and Palmer beating his old nemesis with four touchdown passes to tie a career high.

[ full story @ Bengals.com ]

Sad News

With all the sadness and trauma going on in the world at the moment, it is worth reflecting on the death of a very important person, which almost went unnoticed last week.

Larry LaPrise, the man who wrote "The Hokey Pokey" died peacefully at the age of 93. The most traumatic part for his family was getting him into the coffin. They put his left leg in.

And then the trouble started.

Launch!

After a few weeks of working on the site design and then coding up the site in my free time, my online resume and portfolio is finally up and ready. Go ahead, check it out over at [ scottglascock.net ] then come back here and tell me what you think, or you can use the contact form on my site to do the same thing.

Exciting!

sorrow to dancing

I posted a few days ago about losing my 1GB USB thumb drive. Well, today, as I was getting in my car to come home... I found it! It was in a place that I actually had looked several times. It was between the door and the seat. "Giggy", as I have fondly known him, and I would like to thank you all for your thoughts and well-wishes in this technological tale of a prodigal son returned home.

random

- currently, my favorite article of clothing is my Cambridge University hoodie. it reminds me of the fun i had with Stephanie and the gang while I was in London.

- apparently gas prices are supposed to reach below $2.00 sometime next week.

- Cincinnati defeated Cleveland on Sunday in pro-football.

- i used an industrial paper cutter to cut paper for my notepad project in Graphics Comm.

- we're getting fancier in my web publishing class.
check out my "links page"

weekend - highlights

- went to visit Erin after class on Wednesday, celebrated our 3 month anniversary, came home on Saturday

- on Saturday and Sunday, I volunteered at church as video switcher. Awesome.

- Sunday afternoon we had a production team meeting at church.

Verse

Even though I am free of the demands and expectations of everyone, I have voluntarily become a servant to any and all in order to reach a wide range of people: religious, nonreligious, meticulous moralists, loose-living immoralists, the defeated, the demoralized—whoever. I didn't take on their way of life. I kept my bearings in Christ—but I entered their world and tried to experience things from their point of view. I've become just about every sort of servant there is in my attempts to lead those I meet into a God-saved life. I did all this because of the Message. I didn't just want to talk about it; I wanted to be in on it!


1 Corinthians 9:19-23 (The Message)

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I think this is an amazing verse when it comes to friendships between Christians and non-Christians or between people of differing values and ways of thinking. It's a verse that pretty much tells us to love the person whether we agree with their choices, their lifestyle, or their beliefs. We should show them love and grace... interact with them, but remain true to yourself and your faith and values. Do not judge. Love.

Bengals Watch

Bengals vs. Browns
Sunday, September 17, 2006

The first of Cincy's six division games kicks off in Cincinnati this weekend versus Ohio rivals Cleveland Browns.

I only have one dilemma this Sunday... whether or not to call Erin's dad and rub it in if the Bengals win.

GAME DAY UPDATE:::
Cinci beat Cleveland 34 - 17

When Worlds Collide

Seth MacFarlane must love musicals. Here's a gem I caught the last bit of on TV and went searching for it to see the whole thing.


Family Guy-Shipoopi - video powered by Metacafe

weekend

Friday night I went to watch Dustin test for his 4th degree black belt. This was a pretty big test for him because not only did it give him a new belt rank, but he was also bestowed upon the title of Shihan. Dustin has been taking Karate pretty much as long as I've lived in the Richmond / Lexington area. Very proud of him. After that I went with him, Katie, and a bunch of the gang from the dojo to Banana's to eat.

Saturday, I volunteered at church as lighting director. Nothing too out of the ordinary, really. After the service, I met up with my friend Katie and a couple of her friends who were in from Bowling Green. We went to dinner at Belle Notte, which happened to be my first time eating there, and it was great. After dinner we hit Common Grounds (cool coffee house in Lexington), where we met up with another buddy of mine who just started at UK. It was a blast. The big bummer of the day was Erin and I couldn't be together - it was our 3 month aniversary. The worse part was Erin and I were both very cranky that we couldn't be together and really took it out on each other.

Sunday, I went to church again. Came home after church to watch Cincy beat Kansas City. Then I fell asleep, and took an inadvertant 4 hour nap. Sunday night Erin and I were able to talk about what had been bugging us and came to the conclusion that we love each other, and we're both big idiots (each in our own right).

chapter: next

You may (or may not) have noticed the title change to the blog.

Life After August.

This title was originally in mind after a post I made a while back about Stephanie moving to London. My life after she left (August) would not be the same... and it's definitely not. But it's not all for the worse. After thinking about it for a while I realized that there were a lot of good things in my life after August. First off it starts a wonderful journey with my girlfriend, Erin. Also, I'm back in school to (eventually) finish my degree and be free of the chains of the undergrad.

Life is an adventure. The best part about life is the journey... not the destination.

... and this is the next part of the story.

Love

1 Corinthians 13: 4-7

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

Bible Gateway.com

memorial

On Wednesday, I lost my 1GB USB Flash Drive. I'm pretty torn up about it... I had a lot of uses for it... especially now that I'm back in school and in the technology department. I can work on things in the lab, take them home, work some more, and then finish in the lab. I can do a lot of the searching for graphics at home and then do all the editing and layout at school. Anyway... it's a pretty big blow to me. I'm sure someone out there is enjoying it. But if anyone would like to buy me a new one and give it to me as a "Scott's a really cool guy" gift... I wouldn't mind. Just click that little link up there and order it off of buy.com. That is all. Thank you.

Bengals Watch '06 Begins

Cincy vs. Kansas City
Sunday, September 10, 2006






Bengals, Chiefs welcome back Palmer
This is the day and the opponent Carson Palmer focused on through the blur and the haze of rehab.

Sept. 10. At Kansas City.

"Once the schedule came out," Palmer said, "I had something to aim for."

A sure sign he has reached the elite is that his foes that day may be on the other sideline, but they are in his corner. Palmer may have had the fewest snaps of any starting quarterback in the preseason, but those snaps were so good that on Wednesday it was assumed he’ll be as good as ever.

Check out the [ full story ]

on notice

HAPPY 800th POST!!!

You're all on notice!

I think this is an appropriate way to thank you for your loyal viewing.

Skippy and the Princess

Erin built Super Skippy [left] and I built Princess Sweetie [right] and we gave them to each other as a symbol of our vomit inducing love...

... and I wouldn't trade any of it for anything.

weekend - Labor Day edition

As I posted earlier, Erin came in on Friday. We ate at Madison Garden and then went to LiveWire. We sipped on our coffee-house-type beverages and listened to the live band that was playing. We also played scrabble. After LiveWire, we came home and went to bed.

On Saturday, Erin went with me to the Fayette Mall to be measured for Ben's wedding in October. (alright people! enough with the weddings!!!) Then we met Ben and Rebekah at Starbucks so that everyone could meet. Ben and I talked geek pretty much like we always do when we get together. Hopefully everybody liked each other! That's something that Erin and I have been VERY fortunate about. Her family likes me (and mine likes her), and her friends... even the ones who have NEVER liked anyone she's dated, have really gotten along with me well. And my friends LOVE her! Anyway, on Saturday night, Dustin & Katie cooked dinner for us and for Jared & Kelly. After dinner we played "The Game of Life". It was really fun.

Erin woke up Sunday feeling really ill. She was supposed to go back on Sunday for a friend's wedding shower, and she had classes on Monday (WVWC doesn't celebrate Labor day for some reason...). She was in no shape to drive for 5 hours, so she stayed, and I took care of her. I know this is bad, but I'm really glad she got to stay around on Sunday, even though she was feeling bad. I made her Cinnamon toast for breakfast, and grabbed some Chinese Take-Out for dinner. We laid around most of the day, watched TV and watched the movie Serenity before going to bed.

Monday, Erin was feeling a little bit better, and I was treated to something special... I was finally able to speak with Stephanie! It's the first time I've spoken with her since I came back from London (which for us is way too long). After we said our goodbyes, Erin and I went to Sonny's for some BBQ Pork... mmmm... and then we parted ways as she headed back to WV. I went to Wally World, grabbed a few groceries, including some comfort food, and went home. Later... Dustin, Katie, and I watched the old movie Wizard. Then I went to bed.

... really?

Check this out. This is the first thing we've learned in my TEC255 Web Publishing class.

http://studentweb.eku.edu/scott_glascock/255/

Comparitively speaking... just sad.

old

Erin and I are officially old (apparently).

When Erin got into town, she was hungry, so I took her to Madison Gardens for dinner. Then we went to LiveWire, grabbed some coffee, played Scrabble, listened to the band, and came home. It is now 9:45pm, and we're both tired, and practically ready for bed.

Peaked too early.

Rough Patch

A challenge was laid down... I accepted. And here's the results.

exciting

Erin comes in tonight!! YAY!

that is all...