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Bush is sick
Mrs. Bush is taking good care of him

Why sleeping isn't always restful for me

A few nights ago I had an interesting experience. I was going to blog about it earlier, but I'd been kinda busy Tues-Thurs. Well It's Friday morning and the weather is bad so I won't be flying. I got plenty of time.

I had been up for too long that night and needed to get plenty of sleep. I don't remember what time I went to bed, but I don't think I actually fell asleep until 130. Next thing I know, I'm groggy, its 235 and something is shocking my ear. You know those piezo electric igniters that are used in grills, and also work good for shocking people and igniting potato guns? In my mostly asleep partly awake state, I thought I was being shocked with one of those. Its amazing how weird my logic is when I'm asleep. I think about this time I was able to open my eyes and see the arcing from the spark, but I can't remember. As whatever it was continued, I became more awake and came to the conclusion that it might be a bare electric wire under/in my pillow or that I had a functified muscle in my ear that was jittery. Notice my logic is changing, but not really improving. Although functified muscle don't really give off a spark, I couldn't really tell if there was light coming from the spark source or from one of the other nighttime illumination sources in my room (mostly the tiny led on my speakers or computer or my cell phone. hey I never said I was really with it wat 236). Eventually I decide that I could figure things out better if I got up and turned the room light on so I could see this igniter/bare wire/muscle doing its thang. Well, it turns out as I return to my pillow there IS something that was attacking my ear and I'm not really as crazy as I would think the next morning if I hadn't Mr. Light N. Bug. That right folks, there was a lightning bug trying to fly around under my ear. Don't ask me how he got there, but everything makes sense now. The 'shocking' was really his wings tickling my ear as he fluttered around in that area. The light was his superfly glo tale that causes all the ladies to come running. Unfortunately for him, it didn't have the same effect and I swept him off my pillow and went back to sleep.

Snobbery

Ten things I like about LU.

1. I got my diploma in the mail today
2. I got my diploma in the mail today
3. I got my diploma in the mail today
4. I got my diploma in the mail today
5. I got my diploma in the mail today
6. I got my diploma in the mail today
7. I got my diploma in the mail today
8. I got my diploma in the mail today
9. I got my diploma in the mail today
10. I'm marrying the hottest girl that ever went to LU

the-bush is back
back no slack yo!

so, this would be my first post since the wheel was invented. ok, just kidding. but seriously. I know nick and todd have been wanting me to post forever. despite what the two previously mentioned may think, Kara really hasn't kept me from posting. She has even encouraged me to post. And you guys can thank her for the inspiration for this post. The reason I haven't posted is cuz i'm tired and lazy. And I like watching malcom in the middle. Anyway, enough excuses, a real post.

It is still 21 days until I officially leave bachelorhood, however, the signs that a woman has great influence in my life are already more than apparent. while I was speaking with my lovely fiancee this evening, I asked if it was ok if I threw away some bows and ribbons from gifts that we got at a wedding shower. A little background on these bows: We both though they were nice to look at and so we didn't initially throw them away. But they have sat on my floor for at least a month collecting dust and getting trampled. They were nice to look at but basically not doing any good and being in the way. Something needed to be done. So I asked if I could throw them away. We now return to your regularly scheduled blogpost. She replied by asking me what we would do if we needed some bows or ribbons in the future. If we threw them away, she continued, we would have to buy new ones. I wondered out loud why we even need to put bows on gifts. I learned that most everyone but me (or is it just all the girls?) puts bows on their gifts. Funny, I don't see why expired sectionals or sunday morning cartoons wouldn't work and just leave it at that. In the end we decided to keep these bows and ribbons by putting them in a box and starting a collection.

Ladies and gentleman I now have a bow box. When I was single, I would just throw away any bows or ribbons I got. But now, I put them in the bow box. Just in case you don't believe my good fortune, I have photographic evidence of the herespoken (is that even a word? dang? katy h? probably not, oh well) bow box.




BTW, more bush posts are on the way. stay tuned and keep your ears on little buddy.

Guest Post...

Yah, another post but sorry it's not from Dave but Kara. I'm not really a blogging type person because it's too scary, but I was watching this program on VH1 and thought it would make a funny post for those who might still read this blog. The show was about funky names celebrities give to their children in hopes of being different. I'm sure most know that Gwyneth Paltrow named her baby girl Apple and Courtney Cox named her baby Coco. I thought those were weird until the show began to list the other weird names other stars give their childeren. I really don't remember which celebrity named their kid what but I did compile a list of all the horrible names I could remember (with their correct spelling, mind you).

1. Jermajesty
2. Prince 1 and 2 (that's Michael Jackson's kids)
3. Poppy Honey
4. Saffron Sahara
5. Denim
6. Diesel (as in the brand of jeans)
7. Godd'iss Love Stone (my personal favorite)
8. Reign Beau (how cleaver)
9. Rumor
10. Peaches Honey Blossom
11. Scout (not too bad)
12. Tallulah
13. Rebel (asking for trouble)
14. Rocket
15. Rogue
16. Racer
17. Audio Science (what the heck?)
18. Kyd
19. Cash
20. Pilot Inspektor ( hmmm...)

Interesting...what do you think?

I am getting married on September 10th. If you want an invitation, I need a mailing address to send it to. If you haven't already sent me one, you have less than two weeks to send one to davidejohnson@letu.edu Otherwise, you will be left out in the cold with no wedding invite.

So, it has been two months since I last posted on this blog. I wonder if anybody even reads it these days. Well, if anybody is still listening, I thought I might give you guys a post for your enjoyment.

Last month, Kara came up and visited for a few weeks and I took her back to Texas at the beginning of march. Shortly after returning from Texas that time, I took the instrument instructor (CFII) checkride at Sporty's and entered into a new realm of flight instruction. This realm involves longer flights, better pay, and at the moment, a guy that reminds me of many LU students.

This guy has no personality or people skills. Its like he is a computer without a politeness program. Make that, an old computer trying to run new software. He's a bright enough student, in fact, he can explain how the instruments work better than some mechanics. However, he constantly worries about the wrong things. Like whether or not he can get on the schedule with me next year. Unfortunately sometimes he gets distracted and makes mistakes because he is busy talking or paying attention to the wrong thing. The best part is that he does not realize he is being annoying or intrusive when he takes up my time after the lesson when I should be with another student. He reminds me of certain students at my former institution that were hewg nerds. You guys should come visit me and observe.

If any of you are wondering how me and Kara are doing, we are doing just fine. No, Todd, we are not going to break up. Kara says, "Step away from man!" We celebrate six months together on April 11th. I never thought I would make this many trips to and from Longview after graduation, but, they're sure a lot more fun than the ones before I met her.

And that is it for now, folks.