Secret EVIL by the husband

Jody just wants to say "I love you" to his wife, and see how long it takes her to discover my secret posting to her blog. (Evil laughter ensues) ;-) Let me know the day and time you discover this hun.

xoxoxoxoxo

hubby

fall news

Well, school is back in session, and it is nice to be back to the routine of classes and study. I just got some wonderful news yesterday- I have been selected to recieve a scholorship to study third year Hebrew. It will cover the cost of tuition, and possibly the book as well. I was not expecting to be able to continue with Hebrew, mostly because of the schedule- it was going to be Teusday and Thursday evenings. It works out much better for me at its new Monday and Wednesday afternoon time slot. I only have classes three days per week, which is very nice. The other two classes I am taking are Mideaval litterature and Syntax. Both classes have good teachers who care about the subject material.
My husband and I will be moving this term- out to Vancouver. We found a nice little place, and I am looking forward to that. (For wedding related news and pictures, see the team ramey wedding blog)

today in oregon

Today in Oregon the job hunt continues. In addition the melding of my household and my future husband's has begun. What else? The figuring out of the webcasting of the wedding- how the camera works, how the software works, how to set it up at the church. And aside from that? Well, I have also started studying for my syntax class in the fall, and I am taking two credits independent study. That is more of a challange, because it involves writing, which is not my forte.
I would also like to put some more things up on my aplingwordweb blog, that would be fun, and I would like to turn it into a sort of a portfolio, including some sort of project relating to each and every class I have taken or will take in linguistics.

today's adventure

Today, Jody and I are going out to Gresham. It will be an adventure. I haven't been out to Gresham before. According to the internet, they have a cool historic downtown area, and are the 4th largest city in Oregon. They also have an important musical festival there every year- Blues, I think. We will picnick, and have a nice afternoon. This morning at home, I am cutting out flash cards and doing laundry and a little bit of housecleaning. Probably vacuuming, too. I am enjoying my cup of morning tea at the computor. I guess one could call this multitasking- cutting cards, typing, and drinking tea all at once.
My wedding is in 16 days. Not long now. And my husband will move out to Tigard to live with me and my two cats. They will have a little adjustment. Spare likes Jody already. Ariel isn't sure of him yet, but it takes her longer to warm up to poeple. It took weeks for her to decide that she liked me, and she has only seen Jody a few times.

the kitten and the computor

This may sound strange, but my little cat Ariel has changed some of the settings on my computor. She loves to play with the computor when I am trying to work- she jumps up to play with the screen (especially likes following the pointer around the screen) and stepping on the keys. It is in the second that I think she changed the wallpaper (because it wasn't me) and she made some kind of adjustment to the web browser also, because now web pages are looking differently on the monitor than they once did. Very noticable on trimets webpage- the 'little plan your trip' window is now oddly arranged. Oh well, this will be something for Jody to figure out when he moves in after the wedding. He is more computor literate than Ariel and I both put together.

another day in oregon

Today started with gathering papers and catching the bus down to PSU. The route is very familiar. It was not exactly as I had envisioned the day, but then, when is it ever?
Tomorrow, I will work on the newsletter, and my resume and coverletter, and a few other things.
It will be an adventuresome wednesday.
back home

pinkerton update

Pinkerton has been signed over to the garage owner. He will either pass it on to a salvage yard or try to fix it up himself. To replace the engine would have ended up costing about two thousand dollars, which was not affordable for Dad, and even if it had been done, we wouldn't have been assured a reliable car.
It is good that I have not found work that depends on the car. I will carry on my job hunting with public transport in mind. In the end, it might be good that we don't get the car. Fewer expenses and all that. And we are fortunate to live in a place with such good public transportation.

back home

Well, back home. People have asked me: are you glad to be back? Well, yes and no. 'No' because I very much enjoyed the trip, and there are things that I really appreciated about England. If ever faced with the opportunity to live in the UK for a while, I would want to- it would be an awesome adventure. That is not to say that I didn't miss anything about America whilst I was gone. I did. I missed the soft toilate paper. ;)
Now that we are back in the states, we have a lot of last minute things to arrange for the wedding. Including, on my part, figuring out when exactly my family will be arriving in town, and where they will be staying.
But, I will write more later.

another limerick

There once was a little car Pinkerton
who wanted to move out to Beaverton
but a head gasket blew
and its days may be through
without even getting to Washington

The little car Pinkerton suffered a break down on its way from Montana. The head-gasket blew as it was going over Lola Pass, and it is currently in Lola, awaiting a decision on what to do.
So Dad was not able to come for his visit, he ended up catching a greyhound bus home to Bozeman. I was looking forward to spending some time together, but we will see each other soon, when he comes out for the wedding.

lunch out

Today a friend from first year Hebrew and I are meeting for lunch at PSU. I haven't seen much of her lately- since I went on to second year at PSU, and she went on to a semester of biblical Hebrew elsewhere. Our first year class was a nice group of people. Only two of us continued through the end of second year, Sharla and I. Sharla just got married and is moving to Louisianna to go to school there. And I am getting married in September (and on to who knows what kind of adventure;-). Everyone else moved in other directions. Laura and I have had a couple of classes together in the Linguistics department. Virginia switched to Spanish, which last I heard was working out really well for her. Ann I have seen around campus a couple of times for events, but have not had a chance to talk. Mike decided to redo first year from Shirly (she tutored us first year, and now she is teaching classes for the university) rather than take second year. Alexis didn't have time for Hebrew between Linguistics and Chemistry and everything else. and that is all that I have kept track of...

old recipe

We looked at a page from a cookbook from 1390. The spellings are strange and the instructions foreign to modern ears, and it was a bit of a puzzle to figure out what they are trying to say. There are two letters that we no longer have- one looks like a cross between a g and a 3, and the other is called a thorn, it looks like a b with the tail of a p. So I will use the letter y for the first and the combo th for the second:
33 Gees in hoggepot. Take gees and smyte hem on pecys; cast hem in a pot. Do therto half wyne and half water, and to therto a gode quantite of oynouns and erbes. Set it ouer the fyre and couere it fast. Make a layour of brede and blode & lay it therwith; do therto powdour fort and serue it fort.
bon apetit?

Another day in the sun

Today looks like another sunny day. yesterday Jody and I and two of his friends hung out for a while around Portland State University, and in wandering around discovered a very neat fountain that I had never seen before. We took some pictures around there and then went for a visit to the Saturday Market, which is always a fun adventure. There was a booth there selling scones- I got one and it was very tasty- almond and apricot- a nice combo.
In school news: there are three homework assignments due this week, and then next week is the last week of the term. We have a take-home final, which strikes me as odd, but it is good that we do not have to commit to memory all the details we have been studying.

half-time

My history of English class is half over. Two weeks down, two to go. We have been talking mostly about sound change over time, and that is fascinating. One can trace words back and see where they came from, and why they are spelled the way that they are. For example- some perfectly reasonable spellings were changed to make words look more like the Latin words they were (or were thought to be) derived from.
I think that I will do some more reading on this after the end of the term- our book has some suggested further reading, including a book on the English of Shakespear's day. Aparrently a number of his puns hinge on the rhyming of certain words.

history of English

I am signed up for one class this summer, the history of English. It is an interesting class- we are starting with the sound system of Old English and talking about how it changed over time into what we speak today as modern English. Also what factors influenced the spelling system of our language (why it is so irregular now) We have texts to look at and we were treated in class to hearing a recitation of some Old English- that was fun! The plan is to go through each factor that way- first the sound system, then later the vocab, the syntax, whatever other factors we study in this super- short term of only four weeks. We do meet four times per week, so that is good, and we have a good book to read. I may try to scan the book and put a picture of its cover on this page, it is such a pretty cover.

day after Yellowstone

Yesterday we went to Yellowstone, and had a full day seeing many sights and many woodland creatures. We also stopped by Old Faithful to see the geyser go off. I did get to see it this trip. Not only that, Jody and I wandered around on the trails and saw some even cooler geysers, like the beehive and the castle. I posted pictures of our day to the wedding blog, although none with geysers in them. This picture was taken by my father of Old Faithful.

Bozeman MT

I am enjoying a lovely visit here in Montana, spending time with family and friends. It is nice to come in June, when it is still green but not still cold. Jody and I are staying with my parents. Today we are planning a trip to Yellowstone National Park- should be a fun day. Jody has never been to Yellowstone before. The last time I was there was the summer of 2002 (I think it was 2002) when working at Clydehurst Christian Ranch as an assistant cook. Each weekend the staff was taken somewhere fun- one time it was Yellowstone. It rained alot that day, and we didn't end up seeing Old Faithful. Today, who knows?

spring term is over

I took three classes this term, and each one of them was excellent; in content, in teaching, and in the chosen readings. This term has been my favorite. I have added a link to this site to Apling Word Web, this was my final project for my applied linguistics class- and it was very fun to work on. The poetry class I took this term helped me out immesurably in the linguistics class, and I am very glad that I took it.
Not too long now, and I will be all done with my linguistics degree...

Don't worry, pray

At Southwest Bible church this last sunday, Pastor Scott preached on Philippians 4:6&7 'Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.' His message was straitforward: pray about everything, wherever life is building up nervous energy, turn that energy toward prayer. He said also, 'when we are most tempted to worry, we are least able to afford it.' And he gave five reasons to not worry, but pray instead:
1) because God said to
2) because God cares
3) because God can do something about it
4) because we can't do anything about it
5) because it glorifies God
Reason one relates to obedience, two to trust, three and four to wisdom, and five to worship. One last thought from the sermon: There was a sign on the old Alaska Highway before it was paved 'pick your rut carefully- you'll be in it the next 200 miles' Our habits are like that, and we can choose to get into the habit of fretting, or we can choose to get into the habit of praying.
This was a very encouraging message for me. If you would like to hear it yourself, go to www.swbible.org

the willamette

Hello, all! Here is a picture of my fiance, Jody, and I- taken down by the Willamette River during the AAA conference on spirituality this year. We had some good weather, and a good chance to hang out with the international speakers. Lua took this picture and e-mailed it to me from home.

class nearly over- new plans

This term is nearly over, and just over the last couple of days a new plan has emerged- to work full time over the summer and then go part time during the school year, and graduate in the spring of 07 instead of the fall 06. When the details are settled, I will drop out of summer school, and start job-hunting in a serious manner. Of course there is always the temp agency, and they did find me a job at college housing northwest when I left Safeway. That is worth looking into. This is a big change in plans, but I think that it will work out better this way.