My dad will enjoy this story.

If you like a good magic trick, watch this.

I'll put something on christmas break in a little while...gotta T.C.B right now.
posted by Congofeet at 3:47 PM

This Judge is a smart man. Kudos to him and his verdict.
posted by Congofeet at 7:56 PM

what the hail?
posted by Congofeet at 3:45 PM

what the hell...thunder and lightning... isnt that kind of out of season.
posted by Congofeet at 3:24 PM

So at about 6 this morning I was woken up by this annoying beeping sound...and one even more chilling sound...silence. If you guessed the power went out, you get a golden star. It was windy and pouring outside. It was probably one of the worst winter storms that I have seen and heard. So initially I was freaking out because I have all these fish tanks that kind of depend on the power to be on. So I stayed awake for about half an hour and the power came back on. But something was wrong, the lights would kind of dim and flicker, so I was skeptical that the power would even stay on, and wouldnt you know it, out went the power again. I was getting nervous that my fish would run out of air, they had no bubbling or circulation. Luckily I have some battery powered air bubblers. So I went around to each tank and I bubbled each of them in an attempt to reoxgenate them. I did this about every hour...until the power came back on... about 4 hours later. Then I passed out till now...what a good morning...oh, by the way it is still pouring outside.
posted by Congofeet at 12:14 PM

Okay, I guess I should post a summary of the past few days...so here goes:

Thursday: This was probably one of the toughest things that I have ever had to attend. It started off like any other day, the family woke up at about 4 am to head to Monterey park so we could change at my asian grandma's house. Before that we had breakfast at Dennys, the one down the hill from Schurr. We were laughing and having a good time, but I think we all knew that the rest of the day would not be like this. We got to my asian grandmas house to change, and my mom ironed all of our shirts and pants, she is a pro. We all got changed and were off to Glendale to Forest Lawn. We met up with family and friends outside the church, I was not really looking forward to going in, but I headed in. Around my grandma's ashes we set up some of the things that she enjoyed... card games, boggle, her grandkids, etc. After the priest said some opening prayers Andy played his sax...he played very well. Then Mikey played his violin, and he too played very well. Amanda read a poem, which was a very good one. Then my dad read his eulogy. It was hard to see my dad cry since I have only really seen him tear up once before, and that was not even really crying. He got through his eulogy without a hitch...well except for the last part, which was pretty emotional. This of course got me going, then I had to go up right afterward. So I was at a disadvantage since I went up crying. I managed to pull it together until I got to my last sentence, and I got choked up. Andy read his eulogy, and he had a nice one that was not sad, it was more upbeat, and I think people liked that. Mikey read his...and well... it was definitely written by mikey. After that the priest said a few closing prayers. After that everyone who came got to walk up and see the memory table and urn. The immediate family was last, and I kind of did not want to leave. It was like, if I stayed then grandma would not go away. I know that she is with me right now, but it was a very surreal moment. I also started to cry when I saw my grandpa crying. I have never seen him cry. After we left the church we went to the mausoleum. That place was freaken huge. We watched as my grandma got put into the niche. We hung around a while and took some pictures, of which some one had some spirits in it. After the whole funeral we went to a chinese buffet. It was a nice closing to the day. Family and friends talking, good eats...and what Krause/Chagolla event must always have...some sort of paper fight. I think my grandpa enjoyed being around all the grandkids causing trouble. I feel sorry for the people who had to clean that place up after us. It was a great closing to the somber day. After that the family headed home, and I passed out at about 4:30pm and I woke up at about 6 am the next morning.

Friday: This day was a pretty chill day for me. I just relaxed with Andy and my mom and dad when they got home. We went out and got our new cell phones. That was pretty much all that happened.

Saturday: Saturday was another long day. I finally got to see Mikey wrestle. It took about 7 hours. This was mikey's first varsity tournament, considering he is a sophomore just being there was a pretty good accomplishment. Mikey lost his first match, which was close, but he lost by points. The final three guys he faced he pinned. One guy was freaken insanely huge. I could not believe that mikey pinned him. Especially since the guy so easily won his other matches. So Mikey went 3-1 which is pretty damn good for his first tourney. After wrestling we went out to eat for a burfday party. The food was better than I expected. I ate way more than I thought I would.

Sunday: It was a pretty relax day too. We all went out to go see harry potter. It was a pretty good movie, but I think I like the third one best. I am always a sucker for time travel and guys that fly around sucking the life out of everything. Had an egg nog milk shake and some home made fried chicken. It was all good.

So all in all it was an eventful weekend. I can only hope that my sleeping will get better sooner than later. I am not the only one who is having troubles with sleep. The thing is that I don't really think about anything, I just wake up sleepy. I feel like it is getting better though, I dont wake up sleepy, but I do get sleepy in the middle of the day. Okay, I am going to go cause trouble....leights.
posted by Congofeet at 9:46 AM

Wait... Davis > Stanford again?
posted by Congofeet at 1:48 AM

I love you grandma. I'll miss you.

Mynnette Thomas Krause
August 5, 1928 - December 1, 2005

I'll never forget you.
posted by Congofeet at 8:28 PM

So I have been pretty messed up these past few days. I have been trying to do things to take my mind off of my grandma so that I can funtion somewhat, but when I am trying to sleep it is very difficult. I woke up for class today and looked at my graduation picture with my grandma and grandpa and I could not get it together. I not only feel extrememly sad because of my grandma, but I cant even imagine what my grandpa is going through. These were two of the toughest people I knew...okay it's getting hard to type with blurry eyes...
posted by Congofeet at 10:06 AM