Stabe's Blog

Alas; a chain of lies!

2009-04-15T21:08:00.003-04:00

Wow. Sorry for my last post being, well, one big chain of lies. I broke every single promise I made. That's it; no more promises for me (now where have I heard that before??).

It's tough for me to blog on school breaks. At least in school something remotely notable happens almost every other day. Not so on breaks- the only thing I have to do is post on my blog. About nothing.

My life is so difficult.

From Winter Break to Spring Break...

2009-04-13T20:22:00.003-04:00

...without a single post. Sorry about that; and right after I promised to be more consistent. You must be so disappointed; and just so I can make sure you are never disappointed with my blog again, Hear this: I promise from here on, not to make any more promises. Promise.

I think, for now, while I get myself back into "Blog Mode", I will forgo all those blog themes and codes that I became so obsessive about. Substance over style, you know. For the most part. They really gave Blogger quite the overhaul while I was gone- It's so easy to just grab an awesome sidebar gadget from the list. Mmm, Pac-Man...

Anyway I promise (there I go again) to bring you full coverage of tomorrow's youth event- mini-golfing! I love that sport because EVERYBODY rots at it. It's hilarious.

Until then,
Stabe

2009-02-14T21:39:00.010-05:00

Hi all.

Sorry for not making a blog post in over half a year. Really.

With Winter Break looming ahead of me, I have resolved to revive this old blog o' mine.

There is more to come; hang tight until then~

~Stabe

Friday, the Fourth of July

2008-07-04T14:07:00.008-04:00

Amidst the chaos and preperation for today's very special event (which I'm sure you are all aware of), I felt it only proper to briefly break this long chain of blogging lethargy of mine and wish everyone a happy Fourth of July!

And may God forever bless America.

Friday, the Twentieth of June

2008-06-20T13:54:00.009-04:00

Today, I feel absolutley great. Simply because I flagged down the Ice Cream Man for the first time in at least three years!

It reminded me of the good ol' days. The days of hanging out playing street wiffleball or having water gun fights with the friendly kids around the block for hours on end back in Sayville, on Division Avenue.

When the ice cream guy game around then, the only sensible thing to get (of course) was the "Double Cherry Pop". That way, you get two popsicle sticks. When you had five popsicle sticks, you get a free popsicle, which was usually a Double Cherry as well :P

So, what are your Greatest, funniest, or worst Ice Cream Truck experiences? What was/is your favorite thing to get? When was the last time you flagged him down?

A Pug Gallery For You

2008-06-20T11:00:00.005-04:00

2008-06-15T22:06:00.016-04:00

Sunday, the Fifteenth of June

2008-06-15T14:19:00.012-04:00

Have a nice day...

Saturday, the Fourteenth of June

2008-06-14T21:29:00.005-04:00

First I'd like to say how great this past week's Revival meeting has been. Bro. Curtman's preaching was excellent and the Lord is really dealing with me on many things.

Secondly, I'd like to announce that my camera has been fixed; Not by professional, or conventional means. I banged it around a few times and it works fine now. That's what I call convenient.

As for today, it was spent hanging with Bro. John at his new apartment, doing some painting. Right now, we've got a real bad thunderstorm that is really freaking out my dogs. They are such sissies (please don't tell them I said that, lest Tank beat me up).

Senior Trip '08: Day IV

2008-06-10T22:35:00.013-04:00

Yes! I finished Chronicling the Senior Trip before anyone else (well, in blog form, anyway) We have finally come to the fourth and final chapter:

Senior Trip Day IV:
The Final Excursions

Our first interesting encounter was an abnormally large door. Pictures do no justice to it's immensity.

After we finished gawking at that door, we ventured inside house with interesting historical stuff in it. Like this diorama.

Either Mark is about to put his arm around this fellow or punch him in the arm. Pity the poor wooden fellow should the latter occur.

Shots taken from the actual bridge where "The shot heard 'round the world" took place!

Thomas is just causing trouble again.

We warned them. Oh, we warned them. But they bought the Red Bull anyway.

They warned me. Oh, they warned me. But I didn't buy the Red Bull anyway.

This reminds me; I should get around to posting our Chinese rendition of "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" one of these days.

Josh is having fun. I think.
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And now we are on the Ferry, headed home.

That guy looks like a security guard. Something must have been suspicious about Russell (he's behind the binoculars), or my excessive picture taking.

Luke and his best friend, affectionately known as "The Burger Vent": So called because it constantly blew out hot air... hot air that smelled like burgers. It was gross.

But he stayed there. For the entire trip home. He did not move. Not once.

Wouldn't you find it a bit unnerving if the lifeboats were patched up with duct tape?

After a fiasco involving rebecca and a nasty fall, the captain was ~~paranoid of getting sued~~ kind enough to give us a free ferry ride! How nice!

And with that, the senior trip was essentially concluded. It was, truly, one of the best weeks of my life. I hope you enjoyed my series.

Until next year's Senior Trip~

Looks like Stabe found his dream car...

2008-06-03T19:18:00.005-04:00

HUMMER HX

I always thought that Hummers were, for lack of a better word, awesome. They are much more appealing to me than those Mustangs, Corvettes, Ferrarris, Royces, Lambo's, and what have you. This new model really takes that to the next level. This thing is EPIC.
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Oh, would you look at that. With this twenty-fourth post, I have surpassed the amount of my old blog. And along with achievment that comes... nothing. Oh well.

Tuesday, the Third of June

2008-06-03T19:00:00.004-04:00

The past few days have yeilded nothing but sheer blogging gold- that is, It would be great to log those events right here in Captain's Quarters. My last day of school, Alexis and I teaching Ga how to play baseball, helping out at Bro. John's (future) house, Ruined Starbury shoes, and the big physical fitness test would have taken up plenty of room here.

But alas, due to a certain incident (which you will find chronicled in this article here), none of this wonderful blogging ever came to pass. Why bother typing a thousand words when a picture, which they say is worth a thousand words in itself, can do all the work for you? I have no choice but to get that camera repaired, until then, you'll all have to bear with the lack of visual representation. Sorry about that. At least I'll be getting around to the final chapter of the senior trip soon.

Friday, the Thirtieth of May

2008-05-30T13:00:00.003-04:00

Today I'm here to tell you that as of this past Wednesday, I'm finished with my schoolwork for this year! Now, I can take on the next three months without worry of any schoolwork of any kind, and believe me, it's great feeling. Summer is looking like it is going to be a grand affair, with the first of many things to look forward to being the upcoming softball tournament. I'll be blogging as much of this summer as possible!

Senior Trip '08: Day III

2008-05-27T19:05:00.011-04:00

Welcome back! It's time for another installment in the Senior Trip special series, dealing with my personal favorite day:

Senior Trip Day III:
Boston City
&
The Duck Tour (and Sir Biff)

An early morning at the train station.

Luke met a few new friends during the trip, this snack machine being one of them.

First arrival in Boston.

City Shots.

The Holocaust monument.

That food mall thing was among the best places I've ever been. I went for some Greek Quisine.

Tyler and his Chinese food...

The chopstik brothers.

A duck bus. I was thrilled to hear that we would be going on one.

Yankee stuff in New York is nowhere near as abundant as Red Sox stuff in Boston. I leave the speculation up to you.

City boys.

They think they're all cool with their new shades :P

Ah, such good times...

This is the church steeple in which Paul Revere's friends hung the lantern that warned him of the British advance.

Did you ever see anything so beautiful?

I thought this was a cool shot.

This was my first time on a subway, ever.
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And now onto my favorite part of the week, the Boston Duck Tour.

First we have our beloved tour guide, Biff. Tours do not get any more entertaining than this, folks.

Inside the vehicle.

A shot taken from the bus. Look at that architecture!

Here's a video of the transition from land to water. Indeed, Luke and I felt uneasy about the whole thing. We got over it.

Captain Cypher, at the Helm. I almost hit a boat when I got to drive...

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And just like that, we're on the train, on the way back to our hotel.

And then we were back in our hotel.

Guess who this is.

Senior Trip '08: Day II

2008-05-25T21:27:00.004-04:00

It's time for the second installment in the senior trip series. We'll be covering Day two today, in today's episode entitled:

Senior Trip Day II:
The Flume (no, not the log flume)

This entry could have been really, really, long. But in the interest of not causing boredom and major bandwidth trouble for the readers, I've decided to skip the plethora of nature shots that were taken up there (the number hovers around the 100 mark).

Changed my life. I'll learn from my mistake and not feed the stuffed moose next time.

Hellooooooo over there!

I didn't say there would be no nature shots.

Fear the mighty Ruzcules.

Even in Boston, true Yankee fans will not be afraid to show their colors*.

Tic-Tac-Toe on Luke's arm. It was his idea, I just provided the arrowhead.

~Until the next episode...

*I only met one Bostonian waitress that hated me for wearing Yankee stuff. Considering that it was the day after the Red Sox had a no-hitter that I wore my stuff, I was surprised (and a tad disappointed).

The Jones Beach Airshow

2008-05-25T15:24:00.006-04:00

I came home from the trip to a wonderful suprise; I would be seeing the Blue Angels at their latest show in Jones Beach. I've wanted to see these guys all my life, and on Saturday I finally got my wish. I had an awesome time.

Behold the majestic bird of prey.

"So, what about those Blue Fellas?"

I'm glad you asked. About 2 minutes before they showed up, one tiny piece of sand got into the camera lens. This somehow totals the whole thing, leaving me blowing inside it and banging it against my knee while the Blue Angels slowly and majestically pass by, with the sun creating a brilliant shine on the bodies of those beautifully colored F-16s. I tell ye; the pilots knew about this and just couldn't resist taunting me...

That... could have been my shot...

Senior Trip '08: Day I

2008-05-23T12:18:00.008-04:00

It's looks like I'm finally back from the 2008 Senior Trip, my first yet, and it was certainly one of the best weeks of my life! I have to say I've never been so camera happy! I'm thinking it will take about four days to finish my four part series. On we go to:

Senior Trip 2008: Day I
Mistik Seaport Aquarium
&
Plymouth Rock Area

Unfortunately, I was camera-less during the initial trip up there and first ferry ride, but I had it on the way back. For now we will start in Mistik Aquarium:

This reminds me of someone I know.

What's not to love about Rays, Especially when you can feel them?

These guys seemed to enjoy being just inches out of reach from our grubby hands.

You would think that Piranhas would look allot more vicious. I was disappointed too.

"My name is Nemo, and I live in an anen-no-nan-no-me"

Don't touch the stringy things. Seriously.

That stare is bothering me.

"Here's my good side."

Nasty.

It felt like this thing was dead.

Not for the claustrophobic.

It has to be hot in that thing.

Group shot #1
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Now we move over to The Plymouth Rock Area.

He never told us of his celebrity status.

The last major thing on Monday was a tour through Burial Hill. Stay tuned for part II!

Monday, the Eighteenth of May

2008-05-19T07:41:00.004-04:00

In exactly thirty-five minutes, I'll be shipped off to Boston along with my classmates for the annual four-day senior trip. This will be my first one, so... That's good. I'm remembering the camera this time *hears numerous gasps from the crowd*, so I will post in five days everything that happened. Until then, so-long (right, like you're not used to me not blogging for extended periods of time)!

Wednesday, the Thirtieth of April

2008-04-30T17:16:00.003-04:00

On this fine day we mark the end of Rebbecca (It's really supposed to be Rheeb) Cypher's journey through academic achievement land. She has ventured through the arid desert plains of Science, the lush jungles of English, the ice-capped mountains of Social Studies, and the deadly rock canyons of Math. To celebrate this occasion, the high school class headed down to The Good Steer for lunch. The other blogs have pictures.

After school I stuck around to play baseball for two hours, and now I'm here typing this. The only other thing I have to do is ask you to keep playing Stabe's Ultimate Vending Machine.

...Wow, pictures really make a difference in posts, don't they?

Saturday, the Twenty-Sixth of April

2008-04-26T15:50:00.008-04:00

It is my personal opinion that any instance, during which one has a camera, is worthy of being on a blog. Today I will relate a few of these recent instances that I forgot to put here, ending with the summary of today's events. Oh, and since I was without a camera whilst I stayed at Alexis & Tim's for the first part of the week, I won't go into any detail there. I had a good time, that's all.

First up we have Tuesday night (sorry, I meant The evening of Tuesday, the Twenty-Second of April): Ice cream at Mcdonald's.

You really can't go wrong with these. It's Carvel-quality ice cream, loaded with awesome strawberry syrup, at a fraction of the Carvel price! I know I sound like the Oxi-Clean guy on TV, but this is really how I feel. I cannot say the same for the Mcdonald's cookies, though.

Alexis is actually trying to hide her disgust, but is finding it very difficult.

Then there was Thursday, the Twenty-Fourth of April: Gardening the Day Away

Alexis had taken some additional shots on Thursday that we might see on Picture Perfect in a few days. The other notable thing that happened on Thursday was both disastrous and cool at the same time:

It was cool because it just looked cool, y'know, with all the metallic blue paintballs rolling all over the place. It was disastrous because, well, use your imagination. Fortunately, only one of them popped and it wasn't near any carpeting.

And finally there was today, Saturday, the Twenty-Sixth of April:

Alexis wasn't too fond of her muffin, either. She's been very picky lately.

One shot of the event we were at.

Another shot, while everyone was setting up their tents and what not.

My mom's kiosk.

Some guy.

It's hardly worth it to go into any excrutiating detail about the event itself, besides the fact that it was a bit boring, was six hours long, and the Philly Cheese Steaks were $7.00 a pop. It hardly matters, though. I think Mom's advertising worked and she might have something to say about on her blog. Be sure to see Alexis' report, too.

One more thing that I want to mention is a thank-you for playing on Stabe's Ultimate Vending Machine, and I hope it continues to have players. Hit the link at the top of the page to zip right to it and skip all that boring stuff about my life and all.

Stabe's Vending Machine is back!

2008-04-24T15:33:00.005-04:00

Some (though very few) of you may remember the old vending machine game on my oldest blog, STABE'S ULTIMATE VENDING MACHINE. Unfortunately, it was a horrendous failure, getting a grand four posts/plays. However, I present to you today the grand renewal of that game: STABE'S ULTIMATE VENDING MACHINE II! I hope you will all enjoy it (if anyone plays it).

RULES OF THE GAME:

The first player will "insert" any imaginary object they wish into the vending machine. The next player will, in his or her post, tell the last player what they received in exchange. Then this player will "insert" something of their own, and the game continues from there. Here is an example of what a correct play should look like:
_________________________________
the stabe said...

I insert an egg.
_________________________________
counselertyler said...

You got a gigantic omelet.

I insert a lawn gnome.
_________________________________
master luke said...

You got the magical mower of legend!
You will never have to mow the lawn again!

I insert a bucket of dead crickets.
_________________________________

No anonymous posting, and you are not allowed to double post, i.e. you cannot answer your own insertion; but feel free to put absolutely anything in there. From your dog's ear to your own blog- you can even insert the vending machine into itself, be you inclined to do so. Now head on over to the comments of this post and start inserting!

Bye now.

Sunday, the Twentieth of April

2008-04-20T13:43:00.006-04:00

As of Thursday, our kitchen has seen three floor replacements. Why? The answer would be these two imbeciles:

I don't really know how they can actually rip up linoleum like that. But however they did it, it's gotten us pretty upset; we find it appalling that we are on floor number three. Here it is (Guy is sorry and has apologized):

Tank still shows no remorse.

A Beloved Friend Returns...

2008-04-18T20:56:00.007-04:00

Some days ago I was talking with Josh about baseball, and the subject came up that I needed a new glove. Reason being, my old glove had seemed forever lost.

He, however, was convinced that it was at his house. And today at the Albani's party, I saw for the first time in more than a year my beloved, brown baseball glove in all it's floppy, moldy splendor! Yes, splendor I say!

You see, I have centimental ties to this glove. I found it under a rock on the old church property (pity the poor chap that left it there) and it served me faithfully for about five years. It had been left out in rainstorms, snowstorms, you name the circumstance and this glove has probably survived it. And now it still fits me like, well, a glove; and I plan on using it again long into the future.

It might be a good Idea to take it to one of those leather-fixing people, though.

Guess what I've decided that "M" stands for now.
Mold, lol.

Friday, the Eighteenth of April

2008-04-18T20:32:00.005-04:00

Today was the annual celebration of the Birthdays of both Frank and Tyler Albani, two great guys who certainly deserved said celebration. But enough of that, here's how things went down: I had no transportation to the site of the festivities, so Frank and I devised a clever plan that took advantage of his (and my grandmother's) weekly adjustment at Dr. Bernie's (I should start doing that). I found myself at the Albani's place in due time, and hung out there until the rest of the guys arrived. The rest of the day was pretty much the typical Birthday party affair; there was hockey, wiffleball, Taco Bell lunch, more hockey, cake, hiding Tyler's orange soda from him, and then more hockey until the parents started arriving. It was great and all, but one thing really stood out to me so much that deserves a post all it's own...

Thursday, the Seventeenth of April

2008-04-17T20:23:00.006-04:00

Usually when I finish my work at school, I spend the rest of the day doing Math. Sometimes I don't mind. Other times I'd rather just call it a day and go home. But then, there are the rare circumstances that I have something else to do (that is considered work). That something would be book-reading as a part of an English project. The last week was one of those instances. I'm reading 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea.

Don't get me wrong, I love this book- I've read many versions, many times. The total number of times could actually be in the 20,000s (lol?) Obviously, I have a fascination with tales of the sea (care to observe the page your looking at?).

I really don't have an objection to going through it again, every time I read it I find some interesting point that I never noticed before. My problem, then, must be with the fact that I'm reading a special Alpha & Omega edition.

The aforementioned edition leans very heavily toward the scientific side of the story, a side that I guess I either never noticed/didn't care about, or was nonexistent in the many versions I've read. Seriously, I've seen four pages in a row that did nothing but list every fish Pierre Aronnax had classified throughout the first half of the book. With Latin names.

Then there were about three four-page spreads on the history of some foreign country or ancient civilization. The only think I could think about at these instances was how out of place they seemed. I'm thinking "What are you doing in my precious book!"

Even the epic wild squid battle has been tainted; what I remember spanning an entire chapter is now reduced to a mere one and-a-half pages long! Disgraceful! It's like the sense of awe and wonder I used to feel is being eaten by an evil squid of education! No!

But I digress. I guess this is what Mr. Verne originally intended it to be. And hey, It does still beat extra math work.

Tuesday, the Fifteenth of April

2008-04-15T16:53:00.006-04:00

This here is our altercation of the day!

I have very little to talk about today. I think I figured out my geography test grade, but I'm not saying anything until I get it back and know for sure. Hey, I'm pretty sure I warned you about un-interesting posts...

Studying long into the hours of the night.

2008-04-14T22:32:00.004-04:00

Well, not really. Actually I'm pretty sure I've got everything I need memorized- And it's only 10:30! Tomorrow's test is important; It's my last Geography test of the year, and my only Geography test this quarter. Thus, Getting a 95% on this test means a 95% on my report card, period. So we'll have to see how it plays out, and of course I'll post the results when I get them. For now you can read my definition of the British Glorious Revolution:

The Glorious Revolution was the result of the British people not liking their King, so they kicked him out and got a guy from Germany to fill the position. Then the people made the new German king sign a bill of rights so he couldn't push them around.

I promise you, that is in the book! (It's worded a little differently though)

Monday, the Fourteenth of April

2008-04-14T15:56:00.004-04:00

Although the following chart contains specific information about today in particular, it is a pretty good general representation of the average Monday, the only difference between it and any other weekday being English class length.

8:15-8:30: A Ping-Pong game between Thomas and I.
8:30-8:35-ish: I need my Bible for opening exercises. I trek down the long bump out stairs heading for the auditorium, assuming I'd left it there from church last night. After 5 minutes I found it on my desk back upstairs.
8:35-ish-9:30-ish: Opening exercises. Mrs. Graf apparently wants to try the new Strawberry Milkshake Oreos.
9:30-ish-10:40-ish: English class.
10:40-ish-11:40: Exactly one hour of work. One out of two math lessons done.
11:40-12:00: E-Level early lunch breakage.
12:00-1:00: Lunch Break. A somewhat monotonous game of basketball ensues (not a big fan, myself).
1:00-2:30: One and one-half hours of work. Second math lesson and Science finished.
2:30-2:40: E-Level Break. We become more acquainted with Beauregard.
2:40-3:20: Forty more minutes of work. Justin seemed to have sprained his ankle on his way inside. It is then reported that Emily stole Tyler's camera (???, that's what I heard...). English finished. Work completed.
3:20-Now: School ends. I play two games of Ping-Pong and head home. Now I'm updating my blog.

And here's a picture of Matt I took today:

Whoo... If I were you, I wouldn't expect future posts on school days to be that detailed :P.

An Evening Snack

2008-04-13T20:25:00.003-04:00

Interesting Yankee News

2008-04-13T13:49:00.005-04:00

NEW YORK -- So much for the curse. The New York Yankees have ended a construction worker's attempt to jinx their new stadium with a buried Boston Red Sox jersey. Team officials watched Sunday as construction workers removed the jersey, with slugger David Ortiz's name on it, from two feet of concrete in a service corridor of the stadium that's under construction. The team says a construction worker -- who is a Red Sox fan -- recently buried the jersey there while on the job. Two other supervisors found the tattered shirt Saturday. The Yankees plan to donate the jersey to charity, and may pursue a lawsuit against the construction worker.

Source

"It's a Dry Heat..."

2008-04-13T09:35:00.009-04:00

Last year while I was in Arizona, I didn't get to take very many pictures at all due to camera issues. The few I did take, however, are pretty interesting. Here are a few of my favorites:

This is a view from one side of our Hotel in Scottsdale.

The actual view from our room.

Another angle from our room. (Obstructed, it was a golf course)

A great rock formation in Sedona. This picture was taken from a restaurant overlooking the desert.

Just a cactus (whom I haven't named). I think he was sitting outside of a Frank Lloyd Wright home, Taliasen, that we toured.

My favorite picture, taken inside the courtyard of Taliasen. This guy was hooked up to the Gas line and would breath real fire during the night, for whatever purpose that may serve besides being really cool :P.

Saturday, the Twelfth of April

2008-04-12T13:59:00.002-04:00

This morning Mom and I had a nice omelets breakfast at the local diner, which is something I always enjoy. There is something about those "Diner Omelets" that makes them special, and I don't think I've ever seen one correctly replicated at home in all my egg-critiquing years of life (however, that isn't to say that Mom or anyone else makes bad omelets, not at all). After that we decided to visit Brookhaven Hospital with the intent of acquiring my birth certificate, so we can bring that to the social security place to get my number, so I can go on the senior trip. No luck there, as birth certificates must be asked for at the town hall, which isn't open on Saturdays. The rest of the day was spent looking for yard sales. Once again we had no luck; apparently tis not the season yet.

It was raining and thundering by the time we got home, and I put my cactus out to get some fresh air and rainwater. He looks very happy now.

New Theme and Stuff.

2008-04-11T18:11:00.000-04:00

For whatever reason, my old blog went insane and just decided not to cooperate with me anymore. So, I've created an new one with an entirely customized template. Let me know what you guys think!

This Past Month...

2008-04-11T16:18:00.001-04:00

"C'mon, where's 'Q'?!

Heya, people! I'm back to the blogging world for now, so you can all stop worrying about having nothing awesome to read! Now, I'd love to say that I've been busy, so I haven't had any time to post; But the real reason is that I haven't felt like it at all. Oh well, who cares as long as I'm back, yes? Anyway, here's what's been happening lately:

I got a new pet cactus, whom I've named "Little Sven"
My pugs seem to hate eachother; a few days ago Tank almost punctured guy's ear.
I've slept over someone's house 4 weekends in a row.
I've managed to go through one week completely homework-free.
I think I need glasses.
I think I might actually like Pudding more than my pugs.
Today I opened a box of those brownish eggs. One of them was light brown.
I learned how to make killer scrambled eggs.
Alexis showed me The Three Stooges: Swingin' the Alphabet. It won't leave my head.
My room is still clean. Kind of.