Carstenium

Giving Thanks?

2008-11-20T19:50:00.009-07:00

So some "friends" and our family are going to stay at a cabin in Estes Park, and I can't help feeling that there is something i should know...

aaron ("me" in the conversation)

Nov 20, 3:06 pm
Jana and I had this conversation over chat:
Jana: I think we need a commemorative album for Gobblerfest
with pics, recipes and perhaps some of the email conversations.
me: And then we can SELL IT.
For thousands of dollars.
But probably only if one of us dies in a prolonged and very sad way.
I nominate Mike.
He's the nicest one so it will be the saddest.
Jana: haha
Sent at 2:50 PM on Thursday
me: We need to make sure all of our photos are incredibly
heartwarming.
Jana: or incredibly ridiculous
I'm bringing a couple of goofy aprons
me: We'll call the book "Thanksgiving with Mike."
Subtitled "A Treatise on Friendship, Joy and Togetherness."
Sent at 2:53 PM on Thursday
me: Sub-subtitled "38 Weeks As the #1 New York Times Bestseller."
Jana: We can have a picture of us surrounding him and he will look
very Christ-like and pious
me: Totally.
Jana: I think this conversation we're having should totally go in
the book
It's like a coffee table book
me: Hee-hee. I'll add it to the group.
Jana: hehe
me: What's the saddest disease someone could get?
Jana: haha
ALS
me: ALS?
Jana: ooo
Crap I can't remember what it stands for
it's like MS but worse
your CNS just starts to shut down
me: Would it require him to sit in a chair with a tartan flannel
blanket over his lap? That's the most important part.
Jana: Lou Gehrigs disease is the other name for it
Absolutely
It's the perfect disease for that
me: Would it allow him to sit by a window, longingly looking out but
still being stoic and strong?
Jana: absolutely
me: And say, "I want you [us] to go on living your lives. Each day
is a gift."
God, we're going to make a fortune.
thefinn2003
Nov 20, 3:23 pm
why don't we just fake his death? or better yet he could get lost on
a hike ON THANKSGIVING DAY. frozen to death above treeline. in a
blizzard. and all of us beside ourselves with apprehension. god that
would be great. park rangers whizzing around on snowmobiles. maybe a
helicopter. all of us just sitting there, staring. waiting to hear
from the authorities. and all that food, but no one with an
appetite. someone's gotta go with him and get him lost and bludgeon
him on the continental divide. sorry mike.
thefinn2003
Nov 20, 3:26 pm
jana: haha ALS"
you're going to hell for that.
aaron
Nov 20, 3:27 pm
You are completely missing out on the whole point. A quick freezing death is
not slow and tragic enough. Nor does it allow him to put a tartan flannel
blanket over his lap and look at us with moist eyes, saying, "I've been
given the best gift a guy could ever get—you guys. I truly have something to
be thankful for."
thefinn2003
why don't we just fake his death? or better yet he could get lost on
a hike ON THANKSGIVING DAY. frozen to death above treeline. in a
blizzard. and all of us beside ourselves with apprehension. god that
would be great. park rangers whizzing around on snowmobiles. maybe a
helicopter. all of us just sitting there, staring. waiting to hear
from the authorities. and all that food, but no one with an
appetite. someone's gotta go with him and get him lost and bludgeon
him on the continental divide. sorry mike.
Brandy
Nov 20, 4:13 pm
okay, okay..... lets settle down
andrew
Nov 20, 4:29 pm
like this?

CancerBoyWhistling.jpg
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Aaron
Nov 20, 4:32 pm
Exactly like that. Only more Carsten-esque. And sadder. Much, much sadder.
thefinn2003
Nov 20, 6:06 pm
but see, my way would be much easier to arrange. we'd get national
headlines immediately. INSTANT FAME! and we'd have the "into thin
air" angle. SENSELESS TRAGEDY! a wonderful life cut horribly short.
true, it's probably not book material. but we could set-up a non-
profit for brandy and the kids and skim off the top. and we'd be
household names. think of the exposure for newspeak! imagine all the
sympathy sex!

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What Is Best In Life

2008-10-16T08:10:00.001-06:00

some recent photos

2008-08-15T12:11:00.007-06:00

here are some random photos over the last couple of months. the pics in the rocks are at Garden of the Gods here in CoS. this particular place requires some hard scrambling to reach, so it gets no traffic. this is where i proposed to brandy oh so many years ago. there is also a shot of our garden, with corn, cukes, pumpkins, carrots, and tomatoes. the shot of olwyn was taken on a day of rock climbing, which we have got way into this summer. sorry about the facial hair.

Rock Climbing

2008-06-01T03:06:00.003-06:00

Me: The Book

2008-01-20T12:55:00.000-07:00

You're Watership Down!

by Richard Adams

Though many think of you as a bit young, even childish, you're
actually incredibly deep and complex. You show people the need to rethink their
assumptions, and confront them on everything from how they think to where they
build their houses. You might be one of the greatest people of all time. You'd
be recognized as such if you weren't always talking about talking rabbits.

Take the Book Quiz
at the Blue Pyramid.

A New Carsten!

2007-12-21T14:53:00.001-07:00

Here are some pictures of our new addition: Shadow Link. We adopted her from the Humane Society and her name was Batty, due to the long tufts on her ears and her super long canine teeth ( do felines have canine teeth?). She has spent most of her first few weeks recuperating from whatever she caught at the HS, and climatizing herself with Gwyn and vice versa. they get along great now, so her quarantine will not last much longer.

Brit Pop with Kate Nash!

2007-12-21T12:45:00.000-07:00

This little ditty made Brandy and I laugh; it was only later that I found out she was laughing because her 18 year old memories could relate to some of it! I think it had something to do with Tom Crelley and beer.

Old News, New Post

2007-11-30T14:44:00.000-07:00

Here are a couple of photos of the first concrete countertop I made, before and after the pour.

Old News, New Post 2

2007-11-30T14:32:00.000-07:00

Here is the second countertop I made. This one is much larger, so it is in 3 pieces. The shop photo shows it before grinding and polishing.

Old News, New Post 3

2007-11-30T14:22:00.000-07:00

I made this table out of pallets! The wood is mostly maple with a bit of oak. As you can see, it folds up on the wall to save space. It is rarely up, however, as there are at least 3 projects (including meals) at any given time spread all over it. There are tons of nails in the wood in a 5 dot pattern like a die, and I kept a knot in one of the slats for character.

Loreena McKennitt

2007-10-07T11:29:00.000-06:00

After dropping Olwyn off for her first sleep-over at a friend's house, Brandy, Connor, and I went to see Loreena McKennitt at the Pikes Peak Center. We were hoping she would do a meet and greet somewhere before the show, but no luck. The show was great, and the musicians and their many world instruments ( the hurdy-gurdy is my new favorite ) were super tight. After the show, we went for a late dinner and then started home. I had read on her site that she signs autographs and the like at the stage door after her shows, so we chanced it and drove by. Sure enough, there was a crowd of about 10 people around herself!
We parked and ran over. Connor was super excited to meet her, and she was very gracious. We were the last people there and it was quite windy, so she pulled us inside to converse and snap a couple photos. It was, for Connor, the best possible ending ever ( even better than ice cream! ).

Connor's Joke

2007-10-03T19:21:00.000-06:00

Says Connor:

Hey, dad, why was the water molecule at the top of the glass so nervous? Because he had so much surface tension!

Connor's First Fish!

2007-08-21T13:27:00.000-06:00

Connor and I went up to Happy Meadows on the South Platte for a few hours, and he caught a rainbow! I was about 10 yards away when he started yelling his head off, and his rod had the telltale bow. I rushed over to help him land it, but all I really did was hold the net as he guided it in. Did I mention that this was his first day on the river with a fly rod?