Why is a raven like a writing desk?

Hello again. I have been feeling nostalgic. Liz and I watched lots of T Swift videos last night and it brought me back to high school. All the drama and friends and boys. Then I got to thinking about when I used to write songs with Hollyann, and then I was talking to her today and she said how she was playing the guitar earlier today for the first time in a long time! So I am determined to write a song, on my own, before the next time she visits (ina couple of weeks).
In other news, Emmeline had her 6 month check up yesterday, and she has not gained any weight since her 4 month check up. So we are going back in one month to make sure she is still growing properly. She seems big enough to me, and she did grow one inch.
Anyway, not much is going onw ith me. The job search continues, the writing continues, the music writing is going to pick up again. I need to be more creative. If I ever finish a song, I can post it on here for y'all :)

Another new name!

Ok guys, so I changed my name again, to CaeFaye. I have a reason though. My friend and I have started a writing blog and that is one of my characters.
So life is going. I'm chugging along. Frank and I are trying to get healthy, and I think we're doing ok. We could be doing better, but we are both huge stress eaters, and we are both very stressed.
Anyways, my new favorite show is Cupcake Wars. There are four different bakes in the first round, which is entirely taste based. Three people move to the second round, which is 50/50 taste and appearance. Then two people are in the final round, which involves 1,000 cupcakes on a custom made cupcake stand that goes with the overall theme of that episode. They go to an event.
I wondered last night, after watching three episodes, what do they do with the 1,000 cupcakes of the losing competitor? Do they throw them away? That would be a terrible loss to the cupcake community.

Hello

Hey guys. Just wanted to say hi. This is Lisa but Frank got a fake name so I wanted one, so I will be "Gemma". It's a name I really like but will never used on any of my future daughters cause it kinda sounds the same as Emmeline, and that's just silly.
Anyways, it's me. :)

Superbowl Sunday

I like watching the Superbowl for the commercials and the halftime show. I enjoyed the halftime show tonight , even though I'm not a huge Springsteen fan. And I had mint cookie ice cream. Yum.
So this afternoon on my lunch break I spontaneously decided to go meet with Frank for his lunch break and we could have lunch together. I got to Babies R Us and discovered he was not there. So I went to Panera, where he always has lunch, and he wasn't there either. Turns out he'd gone to McDonald's for lunch. So I went back to Bellingham and stopped at our Panera and had chicken soup. I kinda felt a little foolish.
As Frank said, wedding plans are going along. We're gonna have chicken parm at the reception, as well as caesar salad (my favorite!!) and meatballs and ziti and sausage with peppers and onions. Oh and bread. And coffee, and of course cake. I tried my dress on Tuesday, and it fit nicely : ) it was exciting.
I try not to get involved in politics, at all, because they all make me angry. Obama specifically has always rubbed me the wrong way, and I'm not exactly sure why. John Kerry always did too. One thing I don't like about Obama is that he's so charasmatic, and he knows it, and he uses it to his advantage. Which is ok I guess, to a point. But if he were to decide something that he thought was a really good idea, he could get enough people to agree with him to make it happen, even if it wasn't a good idea. Anyway, I can't get into politics. It will result in long rants.

Sunday

Hey guys.
I'm watching a documentary about Dede, the "tree man". He's got a severe case of warts and they've grown to cover his hands and feet, and they're starting to cover his face. It's sad, and I hope he gets better.
I really want MySpanish Coach, but apparently it's discontinued and I can't find it anywhere, except online where it costs $40. And that's just ridiculous.
Not really much else to talk about. I've been eating tons of candy, but that should be stopping soon. Hey, my next post will be in 2009. That's kind of exciting : D
Thank you all for pleasant Christmas gifts : )
I really want to get in shape. Not like a New Year's Resolution, but just because I want to. I've been trying to for years, and this past year I've been trying much more than ever before. I guess I'm a little better, but nowhere near what I would like to be. And I don't even mean like just to be thin, cause I don't really care much about that anymore, I just want to be able to run without feeling asthmatic. That would be nice. That's my goal, not for New Year's, just for myself.
Do you guys have any New Year's resolutions? Or, any goals you want to set for yourselves?

It's Sunday!

Hello, it's Sunday, and that means it's time for me to post!
So, I love the snow. It's very pretty. I only had to drive in it once (well twice, to work and back) so that was good.
I'm really excited for Christmas!!
I'm watching this show about identical twins, and it's quite interesting. I'd like to have twins. I think it'd be super.
I hooked up the N64 yesterday for the first time in a while and I've been playing Banjo & Kazooie. It's such a fun game. I want to go play it again. In fact, I think I will when this show is over.
I'm hoping to make it to the Walek Christmas Eve Extravaganza, but I'm scheduled to work until 830. So I wouldn't get there until 9ish. My manager said he can't give me the night off (I pleaded, pouted, nothing worked) but as long as it's not really busy, I can leave at 7. So here's hoping.
In other news, the drummer in my band gave me some blank sheet music the other day. I was really excited, cause I don't have any. He told me to write down the songs we have so far so I won't forget. I don't think I'll be forgetting any time soon, but I suppose it's a good idea. I'm really excited to have a drummer, because for a while it's just been me and Hollyann, but we haven't played together yet because we all have such different schedules, and Hollyann lives in NH and goes to school in Salem MA.
So, that's life lately. Nintendo, work, music, snow.
Apparently, personalities start in the womb. Groovy.

long day

So today we took the Christmas tree out of the bag, and discovered something that may have been a mouse nest. We're not really sure. It looked like a giant ball of belly button lint. Ick. So my dad and I went to Linens N Things and got a new one. That was pretty exciting.
I shopped alot today, and bought alot for the babies and my mom and Zan, and I got vanilla chapstick and mini packages of Puffs tissues for myself.
Tomorrow is finishing up Christmas shopping, and hanging out with Frank. We're hoping to watch a movie but we can never decide on one and then end up watching Gilmore Girls or Heroes. But Gilmore Girls recently, since we finished Heroes. Which is such a good show.
I've been really tired lately, and I'm not sure why. It's annoying.
The job is annoying too. The other girl in the kitchen wants more hours, so they're giving her some of mine. Naturally. I mean, it's not like I'm constantly asking for more hours or anything *is sarcastic*. I would really, really love a reliable job. Haven't had one yet. Even when I was at the Wal, they always cut my hours for stupid reasons without warning me.
Any ideas for decent, reliable jobs that don't require a college degree? ..... Any at all....??

Yea, me neither.

PS- sorry I'm on the grumpy side today. It happens.

Phrank: The Eleventh Hour

Of the Eleventh day, of the Twelfth month, etc... Not much to say today. Finals coming up, and then I'll be home soon. KoL Crimbo season is in full swing and practically lag-free. If you haven't commented with your birthday on Lisa's post yet, please go ahead and do so. It means a lot to her. This coming Patriot's game should be interesting, with Matt Cassel as a possible start, and Teddy Bruschi is out, according to my sources.

Lisa is dancing

Hi guys! I am dancing alot. Not really, but in elfyourself. (I hope that link works). That's my mom and dad, Frank, me and Zan.
Just to catch you up a little bit on my immediate family, I have two sisters and a brother (Keri Kim and Derek, all older than me) and Keri is married to Nick. They have Abigail, who was born the end of September. Kim has Alexandria (who is 8) and Isaiah (who was born in August). Oh, and then my parents.
Today, Isaiah and Alexandria had their dedication. It's basically the Christian version of a baptism. I use the broad term Christian, cause I'm not really sure what religion the church is that they go to. It was short, and Isaiah was so cute in a little white tux looking outfit, and he kept staring at Pastor Dave very seriously as though he understood everything that was going on. I posted some pictures on facebook if you're interested. The kids are so cute : )
Then there was a small gathering at Kim's house, where we ate lots of food and just visited. It was pretty fun. My mom and I tried to watch Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers when we got home, but we kept being interrupted, and then I kinda slept through part of the middle.
I'm working tons lately, which is good for wedding planning stuff, but it makes me sleepy.
Anyway, that's my life lately, basically. Family, work, Frank, wedding stuff. I think we're going to register somewhere else tomorrow, so that's exciting : )
Oh, and I don't know if it's allowed but I have a very easy challenge to issue. More of a request. Could everyone tell me their birthdays? I like to know people's birthdays. Including the year would be nice, too. So, all six of you. Well, not Frank, cause I already know his.

Phrank: Thanksgiving Special

This Thanksgiving season, we have lots to be thankful for. I, in particular, am thankful for my wonderful fiance, Lisa, for the wonderful times we have together as a family, for Matt Cassel, for raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens, bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens, brown paper packages tied up with strings, these are a few of my thankful things. One thing we do not have to be thankful for is Pachebel's Canon. Watch the following video, so as to learn why Pachelbel's Canon in D haunts us to this very day. Greg, it relates to cellos, so you better watch it.



Thanks for a great Thanksgiving, here's a link to our first post ever in the blog, and it was about the legendary and infamous Munchkin game that still divides us to this very day. I did enjoy this game of Munchkin today, I mean, Rat on a Stick was hysterical. That first post was on March 24, and kicked off our sibling blogging. We're within four months of one year of posting, and it's been quite a year so far. Well, enjoy your month of Christmas music, now that Thanksgiving is over!

Lisa: Phrank's Hero!

Title suggested by Francis himself : )
So Frank's computer has a virus that has disabled his internet, so it's up to me. Hi guys!!
Ummmm, what to write about. Well, Francis went to a play tonight called Pericles: Prince of Tyre. Apparently is was very good, nice and entertaining, and even better than the Patriots game.
NaNoWriMo!! My story is almost at 6,000 words, and I am way far behind. Frank has a but more written than I do, but we're not sure how much yet cause part of it is not on his computer. We're having a writing marathon this weekend. We both have to write nearly 20,000 words to catch up. That's a lot.
I guess I could write about wedding stuff, but there's nothing really exciting to report, except that my dress came in : ) Other than that, we're basically waiting until we have more money to do anything. It kinda sucks. Oh well. We're getting married this summer, even if the reception doesn't have any food. At least there will be cake though.
I recently moved to Uxbridge, which is really spiffy, cause the house is great, and I'm closer to both Holy Cross and the good ole' NA. Super!!
I'd really like a puppy, or a kitten. I have a fish, a betta named Kirk that Frank actually bought for me, from his school, just about two years ago. He's red. Kirk, not Frank. So the other day I was cleaning his water, and I could have sworn he only had one fin!! The right fin was nowhere to be seen. I completely searched him (at least as completely as one can by looking through a fish bowl) and there was no fin. I was kinda sad, and a little disturbed that he was randomly missing a fin. And then, when I went to feed him that night, the fin was back! It was so weird. I'd even checked earlier to see if the fin was pressed against his body and it wasn't. Strange Kirk, odd just like his namesake.
Anywho, this post is kinda long, so I'll go now.

Phrank: Happy Birthday!

Yesterday was Lisa's birthday! She's now 22, which is not one of her favorite numbers, but still, Darwin would be proud of her survival. I spent all of Tuesday with her, where we watched the last five episodes of Heroes, and did some more wedding planning. We also picked up her birthday cake and ice cream cupcakes, which was delicious.
Tomorrow, I'm going to take her to Roger Williams zoo for her birthday, so she can see the polar bears, if they are still there. I also get her an awesome birthday present, but I can't say anything about it since it's a surprise. We're gonna go out to eat after the zoo and probably catch a movie back at her house.
This Saturday, my friend from home Kent is getting married, so we're going to that as well. The following weekend is family weekend, so hopefully I'll see some of you up here at Holy Cross.

Phrank: Let the Good times roll, in case...

God does show, in the end, but that's not really what my post is about.

First and foremost, a non-binding resolution for every member of the Walek estate to participate in National Novel Writing Month, this November! Basically, the point is to write 50,000 words which is 175 pages, from November 1st till midnight of November 30th. The goal is quantity, not quality. Now we can all be novelists! I'm signed up and I'm pretty sure my fiancee, Lisa, is going to be signed up as well. It'd be cool to have a bunch of us siblings doing it to. Just sayin'
Speaking of Lisa, she's moving to Uxbridge! That makes her about twenty minutes closer to HC! Lisa and I are going to be featured on the Kimball dining room menu for Family Weekend which is Oct. 25th, I believe. Perhaps you'd like to attend HC for this crazy weekend. I know I'm going to be nonstop busy, but it'd give you a chance to see what HC life is all about.
I'll be home at some point for Columbus Day weekend, not decided on that quite yet, I have a football game on Saturday, but after that, who knows! Speaking of football, I bought Madden 06 for $2.99, having a blast playing it and Spore.

One other crazy thing I'm doing during the month of Movember is letting my mo grow to raise money to combat prostate cancer. Quite a month coming up!

Happy Birthday!!

Happy Birthday Frank! Today he is 21, so that's great! He's actually going to see Prince Caspian with Lisa, he's been wicked pumped about it. He thinks it's going to be amazing. Anyway's he will edit this post later when he has time. Have a great day!

edit: Well siblings, this has been quite a week. We all know why. In other news, Prince Caspian was indeed amazing, I liked it much more than the first movie, it really makes me want to go and reread the series.
The big news on my birthday however, is that I proposed to Lisa and she accepted. We are now engaged. This makes me, the good son. Here's some happy news for an otherwise sad week. Much love, Frank.