Kitchen Done?

My wife's a champ because she's completed the kitchen

I left it looking like this!

Sorry honey. Never again. But let me see what it looks like!

Something Like Growing Up

Thanksgiving has brought about a swell of making plans for Christmas. And the way the plans look this year tells me we've all grown up. Mason probably gets short-changed the most of all of us. We're grown and happy. We're where our parents were when we were kids. Seeing how complicated the strain between which family to see, and when, in relation to the same strain of our siblings and their new families. When I was a kid, it was easy. Christmas eve was spent upstairs at Grnadpa Kline's house. The rest of the holiday was spent at my other Grandparents. That was simple and I could rely on it. Comfort came in the rhythm of years. Mason, though, has had everything change each year for the last few. He knows that he'll see Grandpa and Grandma Davids on christmas day, but seeing me, Penny, and Lauren will from now on be random. Well... you can bet I'll be at Grandpa Davids' house. I don't believe I've EVER missed christmas there. I've just missed every other holiday for the last seven.

Happy Thanksgiving

Now Playing: Death Cab - Passenger Seat

Thursday is Thanksgiving day, and it will be the last holiday I'll have to spend away from family. For that, I AM thankful. I'm well versed at missing holidays, but not well versed at being in a foreign place while I'm missing them. There's no steakhouse to raid. There's no new movies at the theater. The new ones are in Japanese. And right now, seeing the growing-up Harry Potter tell Hermoine, "Konichiwa", really doesn't suit me. So I am extra-missing home. I miss spending holidays atleast in New Orleans if I don't have family. I miss my wife.

I'll be home soon!

Adam and Eve Joke

When Adam stayed out very late for a few nights, Eve became upset.

"You're running around with other women," she charged.

"Don't be ridiculous," Adam responded. "You're the only
woman on earth."

The quarrel continued until Adam fell asleep, only to be awakened by
someone poking him in the chest. It was Eve.

"What are you doing?" Adam demanded.

"Counting your ribs."

--I found this joke at mitch fincher's homepage.

Refuge from a Long Week

Now Playing: Ben Folds - I've Landed

The weather has changed, and we don't get as much from each breath as we did just a few weeks back. I think we're all feeling it. Maybe some sort of pre-holiday silence is taking place. In browsing the blogs I follow, I've noticed that noone has submitted a new post all week. We're all bundled up somewhere, trying to pass the time. We're no longer cooking, just consuming enough to keep the brain running.

The lyrics "this place is a prison; these people aren't your friends" keep playing in my head. It was officially the longest week on record, and I'd be willing to bet that noone really got much out of it. So find a way to enjoy this weekend, ya'll. Next week is sure to be better.

Days of Music

The last few days have been strange. They've been like a melody; the sounds were like waves passing me by. I've just been standing still, listening. The sun went down and came up again, and it felt like I never moved. And I'm standing here now. The sun is pouring through the windows, and I know it's going. It'll be dark and I'll still be right here. Right here breathing. Right here listening.

Happy Birthday, Marine Corps

On November 10, 1775, the Second Continental Congress ordered two Battalions of Marines be raised. 230 years later, the Corps is as strong as it has ever been.

Semper Fidelis, and Happy Birthday!

Now Playing: Lifehouse - You and Me

I have no idea what I want to say in this post.

I need a change, or maybe just some rest, do you feel like that? It's not that I am not getting plenty of rest, but it's bored-rest, and it's more annoying than rejuvenating. That's why I think it's more of a change than a rest thing. Maybe I need to relax and rest. Maybe I need to stop thinking about what I need. I know we've all been THERE before.

I just want to say thanks. Thanks for being my friends and family. You all are great, and I know at times I am not the best friend or family in return. Thanks for the support and the friendship.

I just finished the final Harry Potter book that I'd not read. Now I am complete. Any good books lately? I need a good story. Suggest something that's really interesting. Please no: Westerns, action, military (atleast no other wars than the Civil war), or girly girl stuff. Does that leave me ANY choices? I retract those two sentences. Those that know me may suggest anything. I'm all ears.

Peace out, Tom.

Movie Time

I am back in Japan now, safe and sound. I've been watching movies to pass the time.

Last night I saw Wallace and Grommit, Curse of the Were Rabbit, with my buddy Sercy and his 6yr old daughter. It was really funny. What's particularly funny is observing who laughs at what part. The youngsters in the crowd laugh at things like flying into a huge watermellon. The old people laugh at the lady who's holding up two mellons (you know where) and saying how her boyfriend doesn't fancy her produce.