May 3, 2005
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Before we get to my most recent trip, an update of previous items.
-An Azerbaijan student is staying at my house for a few weeks. He works on the same area that my advisor’s other PhD student works. That should be interesting.
-Mongolia is still up in the air. It looks I will be going in some manner, but the time, cast, and length are still unknown.
-Even though classes are over, I still have a ton of work. I have final tomorrow, paper due Friday, and my advisor pushing me on figures for the NSF proposal.
So, what do the Wyoming Cowboys and Nebraska Cornhuskers have in common?
They both were schools along I-80 that we passed on our trip. The reason for the trip?
Steph, Alysen, and I were taking Hogan (Steph’s dog) and Merlin (Alysen’s sister’s cat) to Ohio. We were meeting Steph’s sister near Omaha. Hogan was just staying for a few months while Steph is in Europe, and Merlin was going to live in Ohio and be a barn cat. Merlin’s pic is taken moments before he decided to pee everywhere, including all over Alysen’s pants. He practically filled a cupholder. But, this was not the only incident.
In our hotel (in Rawlins, WY) the first night, Merlin found the litterbox, scratched a spot, and went to the bathroom, but he but was hanging of the side, so he copletely missed. At least the intensions were good.
The next morning, we woke up to snow and cute bunnies. The drive that morning was rough, but we made it to our destination by 6PM CDT.
This is a funny sign we saw at a gas station.
This is our cabin. It was very nice, in fact, the whole rec area was great.
Here’s our jolly group: Hogan, Angie (Steph’s sis), Matt (Angie’s bf), Steph, and Alysen.
Merlin was not pictured there, he had his own activites. By the way, Hogan and Merlin don’t get along too well; Hogan loves Merlin, but the feeling is less than mutual.
Nebraska was fun, but the best thing they had to offer, by far, is in Cozad.
That’s right, a giant Elephant in front of El Paraiso “Authentic Mexican” Restaurant wearing a sombrero. Words. They should have sent a poet. This, just might be, the greatest single thing ever. Well, besides this.
Matt’s Stick Death
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Comments (11)
That’s awesome. In Germany, I went to a Mexican restaurant called “Dos Amigos” and there was a sign in the window that said, “Real Mexicans from San Antonio, Texas.”
what there not telling you, is there is elephant meat in the food….carne asada eh…..you know grade F meat some circus animals mainly filler…..
looks like a fun road trip…..
aren’t you allergic to cats?!?!?!?! i thought you disliked them?!?!
LOVE the elephant! Road trips are such great fun. Good luck with finals!
awesome trip!!
Nice pictures! You caught a real snow bunny in action (inaction).
I wonder how many people consider: Why would anyone pass up a free ride in a police car?
I like thae fact that there is a fake deer near the elephant, thus lending the scene a hint of realness. Hah!
What a road trip, though. Those are the best, peeing cats and all.
yes– bassists are sexy. There’s no doubt about it
Now that looks like a road trip! Thanks for your advice. I can definitely see that you love what you do.
Wow cool pictures.
love the police car sign. LOL