Cyber Warfare explained...somewhat

So yeah, this is scary...didn't know that now stuxnets scripts are available on the interwebs. This will certainly be an interesting next 50-70 years or so (assuming that's about how long I'll be around to witness the madness)

This Inspires Me

I don't ever want to let this kid down.

Yes. This is Awesome.

Caffeine from Big Col on Vimeo.

Now if I could only ride my bike downhill that fearlessly and flawlessly :)

Anybody Know the Vlogbrothers?

So, a few years ago...2007, the summer before Caley and I started dating, I ran across this vido blog (and became addicted to it..) where two brothers took turns sending each other videos as their only communication for a year. They lived on opposite sides of the country etc etc. Anyway, they became YouTube stars, and now they're pretty famous (in certain circles). This movie makes me laugh, and DON'T FORGET TO BE AWESOME!

Ok

Source: musicaldeity.tumblr.com via Megan on Pinterest

More Phone Pics

We haven't had a lot of photos of us lately, most of these are old, but they make me smile.

Found Movie

I think Caley was testing out a new camera when he made this movie. I like it. Hope he doesn't mind me stealing :)

Thank you Mumford and Sons

After The Storm

And after the storm,
I run and run as the rains come
And I look up, I look up,
on my knees and out of luck,
I look up.

Night has always pushed up day
You must know life to see decay
But I won't rot, I won't rot
Not this mind and not this heart,
I won't rot.

And I took you by the hand
And we stood tall,
And remembered our own land,
What we lived for.

And there will come a time, you'll see, with no more tears.
And love will not break your heart, but dismiss your fears.
Get over your hill and see what you find there,
With grace in your heart and flowers in your hair.

And now I cling to what I knew
I saw exactly what was true
But oh no more.
That's why I hold,
That's why I hold with all I have.
That's why I hold.

I will die alone and be left there.
Well I guess I'll just go home,
Oh God knows where.
Because death is just so full and mine so small.
Well I'm scared of what's behind and what's before.

And there will come a time, you'll see, with no more tears.
And love will not break your heart, but dismiss your fears.
Get over your hill and see what you find there,
With grace in your heart and flowers in your hair.

And there will come a time, you'll see, with no more tears.
And love will not break your heart, but dismiss your fears.
Get over your hill and see what you find there,
With grace in your heart and flowers in your hair.

I've always loved this quote

Love is a temporary madness; it erupts like a volcano and then subsides. And when it subsides you have to make a decision. You have to work out whether your roots have so entwined together that is is inconceivable that you should ever part. Because this is what love is. Love is not breathlessness, it is not excitement, and it is not the promulgation of external passion. That is just being "in love", which any fool can do. Love itself is what is left over when being in love has burned away, and this is both an art and a fortunate accident. Those who truly love have roots that grow toward each other underground, and when all the pretty blossoms have fallen from their branches, they find that they are one tree and not two. -Captain Corelli's Mandolin by Louis de Berniers

An old one: scenes from Portlandia

Vermont and North Carolina

Ogunquit for one day and Boston for half a day :)

Philadelphia Adventures

I HAVE A JOB!!!

It's been awhile since I've posted here, but I figured getting a JOB might be a good enough excuse to put down some thoughts! I'll be teaching at Overland High School in Aurora, CO. Go Blazers! What is a blazer anyway? A sport coat? I'll have to find that out. Their (our) colors are Blue White and Green, pretty much the same colors as Caley's team's old kit :) I'll be teaching three sections of Biology and one of Physical Science. I think the bio will be sophomores, and the physical science will be freshman, but that's just a guess. The only step remaining is to get things squared away at the district level; I think they do another background check and make sure they have all my transcripts etc. Then I'll get an employment package in the mail with all the pertinent dates etc! Holy cow!! I'm so excited. This could not be more perfect! I'll be commuting about 45 minutes each way...although with traffic and some construction on the way back it was only 40 minutes, so without traffic early in the morning and later in the evening it shouldn't be too bad. I feel like I have all summer ahead of me now! Trying to find a job was a serious weight on my shoulders, and now all things are possible! I was also really worried that I wouldn't be able to find a job that fufilled the requirements for kstf, but this one does! So relieved, I really didn't want to have to suspend my fellowship for any amount of time.

Other happenings from this summer....

PA trip #1 for KSTF Orientation

Burlington Trip for a week with 6th graders and Caleys family, sans Caley...that was interesting :)

North Carolina Trip for Evolution in the Blue Ridge

Coming up.....

PA trip #2 for Summer meeting

Europe trip? Still have no idea if I'll be able to get over there to visit Caley. He leaves for the Tour at the end of next week, and I don't think I'll be able to go for that, but if he goes to Switzerland in Aug. I might be able to get out!

Getting back into shape...

Lesson planning! Hopefully I can get ahold of someone to give me an idea of their curriculum map etc. Yay!

Photos to come as soon as I can get a micro sd card and reader to get them...I reaaaallly don't feel like emailing every single pic I've taken this summer individually.

Food Dehydrator

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I'm thinking about getting this. Thought you should know. Or, if anyone would like to get me an early birthday present, I would like this :) Thanks!

Spring Break 2011

I had the most wonderful Spring Break a few weeks ago! Started out with a few days at home in Durango with the family, then headed south to visit Caroline in New Mexico! From her home in an old monastery, we headed north west to Bluff, UT for some desert camping and hiking. I was sort of sad to come back to the craziness that is student teaching, but the end is so near!! Now I just need to focus on applying to jobs!

Here are some photos! Enjoy!

Photo Highlights

Photos from Christmas! Sadly we didn't get any of Christmas day when the Uncles and Grandma Ruth came over. Quite the relaxing week. It was so awesome to see Caitlin for more than a day, and we basically focused on the food the whole time we were there.

Grandma and her cross word, a morning staple

Christmas morning mimosas by sister chef Caitlin. Our first "adult" Christmas, meaning we had alcohol at most meals :)

Christmas eve Cassidy Family tradition: dinner made entirely out of h'or devours

Grandma in her new Christmas pj's, another Cassidy family tradition: one present opened on Christmas Eve, and it's always a new pair of pajamas!

Our exotic 2010 pajamas, zebra... :)

Traditional Cassidy Family Christmas day breakfast! Mushroom omelets and leftovers from dinner, plus extra special Christmas bread (Norwegian coffee bread) made from Granny's and Gramps' recipe.
One of the few pics of Caley, trimming the tree.

Sisters!

New boots! Gift from Laura, they are super awesome, and I've actually worn them quite a few times :) Just had to get my confidence up to pull them off. :)

Family photo in the back yard, first not-white Christmas in awhile!

Wow, It's Been Awhile

So much life has been lived in the past few months, I don't even know where to begin!

First of all, Caley and I moved to Boulder on the 1st of January, an interesting way to start the New Year. Huge thanks to Erick and Roger for helping us load everything up and even unload it, all in the cold and snow.

Christmas was spent in Durango with my family this year, I was so happy to spend a few days with my sister who amazingly got some extra time off of work! Both Grandmas were in attendance, as well as Uncle Paul and Pat, I feel like I haven't seen them in forever! Talk about a different scene from Caley's family. My extended family all fits nicely around our small dining room table :) We did miss watching the little girls open presents for hours on end though :(



Caley started full time at VeloNews!!! His first full week was kind of crazy...he almost got sent to San Diego permanently! Luckily someone else in the office offered to go in his place, so we get to stay here in Boulder at least until May when the decision will be revisited. Talk about stress, we were kind of at a loss for a few days trying to figure out how we would handle living in two different places for those few months. Thank goodness it worked out! With the current single digit weather, I must say California doesn't sound so bad...

I started student teaching!!! So far it's been pretty good, really stressful and causes me much anxiety. The craziest thing about student teaching is that I'm teaching real students whose academic careers are going to be affected by me, either for good or evil.....hopefully for good, or at least neutral :) I love all my students except for two....and they were so mean to me on Monday!! Gah! I'm not sure what to do, I think the next time the one kid gets out of hand I'm going to give him the option to either sit quietly and be on task, or leave my classroom. If he chooses to go, which I actually think he might, I'm going to have him sit in the science office and if he's not there the whole period I'll mark him absent. :( Ugh, scary, I hate discipline, but this kid is a tough nut, I'm not sure what to do.

I'm excited to start on the next unit in genetics, I'm going to do "development" which means I need to do some studying up, but that was the part I found the most exciting in my intro to genetics class in college, and hopefully I can impart my fascination with the topic to the students.

Other happenings in bullet form:
-Caley went to Tucson for a week, abandoning me in my second week of student teaching. They were there when Gabrielle Giffords was shot, it was a weird emotional week.
-We rode our mtn bikes for the first time in Boulder! It was a beautiful 65 degree, sunny day. I am now more motivated to exercise...but the cold is making me wimpy and keeping me indoors. Maybe tomorrow I'll get back on the wagon.

-We've had two snow days in a row!!!! Loving it!
-The count of high school classmate who are married/engaged/having kids continues to grow. Just sayin. Really nothing implied in that statement...:)


Well, that's about it I guess. I'll post pics from X-mas as soon as I can find the do-hicky that takes photos off of Caley's camera and puts them on my computer :)

I really miss Fort Collins, we haven't had a lot of time to hang out in Boulder, too darn busy, so I'm sure things will improve and we'll find our groove here, but it's so different. #1 major complaint is the attitude of the people that live here. So dang entitled.

The flatirons are sure gorgeous covered in snow though, almost makes up for all the rich assholes :)