I'm out in Colorado, and spent the day in Rocky Mountain National Park. I saw some animals, and many mountains!

In celebration of New Futurama Episodes!!!!!111one airing tonight, I give to you my list of favorite original Futurama episodes (seasons 1-4). If you've not seen them, you should go watch them all. Right now. Then watch them again. It's a funny show, and you like to laugh.

10. Future Stock

An 80's guy with Boneitis takes over Planet Express and Fry becomes his protege.

Favorite line: "Don't you worry about Planet Express. Let me worry about blank."

9. Time Keeps on Slippin'

The Globe Trotters arrive on earth, and the Professor's use of Chronotons messes with the flow of time.

Favorite line: "So he's not perfect... you don't want to end up old and lonely like Zoidberg!"

8. Where No Fan Has Gone Before

The cast of Star Trek is forced to entertain their most annoying fan for eternity.

Favorite line: "Like a balloon.. and something bad happens!"

7. Jurassic Bark

They discover the petrified remains of Fry's old dog, and work to bring him back to life. Flashbacks!

Favorite line: "What Do you want?" "Fry's Dog!" "When do you want it?" "Fry's Dog!"

6. Spanish Fry

Fry is abducted by aliens, and loses his human horn. Wooooo!

Favorite line: "Hehe..That guy won't be going home to his kids."

5. The Sting

Fry is killed, and Leela goes insane.

Favorite line: "Oh, I made myself sad."

4. 300 Big Boys

The government gives everyone a $300 surplus, and Fry uses it all on coffee.

Favorite line: "And it's powered by love... also you have to wind it."

3. The Devil's Hands are Idle Playthings

Fry acquires the Robot Devil's Hands, and composes a holophoner opera for Leela

Favorite line: "This opera is as lousy as it is brilliant. You're lyrics lack subtlety. You can't just have your characters announce how they feel. That makes me feel angry!"

2. Roswell That Ends Well

The Crew travel back in time, and Fry becomes his own grandpa.

Favorite line: "Hey, what smells like blue?"

1. The Farnsworth Parabox

The Professor creates a box containing a parallel universe. Featuring 2 Zoidbergs!

Favorite line: "The box says.. no!"

So.. despite some rather welcome distractions, work on the model ship has continued. Having completed the group of steps related to the framing of the ship and construction of the hull and deck, I've moved on to some more intricate work creating items for the deck, and spots for the riggings to be secured. This has meant a lot of shaping small pieces, tiny (and I mean tiny) hole drilling, and plenty of sanding and filing. The drilling required some creative tool making (a small super-ball proved most helpful), and a healthy dose of patience (drilling 11 holes in a small strip of wood only to have the 12th hole split the entire piece was not fun). She's shaping up to be a fine ship.

1. Average wake up time of 9am each week.
2. Work a full 40 hours (+/-1ish) each week.
3. Adhere to my previous $100 a week budget.
4. Limit soda consumption to Pizza, Fast Food, and dinners out (when needed to keep to #3)
5. Complete the Spare room (fix the walls, paint, carpet, heat) by Dec 31.
6. Get in at least 3 hours of legitimate exercise each week (this is mainly a winter thing..)

So far... not so good.

• The smell of burning leaves.
• Baseball Playoffs
• The colorful leaves everywhere (except around my house, I hate those guys)
• Wearing hoodies every day (... wait, I do that in summer)
• Thanksgiving(s)!

Near the end of our Hawaii trip, Luke, Mandy, Claire, Morgan, and I all headed out together to do a little hiking and enjoy the sights. The Bakers were going to take a hike down to see the tide pools, while Morgan and I were headed up to hike to a lighthouse. As we reached a turn in our hike we gave Luke a call, and had him take a photo of us, and we took a shot of them. Enjoy:

The Baker family hiking to the tide pools

Ron and Morgan hiking to the lighthouse.
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