Our Cat, The Celebrity Thursday, April 02, 2009

Have you ever heard of a LOLcat, a.k.a. "cat meme", or just simply a "lol"? In short, a LOLcat is a picture of a cat, with some text captioned on the photo expressing the cat's thoughts or explaining the photo in what is known as "lolspeak".

Confused? You'll just have to visit icanhascheezburger.com to really get it. If you're interested, check out the history of I Can Has Cheezburger or this Wikipedia entry about LOLcats.

Well, tonight I got a flattering email from one of the folks over at ICHC. They hand-picked this photo of our cat Beedie and want to use it in their next book! How cool is that?!


Not only is Beedie going to be a star, but the ICHC peeps want to give us props in the book, which will be titled I Can Has Cheezburger?: Lolcats Teach U How To Take Over Teh Wurld. Let's hear it for Beedie!!

Oh, and if you want to see the original caption that went with this photo, you can see it here on icanhascheezburger.com. Don't forget to vote for it! We'll keep you posted when we know more.

April Fools Day Prank Wednesday, April 01, 2009

This afternoon, we had probably one of the best April Fool's Day pranks played on us EVER! Read this email thread first, then I'll explain what happened. (images will expand when clicked)

So, here's how it all went down. Sean creates a Gmail account of luchauer.sonya, which is flipped from what her actual account is. From that account, he sends the first message (disguised as Sonya) to himself about us being pregnant. He then replies to Sonya with what he says in the first email above and also CC's about 50 people (some we know, some we don't) to the email. ALL of these people get an email from Sean with what looks like a legitimate email from Sonya saying that we're pregnant.

After some time passes, and after my heart jumps back into my chest from thinking that Sonya told these friends of ours that we're pregnant before even telling ME, Sean follows up with the second email above saying that he was mistaken and that we're having twins.

Well, now I'm thinking "okay, okay...you got us good, Sean", but he follows up with a third email saying we're having triplets, but then goes on to smooth everything over, explaining that it was all an April Fool's joke. Phew! Sonya and I didn't know what was going on and I'm sure the people that were all copied on Sean's emails REALLY were wondering. I'm just glad he didn't have our parent's email addresses in his contact list!!

I talked to another friend who received one of these emails and he said that people were going to think one of three things after reading them:

1. Sonya and I are pregnant with 1 child
   
2. Sonya and I are pregnant with twins
3. Sean is a jerk

Hahah! Just know that NONE of the above things are true. This was, by far, the best prank that has ever been played on us. Props to you Sean for being so sly, but like Sonya said, you're still are a turd. I love you, man! Thanks for thinking we were "worthy" enough for this prank. LOL!

The Love Boat Reaches a Milestone Friday, March 06, 2009

Sony and I have been rockin' the minivan ever since my brother totaled my green '94 Ford Escort GT. Some days I miss the old green machine, but when I start to think about the van, and all the travels and fun we've had in it (keep your mind out of the gutter), I can get a little choked up.

There she is in all her glory. Back in her home-state of Michigan, she was looking beautiful that evening as the sun-lit waves of Torch Lake reflected playfully off of her rusted and paint-chipped body. And check out that rack!

In all seriousness, the "Love Boat" as it was affectionately dubbed while we were at Harding, has been the best car ever. It's been to/through at least 15 U.S states that I can think of and we've finally reached a milestone. This is no bit of camera trickery that you are about to witness. Behold, we've reached a quarter of a million miles!

Can you believe it? It's been SO nice not to have any car payments over these past couple of years, but we know that someday, she'll travel her last mile. When that day comes, I think I'll hold a ceremony in memory of all of the good times we had together. Thanks little Love Boat. You'll always be my #2 girl (unless we have daughters someday).

If you have any special memories with the Love Boat, we'd LOVE to hear about them in the comments, below. Thanks!

Why do we live this way? Tuesday, February 03, 2009

Recently, I got to thinking..."a lot of the stuff we have is old and jankity". I voiced this thought to Sonya and we decided to make a list of all of things that we could categorize as such. If you know anything about the two of us, you should know that we both absolutely LOVE to make lists. It's one of our favorite things to do. Sometimes, we even make lists of lists that we want to make in the future!

And I digress. What I was getting at was the fact that we've got a lot of dated things in our collective life. Here's a short list of some of the things I'm talking about:

1. We use a VCR to record television shows
2. The VHS tape we use to record television has been fully copied over at least 4 times
   
3. We have a tube television that weighs about 200 lbs
4. My cell phone does not have a camera on it
   
5. I have a drawer full of cassette tapes in my van to which I still listen
6. In my closet, among many other similar shirts that I wear, you'll find one which says "1999 College Basketball Champions"
7. Every pair of jeans that I own has at least 1 hole (and they're not "fashion" holes)
8. I've been riding the same snowboard for over 13 years
9. Sonya drives a '93 Volvo station wagon with ripped seats
10. I drive a '96 "Mercur" Villager van with ripped seats (the letter 'y' fell off the word "Mercury")
    

So, after we made this list, we started thinking "why do we do this to ourselves"? And therein lies our question to you, our 2 readers. Respond to the poll on the right about why you think we live this way. Then, comment with your suggestions about which one of these things we should change/update and why.

Jesus loves you...even when you look like a _____! [fill in the blank] Friday, September 12, 2008

Wow! What else can I say? Check out these interesting videos that I found on YouTube. Surely, God still appreciates this kind of worship...even if it's hard for me to watch. Hahah!

Though he reminds me of John Travolta in Pulp Fiction, I can't help but see this guy being in one of my all-time favorite movies Breakin'? Pay attention at 1:58.

On this next one, note the phrases at 0:55 and 1:50. Classic!

Take a break Thursday, December 21, 2006

It's a busy time of year for all of us. So, I'm taking a break from work and everything else to write a quick blog. I don't really have anything major that I want to talk about, I just needed a break.

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...still sitting here [blank stare]...

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Well, that was nice. I was thinking about homies. I've got a few around my desk at work. What were you thinking about?

Getting Past The Exterior Wednesday, September 20, 2006

As a devoted Microsoft Windows apostle, I used to preach it's superiority over that of the Mac, it's arch-nemesis. I had devoted my life to learning Windows on the PC and had mastered many intricacies and so-called "features". Me and Dell were like this (crosses fingers with teeth biting lower lip).

It was only this past Monday where I was forced to wage war against my enemy. In an epic battle that would determine the course of my future, I was hypnotized by the sleek and sexy lines of my opponent. But that was no match for me! I grabbed my mouse of a sword and started my attack. I cursed the MacBook Pro after unanswered questions like "why can't you be more like a PC?", "Where the heck did you put that file?!" and "where's the Start button?!!".

And then, all of a sudden, something happened. I was able to look beyond my years of training and see the beauty and creativity in my foe. Sitting there, weak in it's presence, I caressed the Bluetooth, white-on-acrylic keyboard and stroked these keys..."⌘N". I was instantly presented with a gift. A window, which would allow me to navigate through my files and applications. In an instant, I was a changed man. I made an oath, which forged my newly found friendship as I pledged my loyalty to the Mac.

Some of you may shudder at the thought, but let me remind you of another who wasn't partial to only one crowd. He crossed over many barriers to befriend those who were "different". Jesus is His name and, like Him, I am being all-inclusive. May we all be like Jesus, in that we don't discredit or belittle anyone, as we have not walked in their shoes. We are all pretty much the same...made of similar parts, can store data and process things, and even function the same as a whole. We are also entirely useless until we are touched by our creator and brought to life/powered on by His hand. May you look past the external differences of the people you meet and treat them as Jesus would treat you.

This Blog's For You Tuesday, September 05, 2006

It has come to our attention that there are many more people that read our blog than leave comments. So...in an effort to see who in the world is keeping up on the life and times of Erik & Sonya, I'm writing this blog. Leave us a comment! It doesn't have to be anything profound, we just want to hear from you.

If you're at a loss for something to say, start with this...

"Right now, your blog is more interesting than...(whatever you're supposed to be doing right now)"

Diet Coke + Mentos = _______ (fill in the blank) Friday, June 09, 2006

Whilst perusing a favorite technical site for help with Cascading Style Sheets, I came across a link for this site...

EepyBird.com - Extreme Diet Coke and Mentos Experiment

I've seen some cool stuff with Diet Coke and Mentos before, but this takes the cake...or takes the freshmaker (whichever you prefer)!

Introducing the Luchauers Monday, February 28, 2005

Family and friends,

I thought that it was about time to get a blog out there for Sonya and I. This will be a place that we'll update every now and then, where you can check out what's going on with us...so, mark us in your favorites.