O'Rourke Family

Nightmare

2009-10-03T05:32:00.001-07:00

Strange that i have been having vivid dreams lately.

Tonight's dream: nuclear disaster.

Starts off that Lindsey, Johnny and I are at some family party in Arizona. Behind their house is an Army base or something and they are practicing with all sorts of weapons. They are dropping bombs and what not, then the infintry comes in with flame throwers. We go back towards the front of the house and talk some more then it's a bunch of civilian disaster workers, first responders, and police officers. They have tyvek coverals on and are on the ground in like a "crash" position. Doesn't seem like a training exercise anymore.

I grab Johnny (Lindsey wasn't near me at the time in this dream) and dive into a corner just in time or a bright flash (but not too bright) and a lot of wind. Everyone gets up and walks to the buildings on the base.

Those of us left in the house are outside looking toward the west and we can see the missles heading up an a couple heading down. One explodes over what is aparently LA.

A short time later it starts to rain and I try to keep everyone out of the rain becase it could be radioactive fallout. (Yes, just like in Jericho)

The rain stops and we turn a tv on to an LA station and they are showing damage to buildings, and a medivac helicopter loading someone on board. Then it moves to footage of a basketball game then the picture goes dark and when the lights come up on the picture everyone is crouched down.

So anyway... I have an irrational fear of nuclear exchange with an unknown enemy, aparently. I really should stop watching Failsafe before going to bed. Just kidding! I wasn't watching that.

Strange dream

2009-09-21T07:08:00.000-07:00

I had a dream last night that was very long and detailed, and I remember pretty much all of it.

Starts out in some country, and I was part of this sort of Federal Marshal team to bring back some political prisoner. We went to the prison to get this person and discovered that hundreds of people are being held there wrongly. Somehow it turns into a massive jail break, and my boss leads this "exodus" from the prison.

We're chased by the guards and we return fire. I take the rear to make sure that everyone makes it safely. We stop to let everyone catch up and rest for a moment, when the prison guards also catch up. My boss tells me to take as many people as possible and make a run for it (we were not surrounded). So I pass the word and we make a break for it. We're running across this dirt parking lot towards a city.

Once inside the city we're somewhat safe from the prison guards (maybe we crossed a border or something?). Turns out it's kind of like Las Vegas and here I'm leading a couple of hundred people down the sidewalk. So we look for an abandoned casino/hotel so that everyone can rest for the night. We come across one but right before we walk up to it, it implodes. So I ask a street vendor where another abandoned hotel might be and she tells me the location.

We bump into this pick pocket who ends up showing a few of us this really cool lockpick set that's hidden around her ankle.

We press on and come to this abandoned hotel. Everyone is able to relax and rest. The next day the bad guys catch up and again we get everyone out. Somehow I lead them to Bakersfield (or someplace like it) and that is somehow safety. I apparently know someone who lives out there with a massive home large enough to fit our refugees.

Once we get to that point I start searching the refugees to see if my boss and the whole federal marshal team made it.

And that's when I woke up. It was a fun dream, filled with action and adventure.

Follow us on Twitter

2009-03-22T13:45:00.000-07:00

Lindsey and I are on Twitter. Never heard of Twitter? It's a microblogging service that you can update your status and your friends can follow you. I'm following NASA and keeping up with events on ISS and STS-119.

Been a long time

2008-12-20T10:16:00.000-08:00

Has it really been that long since I posted? Sheesh! Well, most of my updates are on my facebook...

Yeah, this is awesome

2008-05-20T22:08:00.001-07:00

Easter 2008

2008-03-22T18:02:00.000-07:00

It's Johnny's first Easter! Since I have to be at the live broadcast at 04:30 we're debating on if Johnny should spend the night at Grandma and Grandpa's house. We'll see!

Spongebob does the classics

2008-02-11T22:08:00.000-08:00

Ham radio operators are heros? Better believe it!

2007-12-05T22:11:00.000-08:00

What is your thought of what a ham radio operator is? Crazy white middle aged guy who lives out in the boonies and doesn't shower and thinks that there's a conspiracy of the aliens to abduct the president and replace him with a clone? Nah, they are professionals who enjoy working with radio, and in Oregon they're heros! http://www.kptv.com/weatheralert/14776224/detail.html

Fires

2007-10-25T22:54:00.000-07:00

I know some of you who live out of the Southern California area are concerned about Lindsey, Johnny and I. We're fine. The fires aren't really affecting us. Well, except when the smoke was blowing from the east. I had to drive through Irvine today and the smoke was really thick. My lungs still don't feel all that great.

Right now the Santiago Canyon Fire is heading towards the KWVE transmitter site. Last update the fire was about 4 miles away from the site and moving towards it. So we shall see what happens tomorrow morning.

Disneyland trip #2

2007-10-22T20:50:00.001-07:00

johnny sunglasses
Originally uploaded by marcosorourke

This time we went during the day. I have some other photos that I need to post, but this was one of the cutest.

First D-land trip

2007-10-07T13:46:00.000-07:00

Johnny had his first Disneyland trip last night! It was so much fun! Him and I got to watch Fantasmic while Lindsey and her friends went on Pirates. Johnny's eyes were wide the whole time! It was so neat to be with him

Is it just me...

2007-10-07T13:42:00.000-07:00

... or has anyone else noticed that the national announcers for sports seem to favor almost any team other than a Southern California team? We're watching the Angels and all the clips they show are of Boston, and the announcers on TBS are excited when it's a Boston hit, but when Angels get a hit it's very matter of fact. Same with the Chargers game. The announcers are raving over the Broncos but when the Chargers got their interception it was "oh look... an interception...".

Sir Poopy Pants

2007-09-14T12:49:00.000-07:00

That's his official title now: "Sir Poopy Pants". Why, you may ask, did we call him that? Well, he has lots of "blowouts" from his diaper. Aaaand we'll leave it at that. He's sleeping through a decent portion of the night.

Johnny

2007-08-13T13:01:00.001-07:00

Isn't this guy so cute? I can't handle how cute he is. His little fingers and toes, and his little nose, and his little eyes exploring everything he can see... We are very excited to have this privilage to raise this little boy. We pray that we can be good parents, and bring him up.

First night at home

2007-08-12T06:37:00.000-07:00

Let me start by saying that between the time of 12 AM and now, we've had about 2 hours of sleep combined. Johnny wasn't wanting to eat since last night 9 PM. Lots of crying, hardly any eating (for him), and no sleep. Right now Lindsey is holding him on the couch, she is siting upright with him in her arms and he's happy camper right now. So I'm going to lay on the other couch and try to take advantage of this sleeping time. "Lord, please let him sleep for a couple of hours."

Homecoming

2007-08-11T07:32:00.000-07:00

Today, Johhny gets to come home from the hospital! The mean nurses kicked me out last night because they needed the other half of the room for another patient. So, reluctantly, I went home (yes, crying all the way too) and slept at home. I can't wait to go see my little boy! And Lindsey too. :)

The eagle has landed!

2007-08-09T22:22:00.000-07:00

John Harrison O'Rourke has arrived! At 5:01 PM e was born weighing 7 pounds 5 ounces, and measuring 20.5 inches. Photos are at the link to the left that says Flickr.

Baby update

2007-08-09T11:17:00.000-07:00

Lindsey got her epidural today around 10:30. She is happy now. She says it feels like you fall asleep with your arm above your head, but in her legs. She's doing good now. 3 centimeters. We're looking at possibly 10 hours. We can hear a new baby being born right now. We've heard so many of them being born while we've been here. Hopefully we'll have our own little boy in just a few hours!

Baby update

2007-08-09T08:33:00.000-07:00

Last night before midnight Lindsey was in constant pain with contractions. They took out the Cervadel last night and the pain subsided. We were able to sleep through the night. This morning at 8 her doctor came in and checked and she was dialated 1 centimeter. She then broke her water. So now the baby is on the clock. He should be born no later than early tomorrow morning. I'm excited! Not looking forward to the pain Lindsey will have until she gets the epidural, but hopefully that will be soon.

Baby update

2007-08-08T15:35:00.001-07:00

We're still at the hospital with no baby. Lindsey was put on a drug to cause everything to soften and get into position. Then she was taken off that one and put onto Pitossin last night around midnight. That drug is supposed to start the whole labor process. No go last night. So, the Doc put Lindsey back on the Cervadel and the Pitossin starts around midnight.

Lindsey is dealing with the contractions the best she can. They are starting to get a uncomfortable.

I was sick with the K-Wave plague. But I'm mostly better now. I'm very hungry... need to eat. No hospital food though... Bad stuff.

Baby update

2007-08-08T14:46:00.000-07:00

check in

2007-08-07T12:09:00.000-07:00

We are here at the hospital checking in. We are getting a private room! That will be very nice. Poor lindsey hasn't had her snack and she is not allowed to eat anything until after Johnny is out. We will keep you posted as the day progresses.

T minus 1 day

2007-08-06T12:37:00.000-07:00

It is just one day to go before Johnny's arrival. We are both very excited! There is so much to do before he gets here. We washed all his little clothes. They are so cute! I can't believe that he is going to fit into those things! We have his little "going home" outfit picked out. This kid will have plenty of photos taken. We'll have at lease one photo available for you, our faithful readers.

Tomorrow is the Big Day

2007-08-06T09:32:00.000-07:00

Wow, 9 months has flown by! We are so excited to see our little Johnny! So here's the plan...I will be induced tomorrow at noon and hopefully we'll have our little boy within 24 hours. We would love a ton of your prayers - we're gunna need it! God Bless and we'll post something if we have any new news.

Chillin'

2007-08-04T16:02:00.000-07:00

So I got to hang out today with Tasha and Hannah! Wootwoot! It's always fun hanging out with them and to hear what they are up to. We got Chipotle (which for the first time didn't raise my blood sugar - praise the Lord) and watched Ghost Hunters. Good times. I hope to hang with them again soon!! :o)