I like this version of Belle better.
Monday, February 26
Haven't blogged in almost a month. Been too lazy lately. Nothing really new going on. Didn't do much for Valentine's Day this year. Karen and I just went to dinner and watched Music & Lyrics. Pretty good movie, wasn't all lovey dovey or anything. Just the type of romantic comedy I like, not too mushy or anything. Blah! But, it was a simple and nice Valentine's Day.
We're currently in the season of lent, and this year I've decided to give up beef. It was a little last minute, and I just bought a some ham I can make sandwiches with and some fresh pork chops. They claim pork as 'the other white meat,' but I'm still not sure if its actually 'red' meat. So to be on the safe side, I'll just give up beef. At least I can still eat bacon! Mmm...bacon. Oh and carnitas from Little Onion! But I'll try to eat more chicken and fish, cuz so my cholestoral doesn't shoot up. I'm also trying to go to church more often. I've been a bad Catholic lately.
I scored some free tickets to David Copperfield with some friends at the Kodak a few weeks ago. It was a fun show, but still the exact same show I saw him at my work a few years ago. So I wasn't too thrilled. But it was nice day to hang out with friends. The Kodak was actually pretty small...looks a lot bigger on t.v. Hmmmm...I wonder who sat in my seat last night at the Oscar's??
Its the end of February, and it's finally snowing here in California. No, its none of the 'Storm Watch 2007' that the news keeps talking about. But we're finally getting a good significant amount of snow/rain. I'll be hitting up Mammoth next month and I'm excited that they have an 8 foot base, with more snow to come. It's been a pretty dry and disappointing year, snow-wise, so hopefully we'll get a pretty good late season this year.
Speaking of, I bought a brand new snowboard last week. After outgrowing my board and gaining weight, I decided to move on from my '03 Forum Destroyer 148 and bought myself an '07 Burton Elite 155.
I'm pretty happy with the purchase, got it for 40% off. I was trying to stay away from Burton, looking at other Forum boards, and also thinking of getting a Rome or Arbor board. I really like Arbor's designs and how they use this strong Hawaiian wood. But I couldn't find a good deal. So for the hell of it, I did the product selector on burton.com and the results came out with this. After looking at the pretty cool Chicago graphics, I was sold! Can't wait to break it in!
Oh yeah, Karen and I have the Wii now. I'll be picking SSX Blur tomorrow at Gamestop. I've already put my deposit in for Cooking Mama and Mario Party 8. Gotta love the Wii!
Lost = BLAH.
Heroes = Awesome!
The Office = LOVE IT!! That Jan is one horny boss!
"I am taking a calculated risk. What’s the upside? I overcome my nausea, fall deeply in love, babies, normalcy, no more self-loathing. Downside, I date Michael Scott publicly and collapse into myself like a dying star. Why is this so hard?...
....That’s what she said." HAHA! Love it!
Congrats to Yummy Bunny and Choo Choo Bear!! Love you guys!!
We're currently in the season of lent, and this year I've decided to give up beef. It was a little last minute, and I just bought a some ham I can make sandwiches with and some fresh pork chops. They claim pork as 'the other white meat,' but I'm still not sure if its actually 'red' meat. So to be on the safe side, I'll just give up beef. At least I can still eat bacon! Mmm...bacon. Oh and carnitas from Little Onion! But I'll try to eat more chicken and fish, cuz so my cholestoral doesn't shoot up. I'm also trying to go to church more often. I've been a bad Catholic lately.
I scored some free tickets to David Copperfield with some friends at the Kodak a few weeks ago. It was a fun show, but still the exact same show I saw him at my work a few years ago. So I wasn't too thrilled. But it was nice day to hang out with friends. The Kodak was actually pretty small...looks a lot bigger on t.v. Hmmmm...I wonder who sat in my seat last night at the Oscar's??
Its the end of February, and it's finally snowing here in California. No, its none of the 'Storm Watch 2007' that the news keeps talking about. But we're finally getting a good significant amount of snow/rain. I'll be hitting up Mammoth next month and I'm excited that they have an 8 foot base, with more snow to come. It's been a pretty dry and disappointing year, snow-wise, so hopefully we'll get a pretty good late season this year.
Speaking of, I bought a brand new snowboard last week. After outgrowing my board and gaining weight, I decided to move on from my '03 Forum Destroyer 148 and bought myself an '07 Burton Elite 155.
I'm pretty happy with the purchase, got it for 40% off. I was trying to stay away from Burton, looking at other Forum boards, and also thinking of getting a Rome or Arbor board. I really like Arbor's designs and how they use this strong Hawaiian wood. But I couldn't find a good deal. So for the hell of it, I did the product selector on burton.com and the results came out with this. After looking at the pretty cool Chicago graphics, I was sold! Can't wait to break it in!
Oh yeah, Karen and I have the Wii now. I'll be picking SSX Blur tomorrow at Gamestop. I've already put my deposit in for Cooking Mama and Mario Party 8. Gotta love the Wii!
Lost = BLAH.
Heroes = Awesome!
The Office = LOVE IT!! That Jan is one horny boss!
"I am taking a calculated risk. What’s the upside? I overcome my nausea, fall deeply in love, babies, normalcy, no more self-loathing. Downside, I date Michael Scott publicly and collapse into myself like a dying star. Why is this so hard?...
....That’s what she said." HAHA! Love it!
Congrats to Yummy Bunny and Choo Choo Bear!! Love you guys!!
Thursday, January 25
Monday, January 15
Happy New Year everyone!!
Okay, so I haven't blogged in a few weeks. Just been too lazy and sick since New Years weekend. I think I have a small case of bronchitis cuz this cough wont go away. Maybe I'll go to the doctor again this week. So far my anti-biotics haven't killed my cough yet. So, New Years has been off to a bad start with getting sick and with Michigan losing to USC (again) in the Rose Bowl. Boo.
Anyhow, just got back from Tahoe, and boy was it fuunnn!! Instead of driving like last year, we all decided to fly. We arrived at Sacramento and had to chill a bit since Southwest forgot to send Belle, Lou, and Keno's luggage. No worries though. Stopped by the local REI store for some last minute supplies, and Costco for lunch and groceries (aka a crapload of beer). Once we started getting up the mountain, we can see the thermometer in our Suburban drop to as low as 5 degrees! Got to Tahoe City after the check-in office closed, but the lady working was really nice to still help us out. She was literally out the door, but was considerate to open up the office and check us in (even though I arranged the keys to be left at a drop box).
Got to the cabin, and man it was freakin awesome! It had a garage, 3 bedrooms, a pretty big living room, and a hot tub. It was actually a lot closer than expected, and just down the street from our cabin from last year. We took advantage of the hot tub, while getting drunk at the same time. There wasn't too much snow, but we got to snowboard at Squaw mountain for most of Saturday, while 5 of us snowboarded Alpine Meadows on Sunday. We overdid the beer, but managed to finish about 83 out of the 97 bottles, drank all of the wine, and ate most of the food we bought. Had a lot of fun, got to hang out with good company. Hopefully we can do it again next year!
Earlier today, right before we left, some of the gang were playing around in the snow, sliding down on their little snow sleds. While they did that, I took a short stroll up the street for a bit and just thought about what happened 7 years ago today - the passing of my roommate and good friend, John Paul Halog. I had a nice talk with Cesar the night before while cooking hamburgers for dinner, and we just reminisced that day we all found out. So as I strolled along the street, I just kinda looked up into the clear, blue sky and just was hoping John was looking down at us, laughing and smiling. I've might've said it before, but I think things happen for a reason. And with his passing, I think it just brought a lot us closer as friends. For example, I didn't really know Cesar that well, but it definitely brought me closer to Cesar when John passed. So it was nice to bond with him last night. And today, when Romeo departed ways from us at the airport, I walked with him to his gate...just cuz we went through a lot this day when John passed and I wanted to just be with him as long as possible. Yeah, yeah, kinda gay, but whatever.
I don't really talk about John's passing much, but its probably the worse thing I had to go through. I wasn't use to death or anything like that. The most was my dog in junior high, but that's pretty much it. I still remember everything that happened that week. John started feeling sick around Wednesday. Two days later, I was just about to leave for Oxnard and I asked him if he needed anything before I went. He told me he wanted some crackers and some soup from Albertsons, so even though I was already packed up and ready to go, I still got him his stuff.
Anyhow, I got back that from Albertson's and just asked if he needed anything else. He told me that he was okay and that his aunt and uncle from Long Beach were going to pick him up for the weekend and that I'd maybe see him Oxnard. So I left, and little did I know that would be the last time I would talk to him.
I got a lot of 911 pages that night (cell phones weren't really big back then). But I was half asleep so I didn't really pat attention. It wasn't until maybe I got a third page from Romeo's brother, Tony, that something must be going on. So I called him and he broke the news to me and that was that. The following day, my dad, John's dad, cousin, uncle and me went back to our apartment in Irvine to grab John's stuff to take back to Oxnard. Once I opened the door, I saw the soup he left on the kitchen stove and the bowl he used in the sink. It looked as if he barely ate any of it. I opened the door to our room, and I just broke down in tears.
It's a lil weird because right before he passed, I knew something 'big and bad' was going to happen. The September before, one of my neighbor's father in Oxnard passed away and I thought that was it. Later in December, another neighbor's grandfather passed away that John and I talked about also one day. I thought maybe that was it. Little did I know that this 'big and bad' thing was going to happen with John.
But anyhow, it took awhile for me to get used to. I had planned on taking the quarter off that time just to heal from everything. But I knew John wanted me to continue, so I moved out of our apartment and moved in with Ryan, Lou, and Thano at Campus Village and spent my last few months at UCI with them. It's still hard to think that he's not around anymore. But I still remember his voice and I still remember all the good times we shared. I'll always cherish those. So with that, rest in peace John. I miss you and I love you...
Okay, so I haven't blogged in a few weeks. Just been too lazy and sick since New Years weekend. I think I have a small case of bronchitis cuz this cough wont go away. Maybe I'll go to the doctor again this week. So far my anti-biotics haven't killed my cough yet. So, New Years has been off to a bad start with getting sick and with Michigan losing to USC (again) in the Rose Bowl. Boo.
Anyhow, just got back from Tahoe, and boy was it fuunnn!! Instead of driving like last year, we all decided to fly. We arrived at Sacramento and had to chill a bit since Southwest forgot to send Belle, Lou, and Keno's luggage. No worries though. Stopped by the local REI store for some last minute supplies, and Costco for lunch and groceries (aka a crapload of beer). Once we started getting up the mountain, we can see the thermometer in our Suburban drop to as low as 5 degrees! Got to Tahoe City after the check-in office closed, but the lady working was really nice to still help us out. She was literally out the door, but was considerate to open up the office and check us in (even though I arranged the keys to be left at a drop box).
Got to the cabin, and man it was freakin awesome! It had a garage, 3 bedrooms, a pretty big living room, and a hot tub. It was actually a lot closer than expected, and just down the street from our cabin from last year. We took advantage of the hot tub, while getting drunk at the same time. There wasn't too much snow, but we got to snowboard at Squaw mountain for most of Saturday, while 5 of us snowboarded Alpine Meadows on Sunday. We overdid the beer, but managed to finish about 83 out of the 97 bottles, drank all of the wine, and ate most of the food we bought. Had a lot of fun, got to hang out with good company. Hopefully we can do it again next year!
Earlier today, right before we left, some of the gang were playing around in the snow, sliding down on their little snow sleds. While they did that, I took a short stroll up the street for a bit and just thought about what happened 7 years ago today - the passing of my roommate and good friend, John Paul Halog. I had a nice talk with Cesar the night before while cooking hamburgers for dinner, and we just reminisced that day we all found out. So as I strolled along the street, I just kinda looked up into the clear, blue sky and just was hoping John was looking down at us, laughing and smiling. I've might've said it before, but I think things happen for a reason. And with his passing, I think it just brought a lot us closer as friends. For example, I didn't really know Cesar that well, but it definitely brought me closer to Cesar when John passed. So it was nice to bond with him last night. And today, when Romeo departed ways from us at the airport, I walked with him to his gate...just cuz we went through a lot this day when John passed and I wanted to just be with him as long as possible. Yeah, yeah, kinda gay, but whatever.
I don't really talk about John's passing much, but its probably the worse thing I had to go through. I wasn't use to death or anything like that. The most was my dog in junior high, but that's pretty much it. I still remember everything that happened that week. John started feeling sick around Wednesday. Two days later, I was just about to leave for Oxnard and I asked him if he needed anything before I went. He told me he wanted some crackers and some soup from Albertsons, so even though I was already packed up and ready to go, I still got him his stuff.
Anyhow, I got back that from Albertson's and just asked if he needed anything else. He told me that he was okay and that his aunt and uncle from Long Beach were going to pick him up for the weekend and that I'd maybe see him Oxnard. So I left, and little did I know that would be the last time I would talk to him.
I got a lot of 911 pages that night (cell phones weren't really big back then). But I was half asleep so I didn't really pat attention. It wasn't until maybe I got a third page from Romeo's brother, Tony, that something must be going on. So I called him and he broke the news to me and that was that. The following day, my dad, John's dad, cousin, uncle and me went back to our apartment in Irvine to grab John's stuff to take back to Oxnard. Once I opened the door, I saw the soup he left on the kitchen stove and the bowl he used in the sink. It looked as if he barely ate any of it. I opened the door to our room, and I just broke down in tears.
It's a lil weird because right before he passed, I knew something 'big and bad' was going to happen. The September before, one of my neighbor's father in Oxnard passed away and I thought that was it. Later in December, another neighbor's grandfather passed away that John and I talked about also one day. I thought maybe that was it. Little did I know that this 'big and bad' thing was going to happen with John.
But anyhow, it took awhile for me to get used to. I had planned on taking the quarter off that time just to heal from everything. But I knew John wanted me to continue, so I moved out of our apartment and moved in with Ryan, Lou, and Thano at Campus Village and spent my last few months at UCI with them. It's still hard to think that he's not around anymore. But I still remember his voice and I still remember all the good times we shared. I'll always cherish those. So with that, rest in peace John. I miss you and I love you...
Wednesday, December 27
Merry Christms everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas. As for me, it came...and went. It was fun spending time with my parents, and the little time I did with my sister and her family. It was a lot of fun seeing the kids opening their gifts. Our house was clean, and once they came, all hell broke loose....gift wrap, toys, ribbons, boxes...everywhere. But it was a lot fun.
Christmas was a little ehhh this year for me. As I said earlier, its just been exhausting with work, Christmas shopping, that I didn't really have time to soak it in and enjoy it. And it sucked to have to leave Christmas night to work the next day. Well, I only showed up for a couple of hours on Tuesday, but man, there's barely anyone at work, it makes me not want to work. If there wasn't a stupid Broadway musical at work, I'd probably ask for the week off. Oh well...at least there's another three-day weekend. Thank you everyone for the presents...they were really cool.
Went shopping yesterday at Sport Chalet, and bought myself a new snowboarding jacket and a new goggle case. Gotta prep up for the big Tahoe trip. I got a good deal on this Ride jacket. Normally it was $150, then Sport Chalet had a 30% off sale, then I had another $25 off coupon, so I got it for about $80. Not too shabby. The only problem is that I wanted another color. And the only place that had it was back in Oxnard last month when we went black Friday shopping. I've been to 5 local stores (South Coast, HB, Foothill Ranch, Irvine, and Mission Viejo) and none of them have it. I'm still gonna check the Laguna store and the Brea store. If they don't have it, then blah! I'll just keep what I have.
I'm getting pretty excited about the trip. I stopped by the Spectrum after Sport Chalet, and just watched people ice skating on the outdoor rink. Reminds me of the fun time we had last year, ice skating at high elevation at freakin freezing temperatures. What's also cool is that, we wont be working a full week of work until the week after we come back from Tahoe! See...this week is a 4 day work week cuz of Christmas, next week will be cuz of New Years, the week after, we leave for Tahoe on Friday, so that's another 4 day week, then we come back on Monday, which would be another 4 day week. Awesome!
Anyhow, two more days until our after-Christmas party, then we celebrate the New Year and of course, the Rose Bowl game: USC vs Michigan. I can't wait! Happy New Year everyone! GO BLUE!!
Christmas was a little ehhh this year for me. As I said earlier, its just been exhausting with work, Christmas shopping, that I didn't really have time to soak it in and enjoy it. And it sucked to have to leave Christmas night to work the next day. Well, I only showed up for a couple of hours on Tuesday, but man, there's barely anyone at work, it makes me not want to work. If there wasn't a stupid Broadway musical at work, I'd probably ask for the week off. Oh well...at least there's another three-day weekend. Thank you everyone for the presents...they were really cool.
Went shopping yesterday at Sport Chalet, and bought myself a new snowboarding jacket and a new goggle case. Gotta prep up for the big Tahoe trip. I got a good deal on this Ride jacket. Normally it was $150, then Sport Chalet had a 30% off sale, then I had another $25 off coupon, so I got it for about $80. Not too shabby. The only problem is that I wanted another color. And the only place that had it was back in Oxnard last month when we went black Friday shopping. I've been to 5 local stores (South Coast, HB, Foothill Ranch, Irvine, and Mission Viejo) and none of them have it. I'm still gonna check the Laguna store and the Brea store. If they don't have it, then blah! I'll just keep what I have.
I'm getting pretty excited about the trip. I stopped by the Spectrum after Sport Chalet, and just watched people ice skating on the outdoor rink. Reminds me of the fun time we had last year, ice skating at high elevation at freakin freezing temperatures. What's also cool is that, we wont be working a full week of work until the week after we come back from Tahoe! See...this week is a 4 day work week cuz of Christmas, next week will be cuz of New Years, the week after, we leave for Tahoe on Friday, so that's another 4 day week, then we come back on Monday, which would be another 4 day week. Awesome!
Anyhow, two more days until our after-Christmas party, then we celebrate the New Year and of course, the Rose Bowl game: USC vs Michigan. I can't wait! Happy New Year everyone! GO BLUE!!
Wednesday, December 20
I can't believe Christmas is just around the corner. I honestly don't really have that 'Christmasy' feel this year. I guess part of the reason is its been so busy at work, there's not time for me to enjoy it. Then after work, I'm all stressed out shopping for Christmas gifts. And I guess knowing that I have to work the day after Christmas, kinda blows. My sister and her family will be coming up, but they'll be arriving Christmas day, which leaves me just a few hours with them before driving back down to work. So, we probably can't stay up late, watch movies, enjoy some wine, or wake up the next day to do some shopping. Kinda sucks, but I'm making the most of it.
Last week was pretty fun, went to Belle and Lou's place and helped decorate their first Christmas tree in their new home. That night's episode of The Office was hilarious, probably one of the best episodes ever. The following night, Karen and I decided to check out Disneyland. We finally had time to go, but unfortunately it was just way too crowded. Despite the crowd, we had fun. Here are some random shots I took.
Just like Lou, I'm getting really excited for our Tahoe trip this year. I guess anytime I get to fly on an airplane, I get excited for some reason. The cabin I booked is really nice: 3 bedroom, nice living room, 2 car garage, 2 car driveway, front porch, back porch, and a hot tub! I can't wait to get in the hot tub. In fact, I'll probably jump in the moment we get there. Well, probably after unloading, getting anything from the groceries, etc. But I'm exciting cuz I'll be with the best friends in the world. It would be perfect if everyone can go, but its all good. I'm just praying that the weather will cooperate this year, and be perfect so we can all have a blast. And like Lou, I still remember the final run we did at night at Squaw. It was cold, clear, and no one was around. You just feel the cold air breezing against you while you carve down the mountain. It was perfect...until I freakin ate it and busted my lip. HA! Well, hopefully that wont happen this year. There's about four feet of snow at Tahoe right now, so I'm hoping between now and MLK weekend, there would be at least 8 feet of fresh powder. But we'll see.
Been trying to get some last minute health stuff taken care of before my benefits end for the year. Got my new bridge replaced this week (I had a skateboarding accident when I was young), and I'm trying to get my eyes taken care of. Apparently, I have some kind of inflammation in my left eye, which is keeping me from getting a new prescription for glasses. My doctor says it might signs of pink eye, which blows, but we'll see how things go. Nothing too serious though. Stupid eyes.
Anyhow, here are some random shots I took this week at my work and surrounding buildings. I was just killing time before Karen's shift ends. Have a good week and good luck shopping!
Last week was pretty fun, went to Belle and Lou's place and helped decorate their first Christmas tree in their new home. That night's episode of The Office was hilarious, probably one of the best episodes ever. The following night, Karen and I decided to check out Disneyland. We finally had time to go, but unfortunately it was just way too crowded. Despite the crowd, we had fun. Here are some random shots I took.
Just like Lou, I'm getting really excited for our Tahoe trip this year. I guess anytime I get to fly on an airplane, I get excited for some reason. The cabin I booked is really nice: 3 bedroom, nice living room, 2 car garage, 2 car driveway, front porch, back porch, and a hot tub! I can't wait to get in the hot tub. In fact, I'll probably jump in the moment we get there. Well, probably after unloading, getting anything from the groceries, etc. But I'm exciting cuz I'll be with the best friends in the world. It would be perfect if everyone can go, but its all good. I'm just praying that the weather will cooperate this year, and be perfect so we can all have a blast. And like Lou, I still remember the final run we did at night at Squaw. It was cold, clear, and no one was around. You just feel the cold air breezing against you while you carve down the mountain. It was perfect...until I freakin ate it and busted my lip. HA! Well, hopefully that wont happen this year. There's about four feet of snow at Tahoe right now, so I'm hoping between now and MLK weekend, there would be at least 8 feet of fresh powder. But we'll see.
Been trying to get some last minute health stuff taken care of before my benefits end for the year. Got my new bridge replaced this week (I had a skateboarding accident when I was young), and I'm trying to get my eyes taken care of. Apparently, I have some kind of inflammation in my left eye, which is keeping me from getting a new prescription for glasses. My doctor says it might signs of pink eye, which blows, but we'll see how things go. Nothing too serious though. Stupid eyes.
Anyhow, here are some random shots I took this week at my work and surrounding buildings. I was just killing time before Karen's shift ends. Have a good week and good luck shopping!
Thursday, December 14
Tuesday, December 12
I finally hit the stores today for some Christmas shopping and got some gifts for my nephews and other people. I still have a long way to go, but I'm finally starting. I hope to get some more done tomorrow and hope to be halfway done before the weekend hits. Late night shopping is pretty cool...avoids the crowd, traffic, and long lines at the counter.
Anyhow, weekend wrap...went to the Laker game on Friday. It was a bitch to get to cuz of all the traffic. Even the carpool on the 110 was packed. I parked at the infamous lot and paid freakin $10. It's never been that high ever, but I forgot the LA Auto Show was going on. Anyhow, got hooked up with some suite tickets. Kobe didn't play, but the Lakers still won against the Hawks. I like the whole 'lights out' thing...focuses more on the game. There were only 8 of us in the suite, and they all left early. So Karen and I just took a bunch of pictures.
Saturday, didn't do crap, and Sunday all I did was play softball. We lost again, but whatever. I hate that league. Stupid rules, stupid umpires, a bitch-ass scorekeeper, a fugly field. Hopefully, the Cerritos league in the spring will be better.
Tahoe is getting close and I'm getting excited. I wanna start packing already. More snow is going to drop this weekend also! One more month to go!
Anyhow, weekend wrap...went to the Laker game on Friday. It was a bitch to get to cuz of all the traffic. Even the carpool on the 110 was packed. I parked at the infamous lot and paid freakin $10. It's never been that high ever, but I forgot the LA Auto Show was going on. Anyhow, got hooked up with some suite tickets. Kobe didn't play, but the Lakers still won against the Hawks. I like the whole 'lights out' thing...focuses more on the game. There were only 8 of us in the suite, and they all left early. So Karen and I just took a bunch of pictures.
Saturday, didn't do crap, and Sunday all I did was play softball. We lost again, but whatever. I hate that league. Stupid rules, stupid umpires, a bitch-ass scorekeeper, a fugly field. Hopefully, the Cerritos league in the spring will be better.
Tahoe is getting close and I'm getting excited. I wanna start packing already. More snow is going to drop this weekend also! One more month to go!
Wednesday, December 6
Had a good weekend. Most of it was helping celebrate Joe's birthday. Happy birthday roommie! Friday, Cat made some sushi and we had Belle, Lou, and Ryan over. Played a little bit of Scene It and drank sake. Had a lot of fun...but just woke up with a little bit of a headache! Then Saturday, got to see USC loose to UCLA I was so happy. It gave me hope for Michigan to win the #2 spot, but that ended later that night when Florida won. I'm okay with Florida facing Ohio State. At least Michigan comes to the Rose Bowl to beat the living crap out of USC. I can't wait. Then later at night, we surprised Joe at Ocean's in Laguna Beach and finished the night off with some late night carne asada fries again!
I got another gift to cross off my Christmas list. I can't wait to get paid already so I can just get my holiday shopping over with.
I'm getting pretty excited as Tahoe is around the corner and we have a lot of committed people going. We all booked our flights into Sacramento and are ready for people to book the SUV's. My co-worker, Natalie, is coming along and Karen, her, and me keep talking about Tahoe everyday! The cabin's almost booked, just trying to get everyone to decide which cabin they want. Decide people! =)
I really can't wait for Tahoe! Just needs to snow a little more.
I got another gift to cross off my Christmas list. I can't wait to get paid already so I can just get my holiday shopping over with.
I'm getting pretty excited as Tahoe is around the corner and we have a lot of committed people going. We all booked our flights into Sacramento and are ready for people to book the SUV's. My co-worker, Natalie, is coming along and Karen, her, and me keep talking about Tahoe everyday! The cabin's almost booked, just trying to get everyone to decide which cabin they want. Decide people! =)
I really can't wait for Tahoe! Just needs to snow a little more.
Wednesday, November 29
Okay, I started Christmas shopping. Sad...its not even December and I've already started. Well better late than never. I'll probably do more this week. I got two gifts so far, and a lot more to go.
Its starting to feel a lil more like Christmas with this freakin cold ass weather. Its been awhile sleeping with pajama pants. I'm not complaining...I love it!! Snowboarding's just around the corner!
Just scored some free suite tickets to next Friday's Laker game against the Hawks. I can't wait...free food and booze!
Its starting to feel a lil more like Christmas with this freakin cold ass weather. Its been awhile sleeping with pajama pants. I'm not complaining...I love it!! Snowboarding's just around the corner!
Just scored some free suite tickets to next Friday's Laker game against the Hawks. I can't wait...free food and booze!
Tuesday, November 28
Ahhh...back from a nice Thanksgiving break. It's been kinda crazy at work, trying to work on multiple things at the same time, and trying to finish everything during a short week. I really needed some alcohol so the weekend began with some sake shots and grub at Shin Sengumi with the roomies, Cat, Ryan, James, Anna, Lou, and Belle. The food was okay, it tasted good...just not enough to get you full. But the sake did its job. We were all feeling good.
Karen and I left Thursday morning for Oxnard to spend Thanksgiving with my parents. Karen's parents and younger brother also drove up for dinner, meeting for the first time. It was pretty exciting as after 3+years that Karen and I have been dating, they finally met. The grub was sooo good! Had turkey, prime rib, pancit palabok, honey-baked ham, stuffing...the works. And yes I shitted a monster.
Karen and I also did our Black Friday shopping, waking up at 4am and heading to Best Buy. It was madness, as I didn't pick anything up worth waking up for. I just got Entourage Season 2 on DVD. Afterwards, we made stops at Office Depot, Sport Chalet, Circuit City, and Target. Picked up a small LCD widescreen t.v., a new coffeemaker, some compression running tops, and a new knife set. Got done shopping around 9:30, then just felt tired the entire day.
Saturday morning, Karen and I left for Irvine to drop off our stuff, then met up with my parents at my sisters and had Thanksgiving all over again at her house, since she couldn't travel to Oxnard. Got to grub again, drink a couple of glasses of Ramey Chardonnay, hung out with the kids, played baseball and basketball with my oldest nephew, watch the freakin Trojans beat Notre Dame and move into 2nd place (they so don't deserve it!), then headed home and knocked out.
Sunday, Karen and I slept in. We watched Tenacious D at the movies (a lil bit of a disappointment), then met up with Lou, Belle, Ryan, and Tommy for some sushi. Very eventful weekend, yet went by so fast. Now its back to work. Boo.
Its finally getting cold, and I'm getting excited for snowboard season to start. I saw this cool Ride jacket at Sport Chalet that I'm eyeing on for the season. I also got a new Camelbak to use on the slopes. Our annual snowboard trip is almost set, and we're heading back to Tahoe City again...at the same exact cabin...hopefully =) I checked, and its still available, so I'll probably book it soon.
Oh yeah, the new Incubus CD is pretty dope! I'm very impressed with it. Each song sounds very different which is really cool. Just shows the variety of talent in the group.
Quick things I'm thankful of/for:
My family, my friends, my loving girlfriend, my job (tho it doesn't pay much, i'm just happy that I have a job), my shoes, my Michigan Wolverines, my Ipod, and my XT and lenses. The end.
Karen and I left Thursday morning for Oxnard to spend Thanksgiving with my parents. Karen's parents and younger brother also drove up for dinner, meeting for the first time. It was pretty exciting as after 3+years that Karen and I have been dating, they finally met. The grub was sooo good! Had turkey, prime rib, pancit palabok, honey-baked ham, stuffing...the works. And yes I shitted a monster.
Karen and I also did our Black Friday shopping, waking up at 4am and heading to Best Buy. It was madness, as I didn't pick anything up worth waking up for. I just got Entourage Season 2 on DVD. Afterwards, we made stops at Office Depot, Sport Chalet, Circuit City, and Target. Picked up a small LCD widescreen t.v., a new coffeemaker, some compression running tops, and a new knife set. Got done shopping around 9:30, then just felt tired the entire day.
Saturday morning, Karen and I left for Irvine to drop off our stuff, then met up with my parents at my sisters and had Thanksgiving all over again at her house, since she couldn't travel to Oxnard. Got to grub again, drink a couple of glasses of Ramey Chardonnay, hung out with the kids, played baseball and basketball with my oldest nephew, watch the freakin Trojans beat Notre Dame and move into 2nd place (they so don't deserve it!), then headed home and knocked out.
Sunday, Karen and I slept in. We watched Tenacious D at the movies (a lil bit of a disappointment), then met up with Lou, Belle, Ryan, and Tommy for some sushi. Very eventful weekend, yet went by so fast. Now its back to work. Boo.
Its finally getting cold, and I'm getting excited for snowboard season to start. I saw this cool Ride jacket at Sport Chalet that I'm eyeing on for the season. I also got a new Camelbak to use on the slopes. Our annual snowboard trip is almost set, and we're heading back to Tahoe City again...at the same exact cabin...hopefully =) I checked, and its still available, so I'll probably book it soon.
Oh yeah, the new Incubus CD is pretty dope! I'm very impressed with it. Each song sounds very different which is really cool. Just shows the variety of talent in the group.
Quick things I'm thankful of/for:
My family, my friends, my loving girlfriend, my job (tho it doesn't pay much, i'm just happy that I have a job), my shoes, my Michigan Wolverines, my Ipod, and my XT and lenses. The end.
Sunday, November 19
Busy weekend today. First and foremost, I'd like to welcome my new nephew, Joshua Nicholas to the world...
Isn't he cute??
I woke up Saturday morning and received a phone call from my brother-in-law. Congrats to my sister and her husband on their new baby boy.
Anyhow, Friday night, Karen, Cat, Joe, Tommy, Ryan, Cicely, Jay, Lou, Belle, Romeo, Jen and Cesar came over to chill, drink, and celebrate Belle's birthday. Hehe, I guess drinking jaeger-bombs with friends in a quiet environment is a bad idea: people start laughing and Red Bull starts flying out of people's noses. Well, its not exactly what happened. But, what a funny moment! (gulp, gulp, gulp, gulp!!)
Saturday, after finding out about Joshua's arrival, we all headed to Lou and Belle's for an afternoon of football and bbq. We got to watch most of The Biggest Big Game of the year, and headed to the park for some flag football. And although Michigan lost 42-39, it was still a great day, as my team (THE BEST IN THE WORLD BLUE TEAM) won 4-3 (or 28-21, however you wanna describe it). After playing, Karen and I drove down to Mission Viejo to visit my sister and Joshua for about two hours, then headed back to Lou and Belle's. Hehe, I don't think I had late night Mexican food in such a long time! Carne Asada Nachos!!! Mmnmm!!
Here are some pictures of Belle's Birthday bash and Joshua.
Sunday, Karen and I went to our co-workers' wedding. Pretty cool, they had an Alice in Wonderland themed wedding in Orange. Pretty fun, it was just too freakin hot! But anyhow, here are some pictures of the wedding. And softball....it was fun in a losing effort. =) Good job everyone.
And now, I'm freakin beat. I've drank everyday this weekend and I'm so tired. I'm so glad this week is going to be short with Thanksgiving around the corner. This has got to be one of the greatest weekends ever. It would've been perfect is Michigan won, but I can live with it. Here's to good times!
Isn't he cute??
I woke up Saturday morning and received a phone call from my brother-in-law. Congrats to my sister and her husband on their new baby boy.
Anyhow, Friday night, Karen, Cat, Joe, Tommy, Ryan, Cicely, Jay, Lou, Belle, Romeo, Jen and Cesar came over to chill, drink, and celebrate Belle's birthday. Hehe, I guess drinking jaeger-bombs with friends in a quiet environment is a bad idea: people start laughing and Red Bull starts flying out of people's noses. Well, its not exactly what happened. But, what a funny moment! (gulp, gulp, gulp, gulp!!)
Saturday, after finding out about Joshua's arrival, we all headed to Lou and Belle's for an afternoon of football and bbq. We got to watch most of The Biggest Big Game of the year, and headed to the park for some flag football. And although Michigan lost 42-39, it was still a great day, as my team (THE BEST IN THE WORLD BLUE TEAM) won 4-3 (or 28-21, however you wanna describe it). After playing, Karen and I drove down to Mission Viejo to visit my sister and Joshua for about two hours, then headed back to Lou and Belle's. Hehe, I don't think I had late night Mexican food in such a long time! Carne Asada Nachos!!! Mmnmm!!
Here are some pictures of Belle's Birthday bash and Joshua.
Sunday, Karen and I went to our co-workers' wedding. Pretty cool, they had an Alice in Wonderland themed wedding in Orange. Pretty fun, it was just too freakin hot! But anyhow, here are some pictures of the wedding. And softball....it was fun in a losing effort. =) Good job everyone.
And now, I'm freakin beat. I've drank everyday this weekend and I'm so tired. I'm so glad this week is going to be short with Thanksgiving around the corner. This has got to be one of the greatest weekends ever. It would've been perfect is Michigan won, but I can live with it. Here's to good times!
Friday, November 17
(photo courtesy of John Biever of Si.com)
On the eve of the Biggest Big Game of the Year, Michigan loses their former head coach, the winningest coach in Michigan history, legendary Bo Schembechler. Rest in Peace Bo!
The game is finally here. My #2 Michigan Wolverines will play their archrival, the #1 Ohio State Buckeyes. This is the oldest rivalry in college football, dating back 103 years, but they haven't met like this before; both ranked #1 and #2 for the first time. Both have 10-0 records. One will play for the National Championship in January, the other will play in the Rose Bowl.
GO BLUE!!
Wednesday, November 1
Pretty cool weekend. Went to dinner with Karen last Friday and had a nice bottle of '04 Cakebread. Such a good chardonnay!! We got pretty tipsy and watched Wynton Marsalis jazz it up at my work.
Saturday, I watched the Michigan game and also watched USC loose! Whoo hoo! Then later that night, Ryan and I decided to celebrate our 22nd and 24th birthdays respectively with some friends at D&B's. I didn't wanna do anything originally but Ryan and I just did a lil last minute deal. Thanks to everyone that came out! Had a lot of fun. And thanks Karen for giving me one the best gifts ever....
The Jordan IV Retro in White/Military Blue/Neautral Grey!
I've stayed away from the shoe scene lately, but two of my favorite shoes were retro'd this year. I hope to get the other shoe sometime soon! Thank you very much again Karen!! I love it!
I've been fortunate receiving some special gifts on my birthday from a variety of people. I don't ask for anything, hint anything, or make some kind of wishlist. But of all the gifts I've received, and not to take away from others, I think this happens to be one of the best:
Yes it is my beloved Kings jersey!
Here's a litte story. Back in 1999, the Staples Center opened and both the Kings and Lakers moved from the Great Western Forum over to the newly built Staples Center. John Halog, Tony Dimaano, and my friend Alan planned on getting tickets to the opening night, however all tickets were sold out in minutes, so we decided to go to the second game of the season against San Jose. Anyhow, after parking at the infamous lot off of 9th and Francisco, and walking towards the Superstore, John and I noticed the new Kings jerseys that people were wearing. It was first year they wore those jerseys after changing from the old silver and black Gretzky era style. He asked me which jersey I liked the best of them, and I told him that I liked the purple one. I just liked the dark/midnight shade of purple they used, along with the silver and black tones. It has a hint of the vintage 1960's version with a touch of the silver and black era, but still representing the new era.
Anyhow, we got into the arena, sat upstairs in the 300 section which was freezing cold since the air condition vents were above us and for some reason were at full blast. John had brought his navy Nike jacket with him, but I noticed he took it off after the 2nd intermission and was freezing his butt off. I didn't really think of it at the time, just really excited that I'm actually in the Staples Center watching a Kings game.
So, a couple of weeks pass, my birthday comes up, and he presents my gift he helped arrange with some friends, along with a card. I have the card somewhere and it read, "This is why I was freezing at the Kings game." I unwrapped the gift and there was the jersey. I was freakin shocked. He apparently went to the Team LA store during the 2nd intermission, bought the jersey, and wrapped it with his jacket, and hid it the rest of the night.
Every time I look at that jersey, I always remember that day we went to the game, and the day he presented it to me. I have two more Kings jerseys with Gretzky embroidered on the back of them, and with the whole new era with the Kings, I wasn't sure who's name I'd get embroidered on the back.
Little did I know that the following January, God would take John from me and the rest of us. So later that year I made my decision who's name I wanted on the back:
Until this day, I still don't know exactly what happened with John and why he had to go. But every time I pull this out of my closet and wear it to the games, I'll always remember that day John and I went to Staples Center.
Saturday, I watched the Michigan game and also watched USC loose! Whoo hoo! Then later that night, Ryan and I decided to celebrate our 22nd and 24th birthdays respectively with some friends at D&B's. I didn't wanna do anything originally but Ryan and I just did a lil last minute deal. Thanks to everyone that came out! Had a lot of fun. And thanks Karen for giving me one the best gifts ever....
The Jordan IV Retro in White/Military Blue/Neautral Grey!
I've stayed away from the shoe scene lately, but two of my favorite shoes were retro'd this year. I hope to get the other shoe sometime soon! Thank you very much again Karen!! I love it!
I've been fortunate receiving some special gifts on my birthday from a variety of people. I don't ask for anything, hint anything, or make some kind of wishlist. But of all the gifts I've received, and not to take away from others, I think this happens to be one of the best:
Yes it is my beloved Kings jersey!
Here's a litte story. Back in 1999, the Staples Center opened and both the Kings and Lakers moved from the Great Western Forum over to the newly built Staples Center. John Halog, Tony Dimaano, and my friend Alan planned on getting tickets to the opening night, however all tickets were sold out in minutes, so we decided to go to the second game of the season against San Jose. Anyhow, after parking at the infamous lot off of 9th and Francisco, and walking towards the Superstore, John and I noticed the new Kings jerseys that people were wearing. It was first year they wore those jerseys after changing from the old silver and black Gretzky era style. He asked me which jersey I liked the best of them, and I told him that I liked the purple one. I just liked the dark/midnight shade of purple they used, along with the silver and black tones. It has a hint of the vintage 1960's version with a touch of the silver and black era, but still representing the new era.
Anyhow, we got into the arena, sat upstairs in the 300 section which was freezing cold since the air condition vents were above us and for some reason were at full blast. John had brought his navy Nike jacket with him, but I noticed he took it off after the 2nd intermission and was freezing his butt off. I didn't really think of it at the time, just really excited that I'm actually in the Staples Center watching a Kings game.
So, a couple of weeks pass, my birthday comes up, and he presents my gift he helped arrange with some friends, along with a card. I have the card somewhere and it read, "This is why I was freezing at the Kings game." I unwrapped the gift and there was the jersey. I was freakin shocked. He apparently went to the Team LA store during the 2nd intermission, bought the jersey, and wrapped it with his jacket, and hid it the rest of the night.
Every time I look at that jersey, I always remember that day we went to the game, and the day he presented it to me. I have two more Kings jerseys with Gretzky embroidered on the back of them, and with the whole new era with the Kings, I wasn't sure who's name I'd get embroidered on the back.
Little did I know that the following January, God would take John from me and the rest of us. So later that year I made my decision who's name I wanted on the back:
Until this day, I still don't know exactly what happened with John and why he had to go. But every time I pull this out of my closet and wear it to the games, I'll always remember that day John and I went to Staples Center.
Thursday, October 26
Crap, I really want to travel right now. I had lunch with my old co-worker today and he's taking a quick trip to Chicago for Halloween (quick, as in leave Monday and coming back Wednesday). Good news though, because he said Jet Blue will be flying out of Long Beach to Chicago in January. So yay, I'm going to Chicago (hopefully) and New York (praying) in 2007.
I murdered my fantasy opponent this passed week 140.38-105.3. I am now 2-5. I'm pretty confident with my lineup and hopefully I can take advantage of my opponent's bye issues and get back in the standings. My fantasy hockey team has also been picking it up lately, and I'm currently winning 9-1.
Got a flu shot today, the first since I was in elementary. I don't get sick often, but took advantage since it was free at work.
Ski Dazzle is coming up! Gonna look for a new jacket, maybe. Nothing wrong with my current jacket, but just wanna have a different 'look' this season. I haven't had a true snowboard jacket yet, so maybe I'll get one this season.
Good god, the LA Kings are so aweful! It's gonna be a long season! Possible suite tickets next week vs. the Penguins.
I hate credit card bills. It doesn't help that I want new toys and want to travel.
On a happier note, my sister seems to be due soon. Her contractions are picking up and it seems like she will deliver her 5th child soon. Good news: A new baby boy on the way. Bad news: A bigger dent in my wallet come Christmas. Haha, just kiddin.
I murdered my fantasy opponent this passed week 140.38-105.3. I am now 2-5. I'm pretty confident with my lineup and hopefully I can take advantage of my opponent's bye issues and get back in the standings. My fantasy hockey team has also been picking it up lately, and I'm currently winning 9-1.
Got a flu shot today, the first since I was in elementary. I don't get sick often, but took advantage since it was free at work.
Ski Dazzle is coming up! Gonna look for a new jacket, maybe. Nothing wrong with my current jacket, but just wanna have a different 'look' this season. I haven't had a true snowboard jacket yet, so maybe I'll get one this season.
Good god, the LA Kings are so aweful! It's gonna be a long season! Possible suite tickets next week vs. the Penguins.
I hate credit card bills. It doesn't help that I want new toys and want to travel.
On a happier note, my sister seems to be due soon. Her contractions are picking up and it seems like she will deliver her 5th child soon. Good news: A new baby boy on the way. Bad news: A bigger dent in my wallet come Christmas. Haha, just kiddin.
Monday, October 16
I finally won my week in fantasy football! I made some trades and picked up some players through waivers and now my team is decent. I'm 1-5, so hopefully I can get a couple of more wins. How bad is my team? I have Randy Moss, that should say enough.
Heroes...freakin awesome show! Honestly, I can't remember Monday's this exciting, especially during this time of the year...yunno the weather is getting colder, and it makes it harder to wake up for work and start the week. Sure, there's Monday Night Football, but for me, that was pretty much it. And now Heroes is on right after, then Studio 60. I love it!
But yeah, Heroes is getting a lot more interesting and making Lost almost seem a little boring and slow. Of course its just the first season and we're discovering things like we did with the first season of Lost, but man, its pretty exciting. I think the only thing I don't like are the mediocre, unattractive actors/actresses. Unlike lost, these people aren't good looking. Well yeah the chick from Vegas is pretty hot, but other than that....blah. And that guy who can fly annoys the crap out of me for some reason. Bad acting or a confused character? I dunno what it is, he bugs me though.
Back to Monday Night Football, as Jon said on his blog, it just isn't the same. I don't like the presentation and it seems like its getting way too 'pop culture.' I don't care about guest celebrities appearing in the booth, nor do I care about the world premier of Jay-Z's video. Just stick to football please, it only happens once a week. We arleady have MTV and the E! channel, thank you.
My Michigan Wolverines are now ranked number 3 in the nation. I'm still wondering why USC is number 2 in the BCS when they keep struggling to win games. I'm getting excited though because if Michigan stays undefeated and beats Ohio State, they could play for the national championship. If they loose to Ohio State, they would come to Pasadena and play in the Rose Bowl...which in turn could lead to possible free tickets! =) Regardless, its a win-win situation for me.
Oh yeah, if you haven't checked out 30 Rock, its a pretty funny show. Tina Fey is pretty hot...which reminds me of Lou's post about women being hot in business attire rather than in a bikini. This reminded me of Tina Fey especially watching Weekend Headlines on SNL. She's pretty hot in them business outfits. Tina Fey...hot.
Heroes...freakin awesome show! Honestly, I can't remember Monday's this exciting, especially during this time of the year...yunno the weather is getting colder, and it makes it harder to wake up for work and start the week. Sure, there's Monday Night Football, but for me, that was pretty much it. And now Heroes is on right after, then Studio 60. I love it!
But yeah, Heroes is getting a lot more interesting and making Lost almost seem a little boring and slow. Of course its just the first season and we're discovering things like we did with the first season of Lost, but man, its pretty exciting. I think the only thing I don't like are the mediocre, unattractive actors/actresses. Unlike lost, these people aren't good looking. Well yeah the chick from Vegas is pretty hot, but other than that....blah. And that guy who can fly annoys the crap out of me for some reason. Bad acting or a confused character? I dunno what it is, he bugs me though.
Back to Monday Night Football, as Jon said on his blog, it just isn't the same. I don't like the presentation and it seems like its getting way too 'pop culture.' I don't care about guest celebrities appearing in the booth, nor do I care about the world premier of Jay-Z's video. Just stick to football please, it only happens once a week. We arleady have MTV and the E! channel, thank you.
My Michigan Wolverines are now ranked number 3 in the nation. I'm still wondering why USC is number 2 in the BCS when they keep struggling to win games. I'm getting excited though because if Michigan stays undefeated and beats Ohio State, they could play for the national championship. If they loose to Ohio State, they would come to Pasadena and play in the Rose Bowl...which in turn could lead to possible free tickets! =) Regardless, its a win-win situation for me.
Oh yeah, if you haven't checked out 30 Rock, its a pretty funny show. Tina Fey is pretty hot...which reminds me of Lou's post about women being hot in business attire rather than in a bikini. This reminded me of Tina Fey especially watching Weekend Headlines on SNL. She's pretty hot in them business outfits. Tina Fey...hot.
Tuesday, October 10
SNOW SNOW SNOW!!
Whoo hoo!! Its snowing all across California! Tahoe is getting a big dump of snow. And the local mountains might be starting to open as early as Halloween. Well, this is from the news reporting from Snow Valley, and even though I think it isn't the greatest place to go, it does bring exciting news that winter in general is around the corner!
Freak, my body is sore from softball. 0-1, but I think we'll be more competitive this season.
Dodgers...oh well next time.
Michigan Wolverines...#4 in the nation!
49ers...beat the now 0-5 Raiders!!
Fantasy Football...I lost by 1.03 points. Can you freakin believe that??
Hockey season has started! Whoo hoo.
Remember this name: ANZE KOPITAR
6'4" 220lbs 19-year old phenom for the Kings.
Whoo hoo!! Its snowing all across California! Tahoe is getting a big dump of snow. And the local mountains might be starting to open as early as Halloween. Well, this is from the news reporting from Snow Valley, and even though I think it isn't the greatest place to go, it does bring exciting news that winter in general is around the corner!
Freak, my body is sore from softball. 0-1, but I think we'll be more competitive this season.
Dodgers...oh well next time.
Michigan Wolverines...#4 in the nation!
49ers...beat the now 0-5 Raiders!!
Fantasy Football...I lost by 1.03 points. Can you freakin believe that??
Hockey season has started! Whoo hoo.
Remember this name: ANZE KOPITAR
6'4" 220lbs 19-year old phenom for the Kings.
Wednesday, October 4
Yunno what commercial pisses me off?
That one Gap commercial with Audrey Hepbrn. I know a lot of people like it, and its not as if I don't like Audrey, she's cool and all, but it just gets me annoyed. Maybe cuz they keep playing it all the time, and maybe its cuz she's skinny, and wearing all black, something like a mime would wear. I can't really pin it, but it bugs the crap out of me.
Finally, Lost is here!! Jack is such an a$$hole.
Oh yeah, I checked out Northstar's website and its already starting to snow up there!! And they're set to open November 18th. My snowboarding co-worker and I are getting excited!!
That one Gap commercial with Audrey Hepbrn. I know a lot of people like it, and its not as if I don't like Audrey, she's cool and all, but it just gets me annoyed. Maybe cuz they keep playing it all the time, and maybe its cuz she's skinny, and wearing all black, something like a mime would wear. I can't really pin it, but it bugs the crap out of me.
Finally, Lost is here!! Jack is such an a$$hole.
Oh yeah, I checked out Northstar's website and its already starting to snow up there!! And they're set to open November 18th. My snowboarding co-worker and I are getting excited!!
Sunday, October 1
Busy weekend...
Friday, was a little emotional and we wished Chels goodbye. No worries, cuz we'll see her, but just not as often anymore. Then, Karen and I went to my God-bro's wedding in San Clemente. My pictures turned out blurry, so I'm not sure if I'll post those. But we had a lot of fun. His wife, Becky, is one of 11 chidren. Yes, 11!! Crazy? God, I hope my sister doesn't have 11 kids. Number five is coming in November and she's having a boy! Anyhow, the reception was at her parents 2 million 5 bedroom-5 bath home. This family knows how to throw a party...they had 90 bottles of $350 30 year-old bottles of Dom Perignon. So if you do the math, that's like almost $32,000 on just champagne! Plus they had an open bar. So yeah, I had like 4 glasses of those, and a glass of red and another glass of white...both tasting soooo good...like melted butter after you sip it. I think it was the first time I've ever gotten pretty faded with my pops. Good times!
Saturday, Karen and I hung out with Belle, Lou, Ivy, John2, Jevon, and Millicent at D&B's and watched Little Miss Sunshine. Man, it was HILARIOUS!! I was literally crying of laughter. It was cool cuz I noticed they shot the end at Ventura Beach. I used to work right behind the hotel where they had the pageant so it was a trip to see places I drove through when I lived in Oxnard in the movie.
Sunday, practiced softball for a bit, then Ry and I headed to the Oakland/Angels game. And freak...we were so close!! How close??? This close...
2 rows behind the Oakland dugout! Here's more proof...
Pretty freakin crazy! And of course they were free!! Thanks to my co-worker for hooking it up! Sucks cuz I meant to bring my XT, but I forgot it at home. At least I had my SD450 with me. Ryan and I had a couple of chances to catch a couple of balls the A's threw to the fans, but we had these little Oakland fans in front of us so they ended up with two of them. Ryan actually had the ball in his hand once, but dropped in front of him. Oh well!
Fantasy football....blah, my team sucks, 0-4. I had my hockey draft tonight and pretty proud of it. Dana, if you're reading this, I drafted Andy McDonald for you!
Time for another week. Studio 60 is freakin awesome. And can't wait for Lost to finally start! And shit, hockey starts this week too! Plus the Dodgers are in the playoffs!! And we start softball on Sunday! Go Shockers!!
Here's to a great week!
Friday, was a little emotional and we wished Chels goodbye. No worries, cuz we'll see her, but just not as often anymore. Then, Karen and I went to my God-bro's wedding in San Clemente. My pictures turned out blurry, so I'm not sure if I'll post those. But we had a lot of fun. His wife, Becky, is one of 11 chidren. Yes, 11!! Crazy? God, I hope my sister doesn't have 11 kids. Number five is coming in November and she's having a boy! Anyhow, the reception was at her parents 2 million 5 bedroom-5 bath home. This family knows how to throw a party...they had 90 bottles of $350 30 year-old bottles of Dom Perignon. So if you do the math, that's like almost $32,000 on just champagne! Plus they had an open bar. So yeah, I had like 4 glasses of those, and a glass of red and another glass of white...both tasting soooo good...like melted butter after you sip it. I think it was the first time I've ever gotten pretty faded with my pops. Good times!
Saturday, Karen and I hung out with Belle, Lou, Ivy, John2, Jevon, and Millicent at D&B's and watched Little Miss Sunshine. Man, it was HILARIOUS!! I was literally crying of laughter. It was cool cuz I noticed they shot the end at Ventura Beach. I used to work right behind the hotel where they had the pageant so it was a trip to see places I drove through when I lived in Oxnard in the movie.
Sunday, practiced softball for a bit, then Ry and I headed to the Oakland/Angels game. And freak...we were so close!! How close??? This close...
2 rows behind the Oakland dugout! Here's more proof...
Pretty freakin crazy! And of course they were free!! Thanks to my co-worker for hooking it up! Sucks cuz I meant to bring my XT, but I forgot it at home. At least I had my SD450 with me. Ryan and I had a couple of chances to catch a couple of balls the A's threw to the fans, but we had these little Oakland fans in front of us so they ended up with two of them. Ryan actually had the ball in his hand once, but dropped in front of him. Oh well!
Fantasy football....blah, my team sucks, 0-4. I had my hockey draft tonight and pretty proud of it. Dana, if you're reading this, I drafted Andy McDonald for you!
Time for another week. Studio 60 is freakin awesome. And can't wait for Lost to finally start! And shit, hockey starts this week too! Plus the Dodgers are in the playoffs!! And we start softball on Sunday! Go Shockers!!
Here's to a great week!