Striking a pose was a little embarrassing in front of all those Costco customers and employees, but the end result was well worth the effort.
Refreshed Daphne's Old Bedroom for Alicia
10 years ago
Sunday, August 21, 2005
Eat your heart out Janice!
Inspired by Janice Dickenson, I went and got this photo put on my Costco card today:
Striking a pose was a little embarrassing in front of all those Costco customers and employees, but the end result was well worth the effort.
Striking a pose was a little embarrassing in front of all those Costco customers and employees, but the end result was well worth the effort.
Movie Review: The 40-Year-Old-Virgin
I LOVE LOVE LOVED this movie! It had me laughing out loud the whole way through. It's definitely one of those quote-worthy movies. The jokes were all very clever, and the delivery by the actors was excellent. I was also excited to see Catherine Keener, of Being John Malkovich fame, back in action. She was adorable in it. I'm officially adding her to my "girls I'd go gay for" list.
I might just be partial to the movie b/c the main character had a lot in common w/ Brian.. like collecting toys in their boxes.. customizing his own action firgures.. playing video-games... not having a driver's license (Brian didn't get one until he was 21).. being a virgin... OH WAIT, forget that last one. Nevermind about that. The point is, the main character was cute.. and hilarious... like Brian. ;-)
Brian thought the movie ran too long (at about 2 hours), but I disagree. Yeah, they could have wrapped up the story in an hour and a half, like all those other short comedies do, but I liked the extra time they spent developing the characters. By the end of the movie, they were all really likeable, and all had that everyday-Joe kind of charm, like the guys in Old School. Plus, c'mon, it was CONSTANT LAUGHS! I definitely felt like I got my $9.50's worth, even just for that extra half hour of constantly laughing my ass off.
Finay say: "A." Worth the evening admission. Plan to buy the DVD. Keep it next to your copy of Napoleon Dynamite. :-)
I might just be partial to the movie b/c the main character had a lot in common w/ Brian.. like collecting toys in their boxes.. customizing his own action firgures.. playing video-games... not having a driver's license (Brian didn't get one until he was 21).. being a virgin... OH WAIT, forget that last one. Nevermind about that. The point is, the main character was cute.. and hilarious... like Brian. ;-)
Brian thought the movie ran too long (at about 2 hours), but I disagree. Yeah, they could have wrapped up the story in an hour and a half, like all those other short comedies do, but I liked the extra time they spent developing the characters. By the end of the movie, they were all really likeable, and all had that everyday-Joe kind of charm, like the guys in Old School. Plus, c'mon, it was CONSTANT LAUGHS! I definitely felt like I got my $9.50's worth, even just for that extra half hour of constantly laughing my ass off.
Finay say: "A." Worth the evening admission. Plan to buy the DVD. Keep it next to your copy of Napoleon Dynamite. :-)
Saturday, August 20, 2005
Friday, August 19, 2005
Top Model Season 5
((SIGH)) Alright, Tyra, you got me.. Although I was mega-pissed to learn that Janice Dickenson got booted as a judge for Cycle 5 of America's Next Top Model, I'm still going to watch. I just can't resist. I'm hooked.
The new cast has been announced and the season starts Sep. 21. Top three for me at this point are: 1) Kim, 2) Bre, and 3) Jayla, with Kim as my choice to win. Anything can happen once the show starts though - as we know from previous cycles, this competition is all about attitude.
You might think you've beaten me Tyra, but you'll never get me to watch that crappy daytime talk show you've been plotting! NEVER!! (unless you cross-brand w/ top model, which actually isn't a bad idea - CURSE YOU TYRA!!)
The new cast has been announced and the season starts Sep. 21. Top three for me at this point are: 1) Kim, 2) Bre, and 3) Jayla, with Kim as my choice to win. Anything can happen once the show starts though - as we know from previous cycles, this competition is all about attitude.
You might think you've beaten me Tyra, but you'll never get me to watch that crappy daytime talk show you've been plotting! NEVER!! (unless you cross-brand w/ top model, which actually isn't a bad idea - CURSE YOU TYRA!!)
Thursday, August 18, 2005
From the "getting old" department..
This is Jani Lane, former lead singer of Warrant back when I was madly in love with him:
And this is him now.
I feel so........ ashamed. What the hell happened Jani??
And this is him now.
I feel so........ ashamed. What the hell happened Jani??
Tuesday, August 16, 2005
Lobster Dilemma
Brian's mom Cherie is the sweetest lady in the whole world. She's always buying us things and sending us gifts. In college, we ate filet mignon a lot thanks to Cherie sending us Omaha steaks in the mail...
Last night Cherie came back from Boston. While at the Boston airport, Cherie decided to bring us back New England lobsters. Awweeee.. so sweet. Only thing is... they're still alive.
This is where the giant hypocrite inside of me gets exposed. Although I am a happy meat-eater, I've never had to actually kill my own dinner. At the grocery store, I always feel bad for the lobsters in the tank. So yeah.. now we have two live lobsters in a box swimming around in the fridge. I feel so bad for them... I can't possibly kill them myself.
I told Brian last night that we should set them free. He brought up a good point though - there's no saltwater in Las Vegas. So now I don't know what to do. I mean, they're probably going to die anyway.... unless I can find some kind of local lobster sanctuary.... but they were a gift... maybe if Brian killed them while I was out... hmmm.
Last night Cherie came back from Boston. While at the Boston airport, Cherie decided to bring us back New England lobsters. Awweeee.. so sweet. Only thing is... they're still alive.
This is where the giant hypocrite inside of me gets exposed. Although I am a happy meat-eater, I've never had to actually kill my own dinner. At the grocery store, I always feel bad for the lobsters in the tank. So yeah.. now we have two live lobsters in a box swimming around in the fridge. I feel so bad for them... I can't possibly kill them myself.
I told Brian last night that we should set them free. He brought up a good point though - there's no saltwater in Las Vegas. So now I don't know what to do. I mean, they're probably going to die anyway.... unless I can find some kind of local lobster sanctuary.... but they were a gift... maybe if Brian killed them while I was out... hmmm.
Monday, August 15, 2005
Tshirt hell
Yesterday, Matt and Randi let us use their new pad to silk-screen tshirts. It was a super good time. We had a few snafus here and there, but I think everyone came away happy. (At least I hope they did!) Click here for more pics of our tshirt making adventure.
Bye bye baby..
Last week was totally flippin' crazy. I was 1) sleep deprived, 2) nauseated, 3) headache-y, 4) neurotic, and 5) anxious the entire time... My darling-dearest best friend Allison was in town, Mon-Sat and somehow managed to put up w/all my craziness.While she was here, we also
managed to pick a bridesmaid's dress that we both liked. Doesn't she look pretty in the head scarf we picked for the bridesmaids to wear??? JUST KIDDING! This isn't the dress or the headpiece we chose. I won't ruin the surprise by posting a pic of the real deal. Rest assured though, it's purdy as hell. Anyway, Friday night we went to a Las Vegas Area
51's baseball game. The game itself was super boring, but hanging out w/ Allison and friends and eating junk food was cool.
Also cool was the fact that we got a bunch of free crap, like hats and Chipotle burritos and loaves of bread. Here's Allison, Kelly and me chillin' w/ our free hats, and Brian and David w/ their free bread.
We spent a lot of time trying
to figure out what the mascot was supposed to be. It could have been a stingray, but it also could have been Jar Jar Binks. At one point I did elbow my way past the little kids to ask the mascot if it was in fact supposed to be Jar Jar Binks - you know.. Area 51.. aliens.. Jar Jar Binks - but he wouldn't answer me! Now I guess I'll never know. Oh well..Another highlight of the
evening was this lady. I don't think anyone there had nearly as good a time as this lady. She was SO EXCITED to hear Y-M-C-A! She ran up to the front of the stands and danced her little booty off. She was amazing! Everyone cheered for her when it was all said and done. Good times... Anyway, now Allison's gone and I'm sad. :-(
Sunday, August 14, 2005
Most humiliating way to die..
Of heat stroke, on a street corner in Henderson, dressed like a gorilla, for the amusement of motorists and the profit of a used car dealership.
Friday, August 12, 2005
Funny kid question
My 10-year-old nephew turned to me the other day and asked: "What's the C-word?" I was like, "WHAT?? Where did you hear that??" He explained that someone had called his other aunt "the c-word" and he wanted to know what that meant. Oh man...
I told him he wasn't old enough to know. Later on he asked Allison, and she told him that the C-word was "confidence." My best friend can be so cute and funny. :-)
I told him he wasn't old enough to know. Later on he asked Allison, and she told him that the C-word was "confidence." My best friend can be so cute and funny. :-)
Thursday, August 11, 2005
Wednesday, August 10, 2005
Get crazy w/ the cheez whiz
That title has nothing to do with anything, it was just stuck in my head. Anyway... I've discovered this IM'ing program called Trillion, and basically, it's like crack. It combines Yahoo IM, AOL IM and ICQ so you only need one IM'ing program. If I didn't spend enough time on the computer before b/t two blogs and five listserves, this has definitely put me over the edge.
The moral of the story is that I want to compile my buddies' IM'ing IDs to add to my list. Mine is "claudiagoestoeurope" on Yahoo IM and "cladeedahdee" on AOL IM. What's yours?
The moral of the story is that I want to compile my buddies' IM'ing IDs to add to my list. Mine is "claudiagoestoeurope" on Yahoo IM and "cladeedahdee" on AOL IM. What's yours?
Monday, August 08, 2005
Pretty good weekend
Friday night we had such big plans. Brian and I were going to go out to a nice restaurant to celebrate our eighth anniversary and then stop by First Friday. Things didn't quite pan out that way though. Instead, we got home from work and passed out. We woke up at 9:30pm, decided we were too tired to go out and stayed in and watched a DVD. Old and lame, I know.
Saturday Brian went to Mesquite, NV for an Ad Club Board retreat. I spent the day catching up on sleep and Tivo'd shows. That night, I met up w/ Shannon and some friends of hers from work for Korean-karaoke at Club Ya Mang. After a little bit of soju, I did my rendition of Eminem's Lose Yourself and then headed off to my next destination..
After karaoke, I met up with Nat, Nalani and Hilary for some Rocky Horror Picture Show action. Here are some pics of that... First there's Nat and Nalani..
There's also one of Hil and me, but I have a double chin in the photo, so ya'll don't get to see it. Instead, here are some pretty funny kids that were there..
It was a good time, except for, as usual, all the drunken teenagers made me feel old.
Sunday my darling Brian came back to me. We finally got around to celebrating our anniversary by going to Shibuya at the MGM Grand. It was super nice. I'd recommend it for anyone looking for a classy night out. (We really enjoyed the shrimp tempura with spicy aioli, the tuna tar tar w/ spicy caviar and tobiko, and the yellowtail.)
That's about it.. pretty good weekend.
Saturday Brian went to Mesquite, NV for an Ad Club Board retreat. I spent the day catching up on sleep and Tivo'd shows. That night, I met up w/ Shannon and some friends of hers from work for Korean-karaoke at Club Ya Mang. After a little bit of soju, I did my rendition of Eminem's Lose Yourself and then headed off to my next destination..
After karaoke, I met up with Nat, Nalani and Hilary for some Rocky Horror Picture Show action. Here are some pics of that... First there's Nat and Nalani..
There's also one of Hil and me, but I have a double chin in the photo, so ya'll don't get to see it. Instead, here are some pretty funny kids that were there..
It was a good time, except for, as usual, all the drunken teenagers made me feel old.
Sunday my darling Brian came back to me. We finally got around to celebrating our anniversary by going to Shibuya at the MGM Grand. It was super nice. I'd recommend it for anyone looking for a classy night out. (We really enjoyed the shrimp tempura with spicy aioli, the tuna tar tar w/ spicy caviar and tobiko, and the yellowtail.)
That's about it.. pretty good weekend.
Saturday, August 06, 2005
I guess some guys are into that kinda thing
I finally had my one-year review today. Despite the recent string of embarassing events, my boss decided to go ahead and let me have a 35% raise. Methinks I should fall on his desk more often. (Not like that, sickos).
Thursday, August 04, 2005
Did I happen to mention that I'm impressed?
Just got back from the Violent Femmes show. Holy crap they are so good! They didn't play the song I wanted, but that's okay. They did a good job anyway.
Tuesday, August 02, 2005
Over there
So last Wednesday I watched this horribly wrenching, violent show called Over There. It's about the Iraq war. I had heard some buzz about it, but only tuned in by accident, b/c it was playing in the time slot of 30 days (Wed, 10pm, FX).
I wasn't sure how to react right after I watched it. It definitely pulled me in and kept my attention.. but it was so horribly graphic, so horribly brutal. This couldn't possibly be entertainment, I thought. I was pretty sure then that I wasn't going to watch this show ever again.
Over the last week though, I've managed to digest it.. and, without doubt, I'm going to watch again. It sounds corny, but I feel like it's filled a void. Even though I listen to NPR, and I get Newsweek, and I hear every day about the people dying in this war - I still feel like I don't have enough information. Like I'm still completely ignorant. I want to know who these people are. Know HOW they died. Know who killed them. Know what happened after they were killed. Know what's being done differently b/c of their deaths. This information will never make it to me through the news, though. This show, although fictional, fills that void.
In the last week since I watched the show, I've heard of at least two groups of Marines killed in Iraq. Each time, I was truly devastated. It knocked the wind out of me. This didn't happen to me before I watched this show. Now I have a vested interest. Now I care. It's sad to say, but these fictional characters have painted such a vivid picture, that I can no longer nonchalantly dismiss the real reports of real people dying. It makes me sad that our news media can't do this job itself b/c of fear of "editorializing." Anyway, I'll quit rambling.. the bottom line is this: if you feel disconnected from this war in any way, you should watch this show. Even if you think you can't stomach it, watch this show.
I wasn't sure how to react right after I watched it. It definitely pulled me in and kept my attention.. but it was so horribly graphic, so horribly brutal. This couldn't possibly be entertainment, I thought. I was pretty sure then that I wasn't going to watch this show ever again.
Over the last week though, I've managed to digest it.. and, without doubt, I'm going to watch again. It sounds corny, but I feel like it's filled a void. Even though I listen to NPR, and I get Newsweek, and I hear every day about the people dying in this war - I still feel like I don't have enough information. Like I'm still completely ignorant. I want to know who these people are. Know HOW they died. Know who killed them. Know what happened after they were killed. Know what's being done differently b/c of their deaths. This information will never make it to me through the news, though. This show, although fictional, fills that void.
In the last week since I watched the show, I've heard of at least two groups of Marines killed in Iraq. Each time, I was truly devastated. It knocked the wind out of me. This didn't happen to me before I watched this show. Now I have a vested interest. Now I care. It's sad to say, but these fictional characters have painted such a vivid picture, that I can no longer nonchalantly dismiss the real reports of real people dying. It makes me sad that our news media can't do this job itself b/c of fear of "editorializing." Anyway, I'll quit rambling.. the bottom line is this: if you feel disconnected from this war in any way, you should watch this show. Even if you think you can't stomach it, watch this show.
Monday, August 01, 2005
Silk screening
I guess we're silk screening tshirts this weekend... I've had so many great ideas for tshirts lately, but I haven't written them down and now I forgot.. Here are some I can remember:
1. Chismosa (gossiper in Spanish)
2. Chapusera (con artist in Spanish)
3. Trust me, I'm a Lawyer (can get this at Urban Outfitters, so maybe not worth a silk screen)
4. I Say "Hella" (Saw this somewhere)
5. I'll Mess with Texas (also saw this somewhere.. see picture below)
6. 6'5" ..and no, I don't play basketball.
7. Mrs. Felguayo (Mine and Brian's last names combined)
8. More Cowbell!
9. Snape kills Dumbledore
10. What's the gossip??
Ok, so I need more. Fun t-shirt ideas please!!
1. Chismosa (gossiper in Spanish)
2. Chapusera (con artist in Spanish)
3. Trust me, I'm a Lawyer (can get this at Urban Outfitters, so maybe not worth a silk screen)
4. I Say "Hella" (Saw this somewhere)
5. I'll Mess with Texas (also saw this somewhere.. see picture below)
6. 6'5" ..and no, I don't play basketball.
7. Mrs. Felguayo (Mine and Brian's last names combined)
8. More Cowbell!
9. Snape kills Dumbledore
10. What's the gossip??
Ok, so I need more. Fun t-shirt ideas please!!
Saturday, July 30, 2005
One week until 1-year review.. still a giant dork.
Embarassing moment for the day: I'm pretty good friends with this secretary at work. Today, as she was leaving my office, she made a joke about what a pain in the ass I am to work for (totally kidding, OF COURSE). Without thinking, I YELL OUT into the hall: "Shut up, SNATCH!"
It took me a second to realize what I'd done. Oops. My boss is two doors down from me.. I'm hoping he didn't hear. To add insult to injury, my co-worker had brought his 9-year old son to work that day, and they were three doors down from me.... I am such an asshat...
It took me a second to realize what I'd done. Oops. My boss is two doors down from me.. I'm hoping he didn't hear. To add insult to injury, my co-worker had brought his 9-year old son to work that day, and they were three doors down from me.... I am such an asshat...
Thursday, July 28, 2005
What a dork!
Embarassing moment of the day: I walk into my boss's office today to deliver a file and as I'm reaching over to set it on his desk, I trip on a chair and go flying toward him, catching myself [[SPLAT]] flat on his desk. Thank God I didn't break anything. I hope he didn't think it was a come-on...
Krapper Snappers
I need an idea. Turns out that in exchange for the privilege of representing NV in this 50 U.S. Blogs site, I have to write something about my state. Uhh... don't people already know all about NV? You know, silver, mining, hookers, gambling, aliens?
I was thinking about writing a compilation of fun stuff to do in Vegas as recommended by the locals.. like a local's guide book. Other than that, I got nothin'. Any suggestions?
I was thinking about writing a compilation of fun stuff to do in Vegas as recommended by the locals.. like a local's guide book. Other than that, I got nothin'. Any suggestions?
Tuesday, July 26, 2005
Scary hot
I assume we're all familiar with the term "ugly-hot?" (See, e.g, Joaquin Phoenix, Sandra Bernhard.. you get the idea.) And, of course, there's "geeky-hot," which describes guys like Beck, or the guys from Weezer, or Ed Norton...
WELL, today I discovered "scary-hot." I didn't even know there was such a thing until I saw the preview for the new movie Red Eye. Yes, yes, the movie looks dumb - but that's not what this post is about! It's about how Cillian Murphy, who incidentally also played the "scary-hot" Scarecrow in Batman Begins, gives me the "scary-hot" shivers! [[SHUDDER]] (That's the good kind!) Goodbye "teenage-heartthrob-hot" Jason Dohring, hello "scary-hot" Cillian Murphy!
While we're on the subject, any other ugly-hots, geeky-hots or scary-hots out there worth noticing??? I'm thinking Shannon had a thing for scary-hot Christian Bale in American Psycho. Too scary to be hot for me, but to each his own.
Ooh wait, I just thought of another: Julian McMahon as Victor Von Doom in the Fantastic Four! Mega-scary-hot!!!
WELL, today I discovered "scary-hot." I didn't even know there was such a thing until I saw the preview for the new movie Red Eye. Yes, yes, the movie looks dumb - but that's not what this post is about! It's about how Cillian Murphy, who incidentally also played the "scary-hot" Scarecrow in Batman Begins, gives me the "scary-hot" shivers! [[SHUDDER]] (That's the good kind!) Goodbye "teenage-heartthrob-hot" Jason Dohring, hello "scary-hot" Cillian Murphy!
While we're on the subject, any other ugly-hots, geeky-hots or scary-hots out there worth noticing??? I'm thinking Shannon had a thing for scary-hot Christian Bale in American Psycho. Too scary to be hot for me, but to each his own.
Ooh wait, I just thought of another: Julian McMahon as Victor Von Doom in the Fantastic Four! Mega-scary-hot!!!
Big brother is watching..
I probably shouldn't be blogging about this, b/c I'm sure Big Brother is reading this right this second.. but I feel I have to inform my faithful bloggees of the new policy around these here parts. So.. this lady got in trouble last week at work for spending all day on the internet. My boss sent out an email saying, basically, that he can see everything we read online, so no excessive internet use at work please. So even though my internet use is far from excessive, I'm still like, dang, bummer, I should probably cut back on checking the daily blogs, but then...
I see IT lady in the break room today and she busts out with, "So Claudia, you like Napolean Dynamite??" I say, "Yeah, HOW DID YOU KNOW??" B/c honestly, no one at work knows me well enough to know that.. especially not the IT lady! So she gets a split-second awkward facial expression then quickly comes back with, "Someone ratted you out!" I'm thinking... yeah, LIKE MY BLOG!! So I feel totally violated. So I'm not going to be able to check the blogs during the day anymore probably, unless it's on lunch. Even then, I'm not crazy about checking anything remotely personal b/c I know they're watching... and I don't need things like those 25 de Junio picturea floating around. In fact, I'm taking off all incriminating photos right now. Sorry kiddies... :-(
I see IT lady in the break room today and she busts out with, "So Claudia, you like Napolean Dynamite??" I say, "Yeah, HOW DID YOU KNOW??" B/c honestly, no one at work knows me well enough to know that.. especially not the IT lady! So she gets a split-second awkward facial expression then quickly comes back with, "Someone ratted you out!" I'm thinking... yeah, LIKE MY BLOG!! So I feel totally violated. So I'm not going to be able to check the blogs during the day anymore probably, unless it's on lunch. Even then, I'm not crazy about checking anything remotely personal b/c I know they're watching... and I don't need things like those 25 de Junio picturea floating around. In fact, I'm taking off all incriminating photos right now. Sorry kiddies... :-(
Monday, July 25, 2005
Who should play Wonder Woman
Apparently Joel Silver and Joss Whedon are working on a cast and script for a new Wonder Woman movie, due out in 2007. Rumors have been flying that it'll be Sandra Bullock, but, as far as I know, nothing has been decided. Other names that have come up have been Angelina Jolie, Jessica Alba, Katie Holmes, Charisma Carpenter, Carmen Elektra and Rachael McAdams. Out of that group, I like Rachael McAdams, even though she's not quite tall enough to play an Amazon. My own nomineee for the role would probably be Ali Landry or maybe Charlize Theron
So I guess this is kind of a poll question, without an embedded poll. Who do you think should be the next Wonder Woman?
So I guess this is kind of a poll question, without an embedded poll. Who do you think should be the next Wonder Woman?
Chill weekend rundown
Friday: Boys had "bbq" night, so Kat, Shannon, Jen and me had girlz nite in, where we had tacos, drinks, and watched Mean Girls at Kat's new pad.
Saturday: Paid $300 to get my inside bumper replaced after it fell off.. went to Benihana for Bri's fifth and final birthday celebration... then Marie Calendar's for pie.. then Kat's housewarming. Things had died down by the time we showed, so we popped in a deliciously horrible move - Showgirls box set DVD, baby!
Sunday: Boring stuff only.. Cleaned house.. paid bills.. caught up on Tivo'd shows.
Not very exciting.. maybe a pictur will help spruce it up.
Saturday: Paid $300 to get my inside bumper replaced after it fell off.. went to Benihana for Bri's fifth and final birthday celebration... then Marie Calendar's for pie.. then Kat's housewarming. Things had died down by the time we showed, so we popped in a deliciously horrible move - Showgirls box set DVD, baby!
Sunday: Boring stuff only.. Cleaned house.. paid bills.. caught up on Tivo'd shows.
Not very exciting.. maybe a pictur will help spruce it up.
Saturday, July 23, 2005
I must admit I thought this was hilarious..
Thursday, July 21, 2005
Honeymoon Ideas
We need to make some honeymoon plans right about now, since we'll be getting married in approx. 3.5 months. Got any suggestions? We need to leave on or about Nov 6th, and we prefer an "inactive" type of vacation. We thought maybe a cruise along the Panama Canal or a cruise around Greece, but those are a little expensive. Now we're thinking more along the lines of Puerto Rico. Any other ideas?
BOCL Pick of the Week
Thank you to Allison for this week's (PROBABLY NOT SAFE FOR WORK) Best of Craig's List pick-of-the-week. All I gotta say is that I didn't even know there was such a thing as "tribbing..." (ALSO PROBABLY NOT SAFE FOR WORK)
Wednesday, July 20, 2005
Random..
So I'm trying to convince Brian to tell me which character dies in the new Harry Potter book (since I'll never read it), but he won't tell me! I say, "Fine, I'll just have to find out for myself." I pick up his copy of the book, pick a random place to open it, and start reading. Sure enough, it was p. 608, where Harry Potter realizes that ????? is dead. Dang, I'm good.
Tuesday, July 19, 2005
Top 10 reasons why ComicCon sucked this year
10. We got there just in time to miss Stan Lee's presentation/autograph session.
9. The Adult Swim presentation put me to sleep.
8. The exclusives I got (2 Catwomans and a Batman Begins figure) are selling on eBay for less than what I paid.
7. A bunch of geeky girls dressed up like whores, but they were all super flabby and pasty white!! (Ick, put it away!!)
6. Cuz I didn't get a picture with the one hot girl there dressed as Princess Leia in the gold bikini..
5. Stood in line for an hour to get Jason Dohring's autograph, only to be the first person in line turned away.. So close...
4. Shut down again by Jason Dohring's security after chasing him down the hall as he was attempting to exit. So close..
3. After stalking Jason Dohring, I didn't have enough time to get the My Little Pony ComicCon exclusive.
2. Turns out they lied about having an exclusive Napolean Dynamite Bobblehead doll for the convention.
1. John Heder (aka Napoleon Dynamite!!) was there signing autographs - the day AFTER we went!!
9. The Adult Swim presentation put me to sleep.
8. The exclusives I got (2 Catwomans and a Batman Begins figure) are selling on eBay for less than what I paid.
7. A bunch of geeky girls dressed up like whores, but they were all super flabby and pasty white!! (Ick, put it away!!)
6. Cuz I didn't get a picture with the one hot girl there dressed as Princess Leia in the gold bikini..
5. Stood in line for an hour to get Jason Dohring's autograph, only to be the first person in line turned away.. So close...
4. Shut down again by Jason Dohring's security after chasing him down the hall as he was attempting to exit. So close..
3. After stalking Jason Dohring, I didn't have enough time to get the My Little Pony ComicCon exclusive.
2. Turns out they lied about having an exclusive Napolean Dynamite Bobblehead doll for the convention.
1. John Heder (aka Napoleon Dynamite!!) was there signing autographs - the day AFTER we went!!
We are SO registering for these..
Ok, I promised you sex furniture, so here it is. This is a little something we like to call "The Liberator." (Probably not safe for work) How does it work? Well, here's a little demonstration. And another demo, just in case you want to take the advanced course.
Monday, July 18, 2005
Celebrities and car chases and sex furniture
Okay, so we're back from our trip. Here's what we did:
Wednesday we went kayaking in Coronado. The bay was beautiful, as were the 5 million dollar houses sitting on it. After kayaking, we just had to get some beach action, so David, Shannon, Brian and I walked along a nearby beach.
Wednesday night we went to Benihana for an early birthday celebration for Brian. Here's us & Neil:
Thursday Brian and I went to Sea World to get physiclly abused by sea animals. Here's us soaking wet:
Friday David, Brian, Yasmien, and my nephews Jesse and Tony went to Comic Con. It was pretty darn disappointing. I'll elaborate later. For now, here's a pic of all of us just before going in:
And one more of the kids and me inside:
Friday night Brian and I attempted to drop the kids off at home in Ontario. All was fine until we got held up on the freeway by a police chase. Apparently some idiot had stolen a semi truck and was driving it at about 10 mph down the I-15 South surrounded by three helicopters and about twenty police... Not sure what his plan was . Anyway, we travelled behind the chase at about 5 mph for about two hours before finally saying screw it and driving back to Ontario to spend the night. Not sure what happened to the dumbass truck thief.
Saturday we went to the beach and got sun burnt.
We then went to dinner at a mediocre restaurant called King's Fish House.
Sunday we went to Ikea. Shannon and David had never been, so it was fun to see it again for the first time through their eyes. I bought this sculpture (remind you of anyone?) and this other weird lighted plastic sculpture thingy for my office. We also stopped off to see the grandparents in Hinkley before driving home. That's about it!
Here are more pics of our San Diego trip, minus Sea World. My digital camera battery died and I had to get a disposable, so I'll 1-hour photo those soon.
And here are more pics of Comic Con as well.
I'd love to elaborate on the celebrities and sex furniture as promised, but I'm out of time for now. I'll get into all of that next time.
Wednesday we went kayaking in Coronado. The bay was beautiful, as were the 5 million dollar houses sitting on it. After kayaking, we just had to get some beach action, so David, Shannon, Brian and I walked along a nearby beach.
Wednesday night we went to Benihana for an early birthday celebration for Brian. Here's us & Neil:
Thursday Brian and I went to Sea World to get physiclly abused by sea animals. Here's us soaking wet:
Friday David, Brian, Yasmien, and my nephews Jesse and Tony went to Comic Con. It was pretty darn disappointing. I'll elaborate later. For now, here's a pic of all of us just before going in:
And one more of the kids and me inside:
Friday night Brian and I attempted to drop the kids off at home in Ontario. All was fine until we got held up on the freeway by a police chase. Apparently some idiot had stolen a semi truck and was driving it at about 10 mph down the I-15 South surrounded by three helicopters and about twenty police... Not sure what his plan was . Anyway, we travelled behind the chase at about 5 mph for about two hours before finally saying screw it and driving back to Ontario to spend the night. Not sure what happened to the dumbass truck thief.
Saturday we went to the beach and got sun burnt.
We then went to dinner at a mediocre restaurant called King's Fish House.
Sunday we went to Ikea. Shannon and David had never been, so it was fun to see it again for the first time through their eyes. I bought this sculpture (remind you of anyone?) and this other weird lighted plastic sculpture thingy for my office. We also stopped off to see the grandparents in Hinkley before driving home. That's about it!
Here are more pics of our San Diego trip, minus Sea World. My digital camera battery died and I had to get a disposable, so I'll 1-hour photo those soon.
And here are more pics of Comic Con as well.
I'd love to elaborate on the celebrities and sex furniture as promised, but I'm out of time for now. I'll get into all of that next time.
Sunday, July 17, 2005
Flippin' idiot cat!
Just got back from San Diego and found that Enid had crapped and pissed all over our bed!! Why are cats crazy???
Tuesday, July 12, 2005
San Diego here I come..
We're leaving today right after work for San Diego and I am SO EXCITED. (We'll be back Sunday, July 17th.) Here's our plan: We're going to Sea World Thursday, and then Comic Con on Friday (more on that in a sec), and then to the beach Saturday. We're staying w/ Neil and will also see Yasmien while we're down there. Since we're leaving a day earlier than planned, I'm taking suggestions for fun activities in San Diego. Any ideas?
I'm also super-excited for the Comic Con toys, such as the early release Napoleon Dynamite Bobblehead doll and the new My Little Pony exclusive from Hasbro. I'd be glad to pick up something for you if you know of something that you want (as long as you pay me back, of course). Just let me know.
I'm also looking forward to meeting Stan Lee as well as the cast of Veronica Mars. Eat your heart out Logan Eckolls!! You're my 23-year-old teen dream!
I'm also super-excited for the Comic Con toys, such as the early release Napoleon Dynamite Bobblehead doll and the new My Little Pony exclusive from Hasbro. I'd be glad to pick up something for you if you know of something that you want (as long as you pay me back, of course). Just let me know.
I'm also looking forward to meeting Stan Lee as well as the cast of Veronica Mars. Eat your heart out Logan Eckolls!! You're my 23-year-old teen dream!
Monday, July 11, 2005
Woe is me..
So.... I started another blog. Originally, I wanted to just add a calendar to this one with quick little events chronicling each time someone harassed me about my height in public, but I couldn't find a good web calendar to do it quickly and easily. So I just made a new blog. It's going to be a diary of the harassment that I endure on a daily basis. Maybe this will help explain why I'm such an angry person.. Anyway, here's the link:
Don't Harass the Tall Girl
Don't Harass the Tall Girl
Sunday, July 10, 2005
More on Lindsay.. I just can't resist
Here's a link to Lindsay Lohan's Blog. Highlights include Lindsay's Extreme Diet Chamber and Lindsay's Boob Song. Funny stuff!!
Girlz nite out
Friday night the boyz had planned to have another one of their little "barbecues," so Kat and Shannon and I decided to have another girlz nite out. We had a nice dinner at Paymon's Mediterranean Cafe. That place rocks. The food is excellent.
Afterword we moseyed on over to the Hookah Lounge next door to have drinks and smoke the hookah. For those who haven't done it, you should give it a try. It's pretty interesting. This is coming from someone who has never smoked cigarettes and thinks smoking is generally nasty. That said, the hooka rocks. It's a mediteranean tradition.. used in business and social settings. Men can smoke the hooka with other men, and women with women, but apparently, if your'e married, you can't do it with anyone of the opposite sex other than your spouse. The web site can tell you more than I can about the tradition and the history. All I know is it's interesting and fun. This time we got peach.
Here are some snapshots of us and the Hooka: Here's Kat sucking the hooka.... and me about to suck the hooka w/ my eyes closed... and Shannon blowing out hooka smoke like Terry Schiavo. Awe, that's messed up! Mimicking the sick/dead ain't right Shannon! That's ok.. God punished her later by making her choke on her smoke. (Sorry Shannon, I just couldn't resist!) All in all a nice little night.
Saturday I slept for like 15 hours. It's the damn kitty magic, I'm telling you..
Afterword we moseyed on over to the Hookah Lounge next door to have drinks and smoke the hookah. For those who haven't done it, you should give it a try. It's pretty interesting. This is coming from someone who has never smoked cigarettes and thinks smoking is generally nasty. That said, the hooka rocks. It's a mediteranean tradition.. used in business and social settings. Men can smoke the hooka with other men, and women with women, but apparently, if your'e married, you can't do it with anyone of the opposite sex other than your spouse. The web site can tell you more than I can about the tradition and the history. All I know is it's interesting and fun. This time we got peach.
Here are some snapshots of us and the Hooka: Here's Kat sucking the hooka.... and me about to suck the hooka w/ my eyes closed... and Shannon blowing out hooka smoke like Terry Schiavo. Awe, that's messed up! Mimicking the sick/dead ain't right Shannon! That's ok.. God punished her later by making her choke on her smoke. (Sorry Shannon, I just couldn't resist!) All in all a nice little night.
Saturday I slept for like 15 hours. It's the damn kitty magic, I'm telling you..
Thursday, July 07, 2005
Bombastic, Semi-fantastic
Just got back from seeing the Fantastic Four premiere. It was dumb.. cheesy.. juvenile. Comparable to Batman and Robin, the one w/ Arnold Schwarzenegger, Chris O'Donnell and Alicia Silverstone. Final grade according to me: C.
What all the fuss is about
This is the video for my current favorite Tori Amos song. Your choice of format: Quicktime, RealPlayer, or Windows Media Hi Speed.
GASP..CHOKE..CATCH BREATHE..
Nice... Nevadans give up their rights to sue docs for their malpractice and this is how the insurance companies respond. It just goes to show.. insurance companies are terrorists, docs are hostages and citizens are the targets the insurance companies are trying to coerce into submission.
What Las Vegas needs..
On the radio this morning they were talking about things that would be cool to have in Las Vegas. It got me thinking.. here's a short list of my suggestions:
1. A Chick-fil-A - It's got the best chicken nuggets EVER.
2. A 24-hour dessert diner - Tori Amos says breakfast served every hour could save the world.. I say cheesecake every hour could do it too.
3. A Cracker Barrel - Too bad the Christian owners don't want anything to do with our little modern-day Sodom/Gomorrah.
4. The return of Wet n' Wild - So hot without it..
5. Clearly marked bike lanes everywhere.. maybe some bike stop lights too.
6. A good artsy-fartsy movie theater.
7. A dance music radio station
8. A tall girl clothes store, like this.
Got any other ideas?
1. A Chick-fil-A - It's got the best chicken nuggets EVER.
2. A 24-hour dessert diner - Tori Amos says breakfast served every hour could save the world.. I say cheesecake every hour could do it too.
3. A Cracker Barrel - Too bad the Christian owners don't want anything to do with our little modern-day Sodom/Gomorrah.
4. The return of Wet n' Wild - So hot without it..
5. Clearly marked bike lanes everywhere.. maybe some bike stop lights too.
6. A good artsy-fartsy movie theater.
7. A dance music radio station
8. A tall girl clothes store, like this.
Got any other ideas?
Wednesday, July 06, 2005
I know I shouldn't care, but..
Am I the only one shocked that Kelly Monaco won on Dancing with the Stars?? Can't believe I fell into that trap... Here's some NOT SAFE FOR WORK porno shots of Kelly Monaco too, by the way. I guess she posed for Playboy a few years back. That makes the win EVEN MORE shocking!
Why you should always doublecheck before replying all
I am so embarrassed right now. So, Allison emails me her flight info for the weekend of my wedding (11/05/05). Gmail doesn't automatically show you everyone who the message has been sent to, so you don't know unless you click a link to find out. So I just figured it was her and Kelly (her girlfriend who is coming with her) on the email.
So I see they're leaving early Sunday, and "reply all." I basically said, "Why you leaving so early - oh well, nevermind, I'll probably be too tired to hang out after boning my new husband all night long anyway." I hit send and realize... she cc'd her parents too! Holy crap!! I'm retarded!!!!! This goes out to Linda and Ken - I'm not a dirty whore! Please forgive!!
So I see they're leaving early Sunday, and "reply all." I basically said, "Why you leaving so early - oh well, nevermind, I'll probably be too tired to hang out after boning my new husband all night long anyway." I hit send and realize... she cc'd her parents too! Holy crap!! I'm retarded!!!!! This goes out to Linda and Ken - I'm not a dirty whore! Please forgive!!
Monday, July 04, 2005
Hot time, summer in the city
Damn this weekend was exhausting. Saturday was the big Las Vegas Centennial Concert, with Weezer and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. It was a total clusterfcuk, from start to finish.
Here are some photos I took. The bands were good. RHCP was probably better than Weezer, but I enjoyed Weezer more. I probably would have enjoyed RHCP more if it wasn't so damn hot. By the halfway point, I was just wishing the whole thing would end. Too hot and too many people. I did have a good time though overall.
Here are some photos I took. The bands were good. RHCP was probably better than Weezer, but I enjoyed Weezer more. I probably would have enjoyed RHCP more if it wasn't so damn hot. By the halfway point, I was just wishing the whole thing would end. Too hot and too many people. I did have a good time though overall.
Friday, July 01, 2005
Wednesday, June 29, 2005
I am the champion, my friends
How happy am I right now?? I had two trials today and got 6 months (the max) on each one! The icing on the cake is that for the last 3 hours I've been in trial against that whiny stumpy defense attorney that I always complain about. You know who I'm talking about... the corrupt one who likes to tattle to my boss and give the judge money.
ANYWAY, the trial was _great_. Not only did her client get 6 months in jail, but the defense's star witness got thrown in jail for 2 days for contempt of court for pitching a fit in the courtroom, AND the defense attorney got sweated for acting like a spoiled 5 year old after she lost. Today is a good day.. ((singing)) I didn't have to use my AK...
ANYWAY, the trial was _great_. Not only did her client get 6 months in jail, but the defense's star witness got thrown in jail for 2 days for contempt of court for pitching a fit in the courtroom, AND the defense attorney got sweated for acting like a spoiled 5 year old after she lost. Today is a good day.. ((singing)) I didn't have to use my AK...
Inattentive Driving - the conclusion
So last week was really busy. Like I said before, I had a wacky trial where a drunken bachelor-party participant poked a totally nude stripper in the taco. He actually penetrated up to the first knuckle. She was really traumatized and quit stripping right after the incident. So anyway, we had the trial.. Surprisingly, the guy's "I was pointing the stripper out to my friends (cuz they wouldn't have known there was a stripper on stage otherwise) and she backed into my finger" defense didn't work. He was found guilty. I still considered it a loss though b/c the guy was only fined $1000 dollars. That's what we give for meth or for trespassing around here. I understand the guy wasn't exactly a rapist, but still.. I think a little jail would have instilled in him the seriousness of his mistake. Any thoughts?
Another big case I put on last week was the one I blogged about before - with the guy who was driving without a license, and was eating breakfast on the way to work and then slammed into a pedestrian. The crash severed both of the pedestrian's legs. We pled the case out for guilty pleas on full time and attention to driving and driving without a valid operator's license and then argued sentencing. The sentencing hearing was hard. The victim and his family all testified as to what they've had to go through since the victim lost his legs. Everyone, including the bailiffs, the judge, and me, was crying. This victim was actually awake and remembers picking up his severed leg at the scene.
In the end, the driver got 10 months (out of a possible 12). The judge gave him brownie points for not leaving the scene. I was not happy with the ruling at first because the victim's family didn't feel that they got justice. Now that I've had time to reflect though, I think it was a good ruling. I keep thinking back to two things: First, something the judge said... this family is never going to be happy. Nothing will make them feel better about what happened. That is true. They are understandably angry and are out for vengeance. Another thing is something someone told me they heard in a recent movie - that vengeance is a coward's way of mourning. I think that's what's going on here. As long as the family is focusing its energy on "getting the guy who did this," they're avoiding having to accept what's happened. Any thoughts on this one?
I have more trials today.. we'll see if they're as interesting as last week's.
Another big case I put on last week was the one I blogged about before - with the guy who was driving without a license, and was eating breakfast on the way to work and then slammed into a pedestrian. The crash severed both of the pedestrian's legs. We pled the case out for guilty pleas on full time and attention to driving and driving without a valid operator's license and then argued sentencing. The sentencing hearing was hard. The victim and his family all testified as to what they've had to go through since the victim lost his legs. Everyone, including the bailiffs, the judge, and me, was crying. This victim was actually awake and remembers picking up his severed leg at the scene.
In the end, the driver got 10 months (out of a possible 12). The judge gave him brownie points for not leaving the scene. I was not happy with the ruling at first because the victim's family didn't feel that they got justice. Now that I've had time to reflect though, I think it was a good ruling. I keep thinking back to two things: First, something the judge said... this family is never going to be happy. Nothing will make them feel better about what happened. That is true. They are understandably angry and are out for vengeance. Another thing is something someone told me they heard in a recent movie - that vengeance is a coward's way of mourning. I think that's what's going on here. As long as the family is focusing its energy on "getting the guy who did this," they're avoiding having to accept what's happened. Any thoughts on this one?
I have more trials today.. we'll see if they're as interesting as last week's.
Monday, June 27, 2005
Kitty voodoo
Do you ever notice that you sleep a lot later when your cat crawls into bed with you and casts its magical kitty spell on you? Just an observation..
Sunday, June 26, 2005
The rundown
So here's how this weekend went down...
Friday I watched Meet the Fockers. I don't know if I just can't enjoy movies at home anymore or what, but I thought it was only very mildly entertaining. I would give it a D+. It was hard to sit through the whole thing.
Saturday I went to see Batman Begins AGAIN with my nephew Tony. He went dressed as Batman. It was pretty freakin' cute. So cute I got him a Darth Vader costume too.
After that, I went to Greg and Nat and J's 25 de Junio party. Here's some pics of the debauchary. All in all it was a good time. I got to catch up w/ some people and meet some people.
Today I'm picking up Brian from the airport. I am ridiculously excited. That's all for now.
Friday I watched Meet the Fockers. I don't know if I just can't enjoy movies at home anymore or what, but I thought it was only very mildly entertaining. I would give it a D+. It was hard to sit through the whole thing.
Saturday I went to see Batman Begins AGAIN with my nephew Tony. He went dressed as Batman. It was pretty freakin' cute. So cute I got him a Darth Vader costume too.
After that, I went to Greg and Nat and J's 25 de Junio party. Here's some pics of the debauchary. All in all it was a good time. I got to catch up w/ some people and meet some people.
Today I'm picking up Brian from the airport. I am ridiculously excited. That's all for now.
Saturday, June 25, 2005
I'm drunk.. and right now I'm so in love with you
Dude, how cool is drunk blogging? I'm at Greg's party. It's not that cool, but 2.5 mai tai's later, and it's cool... I just drunk dialed my drunk dialed pen pal and it rocked. He never ceases to entertain me. He was at a bar and there were out of control roller skaters and he was working the door, so he had to go.. ho;y crap, I hope there aren't typos... I'm trying real hard. Anyway.. I'm stoked that the webmaster of feedlindsay.com posted a comment. I'm last on the list in a google search, so maybe I'll be like 2nd class blogger or something.. holy crap.. I'm sure I'm rambling so I'll go.. Amyway.. damn that word is hard to spell.. annyway, bye! Thankjs for loving me, as drubk people say, I love you!!!
Thursday, June 23, 2005
Tori tix Friday at 10am
Ok, Tori Amos tickets go on presale tomorrow at 10am. This is for the Sat. Sep 17th show in Los Angeles at the Greek Theater. Tix are $30-$50, but you know I'll be getting the $50 ones.. Anyway, let me know if you really want to go and I'll get you a ticket!!
Wednesday, June 22, 2005
Reception Update
This wedding thing is rolling right along. It's been 1.5 years since we got engaged, and we've now FINALLY 1) booked the church, AND 2) booked the reception site!! Two tasks down, a thousand left to go! Woo hoo! Ok, c'mon, anyone who knows how bad of slackers we are has to throw us a bone on this one.
So yeah, the November 5, 2005 date is locked in. Nothing can stop this wedding now!! Well.. maybe I can think of one thing. Anyway.. Allison pointed out how cool the wedding date was when written numerically: 11/05/05. While ordinarily I hate odd numbers, these are okay because they come in pairs. Sweet...
So these were the two finalists for the reception sites:
1) The Hartland Mansion - An old mansion in downtown Las Vegas. Famous because "Elvis used to stay there." Charms include kitschy vintage decor and reception tables set up around an indoor pool. (According to the manager, only one person has fallen in in all the time they've had wedding receptions there.) It also has a really nice entry area that's perfect for a cocktail hour. Drawbacks include: the place having an "old house" smell; looking like a mausoleum from the outside; silk flowers and a limited menu prepared offsite and served on warming trays.
2) Maggiano's - A restaurant with banquet space, located at the front of the Fashion Show Mall on the Las Vegas Strip. Here is a virtual tour of the banquet room. Charms include: a view of the Strip; classic understated decor; an antique premium bar; and fresh flowers. Drawbacks include: it's actually a restaurant and the view of the strip is mostly of the old Frontier, which might be a construction site come November.
So like I said, we did the tasting and decided to go with ................. Maggiano's! The food absolutely rocked the house. It's got both quality and quantity. I'm super-excited. I just hope you all like it as much as we did. If not, there's always the 4-hour open bar!!!
So yeah, the November 5, 2005 date is locked in. Nothing can stop this wedding now!! Well.. maybe I can think of one thing. Anyway.. Allison pointed out how cool the wedding date was when written numerically: 11/05/05. While ordinarily I hate odd numbers, these are okay because they come in pairs. Sweet...
So these were the two finalists for the reception sites:
1) The Hartland Mansion - An old mansion in downtown Las Vegas. Famous because "Elvis used to stay there." Charms include kitschy vintage decor and reception tables set up around an indoor pool. (According to the manager, only one person has fallen in in all the time they've had wedding receptions there.) It also has a really nice entry area that's perfect for a cocktail hour. Drawbacks include: the place having an "old house" smell; looking like a mausoleum from the outside; silk flowers and a limited menu prepared offsite and served on warming trays.
2) Maggiano's - A restaurant with banquet space, located at the front of the Fashion Show Mall on the Las Vegas Strip. Here is a virtual tour of the banquet room. Charms include: a view of the Strip; classic understated decor; an antique premium bar; and fresh flowers. Drawbacks include: it's actually a restaurant and the view of the strip is mostly of the old Frontier, which might be a construction site come November.
So like I said, we did the tasting and decided to go with ................. Maggiano's! The food absolutely rocked the house. It's got both quality and quantity. I'm super-excited. I just hope you all like it as much as we did. If not, there's always the 4-hour open bar!!!
Wins and Losses
Today's wins:
-Won 3 out of 3 trials today.
-It looks a lot cooler outside than usual.
-Found the video I have to return to Allison.
-All vital organs still functioning normally.
Today's losses:
-Fingering a stripper against her will is apparently only worth a $1000 fine and a stern "Don't do that again!" in my town.
-Haven't seen daylight since 7am.
-And worst of all... my beautiful lover Brian is gone until Sunday for a conference. :-( Boo hoo....
It's getting very difficult to stay positive today.
-Won 3 out of 3 trials today.
-It looks a lot cooler outside than usual.
-Found the video I have to return to Allison.
-All vital organs still functioning normally.
Today's losses:
-Fingering a stripper against her will is apparently only worth a $1000 fine and a stern "Don't do that again!" in my town.
-Haven't seen daylight since 7am.
-And worst of all... my beautiful lover Brian is gone until Sunday for a conference. :-( Boo hoo....
It's getting very difficult to stay positive today.
Tuesday, June 21, 2005
Shut down by Rita
So I went w/ Brian and Greg to a tasting at Maggiano's yesterday. (More on the tasting later. Just a little morsel of gossip for now while I have a moment before bed..)
So our waiter informs us that Rita Rudner is having lunch right next to us. So wanting to get a cool pic for my blog, I go over and tell her all apologetically that I'm sorry to interrupt her lunch, but I've really enjoyed seeing her, and I saw her w/ Dennis Miller at the MGM like 14 years ago, and could I just get a quick picture w/ her... and she's like, "Well, I'm kinda eating lunch right now, so no, but I will say hi - what's your name?" And I'm thinking... what the hell is that? But I just said thanks anyway and left.
Totally shut down by a C-list celebrity. The more I think about it the more it irritates me. Being a bit of a freak myself, I can understand not wanting to get harassed during lunch by a stranger. But, honestly, I'm not making any money on said strangers harassing me. If I were, I might be singing a different tune. It's not like she's top-notch Vegas entertainement either. I mean, every fan counts as far as her numbers are concerned. Anyway, Rita is now dead to me..
So our waiter informs us that Rita Rudner is having lunch right next to us. So wanting to get a cool pic for my blog, I go over and tell her all apologetically that I'm sorry to interrupt her lunch, but I've really enjoyed seeing her, and I saw her w/ Dennis Miller at the MGM like 14 years ago, and could I just get a quick picture w/ her... and she's like, "Well, I'm kinda eating lunch right now, so no, but I will say hi - what's your name?" And I'm thinking... what the hell is that? But I just said thanks anyway and left.
Totally shut down by a C-list celebrity. The more I think about it the more it irritates me. Being a bit of a freak myself, I can understand not wanting to get harassed during lunch by a stranger. But, honestly, I'm not making any money on said strangers harassing me. If I were, I might be singing a different tune. It's not like she's top-notch Vegas entertainement either. I mean, every fan counts as far as her numbers are concerned. Anyway, Rita is now dead to me..
Monday, June 20, 2005
Feed Lindsay
Alright, this is old USWeekly news, but still worth commenting on. How fugly has Lindsay Lohan gotten? Seriously..
That's just gross. I read about a funny website about her. It's called FeedLindsay.com. They've got t-shirts and a petition that beg the girl to just have a ham sandwich. I thought it was funny..
Speaking of which, Brian's sister said her friend found Lindsay Lohan's wallet in a bar in NYC not too long ago. Apparently it had cocaine in it, which may be the secret of her weight loss success.
That's just gross. I read about a funny website about her. It's called FeedLindsay.com. They've got t-shirts and a petition that beg the girl to just have a ham sandwich. I thought it was funny..
Speaking of which, Brian's sister said her friend found Lindsay Lohan's wallet in a bar in NYC not too long ago. Apparently it had cocaine in it, which may be the secret of her weight loss success.
Oh yes it's ladies night..
So Friday night some of the boys decided to get together for what they like to call "a barbecue." Seeing the opportunity for a girlz nite out, Shannonita and Kat and I went to Chinatown for some good grub and some good gossip.
We ate at Ichiza, a Japanese restaurant Shannon had heard about from her students. The food was good. The beer was good. The gossip was good. The best part of the night though was when the super-fancy high-tech toilet in the bathroom shot toilet water at Shannon. Poor girl.
Afterwords, we went to a tea bar next door and tried not to choke on the tapioca soba or booba or boba or whatever they put in the drinks. It was tough, but we managed to make it out alive.
Anyway, the rest of my weekend was just relaxing (also read: boring). Saturday I fell asleep watching The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. Wish I could comment on how it was, but I fell asleep. The hour and a half I watched was pretty dumb though. Not Wes or Owen's best work by any means.
Sunday was Father's Day and I just hung out w/ Brian and his family. We went to Lucille's BBQ and grubbed on some yummy fatty food. That's it!!
We ate at Ichiza, a Japanese restaurant Shannon had heard about from her students. The food was good. The beer was good. The gossip was good. The best part of the night though was when the super-fancy high-tech toilet in the bathroom shot toilet water at Shannon. Poor girl.
Afterwords, we went to a tea bar next door and tried not to choke on the tapioca soba or booba or boba or whatever they put in the drinks. It was tough, but we managed to make it out alive.
Anyway, the rest of my weekend was just relaxing (also read: boring). Saturday I fell asleep watching The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. Wish I could comment on how it was, but I fell asleep. The hour and a half I watched was pretty dumb though. Not Wes or Owen's best work by any means.
Sunday was Father's Day and I just hung out w/ Brian and his family. We went to Lucille's BBQ and grubbed on some yummy fatty food. That's it!!
Saturday, June 18, 2005
Funny ribbons
These are way cooler than those yellow war ribbons we've been seeing on the back of SUV's.
Today's wins and losses
So in my efforts to try and be more positive, I'm trying to keep track of not only my daily losses (which I can't help doing), but also my daily wins. Here's the day's wins and losses so far:
Today's Losses:
- Woke up to the smell of cat urine. Turns out Enid peed on the couch again.
- Ruined the last bowl of Lucky Charms by unwittingly pouring chunky sour milk on it.
Today's Wins:
- Got to sleep in for the first time in weeks.
- Had a pretty good bowl of Count Chocula instead.
- Discovered the greatest television show in summer hiatus history: Morgan Spurlock's 30 Days. A must-watch for liberals everywhere. I've got a copy of the first show saved on my Tivo if anyone is interested.
So far, so good..
Today's Losses:
- Woke up to the smell of cat urine. Turns out Enid peed on the couch again.
- Ruined the last bowl of Lucky Charms by unwittingly pouring chunky sour milk on it.
Today's Wins:
- Got to sleep in for the first time in weeks.
- Had a pretty good bowl of Count Chocula instead.
- Discovered the greatest television show in summer hiatus history: Morgan Spurlock's 30 Days. A must-watch for liberals everywhere. I've got a copy of the first show saved on my Tivo if anyone is interested.
So far, so good..
Friday, June 17, 2005
Batman Rocks
So we went and saw Batman Begins last night. It was pretty frickin' good. It was much more dramatic and much less cheesy than the other Batman movies. It was dark, but not cartoony. I'd give it an A- and would recommend paying to see it in the theater. The minus is for Katie Holmes being badly cast as a doe-eyed DA and for Christian Bale's horribly awkward smile. Stick to looking like a psycho, Christian.
Thursday, June 16, 2005
The Luckiest
I think I may have picked a wedding song. Thanks to everyone who made suggestions. I might do an album as a favor and include the suggested songs. I'm not 100% that this is it, but I really like it. Unfortunately for me though, my friend Erica thinks this song sounds like Kip Dynamite's serenade song to LaFawnduh, Always and Forever, which plays at the end of the credits of Napolean Dynamite. So now I can't stop thinking of Kip Dynamite when I hear it. Curses!! Maybe I'll forget by November. Anyway, the song is The Luckiest by Ben Folds. C'mon, it doesn't sound like Kip, right??
Wednesday, June 15, 2005
Rock bottom
So my good friend Jeanny made me watch the first two episodes of what has got to be one of the most God-awful reality television shows in history: Dancing with the Stars. She boasted and beamed about how great it was, but, sadly, it failed to deliver. It was certainly no Top Model. It wasn't even a Temptation Island! Or a Big Brother! Not even a Celebrity Mole! It's shameful to even call this spectacle reality tv. There's nothing real about Evander Holyfield prancing around like a showboy! Seriously reality-tv-show-people, maintain some dignity!
Same goes for Hell's Kitchen, which follows former office assistants, headhunters, and housewives as they pursue their dreams of being berated on national television by a psychotic British dude. As the contestents like to remind us, this guy is way worse than Simon Cowell. Ooohh... I'm shaking in my boots.
The sad thing about all of this is that even though I recognize that these shows are crap, I'm still watching. They're all that I have left. I'm scraping the bottom of the summer hiatus barrel. I'm like a heroin addict rifling through sh*t in hopes of finding a small bit of heroin suppository. Pathetic. I just hope I'm still able to hold up my end of a human conversation in the morning. I'm thinking now would be a good time to take up some sort of hobby...
Same goes for Hell's Kitchen, which follows former office assistants, headhunters, and housewives as they pursue their dreams of being berated on national television by a psychotic British dude. As the contestents like to remind us, this guy is way worse than Simon Cowell. Ooohh... I'm shaking in my boots.
The sad thing about all of this is that even though I recognize that these shows are crap, I'm still watching. They're all that I have left. I'm scraping the bottom of the summer hiatus barrel. I'm like a heroin addict rifling through sh*t in hopes of finding a small bit of heroin suppository. Pathetic. I just hope I'm still able to hold up my end of a human conversation in the morning. I'm thinking now would be a good time to take up some sort of hobby...
Tuesday, June 14, 2005
Elbow room
Oh thank goodness I'm home!! Yay! I am so happy now, but was so perturbed an hour ago. Ok, quick plane story..
So, being freakishly tall and also being a fan of personal space, I've noticed that some people, particularly small people, don't value personal space as much as I do.
For example, I'll be standing in a grocery store aisle, when a smaller person, usually of a certain intentionally undisclosed ethnicity will come up right in front of me, brush their ass on my knee, nudging me aside and go up and grab the very thing I was looking at. Like, since they're not eye-level, they think I can't see them stepping to me or what?? It usually happens so fast that they're in and out before I can formulate an appropriate response. Anyway, it happens a lot and it irritates me.
So today on the plane, this crazy lady comes barreling in at the last second and plops down right next to me. Then she begins loudly talking on her cell phone.. The stewardess announces it's time to turn off all cell phones.. but the lady keeps yapping, unfazed. So they make the announcement *again* and the plane actually starts taking off.. and this lady is still yapping! And nobody's coming by and enforcing the "get the hell of your cellphone, asshole!" rule. So this lady could be compromising all of the plane's very *sensitive*, very *technical* equipment and putting everyone's lives in jeopardy, and no one is doing anything about it! I totally wanted to push the stewardess button and tattle, but alas.. I held back.
So then I'm just sitting there with my elbow on my armrest, where it's been for like the fifteen minutes before this jackass even got on the plane. And there's even room on the thing to share - like if she wants the front half, I could totally chill on the back half and we wouldn't even have to touch. BUT NO! This is not enough for her. She wants to nuzzle her knobby little elbow right up against mine. And then shuffle.. adjust.. rub.. shuffle.. adjust.. rub rub.. for a whole fucking hour!!
"DON'T FUCKING TOUCH ME!!" That's what I wanted to yell. But alas.. I held back.
Anyway, then I got to the baggage claim and a whole new little person nudged in front of me and waited for their luggage. I'm like, what do I look like? A wall? A pillar? HELLO PEOPLE! I'M A FUCKING HUMAN BEING AND I'M STANDING RIGHT HERE! AND I CAN SEE YOU! AND I CAN FEEL YOU! AND I'M A LOT BIGGER THAN YOU! AND, INSTINCTIVELY, YOU SHOULD BE AFRAID! BECAUSE I COULD VERY EASILY "ACCIDENTALLY" ELBOW YOU RIGHT IN YOUR STUPID, TINY LITTLE FACE!!
{{breathe}} ...demons out....
So, being freakishly tall and also being a fan of personal space, I've noticed that some people, particularly small people, don't value personal space as much as I do.
For example, I'll be standing in a grocery store aisle, when a smaller person, usually of a certain intentionally undisclosed ethnicity will come up right in front of me, brush their ass on my knee, nudging me aside and go up and grab the very thing I was looking at. Like, since they're not eye-level, they think I can't see them stepping to me or what?? It usually happens so fast that they're in and out before I can formulate an appropriate response. Anyway, it happens a lot and it irritates me.
So today on the plane, this crazy lady comes barreling in at the last second and plops down right next to me. Then she begins loudly talking on her cell phone.. The stewardess announces it's time to turn off all cell phones.. but the lady keeps yapping, unfazed. So they make the announcement *again* and the plane actually starts taking off.. and this lady is still yapping! And nobody's coming by and enforcing the "get the hell of your cellphone, asshole!" rule. So this lady could be compromising all of the plane's very *sensitive*, very *technical* equipment and putting everyone's lives in jeopardy, and no one is doing anything about it! I totally wanted to push the stewardess button and tattle, but alas.. I held back.
So then I'm just sitting there with my elbow on my armrest, where it's been for like the fifteen minutes before this jackass even got on the plane. And there's even room on the thing to share - like if she wants the front half, I could totally chill on the back half and we wouldn't even have to touch. BUT NO! This is not enough for her. She wants to nuzzle her knobby little elbow right up against mine. And then shuffle.. adjust.. rub.. shuffle.. adjust.. rub rub.. for a whole fucking hour!!
"DON'T FUCKING TOUCH ME!!" That's what I wanted to yell. But alas.. I held back.
Anyway, then I got to the baggage claim and a whole new little person nudged in front of me and waited for their luggage. I'm like, what do I look like? A wall? A pillar? HELLO PEOPLE! I'M A FUCKING HUMAN BEING AND I'M STANDING RIGHT HERE! AND I CAN SEE YOU! AND I CAN FEEL YOU! AND I'M A LOT BIGGER THAN YOU! AND, INSTINCTIVELY, YOU SHOULD BE AFRAID! BECAUSE I COULD VERY EASILY "ACCIDENTALLY" ELBOW YOU RIGHT IN YOUR STUPID, TINY LITTLE FACE!!
{{breathe}} ...demons out....
Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?
Oh my goodness! Tori Amos has just announced the dates for her Summer of Sin Tour. I am so excited! Last time she was on tour I didn't go because I couldn't find anyone to go with. This time, maybe if I give enough advance notice someone will want to come? These are the potential dates:
9/08 Chateau San Michelle - Woodinville WA
9/09 Portland, OR
9/10 San Francisco, CA
9/13 Santa Barbara Bowl - Santa Barbara, CA
9/14 San Diego, CA
9/16 Dodge Theatre - Phoenix, AZ
9/17 The Greek Theatre - Los Angeles, CA
I'm thinking either the Saturday show in San Francisco or Los Angeles. Any takers? ....Anyone?
9/08 Chateau San Michelle - Woodinville WA
9/09 Portland, OR
9/10 San Francisco, CA
9/13 Santa Barbara Bowl - Santa Barbara, CA
9/14 San Diego, CA
9/16 Dodge Theatre - Phoenix, AZ
9/17 The Greek Theatre - Los Angeles, CA
I'm thinking either the Saturday show in San Francisco or Los Angeles. Any takers? ....Anyone?
Monday, June 13, 2005
Freakin' finally part three
You were promised a weekend in three parts, so even though it's been like over a week, you're now getting last Sunday. Like it or not. Don't worry, it'll be short. :-) Here goes:
- Went to Cheesecake Factory w/ Brian's fam.
- Went to FAO Schwartz and saw some freaking awesome toys. Cuddled with a giraffe. Bought a little toy for my desk.
- Went to see The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants with Kat. Thought it was dumb. Don't bother. Lisa Schwarzbaum doesn't know what she's talking about. I give it a grade of C.
- Went to Cheesecake Factory w/ Brian's fam.
- Went to FAO Schwartz and saw some freaking awesome toys. Cuddled with a giraffe. Bought a little toy for my desk.
- Went to see The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants with Kat. Thought it was dumb. Don't bother. Lisa Schwarzbaum doesn't know what she's talking about. I give it a grade of C.
Sunday, June 12, 2005
Ridiculous part deux
I saw this sign on the inside of a bathroom stall door and it pissed me off. If not on the hook, where the heck am I supposed to put my purse?? On the nasty germy floor? I think not. Any ideas on what the hook is for if not for a purse? Sweater is the only thing I can think of..
What a ripper-offer
TIme for another list. They're just so easy... and I hate being called a hobo-blogger. Anyway, as seen on Randi and Kat's blogs, here's the latest list:
1 MINUTE AGO: I was reading other people's blogs
1 DAY AGO: I was having engagement photos taken
1 WEEK AGO: I was watching Cirque Du Soleil Ka at the MGM Grand.
1 YEAR AGO: I took an ambulance ride with my dad from Los Angeles to Las Vegas.
I HURT: Other people sometimes when I'm being mean.
I LOVE: Brian
I FEAR: Dogs
I HOPE: That nothing bad happens to my family.
I FEEL: Tired all the time.
I LISTEN: to my iPod on shuffle and am really impressed by the songs that come up.
I HIDE: my heart surgery scar with necklaces.
I PLAY: Tetris on my cell phone whenever I get the chance.
I MISS: my cats since I've been in Reno for almost a week now.
I LEARNED: that I need to be more politically savvy and less of a know it all.
I KNOW: my first name is Steven? I don't know..
I WAIT: for this wedding to be over so I can save for more important things.
I NEED: Constant love and affection.
I THINK: that Napolean Dynamite might be my favorite movie right now.
Current Clothes: Jeans, layered dusty pink and creme tank tops
Current Mood: Sleepy
Current Music: Ben Folds, "The Luckiest"
Current Taste: Sushi
Current Hair: Pinned up in front, air dried curly in the back. (Business in the front, party in the back!)
Current Annoyance: Bigots
Current Smell: Erica's dog
Current thing I should be Doing: Sleeping
Current Desktop Picture: I'm on Erica's computer, so her and her mom doing shots in Hawaii.
Current Favorite bands/singers: Always Tori Amos.. Also Violent Femmes right now and maybe Gwen Stefani.
Current Book: Tori Amos Piece by Piece By Tori Amos and Ann Powers
Current Movie In VCR: The L Word season 2 finale
Current Refreshment: Water
Current Worry: Having to go back to work
Current Crush: Brian cuz we rolled around in the grass together yesterday
1 MINUTE AGO: I was reading other people's blogs
1 DAY AGO: I was having engagement photos taken
1 WEEK AGO: I was watching Cirque Du Soleil Ka at the MGM Grand.
1 YEAR AGO: I took an ambulance ride with my dad from Los Angeles to Las Vegas.
I HURT: Other people sometimes when I'm being mean.
I LOVE: Brian
I FEAR: Dogs
I HOPE: That nothing bad happens to my family.
I FEEL: Tired all the time.
I LISTEN: to my iPod on shuffle and am really impressed by the songs that come up.
I HIDE: my heart surgery scar with necklaces.
I PLAY: Tetris on my cell phone whenever I get the chance.
I MISS: my cats since I've been in Reno for almost a week now.
I LEARNED: that I need to be more politically savvy and less of a know it all.
I KNOW: my first name is Steven? I don't know..
I WAIT: for this wedding to be over so I can save for more important things.
I NEED: Constant love and affection.
I THINK: that Napolean Dynamite might be my favorite movie right now.
Current Clothes: Jeans, layered dusty pink and creme tank tops
Current Mood: Sleepy
Current Music: Ben Folds, "The Luckiest"
Current Taste: Sushi
Current Hair: Pinned up in front, air dried curly in the back. (Business in the front, party in the back!)
Current Annoyance: Bigots
Current Smell: Erica's dog
Current thing I should be Doing: Sleeping
Current Desktop Picture: I'm on Erica's computer, so her and her mom doing shots in Hawaii.
Current Favorite bands/singers: Always Tori Amos.. Also Violent Femmes right now and maybe Gwen Stefani.
Current Book: Tori Amos Piece by Piece By Tori Amos and Ann Powers
Current Movie In VCR: The L Word season 2 finale
Current Refreshment: Water
Current Worry: Having to go back to work
Current Crush: Brian cuz we rolled around in the grass together yesterday
Friday, June 10, 2005
Ridiculous...
It's a little untimely, but I thought it was funny nonetheless.. behold, the Star Wars work excuse form.
Thursday, June 09, 2005
My weekend in three parts - Saturday
I'm such a slacker. So like I was saying.. Saturday afternoon I joined Brad and Vanessa at Chuck E. Cheese's for Donovan's first birthday party. It was fun except for the part when Baby Donovan fell off the booth head-first onto the floor and everyone gasped and he was sad and cried for like twenty minutes. But then I just cuddled him and he was all good.
So the whole day I had really bad anxiety. I was positive that I was going to die in a horrible car accident that very day. It didn't help that I kept getting lost and confused on the stupid 95/Rainbow construction. I finally just had a mini-breakdown at dinner and got it out of my system. Not sure what my problem was. It was just an emotional day, I guess.
So after that Brian, his mom, his sister and me went to see
Cirque Du Soleil: Ka at the MGM. It was truly one of the the most magnificent things I have ever seen.
Have you ever looked up at a giant sky-scraper and felt so dwarfed and amazed and impressed by the capabilities of mankind? That's how I felt when I watched this show. It was so grand and precise and amazing.
It's kind of sad to say, but it sorta restored my faith in humanity. You know how it just seems nowadays that everyone is so half-assed about everything? Sometimes I feel like humanity has stopped evolving. Like there's nothing left for humans to do except die out. That sounds horrible, I know, but it's how I feel sometimes when I get bad customer service or when I see people half-ass really important tasks. So this show, which was unlike anything else I'd ever seen, was just so creative and so technologically advanced and employed such skilled performers.. it just made me happy that humans could still whip up something so unique and progressive and beautiful.
I won't go into too much detail about the show, but I will say this. The story isn't what makes the show great. It's a very cliched tale - a journey, an epic. It uses very cliched themes: air, water, fire, land. What makes this show different though is the special effects. It was like watching the latest blockbuster special effects movie, but live and in a theater, which just made it all the more amazing. The stage had a lot to do with the awesome effects. It was the true star of the show. That's all I'll say. If you get the chance to see it, I would definitely go.
So the whole day I had really bad anxiety. I was positive that I was going to die in a horrible car accident that very day. It didn't help that I kept getting lost and confused on the stupid 95/Rainbow construction. I finally just had a mini-breakdown at dinner and got it out of my system. Not sure what my problem was. It was just an emotional day, I guess.
So after that Brian, his mom, his sister and me went to see
Cirque Du Soleil: Ka at the MGM. It was truly one of the the most magnificent things I have ever seen.
Have you ever looked up at a giant sky-scraper and felt so dwarfed and amazed and impressed by the capabilities of mankind? That's how I felt when I watched this show. It was so grand and precise and amazing.
It's kind of sad to say, but it sorta restored my faith in humanity. You know how it just seems nowadays that everyone is so half-assed about everything? Sometimes I feel like humanity has stopped evolving. Like there's nothing left for humans to do except die out. That sounds horrible, I know, but it's how I feel sometimes when I get bad customer service or when I see people half-ass really important tasks. So this show, which was unlike anything else I'd ever seen, was just so creative and so technologically advanced and employed such skilled performers.. it just made me happy that humans could still whip up something so unique and progressive and beautiful.
I won't go into too much detail about the show, but I will say this. The story isn't what makes the show great. It's a very cliched tale - a journey, an epic. It uses very cliched themes: air, water, fire, land. What makes this show different though is the special effects. It was like watching the latest blockbuster special effects movie, but live and in a theater, which just made it all the more amazing. The stage had a lot to do with the awesome effects. It was the true star of the show. That's all I'll say. If you get the chance to see it, I would definitely go.
Monday, June 06, 2005
My weekend in three parts - Friday
Disclaimer: Hung out with bloggers this weekend, so much of this has already been blogged about elsewhere in blogland. I got the photos though, so it's worth going over one more time. :-)
Friday I went to First Friday with Brian, Shannon and Kat. The night was a little surreal.
Shannon and I played pole-dancers on the glow-in-the-dark float. Kat didn't quite get into the evening until she got a much anticipated phone call. Then we met a guy who insisted he was John Kay, the lead singer of Steppenwolf, but really he wasn't. Quick discussion question: Who would lie about something like that?? Ok, granted, I've signed autographs as Rebecca Lobo before, but that's just because I didn't want to break the little kid's hearts when they thought I was her! Moving on..
Later, I saw a 6'8" guy who I think I used to date. It bugged me all night trying to remember. I found out the next day from Greg that in fact we had gone out a few times. I had met him way back when at Cafe Copioh and stopped seeing him because he was weird. He ended up dating a girl who was 4'11" after me, which made me bitter. I love having friends that pay attention. Anywayz..
Then we went over to the Fireside Lounge at the pimp-ass Peppermill. We thought it was just a regular old lounge until we looked around and noticed that everyone around us was making out. Everyone!! That made Brian and me hot, so we made out too! ;-) Ok, not really, we were just making fun. So anyway, that was Friday..
Friday I went to First Friday with Brian, Shannon and Kat. The night was a little surreal.
Shannon and I played pole-dancers on the glow-in-the-dark float. Kat didn't quite get into the evening until she got a much anticipated phone call. Then we met a guy who insisted he was John Kay, the lead singer of Steppenwolf, but really he wasn't. Quick discussion question: Who would lie about something like that?? Ok, granted, I've signed autographs as Rebecca Lobo before, but that's just because I didn't want to break the little kid's hearts when they thought I was her! Moving on..
Later, I saw a 6'8" guy who I think I used to date. It bugged me all night trying to remember. I found out the next day from Greg that in fact we had gone out a few times. I had met him way back when at Cafe Copioh and stopped seeing him because he was weird. He ended up dating a girl who was 4'11" after me, which made me bitter. I love having friends that pay attention. Anywayz..
Then we went over to the Fireside Lounge at the pimp-ass Peppermill. We thought it was just a regular old lounge until we looked around and noticed that everyone around us was making out. Everyone!! That made Brian and me hot, so we made out too! ;-) Ok, not really, we were just making fun. So anyway, that was Friday..
100 things about me
Stolen from Kat, Shawna and Randi. Here goes...
1. My hair is naturally curly.
2. I'm 6'5".
3. I don't play basketball.
4. I was on my high school Varsity Volleyball team for like 5 seconds.
5. First and only time I was admitted to a hospital was for heart surgery.
6. I watched my godson's birth.
7. My favorite singer is Tori Amos.
8. If I had a favorite band, it would probably be the Violent Femmes.
9. I'm the baby of the family.
10. My great-grandpa, dad, brother and oldest nephew are all named Jesse.
11. I'm a serial monogamist.
12. I got RPC'd (required parent conference) in high school for drawing dead body outlines all over my school with chalk.
13. My favorite dead body outline was the man with his dog.
14. I was voted "most unique" in my high school yearbook.
15. I stalked a boy in junior high. It was bad. Real bad.
16. I'm afraid to fly.
17. I'm afraid to drive.
18. I'm nightblind.
19. About a quarter of my tongue has been permanently numb since I got my wisdsom teeth out.
20. I grind my teeth at night.
21. I always thought I'd be a writer.
22. My favorite number is 22.
23. I'm late for everything.
24. I hate being late.
25. I cry too much.
26. I'm trying not to be so negative.
27. I pray.
28. I dated a transvestite for two years.
29. I collect stuffed animal giraffes.
30. I collect Barbies.
31. I've seen the Rocky Horror Picture Show probably about 200 times.
32. I can listen to a song I really like over and over and over again without getting tired of hearing it.
33. I am a cat person.
34. I can take photos with an old school manual camera.
35. I've competed in a few airhockey tournaments.
36. My middle name is Elizabeth.
37. My brother died when he was 18, two weeks before my 16th birthday.
38. I don't look anything like my sister.
39. I'm half Spanish, half Mexican.
40. I learned to read when I was 4, in Spanish.
41. I got glasses in the third grade.
42. I got bad grades until I got glasses.
43. I got contacts in 9th grade.
44. I salivate more than most people.
45. I subscribe to Star, Us Weekly, Real Simple, Health, Wired, Mac Home Journal, Newseek, Modern Bride.. maybe more, I can't keep track.
46. I wasn't planning on becoming a lawyer when I went to law school.
47. I was born in East Los Angeles.
48. I think I'm going to die in a car accident.
49. I don't like my body.
50. I have a black cat named Moka and a white cat named Enid.
51. I try not to think or act like I'm better than anyone else.
52. I liked living alone.
53. I used to work as a tv news photographer.
54. I've never been in a "real" fight (except with my sister).
55. I aspire to be neat and organized.
56. I got a tshirt made that says "I'm a mess."
57. I love hematite.
58. My favorite color right now is orange.
59. Ordinarily it's red.
60. I can't go to bed before 11pm.
61. I sleep about 6 hours a night.
62. I've cheated on boyfriends.
63. I've been cheated on by boyfriends.
64. I drink too much Diet soda (Coke and Pepsi).
65. I love sushi.
66. My favorite pies are banana cream, coconut creme, and lemon meringue
67. My first concert was Gerardo, as in, Rico Suave.
68. I was president of the art club in high school.
69. I will never get a tattoo.
70. I never smoked pot until I went to Amsterdam.
71. I kissed a boy for the first time when I was 5.
72. I'm trying not to be as stubborn as I know I am.
73. I want to learn to play bass guitar.
74. I love movies and tv.
75. I love seafood.
76. I love the feeling of water evaporating from my skin in the warm summer sun.
77. I cried when I read a Tale of Two Cities.
78. I believe that Ouija boards are for real.
79. I have a scar between my eyes that I lie and say is from an airhockey puck.
80. My favorite part of my body is my nose.
81. I have my dad's nose and fingernails.
82. I've been in two car accidents.
83. One was my fault, one was not.
84. I like roadtrips.
85. I've been to these countries outside the U.S.: Mexico, Canada, England, France, and the Netherlands.
86. I've had crushes on girls, but I'm not gay.
87. I treasure loyalty in my friends and family.
88. I'm Catholic.
89. I don't follow all of the teachings of the Catholic church.
90. I love opals.
91. I've been afraid of dogs since the 5th grade.
92. Love love love cilantro.
93. My Cabbage Patch Doll's name was "Gigi."
94. Tori Amos was the first celebrity I ever met.
95. I met Tori Amos twice.
96. No matter how bad it gets, I'm always thankful for what I have.
97. All three of the cars I've owned have been hand-me-downs.
98. I love makeup, jewelry and underwear shopping.
99. I hate clothes and shoe shopping.
100. I think my fiance is way too good for me.
1. My hair is naturally curly.
2. I'm 6'5".
3. I don't play basketball.
4. I was on my high school Varsity Volleyball team for like 5 seconds.
5. First and only time I was admitted to a hospital was for heart surgery.
6. I watched my godson's birth.
7. My favorite singer is Tori Amos.
8. If I had a favorite band, it would probably be the Violent Femmes.
9. I'm the baby of the family.
10. My great-grandpa, dad, brother and oldest nephew are all named Jesse.
11. I'm a serial monogamist.
12. I got RPC'd (required parent conference) in high school for drawing dead body outlines all over my school with chalk.
13. My favorite dead body outline was the man with his dog.
14. I was voted "most unique" in my high school yearbook.
15. I stalked a boy in junior high. It was bad. Real bad.
16. I'm afraid to fly.
17. I'm afraid to drive.
18. I'm nightblind.
19. About a quarter of my tongue has been permanently numb since I got my wisdsom teeth out.
20. I grind my teeth at night.
21. I always thought I'd be a writer.
22. My favorite number is 22.
23. I'm late for everything.
24. I hate being late.
25. I cry too much.
26. I'm trying not to be so negative.
27. I pray.
28. I dated a transvestite for two years.
29. I collect stuffed animal giraffes.
30. I collect Barbies.
31. I've seen the Rocky Horror Picture Show probably about 200 times.
32. I can listen to a song I really like over and over and over again without getting tired of hearing it.
33. I am a cat person.
34. I can take photos with an old school manual camera.
35. I've competed in a few airhockey tournaments.
36. My middle name is Elizabeth.
37. My brother died when he was 18, two weeks before my 16th birthday.
38. I don't look anything like my sister.
39. I'm half Spanish, half Mexican.
40. I learned to read when I was 4, in Spanish.
41. I got glasses in the third grade.
42. I got bad grades until I got glasses.
43. I got contacts in 9th grade.
44. I salivate more than most people.
45. I subscribe to Star, Us Weekly, Real Simple, Health, Wired, Mac Home Journal, Newseek, Modern Bride.. maybe more, I can't keep track.
46. I wasn't planning on becoming a lawyer when I went to law school.
47. I was born in East Los Angeles.
48. I think I'm going to die in a car accident.
49. I don't like my body.
50. I have a black cat named Moka and a white cat named Enid.
51. I try not to think or act like I'm better than anyone else.
52. I liked living alone.
53. I used to work as a tv news photographer.
54. I've never been in a "real" fight (except with my sister).
55. I aspire to be neat and organized.
56. I got a tshirt made that says "I'm a mess."
57. I love hematite.
58. My favorite color right now is orange.
59. Ordinarily it's red.
60. I can't go to bed before 11pm.
61. I sleep about 6 hours a night.
62. I've cheated on boyfriends.
63. I've been cheated on by boyfriends.
64. I drink too much Diet soda (Coke and Pepsi).
65. I love sushi.
66. My favorite pies are banana cream, coconut creme, and lemon meringue
67. My first concert was Gerardo, as in, Rico Suave.
68. I was president of the art club in high school.
69. I will never get a tattoo.
70. I never smoked pot until I went to Amsterdam.
71. I kissed a boy for the first time when I was 5.
72. I'm trying not to be as stubborn as I know I am.
73. I want to learn to play bass guitar.
74. I love movies and tv.
75. I love seafood.
76. I love the feeling of water evaporating from my skin in the warm summer sun.
77. I cried when I read a Tale of Two Cities.
78. I believe that Ouija boards are for real.
79. I have a scar between my eyes that I lie and say is from an airhockey puck.
80. My favorite part of my body is my nose.
81. I have my dad's nose and fingernails.
82. I've been in two car accidents.
83. One was my fault, one was not.
84. I like roadtrips.
85. I've been to these countries outside the U.S.: Mexico, Canada, England, France, and the Netherlands.
86. I've had crushes on girls, but I'm not gay.
87. I treasure loyalty in my friends and family.
88. I'm Catholic.
89. I don't follow all of the teachings of the Catholic church.
90. I love opals.
91. I've been afraid of dogs since the 5th grade.
92. Love love love cilantro.
93. My Cabbage Patch Doll's name was "Gigi."
94. Tori Amos was the first celebrity I ever met.
95. I met Tori Amos twice.
96. No matter how bad it gets, I'm always thankful for what I have.
97. All three of the cars I've owned have been hand-me-downs.
98. I love makeup, jewelry and underwear shopping.
99. I hate clothes and shoe shopping.
100. I think my fiance is way too good for me.
Sunday, June 05, 2005
I believe in peace, bitch
Taken from randi's blog, I fiddled with my honest answers a bit a lo and behold:
Which Rock Chick Are You?
Which Rock Chick Are You?
Thursday, June 02, 2005
My baby teefs
I certainly f-ed up the margins on that one, didn't I? Guess that's what happens when you're in a rush to post and don't modify your picture sizes. [[shrug]] oh well, I'll go back and fix it later. Sooo..... onto a story.
My dentist is a super nice guy, but he f-ed up my crown, so he offered to fix it for free, but I ended up having to go back in 3 times in a row and put up with excruciating novacaine shots and sanding and drilling and what-not. So now we're done with that tooth, and even-steven.
So today I went back for a new tooth - to a different doctor in the same office. They said they wanted $200 for a consultation on the implant for that tooth but assured me it'd go toward the total cost if I chose to have the implant done. So at first, I'm overcome by politeness and agree to pay the $200, but then I got really scared as I'm in the chair. Like, what if this new guy is just as bad as the last guy? Am I going to feel like a big dumbass for going back? Is this guy so bad that he has to lock in $200 in advance? Am I going to meet him and hate him? What am I locking myself into here?
So I took off my napkin and walked out. I felt like a huge jackass, but really, I just knew I'd kick myself later if I didn't look around first and make sure I wasn't getting screwed. So yeah, that's growing up, I guess. Throwing politeness and your paper bib out the window and refusing to accept the crap that's flung atcha.
My dentist is a super nice guy, but he f-ed up my crown, so he offered to fix it for free, but I ended up having to go back in 3 times in a row and put up with excruciating novacaine shots and sanding and drilling and what-not. So now we're done with that tooth, and even-steven.
So today I went back for a new tooth - to a different doctor in the same office. They said they wanted $200 for a consultation on the implant for that tooth but assured me it'd go toward the total cost if I chose to have the implant done. So at first, I'm overcome by politeness and agree to pay the $200, but then I got really scared as I'm in the chair. Like, what if this new guy is just as bad as the last guy? Am I going to feel like a big dumbass for going back? Is this guy so bad that he has to lock in $200 in advance? Am I going to meet him and hate him? What am I locking myself into here?
So I took off my napkin and walked out. I felt like a huge jackass, but really, I just knew I'd kick myself later if I didn't look around first and make sure I wasn't getting screwed. So yeah, that's growing up, I guess. Throwing politeness and your paper bib out the window and refusing to accept the crap that's flung atcha.
Back in the saddle
Dude, seriously, I need to learn to save my blog posts before I preview. AGAIN, I deleted this beautifully long post I just made! Bottom line is this: I'm back!! We had an awesome time in Boston / Framingham / Providence / Cape Cod / Worcester (well, maybe not Worcester - awe, just teasing Andrea!). Here is me with my lobster at the Boston airport:
And here are the hottest "confused" bitchez I've ever met:
And the hottest college bitchez a girl could ever have:
I'll spare ya'll the details. Just know it was a good time. If you're really achin' to see more, I have like 5 pages worth of pics, so just click here, here, here, here, and here. The pics will be way cooler once I get around to putting in captions. They'll explain everything..
And here are the hottest "confused" bitchez I've ever met:
And the hottest college bitchez a girl could ever have:
I'll spare ya'll the details. Just know it was a good time. If you're really achin' to see more, I have like 5 pages worth of pics, so just click here, here, here, here, and here. The pics will be way cooler once I get around to putting in captions. They'll explain everything..
Thursday, May 26, 2005
Sayonara, over and out.
I'm going to Boston tonight to meet up w/ my college girlies. Five girls in one hotel room - yee-haw! Megan's wedding is Saturday, so that's the occasion.
Wednesday, May 25, 2005
The best finale of the season
So just in time for sweeps week, my new baby nephew came into this world. His birth went head-to-head against the American Idol and Contender finales. He won out though, being the coolest in the bunch. His name is Andrew Joseph Aguayo (for now - baby's daddy is deciding whether he wants to give the baby his stepdad's last name or use his biological dad's). Anyway, he weighed 8 lbs 1 oz and measured 21.5 inches. He's good and healthy and we're all glad. Here's the pup:
Monday, May 23, 2005
Buncha friggin' geeks
Quick weekend recap:
Friday night my nephews pussy-blocked my quiet night at home with lesbo porn. We ended up playing foozball and watching some of Star Wars Episode 1.
Saturday a big 'ole geeky gang of us got together and watched Star Wars Episodes 1 and 2 and the animated Clone Wars Series. We then got our super cool asses to the theater and watched Episode 3. Here's the 12 of us minus Mike (he's taking the picture) at the theater.
And here's Brian and me. Just gotta throw us in there. :-)
Surprisingly, I had a really good time. I really liked Episode 3. Like everyone says, it's much better than 1 and 2. I'm glad I saw it in the context that I did. I now have a new-found respect for George Lucas' little epic. I can't wait to go and watch Episodes 4-6 now. (What a geek!) Can't help it. It's like Tori Amos says: "like a good book, I can't put this day back."
I did have one question for those who've seen it. I've heard theories that much of the movie's dialogue was directed at the current Bush administration. References such as "only the Sith speak in ultimatums" and "if you're not with me, you're against me" do sound eerily familiar. Does anyone have anymore info or insight as to Lucas' intentions?
Friday night my nephews pussy-blocked my quiet night at home with lesbo porn. We ended up playing foozball and watching some of Star Wars Episode 1.
Saturday a big 'ole geeky gang of us got together and watched Star Wars Episodes 1 and 2 and the animated Clone Wars Series. We then got our super cool asses to the theater and watched Episode 3. Here's the 12 of us minus Mike (he's taking the picture) at the theater.
And here's Brian and me. Just gotta throw us in there. :-)
Surprisingly, I had a really good time. I really liked Episode 3. Like everyone says, it's much better than 1 and 2. I'm glad I saw it in the context that I did. I now have a new-found respect for George Lucas' little epic. I can't wait to go and watch Episodes 4-6 now. (What a geek!) Can't help it. It's like Tori Amos says: "like a good book, I can't put this day back."
I did have one question for those who've seen it. I've heard theories that much of the movie's dialogue was directed at the current Bush administration. References such as "only the Sith speak in ultimatums" and "if you're not with me, you're against me" do sound eerily familiar. Does anyone have anymore info or insight as to Lucas' intentions?
Sunday, May 22, 2005
Was that a stop sign??
Last week I had the unique opportunity to meet a man whose legs had been taken by an inattentive driver. It's truly a tragic situation. The driver had looked away from the road to eat some chips (he was running late for work and had to grab a quick breakfast) and then plowed the man right down. One person's momentary mistake cost another person his legs and so much more.
We took extra care not to say anything offensive, but unfortunately there were inadvertant mentions of "standing up" and "walking around" and what-not. What was just a temporary awkward situation for us was actually a horrific permanent modification of every component of this man's life. Think about it for a second. This man cannot walk his daughter down the aisle. He can no longer grab the leash and take the dog out for a simple walk. He can't swim with his grandkids or take them on a hike. Nevermind the basics like showering, using the bathroom, getting into a building, or having sex.
So what should happen to the man who was driving? That's my first question.
The next question pertains to a new law before the Nevada legislature. It's called the misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter law. Basically, it creates a charge for when someone dies because of a driver's negligence. In reality, the law is a feel-good law. It doesn't change the current penalty for being a bad driver. Already in Nevada, all traffic violations are *technically* misdemeanors with a possible maximum $1000 fine and six month jail sentence (unless the specific law says otherwise). The new law has the exact same penalty.
The argument for the law though is that it goes on someone's driving record that someone has been killed. Basically, it provides more accountability for drivers and makes sure that victims are recognized.
There are a few criticisms of the law though. First, it doesn't apply in situations involving serious injuries, like with my friend who lost his legs. So causing a coma, brain damage - that's not recognized. Only death. Second, the law may punish too much behavior. For example, a lady backed over her toddler in her driveway the other day and killed her. Mom didn't know the baby had run out and she didn't look back closely enough to see if there were any kids behind her car. But this lady would *technically* have violated the law (unsafe backing + death). Third - and honestly, the one I'm most worried about - is that existing felonies - like drag racing resulting w/ death, reckless driving w/ death, etc. are now more likely to be reduced to the lesser charge of misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter.
This one's a toughie for me. While I think that there does need to be accountability for ruining another person's life while driving, I'm afraid that every person who experiences a bad twist of fate will end up in jail. Even general law-abiding me. I've run a stop sign before. I didn't mean to. I didn't see it. And I hit someone. Thank God he didn't die. But say he wasn't wearing his seatbelt?
I think people don't take driving seriously enough. We drive with flip-flops. We eat. We drink. We talk on the cell. We put on make-up. We read the paper. We look at directions. We pay attention to our friends. If this law makes people think twice about doing these kinds of things, then I would probably support it. What do you think?
We took extra care not to say anything offensive, but unfortunately there were inadvertant mentions of "standing up" and "walking around" and what-not. What was just a temporary awkward situation for us was actually a horrific permanent modification of every component of this man's life. Think about it for a second. This man cannot walk his daughter down the aisle. He can no longer grab the leash and take the dog out for a simple walk. He can't swim with his grandkids or take them on a hike. Nevermind the basics like showering, using the bathroom, getting into a building, or having sex.
So what should happen to the man who was driving? That's my first question.
The next question pertains to a new law before the Nevada legislature. It's called the misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter law. Basically, it creates a charge for when someone dies because of a driver's negligence. In reality, the law is a feel-good law. It doesn't change the current penalty for being a bad driver. Already in Nevada, all traffic violations are *technically* misdemeanors with a possible maximum $1000 fine and six month jail sentence (unless the specific law says otherwise). The new law has the exact same penalty.
The argument for the law though is that it goes on someone's driving record that someone has been killed. Basically, it provides more accountability for drivers and makes sure that victims are recognized.
There are a few criticisms of the law though. First, it doesn't apply in situations involving serious injuries, like with my friend who lost his legs. So causing a coma, brain damage - that's not recognized. Only death. Second, the law may punish too much behavior. For example, a lady backed over her toddler in her driveway the other day and killed her. Mom didn't know the baby had run out and she didn't look back closely enough to see if there were any kids behind her car. But this lady would *technically* have violated the law (unsafe backing + death). Third - and honestly, the one I'm most worried about - is that existing felonies - like drag racing resulting w/ death, reckless driving w/ death, etc. are now more likely to be reduced to the lesser charge of misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter.
This one's a toughie for me. While I think that there does need to be accountability for ruining another person's life while driving, I'm afraid that every person who experiences a bad twist of fate will end up in jail. Even general law-abiding me. I've run a stop sign before. I didn't mean to. I didn't see it. And I hit someone. Thank God he didn't die. But say he wasn't wearing his seatbelt?
I think people don't take driving seriously enough. We drive with flip-flops. We eat. We drink. We talk on the cell. We put on make-up. We read the paper. We look at directions. We pay attention to our friends. If this law makes people think twice about doing these kinds of things, then I would probably support it. What do you think?
Wednesday, May 18, 2005
Top Model Finale TONIGHT
From the way it took over the Britney show discussion, it looks like Top Model needs its own separate posting. I am torn b/t Naima and Kahlen. I like Kahlen the best, but I think Naima is just a much better model. But they're so rude to her about being boring. But Kahlen is also boring personality-wise. But Kahlen is a better "project" for the show, whereas Naima still looks & acts the same as Day 1. Hmmm....... I choose Naima. They just have to come around to her.
I'm still nauseous from the Britney show, by the way. I've never been this motion sick before in my life.
I'm still nauseous from the Britney show, by the way. I've never been this motion sick before in my life.
Tuesday, May 17, 2005
Britney makes me nauseous
Just got done watching the new Britney Spears show and man, do I feel sick! Blech!!
Monday, May 16, 2005
Stalking has never been so user-friendly
I thought of a really interesting discussion topic, but then forgot what it was, so until I can remember, I'll just talk about me. This Saturday I pissed the day away in my underpants updating my photo pages. Later that night, my mom hooked it up for Brian, Cherie (Brian's mom), Greg and I to see a classic topless Vegas show, Folies Bergere.
It was kinda cheesy, but overall entertaining. It wasn't overtly sexual. It wasn't a strip tease. It was just a lot of dancing and costumes and nipples. Brian and Greg each recognized someone they knew in the cast, which was a little weird since the girls were half-naked. Anyway, here's a bad picture of us:
Then yesterday we went out to celebrate David's graduation. (Congratulations David!!) We took him go-kart racing and then we went to Baba Reeba's for Tapas. Brad and Vanessa stopped in at the go-carts. Here are some pics:
Brad, Brian, Shannon, David revving up their cars
We splurged on tapas and sangria at Baba Reeba's. Here's us about to dig into our teeny tiny yummy desserts:
So that was my weekend. You can find more pics of our Sunday escapades here.
It was kinda cheesy, but overall entertaining. It wasn't overtly sexual. It wasn't a strip tease. It was just a lot of dancing and costumes and nipples. Brian and Greg each recognized someone they knew in the cast, which was a little weird since the girls were half-naked. Anyway, here's a bad picture of us:
Then yesterday we went out to celebrate David's graduation. (Congratulations David!!) We took him go-kart racing and then we went to Baba Reeba's for Tapas. Brad and Vanessa stopped in at the go-carts. Here are some pics:
Brad, Brian, Shannon, David revving up their cars
We splurged on tapas and sangria at Baba Reeba's. Here's us about to dig into our teeny tiny yummy desserts:
So that was my weekend. You can find more pics of our Sunday escapades here.
Muthagrabbah!
DANGIT! I just spent forever posting links and pics to my blog, then I accidentally deleted the whole thing. Now I have to go to the dentist. Grrr!
Saturday, May 14, 2005
Ow my knee
We went to Crystal Palace Skating Center last night with my nephews. It was definitely a blast from the past. A good time was had by all. Tony (5) had never rollerskated before, but he's pretty fearless, so he did okay. Jesse (10) was much better, but Brian was definitely the star of the night.
Me? Well, I never really learned to roller skate, so I was quite a sight to see: 6'5", uncoordinated, on skates, inching along, gripping the wall. Not cute. I only fell once though - right on my bum knee. I hoped no one had noticed, but then all through the rest of the night the smart parents that were on the sidelines kept asking "How's your knee?" I must have been pretty interesting to watch, since appararently EVERYONE WAS WATCHING!!
Anyway, here's three pictures I got to take before my battery died.
There were components of the evening that were much the same as when we were kids: skate races, lemon heads candy, the slow-skate, packs of tweens. But there were also a few differences. For example, the chicken dance was replaced by freestyle dance-skating, which was crazy-awesome. I think the rollerblade technology takes the credit. These kids were AMAZING. Skate-dancing in sync, break-dancing/skating, doing back flips in unison. It was pretty bad ass, I must say.
In the words of Tori Amos: "All in all it was a pretty nice day."
Me? Well, I never really learned to roller skate, so I was quite a sight to see: 6'5", uncoordinated, on skates, inching along, gripping the wall. Not cute. I only fell once though - right on my bum knee. I hoped no one had noticed, but then all through the rest of the night the smart parents that were on the sidelines kept asking "How's your knee?" I must have been pretty interesting to watch, since appararently EVERYONE WAS WATCHING!!
Anyway, here's three pictures I got to take before my battery died.
There were components of the evening that were much the same as when we were kids: skate races, lemon heads candy, the slow-skate, packs of tweens. But there were also a few differences. For example, the chicken dance was replaced by freestyle dance-skating, which was crazy-awesome. I think the rollerblade technology takes the credit. These kids were AMAZING. Skate-dancing in sync, break-dancing/skating, doing back flips in unison. It was pretty bad ass, I must say.
In the words of Tori Amos: "All in all it was a pretty nice day."
Thursday, May 12, 2005
Dealbreakers
So, I'm a little behind the times in terms of watching Sex and the City. I've been watching the reruns though, and last night was the last episode of the entire series. It was the one where Carrie dumps the Russian b/c he was too busy for her and b/c he bitchslapped her. So I got to thinking about relationship dealbreakers. Here's a list of some of the dealbreakers I've experienced.
1) He surfs the internet for gay porn (but he's not gay, he swears!)
2) He cheated on you with a guy (but, again, not gay! Swear!!)
3) He slapped you.
4) He's been secretly addicted to meth for the last 6 months.
5) He has crazy fits of rage, to the point of tearing off all of his clothes and jumping into a tree.
6) He's in love with your best friend.
7) He's homeless and, although he usually lives in a van down by the river, he wants to live in your dorm room now.
What other kinds of relationship dealbreakers are out there? What's been your experience?
1) He surfs the internet for gay porn (but he's not gay, he swears!)
2) He cheated on you with a guy (but, again, not gay! Swear!!)
3) He slapped you.
4) He's been secretly addicted to meth for the last 6 months.
5) He has crazy fits of rage, to the point of tearing off all of his clothes and jumping into a tree.
6) He's in love with your best friend.
7) He's homeless and, although he usually lives in a van down by the river, he wants to live in your dorm room now.
What other kinds of relationship dealbreakers are out there? What's been your experience?
Wednesday, May 11, 2005
I love TV
So... it's sweeps week/season finale time, and I am happy as a slanted clam. Here is a quick list of the shows I watch and LOVE:
1) America's Next Top Model
2) The Contender
3) Veronica Mars
4) The OC
5) Desperate Housewives
Last night was the best. I got to find out who killed Veronica's best friend on Veronica Mars. It was Logan's dad. The episode was really really exciting though. We found out many important things, including: 1) Veronica didn't have sex with her brother (whew!), 2) Veronica's best friend was a super-slut who was bopping both her boyfriend and his dad, and 3)Logan's dad is a psychopath - but we kinda already knew that. It ended with Veronica getting locked in a refrigeratot and set on fire. Although it was the typical unnecessarily slow and drawn out method of murder found in most thrilling endings (think sharks with lasers), it was a good time. I'm curious to see what will happen next season, since the show's whole mystery premise has been solved. I'm sure the show's producers learned a thing or two from Twin Peaks and will hopefully come up with some new and exciting mystery for next season.
The Contender has been the surprise "love-it" show of the season for me. C'mon, boxing? But it's turned out to be a real hoot. It helps that three of the contestants were from Nevada. But they really couldn't have scripted a better show. Last week Jesse Brinkley (all-American kid from Yerington, NV) was losing the fight 3 rounds to 1, but in the last round he got a knockout and won the whole thing. Now THAT is good television. Also fun was seeing Joey Gilbert (a fellow UNR alum and NV attorney) fight his heart out. Ultimately he got booted, but that's okay. We're voting him back onto the show as we speak. Go here to vote to get Joey back onto the Contender. Anyway, it's good stuff and it's not over, so you should watch.
And last but not least: TOP MODEL!! My money is on Kahlen & Naima top 2. I'm still not sure which one will win. Naima is obviously the better model, but she's been kind of blah lately. Then again, Tyra is no Mark Burnett. I won't let her outsmart me. I'm going to go with reverse psychology and pick Naima to win it.
So, that's all for now about tv. I just had to talk about the shows that are near and dear to my heart right now. Watch my shows, they rock!!
1) America's Next Top Model
2) The Contender
3) Veronica Mars
4) The OC
5) Desperate Housewives
Last night was the best. I got to find out who killed Veronica's best friend on Veronica Mars. It was Logan's dad. The episode was really really exciting though. We found out many important things, including: 1) Veronica didn't have sex with her brother (whew!), 2) Veronica's best friend was a super-slut who was bopping both her boyfriend and his dad, and 3)Logan's dad is a psychopath - but we kinda already knew that. It ended with Veronica getting locked in a refrigeratot and set on fire. Although it was the typical unnecessarily slow and drawn out method of murder found in most thrilling endings (think sharks with lasers), it was a good time. I'm curious to see what will happen next season, since the show's whole mystery premise has been solved. I'm sure the show's producers learned a thing or two from Twin Peaks and will hopefully come up with some new and exciting mystery for next season.
The Contender has been the surprise "love-it" show of the season for me. C'mon, boxing? But it's turned out to be a real hoot. It helps that three of the contestants were from Nevada. But they really couldn't have scripted a better show. Last week Jesse Brinkley (all-American kid from Yerington, NV) was losing the fight 3 rounds to 1, but in the last round he got a knockout and won the whole thing. Now THAT is good television. Also fun was seeing Joey Gilbert (a fellow UNR alum and NV attorney) fight his heart out. Ultimately he got booted, but that's okay. We're voting him back onto the show as we speak. Go here to vote to get Joey back onto the Contender. Anyway, it's good stuff and it's not over, so you should watch.
And last but not least: TOP MODEL!! My money is on Kahlen & Naima top 2. I'm still not sure which one will win. Naima is obviously the better model, but she's been kind of blah lately. Then again, Tyra is no Mark Burnett. I won't let her outsmart me. I'm going to go with reverse psychology and pick Naima to win it.
So, that's all for now about tv. I just had to talk about the shows that are near and dear to my heart right now. Watch my shows, they rock!!
Tuesday, May 10, 2005
This is so addictive!
Ok new wedding question: Any song ideas for the first dance? We want something cute and romantic but intereting - not like Faith Hill or Bette Midler or something lame like that. So far I think we're going with Perfect Day by Lou Reed. But that song sounds a little sad. Any other suggetions?
Everybody Get Drunk Tonight
Um, okay, so I'm just supposed to write about the stuff I do and the crap I think is interesting right? So, basically, this blog will probably end up being about wedding crap and interesting criminal law stuff. So here's a wedding update and a question:
We met with Father Bill from St. Viator yesterday. He was pretty cool - kind of a hippie-type priest. I guess he's going to give us some kind of compatability test soon. Brian and I are excited to see how wrong for each other the church thinks we are. ;-) Actually, it's supposed to foster communication or something, so it doesn't sound like a bad idea. Anyway, wedding date is still set for NOVEMBER 5, 2005.
So here's my question: What amount of alcohol is proper/expected for a wedding? Some people would say it's tacky to have open bar at a wedding. After all, it's not like it's a raging frat party where everyone's expected to get smashed. Others would think it was tacky not to offer an open bar. What about a table wine-only compromise? Just wondering what my target audience's expectations are.
We met with Father Bill from St. Viator yesterday. He was pretty cool - kind of a hippie-type priest. I guess he's going to give us some kind of compatability test soon. Brian and I are excited to see how wrong for each other the church thinks we are. ;-) Actually, it's supposed to foster communication or something, so it doesn't sound like a bad idea. Anyway, wedding date is still set for NOVEMBER 5, 2005.
So here's my question: What amount of alcohol is proper/expected for a wedding? Some people would say it's tacky to have open bar at a wedding. After all, it's not like it's a raging frat party where everyone's expected to get smashed. Others would think it was tacky not to offer an open bar. What about a table wine-only compromise? Just wondering what my target audience's expectations are.
Monday, May 09, 2005
Oh my gosh..
Oh man, all I wanted to do was post a comment! Now I've done it. I have a blog. We'll see how long this lasts.
Wednesday, September 29, 2004
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◆ 据传2014年底-2015年中国房产税即将颁布，中国近2000万的富人群体在这个过程中将如何应
对？如何规避风险？敬请期待2014-2015郎咸平年度预测专场！
◆ 11月APEC会议在北京召开，会议主题：共建面向未来的亚太伙伴关系！伴随亚币呼声渐起，本
次峰会是否带给中国及与会国家更多金融、贸易等方面的发展契机？预知详情解读，敬请期待
2014-2015郎咸平年度预测专场！郎咸平教授为您全面解读！
◆ 2014年内地股票市场回暖！IPO大门重开！央行利率一路下挫！这背后对于投资者有何机会？
支付宝、余额宝等影子银行以及信托基金、P2P等多种金融融资形式出现，又将为中国企业及
个人在融资贷款等方面带来怎样的深渊影响？这种形式是否可以持续且得到发展？预知详情
解读，敬请期待2014-2015郎咸平年度预测专场！郎咸平教授为您全面解读！
===================================================================================
◆ 主讲人：郎咸平
--著名经济学家
--美国宾西法尼亚大学沃顿商学院金融学博士；
曾经执教于沃顿商学院、密歇根州立大学、俄亥俄州立大学、纽约大学等。现任香港中文大学
教授。曾担任世界银行公司治理顾问，深交所公司治理顾问，�洲开发银行的中国银行改革治理顾
问，香港政府财经事务局公司治理项目顾问。
他曾在07年率先断言"中国的八大危机"引起社会轰动；他提出的"二元经济理论"，抛出中
国制造业的全面衰退造成股市泡沫、楼市泡沫的观点再次引起话题； 随后提出"6+1"理论以及如
何建立工序流程系统为中国企业如何走出困境指明了方向。
===================================================================================
● 2015年1月11日主讲内容（9:00-16:00）：
主题：大数据背景下中国企业电商发展机会
主题背景：
公元2009年阿里巴巴首次推出"双11光棍节"概念，当年双11销售额0.5亿。6年时间，阿里
双11销售额高歌猛进！公元2014年，阿里巴巴双11营业额高达571亿！1000多倍的增长背后，无
疑不体现中国电子商务市场的发展步伐！同时，越来越多的中国中小企业家将目光和重心投向电
商。一时间，天猫、淘宝、京东等众多电商平台成为实体企业角逐的焦点，似有百万大军过独木
桥之意。然而，结果必定是几家欢喜几家愁、大鱼吃小鱼、快鱼吃慢鱼的惨烈场面屡见不鲜。公
元2014年，当腾讯用微信红包、微信理财等方式将数亿用户银行卡绑定在手机终端或微信、当越
来越多的人们开始习惯用手机购买理财产品时、当越来越多的人们选择在上下班途中或等车过程
中用手机终端交付水电费、当越来越多的人们习惯用微信支付淘宝账单、当越来越多的人们习惯
于用微信订购旅游产品或机票、当越来越多的人们习惯于使用手机预订餐饮等等。这一切的背后
，标志着电商一个新的纪元方式的到来！我们称之为：移动电商元年！这将是再次垫付传统电商
行业的一年！基于用户使用习惯的（即基于手机的移动电商服务）、新的电商模式将会孕育而生
！同样，对于每一家关注并使用电商的企业而言，这将是一次新的机遇与挑战！如果你的企业在
过去5-6年没有抓住电子商务发展最佳时机？如果你的企业还在苦苦找寻淘宝、天猫的突破之路？
如果你的企业还在担心缺乏与竞争对手抗衡的有效方法？那么，请和我们一起参与本次《郎咸平
2014-2015上海预测暨2015移动电商元年预测专场》。我们将会在郎咸平2015年1月10日解密2015
中国经济发展的基础上，1月11日（第二天）由阿里里巴巴实战高管团队（此团队首次公开场合
演讲！绝无仅有！蕴赢独家！）现场与400位企业家一起，用授课、互动、实操的方式共同寻找
移动电商的机遇与发展！
◆ 阿里巴巴高管团队主讲简介：
徐炜：电商战略实战专家 曾任职于阿里巴巴高管，且被誉为阿里巴巴史上最年轻CCBU资深总监，
曾任职于珍爱网资深副总裁、缘来网总经理 龙席电商创始人、CEO。徐炜被阿里巴巴誉为
"妙手回春"！凭借其丰富电商从业经验及多年基于电商环境下营销思路总结，徐炜曾多
次临危受命，带领阿里业绩垫底事业部实现业绩第一！2011年徐炜就任珍爱网营销第一副
总裁，一年内将珍爱网营业额从1亿成功提升至4亿！
李秋林：国际商务师、美国注册金融分析师 现担任世界500强三星 （中国）投资有限公司营销
总监 曾任职于阿里巴巴网络有限公司中国站-市场营销与销售支持总监 曾担任惠普全
球业务服务中心亚太区负责人 被誉为O2O模式创新第一人。
喻江军：曾任职于世界五百强苏格兰Fairment St Andrews Bay Hotel(Scotland) BC(Banque
t&Conference) 世界500强法国欧尚中国投资有限公司 锡恩咨询集团高级副总裁（分管：
电商咨询事业部）专长领域：社交部落电商、企业实操战略规划、移动互联网社交生态洞察
等，研究文章《社交的演变》、《大数据的演变》、《社交长尾效应之个人篇》、《社交长
尾效应之企业篇》等。
电商咨询服务企业：中国奥克斯集团；浙江福莱特玻璃有限公司；中国群升集团、山东京博
控股集团；中国中融华银控股；中国雅迪集团；浙江金昌集团；湖北佰昌集团；重庆宏西吉
控股集团；山东蓬莱万城集团；江苏群英针织集团；上海振海食品有限公司；浙江开达管业
有限公司；浙江华海集团；温州一正药业、浙江光大合一、河南康桥地产、姚生记、民生保
险、华商汇控股集团等。
温宁：首席战略顾问、高级讲师
曾服务：派克钢笔中华区战略发展顾问 可口可乐 绿地集团 贝因美 大众斯柯达 上海证
大集团 安徽恰恰集团 嘉兴宝兰电器等。善于从战略的高度帮助企业重构营销思路 并依
托最新营销工具为企业量身定制营销全面解决方案。
===================================================================================
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2、年终客户回馈：同一公司报名2人或2人以上者，可另外获赠第二天（1月11日）课程新增门票
2张（例:同一公司报名2人，第2天可4人参加，建议企业老板与电商团队共同参与），详情请
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2015年1月10日(上海.郎教授全天主讲)
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学员对象：
企业董事长、CEO、总裁、高管、电商负责人；
投资公司、银行、信托、证�等金融机构高层管理者；
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● 2015年1月10日主讲内容要点（9:00-16:00）：
◆ 9月中国各大城市房贷政策陆续松绑。除北、上、广及三亚外，其余城市相继调整或放松房贷
政策。是为刺激地方财政增长？还是国家整体房地产调控告一段落？或是中央政府背后隐藏
更深层次动作？预知详情解读，敬请期待2014-2015郎咸平年度预测专场！郎咸平教授为您全
面解读政策背后玄机以及企业家们的商机！
◆ 10月中共十八届四中全会将会在北京召开。会议主题：全面推进依法治国大问题！以往历届
四中全会均为9月召开，本次会议为改革开放以来唯一一次10月召开！在2014习政府重拳出击
打老虎整顿政务背景下，此次会议有何深层次含义？对于中国企业家（尤其是服务业企业家）
又将带来什么样的冲击和转型？敬请期待2014-2015郎咸平年度预测专场！
◆ 6月-10月李克强频繁出访欧洲，并于10月10日与欧元区第一经济强国德国总理默克尔共同出
席第七届中德经济技术合作论坛，并发表题为《在开放中再续合作黄金季》演讲。本次论坛
，李克强为协助德国经济提振，带去总额181亿美元贸易协议，坊间称为李克强为德国送上的
对外贸易"大补丸"！李克强此举意欲何为？是要联合欧元区共同抵制美元独大，以实现中国
建立亚币之希望，还是为了拉动中国国内经济发展、避免经济硬着陆？预知详情解读，敬请期
待2014-2015郎咸平年度预测专场！郎咸平教授为您全面解读政策背后玄机！
◆ 据传2014年底-2015年中国房产税即将颁布，中国近2000万的富人群体在这个过程中将如何应
对？如何规避风险？敬请期待2014-2015郎咸平年度预测专场！
◆ 11月APEC会议在北京召开，会议主题：共建面向未来的亚太伙伴关系！伴随亚币呼声渐起，本
次峰会是否带给中国及与会国家更多金融、贸易等方面的发展契机？预知详情解读，敬请期待
2014-2015郎咸平年度预测专场！郎咸平教授为您全面解读！
◆ 2014年内地股票市场回暖！IPO大门重开！央行利率一路下挫！这背后对于投资者有何机会？
支付宝、余额宝等影子银行以及信托基金、P2P等多种金融融资形式出现，又将为中国企业及
个人在融资贷款等方面带来怎样的深渊影响？这种形式是否可以持续且得到发展？预知详情
解读，敬请期待2014-2015郎咸平年度预测专场！郎咸平教授为您全面解读！
===================================================================================
◆ 主讲人：郎咸平
--著名经济学家
--美国宾西法尼亚大学沃顿商学院金融学博士；
曾经执教于沃顿商学院、密歇根州立大学、俄亥俄州立大学、纽约大学等。现任香港中文大学
教授。曾担任世界银行公司治理顾问，深交所公司治理顾问，�洲开发银行的中国银行改革治理顾
问，香港政府财经事务局公司治理项目顾问。
他曾在07年率先断言"中国的八大危机"引起社会轰动；他提出的"二元经济理论"，抛出中
国制造业的全面衰退造成股市泡沫、楼市泡沫的观点再次引起话题； 随后提出"6+1"理论以及如
何建立工序流程系统为中国企业如何走出困境指明了方向。
===================================================================================
● 2015年1月11日主讲内容（9:00-16:00）：
主题：大数据背景下中国企业电商发展机会
主题背景：
公元2009年阿里巴巴首次推出"双11光棍节"概念，当年双11销售额0.5亿。6年时间，阿里
双11销售额高歌猛进！公元2014年，阿里巴巴双11营业额高达571亿！1000多倍的增长背后，无
疑不体现中国电子商务市场的发展步伐！同时，越来越多的中国中小企业家将目光和重心投向电
商。一时间，天猫、淘宝、京东等众多电商平台成为实体企业角逐的焦点，似有百万大军过独木
桥之意。然而，结果必定是几家欢喜几家愁、大鱼吃小鱼、快鱼吃慢鱼的惨烈场面屡见不鲜。公
元2014年，当腾讯用微信红包、微信理财等方式将数亿用户银行卡绑定在手机终端或微信、当越
来越多的人们开始习惯用手机购买理财产品时、当越来越多的人们选择在上下班途中或等车过程
中用手机终端交付水电费、当越来越多的人们习惯用微信支付淘宝账单、当越来越多的人们习惯
于用微信订购旅游产品或机票、当越来越多的人们习惯于使用手机预订餐饮等等。这一切的背后
，标志着电商一个新的纪元方式的到来！我们称之为：移动电商元年！这将是再次垫付传统电商
行业的一年！基于用户使用习惯的（即基于手机的移动电商服务）、新的电商模式将会孕育而生
！同样，对于每一家关注并使用电商的企业而言，这将是一次新的机遇与挑战！如果你的企业在
过去5-6年没有抓住电子商务发展最佳时机？如果你的企业还在苦苦找寻淘宝、天猫的突破之路？
如果你的企业还在担心缺乏与竞争对手抗衡的有效方法？那么，请和我们一起参与本次《郎咸平
2014-2015上海预测暨2015移动电商元年预测专场》。我们将会在郎咸平2015年1月10日解密2015
中国经济发展的基础上，1月11日（第二天）由阿里里巴巴实战高管团队（此团队首次公开场合
演讲！绝无仅有！蕴赢独家！）现场与400位企业家一起，用授课、互动、实操的方式共同寻找
移动电商的机遇与发展！
◆ 阿里巴巴高管团队主讲简介：
徐炜：电商战略实战专家 曾任职于阿里巴巴高管，且被誉为阿里巴巴史上最年轻CCBU资深总监，
曾任职于珍爱网资深副总裁、缘来网总经理 龙席电商创始人、CEO。徐炜被阿里巴巴誉为
"妙手回春"！凭借其丰富电商从业经验及多年基于电商环境下营销思路总结，徐炜曾多
次临危受命，带领阿里业绩垫底事业部实现业绩第一！2011年徐炜就任珍爱网营销第一副
总裁，一年内将珍爱网营业额从1亿成功提升至4亿！
李秋林：国际商务师、美国注册金融分析师 现担任世界500强三星 （中国）投资有限公司营销
总监 曾任职于阿里巴巴网络有限公司中国站-市场营销与销售支持总监 曾担任惠普全
球业务服务中心亚太区负责人 被誉为O2O模式创新第一人。
喻江军：曾任职于世界五百强苏格兰Fairment St Andrews Bay Hotel(Scotland) BC(Banque
t&Conference) 世界500强法国欧尚中国投资有限公司 锡恩咨询集团高级副总裁（分管：
电商咨询事业部）专长领域：社交部落电商、企业实操战略规划、移动互联网社交生态洞察
等，研究文章《社交的演变》、《大数据的演变》、《社交长尾效应之个人篇》、《社交长
尾效应之企业篇》等。
电商咨询服务企业：中国奥克斯集团；浙江福莱特玻璃有限公司；中国群升集团、山东京博
控股集团；中国中融华银控股；中国雅迪集团；浙江金昌集团；湖北佰昌集团；重庆宏西吉
控股集团；山东蓬莱万城集团；江苏群英针织集团；上海振海食品有限公司；浙江开达管业
有限公司；浙江华海集团；温州一正药业、浙江光大合一、河南康桥地产、姚生记、民生保
险、华商汇控股集团等。
温宁：首席战略顾问、高级讲师
曾服务：派克钢笔中华区战略发展顾问 可口可乐 绿地集团 贝因美 大众斯柯达 上海证
大集团 安徽恰恰集团 嘉兴宝兰电器等。善于从战略的高度帮助企业重构营销思路 并依
托最新营销工具为企业量身定制营销全面解决方案。
===================================================================================
论坛收费标准：
贵宾席：7800元/人
嘉宾席：5800元/人
备注：
1、贵宾席为全场席位前3排，享受当日贵宾午餐，和郎教授一对一合影，优先一对一提问等待遇。
2、年终客户回馈：同一公司报名2人或2人以上者，可另外获赠第二天（1月11日）课程新增门票
2张（例:同一公司报名2人，第2天可4人参加，建议企业老板与电商团队共同参与），详情请
咨询您的客服经理。
===================================================================================
您可信赖的合作伙伴：
------------------------------------------
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全国统一：400--655,4365
华东地区：021--510,994,75
华南地区：020--399,823,21
QQ互动：1925139040
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