Currently: drinking wine
I don't have much to add right now, but I had to comment on my new favorite thing. My new laptop. I currently purchased a Mac Book Pro (not the newest model, but the one just before that). I love love love it.
I haven't been able to play on it too much because I worked 13.5 hours today, but I'm going to try really really hard to accomplish that over the next few days.
October was an extremely busy month for me so it may take me awhile to update this with my recent adventures, but I'll try my hardest.
Until then...
ODD FACT:
No piece of square dry paper can be folded more than 7 times in half!
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Monday, September 1, 2008
I'm sad and it's Labor Day Weekend!!
Current Mood: Heartbroken
So my current favorite author Stephenie Meyer was planning on writing the last book of the Twilight universe (everyone hoped there would eventually be more but for now this was the last of it) called Midnight Sun. It was to be Twilight, but from Edward's perspective. I read the first chapter that she had on her website and it was amazing. Twilight is tied with New Moon as my favorite book of the series and this first chapter of Midnight Sun made me think it was going to be better than any of them. So there was no release date for the book, but Stephenie told us she had 12 chapters finished and was planning on getting back to writing it after the Breaking Dawn craziness calmed down. I knew I was going to have to wait for it, but I figured it was going to be amazing and I already knew most of the story from Twilight, so I could wait.
Now it's on hold indefinately! Someone (Stephenie won't tell us because she knows her fans will tear that person apart!!) leaked the unfinished manuscript onto the internet and Stephenie is so upset that she can't continue writing it right now and doesn't know when or if she will.
Here is a link to her website and her statement on the issue. She has posted the partial manuscript so fans don't have to illegally go out and read it and I'm torn. If she does get around to finishing it then I don't want to read this version, but if she doesn't and this is the only thing out there... I have to read it right??
I wonder a bit if this is some type of publicity thing or something for her to put out there so she can work on it in peace, but then I can't see her posting the unfinished product on her site and this is creating even more controversy. I don't know what to think or do. Knowing myself I'm sure I'll read it. I bet I can hold out for about 2 or 3 weeks and then my curiosity (or I guess obsession) will take over and I'll read it.
I've ranted now time for food...
ODD FACT:
If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days, you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee.
Friday, August 22, 2008
I'm trying to stay up-to-date...
Currently watching: The Olympics (only 2 more days left)
Ok, so last weekend Jason come to town from Vegas (he is a mutual friend through my friend Sarah) so we hung out with him all weekend playing the Wii and drinking some beer. Myra came down Saturday night and hung out with us as well. The Wii is really fun, but you get tired from all that moving around. If you haven't tried it yet - you must. It's lots of fun. I love the Tennis (although I'm not very good at it...) and Boxing is fun, but you wear out quickly playing it. Sunday we got together for brunch with the guys before Jason had to head back to Vegas. Then we went back to Sarah's and swam in the pool for several hours. My tan is getting pretty good from all the sun I've seen this year. I've managed to spend more time at the beach and by the pool this year. YAY!! Before Myra left I had to help her with her Myspace page (she is really new to it...) and uploading some music to her computer.
The Outside Sales DVD release party at the House of Blues (on Sunset) this last Wednesday:
So this feature film I worked on about 3 years ago finally went to DVD and they had a fun release party for it. Free bar and a red carpet entrance. It was fun at first and then I talked to all the people I knew (about 6 total) and had a few drinks and then I was bored. Blayne and Brandon (the guys that created it) are great, but they had to make the rounds and talk to everyone and Sarah had to work, so I ended up leaving after about an hour and a half because I got tired of trying to strike up conversations with people I hadn't seen in about 3 years (except the 2 or 3 that I saw at the screening of their 2nd movie - Weather Girl). It was a good experience, but it would have been better if I had a "wingman."
Today's excitement:
It was my friend Dave from work's 40th birthday, so I got him a little chocolate cake and a few of us took him to lunch. It was a fun little afternoon outing... I even got some pictures.
Pavel and Dave (the birthday boy)
Pavel, Dave, Tom, and Kyle (in my sunglasses)
Then I went to the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences building for a great gallery exhibit on set decoration. They had most of the set decorators there from the new Mummy movie, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, The Spiderwick Chronicles, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Get Smart, Iron Man, and a few others. They spoke to us about decorating the sets for the movies and we got to ask questions and talk to them afterwards. It was great! Follow this link to see some more information and some pictures of the sets that were on display.
I'm off to the LA Zoo tomorrow, so I'm sure I'll have pictures from that.
Oh, on a side note...
FACEBOOK - I'm addicted to the flair application. You know the little buttons that say things. I could search on there forever... Just one of my favorites (there are way way too many...): By the way it says "Suck it France" in case it's hard to read.
ODD FACT:
Men are 6 times more likely to be struck by lightning than women.
Ok, so last weekend Jason come to town from Vegas (he is a mutual friend through my friend Sarah) so we hung out with him all weekend playing the Wii and drinking some beer. Myra came down Saturday night and hung out with us as well. The Wii is really fun, but you get tired from all that moving around. If you haven't tried it yet - you must. It's lots of fun. I love the Tennis (although I'm not very good at it...) and Boxing is fun, but you wear out quickly playing it. Sunday we got together for brunch with the guys before Jason had to head back to Vegas. Then we went back to Sarah's and swam in the pool for several hours. My tan is getting pretty good from all the sun I've seen this year. I've managed to spend more time at the beach and by the pool this year. YAY!! Before Myra left I had to help her with her Myspace page (she is really new to it...) and uploading some music to her computer.
The Outside Sales DVD release party at the House of Blues (on Sunset) this last Wednesday:
So this feature film I worked on about 3 years ago finally went to DVD and they had a fun release party for it. Free bar and a red carpet entrance. It was fun at first and then I talked to all the people I knew (about 6 total) and had a few drinks and then I was bored. Blayne and Brandon (the guys that created it) are great, but they had to make the rounds and talk to everyone and Sarah had to work, so I ended up leaving after about an hour and a half because I got tired of trying to strike up conversations with people I hadn't seen in about 3 years (except the 2 or 3 that I saw at the screening of their 2nd movie - Weather Girl). It was a good experience, but it would have been better if I had a "wingman."
Today's excitement:
It was my friend Dave from work's 40th birthday, so I got him a little chocolate cake and a few of us took him to lunch. It was a fun little afternoon outing... I even got some pictures.
Pavel and Dave (the birthday boy)
Pavel, Dave, Tom, and Kyle (in my sunglasses)
Then I went to the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences building for a great gallery exhibit on set decoration. They had most of the set decorators there from the new Mummy movie, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, The Spiderwick Chronicles, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Get Smart, Iron Man, and a few others. They spoke to us about decorating the sets for the movies and we got to ask questions and talk to them afterwards. It was great! Follow this link to see some more information and some pictures of the sets that were on display.I'm off to the LA Zoo tomorrow, so I'm sure I'll have pictures from that.
Oh, on a side note...
FACEBOOK - I'm addicted to the flair application. You know the little buttons that say things. I could search on there forever... Just one of my favorites (there are way way too many...): By the way it says "Suck it France" in case it's hard to read.
ODD FACT:
Men are 6 times more likely to be struck by lightning than women.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
More Breaking Dawn event pics
Currently watching: Women's individual gymnastic finals of the Olympics
I've got to say first off - I have become hooked on the Olympics. I didn't ever really watch much of it before, but now I make sure the primetime coverage is recorded to my DVR.
Here are the Breaking Dawn concert/book signing event pictures from Myra.
We had over an hour and a half to kill and cameras in our hands, so this was the result...
One of the better self pictures that we ended up taking.
Showing off the back of our fun shirts we made.
THANKS! Cassondra (Caz79) from Twilight Moms for the great quote!
SPOILER WARNING:
Here is what our shirt said:
Honeymoon on a Private Island: $30,000 dollars.
Another pic of us showing off our shirt - again. But how could we not when it was the best one
there (I know I'm a little biased...)
Another with us next to the big poster of the book cover.
ODD FACT:
Thomas Edison was afraid of the dark.
I've got to say first off - I have become hooked on the Olympics. I didn't ever really watch much of it before, but now I make sure the primetime coverage is recorded to my DVR.
Here are the Breaking Dawn concert/book signing event pictures from Myra.
We had over an hour and a half to kill and cameras in our hands, so this was the result...
One of the better self pictures that we ended up taking.
Showing off the back of our fun shirts we made.THANKS! Cassondra (Caz79) from Twilight Moms for the great quote!
SPOILER WARNING:
Here is what our shirt said:
FRONT:
Wedding planned by Alice Cullen: $500,000 dollars.Honeymoon on a Private Island: $30,000 dollars.
BACK:
Waking up next to Edward Cullen covered in feathers? : Priceless.Another pic of us showing off our shirt - again. But how could we not when it was the best one
there (I know I'm a little biased...)
Another with us next to the big poster of the book cover.
ODD FACT:
Thomas Edison was afraid of the dark.
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
I love Blue October!!!
Ok, so I didn't mention it in the previous post, but I love Blue October now. I had heard them before, but I had never really listened to anything more than what was on the radio. Now that I bought the CD at the Breaking Dawn book signing concert and listened to it - I love them!!
Check them out.
Here is their website. You can listen to a handful of their songs from the site.
http://www.blueoctoberfan.com/foiled/index.php
Goodnight!!
Oh, and I forgot:
ODD FACT (this one is a law):
Sarasota Florida: It's illegal to wear swimwear while singing in a public place.
Check them out.
Here is their website. You can listen to a handful of their songs from the site.
http://www.blueoctoberfan.com/foiled/index.php
Goodnight!!
Oh, and I forgot:
ODD FACT (this one is a law):
Sarasota Florida: It's illegal to wear swimwear while singing in a public place.
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
I'm back!! - Sephenie Meyer has taken over my life...
Currently listening to: Muse & Blue OctoberOk, so I have several weeks of events to record but I don't have tons of time so I'm just going to write about the amazing Stephenie Meyer and what has kept me busy over the last few weeks...
Re-reading the first 3 books in the Twilight Saga: Twilight, New Moon, and Eclipse
I wanted to make sure I didn't forget anything before the new book came out on Aug 2nd at midnight. I love this book series and I had to be there at midnight to get my copy of Breaking Dawn the 4th and final book of the saga. I started reading at 12:30 a.m. Sat morning and finished at 4:30 p.m. Sat evening. I didn't sleep - in fact I only took an hour and a half break to meet Sarah for breakfast at 7:30 a.m. because she had to work all night and we were both starving.My initial review: I was disappointed. There was so much I wanted and didn't get. I want to go into more detail, but I don't want to ruin it for anyone, so I will just say that compared to the other 3 books it seemed like Stephenie didn't spend as much time with the characters in this book like she did with the rest. I wish she had written 2 books and had more time and pages to really write the characters like we are used to instead of trying to get the story told in under 800 pages. I have re-read all but the last 100 pages and I must say that I like it better (much, much better) after my second (slower) read through. It isn't what I wanted it to be, but I am ok with that now and after reading and watching some of her interviews and understanding why she did some things the way she did I get it. Also, I'm just sad it is over... No more Bella and Edward's stories.
So, I got 2 tickets to the Aug 7th book signing concert at Royce Hall UCLA. I missed the Host book signing and I wasn't going to miss this one since it was only 1 of 4 events for this book. Myra loves the books too (which I discovered by accident when I went down for Donna's birthday) and it didn't take much to convince her to go with me. We made T-shirts based on a saying that one of my fellow Twilight Moms came up with.
Now I know some of you are saying - "wait, Mandy isn't a mom..." and you don't have to be a mom to be a Twilight Mom member. All you need to be is over the age of 25 and be in love with (obsessed) the Twilight books and theircreator Stephenie Meyer. I'm including some pictures in this post and going to put most of the photos I have (I'm waiting on Myra's from the signing) in a slide show on the page that you can click on to see bigger size pictures. DISCLAIMER: Don't zoom in on our shirts if you haven't read the last book. It will give something away...
So we got there early. We weren't missing anything. We finally found our parking (it was a little adventure in itself...) and decided we needed something to eat and since we were there about 3 hrs early we had time. We ate and were on our way out of the restaurant when Myra noticed a woman reading Breaking Dawn in the waiting area who had a Bitten by Breaking Dawn pin. She asked her where she got it and found out that the bookstore in the student union bldg was giving them out for free. We immediately headed that direction. People were reading our shirts all the way back up the street. It was really entertaining because you had the Twilight fans who loved our shirts and then there were the other people who read the back and when we stopped waiting on a light would look over to read the front and then have a confused look when they didn't get it.
We got to the bookstore and they just ran out. The woman had one on her name tag and she gave it to Myra, but I didn't get so lucky. If only we had known earlier - we had stopped in the student union bldg on our way to eat to use the restroom and we had even walked past the Breaking Dawn books... Damn!
So we went back and hung out with the other fans for another hour and a half before the event started. We had tons of time to kill, so we pulled out the cameras and started taking each other's pictures. The goofy ones are on Myra's camera... I'll post them when I get them. We started walking around and there was a camera crew interviewing people and the camera guy came up
and wanted to film our shirts. He started out with the back of mine and then went to the front of Myra's. He made a comment about it being on the border of obscene because he was filming her chest. It was really funny. We met up with the Twilight Moms to take a group picture and they all had to take pictures of our shirts, so we stood front to back so they could get both sides - It was like we were in the middle of the paparazzi. Then it was time to get in line to go in even though we all had assigned seats. I ended up getting us pretty good seats. The inside of the hall was pretty great. They had banners up for each of the books. 
We still had about a half an hour to wait, but there were plenty of things to entertain us. CNN was there interviewing people around us, Catherine Hardwicke the director for the Twilight movie went and sat in the audience and was immediately bombarded with fans wanting autographs so she eventually got up and left until it started. Then Justin Furstenfeld from Blue October came out and performed a couple of songs acoustically. He went back stage to wait and Stephenie came out and answered some questions submitted by fans. She didn't answer too many, but we couldn't expect her to stay there all night. We would have loved it, but she probably wouldn't have. Then Justin came back out to join her and they talked a little about how they ended up getting together for this concert series and then Stephenie would tell us where a certain song fit in with a certain section of one of the books and then Justin would sing the song. It was amazing. To hear the songs and remember the scenes while he was playing was like nothing I have ever been a part of. I loved it!!! Then it was time to get our books signed. They let us out in sections and the balcony was first, so we had some time to kill. There was someone asking trivia questions for t-shirts and she also wanted people with shirts that they made themselves to go down to the stage to share with everyone. I made Myra go with me because we had to share our t-shirts!! After saying the 2 lines in the front - people in the audience got excited and then when I told them what was on the back (... PRICELESS! That's all you get here...) they all erupted in cheers and applause. I made sure I have proper acknowledgment to the Twilight Mom that came up with the phrase because she deserved it. I may be biased, but our shirt was a hit at the concert/signing. We got to then stand in line for about 45 min in a line that looked like the ones you get into at Disneyland (you know the ones that bend around and through 3 or 4 different rooms) to get our books signed. I thought Stephenie was just going to sign her name and move on to the next one - I wouldn't have blamed her she was signing over 1,000 books and I was probably around 300 or so already, but she looked up and smiled at me. Once she noticed my shirt said something she said "I have to read it." and she got a big smile on her face and Myra turned around so she could read the back. After she read it she laughed said "the shirts just keep getting better and better." I regretted not making her one. I'm still hoping I can find a way to get it to her...So I have been in a Twilight centered universe for the last 3 weeks or so. Between reading the books, watching the interview videos of the movie cast and Stephenie online, and reading articles online I have been a bit preoccupied... Hopefully I can get better about writing in here...
But now Sarah has a Wii and the Olympics are on and I've actually been watching so we'll see.
This last weekend we had a girls night out on Friday at the Red Lion brew house. Dor (someone I work with who I discovered also loves the Twilight books and who helped me design our shirts) Sarah, and Shaina all had dinner, drinks, and "girl" talk. After dropping Dor off we went back to Sarah's to play the Wii and some idiot hit some plastic trash cans (they were just off the street waiting to be picked up the next morning) and they smashed into Shaina's car - skipped mine which was right in front of hers and hit the one in front of mine before ending up half a block down the street. It was an interesting night.
Saturday: Hung out at Sarah's playing the Wii. Then we went to a friends because they were having an outdoor screening of Grease (projected onto a sheet in the backyard) for Wendy's 40th Birthday. They had a popcorn machine and candy and it was lots of fun. If I ever get a house and have a backyard...
Sunday: Hung out at Sarah's again only this time we played Wii then hung out in the pool for most of the day. Our arms already ached from playing the Wii on Sat, but we still managed to hit a beach ball around like it was a volleyball in the pool. 2 people in the deep end (treading water while still managing to hit the ball) and 1 in the shallow end running around after the ball. Marissa and Tabitha (her 6 month old baby) came to hang out with us. We played some more Wii and then watched the USA men's team beat the French in the men's relay. It really got me into watching it and now I'm recording it on my DVR. GO USA!!!
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
I'm Back...
Currently listening to: Beck - I figure I'm going to see them at the Hollywood Bowl, so I should know them better...
So I'm still a little behind, so I'll try to catch up without writing a novel.
Wednesday (June 18th) - My friend Julie and I had dinner. We've both been pretty busy and haven't seen much of each other, so she met me at work and we walked to California Chicken Cafe to pick up dinner. We hung out on Laser's balcony and ate dinner and caught up. It was great.
Friday (20th) - Met Sarah in Burbank for a movie. We saw Get Smart with Steve Carell. It was really funny. I have heard some people's reviews that said it wasn't good, but I laughed really hard and was entertained the whole time, so in my book it was good. It's not Oscar material, but a good movie.
Saturday (21st) - I worked most of the day and then tried to rent a surf board (for Sunday) and had no luck at Val Surf, so I just had to rent one where we went. I then went to dinner and to the Groundlings comedy show. It was a lot funnier than I thought I was going to be - I highly recommend it. Here is the link check it out if you are in the LA area.
http://www.groundlings.com/start.htm
Sunday (22nd) - Woke up early (for me that's 8am.) and went surfing at El Porto beach with Lynda and Sarah. It was hard work, but I had lots of fun. Sarah and Lynda's goal was to get me standing before we left, but I couldn't seem to get that last stage from my knees to my feet. I did surf some waves kneeling, so it wasn't a total wash. Then I got too tired to try using one of their boards instead of the soft top one I rented. We called it a day, returned the rental board and my rental wet suit, and had lunch at the Shack. Sarah and I hung out for about an hour before I went home and took a shower and then headed back to Sarah's. We had Hollywood Bowl tickets to see Thievery Corporation. It was a great show. Here is a link to their myspace page where you can listen to some songs. http://www.myspace.com/thieverycorporation
We had a little beer and some wine and enjoyed the music and the atmosphere. Friday and Saturday were so hot you could only stand to be outside in the valley (for those of you who don't live here - the valley has the hottest temperature in the LA area) for about 5 min, but Sunday outside at the Hollywood Bowl was great. Perfect temperatures and a great show.
Monday - I left work early and met Sarah and Rod at The Well for happyhour. We had a drink and then went to the LA Film School to see a free screening of The Wackness. It was a great film - highly recommended. Here is the synopsis I found on imdb:
So I'm still a little behind, so I'll try to catch up without writing a novel.
Wednesday (June 18th) - My friend Julie and I had dinner. We've both been pretty busy and haven't seen much of each other, so she met me at work and we walked to California Chicken Cafe to pick up dinner. We hung out on Laser's balcony and ate dinner and caught up. It was great.
Friday (20th) - Met Sarah in Burbank for a movie. We saw Get Smart with Steve Carell. It was really funny. I have heard some people's reviews that said it wasn't good, but I laughed really hard and was entertained the whole time, so in my book it was good. It's not Oscar material, but a good movie.
Saturday (21st) - I worked most of the day and then tried to rent a surf board (for Sunday) and had no luck at Val Surf, so I just had to rent one where we went. I then went to dinner and to the Groundlings comedy show. It was a lot funnier than I thought I was going to be - I highly recommend it. Here is the link check it out if you are in the LA area.
http://www.groundlings.com/start.htm
Sunday (22nd) - Woke up early (for me that's 8am.) and went surfing at El Porto beach with Lynda and Sarah. It was hard work, but I had lots of fun. Sarah and Lynda's goal was to get me standing before we left, but I couldn't seem to get that last stage from my knees to my feet. I did surf some waves kneeling, so it wasn't a total wash. Then I got too tired to try using one of their boards instead of the soft top one I rented. We called it a day, returned the rental board and my rental wet suit, and had lunch at the Shack. Sarah and I hung out for about an hour before I went home and took a shower and then headed back to Sarah's. We had Hollywood Bowl tickets to see Thievery Corporation. It was a great show. Here is a link to their myspace page where you can listen to some songs. http://www.myspace.com/thieverycorporation
We had a little beer and some wine and enjoyed the music and the atmosphere. Friday and Saturday were so hot you could only stand to be outside in the valley (for those of you who don't live here - the valley has the hottest temperature in the LA area) for about 5 min, but Sunday outside at the Hollywood Bowl was great. Perfect temperatures and a great show.
Monday - I left work early and met Sarah and Rod at The Well for happyhour. We had a drink and then went to the LA Film School to see a free screening of The Wackness. It was a great film - highly recommended. Here is the synopsis I found on imdb:
Its the summer of 1994, and the streets of New York are pulsing with hip hop and wafting with the sweet aroma of marijuana. The newly-inaugurated mayor, Rudolph Giuliani, is only beginning to implement his anti-fun initiatives against crimes like noisy portable radio, graffiti and public drunkenness.
The Wackness centers upon a troubled high school student named Luke Shapiro (Josh Peck)a teenage pot dealer who forms a friendship with Dr. Jeffrey Squires (Ben Kingsley), a psychiatrist and kindred lost soul. When the doctor proposes Luke trade him weed for therapy sessions, the two begin to explore both New York City and their own depression.
Propelled by an exuberant hip hop score, The Wackness captures the spell of 1994--a time of pagers, not cell phones; a time when Tupac and Biggie were alive but Kurt Cobain had just died. Funny and moving, The Wackness is an offbeat tale of two lost souls stumbling towards maturity.
The Wackness centers upon a troubled high school student named Luke Shapiro (Josh Peck)a teenage pot dealer who forms a friendship with Dr. Jeffrey Squires (Ben Kingsley), a psychiatrist and kindred lost soul. When the doctor proposes Luke trade him weed for therapy sessions, the two begin to explore both New York City and their own depression.
Propelled by an exuberant hip hop score, The Wackness captures the spell of 1994--a time of pagers, not cell phones; a time when Tupac and Biggie were alive but Kurt Cobain had just died. Funny and moving, The Wackness is an offbeat tale of two lost souls stumbling towards maturity.
That's the update. Until next time....
ODD FACT:
Potato chips were invented when a diner kept complaining that her french fries were "too thick". The cook kept cutting them finer and finer until he shaved them out anger.
ODD FACT:
Potato chips were invented when a diner kept complaining that her french fries were "too thick". The cook kept cutting them finer and finer until he shaved them out anger.
Getty Villa Update!!
I've got some pictures I didn't get uploaded from my camera when I posted last time...
Sarah "posing" - I don't really know what she is doing, I just took her picture... This circle had really great acoustics - when you talked to the benches it sounded funny.
Rod and his much needed coffee in the side gardens at the Gettty Villa. I had already been here, so I didn't get too many pics that didn't have one of my friends in it.
Heather, Matt (her boyfriend), and Richard were straggling behind a bit, but it gave us more time to spend by the strange acoustic benches...
One of my scenery shots of this really great fountain in the side garden. I want one of these...
Sarah feeding her favorite fountain in the side garden.
Group pic in the sided garden. In pic: Heather, Matt, Rod, Sarah, Me, Richard
Another pic w/ Sarah's mouth open. I don't know why she must have it open for pictures... is it because it gives her that "hey, you caught me off guard" look?? Who knows.
I have a few more pictures, but I don't have them loaded to picassa to make a little slide show and it takes too long to load them into the post, so...
Sarah "posing" - I don't really know what she is doing, I just took her picture... This circle had really great acoustics - when you talked to the benches it sounded funny.
Rod and his much needed coffee in the side gardens at the Gettty Villa. I had already been here, so I didn't get too many pics that didn't have one of my friends in it.
Heather, Matt (her boyfriend), and Richard were straggling behind a bit, but it gave us more time to spend by the strange acoustic benches...
One of my scenery shots of this really great fountain in the side garden. I want one of these...
Sarah feeding her favorite fountain in the side garden.
Group pic in the sided garden. In pic: Heather, Matt, Rod, Sarah, Me, Richard
Another pic w/ Sarah's mouth open. I don't know why she must have it open for pictures... is it because it gives her that "hey, you caught me off guard" look?? Who knows.
I have a few more pictures, but I don't have them loaded to picassa to make a little slide show and it takes too long to load them into the post, so...
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Finally - an Update.
Currently watching: Random TV.
So I'll briefly mention last weekend since I didn't get to write last week about it. I
met up with Sarah and we went to get our hair cut. Our appointment times were a few hours apart because we ended up calling on different days to schedule, so we had time to get lunch (at this great place called Camille's - I think - on Ventura in Sherman Oaks) in between. Then we were planning on seeing this improv show at IO West in Hollywood with several cast members from The Office, but someone at the boxoffice told Sarah the wrong information and we decided not to stand in line forever and probably not get in. Instead we went to a bar - The Well - for drinks and then out to dinner. We got tired, bailed at about 10 and went to Sarah's to hang out a bit more. Sunday was a little less eventful. I started the clean out of my room. I have decided I have way too much "crap" lying around and I started cleaning it out. Then I met up with Heather and Richard to see The Strangers. Great movie by the way. A great horror/thriller movie. Two thumbs up.
The weeks in the middle haven't been very eventful. Work and working out pretty much sums it up.
Now up to this last weekend.
Friday I went out and had dinner and played pool. I got home way too late and then had to get up way too early to meet "the gang" (Heather & Matt, Richard, Sarah, and Rod) at the Getty
Villa in Malibu. I love that place because I have always liked Greek mythology and it has mostly Greek and Roman architecture and art. We then had lunch at the Malibu Inn which has a really nice outdoor patio area and pretty good food. Apparently they have BBQ, but neither of us had it, so I can't tell you how it is. Sarah and I had planned on going to Doug's parents house and hanging out by the pool later on Saturday, but Doug canceled it on Friday. We hung out in Sarah's pool instead and played some guitar hero. It was a pretty chill evening. Marissa and James brought baby Tabitha over to see us and we were going to play cards, but everyone was a little too tired...
Sunday was Father's Day (yes I called mine) and my Aunt Donna's birthday, so I went down to San Bernardino to spend the day with them. We went to Oceanside and walked around looking for a place to eat. Nothing looked good, so we drove over to the Harbor and ended up eating at this pretty good seafood place (I can't remember the name). We took the scenic route back through the mountains and got back in time to play some cards for the rest of the evening. While I was there I discovered that my cousin Myra is now reading The Host by Stephanie Meyer. We discussed the book and her other series. It's great to find someone other than my best friend Kellie in Idaho who likes the book and who I can discuss it with.
ODD FACT: Every time you lick a stamp you gain 1/10 of a calorie.
So I'll briefly mention last weekend since I didn't get to write last week about it. I
met up with Sarah and we went to get our hair cut. Our appointment times were a few hours apart because we ended up calling on different days to schedule, so we had time to get lunch (at this great place called Camille's - I think - on Ventura in Sherman Oaks) in between. Then we were planning on seeing this improv show at IO West in Hollywood with several cast members from The Office, but someone at the boxoffice told Sarah the wrong information and we decided not to stand in line forever and probably not get in. Instead we went to a bar - The Well - for drinks and then out to dinner. We got tired, bailed at about 10 and went to Sarah's to hang out a bit more. Sunday was a little less eventful. I started the clean out of my room. I have decided I have way too much "crap" lying around and I started cleaning it out. Then I met up with Heather and Richard to see The Strangers. Great movie by the way. A great horror/thriller movie. Two thumbs up.
The weeks in the middle haven't been very eventful. Work and working out pretty much sums it up.
Now up to this last weekend.
Friday I went out and had dinner and played pool. I got home way too late and then had to get up way too early to meet "the gang" (Heather & Matt, Richard, Sarah, and Rod) at the Getty
Villa in Malibu. I love that place because I have always liked Greek mythology and it has mostly Greek and Roman architecture and art. We then had lunch at the Malibu Inn which has a really nice outdoor patio area and pretty good food. Apparently they have BBQ, but neither of us had it, so I can't tell you how it is. Sarah and I had planned on going to Doug's parents house and hanging out by the pool later on Saturday, but Doug canceled it on Friday. We hung out in Sarah's pool instead and played some guitar hero. It was a pretty chill evening. Marissa and James brought baby Tabitha over to see us and we were going to play cards, but everyone was a little too tired... Sunday was Father's Day (yes I called mine) and my Aunt Donna's birthday, so I went down to San Bernardino to spend the day with them. We went to Oceanside and walked around looking for a place to eat. Nothing looked good, so we drove over to the Harbor and ended up eating at this pretty good seafood place (I can't remember the name). We took the scenic route back through the mountains and got back in time to play some cards for the rest of the evening. While I was there I discovered that my cousin Myra is now reading The Host by Stephanie Meyer. We discussed the book and her other series. It's great to find someone other than my best friend Kellie in Idaho who likes the book and who I can discuss it with.
ODD FACT: Every time you lick a stamp you gain 1/10 of a calorie.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Andrew's 30th Birthday Weekend Adventure
Currently listening to: The Shins
Saturday... I exaggerate a bit with the whole "adventure" aspect of the weekend. We didn't go scuba diving, rent a party limo and cruise down Sunset Blvd., or anything that adventurous. He had a barbecue at the house he used to live at. It was a joint birthday party because his friend that now lives there (Patrick) also turned 30 earlier in the week. I got there about 3 hours after it started, but it was still going strong. I knew 2 people - Andrew (who I work w/ at Laser) and his girlfriend Ashley. I also had met a few of his friends at various events, but we didn't realize it until we discussed it and figured it out. I met some nice people that work at another post place and who actually know what I do for a living because they do it only a lot more in depth than I do. It was nice to talk to people and have them understand what I am talking about. Just as some of people were getting ready to head out Patrick and his friend (I think his name was John. It's hard to remember all their names when you meet so many new people and a memory for names like mine...) started a play wrestling match in the yard. Why is it that at parties like that someone has to find some way to measure their manhood?? I'm sure that wasn't the ultimate goal, but they are men... So the wrestling match cooled off for about 5 min before it picked up again and Andrew joined the fray.
(The picture is a bit blurry, but Andrew is on the left in green and Patrick is on the right.) So Patrick gave up and then it was just Andrew and John rolling around on the ground. Patrick tried breaking it up with water from around the beer keg, but to no avail. He then pulled out the hose and hosed them off. That was the end of the show and Ashley drug Andrew out soon after. I was going to take off since the only people I really knew were gone, but I stuck it out and ended up having fun until about 3 a.m.
Sunday's adventure... I was going to head down to Venice for Mike's twins birthday party, but after getting to sleep at around 4 a.m., sleeping in a bit, and finding horrible traffic on the freeway (worse than usual) I decided I wouldn't have time to get back in time for our girls day out. Marissa just had a baby (cute Tabitha) and needed a breather, so we decided to get together for lunch and a Sex and the City matinée (which the theater now doesn't sell matinée priced tickets or student tickets for that matter. Another blog topic for another day.). Sarah and I had some time to kill since neither of us made it to our earlier afternoon plans so we hung out at Starbucks so I could fill her in on my Saturday. We had Greek food by the theater and saw the movie. I liked it a lot. It was well done. The 2 hrs and 20 min didn't feel that long. I was engaged the whole time and it was almost like an extended episode only better. I then went back over to Patrick's in Hollywood because they were having another BBQ because there was so much beer left. The goal was to try and finish off the keg which hadn't happened when I left around midnight. I still barely knew everyone, but it didn't really feel like that because they are a pretty fun, friendly group. One of these days I might make it over there to play the Wii because they project it on the wall and it would be great to play on a screen that big. I guess I am calling it an "adventure" because it lasted pretty much the whole weekend.
Oh, by the way on a side note - I am now getting back into my workout routine. I started again on Monday. I really need to try and keep it up at least 3 days a week no matter what comes up. It is so much harder to pick it up again after stopping for a few weeks. I just need to not let work or my social schedule interfere as much as it has in the past. I'll get there... eventually.
ODD FACT:
The Sears Tower in Chicago has its own zip code.
Saturday... I exaggerate a bit with the whole "adventure" aspect of the weekend. We didn't go scuba diving, rent a party limo and cruise down Sunset Blvd., or anything that adventurous. He had a barbecue at the house he used to live at. It was a joint birthday party because his friend that now lives there (Patrick) also turned 30 earlier in the week. I got there about 3 hours after it started, but it was still going strong. I knew 2 people - Andrew (who I work w/ at Laser) and his girlfriend Ashley. I also had met a few of his friends at various events, but we didn't realize it until we discussed it and figured it out. I met some nice people that work at another post place and who actually know what I do for a living because they do it only a lot more in depth than I do. It was nice to talk to people and have them understand what I am talking about. Just as some of people were getting ready to head out Patrick and his friend (I think his name was John. It's hard to remember all their names when you meet so many new people and a memory for names like mine...) started a play wrestling match in the yard. Why is it that at parties like that someone has to find some way to measure their manhood?? I'm sure that wasn't the ultimate goal, but they are men... So the wrestling match cooled off for about 5 min before it picked up again and Andrew joined the fray.
(The picture is a bit blurry, but Andrew is on the left in green and Patrick is on the right.) So Patrick gave up and then it was just Andrew and John rolling around on the ground. Patrick tried breaking it up with water from around the beer keg, but to no avail. He then pulled out the hose and hosed them off. That was the end of the show and Ashley drug Andrew out soon after. I was going to take off since the only people I really knew were gone, but I stuck it out and ended up having fun until about 3 a.m. Sunday's adventure... I was going to head down to Venice for Mike's twins birthday party, but after getting to sleep at around 4 a.m., sleeping in a bit, and finding horrible traffic on the freeway (worse than usual) I decided I wouldn't have time to get back in time for our girls day out. Marissa just had a baby (cute Tabitha) and needed a breather, so we decided to get together for lunch and a Sex and the City matinée (which the theater now doesn't sell matinée priced tickets or student tickets for that matter. Another blog topic for another day.). Sarah and I had some time to kill since neither of us made it to our earlier afternoon plans so we hung out at Starbucks so I could fill her in on my Saturday. We had Greek food by the theater and saw the movie. I liked it a lot. It was well done. The 2 hrs and 20 min didn't feel that long. I was engaged the whole time and it was almost like an extended episode only better. I then went back over to Patrick's in Hollywood because they were having another BBQ because there was so much beer left. The goal was to try and finish off the keg which hadn't happened when I left around midnight. I still barely knew everyone, but it didn't really feel like that because they are a pretty fun, friendly group. One of these days I might make it over there to play the Wii because they project it on the wall and it would be great to play on a screen that big. I guess I am calling it an "adventure" because it lasted pretty much the whole weekend.
Oh, by the way on a side note - I am now getting back into my workout routine. I started again on Monday. I really need to try and keep it up at least 3 days a week no matter what comes up. It is so much harder to pick it up again after stopping for a few weeks. I just need to not let work or my social schedule interfere as much as it has in the past. I'll get there... eventually.
ODD FACT:
The Sears Tower in Chicago has its own zip code.
Monday, June 2, 2008
Reviews and Memorial Day fun.
Currently watching: Family Guy
Here's her website check it out (http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/index.html). I love her first series Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, and coming soon Breaking Dawn. This book is her first official adult novel. The first series was mainly for teens, but I think the reason is because it is set in High School about teens. It isn't just a teen series though, adults like it just as much as teens do. It's a lot like Harry Potter in that way. Back to The Host... I liked it a lot. Not quite as much as the Twilight series, but I think that is because I had 3 books (so far) to get involved with the characters and their lives and this one was just one. It also took a few chapters to get used to the terminology used. The basic plot is aliens have taken over the Earth and they must be inserted into humans to survive. The host's consciousness was supposed to disappear, but this one doesn't and the alien and her must exist in the same body. Then to try and preserve what life she has the host shows the alien memories of the people she loves (her boyfriend and her brother who are part of the resistance) and the alien ends up falling in love with them (human emotions are new and overpowering to her) and she sets out to find out if they are ok. Stephanie Meyer does a wonderful job of making you feel for these characters and care about what happens to them even if they are the bad guys. After I finished the book I had a better opinion of it because looking back on it you understand how she wrote it and it gives the whole thing even more meaning. It was written that way for a reason and it becomes clear after you are finished and reflecting back on your journey through the book. I loved it.
Thursday was the Lost season finale and we all got together at Kim's house to watch it. It was one of the best season finale's I have ever seen. The 2 hours didn't fly by like time usually does when you are watching it and they answered quite a few questions. Although they asked several more...
I'll get into this last weekend's adventure tomorrow.
ODD FACT: Americans choke on toothpicks more than anything else.
With the long weekend and shorter work week it has been more difficult to write. First off, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. I am probably one of the 10% of the population that actually liked it. It wasn't anywhere as good as Iron Man, but for an Indiana Jones sequel made 20 years later I liked it. The first 2o minutes weren't that great and Shia LaBeouf was only believable after about 15 minutes after he first appeared on screen, but they kept the old guy jokes in the beginning and it kept me really entertained. I give it 1 and 3/4 thumbs up if that makes any sense.
Monday Sarah and I went to a park in Studio City to hang out with Josh and his wife. I thought it would be a barbecue, but it was more like a picnic with lots of sports gear. We hung out and played some catch and some smash ball. It was fun. It would have been better if the sun had been out more, but it didn't rain so all was good. I then spent the rest of the day reading The Host by Stephanie Meyer. 
Here's her website check it out (http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/index.html). I love her first series Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, and coming soon Breaking Dawn. This book is her first official adult novel. The first series was mainly for teens, but I think the reason is because it is set in High School about teens. It isn't just a teen series though, adults like it just as much as teens do. It's a lot like Harry Potter in that way. Back to The Host... I liked it a lot. Not quite as much as the Twilight series, but I think that is because I had 3 books (so far) to get involved with the characters and their lives and this one was just one. It also took a few chapters to get used to the terminology used. The basic plot is aliens have taken over the Earth and they must be inserted into humans to survive. The host's consciousness was supposed to disappear, but this one doesn't and the alien and her must exist in the same body. Then to try and preserve what life she has the host shows the alien memories of the people she loves (her boyfriend and her brother who are part of the resistance) and the alien ends up falling in love with them (human emotions are new and overpowering to her) and she sets out to find out if they are ok. Stephanie Meyer does a wonderful job of making you feel for these characters and care about what happens to them even if they are the bad guys. After I finished the book I had a better opinion of it because looking back on it you understand how she wrote it and it gives the whole thing even more meaning. It was written that way for a reason and it becomes clear after you are finished and reflecting back on your journey through the book. I loved it.
Thursday was the Lost season finale and we all got together at Kim's house to watch it. It was one of the best season finale's I have ever seen. The 2 hours didn't fly by like time usually does when you are watching it and they answered quite a few questions. Although they asked several more...
I'll get into this last weekend's adventure tomorrow.
ODD FACT: Americans choke on toothpicks more than anything else.
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Hanging out at the coffee house...
Currently listening to: Itunes mix w/ Cruel Intentions soundtrack and much more fun stuff.
I finally discovered the problem I had a few weeks ago connecting to the internet here at Priscilla's Coffee, so now I am free to write about my life and drink some coffee without the constant connection struggle. I'm sure you (who ever you are reading this) are really happy for me. I came by to test out my new wireless internet card at the place I first discovered a problem with the old one and ended up sitting at a table next to Amanda Bynes (actress in lots of Nickelodeon shows and movies) and Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane. If you don't know who they are then get onto www.imdb.com and look them up. I must say I tried really hard not to, but I couldn't help eaves dropping a little. I mean how can you when you are sitting next to people like that. I did show restrain in not staring at all at them. I am quite proud at how I handled the situation. You would think by now I would be a little less "star-struck" after seeing how many famous people I have (I almost ran into Corey Feldman on Hollywood Blvd. with my car a few years ago. I about walked into David Arquette at work in the kitchen area. I sat behind Quentin Tarantino at a movie screening at the New Beverly theater last year. I saw Tom Selleck (he even sat in my chair apparently from what the woman who borrowed it from me said) at work when he was working on the latest Stone Cold T.V. movie. I've also seen Johnny Lee Miller, Natasha Henstridge, Loretta Devine, and Victor Garber on the set of Eli Stone when Sarah took me on a visit of the set when they were filming a scene with George Michael. I also got to see him there as well. I have also seen, and spoken to, some other lesser known T.V. and movie stars, but I can't remember specific details right now so I'll just leave it at that.), but I think it will take awhile before the awe goes away. I think it will have to take me working on several films or T.V. shows with some more famous people before I get used to seeing them and stop being amazed.
So yesterday Sarah, Shaina, Edam, Charlotte, and I went down to the Fiesta Hermosa (http://www.fiestahermosa.com/) and spent the day. It's pretty much a street fair right next to the beach. There are lots of booths that have art, crafts, and other vendors selling stuff. There's a little carnival and they have cover bands playing all 3 days on 2 different stages. People also just give out free samples of things (I had one energy drink, a cup of Naked juice drink, and a 4-pack of some sparkling juice drink just to name a few things.) and there is even some free chair massages to take advantage of (Shaina and I didn't pass up that oportunity). I found a photo that I really really wanted - when I can find the card I'll write more about it. I didn't buy it because the one that was about 8x10 was $139 and I couldn't justify spending that no matter how much I wanted it. The fiesta was really fun. They have it every Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends. The thing that made it more fun than any other fair event was the great cover bands playing. You could hear them while you were looking and it made the walk much more enjoyable.
I went home and hung up my shelves for my surround speakers and then went over to Heather's boyfriend Matt's apt for his birthday and partied it up there for a bit before going home to pass out.
Now I'm here hanging at Priscilla's until meeting up with the gang for the new Indiana Jones movie. I'm sure I'll fill you in on how much I did or did not like it later.
Until then...
ODD FACT:
More Monopoly money is printed in a year, than real money printed throughout the world.
I finally discovered the problem I had a few weeks ago connecting to the internet here at Priscilla's Coffee, so now I am free to write about my life and drink some coffee without the constant connection struggle. I'm sure you (who ever you are reading this) are really happy for me. I came by to test out my new wireless internet card at the place I first discovered a problem with the old one and ended up sitting at a table next to Amanda Bynes (actress in lots of Nickelodeon shows and movies) and Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane. If you don't know who they are then get onto www.imdb.com and look them up. I must say I tried really hard not to, but I couldn't help eaves dropping a little. I mean how can you when you are sitting next to people like that. I did show restrain in not staring at all at them. I am quite proud at how I handled the situation. You would think by now I would be a little less "star-struck" after seeing how many famous people I have (I almost ran into Corey Feldman on Hollywood Blvd. with my car a few years ago. I about walked into David Arquette at work in the kitchen area. I sat behind Quentin Tarantino at a movie screening at the New Beverly theater last year. I saw Tom Selleck (he even sat in my chair apparently from what the woman who borrowed it from me said) at work when he was working on the latest Stone Cold T.V. movie. I've also seen Johnny Lee Miller, Natasha Henstridge, Loretta Devine, and Victor Garber on the set of Eli Stone when Sarah took me on a visit of the set when they were filming a scene with George Michael. I also got to see him there as well. I have also seen, and spoken to, some other lesser known T.V. and movie stars, but I can't remember specific details right now so I'll just leave it at that.), but I think it will take awhile before the awe goes away. I think it will have to take me working on several films or T.V. shows with some more famous people before I get used to seeing them and stop being amazed.
So yesterday Sarah, Shaina, Edam, Charlotte, and I went down to the Fiesta Hermosa (http://www.fiestahermosa.com/) and spent the day. It's pretty much a street fair right next to the beach. There are lots of booths that have art, crafts, and other vendors selling stuff. There's a little carnival and they have cover bands playing all 3 days on 2 different stages. People also just give out free samples of things (I had one energy drink, a cup of Naked juice drink, and a 4-pack of some sparkling juice drink just to name a few things.) and there is even some free chair massages to take advantage of (Shaina and I didn't pass up that oportunity). I found a photo that I really really wanted - when I can find the card I'll write more about it. I didn't buy it because the one that was about 8x10 was $139 and I couldn't justify spending that no matter how much I wanted it. The fiesta was really fun. They have it every Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends. The thing that made it more fun than any other fair event was the great cover bands playing. You could hear them while you were looking and it made the walk much more enjoyable.
I went home and hung up my shelves for my surround speakers and then went over to Heather's boyfriend Matt's apt for his birthday and partied it up there for a bit before going home to pass out.
Now I'm here hanging at Priscilla's until meeting up with the gang for the new Indiana Jones movie. I'm sure I'll fill you in on how much I did or did not like it later.
Until then...
ODD FACT:
More Monopoly money is printed in a year, than real money printed throughout the world.
Friday, May 23, 2008
The Japanese Office - What???
I recently got an e-mail from my friend Kim who knows of my (and Sarah's) obsession with The Office (the American version). To those of you who don't know the wonder that is The Office - the Brits did the original version that lasted 2 seasons and a Christmas special. Then American T.V. producers decided to copy it for American T.V. At first it wasn't as good as the original, but after the first season it went on it's own path and is now - in my opinion - much much better than the British version. Back to Kim's e-mail - she sent me a link to an SNL skit of the Office set in Japan.
It is a must see. Really really funny.
It is a must see. Really really funny.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Gotta Love Camarillo Outlets!
Currently listening to: today's podcast of the Kevin & Bean show
Friday's (well pretty much the entire week) work was so crazy and stressful that I stopped at the grocery store and got some beer. I needed some beer and some Battlestar Galactica. Friday night was some much needed chill time.
Saturday Sarah and I made a much needed Costco run. We spent a few hours and a few hundred dollars. We wanted to get there first thing in the morning to avoid the heat (which was bad) and to try and avoid the craziest time of day at Costco. Little did we know that the crazy time at Costco was going to be in the parking lot. Sarah had her blinker on and was waiting for a woman to pull out of a spot. A few people behind her got impatient and went around. This one car was going around us when the woman started backing up, so he stopped right next to Sarah's car (the driver's side). The guy just pulled into the spot as soon as the woman moved enough for him to get into there. Sarah got pissed and wouldn't move until she could at least tell the guy off a little. This 70 year old man got out and Sarah told him that she had been waiting and had her blinker on for the spot. He looked at us, smiled, and said "too bad." He didn't even care or look even a little apologetic. Sarah yelled something like it's not funny and I was getting irritated with this guy who thought he could do what ever he wanted. I yelled out the window "Just because you are old doesn't mean you can get away with stuff like that!" I wouldn't have even thought about saying something like that if he had trouble walking and needed the closer spot, or had looked a little apologetic, but he thought it was really funny. Later Saturday we went to Richard's apt down by Long Beach for an Indiana Jones movie marathon/potluck. Since the 4th movie is coming out we decided to get together and watch them all again to remember how great and fun they were. It was at least 10 degrees cooler there, but Richard's apt. doesn't have air conditioning (although he bought one that pulls air from the outside and cools it that helped a little), so it was still pretty hot. We watched all 3 movies, played a little Rock Band, and ate lots of food and junk food. It was fun, but a long day when you watch that many movies in a row in a warm apt.
Sunday: Sarah, Shaina, and I went shopping at the Camarillo outlets.
Here is a pic of us in case you don't know Sarah & Shaina(Sarah - middle, Shaina - left).
I had never been there before, but once you've been to an outlet mall you have been to them all... We had a great time shopping. We all have the same type of shopping style and we got along great. I stopped by the Sony store and ended up finding a great surround sound system for a cheap price. My speakers on my TV are going out (Which we discovered playing guitar hero a few weeks ago when we could only hear parts of the songs we were playing.) so I really needed a speaker system. I looked around and decided that I would wait until I really needed it so I didn't have to spend about $300. Luckily the Sony outlet store had this unit and it was cheap. Granted the system was refurbished, but it's the Sony brand (which I trust) and I got a 3 year warranty. I was really tired after a whole day of shopping, but I couldn't resist pulling the surround sound system out of the box and hooking it up. I was doing great until I tried to listen to the TV through it and couldn't hear anything. I really worried that either my TV audio out ports were bad or the system itself wasn't working right. I spent several hours trying to figure it out and then gave up. Monday night I got home and took everything apart (VCR, DVD player, everything) and was hoping that it was just how I connected everything and not that something was broken. After putting everything back together I was watching/listening to a DVD thru the system and I hit menu on the surround remote and the TV menu appeared on the screen. A lightbulb went off and I discovered that my TV has a setting that needs selected to output the audio to the surround sound system. So my hours and hours working on this could have been shortened greatly if I had known that to begin with. Watching TV with the new speakers is great! I can't believe I lived this long without them.
ODD FACT: An eagle can kill a young deer and fly away with it.
Friday's (well pretty much the entire week) work was so crazy and stressful that I stopped at the grocery store and got some beer. I needed some beer and some Battlestar Galactica. Friday night was some much needed chill time.
Saturday Sarah and I made a much needed Costco run. We spent a few hours and a few hundred dollars. We wanted to get there first thing in the morning to avoid the heat (which was bad) and to try and avoid the craziest time of day at Costco. Little did we know that the crazy time at Costco was going to be in the parking lot. Sarah had her blinker on and was waiting for a woman to pull out of a spot. A few people behind her got impatient and went around. This one car was going around us when the woman started backing up, so he stopped right next to Sarah's car (the driver's side). The guy just pulled into the spot as soon as the woman moved enough for him to get into there. Sarah got pissed and wouldn't move until she could at least tell the guy off a little. This 70 year old man got out and Sarah told him that she had been waiting and had her blinker on for the spot. He looked at us, smiled, and said "too bad." He didn't even care or look even a little apologetic. Sarah yelled something like it's not funny and I was getting irritated with this guy who thought he could do what ever he wanted. I yelled out the window "Just because you are old doesn't mean you can get away with stuff like that!" I wouldn't have even thought about saying something like that if he had trouble walking and needed the closer spot, or had looked a little apologetic, but he thought it was really funny. Later Saturday we went to Richard's apt down by Long Beach for an Indiana Jones movie marathon/potluck. Since the 4th movie is coming out we decided to get together and watch them all again to remember how great and fun they were. It was at least 10 degrees cooler there, but Richard's apt. doesn't have air conditioning (although he bought one that pulls air from the outside and cools it that helped a little), so it was still pretty hot. We watched all 3 movies, played a little Rock Band, and ate lots of food and junk food. It was fun, but a long day when you watch that many movies in a row in a warm apt.
Sunday: Sarah, Shaina, and I went shopping at the Camarillo outlets.
Here is a pic of us in case you don't know Sarah & Shaina(Sarah - middle, Shaina - left).
I had never been there before, but once you've been to an outlet mall you have been to them all... We had a great time shopping. We all have the same type of shopping style and we got along great. I stopped by the Sony store and ended up finding a great surround sound system for a cheap price. My speakers on my TV are going out (Which we discovered playing guitar hero a few weeks ago when we could only hear parts of the songs we were playing.) so I really needed a speaker system. I looked around and decided that I would wait until I really needed it so I didn't have to spend about $300. Luckily the Sony outlet store had this unit and it was cheap. Granted the system was refurbished, but it's the Sony brand (which I trust) and I got a 3 year warranty. I was really tired after a whole day of shopping, but I couldn't resist pulling the surround sound system out of the box and hooking it up. I was doing great until I tried to listen to the TV through it and couldn't hear anything. I really worried that either my TV audio out ports were bad or the system itself wasn't working right. I spent several hours trying to figure it out and then gave up. Monday night I got home and took everything apart (VCR, DVD player, everything) and was hoping that it was just how I connected everything and not that something was broken. After putting everything back together I was watching/listening to a DVD thru the system and I hit menu on the surround remote and the TV menu appeared on the screen. A lightbulb went off and I discovered that my TV has a setting that needs selected to output the audio to the surround sound system. So my hours and hours working on this could have been shortened greatly if I had known that to begin with. Watching TV with the new speakers is great! I can't believe I lived this long without them.
ODD FACT: An eagle can kill a young deer and fly away with it.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
The Office Thursday!
Currently watching: The Daily Show w/ John Stuart
So it's The Office night and everyone should be arriving soon, but I had a chance to write so I am.
Last weekend was spent hanging out w/ Sarah at Priscilla's Coffee Shop on Sat. I had major wireless internet issues and I'm hoping it was my PC card and not my Laptop. I bought a new one and I think I will try it out this weekend. If it doesn't work then I might be screwed. My laptop is more than 5 years old, so it doesn't have the built in wireless connection. It still works pretty great. I would love to have a mac, but I can't afford a mac book right now. I think my laptop is going to be like my car. I'll use it until it dies... Although, I could talk myself into a new laptop easier than I can talk myself into a newer car. So the rest of the weekend wasn't very eventful. I was very productive, but nothing too exciting. Washed my car and because I know you are asking - yes, it was with my own two hands. I finally took my recycling in after it being in my car trunk for over 2 weeks.
People started showing up, so I didn't get a chance to post this.
By the way The Office was great. I loved that most of what happened wasn't what I was expecting. I had some ideas and a few ended up happening, but most were pleasant surprises. Although, Jim and Pam should have ended up engaged before the end of this season. It just leaves opportunity to break them up.
ODD FACT:
Iceland consumes more Coca-Cola per capita than any other nation
So it's The Office night and everyone should be arriving soon, but I had a chance to write so I am.
Last weekend was spent hanging out w/ Sarah at Priscilla's Coffee Shop on Sat. I had major wireless internet issues and I'm hoping it was my PC card and not my Laptop. I bought a new one and I think I will try it out this weekend. If it doesn't work then I might be screwed. My laptop is more than 5 years old, so it doesn't have the built in wireless connection. It still works pretty great. I would love to have a mac, but I can't afford a mac book right now. I think my laptop is going to be like my car. I'll use it until it dies... Although, I could talk myself into a new laptop easier than I can talk myself into a newer car. So the rest of the weekend wasn't very eventful. I was very productive, but nothing too exciting. Washed my car and because I know you are asking - yes, it was with my own two hands. I finally took my recycling in after it being in my car trunk for over 2 weeks.
People started showing up, so I didn't get a chance to post this.
By the way The Office was great. I loved that most of what happened wasn't what I was expecting. I had some ideas and a few ended up happening, but most were pleasant surprises. Although, Jim and Pam should have ended up engaged before the end of this season. It just leaves opportunity to break them up.
ODD FACT:
Iceland consumes more Coca-Cola per capita than any other nation
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Another week – Another Blog
Ok, so I am just now finding time to write about last weekend. Unfortunately my connection to the Internet in Priscilla’s Café isn’t working, so I can’t really pick this up from where the last one left off. So I will just start w/ Saturday. I was just planning on dropping off some film at Target and running a few errands before meeting Sarah later in the day for a Documentary film. I have been looking for one of those metal business card/id holder since my wallet was stolen and I don’t have that super convenient cardholder anymore. I thought, “hey I should stop by the mall and see if I can find one.” Well, I found some sheets in Bed Bath & Beyond for $20, which I have been looking for. Then I wandered into a few more stores looking for a case and ended up finding a few shirts in the clearance section. I worked tons of overtime and decided to treat myself a little. Plus, I have several shirts that are getting holes in them… I also had a gift card to Old Navy from Myra for Christmas I still hadn’t used. I was saving it for some Jeans or something like that after I had worked out some more, but I was already at the mall and Old Navy has had some great stuff on clearance in the past… So I ended up shopping instead of running errands. I found some cute stuff and all on clearance. Oh, and I found my little metal cardholder. Sarah and I went to this Women in Film International screening and fundraiser for women in Africa. They make beaded dolls and animals to support themselves and their families. The company is called Monkeybiz - here is the website (http://www.monkeybiz.co.za/about.html) check it out. The documentary is about how some women from Norway discovered them and helped them distribute the dolls to make more money. They started a non-profit organization that provides the materials and means to distribute them so the women from this town can get the most of what they are making. The film called "Bigger than Barbie" was great and I bought some earrings that were made by a woman in Africa. I wanted to get one of the bead animals, but they were so expensive and there wasn’t one that I absolutely had to have. We then went and hung out at Sarah’s and played a little guitar hero and discovered something amazing about her cat. I started whistling and he came running and became extremely affectionate. Sarah’s cat is only affectionate to her and for about 3 min when you first walk in the door, so this was extremely odd behavior. The more we whistled the more he would get snuggly and start purring. He even came and sat on my lap. Considering I have been trying to get him to like me and sit on my lap for as long as I have known him (a couple of years now) this was great. I love cats and I find it really odd that after being around him all this time he doesn’t like me more than he does. We were so fascinated we had to see if we could find out why he was acting this way. The general consensus on the internet was that cat’s think you are in danger and they are checking to see if you are ok. They think you sound like a kitten in distress. So, I guess Hey (the cat’s name) likes me enough to make sure I’m ok. I guess that will have to do for now.
Sunday was running errands I didn’t get to on Sat. I had 6 rolls of film from my old camera that really needed developing. Some I have had since high school. So, they are way overdue for developing. I finally took them in to get delivered. One of the 3 I took in on Sunday was from the Disney Band trip and High School Graduation. The quality is like old 60’s and 70’s pictures because I waited so long to get them developed. Oh, well they still came out ok. The other 2 were from my first year in California about 5 years ago. Not as exciting as the High School pics, but still great to have. I was supposed to work at noon for a while, but our network went down and was going to take all day to fix, so it was canceled. Unfortunately, I got the call that they would need me at 8 pm. A bunch of us were trying to see Iron Man at 7:15, so I found out that I could make the movie and still get into work. Heather and I got together for coffee before the movie and had some great “chat time.” The movie was great – I highly recommend seeing it. I got to work at around 9:30 and didn’t start doing anything until 11:30, so I am glad I didn’t skip the movie. I worked until 5 am, which sucked, but I will like my paycheck when it comes…
Work has been crazy lately. I am just going to leave it at that. Extremely frustrating, but hopefully it will be getting better. We’ll see…
Didn’t work out at all this week. I’m going to try being better about it next week. I need to at least work out 3 days a week. Working odd hours makes that really hard, but I’m going to try.
Odd Fact: In Minnesota it's illegal to mock skunks.Thursday, May 1, 2008
The Internet is Addicting.
While I'm waiting for my pictures to process I thought I would write a bit about how addicting the web can be. I just opened up my laptop to watch the rest of The Riches pilot and decided I had a little time to write a blog and now because I mentioned adding photos I'm loading Picassa and adding pictures to it as I write this. It's now 1:30 a.m. and instead sleeping I'm playing around on my computer...
Odd Fact: Reindeer enjoy eating bananas.
Odd Fact: Reindeer enjoy eating bananas.
Time to Relax
Watching: The Riches (season 1)
Listening to: Bitter:Sweet
So after working crazy hours at work over the last week and a half I decided to use some of my hard earned money to relax. I booked a massage at Healing Hands in Larchmont Village on Saturday. My second official massage ever. I have had a few great massages from my aunt Donna who is pretty much a self-made masseuse. She has a table and plays the mood music. Compared to the pros she is great. I wish I could have a massage every few weeks it was wonderful. I did get a little sore a day later, but I had a few tough knots that were hard to work out.
I didn't have any other plans for the weekend. Sarah had a wedding and other plans and I decided after my massage that I was glad I didn't have any big plans. I needed a weekend with nothing planned. To just hang out on the couch catch up on my neglected DVR and see what projects I could catch up on. Turns out the first part was really easy. The second part was more difficult after I got comfortable on the couch. I don't hang out on my couch as much as I used to, but now that I have people to hang out with and a different work schedule that gets me home later - It's harder for me to just hang out on the couch and veg. Don't get me wrong I love that I have lots to do it's just every once and a while you need a few days to just let your body recuperate. That's what this weekend was about. I had a great philly cheese stake from Pilly's Best which opened down the street. I had never had a philly cheese stake before this year. Yes, I know that is hard to believe. I was an extremely picky eater growing up (just as my mother who had to adjust her cooking to my odd taste buds - Thanks MOM!!) and then never felt the need until recently and now I love them to death.
I finally started working out again. After my exhausting weekend in Vegas and my crazy work schedule it was hard to fit in some time to work out. Although, we have been hiking on Sundays pretty regularly and I even got out of bed early the first few days of the week before work got crazy and hiked w/ Sarah. I'm back to my routine and I'm finding myself pretty sore. It's amazing how long it takes you to finally get used to your routine so it doesn't wear you out each time and then a week or two off puts you right back to square 1.
I almost forgot. I was finally uploading my pictures from my camera and organizing them on my laptop yesterday (I have a 2G memory card, so I can get lots of pics on there and I wait forever to upload them. Which is why you haven't seen any up here yet. I'm working on it. One step at a time...) and I realized I forgot to mention one of the most important events two Saturday's ago. The day of Rod's party. Sarah and I went to the location for Dunder Mifflin. For those of you who are living in a cave and have no idea what I am talking about - The Office's exterior location. I guess they also film the interior in the building, but we didn't try to break in and see that too. As some of you know Sarah and I are a bit obsessed w/ The Office. We had to go there before they were done shooting and took down the signs outside. I'll add those pics to my list to upload.
And now for my newly added section of my blogs:
**** Odd Fact: Did you know that Killer Whales capture fish by slapping them.
Ponder that for a minute...
Listening to: Bitter:Sweet
So after working crazy hours at work over the last week and a half I decided to use some of my hard earned money to relax. I booked a massage at Healing Hands in Larchmont Village on Saturday. My second official massage ever. I have had a few great massages from my aunt Donna who is pretty much a self-made masseuse. She has a table and plays the mood music. Compared to the pros she is great. I wish I could have a massage every few weeks it was wonderful. I did get a little sore a day later, but I had a few tough knots that were hard to work out.
I didn't have any other plans for the weekend. Sarah had a wedding and other plans and I decided after my massage that I was glad I didn't have any big plans. I needed a weekend with nothing planned. To just hang out on the couch catch up on my neglected DVR and see what projects I could catch up on. Turns out the first part was really easy. The second part was more difficult after I got comfortable on the couch. I don't hang out on my couch as much as I used to, but now that I have people to hang out with and a different work schedule that gets me home later - It's harder for me to just hang out on the couch and veg. Don't get me wrong I love that I have lots to do it's just every once and a while you need a few days to just let your body recuperate. That's what this weekend was about. I had a great philly cheese stake from Pilly's Best which opened down the street. I had never had a philly cheese stake before this year. Yes, I know that is hard to believe. I was an extremely picky eater growing up (just as my mother who had to adjust her cooking to my odd taste buds - Thanks MOM!!) and then never felt the need until recently and now I love them to death.
I finally started working out again. After my exhausting weekend in Vegas and my crazy work schedule it was hard to fit in some time to work out. Although, we have been hiking on Sundays pretty regularly and I even got out of bed early the first few days of the week before work got crazy and hiked w/ Sarah. I'm back to my routine and I'm finding myself pretty sore. It's amazing how long it takes you to finally get used to your routine so it doesn't wear you out each time and then a week or two off puts you right back to square 1.
I almost forgot. I was finally uploading my pictures from my camera and organizing them on my laptop yesterday (I have a 2G memory card, so I can get lots of pics on there and I wait forever to upload them. Which is why you haven't seen any up here yet. I'm working on it. One step at a time...) and I realized I forgot to mention one of the most important events two Saturday's ago. The day of Rod's party. Sarah and I went to the location for Dunder Mifflin. For those of you who are living in a cave and have no idea what I am talking about - The Office's exterior location. I guess they also film the interior in the building, but we didn't try to break in and see that too. As some of you know Sarah and I are a bit obsessed w/ The Office. We had to go there before they were done shooting and took down the signs outside. I'll add those pics to my list to upload.
And now for my newly added section of my blogs:
**** Odd Fact: Did you know that Killer Whales capture fish by slapping them.
Ponder that for a minute...
Friday, April 25, 2008
Oh, look a new post!!
Listening to: Norah Jones
Current mood: Content
I finally have a break from work and "life" to write about it. I have finally received my replacement cards and my new drivers' license. I must say this new pic is much much better than the last one. I don't look like I'm posing for a prison picture in it. I haven't heard from the Vegas guys yet. I've been way too busy to call and I rarely heard from Justin before the crazy trip I don't see that changing anytime soon. I'm going to try and call soon.
Two Weekends ago:
Sarah and I went to the beach on Sat because it was supposed to be really really hot and we didn't want to spend it in the oven that is the valley. We drove around Venice beach looking for parking for about 45 min. Turns out everyone else had the same idea. We bummed on the beach for a few hours and then went looking to rent me some rollerblades. Looks like my credit card being stolen provided another inconvenience. I couldn't rent rollerblades w/out a credit card and I didn't feel too comfortable giving him my newly acquired debit card. So instead we walked along Venice and watched the crazies. Later that night Sarah, Edam, Charlotte, and I went to see Gremlins 2 at the New Beverly. It was great to see it projected and with a fun crowd.
Sunday we wanted to go hiking, but didn't because it was way too hot. We went to Priscilla's instead and I started my new blog here. Then we went to Hollywood Billiards for a viewing of Eli Stone. Sarah knew the writer of this episode pretty well and he was having a party for the airing. I met a lot of people including one of the creators Marc Guggenheim . It was pretty cool. I also got to see one of the actor's from Brother's and Sisters. The two shows are run by the same producer's, so they know each other pretty well.
Last Weekend:
Work was super crazy - I'll try to really boil it down. Mike my supervisor went to Hawaii on vacation starting Wed and basically it was left up to me to take care of everything which everything included approx 5 different shows all needing things at the same time. I ended up working at least 12 hour days Wed - Fri and I worked 6 hrs on Sat before heading down to San Bernardino for Rod's Birthday. The only fantastic thing about work projects lately is I got to work on the trailer for Twilight (one of my favorite book series of all time - I'll explain more about my obsession on this later...) the movie. I removed some cables from a car shot. When you see the trailer it's the one of the van skidding into the characters. I can't wait for this movie to come out. I will just say now that I was worried about the casting for the movie because I didn't know if they could find the right person to play Edward. I have seen a few short clips and I can say that I'm not worried anymore.
Ok, so moving away from my tangent and back to last weekend. Sarah and I went to San Bernardino for Rod's birthday because he was planning it (back home) so more of his other friends could attend. The plan was to go to Buffalo Wild Wings for dinner because Sarah and I had been talking about it since Vegas in Jan and that is the only close location to us. Well, there was UFC showing there and there was a $5 cover. We decided it wouldn't be worth it, so we went to the piano bar (the 2nd planned stop of the night) early and ordered food there. It was really fun. Lots of great songs and they even made fun of Rod because it was his birthday. We submitted several fun songs for him to be embarrassed by, but they called him up for some random song "Mother" which turned out to be hilarious. They made him and this other guy spell out the words mother together. Really really funny. I got video and hopefully can upload it this weekend. There is a dance club at the piano bar and we went there after a few hours and people began getting drunk. I was driving, so I took it easy and got to watch the others make fools of themselves. Rod kept dancing really dirty. It was like he was auditioning to be a male stripper... We ended up taking Rod back to his place because his rides bailed early. We stopped for gas before we had to walk the rest of the way (which Sarah for the life of her can't remember doing - I didn't think she was that drunk, but ............) and stopped for food at Jack in the Box because Rod was wasting away. We ate at Rods on the floor because he is in the process of moving and has no furniture left. I was exhausted (it was after 2 and I had been working crazy hours at work) and was planning on taking a nap until everyone else was finished eating and woke up to Rod, Myra (my cousin was also with us - sorry I forgot to mention. It was her birthday on Sun.), and Sarah asleep around me. I woke them up and we took off and left Rod passed out on the floor.
Sunday was nice and laid back. We slept in (well since we didn't officially get to bed until around 4 I don't really count it as sleeping in) and my aunt Donna made us breakfast. We taught Sarah hand & foot (a really fun card game) and went to dinner at Joe's Crab Shack. Great food, really really cold dining area (it felt like they had the A/C cranked down to 60), and lots of diet coke to keep us energized until we got home. Because it was Myra's birthday they gave her this bib that said something funny. -I'll have to upload the pic and read what it says.- Then when we were done w/ our food they brought out this pie tin w/ whipped cream in it and blind folded her and made her search for a cherry in it. If she found the cherry before they were done w/ the happy b/day song we got a free dinner. Oh, did I mention she was blind folded and had to use her mouth. Yes, really funny - I have video of this also. What she didn't know was the cherry was in one of the waiter's hands hovering above her head.
Sarah and I headed back and picked Shaina up at the airport. I got home - watched a few TVDVR that I hadn't been able to watch during the week and went to bed a little early.
Oh, I can't believe I almost forgot one of the most important happenings of last week. The Office night. The week before we got together and watched it and 30 Rock at Sarah's. The party planning committee (Office reference for those of you who don't watch it - Mom that means you) pulled out all the stops w/ jello (Sarah's addition) and green streamers and a welcome back sign (all me). It was great. Last week was here at my place. A little guitar hero before 30 Rock & the Office what more could you want.
This week:
Lots more crazy work, but it got better as the week went on. I only did 10 hours today. Woo Hoo! Tuesday I got out at 8 (after 10 hrs though) and got to attend a free screening of Son of Rambow. Great Great film. I loved it. I stayed for the Q&A w/ the directors even though I was tired and didn't regret it. They were hilarious and had great stories.
Thursday was another office night. This time Kim Putman hosted. I left work later than planned and got rushed getting there to get a little lost. I couldn't read the apt numbers and thought I was in the right place only to find out I had passed it twice earlier looking for parking for the apartment I thought it was. I made it and all was well. Another great week of the Office and 30 Rock. When Pam hit Meredith w/ the football was fantastic! We also watched the new Lost episode. I think this episode of Lost was the best this season.
And now for some Battlestar Galactica.
More this weekend hopefully. I am going to try really really hard to get pictures and if I can video up.
Later Tater!! shows on my
Current mood: Content
I finally have a break from work and "life" to write about it. I have finally received my replacement cards and my new drivers' license. I must say this new pic is much much better than the last one. I don't look like I'm posing for a prison picture in it. I haven't heard from the Vegas guys yet. I've been way too busy to call and I rarely heard from Justin before the crazy trip I don't see that changing anytime soon. I'm going to try and call soon.
Two Weekends ago:
Sarah and I went to the beach on Sat because it was supposed to be really really hot and we didn't want to spend it in the oven that is the valley. We drove around Venice beach looking for parking for about 45 min. Turns out everyone else had the same idea. We bummed on the beach for a few hours and then went looking to rent me some rollerblades. Looks like my credit card being stolen provided another inconvenience. I couldn't rent rollerblades w/out a credit card and I didn't feel too comfortable giving him my newly acquired debit card. So instead we walked along Venice and watched the crazies. Later that night Sarah, Edam, Charlotte, and I went to see Gremlins 2 at the New Beverly. It was great to see it projected and with a fun crowd.
Sunday we wanted to go hiking, but didn't because it was way too hot. We went to Priscilla's instead and I started my new blog here. Then we went to Hollywood Billiards for a viewing of Eli Stone. Sarah knew the writer of this episode pretty well and he was having a party for the airing. I met a lot of people including one of the creators Marc Guggenheim . It was pretty cool. I also got to see one of the actor's from Brother's and Sisters. The two shows are run by the same producer's, so they know each other pretty well.
Last Weekend:
Work was super crazy - I'll try to really boil it down. Mike my supervisor went to Hawaii on vacation starting Wed and basically it was left up to me to take care of everything which everything included approx 5 different shows all needing things at the same time. I ended up working at least 12 hour days Wed - Fri and I worked 6 hrs on Sat before heading down to San Bernardino for Rod's Birthday. The only fantastic thing about work projects lately is I got to work on the trailer for Twilight (one of my favorite book series of all time - I'll explain more about my obsession on this later...) the movie. I removed some cables from a car shot. When you see the trailer it's the one of the van skidding into the characters. I can't wait for this movie to come out. I will just say now that I was worried about the casting for the movie because I didn't know if they could find the right person to play Edward. I have seen a few short clips and I can say that I'm not worried anymore.
Ok, so moving away from my tangent and back to last weekend. Sarah and I went to San Bernardino for Rod's birthday because he was planning it (back home) so more of his other friends could attend. The plan was to go to Buffalo Wild Wings for dinner because Sarah and I had been talking about it since Vegas in Jan and that is the only close location to us. Well, there was UFC showing there and there was a $5 cover. We decided it wouldn't be worth it, so we went to the piano bar (the 2nd planned stop of the night) early and ordered food there. It was really fun. Lots of great songs and they even made fun of Rod because it was his birthday. We submitted several fun songs for him to be embarrassed by, but they called him up for some random song "Mother" which turned out to be hilarious. They made him and this other guy spell out the words mother together. Really really funny. I got video and hopefully can upload it this weekend. There is a dance club at the piano bar and we went there after a few hours and people began getting drunk. I was driving, so I took it easy and got to watch the others make fools of themselves. Rod kept dancing really dirty. It was like he was auditioning to be a male stripper... We ended up taking Rod back to his place because his rides bailed early. We stopped for gas before we had to walk the rest of the way (which Sarah for the life of her can't remember doing - I didn't think she was that drunk, but ............) and stopped for food at Jack in the Box because Rod was wasting away. We ate at Rods on the floor because he is in the process of moving and has no furniture left. I was exhausted (it was after 2 and I had been working crazy hours at work) and was planning on taking a nap until everyone else was finished eating and woke up to Rod, Myra (my cousin was also with us - sorry I forgot to mention. It was her birthday on Sun.), and Sarah asleep around me. I woke them up and we took off and left Rod passed out on the floor.
Sunday was nice and laid back. We slept in (well since we didn't officially get to bed until around 4 I don't really count it as sleeping in) and my aunt Donna made us breakfast. We taught Sarah hand & foot (a really fun card game) and went to dinner at Joe's Crab Shack. Great food, really really cold dining area (it felt like they had the A/C cranked down to 60), and lots of diet coke to keep us energized until we got home. Because it was Myra's birthday they gave her this bib that said something funny. -I'll have to upload the pic and read what it says.- Then when we were done w/ our food they brought out this pie tin w/ whipped cream in it and blind folded her and made her search for a cherry in it. If she found the cherry before they were done w/ the happy b/day song we got a free dinner. Oh, did I mention she was blind folded and had to use her mouth. Yes, really funny - I have video of this also. What she didn't know was the cherry was in one of the waiter's hands hovering above her head.
Sarah and I headed back and picked Shaina up at the airport. I got home - watched a few TVDVR that I hadn't been able to watch during the week and went to bed a little early.
Oh, I can't believe I almost forgot one of the most important happenings of last week. The Office night. The week before we got together and watched it and 30 Rock at Sarah's. The party planning committee (Office reference for those of you who don't watch it - Mom that means you) pulled out all the stops w/ jello (Sarah's addition) and green streamers and a welcome back sign (all me). It was great. Last week was here at my place. A little guitar hero before 30 Rock & the Office what more could you want.
This week:
Lots more crazy work, but it got better as the week went on. I only did 10 hours today. Woo Hoo! Tuesday I got out at 8 (after 10 hrs though) and got to attend a free screening of Son of Rambow. Great Great film. I loved it. I stayed for the Q&A w/ the directors even though I was tired and didn't regret it. They were hilarious and had great stories.
Thursday was another office night. This time Kim Putman hosted. I left work later than planned and got rushed getting there to get a little lost. I couldn't read the apt numbers and thought I was in the right place only to find out I had passed it twice earlier looking for parking for the apartment I thought it was. I made it and all was well. Another great week of the Office and 30 Rock. When Pam hit Meredith w/ the football was fantastic! We also watched the new Lost episode. I think this episode of Lost was the best this season.
And now for some Battlestar Galactica.
More this weekend hopefully. I am going to try really really hard to get pictures and if I can video up.
Later Tater!! shows on my
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