Today I went to Mountain View High School to speak on a PFLAG panel. I have been on the speakers bureau for about 2 years, but really only speak to students about 4 times a year because of conflicts with work time. But everyonce in a while, like today, I take an "extended lunch" and speak to youth about awareness and what it's like to be Gay.
First off, this school was immaculate. well kept feild, beautiful views of the hills, and over all very clean. There were flyers up everywhere from issues such as a protest against animal testing to a rally against immigrant discrimation. *wow*. The class was a gender studies elective course and had sophmores through seniors. I couldnt believe that they had such an elective course, let alone all the freedoms you get in class now. They were allowed to have food, beverage, and even chew gum! almost everyone had an ipod.
Now when I was in high school, I went to a 3 story brick building (this was back in Chicago) and we werent allowed anything in class. The only protests we had were race driven. Basically there was a huge riot my freshmen year between a number of black and white students. I stayed away from school during that week, not wanting to involve myself in the crazy melee. I definitely felt old coming out of that class, since everyone that was in it was born in or after 1989. nothing like a dose of reality to bring you to the present. All in all, the questions were great and so were the kids. They asked good questions, and seemed genuinely interested in what we had to say. I think thats why I stay on the bureau, because I always get something out of it when I go and I love hearing what our youth in thinking in present day.
Thursday, May 04, 2006
Wednesday, May 03, 2006
So as I was making dinner tonight, (which consisted of Tuna, a branch of broccoli and celery w/cream cheese for those of you interested) I had the news on. There was this story that came up about how consumers that have bought SUV's and Trucks are striking back at the mfr. of those vehicles, barking that they dont get efficient enough mileage. This is all sparked because of the insane gas prices. Excuse me, but since when does ANYONE buy a huge honkin vehicle for the economic fuel efficiency?????? If the gas prices werent so high, then no one would be complaining that the manufacturers dont regulate the efficiency of the larger vehicles. Yeah that would be great if they did, but when little sweet pea is sitting in their Escalade, do you really think they give a rats ass about the environmental impact their ride is having? NO! they are thinking about how "cool" they are looking. People got on fine without the era of the "personal bus" to cart around the 1 or 2 kids they might have. My feeling is, if you are looking for economic choices, you dont buy an SUV. If you do want one, thats fine, but dont whine about the manufacturer not making a economic enough vehicle. It's the classic MacDonalds hot coffee syndrome. You know the coffee is hot. it says it's hot on the cup, and yet, in America, you can sue and win for burning your mouth on that hot coffee.UGH.
thats my rant. I feel better now. Also a little hungry. That tuna and broccoli didnt last so long. totally have a hangering for fruity pebbles. oh well, i guess I will just brush my teeth, since that always seems to kill my desire to eat, because my teeth are clean.
thats my rant. I feel better now. Also a little hungry. That tuna and broccoli didnt last so long. totally have a hangering for fruity pebbles. oh well, i guess I will just brush my teeth, since that always seems to kill my desire to eat, because my teeth are clean.
Friday, April 21, 2006
Lounge comes to FM in San Jose
Living here in the Bay Area, one would think that there would be more of a “night club” scene. Not that I go out anymore, but with a good night club scene, comes DJ’s and with DJ’s come tours. Most of the hotter DJ’s I know travel to Chicago, Miami, New York, L.A., and Phoenix. I really don’t understand Phoenix over San Francisco, but I guess there’s a reason. Anyhow, I finally caught a radio station that actually was playing some Lounge this morning,. Now granted it’s only listener supported station, it’s at least on the radio. 91.5FM, out of Cupertino. Don’t know how long it will last, but it’s nice to hear.
I mostly listen to all of my Trance, Tribal, Lounge and Chill on XTC or DI.FM online.
I also don’t know why Dance music isn’t as popular here in the states as it is abroad.
Hope everyone has a good weekend!!!
I mostly listen to all of my Trance, Tribal, Lounge and Chill on XTC or DI.FM online.
I also don’t know why Dance music isn’t as popular here in the states as it is abroad.
Hope everyone has a good weekend!!!
Saturday, April 15, 2006
It's not unusual....
Those were the words I sang as I danced upon the
stage. With brown curls and 70’s sunglasses, I was
ready to do proud by Tom Jones.
It was our 10 year anniversary at work, and all in
all, it was pretty neat. They rented out
The San Jose Improv and hired a comedian to keep us
laughing. So how did I get on stage? Well, a day
before our celebration, my coworker came to me and
asked if me and Leah would back her up, and that she
was going to do Karoke number at the celebration. I
was like sure, all I have to do is stand up there with
you and dance around a little right? Agreed. So
with less then 24 hours to coordinate 3 people on
stage in front of coworkers, we thought a little wig
and glasses out to really add to the hilarity of the
situation. Celeste was singing “It’s not Unusual” by
Tom Jones. I wasn’t too familiar with the song, so I
had to learn it Friday morning before we went up. It
came off without a hitch and we ended up singing too.
We ended the number by doing a “gansta” pose.
stage. With brown curls and 70’s sunglasses, I was
ready to do proud by Tom Jones.
It was our 10 year anniversary at work, and all in
all, it was pretty neat. They rented out
The San Jose Improv and hired a comedian to keep us
laughing. So how did I get on stage? Well, a day
before our celebration, my coworker came to me and
asked if me and Leah would back her up, and that she
was going to do Karoke number at the celebration. I
was like sure, all I have to do is stand up there with
you and dance around a little right? Agreed. So
with less then 24 hours to coordinate 3 people on
stage in front of coworkers, we thought a little wig
and glasses out to really add to the hilarity of the
situation. Celeste was singing “It’s not Unusual” by
Tom Jones. I wasn’t too familiar with the song, so I
had to learn it Friday morning before we went up. It
came off without a hitch and we ended up singing too.
We ended the number by doing a “gansta” pose.
Saturday, April 01, 2006
great saturday afternoon hike
What can i say, I liked the name of this bird. We went hiking to Castle Rock State Park today. Go here to see a few more pictures....
I must admit that I was a complete stubborn knucklehead, because I blew off softball practice so that I could get a fun hike in. It has been raining for days and days, the feild was going to be wet, and I am having my own issues with the team I am on, so I made an executive decision to go hiking.
It was a beautiful hike, with lots too see and explore. This was probably the most ideal hike because it involved climbing, hiking, majestic views, cool forests that were sooooo green, and good inclines to remind you that you have calves.
Thursday, March 23, 2006
the animals shall mingle
Well, unfortunately, I only have a few words to update my blog with. I have been focused on myspace lately, and have neglected my blog. ok, enough about that.
our cats and dogs are starting to mingle a bit more now. Since I have taken the baby gate off of the cats room and really forced them to interact with the dogs, things have been going better then planned. Kaycee is weary of the cats and Gabby respects them, so she could care less. Turlow is the chicken shit of the bunch, but he will hold his ground if food is involed. Sydney makes slight squeaky meows, but she doesnt seem to stop her movement in order to pass the dogs.
In other news, I totally wasted 40 bucks on a game. I went to Fry's the other night, (never get out of there without spending something) to look at what games they might have for gamecube. Since we have gotten the 50" hi def tv, my computer games have taken a backseat. I mean, how can it compete?
So, I go to the gamecube section, and I find two games for 9 bucks each. They both look slightly cheesy, but they involve guns, killing bad guys and hey....it's only 9 bucks! Then my eyes are attracted to a cute little character, that looks like a mini robot. "he cooks, he cleans, he annihilates" it reads on the back. this looks tooo cute to pass up. I have lego Star Wars and this looks just as cute. So, I throw caution to the wind, and get the game, brand new and all.
I get it home, excited to play, and pop it in. The music starts and already I am feeling pangs of regret. It is really cheesy, like 7 year old cheesy. I think, just give it a minute, so I do. It only gets worse from there. I start to play and within 4 minutes, take the game out and think, well, i'll be cutting my losses on this one and selling it back to EB in a few days.
so my advice to myself...... dont buy games full price on sight alone and my advice to you..... dont buy Chibi-Robo
our cats and dogs are starting to mingle a bit more now. Since I have taken the baby gate off of the cats room and really forced them to interact with the dogs, things have been going better then planned. Kaycee is weary of the cats and Gabby respects them, so she could care less. Turlow is the chicken shit of the bunch, but he will hold his ground if food is involed. Sydney makes slight squeaky meows, but she doesnt seem to stop her movement in order to pass the dogs.
In other news, I totally wasted 40 bucks on a game. I went to Fry's the other night, (never get out of there without spending something) to look at what games they might have for gamecube. Since we have gotten the 50" hi def tv, my computer games have taken a backseat. I mean, how can it compete?
So, I go to the gamecube section, and I find two games for 9 bucks each. They both look slightly cheesy, but they involve guns, killing bad guys and hey....it's only 9 bucks! Then my eyes are attracted to a cute little character, that looks like a mini robot. "he cooks, he cleans, he annihilates" it reads on the back. this looks tooo cute to pass up. I have lego Star Wars and this looks just as cute. So, I throw caution to the wind, and get the game, brand new and all.
I get it home, excited to play, and pop it in. The music starts and already I am feeling pangs of regret. It is really cheesy, like 7 year old cheesy. I think, just give it a minute, so I do. It only gets worse from there. I start to play and within 4 minutes, take the game out and think, well, i'll be cutting my losses on this one and selling it back to EB in a few days.
so my advice to myself...... dont buy games full price on sight alone and my advice to you..... dont buy Chibi-Robo
Saturday, March 04, 2006
unsettled
Strange bit of weather were having here, some might call it earthquake weather, but I say there are some strange things happening with mother nature.
Rewind to yesterday. It rained, beautiful and menacing clouds decorated the sky and then about 4pm, when I looked outside my office window, blue sky was all I could see, minus the clouds off in the far distance. 5:00 rolls around and I leave to go home. I am driving under a sunny sky, and when I hit about 6-7 blocks from the office, I notice that the ground is wet as if a downpour had just left. I think, well, thats weird, because when I look up, theres still that sunny sky and clouds way way off in the distance. I look to the side of the road and I see white, as if it were melting snow. My light turns red and I look to my right to see a car with white on top of it's roof. Is that hail? so, I go to roll down my window to investigate further, this white stuff on the ground, and sure enough, its clusters of hail. I think to myself, when the hell did that happen? Oh well, light turns green I go to roll up my window and it sounds sick as it trys to roll up. Then it just stops halfway as if something is obstructing it. Great, my window just died, and it might hail, or rain, or be sunny, I just cant tell. About 6 blocks later, the ground is dry as if it had not rained in over 4 hours. I am perplexed, and weaving into the other lane trying to futz with my window to get it to roll up. To no avail, it was stuck and somehow had managed to come out of the track. Not sure how that happened, but it was out of it's track. Looks like its time for me to take apart my door tomorrow.
Fast forward to today. Laura is taking a friend up to S.F. to retrive a Tin Tin statue, so I decide to go for a hike (its still sorta sunny) before I start to tear my car apart. The hike was good, because I went all the way to the top of the PGE trail, which is sorta steep. Round trip took me about 3 hours, and it was muddy in spots...
but that made it even more fun.
Ok, now time to fix this window of mine. I take the panel off, and all the trimmings, and I see this.........
This is something that you dont want to see. I had to take the window completely off it's holders, and lift it freely to guide it into both tracks.
I get it into the track after about 15 minutes of swearing and jimmying. ahhhh, sigh of relief, I test it out before I put on the panel, and it works. GREAT.
not so..... The door panel doesnt go on as easily as it came off, and did I mention that I was listening to the radio the whole time I was doing this whole chore? Yeah, well I was, and apparently that was a bad idea, because when it was all said and done, I wanted to get some coffee to salute my troubles of the day. I went to wash my hands and came back out with my wallet to go to Starbucks. I turn the key and all I hear is rrrrrr.....rrrrrr click click click click. Great, my battery is dead now. I cant go anywhere until Laura gets home and I can jump start it. I do have the motorcycle, but i cant carry the coffee home on the bike. Perhaps I will just play some video games and kill some bad guys now.
Rewind to yesterday. It rained, beautiful and menacing clouds decorated the sky and then about 4pm, when I looked outside my office window, blue sky was all I could see, minus the clouds off in the far distance. 5:00 rolls around and I leave to go home. I am driving under a sunny sky, and when I hit about 6-7 blocks from the office, I notice that the ground is wet as if a downpour had just left. I think, well, thats weird, because when I look up, theres still that sunny sky and clouds way way off in the distance. I look to the side of the road and I see white, as if it were melting snow. My light turns red and I look to my right to see a car with white on top of it's roof. Is that hail? so, I go to roll down my window to investigate further, this white stuff on the ground, and sure enough, its clusters of hail. I think to myself, when the hell did that happen? Oh well, light turns green I go to roll up my window and it sounds sick as it trys to roll up. Then it just stops halfway as if something is obstructing it. Great, my window just died, and it might hail, or rain, or be sunny, I just cant tell. About 6 blocks later, the ground is dry as if it had not rained in over 4 hours. I am perplexed, and weaving into the other lane trying to futz with my window to get it to roll up. To no avail, it was stuck and somehow had managed to come out of the track. Not sure how that happened, but it was out of it's track. Looks like its time for me to take apart my door tomorrow.
Fast forward to today. Laura is taking a friend up to S.F. to retrive a Tin Tin statue, so I decide to go for a hike (its still sorta sunny) before I start to tear my car apart. The hike was good, because I went all the way to the top of the PGE trail, which is sorta steep. Round trip took me about 3 hours, and it was muddy in spots...
but that made it even more fun.
Ok, now time to fix this window of mine. I take the panel off, and all the trimmings, and I see this.........
This is something that you dont want to see. I had to take the window completely off it's holders, and lift it freely to guide it into both tracks.
I get it into the track after about 15 minutes of swearing and jimmying. ahhhh, sigh of relief, I test it out before I put on the panel, and it works. GREAT.
not so..... The door panel doesnt go on as easily as it came off, and did I mention that I was listening to the radio the whole time I was doing this whole chore? Yeah, well I was, and apparently that was a bad idea, because when it was all said and done, I wanted to get some coffee to salute my troubles of the day. I went to wash my hands and came back out with my wallet to go to Starbucks. I turn the key and all I hear is rrrrrr.....rrrrrr click click click click. Great, my battery is dead now. I cant go anywhere until Laura gets home and I can jump start it. I do have the motorcycle, but i cant carry the coffee home on the bike. Perhaps I will just play some video games and kill some bad guys now.
Sunday, February 26, 2006
softball and skinned knees
This year I have decided to get into the spirit of womens softball, and join a team. Yesterday were tryouts/practice to see what team would be best suited for all of the nubees. Me, being a semi active girl on the mountain bike and hiking trails, had not actually played softball in about 10+ years. Needless to say I was a bit rusty.
It started out ok, until I was going for a ground ball (for those of you interested, I HATE the infield) while playing shortstop. Well, I stopped short instead and decided to kinda trip and land on my knee, skidding into the sandy dirt. I felt more embarrased for falling, and my ego was bruised, but I wasnt about to stop now. My knee burned, and I could see the skin was a bit shaggy around the wound, but blood or no blood I was going to carry on. Honestly, it just felt like having my eyebrows waxed. Again, i was more embarrased of falling then feeling any type of pain.
This all came to a halt though, once I got home and had the task of cleaning out my skinned knee and pouring the peroxide over it. Lets just say I swore a lot and the dogs looked at me with concern. But, once it was somewhat clean, it was off to Santa Cruz for a little bike riding to finish the beautiful day.
and for those of you interested in my little scrape, go here:
skinned knee
It started out ok, until I was going for a ground ball (for those of you interested, I HATE the infield) while playing shortstop. Well, I stopped short instead and decided to kinda trip and land on my knee, skidding into the sandy dirt. I felt more embarrased for falling, and my ego was bruised, but I wasnt about to stop now. My knee burned, and I could see the skin was a bit shaggy around the wound, but blood or no blood I was going to carry on. Honestly, it just felt like having my eyebrows waxed. Again, i was more embarrased of falling then feeling any type of pain.
This all came to a halt though, once I got home and had the task of cleaning out my skinned knee and pouring the peroxide over it. Lets just say I swore a lot and the dogs looked at me with concern. But, once it was somewhat clean, it was off to Santa Cruz for a little bike riding to finish the beautiful day.
and for those of you interested in my little scrape, go here:
Tuesday, February 21, 2006
Brrrrrr....rrrrrr!
So there it was, 25 degrees and we are walking around the Portland Zoo. We had a lot of fun despite the cold. The polar bears were the only ones that seemed to be out and about.
It had been a while since I had actually been out and about during the cold weather. I survived, but it was sooooo dry, and I really had forgotten how cold the twenties really are.
You can go to my flickr page to see some more shots of the trip. (I could add a link, but I'm lazy, so just click on Spyder's photo's)
Saturday we had a really tasty breakfast out in Troutdale at the Black Rabbit Inn, then we drove around to these frozen falls which were absolutely beautiful. Sunday we spent the day downtown Portland, did some shopping and had lunch at the tasty Broadway Bistro. I had a GREAT turkey reuben sandwich which hit the spot of my frozen hungry belly. If I wasnt so lazy, I would include a whole batch of pictures and have witty sayings next to them, but I will refrain. Laura has some excellent photo's, so also stay tuned for hers to go up on Flickr too.
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
Happy Valentines Day
So for those who thought I might actually post a real entry, ....... you are mistaken.
This is my general shout out to everyone who reads this today,
HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!
Love the one your with, and if your not with anyone, love yourself, and if you are trying to get with someone, happy hunting and good luck!
Oh yeah, for anyone interested in seeing the Pink Panther, GO SEE IT! Great laughs, and if you grew up with the Pink Panther as I did, it is even that much better. Steve Martin is perfect for the role.
Quick coffee update....
I dont have headaches anymore, and my starbucks card still has 30$ bucks on it from Christmas. I drink mostly black coffee and only "cheat" on the weekends. I still need to up the water intake, Laura is way ahead of me on that one.
This is my general shout out to everyone who reads this today,
HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!
Love the one your with, and if your not with anyone, love yourself, and if you are trying to get with someone, happy hunting and good luck!
Oh yeah, for anyone interested in seeing the Pink Panther, GO SEE IT! Great laughs, and if you grew up with the Pink Panther as I did, it is even that much better. Steve Martin is perfect for the role.
Quick coffee update....
I dont have headaches anymore, and my starbucks card still has 30$ bucks on it from Christmas. I drink mostly black coffee and only "cheat" on the weekends. I still need to up the water intake, Laura is way ahead of me on that one.
Friday, February 03, 2006
the party is at San Tomas and Payne
So every day I go to work, I see these pigeons lined up on the power lines, just sitting there. It's like a big morning meet and greet, and only on this corner along San Tomas expressway. I am not sure what they are plotting, but apparently this is the conrner to do it.
Wednesday, January 25, 2006
withdrawl time
I am on a quest to limit my starbucks intake, and the signs are developing.
headache........I have a light one. (I do drink black coffee at work, but 1 cup of coffee does not equal the usual 3 shots I would get at starbucks with the white chocolate in the morning and night.)
yawning.......check. I am doing it all the time.
grouchy.......ehhh, not really. just bitter that I dont have the metabolism to support my habit.
I do suspect that after a while, I will get used to it and my body will calm down.
headache........I have a light one. (I do drink black coffee at work, but 1 cup of coffee does not equal the usual 3 shots I would get at starbucks with the white chocolate in the morning and night.)
yawning.......check. I am doing it all the time.
grouchy.......ehhh, not really. just bitter that I dont have the metabolism to support my habit.
I do suspect that after a while, I will get used to it and my body will calm down.
Tuesday, January 24, 2006
sleepy eye
So over the weekend, netflix gave us "Red Eye", which we both thought would be a great thriller.
WRONG
this was more like sleepy eye. Took a very long time to get going and only the last 15 minutes was worth watching. They should have just made this a 15 minute short, and it would be decent.
Now that I have that off my chest, my random chatter of the day:
This morning my breakfast consisted of a bowl of raisin bran, 2 shots of espresso and water.
Lunch will probably be a taco bell chicken burrito supreme, minus the tomatoes. NO NACHOS!! they are a killer to the calorie counting that I am trying to do. (I think I will keep an online diary of my food, since I keep losing my notebook)
If you havent guessed, I am trying to actually see what I eat, since I inhale it so quickly, and dont even realize the stuff I eat.
So here I am, now deciding on the spot to proclaim to blogland, my daily eats and that I will drink more water, even if I have to force it down.
Of course the week I decide to start this, I have 2 supplier lunches (one of them at my favorite mexican restaurant), and we are going out with some friends to Thai tomorrow. My "included in package" gym trainer is going to look at me like I am crazy. When I joined the gym by our house, they give you 2 free sessions with a personal trainer to get evaluated and develop a routine for your goals. Part of this is that I have to write down everything I eat for the next week before the next session.
Stay tuned for dinner.
WRONG
this was more like sleepy eye. Took a very long time to get going and only the last 15 minutes was worth watching. They should have just made this a 15 minute short, and it would be decent.
Now that I have that off my chest, my random chatter of the day:
This morning my breakfast consisted of a bowl of raisin bran, 2 shots of espresso and water.
Lunch will probably be a taco bell chicken burrito supreme, minus the tomatoes. NO NACHOS!! they are a killer to the calorie counting that I am trying to do. (I think I will keep an online diary of my food, since I keep losing my notebook)
If you havent guessed, I am trying to actually see what I eat, since I inhale it so quickly, and dont even realize the stuff I eat.
So here I am, now deciding on the spot to proclaim to blogland, my daily eats and that I will drink more water, even if I have to force it down.
Of course the week I decide to start this, I have 2 supplier lunches (one of them at my favorite mexican restaurant), and we are going out with some friends to Thai tomorrow. My "included in package" gym trainer is going to look at me like I am crazy. When I joined the gym by our house, they give you 2 free sessions with a personal trainer to get evaluated and develop a routine for your goals. Part of this is that I have to write down everything I eat for the next week before the next session.
Stay tuned for dinner.
Monday, January 16, 2006
jobs vs. gates
If asked, I would say I am a PC person. Though I have used a MAC at work for over 5 years and become quite fond of it, I have always had PC's for my home use. I like the game selection better, I like the hardware options better, and having built many PC's, I am familiar with the guts of the PC. But recently, I have really been bothered by explorer in particular. It has crashed my computer 2 times, and the software problems I have are annoying.
Last year I cleaned up my drive and didnt really use my computer at home except for music recording and the occasional visit to the internet for some much needed game cheats when I would get stuck. I started getting mysterious runDLL. errors, or just missing DLL files which made me very annoyed. I am starting to feel my patience running very thin with the PC, and in particular, explorer. I dont use it anymore, and have disabled it from my window's components, but every once in a while, I know it is still doing damage to my computer, secretly stalking me, waiting for that moment to just piss me off.
I am thinking of moving to the mac, (dare I say thine enemy's name) because the PC just sucks! In my 5 years on my MAC at work, I have NEVER encountered as many software issues as I have with the PC. Now granted there have been some hardware oopsies, and user oopsies, but over the 5 years I have spent with the mac at work, I never encountered anything I couldnt fix with a little power down and a rest, or cashe dump. I cant say the same for the PC.
So, after my little rant, those of you who read this thing.....whats your opinion?
gates or jobs?
Last year I cleaned up my drive and didnt really use my computer at home except for music recording and the occasional visit to the internet for some much needed game cheats when I would get stuck. I started getting mysterious runDLL. errors, or just missing DLL files which made me very annoyed. I am starting to feel my patience running very thin with the PC, and in particular, explorer. I dont use it anymore, and have disabled it from my window's components, but every once in a while, I know it is still doing damage to my computer, secretly stalking me, waiting for that moment to just piss me off.
I am thinking of moving to the mac, (dare I say thine enemy's name) because the PC just sucks! In my 5 years on my MAC at work, I have NEVER encountered as many software issues as I have with the PC. Now granted there have been some hardware oopsies, and user oopsies, but over the 5 years I have spent with the mac at work, I never encountered anything I couldnt fix with a little power down and a rest, or cashe dump. I cant say the same for the PC.
So, after my little rant, those of you who read this thing.....whats your opinion?
gates or jobs?
Thursday, January 12, 2006
favorite foods of 2005
These are in no specific order, and are all foods that make my mouth water at the thought of them.
1: Indian Food, specifically vegetable korma, chana masala, naan, onion/spinach pakora, spicy sweet chutney and papadam.
2: Pizza, NY style either from Escape from New York Pizza in S.F. or Pizza my Heart in the South Bay.
3: Fish Tacos, best place is in Half Moon Bay
4: Chicken Fajitas from Maria Elena's in Alviso. They also have the best salsa that I have ever tasted.
5: Carmelized Brussel Sprouts, this is Laura's recipe and they are the best brussel sprouts I have ever tasted.
Honorable Mention......
Favorite coffee drink: From Starbucks, 2 pumps of white chocolate in a tall cup with 3 shots of espresso and the rest filled with ice. cold, concentrated and caffienated.
1: Indian Food, specifically vegetable korma, chana masala, naan, onion/spinach pakora, spicy sweet chutney and papadam.
2: Pizza, NY style either from Escape from New York Pizza in S.F. or Pizza my Heart in the South Bay.
3: Fish Tacos, best place is in Half Moon Bay
4: Chicken Fajitas from Maria Elena's in Alviso. They also have the best salsa that I have ever tasted.
5: Carmelized Brussel Sprouts, this is Laura's recipe and they are the best brussel sprouts I have ever tasted.
Honorable Mention......
Favorite coffee drink: From Starbucks, 2 pumps of white chocolate in a tall cup with 3 shots of espresso and the rest filled with ice. cold, concentrated and caffienated.
Tuesday, January 10, 2006
Expanding on Laura's idea
I felt like updating my blog, but no good ideas of my own came to mind, so I am going to build on Laura's idea of Top songs for 2005. These are actually my top 10 albums of 2005. They are in no particular order, but they all have significance and have gotten the most rotation in my cd player, mostly because I like every single song on the album.
1: Avril Lavigne - Under my Skin (usually I dont pay attention to the words of a song, but this is the exception)
2: P.O.D. - Satellite
3: Third Eye Blind - Out of View
4: Coldplay - Speed of Sound (I want to play guitar to just about every song on this album)
5: Armin Van Buuren - A State of Trance 2004
6: Travis - Invisible
7: James Lauer - Winter Mix 2004
8: Markus Schultz - Cold Harbour Sessions 2004
9: Paul Oakenfold - Bunkka
10: Alice in Chains - Jar of Flies & Punisher Sountrack (this is a tie for the last spot, because I play them equally in my player, but I only like about half of each album)
I didn't list a lot of my Trance albums on here because I listen to them all day at work, and listen toDigitally Imported all the time which cover a lot of my Trance favorites, plus there are too many to classify.
Maybe tomorrow I will list my favorite 5 meals of 2005.
1: Avril Lavigne - Under my Skin (usually I dont pay attention to the words of a song, but this is the exception)
2: P.O.D. - Satellite
3: Third Eye Blind - Out of View
4: Coldplay - Speed of Sound (I want to play guitar to just about every song on this album)
5: Armin Van Buuren - A State of Trance 2004
6: Travis - Invisible
7: James Lauer - Winter Mix 2004
8: Markus Schultz - Cold Harbour Sessions 2004
9: Paul Oakenfold - Bunkka
10: Alice in Chains - Jar of Flies & Punisher Sountrack (this is a tie for the last spot, because I play them equally in my player, but I only like about half of each album)
I didn't list a lot of my Trance albums on here because I listen to them all day at work, and listen to
Maybe tomorrow I will list my favorite 5 meals of 2005.
Monday, January 09, 2006
The porcelain puzzle
What this puzzle involves is a bathtub, a human on the toilet, and 1 very curious dog. There is this ritual that has formed in our household, that whenever myself or Laura has to use the bathroom, no matter where Kaycee is in the house, she will gun for the bathroom, awaiting the inspection.
What she does is after you have sat down to take care of business, Kaycee will walk right on past you with purpose in her step, and proceed to stick her head in the bathtub and look around. Sometimes this is a quick check, and out she'll go, or sometimes it is a painstaking look around, surveying every inch of the tub.
This doesn't seem to happen when you are brushing your teeth, or in the bathroom for some other reason, it only occurs once you have sat down on the toilet. Without fail, she is there, looking around that tub.
I don't know what it is she expects to find or what she is looking for, but it has become quite the joke in our household.
What she does is after you have sat down to take care of business, Kaycee will walk right on past you with purpose in her step, and proceed to stick her head in the bathtub and look around. Sometimes this is a quick check, and out she'll go, or sometimes it is a painstaking look around, surveying every inch of the tub.
This doesn't seem to happen when you are brushing your teeth, or in the bathroom for some other reason, it only occurs once you have sat down on the toilet. Without fail, she is there, looking around that tub.
I don't know what it is she expects to find or what she is looking for, but it has become quite the joke in our household.
Wednesday, January 04, 2006
Elmo and the potty
So for those of you who havent heard the scoop, let me sum it up for you.
A mom in Dallas decides to get her toddler a teaching book put out by Elmo/Sesame street for potty training. Her book ends up saying something very different then what it's supposed to say, and has the potential of really scaring the little children. Me, I think it's kinda funny, but I can see how a youngster might be traumatized by this event, and maybe even withhold going to the bathroom.
for the full story.............Who wants to die?
A mom in Dallas decides to get her toddler a teaching book put out by Elmo/Sesame street for potty training. Her book ends up saying something very different then what it's supposed to say, and has the potential of really scaring the little children. Me, I think it's kinda funny, but I can see how a youngster might be traumatized by this event, and maybe even withhold going to the bathroom.
for the full story.............
Tuesday, January 03, 2006
weekend recap
So since this weekend was full of rain, I thought i would recap on the weekend's events. Saturday was productive, even though the day started off without power. We woke up and didnt know what time it was, because the power was out. Not sure when it went out, and when I found my watch, it was 8:30 am. we called PGE and they said power should be restored by 4ish. We contemplated a movie, but any of the ones we were going to watch didnt start until noon. It was 10am and with no power, and nothing to do, we decided to be productive and take the tree down.
So the lights went down, (except for the ones on the roof I couldnt get too because of the crazy rain and wind), the tree went to the streets and christmas went into the garage for hibernation. About 1 hour into the dis-assembly of christmas, the lights came on. Yippee, we have power, which also meant, the portable heater could go on and Kaycee could lie down next to it again. She loves to lay right next to the heater, (sometimes we have to fight for it)
New Years Eve was mello, because of the weather and our friend Lisa was moving up to Portland the very next day. We had planned a party, but with Farkle in Hawaii, and Lisa moving, we cancelled it and decided to just have it be a regular evening with a movie.
New Years Day was productive as well, ran a lot of errands, and had fun hanging around the house playing games.
The next day an indoor day, but by then I was bored with it, and restless. Everything I wanted to do involved being outside, and it just rained non-stop all day.
I thought I would schedule a tattoo appt. but I didnt like the attitude of the chic working the counter, so i didnt schedule anything. Then moved on to play my guitar, but writers block ensued and I got frustrated, so I decided to continue my game Indigo Prophecy, and the stupid cop kept getting anxiety attacks and quit the force, causing my game to end, all because I didnt control her breathing. This irritated me, so then I thought I might try my luck at lemon bars again, but this time they tasted spectacular, but the consistency was nothing short of gooey. I have officially declared myself the worst baker I know. I can cook the salty stuff fine, and have been dubbed a great short order cook, but when it comes to the sweets, that's where it all goes wrong.
The evening ended with NEW episodes of Surface and Medium, which was exciting.
So the lights went down, (except for the ones on the roof I couldnt get too because of the crazy rain and wind), the tree went to the streets and christmas went into the garage for hibernation. About 1 hour into the dis-assembly of christmas, the lights came on. Yippee, we have power, which also meant, the portable heater could go on and Kaycee could lie down next to it again. She loves to lay right next to the heater, (sometimes we have to fight for it)
New Years Eve was mello, because of the weather and our friend Lisa was moving up to Portland the very next day. We had planned a party, but with Farkle in Hawaii, and Lisa moving, we cancelled it and decided to just have it be a regular evening with a movie.
New Years Day was productive as well, ran a lot of errands, and had fun hanging around the house playing games.
The next day an indoor day, but by then I was bored with it, and restless. Everything I wanted to do involved being outside, and it just rained non-stop all day.
I thought I would schedule a tattoo appt. but I didnt like the attitude of the chic working the counter, so i didnt schedule anything. Then moved on to play my guitar, but writers block ensued and I got frustrated, so I decided to continue my game Indigo Prophecy, and the stupid cop kept getting anxiety attacks and quit the force, causing my game to end, all because I didnt control her breathing. This irritated me, so then I thought I might try my luck at lemon bars again, but this time they tasted spectacular, but the consistency was nothing short of gooey. I have officially declared myself the worst baker I know. I can cook the salty stuff fine, and have been dubbed a great short order cook, but when it comes to the sweets, that's where it all goes wrong.
The evening ended with NEW episodes of Surface and Medium, which was exciting.
Monday, January 02, 2006
Happy New Year everyone!
I really dont have anything to say. It's january 2nd, and I am waiting for this tattoo place to open up so I can get an estimate on a tattoo I want to get. But, it's raining and I just dont want to go out into the rain.
The weather here has been crap, and my hiking plans have been replaced by playing computer games and watching the news about all the fallen trees and power outages.
I have to say though, even with all the bad flooding and rain we have had here in California, people take it with stride. Watching the news, there was a mother of 2 children who got evacuated and had to go to the red cross shelters that were set up for new years eve, and she had a smile on her face and an "oh well attitude" . Then there was this guy who lived along the Russian River who just lost his home to a flood, and he was like: well, I've lived here 6 years and every year it's a threat, but it never flooded, but this year, I didnt take it seriously, and it destroyed my home. you just have to carry on with life.
The mentality is so different here, I still get sidetracked by it from time to time.
well, it's now time for me to venture out to peirce ink to see about pricing that tattoo.
The weather here has been crap, and my hiking plans have been replaced by playing computer games and watching the news about all the fallen trees and power outages.
I have to say though, even with all the bad flooding and rain we have had here in California, people take it with stride. Watching the news, there was a mother of 2 children who got evacuated and had to go to the red cross shelters that were set up for new years eve, and she had a smile on her face and an "oh well attitude" . Then there was this guy who lived along the Russian River who just lost his home to a flood, and he was like: well, I've lived here 6 years and every year it's a threat, but it never flooded, but this year, I didnt take it seriously, and it destroyed my home. you just have to carry on with life.
The mentality is so different here, I still get sidetracked by it from time to time.
well, it's now time for me to venture out to peirce ink to see about pricing that tattoo.
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