Fun Fun Animals

Thank you Jess for getting me addicted to www.addictinggames.com ! I can't step away from this blasted game! Aahhhhhhhh...

Hollywood, CA

Although he's lived in L.A. for about a year now, today was Pablo's first trip to Hollywood. He got a chance to check out the Walk of Fame, Grauman's Chinese Theatre, El Capitan and the Hollywood and Highland shopping complex. He even got a chance to meet Superman!
Don't forget to check out Pablo's travel blog for pictures of his latest trips.

Other People's Blogs [You down with OPB?]

Wow! I wish I had the nerve to write like this.
Other blogs I've recently discovered and really enjoy:

Nowhere

Dave's Pics

Free Gas My Foot!

Today was a very disappointing day for me!
It turns out Kiis FM (local radio station) was having their Free Gas Friday down the street from where I work so I made it a point to get to the location early and wait for a free tank of gas. After waiting there for almost an hour a couple cops came by and made us all leave by threatening us with tickets. They claimed Free Gas Friday was over when it had not even begun. Long story short: I didn't get free gas, I wasted an hour of my time for nothing, and later I found out Free Gas Friday continued after the cops had gotten rid of most of us.
I'm soooo peeved!
Kiis FM YOU SUCK!! You can take your Free Gas Friday and shove it!
And to the cops in Torrance: YOU SUCK EVEN MORE!!!!!

Happy Birthday Girls!

Today my girls turned 1year! I can't believe how quickly time has gone by. It seems like just yesterday that Marco and I adopted the girls, they were only 4 months old at the time. Although as kittens they were a real handful, we can't imagine my life without them. You can view their Catster pages by clicking on their names below.
Smuckers' Page
Lily's Page

Diarios de Motocicleta

I wasn't sure I was going to like this movie since I had never heard of it and I wasn't sure who Che Guevara was. To my surprise, it turned out to be the best I've seen in a very long time. I highly recommend it.
Thanks Susana for bringing this movie to my attention.

No Grow

Our worms aren't growing! I guess silk worms are supposed to eat tons of leaves but ours are hardly eating anything. Poor things, I don't know what's wrong with them. Maybe it's time to just let them go.

Order Online Burritos [OOB]

Hells-yeah, they finally did it, now you can order from chipotle.com! Tried it today and it actually worked. The only thing is that you have to remember to call and confirm your order 10 minutes after you place your online order. Now I won't ever have to stand in that horrible line during lunch again. Yesssss!

Airshow

I had a wonderful time at the Chino Airshow. I wasn't sure if I was going to like it but I totally did. Here's a pic of my favorite plane there (P-40).

The Da Vinci Code

My thoughts on The Da Vinci Code:
Overall, it's a good movie. I was a little disappointed that they veered from the book's version because I really enjoyed the book. And although I'm a huge fan of Audrey Tautou, I thought she was a little difficult to understand and her accent seemed a bit weird (perhaps due to coaching). It was kinna cool to see the protesters outside the theatre as we exited.
Other things that happened today:
Marco went on a weekend fishing trip with a friend, and
Pablo came back from Toronto with Terry.

High Tech Kitties

Today the girl's new automatic feeder and electronic water dispenser came in the mail...yay! So far so good, the girls seem to love the sound of fresh water coming form the dispenser. I'll report back how I feel about the product after I've had it for a while. My plan is to test it from now until December (vacation time) to make sure the girls are going to be ok while we're gone.

License plate frames of the day:
"Give Blood, Play Hockey"
"My only constant is change"

We've got Worms

I went back to work today to find that we had new pets in our office. I've named the two silk worms Oscar and Guinevere. I can't wait to see them turn into cocoons and then pretty moths.

Out Sick

It turns out I got sick and had to stay home from work today. Because sitting up makes it easier to breathe I decided to pass out on the couch. I was gone for a few minutes to get something to eat and came back to find that my spot had been occupied. Smuckers ain't stupid! I think if she could she'd put the blanket over herself. LoL.

Craig's Place

The girls and I had lunch at Craig's today 'cause we wanted to check out his new house and see him again of course. After a lovely tour of his new home we had yummy sandwiches and cake with strawberries. Yum-Yum. I can't wait to do that again!

Funny Cat Sounds

Today I discovered that the girls have developed their own bird calls. Every time the birds outside started chirping, so did the cats. They’re so weird!








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Mother's Day

We celebrated Mother's Day early since it was the only time we were all free. I think my mom really enjoyed all of her gifts. We all got her:

- Flowers
- A foot spa
- A magnifying mirror, and
- An alarm clock/sound spa

Driving Study

Sometimes our driving performance studies at work don't go as planned. Oops!

Souped-up Sandals

Ok, so we're standing in line at Wendy's and notice that this guy is wearing sandals with SHOX! What the hell is that about??! Why would anyone need shox on a pair of sandals? I'm puzzled.

Philadelphia

Yay, Pablo's back from Philly with Susana. I'll have to post the rest of his pics on his travel blog sometime soon.

Nothing!

I didn't do anything today and it felt good.

Busy Sat.

Things I did today:

Went to the Ronald Regan Library/Museum in Simi Valley and enjoyed it very much!
Saw Air Force One, the Oval office, and a chunk of the Berlin Wall.

Went to The Gove in L.A. with friends.
Ate dinner at the farmers market.
Watched Mission Impossible 3 and loved it.
Discovered I'm a big fan of Todd Goldman's work.

Cinco de Mayo

I'm almost 100% recouped from the ATV trip. Good thing too 'cause weekend is coming up and I don't want to spend another weekend in bed.
Happy Cinco de Mayo everyone...if anyone really gives a flyin' &%#@*... I don't, I just wanted an excuse to post this picture.

Dude, ATVs hurt.

OMG I'm in so much pain today! My arms, wrists, and legs are killing me! It took me over 5 minutes just to get a shampoo bottle open while showering and then I could hardly dress myself this morning. I think I'll hold off on buying an ATV for a while.

ATVing in Pismo

The ATV trip turned out to be amazing! We drove over 70 miles in the sand dunes and along the shoreline of Pismo Beach...it was real beautiful. Tomorrow is going to be interesting when I can't move my arms and legs from the pain. LoL! My thumb already feels broken, ouch.

Jocko's in Pismo

Our first day in Pismo was awesome. We checked into a lovely hotel (The Cottage Inn by the Sea) right by the beach and went out for some real yummy steaks at Jocko's steakhouse. This place has the best steaks ever! I can't wait until tomorrow when we get to ride ATVs on the Pismo dunes.

Turning 28

My 28th birthday turned out to be a blast! It started out a little rocky when the restaurant we had planned to have lunch at was closed due to the immigration walkouts. After lunch it started to get better when friends from DRI bought me lunch and the DL gang threw me an awesome birthday party at Janice's. We had such a great time eating and watching a movie.
Thank you to everyone for making my birthday so special! This includes everyone who sent me emails, IM messages and e-cards. You guys are awesome!!