The Corner of Death

Our corner office has a pretty exciting view. We have a front row view of the “corner of death.” Accidents occur there all of the time, plus cops love hanging out near that corner so we also get to see drivers getting pulled over often.

Stephanie & Jeremiah

I found out a buddy of mine (Stephanie) got married earlier this month and from the pictures it looks like the wedding was phenomenal! Congratulations to Stephanie and her husband Jeremiah!

Pablo in a Coconut Tree, in Brazil

Here is the first picture of Pablo in Brazil. More to come soon.

Rose's 25th Birthday

We celebrated Rose's 25th Birthday in Santa Clarita. It was fun! We hung out, had cake, and watched her open her gifts.

Pablo @ Comic Con

My brother took Pablo to Comic Con this weekend where he got to meet the creator of the Sock Monkey comics (Tony Millionaire). While they were there, Pablo took a nice picture with his new friend and came back with a really cute Sock Monkey story book.

Back from Brazil

Pablo and Jim are back from Brazil and they brought back some goodies. Yay! I will be posting pictures from their trip as soon as I get them.

Chart House

This is why I love business dinners!
This time we took our clients to Chart House in Redondo Beach and holy cow was it good!
Ambiance: Perfect! The view makes it spectacular.
Food: Super delicious!
Overall Ana Rating: As my buddy Enoch would say…”It’s off the chain.” LoL.

Griffith Observatory

Thomas and I went on another photography outing. This time we visited the Griffith Observatory which just opened back up last year after being closed for almost 5 years. At first glance it looks like they didn’t do a thing to it, but once you’re inside you notice they’ve expanded it quite a bit. The new lower level was awesome. We took a moment to watch the new “History of the Observatory” video which turned out to be very informative and later enjoyed the Planetarium show. I had a great time there and would recommend everyone go check out the new and improved observatory.

Movies and Lunch

We finally got a chance to check out the new Harry Potter and Transformers movies. I was surprised at how dark the Harry Potter movie was and I’m curious to find out what happens in the next one. Transformers turned out to be a pretty cool movie; it brought back some good childhood memories.
For lunch Marco and I decided to get a bite to eat in Woodland Hills (near the theater). Our first choice in restaurant was closed so we ended up going to Coco’s. OMG it was so gross! From the brownish colored lettuce on my salad to the greasy shrimp that were supposed to be grilled. Ewww!

Gym/Friends/Work

After a great workout at the gym Marco and I spent a few hours at Janice’s before going to the party I was scheduled to work. I ended up working at Duke’s (restaurant right next to the beach) in Malibu. The night was pretty long but the people at the party were very easy to deal with.

Homeboy Jesus

Here’s something I didn’t know Target carried. LoL!

Baby Joshua

Today I found out that a cousin of mine, who I haven’t seen in ages, had his first child. I’m so happy for him and his wife.
Joshua A. Valle was born July 6 @ 7:28pm weighing in at 6 lbs 13 ounces
Welcome to the world Joshua!

Wear Crazy Hats to Work Day

Sometimes Manda likes to wear silly hats around the office.

The Perfect Chair

No more sitting on a fold out chair in front of my computer. It took me forever to get a computer chair but today it finally happened. I have been looking for the “perfect” computer chair for years and never found it in my price range. The chairs I found were always:
-Too cheap, the fabric sucked, the arm rests didn’t adjust (if it had any), the padding was horrible, the color was wrong, the back support sucked, etc….
Today Marco finally got sick of me complaining about it, so he went out and got me a chair himself. And guess what? It’s perfect.. Well, maybe not perfect, but it's pretty darn close. LoL! Human Factors has ruined me when it comes to shopping for stuff.

4th of July 2007

Happy 4th of July everyone! It was nice having a day off in the middle of the week, but it’s sad that tomorrow we have to go back to work. Waa…
On a positive note, it’s almost Friday, Yay!

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Dutch 101

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Hope you learned something new today.

Paella for the 1st of July

For the first of July I made one of Marco’s favorite dishes…Paella. Yum-Yum!

First you cook the sliced chicken breast with herbs
Then add some spices to the mix
Lastly you add the rice

After it's all mixed together, fill the pan with water and cover it while it simmers
When the water has evaporated, Ta-da, the Paella is complete