Back in Vegas

24 Jan

It’s been awhile since I posted. We’re living in Las Vegas now. We’ve traveled for 3 years and it’s been wonderful.  We’ve been cooking lots of Indian and Thai dishes to learn how to cook.  Ivan’s a lot better at cooking than me.  We bought a cool house and it’s been fun decorating it.  I hope we can have a big house party sometime… maybe for my birthday!

Soon, we’re getting married!!  It’s been nuts trying to find a venue. But, it looks like we found one.  It’s time to plan it now!!  I’m creating a site for the wedding.  Evernote has been helpful for making lots of lists for things I need to buy or do.  We need to find a Caterer and a DJ ASAP.

I’ve been getting into mailart.  My art creation site is House of Art.  I’ve sent out three pieces so far.  I can’t wait until I receive some mailart!!

What happened the year I was born..

26 Feb

In 1976, A Home Cost $48000


Gerald Ford is president of the US 

The US celebrates its bicentennial, marking the 200th anniversary of its independence

The Viking II sets down on Mars’ Utopia Plains

Promising, “I will never lie to you,” Jimmy Carter is elected president of the United States

Israeli commandos rescue hostages from Entebbe, Uganda

The Concorde begins flights from New York to Europe

George W. Bush is arrested and fined for driving under the influence of alcohol

Cray-1, the first commercially developed supercomputer, is invented by Seymour Cray

Freddie Prinze Jr., Reese Witherspoon, Colin Farrell, 50 Cent, Fred Savage, and Shannon Elizabeth are born

Cincinnati Reds win the World Series

Pittsburgh Steelers win Superbowl X

Montreal Canadiens win the Stanley Cup

Rocky is the top grossing film

Filming begins on George Lucas’ Star Wars

The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins is published

The Eagles Their Greatest Hits compilation becomes the first album in history to be certified platinum

“Tonight’s The Night” by Rod Stewart spends the most time at the top of the US chart

Charlie’s Angels and The Muppet Show premiere

Questor

27 Jan

INFP – “Questor”. High capacity for caring. Emotional face to the world. High sense of honor derived from internal values. 4.4% of total population.

Free Jung Personality Test (similar to Myers-Briggs/MBTI)

Driven and Focused

30 May

I saw this on Roscoe’s site and I had to take it. I do try to get things done, but I do have so much to do that I usually take longer than most to accomplish things.

It’s true about my relationship with my dad. I seem to have a better relationship with him now than when I was younger.

I try to remain positive about people as well.


You Are Driven and Focused


You view people with optimism. You have many meaningful relationships in your life.

You had more conflict with your father than your mother. Your relationship with him was healthy but challenging.

You deal with stress in a fairly normal way. Stress presents a struggle for you, but you’re usually able to neutralize your emotions.

You are the type of person who knows how to get a lot done. However, sometimes you can’t help but get overwhelmed by life.

Unconscious Mutterings

27 Dec

Week #361 of the fun Meme.

18 hours, 29 minutes ago

I say … and you think … ?

  1. Classified :: …Ads
  2. Praised :: …Commend
  3. Censored :: …Book
  4. 2010 :: …New Year
  5. Lamp :: …Light
  6. Alternate :: …Reality
  7. Script :: …Movie
  8. Handsome :: …Man
  9. Eager :: …Beaver
  10. Meeting :: …Work

Birthday Karaoke

24 Dec

I went to Kelly’s Pub on December 12, 2009.  It was Michelle’s second 25th birthday celebration.

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A lot of her friends were there already like Tabby, Fergie and Wade.  Alisa came a few minutes later.

I couldn’t decide if I wanted to sing or not.  Josh arrived and sat by Alisa and me.

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Everybody was having a good time.  There’s a stage at Kelly’s where you stand when you sing.  The bad thing about karaoke in a bar is that you have to listen to music you don’t normally like.  I hate the country songs and the boring songs.   A few people sang Christmas songs.  I really liked Adam singing Adam Sandler’s Hanukkah Song.  It was really funny.

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Garrison and Tabby

I bought Michelle and myself a cinnamon shot.  It was pretty strong.

I promised our friend Karen, who now lives in Utah, that I would spank Michelle.  So, I spanked her REALLY hard 25 times.  She didn’t want me to, but I did it anyway!  The photo really shows how much she’s NOT enjoying it hehe.

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Oww, Mommy help me!

My hand hurt after I spanked her.

I ended up singing two songs.  I sang A Simple Kind of Life by No Doubt and California Dreamin’ by The Mamas and Papas.  I don’t think I did that well.  I’ll have to practice beforehand next time.  I really don’t think it matters how well you sing at karaoke since most people are usually buzzed or drunk.

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I love the karaoke host Lesley.  She’s so funny and cool.

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We took some pictures with her.

Alisa and I were both tired from the previous night.  We kept taking pictures of ourselves.

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I had a great time at karaoke.  Michelle has some awesome friends who are always lively and fun.

Unconscious Mutterings

22 Dec

Week #360 of the fun Meme.

2 days, 17 hours, 18 minutes ago

I say … and you think … ?

  1. Interest :: …Rate
  2. Chase :: …Bank
  3. Itch :: …Scratch
  4. Soothe :: …Throat
  5. Lamp :: …Light
  6. Tutor :: …School
  7. Nicole :: …Richie
  8. Sloth :: …The Goonies
  9. Burn :: …Fire
  10. Bug ::…Annoying

House Party

19 Dec

I went over to Michelle’s house early around 4 pm on December 11, 2009.  Michelle is one of my best friends.  We used to work together at the Treasure Island Hotel and Casino.  This night would be the first night of her birthday party celebrations.  Michelle is now 25 years old.

Michelle and her friends Carson, roommate Josh and Desire were cleaning the house when I arrived.  Michelle moved in a few months ago.  Her house is really nice!  I love all the pirate stuff!

Michelle finished cleaning.  She drove us around.  We stopped by Sally’s to get some stuff.  We also ran errands at Wal-Mart and the smoke shop.  We drove to my parent’s house.  I forgot my camera.

We came back to the house.  Michelle’s tattoo artist Jake was there.  He’s crazy.

I was hungry already.  I brought some organic tortilla chips and double roasted salsa.  So, we dug into the salsa and chips.  The salsa was really good!

Michelle and I picked up the pizza around 8:30 pm.  She bought 9 pizzas.

The party started about 9 pm.  It was great to see all of Michelle’s friends.  They’re all so much fun and crazy!  It’s always a good time with them.

I bought Michelle a penis bottle opener from Kuta, Bali, Indonesia.

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Everybody thought it was hilarious!  People were putting it in their mouths and poking people with it.  Lots of pictures were taken with the penis as well.  I didn’t know it would be so popular!

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My friend Alisa arrived.  It was good to see her.  I started drinking some of the red wine I bought.  Unfortunately, nobody had a corkscrew.  So, we had Josh shove the cork inside the bottle of wine.

Michelle made some of Adam’s tasty buffalo cheese dip.  It has cream cheese, buffalo sauce, chicken and cheese on top.  It is so heavenly!  I couldn’t stop eating it.  Wow!  I knew I would be getting the recipe for it later so I could make it.

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Adam playing beer pong

In Michelle’s garage, she set up beer pong on a long table.  There was also a table for hookah.

My cousin Charisse arrived with her friends Robert and Mikey.  It was great chatting with everybody and of course drinking.

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Rock Band was being played.  I sang a few songs.  Don’t try to sing What Cha’ Want by Beastie Boys unless you know the words.  It’s really fast.  But, even though I didn’t know the words very well, I got a 100%.

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Alisa, me and Charisse

Josh came.  I used to work with him at Treasure Island too.

I met a few new people.  Everybody was really nice.  Although, I can’t remember the names of most of the people I met.

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Josh doing the hookah

We went into the garage and smoked some hookah.  The pina colada flavor was pretty nice.

Michelle and I took our Facebook pic.

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Rufus put on a cop outfit while Josh picked a lovely blue dress.  The dress matched the penis bottle opener.

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Rufus, Josh and Desire

It was getting late and a lot of people were leaving.  I was gone so I decided to sleep over.  Michelle showed me the room I could sleep in.

It was an awesome night!  I had so much fun!

Souvenirs from Around the World

14 Dec

Souvenirs from Around the World, originally uploaded by Stimpdawg.

I got this idea from Andy’s My REAL Wall except I used souvenirs instead of postcards. I took some of my souvenirs that I bought or saved during our trip around the world.. and placed them on my whiteboard/corkboard.  Click the photo or here to view the Flickr page with notes for each souvenir.

Love, love

14 Dec
Your Soul’s Urge is Love
You feel connected to the world around you, and you love interacting with people.
You believe that companionship is an important part of life, and you try to have as many friends as possible.

You are the best friend that anyone could ask for. You are kind, sensitive, considerate, and loyal.
You find it easy to grow close to people, and you are emotionally effected by those around you. You are very empathetic.

 
found on Roscoe’s blog
 
I guess that would be me!
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