Month: January 2009

a photographer came by today from the orange county register to take pictures of brian. i couldn’t help but take pictures of ana venegas taking pictures. to read the article and see the final picture check out richard chang’s article photographer set off little saigon on the orange county register web site.

earlier this month, my friend/cousin tisha sent me this skittles commercial. the first time i saw it, it was pretty funny, but easily forgotten. tonight, half a month later, i saw it on TV again while watching smallville. i guess it had time to sink in and for me to really “get it” and it’s…

yup, it was ShoreHouse night again and as always, we’re up to no good…. i wish. nope, i’m old. all we do is sit and eat and have good conversation and i like it just fine, wouldn’t want it any other way… okay, a beer would be nice.

happy new year!!!! today is chinese new year and tết. my family didn’t really celebrate chinese new year to the full extent. we prepared a chicken and placed it outside, lit incense, and then gave the little red envelopes. that was my favorite part, the little red envelopes (at least it was while i was…

i’ve finally done that that dreaded thing… i accidently deleted some images files while in the process of backing them up and i, unfortunately, already formatted the CF card. yikes! i spent hours downloading and testing different image recovery software. after nearly a day of testing, i got the best results from photorescue. it works…

For John’s Birthday I took him out to Outback along with Ron. What man doesn’t like a good piece of meat? i love a bowl french onion soup. i dare say it’s my favorite soup. apparently ron likes it too. This one was super cheesy! ron mentioned to the server that it was john’s birthday….

there’s a new show in the cypress college photography department by brian doan. brian and i were classmates in the photo department years ago. he was an adjunct instructor here for the past few semesters, but is a full time photography instructor at another school now. i am refraining from mentioning where in case there…

ouija boards aren’t what they used to be. when i was a kid, it was darker, more sinister looking. on a recent trip to toys ‘r’ us i find that it’s now all pink and fluffy looking. it gives the impression that’s it’s great for young girls to ask if a boy likes them or…

john sleeps on a futon. the mattress isn’t what it used to be. he says that he sleeps with a metal bar in his side. it was time for a new mattress. off we went to ikea. randy and i got to try the couch bed we want, we’ll probably get it soon. john headed…

it’s getting near that time again… tax season. aarg. i’ve recieved my tax packet from my CPA, eric ferguson (all around great guy). interest statements and w-2 are starting to come in the mail. i don’t keep thorough records throughout the year and when it comes close to tax time, i’m always scrambling to find…