Author: pinlux

our car insurance company sent us a letter asking us to update our information so that they can “maintain competitive rates.” there is a part on the questionnaire that asks us to “tell [them] about other drivers in [our] household.” i know what they’re asking. they want to know if anyone else is driving our…

the phrase “pearls before swine” is derived from jesus’s sermon on the mount in matthew 7:6. it reads: Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet. it warns us to not share something of value to those who will not…

some time in late 2007 john got me hooked on an online series called the guild. the show follows the life of cyd sherman played by felicia day and the online guild she is involved with. i’d tell you more, but that’s why someone invented wikipedia. the show is even more addicting than red vs…

i’ve never been the type of girl who likes shopping for clothes and make up. i never understood how women could spend so much time shopping, but today, i understood. there are three things in life that i find most painful to shop for: jeans (women, you know what i’m talking about), make up, and…

it has begun. i had heard some band was doing it, but i hadn’t seen it yet. it was inevitable really and i’m rather surprised it hadn’t happened soon. i am not that old, but old enough to remember that my parents had a reel-to-reel music player in our living room. this, of course, was…

tita lei and auntie baby spent the afternoon making… okay, i’m not sure what they were making, but i haven’t ever had anything bad that’s been cooked in banana leaves whether it’s the grilled sticky rice thing in thailand or the peanut butter rice tamale thingy tita lei made several years ago. i expect this…

nong nang and i took a trip out to thai town today. i’m not sure there is really enough thai places in thai town to actually constitute a town, maybe it should really be called “thai block”. our first stop was to grab something to eat at my favorite thai restaurant, sanamluang cafe. it’s got…

good news! after only 72 hours of near non stop playing of tap defense, breaking only to sleep and eat (i think i brushed my teeth) randy and i have completed tap defense. well, randy won the whole thing. i stopped playing once i won the easy level. now we can start doing productive things…

today is day 4 of my holiday break from work and i’ve yet to do anything truly productive. due to my work schedule and classes, i’ve nearly dropped off the face of the planet as far as my friends and family are concerned. i don’t answer my phone, my e-mails, or check the myriad of…

i want to say congratulations to my friends kat and yvette! kat has just announced that she is 13 weeks pregnant. i’m going to be an auntie! yeah! i swear i will try my best not to corrupt the kid. kat will hurt me if i do. yvette has just given birth to a baby…