Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Friday, August 27, 2010
We are in need of a new post. So yeah... Summer is a fun season and it is almost over so try to do some fun summer like things. David has about 7 days left of his crazy schedule and then life will go back to normal. I am looking forward to seeing him again and perhaps finishing off Lego Harry Potter. I still have too many trophies to achieve.
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Gamer Wife
I just have to say that I have the coolest wife. The other day as I was trying to go to work a little early to get a head start on some projects Lily said, "Wait!" Yeah? "Let's play a level of New Super Mario Bros. on the Wii before you leave." I really wanted to get into work, but I could not pass up a video game invitation from the wife! Awesome.
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Chicago Road Trip
Last Sunday Lily and I decided to take a crazy road trip to Chicago. For one day. We "planned" this trip with only three objectives in mind:
5:00 A.M. - We were in the car driving from the Twin Cities. After getting gas and getting out of the cities we completed a very tasty objective - We got our Sausage & Egg McMuffin fix from the McDonald's breakfast menu. Mmm, tasty...
*Seven hours of driving*
12:00 P.M. - We made it to Alrington Heights, a suburb of Chicago. Shortly after, we had arrived at Mitsuwa Marketplace and we were like kids in a Japanese candy store. We started by getting some food in the food court. I got my classic shrimp tempura udon and we also split some sushi: california rolls, spicy tuna rolls and unagi. Yum!
After that we hit the liquor store and bought some saké for my dad and for ourselves. I also bought some Asahi beer just for the fun of it. We wandered around for quite a while looking at japanese books and music. We found a cool shop where we bought some saké cups, rice bowls and some neat soup spoons.
Next up was the grocery store! We got a cool serving platter (intended for serving all the ingredients for hand-rolled cone sushi) that Lily wants to use as a vegetable tray. Lily also got a cool bento box that she's been using everyday! We both got fun new chopsticks. Of course we had to load up on candy and Ramune soda. I don't think we bought too much "real" food...
Finally, we went to the bakery where Lily got a chocolate bavarian creme-filled turtle pastry and I got some delicious yakisoba noodle bread. Oh man it was good!!
3:00 P.M. - We were back in the car heading back home. Our stomachs were full and we were happy. Driving ended up taking forever because a bunch of morons bottle-necked near a construction area which made a 15 mile distance take about an hour to travel.
We finally hit Wisconsin and found a cool cheese shop called the Mouse House. Cheesecurds and rootbeer were obtained thus completed our third objective!
11:15 P.M. - We arrived safely back home! We were completed exhausted. I had passed out in the car while Lily drove 85 mph through the Twin Cities just to get home faster!! Good thing no one saw that...
What a fun day! This isn't the first time we've done a trip like this and it probably won't be the last. :)
~David
- [Main Objective] Travel to Mitsuwa Marketplace, an awesome japanese mall in Arlington Heights, and buy food and fun stuff.
- Get McDonald's breakfast on the drive out
- Obtain cheese curds while driving through Wisconsin on the way home
5:00 A.M. - We were in the car driving from the Twin Cities. After getting gas and getting out of the cities we completed a very tasty objective - We got our Sausage & Egg McMuffin fix from the McDonald's breakfast menu. Mmm, tasty...
*Seven hours of driving*
12:00 P.M. - We made it to Alrington Heights, a suburb of Chicago. Shortly after, we had arrived at Mitsuwa Marketplace and we were like kids in a Japanese candy store. We started by getting some food in the food court. I got my classic shrimp tempura udon and we also split some sushi: california rolls, spicy tuna rolls and unagi. Yum!
After that we hit the liquor store and bought some saké for my dad and for ourselves. I also bought some Asahi beer just for the fun of it. We wandered around for quite a while looking at japanese books and music. We found a cool shop where we bought some saké cups, rice bowls and some neat soup spoons.
Next up was the grocery store! We got a cool serving platter (intended for serving all the ingredients for hand-rolled cone sushi) that Lily wants to use as a vegetable tray. Lily also got a cool bento box that she's been using everyday! We both got fun new chopsticks. Of course we had to load up on candy and Ramune soda. I don't think we bought too much "real" food...
Finally, we went to the bakery where Lily got a chocolate bavarian creme-filled turtle pastry and I got some delicious yakisoba noodle bread. Oh man it was good!!
3:00 P.M. - We were back in the car heading back home. Our stomachs were full and we were happy. Driving ended up taking forever because a bunch of morons bottle-necked near a construction area which made a 15 mile distance take about an hour to travel.
We finally hit Wisconsin and found a cool cheese shop called the Mouse House. Cheesecurds and rootbeer were obtained thus completed our third objective!
11:15 P.M. - We arrived safely back home! We were completed exhausted. I had passed out in the car while Lily drove 85 mph through the Twin Cities just to get home faster!! Good thing no one saw that...
What a fun day! This isn't the first time we've done a trip like this and it probably won't be the last. :)
~David
The Count of Monte Cristo
So yeah, I had a goatee for a while. I guess I just wanted to look like my older brother:
:)
~David
:)
~David
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Randy Newman Should Go Home (or stick to Toy Story)
We just watched Disney's "The Princess and the Frog" and we just have one question:
WHY IS RANDY NEWMAN WRITING NEW ORLEANS JAZZ MUSIC?!?!?!?!!
Seriously.
During the whole movie we were thinking the music was very very cliché. At one point I even asked Lily, "is it just me or is every song in this movie written in the same key??" She agreed with me and we kept watching. Finally the credits roll, and we see: Original Music by Randy Newman.
Well that explains the cliché corny music. We just both want to know why Disney didn't just hire a real jazz musician to score this film. Randy Newman needs to stick to the Toy Story movies.
~David
WHY IS RANDY NEWMAN WRITING NEW ORLEANS JAZZ MUSIC?!?!?!?!!
Seriously.
During the whole movie we were thinking the music was very very cliché. At one point I even asked Lily, "is it just me or is every song in this movie written in the same key??" She agreed with me and we kept watching. Finally the credits roll, and we see: Original Music by Randy Newman.
Well that explains the cliché corny music. We just both want to know why Disney didn't just hire a real jazz musician to score this film. Randy Newman needs to stick to the Toy Story movies.
~David
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