News Conference On Tiller Shooting

Random violent acts of radical fanaticism (like this) make me not want to live in Wichita. There is a candlelight vigil for Dr. George Tiller tonight in Old Town Square.

May 31, 2009 | Posted by Ching under News

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Ashley’s Last Day/Night at Highlands

Even though we had a rotten night of cards, I’m really glad that we decided to come to Highlands last night because it was Ashley’s last night there. She found a day time job (10 am to 6 pm, M-F) at a daycare, which will allow her to have her evenings and weekends free. I’m really happy to see Ashley move on, but at the same time am kind of bummed that we will no longer be seeing her at Highlands. Good luck, Ashley. We will miss you.

May 31, 2009 | Posted by Ching under Poker

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Necklace from Jay and Becca

This is a shell necklace that Jay and Becca brought back for me from their St. Lucia trip. I wore it for the first time yesterday.

May 31, 2009 | Posted by Ching under Moblog

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Five Years Ago Today…

2004 KC Trip Recap:

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Five years ago today, Brian and I decided to spend Memorial weekend in Kansas City. We took so many pictures that weekend that I had to blog about the trip in four installments.

Here are some of my favorites:

Brian browsing the Cheesecake Factory menu

the most delicious chocolate mouse cake ever

stairway leading to Freaks on Broadway tattoo shop

hallway leading to Freaks on Broadway tattoo shop

bronze sculpture at a Westport intersection

Last year, we spent it at Legends at Village West and Harrah’s in North Kansas City. This year, we took the boring route and stayed in town. Mostly because Brian made movie plans. Since we didn’t get to go to KC over Memorial weekend, I’m debating on whether to take Brian over his birthday weekend. Maybe we could go on a day trip and just play one tournament or something like that. What do you guys think?

May 29, 2009 | Posted by Ching under Life, Things to Do, Travel

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Origin of Love (Hedwig and the Angry Inch)

When the earth was still flat,
And the clouds made of fire,
And mountains stretched up to the sky,
Sometimes higher,
Folks roamed the earth
Like big rolling kegs.
They had two sets of arms.
They had two sets of legs.
They had two faces peering
Out of one giant head
So they could watch all around them
As they talked; while they read.
And they never knew nothing of love.
It was before the origin of love.

The origin of love.

And there were three sexes then,
One that looked like two men
Glued up back to back,
Called the children of the sun.
And similar in shape and girth
Were the children of the earth.
They looked like two girls
Rolled up in one.
And the children of the moon
Were like a fork shoved on a spoon.
They were part sun, part earth
Part daughter, part son.

The origin of love.

Now the gods grew quite scared
Of our strength and defiance
And Thor said,
“I’m gonna kill them all
With my hammer,
Like I killed the giants.”
And Zeus said, “No,
You better let me
Use my lightening, like scissors,
Like I cut the legs off the whales
And dinosaurs into lizards.”
Then he grabbed up some bolts
And he let out a laugh,
Said, “I’ll split them right down the middle.
Gonna cut them right up in half.”
And then storm clouds gathered above
Into great balls of fire

And then fire shot down
From the sky in bolts
Like shining blades
Of a knife.
And it ripped
Right through the flesh
Of the children of the sun
And the moon
And the earth.
And some Indian god
Sewed the wound up into a hole,
Pulled it round to our belly
To remind us of the price we pay.
And Osiris and the gods of the Nile
Gathered up a big storm
To blow a hurricane,
To scatter us away,
In a flood of wind and rain,
And a sea of tidal waves,
To wash us all away,
And if we don’t behave
They’ll cut us down again
And we’ll be hopping round on one foot
And looking through one eye.

Last time I saw you
We had just split in two.
You were looking at me.
I was looking at you.
You had a way so familiar,
But I could not recognize,
Cause you had blood on your face;
I had blood in my eyes.
But I could swear by your expression
That the pain down in your soul
Was the same as the one down in mine.
That’s the pain,
Cuts a straight line
Down through the heart;
We called it love.
So we wrapped our arms around each other,
Trying to shove ourselves back together.
We were making love,
Making love.
It was a cold dark evening,
Such a long time ago,
When by the mighty hand of Jove,
It was the sad story
How we became
Lonely two-legged creatures,
It’s the story of
The origin of love.
That’s the origin of love.

May 28, 2009 | Posted by Ching under Movies, Videos

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Birthday Gift for Brian

Brian’s birthday gift arrived the other day and it has been taunting him ever since. =P

May 28, 2009 | Posted by Ching under Moblog

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De-frogging the Window Well

Brian helped dad de-frog the window well yesterday. Dad went to Lowe’s that morning and bought chicken wire to attach to the grates to keep frogs and toads and other trash out of the window well in the future. It was quite a productive morning.

No reptiles were harmed during the filming of these videos. The toad was released safely back into the wild.

By the way, the toad had excellent camouflaging skills. Check out how it changed color to match its background.

Toad in the window well… matched the sand.

Toad outside the window well… matched the dirt.

Can you believe that is the same toad? Toadie had mad skills!

P.S. I’m proud of Brian for having worn pants that actually fit him quite well. Despite the numerous times he had to bend over, we didn’t get a glimpse of his crack. Not even once. Good job, baby!

May 26, 2009 | Posted by Ching under Flickr, Videos

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Speaking of Geeky…

My dad was concentrating so hard on his video game that he wouldn’t even look at the camera for a photo! =P

May 26, 2009 | Posted by Ching under Family

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How Geeks Spend Memorial Weekend

I was telling Brian that we solidified our “geekiness” by how we spent this weekend. While the “cool kids” were all hanging out at the lake, we spent most of the weekend indoors.

Of course, we were outdoors on Saturday morning for the photo walk. That’s still a relatively “geeky” activity, though, considering participants were mostly Tweeps and Flickrites.

We had our massage that afternoon. Brian got the better end of the deal, because his massage consisted of so much more than mine. He got hot stones and everything, while I didn’t even get a warm towel.

I got a pretty routine rub. I can’t complain, though, because it was an “el cheapo” massage. Brian got a fantastic deal because of all the extras he received during his massage.

The next day (yesterday) we met his parents and Chad at the movies. We watched Terminator Salvation. It was alright. Not as good as Star Trek for sure. Although, I did get to see the Sherlock Holmes movie trailer. Seemed like it would be really good, so I’m glad I got to preview it. That will be a movie to looking forward to in December.

As for Terminator, I could have waited for it to come out on DVD. Brian is a major fan of the franchise, though, so we naturally had to go on opening weekend. The pictures on the left were taken at the theater, while we were waiting for our food to show up.

We spent all day today at my mom and dads, again mostly indoors. Brian and I learned how to play mah jongg for money. I had fun, but I think it gave Brian a headache. So anyway, that’s how geeks like us spend Memorial weekend.

May 25, 2009 | Posted by Ching under Family, Movies

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How I met my Wife

Where did you meet?
Ching and I first met at Walt’s, a sports bar here in town. I was threatened by a co-worker to come. I didn’t get out much and he swore physical violence if I did not come to the bar. I’m now glad I did.

Who introduced you?
The guy she was dating, we worked together. I still don’t know what she saw in him.

What was the first thought that went through your head when you met?
OMG, she is hot! WTF is she doing with him. LOL. no really, that’s what I thought.

Do you remember what she was wearing?
These really cute, tight, plaid pants. I don’t remember the shirt, I think it was just a tight t-shirt or something. I remember when she walked into the bar, the world went into slow-mo for a moment, like in the movies.

Where was the first place you kissed this person?
I honestly don’t remember. Neither does she.

How long did you know this person before you became a couple?
About six months or so. We met in May and by the end of that year, we had moved in. We had been communicating by e-mail. The guy she was seeing thought we were already seeing each other, that’s why he broke up with her. Luckily, I was there to comfort her.

Do you have kids with this person?
No…No!

Have you ever broken the law with this person?
I’m sure in some state’s, some of the things we have done could be considered illegal. Except Arkansas, everything is legal there.

When was the first time you realized that you liked this person?
I was attracted to her instantly, but it was this function at Timberline that I realized that I wanted to truly be with her. I could not stop staring at her. She was still with my co-worker and I got caught staring at her by him and several others in our group. I didn’t care. I couldn’t take my eyes off her and in my mind, me and her were the only two people in the room.

Do you get along with her family?
Yes, her parents are cool. We have two nephews that I adore. I even get along with her sister.

Do you trust this person?
Yes, more than anyone.

Do you see her as your partner in the future?
I wouldn’t know what to do without her.

Her birthday month?
October, the day before Halloween.

Does she make you happy?
Yes, more than anyone ever has. As I said before, I would not know what to do without her. If I had not met her I would not have experienced many of the wonderful things that I have come to enjoy…like sex!

Does she have any piercings?
She’s a girl, duh!

Does she have any scars that you know of?
Don’t get me started on that. I can go on forever about the scars.

Is she outgoing or shy?
She is only shy when someone compliments her. Other than that she is pretty outgoing.

Does she sing?
Unfortunately, not very good either.

Have you ever dated anyone in her family?
Eww!

Do you like her friends?
Sure I do, we have the same friends.

Does she have any tattoos?
One, she doesn’t like it though. She had another that she covered up and now she doesn’t like that one either. I may spring for laser removal sometime as an anniversary gift or something.

Do you like her siblings?
Well enough, I don’t like her lifestyle but it’s not my place to say anything. I do though on occasion, can’t help myself sometimes.

Do you have any nicknames for each other?
We call each other “Baby.” That’s about it. We have nicknames for other stuff.

Do you have any pets together?
We used to, but not currently.

When will you guys do something exciting next?
If it wasn’t for her, I would never leave the house. She makes sure that I interact with the real world. I am kind of anti-social. I find people to be bothersome. We are planning to go to the Philippines in October, I am really looking forward to this. I have never been and she tells me about it a lot. My family is worried that I will like it so much that I will not want to return. I like the warm climate, she is trying to tell me that it’s warmer than I realize. I don’t care, I am still looking forward to the adventure.

May 24, 2009 | Posted by Brian under Life, Memes

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