Archive for the year 2004
Happy Anniversary to Us
Posted on August 10, 2004 by Ching under Life.
Today marks our second year of marriage! Woot-woot! Go us!
Brian said that his parents had a gift for us so we had intended to swing by their house to drop off the Blue Man Group concert DVD that Dave loaned us over the weekend, claim our gift and then head over to Planet Sub for a quick grub.
Lo, and behold! Inside the happy anniversary card was $50 bucks! That certainly changed things (at least as far as dinner options were concerned).
We were originally trying to keep dinner to a minimum because we were saving our hard-earned moolah for our Country Club Plaza weekend getaway but then Brian decided we could use the $50 bucks to have dinner at Red Rock Canyon Grill (they finally got themselves a website). I didn’t object since, we hadn’t eaten dinner there in a while and it used to be one of our most favorite restaurants. So that’s where we went to have dinner instead.
Thanks, Mom and Dad B!! Â
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New Phone
Posted on August 8, 2004 by Ching under Toys.
Brian has remained true to his word and is letting me get a new phone this year. I’ve had tons of fun using his old Nokia 3650 (he got a Nokia 3660 and gave me his 3650 as a hand-me-down).
Albeit clunky, my Nokia 3650 is loaded with features. Brian has installed old school NES games and I have a neat video recorder that can record as long as my memory card can hold (instead of the default video recorder that only records for a minute or so). I’ve got it set up to check and send email (a feature that I don’t really use frequently) and also to send pictures to my various mobile blogs that I’ve created and neglected. I’ve had some fun times with my trusty Nokia.
Now, it’s time to say goodbye..
Not quite yet actually because we have to wait for my new phone to come – but it is coming! Brian and I have decided on the Samsung D415. Even though it’s got fewer features than my Nokia 3650, I’m pretty excited about trying it out. For one, it’s way smaller and way cooler looking. So I get a sleek phone, instead of one that looks like a freakin’ tv remote control, for a change.
The Samsung D415 retails for like $350 without signing up for service but with Brian’s employee discount, he can get it for about $100. Not bad. He says next year he gets upgraded to a 100% discount, so he can get any phone carried by T-Mobile for free.
I think I will like having the D415. If not, I can always go back to my Nokia 3650. Brian says that he’s willing to take my D415, if I don’t like it and then I would get to pick the free phone next year. I think that’s his way of making up for all the years that he’s given me his hand-me-down phones. I told him that even if I end up going back to my Nokia 3650, I would let him have his turn at picking out a phone next year. Although, I may regret saying that later if a T-Mobile decides to carry a really cool phone. We’ll see.
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Ashley’s Birthday
Posted on August 8, 2004 by Ching under Life.
Here are some highlights from our outing last night.. You know, Brian and I usually don’t come out of our cave for just any reason. It took Ashley’s birthday to finally coax us out of hiding.
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Creepy Brian
Posted on August 7, 2004 by Ching under Life.
Brian and I were being smart alecks to each other last night. Apparently, he didn’t like something that I said because, out of nowhere, he freakin’ hisses at me. Yes, you heard me right. He hissed! Not like a snake would, but more like an angry cat would. Either he’s just a weirdo period, or he has been spending too much time with the cats lately.
“You are so creepy!” I tell him. “Had I known you were this creepy when we were dating, I would have never agreed to marry you!”
I’m kidding, of course!
Other things going on.. Brian spent another fortune on dry cleaning. It drives me nuts because he freakin’ tries to bring his entire closet to the cleaners. This time his bill came to $75. I was telling Ashley at work yesterday that I could buy a new pair of editor pants from Express for the same amount. Ashley was like, why don’t you just iron his clothes for him and then he can pay $75 so you can go get some new editor pants.
That would be the smart thing to do. But lazy me, I’ve never been one to do wifely duties (other than the carnal stuff that we both enjoy, he he) so I don’t really do much ironing. I say, invest in some good, wrinkle resistant clothing – dammit!
And then, last night Jen and Ray had a fight and Jen wanted to come over. I told her she was welcome and we had tons of leftovers if she wanted to grub at our house. We got home from buying groceries at Wal-Mart and I called Jen to find out what was holding her up. I was worried because she seemed really distraught. She never returned my call.
She’s okay. She and Ray just have these fighting to the brink of breaking up and then getting back together again episodes. It’s really dumb. It doesn’t even phase Brian any more; he is so used to it. I say it’s too much aggravation. I could never see myself in such a relationship.
Anyway, we are meeting some people at Kobe for dinner tonight to celebrate Ashley’s birthday. I should have some new pictures here in a few days. Stay tuned!
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Digging Netflix
Posted on August 5, 2004 by Ching under Movies.
We watched both Hidalgo and 13 Going on 30 last night so I could loan the movies to Ashley. Both were really good. Hidalgo was really wholesome and heart-warming. Although kind of cheesy, 13 Going on 30 made me cry. I can’t explain why, but it made me sad.
Anyway, Brian and Brent are watching Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Vol. 1 today since they are both off and then Brian is loaning it to his dad, I think. I liked Ghost in the Shell, but not as much as the guys do so I really don’t mind missing it.
I’m really digging this Netflix thing.   Â
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