Archive for the year 2009
Journey at Super Bowl XLIII
Posted on February 4, 2009 by Ching under Videos.
Just in case you missed it…
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What Would Bob Vila Do?
Posted on February 4, 2009 by Ching under Life.
Brian and I went to Home Depot today to pick up some drywall patching supplies. Because I am a nerd, I picked up a copy of their Home Improvement 1-2-3 book. I will take any excuse to add to my growing book collection. Oh, and this one comes with a bonus DVD! LOL.
Incidentally, the back of the book says it costs $19.97 but came out to only $14 and change when Brian rang it up. They must have been having some kind of book sale. I was so excited. Brian wondered what I was so happy about. I explained to him that I was willing to pay $20 for my book and it actually cost $5 less than I expected. I was happy that I saved money. Yeah, I know. I’m pretty easy to please.
BRIAN: You better use that book.
ME: I’m going to use to tell you how you’re supposed to do it!
We both laughed at that because he knows it’s true. I am going to be such a pain with my new book.
A few weeks ago, the day after the final day of our plumbing work, Brian and I actually had the following conversation in the bathroom while getting ready for work one morning.
“Are you sure you will be able to patch all the holes?” I asked him.
“Yes. Dad and I have patched many walls when we lived in the old house in Deerfield,” he assured me and then proceeded to tell me how he would go about patching the many holes that the plumber left.
“That’s not how Bob Vila would do it,” I blurted. My mouth works faster than my brain sometimes.
“I’m going to tell dad you said that,” he threatened. We both laughed and joked about getting WWBVD t-shirts made.
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Heroes is Back!
Posted on February 3, 2009 by Ching under Reviews.
Heroes is back! Did you catch it last night? The roles are reversed. Ando now has an ability and Hiro is the sidekick. LOL. There are lots of surprises. Brian and I are looking forward to the twists and turns this season. The writers sure keep Heroes fans/viewers on their toes.
BTW, if you didn’t catch it last night you can always watch the full episodes on the NBC.com web site.
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Liz Lieu in Manila for the APPT
Posted on February 1, 2009 by Ching under Poker.
Just found out that one of my poker heroes, Liz Lieu, in my hometown for the APPT. I’m sure she is going to do fantastic!
P.S. The video above is Pokerstars chatting with Liz on day 1 of the APPT. For more on the APPT, check out the Pokerstars.tv web site.
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Movie Double Header
Posted on February 1, 2009 by Ching under Family, Movies.
Brian and I missed the opening weekend of Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, a movie that we’d both been waiting for all winter, because we were wrapped up in the avalanche of expenses related to the plumbing fiasco of 2009. I think we were mourning having given up Molly and everything. I really have no idea what happened. It just skipped our minds. I didn’t realize it until my friend Jan pointed it out at work.
Anyway, Brian and I agreed that we would see it on Saturday no matter what happened. Rain or shine. In this case, whether or not I’m well enough. I was still pretty sick, but the nice weather we had yesterday helped to make me feel a little better.
So I ended up watching two movies back-to-back this weekend because I had made a date with mom to watch Revolutionary Road, the Kate Winslet and Leonardo Di Caprio reunion flick. The plan was to go over there and do laundry, and mom and I could go see our movie while Brian is doing laundry. When we return from our movie, laundry would be finished and Brian and I could go home. Isn’t Brian the best husband ever?
Anyway, Revolutionary Road was going to be at 6:15 pm so I was going to use my VIP passes purchased from work. Mom changed her mind, though, and decided on The Reader (another Kate Winslet movie) instead. The Reader had a 5:00 pm showtime so mom ended up paying for our movie because I didn’t want to use my VIP passes on matinees.
We picked up some PF Chang’s on the way home because we had three starving people (Jenni, Brian and Dad) waiting for dinner. Afterward Jenni left to go hang out with her friend Spring and daddy watched some TV, while Brian, mom and I played some mahjong.
Anyway, speaking of double headers… I may have watched two movies in one day, but I am completely in awe of Kate Winslet. She has two movies running simultaneously. Besides that, she won two Golden Globes for these two movies: Best Actress for Revolutionary Road and Best Supporting Actress for The Reader. Wow.
P.S. The award for Best Husband goes to Brian (as always). For taking care of me this weekend while I was sick (he actually brought home my favorite soup — broccoli and cheese — from Cinnamon’s Deli for lunch on Friday since I stayed home from work; I just slept most of the day), for taking me to see Rise of the Lycans, for letting me go to the movies with my mom, for doing laundry while this happened and for humoring mom and I by playing mahjong with us.
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