Archive for the year 2010
New Brighton Charm
Posted on July 18, 2010 by Ching under Wishlist.
We went to the mall today to get my ring inspected at Zales. While there, we browsed the Brighton jewelry at Von Maur. Brian got me the little camera charm. It looks great on the bracelet!
Now to get all the other ones on my wishlist…
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So Much for Cleaning
Posted on July 18, 2010 by Ching under Games, Life.
This is inevitably what we end up doing when we’re supposed to be cleaning.
We did get quite a bit of cleaning done before we decided to plop our behinds on the couch and start playing video games, though. Pandora helped. Brian likes to have the music blaring when he’s cleaning.
After cleaning, we played some Tekken. I’m sad to report that my winning days are over. Brian has found a favorite character that he can use to consistently whoop on everyone else, Lili. Blech.
Speaking of video games… Dan came over last night and played Rock Band 2 with us. He is the only one we know who can get 98% on guitar, on Expert level. The mark of a true nerd. Just kidding, Dan!
I played with them for a while, but then I ended up getting a blister on my left hand. I think it’s because of the awkward way that I hold the drumsticks. Now I have an RB2 callous. LOL.
Dan helped us unlock quite a few songs. I think we only have 40 songs left to unlock. After that it will be time to start buying some songs or song packs.
Thanks, Dan! See you in two and half years!
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Heading Out to the Gym this Morning
Posted on July 17, 2010 by Ching under Health.
I think Brian was a little grumpy. We were both up late last night and I think he didn’t expect to be going anywhere at 8:30 AM. Hey, I didn’t force him to come with me. He decided to accompany me to the gym on his own accord.
He’s convinced that he doesn’t have a choice, though. He told me that I would have made him miserable the entire day if he decided to stay in. Whatever.
So I offered him a compromise. I told him he could have one opt out per month. He could have one weekend off when he doesn’t have to go to the gym with me.
He was like, “Just one weekend?”
“There’s only four weekends in a month!” I replied and then asked, “Do you not want to go at all?”
“I was actually hoping for a 50-50 split so I could have two weekends off.”
I think it’s mostly my Saturday morning workouts that he dislikes. Brian is not a morning person at all. I think my enthusiasm and cheerfulness early in the morning just bugs the crap out of him.
I can’t help but be chipper, though. While he’s groggy because he’s just waking up, I’d already been up for at least a couple of hours so all of my grogginess has worn off. All that’s left is my eager anticipation of what the day holds.
Although, there are days that I annoy myself. For instance, I really wish I could have slept in until eight o’clock. My body just likes to wake me up at six, no matter if it’s the weekend and I’ve been up until the wee hours of the morning the day before.
The annoyance doesn’t ever linger, though. As soon as I see the sun shining outside, I’m overcome with happiness and gratitude. We are so blessed to be able to enjoy another wonderful day filled with activity and excitement. Like beating Brian 15-5, 15-4 in two straight games of racquetball. That just made my day!
P.S. Check out the Andover fire fighters playing racquetball this morning.
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Jen and Armando
Posted on July 17, 2010 by Ching under Life, Things to Do.
Jen and Armando came over last night after meeting us for dinner at Linkhaus. It was a little embarrassing because we hadn’t cleaned the house yet. Brian’s luggage from his recent Germany trip was still on the living room floor, and it still had clothes in it!
Actually, now that I think of it, that’s not as embarrassing as me crying during Forevermore. Yup, I made the three of them sit through a Filipino movie with me. These movies are so corny, but they still make me feel kilig specially when the protagonist and the love interest have their happy ending. LOL.
It’s a guilty pleasure that I get to indulge only once every few years. Although, I think I’ll be indulging in it quite a bit more because Jen took over my laptop last night and put a bunch of Filipino movies on my Netflix queue.
Incidentally, Armando and I agreed that Forevermore is a Filipino version of the movie A Good Year. So he was paying attention after all. Unlike Brian, who played on his laptop the entire time. Jen had already seen the movie before so this is her second time watching it. That’s a good friend right there, one who will sit through a Filipino movie that she’d already seen so that you don’t feel like a loser watching it alone.
Brian made us all watch Sukiyaki Western Django
We played some Tekken after the movie. Brian naturally played Lili the entire time and wouldn’t let anyone win. I think I might buy a long, blonde wig and be her for Halloween. I bet Brian would love that. LOL.
Armando played Hwoarang, who appears to be his favorite. Then I played Xiaoyu, who is my favorite. She’s been my character since the very first Tekken game ever came out. Actually, now that I’m thinking of it. I think I will be Xiaoyu for Halloween. I won’t have to buy a wig then. =P
Jen didn’t want to play Tekken so we gave that up after a few matches and pulled out Rock Band 2
Brian played guitar, Armando played bass, Jen was our vocalist while I played drums. It’s the only role that makes sense for me because I can’t carry a tune to save my life (Tone deaf, remember?) and I am too uncoordinated to play guitar. Yes, not even bass.
We got good enough to unlock a few songs. White Wedding was a new one for us. We got to play it for the first time last night. I can’t wait until Dan (expert guitar player) comes over and helps us unlock the rest of our songs. LOL.
Anyway, I had to take a picture of this screen because it’s the only song where the four of us all got the same score. I love, love, love RB2!
P.S. Kerry = Armando, Carlos = Jen, Sheena = Brian and, obviously, Ching = Ching.
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Bedtime Conversation
Posted on July 17, 2010 by Ching under Sex.
“Who’s your favorite movie star or celebrity?”
“I don’t know?”
“How about Jessica Alba? You used to love Jessica Alba.”
“Nah..”
“You don’t find her sexy?”
“Well, maybe that girl from True Blood.”
“Sookie?”
“Yeah, Anna Paquin. How about you?”
“Brad Pitt.”
“You can’t say Brad Pitt. That is so cliche. Everybody says Brad Pitt.”
“Okay, Ryan Reynolds then.”
“Who?”
“Guy in the Proposal… Van Wylder… Blade Trinity… Definitely Maybe…”
“Oh, Deadpool.”
“Yes, that guy! But not as the Deadpool character. Picture him in Van Wylder or the Proposal. That guy. So if Ryan Reynolds came in to town and he was willing to have sex with me, would you let me?”
“Are you serious?”
“Yes. I’m curious.”
“No.”
“Not even if you could have sex with Anna Paquin also?”
“I wouldn’t want to have sex with Anna Paquin.”
“Why not?”
“Because I’m married.”
“You’re no fun.”
The next morning…
“Alright. I’ve thought about our conversation from last night some,” I told Brian while he’s giving me this perplexed look.
He’s looking at me like, What the heck did we talk about last night?
So I continued, “Now that I’ve slept on it. I won’t have sex with Ryan Reynolds.”
Bwa ha ha ha ha ha! Gotta love those fantasies!
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