Are You Ready for Halloween?
Posted on October 28, 2010 by Ching under Games, Life.
BRIAN: How are you doing the candy?
ME: I figured I’d just let the kids grab candy from the candy bowl.
BRIAN: I wouldn’t do that. They’ll grab a lot and your candy won’t last.
ME: You can be in charge of doling out the candy then.
BRIAN: Haven’t you ever been trick or treating?
ME: No. I grew up in the Philippines remember? We didn’t do any of that when I was growing up.
BRIAN: What did you do for Halloween then?
ME: We went to the cemetery and partied for kalag-kalag.
BRIAN: I like that idea better.
ME: I know. We are cooler than you guys.
I’m kidding. I’m really a big dork. I’m way, way, way nerdier than Brian.
For instance, today when we stopped by Cox Communications to pick up some free passes to Poltergeist on Saturday from @Cox_Will I was really excited because I didn’t just get to meet @Cox_Will for the first time, I also got to meet Joey Shirt.
ME: You’ll never believe who I just met. That was Joey Shirt! He’s @Cox_Will‘s supervisor.
BRIAN: Who?
ME: Joey Shirt! (Brian still had this baffled look on this face.) He used to play with us on Ogame. He played on Red Hot Pawn also. I will never forget him because the first time we played chess together on Red Hot Pawn I checkmated him in six moves.
(I couldn’t beat him anymore after that. I think I just took him by surprise because he didn’t expect me to actually know how to play. He probably underestimated me and was playing too easy.)
BRIAN: What department was he in?
ME: He was in tech support at the time, I think.
BRIAN: That explains it. I didn’t really get to see those guys.
The sad thing is that I think I remember more people from Cox Communications than Brian did — and he’s he one who actually worked there! LOL.
There was a period of two months in 2005 when I was completely consumed by Ogame. I ended up joining the Cable Mafia through Brian and actually leveled up faster than him. Anyway, I got to play with a lot of the Cox folks through that game and found out that some of them played chess also — which is how I ended up on Red Hot Pawn. It’s a convenient way to play chess with other people online.
I find it amusing that I remember all of these people from five years ago that I’d never even met in real life. I just know them through their game handles. I didn’t even know real names. So five years later, I finally get to meet Joey Shirt. And we wouldn’t even have met if it weren’t for @Cox_Will.
This made me realize a couple of things: I’m really, really nerdy and it’s a small, small world! I guess we all already knew that I’m a nerd, but it dawned on me that I’m way nerdier than I originally thought. =P
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Got Another FREE House Cleaning Today – FTW!
Posted on October 27, 2010 by Ching under Life.
We had a surprise when we got home from work today.
BRIAN: Sue said there might be an invoice on our counter for house cleaning and to just disregard it.
ME: Huh?
BRIAN: I think they meant to clean 1305 and they cleaned our apartment instead.
Sure enough, there was an invoice for $60 on the counter.
ME: Are you sure we don’t have to pay this?
BRIAN: That’s what she said.
This is the point when I saw the sink, which is empty and shiny. This is embarrassing to admit, but we were lazy last night and hadn’t put the dirty dishes in the dishwasher yet.
ME: OMG, they did our dishes!
We will generally pick up quite a bit, make our bed, put away our bathroom toiletries, make sure there are no dishes in the kitchen sink (dirty or otherwise), and hide all of the sex toys before we have house cleaners come. We didn’t ask for a house cleaning this time, though, so we didn’t expect them to come. Thus, we did none of the pre-house-cleaning-prep that we normally do.
Incidentally, our carpets are noticeably cleaner than they had been. We just had our house cleaned recently, but it was rainy the two days that the Cox guys came and we’d had company and stuff since.
It’s funny how house cleanings usually only last a few days and then you need to do it again. We’d been super busy, though, so we hadn’t had time to clean the house or pick up in the last couple of weeks.
BRIAN: They better not have touched MY TV!
ME: Check the bathroom down here while I go check upstairs.
BRIAN: Wow. They did a better job this time around.
ME: Well, the first time was a freebie. If they’re charging people, they better do a good job. It’s still cheaper than the $90 that Darcy pays each time she gets her place cleaned, though. LOL.
Darcy gets her downtown penthouse bachelorette pad at The Rumley cleaned every two weeks to the tune of $180 a month. She’s living the high life! Not for long, though. She just bought a house so she’s leaving Old Town to move to “the ‘burbs” (or so she calls it) next month.
BRIAN: They made our bed! And, they folded your clothes!
ME: They even dusted this time. Nice!
We’re back downstairs again.
BRIAN: Okay, they didn’t really do the dishes. They’re still stinky. I think they just rinsed it out real good.
ME: I guess they just needed to clear the sink so they could clean it.
BRIAN: This isn’t bad for $60.
ME: And we don’t have to pay for it… I love this place!
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Fall 2010 Parade of Homes
Posted on October 27, 2010 by Ching under Things to Do, Wishlist.
Brian and I really enjoy the Parade of Homes. It’s like cheap entertainment for us. Misty likes going also, but I don’t know of anyone else who enjoys it as much as we do besides her. Anyway, here are some of the things that I would love for my future house to have… (I can dream, can’t I?)
… an outdoor fireplace and built-in grill …
… a huge bathroom so that I can dance around while I get ready in the morning …
… a large shower that can fit a basketball team, preferably with multiple shower heads so that Brian and I won’t have to fight over who gets the water …
… a large walk-in closet with a built-in shoe cabinet …
… a home theater room with stadium seating …
… a covered deck with a nice view of the lake …
… a large enough living room so that we can have half a dozen guests over to play Rock Band and not feel so crowded …
Brian wants a TV in the shower, but it’s not really a must for me.
I’ll probably never ever ever own the house of my dreams. Oh, well. At least I can live vicariously through the Parade of Homes twice a year. LOL.
Ever since we learned that my friend Misty enjoys checking out the Parade of Homes, the three of us have been going together. She’s just as curious about how the affluent people of Wichita live as we are. =P
Check out Misty and Brian are staring at something below. I don’t know what they are looking at… Probably the manabloc. Brian always likes checking out the utility room in the basement. He fancies himself as some sort of plumbing expert ever since he started working for Viega and he is totally fascinated by the manablocs. LOL.
Misty pretending to pour a drink. LOL.
We had a lot fun checking out the Fall Parade of Homes. Looking forward to doing it again this Spring. Misty, are you in? 😉
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The Fabulous Fleshtones Annual Halloween Bash
Posted on October 26, 2010 by Ching under Movies, Things to Do.
Since I had my days mixed up, the Dills and the Farrars didn’t get to go with us to The Fabulous Fleshtones gig at The Port of Wichita. Brian and I still had fun, though. We ran into Uncle Roy there, who I guilt-tripped into attending our Ponderosa Party.
Anyway, you’ll have another chance to catch The Fabulous Fleshtones if you missed them at The Port. Their annual Halloween party is going to be held at American Legion Post No. 4 (815 N. Water, Wichita, Kansas) this weekend, on the actual day of my birthday. There’s usually a small cover charge, but it’s loads of fun so Brian and I always go (unless we happen to be out of town).
We missed it the year that we went on the WPTAPL Halloween poker cruise (2008). I think we’ve attended every year that we’ve known about it, including last year. We’re really looking forward to it this year. So much so, that we actually moved my birthday celebration a week early so that we could attend. LOL.
The plan this year is to watch Poltergeist at the Orpheum (that’s going to be really creepy), before heading to the Halloween party. This is turning out to be another busy weekend. What about you? What are your plans this Halloween weekend? Come to the Orpheum to watch Poltergeist, and then join us at the Halloween party!
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Come Join us for Salsa Night
Posted on October 24, 2010 by Ching under Things to Do.
We missed Salsa night this weekend because of the pre-party dinner party that we hosted at our place for the Dills and Phelpi. Brian made a four-pound pork roast, and we’re still eating leftovers. LOL. Oh, and contrary to what you might have heard (or read on Facebook), Brian did not “pee” in the slow cooker. That’s not the secret ingredient. =P
Actually, there isn’t a secret ingredient because the roast recipe isn’t secret. It was just some recipe Brian found online that we really like, so we use it every time we feel like pork roast.
But I digress…
We’re thinking of going to Suede again this coming Friday for Salsa night. Unless, of course, Suede does something different for Halloween weekend. I guess I’d better check that out. LOL.
See you all at Suede this Friday!
xoxo,
Ching
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