Avatar is So Much Better in 3D
Posted on December 30, 2009 by Ching under Moblog, Movies.
A whole bunch of us went to see Avatar in 3D this evening. We took up an entire row!
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Our New Racquetball Rackets
Posted on December 30, 2009 by Ching under Games, Health.
Our new racquetball rackets arrived today via FedEx. Hurrah!
Brian’s is the one on the left. It’s an Ektelon AirO Warrior racket that is 1900 power level. His racket is part of a racquetball kit
Mine is the one on the right. It is also an Ektelon. Except it is the O3 Hybrid Rip
I selected my racket out of all the racket options available because I think it is ideal for the type of player I am. According to the description on the web site, the racket I have is ideal for beginners who rely more on arm swing than a well-established fast wrist snap. That’s definitely me. Also, it’s supposed to give me more power without sacrificing control.
I’m really excited to take Manny for a spin. It’s a shame it will be a while before we get to play racquetball again because we’re going to be in Kansas City this weekend and then Brian is going to have his wisdom tooth pulled on Monday. I don’t expect that he’ll be able to play racquetball for a couple of days. Bummer.
For now, at least I can hold Manny and swing him around in the air while pretending to hit imaginary balls.
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How to Play Racquetball
Posted on December 29, 2009 by Ching under Games, Videos.
Posting this mostly for the benefit of mom and dad. What do you guys think? Want to come play with us one day? 🙂
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My Racquetball Mates
Posted on December 27, 2009 by Ching under Games, Health.
Ronnie, April, Jay and Brian
We had fun at racquetball today. We’ve got Jay and Ronnie (and maybe April, too?) completely hooked on racquetball. We’ve created racquetball monsters.
Exhibit A
Ronnie showed up to racquetball today with a new racket, which he is yet to name. It’s not any old generic racket either. It’s an Ektelon Hybrid Hornet
Exhibit B
Did I mention that we normally reserve multiple racquetball courts? This morning we had five court reservations going and we actually played racquetball for three hours (from 9 AM to noon). Sad to say, we are court hogs.
Exhibit C
We now have to wear eye protection when we play. Brian and I didn’t have to before. Playing with Ronnie and Jay completely changes things. We can no longer go on taking eye protection for granted. Brian knows this first hand, unfortunately.
Brian is a bit of a ball/accident magnet. Every time we play racquetball he gets hit at least a few times. Today both Ronnie and I got him good (at almost the exact same spot, too). The time before that he got hit half a dozen times at different parts of his body. And the time before that, Jay got him in the eye. Well, you all know that story.
P.S. Jay wanted me to blog about how he is so much better at racquetball now than when he first started playing racquetball with us. That was his request after beating me at racquetball twice today. LOL.
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Christmas Day at the Brubaker’s
Posted on December 26, 2009 by Ching under Family.
My loot from Christmas Day: a trench coat from Old Navy, Black & Decker soldering iron, and a book about soldered jewelry. I can’t wait to get crafty! LOL.
I also got a black handbag.
Brian and I got a nice, new rice cooker so we can get rid of our old one. We actually used the new rice cooker today.
Brian looks dashing in his new blazer, no?
Brian got an argyle sweater vest, which would look great with the blazer.
He also got a fancy, new alarm clock.
Brian with his new reciprocating saw.
There’s tons of other stuff. Too much to post every single picture. Just watch the slideshow below instead.
We normally do breakfast, followed by gifts, then lunch, then maybe some Phase 10. We skipped Phase 10 this year and went to Sherlock Holmes. Chad and Jan met us at the theater.
Having had only two hours of sleep (because of callout and then we had to get up early to make sure we had enough time to pick up Brian’s grandparents – we weren’t sure how the roads would be), I was worried that I would fall asleep during the movie. Thankfully, that didn’t happen. I did have to step out for a phone call briefly during the movie, though.
Overall we had a wonderful time on Christmas Day. We are blessed to have wonderful family and friends to celebrate holidays with.
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