Met up with Chelsea, Sarah and Bill for New Year’s. The four of us decided to ring in the new year at Green Eye – a spot many of you might remember from earlier in the month. Right around midnight, someone came by passing out these little mini-poppers. That’s right. Alcohol + mini-poppers = good idea. I believe we were…
Today was my dad’s birthday, but we all ended up spending a lot of our time focused on Jasmine again. Today, Shane’s mom Bobbi and his step-dad Dave drove down to wish Jasmine a happy birthday. Of course, we had dim sum at the restaurant. I swear to you – I spent half of my vacation here. L to R…
Fast forward a bit to Stacey and Shane’s new house. We spent most of the night in the living room, watching a sugar-fueled Jasmine play around. Here she is with my cousin Haley. Nesta, one of the nicest doggies in the world. Around now, Andrew, Jordan, and I accompany Shane to go visit the house where all his fish are…
My oh-so-cute niece Jasmine turned one today! I can’t believe it’s already been a year since she arrived. Here are all her presents – tons of stuff from uncles, aunts, grandparents and great-grandparents. The birthday cake (I don’t think Jasmine’s really had all that much sugar before today). Jasmine poses with Grandma Mary. Look at all those presents! All during…
Called around and got a hold of a few high school buddies of mine – guys I haven’t seen in a long, long time. A bar named Plump’s Last Shot was suggested, and we all met up in Broad Ripple – slightly off the beaten path. As I understand it, the bar is named after Bobby Plump, the guy who…
Not sure how I passed the time today. Did a lot of freelance work during the day. Watched a lot of poker on my parents’ huge TV. Ate a lot. So it goes…
At home, the only access I had to the Internet was through my folks’ old, old Compaq Presario. And I’m fairly certain something is wonky with the phone line, as the max download speed I could get was topping off somewhere near 4k or 5k. *weeps*
After a late lunch, I ended up spending the afternoon with Andrew, David and Allison down at the Circle Center mall. The four of us went up to the top floor, where there was a big-ish arcade setup. It’s been a while since I’ve been in an honest to goodness arcade, and most of the games are now multiplayer co-op…
Awwwwww. In the background there is my aunt Vicky and uncle Benny’s dog, Macho. All of us spent the evening hanging out and watching Kung Fu Hustle. I didn’t mind watching it again. as I laughed my ass off even more. I really enjoyed the fact that everyone in our family could watch the movie and get the same enjoyment…
As is tradition, we met up for dinner at my folks’ restaurant. My cousin Andrew was in town, as were my cousins Allison and David. This is a photo of the bracelets she’s got on – which rocked. I didn’t have my camera out much today, but did make it a point to get this one shot. After dinner, everyone…
Spent the better part of the morning packing up my car with a lot (A LOT) of gear. Clothes to last a week, my cat, cat-related items (litter box, food, scratching post), gifts, camera, and my new computer. I swear, a few more things in the car and I could have moved. The past few years, I’ve gone home for…
I realize I’ve let the blog go recently. No real excuse other than I started my vacation, and I’ve been slothing it up pretty badly. Lots of West Wing episodes, lots of ass-on-couch action. Also, I’ve been migrating a lot of my data onto this new iMac. It’s a slow process, but I think I’m fairly close to being done….
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