Our Yearly Playlist

#12 in progress.  The not so little girl graduated from middle school.  Time to invest in a shotgun.

The quest for perfect teeth is a bumpy one.  For the third straight week, Brittany’s check up has resulted in unexpected oral surgery.  Despite her toughness, tears followed. Maybe slightly crooked teeth aren’t so bad.

Happy Birthday to my Aunt Ona today.  Here is a picture of Devin posing with her graduation gifts to him.  Cash and condoms.  Gotta love her.  Devin’s grandfather, a very religious man, is staying with us for a few weeks and thought the colorful pleasure pack was a box of gum.

Brit’s team won the Santa Monica Beach Tourney this weekend. Brittany bruised her right foot, so she used her left foot to score a bunch of goals. Always a great way to spend the weekend.

Saw Pixar’s Up today.  Very good.  The four minute montage in the beginning is one of the best I’ve seen.

Beach Soccer

We moved another step closer to #11.  Devin is a grad.  Despite a painfully awkward and boring ceremony, we were proud parents and grateful to have so much family in attendance.  I’ll post a video tomorrow, but thank you to everyone who helped make this night special for us.

I finally got around to seeing the latest James Bond flick, Quantum of Solace.  I know some Bond fans were upset, but I like the direction they’re taking the franchise.

#24 in progress. We took a few clients out to the new downtown restaurant, Rivera.  A latin fused tapas joint with great food and even better drinks.

The inspiration for this blog was a photo diary project I started on June 12th of last year. I vowed to take at least one photo a day for 365 days and post them to my flickr account for a few friends and family to follow.  I’ll write more about it once it’s completed in five days, but until then feel free to take…

Saw The Hangover.  Funny.

A beautiful day at the ballpark.

We attended our final High School baseball banquet dinner with Devin.  He was given the Golden Glove award as the team’s best defensive player.  #8 made us proud.

#90 Done.  George’s graduation brought the family together giving me an opportunity to play with all of my nieces and nephews. Best game of the evening was beaning each other with ping pong balls.

My “little” brother graduated.

#22 in progress. Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller is a half fiction, half autobiographical account of the author’s life as a struggling writer in Paris.  It was first published in 1934 in Paris, but didn’t hit America until 1961.  Its publication in the states led to an obscenity trial that tested many American laws on pornography. Although it depicts frank and graphic sex, it is by…

#8 in progress. Our first month as an employer was a good one.  Although expenses climbed considerably, we feel the addition of our employee will allow us to focus more on growth.  Revenues are up 373% from May of 2008 and maybe a fraction of a percent from last month.  We picked up our first international client, a six store operation from Mexico which…

#25 continues to play hard to get. In fact, I’m going the wrong way.  But some how, despite accompanying me to all of my meals, Sonia reached her goal of 105 lbs.  I’m going to have to get hard core.

May Recap. We came very close to accomplishing goal #21, but in the end the landlord/owner didn’t inspire confidence.  We’re loving our decision to rescind the offer. In fact, just yesterday we had an awkward run in with the owner after she told us two weeks prior that she was leaving for Thailand. Anyway, the search continues.  While May was a productive month in regards to some of the…

$910.  Not bad for five hours.  Even better, we got rid of a lot of junk we didn’t want.

Threw my back out just in time for the garage sale.

Saw Angels and Demons. I’d rather have my teeth pulled than watch this one again.  Which by the way is what Brit had done this morning.  I thought a movie would talk her mind off the pain once the Novocain wore off.  Not sure this Hank’s “masterpiece” helped much.

#57 Done. I was lecturing Brittany on the way to school today when she said, “jeez, your teeth are white.”  A couple of months worth of Crest White Strips has done a bang up job.

Began a course taught through Stanford devoted to developing applications for the iPhone.

It may have been the most uninteresting Memorial Day in a long time, but a major home cleaning was necessary.  We continue to prepare for a major garage sale that we will have next weekend. $1500 is the lofty goal.  Stay tuned.

Spent our weekend at UC Irvine watching Brittany and her team just miss the finals by a couple of points.  Her play continues to impress me.

Saw The Brother’s Bloom last night.  It was a creatively ambitious con man flick.  Liked not loved.

#24 in progress.  Lunched at the newly opened The Counter today.  My fourth burger in four days.  If you’re into opening a franchise (Sean), this one is a good one.

After moving up a division, the Wilshire Bombers are champions once again.

#21 STILL in progress.  95% sure this deal is falling through.  Despite the house needing little things here and there, we asked the sketchy caretaker, a diminutive Thai woman who turned out to be the owner, nothing except for a $300 safety repair job on the balcony’s railings in order to prevent any unnecessary deaths.  The owner refused and said that the railings were fine as long as…

#21 in progress.  The new abode. Moving in June.

Watched the Lakers barely win with my Dad, Sean and Sonia.  Won’t be a cake walk.

Add Star Trek to #23.  I was never a Trekkie, but this was watchable. Live long and prosper.

#21 in progress. Starting to look.  Fell in love with a place with a view that will ultimately break my heart.

Prom 2009.  More to come tomorrow.

Finished off the regular season with a 9-8 loss to a sub-par team.  Could’ve won the league, but we end up sharing the title with another team.  A truly pathetic finish.

#25 not really in progress. After demolishing a pulled pork sandwich, baked beans and a few brews I got to thinking, am I losing weight?  Well, turns out that I am not.  In fact, I may have added a few lbs.  How could this happen? Looking back on the week that was it is easy to see why the pounds aren’t flying off.  Over…

#81 in progress. My dad let his Chicago office know that he would appreciate it if a few tickets to the Cubs vs. Reds game on July 24th were made available for our trip to the city.  A few hours later we had six seats locked and loaded. Few things are more enjoyable than a Friday day game at Wrigley. Thanks, Dad.

Back to the grind.  Burritos and Margaritas to cap off the work day.

Happy Mother’s Day from Lake Sherwood Country Club where we ate, drank and were more or less merry.  For some more pics from the day click here.

#24 in progress. Finally tried Casa Bianca in Eagle Rock, a down home Italian joint famous for its pizza.  We waited 45 minutes to be seated, another 45 minutes to be served, but in the end it was well worth it.  Great Za.

Dry Heat

#24 in progress. Took Sonia and Brittany to Morton’s for a steak dinner.  Despite spending eight or so years in the midwest I had never eaten at this Chicago staple.  I have to say, from apps to entree it was excellent.

#53 Done. Escaped to Palm Springs for a couple of days for a pre Mother’s Day celebration.  We scored the best poolside bed with amble shade for the 95+ temps.  Kindle + Food + Drinks + Pool is just what the doctor ordered.

Happy Odd Day.  Today’s date, 05/07/09, is a rare occurrence in that it consists of three consecutive odd numbers.  It is an event that happens only six times a century.  The first Odd Day of this century occurred on 01/03/05.  So if you’re feeling odd today now you know why.

Happy 5th of May.