The last few days have been spent recovering from Tuesday’s festivities. On Thursday, Reed paid a visit to his Mom’s house in Irvine and we had a chance to meet up and grab a bite to eat. It was nice to catch up on all things UC Davis as well as see Reed. In a way, Reed and the gang at UCD were my surrogate…
May 10, 2003Last night, Daniel, Tiffany, Alex, and I participated in Minnie’s Moonlight Madness at DCA. I wasn’t sure what to expect, just random insight from Daniel since he participated two years ago. It started with a presentation to the Make a Wish foundation (all registration fees went to the organization – somewhere in the neighborhood of $4k was raised – not too bad). We then were…
May 7, 2003Continuing on from the last post (posted a bit late), I also managed to catch X-Men 2 on the big screen. I was glad that Daniel and I saw the early show to beet the crowds. From my understanding it was a busy weekend for the movie and it was nice to get good seats for an opening day. I think the second movie was…
May 5, 2003This week’s movie reviews concentrate on some movies that were hyped when they came out. All of them I had been eager to see due to the hype, and my big concern was that they wouldn’t live up to it. Did they? Let’s see: The first movie was Y Tu Mama Tambien. When this movie came out in 2001, it was hyped due to rampant…
May 3, 2003Peace and serenity has returned to the park this week as the crowds of Spring Break have left. Once again it’s possible to walk across the park and not get hit by a stroller. It can still happen, it’s just not a given anymore. Today, I actually had a Routes shift. It was weird being back there after spending so much time at Pooh and…
April 30, 2003Last Thursday, I finally made it out to a baseball game. I think it was the first one since at least 2000, when I went to the Dodger game with my dad when he still had tickets. I saw the Angels take on the Yankees, and I think I was in the Yankee section. Apparently, the Yankees have a large following in Orange County, and…
April 27, 2003Major progress today. After weeks of procrastinating (and let’s face it looming social obligations) I finally put together my new desk and put the files back into the file cabinet. There are still some tweaks here and there to be made: Chair position, and what to do with all of the dining room chairs. All in all, it worked out pretty well. The one big…
April 23, 2003I have decided that the majority of gardeners in Orange County are based out of Santa Ana and Garden Grove. One of the streets I drive to work on is Newhope Street. No matter what day or what time I drive down it, there are always at least two trucks, moving slowly, with lawnmowers and other gardening equipment piled in the back. It is something…
April 22, 2003True to his word, Daniel brought over “Castle in the Sky” so we could complete the Miyazaki double feature. Animation wise, it is full of stunning visuals, albeit simpler ones since this was in 1986 (released in 1989 in the US). Daniel says that this style is his favorite of Japanese Animation. I have to admit, I have never really been an Anime fan. My…
April 18, 2003Once again it is time to catch up at the local Cineplex and DVD store. I can’t believe it, but it has already been a week since I went to see The Core. Those of you who know me well know that I can’t resist a good disaster movie. Especially ones that are so bad that they are good. The Core falls into that category.…
April 17, 2003