nplove Land

which solo should I try first?

2008-08-07T09:02:00.004-07:00

I remember the one and only time I ever got detention in junior high (never in high school) was when I got caught drumming incessently on my desk. It wasn't completely my fault; it was an earworm. It's a medical condition. :) I couldn't stop it. But we were taking a test...and the teacher threw a fit. :)

Kayla joined the drumline. She's starting high school. She hasn't gotten detention yet. I think it's time.

Coming in September: drumstick pencils

tonight's blogging class

2008-06-17T17:52:00.002-07:00

Here is today's post. Sorry I haven't written in a while.

a little guitar buzz

2008-05-30T15:46:00.001-07:00

Mario Bros. theme in a bottle

2008-05-13T13:03:00.003-07:00

Some Japanese kid, using a RC car and some bottles, plays the them to Super Mario Bros. Neat!

http://view.break.com/487289 - Watch more free videos

Do you Hulu?

2008-05-08T14:08:00.000-07:00

A friend dropped by and told me about a cool new site called Hulu where you can go and watch old TV episodes like "Fantasy Island" and "St. Elsewhere." There are also some movies on there, some full length and some are just clips. I don't really know how ethical that is, because of all the problems the movies studios are having about piracy.

But for now, it's free and it's there. So enjoy!

in the desert

2008-04-29T12:13:00.002-07:00

I guess only one good vid of P in the desert has appeared on youtube (some others have no sound on 'em).

new Beat It

2008-04-29T12:11:00.001-07:00

The kid's favorite band, Fall Out Boy, did a rockin' cover of MJ's "Beat it."

Kick the ball

2008-04-24T11:32:00.003-07:00

Yes, they are correct. Very addicting. Make the monkey kick the ball...far. Simple, right? :)

My record is 4702 meters so far. :P

title art

2008-04-24T10:31:00.002-07:00

Send Sam a title and maybe he'll draw something with it and post it on his website. Brilliant. :)

http://explodingdog.com/

Prince concert

2008-04-21T12:02:00.003-07:00

My friend Danny asks:

you gonna c prince in palm desert?

To which I repllied:

Too expensive. $269 for a 3-day festival ticket. He’s appearing one night, Saturday. No idea how long of a set. Main stage, under a tent, crowded in a group of unwashed people who’ve been camping for two days……

Nah, gonna pass.

And he answered:

tell me how you really feel!!! lol

Baby Got Book!

2008-04-18T14:36:00.004-07:00

Gotta love funny holy videos. :)

"She looks like one of the preacher guy's girlfriends."

"Well, bless me, bless me, and teach me about John Wesley."

HAHA

Nim's Island Trailer

2008-04-03T10:01:00.001-08:00

Nim's Island! Opening tomorrow

2008-04-03T09:31:00.007-08:00

The trailer and 12 clips (interviews, etc.) are available at Yahoo movies.

my Sprout

2008-03-13T13:51:00.002-08:00

Happy Birthday, Kevin!!!!

2008-02-27T10:54:00.002-08:00

Enjoy these videos...made just for you. ;)

Same song, WoW version:

whole lotta shakin'

2008-02-14T21:40:00.000-08:00

Want to see a list of all the earthquakes going on? All those Baja, CA ones around 32 LAT and 115 LON are ours. More info at: http://www.scsn.org/

Funny, the building I'm worked in today (over on Ross and Dogwood) has big trucks continually going by all day long. Earlier, I asked the two that sit near me "was that an earthquake or another big truck?" They both said truck. I waited a couple of minutes, then checked the list. There it was, 3.1 at 11:59 am our time. LOL

My co-worker said, that the theory/rumor going around Mexicali, is that the epicenter for all these quakes is around Cerro Prieto, a dormant volcano (true, if you check the LAT and LON for it). The rumor is that the geothermal plant near there has been doing a lot of dumping into the "hill" and this is why we are getting the tremors. Man-made earthquakes.

The Band--remix!

2008-01-23T16:06:00.001-08:00

The Band

2008-01-23T15:49:00.001-08:00

The new Joker, gone

2008-01-22T15:49:00.001-08:00

Wow. Sad news: actor Heath Ledger found dead today.

the strike

2008-01-10T15:16:00.000-08:00

There's a listing of all the television programming and how many episodes (scripts written) have been completed. Pretty interesting to see how the WGA strike is affecting who's going to have new episodes as we reach the second half of the season.

in the mix

2008-01-08T14:19:00.000-08:00

When I first saw the USB turntable last spring, I promised myself that I'd by it for my birthday. Fast forward almost a year and I still don't have one. I've got a stack of 12" Prince singles (the size of the disc, not his height) that have never been played. Sad. Really.

I'd buy this one, but I don't even own a real iPod (just an old white 512mb Shuffle).

what's the haps???!

2007-12-06T17:25:00.000-08:00

The Kid and I were sick pretty much from Halloween thru Thanksgiving, alternating-ly giving each other the same cold back and forth. We were both out of school or work for a day or two, then go back, then back home for another day. Her asthma really kicked in good, so she missed a few days of school. I was sick all Thanksgiving week, but still had to teach Excel 1,2,3, so it sucked!!!

Black Friday stores.....let's see, The Kid, Sylvia, Kisha, the baby and I were at Target about 4:40-ish. Madhouse, but I likes it. I bought a digital camera, a digital frame, a GPS system, a couple of flash drives. We also hit K-mart, Costco, Wal-mart, then the mall after having breakfast at Carrows. Walked around the mall (bought my gift exchange present for work at Macy's, a silver lazy Susan platter, regular $40, marked down to 19.99 for early bird special, then another $10 off with a newspaper Black Friday before 11 am coupon HAHAHA), Kayla bought a few items. I had my sister, brother, family distract Kayla while I bought her a special Jack Skellington fat mug at Disney store, and a Jack plush doll at Hot Topic too. The family went home, Kayla and I went to Best Buy. We walked around (she was getting tired), but by then, they'd sold out on a few of the things I wanted. I started looking at the HDTVs though and wound up buying one. A 32" Dynex (Best Buy brand made by LG) for only $449, plus a HD-DVD Toshiba for only $199. While standing in line, I glanced over at a pile of discarded items and noticed the 500GB external hard drive I'd wanted. After asking the Best Buy worker (Gino? Gilo?) if they were being held for someone, I snagged it. SCORE! We went home then. Tirrrrred.

We were in town on Thursday for Thanksgiving. Made a small turkey, a 10-pounder, plus loads of ham and side dishes. My brother, Junior, and nephew, Robert had driven down the night before from SD. My sister and my twin nephews, however, didn't come over as they usually do each year; they made their own meal and had people over at their house. After eating and eating some more, we headed out to our annual movie, but we split up. Mom saw "Enchanted," Junior, Sylvia, and Robert saw "The Mist," Kisha, Eddie, and Landynn watched "This Christmas," and Kayla and I watched "August Rush." All good movies I hope to see before they leave the theaters.

Free Rice

2007-12-06T17:13:00.000-08:00

Have you heard of the website, www.freerice.com? Feed the hungry.

The Kid told me all about it last night, saying that her English teacher had all the kids in class (and each of his periods throughout the day) in the computer lab at this site. They practiced their vocabulary (SAT words) and for each vocabulary word they get right, you "win" 20 grains of rice to feed a hungry person.

This is a sister site to www.poverty.com which also has some cool visuals on poverty and disease. I found one other part, an International Aid solution, where 22 countries promised to give 0.7% to help end poverty. Sadly, the US has not done much work on it. So, there is a letter you can print out to send to the president. :)

Rock Band review

2007-11-21T15:45:00.001-08:00

Found this great thorough review of the new Rock Band game. Can't wait for it to come out for the PS2.

Black Friday

2007-11-21T15:30:00.000-08:00

Ready for the Black Friday sales?? I am. :)

Here's my little Target race.