or the original?
Wednesday, October 01, 2008
Monday, September 29, 2008
escalator
finally had a chance to visit the downtown library. it's very big, spacious, and very very yellow. I forgot how quiet it is inside a library considering how many people were at the computer stations and lounging around.
I was very impressed with the layout but realized that elevators get you to every floor whereas the escalators takes to you every other odd floor.
have a taste
pike place market is always a fun place to visit on a busy sunday morning. we had some pastries at Le Panier and walked around looking at the amazing flower and fresh fruit stands. somehow, we didn't end up buying anything but took lots of pictures. I think the color on this one is wickedly amazing!
We're off to LA tomorrow at 6:30am and coming back 5:30pm. A quick buying trip to stock up the stores.
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Saturday, September 27, 2008
tentacles
We went to Lincoln Sq last night to see Eagle Eye. It really gave me a headache as the action was filmed way too close and the explosion were just gratuitous. Shia's turning out to be a great actor but the premise of this movie has been done before quit a few times. Nothing new or exciting, in fact, preposterous.
I think I'll pop in Transformers and watch the Behind the scenes and deleted out takes. They were showing it at Costco and it looked pretty bad ass.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
fly
just playing around in the rain with the macro lens. I guess Fall is here. it's been drizzling, wet, and cool. Another 6 months before we see sun again.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Invisible Target
Rented this from Blockbuster. I actually thought it was very kickass action packed movie. I watched the special feature and Nicolas Tse said, "this is how we do action movies, Hong Kong Style!"I'm sure Danny get DL it as I was surfing the net for some pics of this movie and you can watch it online. It's better on a big TV! If you haven't seen it, rent it. I think I'll be renting Benny Chan's other movies, ie Gen-X Cops, etc.
Stars Jaycee Chan (Jackie Chan's son) and I guess HK hotties Nicolas Tse and Shawn Yue.
Oh, and HBO's TRUE BLOOD is worth watching. The first episode was FREE. Another show to watch.
Sunday, September 14, 2008
how many bars?
Had a fun day at Coulon Beach Park. Tyler gave me a heart attack because I took him and Tanner to the play area and in less than 2 seconds, Tyler disappeared on me. One second he was going up the jungle gym with Tanner and the next second ...gone. I asked Tanner where did Tyler go and he said, "Tyler never leaves the play area. He's around here." So I'm looking for him and think maybe he's inside the tubes. Finally, I called back to Tanner and I'm freaking out that this kid has run off somewhere like to the water. Thank God he found his way back to Teri. OMG I tell ya!
Saturday, September 13, 2008
keep mum
this is the perfect time to visit Volunteer Park (Capitol Hill) in Seattle.
The dinner plate dahlias are ginormous and spectacular. This is actually a mum and not a dahlia.
Friday, September 12, 2008
talk to the hand
Neil's visiting his folks back on the East Coast. I'm left to manage the stores and today, today was fun fun fun. Our new employee overlooked the schedule and thought she was coming in at noon instead of 9:45. I wasn't too thrilled about that to say the least.
Thursday, September 11, 2008
horizontal stripes
It really needs to be steamed. They sent this to us by mistake and won't take it back. They said I ordered it. So unless you're a size 0, this won't flatter anyone. Luckily, our staff are petite and everything looks great on them!
Sunday, September 07, 2008
2 cakes and 2 tarts
Yup. 4 of them. Had a great dinner. Lots of food and my first attempt at ribs. Considering it was finished in the oven under low broil, it came out tasty and moist. I wanted it to fall off the bones but that probably would have taken another hour.
Thanks everyone for coming over and celebrating Mom's bday!
Happy Birthday
Happy birthday to Mama today. Stopped by Pike Place Market to get some fresh baked fruit tarts, fresh corn,and a few bunches of bouquets. Neil's gonna bbq some ribs tonight and he made some flaming hot chili too.
Thursday, September 04, 2008
maggie
Sometimes she looks like Danny, but most of the time, she looks like Ivy. She sure has plumped up quickly and grown a lot!
We had Dim Sum at Renton Seafood Restaurant. It's a bit more Americanized than I like but not bad.
Wednesday, September 03, 2008
series
I haven't got a clue these books were so popular. I was at Target and the last copy was just sitting there on the shelf. I overheard these 2 women discussing the story line and the upcoming movie. Since I was leaving for Vegas, I picked up Twilight and instantly, I was hooked.
I picked up New Moon in Vegas and the lady behind the counter at the bookstore said that the printing press has sold out of Twilight (1st book).
I picked up the last 2 at Barnes & Noble.
If Teri or Danny wanna borrow the 1st 2 books, I'm done.
Friday, August 29, 2008
Heathman Hotel Brochure
So here's the mockup. I think they are using it. And there's my pear. They liked a few other ones too. so who knows, they might end up using them also.:)
Thursday, August 28, 2008
peary nice
A local advertising company approached me through Flickr and wanted to use this image for The Heathman Hotel in Kirkland. I took a few snapshots a while back when we went there for breakfast.
They offered me $300 for this image to use in their entire campaign. It will be incorporated in their brochure, web, possible print and national ad.
My first paid photo!
:)
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
double rub
Walked Miracle Mile shops the other night. You can see how traffic is really down when the shops are extremely empty and the sales staff are bored and standing around doing nothing. We were at Sephora and chatting up the Store Manager and she said that they haven't met their monthly goal in the past 3 months. We were sampling colognes and noticed that many of them were missing. She said people steal them all the time. She ended up giving us the new Givenchy cologne with hints of chocolate that was interesting.
I flew into LA yesterday w/ some friends at 7:30am and returned to Vegas at 6:30pm. We did a quick buying trip and it was hectic and fun. I can't believe how big the fashion district market at San Pedro has become. What was just a bidg is now blocks and blocks of vendors with better and better looking merchandise.
1 and 1/2 day more in this 100+ degree weather. Enjoying it while it lasts.
Monday, August 25, 2008
Psssst
Met our friends in Vegas for work and decided to visit OLD Vegas downtown. They thought it would be fun to get some fake tattoos.
It's hot as hell down here and the traffic is down 50%.
Just 2 weeks ago, the construction at city center ceased due to the lack of funding.
It's really that bad. Sure we waited 45 minutes for a cab at the airport but once we got going, there really wasn't any traffic along the strip. I've never experienced that before. Typically, it's quicker to walk the strip than cab it.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Staffing
So undoubtedly, staffing will always be an issue in retail. Currently, we are dealing with hiring an entire new staff as our team will be leaving back to school and away for an extended vacation. I have posted ads on Craigslist and I'm amazed at some of the applicants. Even though I have included a link to our blog, they still show up late saying they didn't know where we were or who we were. I mean come on, you're interviewing and you have no questions for me ...at all.
Here's some questions that I do get. So what made you decide to work here? They're asking me this!? Wait, One said, "Oh the clothes here are too elegant for me." When I asked another one what she was thinking, she said, "I'm wondering what my dog is doing right now." Ummm OK.
I've been interviewing for weeks and I'm floored at how unprepared most of them are. They show up in drab, are lost, can't complete sentences, and/or have blank stares.
I have 1 more tomorrow before we leave for Vegas. I'm exhausted.
Here's some questions that I do get. So what made you decide to work here? They're asking me this!? Wait, One said, "Oh the clothes here are too elegant for me." When I asked another one what she was thinking, she said, "I'm wondering what my dog is doing right now." Ummm OK.
I've been interviewing for weeks and I'm floored at how unprepared most of them are. They show up in drab, are lost, can't complete sentences, and/or have blank stares.
I have 1 more tomorrow before we leave for Vegas. I'm exhausted.
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Tropic Thunder
So Neil wanted to see this and I didn't care either way. I knew it was gonna be funny or really retarded. Guess what? It was F$#(ing hilarious! There were scenes that I missed out on because there was so much laughing going on, you couldn't hear what they were saying. You bet I'll watch it when it comes out on DVD again.
For the people boycotting it b/c of the "R" word. Give it up. The Special Olympic guy featured on NPR saying he's seen or heard enough that he's made up his mind about this movie is himself retarded. The movie is a SPOOF. Laugh a little, it'll do you good.
Friday, August 15, 2008
Life's Good
We were at Fry's and I really didn't want to connect 2 monitors together. I've been toggling back and forth between Quickbooks, and 3 other applications that it was driving me crazy. Not to mention that sometimes I close the screen down and have to reopen it and size them all.
They just sold out of the 30" but I think that would have been too big. It was listed at $699 and Neil smoozed the fella to $499. BFF discount. Of course he tried to talk us into the extended warranty. No dice.
+. Big. has HDMI so I have 4 USB extra ports on the monitor. DVI connection.
-. No sound. Took me hours to set up DVI. Idiot me (more like retarded) didn't know that it's not as simple as plug and play. You had to disable the VGA display first. If I read the manual first, it wouldn't have taken so long.
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
visit
Neil's cousin, Michael, from Boston was in town for a few days interviewing with Microsoft. He loves Korean food so we took him to Blue Ginger as he was staying just up the street. Hope you get the job! :)
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Saturday, August 09, 2008
rosemary garlic
stopped by pickering farmer's market today. I think we'll make a habit of this every Saturday until it's over. Fresh, organic, and local produce. We got some noodles, beans, romas, cukes, and elephant garlic.
choose your fortune
Nathan sent me a copy of his photos and I love them all! I posted a few to Flickr and photoshop some of them. Thanks Nate. I'll work on the returns for you this weekend.
:)
I hope you're using those pineapple soaps. Neil found the other one in the car and we're using it. So refreshing!
Tuesday, August 05, 2008
shhhhhh
photo by brian. this is an awesome shot. Not sure how Brian was able to direct Tanner in all these shots but he had a blast.
Friday, August 01, 2008
chop chop
This is what we do when family gets together. What's for breakfast? What's for lunch? What's for snack? What's for dinner?
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