- links for 2008-12-29 http://ff.im/r1qj #
- Still working http://ff.im/r22W #
- Ow. There is a bump on my head. Trying to remember how I got it. Maybe I forgot when I bumped it. http://ff.im/r2ie #
- Taking a shot of limoncello (made by Frazgo)! http://ff.im/r3gI #
- Whoo hoo! This is great limoncello! I probably shouldn’t be taking shots of it, so I’ll be “good” and sip it all… http://ff.im/r3kO #
- Twitter Updates for 2008-12-29 http://ff.im/r3wW #
- @mikeprasad HB, MP! in reply to mikeprasad #
- There is a light at the end of the tunnel! http://ff.im/r3WF #
- DONE! (For tonight!) Will be on deadline again shortly. Already behind on that one. http://ff.im/r4Ih #
- Calls from Mario land http://ff.im/rku3 #
- Conference call: DONE! http://ff.im/rmgi #
Monthly Archive for December, 2008
We’re hanging out at Yoshi’s parents place right now. Yoshi is playing around online while watching sports in the living room. Yoshi’s dad just finished cooking crabs. Yoshi’s mom is making all kinds of foods for tomorrow’s shogatsu/osechi. (Yes, I’m going to go help in a bit!) I’m working right now to make up some hours from when I went to have a long lunch in Half Moon Bay.
Earlier today, we drove out to Half Moon Bay to go pick up thirteen fresh crabs off a boat! (Last year we went and there were no crabs to be found. We ended up having to settle for store-bought crabs.) While we were there, we had lunch at Ketch Joanne Restaurant and Harbor Bar (now a New Years Eve tradition for us).
Last year, we spent New Year’s Eve in SF with friends, which was wonderful. We stayed at the Kabuki Hotel in J-town, so they were piping in NHK on the TV. I’m totally disappointed right now because we searched the DirecTV listings here in SJ, and there is no Kohaku to watch! Wah!
Anyway, since I had to work today, we drove up to San Jose last night and planned to hang out at Yoshi’s parents place so I could work in their office. I’ve been pretty good for most of the day, except for the times where I have been distracted by food. Once by our trip to Half Moon Bay. Then later on in the early evening when we all got hungry again and Yoshi and I went to Super Taqueria (on our friend TM’s urging) to bring some snacks home. [Side story: Late last night, I was IMing TM and told him we were in San Jose and he would not stop bugging me about how I had to go to Super Taqueria at some point in my trip. Then he told me I had to join the I LOVE SUPER TAQUERIA!!!!! Facebook group, which I did. And then he made me an Officer of the group, even though I hadn’t been there yet. Anyway, I am happy to report that I am no longer a Super Taqueria virgin as we had the carne asada Super Taco, carnitas Super Burrito, and chicken quesadilla on flour tortilla. All we were yummy!]
Here’s a picture of me with our take-out Super Taqueria food.
Here’s a picture of me being a freak with our take-out Super Taqueria food.
Oh, and since I can’t watch Kohaku on TV, Yoshi was nice enough to search YouTube for a clip. Here’s Jero (African-American Enka singer!) on Kohaku:
- Twitter Updates for 2008-12-28 http://ff.im/qoOK #
- Cheese list at AOC http://ff.im/qq8D #
- Still wide awake, as if I don’t have to work in the morning, which I do! http://ff.im/qqTg #
- Wonder what was worse than chewed gum stuck under my door handle? http://tinyurl.com/9xmfjv http://ff.im/qqWg #
- Child maid trafficking spreads from Africa to US http://ff.im/qIPE #
- Charles Warner: Lover’s List http://ff.im/qIPD #
- Katie and Bailey http://ff.im/qJrW #
- Working in the office today. Toasty warm but need to bring headphones to drown out loud humming noise of heater http://ff.im/qKob #
- Meh http://ff.im/qKAU #
- Heater’s humming noises have caused headache. Yay for company-supplied aspirin! http://ff.im/qLc4 #
- #88! http://ff.im/qNWI #
- #88! http://ff.im/qOmD #
- @shortyawards I nominate @FLWBooks in #entertainment because it’s a great reading list! in reply to shortyawards #
- @shortyawards I nominate @Jphilipson in #photography because his pictures give me goosebumps! in reply to shortyawards #
- Aspirin wore off. Time for another triple dose. http://ff.im/qS0X #
- Thanks for the #personal @ShortyAwards nominations: http://bit.ly/2Aix http://ff.im/qSDt #
- @lloydyasato Not that I had time to visit others, but how did I forget you were in Phoenix? Oh wells, I’ll have to take another trip soon! in reply to lloydyasato #
- @JPhilipson Thanks for the nomination: #personal Shorty Award http://bit.ly/2Aix in reply to JPhilipson #
- @MykalBurns Thanks for the nomination: #personal Shorty Award http://bit.ly/2Aix in reply to MykalBurns #
- @sheigh Thanks for the nomination: #personal Shorty Award http://bit.ly/2Aix in reply to sheigh #
- @Underseen Thanks for the nomination: #personal Shorty Award http://bit.ly/2Aix in reply to Underseen #
- @routerguy Thanks for the nomination: #personal Shorty Award http://bit.ly/2Aix in reply to routerguy #
- @dinhternet HEY! Long time no see! in reply to dinhternet #
- @h3nryd00d I am thrilled at how well Pandora works on Windows Mobile AND my iPhone! in reply to h3nryd00d #
- Doc Busted for Using Human Fat to Fuel Cars http://ff.im/qUDg #
- Arrrgh! My giant Word doc I was working on just crashed! Can’t remember the last time I saved my work! http://ff.im/qVpc #
- @fixedup Hmm. I’ll bite. Why’s that? in reply to fixedup #
- @fixedup Har har! I should have gotten that, but my panicked mind (while waiting for my file to recover) wasn’t thinking clearly! Good one! in reply to fixedup #
- Ugh http://ff.im/qWvN #
- Ugh. Not done yet, but getting kicked out of the office. Off to work from home! http://ff.im/qWwi #
- Left Arizona earlier today and already back in LA http://ff.im/pNAc #
- Home! http://ff.im/pPF3 #
- Twitter Updates for 2008-12-27 http://ff.im/pQWV #
- @lloydyasato I did indeed see the giant fountain at Fountain Hills. in reply to lloydyasato #
- @MykalBurns Thanks, Mykal! in reply to MykalBurns #
- @Bytemarks Merry Xmas, Burt! Driving on Xmas Day was actually quite nice. No one on the roads! in reply to Bytemarks #
- @stkyrice What lurid tales do you have with sorority sisters in Banning?! in reply to stkyrice #
- Who is playing loud music at 12:30am while my Mom is trying to sleep in our living room??!! http://ff.im/pRxD #
- Been brain barfing for an hour. Haven’t talked to Yoshi in 3 days. Sowwies Hunny! #
- Awake. http://ff.im/q3en #
- @hyperbolation Yes, but I don’t think I have time to see any movies before the end of the year! in reply to hyperbolation #
- My mom’s cell phone suddenly broke into pieces so I spent the afternoon setting up an old phone of mine for her. I… http://ff.im/qhuU #
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Child slavery right here, right now.
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Not a bad list of romantic songs
Picking up a quick lunch to go at California Chicken Cafe.
Will today be my lucky day??!??!
So many choices… I want it allllllllll!
- links for 2008-12-25 http://ff.im/oRe7 #
- Found a wifi connection! http://ff.im/oRgF #
- Merry Xmas 2008! http://ff.im/oS2O #
- Merry Xmas 2008! http://ff.im/oS8j #
- A quick Christmas update http://ff.im/oSxH #
- Twitter Updates for 2008-12-25 http://ff.im/oSMC #
- Said goodnight to Yoshi so time for sleeeeeeeeeep! http://ff.im/oSVz #
- At Fountain Hills, AZ #
- We JUST put up our stockings and wreath! And we’re both going out of town tomorrow morning! http://ff.im/oppj #
- I suck so badly at wrapping Christmas presents that Yoshi is doing it for me. Yay Yoshi! http://ff.im/opGY #
- links for 2008-12-24 http://ff.im/opZF #
- I’m not related to my mother at all. She says she is just NOW leaving the house, after calling me an hour ago saying… http://ff.im/oroU #
- Twitter Updates for 2008-12-24 http://ff.im/orCK #
- Shutting down the laptop until I get to Phoenix! http://ff.im/orNO #
- Yay! Mom is here! http://ff.im/osmH #
- Getting grumpier by the moment. I hate cleaning. http://ff.im/ou1E #
- Need sleep before hittin the road in the morning http://ff.im/oujn #
- Sleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep now! http://ff.im/ouo3 #
- Hittin’ the road shortly! http://ff.im/ozFv #
- Dropped Yoshi off at the airport and now for a big road trip with Mom. #
- Time to stop for breakfast and a bio break. In Banning at a Carl’s Jr! #
- Back on the road!!! #
- Cactus City Rest Stop. Another bio break. #
- Blythe. Gas stop. Bio break for mom. #
- Scottsdale. #
- Amazingly delicious and extravagant dinner. Want a nap? #
- Wow. No Internet (except via iPhone) where I am at. I’ll be avoiding online discussions until I am connected again. #
- I love that our upstairs neighbors are having a holiday party… no driving so I can drink! http://ff.im/nQpL #
- links for 2008-12-23 http://ff.im/nRUk #
- Just found out that our upstairs neighbor did a NO ON 8 PSA which was running for months… and we never saw it! http://ff.im/nTcG #
- Twitter Updates for 2008-12-23 http://ff.im/nTYO #
- Vote NO no Prop. 8 http://ff.im/nU4L #
- Brrr! Why is it so cold in our house!? http://ff.im/o9MD #
- Uh oh. Yoshi is on a cleaning binge. I’m scared. http://ff.im/ocsr #
- @NathanBransford Welcome to the dark side! in reply to NathanBransford #
- @MykalBurns Yoshi’s cleaning binges are SCARY! Seriously! No mercy! in reply to MykalBurns #
- Bacon and Cheese Roll – FoodProof http://ff.im/ogag #
- Getting a lot of love from @baconbaconbacon #
- Otter You Glad for the Holidays? http://ff.im/ogyE #
- thank god you’re a man http://ff.im/ogyF #
- @MykalBurns By the looks of the ingredient list, bacon & cheese, it’s Atkins-friendly! I think it’s also South Beach-friendly, too! in reply to MykalBurns #
- The day I found a miniature sextoy on our mantelpiece http://ff.im/ohe8 #
- China, the Birthplace of Marijuana! http://ff.im/ohe7 #
- DRA-MA! http://krunchd.com/yelp-blog-drama http://ff.im/ojBA #
- @infinitelypie Honestly, I wasn’t mocking his appearance so much as his (lack of appropriate) attire. Seriously: wifebeaters and boxers? in reply to infinitelypie #
- A Christmas Poem for the ages http://ff.im/ollD #
I know that it’s hard to read my Twitter feed sometimes, but that’s really all I’ve had time for lately. I miss writing and keeping up with all my friends’ blogs, but *shrug* what can you do when your life it totally overflowing!?
Anyway, I just wanted to drop in quickly to say “happy holidays” while I had a quiet moment to myself.
Last night, Yoshi and I stayed up until 3am cleaning the house in anticipation of out-of-town guests staying at our place next week. But because both Yoshi and I are out of town for Christmas, we had to make sure everything* was done before we left.
Last night, my Mom showed up at our place to spend the night so we could all hit the road early. Yoshi had a morning flight leaving out of Burbank for Northern California. Mom and I had a 6+ hour road trip ahead of us as we headed toward Scottsdale, Arizona to visit some close friends of ours.
Of course all this meant we had to wake up at 6am so we could drop Yoshi off at the airport and hit the road early to arrive in AZ before dinner time. Mom and I had a nice drive out there; she told stories to keep me alert, but I admit I started to get drowsy as we neared Phoenix.
Dinner at our friends’ home was delicious and wonderful. We met some of their friends and their two adorable doggies, too.
Of course all the driving + turkey = tired Joz so I sat down on the bed for a second and passed out for like an hour. By the time I woke up again, the other guests had left. Oops.
Now, of course, I have (temporarily) hijacked someone’s wifi connection so I can get a few things done online. But since midnight is approaching, I will probably wrap this up and pass out again.
Merry, merry!
*We didn’t really clean everything. First of all, Yoshi went on a cleaning rampage and did most of the work. But I did clear off the dining room table of all my papers and crap. The office is still a disaster area, but the chances of a Christmas miracle in that regard was pretty infinitesimal!
(Slowly) pecking out a holiday greeting on my iPhone.
I donned pigtails today to keep my hair out of my face and forgot to
take it out all night.
-Joz
www.jozjozjoz.com
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If Taiwanese hackers had done something similar to anything Chinese, those guys in Beijing would be shooting missiles at Taipei.
- Twitter Updates for 2008-12-22 http://ff.im/nhiX #
- Barbie vs. “The Birds” http://ff.im/nBtY #
- The year 2008 in photographs (part 1 of 3) – The Big Picture – Boston.com http://ff.im/nDn1 #
- I just got in trouble for letting something mold inside the teapot: TEA! http://ff.im/nDIM #
- is pretty sure that it’s not her fault that the fuse just blew out. I blame the hairdryer that Yoshi was using; not… http://ff.im/nHEW #
- I bought a gag gift for an old friend and now I want one for myself! http://ff.im/nJRg #
- Mecko Restaurant (4/5) http://ff.im/nM7b #
- The neighbors upstairs are clomping around, getting ready for their holiday party tonight. Glad we’re invited! http://ff.im/nM8a #
- yelping… Mecko Restaurant (4/5) on Yelp.com: This is the sort of place that end up at when my plans .. http://tinyurl.com/8t4pty #
- @villaraigosa I agree with all the advice @seanbonner has been sharing. Don’t use this account for staff updates! in reply to villaraigosa #
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Cheese-Filled Bacon Roll
This isn't really a "recipe." More like construction instructions.
I love the recommended tags for this: death and disgusting.
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I had the honor of attending at least two of the weddings featured in this video
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I didn't know Itzhak Perlman did this ad against Prop 8. I love him even more now!
- Thanks for Ev for coming to give me a flu shot! Also thanks to E, D, T, and J for joining me & Yoshi for dinner! http://ff.im/mzRW #
- Twitter Updates for 2008-12-21 http://ff.im/mBBZ #
- There’s bacon on my blog! http://ff.im/mD2Z #
- OMG! This is even better! http://ff.im/mD95 #
- There’s bacon on my blog! http://ff.im/mDjc #
- U.S. Army dog in Iraq ‘leads from the front’ http://ff.im/mE29 #
- Ow. My arm hurts where I got my flu shot. I feel like someone punched me there. HARD. #
- Recommended that ProfEric and JD try “Peg’s Glorified Ham N Eggs in Reno. Now I’m craving pancakes! http://ff.im/mVwt #
- Treat! My Mom called me while making an appearance on the doggie cam! http://ff.im/mWW0 #
- Pancakes for lunch. Yum! http://ff.im/mX29 #
- Mike Rowe from Dirty Jobs on QVC sells a creepy doll. http://ff.im/mYNe #
- Poor Merry! Mike keeps shoving his hand up her skirt. re: http://ff.im/mYNe #
- SmartMow mows the lawn but won’t accept a glass of lemonade http://ff.im/n5ve #
- Ed is back and still not speaking to me. Yoshi is our go-between. They are liquoring me up now. Whisky?! #
- links for 2008-12-20 http://ff.im/m3L5 #
- In response to all the requests: I DO NOT have any photos of me in kabuki hooker makeup! http://ff.im/m42H #
- This also means I have no VIDEOS of myself in kabuki hooker makeup, smartasses! http://ff.im/m4gQ #
- @mackreed We had a wonderful time at your gathering tonight! Ribs and gumbo were deelish! Even got the Yoshi to make an appearance! THANKS! in reply to MackReed #
- Where did the day go? Time for bed! http://ff.im/m4lN #
- Twitter Updates for 2008-12-20 http://ff.im/m5s0 #
- People are on their way over… time to get dressed! http://ff.im/msTy #
- yelping… Scoops (5/5) on Yelp.com: Yoshi was a real trooper and finally (finally) came out to a publ.. http://tinyurl.com/73wpxt #
- Scoops (5/5) http://ff.im/mtYV #
Double bacon on my blog!
http://tinyurl.com/7b2r7a
Everything is better with bacon, no?!
http://bacolicio.us/http://www.jozjozjoz.com
- Wow do I go there that often? Got an xmas card from a Thai restaurant in Hollywood. Didn’t know they knew my address. http://ff.im/lzcz #
- Merry minimalism at the Garcetti household http://ff.im/lzWt #
- Danica McKellar On *Today*: Al Roker Misses The Point [Clips] http://ff.im/lzWu #
- E-MAIL THIS TO YOUR MOM: 10 Baby Panda Pics http://ff.im/lzWv #
- Taiwan’s Hello Kitty-themed hospital http://ff.im/lAua #
- Twitter Updates for 2008-12-19 http://ff.im/lBdp #
- Remembering Majel Roddenberry | PopWatch Blog | EW.com http://ff.im/lBIL #
- YouTube – dove evolution http://ff.im/lBT4 #
- Oh crap. I asked Yoshi to wait up for me two hours ago. It’s past 2am! http://ff.im/lDRd #
- target’s “asian yellow” dinnerware http://ff.im/lOfq #
- a moment of silence, please. http://ff.im/lOfr #
- Rick Reilly is still in awe of John Wooden – ESPN The Magazine http://ff.im/lOhk #
- I just woke the Yoshi up by playing PacMan in bed with my iPhone. And then I took the warm spot. I’m evil. #
- December 20, 2008: Blog like a parody of yourself day http://ff.im/lTne #
- Nothing says the holidays like a corpse in your passenger seat. (aka Taiwanese cab driver drives passengers with a… http://ff.im/lTCO #
- Nothing says the holidays like a corpse in your passenger seat. (aka Taiwanese cab driver drives passengers with a… http://ff.im/lU4W #
- @routerguy Drug addict corpse would be best! in reply to routerguy #
- @whataboutki Yoshi’s warm spot became my warm spot. Hee! in reply to whataboutki #
- @julesschroom It’s a common last name! in reply to julesschroom #
- @Underseen Like I was going to give the warm spot back… not likely! in reply to Underseen #
- @MykalBurns You mean the Target Offensive and Racist Dinnerware Collection! Available only for a limited time! in reply to MykalBurns #
- Getting ready for holiday party this evening. http://ff.im/lVKr #
- @julesschroom This is true! in reply to julesschroom #
- I’m losing Twitter follows like crazy. I must be scaring ’em off! http://ff.im/lVM7 #
- @Bytemarks Twitter is cleaning house? Oh good. I didn’t need any Twitter un-following drama! :P in reply to Bytemarks #
- Using webcam to apply makeup – harder than it sounds. http://ff.im/lW3Z #
- @julesschroom Who DOESN’T appreciate a good corpse-in-a-taxi-cab story?! in reply to julesschroom #
- Giving up on applying makeup with webcam and going back to mirror. Looking like a kabuki hooker is NOT ok. http://ff.im/lW9S #
- EB is totally mad at me because I wouldn’t just jump on a red eye flight with him to the East Coast tonight. Never… http://ff.im/kXUY #
- @estarla My brother is out there, too, I think! He’s waiting for my Mom’s delayed flight to arrive! in reply to estarla #
- is cold. Where’s the Yoshi?!?! I need my human heater… stat! http://ff.im/kY6t #
- Watchin’ Porn http://ff.im/kYiw #
- I’m not really watchin’ porn. I was sharing an article entitled “watchin’ porn” http://ff.im/kYI5 #
- For the record, I would totally dig it if Masa would teach ME Watchin’ Porn. http://tinyurl.com/4ou5hf http://ff.im/kZq1 #
- Twitter Updates for 2008-12-18 http://ff.im/kZNJ #
- I have just been told that steamed clams reminds Yoshi’s Dad of me. http://ff.im/lp39 #
- @nabine Yup yup! :) Kara shared your trifle recipe already. I should have sent you all my Simple Dulce de Leche recipe! in reply to nabine #
- @routerguy Yup! Steamed clams! Go figure! in reply to routerguy #
- just realized that setting Christmas plans with others means that I now have to buy people presents. Damn! I suck at… http://ff.im/lpT4 #
- how do you shop for people who have everything? Pogo stick? A book on Mesopotamia? These are Amazon suggestions?! http://ff.im/lpVL #
- MUST LOOK! My brother just told me his doggie cam is up today! http://ff.im/lqeN #
- I want to order these stupid slingshot flying animals with sounds, but I’m not paying $4 shipping each for $2 items http://ff.im/lqOC #
- Bison Meat? Night Vision Scope? http://ff.im/lr3e #
- Grateful for Dave! http://ff.im/lrtQ #
- Bossman (not Bossguy or Bossdude) sent out his xmas cards two weeks later than normal! http://ff.im/lrU9 #
- @MykalBurns I cannot be responsible if someone gets hurt on a pogo stick I gave them. I did, however, buy someone a slingshot! in reply to MykalBurns #
- @faboomama I hear you! Sometimes the mingling can’t be helped, though! in reply to faboomama #
- Benn on hold for over 30 minutes now. Patience wearing thin… http://ff.im/lswv #
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Hey, USPS: Taiwan is NOT a part of China, dammit!
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I *heart* John Wooden
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This is old, but worth watching again.
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RIP Majel Barrett
- @moye Ahhh, good thinking about concealing the webcam. I guess I need creepiness lessons! in reply to moye #
- Can anyone help me identify a font? Identifont.com has failed me http://ff.im/kk93 #
- Need help identifying a font. Identifont.com and WhatTheFont.com have both failed me. Can send jpg! Thx! http://ff.im/kklC #
- Twitter Updates for 2008-12-17 http://ff.im/km5X #
- Wow. It took me all day to finish something I thought would take a few hours (for work). Damn I suck. http://ff.im/knsw #
- @mskat Thanks for the tip. Sensitive content so I can’t post the image online; only sending to trusted folks! Thanks! in reply to mskat #
- Need to be out of the house by 7am, preferably sooner. Going to bed past 1am does not help the cause http://ff.im/knvX #
- *I* was on-time. How come my 8am appt is late? Grrrrr…. http://ff.im/kyuL #
- Psych! I thought my 8am appt had arrived. No, it was someone else. http://ff.im/kzRj #
- I totally locked myself out and had to call a locksmith. $50 later… I’m indoors again! http://ff.im/kC6j #
- yelping… B & B Lock Security Inc (5/5) on Yelp.com: B&B just saved my hide!
I was meeting a plumbe.. http://tinyurl.com/4ux6k3 #
- B & B Lock Security Inc (5/5) http://ff.im/kGR6 #
- Tender Love and Care http://ff.im/kLeB #
- Leaving Old Town Monrovia. Met the wonderful Frazgo and his lovely family. #
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