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Everyone got crabs but me.

Posted on September 21, 2009 | 2 Comments

This weekend we decided to get some seafood on the Redondo Beach Pier. There’s a popular crab house there, but I can’t eat crab.  I’m allergic. Pity me. Still there were plenty of other delicious things to eat.

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You can see the carnage here from the meal. Michelle has an exceptionally large pile of shells in front of her. She doesn’t waste any time when it comes to eating.

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This is a spicy fish soup. It’s delicious.

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These little guys were still moving a bit when they arrived at our table. Undeterred by our squeamish tendencies, we took on this plate well. They are so sweet and delicious.

Afterward we decided to get some dessert and coffee at a nearby restaurant.

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I think this one was the Green Tea Tiramisu.

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Chocolate cake, which lived up to its name. It was like chocolate on chocolate on chocolate.

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And just because…fuck yeah bokeh!

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Shared Finances

Posted on September 17, 2009 | 3 Comments

Me: I’m going to hang out with Tim this weekend.
Michelle: Oh okay.
Me: Yeah, I opened a bank account with him so I also need to sign some papers.
Michelle: What?! How about me?! How come we don’t have a shared bank account?
Me: Uh, Tim’s a banker.
Michelle: Ohhhhhh!
Me: What? You weren’t at all confused as to why I would open a joint banking account with another man? You were more concerned I wasn’t sharing my money with you!

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Good Food and Good Friends

Posted on September 8, 2009 | 2 Comments

Today was a terrible day at work, a stark contrast to this weekend, which was a whirlwind of activities and non activities with friends accented with delicious meals.

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We celebrated Lorenzo’s birthday in Long Beach at a Detective Dinner. Look, it’s Michelle & Matt!

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Here we are at Wurstküche, famous for their sausages and beers.

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I am definitely coming back for the beer but also because they were out of rattlesnake and rabbit sausage.

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I told Michelle to pick anywhere to eat on Sunday, and she picked The Golden State. It’s not the best burger I’ve had, but it’s definitely solid. What they do have going for them is Virgil’s Root Beer on tap. I work with this company once in a while, and they make great root beer and cream sodas. Every once in a while they’d give us free cases and kegs.

Since we don’t get out to LA all that much, Michelle and I decided to stay in the area and make a trip to Jitlada Thai Restaurant.

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The Mango Salad is incredible. Make sure to save some.

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You’ll need it to cool this beast down. This is fire-in-a-bowl, Jungle Curry! Michelle would leave me for this dish if she could figure out how to get it to buy her presents.

When’s the next three day weekend?

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Photographic Wekend Recap

Posted on August 30, 2009 | 5 Comments

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Michelle and I went to Terranea to grab lunch.

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The pools are only open to guests.

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But if you’re a smooth talker, you can work your way in and get a cabana too.

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This is Michelle’s idea of playing house. A Slurpee and some Flaming Hot Cheetos.

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Mmmm, Musha Fried Chicken.

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Stingray. Eh. Stick with the beef if it’s an option.

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Neeeeeeeerds! While meeting up to go out, we further our quantum physics research.

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We had so much fun, we jumped for joy.

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Unfortunately, I’m sure you’re all aware that the fires are still going, and now they’re even bigger.

Keep cool and stay safe from the fires, everyone.

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For(n)ever Young

Posted on August 10, 2009 | Leave a comment

This weekend we partied like it was 1999. That would have made me twenty. Do the math. I’m old.

Friday night we went to a bachelorette party for Michelle’s friend Jen. There are two things that made this one atypical. First, guys were invited. Second, it was at Medieval Times.

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I’ve been here before as a kid, but it’s a lot more fun when you heckle the knights on the opposite team. It also helps to have  a lot of beer. Michelle saw a guy on a horse and began booing loudly until I told her, “That’s the announcer.”

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All that drinking and cheering can really take a lot out of you.

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Saturday night Kyung flew in for the weekend for his birthday. We went to grab a bite to eat at midnight.  By the time we finished having cake and a few drinks at his place, we were beat.

Staying out late doesn’t make you feel young again. It makes you realize that being young is a thing of the past, never to be brought back again.

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Red Carpet Wedding

Posted on July 27, 2009 | 9 Comments

Have you ever been to a wedding that could possibly be confused with a Hollywood premier? I can now say that I have, thanks to Spencer and Vivian. While this wedding was a red carpet event, they made sure it had its own special touches to make it their own.

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Spencer gave all the groomsmen a special pair of kicks to wear during the reception.

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He also gave us a special pair of cuff links to wear with our tuxes.

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The wedding and reception were held at The Cicada in Downtown Los Angeles.

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Michelle on the red carpet with custom background. If you want to sound very Hollywood, you call the background a “step and repeat.” The rest of us just stared blankly every time Spencer called it this.

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No one got in without a look up and down to make sure high standards were met.

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The groom, minutes before the ceremony.

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It was a very nice ceremony, but I thought I was going to pass out from standing there. Man, tuxedos are hot.

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The first dance. Spencer is light on his toes. It must be the shoes.

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We all had a great time eating and drinking. Some of us had a little too much fun with the drinking.

Like I said, they had a very nice wedding but made sure their own touches were in there. Spencer surprised Vivian with a song.

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We were fortunate enough to get to have brunch with the bride and the groom the next day. Notice the groom is fidgeting with his ring.

I didn’t take very many pictures as I was busy and drunk most of the night. You can see the rest of what I have here.

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2006: Stuff Happened

Posted on June 24, 2009 | 2 Comments

I had no idea how to categorize the things that happened in 2006. It was a lot of travels, a lot of fun with friends, and the beginning of a lot of fish.

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I got my new MacBook. I remember having my friend watch me on iSight on my old PowerBook as I unwrapped it. Yup, nerd.

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Michelle and I took a trip to Hawaii, our first trip together.

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We had too much beer and sake, so we went to Home Depot. I have a lot more pictures of us running around the place.

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Oh the joys of Las Vegas. Scotch and cigars.

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I took a trip to Europe. I took Michelle. This is our second trip together.

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I won goldfish at the state fair. This started an obsession with keeping fish.

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This was my first fish tank I started with, a small 10 gallon unit.

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For Halloween I went as my friend Spencer. That’s me in the back center. I made extra masks so everyone could participate.

Only a couple years left until we’re current. Stay tuned!

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2005: The End of Regular Binge Drinking

Posted on June 23, 2009 | 1 Comment

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The visits to D&B with sticky hand activities continued.

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I took my first trip to the Midwest and got my first taste of White Castle. Eh.

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Vegas trip. Booooooooooze!

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My 25th birthday. Cheers!

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Unfortunately this birthday taught me a lesson. I am not invincible.

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I wasn’t the only one to learn a lesson.

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We learned we couldn’t hang out like we used to back in college.

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Michelle’s birthday.

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A Hatty Birthday Celebration

Posted on June 22, 2009 | 2 Comments

Red Lion Tavern was the venue for the big 2-9 for Harrison and me. This year’s birthday was hat themed. Everyone has a hat, so it made it easy for people to come out in theme.

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Michelle and I looking hat-tastic.

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The other birthday boy. His hat says, “All hail the birthday princess!”

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Sausages are one of the best, simple foods.

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We brought out extra hats for those that didn’t choose to participate voluntarily.

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Hats all around.

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My cousin always steals the show when it comes to theme parties.

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Oliver Twist?

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Cheeeeeeeese! 8 beers, 2 Jager Bombs, some mystery shot from the waitress that looked like Heather Graham, and a Scotch later. I had no idea the human body could hold so much liquid.

The night ended at Fred 62 with Michelle and I falling asleep on each other while everyone else ate. I am old. Thanks to all my friends, who came out. I had a blast.

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2004: Drink Problems Away

Posted on June 18, 2009 | 4 Comments

The year 2004 brought in the realization that life was going to be real work until I turned old and gray. So like any young adult would do, I looked forward to weekends and drank until I couldn’t remember them.

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Michelle and I still together. We loved weekends at Dave & Buster’s with friends, winning tickets, turning them in for stick hands, and then chasing each other around the place with them. I think it was our way to save our youth.

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Gotcha!

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Not even enough time to draw his weapon!

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I had a pretty good Halloween costume I threw together last minute. Hard to drink in this costume without a straw.

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New Year’s Eve with a little bit of the bubbly.

More historic moments to come and this time with more pictures, because I got a new camera.

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