B - you know how to measure the speed of light using a microwave?
D - chirp chirp
B - blah blah blah....non rotating microwave....blah .....chocolate.....blah....scorch marks.....2.blah GHz....multiply....and that will tell you the speed of light in seconds
D - chirp chirp
Thursday, December 4, 2008
hooray! christmas party!
today is my work Christmas party. unlike traditional work parties, i actually look forward to this one. i should also clarify, that we don't do the full office party. our little group of IT nerds do our own party. we're not about the feelings and spirit of love this season kinda thing. we prefer the cynical, condescending spirit of the season. each year we try to do something different. our first 3 years were trips to the movies to watch the Lord of the Rings movies. last year was supposed to be The Golden Compass but it never happened. we've also done bowling and a delayed spring party of goofy golf. it didn't take long for our party to catch on and now the "touch-feely" IT staff ask about our party each year and ask to be invited. remember the cynical/condescending thing i mention? yeah, well, they don't get invited. so this years party is Wii goodness at my bosses house. we leave today at 11a for lunch (the traditional IT technie cuisine of Chinese booofaaa) and then it's on to Mark's newly finished basement for serious competition! if pictures are taken, they will be posted!
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Monday, December 1, 2008
good eats and then some!
i'm spending today in a self-induced food comma. we headed up to Chicago this past weekend and were treated to a weekend of amazing food by DaKims! i CANNOT say enough about the restaurants they treated us to.
Sat lunch was at Urban Belly. because we'd eaten so much sushi the night before (i forget the name of that place), Nacho and i shared an appetizer of Chicken and Mushroom Dumplings and then Asian Egg Noodles. for me, coming off a hideous cold the entire week before, i decided i will drive up to Urban Belly the next time i get sick. this was truly comfort food.
Sat night we went to Custom House. DEAR GOD! we had a 4 course with wine pairings that were unreal! i think these were the best oysters i've ever had and i never eat oysters when i'm away from home! they were also nice enough to write down all the wines we had so i could get a 2nd job to afford my new addiction. lots of amazing food and a beautiful restaurant! the best part was watching nacho "doctor" his coffee. he does not know the word MODERATION!
as if we hadn't had enough food to last us for the next week, yesterday was brunch at Green Zebra. i could not pass up the chance to try their version of grits. what could (1) someone from the city and (2) a vegetarian restaurant know about a Southern staple? i found out LOTS! to date, the best Bloody Mary i've ever had. this will change my own recipe! a HUGE thanks to Charles' sister for treating us so well at both her restaurants. we couldn't have been more impressed or more grateful!
we could not thank DaKims enough for leading us around by the nose and the stomach. this was a blast. i didn't mind the impromptu What Not to Wear that Katie treated me to. thanks for subjecting yourself to all that and temping at BR! for the safety of all concerned, i will not comment on Friday night Uno. what happened in the condo stays in that condo - literally, you won't be able to get it out of there!
Sat lunch was at Urban Belly. because we'd eaten so much sushi the night before (i forget the name of that place), Nacho and i shared an appetizer of Chicken and Mushroom Dumplings and then Asian Egg Noodles. for me, coming off a hideous cold the entire week before, i decided i will drive up to Urban Belly the next time i get sick. this was truly comfort food.
Sat night we went to Custom House. DEAR GOD! we had a 4 course with wine pairings that were unreal! i think these were the best oysters i've ever had and i never eat oysters when i'm away from home! they were also nice enough to write down all the wines we had so i could get a 2nd job to afford my new addiction. lots of amazing food and a beautiful restaurant! the best part was watching nacho "doctor" his coffee. he does not know the word MODERATION!
as if we hadn't had enough food to last us for the next week, yesterday was brunch at Green Zebra. i could not pass up the chance to try their version of grits. what could (1) someone from the city and (2) a vegetarian restaurant know about a Southern staple? i found out LOTS! to date, the best Bloody Mary i've ever had. this will change my own recipe! a HUGE thanks to Charles' sister for treating us so well at both her restaurants. we couldn't have been more impressed or more grateful!
we could not thank DaKims enough for leading us around by the nose and the stomach. this was a blast. i didn't mind the impromptu What Not to Wear that Katie treated me to. thanks for subjecting yourself to all that and temping at BR! for the safety of all concerned, i will not comment on Friday night Uno. what happened in the condo stays in that condo - literally, you won't be able to get it out of there!
Monday, November 17, 2008
Friday, November 14, 2008
Happy Anniversary!
i've never been one to ask for the conventional birthday, anniversary or Christmas gifts. my greatest hits include a back-pack vacuum cleaner, Stihl tiller, and interior molding. i know, hard to imagine i stayed single for so long. so for our anniversary this year, i looked up traditional and contemporary gifts for 10 years. right now there's someone doing the math saying, "hey, you guys have only been married 7 years?" but when i looked at what those gifts were, i couldn't work with that list. so i checked out 10 cuz technically that's how long we've been together! I AM NOT COMPLETELY STUPID. as most guys who've passed the 10 year mark will know, one of the suggestions is DIAMONDS (and if you didn't know that, better memorize that one). but as i said, i've never been one to ask for the conventional gift. so somewhere i found that aluminum was a 10-year gift too. right now, there's some guy who knows me saying "i so know where she's going with this!" and "nacho, you lucky bastard!" and "well, except for that sleeping with one eye open thing!" so meet Estelle. my reward for 10 years of hard work. and believe me, i earned all 15'6" of this baby! thanks Nacho! LM/TM
Monday, November 3, 2008
motherland
yes, i know the posts have been far between. but i've been kinda busy lately. like going back home to see my family. nacho hung with his P's at their place in Ft Walton, while i drove home with my sister and hung out there. only traces of the Southern accent are left by now.
my nephew wearing my gear!
my nephew with my old man
and my family!
my nephew wearing my gear!
my nephew with my old man
and my family!
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Man trip
The Gauley Marathon, West Virgina - Nacho, Korby, JT, Tucker, Kent, Terry, & Dierker
well, it all started out well enough.....
and then it went bad fast!
well, it all started out well enough.....
and then it went bad fast!
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