Happy Face

This morning I was about to put on my contact lenses when I saw something funny, so I thought I should take a picture. Then I thought I should blog it so here it is. It's a happy face! Heeheehee!



In other news, I got laid off at my job yesterday, but strangely that doesn't seem like a big deal to me. I guess I've been waiting for it to happen for the last year. I got 10 weeks pay severance as a lump sum, and my 4 weeks of vacation time paid out to me, so that's a lot of money all at once. Hmm... time for a new TV?

Free Smoothie Coupon

I spotted "free smoothie" out of the corner of my eye before throwing the junk mail ads away today. Now I get to have a free real fruit smoothie at Jack in the Box. Yay!

Edit: I heard Shiz dug through trash and got 3 coupons. LOL.
Edit2: Shiz is going to dig through trash some more... LOLOL.

Buying Music Digitally

Today I bought a song and downloaded it digitally. Another first for this old man. It was from Amazon's mp3 download thing. I still haven't bought a song from iTunes... maybe I never will. I remember downloading a MP2 file back in the day. Man I feel old. Get off my lawn!

Dentist Visit

About 3 years ago I tried a new dentist office across the street from me. There was a really good dentist there, Dr Stephanie Lopez. Unlike other dentists who just scolded me and told me to brush and floss more, she actually explained to me how and why. She also did the exam and cleaning herself. Every since that time though, every time I made an appointment, I only got to see the hygienist, and never Dr Lopez. Lame. Then a few months ago they sent out a letter saying Dr Lopez had left the dental center. Hoping she was still in the area, I looked her up in the Delta Dental directory and there she was at Marina Del Rey. So I made an appointment and saw her last Thursday. She was still an awesome dentist like before, and my teeth were in good shape. Yay! So if you're looking for a good dentist, try Dr Lopez: 4640 Admiralty Way, Suite 714, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292. (310)821-0839. Here's the goodie bag you get for going there!

Metal Gear Solid 4 (part 2)

Ok so this is like 3 days late... :|
I got to the mall about 11:45pm. The store was open for people to go in and pay for their game, so that they could pick it up and go home and play right at midnight. There were about 30 people in line at that time. It looked pretty subdued. I wonder if any one of them really went there at 10pm... that would have been pretty boring. Inside the store there was a clerk dressed like Naked Snake from MGS3 and they had Metal Gear music playing. Pretty cool geeky.



Here's a picture of the people in line.



I was number 33 in line. They even gave me a little artbook for pre-ordering the game.



The line finally started moving. Here's a poster on the wall. I have no pictures of me inside getting my game because I didn't want to be the weird guy that kept taking pictures.



Finally I go home. The collectors edition of the game comes with a bonus DVD. It tells me to play the game first because it's full of spoilers. Heehee.



The game has a 11 minute install time while it copies stuff to the hard disk. During this time it shows Snake smoking while stupid tips go by, like "take a break every hour, throw your trash away, eat your vegetables, etc."



Finally, the game! It starts with Snake standing at a gravestone, looking really old. Lots of passage of time imagery in this game. Oh I just remember that was the same EB Games I bought Metal Gear Solid 1 from, back in 1998. SO OLD!

Metal Gear Solid 4 Midnight Launch

Gamestop (formerly EB Games) at the mall (Westside Pavillion) is doing a midnight launch of Metal Gear Solid 4: Sons of the Patriots tonight (tomorrow). Since I pre-ordered the super duper collectors edition ($84.99 plus tax) I'm gonna go pick it up. Hardcore! Not really. They're suppose to have "activites" there starting at 10pm, but I don't really want to spend that much time waiting. 10 years ago I would have loved something like this. But I guess I'm just not hardcore anymore. Now I'm just old. Old like Old Snake. I just need to grow a mustache. Yes. More pictures to come when I get back from the mall.

LED Keychain Flashlight Thingy

Today at work they handed out key-chain LED flights with the company name on it. It was good timing too because my old one was so old you can barely see the light (if you look really carefully in the picture you can see it). Yay Treyarch4Life yo!

Free Chicken Sandwiches

I got some bungee cords from Amazon to tie down my tennis ball hopper because I leave it in the trunk of my car. Along with the bungee cords, Amazon sent a "Cell Phones for Soldiers" bag, and... coupons for free chicken sandwiches at McDonald's! WOO!


Here's the ball hopper with the bungee cords. There weren't really any places to tie it down with. I don't think it's going to work very well. :(

Federal Tax Refund

Whew... I've been neglecting this blog thing. Well it was a New Year's resolution so I guess it's only right that I don't keep it. Heehee!

So my federal tax refund came today. I had no idea what I was going to get, since I don't file my own taxes for various reasons... but it was much more than I thought I was going to get. Time to spend it on hookers and blow!

But wait... on the envelope it tells me to invest wisely... so no hookers I guess.

Undefeated 4-0

Back in January I joined Sat's USTA tennis team to play mixed doubles. This was my first time playing in a USTA league. We played in the 7.0 division. We won all 4 of our matches without even losing a set. The matches were no challenge but it was fun to go undefeated.


Our final match was last Saturday, and we wore matching outfits. How cheesy!