Armed with a can each of pink, purple, and glitter temporary hair color spray, a bottle of black nail polish, and a bag of her own make up, Lauren successfully punked out Serena for Halloween. Well. To the best of our ability anyway. As for the rest of us, we ran out of Halloween spirit since last night. Showing up at a party when you were the only bunch who dressed up would do that to your enthusiasm. After we were done with Serena, we headed back home so Lauren can finish her homework, and we can spoil Mela some...
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Pictures from last night festivity. Yes, we did drive all the way to Simi Valley for a Halloween party…which we were the only folks who actually dressed up except for one other and 3 kids. Well, Steve was in costume technically as an HSX Employee, wearing the customized t-shirt from the olden days of HSX. Dan handed me a shot of someone’s homemade honey liquor to warm me up. So off came the coat. Another hour past, and I needed another shot. As I hunted for something to shoot, a party guest asked what I was looking for, “Just looking...
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Thu, Oct. 28, 2004 Miniature human species discovered By Seth Borenstein KNIGHT RIDDER NEWSPAPERS *NOTE* 2 days later – I just noticed the guy’s last name is BORENstein. Heh. WASHINGTON – A miniature, long-lost relative of modern humans has been discovered, shaking up science’s view of how we evolved on Earth. Scientists, who unearthed her after 18,000 years, nicknamed her “Hobbit,” after the short characters who starred in “Lord of the Rings.” She stood 3 feet tall with a brain the size of a grapefruit. Yet she was smart enough to use tools, boats and probably language, and likely hunted...
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Shane picked up his vest last night. And got the pants hemmed. With just the white shirt, pants, and his goatee, I threw on a hat and Shane was an instant Amish. [Photos were accidently deleted. Darn!] Put the vest on, and we could see Sammy Adams emerging. Shane also brought me my long blonde wig for Rikku. We’re going to have some problems putting the hair up in a pony tail because the way the wig is. Shane and I tried a couple of different options last night. We’ll have to see what we would end up doing. Man,...
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Travel itinerary is starting to shape up for the trip home. Here’s your first look at our plan. The only things written in stone other than our arrival-departure schedule is the dental appointment, and the flight to Chiangmai. Thu. Nov. 18 – Depart LAX at 11:30 p.m. 2.5 hour layover in Taipei. Sat. Nov. 20 – Arrive in Bangkok around 11 a.m. Dad should be back from an urban design conference in Beijing that same day if not the day before. Sun. Nov. 21 – Brandon’s dental appointment in the morning. Yes. Dentist. Dental works in Thailand is as good...
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So I went to my doctor who sent me off to an eye specialist to look deelply into my eye to make sure nothing else was left in there. The eye doctor looked, dilated my left eye, and looked some more. There is absolutely nothing left in there. What I’m feeling is the part of my eye that actualy got minorly scratched. But it is nothing serious. The eye will heal in a few days. (Note: The doctor turns out to be a fellow Trojan! Not too much awkward silence while waiting for my eye to dilate there as we...
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