http://www.oakmonster.com News. Views. Random thoughts. Occasional rants. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:54:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My eyes are half opened but I want to post this before I go to bed. My fantastic adventure as a humble blogger attending the Fresh & Easy store grand opening. Highlights include meeting the CEO Tim Mason and finding out that all their execs know the Temple, and me taking a ... http://www.oakmonster.com/2008/07/02/diving-belle/ We have been busting out our credit cards a little bit too often these few months.  But all for the things we do need and we're willing to eat Top Ramen for a while for. First was my commuter comfort purchases.  My lovely red briefcase got here today.  I'm going to ... http://www.oakmonster.com/2008/06/30/hang-on-to-your-wallet/ Happy 36th Birthday, my darling Brandon! This year marks his 3rd cycle, as Thai people call it. He was born on the year of the Rat, and it's the year of the Rat again. Hence, 3rd cycle. Here's what they say about the Rat. People born in the Year of the ... http://www.oakmonster.com/2008/06/29/b-day/ George Michael. 25 Live. Amazing. Master Greg and I went on our "first date" last night at the Honda Center. We arrived a little early, grabbed a few drinks and headed for our seats. The seats weren't bad at all for something you've won from a contest. And our neighbors ... http://www.oakmonster.com/2008/06/28/flawless/ Why, good morning to you too, David. Well, San Francisco is THE place to be, really. http://www.oakmonster.com/2008/06/27/how-you-doin/ I bought this from the Container Store. That, my friend, is the gift from the Commuter Gods. I am a sleeper on the bus. I usually put my head forward and stay put that way all the way to Downtown. On the way home, I usually lean back on my fleece ... http://www.oakmonster.com/2008/06/26/commute-happy/ I used to dance. I'm not particularly good at it, as in I could never go to Juilliard, but I wasn't horrible. This might come to surprise to some, but I used to be THE choreographer at school back in my days.  Mainly because nobody else would risk the embarrassment to do ... http://www.oakmonster.com/2008/06/26/so-i-think-i-can-dance/ [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkTQwP2gFxU] http://www.oakmonster.com/2008/06/24/dance-vader-dance/ Zut, je suis bon! Frenchy can correct what Google Translate told me to say. Foux du feh! That's Brandon's birthday party invite. He's a rat. This year is his 3rd cycle. Important to me, not much to him, but given the past few months of emotional roller coasters ... http://www.oakmonster.com/2008/06/23/sacrebleu/ I am going to try out a new template here. So if you happen by and see all sorts of craziness, please know that it's self-inflicted. Thanks! ETA: I like the look and the color now, swapping out the fader pink and gray for the bolder pink and black.  The sidebar ... http://www.oakmonster.com/2008/06/22/experimenting/