: Watched: Shelter 🍿 Basic Jason Statham movie, so if you’re looking for that type of action, this …
: Teenage Beta I just found out both my teenage kids are running iOS 26 Developer Beta on their phones. I tried …
: The Talk Show 2025 I attended The Talk Show Live From WWDC 2025 in San Jose last week. It was the first time I ever …
: A Break From Social Norms About a week ago, I deactivated all of my social media accounts—TikTok, Instagram, BlueSky, Threads, …
: Getting New Tires Today My MINI stripped of its wheels. Don’t worry, she’ll be getting some new ones soon.
: Nighttime Photo with iPhone XS Max This nighttime photo was taken with iPhone XS Max. It turned out OK, didn’t it?
: Garbage at The Fox Theater Concert photo of Garbage at the Fox Theater in Oakland, California last night. They played a lot of …
: My Eclipse Time-lapse Not much of a timelapse. I’m impressed by the clouds more than the partial eclipse.
: Breakfast the Other Day The girls and I went to breakfast at the local diner the other day. They find eating at a diner so …
: More Beach Time Enjoyed the beach today with the family.
: Hawaii Time The beach last week.
: Clean I have been here blogging on and off since 2001. Lately, I’ve been in the off mode. Life has been …
: Goodbye Mr. Spock I always felt great knowing I shared a birthday with Mr. Spock. As has been said on the interwebs …
: Conversing with Graecyn I took this 90-second video when I picked up Graecyn and Mia at Mama and Papa’s house. Graecyn was …
: Star Wars: The Force Awakens? Not too sure how I feel about this. I suppose it could be a worse title, right? I’m hoping that when …
: Mia Jumping Mia having fun during Susana’s birthday celebration. We were upstairs just finishing watching Susana …
: In The City Once Again The girls are in the City once again. Farrah sent me the above photo from the Palace of Fine Arts. I …
: Comcast Does Not Listen I had a similar conversation with Comcast when I was simply trying to find out how many Filipino …
: @SearsAuto My Experience Sucked This is a simple story of a bad customer experience turning into a worse one by the day. My truck …
: Seeing Santa The Santa Claus at Stanford Shopping Center has been our staple Santa over the years. The only other …
: Sharing in the Morning It’s always tough getting the girls ready in the morning. Sometimes they place nice, like this …
: Bath in Motion I love the time Farrah and I spent in Bath, London, and Paris. This video covers areas in Bath. It …
: iPhone Pacifier Trying to calm Graecyn down, who is sitting in the back seat, with the iPhone camera. Of course I’m …
: Lorde at The Fillmore General admission. Standing room only. A combination I do not look forward to in a concert. But if …
: The Fragmentation Argument Siri–the semi-intelligent virtual assistant feature–has been available on the iPhone since the …
: Cover Songs By Monster Enjoy the Silence is one of my favorite Depeche Mode songs. This cover is great! Cover Version 4 …
: Time I feel I don’t have enough time during any given day. At least not enough to do what I want, when I …
: Graecyn Mumbling Graecyn is watching sitting back and watching Justin Timberlake’s fifth appearance on Saturday Night …
: Mia Following Kaleb Mia follows Kaleb up a hill during Kaiden’s first birthday party. Mia and Kaleb were blowing bubbles …
: Encourage or Discourage But rather than tell people they can’t shoot their food — the food they are so proud to eat that …
: Why I Bought Boys' Underwear For My Daughter Yes, it’s sexist, but it’s also just weird and sad. Why can a boy walk around with Yoda on his …
: Hallelujah Leonard Cohen "I wanted to push the Hallelujah deep into the secular world, into the ordinary world," he once …
: Mia and a Sunday Afternoon Are you looking at me? We were hanging out in the living room on a Sunday afternoon before baby …
: My iPhone 4S Camera Issue I wanted to take a photo of Graecyn yesterday with my iPhone 4S. I launched the camera app from the …
: Graecyn Belle Graecyn Belle was born at 1:50am on November 8. 2012. She weighs 6 lbs 10 oz, and is 19 1/2 inches …
: Induction Day The plan today is to induce labor since Farrah isn’t showing any signs of giving birth as of yet. …
: Mia and the Harvest Festival Mia enjoying snacks from the Harvest Festival at daycare. Instead of celebrating Halloween at …
: Kelly Lynch and the Murray Brothers By the way, speaking of Bill Murray, every time Road House is on and he or one of his idiot brothers …
: Disney Set to Aquire Lucasfilm Star Wars Episode 7 is targeted for release in 2015, with more feature films expected to continue …
: Mia Enjoying a Sunny Day Mia Enjoying a Sunny Day This photo was taken back on April 21, 2012. Mia was watching us break down …
: Vertex On Friday morning Farrah and I went to the hospital for the version procedure. We went as prepared …
: Breech About two weeks ago Farrah had an ultrasound to check the baby’s size. The ultrasound showed that …
: Debate Fodder Gotta love the political season. I didn’t get much out of the debate, but it was fun to watch the …
: Verizon is Watching "We're able to view just everything that they do," Bill Diggins, U.S. chief for the Verizon Wireless …
: Andy Williams, 'Moon River' singer, dies at 84 Andy Williams, whose soothing baritone and relaxed performing style made him one of America's top …
: West Wing Reunion of Sorts Brought to you by Bridget Mary McCormack, who is running for the Michigan Supreme Court. It seems …
: Why the Fugees Broke Up I always wanted to know why they broke up. I figure it was relationships within the group that broke …
: Meet Apple's Favorite Blogger The bottom line: John Gruber makes an estimated $500,000 a year from his blog Daring Fireball. But …
: Downton Abbey Series 3 Trailer I know someone who is looking forward to this…and it’s not me.
: Apple - iPhone 4S - Tips and Tricks With these simple tips and tricks, you’ll learn all the things your intelligent assistant, your …
: No Reservations: The Final Tour I guess there are only so many places you can visit and talk about food.
: Mother and Daughter Trying to recreate a photo from Farrah’s childhood. We’ll need to go back to Hawaii and try again. …
: Numbers 228. 44. Two numbers. Just numbers. The first number is the highest it has been in my life. It has …
: Doctor Who Series 7 Trailer Oh, I can’t wait. But I sure don’t look forward to seeing Amy and Rory leave.
: My Gazelle.com Experience I just sold a somewhat old gadget to Gazelle.com. It is the first time I’ve tried selling back an …
: Girls I have always been surrounded by women. I grew up with two older sisters who tormented me through …
: Vending Machine Pizza I’d give this a try.
: Too Many iOS Camera Apps? A lot of photo apps, right? Seems like I’ve bought a ton of iPhone camera apps. But there is so much …
: Searching for Answers - Quick Review of Prometheus Prometheus The tagline for the movie is: They went looking for our beginning. What they found could …
: Django Unchained Teaser Trailer Ah, Quentin Tarantino’s movie for Christmastime. Nice. I’m not a big Jamie Foxx fan though, but I’ll …
: Garden of Your Mind I don’t think I ever imagined Mister Rogers being remixed, but it has been done. I was not a big …
: Posting Photos New and Old I have been on a photo publishing streak lately. I have tried to be diligent to post new photos …
: The Top Five Films I’m Interested in Watching This Summer I think I’ll be able to actually watch a few films this summer. If all works out, I hope to watch …
: AMC Bought by Chinese Conglomerate The Wanda Group, a Chinese conglomerate with extensive interests in the entertainment business, has …
: Skyfall - Teaser Trailer A very calm and cool James Bond. I’m looking forward to this one.
: The Talk Show Moves Networks One of my favorite podcasts has unexpectedly moved podcast networks! It was previously on 5by5 but …
: Stick the Landing Three Point Landing Want to look cool? Stick a three-point landing just like your favorite action …
: Mia on a Merry-Go-Round After a Sunday Mother’s Day Brunch at Coconut Grove, we all headed down to the Boardwalk to watch …
: The Avengers Farrah and I were able to actually watch another movie! Last week we finally saw The Hunger Games - …
: Again It has been a while. Again. Life has just been busy. But I have a few moments right now to put down …
: Grilled Cheese Please! View this post on Instagram A post shared by AJ Giron (@verbal)
: Future Table Tennis Champ This is how you build a future champion, by starting them off young.
: I'll Be Using Redbox More Often I just lowered my Netflix account to streaming only. I’ll only rent DVDs - which I don’t often do - …
: Mia Izobel - Hummingbird for Life Hummingbird for Life Today was Mia’s last day with the Hummingbirds at 2nd Gen, the daycare at …
: Game of Thrones - Season 2 Trailer I’m excited about the new season. But I seriously need to watch the last few episodes from last …
: Warner Bros Messing with your Netflix Queue ...Warner Brothers are now imposing additional stipulations for its DVD movie new releases. Starting …
: 10 Misconceptions A new video by C.G.P. Grey about 10 common misconceptions. Good to know, except for the last one. I …
: What's with the blacked out sites today? PROTECT IP / SOPA Breaks The Internet from Fight for the Future on Vimeo. It’s best explained by …
: String Theory: Can You Design Tampon Packaging That Doesn't Suck? Anything can use a little redesign. It’s all about presentation. How Hokschirr came up with idea: “I …
: Anthony Bourdain comments on Paula Deen's diabetes Paula Deen having diabetes was previously a rumor but now has turned into fact. She’s known for …
: Hello, is it me you're looking for? Hello from Matthijs_Vlot on Vimeo via (Daring Fireball).
: A TARDIS Handbag If you’re a Dr. Who fan and have $250 laying around, you might consider getting a new purse - a …
: Why I Hate Android All of this backstory knowledge fuels my rage. When I see Google talk about how “open” the platform …
: Rejected plans for “Walking Dead” Season Two I enjoyed season one a lot. Season two was a snooze-fest. But reading this little story in …
: This is Really Schticky The ShamWow guy is back with another product. This time it is a reusable lint roller. But, oh, of …
: Top 7 Common American Hand Gestures That Can Get You in Trouble Abroad Good information to know when traveling to other countries. Nearly everyone all over the globe know …
: Remaking Art through Photography Interesting blog post on some art pieces remade using real people. Pieces are by various artists …
: The Case of the Nude Actress In this week's BBC-aired episode titled "A Scandal in Belgravia," Holmes has a close encounter with …
: Spotify - No Longer Free and Unlimited Spotify made its big U.S. debut on July 14, 2011. In one week, we’ll be marking the streaming music …
: Who's Your Favorite, Mom or Dad? I’m sure this is a question we will ask Mia every so often. I know her answer will always be Mom.
: Driving in the Snow This storm came out of nowhere. Weather was clear 15 seconds before the video started. I let go of …
: No Pants Subway Ride 2011 There’s some good, and some bad to look at in this video. I don’t think I’d try this on BART though.
: A Train in Oahu? The two-track line —a 30-foot-wide span, with 21 elevated stations — is designed to accommodate an …
: Verizon scraps $2 fee It only took them a day for them to back down.
: Verizon confirms $2 fee for online and over the phone payments All cellular phone companies are evil, aren’t they? Convenience cost extra.
: Mia Izobel and Malasadas Mia enjoying a malasada I am so behind in posting photos that I have taken this year. I hope to …
: Prometheus - Trailer Check out the trailer for the new Ridley Scott film. There’s a question of how or if this movie fits …
: The Hobbit - Trailer Something to look forward to for next Christmas season.
: How Your Amazon Order Reaches You A link to a nice relevant infographic for the holiday season. Yup, I did a lot of online holiday …
: The Dark Knight Rises - Trailer I can’t wait to see this movie.
: Snakes on a Plane? Don't Worry About It I don’t think I’ll ever visit the Philippine rainforest. Mostly, the Agta fend off the serpents with …
: Burger Beef I believe the rule in advertising is not to mention your competitors - unless you can make them look …
: Robbers Want Only iPhones It should say no Droids as well: “The first victim complied, but the second only had a Droid, …
: The Facebook Resisters NY Times article on the people who are not on Facebook or have quit Facebook. I am (again) …
: Vacation Photos with iPhone 4S We came back from our trip to Hawaii this past Thursday. I wanted to post a few photos I took during …
: Pearl Harbor and the Zoo Today we visited Pearl Harbor to specifically see the USS Arizona. Unfortunately, Mia fell asleep …
: Mia's First Day in Hawaii - A Few Photos A few photos from our first day in Hawaii. The first day was mainly getting Mia acclimated to the …
: Anxiety Sucks I hope to be on a plane to Hawaii when you read this. I’ll be doped up on Dramamine which will help …
: Photos Taken Today [gallery type=“slideshow” link=“none” size=“full” ids=“197057177,197057178,197057179,197057180”] …
: Ethan Hawke All of three of us have been having similar feelings that we're ready to revisit those characters. …
: How to Perfectly Cook an Egg I have been eating more eggs lately. It is most likely due to Mia liking eggs so much. This has led …
: Haywire - Trailer I’ll be posting a few trailers of movies I’d be interested in seeing in the theaters - if we ever …
: Mia does her part for the occupy movement. Occupy Sunnyvale! View this post on Instagram A post shared by AJ Giron (@verbal)
: Mia with Auntie Susana After a Long Day View this post on Instagram A post shared by AJ Giron (@verbal)
: He would have been 102 today. I still miss him. View this post on Instagram A post shared by AJ Giron (@verbal)
: Mia and Mama Nellie - Instagram View this post on Instagram A post shared by AJ Giron (@verbal)
: Haven't had a sip yet. WTF Starbucks?!? View this post on Instagram A post shared by AJ Giron (@verbal)
: The Mythical and Elusive Bread Eating Monster View this post on Instagram A post shared by AJ Giron (@verbal)
: Wide and Tall This makes me want to get a dog. But of course, they never stay this tiny, do they? Via …
: The Jacket Farrah thought this multi-colored jacket Mia is wearing was lost. But luckily, the great folks at …
: Eating Tickets We were supposed to watch the Smashing Pumpkins last Friday night at the Fox Theater in Oakland. …
: Avengers Trailer (2012) I’m actually looking forward to this. I hope it turns out to be a decent movie.
: Not Disappointed I’m fairly pleased with the iPhone 4S announcement the other day. It hit all the points I was …
: Steve Jobs I was in my office, packing up for the day when I received a text from my wife. It simply said: …
: Just Annouce It Already! Apple can announce anything today. Just as long as it’s a new iPhone. I so desperately need a new …
: Boardwalk Empire - The Subway Edition I’m not a big fan of the HBO series Boardwalk Empire. I tried watching a few episodes when it …
: Mia and the Luau Mia’s daycare was having an end-of-summer luau. Even though sunglasses and hula skirts were handed …
: My Next iPhone Case I really need to update my iPhone. It’s on its last legs. The volume button is broken off. The power …
: Irene This is a photo of Grand Central Terminal in New York City. Mid-day. Nearly empty. It’s one of those …
: Bixby Photo of Papa, Bixby, and Lucky. Bixby is on the left. It’s tough when you lose a pet. A pet who’s …
: Mia's First Birthday Mia Bathing At 10:16 am last year, Mia arrived in our lives. And what a year it has been. Ever since …
: An Opportunity I’ve been meaning to write for some time now. I’ve had the desire to do so. But having the desire, …
: Mia Crawls! At almost ten months of age, Mia is now starting to crawl! I know everyone is different when they …
: Mia's First Easter Rabbit ears. Eggs. Money. It’s Mia’s first Easter. It was a quiet Easter, spent at the house with …
: The King's Speech I upped my Netflix movie discs this month in the hopes of catching up on a few movies. I hope to …
: Unsure About PlayStation Now Seriously? “Although we are still investigating the details of this incident, we believe that an …
: The Waiting is the Hardest Part You are waiting to hear the news. It might be good news you are hoping to hear, something favorable …
: Domain Swapping If you found me - if you are reading these words on this blog - you could have only come here one of …
: Mia and Her Bunny Ears Mia and Her Bunny Ears Bunny ears. A gift in Mia’s Easter basket from Grandma and Grandpa. She wore …
: Mia and Mommy at Whole Foods We were able to get a lot done this weekend. We first started at the Mountain View Farmers’ Market, …
: Mia and Dr. Seuss Mia loves listening to Dr. Seuss stories on the iPad. She started off with Dr. Seuss’s ABC. In this …
: A Sunday Post I wanted to start writing a regular post on Sunday, time permitting of course. I’m not sure what …
: Mia and Her Chubby Cheeks Mia was sitting in her high chair, waiting for her next spoonful of lovely baby food, when I took …
: Comment No Longer I read a lot of things online. I would often read comments that accompany the articles and blog …
: Mia Reaching We are trying to encourage Mia to crawl. Part of how we’re doing this is by placing the desired item …
: Mia and Her TiVo Remote Mia and Her TiVo Remote Mia discovered our DIRECTV remote while sitting on our bed. She would stare …
: Mia and Her Reflection It’s amazing how babies can be occupied by their own reflections. Farrah placed Mia in front of the …
: Which iPad 2 is for You? Thinking of getting an iPad 2? You should read Marco Arment’s write-up on which version you should …
: New Photos - Hoping More to Follow Mia and Kaleb I have a ton of photos that want to get out of Aperture and published on the site. …
: iPad 2? Not for Me The iPad 2 was announced last week. It appears to be another cool Apple device, a nice upgrade from …
: Mia and Kaleb Two videos of the kids playing together, and later hugging. Awwww! and These videos were taken on …
: Are You Typical? An informative video from National Geographic. Interesting little facts about what it means to be …
: Mia at Eight Months Yesterday, Mia turned eight months old! Wow, it’s amazing how time moves so quickly. She’s not …
: Rough Night Lately, Mia has been able to sleep through the night. Unfortunately, she had a rough night sleeping …
: Mia and The Dark Knight Wow, Mia has already caught The Batman bug. Fighting crime at such a young age. For now, she’ll do …
: Mia Reaching for Mommy This photo of Mia and mommy is from a previous set of pictures. Unfortunately, we’ve been under the …
: Learning to Fly Mia is still learning to crawl. She’s comfortable being on her belly on the floor. She can pivot …
: Mia, Mommy, and The Monterey Bay Aquarium We have wanted to take Mia to the Monterey Bay Aquarium but hadn’t found a good weekend to do it. …
: Volkswagen Commercial: The Force - Video Currently, my favorite commercial, even though I’ve yet to see it on television. I just love the …
: Everything is a Remix Part 2 - Video Part 2 in the series. This one covers remixes in films, specifically Star Wars and Kill Bill. Watch …
: The United Kingdom Explained - Video I’ve often wondered what the difference was between Great Britain and the UK. And if you have ten …
: Mia and Star Wars It’s a question I believe each dad asks themselves, “When do I introduce Star Wars into my kid’s …
: Mia with Her Hair Up Mia is as playful as ever. Each day, Farrah tries to think of a way to tame all that hair. It’s …
: MoBowl - A Review This week I had the opportunity to eat lunch at Mobowl. MoBowl is a food truck serving Chinese …
: Investing in a System I’m trying to invest in a cross-platform note-taking system. What I’d like for this system to do is: …
: A Follow Up to Mia and Her Gloves (Video) This is a short video of Mia in her outfit. You can see how she rubs her gloves - or hands - …
: IfItWereMyHome.com - A Site to See The lottery of birth is responsible for much of who we are. If you were not born in the country you …
: Mia and Her Gloves Mia is all dressed up and ready to go out for a morning stroll. It was slightly cold and overcast …
: Winnie the Pooh - One Kid's Interpretation I never read Winne the Pooh. From this little girl’s synopsis of the book, it sounds like an …
: Mia in Pigtails Mia came home from daycare with pigtails! Well, in the photo you can see only one, but she does have …
: List of Links for Today If you didn’t hear, Verizon is going to get the iPhone. Can you hear me now? Well, that would be a …
: 3 Minutes A very short film by Ross Ching, starring a Harry Shum Jr. from Glee and Stephen “tWitch” Boss from …
: List of Links for Today (LOLT) A few links to read: Star Wars will be available on blu ray this year! I'm placing my pre-order on …
: Verizon iPhone? Not for Us - Yet There’s been speculation that Verizon will announce the availability of the iPhone on their network …
: Mia at Six Months Time flies. Time flies very fast. January 1st not only marked the first day of the new year, but it …
: Mia and Mommy on Christmas Eve Christmas Eve was at the house as usual. But in the early afternoon, we stopped by Grandma and …
: Salt - A Review Angelina Jolie as Salt Netflix Synopsis: After she's accused of being a Russian sleeper spy, rogue …
: Mia and Christmas A Christmas card type photo, don’t you think? Ah, Christmastime. It’s a time of joy and wonder and …
: Mia and Binky Mia and Binky Binky. Waa Waa. Chup Chup. ‘cifer. Well, it’s that green thing in this photo that Mia …
: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-12-19 I just earned the Pro badge on #Yelp # Photo: View from the London Eye (Taken with instagram) …
: Thanksgiving 2010 Another video, instead of a photo, today. This video is from this past Thanksgiving. There are so …
: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-12-12 I’m happy I no longer host the blog on tumblr.com. Imagine, they’ve been down for 12+ hours. What’s …
: Mia and Nana Instead of a photo today, I’m publishing a small video. Mia loves going outside. It doesn’t matter …
: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-12-05 Trying out Seesmic 2 Desktop. Not sure if it’s the right program for me. I’ll give it a go for a …
: Mia Sleeping at Daycare This photo was taken by the good people at our daycare. Mia looks so comfortable, doesn’t she? Even …
: The Setup - A Site to See Visit usesthis.com An interesting site that is a collection of “nerdy interviews"revolving around …
: Immunizations Mia had her first immunization shots yesterday. Oh, the pain! But she’s a trooper, a tough cookie, …
: Goodbye Vox I’m extremely late in posting this, but it’s time to say goodbye to Vox. I hosted this blog there …
: Darth Vader and Samsung I’m not sure what this is supposed to mean. Is Darth Vader everywhere?
: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-11-28 What generation do you belong to? Here’s mine: …
: Thankful There are obvious reasons to be thankful, especially this year. As always, I’m thankful for my …
: Mia in Tights The plan in the morning was for Mia to wear this lovely outfit to daycare. (Aren’t those tights …
: Minimalism Heroes Great work done by graphic designer Fabian Glez (via laughingsquid)
: When It Drops.com - A Site to See Visit whenitdrops.com In a previous life, I was a record store manager. (Yes, I can hear Mia now, …
: The Wedding of Lotte and Angche Yesterday, we were very grateful to share a special moment in our friends’ lives as we attended …
: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-11-21 Listening to Mia over the intercom. She’s trying to talk herself to sleep. At least I hope she’s …
: A Bunch of Quick Movie Reviews Wow, a post other than photos and Twitter updates! Yeah, I’ve been a bit behind in reviewing movies …
: Mia and Roseola Mia and Roseola I believe it started on Sunday. A slight redness developed on her cheeks. By …
: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-11-14 Enjoying the rain & light wind in dwntwn SF. Spending alone time at Sears Fine Foods. Hope to take …
: Mia and Wink One of Mia’s favorite toys is the Winkel, or Wink as we call it. She just seems to like gnawing on …
: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-11-07 I get Lyle Lovett and KD Lang mixed up. #LetsGoGiants # On Mia’s 4-month birthday the Giants won …
: Mia and The Pumpkins It’s Mia’s first Halloween. We carved three pumpkins that afternoon - one representative of each of …
: Tatooine - by Jeremy Messersmith Catchy tune, and the paper animation is great. Found via Daring Fireball
: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-10-31 It’s going to be a long day. Hopefully I’ll have the energy to watch the Giants win game two …
: Mia and The Giants Mia is cheering on her favorite baseball team, the San Francisco Giants, as they head to the World …
: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-10-24 Reading “Where is Baby’s Belly Button?” to Mia this morning. Such a captivating, yet all too short, …
: Mia and the Pink Starbucks Doughnut Is this a lollipop? I blame Auntie Sarah for talking about Starbucks doughnuts last week. Of course …
: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-10-17 Ordered and waiting for ‘Medal of Honor Limited Edition’ http://amzn.to/bTe9vd But will I have time …
: Mia Takes a Bath It’s bath time! Mia thankfully enjoys taking a bath. She’s always been calm when she’s doused with …
: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-10-10 My daughter has just discovered her feet. She's acting like she's never seen them before. # Was …
: Damn Commericals (Video no longer available) The Ford Edge 2011 commercial has placed Shayna Zaid & The Catch’s song …
: Mia Making Faces Mia channeling her inner Gene Simmons (not Jean Simmons). She was very active just before bedtime. …
: Brandon Flowers - Crossfire Charlize Theron doing music videos now? I guess the movie business is slow. I take it the song …
: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-10-03 Mia started, on her own, rolling onto her belly this morning. Ugh, another thing to worry about …
: Mia and Auntie Susana We spent part of this past Sunday morning in Santa Cruz. Farrah, Mia and I had breakfast at The …
: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-09-26 Took my last dose antibiotics. Hoping to no longer feel lightheaded and nauseous - side effects of …
: Side Effects It has been a week now since I’ve started to take the antibiotics meant to cure what ails me. I find …
: Mia in a Hat This is how Mia looked when we got her ready to meet friends at Stanford Shopping Center one Sunday. …
: Mia's First Day at Daycare Ok, this is a photo for “Make Up Monday” since didn’t post a photo last Wednesday. I took this photo …
: Been Ill I’m sorry I haven’t been posting lately, especially missing the weekly Wednesday Mia photo post. But …
: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-09-19 @tumbleroo iPad app hasn’t worked since updating. Time to delete it from my iPad! # Guilty before …
: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-09-12 The girls are taking a brief afternoon nap. Time to surf the net for awhile.
: Waistline Or So You Think If this is what men go through, I can’t imagine what women experience. **Waistlies of the Day:** …
: The New Television Season is Almost Here Hollywood.com has an easy-to-follow breakdown of the upcoming fall television season. I’m looking …
: Mia's Mohawk Mia had just gotten out of the bath and was all nice and dry when I took this photo. Her hair, of …
: When Did Yahoo! Start Doing This? I went to log into my Yahoo! Mail account, which I haven’t done in quite a while - since I don’t …
: Apple's New iPods and Apple TV Thinking of getting one of the newly announced shiny Apple toys? You may want to pop over to Ars …
: Mia Yawning I propped Mia up on one of Farrah’s pillows while she was in the shower. I managed to get a few good …
: Smiling Mug Every time I launch my iPhone, I see this photo of Mia. I can’t help but smile.
: My Instapaper Links for the Week What’s this? It’s a list of links I’ve read this week, which I hope you’d find interesting as well. …
: ...and now Zombies Video no longer available Vampires on television are successful (e.g. Vampire Diaries, True Blood). …
: Tumblr Fails as My Blog Replacement I tried. I really tried. But Tumblr just didn’t meet my blogging needs. Tumblr was supposed to make …
: Samsung Galaxy Tab Teaser I always smile at these iPhone / iPad killers. I wish they’d come out first before people (e.g. …
: Mia Boppy Surfing Farrah placed Mia on the Boppy and I took a series of photos. The little lens flare is light from …
: Frank Miller's Gucci Guilty Ad Gucci Guilty - Frank Miller from Honore Lacroix on Vimeo. Gucci Guilty - Frank Miller from Honore …
: The Candwich Gross. I do NOT want to try this. From Eater.com The Candwich comes in three flavors: peanut butter …
: Verizon to Put Live TV on the iPad Interesting idea. I’ve actually watched a whole movie and a few tv shows on the iPad. To me, it was …
: Mia and Mommy Mia is smiling in mommy’s arms. The photo was taken on August 10, 2010.
: You are in Manhattan. Seriously, there must be a better place to get a bagel than Starbucks!
: There's Something Wrong About This Martin Loofah King - There’s something wrong about this. (via deleteyourself)
: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - My Review Netflix Synopsis: Journalist Mikael Blomkvist (Michael Nyqvist) and rebellious computer hacker …
: Daryl Lang: Look at the photos. This neighborhood is not hallowed. The people who live and work here …
: The 2010 Zagat Fast-Food Survey Zagat’s says Five Guys has the best burger. Anyone try it out yet? The only one I know of is in San …
: Prison Break Distracted? Five inmates escaped a police precinct in Agora, Lapasan in Cagayan de Oro City…. A …
: Mia Thinking This photo was taken with the iPhone 3GS using the Camera+ iPhone app. It was also edited within the …
: Skinny Jeans For Toddlers? I think I’m going to be sick.
: DOA Too funny. In a move that must have been unsettling for thousands of Iowa’s seniors, the state …
: Web Photo Geotags Can Reveal More Than You Wish I’ve been interested in geotagging photos, only on occasions, such as vacations and parties that …
: Mia and Mama Nellie This photo was taken on August 7, 2010, in San Jose. Yes, Mia’s hair stands up like that naturally.
: Did Powdered Milk From China Cause Baby Girls to Grow Breasts? Scary and interesting story. It’s also interesting how Time Online manages to squeeze in a related …
: Back to the Future - Timeline “It’s an information graphic of the events during the course of the Back To The Future trilogy.” …
: Couples Dynamics I suppose. (via thedailywhat): Punnett Square of the Day: Sad but (mostly) true. (reddit)
: Mia Sleeping “Let the baby sleep.” Wise advice.
: Guerrilla Dancing in NYC Amazing. Nice collection of dancers in New York. The dancer in the rain is my favorite, especially …
: Eminem and Rihanna This song has been stuck in my head for the last few days. Decent video with Megan Fox and Dominic …
: Mia and Manang Tiana Mia’s Manang Tiana is visiting from Hawaii this month, along with her Auntie Jane. This is one of …
: Nike Women Interesting ad copy from Nike. (via laureola)
: New iPhone 4 - the verdict is in - From Australia No apparent problem with the iPhone antenna outside the US. Is it time to start blaming AT&T yet? …
: All My Friends are Dead I can’t say I’ve seen this book before. Looks like a good read. You can order it from Amazon. (via …
: Project Runway Season 8 Starts tonight and is now 90 minutes long. This is one of the few reality shows I enjoy watching …
: Four Weeks It has been four weeks. In the quiet times, when there is a chance for reflection, time seems to …
: Searching for Answers? Ask Facebook Questions I’ve used the other “ask question” services only sparingly, such as formspring.me and tumblr. …
: San Jose Japantown I haven’t been to San Jose’s Japantown in a long time. Perhaps it’s time for a visit.
: Green Lantern Movie Poster Oh man! This does not look good. I’m not liking the Green Lantern movie posters. I got a bad feeling …
: GPOMW - First Week Photo Edition Now I understand why so few photos are taken during the first few weeks of a baby’s birth. First …
: Worth Trying coconut chocolate chip bread pudding. This looks worth trying. (via edatrix)
: The Avengers Assembled I’m seriously hoping “The Avengers” movie doesn’t suck. But it has great potential to do so. (via …
: Red Cliff The Netflix synopsis: When a warmongering prime minister (Fengyi Zhang) advances his armies against …
: Whiteout Kate Beckinsale The Netflix synopsis: “The lone U.S. marshal at a research station in Antarctica, …
: I Miss the Rain I miss the rain a little bit. (via laureolaibri, ausgruenden)
: GPOYW is GPOMW to Me GPOYW - Gratuitous Picture Of Yourself Wednesday - is a tumblr tradition I’ve never participated in. …
: NASA I don’t understand what is said about this clip, but it looks incredible. Repeated activation of a …
: Mia Getting Ready Mia getting ready for her first pediatric appointment.
: The Beatles Hairography Would you call this a hairography of the Beatles? (via thedailywhat): Infographic of the Day: “A …
: Tron Legacy - Oliva Wilde Oh, Olivia! I plan on watching Tron Legacy. But enough of this 3D stuff already. (via …
: Star Wars Subway Car Another Star Wars post! For more information on how Improv Everywhere pulled off this stunt, see …
: Warranties I seem to be having problems with the appliances lately. Last week, the Sony LCD television we …
: Dyson Air These little fans cost a bit, so reproducing this trick would get very expensive. But they do look …
: Star Wars Cereal I don’t think I’d want to eat those “grape-hutts”. (via thedailywhat): Star Wars Swag of the Day: …
: Clean Start Given the recent changes in my life, I decided to make part of my online life easier on me. I’m …
: Mia's Birth Day Video Two video clips from Mia’s birth day. I didn’t take photo or video of the actual birth, but these …
: Mia Izobel Mia Izobel was born at 10:16 am on July 1, 2010. She weighs 7 lbs 12.2 oz, is 19 1/2 inches long, …
: The Green Hornet Trailer The first trailer for “The Green Hornet”. It looks promising even if Seth Rogen is the lead actor. …
: Imogen Heap @ The Mountain Winery, Saratoga The last time we saw Imogen Heap perform was at the Warfield. She was ill during that show, battling …
: iPhone 4 Delayed I’m a bit glad that we are skipping this year’s iPhone upgrade. Though the retnia display, camera …
: The Thundercats Redux? Image no longer available Another remake, reboot, whatever you want to call it? (discovered via …
: Dungeons & Dragons Anew It looks as if Dungeons & Dragons is making a play to be relevant in the age of video online gaming. …
: Nike World Cup Video The World Cup is inspiring some pretty interesting advertising. This is a long version of a Nike …
: Cloak Camera Bag An interesting idea for a camera bag. Too bad it only comes in white. (discovered via photojojo): …
: adidas Originals - Star Wars™ Cantina 2010 The Star Wars cantina scene re-imagined with “David Beckham, Daft Punk, Snoop Dogg, Franz …
: My Short Review of Iron Man 2 We were finally able to watch Iron Man 2 the other night in Cupertino. I know its been out for some …
: Baby Shower Weekend We had our baby shower this weekend in Cuesta Park. Luckily the day was warm and sunny, a welcome …
: Iron Baby IRON BABY (via PatrickBoivin)
: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-04-24 Elevator is acting wonky. I wasn’t expecting to hike up 5 flights of stairs with my 15 lbs backpack …
: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-04-18 I forgot my coffee mug. This fact, plus the rainy weather, make for a bad start to the day. # I hate …
: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-04-10 Working on draining the battery on the iPad. It was cool that it came fully charged! # in Whole …
: Initial Impressions of the iPad I wanted to write down my thoughts about the iPad, after using it for a few days. The Good It was …
: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-04-03 Having a surprise birthday weekend breakfast with Farrah here @ Sears Fine Foods Restaurant …
: Whopper Face I’m sure someone in the US would sue Burger King if they tried this here.
: Monday Monday started off well. We had an early morning appointment where we were able to hear the baby’s …
: Japan - The Strange Country Japan-The Strange Country (English translated ver.) from Kenichi Tanaka on Vimeo. This Is …
: What's on TV? I’ve always watched way too much television. I’m sure this will change soon, but things are staying …
: IKEA and Paris via Pascal Terjan on flickr. More photos can be found here Looks as if IKEA did a minor upgrade to a …
: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-21 This fight is very boring at this point. # I came into work today and found someone else in my cube. …
: Mesmerizing Isn't? via juliasegal
: About a Girl We are having a girl! We reconfirmed this with an ultrasound earlier this week. Farrah had an …
: Dogs at 1000 FPS It’s dogs in slow-mo-catching treats. What could be better?
: Celebrate! Steak and corn for dinner tonight! To celebrate the nice day outside, I decided to throw a couple of …
: New Photos Posted Three new albums are posted on our Smugmug page today. They are: Celebrating Farrah’s Birthday …
: Lost! Just because I’m hurting Doesn’t mean I’m hurt Doesn’t mean I didn’t get what I deserve No better …
: Room in the Middle If you haven’t heard, Apple announced the iPad yesterday. It seems everyone who hasn’t seen or used …
: Japanese Glee Is there no stopping Glee? Japanese promo for Fox’s Glee, featuring former Japanese sumo great …
: BumpTop for Mac I wish the “piles” feature in BumpTop Mac would work for my real world desk. I’m not sure I’d use …
: She's Having My Baby Ultrasound of the Little Dude or Little Dudette Farrah is pregnant! [Note: Apologies to our shared …
: My Year in Review Plus More or Less List A belated Happy New Year to all! Welcome to Twenty-Ten! This is the proper way to say it, right? …
: New Year, New Photos I haven’t done well with my goal of completing past dailyshoot photo assignments, as I had hoped to …
: Christie's in Burlingame I didn’t have definite plans this morning, other than driving my wife to work. Unfortunately, she’s …
: A Bunch of Photos Kaleb! I’ve posted a bunch of photos on our Smugmug account. The four new albums are: Visiting Kaleb …
: Motivation and Inspiration I’ve been in an inspirational slump. Often, I would bring my camera to any family occasion to …
: Photography Websites and Forums One of my sisters recently was given a DSLR as a gift. She went to the Canon side, whereas I’m a …
: Shooting in Low Light My photography background consists of taking a few classes at the local junior college, and what …
: I Wasn't Here I wasn’t here during the Loma Prieta earthquake 20 years ago. I was out of California, doing my …
: I Don't Hate My iPhone My online reading habits lean toward technology. I read a lot of blogs and newsfeeds, keeping up …
: Go Free When Possible Rethinking I am rethinking this new blog thing. Yes, it only took me two months to start rethinking …
: Missing Link List #4 So much read this week: One of my favorite bloggers, Dooce, started publishing her hate mail/ …
: Paolo Nutini at the Fox Theater in Oakland Paolo Nutini - Candy from Nikke Osterback on Vimeo. This past weekend, we attended our first concert …
: Missing Link List #3 This week’s Missing Link List includes: 33 things you should stay away from. Did you know Apple …
: My Ratings Scale Revisited A few months back I decided to change the way I rate movie reviews. Previously I used the old …
: Missing Link List #2 This weeks list includes: Tips regarding secret menu items Rare photos of now extinct animals. How …
: Underneath It All I am not really a handyman, but for the past several months I’ve had the urge to fix. I’ve attempted …
: Missing Link List A Missing Link List (MLL) is a weekly list of links, stories, photos, etc., I happen across during …
: Starting a New Blog I’m starting a new blog. The domain name, alex-is.com, wasn’t my first choice. It wasn’t even my …
: Getting Ready for HE I’m watching videos and reading information on HE (High Efficiency) detergents. We just purchased a …
: My Short Review of iPhone 3GS I’ve had the iPhone 3GS for over a week. Here are a few thoughts on how I feel about the phone. …
: Reserve your iPhone 3GS Online I just reserved our iPhone 3G S for pickup at an Apple Store next Friday. Reserving and buying are …
: My Short Review of Dane Cook at HP Pavilion Dan Cook at San Jose Event Center I’m not a big Dane Cook fan. If someone was playing his CD or DVD …
: Palm Pre Reviews The reviews are starting to come in on the Palm Pre. Reviews from Engadget, Gizmodo, Walt Mossberg, …
: Twitter Your Way to Getting Robbed I was in a seminar about twitter a few weeks ago. One person about the safety of tweeting, such as …
: My Short Review of Taken You don’t know what I’m capable of. Liam Neeson does his best Jason Bourne in this action movie. …
: Data Corruption or Compromise? Damn! Somehow, someway my main blog was compromised. I’m not sure if it was on the server level or …
: Cal Academy of Sciences - My iMovie Clip www.youtube.com/watch We visited the California Academy of Sciences last week. I cobbled all the …
: My Short Review of X-Men Origins: Wolverine It’s Wolverine, bub! First off, I hated the title of this film. It’s more suited as a comic book …
: My Short Review of Star Trek The crew of the Enterprise 2009 I tried to set my expectations low for this movie, hoping it would …
: Marely & Me - My Short Review Puppies. Evil puppies. This is another one of those feel-good movies. But if you know your dog …
: Redbox - A Review Hello Red. What are you doing here? You may have seen Redbox in your local grocery store, Wal-Mart, …
: Slumdog Millionaire I think there’s something on your face. I finally watched the …
: Latte Zoo - Or How To Make Cool Designs in a Latte I remember individual baristas at Yahoo!’s coffee bars being able to make simple designs, such as a …
: Casablanca Oh Rick! Casablanca is one of my favorite films. I’ve seen it on VHS, laser disc, and DVD. I …
: Filipino Food I follow people on Twitter for specific reasons. I try not to follow people just to gain followers …
: Visible Tweets Another way to enjoy Twitter Visible Tweets - Beautiful visualizer thingy, nicely done in Flash. …
: Flickr Hit Hard By Yahoo Layoffs It’s always difficult to hear about layoffs, especially in times like these. Flickr has always been …
: The Third Man Orson Wells! I was able to watch a few movies over the last several weeks. A few were classics …
: Backblaze I tried the beat. Simple, straight-forward setup. Not much needed to do afterward. The problem is I …
: Blockbuster–R.I.P.? I went into a Blockbuster a couple of weeks ago in the hopes of a blu-ray disc. Wow, the prices for …
: BYOC - Bring Your Own Currency Printing their own money? This is getting scary.
: Gottschalks is Gone We’ve been to a Gottschalks - the one in Santa Cruz - but have never bought anything from them. …
: Windows Viruses I dealt with two different Windows viruses this week. The solutions were radically different. With …
: Warehouse Deals by Amazon? Anyone ever buy anything from Warehouse Deals by Amazon? I just purchased a sound bar for our TV, …
: A New Profile Photo? [Reposted because the ‘Let people answer this’ wasn’t enabled] I need to create a new profile photo. …
: Goodbye Genentech & Your DNA Acquisitions are always tough.
: Watchmen Hey, it’s the Watchmen! The graphic novel finally comes to the big screen. It translates fine and …
: Eagle Eye It started out as a promising thriller but devolved into a forgettable action film. The leads are …
: Kung Fu Panda Finally saw Kung Fu Panda on blu-ray. A simple straightforward movie, with humor and action that is …
: Mr. Brooks A surprisingly solid and suspenseful film. Solid acting all around by William Hurt, Demi Moore, Dane …
: Australia Watched Baz Luhrmann’s Australia on blu-ray this weekend. The movie seemed to be two movies in one. …
: How I Rate Movies I’m changing the way I rate movie reviews on the site. I started with an old standby — the letter …
: Target Opening on Oahu It’s nice to see Target finally coming to the island.
: How to Eat at a Sushi Video no longer available How to eat at a Sushi Bar (via Konkaver)
: 15 online photo editors compared I’ve used Picnik and Photoshop.com. Both get the job done. I may need to try the others though.
: 30+ Websites to Visit When You're Laid Off I hope to not use these sites, at least not for the stated purpose in the article.
: Samsung LN46A630 - A Review [Note: My reason for documenting my HDTV purchase is to simply share my experience. I’m just your …
: Starbucks VIA™ Ready Brew instant coffee Instant coffee from Starbucks?
: Umbrella Today? Great site. The answer lately has been YES here in the Bay Area.
: Nights in Rodanthe Fair acting, but a weak story. Not exactly a memorable movie. My Rating: Neutral
: My First Five Blu-ray Movies I remember the first five DVDs I bought when I purchased my first DVD player. They were: The 400 …
: 15 Companies That Might Not Survive 2009 Some interesting names: Blockbuster, Rite Aid, Chrysler, and Krispy Kreme. (via Steven)
: Trying to Figure Out the HDTV Thing [Note: My reason for documenting my HDTV purchase is to simply share my experience. I am, by no …
: 25 Random Tips for the Busy Facebook User This helps out in filling out the list.
: Half A World Away The last time I saw my uncle was thirty-three years ago when I went to the Philippines. It was the …
: Bloody Monday: Over 71,400 jobs lost It’s getting depressing. I really need to stop watching / reading the news.
: Quantum of Solace Solid action from beginning to end. But the story falls short of the superb Casino Royale. The Bond …
: MasterCard, Visa Security Breach Be sure to check your credit card statements.
: The Women of BSG Grace Park has only mentioned once in this article: Other strong women on the show include Grace …
: 25 Films for 2009 Of the 25 films listed, I’m looking forward to “Inglorious Basterds” the most.
: Fix your 5 biggest money mistakes Never too late to read about money issues.
: Palm Pre: everything you ever wanted to know I’m interested in seeing how the phone is when it is done. But I wouldn’t go to Sprint for this …
: Gran Torino - Quick Review Eastwood’s solid acting skills are on full display in this movie. The other actors, some apparent …
: 12 Common Photoshop Mistakes, Misuses and Abuses I’m still learning Photoshop. There seems to be some good advice in this posting.
: How to Save $419.50 in Less Than One Hour A few tips on how to trim a few dollars during these difficult economic times.
: Girl, 13, sends 14,528 texts in a month This girl averages 484 text messages a day!
: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Quick Review On a previous version of janella.com… …when I would write a movie review it would be long. Time is …
: And So It Begins Anew I blame the economy. The web hosting account for janella.com has come up for renewal. Dotable, where …
: Thoughts About the Palm Pre The Palm pré looks very interesting. Too bad it’s going to be on Sprint. I was with Sprint once. I …
: S.F. Yelp user faces lawsuit over review Wow. Now we can’t complain on Yelp?
: iTunes Store and DRM-free music: What you need to know If I update my “current” iTunes tracks, it’ll cost me about $15. I’m waiting until they update their …
: My Year in Review Happy (belated) New Year to everyone! I suppose my year in review is a bit late, but hey, I was …
: Tips, TWIP, and Tack I enjoy taking photos, but I am nowhere near being a good amateur photographer. My biggest problem …
: Pownce No Longer I’m saddened by the demise of Pownce - in its current form. They were acquired by Six Apart earlier …
: Oh Happy Day However long you live, you will remember where you were when you heard that Barack Obama was elected …
: The Bridge Benefit 2008 Farrah and I went to the Bridge School Benefit concert this past Sunday. The lineup for the concert …
: Waaaasup! 2008 “Waaaasup! The Pro-Obama Version” Yeah, those are the same guys.
: Losing Your Vision The man speaks the truth - in 2000. He must have lost his vision (of the future) or his ability to …
: Cartman Eats His Shorts - A South Park Clip NSFW due to language. Listen at your own risk. I haven’t watched South Park for some time now. But …
: Presenting Vimeo Plus I’ve been thinking of creating more and more video. I can post video onto my Smugmug account, but I …
: My Bandwidth Results I wrote in a previous post about having to track my bandwidth usage since Comcast was implementing …
: Rachael Yamagata @ Cafe Du Nord The other night Farrah and I went to Cafe Du Nord to see Rachael Yamagata perform. We enjoyed her …
: Figuring Things Out with Tomato Comcast made a lovely announcement last week that they were imposing bandwidth caps for their users. …
: Erase and Rewind The Matrix has been reloaded. Reason? No real reason, just sheer boredom. Anyone who’s been reading …
: Happy 60th Birthday and Happy Retirement Happy 60th Birthday and Happy Retirement
: My iPhone Contacts Disappeared! My iPhone Contacts Disappeared!: While I was out and about today, my iPhone contacts disappeared. I …
: Handsfree Beginning in July, California went ‘handsfree’. Now, I don’t talk on my cellphone often while …
: Belated Congratulations to Lotte and Angche! I don’t know how I forgot, but I did. Angche proposed to Lotte at her birthday celebration several …
: Review - The Dark Knight: IMAX Experience Anyone who knows me knows that Batman is my favorite comic book character. When The Dark Knight was …
: Last-minute Las Vegas Two Sundays ago I received an unexpected phone call from old friends who were traveling to Las Vegas …
: Welcome Timothy! Yen and James welcome Timothy into this world. Congratulations! Update: I just posted the photos we …
: The Sidebar I’ve incorporated, once again, RSS feeds into the sidebar of the page. This should give my many …
: Always Behind the Curve It’s a fact that when it comes to hi-tech toys you will eventually be behind the curve. Sometimes it …
: Will You Upgrade? Are you going to get the iPhone 2.0? I have been asked that several times the past few days. As …
: What's Up with Wordpress? For some reason the blog has been acting up lately. Pages have been loading slowly and posting has …
: Ketchup with Pepper I don’t know when Farrah starting putting massive amounts of pepper on her ketchup when we have …
: Camera Fun I have had about five digital cameras. I didn’t enjoy the Sony Cybershot DSC-T1 as much as I had …
: Changes I forgot to acknowledge several accomplishments on the blog. Kayla graduated middle school this …
: Leaving I don’t blog about work much, but it’s difficult to read that many talented people are leaving …
: Missing Green For the last couple of months, I’ve had the urge to start running. I was never much of a runner. My …
: Dreaming of Vacation Farrah and I are planning on going to Hawaii in September. Luckily we purchased our plane tickets …
: Review - Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull I wasn’t sure what to expect when Farrah and I sat down to watch the latest Indiana Jones film. It …
: Broken At about 5:30 PM yesterday Farrah heard a large crashing sound in our backyard. It seems the old …
: I Know A Little Bit OK, I have an idea of what I can write in the future on Janella.com. I have always said of myself, …
: Morcheeba @ The Fillmore 4.11.2008 I’m a bit late with my review of the Morcheeba concert Farrah and I went to last week. The taxman …
: New York City Recap Grand Central Terminal It has been a week since we came back from our trip to New York City. I …
: Twitter Updates for 2008-03-31 Landed @ SFO! A bit late, but here. # The waiting (for luggage) is the hardest part. Still @ SFO. # …
: Twitter Updates for 2008-03-30 Just got back from Gray's Papaya. Deciding if we should get a drink before packing. # Having a Long …
: Twitter Updates for 2008-03-29 It's cold and windy at the Top of the Rock. We can see the Empire State Building all lit up. # @ …
: Twitter Updates for 2008-03-28 Intermission @ Young Frankenstein. Too bad Megan Mullaly isn't playing her role. The show is good so …
: Twitter Updates for 2008-03-27 We are planning to see Lower Manhattan. Later in the day it's Central Park. We'll see how it goes. # …
: Twitter Updates for 2008-03-26 Driving to the airport. # OK, Virgin America is in the International terminal. # We've landed in New …
: Here's Looking At You Kid As this entry posts, I will be in New York City with Farrah. First off, I want to thank everyone who …
: Twitter Updates for 2008-03-25 Heading out to eat soon. Getting some Japanese food. #
: Taking Off To New York City We’re getting ready to go to New York City! We’re taking Virgin America as our airline. I’m hoping …
: Happy Easter! Happy Easter everyone! I can’t say much is going on this fine and sunny day. We’re still in the …
: My Fault - I Know What Happened OK, I figured out how I “screwed the pooch” on the web site. I fracked an upgrade to a new version …
: Late Start On The Day I got up late this morning, around 10:30. I was up too late trying to figure out what is up with the …
: Able To Recover March OK. I am still not sure what happened, but I was able to recover March entries. Worse case scenario …
: The Kids Photo no longer available My sister sent me this mobile photo of the kids, who I have not seen in a …
: What Happened? I’m not sure what just happened. If you visit this page with any frequency, you would know there …
: Celebrating March Birthdays Yesterday, we celebrated Rex and my birthday with a small dinner at Nana’s house. The other birthday …
: Care to Comment? I wasn’t sure what to title this post. What I’m thinking is that as of April 1, 2008, I am going to …
: A Fantastic (Big Apple) Birthday Gift Farrah let me in on my birthday gift early. It is quite a gift: a trip to New York City! Hesitantly, …
: Free & Dirty Dirty. Nasty. The dirtiest hotels according to TripAdvisor (TripAdvisor.com) We Are The Ones. New …
: Yes, We Can. (Better quality version available directly at Dipdive.com Interesting Presidential race this year. …
: Photo (Links) Rule the Day A few things to look at for today. A sad story without words. You can figure it out, can’t you? …
: Around the Horn This is a new type of blog entry for me, at least on the main blog. It is simply a collection of …
: 40-40 Club The 40-40 club. In baseball, it is an exclusive club. You need to have stolen 40 bases and hit 40 …
: The Strike is Over. Now Get Back to Work! It’s great to hear the Writer’s Strike is over. But according to Kristin at E!online, some of my …
: Dang Filipino Accent Since I had ordered my Dell over the phone, I tried to seek technical support the same way. The Dell …
: Busy.Sick.Busy I’ve been meaning to blog more this year than I have in the past. Unfortunately (or fortunately), it …
: And this is why I try not to use MySpace.... …or post private photos online. A 17-gigabyte file purporting to contain more than half a million …
: American Male Salon - A Review I have been to a salon twice before Farrah and I were married. The salon was Atelier Aveda on …
: Skitch Invite Anyone one a invite to Skitch? I just got invited, and have been playing around with it. I think the …
: What the...? People are crazy interesting, aren’t they? For example, take a look at the below photo. Yes, what …
: The Past One's past is what one is. It is the only way by which people should be judged. -- Oscar Wilde Since …
: If You've Had Too Much Drink.... Photos no longer available Interesting building I found on my visit to Digg.com. Imagine being drunk …
: A Review of Juno The first movie to be reviewed on the “reloaded” website is Juno. Farrah and I watched Juno about a …
: Happy New Year!!! Happy New Year to All!!! May your year be a joyous and prosperous! Now, I need to do that resolution …
: ./Janella.com Reloaded I am starting with a clean slate. Janella.com is rebuilding from the ground up. I’m starting from …
: Merry Christmas to All Merry Christmas everybody!
: Celebrating a Graduation This is the second post about last weekend. As I mentioned previously, a great deal happened. Last …
: What's in the Box? As you have most likely noticed, I have update the site once more. I have added a Twitter widget. …
: Tori Amos - The Paramount Theater in Oakland, CA This review is about a week late, but it has taken me a bit of time to digest the Tori Amos concert …
: Genentech Holiday Party 2007 Last Saturday I attended the holiday party for Genentech. It was held at AT&T ballpark. Yes, …
: Being Smug Again I’m working on bringing photos back up on Smugmug - which will be the primary source for most …
: Spider-Man 3 Spider-Man is not one of my favorite comic book characters. I’m more of a Batman guy, but I have …
: Unwillingness I decided to finally learn Adobe’s Photohop, so I signed up for a class at my local Junior College. …
: Two Weeks with an iPhone If you haven’t heard, I have dumped my problematic LG-VX8500 (aka The Chocolate) and moved onto an …
: No New Material from the Fugees Fugees fans won’t be hearing any new material from the ‘Killing Me Softly’ stars anytime soon. (via …
: New Navigation I wanted the website to have a splash page introduction. I was going to code some HTML but then I …
: iCovet I covet both the newly announced iPod Touch and the iPhone. The iPhone price went down $200. It is …
: Mandy Moore Covers I wasn’t sure if I heard Marlon right when he was talking about Mandy Moore doing Umbrella at Music …
: Transformers How do you make a kid’s movie about talking and transforming robots into a live-action summer …
: Knocked Up I am playing catch-up on my movie reviews. Knocked Up is the first film Farrah and I watched at the …
: Fumbl-log I’m sure you have noticed another change on ./Janella.com. Yes, I keep fiddling with the look, never …
: Managing Email You got problems with managing email at work? I have problems myself. This little lecture by Merlin …
: Kayla Recovering Kayla went into the hospital this morning for surgery. The reason: to remove a cyst that had grown …
: Web Trend Map 2007 Version 2.0 from Information Architects A cool map - at least I think so - of “200 most successful websites on the web” done as a …
: Big Fish in a Small Pond - Summer Concerts This is going to be a long post. Forgive me, I’ve been a bit behind on posting this and decided to …
: flickr Album Update Photos from Kristel’s Surprise Birthday Lunch are now posted on the flickr account. I’m 50/50 on how …
: QotD: My Email Address(es) How many email addresses do you have? What are they for? Submitted by clippedwings. I have an old …
: Why Pownce? I received an invitation to Pownce the other day. I must say I was really curious about Pownce when …
: Visiting from Hawaii Just wanted to make this quick post saying that Tiana, Jane, and Ann are visiting from Hawaii this …
: Lunch - First Kobe Beef Experience Lunch!
: Back in the USA Farrah and I are back from our trip! We’re pretty exhausted. Farrah is out like a light and I will …
: Can We Stay A Little Longer? Early this morning we went through a list of sights we still haven’t seen in London. The list was …
: The Friday Squeeze We arrived in sunny London from Paris by mid-day. Luckily we gain an hour since France is one hour …
: To Paris and Back We got up early yesterday morning to catch the Tube to Heathrow Terminal 4. We considered this our …
: Paris is a No Go I have two phobias I am keenly aware of - a fear of heights and of enclosed places. Fear sucks. When …
: London Lite We made today a light day since we are heading to Paris tomorrow. In Paris, we need to cram in as …
: The Big Four Today was my first experience with Tube congestion. It’s Monday so people are off to work. Plus we …
: To Market, to market, to buy.... This weekend we went to the two big markets that happen on the weekend: Notting Hill and Camden …
: In London - Catching Our Breath Stonehenge! We are in our rented London flat now. It is an excellent one-bedroom flat in St. …
: UK Photos Posted! You can view photos from our current trip through our Flickr account here! I will update this when …
: Tours: Our First Full Day in Bath After a good night’s sleep, we headed down to breakfast, which started later than usual since it is …
: We're Here! As I write this right now, it is around 21:18 (9:18 PM) on Sunday here in Bath, UK. Farrah and I are …
: Regina Spektor - The Warfield Photo Title: reginaaa3 which was initially uploaded by beisenhood You are my sweetest downfall I …
: Progress and Packing Our passports arrived today!!! The passports were sent by overnight mail and arrived in our hands …
: View from the dentist chair View from the dentist chair
: Google is Everywhere! Did you know about Google Voice Local Search? Google Voice Local Search is Google’s experimental …
: Ultimate Star Wars Personality What Star Wars personality are you most like? Well, you can see my results below. To find out who …
: How We Planned Our Trip Trip Itinerary As with any trip you take, the first thing we decided on was when to go. When Farrah …
: Congratulations!!! This morning we had breakfast with Yen and James at Hobee’s. They shared with us great news- they …
: Easter Photos Available Photos: SmugMug | Flickr | Zenfolio Photos from Easter day at Auntie Tina’s home in San Jose are now …
: We Be Trippin' For those of you who do not know already, Farrah and I are in the midst of planning a trip to the UK …
: Kermit - Hurt [youtube www.youtube.com/watch Almost the right tone for Kermit - NSFW.
: Do You Still Watch SNL? If not, you might have missed this funny clip: http://www.hulu.com/embed/QsW1kYHYxNC8zeCRAVRc0g This …
: These Are A Few of My Favorite Things picnik - Great online photo editing site. You can upload photos or access your Flickr photos to …
: IMAX 300 Farrah took me to watch 300 today at the Sony Metreon’s IMAX theater. But first she took me to …
: 4 Themes - 4 Looks - You Decide One of the best things about Wordpress is the ability to change the look of your site pretty …
: Standing in Line - Forever!!!
: Tori Amos New Album on the Way! Just received the spam announcement that Tori has a new album coming. Looks like she’s doing the …
: Another One? Yes, Another One. OK, last I heard, Facebook was the new MySpace. At least that was what I heard. I then go surfing …
: Conan is Coming to Town If you haven’t heard, Late Night with Conan O’Brien is coming to town. His show will be filming at …
: Another One? OK, last I heard, Facebook was the new MySpace. At least that was what I heard. I then go surfing …
: A New Layout? I’m working on the website a little, so if you happen to be on it and the page changes suddenly, do …
: Playstation Home [youtube www.youtube.com/watch Interestingly scary.Save & Close
: Using Google Spreadsheet BossaNova asked me to look at some web hosting companies for him. The rates on his account were …
: Back Home I’m posting again directly to Janella.com using the famous Wordpress. Yes, I have left my irregular …
: Going Home I've been on Vox for a while now and I have enjoyed it. I've met new people and reconnected with …
: I'll Tumblr For Ya! I was listening the TWIT podcast this past Tuesday. Leo mentioned a site called Tumblr which sounded …
: Moving Weekend This last weekend farrah and I flew down to San Diego to help Heidi and Yen move to their new …
: My Standard Avatar My standard avatar I use when blogging or commenting.
: The Weekend Lost This past three-day weekend could have been more than what it was. Unfortunately, I caught the cold …
: Back to Blogging I know I haven’t been blogging much lately. There are several reasons for this, but the task taking …
: February Mix 2007 Feeling Good – Michael Bublé Smile – Lily Allen Tell Me ‘Bout It – Joss Stone The Sweet Escape – …
: When You Created Your Very Own Universe.... Baron Papanoida aka George Lucas …you can do anything you want. I usually don’t go to StarWars.com, …
: Commercials Work After having dinner at home, farrah and I were watching TV a commercial for Carl’s Jr. milkshakes …
: Tiana on her way to see snow This was a photo I took on our New Year’s Day trip to see snow in Lake Tahoe. I’ll post the photos I …
: Christmas is Near [youtube www.youtube.com/watch It’s pretty late, but I wanted to upload this video clip. farrah and …
: QotD: One Lump or Two? How do you take your tea or coffee? Submitted by Vasquez. If the coffee is regular cup size, I take …
: Shabu Shabu Lunch BossaNova treated Kelvin and I to lunch - as a thank you for covering his work duties while he was …
: Celebrating Our Wedding Anniversary So it’s been one year today that farrah and I have been married. As you can tell from the photo it …
: Happy Birthday Farrah!!! Happy birthday to my beautiful wife, farrah Today is your big 3-Oh! But babe, you don’t look a day …
: Imogen Heap @ The Warfield farrah and I went to see Imogen Heap at the Warfield this past Sunday, December 3rd. We hadn’t been …
: December Mix Money Maker – Ludacris Fergalicious – Fergie feat. Will.I.Am My Love (feat. T.I. & Timbaland) – …
: QotD: Stupid Human Trick What is your stupid human trick? Submitted by Scarlett. I can fold my tongue in half - from front to …
: Rest In Peace This morning we had to put Tigger to sleep. He was 19 years old. He hadn’t eaten on his own the last …
: Little Big Fella Anybody know what kind of spider this may be? Just found him in our bedroom. Yikes!
: Nothing Less Then Kelly Clarkson Oh, my friends at Yahoo!, how I hope the rumor is not true. I went to only one YEP (Year End Party) …
: QotD: My Dream Career What’s your dream career? Submitted by Something. If I could do it all over again I would have …
: Weekend in San Diego - Part 1 farrah and I took a trip down south to visit friends. We haven't visited Yen and Heidi since they …
: QotD: OS Preference Windows, Mac, Linux - What’s your preference and why? Submitted by ramblingsbymark. In order of …
: QotD: All My Computers How many computers do you have in your house? Submitted by Foomper. Four. 24" iMac - Just purchased …
: Vox Hunt: In Motion Take a photo of something in motion. Inspired by Meg.
: QotD: On Podcasts Do you listen to podcasts? Are there any you’d recommend? Inspired by Alex. I listen to a lot of the …
: Found Today Farrah Fawcett Trading Card It cleaning month here in the city. They call it extra dump days. The …
: QotD: Save It For A Rainy Day What's the best way to spend a rainy day? Submitted by Vee. With farrah, making Banana Pancakes (If …
: Vox Hunt: I Love This Mug Show us your mug. My Chipped Batman Mug My Batman mug is used for most liquid beverages. …
: QotD: Set Your DVR What TV show(s) will you be watching this season? Why? Submitted by ducnly.vox.com. Since I got a …
: Today I took today off to attend a company anniversary party. The party was for a biotech company my wife …
: Happy Birthday, Tessie and Tiana!!! A quick happy birthday to Tessie and Tiana!!! farrah and I wish we could be there to help you …
: A Few Photos from the Walk I need to start labeling my photos, either locally or on my Flickr account, but preferribly locally. …
: Can't Seem To Sleep I can’t seem to fall asleep yet. My wife farrah went on a mini-vacation to Hawaii this morning. The …
: Vox Hunt: Orange Crush Take a photo of something orange. Koi Fish Pondering
: Everyone Wants To Be Jack It seems that anything with a modicum of success is cloned. For this entry I’m focusing on the …
: QotD: Home Sweet Home What is your browser's default home page set to? Submitted by Kelev T. Cat. Currently, it is set to …
: Vox Hunt: That Rules Show us some rules. No Swimming @ North Shore, Hawaii
: Vox Hunt: Stuck On You Take a picture of something that someone put a sticker on. Tiana with Stickers. Fun with stickers!!! …
: Movie Review - Brick Look, I did what she said with the brick. I didn't know it was bad, but The Pin's on it now for …
: QotD: The Best Part of Waking Up... What's your morning beverage of choice? Coffee, tea, juice? Homemade or store-bought? Coffee, and …
: Social Networking Explained If you haven’t seen this, it explains all there is to social networking. So many online friends, so …
: Coming Clean Alternate Title: Simplifying My Social (Networking) Life It looks as if the big web hosting move …
: QotD: My Intro to the Big Screen What was the first movie you remember seeing in a movie theater? Question submitted by mainmor. Star …
: QotD: Baby Love How cute were you as a baby/child? Let's see those baby pics! <img …
: Any Web Hosting Suggestions? My website is down for the second time in about six months. The reason my hosting company gives is …
: Mugged @ McDonalds [youtube www.youtube.com/watch The guy go into McDonalds to grab a quick bite and gets more than he …
: QotD: Reality TV Star If you could be on any reality TV show, which one would you pick and why? farrah and I always wonder …
: Mac Heart Stopping Moment - A Reason to Backup [caption id="" align=“alignnone” width=“500.0”] I dropped by 12" PowerBook[/caption] I’m a recent …
: QotD: Can you hear me now? What's your cell phone's ringtone? What made you pick it? U2’s Vertigo is my default ringtone You …
: Our Cat Has Friends Tigger has, as of this writing, twenty-four friends. Twenty-four friends? Yes. He has about nineteen …
: QotD: Sugar, Sugar What was your favorite candy when you were a kid? How does that compare to now? I was partial to …
: Steely Dan's the Man (Actually they're a duo) Did you read the open letter to Luke Wilson by Steely Dan - or more specifically from Don and Walt …
: Can't Sleep with this Heat It’s about 12:40 am right now and it is still warm in the house. All I can think about is how hot it …
: QotD: Shaken not stirred What's your favorite drink or cocktail? What's in it? Question submitted by charm.vox.com When I gt …
: Oh Paris. Paris? Paris Hilton "It will surprise a lot of people because there's real artistry coming from Paris." …
: Yahoo! Japan Those guys in Yahoo! Japan get all the fun, don’t they? I found this video while surfing YouTube. I …
: I've Been Vox'd!!! You heard about //Vox? Well, Vox is the new social networking site from //Six Apart, the creators of …
: I’ve Been Vox’d!!! You heard about //Vox? Well, Vox is the new social networking site from //Six Apart, the creators …
: QotD: Celebrational Muppetational! Who is your favorite Muppet? Why? QotD submitted by knitwitology.vox.com. Fozzie the Bear of course! …
: The Walking Weekend The weekend started with a slight dilema. On Friday night I was surfing //bayarea.com looking for …
: QotD: Summer Music What's the one CD that will totally remind you of the Summer of 2006? Pearl Jam Has the Summer of …
: You Don't Need Talent So, you don’t need talent to draw comics any longer? I saw this article on CNet’s site. It seems a …
: Another Blog to Mess With Ok, so I’m invited to the world of Vox! I’ll need to see how this goes. I do have a one blog I …
: July Mix 2006 Take It Easy (Radio Edit) - Fugees Buttons - The Pussycat DollsSingle ('06 Mix) - Natasha …
: Sony PSP white is coming Sony PSP white is coming originally uploaded by puckman So this was a controversial ad for the new …
: Care to Donate for AIDS Walk San Francisco? Farrah and I are doing the AIDS Walk in San Francisco next Sunday. Care to donate (sponsor us) on …
: Sitting and Thinking I’m sitting in a new Starbucks on Shoreline and Pear Ave in Mountain View. I just finished eating a …
: Bjork DJ'd in the City? Oh to live in the City and have an opportunity to see special events such as Bjork playing DJ. Oh …
: Big Brother Watching - Time to Leave AT&T It must be time to stop using AT&T services all together, not just DSL access: The new policy says …
: New Photos Posted New photos are posted on the Photos@Smugmug account. The new albums are: Kay's GraduationSunnyvale …
: Installed - Finally The installer for Comcast, Jose, finally arrived at 6:10pm. The installed took over an hour, as Jose …
: Not a Good Sign My install time for cable Internet: between 3:00pm to 5:00pm. Current time: 5:13pm. A not so quick …
: Still No Show 5:40pm. Still no installer. I’m on the phone with Alan from Comcast. Hmmm, is this worth it?
: Documenting My Comcast Experience I thought I’d just write about how this switch to cable Internet will go. Hopefully there won’t be …
: The Promise of a Faster Tomorrow I’ve been a Pacbell / SBC / AT&T (or whatever the heck they are called now) DSL customer for a long …
: Lyric Earwig Syndrome For some reason I can’t get the following lyrics out of my head after hearing them at the Banana …
: Catch Up I meant to post this awhile ago, but lately I haven’t had much free time during the weekdays. This …
: Should Our Heroes Grow Old? At Home With Evel Knievel Originally uploaded by cheesebikini I saw this link on the CNN front page. …
: May Mix 2006 Promiscuous (Radio Edit) – Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland SOS (Edited) – Rihanna World Wide …
: Aeon Flux I have an observation that seems to rarely fail me: action movies that are around ninety minutes in …
: WiFi Everywhere Today is a traveling day for me. I’m running errands enjoying one of the last few weekdays I will …
: In Groups of 3's Events (things) tend to come in threes, don’t they? Take these three recent events: Exhibit A - …
: Trying to Fight the Good Fight Too many tempting goodies at the grocery store lately. With the large amount of time on my hands, I …
: Recovering and Searching I’m not sure how to start off describing what’s going on in my noggin right now. So many thoughts …
: Wedding Photos Posted on Flickr Well, I’ve posted our wedding photos on Flickr for viewing. Here is a quick sample: In order to view …
: Serenity "She is startin' to damage my calm." -- Jayne Cobb from the movie Serenity We are constantly …
: Creature of Habit I’m sure I was told this when I was in the military, most likely when I was overseas. I was told to …
: "Saving Face" & "Rent" The //Netflix summary for Saving Face: Dutiful daughter Wil (Michelle Krusiec) sidesteps her …
: End of Month Rant - Three Days Late I haven’t been busy, but busy enough I suppose. I’m still unemployed at the moment, with optimistic …
: When It Rains... The day started off slow. I took Farrah to work a little after 7:30 AM, later than I was planning. I …
: Laughing at the Enemy A little clip from Family Guy. Good for a Friday laugh.
: "Just Like Heaven" & "Elizabethtown" I don’t know if other people have the same problem I have, but I sometimes get Reese Witherspoon and …
: Holiday Weekend The holiday weekend found Farrah and I not doing much out of the ordinary. On Saturday, we decided …
: Changes and Updates If you are reading this on //Janella.com then you know there have been some navigational and layout …
: Relapse 2.0 I’ve injured my left eye again. It seems the scratch I endured //last October did not fully heal. I …
: What's Public is Public When I post my photos online, my main goal is to share them with family and friends. Most of the …
: Not Asleep Yet I’m having a difficult time falling asleep tonight. I’ve had a headache for the past two days. The …
: Website and Photo Updates As i mentioned previously, I’ve been updating the website. The ’theme’ that is implemented now will …
: The First Saturday in February I’m sitting outside Express in //Bay Street shops in Emeryville. Farrah is in one of the many shops, …
: Cool Site - Pandora You might have heard of this site already or not. It’s called //Pandora, created by the Music Genome …
: Working on the Site I’m working on the site layout right now. The page may change from time to time while you are on it. …
: Are You Pissed? Apple today announced some new products. The Mac Intel versions were announced, as expected, with …
: Mac or Windows? Heard of the latest //Windows flaw? From what I understand of it, and I may not understand all of …
: Happy New Year!!! Happy New Year to you all!!! May 2006 be a wonderful year for you.
: Things To Remember from this December I wanted to jot down a few things to remember this month, besides the wedding. Most of these events …
: Our Wedding Mix Below is the list of songs we had on our wedding compact disc: Songbird Eva Cassidy Pualena Vika …
: Merry Christmas To All!!! We just wanted to say Merry Chirstmas to everyone!!! Hope you have a great Christmas day!!!
: Friday Afternoon I’m sitting in //Starbucks again as Farrah finishes some Christmas shopping. Last night my mom left …
: We're Married!!! It is official! Farrah and I our now husband and wife! We took our wedding vows on the lagoon lawn …
: Checked In We checked into the condo on our tour of Hawaii. More in a bit.
: Meetings The morning found us having Kim Chee Fried Rice with two eggs over easy for breakfast. We knew today …
: It Begins This Way... When I post this blog entry, I will be in a Starbucks in Aiea, Hawaii. Farrah and I arrived in Oahu …
: Thanksgiving Dinner and Surviving the Shopping Weekend Thanksgiving was the usual affair at my sister’s house. This year was a little different with it …
: Black Friday is Coming Just wanted to post a quick to find some deals on Black Friday. What is Black Friday? The first day …
: Updating the Photos Page Well, I’ve been updating a few things on the website. The biggest update is the use of a //Flickr …
: Too Many Photo Sites to Choose From I have been trying to find an online solution to display my photos that isn’t reliant on hosting the …
: Sideshows Come to Sunnyvale? I pull out of the house this morning around 7:00am. I get to the corner of Ahwahnee and Fair Oaks, …
: October Rant Ok, here’s my end of month rant for October. The only times I do rants is when I haven’t written …
: It's Been A Long Two Weeks A lot has happened in the last two weeks. I’ll write more on the End of Month Rant which is coming …
: Cyclops I’ve been out of commission the last couple of days. It seems I have a [corneal abrasion] on my left …
: October Mix Get It Poppin’ (featuring Nelly) – Fat Joe Feel Good Inc. – Gorillaz Go (feat. John Mayer) – Common …
: Finally a Day Off I’ve been working since last Monday and finally had a day off!!! But I’m back to work for three days …
: Hawaii, Pictures, and the Photo Gallery Farrah and I took a quick trip to Hawaii last week, from the 9th to the 13th. We were meeting …
: The Sleep Machine This entry fall under the too much information category, but I want to vent about my sleeping …
: Disaster Relief If you haven’t already, please consider donating to the relief effort for those affected by …
: Big Camera Big Pressure Yesterday I attended a wedding banquet for one at my friends at [eGain], Ali Chan. I was able to …
: Photos from Yesterday I just posted photos of celebrating Farrah’s dad’s birthday last night. You can access the [specific …
: Jack Johnson @ The Greek Theater - UC Berkeley Concert date: 08.20.2005 Matt CostaAnimal Liberation OrchestraGirl I Wanna Lay You Down F-Stop Blues …
: 43 Things Ah another me site. I heard about [43 Things] some time ago, but never really took a deep look at …
: "Hitch" & "Must Love Dogs" Just finished watching [Hitch] on DVD. The movie stars the likeable Will Smith as a matchmaker for …
: A9 Maps: Intereting / Scary Anyone check out [http://maps.a9.com/], the Amazon map search engine? If you haven’t, pop on over …
: Fiona's Back Just downloaded [Fiona Apple’s O’ Sailor] from iTunes. It’s good to hear her voice again, but the …
: Things This Weekend Farrah and I went to San Francisco this morning, going to [Paper Source] to look at paper products …
: At It Again As you can see, I’m at it again. I’m changing site pages here and there, trying to keep up with some …
: Add One More to the Driving List I received the following IM: Lil' Gordon (8/1/2005 11:34:00 AM): i got my lisence Lil' Gordon …
: July - End of Month Rant I haven’t written anything of too much substance this month. So let’s see what I can pull out of my …
: #1 on Yahoo! I know it’s difficult to tell in the image above, but when searching for ‘janella’ on Yahoo! this …
: Pulp Fiction in 30 Seconds You have 30 seconds to spare and Flash installed? Then watch [this quick version of Pulp Fiction] …
: Albums Offline Ugh! Bad update last night. The [photos]janella.us is offline. Any photos to see are only on the …
: Dave's Headshots Met up with Dave yesterday to do our weekly coffee talk. I had a chance to test out the replacement …
: The Music I Listen To - Another ME Thing Ah, another Internet and ME moment. Found this nifty plug-in/site called [Audioscrobbler]. From …
: Governor Arnold and Y! The Governor of California visited work today to make a little speech. We waited in line, hopeful to …
: Esthero @ The Filmore Thursday was one of the times I was glad I checked my spam email. I get the weekly email from …
: Welcome Emmalia Rose!!! “I was born Wednesday, June 29, 2005 at 8:24am. I weighed 7lbs 3oz and measured 18.5 inches. My …
: July 4th Weekend - Pretty Quiet It’s been a pretty low-key weekend. I have just been trying to recover from this cold-thing. …
: Mitsuki and Sunny 16 Farrah and I ran into Doug and Mitsuki on their mid-morning walk. I had the camera with me and …
: Still A Little Under the Weather ... Still Amazed I’m recovering from this damn cold still. I got the stuffy head thing going right now. Hopefully it …
: New Albums Posted These new albums now available for viewing: Photos from Yen’s birthday dinner. Photos from Lotte’s …
: Steak and Tylenol Its official: I got some kind of bug. Aching back. Runny nose. Hacking cough. Ugh, I hate this …
: End of the Month Rant Most of the postings lately have been about birthdays. Let’s see, birthday’s this month were for …
: Black Eyed Peas - Monkey Business Still, there are plenty of early Peas-heads who remain disgruntled about the group's leap to the …
: Father's Day and Aloha Kitchen Today we had Father’s Day breakfast/brunch at Aloha Kitchen in San Jose on 1041 East Capitol …
: Dance Recital Rehearsal I went to Kayla’s dance recital practice to take some photos, because there is more freedom to use a …
: The Self Portrait Thing Well, I broke out the 50mm lens - which I’m going to use for Kayla’s dance recital practice - and …
: Batman Begins Rating: **** out of 5 Quick shot: The movie chronicles the Batman’s beginnings. What I liked about …
: Cool Site: Challenge Darth Vader Can Darth Vader read your mind? Visit [this web site] and challenge a Lord of the Sith. He did guess …
: Two Weeks Well, I have had the D70s for two weeks. I’m loving the freedom of taken the shot and seeing the …
: Mr. & Mrs. Smith Rating: *** out of five Quick shot: Boy and girl meet. Boy and girl get married. Boy and girl are …
: Writing Here and There I think I mentioned a post or two ago that I was starting a new blog. Yeah, another blog. This makes …
: Keep Shooting Some photos I took on my day off this past Wednesday. The weather was a little overcast, which …
: Dinner and Photos I’ve been able to get some more reading and shots in the last day. Last night Farrah, Yen, and I …
: Sun Time Not much happening today. My picture opportunities have been limited. I spent about an hour and a …
: Finally - Some Shooting Well, I’ve finally started some shots with the D70s. I haven’t read all of the instruction manual. …
: Friday = Lazy Day @ Work It’s been a pretty quiet day so far. Not heavy on the work stuff. I’m using the time to study some …
: Too Many Memory Cards The memory card pain continues today. I found out I can’t return the memory card I accidentally …
: Got the D70s Today But... I received my delivery from FedEx today at work. It difficult to not open the box and look at the …
: TrekEarth.com - Visit It Today Cool site: TrekEarth Found this cool photo site as I was doing research for my new blog. New blog? …
: Why I have what I have I hope this doesn’t sound too much like ’look at me and what I have" but I wanted to write down why …
: June Mix Mr. Brightside The Killers Somewhere Only We Know KeaneSleeps With Butterflies Tori AmosBreakdown …
: My first post on this blog tri’al Pronunciation: ‘trI(-&)l Function: noun : a tryout or experiment to test quality, value, or …
: Our Dinner with Ernie Ernie @ Prolific Oven Originally uploaded by sith_kicker. Farrah and I had dinner with Ernie today. …
: A Stinky Plant and the Golden Gate Park Conservatory of Flowers 052905039 Originally uploaded by sith_kicker. Today was good day. Farrah and I decided yesterday to …
: #1 on Google!!! google-janella Originally uploaded by sith_kicker. I know this is cheesy, but janella.com is the #1 …
: William's Memorial Service We attended a memorial service for Bill today. It was a very nice ceremony at the Los Gatos United …
: Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith Rating: * out of five Quick Shot: Anakin Skywalker becomes Darth Vader, killing every Jedi in sight. …
: Should Gordon Cut His Hair? Gordon Originally uploaded by sith_kicker. My nephew Gordon might be coming out for the summer. …
: Coming Soon..... …but not soon enough. Have you seen the new Playstation 3 design? From what I read it has a pretty …
: William (Bill) - You Will Be Missed Hand-to-hand Combat Training Originally uploaded by sith_kicker. Susana called me to tell me that …
: Looking @ My Old Blog Since I was contemplating a new blogging service, I was looking at my old blog at [blogger.com] You …
: National Treasure National Treasure Originally uploaded by sith_kicker. Rating:** 1/2 out of five Quick Shot:Nic Cage …
: Visiting Yen and Heidi and Changes to Janella.com Drawing on Yen's cast Originally uploaded by sith_kicker. These are photos from our visit with Yen …
: Buying a Home? Thinking of being a first-time home buyer in the Bay Area? Well, you might have to put in a couple …
: Time to Play: Guess-the-Google Check out the flash game [Guess-the-google]. 20 images are shown to you and you need to guess the …
: Remembering Rockville I was feeling nostalgic yesterday afternoon. It most likely started because I was listening to …
: Tori Amos @ Davies Symphony Hall Last night we saw Tori Amos perform at the Davies Symphony Hall. It was our first concert at Davies, …
: U2 @ San Jose HP Pavillion Ok, a moment to reflect on last night’s concert. This was the sixth time seeing U2, but my first …
: Still a Little Wired Just got back from the U2 concert at the HP Pavilion. I’m still a little jazzed from the experience. …
: Thoughts from Yosemite Lodge Today’s blog entry was typed in the Yosemite Lodge, room 4109 Aspen building in Yosemite, …
: What's Been Happening Besides Site Updates? I haven’t posted anything personal lately. I’ve been a bit busy with little things here and there. …
: Theme Switcher Ok, I couldn’t stand just having the Spring Fairy theme as an option. So I implemented the [Theme …
: Spring Theme!!!! - Very Girlie Well, spring is just around the corner. So I decided to use a spring theme on the site. Don’t worry, …
: Friendster Joins the Blogging Craze It looks as if [Friendster] has joined the blogging craze! I just did a test blog at …
: Allerigies or a Cold? I haven’t been feeling too well, especially since last night. I had that itch behind my nose feeling …
: How Popular Is Your Name? Visit the [Baby Name Wizard] for a visual historical look at your first name’s use. Just enter your …
: Male or Female? Insight / joke forwarded by Tage (and worth sharing): A Spanish teacher was explaining to her class …
: Upgrade and Break When I found out the weblog wasn’t resolving, I looked on [wordpress.org] for answers. There I found …
: Down Most of the Day The weblog has been down most of the day due to database issues. Hopefully they’re resolved now.
: Random Thoughts for a Cloudy Day Well, I’m no longer an AT&T Wireless customer. I’ve made the switch to Verizon. It wasn’t as …
: The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi Rating: ***1/2 (out of 5) Quick Shot: A blind masseur is more than he seems. What I liked about the …
: Leave the British (Television) Alone Recently I saw a long preview commercial of NBC’s [The Office], which premieres in March. The …
: What [block] Time Is it? [Using animated stacking blocks] to tell time. It’s in military format. Watch it for a while to see …
: After Midnight.... For the past three days, including tonight, I haven’t been able to go to sleep until after midnight. …
: Blogging By Email? Wordpress has this cool feature where you can post an entry by email submission. I guess it’s pretty …
: Cool Site/Puzzle [This lovely puzzle] comes to us courtesy of Steven. So blame him if you can’t solve it.
: Happy Valentine's Day Everyone have a lovely Valentine’s Day. I know it’s a Monday, but try to enjoy it anyway.
: Wanting to Vent It’s been one of those weeks. one of those weeks where the days last longer than they should. I wish …
: On The iPod Here are some of the new/old albums we’re listening to on the iPod - in no particular order: …
: Adding to the Blog Ugh, I’m on a blog improvement kick. No, I’m not thinking of messing with the layout. I think I’m …
: Blah blog Blah blog Blah Blah Why do I blog? I’ve been thinking about it the last couple of weeks. I guess because I do it so …
: Un long dimanche de fiançailles Rating: **** of 5 Quick Shot: World War I love story. Audrey Tautou is the Mathilde to Gaspard …
: The Ticketmaster/U2 Experience This morning Farrah and I took a whack at trying to buy U2 tickets on [Ticketmaster.com]. I’m …
: They're Here!!! The Girl Scouts are back to spread their good cheer by selling you those evil cookies. Yeah, my …
: Another Lazy Weekend Not much happening this weekend. I think we’re still recovering from the holiday season. I’ve still …
: November 2004 Mix Wait, isn’t it January 2005? Well, I haven’t posted a song mix for a while. This mix I made for …
: Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story Rating:**** out of 5 Quick Shot: Vince Vaughn plays the underdog/hero gym owner trying to save his …
: No Plans This Weekend Ugh, this cold is still hanging on. It’s coming up on the worst part: the running nose and coughing. …
: Sick Again? I got a little stuffy nose action happening these last couple of days. I think I’m sick again! I was …
: Additions Today’s addition in the albums: The Christensens Visiting California [2001] (under Family)
: Christmas Photos Plus Old Stuff Just got the Christmas photos back from the lab. They are now posted in the Holidays section. Tried …
: Trailer Watching Catching up on some movie trailers since we haven’t been to the theater in a while. If you view …
: Happy New Year!!!! Happy New Year!!!!! Have a happy 2005!
: Photos Now Using Gallery The photos section is now set to use [Gallery]. So much for the weblog portion and photo pages …
: Moving Directories Yes, I moved the weblog from [http://weblog.janella.com] to the main site [janella.com] And the …
: Merry Christmas!!! Merry Christmas to all!!!
: Now in Beta [project.janella.com] has now been changed to [beta.janella.com] What exactly does that mean? Well, …
: Searching for... Bobby Fisher? Mr. Goodbar? Videos with Bjork in it? There’s a new beta search engine by Yahoo! that …
: Christmas in Egypt A Christmastime. Farrah, my mom and I went to see Kayla’s play a Christmas in Egypt. Kayla played …
: Asians and Voting Farrah told me about [this ad] with Asian actors stating the importance of voting. I never saw it on …
: You Too Can Have a Green Thumb Disposable cell phones that turn into sunflowers??? With the inventors being from Amsterdam I …
: Short Weekend...for Me! Oh its been a short weekend for me. I had to work yesterday because a co-worker needed to take one …
: Shopping List For Tomorrow (as dictated by tessie) *regular baking potatoes (5 lbs)*gravy (e.g. turkey - can or jar)*beef gravy …
: Another Hawaii Album Posted The last of the Hawaii trip photos are posted. The photos are located under Trips | Hawaii 2004 Part …
: Tiana's First Birthday Party New albums posted are: Tiana's Birthday 2004 - Tiana's first birthday party celebrated at Ko'olau. …
: Spiders, blah! Farrah and I found this huge spider on our wall after coming home from Toys R Us: We tried to corral …
: Back From Hawaii Yeah, we’re back from Hawaii!!! I’m working on getting the pictures posted. Right now I’m a little …
: Firefox 1.0 Now Available The final release version of Firefox is now available at [mozilla.org]. The site is really busy …
: Can You Hear Me Now? We’re getting ready for our trip to Hawaii (yes again). One of the things we wanted to do before …
: Missing You... Today would have been my father’s 95th birthday. I know if he lived this long it would have been …
: The Fantastic Four? I saw these images below posted on some messageboard regarding the new [Fantastic Four] movie being …
: More Thoughts on Election Day I’m watching tv right now, seeing how the Presidential race is going. It’s interesting to see the …
: Go Vote! Yeah, it took me an hour in line to cast my vote, but GO VOTE!
: Halloween Day & Night Today we went up to the City to Lotte’s place to (1) celebrate Matthew’s birthday - which was last …
: My DVD Burner Experience I get worried about my computer. Actually, the data stored on the computer, such as email and the …
: It's The Political Season Are you registered to vote? Hope so because it’s too late to register for this year’s election - at …
: Saturday is Birthday Celebration Day Wow, today was a busy day. I helped celebrate my sister and friend’s birthdays. First off was …
: Look Who's Talking "So you wanna breakdance instead? -- Purported mumbled word by me. Ok, I know I talk in my sleep. …
: soaring gas prices are gas prices going up in your area? according to a [cnn] article regular unleaded is on average …
: rest of the hawaii photos posted ah, finally got through the rest of the hawaii vacation photos. albums posted are called: cruising …
: like reading blogs? do you like reading blogs? pop on over to [metblogs] where you can see specific regional/city blogs …
: are your bookmarks social? you’ve heard of [friendster] right? if you haven’t, friendster is considered a social network. …
: get lost our favorite new television show this season has to be [lost] wednesay @ 8pm on abc. quick shot: …
: russell and marjorie's home man, it’s october and i’m still talking about our hawaii trip that took place back in august!?!?!?! …
: onto kauai the following day, after pali lookout, we went to kauai. our plane left early in the morning. funny …
: hellboy rating: ** 1/2 out of 5 quick shot: ron perlman brings hellboy to life, embodying hellboy both …
: gotta get back...in time! every wanted to see how a web site looked, oh say, two years ago? [plug the website address in here] …
: template changes made a template change to the weblog page as well as the photos@ page. lmk if there are any problems …
: pali lookout and around oahu the day after hanauma bay, we went did more driving around oahu, specifically toward pali lookout. …
: who's cadi??? who’s new cadillac is this? well, let’s ask the car who she belongs to: yes, farrah’s dad, as of …
: hanauma bay well, time to write more about the hawaii trip, since i have some time on my hands. it’s a hot one …
: slowing getting vacation pics online ugh, getting back from vacation has been rough, especially with work being a drag right now. i’m …
: welcome seth emilio salvotti congratulations to scott and stefanie on their new baby boy! seth emilio salvotti was born on august …
: video site thanks to fina for this link
: spartan rating: **1/2 of 5 quick shot: val kilmer does his bit for country and mamet. a good thriller even …
: the new batmobile? [this link] courtesy of sa. here’s hoping th new batman is better than the last two films. check out …
: guns and poses ernie and i went to the shooting range after dinner yesterday. it was ernie’s first time, while i …
: new homes for janella sites the web hosting of the janella sites has changed. fina’s galleries are now located at …
: dvdcompare.net did you know that dvd movies can be different from country to country? they are not only defined by …
: walking the line how far can you make this dude walk drunk? use your mouse to control the left-to-right movement.
: reading comic books again i’ve been reading comic books again. it has been several years since i picked up comic books on a …
: adding back photos i’ve been quietly adding back photos to the page. by quitely i mean i forgot to update this page! …
: oh that crazy jewel original story appears at [http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/exeter/05232004/news/17777.htm] Fan …
: graduation celebration pictures posted pictures from yen’s after graduation celebration are now posted on [photos]. please login to see the …
: graduation day today is a day of graduations: yen is graduating from sjsu and john for sfsu. and here i am stuck …
: dido was rocking farrah, madelyn and i went to see dido at the berkeley community theater. it’s been about four years …
: concerts we've attended this is a ‘concert’- me list listing all the concerts we’ve been to (so far). updated when another …
: interesting image of bush found this image of bush on a weblog site [american leftist]. the person made it with pictures “of …
: check the facts before you vote trying to get informed before this year’s presidential election? you might want to see …
: finding a look well, changed the weblog face again as the style previously used (called zen) seemed too light to …
: worth a new cut? dvds are cool aren’t they? it’s almost difficult remember a time without dvds. the things i love …
: who gives a hooters? dave and i had lunch today at the new [hooters] in dublin. dave had never been to hooters before, …
: wordpress is impressive i gotta tell you, i’m really impressed with this wordpress program. i was able to setup this new …
: trials last night i went to a rosary for my cousin who passed way last thursday, may 6, 2004. i didn’t know …
: access to archives slight change in the sidebar menu, where previous entries can be accessed by categories. so if a …
: kill bill volume 2 rating: **** out of 5 quick shot: continuing the revenge story of the bride from kill bill volume i. …
: mean girls rating: ***1/2 out of 5 quick shot: smartly written tina fey comedy. a cut above your average …
: master and commander: the far side of the world rating: *** out of 5 quick shot: men at sea battling a faceless (for most of the movie) enemy, and …
: ...to the beat of just one drum speakers on! - [cool flash animation find] courtesy of lotte.
: somethings gotta give rating: **1/2 out of 5 quick shot: jack and diane try to find love at there age! overall good story …
: beware of strange atms general warning brought to you by tage down south. [this tricky modified atm] is geared to grab your …
: kill bill volume 1 rating: **** out of 5 quick shot: a tale of bloody revenge tarantino style. loved the bloody …
: leaping to satellite i’ve been wavering on whether to take the plunge to go to satellite tv. cable has been good to me …
: b-day pics - site update pics posted from my b-day weekend. some are missing (on purposes of course ;) other pics are …
: yosemite redux just got back from yosemite, where farrah and i spent about three days. i’ll have a few pictures to …
: moblogs? never heard of it before, but i guess moblogs are the next big thing [cnet article] a moblog is a …
: cool site - jerry and supes watch [uniform] a short film with jerry seinfeld and superman. the film requires macromedia’s flash. …
: feeling like cartman? john or lotte, you gotta translate this!
: thank you for a great weekend i want to thank everyone for a great birthday weekend! it will be one i will never forget. the …
: cool site - can you pass the third grade? [can you pass the third grade] is a flash drag and drop game. on my first try i got 21/48 so let’s …
: bond, james bond just picked up the playstation 2 game [james bond 007: everything or nothing] it’s a pretty nifty …
: new photos added some new photos have been added to the photos pages [of all places]! click the above images for a …
: lost in translation rating: **** out of five quick shot: a man lost. a woman ignored. friendship [and more?] follows. …
: smack the pingu not the most animal friendly game, but try playing [smack the pingu]
: might have noticed just a quick note: you might have noticed that all the postings are now listed by ‘janella’. well, i …
: established some accounts i have established a few accounts for login from memory. if you try to register for the [photos] …
: the long walk back II the [photos page] is starting again, and i emphasis starting. i started a photo renaming project …
: ::nothingcouldbefina:: is restored the pages at [::nothingcouldbefina::] have been partially restored. only certain albums made it …
: the long walk back part I well, hosting company has managed to recover backups of most of the flat files, but the database is …
: it's wet out there it’s looking pretty ugly outside right now. the winds are supposed to gust up to 40mph down here. in …
: page will look funky btw: this page will probably look kinda funky until i make more postings. i’m not going to try and …
: web server crash janella.com has, not by choice, had to go another change. the webserver crashed some time this …
: tigger comes home my mom heard tigger meowing in a neighbor’s backyard. she rushed over to the next street, knocked on …
: to the spca again farrah and i went to the pound this afternoon. still no sign of tigger. it’s been almost a week (on …
: looking for tigger went to the local SPCA to see if someone may have found tigger. it was my first time there. i never …
: the lion king the lion king was a great show to see (only dampered by tigger going missing yesterday). the …
: tigger has gone walkabout my mom was doing yard work and left the gate open. tigger must have wandered off. funny thing is he …
: only in kenya [another loopy flash cartoon]
: underworld rating: ** out of five quick shot: decent run at the vampire mythos. werewolves versus vampire war …
: better luck tomorrow rating: ***1/2 out of five quick shot: good small movie. somewhat predictable half way through, but …
: silly site of the day [let this one play] for about a minute to get the full effect. link courtesy of bigfil
: building a box part III well, the box has been built and ran through the burn-in test without error. so now i’m running a …
: another saturday another saturday at work. not too many things to do in the queue, but getting stuff done. there are …
: building a box part II well, i’ve just slapped all the pieces together. i was a little worried about putting in the cpu as …
: shake it like a polaroid picture [cool clip of the moment] - it requires flash so you may be prompted to install if you don’t have it …
: building a box part I i decided late last year that i was going to get a new computer system this year. my current system …
: quick resolutions here are my quick new year’s resolutions: watch more movies read more books donate blood - or some …
: happy new year!!! happy new year to everyone!!! hope you have a great 2004!!!
: cool site - common sense media guide [common sense media guide] - another site i heard on a radio talk show. i think it was on the ron …
: cool site - sing365.com [sing365.com] - i always go to this site when i want to know the lyrics to song. lately they have …
: merry christmas!!! merry christmas to everyone! have a safe and happy holiday.
: chirstmas eve christmas eve is almost done. everyone has gone home after having a full lovely dinner and desert. …
: standing in line [watch this clip] and think about how long would you stand in line for something. Update: The …
: cool site [earthware biodegradables] - another site i heard about on kcbs radio (740 on your am dial) during …
: cool site - or maybe not like everyone else i get sites sent to me from friends and family. i also get website addresses from …
: brunch at the hukilau today we had brunch at the [hukilau] in san jose, a nice little place serving hawaiian food. the …
: lotr: return of the king for the third year in a row, dave and i went to amc mercado to watch lotr. the show, as always, …
: keeping up with the flu [keep up with the flu] the cdc has put up the above resource to keep track of this year’s flu …
: i remember that night.... i remember this night, 11 years ago today. it was the night my father died. i remember pretty much …
: idiot in sunnyvale Man Targets Canadian Company He Wrongly Believed Was Source Of Spam SUNNYVALE, Calif. – A Sunnyvale …
: a bright blue light.... saw a meteor streak toward the horizon tonight as i parked my car. pretty cool.
: mario, zelda, and the prince of persia after much research and debate, farrah decided to get a gameboy advance sp. a nice titanium gameboy …
: funny how the net works can you ever make a mistake in this world, especially when you’re famous? nowadays i suppose not. a …
: kayla's church play just added photos from kayla’s church play back in september. it is available in the family album …
: figured it out ok, after thinking i screwed up the page somehow, i find that the reason it looked so darn funny was …
: ex-mozilla customer care dinner tonight i had dinner with some ex-netscape customer care people at chevy’s in sunnyvale. it was good …
: the matrix revolutions farrah and i headed down to the [sony metreon] to watch the [matrix revolutions], the last a trilogy …
: the curse of the cubs continues? the chicago cubs are losing right now, 9-4. it seems it shouldn’t have gotten to this point but it …
: pac bell no more it had to happen sooner or later. pac bell park is no longer. it shall forever be called [sbc …
: site of the day wish they had this when i went to school [ratemyteachers.com] it’s a site in which you can rate your …
: one busy morning ugh, it’s MY monday. it is kind of cool working off the normal monday through friday routine, but …
: staying away from the evil empire for some reason lately i’ve been trying to use different tools than your basic microsoft install …
: getting things set welcome to a new test page for janella.com. yes, i have gotten bored again and wanted to try …
: meeting mitsuki so i had the pleasure of meeting mitsuki for the first time today. i saw her as i was picking up …
: confidence while farrah was studying in the room tonight we watched the dvd confidence. it stars edward burns, …
: giants lose the giants lose to the marlins. no world series this year. ugh.
: kayla's play today we went to see kayla perform at a church play (photos of course to follow when developed). she …
: what i'm doing now i noticed, besides the previous post, it has been awhile since i have posted any thing. i’ve been …
: welcome mitsuki-chan! doug called to tell me saori and him are the proud parents of a beautiful baby girl. her name is …
: and then there was coppermine changes taken place. new photo program used to catalog images. it’s called coppermine and it uses a …
: changing things around ugh. changing some stuff around for now. i’m feeling/thinking photo pages are loading too slow, so …
: saying of the weekend saying of the weekend: you smell like milkduds
: tori @ sjcpa the weekend, or more exactly my weekend, was good and bad. saw tori amos with farrah, lotte, and yen …
: optimizing photos i am working on optimizing the photos for faster loading of both pages and photos. i’m working on …
: pick-me-up it’s good to have friends, isn’t? i was pretty down the other day. not a mid-age crisis, but just …
: layout change site layout change of text pages as well as color scheme. no new photos added.
: a little down as you can see, design and color scheme seems to have changed. call it being bored. i hope the color …
: SARS alert SARS comes to SJO! at least that’s what the news is blurbing this lunch hour. i was hoping it was a …
: web journal redux? this is really the beginning of my web journal. i know i’ve made entries using blogger before, but i …
: album update here are the latest photo album additions. all are located under the ’newest additions’ album. …
: taxi ride [flash video of taxi ride] by tori amos. done by a fan i believe.
: back in black messing with colors and frames again.
: quick funny site vulgarity involved, but fun for about 5 minutes [http://members.shaw.ca/wpgclan/whatyouare.htm]
: contemplating i’m sitting here on a thursday night, contemplating life with a cold bottle of sake. otokoyama to be …
: super bowl sunday went to lotte, andy and farrah’s place up in the City to watch to super bowl, and move a tv up there …
: the cirque is in town it’s pretty late right now but wanted to jot down a few thoughts from today. we went to go see …
: stacks, gym...oh, i'm sore went to stacks yesterday with dave for a little monday brunch on my day off. stacks is a pretty good …
: rainy days and.... listening to diana krall’s Live in Paris on a nice drizzling day. too bad i’m at work right now, …
: smack-down oh man…my mouth feels like its been punched a hundred times. went to the dentist today for only the …
: rock the vote vote for what the california state quarter should look like.
: foggy morning musings it was a nice foggy morning when i got up at 6 AM. i was planning to go up to the City and take some …
: harry potter chamber of secrets… just got back from watching Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. pretty good …
: how slow can you go? slowwwwww this has got to be the slowest longest day in recorded history, and it’s not even MY …
: new albums well, posted new photos in the new albums section. photos from Christmas, the Christmas Gift …
: look outside! quick, look outside: beautiful sunset happening!
: the numbers wow…today is 01/02/03!!!
: always learning still so much to learn it’s new years day and there isn’t much to do. i had lunch with ali and …
: happy new year!! HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
: final one of 2002 last day of the year working it right now. what a way to spend the last day of the year. i guess i …
: september cd mix here is the song list for the september mix - presented in order: ordinary day - vanessa carlton …
: updating albums while looking for work First off, album update: added Santa Cruz II Beach Boardwalk album to the Christensens 2002 Visit …
: august mix for august, the mix includes (in order) most high - jerzee happy - ashanti dilemma - nelly featuring …
: under the weather I’ve been feeling under the weather since Wednesday. I haven’t been to work, fighting this …
: new layout Hello again! Welcome to the new layout for Janella.com. Yes, I know: changes again? Well, it has …
: the push I was just notified my services are no longer required at eGain Communications. My job ends on …
: story First cool story of the day.
: good cooking bbq Nice day today. Not as hot as they said it would be. Hopefully, the rest of the week will be fine. …
: up late Staying up pretty late tonight. I’m just enjoying the last two days of vacation. I’ll write a little …
: June Mix The June 2002 CD mix is: Norah Jones - Don’t Know Why The Cranberries - Never Grow Old Alanis …
: busy weekend Wow, what a weekend. Kayla had her annual dance recital on Saturday. I got to try shooting pictures …
: ugh, photography class The class didn’t go too well last night. I’m having problems with printing pictures correctly. I’m …
: enjoying time off well, I’ve been on vacation since thursday, which was an interesting day in itself. I helped someone …
: blogger Well, I gave in to the Blog. I wanted to be able to update this portion of the website from wherever …
: new home page look Introducing the new home page! This is where I will mainly write things that I think are …
: about janella.com what’s the story….. I purchased janella.com as a fourth anniversary present for farrah. janella, if …