Surprisingly, I did not have any plans this past Saturday. My entire day was free, or so I thought. "So I thought" is the key word. It turns out, I had quality father-daughters time on Saturday as Karen went to my niece's (Kaleigh) hockey game.
Normally, I enjoy spending quality time with my two year old (Briana) and my nine month old (Bridget). As far as quality time goes, Saturday probably was not one of my more favorite times.
In what could probably only happen to someone like me, my nine month old incapacitated me for probably a good minute or two. Luckily, nothing happened during that time period to my daughters other than my writhing around in extreme pain.
Bridget has recently discovered eyeglasses. She's quick to swipe them off my face. Normally, I don't think anything of it when she grabs my glasses off of my face. And like a ninja, she did just that on Saturday. At the same time, she somehow managed to get the earpiece of the eyeglasses caught in my ear during her ninja move, which then actually proceeded to enter my ear and stab me.
Needless to say, it was quite painful. In fact, as of today, my ear still feels like it's going to explode at times. I suppose the good news is that there is no blood and I can still hear.
Anyway, to make the day better, I decided to indulge myself and play a video game in the wee hours of night when everyone was fast asleep. That video game: Resident Evil 5, which I have yet to finish. Too bad I suck at video games. My skills are definitely a bit rusty since I haven't played a video game in ages.
Suffice to say, the video game about killing zombies made my day.
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Sunday, January 1, 2012
I Suck At Wahlburgers
Happy New Year!
And what better way to start off the new year than with zombies!
Yes, it has been a slow start to the new year. As Karen and I had no plans for the day, my parents came over for lunch. In reality, I'm sure they actually came over to see their golden grandchild (Briana). Lunch was just a means to see her.
Needless to say, lunch was okay. My parents brought American Chinese food for lunch. It's shocking that they would bring that type of food because my mother always gives me the third degree whenever I dine out at Chinese restaurants. She always says she can cook it better (with less grease) and all of that. Hence, the irony of her bringing chicken wings and teriyaki for lunch. Like I said, I think it was just a ploy to see my twenty one month old daughter, Briana.
As a tangential side note, the term "third degree" comes from our friends, the Masons. There are three degrees of Freemasonry. The third degree, which is when the person becomes a master mason, involves a tough and grueling oral examination (so that Masons know their stuff). Thus, giving a person the "third degree".
Anyway, lunch with my parents was quick. Shortly afterwards, Briana had to take a nap. And once Briana went to nap, my parents left of course. Such is the life of a parent, I guess.
So with my parents gone, Karen decided to take a nap herself. And as I mentioned earlier, what better way to start off the new year than with zombies! By that, I mean I started playing Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition. I didn't get too far, but I already love it. (For anyone curious, Resident Evil 4 is still by far my favorite of the series.)
Eventually, I had to stop my zombie-killing ways because Briana and Karen woke up. Well, it was fun while it lasted. Anyway, we decided to start off the new year by dining out at a place we haven't eaten at before: Wahlburgers located in Hingham.
Now, I suck at Wahlburgers. For some time, I have heard buzz about the place, in part because the owners are none other than Hingham's own, Paul Wahlberg and his celebrity brothers, Mark and Donnie. Plus, my favorite brother-in-law (PJ) was also the project manager during the construction of the burger joint. PJ also was in charge of the construction of Paul's Alma Nove restaurant located directly across Wahlburgers.
Needless to say, I have heard a lot about Wahlburgers. I think my favorite sister-in-law (Janine) is still beaming that she met Donnie. "N K O T B S B Baby." "Cause just when I think we're through, the memories come flooding back. It's like instantly I love you like that.."
Anyway, I had a good experience at Wahlburgers. At first, it was a little confusing with one side of the place dedicated to being served and the other side for self-service. But after that, things went well. I ordered what was labeled as Mark's pick: the Thanksgiving Burger, with a side of sweet potato tots. The food was good.
Briana seemed to enjoy the place as well. Although she did not eat much of her burger and tots, she spent a great deal of time in awe of everything. She kept jumping up and down on her booster seat, watching everyone order their food. I also believe she may have left her tiny fingerprints all over the glass above where we were seated. Perhaps there was just too much for her to see.
But like I said, the food was good. As well, we happened to see my friend (Jeannette) and her family there when we were there. It was a nice coincidence because I hadn't seen Jeannette since the summer. Jeannette started a new job since then and appears to be loving it. For Jeannette and her family, it was also their first time going to Wahlburgers and they seemed to enjoy it as well.
Needless to say, seeing Jeannette was definitely a nice way to start off the new year. I think one of the things that I always say I want to do every year, in terms of resolutions, is be in touch with more of my friends. I definitely don't do it as much as I'd like to. And seeing Jeannette made me want to do just that. Of course, that then leads to using Facebook as a means to accomplish that end, and I am not sure I want to do that just yet since I'm not a big fan of Facebook. But we'll see.
Following Wahlburgers, we made a brief stop to Janine and PJ's. They were having a few people over, Janine's BFF (Gretchen) being one of them. We didn't stay long, but it was nice to see them. Well, it was nice to have Karen see them. I think I spent most of the time watching over Briana, with the occasional horseplay with my favorite niece (Kaleigh). That seems commonplace these days.
As another interesting coincidence, Gretchen and PJ ran into my friend (Andrea) at the supermarket prior to our arrival. I thought that was funny, especially since Janine and PJ thought Andrea was heading to our place. (Andrea wasn't.)
All in all, it was a good start to the new year. I'm definitely looking forward to good things. Happy new year everyone!
And what better way to start off the new year than with zombies!
Yes, it has been a slow start to the new year. As Karen and I had no plans for the day, my parents came over for lunch. In reality, I'm sure they actually came over to see their golden grandchild (Briana). Lunch was just a means to see her.
Needless to say, lunch was okay. My parents brought American Chinese food for lunch. It's shocking that they would bring that type of food because my mother always gives me the third degree whenever I dine out at Chinese restaurants. She always says she can cook it better (with less grease) and all of that. Hence, the irony of her bringing chicken wings and teriyaki for lunch. Like I said, I think it was just a ploy to see my twenty one month old daughter, Briana.
As a tangential side note, the term "third degree" comes from our friends, the Masons. There are three degrees of Freemasonry. The third degree, which is when the person becomes a master mason, involves a tough and grueling oral examination (so that Masons know their stuff). Thus, giving a person the "third degree".
Anyway, lunch with my parents was quick. Shortly afterwards, Briana had to take a nap. And once Briana went to nap, my parents left of course. Such is the life of a parent, I guess.
So with my parents gone, Karen decided to take a nap herself. And as I mentioned earlier, what better way to start off the new year than with zombies! By that, I mean I started playing Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition. I didn't get too far, but I already love it. (For anyone curious, Resident Evil 4 is still by far my favorite of the series.)
Eventually, I had to stop my zombie-killing ways because Briana and Karen woke up. Well, it was fun while it lasted. Anyway, we decided to start off the new year by dining out at a place we haven't eaten at before: Wahlburgers located in Hingham.
Now, I suck at Wahlburgers. For some time, I have heard buzz about the place, in part because the owners are none other than Hingham's own, Paul Wahlberg and his celebrity brothers, Mark and Donnie. Plus, my favorite brother-in-law (PJ) was also the project manager during the construction of the burger joint. PJ also was in charge of the construction of Paul's Alma Nove restaurant located directly across Wahlburgers.
Needless to say, I have heard a lot about Wahlburgers. I think my favorite sister-in-law (Janine) is still beaming that she met Donnie. "N K O T B S B Baby." "Cause just when I think we're through, the memories come flooding back. It's like instantly I love you like that.."
Anyway, I had a good experience at Wahlburgers. At first, it was a little confusing with one side of the place dedicated to being served and the other side for self-service. But after that, things went well. I ordered what was labeled as Mark's pick: the Thanksgiving Burger, with a side of sweet potato tots. The food was good.
Briana seemed to enjoy the place as well. Although she did not eat much of her burger and tots, she spent a great deal of time in awe of everything. She kept jumping up and down on her booster seat, watching everyone order their food. I also believe she may have left her tiny fingerprints all over the glass above where we were seated. Perhaps there was just too much for her to see.
But like I said, the food was good. As well, we happened to see my friend (Jeannette) and her family there when we were there. It was a nice coincidence because I hadn't seen Jeannette since the summer. Jeannette started a new job since then and appears to be loving it. For Jeannette and her family, it was also their first time going to Wahlburgers and they seemed to enjoy it as well.
Needless to say, seeing Jeannette was definitely a nice way to start off the new year. I think one of the things that I always say I want to do every year, in terms of resolutions, is be in touch with more of my friends. I definitely don't do it as much as I'd like to. And seeing Jeannette made me want to do just that. Of course, that then leads to using Facebook as a means to accomplish that end, and I am not sure I want to do that just yet since I'm not a big fan of Facebook. But we'll see.
Following Wahlburgers, we made a brief stop to Janine and PJ's. They were having a few people over, Janine's BFF (Gretchen) being one of them. We didn't stay long, but it was nice to see them. Well, it was nice to have Karen see them. I think I spent most of the time watching over Briana, with the occasional horseplay with my favorite niece (Kaleigh). That seems commonplace these days.
As another interesting coincidence, Gretchen and PJ ran into my friend (Andrea) at the supermarket prior to our arrival. I thought that was funny, especially since Janine and PJ thought Andrea was heading to our place. (Andrea wasn't.)
All in all, it was a good start to the new year. I'm definitely looking forward to good things. Happy new year everyone!
Monday, April 20, 2009
I Suck At Resident Evil 5
while karen was spending the night at her grandmother's house with her cousins, i began my weekend of debauchery on saturday. and of course, nothing says debauchery more than killing zombies.
after spending the majority of the day working on the house (interspersed with a visit from my parental units), i headed over to my friends (marc and kelley) who had contacted me about watching the bruins and red sox. for anyone curious, i was working on the lip portion of our second floor stairs between the carpet and the floor.
for the longest time, the floor near the stairs simply ended in rough cuts of laminate and the carpet began beneath the lip. karen and i had a solution to cover up the rough cuts to finish off the lip and make it seem less unsightly. unfortunately, i never got around to installing it... that is until saturday. (the solution involved cutting back part of the laminate floor and installing a strip of wood to allow the nails to attach to.)
anyway, with the lip completed, i headed over to marc and kelley's. it would be the third time in four days that i hung out with them. i hope they haven't gotten sick of me yet.
as usual, it was a fun time. i got to play resident evil 5. too bad i suck at resident evil 5. nonetheless, killing zombies is a blast... especially in the co-op mercenaries mode where you can play with a friend. kelley had recently unlocked the mercenaries mode and we figured that we'd give it a try... we weren't that good together. but, we did end up unlocking some of the other places to kill zombies.
shortly thereafter, we hung out... had dinner and watched the bruins and the red sox. for anyone curious, the boston bruins are in the nhl playoffs. after many numerous years of being awful, i had practically given up hope on the bruins. luckily, the bruins are actually a great team this year. needless to say, the game was great. the boston bruins were playing against their arch-rivals: the montreal canadiens. the bruins ended up winning 5-1 and now lead the series 2-0 (in the best of 7 series).
we also watched the red sox as well. it was a good day for boston sports (with the exception of the celtics from what i hear.) the red sox ended up beating the baltimore orioles as well by a score of 6-4.
anyway, as usual it was fun hanging out with marc and kelley. i had a great time.
after spending the majority of the day working on the house (interspersed with a visit from my parental units), i headed over to my friends (marc and kelley) who had contacted me about watching the bruins and red sox. for anyone curious, i was working on the lip portion of our second floor stairs between the carpet and the floor.
for the longest time, the floor near the stairs simply ended in rough cuts of laminate and the carpet began beneath the lip. karen and i had a solution to cover up the rough cuts to finish off the lip and make it seem less unsightly. unfortunately, i never got around to installing it... that is until saturday. (the solution involved cutting back part of the laminate floor and installing a strip of wood to allow the nails to attach to.)
anyway, with the lip completed, i headed over to marc and kelley's. it would be the third time in four days that i hung out with them. i hope they haven't gotten sick of me yet.
as usual, it was a fun time. i got to play resident evil 5. too bad i suck at resident evil 5. nonetheless, killing zombies is a blast... especially in the co-op mercenaries mode where you can play with a friend. kelley had recently unlocked the mercenaries mode and we figured that we'd give it a try... we weren't that good together. but, we did end up unlocking some of the other places to kill zombies.
shortly thereafter, we hung out... had dinner and watched the bruins and the red sox. for anyone curious, the boston bruins are in the nhl playoffs. after many numerous years of being awful, i had practically given up hope on the bruins. luckily, the bruins are actually a great team this year. needless to say, the game was great. the boston bruins were playing against their arch-rivals: the montreal canadiens. the bruins ended up winning 5-1 and now lead the series 2-0 (in the best of 7 series).
we also watched the red sox as well. it was a good day for boston sports (with the exception of the celtics from what i hear.) the red sox ended up beating the baltimore orioles as well by a score of 6-4.
anyway, as usual it was fun hanging out with marc and kelley. i had a great time.
Friday, March 20, 2009
I Still Suck At Angel
last night, karen and i hung out with my friends (marc and kelley). as karen was working late at her regular full-time job, i stopped over a little early at marc and kelley's.
marc and kelley recently got the resident evil 5 video game. being a big fan of the entire resident evil video game series (the movies themselves were not that good), i was rather excited to see the game play. needless to say, i watched kelley kill a few zombies. shooting zombies in the head never gets old.
anyway, karen eventually showed up. marc was kind enough to make dinner for the night: pasta, meatballs, and garlic bread... (cue rachael ray's "yum-o" sound). while we ate, we watched the latest episode of "lost". as usual, the episode was fantastic. i think marc shares my sentiments in that the show, if the writers decide to kill off a main character as the current gossip seems to be, should kill off the kate character. for anyone curious, kate did not really have anything to do with the latest episode of "lost"... it's just that the other characters are that much better than kate.
following lost, we were able to watch a couple of episodes and complete the first disc of angel season one. now, i still suck at angel. the episodes we watched were "in the dark", which was a follow up episode from the greatest television show ever: buffy the vampire slayer, in which a ring that makes a vampire unkillable is brought to angel; and "i fall to pieces" about a stalking doctor who can detach his body parts.
of the two episodes, i enjoyed "in the dark" the best... probably because it had the spike character in the episode. i think the best part of the episode was in the very beginning of the episode, where spike stood on the rooftop looking down below at angel and the woman whom angel had just rescued. spike was simply adlibbing what angel and the woman were saying to one another. it was pretty comical.
anyway, as usual it was a great time hanging out with marc and kelley. plus, it turns out that i found out a new fun fact about marc last night. apparently, marc likes the euro-pop band, erasure. marc used to rib myself and my friend (garv) for being fans of erasure... because erasure was gay... (figuratively... and literally). so, i was quite surprised to find out that marc admitted to liking the band himself. for anyone curious, erasure is probably known most for their song "a little respect". the band also did a cover of abba songs... proof that they are indeed gay.
the reason erasure even came up in conversation in the first place is that the band recently released a greatest hits album called "Total Pop! - the First 40 Hits". i find the title of the album pretty funny because i have one of their earlier greatest hits album, "Pop! The First 20 Hits".
"that you give me no
that you give me no
that you give me no
that you give me no
soul, i hear you calling
oh baby please give a little respect to me..."
such a good song...
marc and kelley recently got the resident evil 5 video game. being a big fan of the entire resident evil video game series (the movies themselves were not that good), i was rather excited to see the game play. needless to say, i watched kelley kill a few zombies. shooting zombies in the head never gets old.
anyway, karen eventually showed up. marc was kind enough to make dinner for the night: pasta, meatballs, and garlic bread... (cue rachael ray's "yum-o" sound). while we ate, we watched the latest episode of "lost". as usual, the episode was fantastic. i think marc shares my sentiments in that the show, if the writers decide to kill off a main character as the current gossip seems to be, should kill off the kate character. for anyone curious, kate did not really have anything to do with the latest episode of "lost"... it's just that the other characters are that much better than kate.
following lost, we were able to watch a couple of episodes and complete the first disc of angel season one. now, i still suck at angel. the episodes we watched were "in the dark", which was a follow up episode from the greatest television show ever: buffy the vampire slayer, in which a ring that makes a vampire unkillable is brought to angel; and "i fall to pieces" about a stalking doctor who can detach his body parts.
of the two episodes, i enjoyed "in the dark" the best... probably because it had the spike character in the episode. i think the best part of the episode was in the very beginning of the episode, where spike stood on the rooftop looking down below at angel and the woman whom angel had just rescued. spike was simply adlibbing what angel and the woman were saying to one another. it was pretty comical.
anyway, as usual it was a great time hanging out with marc and kelley. plus, it turns out that i found out a new fun fact about marc last night. apparently, marc likes the euro-pop band, erasure. marc used to rib myself and my friend (garv) for being fans of erasure... because erasure was gay... (figuratively... and literally). so, i was quite surprised to find out that marc admitted to liking the band himself. for anyone curious, erasure is probably known most for their song "a little respect". the band also did a cover of abba songs... proof that they are indeed gay.
the reason erasure even came up in conversation in the first place is that the band recently released a greatest hits album called "Total Pop! - the First 40 Hits". i find the title of the album pretty funny because i have one of their earlier greatest hits album, "Pop! The First 20 Hits".
"that you give me no
that you give me no
that you give me no
that you give me no
soul, i hear you calling
oh baby please give a little respect to me..."
such a good song...
Sunday, November 30, 2008
I Suck At Hanging Out With Marc And Kelley
last night was reunion night. and by reunion night, i mean karen's high school reunion night. it has been 15 years since karen graduated from high school. her class decided to organize a reunion for the 15 year mark because they had apparently missed the 10 year mark. and by organize... i mean the class spread the news via word of mouth and via the social networking platform known as "facebook". so needless to say, the reunion was not going to be a true reunion because right off the bat... people who do not know the organizers would be excluded (and apparently, i was correct because karen later told me that there were no asian people at the reunion. for anyone curious, there is a large asian population in quincy... how do you miss inviting the huge asian population? i have no idea... i guess they just weren't popular enough.) but i guess you have to give the organizers some credit for even trying.
so while karen was at her reunion, i hung out with my friends (marc and kelley). too bad i suck at hanging out with marc and kelley. marc and kelley came over because karen had the car.
as always, it was good to hang out with marc and kelley. it's especially a great time to hang out with kelley when she has been drinking. sadly, kelley did not imbibe too much at my place. she nursed her ginger ale/whiskey drink for most of the night. she did, however, have two martinis beforehand at blue-22... in addition to about 30 wings from what i was told.
anyway, the three of us grabbed a quick bite to eat at panera in hanover and then just hung out watching movies. we started the movie night off with "get smart". i actually thought it was pretty good... for a movie remake of a tv show. most tv shows that have been made into movies lately have not been too good. but get smart was entertaining. in addition to having "the rock", the movie also had another professional wrestler who goes by the name of "khali" in it. it was interesting. (for the record, the rock rules!)
(the video below is the trailer for get smart.)
the movie ended pretty early so we still had some time to kill. after fiddling around with my playstation 2, which sadly does not seem to be working properly, we decided to watch another movie and make it a double feature movie night. (yes, i am very saddened about my playstation 2. perhaps now, this could be my reason to get a new gaming console.)
we ended up watching resident evil 3: extinction. i have never seen the other two resident evil movies, but marc and kelley had. i absolutely loved the resident evil video game series. in fact, resident evil 4 is one of my favorite games of all time. so needless to say, i had no problems with watching the resident evil 3 movie.
(the video below is the trailer for resident evil 3: extinction.)
marc, however, was actually somewhat tired. so he took a little nap during the movie. so kelley and i watched the movie. i must say, the movie was entertaining. i will now have to go back and watch the other two movies. i can't wait.
thinking about the whole resident evil video game series brings back such great memories. i remember my favorite sister-in-law (janine) telling me about how she used to also play the games in the dark and how it would freak her out. survival horror at its finest. love it!
anyway, i had a great time hanging out with marc and kelley. i hope they likewise enjoyed it. i know a lot of people probably don't get too excited over watching movies. but it was nice to simply hang out and have fun.
so while karen was at her reunion, i hung out with my friends (marc and kelley). too bad i suck at hanging out with marc and kelley. marc and kelley came over because karen had the car.
as always, it was good to hang out with marc and kelley. it's especially a great time to hang out with kelley when she has been drinking. sadly, kelley did not imbibe too much at my place. she nursed her ginger ale/whiskey drink for most of the night. she did, however, have two martinis beforehand at blue-22... in addition to about 30 wings from what i was told.
anyway, the three of us grabbed a quick bite to eat at panera in hanover and then just hung out watching movies. we started the movie night off with "get smart". i actually thought it was pretty good... for a movie remake of a tv show. most tv shows that have been made into movies lately have not been too good. but get smart was entertaining. in addition to having "the rock", the movie also had another professional wrestler who goes by the name of "khali" in it. it was interesting. (for the record, the rock rules!)
(the video below is the trailer for get smart.)
the movie ended pretty early so we still had some time to kill. after fiddling around with my playstation 2, which sadly does not seem to be working properly, we decided to watch another movie and make it a double feature movie night. (yes, i am very saddened about my playstation 2. perhaps now, this could be my reason to get a new gaming console.)
we ended up watching resident evil 3: extinction. i have never seen the other two resident evil movies, but marc and kelley had. i absolutely loved the resident evil video game series. in fact, resident evil 4 is one of my favorite games of all time. so needless to say, i had no problems with watching the resident evil 3 movie.
(the video below is the trailer for resident evil 3: extinction.)
marc, however, was actually somewhat tired. so he took a little nap during the movie. so kelley and i watched the movie. i must say, the movie was entertaining. i will now have to go back and watch the other two movies. i can't wait.
thinking about the whole resident evil video game series brings back such great memories. i remember my favorite sister-in-law (janine) telling me about how she used to also play the games in the dark and how it would freak her out. survival horror at its finest. love it!
anyway, i had a great time hanging out with marc and kelley. i hope they likewise enjoyed it. i know a lot of people probably don't get too excited over watching movies. but it was nice to simply hang out and have fun.
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