Life in General

Nothing new really to report this past week. Still looking for a job, it's been a month and I'm ready to go back to work. Still looking for a house to rent, with not much luck. Been trying to organize all my things (books, DVD's, action figure, etc.) while I have the time off. I did work one day this week on my old show Curl Girls. This show will never die for me. Still have a few more days to work on things to correct error on the networks part. Other than that not much going on.

House Hunting

The past week we have gone and looked at several houses. One in Panrama City which was in a decent area and the house was really cut and exactly what we were looking for. It was listed as $1750 a month but when we got there the owner said she was raising it up to $1900 a month which is a bit to much for us.. so no luck there. We then went and looked at nother house in Van Nuys and the pictures looked nice but when we got there it was on a more rundown street and the house needed alot of work. So again another strike out. But we are still looking.

"Little" Brother Outing

After a much to long hiatus I hung out my new "little" brother. His mom and I have decided that shorter visit will be best. So we went and played a game of bowling and some video games on this outing. Spent about an hour and a half and had a really good time.

Tom's Birthday Party and Play

My friend Tom turns 38 today and he was having a nice little dinner party. It was Tom's closest friends and we had a nice time then about 2/3 rds through dinner Batman.. yes Batman came walking up the stairs looking for Tom. Now Tom is a huge Batman fan so this was not a huge surprise but when Batman came up the stairs he was followed by a camera and audio crew. This person was dressed as Batman and doing some sort of reality show "My Life as Batman" and Tom's friend Bill just happen to see him out side walking past the resturant and ask if he would come in and surprise Tom. It was soooooo funny. It was a great ending to dinner. Next was Tom's play that he had written. The group from dinner along with a few new people showed up at the theater to watch Tom's short play. It was a lot of fun, there were six short plays and Tom's was one of the better ones. All in all a fun night of celebrating with friends.

Doctor Who Series Two on DVD

Got my Doctor Who Series Two on DVD today.. I was very excited. I really enjoyed series one of the new Doctor Who but this new doctor has grown on me. Got my DVD from Best Buy for $69.99 but had $65.00 in Reward Money.. so I really got it for $4.99.. not bad.

Trip up to the Cabin

We have been wanting to get up to the cabin for a while now and since I'm out of work for the moment we figured we would go during the week. For those who don't know my Mom and Step-dad have a small cabin up in Green Valley Lake, near Big Bear. It's the highest city in the San Bernadino mountains so we figured there would be snow this time of year. Well we were right, there wasn't much on the roads but plenty everywhere else. We go to the cabin and I did the normal things like turing on the gas, waterheater, electric and water but when I went the bathroom I found out that the toliet bowl and back half of the toliet were frozen solid, I could not believe it. We spent the next two hours pouring hot water in the toliet and trying to thaw it out so it was usable. We finally managed it and everything seemed to be okay after that. It wasn't the best start of a mini vacation but it turned out to me cold yet relaxing trip. It was also Daisy's first time in the snow and she really enjoyed it, which surprised us since she hates wet grass. So fun was had by all.

Monthly Game Night

Harry and I went to our monthly game night at our friends house in Pasadena. Our regular crowd (the guys we play games with everytime) were not going to be there other then our friend Tom so the night started off kind of slow. The past few years the game nights have gotten kind of clicky. There are certain groups of guys that tend to gavitate towards each other. Sometimes there is a crossover but most times the same group of people play games together. Well with our group not there Harry and I sat and chatted for a bit with each other in the living room and finally Tom showed up and got things going. We played a bunch of fun games with Tom and a few others.. the night started off slow but we ended up having a great time.

Going to the Movies

Well I finally got some free time and decided that I would go see a movie that I have been wanting to see since the middle of Dec. Eragon, it's based on a series of books. Of course it being the beginning of Jan I have heard things about this movie so going in I didn't have very high hopes. I mean I loved the books but heard that they movie is nothing like the book. After seeing it I have to say that I loved that movie. Yes it's a very condensed version of the book but most movies made from books are less detailed then the book. The SFX were AWESOME and the acting was good. Yes the story left out a lot of details but I think if you hadn't read the books you would still understand the overall story. I plan on buying it when it comes out on DVD.

Since I was at the movies and haven't been in quite a while I figure I would see another movie that I have wanted to see. Happily N'ever After, well I thought this movie looked cute from the previews but it's just okay. The story isn't that great and for that matter, there really isn't much a story. Also it wasn't that funny... it was trying to be a Shrek and it was no where near as good as the Shrek movies.

So I saw an AWESOME movie (Eragon) and a SO SO movie (Happily N'ever After).

House Hunting

Well we are still having no luck in finding a house to rent. We find houses that we can afford but they aren't in the best area and the ones we find in the better area are a bit out of our price range. As my friend Jonathan likes to say it only takes one.. I just hope that one comes sooner then later. I would love to move before I find a new job. Just in case anyone hears of anything we are looking for a 2 to 3 bedroom with a backyard for $1600 to $1700 a month. Thanks

Dinner with Friends

Tonight Harry and I went over to our friends John and Moises's apartment for dinner. Joining us were our friends Tom and Bruce. It was a fun night, we celebrated the 12th day of Christmas and had goose. I had never had goose so it was intresting to try something new. It wasn't bad, tasted a bit like dark meat of a chicken.

The Golden Compass

Today I was finally able to watch The Golden Compass. I read the books right before the movie and I have to say I thought the first book of the trilogy was really good but had a very depressing ending. The movie on the other hand went very fast and they left out the final three chapters where the really bad stuff happens. I know they filmed it so maybe will get lucky and see it on the DVD since a sequel seems out of the questions due to the low numbers it got at the box office. I enjoyed the movie, I thought the little girl they got to play the lead Lyra was perfect. The special effects were awesome and I will be buying it when it comes out on DVD.

The Holidays are Over

It's that time of year. As much as I love the Holidays and Christmas I'm very happy when it's time to take all the decorations down and recycle the Christmas Tree. Took me about three hours today to pack everything up, but it's done.. at least until next Christmas.

Re-Vamped Website

Well since the holidays are over and I'm currently out of work I have been working on my personal website. I have re-vamped my entire main page. Check it out... www.geocities.com/dathon1

New Years Day at Wally's

This has become our new tradition for New Years Day to go over to my Uncle Wally's house for a Mexican feast. Again this year it was a ton of good food and great company. Cousins Renee and Darren along with their families came as well as some of Wally and Dora's family. It was a full house but alot of fun. These people are crazy and it's so much fun to watch.

Happy New Years

For New Years Eve Harry and I went to our friends Chris and Marks house out in Pasadena. We have done this the past few years and it's always fun. This year was a bit subduded but was still alot of fun. We hung out till about 2am chatting with friends but had to get going since we had to be up in a bit and head out to my Uncle Wally's house.