Browse Month: May 2008

From the Rooftop

Last night AT&T Park had one of their many fireworks displays. I have no idea when or why they have them but when they go off, I get a pretty good view of the show from my rooftop. I tested out my mini tripod and “Fireworks” setting on my digi and was pretty impressed with the results.

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Here’s a photo of my side of the building with the ballpark in the background. If our unit was on the other side of the hallway, I would have been able to watch the show from my livingroom window. Instead, I must go to the rooftop patio, which is already pretty cool.

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Afterwards, I stayed around to take some cityscape photos, which came out surprisingly well. I just turned it to “Nightscene” mode and voila!

Poor Ducky

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I woke up on Wednesday morning to find the aftermath of a massacre that apparently occurred the night before. Poor Ducky Tennis Ball got to’ up! Squeakers are crackalicious for Koa and this ducky didn’t have a fighting chance.

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Oh wells…here’s my attempt at getting an “after” photo. Poor Ducky…

Hangin’ with da Catz

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On Tuesday night, I went over to the Sokol-Juns to babysit Jack. It was probably the easiest gig I’ve ever had. I arrived at 8 pm and the little man was already asleep. So I plopped myself on the couch and the grown-ups left for their night out sans baby. Ryan even gave me ground rules: 1) no boys and 2) no booze. So I watched the Lakers squeak out a win against the Spurs as the cats lounged out on the rug at my feet. I think I heard one little whimper coming from Jack’s room but it was nothin’. His parents got back around 10-ish and they found me in the same exact spot they left me in…and there were no boys.

Teflon-flavored Bananas

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Friends came over for a little BBQ today. Jes made his yummy chili-lime wings. I made my guac. Susie brought over the drinks. We made some margaritas. And Ryan almost burned my house down. No, just kidding. He did, however, manage to set my non-stick pan on fire so we got some Teflon-flavored Bananas Foster. Yum. We all still managed to eat every last bit of it and I once again survived another banana-based dish. No gagging this time around but I think it was the ice cream that helped it go down easier.

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Once again, little Jack stole the show and he also got to hang out with Koa, Smush, and Señor Fatty DuckDuck.

Here are the photos.

A Little Dose of Culture

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Jes and I went to Outer Mission yesterday for a little SF Carnaval experience. We rode BART (free with our Muni passes) and walked down to Harrison and 16th where there was a sea of people trying to cram themselves into the festival. There were performers, food booths, and a bunch of corporate booths ranging from Best Buy to Disneyland. There were also vendors selling all kinds of t-shirts, banners, and anything else you could think of that celebrated Brazilians, Mexicans, Peruvians, Nicaraguans, etc etc.

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We watched a group of people singing and chanting while two guys performed capoeira. That was pretty cool. We also watched three DJ’s having a scratch-off underneath a different tent and that was pretty fun to watch as well. Overall, it was quite a cultural experience in the area that Vyl calls “Mexico”. It was interesting but I don’t think we’ll be returning next year.

2-in-1

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I found this cool toy for Koa at Target and thought I’d do some show and tell.  It’s a squeaky plush AND a tennis ball, which are two of Koa’s most favorite toys.  I also thought it was cute.  Unfortunately, they didn’t sew the head on very well and Koa nearly tore his head off in a matter of seconds.  So, as I’ve done with many of his other plush toys, I restitched the head back on with dental floss, which I’ve found to be nearly indestructible to his teeth.