Sunday, September 19, 2010

Dream Recaps: Que & a Wedding

It was a while back (2-3 weeks ago?), but I saw a dream where Que was alive.

We were all attending a wedding, and Que was one of the groomsmen.

I'm not sure where the location was, but it either looked like a college campus (w/ pillars and such) or a Catholic church. And even though I usually see very colorful dreams, this one had a very black & white feel (altho I think there must have been some color).

I have no idea who was getting married.
And it'd be odd for me to go to a Keppel wedding, since I really haven't kept in touch w/ anyone. But he was there, I was there & I knew it was a dream, but let it roll along.

The dream faded out when we were all called into the hall(?) where the wedding was to take place.

The End.

PS. I wonder if I'm seeing Keppel dreams b/c I bumped into Tofu a little while back. I forgot to blog about that.

Saturday, September 11, 2010

Buu's 35th Birthday

Well, all of my classmates would be turning 35 this year, so it's no news... but Buu turns 35 this month. And Sat, Ards & I (+じゅるる & Popo) got together w/ Buu to celebrate.

It's sorta tradition to eat at Mr Cecil's for Buu's b-day, so this year we did take out.

And headed over to Buu's parents house, where Buu's sis & cousin were waiting w/ him.

Wow, I haven't been over to their house in a long time.
But it still feels the same. Just with more cats <3

Ards got cake from King's Hawaiian (the rainbow cake). And we all got fat from ribs, hush puppies and cake. Gefu.

Friday, September 10, 2010

Scaredy Cat Movie Review: Couple's Retreat

Ards got Couple's Retreat on Netflix & brought it over for all of us to watch.

The set up of the movie was kinda long.
I guess they had to show how the four couples (friends) ended up going on this retreat to save one of their friend's marriage, but it could have been shorter.

And we all enjoyed the yoga scene.
"Bump."

And the younger kid was cute & funny.
"Don't pee in the fake toilet, honey."

Oh, and the Asian guy from Community is on it too.
He's so unpleasant looking, he's great!

Stuff that bothered us?
1. Some of the ocean background scenes looked fake. Not sure if they were, but looked kinda green screened, you know?

2. Shark scene looks very fake & bad. It looked fake & bad in the promos, and it's more so b/c the scene is longer.

3. Why are some of the wives really young?
OK, it's only Veronica Mars girl who's really young compared to Michael Bluth (I should learn actor names, really... Kristen Bell? and Jason Bates? Something like that?), so it was hard to believe they were a couple.

And like watching any movies set in Hawaii, we wanted to go to Tahiti after seeing this. Tropical paradise... Mmmmm.

Sunday, September 5, 2010

Awesome Yard Saler

I realized I'm an awesome yard saler (yard sale seller?).

Or maybe I just happened to go to crappy ones today. Well, it's Labor Day weekend, so prolly the professional yard salers are all taking the weekend off.

I thought it was normal to put basic price tags on things.
Like "Everything in this box 25 cents." And definitely for big ticket items.

Of course if you don't have price tags, you can change the price on a whim. Set a general price you'd be happy with, and figure it'll be negotiated down. There's no point in setting high prices that people won't want to take your junk anyway. The point of a yard sale isn't to make money, it's to get rid of junk.

And then the mess.
It might be a lot of hassle, but things w/ small parts should be baggied together. And it'd be good to give a little wipe to get rid of the dust. Obviously you're sorting through your junk to determine if you're gonna keep, toss or sell, right?

Cleaner looking things fetch better money yo.
And couple of cheap things baggied together is all more appealing too.

Clothes should be organized too.
1. Hang the pricier clothes (like coats/jackets, dresses) on a hanger, preferrably on those portable coat racks.

2. Toss t-shirts into plastic bins by price. The 25 cent bin, the 50 cent bin, the $1 bin. (Of course I set my t-shirts at 25 cents each, which seems to be a lot lower than what most poeple sell them for... but if your other option is to donate to Goodwill, you can get rid of a lot of shirts at 25 cents)

3. Jeans are really the only thing that can be laid down on the ground (on top of a mat or sheets, please) and people would be willing to buy.

So I went to 7 yard sales today.
The one in Beverly Hills was a no show (unless I just couldn't spot them). I was really looking forward to this one, cuz it's in a good neighborhood & said they'll have children's clothes & toys.

The two in Palms could have been better, but it was a mess. I did pick up two books for 50 cents each, altho they were having such a bad turnout, I probably could have negotiated down to 3 books for $1. But I'm not much of a haggler.

One in Culver City was meh. They were selling brand new blankets, so they might have a store somewhere? The other one had clothes lined up nicely, but too small for Popo. And awfully low selection... Like they have a yard sale every other weekend w/ a few new things every time.

The fundraiser one for special needs children was a big big mess, but I think it can't be helped b/c they just get a lot of donations & can't figure out a way to organize them all. Too bad the clothes were directly on the floor, and it was too hot for me to dig around. They had a few good toys, but the noise was too loud for me to tolerate at home.

And the one around the block was organized, but didn't have anything I was looking for.

Maybe it was a bad weekend, or the location is bad.
I might venture out to the Santa Monica area one of these days.

Friday, September 3, 2010

Blood Heart on Nail

I had a razor accident this morning...

Somehow a little bit of blood got on my thumb nail.

Into a heart shape.

That's all.

PS. This is not the thumb that had the dead nail for 6 months :D