It’s a little late, but Happy New Years 2009 everyone! This past year seemed to go by ultra fast towards the end, but I guess that’s just how it feels every year now that I’m getting older. I will update soon, but right now the bed is beckoning!
the cake is a lie
I just want to thank everyone who wished me a happy birthday. You guys rock and made today feel very awesome for me.
hockey
Tonight I went to my first hockey game with a friend’s dad and had a great time! The action was intense and the game was easy to pick up for a hockey noob like me. It was the Washington Capitals vs the New York Islanders. The Caps have lost the last four games to the Islanders.
The Caps started off strong and scored twice in the first period, but the Islanders came back and tied it up during the 2nd. In the end, the Caps played a better game and won decisively 5-2. My friend’s dad had front row seats so we were right up next to everything which made the experience that much more fantastic.
hockey
After the Caps scored the first time, I got to take part in the glorious act of banging on the glass like a madman along with everyone else in the front row. The fans’ enthusiasm amazed me as the game progressed. You could feel the anticipation of the audience every time the Caps had the puck near the Islanders’ goal. And every time a penalty was called on a Cap, the crowd seemed like they were going to jump onto the ice and beat up the offending referee. All in all, I had an awesome time and think that I’ll probably be going to more hockey games in the future. I will most likely not be sitting in the front row in the future, but hopefully it is still just as exciting hehe.
(4:07:35 PM) me: in the end, she was a wild stallion
(4:07:39 PM) me: and he had to just let her go
(4:07:45 PM) me: into the wilderness
(4:08:43 PM) friend: lol
(4:08:48 PM) friend: to eat hey
(4:08:53 PM) friend: or whatever wild ponies eat
(4:09:01 PM) me: i think they eat smaller ponies
(4:09:05 PM) me: >.<
(4:09:24 PM) me: it’s a wild pony-eat-pony world out tharrr
So after living with roommates for over 10 years, I’ve finally got a place of my own in Arlington. It’s a newly renovated efficiency in a medium-rise apartment complex down the street from where I used to live. I spent most of the past week moving stuff from the old place to the new. Living by myself is definitely worth the added cost. All I need is for the internet to be hooked up on Wednesday. In a way, the old tradition of baking a cake and going over to a new neighbors house has been replaced with the graciousness of my philanthropic neighbors who have kindly let me connect to “linksys” or “dlink”. I love you neighbor! The building itself is rather quiet (so far). I wonder if my watching Dark Knight with the volume on full blast Sunday morning was a rude awakening for anyone? hehe.
Here’s my friend Chris pimpin it up on the acoustic.
me and judy
For this year’s Halloween, I got dressed up as a zombie butcher and Judy went as the zombie mouse that I found and killed in my kitchen. Brad and Nicole’s party, dubbed the Butcher Shop, was an insane blast as usual. They split the party up into groups at the beginning and sent us off on a video scavenger hunt around Fairfax. I think one of the highlights of the night was when we had to “dance on a grave”! Try finding a graveyard at 10pm and figuring out how to get sufficient lighting to get the dancing on video! I’ll try and upload some of the video footage to show off some of the funnier scavenger hunt moments (eg. Singing “Monster Mash” inside a Wendy’s with help from the employees, walking around like zombies in a grocery store, recreating a scene from a horror movie, etc).
group photo
Tonight, we attended a small potluck get together with some of Judy’s friends. We brought a really awesome chili that was reminiscent of Cincinatti-style chili but with a hint of chocolate along with some cornbread. There was some crazy strong sangria there along with a tub of tiramisu, chicken, and spiced apple cider (oh god I love apple cider). All in all, it was a great Halloween!
chili and cornbread
group photo
So Judy made this awesome pumpkin curry tonight and served it in a small pumpkin that we had gutted. I love having an awesome chef for a girlfriend! The curry tasted just as good as it was presented too!
pumpkin curry
Mothers Against Drunk Driving is bad for america. this organization has pushed their fascist agenda for years into the mainstream and are ruining more families than they claim to save. Do not trust them. Do not give them money. Do not support them. Call your senator. Get them to denounce MADD as a fascist organization attempting to undermine democracy in this country. They don’t care about saving lives. They just care about pushing their beliefs onto the public. Do not let this group of ignorant and uneducated sheep tell you how to live your lives. We can find another group to support in efforts to combat drunk driving. MADD is anti-alcohol. That’s all there is to it. Either you live your life the way you want, or you live life the way MADD wants you to. I really want to start an anti-MADD petition to send to my congressman or senator to ban the organization from doing any more harm to this country.
really fucking awesome right now 
lots of goodness coming up folks. stay tuned.