I'm in Kansas now and just got back from watching probably the worst movie I've seen this year, Solaris, that new George Clooney/Soderbergh movie. There was no plot, no meaning, nothing. It didn't take the viewer anywhere except pure confusion--in a bad way. I actually watched a total of 7 people walk out on the movie...it was that bad. I had hope for it...thinking that maybe, in the end, there'd be some twist and I'd go "ah..." Nope. Don't watch this movie. It was just plain bad.
Thanksgiving is always such an interesting event for me...moreso because my family doesn't partake in the traditional type of Thanksgiving dinner...we just get together with the Wongs and eat a bunch of Chinese food...and occasionally throw in some turkey and mashed potatoes. I'm not complaining as the food as always good...but until a few weeks ago, I'd never had candied yams. It just cracks me up how random our interpretation of Thanksgiving dinner is...but it's all good. :-) For the first time in years, all three Wong kids were here...but Aaron was gone :-( Hester's now engaged, going to b-school in Boston just like Rod is...and "Bee" just got back from Australia.
I'm always interested in seeing what has changed around the house when I get back. Since my dad's retired, he has so many random house projects. For example, my bathroom has been completely transformed--it now has my parent's old tub (they got a new one). Aaron hasn't been back in over a year and will be in for a surprise when he sees all of the changes.
Looking forward to catching up with some folks, eatin' good Kansas steak, wandering around in Oak Park Mall for the usual post-Thanksgiving shopping and dim sum at BoLing's.
Thursday, November 28, 2002
Monday, November 25, 2002
Okay, it's been a super long time since I've updated this blog--mainly because my website was down for a long time and I just figured no one was visiting.
A lot of photo opportunities lately. First was the fabulous Goodbye Seattle Halloween Party that Scott threw (for the last time--boo hoo!). I finally decided on going with being this Millennium space girl (a la Jetsons) outfit...loved the platinum bob wig. What a crazy party that was--about 550 people in total came......I spent about 5 hours over at his place decorating beforehand...whew. Scott is now biking across the country--you can read about it in his blog. I'm one of the least athletic people..and I just find it so amazing that he's taking this journey across the U.S.
Went to Vancouver twice in most recent weeks---first was for an insane shopping trip with Phoebe and Susan...and more recently as a really last minute trip with a few people reflected in these photos. I love that it's so easy to just jump up to Canada for the weekend from here...sadly, I seem to know very little about Vancouver beyond Robson Street, Vij's, Granville St., Stanley Park and Port Coquitlam where my relatives all live. I do love how much bigger of a city it is...and of course the exchange rate and GST refund.
Betina hosted a Thanksgiving Potluck last week...mmm...yummy food. Anyhow, I snapped a few completely random photos since I haven't hung out with this group in awhile.
Exciting work news: Amazon became the exclusive seller of the Segway HT and sales have been pretty good considering the price of the thing. I really wonder if this will take off in the way that Dean Kamen is hoping for it to. The idea of Segways dominating our sidewalks and office hallways is a really strange concept to me. I must admit that the technology behind it---the way that the machine is soo sensitive to your sense of balance is pretty amazing. After the launch, Jeff has been zipping through the hallways at work, giving the occasional demonstration. On Friday, one of our VPs brought his own Segway to a little Friday Beer team celebration and I had the opportunity to try it out myself---I'm hooked.
As a belated birthday present, I took Phoebe to see The Full Monty, the musical version of the 1997 movie...I loved it. It was funny, the music was catchy, the comedy was in place, and the staging of the final "full monty" strip was tasteful. The big flashy "The Fully Monty" words were in the backstage..and right at the moment in which the men raised the hats that were covering up their privates, the sign lit up, causing all the men to suddenly be shadows. Clever and tasteful.
On a more humble note, I'll have to admit that I went to see American Idols Live in concert last week with a few closet fan friends---and it was so much fun. We all got together for dinner beforehand...and being closet fans of this show, we all of course had the guilty pleasure of enjoying reality television shows. Dinner conversation was all about Real World, Survivor, The Bachelor, Dismissed, etc...ha ha. When it came time to entering Key Arena for the concert, we were immediately overwhelmed by the high pitched screams of teenage girls. The concert was a blast---it was so cheezy and we loved it. The top ten finalists were there...including Kelly, Justin, Tamyra, Nicki, etc. I felt like I was watching one of those high school variety shows (those of you from Lawrence..kind of like "Showtime") as every song (except for Kelly's one solo) was just a cover of an already existing song....which made it even more the fun to sing along with. Here are some photos of our indulgent evening of teen pop.
For those of you who may remember, I got this really bizarre inflammation in my eye around May of last year called uveitis. Well, it came back about 2 weeks ago. Fortunately, I immediately self diagnosed myself and within 24 hours, I was back to dropping in steroid eyedrops every hour and dilating my left eye twice a day. Because of that, I healed a lot faster this time. As of 3 days ago, I can stop dilating my eye--yay! I just can't believe it came back. Strangely, the opthamologist thinks that there's a *possible* chance that it could be related to the issues I've been having with my right hip area that I've been going to physical therapy for for the past few months. argh. My body's so weird. I hope I don't end up being bilaterally blind.
Heading home to Kansas for Thanksgiving this week.
A lot of photo opportunities lately. First was the fabulous Goodbye Seattle Halloween Party that Scott threw (for the last time--boo hoo!). I finally decided on going with being this Millennium space girl (a la Jetsons) outfit...loved the platinum bob wig. What a crazy party that was--about 550 people in total came......I spent about 5 hours over at his place decorating beforehand...whew. Scott is now biking across the country--you can read about it in his blog. I'm one of the least athletic people..and I just find it so amazing that he's taking this journey across the U.S.
Went to Vancouver twice in most recent weeks---first was for an insane shopping trip with Phoebe and Susan...and more recently as a really last minute trip with a few people reflected in these photos. I love that it's so easy to just jump up to Canada for the weekend from here...sadly, I seem to know very little about Vancouver beyond Robson Street, Vij's, Granville St., Stanley Park and Port Coquitlam where my relatives all live. I do love how much bigger of a city it is...and of course the exchange rate and GST refund.
Betina hosted a Thanksgiving Potluck last week...mmm...yummy food. Anyhow, I snapped a few completely random photos since I haven't hung out with this group in awhile.
Exciting work news: Amazon became the exclusive seller of the Segway HT and sales have been pretty good considering the price of the thing. I really wonder if this will take off in the way that Dean Kamen is hoping for it to. The idea of Segways dominating our sidewalks and office hallways is a really strange concept to me. I must admit that the technology behind it---the way that the machine is soo sensitive to your sense of balance is pretty amazing. After the launch, Jeff has been zipping through the hallways at work, giving the occasional demonstration. On Friday, one of our VPs brought his own Segway to a little Friday Beer team celebration and I had the opportunity to try it out myself---I'm hooked.
As a belated birthday present, I took Phoebe to see The Full Monty, the musical version of the 1997 movie...I loved it. It was funny, the music was catchy, the comedy was in place, and the staging of the final "full monty" strip was tasteful. The big flashy "The Fully Monty" words were in the backstage..and right at the moment in which the men raised the hats that were covering up their privates, the sign lit up, causing all the men to suddenly be shadows. Clever and tasteful.
On a more humble note, I'll have to admit that I went to see American Idols Live in concert last week with a few closet fan friends---and it was so much fun. We all got together for dinner beforehand...and being closet fans of this show, we all of course had the guilty pleasure of enjoying reality television shows. Dinner conversation was all about Real World, Survivor, The Bachelor, Dismissed, etc...ha ha. When it came time to entering Key Arena for the concert, we were immediately overwhelmed by the high pitched screams of teenage girls. The concert was a blast---it was so cheezy and we loved it. The top ten finalists were there...including Kelly, Justin, Tamyra, Nicki, etc. I felt like I was watching one of those high school variety shows (those of you from Lawrence..kind of like "Showtime") as every song (except for Kelly's one solo) was just a cover of an already existing song....which made it even more the fun to sing along with. Here are some photos of our indulgent evening of teen pop.
For those of you who may remember, I got this really bizarre inflammation in my eye around May of last year called uveitis. Well, it came back about 2 weeks ago. Fortunately, I immediately self diagnosed myself and within 24 hours, I was back to dropping in steroid eyedrops every hour and dilating my left eye twice a day. Because of that, I healed a lot faster this time. As of 3 days ago, I can stop dilating my eye--yay! I just can't believe it came back. Strangely, the opthamologist thinks that there's a *possible* chance that it could be related to the issues I've been having with my right hip area that I've been going to physical therapy for for the past few months. argh. My body's so weird. I hope I don't end up being bilaterally blind.
Heading home to Kansas for Thanksgiving this week.
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