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April 26, 2005
Sushi night
On Saturday night my brother and sister-in-law hosted a fantastically decadent dinner party, featuring many of the elements of a classic Japanese meal -- raw fish, seaweed, plum wine, sake, Coors Light Gold and coffee/peanut butter ice cream sandwiches. Domo arigato Ted and Naomi!
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April 24, 2005
Baby Sign Language
I admit, I thought Naomi was crazy when I found out she was trying to teach my niece baby sign language last fall. I was sure Isabel would learn how to talk really soon, and she'd tell us what was on her mind way before she ever learned how to make the right signs. Shows what I know... six months later and Izzle only says a couple of words reliably (dog, no, and mamameme), but her BSL is unbelievable. She makes the signs for hot, cold, book, hat/helmet, glasses, bottle, baby, dog, bird, eat, phone, brush teeth, sleep, that, more, kisses/besos and goodbye. Not to mention she can do party tricks like "raise the roof," "who has a question?," "silly smile," "high five," and the ever-popular "where's Isabel's belly button?" Mark my words, this kid is going places.
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April 20, 2005
With great power comes great responsibility
is what Mark said to me when he gave me my new digital camera on Monday. I could only assume he meant the great responsibility of documenting Tuesday's Emergency Meeting, which, not surprisingly, was really fun. Ted not only brought special slime-blasted Goldfish that turn your tongue green but also invented a new game -- How cheap is your shirt (in relation to your eyeglasses)? No winner was declared, due to the confusing and mathematical nature of the question. Maybe next month.
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April 11, 2005
Ice ice baby
Jenny and I road-tripped to Daly City yesterday to catch a matinee of "Ice Princess." Nicole, despite goading me to go in the first place, declined to attend, citing a paper she had to write (ed. note: due in three weeks!)
What can I say about "Ice Princess"? There were holes in the plot you could skate through, but I enjoyed every minute of it. It was not exactly "Bring it On" on ice (except for the love story, which was virtually identical), but it really wasn't bad. There was a lot of figure skating, and who doesn't like figure skating? And, Michelle Trachtenberg will be a shoo-in for "Best Hair" during awards season next year. My only regret is that Sara wasn't there to watch it with us.
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April 7, 2005
L.A.: Beat
Doug (the Sheboygan Kid) and I joined Ted and Dick T. for Opening Day on Tuesday. We made a day of it, starting with the traditional pretzels and beer on the pier. Inside the stadium, spirits were high and so were some of the fans, at least in the bleachers. There was lots of good pre-game hoopla, including an MVP presentation to Barry Bonds, a military flyover and Huey Lewis singing the National Anthem (avec News).
It was hot and sunny, I was with my favorite people and not at work. Icing on cake: Giants 4, Dodgers 2. In your face, Jeff Kent.
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April 5, 2005
Resolved
I know it's a couple of months late, but I hereby resolve to stop watching sucky movies. Some would say that watching sucky movies is kind of my "thing," but the one that pushed me over the edge was "Alfie." The complete and utter lameness of this movie has inspired me to take some other probably terrible movies off my queue. Sorry "Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement." This means you.
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April 4, 2005
Pt. Reyes
Mark and I spent the weekend in Pt. Reyes. We loved all the beautiful scenery, esp. the native and non-native wildflowers (don't tell the park ranger we couldn't tell the difference), tidepools, and assorted feral creatures.
But my favorite sight by far was the gigantic vat of cream at Cowgirl Creamery. I could have spent all weekend peering into this window.
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