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Do it yourself Star Wars Costumes
A few months back I was looking online for costume ideas for this year’s Halloween and I ran into a few websites of people who are building full-on Star Wars costumes and props. These are not the cheap looking costumes usually found at the Party Store. These things will make you look like you’re in [...]
Wallace & Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Wallace & Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit is easily one of my favorite movies of the year. No kidding. I was introduced to Wallace & Gromit by my art school roommate Jonathan Richter, a stop animation genius himself who has made a fantastic marriage of traditional techniques with computer animation. If you are not familiar [...]
Hooked on Boba
boba fett art by themissy.com I am seriously getting addicted to Boba a.k.a. Pearl Milk Tea, Bubble Tea, Tapioca Tea and also Black Pearl Tea. Boba is made of sweetened iced tea, milk and some big gummy tapioca balls. The balls, sometimes called pearls or bubbles are so big this drink requires an extra thick [...]
Fast at last, fast at last!
After many frustrating days of no internet connection at home I’m finally switching carriers. I currently had SBC Yahoo DSL. It was fast and cheap. Well, except for the speed part. It turns out my house is very far away from the nearest hub and with DSL, the farther you are from a tower the [...]
In Loving Memory of…
The reason for my slow updates over the past two weeks has been that both my grandmas have passed away. First my beloved Tata who died in my arms two weeks ago and then my Abuela Primi who passed away on Monday after battling Alzheimers and Diabetes. Today I got the news my grandfather passed [...]
It’s a Special Day
Today is my Birthday. I turn 33. The year Jesus started his three year revolution. It’s safe to say I won’t be changing the world as much as He did (the calendar system is based on him) but I’ll try my best. Today we’ll do the same thing we always do, try to take over [...]
French Crepe Company
The French Crepe Company is one of those special L.A. places. It’s become a family tradition for us, every time we have visitors staying with us we have to have brunch at the Crepe Company in the original LA Farmer’s Market. The LA Farmer’s Market has tons of fresh produce from local farmers plus a [...]
Netfix vs. Blockbuster
Although I usually have a strong brand loyalty (Apple, Sony, TiVo), this week I’m putting to test one of my favorite brands, Netflix. Yes, I’m doing the unthinkable, putting my Netflix account on hold to try Blockbuster Online. Although I still have a bad taste in my mouth from Blockbuster’s late fees over the last [...]
Site Update
Over the past few nights I’ve spent some time doing some cosmetic and functional site updates. I revised the CSS (from the original Kubrik theme) to break it into an organization I am more comfortable working with. I never liked how it’s split into Typography, Structure, Lists etc. I rather have the code divided by [...]
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