American Idol

I have my top 2 girls and the internet-slu* Antonella sucks. I don't mean guys, I mean at singing.

Blackberry blogging

Since I'm going to be spending a lot of time at the hospital without any internet connection, I'm trying to blog from my blackberry via email.

I guess I have internet access, seeing as I work in Information Management. I just need a computer which I don't have.

Help!

Last night I took Celia to the hospital. The past month we've been watching her blood pressure pretty closely and last week while I was in Boston, her bp did a bit of a jump. Its a little higher than we're all comfortable with so the midwife and our OB admitted her to the hospital. She'll be staying there until either her BP stabilizes or until she delivers, whichever comes first. The babies are okay, we're just worried about Celia. I don't pull out the religious card very often, but please pray for us.

I suck

Like I said in a previous post, I don't know how to do shit on the internet other than download videos inappropriate for work and children, and write text messages in my blog. I still don't know how to post videos, add sound, or even change my fucking template properly. I'd make a better presentation of this if I could but obviously I can't. Here's the link to Rodney's video from our trip to Big White (AKA best damn mountain ever). The video is awesome!

Snow or Shine

Home At Last!

For the past 5 days, I was in Boston for some software training. It was good training but I don't like living in a hotel room for a week. Plus, Celia had some important appointments that I would have liked be there for. Well, here's an update on the past little while:

We went out for Valentine's Day on the 16th because its just easier. No crowds, reservations are easy to make, it was a friday, etc etc. After dinner we went to visit Karen. Karen's son was so fascinated by Celia's belly. He was so cute:
I saw my cousins in Boston while I was there. It turns out they're not going to the Philippines next year. To be honest, the only reason I want to go is for Eva's wedding. All that family stuff that's going on... I'll pass on that. Plus, I kinda want to go to Taiwan. I've never been there and it would probably be fun to bring the kids to see their family. The only thing I'm worried about is that it's going to cost a million dollars. If I buy tickets now, it's a bit cheaper but I was hoping to wait until the babies were born to make up my mind. By then, it'll be a little more expensive.

Boston was kinda fun. One day we went into the city and did a little walking tour. We went to Cheer's for a beer. It's nothing like the bar in the tv show but its fun to say I had a beer there. They even serve their beers in those glass mugs like the one Norm always had. If you don't remember the show, then you're probably too young to fully appreciate the Diane years (better than the Rebecca years).

Celia's blood pressure is a little elevated so she's starting her maternity leave a bit earlier than expected. Only a couple of weeks earlier but this is the first thing that has happened to make me nervous about the whole pregnancy. Babies are fine, I'm just worried about Celia. Aww, isn't that sweet?

Name Game

Everyone always says they have names picked out for their future children. I think they're full of shit. You can't pick a name for unborn children. What if you've always liked the name "Bob" and then the baby comes out and it doesn't look like a "Bob"? What if this new little baby looks like a "Mike"? Do you name him "Bob" anyway because you've always liked that name or do you go with the name that actually suits him? We've got some names picked out but I'm worried that when the time comes they won't suit the babies. Or am I full of shit and this kind of crap doesn't happen?

btw, I always thought the name "Bob" was a little comedic. I've never had a friend named Bob so I've never taken the name seriously - no offense to anyone named Bob.

What do you a call a guy with no arms or legs in a swimming pool? Bob.

If anyone can suggest names, I'll add them to my lists. Don't ask if I need boy names or girl names. If you don't know you haven't been reading.

New Goals

As you can tell, I'm revisiting some old issues from previous posts. My totally unrealistic goal for 2006 was to get 10000 hits before the end of the year. Obviously I didn't reach that goal so I'm going to change it to 13000 before the end of 2007. Why such an unlucky number? Because I'm not an ignorant, superstitious moron. It's just a number. 13000 shouldn't be too difficult to get. Why do I think that? Check this out.

Who Said That?

No one got Level 4. Here's a hint:

"Cinderfuckinrella"

Super Ultra Sound

I was thinknig about the word "ultrasound" and realized that it sound so... comicbook-ish. "ultra sound" like "super sound" or "mega sound". Anyway, we went for our 3D megasound and it gave us super, ultragoodnews. One boy, one girl. :)

Bye!

I found out yesterday that my friend at work, Rene, will be leaving for a couple of years to go work on some top secret, confidential project. Apparently the bigwigs were scoping her out for a while now to do this mission. It'll be sad to see her go, she's been my mentor these past 3 years and the only person I feel I can go to when I have questions. Bye Rene! Good luck and be careful on your job and we'll keep your seat warm for when you come back. Actually, I can't guarantee that your ratty old chair will still be here when you come back. Maybe bring it with you...

TV Series Review

Dead Like Me with Ellen Muth, Mandy Patinkin, & Jasmine Guy

I like this show a lot. Funny and insightful.

Temp

You're probably wondering what the hell is going on with my blog. Why does it have a new template? Because I was playing around with something and screwed it up and had to go back to a standard template just so I'd be able to post. Don't worry, it'll only be like for as long as it needs to be and then I'll be changing it into something a little nicer.

Registry

So we created a baby registry. No, you can't buy babies off of it, you buy baby stuff. We created one at Babies R Us and at TJ's. TJ's is actually the better one so you should buy us stuff off that registry first. Both registries are under Celia's last name. If you don't know it, just ask either of us. If you don't know us, quit trying to look at our registry.

Call Me

Last month Celia and I bought new phones. We both needed an upgrade (okay, I didn't really need one but I wanted one) so we went out and bought matching phones. Aww, how sweet. Anyway, the phone we got was pretty sweet. 2 MP camera, mp3 player, world phone, internet, etc etc. I don't need any of these features but all the phones that didn't have them were pretty sucky. We also got bluetooth headsets just for the hell of it.

Woof Woof

For the past couple of weeks we've had the dog. Good ol' Shaughn. I don't know if you know the story of the dog but he was named after Shaughnessy (Celia's family used to live there) and a couple of years ago got sick and hasn't been 100% since. Anyway, he's still a great dog. He'll follow me around the house even if I'm just going from one chair to another. He'll sit at my feet as I watch TV and he'll watch as I play on my PS2. Understand this: I like him, he's a good dog. The part I don't like is getting up early in the morning to let him out so he can "do his business", especially on my days off. I don't like taking him out late at night just before I go to sleep and I don't like having to worry about coming home right after work so I can let him out again. People tell me it'll be great practice for when the babies come. Seriously? You're comparing raising children to taking care of a dog? I've never been a pet person. I don't feel that emotional connection to animals. I know that Celia does so I do my best to make sure Shaughn is well taken care of. I'll look after Shaughn for as long as I can because he's part of Celia's family and he's a good dog. I'm just not a pet person.

Good News/Bad News

Good news: my RSS feed works! I have it on good authority that I'm right about this.

Bad news: even though we have over 3 meters (that's like, 10 feet for you americans) of snow and even though I have a Monday night snowboarding pass, I can't go. We have some classes that we have to go to and they just happen to fall on Monday night. Crappity crap. Oh well.

Basic Training

People seem to think I know how to do things on a computer. I don't know why, maybe it has something to do with me working in informatics. Seriously though, I don't know shit. My blog site uses standard templates because I don't know how to use those fancy schmancy ones that some of you have. I can barely set up 2 computers to share files and I have no idea what an RSS feed is. Are these things I should know?

Better Late than Never

I'm pretty late with this, but I figure because it's still January, I'm okay. If anyone gives me grief that there's 12 items in my top ten list, I'm going to publicly humiliate you in my blog. On an ongoing basis too, not just once, but regularly. Man, you people probably all want that, huh? As my priest said, there's something missing in society if it find entertainment in the pain and suffering of other people. Well, he said something to that effect. I can guarantee he said it better, but if I had a photographic memory, I'd probably... remember things a lot better. Shut up.

Top Ten New Year's Resolutions for 2007:

1. Watch less TV.
2. Lose 10lbs.
3. Read 6 books.
4. Be a good father.
5. Don't eat fast food or mall food as often.
6. Quit smoking (I'm at 1 week now!).
7. Save money for trip to Phils next year.
8. Less slacking off at work (don't tell my boss).
9. Go to church.
10. Stay out of debt.
11. Spend more time with my family.
12. Smile more.

I Object!

Today I had to appear at the provincial courts. No, I wasn't being sued and I wasn't there for the Pickton trial (let him burn!). I was there for jury duty selection for a civil case. If you ever get called, you should go. Trial by one's peers is the cornerstone of our democratic society. I fulfilled my civil obligation and showed up. As it turns out, even if I wanted to be in the jury, I wouldn't have been allowed. I'm closely related to the defendant (not as in family relation, but professional relations) so I wasn't an appropriate juror. Whew! I was there for the morning and then back to work in the afternoon.

Morning at the courthouse: pretty fucking crazy. The Pickton trial started today so the media was all there, there were more lawyers than in the lineup to hell, and security was tighter than an airport's. It took me 15 minutes just to get into the building! Anyway, I think he's guilty. Don't ask me for evidence or any of that crap - the cops found that already. I just think he's guilty because he's a greasy, psychotic, freak. But that's just my 'professional' opinion.

Movie Review

The Family Stone with SJP, Claire Danes, Rachel McAdams, Luke Wilson, Dermot Mulroney, Diane Keaton, etc

Rachel McAdams is hot.