Browse Month: October 2006

pointing the finger

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We had dinner at Pish and Debbie’s house last night and we all stuffed ourselves silly. The topic of conversation was who spilled the beans about Debbie’s pregnancy and who spilled the beans about who spilled the beans. Haha. I got a good strangle from my dearest uncle once everyone was done pointing fingers. It was nice to see everyone together and the food was so yummy. We came home with lots of leftovers to last us the week. Here are the photos.

Monkeying Around

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Marie and Cole came over this morning for a mini-photoshoot. These are just a few of the photos I captured. Marie’s making Halloween cards to send to friends and family and this was a great opportunity for me to practice the new stuff I learned in my class. Isn’t the costume simply adorable? It came complete with stuffed banana and monkey feet.

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Afterwards, Cole enjoyed his favorite lunch, udon…yum. He also got to chase Koa around the house and made a fat mess on the kitchen floor with Koa’s kibble.

Note to self: turn the lights off

I don’t really have a consistent bedtime.  In fact, I’m notorious among my friends for having narcoleptic tendencies.  I can fall asleep anytime and anywhere.  OK.  That said, I think I can fall asleep under the most unusual conditions but apparently I don’t sleep very well.  Last night, like many other nights, I fell asleep watching TV and left the lights on.  Jesse was up late playing WoW and turned the lights off at about 3 am.  So, I woke up feeling very lethargic and had a splitting headache all day.  I even had to call in sick today.  So, I think it’s time to set an 11 pm bedtime.  I don’t like taking sick days – it stresses me out.

We can’t keep a secret.

Now that it has been confirmed and I’m allowed to announce it to the world, I’d like to congratulate my cousin Pish and his wife Debbie on their new and exciting journey.  They’re expecting their first child in mid-May and tried to keep it a secret for a while.  But I caught onto their game when Debbie asked me about website stuff and I stumbled upon her new site.  In the midst of updating her site, she was also updating her parents about her pregnancy through her website thinking no one else would check it.  Haha.

Anyway, if you think that the Chamkasem family can keep a secret, you’re wrong.  My mom knew, my uncle in North Carolina knew, my aunt in Thailand knew…we all knew.  So when my mom went to visit Pish for a dental check-up on Wednesday, she acted surprised when he told her the good news.  When I went in for my dental check-up on Monday, I told him that my mom knew and he said, “Damn, she’s a good actor.”  That’s awesome.  Well, they had their first ultrasound and it’s for real, they’re having a baby.  Congrats, you two!!

experimenting

If you’ve been on beakatude a couple times in the past few days, you might have noticed some crazy layout and color changes.  Well, I’m experimenting with a few new themes and customizing it quite a bit.  Again, I’m struggling with making it Firefox, IE, Safari-friendly.  I hope it’s looking ok for all of you.  Let me know what you think in the comments section. 

cartoons rock

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I went to see the Animation Exhibit at the California Science Museum today with my brother. It was put together by Cartoon Network and featured cartoon characters new and old. It was an exhibit teaching kids about the different parts of animation and how it all works together to make cartoons. So, we got to make stop-action movies and a cool rotating animation of ourselves like they did in “The Matrix” trilogy. It was like being a kid again. The rest of the museum is also worth checking out. Admission is free but they suggest a donation of $5 for adults. I just grabbed however many ones (probably 3 or 4) I had in my wallet and stuffed it the donation box as I walked in. It was totally worth it.