I turned a quarter century yesterday as my Facebook page was inundated with birthday wishes. Originally, I was going to go to Vegas this upcoming weekend, throw out a mass invite for anybody that wanted to come and rent a few rooms for everybody to stay in. It's probably not the most baller idea ever, but a friend of mine, Jimmy, showed me to take care of your friends when you can. But most people I've talked to have plans on differing days of this weekend.

So instead...

WE'RE GOING TO GO SNOWBOARD.

Yup, we're going to utilize those free lift tickets we got at SkiDazzle. Saturday 12/13/08.  Let me know if you want in!

Present for Myself

So the question posed to all my friends, as with every year, is "what do you get the guy that has everything?" Chris had an ingenious idea of getting me a European license plate (the long style) with my license configuration custom stamped into it. It was a great idea. But after he gave it to me, I told him I kind of already have one. Yes, I already have customized plates from the other side of the world. Kudos and thanks to Chris though. I will cherish it like my last one.

In the end, everybody just took me out to dinner which was supposed to be a small affair, but we constantly ran out of seats or stood, and they bought me drinks and food. That's not a bad gift at all.

But the question still remains: what is the ultimate present for myself? Short of exotic vehicles I shouldn't own at the moment, I have decided to plunge into my motorcycle fund which was intended for this:

And I picked up one of these:

Don't worry, it wasn't THAT much of the motorcycle fund, haha. "What the hell is that?!" you ask? No, it's not just a Nissan Maxima, but it's called a "beater" for the lack of a better term. See, when you don't want to put your miles on your nicer car, you buy a junky car to drive to and from work, on snowboard trips, to Vegas, through da hood, and so on.

Some more pics of my beater. I'll replace these with real pics of it later but this is fairly accurate.

Toplessness Just Got Better

If you have never cruised at a high speed with a wind screen on your convertible, YOU ARE SORELY MISSING OUT.

SkiDazzle Goes Extreme

They had a big halfpipe at SkiDazzle, a snowboard/ski convention, this year. I must admit, it was quite entertaining!

Let's Play a Game

So it's been a while since I've been to 99 Ranch Market. And while busy tending the cart, I had a bit of free time on my hands. You let a bunch of Asians run a super market, they'll run it like Asians. That means overcrowded tanks which translates into many casualties. This game is called "Find the Dead Fish."

So for starters, here's an easy one:

In case you don't know, fish don't swim upsidedown.

Let's mix it up a little bit more:

Hint: Fish don't swim vertically.

Alright let's move to tank #3. It's a bit harder (and there are two)...

It's kind of like finding Waldo! Hope you enjoyed it!