Jeff Dunham performs at the HP Pavilion in San Jose

Last February 2, 2011, I was given the chance to watch Jeff Dunham's Identity Crisis (tour) at the San Jose HP Pavilion. My cousin Maria got the tickets as a birthday present for her husband Omy and Me :D (his birthday was on Feb 2 and mine isn't til the 13th).

Two years ago, I found videos of Jeff on youtube. He's a ventriloquist with not only one "dummy" but 9 dummies to date. My favorite ones are Walter, Peanut and Achmed.

It was fun to watch him live..

Thank you Maria for the fun evening with you and Omy!!!! muah!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQm_8vX3sYU - Jeff with Peanut!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_I226Sfgs0s&feature=related - Jeff with Walter!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uwOL4rB-go&feature=related - Jeff with Achmed!

To Do List

Since I have been unemployed since October 2010, I have decided to take on a change of career. Having worked for a Travel Agency for about 18 years, there was no more room for advancement. Plus there were other issues I choose not to mention because I AM moving on and have chose not to dwell on what had happened... and switching to Web Design (was a graduate of Fine Arts Majored in Visual Communication) so I feel this would be a good change! :D

That being said, here is my to do list for the year 2011 ---

1. Finish online courses to help me with Web Design. I've messed with some pages a while back and feel the need to keep myself updated!

2. Start full time working from home in the near future. (There are plans already in the works with a company based in Chicago)

3. Have a regular income!

4. Finish the backyard project I started a few months ago. (hopefully before the family comes in April lol)

5. Finish a coverlet I'm crocheting in the hopes that it will sell. It will be my first project I'm putting up for sale :)

6. Finish enough crocheted projects to sell on Etsy.com for some extra income. I have so much yarn that I have purchased over time (on sale of course).

7. A chance to fly out to Michigan to meet a dear friend :)

8. A chance to fly out to Florida to meet an online gammon friend - Jeanne!!! miss ya hun!

9. Due to moving to a new house, I have stuff in storage and at a relative's house which need to be moved. The stuff one accumulates over time .. lol

10. Last but not least, a trip back home for a visit (my last trip home was in 2001).

2011

I can't believe its already 2011!

My last post was in 2009.. OMG! Almost 2 years ago. I guess it's time i start updating my blog again.

Stay tuned for my crazy posts!

25 Random Things About Me

I like most of these things except for the obvious ones.. Some are more interesting than others. If you get tagged you are supposed to also do a 25 random things also - but I won't make you. :)

Commenting is appreciated just so I know I didn't waste my time.

1. I've been here in the US since 1992 and have worked in the same company since.

2. I was married in 2002 or was it 2001 (i know it was like a year only) at the house of my friend. and then was separated in 2003. And yes, my divorce was granted so I'm freeeeeeeeeeeee again.. well sorta.. lol (which brings us to number 3)

3. I met John online in 2003 (or there abouts) at an online backgammon league where we eventually compared notes on the games we like to place and found a common genre - shooter games!. I went to see him in May of 2006.. got engaged sometime in April of 2007.. long distance relationships have it's repurcussions but I'm not complaining. It only means we spend quality time when we get together at least twice in a year. And yes, we're still engaged. He's my best friend.

4. I smoked for about 10 years. I quit cold turkey in May of 2006. It will be 3 years in May '09 that I've been cigarette free.

5. I quit drinking for about 7 years now. I used to drink a LOT (scotch and beer were my poison). Now I drink occasionally (glass of wine at family night or good ol' PIMMS w/ 7up)

6. I've started crocheting again. Last time I did was back in highschool for home ec class in the early 80's. I've given a few items I've made and it feels good to know they like what I made for them. I'm currently working on a few birthday gifts... a scarf set for Stephie (it's a bit delayed but better late than never),a throw for Catie, and an Afghan for John. Future projects are already lined up.

7. I love my shooter games. It's how I release stress on real bad days. I plug in my headset and enter my own little world. Unreal Tournament (pc) and Time Crisis (console) and a few other games... as long as they're shooter games, I'm there!!!

8. I have my pc games, an xbox, a ps2 and just recently a ps3 and a ds-lite. Can you tell I love gaming..lol

9. I have a nice DVD collection going and still growing. Last count was about 200 movies already.

10. In 1990, I went to Europe on a tour and was able to see London, Belgium, Amsterdam, France, Italy, Yugoslavia, Spain, Austria, Germany and Greece. I would love to see the other countries I didn't get to see.

11. Here in the USA, I've been to the following states -- Hawaii, Washington State, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Nevada, New York, Florida, Illinois and of course California where I live. I drove by the following states when I made the trip out to Oklahoma - Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. Colorado has only been a connecting point each time I fly out to Kansas.

12. I used to play the guitar (in my highschool days.. was an accompanist during the masses held at the school) and the electric organ. I don't play anymore but I think I can still play a tune.

13. Lucky 13!!!! My birthday is on the 13th (for those who know me, you know which month I was born) and sometimes it falls on a friday. Haven't had any bad luck come my way when that happens.

14. I've gotten to see a Renaissance Fair on one of the earlier trips I made to Kansas when I went to see John. I think that's something I would do maybe once every 10 years.. lol ok. maybe every 5 years.

15. I got into making Websites a couple years ago and when in the right mood I mess with it still. Which reminds me, I have one project I need to get started on. I still like taking pictures and messing with computer graphics. I'm waiting for a software a friend is ordering for me :D which will make it easier to work on the websites.

16. I have a cd collection too. I've got a variety. The music I listen to depends on my mood. I've got pop, rock, broadway, country, oldies, 80's (biggest collection), etc etc etc.. quite a number of them that I can't remember anymore what I have.

17. I can be hard-headed depending on the situation. If I strongly believe in something it will take a lot to change my mind.

18. I have 3 laptops and 1 desktop. I have so much external drive space than I know what to do with.

19. I'm working on finding something I can do from home so I can augment to my current paycheck.

20. I can be a smart ass at times but I know my boundaries.

21. I like watching Scifi and Paranormal Stuff, some of the tv series like CSI, CSI:Miami and CSI:NY, Numbers, Flashpoint, Criminal Minds, House to name a few.

22. I prefer wearing jeans or slacks to skirts/dresses. The day I get married, the dresscode will be JEANS! (I know I'm nuts but hey, it will be my wedding!)

23. I love to cook. I like to sing. But I'm NOT a singing cook..lol - - I can do those separately.

24. I have yet to take a cruise. I've only gotten to the ships (we toured all of those that were docked ready to sail) when I went to Florida for familiarization trip with Carnival Cruise Lines.

25. AAaahhhh! Finally! Thank you for dropping by. I hope you had a wonderful stay as you journeyed through my crazy world. Come back soon!

Baby pronounced dead lives after hours in cooler

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A stillborn Israeli baby who was pronounced dead by doctors "came back to life" on Monday after spending hours in a hospital refrigerator.

The baby, weighing only 600 grams at birth, spent at least five hours inside one of the hospital's refrigerated storage units, before her parents, who had taken her to be buried, began noticing some movement.

"We unwrapped her and felt she was moving. We didn't believe it at first. Then she began holding my mother's hand, and then we saw her open her mouth," said 26-year-old Faiza Magdoub, the baby's mother.

The baby was pronounced dead several hours earlier, after doctors at Western Galilee hospital in northern Israel were forced to abort her mother's pregnancy because of internal bleeding. Magdoub was 23 weeks into her pregnancy.

"We don't know how to explain this, so when we don't know how to explain things in the medical world we call it a miracle, and this is probably what happened," hospital deputy director Moshe Daniel said.

The baby was then taken to the hospital's neonatal intensive care unit for further treatment, but doctors were not sure how long she will live.

Motti Ravid, a professor of internal medicine, told Israel's Channel 10 that the low temperature inside the cooler had slowed down the baby's metabolism and likely helped her survive.

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Who's on First (21st Century edition)

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Who's on First? ( 21st century edition)

The Classic "Who's on First" from Abbot & Costello updated to the 21st Century

ABBOT: Super Duper Computer Store... Can I help you?

COSTELLO: Thanks. I'm setting up an office in my den, and I'm thinking about buying a computer

ABBOT: Mac?

COSTELLO: No, the name's Lou.

ABBOT: Your computer?

COSTELLO: I don't own a computer. I want to buy one.

ABBOT: Mac?

COSTELLO: I told you, my name's Lou.

ABBOT: What about Windows?

COSTELLO: Why? Will it get stuffy in here?

ABBOT: Do you want a computer with Windows?

COSTELLO: I don't know. What will I see when I look in the windows?

ABBOT: Wallpaper.

COSTELLO: Never mind the windows. I need a computer and software.

ABBOT: Software for Windows?

COSTELLO: No. On the computer! I need something I can use to write proposals, track expenses and run my business. What have you got?

ABBOT: Office.

COSTELLO: Yeah, for my office. Can you recommend anything?

ABBOT: I just did.

COSTELLO: You just did what?

ABBOT: Recommend something.

COSTELLO: You recommended something?

ABBOT: Yes.

COSTELLO: For my office?

ABBOT: Yes

COSTELLO: OK, what did you recommend for my office?

ABBOT: Office.

COSTELLO: Yes, for my office!

ABBOT: I recommend Office with Windows.

COSTELLO: I already have an office and it has windows! OK, let's just say, I'm sitting at my computer and I want to type a proposal. What do I need?

ABBOT: Word.

COSTELLO: What word?

ABBOT: Word in Office.

COSTELLO: The only word in office is office.

ABBOT: The Word in Office for Windows.

COSTELLO: Which word in office for windows?

ABBOT : The Word you get when you click the blue W

COSTELLO: I'm going to click your blue w if you don't start with some straight answers. OK, forget that. Can I watch movies on the Internet?

ABBOT: Yes, you want Real One.

COSTELLO: Maybe a real one, maybe a cartoon. What I watch is none of your business. Just tell me what I need!

ABBOT: Real One.

COSTELLO: If it's a long movie I also want to see reel 2,3& 4. Can I watch them?

ABBOT: Of course.

COSTELLO: Great, with what?

ABBOT: Real One.

COSTELLO: OK, I'm at my computer and I want to watch a movie. What do I do?

ABBOT: You click the blue 1

COSTELLO: I click the blue one what?

ABBOT: The blue 1.

COSTELLO: Is that different from the blue w?

ABBOT: The blue 1 is Real One and the blue W is Word.

COSTELLO: What word?

ABBOT: The Word in Office for Windows.

COSTELLO: But there's three words in office for windows!

ABBOT: No, just one. But it's the most popular Word in the world

COSTELLO: It is?

ABBOT: Yes, but to be fair, there aren't many other Words left. Its pretty much wiped out all the other Words out there.

COSTELLO: And that word is real one?

ABBOT: Real One has nothing to do with Word. Real One isn't even part of Office.

COSTELLO: Stop! Don't start that again. What about financial bookkeeping you have anything I can track my money with?

ABBOT: Money.

COSTELLO: That's right. What do you have?

ABBOT: Money.

COSTELLO: I need money to track my money?

ABBOT: It comes bundled with your computer.

COSTELLO: What's bundled to my computer?

ABBOT: Money

COSTELLO: Money comes with my computer?

ABBOT: Yes. No extra charge.

COSTELLO: I get a bundle of money with my computer? How much?

ABBOT: One copy

COSTELLO: Isn't it illegal to copy money?

ABBOT: Microsoft gave us a license to copy Money.

COSTELLO: They can give you a license to copy money?

ABBOT: Why not, they own it.

How Kids See Things

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NUDITY

I was driving with my three young children one warm summer evening when a Woman in the convertible ahead of us stood up and waved. She was stark naked! As I was reeling from the shock, I heard my 5-year-old shout from the back seat, "Mom! That lady isn't wearing a seat belt!

HONESTY

My son Zachary, 4, came screaming out of the bathroom to tell me he'd dropped his toothbrush in the toilet. So I fished it out and threw it in the garbage. Zachary stood there thinking for a moment, then ran to my bathroom and came out with my toothbrush. He held it up and said with a charming little smile, "We better throw this one out too then, 'cause it fell in the toilet a few days ago.

OPINIONS

On the first day of school, a first-grader handed his teacher a Note from his mother. The note read, "The opinions expressed by this child are not necessarily those of his parents."

KETCHUP

A woman was trying hard to get the ketchup to come out of the jar. During her struggle the phone rang so she asked her 4-year-old daughter to answer the phone. "It's the minister, Mommy," the child said to her mother. Then she added, "Mommy can't come to the phone to talk to you right now. She's hitting the bottle."

MORE NUDITY

A little boy got lost at the YMCA and found himself in the women's locker room. Wh en he was spotted, the room burst into shrieks, with ladies grabbing towels and running for cover. The little boy watched in amazement and then asked, "What's the matter haven't you ever seen a little boy before?"

ELDERLY

While working for an organization that delivers lunches to elderly shut-ins, I used to take my 4- year-old daughter on my afternoon rounds. The various appliances of old age, particularly the canes, walkers and wheelchairs, unfailingly intrigued her. One day I found her staring at a pair of false teeth soaking in a glass. As I braced myself for the inevitable barrage of questions, she merely turned and whispered, "The tooth fairy will never believe this!"

DRESS-UP

A little girl was watching her parents dress for a party. When she saw her dad donning his tuxedo, she warned, "Daddy, you shouldn't wear that suit." "And why not, darling?" "You know that it always gives you a headache he the next morning."

DEATH

While walking along the sidewalk in front of his church, our minister heard the intoning of a prayer that nearly made his collar wilt. Apparently, his 5-year-old son and his playmates had found a dead robin. Feeling that proper burial should be performed, they had secured a small box and cotton batting, then dug a hole and made ready for the disposal of the deceased. The minister's son was chosen to say the appropriate prayers and with sonorous dignity intoned his version of what he thought his Father always said: "Glory be unto the Faaaather, and unto the Sonnn .. and into the hole he gooooes."

SCHOOL

A little girl had just finished her first week of school. "I'm just wasting my time," she said to her mother. "I can't read, I can't write and they won't let me talk!"

BIBLE

A little boy opened the big family bible. He was fascinated as he finger ed through the old pages. Suddenly, something fell out of the Bible. He picked up the object and looked at it. What he saw was an old leaf that had been pressed in between the pages. "Mama, look what I found", the boy called out." What have you got there, dear?" With astonishment in the young boy's voice, he answered, "I think it's Adam's underwear!"