Several very important things have happened since my last post:

Shawn and I, fresh off our one year anniversary (love ya Shawn!), have decided to move! It’s not much of a move, only 4 blocks away, but it has several advantages:
1. Only 7 houses from Shawn’s dad and li’l bro
2. Cheaper
3. I don’t have to wear pants (i.e. no roommates)

But most importantly, it has a backyard, which allows us to get:

ONYX!

She’s a mutt of some kind. This is what we were told about her when we found her on KSL, a local classified site in Utah.
-half German Shepherd, half Blue Heeler
-picked up on a roadside at 5 weeks
-2 weeks later, college kids that picked her up realized she was too much of a handful
-somewhat trained (potty and sitting)

As you can see from the pics, I’m not sure what to believe about her breed.

She is all black except for little white tips on her sternum, paws, and tail. Snow really stands out on her.

The strangest thing about her is the tail, which is quite curly. Based on that, I’m not sure what to believe about her… so her age and eventual size are mysteries.

Her sleeping habits, including growling, whimpering, and stiffness, are a close second in the strange category.

So, that’s the new dog and new place. As we get moved in, we’ll have some kind of move-in shin-dig, and better pics will be taken. Right now, the pics would show piles of stuff, which no one wants to see…

P.S. Check out this awesome giant clock we got!

Another boring day. When you are unemployed, weekend are kinda irrelevant, and in some ways, are worse. The shows you wanna watch are not on, no mail comes (a clear highlight of my day), the only benefit is seeing my sweetie all day.

That is, except this weekend. Shawn is visiting friends in Portland (like we did in November) as is the roommate. So, I got the place all to myself… but not doing much with it. I had fun hanging with Steph and her friends, Garret, and Liz/Kyle and their friends, but today is shaping up to be another lazy one. I write this blog to share with you three neat things (at least to me) that happened recently.

For those of you that have never seen this: prepare yourself. I don’t have many talents, but one of them is doing a traditional Grito Mexicano. You may not know this by name, but it is the yell that people do for celebrations (like Independence Day) or when listening to Mexican songs. 4th year of UCLA, my roommates Fernando, Felipe, and Leo taught me how to do this. I recorded it to put it on Wikipedia because there was no prior example of it, and also because most of the Gritos on YouTube were of inferior quality, in my humble opinion. The main thing I will say is: The video does it no justice. In person, you may ask for it, but a warning: I can not do it half-way. If you wanna hear it, it’s gonna be loud, so you must take that in consideration before asking.

Our local radio show, which I love, was the latest inspiration for a LEGO creation. That led to a blog and an on-air mention. It was about half way through the 9AM hour on March 4th, if you wanna find it on free podcast. That made me feel special!

Last but certainly not least, my obsession with LEGO and Avatar: The Last Airbender (NOT the blue people) has crossed into dangerous territory. I managed to find these two out-of-print sets on eBay for relatively reasonable prices.

If you have not heard about the show or the blockbuster summer live-action movie, it is a really amazing watching experience. And yes, it’s a kid’s show, but it is still very enjoyable for adults. It takes most of the inspiration for the show from chinese martial arts, Asian culture, and Buddhism. I recommend it!