Barry & Shannon

New Yea's Eve 2005

Partying In El Segundo

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I Been Busy Yo!
Posted by Jimmy :: Monday, January 16th, 2006 :: 12:18 AM PST :: Comment On This Post

Yeah, it's taken me longer than normal to update my website recently but it goes without saying that I've been extremely busy lately. I'm so busy doing everyone else's website that I haven't had time to work on mine but I'll try and do better this week. In the meantime, here's a few retroactive posts to tide you over! :-)

666 Contacts
Posted by Jimmy :: Wednesday, January 18th, 2006 :: 1:20 PM PST :: Comment On This Post

I use Plaxo to store all my contacts online and get a summary every so often about all my contacts. Today's was sort of interesting seeing as how I now have 666 people in my address book. Somebody alert Jerry Falwell! The end is near! Oh noooooooo!
  
LOL!

Survey Says You're Stupid
Posted by Jimmy :: Tuesday, January 17th, 2006 :: 12:17 AM PST :: Comment On This Post

The challenge: Name a country you most admire.

Wiley Family Response: Africa-Europe

(I love how the host actually tries to point out their stupidly to them but they still don't get it. Guess that's why they have zero points.)

Six Degrees Of Separation
Posted by Jimmy :: Tuesday, January 17th, 2006 :: 3:32 PM PST :: Comment On This Post

My six degrees of separation to the celebrity world just got improved last nite. My lead web designer's dad met Paris Hilton last nite so I guess that puts me 3 degrees from Paris Hilton and 4 degrees from every celebrity she knows. Just an amusing thought from a silly but rather intriguing game. Don't worry...it's not like I'm into Paris Hilton. I personal think she's kinda ugly and that her sister Nikki looks 100 times better than her.

Thanks to Dave Snowden for the photo. He's the head of my design crew and that's his dad in the photo!

No More Limbo
Posted by Jimmy :: Tuesday, January 17th, 2006 :: 2:21 AM PST :: Comment On This Post

Unbaptized babies the world over have reason to celebrate now since the Catholic Church officially closed Limbo last week. What is Limbo you ask? Limbo is the the theoretical place (not quite heaven, not quite hell) where dead or unborn babies and other "worthy pagans" go when they die. A pretty harsh reality considering that All Dogs Go To Heaven. The Vatican did away with the Limbo concept due to "emerging markets" in Africa and Asia where infant mortality rates are still very high. They could have simply endorsed birth control but I guess it's just easier to restructure the afterlife.

I wonder if Limbo is also where all the Indians and other indigenous people who never heard of Jesus went and if so, where do they go now now that Limbo has been closed? Maybe they were all ferried across the River Styx to Purgatory. Maybe they all had to go straight to jail.  Do not pass go. Do not collect two hundred dollars. I'm sure the Vatican is working on that issue as well instead of solving "real world" problems.

• http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0512290251dec29,1,1200276.story?coll=chi-newsnationworld-hed

Wedding Crashers RULES!
Posted by Jimmy :: Sunday, January 15th, 2006 :: 11:42 PM PST :: Comment On This Post

We saw Wedding Crashers the other night on DVD and it was HYSTERICAL. Well, if you're a guy you'll find it hysterical. Kim would probably give it one star whereas I would give it like 100 stars. I was laughing my ass throughout the movie and Vince Vaughn was unbelievably funny in this movie. Plus there's a surprise cameo near the end that just makes the movie that much better. I highly recommend seeing this comedy.

A Night In El Segundo
Posted by Jimmy :: Sunday, January 15th, 2006 :: 11:42 PM PST :: Comment On This Post

Unlike Vegas, what happens in El Segundo doesn't stay in El Segundo. We hooked up with Art, Casie, Steve, Katie, & K.T. Friday night and went out for "a few" drinks at a bar called The Office. I think all the girls were "feeling good" by the end of the night and a good time was had by all. The most entertaining part of the night came at the very end when Kim & Casie were crashed out together trying to sing a variety of sings without much success much to the amusement of me and Art. I even got it on video and may post it here later this week. :-P

And yes, that is Katie & Casie engaging in a playful kiss! You're welcome!

Thanks to K.T. for squeezing us into his small ride at the end of the night and taking us back to our vehicle!

Congrats Chris & Amanda
Posted by Jimmy :: Sunday, January 15th, 2006 :: 11:31 PM PST :: Comment On This Post

Congrats going out to my cousin Chris and his new wife Amanda on their marriage last weekend. Hope you guys had a GREAT honeymoon and sorry we missed you over the holidays. Whenever we finally make it to Richmond we're looking forward to getting to know you and party with you. I hear from Barry that you know how to party! sometime.

New Year's Eve Party
Posted by Jimmy :: Sunday, January 15th, 2006 :: 11:19 PM PST :: Comment On This Post

We celebrated New Year's Eve with our West coast gang, Art & Casie, Mike & Janice, Steve & Katie, Sergio, Dan & Genevieve, K.T. and a few other peeps whose names elude me right now. We danced, drank, played Kings, drank some more, and then drank a little more just to be safe. The weather was really nice so we partied outdoors all night at the Lopez house in Hermosa Beach and had a really great time...as we always do whenever we party with Art & Casie! Happy New Year!

A Million Thanks
Posted by Jimmy :: Sunday, January 15th, 2006 :: 11:06 PM PST :: Comment On This Post

We'd like to send a heartfelt thanks to my brother and his wife for taking us in over the holidays and showing us around Richmond and more importantly for putting up with all my "requirements". If I was a rock star I'd be the one asking for M&M's with all the brown ones taken out, ha-ha! Barry and Shannon made sure the fridge was stocked with lots of Pepsi, Corona Light and Nabisco Cheese Waffles to keep me happy. :-)

We had a great time in Richmond and we're looking forward to spending a lot more time with Barry & Shannon hopefully within the next 2 years.

Thanks again Barry & Shannon!

Warm Summer's Day
Posted by Jimmy :: Thursday, January 5th, 2006 :: 5:08 PM PST :: Comment On This Post

I was pleasantly surprised today when I opened the back door to discover it was 84 degrees outside. There was a warm breeze blowing and birds were singing and for all intents and purposes, it was a gorgeous summer day even if the calendar says it's January. I quickly donned my favorite pair of camouflage shorts, a t-shirt and sneaks and decided I needed to run some errands. Hopefully it'll stay like this for the next few days and we can go to beach. Oh wait, we have to do laundry and take down the tree...oh well!

Pat Robertson Is A Moron
Posted by Jimmy :: Thursday, January 5th, 2006 :: 4:34 PM PST :: Comment On This Post

Sometimes I don't know who's stupider, TV evangelists like Pat Robertson or Jerry Falwell or the idiots who follow them and send them money. On his 700 Club show today, Pat Robertson said that Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's recent strokes were divine retribution (from God) for the Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip. I'm probably not alone in thinking that Ariel Sharon had a stroke because he's old and not because God was pissed at him. I can't wait for Pat Robertson to have his first stroke or heart attack. I'm gonna be the first to blame it on God's anger with Pat for being such a world class dick!

And what about Jerry Falwell you ask? In case you forgot, he's the idiot (along with Pat Robertson) who blamed 9/11 on abortionists, feminists, gays and lesbians.

Don't you just love religion?