my top 10

I have a top 10 for plenty of things…movies, food, fashion staples, places I wan to visit, etc, etc…

This past week I’ve been at home, confined with no means of adequate transportation for north pole, 30 days of night, the world is coming to an end type of weather. I was fortunate enough to spend the first half of the day working, keeping me busy. The other half…well that is a different story.

Aside from perusing the white wintry streets of my neighborhood what else was there to do? Well I spent some time compiling a list. My top 10 of random annoying things when it snows:

1. New parents. Hi there! Yes, it’s your baby’s first snow. The cute mom & baby or dad & baby posing while lovely snowflakes fall, I love it! I did the same with both my kids. What I didn’t do is upload my entire memory card of 117 photos to Facebook. One or two, heck maybe even three photos is sufficient. This goes for existing and non-parents capturing moments of snowball fights, sledding, snowmen, your backyard covered in snow, a tree or powerline that fell…one or two photos, that’s all.

2. Power outages. This is not only an inconvenience to my family but really annoying when it goes out while I am playing Bejeweled Blitz on my iPad, not to mention I still had about 18 seconds left to reach my personal best. You see my iPad is not 3G, so when the power goes out so does my wi-fi. I could opt to only playing on my iPhone but the screen is too small. I would like to just once be number 1 for the week, I need to beat fellow FB player’s (which will remain anonymous) score of 678,455.

3. Piratebay. When I download Korean horror movies then go to watch it…the subtitles are in Russian. What the hell? Also, I’m lost for words with The Human Centipede, 2. It definitely puts my gag reflex in motion, but it’s something you keep on watching. It’s gross period. Hope a part 3 comes out. Oops, I just threw up a little.

4. Running out of Diet Coke. Granted Safeway is a 5 minute walk, the time it takes to bundle up (sweats, layers of tanks, tees, sweaters, coat, hat, scarf, etc…) is a lot of work, not to mention dragging both kids with me.

5. Children. If you have them, you may or may not understand. I have a 10 and 4 year old. Being in a house for 5 days straight with energy filled kids would drive any adult insane. the fighting, the screaming, the whining, and just about everything gets to be too much. I love my kids to death and would do anything for them. I just hope they sleep in this morning, I wouldn’t mind if they it up around noon or so.

6. Daytime TV. Absolutely a waste.

7. Common sense. Why do people lack it? Don’t people watch the news? Do they not see all the cars on the road having trouble? Do they not see how much snow and ice is out there? What is so smart about having a bon fire inside your home to stay warm because the power is out? Why people think it’s okay to try and brave the streets to make it to work to only then turn around complain on twitter and Facebook how it was crazy. Did you think there wasn’t going to be any delays taking the bus? Just because you have an SUV you think you can make it up QA hill? People are just stupid.

8. Living near the convergence zone. Enough said.

9. People from other states making fun of us Seattlites. Especially people who live in states where it is sunny all year long, you really have no idea what the last 5 days were like.

10. Weather forecasts. Today you promised us rain and warmer temps. Where is it?

My top 10 annoying things about snow.

mobile chowdown in west seattle

should be an awesome event. 26 food trucks taking over a couple blocks! i see skillet is going to be there, poutine its going to be lil’ teren and me. wishing myself luck! starts at 11, who else is going?

when you have a 3 hr layover…

you have a ton of time to think about stuff…

i am not apologizing in advance for anything you may not agree with/like/stand for/understand. that’s how i roll. but in the last hour i started a mental list of random things. pretty random actually. so here it is.

i don’t understand:

-why is the sky in L.A. so gloomy? oh, i forget…that’s smog.

-why i would wish for bad things to happen to some people. definitely no one from work though.

-if overly obese people feel inclined to order a salad when they go out to eat for the fear of being judged. wait a minute, am i judging by just saying that?

-why men think it’s okay to wear a LEATHER BLAZER JACKET. ummm, it freaking summer and you are not an extra in a soprano’s episode. though i know the show ended a few years back. i’m just saying.

-when someone is pouring a bottle, can or mini carafe of wine shake it towards the end to get every last drop, when it’s empty it’s empty. makes me uncomfortable when they continue to shake when it’s obviously been dumped into you glass.

-why it’s so hard for me to look away at amputees. i’ve been at 2 airports today so far and i’ve spotted three. 2 with missing right arms and 1 in a wheelchair missing both legs. i couldn’t imagine not having limbs. for one, it would certainly be hard to cork a bottle of wine and two, i don’t think i’d be able to do the standing poses for bikram yoga.

-BO (body odor) enough said.

-why people don’t check their luggage in. just because it’s called a carry-on doesn’t mean you should. imagine how much faster it would be to get on and off the plane people. pay the $20. that’s like 5 lattes, a small bag of weed, 20 pushes at the $1 slot machine, or 5 panties  for $20 at victoria secrets.

-dainty eaters.

-diversity. sometimes it makes sense but at other times it doesn’t. i know that sounds funny coming from me as i am filipino-american.

- (hypothetically) why if you ask for a day off a manager would tell you “i would advise against it” then say you’re more than welcome to do take it off because that is what vacation days are for but reiterate “but i would still advise against it.

guess that’s all, i’m sure i’ll spend the next couple hours pondering useless topics. maybe talk to myself. i don’t know. what i do know is i’m pretty tired and can’t wait to sleep in my own bed tonight. especially shampoo and conditioner as i forgot to bring some on this trip.

p.s. comment if you like but don’t bother if you are those who like to comment on comments and turn this into a political debate.

p.s.s i have not proofread this as my battery is down to 10% and dying. please do not critique my spelling, grammar or punctuation.

cheers,

missalmie

weekend with family and friends

destination: friday harbor and ocean shores

we spent friday at friday harbor. how appropriate. ferry ride was uneventful. jodi, mike and jill all took power naps while lil t’ and i enjoyed the views.

we were all starving so the first place we visit was blue water grill. the best fish and chips, not to mention a kick-ass happy hour.

friday harbor is a nice easy going town. a bit too slow for my pace but definitely a refreshing break from everyday life and responsibilities. glad it remained sunny.

mike, jill and jodi – it is always a fun day out with you guys. we were missing terence but he and tara stayed behind to watch soccer (plus tara did not want to leave school early – such a dedicated student, gave her kudos for that!)

the fun didn’t stop at friday harbor…it continued on to ocean shores.

i grew up in socal (san diego.) i was expecting a beach like back home…ocean shores, nothing like it. it was surprising to see cars driving onto the beach and parking, some tailgating. makes for a horrible view from where we were situated not to mention all the horse shit on the beach. don’t get me wrong, it was a fun day…i just had imagined it to be a little different. granted it’s probably not fair that i’m comparing ocean shores to the beaches of la jolla, delmar and even coronado.

the weather was great! tara experienced her first moped ride with her ninang jodi. teren had his first feel of flying a kite. we pretty much relaxed and soaked up as much sun while we still have it. jill and i both had camera malfunctions leaving angela the only one with a working camera. guess our iphones would have sufficed but there is just something about taking pictures with an actual camera a phone camera can’t capture.

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a lingering summer

school started for the kids. tara starting the 5th grade and teren starting preschool made for a busy week. not to mention the end of month hooplah that happens at work. (big sigh) i’m glad i took friday off for an extended weekend. it is after-all labor day on monday, a holiday set in place to pay tribute to the american worker….

what are your plans for the long weekend? i hope it involves family & friends, great food and drinks and relaxation.

here’s to a beautiful seattle summer and weekend!