1. making it through another year
2. God’s goodness
3. the best friends in the world
4. times of refreshing to my soul
5. getting most of the moving stuff done
6. wingstop with phil
7. double dragon II in 52″ glory
8. 16 lb ribeye from costco
9. A&W root beer
10. the feeling of cooking again

1. finally getting rest
2. half order of nachos from J&R’s
3. watching Little Shop of Horrors at the Merced Playhouse w/ Esperanza and fam
4. walking around downtown at night
5. running into Andy and Rex from King’s who were going to watch a movie
6. watching Law Abiding Citizen with Andy and Rex
7. not having to pay for said movie
8. lorraine the barbarian’s bday
9. that my girlfriend still asks me for help with her HW even though it may seem pointless at times
10. brita water

1. celebrating my sister turning 18…
2. meeting with gage
3. 12oz. ribeye for dinner
4. working on my “douchebag” bit for open mic
5. flight of the conchords
6. vinny deangelo coming to greet us after dinner
7. helping my girlfriend look for another car since her’s got totaled
8.  practicing beatles’ songs on my uke
9. being able to finally get some rest
10. good convo with warren, it’s been awhile

1. a couple new songs in the works
2. the beatles complete on ukulele
3. getting to see D for his bday
4. fresh pomegranates
5. spring rolls
6.  seeing the regulars
7. mental shut down day
8. talking to my girlfriend on the phone
9. video mix show continues @forté through November
10.  homemade oatmeal raisin cookies

"He just popped in there."

1. hanging out with stan the PI
2. mary-michal’s BBQ
3. H&W drive-in
4. good conversations with customers
5. watching punk-ass kids trying to impress their girls
6. calling out said punk-ass to step up and be a man
7. listening to some live music from some random college kids who wandered into the store
8. “ol’ blue eyes”
9. marksdailyapple.com
10.  planning the future with my girlfriend

1. a pretty busy day at work
2. 1 year anniversary of the downtown art hop
3. spoken word/ poetry
4. finally fixed my iPod after its apparent death a few months ago
5. teamwork and unity with my workers, despite everyone having very different personalities
6. tom from the D mag for bringing me a mid-day meal when i was stranded at the store by myself
7. my feet didn’t swell up after standing all day at work
8. i made the weekly round-up on AoM
9. working on a new blog with my girlfriend (not releasing a link just yet)
10. getting my mickey mouse phone hooked up and working

1. Nice hot shower at 6am
2. BNI Bizfest Conference
3. Emerging other business owners around the central valley
4. Being personally recognized as an actual business entrepreneur at the forefront of a new generation of business owners
5. Lunch with Perry
6. Getting to and fro the conference safely
7. Meeting frank and Cynthia while I was eating dinner
8. Finding a hide out to relax and get some reading done
9. Getting 45mpg in my Honda fit. Take that hybrids!
10. Uncharted 2

Controversy of the Week

truth be told, i did go look at rings with my girlfriend earlier this week. then this picture surfaced on her facebook and the barrage of questions came. and while most people were excited or even confused, i believe this story is much like the “boy in the balloon.” if you haven’t been watching the news, it means that it’s a hoax. so while my girlfriend is enjoying leading her friends on as to whether or not we’re actually engaged, the answer is not yet, but soon.

so congratulations to you if you are one of the lucky and confused people who actually read my blog and got duped.

1. city of merced health and wellness fair
2. pumpkin frozen yogurt
3. lowered my body fat almost 25% from the last time i checked
4. not going blind from accidentally spraying hand sanitizer into my eye
5. southwest traders frozen yogurt open house
6. getting to try all sorts of new stuff that’s not even out on the market yet
7. finding an organic yogurt manufacturer
8. open mic night
9. michael jackson’s “Thriller” album
10. that my girlfriend wasn’t seriously injured after a car accident

sorry, i was afk all weekend…

1. getting to go home and see my family for the first time since Christmas, i believe
2. sleeping on a couch again
3. freddie’s sandwiches
4. dinner at kirin’s
5. not being too attached to my laptop
6. restful rest
7. professor layton and the curious village
8. watching bobby flay get beat on Throwdown
9. crab dinner with nancy’s parents
10. my pocketknife
11. walking around the mall with my girlfriend
12. Toy Story in 3D!!!
13. cruising around santana row
14. rain
15. seeing my MNG on a tuesday
16. hanging out with kerey and stephanie
17. a safe trip back to merced
18. reminiscing about HS
19. professor layton and the diabolical box
20. phil jang coming to keep me company at the store
21. tom from shasky farms giving me FREE fruits
22. forté-colored roses compliments of jared’s wooden roses
23. watching elvis sing a soulja boy song during our video mix show
24. warm hooded-sweatshirts for a cold windy day
25. catching up on emails and getting some work done without being too distracted
26. al borlin’s autograph on our wall
27. kaba modern also stopped by here to hang out
28. a pretty busy wednesday in the store
29. training our new workers
30. my girlfriend’s shenanigans

1. positive mental thinking
2. watching the interns draw on the sidewalk
3. moved a bunch of stuff around
4. cleaning
5. making through the day even though i skipped almost all of my meals
6. melonade
7. got to myy dad’s without falling asleep
8. the company of my girlfriend
9. TNL recap
10. hard-boiled eggs