Thursday, January 10, 2008
Sunday, January 06, 2008
New Year's Resolutions.
In order from most to least important:
1. Stop procrastinating! Stay on top of things! Don't fall behind!
2. Use a calendar and daily agenda more often. My phone is synced to outlook calendar so use it!
3. Save for the wedding and a place to live. If I save at least $500 a month I can save $3000 by the end of June. So $3000 will be my half-year goal.
4. Cook more often. I have cook books and I love food! I'll try for one good recipe a month and buy the groceries even!
5. Read at least one novel and one resource book a month. I'd really like to finish Stephen King's Dark Tower series.
6. Process more of my photos and publish them on Flickr and Zooomr. I'm almost a year behind on this. Gotta catch up!
7. Blog more often. I'd really like to blog more about my new career as a teacher. So can keep an eye on my educator blog.
8. Catch up on my magazines. I still have unread magazines from 2006...so sad.
So many resolutions but I know I can do it!
1. Stop procrastinating! Stay on top of things! Don't fall behind!
2. Use a calendar and daily agenda more often. My phone is synced to outlook calendar so use it!
3. Save for the wedding and a place to live. If I save at least $500 a month I can save $3000 by the end of June. So $3000 will be my half-year goal.
4. Cook more often. I have cook books and I love food! I'll try for one good recipe a month and buy the groceries even!
5. Read at least one novel and one resource book a month. I'd really like to finish Stephen King's Dark Tower series.
6. Process more of my photos and publish them on Flickr and Zooomr. I'm almost a year behind on this. Gotta catch up!
7. Blog more often. I'd really like to blog more about my new career as a teacher. So can keep an eye on my educator blog.
8. Catch up on my magazines. I still have unread magazines from 2006...so sad.
So many resolutions but I know I can do it!
Monday, December 17, 2007
Bacon & Chocolate.
The time had finally come. My annual day-of-baking. Cookies, brownies, and candies galore! But, I wanted to bake something special. Something that would shock and awe my family, friends, and co-workers. But what to make? What could pull off such a magnificent feat?
BEHOLD! The Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies!
Aw, yes! You read that correctly. Bacon chocolate chip cookies. Muffin created the recipe herself and I just had to try it out.
I made a few adjusts. I used half the amount of bacon (1 package to be exact) and added a mixture of semi-sweet chocolate chips and white chocolate chips with red and green swirls, to give it that festive holiday touch. I also forgot to make the glaze (maybe next year).
Here's the result:
These cookies were a hit! They shocked! They awed! And everyone loved them! "Salty and sweet!" was the description of choice. Try them for yourself.
BEHOLD! The Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies!
Aw, yes! You read that correctly. Bacon chocolate chip cookies. Muffin created the recipe herself and I just had to try it out.
I made a few adjusts. I used half the amount of bacon (1 package to be exact) and added a mixture of semi-sweet chocolate chips and white chocolate chips with red and green swirls, to give it that festive holiday touch. I also forgot to make the glaze (maybe next year).
Here's the result:
These cookies were a hit! They shocked! They awed! And everyone loved them! "Salty and sweet!" was the description of choice. Try them for yourself.
Friday, November 23, 2007
Mr. Mike's Christmas Wishlist 2007
Here's what I've had my eye on so far...
Here is a picture and a handy purchase link for a few of my picks...
Photo-Opoly
Eye-Fi Memory Card
Game Pad n52te
To-Go Coffee Mug
Gift Cards: Taco Bell, Burger King, McDonalds, Borders, Walmart
I'll continue to look around and add to my list.
Here's what I've had my eye on so far...
Here is a picture and a handy purchase link for a few of my picks...
Photo-Opoly
Eye-Fi Memory Card
Game Pad n52te
To-Go Coffee Mug
Gift Cards: Taco Bell, Burger King, McDonalds, Borders, Walmart
I'll continue to look around and add to my list.
Sunday, February 25, 2007
Update on Hate Crime.
Here is our other local newspaper's article on the incident, Prosecutors say assault on duo not a hate crime which offers a deeper story into the life of Mr. Paakaula. He beats his sons with his belt and his fists. No wonder his older son felt the need to do the same to the couple. What a disgrace. And this guy served a pathetic seven weekend jail times for beating his 11 year old son a few years ago. He's supposed to be able to face up to 5 years of jail for second degree assault. Hopefully the judge does what is right and puts this guy away for longer.
Saturday, February 24, 2007
Hate Crime in Hawaii.
Check out this recent article on a brutal beating that occured in Hawaii on Monday (Feb. 19, 2007).
Road Rage blamed in Waikele beatings
They're calling this a Road Rage Crime and not a Hate Crime. Bullshit. This incident has everything do with race as it does road rage. They say that this incident did not stem from the fact that the two parties were of different races, and that the 17 year old boy and his father using the term "haole" did not mean that this was a hate crime against a different race. Of course it does! I was the victim of a hate crime and a road rage incident last year by a Hawaiian guy. He had no reason to verbally assault me the way he did. And his excuse was because I cut him off earlier that morning in town when I wasn't even in town that morning. This man had specifically chosen me because of my skin color and was using racial slurs as he harassed me. Gerald D. Paakaula and his son, the two men (if they even deserve to be called men) should be thrown in jail for life for attempted murder and hate crimes. The Dussell family did not deserve what they got. You'd be damn sure this wouldn't have happened if the Dussell's were local or Hawaiian. This case is is a hate crime and should be charged as such. May the Paakaula family burn in hell and may their family name be damned and exiled from the Hawaiian and local community for eternity.
What make me even more furious about this incident is that it seems that no one (when it was stated that a large crowd had formed around the incidient) tryed to help this couple out. Someone could have pulled the dad, mother, and their son off of Mr. and Mrs. Dussell at any time but no one helped until a nurse came forward at the end to help out the injured. What kind of a fucking bullshit is that? No one in this god-forsaken state gives a shit about other people. I used to work at a grocery store where cars would be broken into all the time, and I used to hear stories of people who watch these thieves break into cars and wouldn't say anything about it (because it wasn't their business and they didn't want to get involved).
This crime was definitely based on race and road rage at the same time. I have the utmost respect for the Hawaiian and local community in Hawaii and I feel so ashamed for people.
If I could laugh in the face of Osorio, Chairman of the UH Center for Hawaiian Studies, I would. He said "It doesn't matter if their ethnicities are different. It doesn't matter that we're dealing with Hawaiians and haoles here." He also mentioned that he is troubled by suggestions of a hate crime. What a fucking tool. Trying to protect a people who bitch and complain about how the "white man" took their land, and then at the same time drive cars, where clothes, shop at walmart, and join the military. What a fucking contradiction.
But once again, I respect the Hawaiian and local community. I have friends that are Hawaiian, and there are probably more respectful Hawaiians out there, than there are racist ones. But then again, it only takes one incident like this to fuck everything up for everybody.
Hawaii is a beautiful place.
But they're definitely isn't enough Aloha to go around.
Road Rage blamed in Waikele beatings
They're calling this a Road Rage Crime and not a Hate Crime. Bullshit. This incident has everything do with race as it does road rage. They say that this incident did not stem from the fact that the two parties were of different races, and that the 17 year old boy and his father using the term "haole" did not mean that this was a hate crime against a different race. Of course it does! I was the victim of a hate crime and a road rage incident last year by a Hawaiian guy. He had no reason to verbally assault me the way he did. And his excuse was because I cut him off earlier that morning in town when I wasn't even in town that morning. This man had specifically chosen me because of my skin color and was using racial slurs as he harassed me. Gerald D. Paakaula and his son, the two men (if they even deserve to be called men) should be thrown in jail for life for attempted murder and hate crimes. The Dussell family did not deserve what they got. You'd be damn sure this wouldn't have happened if the Dussell's were local or Hawaiian. This case is is a hate crime and should be charged as such. May the Paakaula family burn in hell and may their family name be damned and exiled from the Hawaiian and local community for eternity.
What make me even more furious about this incident is that it seems that no one (when it was stated that a large crowd had formed around the incidient) tryed to help this couple out. Someone could have pulled the dad, mother, and their son off of Mr. and Mrs. Dussell at any time but no one helped until a nurse came forward at the end to help out the injured. What kind of a fucking bullshit is that? No one in this god-forsaken state gives a shit about other people. I used to work at a grocery store where cars would be broken into all the time, and I used to hear stories of people who watch these thieves break into cars and wouldn't say anything about it (because it wasn't their business and they didn't want to get involved).
This crime was definitely based on race and road rage at the same time. I have the utmost respect for the Hawaiian and local community in Hawaii and I feel so ashamed for people.
If I could laugh in the face of Osorio, Chairman of the UH Center for Hawaiian Studies, I would. He said "It doesn't matter if their ethnicities are different. It doesn't matter that we're dealing with Hawaiians and haoles here." He also mentioned that he is troubled by suggestions of a hate crime. What a fucking tool. Trying to protect a people who bitch and complain about how the "white man" took their land, and then at the same time drive cars, where clothes, shop at walmart, and join the military. What a fucking contradiction.
But once again, I respect the Hawaiian and local community. I have friends that are Hawaiian, and there are probably more respectful Hawaiians out there, than there are racist ones. But then again, it only takes one incident like this to fuck everything up for everybody.
Hawaii is a beautiful place.
But they're definitely isn't enough Aloha to go around.
Thursday, February 15, 2007
Gotta love this rant!
Here's a guy who speaks the truth, and the whole damn truth at that. Check out IncrediBILL's Random Rants: Did you hear my horn? blog post.
I hate driving in Hawaii. Hawaii has some of the worst drivers in the United States. I hear people talk about how this state has something called "Aloha Spirit" on the road. Bullshit. There's no such thing. I'll admit that I used to be a pretty bad driver. Tailgate. Bob and weave between the lanes. Speed. But I had an incident last year with a driver who had a serious road-rage problem, and from then on, I felt like having bad driving habits wasn't worth it anymore, and now I truly believe that I'm a better driver. I'm patient (even when I'm late). I use my blinker. I allow others to go, even if it's my turn. I just have consideration for others while on the road.
I hate driving in Hawaii. Hawaii has some of the worst drivers in the United States. I hear people talk about how this state has something called "Aloha Spirit" on the road. Bullshit. There's no such thing. I'll admit that I used to be a pretty bad driver. Tailgate. Bob and weave between the lanes. Speed. But I had an incident last year with a driver who had a serious road-rage problem, and from then on, I felt like having bad driving habits wasn't worth it anymore, and now I truly believe that I'm a better driver. I'm patient (even when I'm late). I use my blinker. I allow others to go, even if it's my turn. I just have consideration for others while on the road.
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