Castle Shima

Hello?! We Need More Toilet Liners! -- from a sign hanging in the men's room at work. I didnt realize this was an issue.

Tower View
Although it was pretty typical quiet Thanksgiving at the Castle, there were some memorable moments:

Freeze Frame
A local bicycle dealer had sponsored a 30 mile road ride on Thanksgiving. So on a cold holiday morning, nearly 50 cyclists gathered to fly on the road; myself included.

How I got talked into riding at 7:15a on a holiday is beyond me. It wasnt that long ago, that I wouldnt even consider waking up before 8a. And then in the absolute cold weather...??

I practically froze my hands every time I touched the metal frame of my bike, even with my gloves on...

What happened to me? I used to be cool?!

On the other hand, I cant wait to do it again. There is something exhilirating about riding in cold weather.

Probably because all the blood has frozen in my head...
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Time For Dinner
Since I helped schedule this year's dinner, I had to tell my cousins, their boyfriends, and the rest of the family what time to be at the parents' home.

As an Asian family, we tend to be the bad when it comes to being on time, especially for our own functions. But as Asian females, my cousins are the worst of the bunch. These four girls would be late to their own funeral.

Since dinner was going to be 4:30, the best thing to do would be to plan ahead.

I told the girls to be at the house at 3p while I told the rest of the family to be there at 4p. Sure enough, they all showed up at 4:15.

When they asked why I told them to be there so early, I just looked at my watch and said "What time did you show up? Now you know why I told you 3p..."
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Then There Was The Pie
Two of the older cousins, Jane and Kaye, were fighting over this Oreo pie. They were both determined to be the first to get a slice of this pie. Nothing can be more funny than watching two 20 something year olds madly scrambling for a pie while its still in the box.

Nothing that is, but perhaps watching the shocked look on Kaye's face as she dropped the box on the floor. With the pie still in it....

Or perhaps the shocked look on Jane's face when she dropped her salvaged slice of pie on Kaye's boyfriend...

Its a good thing I really didnt want any of that pie.
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One World, One Nation
For the fantasy role playing game community, Everquest is one of the most popular online titles.

Recently in a single night, nearly 200 players spent over 3 hours in order to defeat a creature that was supposed to be unbeatable. This monster was supposed to be so tremendous that no one would dare attack such a thing.

But then three large factions combined their forces and worked together to defeat this foe. The screen shot can be found here.

Most would think this was a waste of time, but then how many of us can say that we've worked with 200 hundred other people in order to accomplish what was supposed to be impossible?

There might be hope for we humans, yet.
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Out in The Yard
Here's a film clip called The Money Shot. Definately not safe for work, this short film series was created for internet viewers and gives a humorous view of the adult industry. Too bad there were only seven episodes made.
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Joey Lauren Adams was arrested for drunk driving. I wonder if she was Chasing Amy at the time?
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Man steals over 200 pairs of panties. Did he look anything like this?



Background Noise
The Remedy by Jason Mraz

The remedy
Is the experience
Its a dangerous laison...
I say the comedy
Is thats its serious...

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* We keep driving into the night
* Its a late goodbye
* Such a late good bye
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