Monday, February 20, 2006

multi-posting?

If you notice I've been multi-posting, it is because I don't have access to a computer at the moment. Most of the time, I am posting to my blog via my Sidekick II. For some reason, go@blogger.com wouldn't accept my posts attached with photos. If that happens again, please bear with me until I fix it as soon as I can!

Thanks for your patience! :)

Saturday, February 18, 2006

fire in Maryland!

That's right! I met the wonderful Kate from MD! I managed to get a hold of her through a mailing list and got to meet her tonight. She used different tools for her fire performance. It made me want to research on the toys to use for spinning fire. There was an event that had Eastern European potluck dinner, a few shows and music.

I had to leave early because Neal got too friggin' cold from the weather. Looks like Phoenix fits him better than Baltimore! ;) Thanks to Neal, I was able to touch base with MD's burners in case I move there from Phoenix.

Enjoy some pics of Kate spinning fire!

Friday, February 17, 2006

Here I come, Baltimore!

I'll be visiting Neal and his 2 daughters in Baltimore, MD. I can't wait to get to know the area better! Thank God that I left Az for a few days! It was pretty bad there, one crap happening after another. Anyway, in Baltimore, the plan is gonna be:

Saturday - we are going to some kind of art festival with potluck. Fire performers will be there! I hope Neal has a camera so we could take pics. I got into touch with a fellow burner named Kate. She runs the mailing list and event coordinating for the Baltimore fire performers. I'm excited that I'll meet her tomorrow night! And, I wish Frogotopia is with me to go to that event. But there's always the Burning Man this year! :)

Sunday - Neal, his daughters (if they are going) and I are going to see an open captioned film in Silver Springs, MD. Ridor, your ass better be there 1 pm sharp! :-P After the movie, Neal, maybe his girls, and I are having dinner with Larry and Kt! I can't wait to see them again.

Monday - Good question. I am not sure what I am doing that day since it is a holiday.

Whoops! I'm currently on the airplane, I think I see Baltimore, so I better close this post for tonight. Will keep ya posted! ;)

Thursday, February 16, 2006

convert .fpx, .bmp, .tiff into .jpg

I downloaded a fast, small, easy image converter. Get it here and change your downloaded photos or scanned images to .jpg format!

Douglas Retzler Arts and Effects

This Saturday, Douglas Retzler Arts and Effects has a potluck and fire show in Maryland.

I am SOOO there!

new favorite soda

It's the "Manzanita Sol" bottled by Pepsi. It's an apple soda. For some reason, I am starting to be addicted to it.

Mmmm, apple!

missy n

This is the fabulous Natasha!

I've been trying to encourage her to smile more often in the pics she has been taking of herself. Her smiles makes her look more amazing! So, she finally took a pic and emailed it to me last night. And I replied with, "Now, that's what I'm talking about, babe!" :D

In a little over a month, I cannot wait to see her! She'll be coming to visit Phoenix which is warmer than her home in Salt Lake City. She'll be staying at my place for several days.

Now, with a little over a month left, I gotta get her some hot rednecks to keep her busy! ;)

Hubba-hubba!

Wednesday, February 15, 2006

all about me, both sides of the coin

Hey, family and friends!

I need to ask you for your help and a little bit of your time. I've learned a little more about the Johari Window in my communications classes. There is a website that takes in the selected personality traits, figures out the stats and puts them into a Johari/Nohari window.

Please feel free to do both windows!

Let's do the negative one first. What are the 5 or 6 traits bad about me? Use the Nohari Window. Be 110% honest! I can take it like a man. ;)

And, also, please do the postive one on the Johari Window. Select 5 or 6 good things about me.

If you don't know what some of the words mean, please feel free to use the online dictionary. It is important to get accurate results! I would like to learn more about myself.

Thanks!

_\,,/ Philip

P.S. Please use your handle name for your protection.

lend a helping hand..

..at the 2007 Winter Deaflympics! Make sure you register and be a volunteer! February 27th is the deadline!

Apply HERE!

a diamond shouldn't be your best friend

I was appalled, shocked and disgusted when I stumbled upon this article. I'll list some key points below and you can check the article for further explanation. If someone brag about getting a diamond ring, I'll say it is totally UNCOOL. As VeeKoz puts it, "Think thrice before buying a diamond!"

ten reasons why you should never accept a diamond ring from anyone, under any circumstances, even if they really want to give you one By Liz Stanton, CPE Staff Economist
  1. You've Been Psychologically Conditioned To Want a Diamond
  2. Diamonds are Priced Well Above Their Value
  3. Diamonds Have No Resale or Investment Value
  4. Diamond Miners are Disproportionately Exposed to HIV/AIDS
  5. Open-Pit Diamond Mines Pose Environmental Threats
  6. Diamond Mine-Owners Violate Indigenous People's Rights
  7. Slave Laborers Cut and Polish Diamonds
  8. Conflict Diamonds Fund Civil Wars in Africa
  9. Diamond Wars are Fought Using Child Warriors
  10. Small Arms Trade is Intimately Related to Diamond Smuggling

a link..

For Vee.

ananda khalsa - Custom Jewelry

1406th pic

Because that my Sidekick2 was resurrected, its photo count was reset to 0. The last photo I took was the 1406th one since January 2005!

You bet! I do have trigger-happy fingers!

Tuesday, February 14, 2006

a heartfelt note

Just in case my interpreters at my college didn't see this:

It says:

"To all my interpreters, you're SO fabulous!

<3 Philip"

... P A H!!!

Finally! I got my Sidekick2 to work today!!!

When it comes to customer service on the phone or at the store, I noticed store employees tend to be more courteous and quick to remedy a problem with phones and activation issues.

Anyway, I got a lot of catching up to do! This is gonna be a busy week and weekend!

Wednesday, February 08, 2006

Thursday, February 02, 2006

question.

Are you a fakey ho?

favorite firefox theme

My favorite Firefox theme is miniFoxFlat with Ambience extension.

Sometimes the colors get a little weird and you won't be able to read the words on the toolbars. I think they have a work-around on the extension page.