from allrecipes: tri-color pepper slaw.

I'll be making this Wednesday night! I'll let you know how this one goes!

Tri-Color Pepper Slaw

Prep Time:
15 Minutes

Ready In:
20 Minutes

Servings:
6

INGREDIENTS:
2 green bell peppers, sliced
2 yellow bell peppers, sliced
3 medium tomatoes, sliced
1 (8 ounce) bottle balsamic vinaigrette
1 cup crumbled feta cheese

DIRECTIONS:
In a large bowl, gently toss the green bell peppers, yellow bell peppers, tomatoes, balsamic vinaigrette, and feta cheese. Allow to sit 5 minutes before serving.

Recipe source here.

UPDATE: I tried it and thought it would have been better. I realized the recipe calls for TOO MUCH balsamic vinaigrette! You don't want to "drown" your salad with too much. So, I'd suggest using 2 to 4 oz of balsamic vinaigrette, then add a little bit of salt and seasoning to taste.

best places to live.

I was browsing Yahoo's latest news and their article caught my eye. It was about the best places to live in USA. For curiousity's sake, I went ahead and read the article. I found out Scottsdale, AZ ranked No. 7!

Best Places to Live 2006: Special Edition - Yahoo! Finance:
7. Scottsdale, AZ

Population: 226,000
Typical single-family home: $500,000
Est. property taxes: $2,200
Pros: Vibrant community with ample opportunities for work and play
Con: Brutal summers

Forget its reputation as a winter retreat for well-off, golf-obsessed retirees. Scottsdale offers year-round residents a wealth of job opportunities, great schools and recreation that doesn't end at the 18th hole.

Missouri native Suzanne Searle, 33, settled in nearby Phoenix nine years ago but soon realized that she was spending more time here.

"It has great night life," says Suzanne, a Web editor for a public utility in nearby Tempe.

These days she and her husband Joe, also 33, spend less time out on the town and more time running along the Arizona Canal or through the Greenbelt, a 13-mile network of paths and parks that doubles as the city's floodplain on those rare days that rain falls.

If you can't stand the heat, you won't like Scottsdale in the summer. But locals learn how to handle 100°-plus temps.

"You have nine months of great weather and three months of intense heat," says Joe, a program manager for Honeywell in Phoenix. "I just treat summer here like I would winter anywhere else."

Most of the city's newcomers are in their thirties, says local real estate agent Dennis Alaburda.

"They want warm weather and the more laid-back lifestyle," he says.

Thanks to a diverse and growing employment base, such a change needn't mean a pay cut. Although tourism remains its leading industry, Scottsdale is home to major companies including Cold Stone Creamery, the Dial Corp. and General Dynamics C4 Systems.

The Scottsdale Airpark, surrounding the city airport, hosts 2,400 businesses, small and large, in more than 100 industries. The strong economic base has been a boon for Scottsdale's 33 public schools, most of which rank among the state's top schools by test scores.

Scottsdale has its share of multimillion dollar neighborhoods, and the place is no bargain. But you can find $300,000 fixer-uppers in the up-and-coming southern part of the city.

The real estate market has cooled from this time a year ago, when speculators turned every deal into a bidding war. Today three- and four-bedroom houses in established neighborhoods hover around $500,000 - that's with a (much needed) pool.

a book.

I heard that Terry Brooks have another book out soon! It's titled, "Armageddon's Children".

I tried checking the homepage at Barnes & Noble.

I'll be checking other websites for more details about the book.

art 4 mba.

Here's a guy selling his art so he can get his MBA! Go support him! It only cost 5 bucks including shipping!

I just bought one!

a good laugh and 4 birthdays.

I woke up this morning and checked my pager. Mom left a message on AIM which was good news.

Yay!

I'm an uncle again! My brand new nephew was born around 6 a.m., weighing 8 lbs. 7 oz. and 20 1/2 inches long. My proud brother, now a father of 4 kids, is spoiled with this great, newborn birthday present! Happy Birthday, Jonathan!!!!

Anyway, I sent another IM to my mom later in the afternoon to ask if my brother and a sister had changed their emails or not. They haven't, so I made them a Monk-e-Mail that's supposed to say: "Happy Birthday, Monkeyface!" Oh, yes, you read me right! I have a sister whose birthday is July 13th, another sister, a brother and his son whose birthdays are all on July 14th! 4 birthdays within 2 days! Happy Birthday, Monkeyfaces!

While I was working on the emails, mom replied that my brother's kids are staying over because he and his wife are at the hospital taking care of their 4th child. One nephew told her he needed to go pee. So, mom went to take care of him in the bathroom. Here's the AIM conversation between me and my mom:

---
me: Ok
mom: Corbin has to pee. brb
me: Ok
--- 1:36 pm ---
mom: Okay, he pooped a log and I wiped him and was getting him down when he indignantly told me he had more.
mom: So, after a few seconds, he looks between his legs into the toilet and says in a high pitched, excited tone, "Hey, a little bit of diarrhea!"--Just like he was seeing a long lost friend. He is Jonathan's boy!!
me: Lol
me: A little IBS
mom: I need to go get my makeup on before Dyllan wakes up from her morning nap.
mom: Ha
mom: Just like his uncle!
me: Heh
---

It was a much needed good laugh! Whew! Thanks Corbin!

D'oh!

I think I broke my blog.

Maybe not.

who?

make a book?

BlogPrinting.

Aww, damn! They don't currently support Blogger. I know a few people who would use this service for sure!

how?

How Fireworks Work. Interesting page about how fireworks work. Being a pyrotechnist is one of my dream jobs.

Speaking of dream jobs, maybe I should make a list and post it sometime!

new ruling.

Federal Judge: Sanitizing Movies is Illegal - Yahoo! News: "To those who want to censor movies, cleaning them up for their own prudish devices, here's a choice phrase, specifically edited just for them: fuck you. – Charlie White"

I absolutely hate and despise the censoring companies. You know why? I believe in freedom of speech. And, the censoring companies do not follow ADA. Whenever they edit hack a movie, they destroy the closed captioning within the movies. I even contacted one of the CleanFlicks branches, and they had an attitude like it is the Deaf customers' problem if we couldn't see their censored movies.

Well, it is nice to see they got royally fucked. Bastards.

wish.

8by1: Wishlist for Your World

bitty.

Thanks to StumbleUpon, I'm always discovering cool stuff online! Add Bitty Browser to your site.

A note for mr.martha.

Www.dimensions-crafts.com 73098 Savvy stitches Embroidery transfers

Klutz.com Knit1mag.com

★ • · . philip . · • ★

"Never wear anything that panics the cat." - P. J. O'Rourke

a random thought.

I was window-shopping at a really upscale mall in Florida. I went in that Lucky Brand store and found a skirt that reminded me of VeeKoz. I took a couple pictures and asked the sales chick if they have a store in Arizona. Sure enough! It's in Scottsdale!

Sorry, Vee! I forgot to check the price! :-\

to all my family and friends.

Happy 4th of July!

Xoxo!

stone mountain, ga.

That's me on top of Stone Mountain, Georgia. I went there on July 2 with Neal, his daughter, and his 2 good friends, Kevin and David.

I think my mom would really enjoy Stone Mountain and its surrounding areas.

another shot.

I'll add a story here soon. Interesting cat! ;)

awww again.

Now the Deaf cat is asleep in my lap.

awwww.

I don't remember ever meeting a Deaf cat!

Cute!

inspiration.

Thanks to my close friend, Vee, for this picture!

I think I've gotten the inspiration to create a blog layout and actually use it!

It is a picture of me spinning poi. You can learn all about poi here - http://homeofpoi.com.