X Games

Took a day off yesterday and went to the X Games. Very cool. They had moto-x practice, FMX jumping practice, Rally car runs, & mens halfpipe practice at Home Depot Center. It was my first time there and I can see why they have had X Games there for so many years in a row now. The place gets set-up like a mini-Olympic venue. There're separate areas for the halfpipe, moto-x & rally car, street and park. All of the events were more impressive in-person, especially the FMX jumping. 50-foot backflips are way more impressive live and in-person. Also the sense of scale for the halfpipe skating is better. Those guys are getting serious air. Rally car translates well to TV, but I got to stand next to the burnout corner (basically, a U-turn that the cars drift around) and you don't get the tire smoke and rubber smell on TV.

 

I also went to the Staples Center events that afternoon. I've been dying to see the mega-ramp in-person and finally did. That sucker is wild. Its cool to have a better sense of scale with the ramp indoors. These guys are basically launching down from the cheap seats. The ramp is at a 60-degree angle. I'm glad I experienced it. I took a ton of pictures with a new camera we JUST got. I didn't even consider that it would be delivered in time. The camera came within 48-hours of being ordered, must have been out of a local warehouse. Expect a link to pictures soon.

4th

I'm exhausted. This morning it seemed like a distant memory the last time I was at work and that was only Thursday. I joked at the thought of not remembering my login password at work. The ironic thing was that it expired today and made me change to a new one.

 

The 4th was great! Kalea's birthday week continued and we had her BBQ on Friday. So, officially she had: cupcakes at daycare on Tuesday, Disneyland trip on Wednesday, (free) Pizza Kitchen dinner on Thursday, family pool party & BBQ on Friday, fireworks at the park on Saturday, & swimming and yogurtland on Sunday. She got a motorized razor scooter from her grandparents. It's a bit much for her to handle right now, but it makes a great excuse for fun tandem rides with Daddy.

 

Kalani is generally afraid of everything, but apparently not of fireworks. He's also pretty bold in the pool as well. So, he enjoyed the weekend festivities and seeing his grandparents.

 

I had a bacon double cheeseburger fresh off the grill on Friday, funnelcake, bacon wrapped hotdog, kettle corn on Saturday and an Italian feast on Sunday. I guess that's why I was pretty sluggish this morning. Very hard to get into the gym.

 

I think my eating was to make up for Kobayashi's loss to Chestnut at the '09 Nathan's Hotdog eating contest. I believe the final score was 68 Chestnut and 64 Kobayashi. That's an incredible number, especially since they went down to 10 minutes from 12 minutes only two years ago and they are already eating more dogs in less overall time.

Father's Day

Well, it was another action packed weekend. Friday was Thai food at a new place in the LBC. It was pretty damn good and we're definitely going back; probably sooner than later. We were introduced to this place by our resident Thai expert and if she gives it a thumbs up you know it's authentico. Also, it was free, so that made it even better. Thanks Malinee!

 

Saturday was the usual massage appointment in Brea, so I got to take the kids on an 'adventure' walk. Basically any alley or unpaved areas become an adventure. Had some good mall sushi for lunch. We all took a long nap and it was so good that I travelled back in time and thought it was the morning, having no recollection of the trip to Brea. Very confusing. We did a Father's Day dinner on Saturday night, since Sunday was too busy. Famous Dave's BBQ. I had the baby back ribs & brisket combo. I love that place. Their hot BBQ sauce really makes the food. We walked around the harbour and it was a good time.

 

Sunday was hockey day. Alisia had a game in El Segundo at noon and Panorama City at 4:30. She won both games which was nice. And I got to hang out with the kids all day. We had packed PB&J sandwiches, so it was kinda like camping. In-between games we had time to grab a frozen yogurt. It was a lot of driving, but the kids don't mind it. Everyone was exhausted and they get to sleep-in. So, it will be a long day at work, struggling to stay awake.