Dental Hygienist or just plain mouth cleaners

So I have an appointment today to visit my mouth cleaner and its not one of those relatives that threaten to wash your mouth out with soap for swearing. This is a certified, educated, experienced mouth cleaner, with tools and all that good stuff.

Now, I like to think that im a courteous person and will make sure I floss, brush my teeth, and if possible use mouthwash before I go to any dental office. Thinking about that today made me wonder. do people go in without doing those things? Cuz that would SUCK for the dentist or orthodontist or hygienist and its a bit gross. So think about that before your next visit.

Since I didn't finish this post earlier I shall also talk about my visit. So I was asked to go early since the person before me canceled. Wasn't really a big deal since I got to leave work early. So I go home to brush my teeth (see above) and then head to the office. I sit down on the chair and see that my fly is open, great start. Being the smooth character that I am, I discreetly fix the error. Then the cleaning starts and for some reason, I usually close my eyes during the cleaning, maybe because I dont like to see people sticking things in my mouth. That combined with me getting enough sleep is not a good combination and I swear that I fell asleep during the cleaning, although the lady didn't say anything so either she was nice about it and just dealt with the retard that sleeps during his teeth cleaning or i was just conscious enough to keep my mouth open the whole time. We may never know.

How to do laundry... learning by accident

so after years of doing my own laundry, i learned something new a few weeks ago.

now some background on my laundry history. some of you know that I can be a bit of a penny pincher sometimes so I try to cram as much as I can into each load for the washer and dryer. also I absolutely HATE ironing, in fact, i do not even own an iron.

Normally, some of my clothes come out wrinkled and im like... damn that sucks, but i wear it anyways to work since its not a big deal to me. one time i didn't have that much laundry to do, but had too much for one dryer (even for my standards of stuffing it), but seemed too little for two. Eventually, I did suck it up and spent another $1 to split it into two loads, but then I had another dilemma, if I put it at normal temperatures, it would be way too hot (you see they raised the price from 75 cents to $1, although they give you the extra 16 minutes for the quarter upping it from 48 to 64, it is quite a long time to have clothes exposed to that much heat), so I decided to put it on delicate.

So I go watch some tv while waiting for it to be done and to my surprise, when I went to get my laundry, stuff that would normally have wrinkles did not. WOOHOO, so my lesson learned... spend a couple extra bucks and dont stuff the washer or dryer. or maybe I should just hang dry everything, it would save me money and be more 'green'... hmmm something to think about.

Write me in

So I guess im a bit late for this, but today is election day. For those of you who are undecided you should write my name in for President of the United States of America. I do not really have a platform for a campaign slogan, but I have to be a better choice than the guys on the ballot. As for those who have decided, change your mind and vote for me.

Technically I am not old enough to run for President yet, which if you ask me is age discrimination, but since the new trend is to start early here is the official launch of my campaign for POTUS. I will become eligible in the 2016 Presidential Campaign so you all should start donating to my campaign now and get in early.

GET DA F OUT OF MY WAY

Do people not think about where they are when they stop to have conversations at work?

So I am leaving the building yesterday and there is only one door to get out. There are a couple guys in front of me, one who is leaving and one who is not. The guy leaving stops in front of the door and starts talking with the other guy. I get there and stand there in his field of view and HE STANDS THERE and keeps talking for 5 seconds before moving out of my way. WTF are you doing, GET THE F OUT OF MY WAY... YOU OBVIOUSLY SEE ME STANDING THERE WAITING AND THERE'S NO OTHER PURPOSE FOR ME TO BE THERE.

Then there are those other people who stop in hallways to chit chat, which I don't have a problem with, except when you do the following:

- block the whole hallway
- stand in front the bathroom door and/or block the path to the door
- stand in the entrance to the break/kitchen area so no one can get by

If you do that stuff... STOP RIGHT NOW... next time you see someone do that stuff, point them to this blog post or kick them, I suggest the latter.

CONGRATULATIONS TO BECKY AND JIMMY

So this past weekend I went to my buddy's wedding in San Francisco, and I must say it was a beautiful wedding. The ceremony was in Shakespeare Garden in Golden Gate Park and the reception was at New Asia in Chinatown. Here is Jimmy waiting anxiously for his bride to be...




Now thats a game face...















and here is Becky after the I dos...




Doesn't she look beautiful? Yes, yes she does.














There are some more images here...

http://picasaweb.google.com/kyleyu/20081018_Jimmy_Becky_Wedding#

So here is my shout out to Becky and Jimmy, I wish you the best in everything that is to come.

Thanks for inviting me. Sorry, I didn't drink with you at the reception, I was otherwise occupied although I do not remember with what.

Internet Grammar Police

So one of my buddies has been kind enough to proof read my posts, informing me of errors so I thought I would return the favor to everyone and provide an educational post. It also irks me that people do not know how to use simple words properly. Here are some common examples (with help from online dictionaries):

their - a form of the possessive case of they used as an attributive adjective, before a noun: their home; their rights as citizens; their departure for Rome.
there - in or at that place
they're - contraction of they are.

your - (a form of the possessive case of YOU used as an attributive adjective)
you're - contraction of you are

loose - free or released from fastening or attachment
lose - to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery

Now I can understand that people make mistakes once in a while as I do, but the consistency with which I see some people use the incorrect word makes me wonder if they really do know the difference. Come on now people, it really is not that hard, let's put a little more effort into this, we as a country are already ranked near the bottom in English proficiency there is no need to try to be the best of the worst.

I only listed a few of the common ones I see, feel free to share any more.

Wall-E = Super long rap video

So I watch Pixar's most recent movie this weekend, Wall-E and I must say I was quite unimpressed.

*** Warning: Semi-Spoiler alert ***

Most of the movie consists of the two main characters saying the same thing over and over again... Wall-E... E-VA... Wall-E... E-VA... Wall-E... E-VA... I thought I was watching an extended rap video, one of those where they came up with one line and just repeat it, with random stuff thrown in once in a while, just like the movie had.

It wasn't a total loss though, life on the spaceship was funny yet sad, funny because it pretty much what America is becoming, if not already mostly there. Sad because most Americans who watched the movie probably didn't realize it was about them and that they were laughing at themselves. AI YAH

I Hate Ferrari...

F1 drivers... come one man, you two are ruining the Scuderia so bad that I need to rant

Massa: why is it that you seem to be able to drive from the front. I can barely remember you passing anybody this year, especially not when you are at the very back. Shouldn't you be able to pass the cars at the back of the pack, you have one of if not the fastest car on the track. ai yah

Kimi: you know, it would be nice to actually finish a race. if you can't win, it doesn't mean that you should crash the car, if you are going to do that, might as well give it to me. Your job for the final three races, take Hamilton out of the race like he did to you in Canada

The two of you better bring the championships home.

On the note of F1, i hate Lewis Hamilton. That's all, i hate him.

Lets end this on a good note...
To the Scuderia Ferrari Formula 1 team,

I don't care what it takes, bring Michael Schumacher back. Please.

Must See TV

So its that time of the year again, that's right, its the new fall season. Anyone who knows me knows that I watch way too much TV. So here are my picks of shows (in no particular order) that I will/might be watching (with a short blurb on why) and that you should watch so I can have something to discuss when I talk to you because you prob are not very interesting and I do get tired of talking about myself.

Must See

• Amazing Race - They get to travel the world and immerse them self in their cultures, thats just about the ultimate thing
  
• Californication - just look at the title, its pretty much everyone's dream
  
• Entourage - despite the overacting, i still think its funny as anything
  
• Heroes - it pwns
  
• CAL Football - Go Bears!!!
  
• Terminator: The Sarah Conner Chronicles - Doesn't have Arnold, hes too busy screwing up the California budget, but its got guns, explosions, robots, and hotties, the perfect hollywood recipe
  
• Kitchen Nightmares - swearing and yelling at people with an accent makes it all the more funny
  
• Dexter - Serial murderer with supporting cast that cant act, what more do you want? But seriously, this is a very good show. The main character himself plays the role very well.
  
• Grey's Anatomy - Just to keep count on how many different hookups there can be in a hospital with the same 4 men and 6 or 7 or how ever many there are now women
• Formula 1 - Only 3 races left, catch it while you can. Or at least watch the beginning to see if you can catch any Pit Babes
  

Already ended because its on a different schedule

• Weeds - Getting weird, but a great show nonetheless
• Top Chef - makes me drool
• Hells Kitchen - I can't seem to get enough of his yelling. Although I am not sure he should be allowing donkeys into his kitchen, its not very sanitary
  

Worth Considering

• House - although its turned into, same patient different disease. Although the new minions do change it up a bit
  

Don't really wanna, but almost gotta

• Knight Rider - uhh, its got a talking car, and a hottie
  

Wish I had gotten into (others say its good)

• The Office
• 30 Rock

Wish these were still on (the classics, damn im getting old)

• West Wing - man i loved this show
  
• Friends
• Seinfeld
  

I'm sure I missed some here and there, but thats what you get... now go watch some TV... NOW!!!

btw, people give me crap about not having a DVR despite watching all this tv, so if you want to donate to my DVR fund, please let me know and I will send you instructions on how to do that.

DA GRAND CANYON

So on this past Sat, we also went to the grand canyon, which for all intents and purposes, is a big hole in the ground, but quite an impressive hole it is. I picked out a couple of pictures that I liked that I thought would show some of its grandeur and have added them below. It was a nice day with enough clouds that I think make the pictures more interesting, but not too much that it was overcast.





So here is my friend, Ka, pondering about something... maybe its about why he didn't jump off the other cliff (see previous post about Page) or why his girlfriend Vickie kept grabbing my ass all weekend, but thats another story thats NSFW...



So there are a lot of signs along the roads leading into and out of the Grand Canyon warning about deer that might be around. We didn't see any, although I thought I saw a glimpse of antlers in the dark, but im pretty much blind so it would have been anything. What we did see was this guy or girl. He was just chillin, taking a stroll as stupid humans in cars stopped to stare at it, which didn't seem to interest it until we stopped. Since the car was in front of us was stopped we had to stop and I had just bought this shiny new camera so I figured I should take some pictures. So I snap away and saw I got a good one with its eyes... I am ABSOLUTELY sure that it was checking me out at this moment (don't laugh). It must have thought it could get away with it, but I caught it and must say I am flattered.

For the full size picture as well as other grand canyon pictures you can go here http://picasaweb.google.com/kyleyu/20080920GrandCanyon

Page, AZ

So I went to Page, AZ this past Saturday. It is about 6 hrs from Tuscon, a couple of my high school friends were in Phoenix for the weekend so we took a day trip. Page, AZ is in Navajo Nation and its a beautiful part of the southwest. There are a few famous spots there, most notable Horsebend Bend and the Antelope Canyons.

Below is Horseshoe Bend, its the picture that I liked the most of the ones I took, but obviously we went at the wrong time as only half of it is lit. I do like the clouds in the sky, but next time I go I will know to go later in the day. My original plan was to go for sunrise, but we all know how plans to get up early goes...



This is my boy Ka checking out how far the drop is... We tried to get him to jump, but he was quite resistant, what a wuss.



Here we have a shot from the lower antelope canyon which is essentially a crack in the ground. Despite that, its a beautiful spot that definately needs to be checked out by everyone, and yes that includes you. My only complaint is that there were too many people, but I am sure thats what everyone else was thinking when they saw me. I definately will go back and also see the upper antelope canyons, which offer a different look.



In case you were wondering where the beautiful clouds from the first two pictures came from, here you go. I was able to snap this picture of their secret cloud maker while it was operating. Those cheaters!

To see more pictures of my trip to Page, AZ go here http://picasaweb.google.com/kyleyu/20080920PageAZ#

Reality Shows = Sports for Women

I had a conversation a while back with a buddy of mine that I thought I would share. It was about why women like reality shows so much more than men. (Disclosure: I do watch reality shows as I do find some of them entertaining, some for content, some for the view, but this post is not about me, its about why women like reality shows more than men.)

So there are two types of reality shows and I will talk about the first one this time. The first type is the competition type, where people battle it out for a prize of some sort (i.e. Amazing Race, American Idol, Top Chef, etc.). So I believe that the competition type reality show is to women as sports is to men. The introduction show is like college and preseason, it gives them a first impression of the contestants and see who gives them that 'hate at first sight' feeling. Oh, you girls know what im talking about, its that feeling you get where you don't know what it is, but you know you do not like the person for some reason, perhaps its their swagger or their tone of voice. However, its a love to hate thing, because women also know that those people will probably provide them with the most opportunities to do the thing they love the most... GOSSIP. So there you go guys, now you understand why your significant other loves to watch those reality shows and hopefully understand why they yell at the tv when their 'team' is doing something stupid.

P.S. The dating reality shows (i.e. The bachelor) are especially attractive to some girls because it also gives them a chance to test their matchmaking abilities. They are the ones that are yelling at the tv during elimination. "NO DON'T PICK HER, SHES A !%&@$, SHE CALLED YOU A %@$#". Ummm, to those girls, they can't hear you so you need to calm down. BTW, in case you are wondering, when I yell at my teams on tv, they CAN hear me so its ok for me to do it.

Dim Sum Voice

Can someone explain to me why people talk really loud at work, when they are in the same cube? Seems some people around my area are yelling when they go talk to someone at their cubicle or someone is at theirs. They are 3 ft apart and I can hear them loud and clear from over 50 ft away. Its almost like they went to eat dim sum in Chinatown and the volume button for their voice got stuck. I DON'T NEED NOR WANT TO HEAR YOUR COVERSATION, especially when you start talking about pus coming out of your scabs, but that's another topic on inappropriate conversations at work. In the mean time, please practice your inside voice everyone.

P.S. Speaking of inside voices, there is also another voice called the whisper voice. If you are in a meeting and someone is talking, you should use your whisper voice and NOT your regular voice, let alone your dim sum ordering voice. COME ON NOW PEOPLE!

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