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So Lucy and I rode one!

And not because of the midterm elections, a Fed announcement and crucial unemployment figures… Because we just wrapped Halloween and now we are days away from the kids birthdays! (Lucy’s is Sunday and Bing’s Monday).
Halloween was great, the kids had a blast. It started Friday with a costume parade at Lucy’s school and a party at Aunt Angela’s work, Line 6.  Saturday it was soccer and then another Halloween party.  Sunday, Halloween, we spent the day at The Pierce College Harvest Festival and the evening Trick or Treating through Burbank with friends.  The kids always love the holiday and this year was no exception.

I’ve been spending this week getting ready for the big 7/4 celebration.  We’re doing Knott’s on Friday and then a small party on Saturday.  Time flies, my babies aren’t babies anymore!  You know how a song can remind you of a time and place?  At work there are a bunch of syndicated all music formats, in the studio next to mine is a top 40 station.  As I walked to the kitchen to make a cup of tea I heard J-Kwon Everybody In The Club Gettin’ Tipsy… As lame as that song is, it was on the radio all the time when Lucy was a baby and it totally made me think of that little blob of a baby that sat in a carrier in the backseat of the car sleeping or making random noises…  Who how sits in the backseat of the car quizzing me on why Katy Perry didn’t want to marry me (Not that I ever proposed to Katy Perry… Or have even met her!?!?)

Now she will be 7 and Bing 4, it’s just crazy how fast the time goes bye!

I usually bake the kids a special themed birthday cake for their big day.  This year I have been short on time, so I think I’m going to make cookie cakes… They’re just easier to make and decorate.

Today is my P.E. Volunteer day… It has been a lot of fun, first graders actually listen and appreciate that you’re there.

I’m not going to lie, I’m kind of bummed by the election results, not because of the Republican victories (It’s no secret I’m a Democrat), but because of the Tea Party victories.  They have some skewed economic views, extreme religious convictions (I have no problem with religion… I just don’t think it should be mixed with politics, not everyone you are governing has the same beliefs as you!) and too ultra conservative for my liking (Even Carl Rove spoke out against some of the Tea Party candidates).   I understand times are bad (I was unemployed for a year and a half and my Mom has been out of work for over 6 months), but the reaction to the extreme right was not the right answer in my opinion.  Anyway, enough of my bitching!

Downey!  She’ll be 28 when her kid goes to college!  Obviously Stench didn’t get to vote.  Aliens free to roam.  Lame: Happy Meal ban.  Congrats… I think?  Way to go Grandpa.

Rock on Jack

Here’s what the flipvid and I caught at Alina’s Birthday Party Saturday night at The Four Season’s in Beverly Hills.

We had a really nice birthday celebration Sunday.  Lucy got to visit the Long Beach Aquarium and Bing bowled at Gameworks…  I have to tell you, Gameworks bowling alley pretty much sucks, we had to change lanes after the bumpers wouldn’t work for Bing and then the new lane wouldn’t set the pins correctly, 2 or 3 fell each time. Bing didn’t care though, so all was good.

I can’t believe my babies are 6 and 3 years old, it seems like yesterday I was bathing them in the sink and changing their size “nb” diapers.  I do love that their little personalities are forming, both very unique and creative.  Bing has a great way of seeing things, he insists that a photo my sister has on her wall at home of a whale is a P.T. Cruiser… There is a montage of four photos, three out of the four he will identify as whales, but to him one is a P.T. Cruiser.  Lucy draws such amazing artwork…  My apartment is like a mini-Getty museum, well if the Getty only displayed crayon on paper works in a 300 square foot space.

Every year I bake the kids birthday cakes of their favorite things, this year it was bowling and sharks.  The bowling ball cake turned out good (although Bing said it looked like a pig), but the shark cake kind of sucked.  Hopefully next year Lucy will be into an easier cake subject.

I saw Ronnie James Dio at a Brittany Foundation fund raiser this weekend… I thought it was really cool of him to donate his time.

It was really cute, when Bing and Lucy arrived her Sunday morning, Lucy dropped her stuffed animal and it got a tad dirty, she asked me to wash it.  I explained that my washing machine was broken and Bing chimed in with “I’ll fix it with my tools.”  As soon as we walked in the door Bing grabbed his Handy Manny Toolbox and got to work… Still broken but Bing gave it his all.

Isn’t a “doomsday cult’s” future supposed to be uncertain?  No wonder Stretch likes her.  Sex toy study.  See, college kids do more than just drink.  Still sickened by this story.  Guns and grenades.  Swift mocks West, well kind of.  Quick, bring her to Sun-Land.  Well, this is sad.

Rock On, Jack

Yes, it rained in Southern California… and yes, for the most part it was uneventful.  A few people in Venice got flooded, but the landslides that the news was dying for did not happen.

I just realized that my kids birthdays are right around the corner, just what an unemployed Dad wants to think about… And my daughter informed me, “Mommy said you’re getting us toys for our birthday, because she has to get us clothes.” No pressure.

I continue to hate my apartment building, some b***h complained that I would not let her use the computer in the business center and management tried to confront me… But upon discussion, it ends up I was in the right and she can go ___________ . (Fill in your favorite insulting action here).   It’s funny, this place sells itself on being a hub for creative, industry professionals, but it is mainly full of ghetto losers… OK, enough of me venting.  But seriously, avoid this place!

It’s looking like our CRN Halloween party may be canceled… Maybe we can throw a Pod/Blog Party together?  I’ll keep you posted.

It was a good stock day… Now if only we could afford stock!  He was not a Beegal!  This doesn’t sound like fun.  Start planning your vacations now.  You knew this was coming.   R.I.P. Captain Lou. Nazis in the garden!  Russian invaded by UFO.  Look who’s on the phone.  All aboard the pumpkin train (I’ve always wanted to do this).  It’s almost Whore-o-ween. Don’t mess with a pregnant stripper.  Oh Lord land the plane.

Rock On, Jack