I was so lazy today, and it felt good. I managed to beat Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3 with Steve Caballero. He's a cute short man... There was another reason why I wanted to post today, but I forgot. Maybe I'll think about it later. - Yano, 9:06 PM |

Friday, May 17 Friday, May 17

I noticed that a lot of you have been linking to my page to get your Chinese name (see a couple days below). Here's something else to check out, your Wu Tang name using the Wu Tang Name Generator. Not as cute as getting a Chinese name, but if you ever plan on being a rap star, you gotta start out with a cool name. Christine, the Bellowing Rap Machine - Yano, 5:33 PM |

I forgot. I threw in some new pictures on the picture page. Enjoy! - Yano, 12:47 PM |

Day 4 of 'How I feel about my hair'. Did a quick blowdry today and my hair looks like straw. I now remember why I don't usually have layers. My hair just does not fall the right way! Argh! I'm very sleepy today. So I saw Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones yesterday. If you don't want to know anything about this movie, skip this paragraph. My lasting impression after watching the movie can be summed up in 3 words...YODA KICKS ASS!. He had a pretty good scene at the end. And I can just picture the next Yoda poster that comes out - he's got a really good post. Other than that, the movie was OK. I liked it better than Episode I. But the story was ok, the dialogue was awful, the romantic parts were so cheesey, and the plot moved to slowly. I actually fell asleep for a few seconds. But technically, the effects were AWESOME! They've created a beautiful, believeable universe. All in all, I would give it 3 stars, and that's heavily because of Yoda's ass kicking. - Yano, 12:23 PM |

Thursday, May 16 Thursday, May 16

Wow...2 more people on my site and I'm at 31,000 hits! It only took 8 years... :-P Almost forgot to post up my list of the week. Cleaned out a lot of non-business related programs from my laptop at work, since they were doing an inventory of software installed. Don't know how they got installed in the first place! ;-P Programs I Cannot Live Without Adobe Photoshop Thumbsplus Notepad AOL Instant Messenger Microsoft Internet Explorer Microsoft Frontpage Tri-Peaks WS_FTP Macromedia Director Windows Explorer - Yano, 11:29 AM |

Well, today isn't THAT cold. It's ok. Commute CD of the Day: World Clique by Dee-Lite - One of my favorite CD's. Funky, silly, groovy and playful....just like me! Saw a commercial for a 'That's Incredible' reunion on ABC coming up. How awesome is that? My hair is tied back today. Didn't want to even bother trying to make it look nice today. It's crappy outside anyway. I'm pretty hungry right now. Don't know what I'm going to eat for lunch. Should I pitch in for pizza, or should I go off and get something semi-healthy? We'll see! Stay tuned, all three of you that go to my site! - Yano, 11:17 AM |

Wednesday, May 15 Wednesday, May 15

Ahh...today was a beautiful day! It's one of those leave your windows open and crank up your stereo as you drive home days! Ahh... Tomorrow will be cold. Yuck. - Yano, 7:32 PM |

Well, the hair is taming down a bit. Here's a pic that I made Dan take of me during lunch. My hair hasn't really changed THAT much anyway, but people have noticed that I got a haircut...Had Chipotle for lunch se my belly is singing. Got tickets for Star Wars tomorrow. That should be funny. I'll bring my camera, in case there's someone dressed up. I've heard many mixed reviews for it, but most agree that the last 30 minutes are kick ass. I surely hope so! Today I'll be heading out to the comic book store, and sadly, will be taking books off my list. There are just some that I'm not really interested anymore. A sad, sad day... - Yano, 5:02 PM |

Commute CD of the Day: - Notting Hill Soundtrack - Some great songs on here. My favorite is 'No Matter What' by Boyzone. And everytime I hear 'When You Say Nothing at All' I get all teary eyed because I think of Maui singing it to Jane at their wedding. Awwww! Hair update - Several people have commented on my Farrah Fawcette-like hairdo. Damn me for not knowing how to use a hair dryer. If I hear one more joke about 'Is the Monsters of Rock tour coming into town' joke from Dan....But after looking in the mirror, I don't think it's too bad. Just a little feathery. Eek! - Yano, 10:36 AM |

Tuesday, May 14 Tuesday, May 14

Book I'm Reading: The Skies of Pern by Anne MacCaffrey - Her latest installation of the Dragonriders of Pern series. For some reason, I feel like this is a cross between All the Weyrs of Pern and Armageddon. But hey, there's dragons. What can be better than that? Website of the Day: Create Your Chinese Name - Type in your name to come up with what your Chinese name would be and mean. Mine is Feng Kunhui which means brightness, luster, brilliance . Uh, yeah...I'm a shining star, baby! - Yano, 11:54 PM |

Got my hair cut today. Trying out a new look. There's nothing like the 'just from the hairdresser' look, feel and smell of your hair. I think I'll just sit here like Cousin It and just smell my hair. Coconut fruity smell. Yum. And my hair will never look this good again. I have no idea how he does it. I try to watch and take notes, but I can never reproduce it! Ok, I never try...I should take a picture, but I feel dorky taking a pic by myself. But I think I'm liking the new look. If you're in Chicago and you need a haircut, look up Jack Hayes at Shear Hair Art Studio. This new haircut makes me want to re-invent myself. You know, like work on my posture and maybe work out. We'll see how long that feeling lasts! - Yano, 3:24 PM |

Monday, May 13 Monday, May 13

The pigeons downtown were very strange today. They didn't seem to skitter away as fast when I pretended like I was going to kick them. Heh heh. Must be the strange weather. - Yano, 9:16 PM |

Christine's Adventures in Jersey/Philly Well, I got back from my Jersey trip yesterday. Had lots of fun. Friday - Got in at about 10:30. My Dave and his roommie Dave took me into downtown Philadelphia. It was a lot nicer from what I remember. I saw the Liberty Bell from afar, as well as Independence Hall, where the COnstitution was signed. It was great to walk around because there is so much history in the downtown area - a lot of the buildings are the original buildings built in the 1700's. We also ran into a really old cemetary in the middle of downtown. CREEPY!!! Saturday - FINALLY watched Spiderman. I really like it. But then again, I expected myself to like it. My only grip about it was that there weren't enough wise-ass remarks said by Spidey during the fight scenes. In the comics, they totally play into the dual identity of Peter Parker/Spiderman by really showing the transformation that takes place when he puts on his mask. Not only is he stronger and more agile, but he also gets more confidence. He's wise-cracking the whole time he beats up the baddies, even when HE'S getting his ass kicked. I just didn't see enough of that in the movie. But that's a minor complaint against an AWESOME movie. Having Uncle Ben say 'With great power comes great resposibility.' made it all good! After Spiderman, we headed out to a Phillies/Diamondbacks game. It was picture day, so I got to take pictures of a whole bunch of players who I've never seen before or care to see again. I also got to take a picture with Turk Wendell, who used to play for the Cubs, or so Dave tells me. Poor Dave, he thought he was going to get to go around the field and go on the bases, but they were barricaded off. It was a good game, saw 5 homeruns and it went 10 innings, but we lost. And their 7th inning stretch holds no candle to the 7th inning stretch at Wrigley! Sunday - Went to see 'The Scorpion King' and I have to admit that The Rock did a great job. He could be the Schwarzenegger! =P Had some sushi, then went home. Pretty eventful, eh? - Yano, 11:10 AM |