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And now, for your viewing pleasure
Our 4 month old, Jaron, laughing for the sake of laughing... and making those high pitched baby noises.
Friday, October 3, 2008
I.. cant read about it, burns the skin from your eyes
Dispite my snazzy dressing, street accent and smooth demeener, I'm not the biggest fan of modern hip-hop music. I show a LOT of appreciation for hip hop, but it's not something I listen to often - though I do like Hip Hop from the 80s and early 90s when it was just *fun* and wasn't about bragging rights. (not to say that all hip hop is about who packs the most guns, ect.)
I am, however, really looking forward to NOTORIOUS, the based on a true story about Notorious B.I.G. Hip Hop or Not, I love 'based on a true story's, biographies, what-have-yous. This movie will be a "Biggie" (pun intended)
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Moskau!
I love this song! The guy in green as an awesome look (they show a great close up @ 2:14), the guy dressed in black looks a little out of place... a little younger and doesn't look completely wacked out.
also, lol @ 3:16 with the guy in blue
Friday, September 26, 2008
Rent: on stage: on screen
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Mommy, would you like some sausage?
We learned a new personality trait from our one year old, Lily. If Mommy gets too close to Lily while she's eating, she thinks she's going to steal her food so she protects it the best she can. Lily doesn't have a problem with Me or Laura so much, just Mom... weird, and funny.
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Britain's got talent
Of course most have seen Paul Potts, the cell phone salesman that won with his Opera performance... this year a kid dancer won which was cool... but I love this one. Something about a Michael Jackson / Bollywood dancing team is surreal.
Chi's Sweet Home
Though this kind of show usually isn't my thing, it is my wife's. I promised I'd watch one... then another. Then I promised I'd just watch upto episode 8... which turned to 12 or 13, I don't remmeber, I lost count. Only 3 minutes long each, they go by fast.
enjoy the first episode
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
The day I became 12 again
Ys Book 1 & 2 originally came out for the Turbo Duo (old CD based system) and used to be one of my favorite games. I haven't played it in years and it was only $8 or something like that so I got it... and played it for 2.5 hours straight. This length of time may be chump change to most gamers but now that I have 3 kids and work full time this is the first time I've played a game for that long in one sitting in a good few years.
After taking a break from it for a short while, I turned it right back on and continued playing it until about 1am. Again, chump change in gamer time, but, again, 3 kids and what-not. Felt pretty good, too.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Life Marketing
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Fun at Jokers
'scuse me?
...something about buying my daughter High School Musical 2 underwear with the words "Dive In!" imprinted on'em doens't seem right.
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Patrick Star!
This past weekend I got to meet a true 'Star' in the form of Patrick from SpongeBob Square Pants. What did I learn about him?... in real life he's very quiet, didn't say a word. He's also made of cardboard and apparently shops at Ranch and Home. I'm here with Lily, but where's Laura? She got spooked. The video of her initial reaction.
I only wish I kept recording... a few moments after I turned the camera off, she actually pulled off the 'Flinstone Run' perhaps also known as the 'Scooby Doo Take-Off'. You know what I'm talking about. It's when you try to run away so fast that your legs are moving like Sonic the Hedgehog, but your body stays in the same place for a few seconds.
Saturday, June 21, 2008
iYakima
Without going into any more detail than all that, I'm familier with iCarly but haven't actually watched any episodes, but my sister (with a 14 year old daughter) does. Apparently they had an episode where Grandpa showed up to have her move in with him in Yakima (or YAK uh muh as they pronouced it). The episode is on YouTube is you care that much. A couple of quote from the show...
"No great town can be named Yakima. It sounds like someone threw up!"
"I can't cheer up, I'm moving to Yakima. I'm going to be a Yakimite... or Yakimanician."
Being from Yakima, born and raised, this is funny.
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Sign from above?
But have you noticed that when you get up, maybe to go to the fridge or to answer the phone... it's almost ALWAYS on one of the gospel channels? Maybe it's just me.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
The English Horse
Mel Blanc was Looney Toons. I don't think he did Granny or any of the house wives, but he did Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and all the other characters... including some of the SFX. Here's a clip of him and Jack Benny (one of my idols) on Johnny Carson. The 'English Horse' thing cracks me up every time.
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
New Logo
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
New Riggs
Monday, April 21, 2008
Waiter - Server
Thursday, April 17, 2008
My dad, busking in Hawaii
My Dad has what could be the best idea ever. Go to Hawaii (which he does often, now that he's retired), bring your talent and eat with whatever you earn that day. This way you won't have to worry about your finances. My sister is the one taking the video - it's dark outside = it's dark on digital film.
This was the first year he decided to do this, just for fun. He made anywhere from 17 cents to $50. It's funny because he's a concert violist who has been playing professionally for probably 50 years... and here he is, on his vacation, taking his work with him. At least he doesn't have to wear a bow-tie.
Every episode of American Idol
If you ever miss an episode of American Idol, here you go...
Ryan Seacrest will pronounce it "...aaah MARE ehkin Idol"
some people will sing and the audience will erupt in applause, in unison, about 45 - 55 seconds into the song.
Randy Jackson will say there were some kind'a weird pitch problems, but it was alright
Paula will well up with tears
If Simon puts it down, the audience will Buh... not Boo, but it sounds more like a "Buuuuuuh!". That'll cause Brooke to pout, David Cook to have the "oh well" look in his eyes while nodding his head, Carly to pull her lower lip up as if she was trying to get something off her teeth and David Archuleta, Syesha and Jason to softly smile. If Simon like the performance, the audience will erupt in cheers.
you'll see the remaining guys in a hokey commercial
the end.
Live Action Shrek... kind of
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Once you notice it, you'll never un-notice it
Have you noticed that you Walgreens is always on a street corner? It's never part of a stretchmall or building complex that might go Grocery store, Walgreens, Clothing store... it's always on a street corner and always by itself.
Friday, April 11, 2008
Ken Lee?!
The week of April 15th is 'Mariah Carey' week on American Idol. In honor of this, check out this girl singing "Ken Lee" (without you)... hilarious.
Hollywood Swingin'
Harpo Marx plays the harp incorrectly (he was self-taught). However, professional harp players altered their playing style to match Harpo's. If I played the trombone, I'd want to play the trombone like this guy!
Thursday, April 10, 2008
more fun with Logos
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
John Riggs circa 2002
I rocked the blue hair w/ glasses to match for a few years. It was kind of my gimmick. After touching it up every weekend it got really old, not to mention expensive.
Here I'm speaking to Kaci who had a semi-hit song back then. Nevermind about her, what ever happened to Rice Krispies treats popcorn I was munching on that morning? myspace.com/officialkaci
Really? I thought that looked cool?! Having blue/blonde hair extensions and wearing a bandana with a suit jacket?!! Oh well, you live and learn. The other people are the people I used to work with before moving to Idaho... the one in the tan jacket with the curly hair now works for CNN. On one hand I'm jealous, on the other hand she never had blue/blonde hair extensions while wearing a bandana with her suit jacket.
... you gotta be kidding me! Was I "that" guy who wore a necklace even when I wasn't wearing a shirt? I may as well be talking on my bluetooth earpiece, drinking a Rockstar Energy drink while spraying Axe cologne on my barbwire tattoo. I didn't mind taking my shirt off in public for this bookdrive we did in the middle of winter (it was so cold outside.. and our hot tub wasn't working)... but c'mon now. I kept my necklace on when I wasn't wearing a shirt? I suck!
What was wrong with me?! I tucked my extra shirt into my shorts? I couldn't've just left it under our table or tucked away somewhere where the venue staff could've held onto it for me? I had to tuck my shirt into my shorts like that? If I decided to wear shorts that day (that day being the middle of summer) chances are I'm not going to need an extra shirt for any reason.
I'm in the small town of George, Washington where they have a cliffside gorge that they use as a concert venue for big-time concerts, in case you're wondering.
What makes this picture more stupid is my ridiculous lunge. I wanted to be in the shot and about level with everyone else, but since I didn't bother to crop it, I just look weird... not that I didn't in the previous pictures.
one-handed egg squeeze - can't be done
If I tell you "you can't squeeze an egg in one hand to crack it", then you'll say "you're just saying that so I'll try and get egg all over my hand" in some kind of sophomoric prank. I thought it was when my wife said it couldn't be done. Naturally, I had to get video just in case.
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Once you see it, you can't unsee it... kind of
once you see it, you can't unsee it 4
This is kind of a stretch, considering it's a movie that's over 20 years old and isn't as 'CULT' for watching it today like the Star Wars trilogy... but I never noticed that when the NPC (the red bad guy) is looking at the map. you can see Pac-Man is also on the map.
@ 00:14
Monday, April 7, 2008
The COOLEST bunk beds ever
Why didn't they have bunk beds like these when I was a kid? my wife was looking for bunk beds and found these amazing... well, lets be honest. They're not bunk beds, they're extra rooms for your house. You can find more at http://www.ababy.com/subcategory.asp?color=&Sortby=&availablity=&categoryid=170&pagestart=1&va=1
Sunday, April 6, 2008
Weekend in Idaho Falls
My family and I spent the weekend at the Tautphaus Park Zoo, then Brownstone for lunch, hit up the Museum to see the World of the Pharaohs exhibit and fed the ducks afterwards (and stopped by to see the cows at Reed's Dairy). They don't allow cameras inside the museum, but here's a bit of our weekend in convenient video form.
Stupid Duck
One of flying really low and looked like it was going to fly right into me... so much so that it actually did. It didn't even bother flying over me like most do - just decided to slam right into me. It made a loud 'THUMP' sound like when birds fly into windows. I looked in the rear view and it appeared to be fine.
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Legend of Zelda: The Movie
Based on the N64 version, Ocarina of Time but don't get your hopes up... IGN published this video on April 1st.. and it's due to come out next April 1st.
I'm sure it's not the case, but it'd be great if the April Fools joke was the fact that this was an actual movie.
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Call The Undertaker
There was a huge Firework malfunction at WWE's Wrestlemania 24. The Punchline? It was when The Undertaker was in the ring.
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Once you see it, you can't un-see it 3
How about like this?
Have you noticed when you're driving away from the sun, your car creates a shadow that looks like Shrek? The side mirrors become the ears and the two people in the front seat become the eyes? hmm... maybe it's just me but once you see it, you can't un-see it.
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Chatting it up with the kiddies
We held our Annual Z103/Community Care Easter Egg Hunt over the weekend. I thought it went great - the Easter Bunny showed up a couple minutes late, but it went extremely well. In the meantime, waiting for the Easter Bunny to show up, I grabbed some video talking to the kids around the 8-10 year old paramiter. You'll also see what it looks like to be on the inside of the circle.
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Amanda Overmyer - OUT!
1.) She looks way too much like Candice Cameron America had to let her go.
2.) She wasn't Micheal Johns (who, by the way, will win the whole competition)
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
My psychic wife
This statement is nullified based on the fact that Brownstone always sounds good, But just recently we had two fun twists of intuition.
- We were watching Rock of Love 2 and the challenge was to make a music video. One of the songs, Fallen, a song which her and I have never heard before - they listen to a clip for inspiration - about 3 seconds into the clip my wife says "this video would work best in black and white... and maybe have a single rose in color at the end" Sure enough, the team making the music video shot the whole thing in Black and White and, at the end, when the girl got a rose everything went in color... pretty much the same thing.
- Yesterday she calls up saying that we should take our girls to the doctor because they both have wet coughs. They're checked out, nothing too bad, maybe a little drainage... but my wife was pretty certain Lily (our 8 month old) had RSV. Even though the Doctor said it wasn't anything to worry about, she was still insistant on getter her checked for RSV. Fortuantly, our Doctor said that if it would ease her mind she'd test her just to be safe but was pretty sure it was just a cold. The diagnosis? RSV! She turned out Positive for RSV (which is kind of like a polite infant pnemonia... something that Laura (our almost 3 year old) had last year.
I'm bringing mullet back
Monday, March 17, 2008
Super realistic Mario
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Welcome to scenic Rigby, ID
1J drivers are a myth. We went there and didn't have a problem with any of the drivers at all.
Escargot, my car go, one sixty, swiftly...
My wife decides we should try a new food item once a week so, since it's on the menu, by all means - like roller coasters and airplanes, they'd never have them if they weren't safe.
As it turns out, Escargot isn't that bad at all! Like steamed clams, they taste just like doing a garlic-butter shooter from that Papa John's dipping sauce... which you've done before, right? It has that steamed clam texture so if you're a texture person - maybe not so much for you. The rest of the food at Stockman's was fantastic as well. Any place that has Sweet Potato Fries on the menu has to be alright by me. For dessert, you definitely gotta get the eclairs.
Saturday, March 15, 2008
'Spy Hunter' Pontiac
This could be the best car commercial of all time... maybe even the best commercial of all time.
Friday, March 14, 2008
she thinks SHE'S the passionate one
Yep, Laura loves Sweet's Ballroom Blitz... and, yep, this song didn't originate from Wayne's World.
BTW: If you remind me that I have power cords that are too easily accessible for small children, I'll remind you that you probably grew up in a house with loose asbestos and lead-based paints.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Ruby River Rocks!
We, at work, had visitors from out of town teaching us how to use our new texting service. Thinking about places to eat, Ruby River was brought up and I brought up the notion that I've never been there myself. The original plan for the evening was Autumn and my wife were going to watch America's Next Top Model. I figured 'why not invite my wife... and Autumn... and my kids... and her kids so their table of 2 quickly became a table of 8 (with our 9 month old in the car seat on the floor sleeping).
The Food? Outstanding! I'm all about the appetizers so we got the hot wings and artichoke dip. The hot wings were good... wish they were a little spicier, but still really good. Probably extremely good for people who've always wanted buffalo wings but can never eat'em because they're too spicy. The artichoke dip... My wife and I always use the spinach/artichoke dip from Red Robin at the measuring stick and this was right up there, but in a different way. It was more of a delicious cheesey salsa (like a mango salsa, but minus the mango) - but, like the wings, phenominal in their own right.
I had to get the ribs and steak to try out a little of everything, the yam (I'm not a french fry guy) and the steak soup instead of the salad (as seen in the picture above.) My only complaint is I couldn't eat everything - which is a good thing because now I know what I'm having for lunch tomorrow. My wife got a different kind of steak - she grew up raising cattle so she can tell the difference between steak cuts. My palate doesn't care which part of the body it came from - if it's delicious, it's worth eating. I can't tell you which cut I got and which cut she got but I can say they were both worth it. She did wish, however, they sold hamburgers there, too. I bet those would rock the house.
We don't normally do desserts at restaurants, but they had something called 'THE chocolate chip cookie' which was a cookie baked in a skillet with a scoop of ice cream on top. That one cookie was big enough for 8 of us to share and was soooooo good.
Naturally, if I'm going to a 'steakhouse', I gotta try the steak and it was definitely worth trying. I don't have a "thumbs up" or numerical scale of rating system, but I will say I'll definitely be going there again - hopefully sooner than later.
David Hernandez... OUT!
My favorite? It always belongs to the someone who doesn't get talked about much, always the one who just kind of stays consistant, always the one who isn't the 'sure thing'... Michael Johns. He's my pick - now don't let me know, daddio!
Monday, March 10, 2008
Once you see it, you can't un-see it: Part 2
Now do you notice it?
Yep, the clouds and the bushes in Super Mario Brothers are the same! Just different colors!
I feel like I've been lied to for the past 20 years...
Thank you Best Buy
My shopping list? digital video camera, Horton Hears a Who DVD (animated, not the new one not even in theaters yet), 2 stuffed dalmations, a Mitch Hedberg CD and a children's songs CD.
My Japanese ringtone
Much like high school girls don't like wearing the same prom dress, I like having ringtones that nobody else uses. If I'm at Hastings and Low by Flo-Rida ringtone plays, 5 or 6 people check their phone to see if it's there's, but if 'Ikenai Taiyou' by the Japanese pop-rock band 'Orange Range' plays, I know it can't be anyone elses.
Have you heard my ringtone when you were with me at a remote (or Hastings)? Here's the music video for it.
Free online multi-player games from your browser
http://www.instantaction.com/
I just (and when I say 'just', I mean an hour ago) got an email saying that InstantAction, the 3-D multiplayer console-type games on your web browser company, has released a 4 new games you can play online - best of all, it's free so if you're bored at work and are sick solitaire (both in the lame-factor and the 'it's only a one player' factor), you should check'em out.
MarbleBlast Online, Think Tanks, Screw Jumper and (my favorite) Cyclomite are immediately at your disposal. There's a game called Fallen Empire: Legions that looks AMAZING that's coming soon so watch out for that, for sure.
Sunday, March 9, 2008
Testing... Testing...
I bought a cheap-o camera - it was on sale, then discounted and figured I needed a new camera anyways so here's my test. Can you guess the cartoon we're watching?