Finally, here's my list of a few goodies I sure hope the elves put together for me:
Uber fast digital camera memory
Settlers of Catan Expansion Pack
Kiva gift certificate
the office season 5 dvd
Clean Revolution
Investing Book
Other stuff:
Wine (red, white, or green - pick your favorite kind.)
Golf balls
Monday, November 30, 2009
Wishlist
Hello hello!
My wishlist is posted on Elfster, I'll try to update it with more stuff later, I put a few things on there that I could think of :)
My wishlist is posted on Elfster, I'll try to update it with more stuff later, I put a few things on there that I could think of :)
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Thanks for the memories
Thanks for a lovely evening last night! So glad to celebrate it with all my favorite peeps (minus a few absentees). I hope you guys had fun ^_^
I heart you all!
I heart you all!
Here it is =)
Lisa's Christmas List 2009 =)
Specific titles...
programmable coffee maker...this one
Wii Toy Story Mania game
The Proposal
Grey's Anatomy Season 3 or 5Howie Day - Sound the Alarm
Kings of Leon - Only By the Night
Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
Fantasies - Metric
Ingrid Michaelson - Be OK or Everybody
A Fine Frenzy - One Cell In The Sea
Finding Nemo
Randomness...
Pilot G2 pens (black and blue) - These are my favorite pens...I go through soooo many!!
kitchen gadgets! - I love the OXO brand tools and cool wooden spoons are always fun =)
I'm a big fan of coffee and flavored creamers =)
chickens - Still love my chickens!
cool cereal bowls - I eat a lot of cereal ;)
board/party games/card games
puzzles - oddly enough I enjoy a puzzle now and then, but not those uber difficult two sided kind ;)
scarves - I can never get enough...I enjoy all different shapes, colors and sizes! Soft ones are the best =)
flip flops - I know it's winter...but we live in California!
picture frames (4x6 or 5x7)
ornaments - My tree is so hodge podge every year, might as well add to the insanity ;)
Friday, November 27, 2009
All I want for Christmas is..... Ah-choo!
Born in the year of dog, yet allergic to dog dander... Blech. Thank goodness for modern medicine. Anyway, as far my wishlist, I guess this post will be both an update and my wishlist. A two for one, or toofer, if you will. If you don't care and just want the wishlist, which is totally understandable, just skip to the bottom of the post yeah?
A Snapshot of me right now (so you have some context to work with)
I'm currently working at a biotech company. I prefer riding my bike to work but that hasn't been happening lately because my bike needs some maintenance and it's getting a wee bit cold outside so I'm probably gonna want some full-fingered cold weather biking gloves.
I'm also planning on moving out of my current apartment. I need a change of scenery so I'm actually planning on moving in with two co-workers. We're still looking for a place right now. I just need out of my current place and a fresh start somewhere else.
My computer has been freaking out on me. Seriously. I'm not doing a damn thing on it and it says the cpu is churning away at 70%. It's due to a hardware problem but I don't know which piece is causing the problem. So if it takes me more than a week to figure it out, I'm thinking about building a new one. The next one? Windows 7, wireless mouse and keyboard (Most likely the Logitech stuff with a unifying receiver like the Performance Mouse MX and K340 keyboard), and hopefully a solid state drive.
As for my hobbies:
-Sadly, even though I love it so, I haven't been cooking at all lately (I don't like using my kitchen, another reason to move)
-I'd like to play more tennis
-Haven't dusted off the Wii in a while (but some wii points might be nice and wii sports resort looks interesting),
-I think I need to work up more courage to shamelessly snap pictures left and right. I have two rolls of film in two different cameras I'd like to polish off. There's also the old digital camera which I haven't been using because the rechargeable batteries on that thing are dying off.
-I've been looking for good reading material. I just finished reading 1984. Awesomely haunting book. Can you believe I never read it in high school? Had to take the book from my sister's bookshelf.
-Been playing a bit of Left 4 Dead 2 online. Hurray for zombie games, boo on my computer which quickly de-railed the good times.
-Watching Glee. Very good show.
-Working on getting my car into better shape. My front windshield is being replaced this weekend because it has a crack in it the size of the San Andreas fault.
I've also been thinking about giving my closet a refresh but it's hard to do so when you work in a lab. You're just asking for it when you wear anything decent into an environment rife with bacteria, acids and bases, and bleach. Plan on giving a good chunk of my old clothes to Goodwill or salvation army. I should probably buy more warm winter wear. More so than that, I should probably get a rain jacket. I've also come down with Lisa Syndrome. I'm taking a peculiarly keen interest in shoes as of late and for some reason Asics/Tiger Onitsuka has been making shoes that have my name written all over them.
Movies... Up was great, I take it you've all seen it because it's on quite a few wishlists. Paranormal activity was by far the best horror film I've ever seen. OSS 117 is a great movie. I think you'd like it Kressler. It's a french espionage comedy.
So yeah, that's what I've been up to.
The non-contextual wishlist
-Full-finger biking gloves. Just something to keep my hands warm.
-Logitech K430 Keyboard
-Logitech Performance Mouse MX (Typically Over $50)
-Windows 7 (Typically Over $50)
-Tennis Balls
-Wii points
-Wii Sports Resort
-Decent battery charger (Lacrosse BC-900 or BC-9009?)
-A good book to curl up with. Just read 1984. Probably going to start reading my gilded copy of The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
-Some great music. I just bought the Rodrigo y Gabriela CD 11:11. Tis awesome. I tend to like stuff with some panache or bite. So please, take it easy on the slow stuff. Good instrumental sections, a good riff, a good beat are always welcome.
-Anything Menzerna from Properautocare.com.
-Size 11 Gray Converse
-Gray Asics Rotation 77 (Typically Over $50)
-OSS 117 DVD
Places I like:
Newegg
Amazon
American Eagle
Ikea
A Snapshot of me right now (so you have some context to work with)
I'm currently working at a biotech company. I prefer riding my bike to work but that hasn't been happening lately because my bike needs some maintenance and it's getting a wee bit cold outside so I'm probably gonna want some full-fingered cold weather biking gloves.
I'm also planning on moving out of my current apartment. I need a change of scenery so I'm actually planning on moving in with two co-workers. We're still looking for a place right now. I just need out of my current place and a fresh start somewhere else.
My computer has been freaking out on me. Seriously. I'm not doing a damn thing on it and it says the cpu is churning away at 70%. It's due to a hardware problem but I don't know which piece is causing the problem. So if it takes me more than a week to figure it out, I'm thinking about building a new one. The next one? Windows 7, wireless mouse and keyboard (Most likely the Logitech stuff with a unifying receiver like the Performance Mouse MX and K340 keyboard), and hopefully a solid state drive.
As for my hobbies:
-Sadly, even though I love it so, I haven't been cooking at all lately (I don't like using my kitchen, another reason to move)
-I'd like to play more tennis
-Haven't dusted off the Wii in a while (but some wii points might be nice and wii sports resort looks interesting),
-I think I need to work up more courage to shamelessly snap pictures left and right. I have two rolls of film in two different cameras I'd like to polish off. There's also the old digital camera which I haven't been using because the rechargeable batteries on that thing are dying off.
-I've been looking for good reading material. I just finished reading 1984. Awesomely haunting book. Can you believe I never read it in high school? Had to take the book from my sister's bookshelf.
-Been playing a bit of Left 4 Dead 2 online. Hurray for zombie games, boo on my computer which quickly de-railed the good times.
-Watching Glee. Very good show.
-Working on getting my car into better shape. My front windshield is being replaced this weekend because it has a crack in it the size of the San Andreas fault.
I've also been thinking about giving my closet a refresh but it's hard to do so when you work in a lab. You're just asking for it when you wear anything decent into an environment rife with bacteria, acids and bases, and bleach. Plan on giving a good chunk of my old clothes to Goodwill or salvation army. I should probably buy more warm winter wear. More so than that, I should probably get a rain jacket. I've also come down with Lisa Syndrome. I'm taking a peculiarly keen interest in shoes as of late and for some reason Asics/Tiger Onitsuka has been making shoes that have my name written all over them.
Movies... Up was great, I take it you've all seen it because it's on quite a few wishlists. Paranormal activity was by far the best horror film I've ever seen. OSS 117 is a great movie. I think you'd like it Kressler. It's a french espionage comedy.
So yeah, that's what I've been up to.
The non-contextual wishlist
-Full-finger biking gloves. Just something to keep my hands warm.
-Logitech K430 Keyboard
-Logitech Performance Mouse MX (Typically Over $50)
-Windows 7 (Typically Over $50)
-Tennis Balls
-Wii points
-Wii Sports Resort
-Decent battery charger (Lacrosse BC-900 or BC-9009?)
-A good book to curl up with. Just read 1984. Probably going to start reading my gilded copy of The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
-Some great music. I just bought the Rodrigo y Gabriela CD 11:11. Tis awesome. I tend to like stuff with some panache or bite. So please, take it easy on the slow stuff. Good instrumental sections, a good riff, a good beat are always welcome.
-Anything Menzerna from Properautocare.com.
-Size 11 Gray Converse
-Gray Asics Rotation 77 (Typically Over $50)
-OSS 117 DVD
Places I like:
Newegg
Amazon
American Eagle
Ikea
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Don't have a wishlist
You can get whatevers from these stores! your choice.
Fossil watch
Aviator glasses
skinny tie
big travel coffee mug
Apple Minidvi to vga adapter
Apple ipod usb to plug in wall charger
Stores:
Apple
Calumet Photo.com
H&M
Express Men
Aldo
Fossil
American Eagle
Starbucks
Jamba Juice
Fossil watch
Aviator glasses
skinny tie
big travel coffee mug
Apple Minidvi to vga adapter
Apple ipod usb to plug in wall charger
Stores:
Apple
Calumet Photo.com
H&M
Express Men
Aldo
Fossil
American Eagle
Starbucks
Jamba Juice
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Kressler's List - Updated 12/13
Places that I Like!
Target
Old Navy
New York & Co.
The Gap
H&M
DSW Shoes
The Movies - AMC, Krikorian, Cinema Fusion
Long Beach Aquarium
SeaWorld
Disneyland
Amazon.com
Zappos.com
iTunes
Apple Store
Favorite Food!
Yuki Sushi
California Fish Grill
TGI Friday's
BJ's
Gyu-Kaku
Anjin
BCD Tofu
Corner Bakery
Korean Fried Chicken (BBQ or Kyochon)
Purses I Like!
O'Neill Flashback in Black
Volcom Tiger's Eye Tote in Brown
O'Neill Bangle Shoulder Bag in Purple Rain
Roxy Deni Bag in Boysenberry
Science Stuff I Like!
Giant Microbes - Red Blood Cell, White Blood Cell, Platelet, Cavity, Chicken Pox, Fat Cell, Gangrene, Swine Flu, Nerve Cell, West Nile Virus, T4 Virus [I like the normal size ones for school but the petri dish versions & gigantic microbes are loved as well!]
I Heart Guts - Plush versions of brain, intestine, stomach, heart, bladder, What do my guts do poster
Evolvems - I like Coelacanth-Ichthyostega but any of them are good =)
Plush Food Chain - I like the Gamma series best =)
Plush beating heart
Biology Songs (all 3 CD's)
Secrets of the Mind - Nova
Human Body - Pushing the Limits (Discovery)
Incredible Human Machine
Planet in Peril - CNN
Human Footprint - National Geographic
Nova: What Darwin Never Knew
Stress: Portrait of a Killer (National Geographic)
The Mysterious Human Heart
Ghost in Your Genes - Nova
Other Stuff I Like!
Happy Apple Pillow
Chocolate Donut Pillow
Atomic Food Containers
Fossil Watch (Purple)
Fossil Watch (Silver)
Fossil Watch (Leather)
John Mayer "heartbreak" sticker decals
John Mayer 2010 Calendar - I really want this one! =)
Movies & Music I Like!
UP
Star Trek
Forrest Gump
Four Weddings & a Funeral
I Love You Man
House (all seasons)
Lost - Season 5
Seinfeld - Seasons 8 & 9
Waking Up by One Republic
Glee Soundtrack Volume #2 - I got volume one at the union gift exchange..yay!!
Michael Buble - any album besides Christmas albums
Heartbeat Radio by Sondre Lerche
Free by Gavin Degraw
Stuff That is Not Practical for a Gift Exchange BUT Still Wishing For:
Nikon D3000
New desktop computer that is NOT HP or Dell
Portable GPS
Target
Old Navy
New York & Co.
The Gap
H&M
DSW Shoes
The Movies - AMC, Krikorian, Cinema Fusion
Long Beach Aquarium
SeaWorld
Disneyland
Amazon.com
Zappos.com
iTunes
Apple Store
Favorite Food!
Yuki Sushi
California Fish Grill
TGI Friday's
BJ's
Gyu-Kaku
Anjin
BCD Tofu
Corner Bakery
Korean Fried Chicken (BBQ or Kyochon)
Purses I Like!
Volcom Tiger's Eye Tote in Brown
O'Neill Bangle Shoulder Bag in Purple Rain
Roxy Deni Bag in Boysenberry
Science Stuff I Like!
Giant Microbes - Red Blood Cell, White Blood Cell, Platelet, Cavity, Chicken Pox, Fat Cell, Gangrene, Swine Flu, Nerve Cell, West Nile Virus, T4 Virus [I like the normal size ones for school but the petri dish versions & gigantic microbes are loved as well!]
I Heart Guts - Plush versions of brain, intestine, stomach, heart, bladder, What do my guts do poster
Plush beating heart
Biology Songs (all 3 CD's)
Secrets of the Mind - Nova
Human Body - Pushing the Limits (Discovery)
Incredible Human Machine
Planet in Peril - CNN
Human Footprint - National Geographic
Nova: What Darwin Never Knew
Stress: Portrait of a Killer (National Geographic)
The Mysterious Human Heart
Other Stuff I Like!
Happy Apple Pillow
Fossil Watch (Purple)
Fossil Watch (Leather)
John Mayer "heartbreak" sticker decals
Movies & Music I Like!
Star Trek
Four Weddings & a Funeral
I Love You Man
House (all seasons)
Seinfeld - Seasons 8 & 9
Waking Up by One Republic
Glee Soundtrack Volume #2 - I got volume one at the union gift exchange..yay!!
Michael Buble - any album besides Christmas albums
Stuff That is Not Practical for a Gift Exchange BUT Still Wishing For:
Nikon D3000
Portable GPS
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Tara's Xmas Wishlist
Can't wait to see everybody next month! Here's my list, which I've pared down to only those most highly desired.
Golden Girls Season 4 DVD
IKEA Kassett DVD/CD box in green or white
The Japanese Kitchen by Kimiko Barber (book)
Twice Told Tales by Nathaniel Hawthorne (book)
The Edogawa Rampo Reader (book)
Devil Makes Three CDs
Gipsy Kings CDs
Men's Pocky
Macaroons
Drinking Chocolate
Graham Crackers
Any flavor of Ciao Bella Gelato
Triple Caramel Chunk Ben & Jerry's ice cream
Teach Yourself Korean, Japanese, Japanese Conversation, Spanish, French, French Conversation, or Vietnamese, (From Teach Yourself Books - I love the covers!)
Favorite things: white, yellow, just about any bright color, houndstooth, owls, pandas, pins, flower hair clips, foreign snacks and candies, mustaches, languages, food, office supplies, decorative masking tape, Torani syrup, cookies, cupcakes, sandwiches, Kahlua, arts and crafts, handmade items...
Gift Cards/Certificates to JCrew, ModCloth.com, Trader Joe's, Cost Plus World Market, Amazon.com, Mitsuwa Japanese Market, Michael's Craft Store, Flight001.com
The Japanese Kitchen by Kimiko Barber (book)
Twice Told Tales by Nathaniel Hawthorne (book)
The Edogawa Rampo Reader (book)
Devil Makes Three CDs
Men's Pocky
Any flavor of Ciao Bella Gelato
Triple Caramel Chunk Ben & Jerry's ice cream
Teach Yourself Korean, Japanese, Japanese Conversation, Spanish, French, French Conversation, or Vietnamese, (From Teach Yourself Books - I love the covers!)
Favorite things: white, yellow, just about any bright color, houndstooth, owls, pandas, pins, flower hair clips, foreign snacks and candies, mustaches, languages, food, office supplies, decorative masking tape, Torani syrup, cookies, cupcakes, sandwiches, Kahlua, arts and crafts, handmade items...
Gift Cards/Certificates to JCrew, ModCloth.com, Trader Joe's, Cost Plus World Market, Amazon.com, Mitsuwa Japanese Market, Michael's Craft Store, Flight001.com
Monday, November 16, 2009
Yay - Everyone's Coming to Xmas! =)
Wow, you're all fantastic this year...answered Elfster in record time! I will have the names drawn early since everyone will click in before Thanksgiving - so happy you'll be here Tara & Albert (I wasn't sure if you'd be here that weekend or not)
Some details:
* Spending limit is now $50 - hooray!
* I always feel like wearing pajamas...but if you don't want to, no big deal. You'll just be eating with me, who will be wearing pajamas. =)
* Food...we'll probably be having prime rib or some other glorious meat (courtesy of Lisa's fine cooking). As for the other dishes, we are assigning people to certain items to bring. If you truly object to it, please let us know and you will be reassigned.
1) Lisa & Matt = Main dish & Salad =)
2) Kim = Hot & tasty side dish(es)
3) Kressler = Hot & tasty side dish(es) + crescent rolls
4) Patrick = Pre-dinner snacks/munchies (Ex: chips, salsa, veggies, fruit, etc.)
5) Justin = Pre-dinner snacks/munchies
6) Rodel = Non-alcohol drinks (soda, juice)
7) Albert & Tara = Dessert - whatever you like!
**If you want alky-hol, then please bring your own. =)
Feel like switching? Just edit the list!
Want to bring something in addition to what you're assigned? Go ahead - put it on the blog so we know or surprise us!
Oh, and in non-xmas news, Kressler is no longer hot air ballooning for her birthday - she's going SKYDIVING Saturday 12/19!! Haven't chosen a place yet but it shall be done! Interested in taking the leap? Let me know so we can all go together!
Some details:
* Spending limit is now $50 - hooray!
* I always feel like wearing pajamas...but if you don't want to, no big deal. You'll just be eating with me, who will be wearing pajamas. =)
* Food...we'll probably be having prime rib or some other glorious meat (courtesy of Lisa's fine cooking). As for the other dishes, we are assigning people to certain items to bring. If you truly object to it, please let us know and you will be reassigned.
1) Lisa & Matt = Main dish & Salad =)
2) Kim = Hot & tasty side dish(es)
3) Kressler = Hot & tasty side dish(es) + crescent rolls
4) Patrick = Pre-dinner snacks/munchies (Ex: chips, salsa, veggies, fruit, etc.)
5) Justin = Pre-dinner snacks/munchies
6) Rodel = Non-alcohol drinks (soda, juice)
7) Albert & Tara = Dessert - whatever you like!
**If you want alky-hol, then please bring your own. =)
Feel like switching? Just edit the list!
Want to bring something in addition to what you're assigned? Go ahead - put it on the blog so we know or surprise us!
Oh, and in non-xmas news, Kressler is no longer hot air ballooning for her birthday - she's going SKYDIVING Saturday 12/19!! Haven't chosen a place yet but it shall be done! Interested in taking the leap? Let me know so we can all go together!
Bday/Xmas Wish List
As always, a gift is not expected or warranted, but since I have to put up an Xmas list anyways...
A girl can dream:
Hermes scarf
European vacation
LCD Flat panel for my room, pref 42 in
CLs
JCs
this camera!
...
:)
Okay, an actual list:
Dvds (widescreen pref always) and CDs--
UP
Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
Lost season 5
Gossip Girl season 2
Lois and Clark season 4
Dawson's Creek season 6
The Dark Knight
How I Met Your Mother (any season)
Robin Hood
Mad Men
BSG
Seo Wolf
30 Seconds to Mars
Jason Mraz's Beautiful Mess -- Live on Earth
The Noisettes
The Plastiscines
Some of my favorite things --
colors: pink, green, yellow, blue
fun headbands, cocktail rings
travel accessories
scrapbook stuff
Banana Republic
Target
Club Monaco
Ted Baker
Bloomingdales
Saks Fifth Ave
Marc Jacobs
CO Bigelow
Sephora
spa days
pedicures
boozey brunches
good books! (would love a rec)
going to the movies
Disneyland in the winter
Urban Outfitters
Rock n Republic
Anthropologie
H&M
I still want this flask!
Scene It Deluxe Friends Edition
A girl can dream:
Hermes scarf
European vacation
LCD Flat panel for my room, pref 42 in
CLs
JCs
this camera!
...
:)
Okay, an actual list:
Dvds (widescreen pref always) and CDs--
UP
Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
Lost season 5
Gossip Girl season 2
Lois and Clark season 4
Dawson's Creek season 6
The Dark Knight
How I Met Your Mother (any season)
Robin Hood
Mad Men
BSG
Seo Wolf
30 Seconds to Mars
Jason Mraz's Beautiful Mess -- Live on Earth
The Noisettes
The Plastiscines
Some of my favorite things --
colors: pink, green, yellow, blue
fun headbands, cocktail rings
travel accessories
scrapbook stuff
Banana Republic
Target
Club Monaco
Ted Baker
Bloomingdales
Saks Fifth Ave
Marc Jacobs
CO Bigelow
Sephora
spa days
pedicures
boozey brunches
good books! (would love a rec)
going to the movies
Disneyland in the winter
Urban Outfitters
Rock n Republic
Anthropologie
H&M
I still want this flask!
Scene It Deluxe Friends Edition
The Cracked Crab
Albert and I made a trip this weekend.
Mussels, opilio crab (can you hear the theme for Deadliest Catch?), slipper lobster, sausage, potatoes, and corn.
My terrible version of Mr. Crabs from memory.
Mussels, opilio crab (can you hear the theme for Deadliest Catch?), slipper lobster, sausage, potatoes, and corn.
My terrible version of Mr. Crabs from memory.
Sunday, November 15, 2009
MoKroopal Xmas on Sunday 12/20 @ Lisa & Matt's!!
Planning on xmas fun at Lisa & Matt's on Sunday, December 20th.
Will start setting up secret santa gift exchange soon & will post about food and other such things in the near future.
Will start setting up secret santa gift exchange soon & will post about food and other such things in the near future.
Saturday, November 07, 2009
MoKroopal Xmas??
Hello awesome friends!
I'm probably a little late getting started on this one BUT I do want to plan a xmas party for us - I messaged all of you & am trying to figure out what would be a good day and what we should do.
Looks like Lisa & Matt will not be available from 12/23 to 12/27 - do you guys mind if it's before or after those days?
Please reply with days that are not good - trying to accomodate everyone's schedule! =)
I'm probably a little late getting started on this one BUT I do want to plan a xmas party for us - I messaged all of you & am trying to figure out what would be a good day and what we should do.
Looks like Lisa & Matt will not be available from 12/23 to 12/27 - do you guys mind if it's before or after those days?
Please reply with days that are not good - trying to accomodate everyone's schedule! =)
