Stuffs & Things

a little after dinner entertainment in the masters household. my dad showed us how to “pop” a rose petal and we all had to give it a try. we are the self proclaimed petal poppers and we plan to expand this into a sport.

there was a conversation prior to the petal popping in which we disputed what color the rose was. i said hot/highlighter pink. my mom and dad said orange. i thought for sure that bringing jessica in to the mix would secure at least a tie on this topic. her response was “red orange.” defeated.

indian food night

chicken tikka masala

saag paneer (i tried to explain to my family that you can’t just MAKE saag in a few hours. but with the internet they feel they can do anything. they understood what i meant after we started eating it. it was actually not so bad if you just mix it all together.)

my dad has a goal of making good naan. so far he’s gotten close with good air pockets and crust a few times. this night he was not pleased with the results.

draining curds that look like little brains!

curds and whey for homemade paneer.

the results were less than amazing. we ended up with paneer that was firmer than desired.

rice crispy treats in the process. jessica said she’d never made them before…disgrace.

mom and dad’s date night (very rare)

they went to an opera with another couple

jessica and i stayed home and watched a girl movie, ate stir fry, and made rice crispy treats.

creepy dude with cash and shertia trying to escape him.

i don’t even know what to say about this guy. but sherita looked cute in her dress

maria!

she came a little late to the club but she brought the party attitude for real. just watching maria dance made me realize that 1) i cannot dance 2) i don’t have to dance, i can just watch her and have just as much fun.

met kiandra at the spirit gas station. she was definitely dressed for the evening. i was fortunate to get away with wearing jeans and flats.

as i was taking this photo a guy was asking us for change. kiandra told him she didn’t have any. he then asked me and she answered for me…”she lives with her parents! she don’t have any money either.” hah thanks.

the gas station across from oasis daiquiris (drive through daiquiri place in town…one of many). all i can make out from this sign is something about hennessy. met kiandra and sherita at this gas station and then headed to the club.

the CCOA crew at dominos

night out with my co-workers

club dominos (located in the old dollar theater building. man i miss that place. that is where i first saw the movie clueless.)

a quick internet search turns up a fight video from the same club May 2008

[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]

telephone conversation with jessica (my little sister) from December 19, 2007.

the premise:

an absurd forwarded text she sent to my phone and the confrontation which followed

after work happy hour with my family

(the scene - i’m in my bedroom. my dad is on the couch watching tv. my mom is in the kitchen warming up dinner…leftovers)

dad: steph, come party with us in here

me: okay, just a minute

mom: i didn’t know we were partying. you watching tv and me cooking?

dad: we could take shots of hot damn

me: it’s like drinking red hots

dad: it’s not even that good

cash cab

my dad was flipping channels and stopped on the tail of a cash cab question.

all i heard was “…adopted the motto ‘where america’s day begins’”

my response: dunkin’ donuts

the correct answer (and the answer given by the contestants): guam

so close