FINALLY. ROBOTIC. BEINGS. RULE. THE. WORLD.

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One of my favorite music groups inspired me for my costume this year. The Flight of the Conchords have a song called "The Humans Are Dead" and a music video where their futuristic costumes rival those of Daft Punk. I included a still from the video as point of reference.

I had so much fun making this costume that I thought it a shame that I could only show it off to elementary school kids and the trick or treaters. So here is a photo journal of what my robot alter ego did today, including play some PS3 and decide which costume to wear for trick or treating.

My Sunday at #BUMBERSHOOT!

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For those of you who know me, I love Bumbershoot. Well, I love it when I get to go on a day packed with a bunch of great artists and musicians. This year was the most impressive to me so far. Too many good things happening in one day. I was there early and stayed late, never leaving the grounds. And it was back to back excitement! So here is my Sunday experience: the feelings I felt as told by my train of thought.

Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings
Oh my goodness this woman is awesome. She never stops being awesome. She will always be awesome. Ditto for the Dap Kings. They command the whole crowd with every song and can even have them dance a handful of dances from the 60s like it was no thing! I love watching them live. Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings never disappoint.

Tony Bennett
This man sings with so much heart, saying that he is moving to watch is an understatement. The Key Arena was almost full to the rafters and everyone was hanging off of his every word. A standing ovation thanked him at the end of every song. I am brought to tears from this experience. He is all heart. He is grateful for his fans. He is old fashioned and we don't mind it either.

Lee Fields and the Expressions
Beautiful voice. This man is dope. He has crazy charm and emotion for every song he sings. He loves his crowd, and he loves ladies. Tall ones, short ones, big ones, small ones, white ones, black ones, brown ones, ALL ones.

Big Sean
Mad energy. Key arena was packed to the rafters. Everyone was jumping, chanting, and dancing on queue! The crowd loves Big Sean and if this is just the beginning of his career, he has the potential of being the biggest up and coming rapper ever. No joke.

Mac miller
Wow... He sure can attract a crowd. We didn't stick around to see this turn into even more of a train wreck.

Bumbershoot After Dark
The DJ just mixed that horrible techno song I don't like into a dubstep beat. Really? That's how you make me like a hated song LESS.
Also I felt he was saying to himself "Hey, let's mix video game tracks into techno beats. Yeah, that'll sound so retro. Like a 1996 rave!" It was not good.

Okay, so I was a bit tired by that last review because it was about 11pm. The most fun at that event was watching the security guard deal with peeps doing it behind the curtains and men as they walk into the wrong restroom. Really, we had a great time. Other than shows, the art exhibits (namely Christopher Hoff's), the New Girl promo van, the JoeTv spare tire and the place called the Record Store were awesome! I already can't wait for next year!

... summer.*

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*the first day after the last day of summer.

To kick off this long weekend, I headed down to Seattle for the Bumbershoot festival. Day one of Bumbershoot was not a priority for me so we decided to do errands. Here's a recap of the adventure that unfolded.

Aaahhh... Can I have a hot dog bun?

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We found them at Walmart and they were more than $0.25 each. Gotta keep looking for the original "Hot Dog Bun Store."

"Keep the non-swearing to a minimum."

We hit up The Comic Stop in the U-district. Sean's good people. I can tell because he let this guy Chris talk his ear off for like 20 minutes about all sorts of comic stuff. This Chris then followed Ron and I up to the cashier and continued to talk our ears off for another 20 mins. Ron stuck around cuz he doesn't know when to say no. I just walked out of the store with Sean and laughed the whole time. It was funny. You had to be there.

Ugh.

It's everywhere. I will not post the song because it is easy to find. So easy, in fact, you can even find it at your local karaoke box.

And when we got to Ron's, we were greeted by the scariest looking friendly cat I have ever seen.

Last day of summer fun 2012 pt.1: BBBQ

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Chris and Lisa are on their way to Toronto as I type this. They're going to live there for at least a year or two... I don't really remember but it'll be for a long time. We knew we couldn't send them off without a proper going away BBBQ (the extra "B" is for BYOBB. That extra "B" is a typo.)
We grilled, we ate, we drank, we listened to music... And we ate again. Good times.

Welcome Parker Ainsley Paqueo!

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Dearest Parker,

We are so happy that you have finally arrived! Your lolo and lola apparently already calls you "Parker pen", and we, your titas, have been calling you "Kuva" since before you were born. These nicknames have important meanings, but the most important of all is that you are loved in a very uniquely Filipino way.

Before today, tita Annie always made sure you were well fed by eating (a LOT) along side your mommy. I always made sure to talk to your mommy's tummy to familiarize you with the voice of the tita who will spoil you endlessly... Even though I was talking to your butt.

Your titas are so happy, we decided to buy a glass of bubbly to celebrate this momentous day!

We love you so much!!!
Love,
Tita Annie and Tita Ate

Does Ironman eat peas?

Yes. Ironman eats peas.

As well as most other vegetables, including: broccoli, carrots, spinach, brussels sprouts, beans, asparagus, eggplant and other ones parents love to make you eat.

This is true.

Les... Poi... Ssons!

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Gotta love the Chinatown fish store! I bought 16 crabs today! The man standing on the truck was unloading fish with a huge net... One tried to escape but quickly learned that the sidewalk was meant for walking and not for swimming. Also, fish is still one of the most revolting smells, particularly if you're a 6 year old child.

My "vanity area"

Our show was a great success and I had a great time dancing in it. The pro photographer took all the good dancing shots. I just have a reflection picture of me in my first costume and my accessories. Yes, at some point in the show, I wore each item. Including the basket full of leaves on my head. Skills!

<3 NEW EDITION

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OMG so much was going on this day for Gail and I... I can't even begin to describe it but I'll try.

- We watched the show in Kent, WA on June 22.
- A vanity plate on the car in front of us in the lot said "B4REAL". It totally set the tone for the night.
- We sat 5th row centre!
- A man sat nearby looking like a mix of DJ Quik and Morgan Freeman with a wave.
- NE sang and danced like they were still 20... Except for maybe Bobby Brown. The party life took its toll on him for sure. But he kept up where he could.
- There were "alcohol enforcement officers" present.
- RONNIE DEVOE TOOK OFF HIS SHIRT AND THREW IT AT US! Thanks to Ron who caught it and made sure we kept it!
- We drove back to Vancouer right after to make dragon boat practice and kp rehearsal.

It was truly inspiring to see these mid to late 40s men sing and dance like they did. I wanna be like them when I grow up.

Raf and Mey's day of fun, all grown up!

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It was just over 10 years ago that Rafael started doing regular outings with his favorite sisters. The old pictures came from a photo booth in Oakridge mall. The new ones are from our outing to Biercraft. Yay! He is now 19 and able to participate in grown up days of fun! Cheers!

Officially a Generalist*!

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I did it! Yay me!... And thanks to everyone who endured me for the last 2 years.
Only one more to go for my certificate!!

*When I was asked by who I consider a very smart man "What did you major in?" I sheepishly replied "General Studies." I waited for him to laugh in my face or crack a joke about "basket weaving" or "getting a real degree" but instead, his eyes lit right up. "What a phenomenal degree. This world needs more generalists. Congratulations."
I really was surprised. My major is not common, since people are usually brought up thinking that they need to know their career by grade 10. "General Studies" is not exactly up there with business, computers, engineering, medicine or trades, but it is just as important. Generalists can see the big picture. We are sort of like the Swiss Army Knife of jobs. The kind of people you'd want on your trivia team. True, we are not specialists, but we'll know when to delegate specialists. And I'm down for delegating ;)
Thanks to that very smart man. I'm even more proud of my degree.