Outdoor Grill

As you may, or may not, know, there is a show on the Food Network called Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives. It is a great show where Guy Fieri, a Food Network chef, travels all around the States, looking for great diners, drive-ins, and drives [which is the shows namesake]. Many of these are small, family owned joints, that offer homemade meals. They are definitely far from the 5 star restaurants of Hollywood, but the made-from-scratch meals definitely are worth more for your buck. The places shown offer a lot of different types of foods, from Italian to Mexican to Chinese and of course, good ole American food. The majority of these places offer great barbecue, and after watching 3 straight hours of it on Saturday night, I had a great craving for some barbecue. Now, being on the west coast, the valley nonetheless, there aren’t many barbecue joints. So, I resorted to KFC. Sure it was alright, but it didn’t satisfy me. So today, I decided to finally try Outdoor Grill, next to LA Fitness. I had high hopes, as many people have testified to its taste. When my tri-tip plate came out, I was disappointed. They gave me 3, slim slices of the meat, with dry mac and cheese, and average mashed potatoes. Not only was it lacking in taste and consistency, the quantity left my hunger unsatiated. I give it a 6, maybe 7, out of 10.

If you guys like Outdoor Grill, that’s good for you. But personally, it was a fail. Besides that, my life is pretty good. School’s chill, although I’m always tired. Take care y’all.

Bleh

For a while, I couldn't wait to blog, and I wrote prolifically. Now, I don't really feel like it. I need a date for winter formal. What to do.

TGIF

So, today marks the end of my first week back, and my first week of second semester. So far, it's been pretty fun and relaxing, but nonetheless, I am looking forward to this weekend.

Oh by the way, Happy Birthday Jane Ryu! I highly doubt you'll read this, but like you said, it's the thought that counts right? Okay well, I just wanted to post a brief entry before the weekend officially kicks off. Have a good weekend guys!

Dear Life,

I know we've had our ups and downs. You've slapped me across the face many times, and I can admit that I've had very strong feelings of animosity towards you in the past. You wouldn't just give me lemons, you would chuck them in my face, one after another, not giving me enough time to recover from the previous barrage. I've cursed you out, claimed to have hated you, and wished I could exchange you for another. But, let's put all that behind us, because I love you. Honestly, you do suck at times, but when we work things out, it feels great. I love you, life.

Jeez, I'm posting these entries everyday. Yikes, I really don't have a life. Oh well.

so naive!

Hm... So, I started my final semester of high school yesterday. And now that I don't really care too much about school, and don't have to worry about SAT's or applications, I have a lot of free time on my hands. So why not blog a little bit more? I mean, I like putting my thoughts and feelings somewhere tangible, somewhere I can come back and re-read and re-think my thoughts. And shout out to Andy Otis and Joanne Choi, two people who motivated me to write more often. [Andy doesn't even blog, but he told me that he enjoys reading them, and Joanne says I inspire her]

After a week or so of hearing girls rave about Justin Bieber, I finally decided to check him out. I watched/listened to his songs "One Time," and "One Less Lonely Girl." Now, I heard that he was like 15 years old, but wow, the kid looks like he's still in junior high. Sure his songs are catchy, but they're pretty cliche. His voice hasn't matured and it's strange to know that a little CHILD is saying all that stuff. I mean, how silly does it sound for him to offer a girl everything in the name of his "love."

This brings me to my adolescent escapades. Yes, I can admit I genuinely had feelings of infatuation and attraction. And even though I wish I would have done things differently, I can't say I regret anything. But, I think it was pretty naive of me to think that I would marry a high school sweetheart, let alone a junior high fling.

And the way I was dealing with this one girl was completely wrong. But now that I realized, I know that we will be good friends, and I am completely fine with that.

So far, I am enjoying my economics class greatly. Since business is what I might want to major in, my interest and knowledge in the class grows more and more. I sound like a nerd.

Life is good to me, and I in turn am trying to be good back. There are of course minor setbacks and annoyances here and there, but for the most part, I am content. Stay tuned for another post soon!

COULD IT BE?

i think i found the girl with the yellow umbrella...

2009/2010

Like everybody else on blogger, I've decided to write a post about my past year. Here it is:
2009 started off terribly.
2009 was bad to me.
2009 ended nicely.

There it is, short and sweet, so let's not go into details. BUT I do want to talk about the year 2010, as I am very hopeful and optimistic about it. So, as of now, these are the resolutions I have made:

1. Stop biting my nails.
2. Run/work out every week.
3. Strengthen and maintain a personal relationship with God.
4. Use proper grammar when writing blogs.

They seem pretty stupid, but I think they're all pretty important. Here's why:

1. Nobody likes ugly fingers. Plus it's a pretty dirty habit.
2. I need to lose weight. [Please, no remarks on my weight -_-]
3. Life without God is unbearable.
4. Practice makes perfect, right?

In 2010, I want to become the person I want, and should, be. The type of guy that I always longed to be, to have the outlook on life as positive as my relationships with others. In 2010, I'm going to graduate high school, and [hopefully] begin my college career at a college [hopefully, again] relatively far away from home.

It's pretty crazy to look back on my Junior High days, and realize that it's been FOUR years since then. And as cliche as it sounds, it seems just like yesterday. High school DID fly by, but I'm not sad. Of course I have my regrets like everybody else, but I find solace in the fact that I didn't do anything THAT dumb.

To 2009 I say good riddance. And for 2010, I lay out my welcome mat and embrace it with open arms. Here's to another year!