Nobody Warned Me

I'm at my parent's house, watching movies on cable. It's good. I'm clearing stuff out of my netflix cue here. So far I've enjoyed both Fracture and The Negotiator. 

But nobody warned me about Eastern Promises. Nobody told that Viggo would be showing full area. I mean it was a naked beat down complete with high kicks and somersaults. I for one, was caught off guard. 

So in case you haven't seen it. Be advised, you WILL see under carriage. 

Exterior decorators

So in theme with out project based parties we hosted a build and decorate Gingerbread House Party.

We invited our friends and filled the table with all kinds of icing, candy, and sprinkles.

Little did I know the recommendation is to space the process of baking, building and decorating over three days. 

On top of that we were aiming for an ambitious castle design including round towers. 

Then there was the issue of the royal icing, the stuff just wasn't drying for me. 

So I started just decorating the gingerbread men and random pieces on the table. 

Eventually all I had was the tower, which we couldn't help but notice it looked like the torch on the Statue of Liberty. 

But it was a nice crowd and we had Christmas Crackers (that's where the paper hats came from). 

And Now Ladies And Gentlemen...

I give you Nunu's latest trick.

Holy Crap!

I thought the storm was bad the last time.

But Wednesday night was a doozy.

At first the wind was kind of funny.

Then it started to get scary later that night...

 

and into the morning.

 

It blew out the screens in the cottage.

Then the rain came.

And the flooding.

You said it.

For Safe Travels

I recommend packing your valuables in foam.

or...

Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Christmas!!!

Oh Hawaii why can't you grow citrus?

I don't get it. It's tropical here. Hawaii has the ugliest citrus I've ever seen. 

And this is one of the good ones. 

It wouldn't be so bad, if it actually tasted good, but I have yet to find a sweet one. 

I'm all about buying local,  but if I want decent citrus punch in the morning. 

I gotta go with California Valencia.