Casa Bonita

Does anyone remember Casa Bonita? The Mexican restaraunt with the indoor waterfall that had cliff divers? I remember going there as a kid and it was like the most amazing experience. There were multiple rooms with different feels, but the best seat in the house was next to the cliff divers. The smell of the chemicals in the indoor pool mixed with the Pancho's quality mexican food. Does anyone remember this place? It was by Hulen Mall in Fort Worth. Think back to the mid-80's.

10 Years Goes By Fast

Today is the 10 year anniversary of the big ass tornado that hit Downtown Fort Worth. I remember that night like it was a year ago. Queue the hazy blurry dream sequence...Frank and I were living in North Arlington (technically Grand Prairie) off North 360 in an apartment. I was working for Ryder in Las Colinas and he was working with Bass in Downtown Fort Worth. I got home before he did as usual, and turned on Channel 5 news. David Fenfrock actually showed the tornado happening LIVE on TV!! It was crazy. I kept calling Frank and he wasn't answering and I was really scared. The tornado was ripping right through the middle of Downtown. Being on the 3rd floor of the apartments, I panicked because the storm was heading straight down I-30 towards central Arlington (close enough for discomfort). Still scared shit-less about Frank...I was a mess. Finally Frank got home and I demanded we go downstairs to our garage on the bottom floor of the apartments and sit in the car (my Jetta). I thought that would be the safest place. But it got really hot sitting in there because we couldn't turn the car on because the garage was closed...duh.

Turns out Frank couldn't answer his phone when I was calling to check on him because he racing down I-30 with the tornado in his rear-view mirror. Can you blame the guy? Good thing he had his fast new Audi A4. That was such a cool car. But I digress...it's funny how I remember things so vividly and others not so much.

Dreaming Of Blue Water and Sunny Skies

I am starting to long for the Caribbean. It's getting to be that time of year when we start planning. However, things might not go as planned this year. We normally have an idea of where we want to go by now, but not this year. We have had so much come up we are not even sure if we will be going anywhere. But here are some pics looking back over the past few years of where we have been:

2009-Dominican Republic


2008-Turks & Caicos


2007-Tulum, Mexico


2006-Puerto Vallarta, Mexico


2005-St. Lucia


Before that I didn't have a digital camera and have never taken the time to scan in photos. 2004-Caymem, 2003-Aruba, 2002-Bonaire, 2001-Belize

2010?

What Would Brian Boitano Make?

What Would Brian Boitano Make? Doesn't matter. He is hilarious! I caught this show on the food network last year and then it wasn't on again until recentlty. I was happy that it came back. You remember him, right? He was an Olympic Gold Figure Skater from 1988. Anyway, he is simply FABOOSH! This show cracks me up. I highly recommend checking it out. It comes on the Food Network on Sundays at 12 CST.

I found this "homemade" clip of him on youtube which shows just the tip of how goofy he is. Love it.

Douche Bags Rejoice!

Remember when Ed Hardy shirts were sold at high-end stores for $85.00 per t-shirt? That phase didn't last long before every hipster (a.k.a. upper-middle-class housewives and divoriced Dads on the prowl) in middle-America started buying it up. Soon after that, it became a staple of daily attire for the cast of the Jersey Shore. Well NOW, you can find anything from Ed Hardy gum at Target, lighters at gas stations, computer mouses and mouse pads, and BEER! Dear lord. Seriously? As if the first of the items previously listed weren't bad enough?

Ed Hardy is the next Tommy Hilfigger. Meaning it won't be long (if not already) til you can buy an Ed Hardy souvineer t-shirt in Cozumel.

Click Here to Watch 'The Ed Hardy Boyz and The Case Of The Missing Sick Belt Buckle'

Gaga-Mazing!!!

Either Lady GaGa is that amazing or I am a gay dude trapped in a woman's body. Her video for Telephone with Beyonce is MAYJAH! Loves it. Totally unexpected and totally brilliant (as far as videos go). I love the Natural Born Killers/Kill Bill/Thelma & Louise influence. Plus Beyonce in her Betty Paige inspired wig was great. Enjoy!



If the video won't play, try clicking here.

Brookstoner

I normally don't find myself wanting things from Brookstone, even though it's a pretty cool store with some pretty cool stuff. But, I got a catalog in the mail and found that I had "dog-eared" several pages. Here is just some of all the junk I want!

n•a•p® Lite All Season Bed Blanket


Tempur-Pedic Comfort-Step Slippers


Pure-Ion Advanced Air Cleaner


iConvert® Photo Scanner