Well... it's been a while huh?  I haven't updated this page since the summer.  It looks like everyone's jumping off the Xanga bandwagon too.  My subscriber count is droppin' like it's hot.  I've been told that people actually check up on my page to see how I'm doing though, so it's time for a little update.

The last few months have been quite eventful.  There's been some good and some bad.  I really just want to thank my family and friends for being there for me while I was going through some rough times.  You guys are awesome!  I really do appreciate what you guys have done for me.  I couldn't have a better group of friends.

So on to the good stuff.  First of all, I've become a Seahawks season ticket holder.  About every other Sunday, I go to Qwest Field with a fun group of buddies to root on our Seahawks, high five random people around us, do section-wide choreographed cheers after every first down, and yell until we go deaf.  After going to the playoff games last year, I couldn't pass up on the opportunity to get season tickets this year.  It's been well worth it.

That's Lowell, Will and Dancy holding up "Feely Don't Miss" signs during the Giants game.

Okay, that was good, but here's some bigger news.  I finally bought my swanky condo in the downtown Seattle (Belltown to be exact).  It'll be a couple blocks from the Waterfront and new Olympic Sculpture Park and a couple blocks from Seattle Center.  When I step out onto my balcony, I'll have a view of the Space Needle.  I'm pretty excited.  The only negative is that it'll take a while to be completed, but the development is nice enough that I think it's worth the wait.  If you're in the market for a new place, check it out:  http://www.liveatgallery.com

So besides that, some other notable things I've done include reading a book for the first time in a year (Mitch Albom - For One More Day), getting even more wired with new toys such as the MacBook and the Samsung Blackjack smartphone, and doing a little travelling.  Of course, that's all in addition to my usual fun.

Now time for what you really come here for... the pictures!

For Halloween, I wanted to do a theme again like last year's Mafia crew.  I came up with Cowboys and Indians, where the guys would be cowboys and the girls would be Indian princesses.  I thought of it too late though... so I ended up going with a solo costume.  Guess what I am!

So a Fireman, a Chick Magnet, a Mafia chick, and a ghetto Oakland A's player walk into a bar...

The geisha girls doing their geisha thing.

If I were to name one catch phrase that we've beaten to death lately, it would be "BAAAAAAAAAAALLIN!"  Me and the guys "fly high" at Venom.

I took a couple of short trips during this time:

Near the end of the summer, we took a trip to Ocean Shores where we wrecked havoc on the town.  This is me, Huy, Jimmy, and Dancy as we make a pit stop at the sweltering hot beach.

About 2 weeks ago, I met up with Thaison and Phong in LA for a last minute weekend trip.  Here we are enjoying the 75 degree weather at the Santa Monica beach!

I met some cool people in LA.  Haha I just figured out that at first glance, it looks like in the middle, Jennifer is throwing up a peace sign with her arm bent at an awkward angle... but it's actually the combination of shoulder, arm, and hand from 3 different people all blended together.  Tricky!

I was seeing double... even though I was sober.  Haha here I am with the coolest twins in LA I know, Kim and Bicky.  By the way, the streets of LA are dangerous!  Look at that shady character in the background.

And what's an update these days without mentioning sneakers?  I hit up a bunch of the boutiques when I was down in LA, including Flight Club.  At Flight Club, there are two walls just like this of rare kicks.  That's baaaaaaaaallin!

Okay, that's it for now.  Happy holidays to everyone out there!