I finally launched my site. It’s a little cooking webisode on a shoestring budget. Take a look at Mmm, Me Gusta. Hope I make you hungry!

Here are the very first concept sketches. We have a ways to go but we’re heading in the right direction.

We got a look a work to do…

I participated for NTEN Day of Service held this year in San Francisco from April 26-28, 2009. It’s where big-hearted techies join forces to give back to their local community. This time we installed a wireless network at St. Anthony’s Church, located in San Francisco’s Tenderloin District. No prior networking experience is necessary because NTEN organizers do a great job in grouping people with various qualifications to ensure the job gets done right. If you live and breathe technology and enjoy giving back to your community, you will love this project.

The Step-by-Step Process
1) Demolished very old wooden shelves. This took one large hammer, a nail puller and some muscle power.
2) Spackle one-trillion nail holes.
3) Installed dry wall to cover up a big scary hole.
4) Paint, paint, and even more paint. Color palette: Ultra White all around, Blue Bayou and CrossFire for the accent walls (by Olympic Premium) in semi-gloss.
Painful lesson: Do not use gray primer with white paint unless you plan on going over the wall with 1000 coats. But, gray primer on bright colors works brilliantly.
5) Installed a utility light (hurray no more dark corner).
6) Replaced old shelves with floating shelves from IKEA.

Notice the resemblance to members of the band U2. Possibly a decoy for trapping victims and luring into camp. Frightening.

Women appear to be dominant and very aggressive.

The El Cucuy symbol of pride.

We were shocked to discover their flying abilities.

We also have a tip for the creators of Amazing Race. During this economic crisis, you may want to consider creating an AMAZING RACE: UNEMPLOYED. There are plenty of talented unemployed Americans these days that could use a trip around the world and a chance at a million dollars. If that happens, you saw it here first!

Come to think of it, March is a busy month for birthdays. And with that said, I’d like to say cheers to all of my special friends and family that are celebrating their birthdays this month. Mwah!

So this is Missile. Isn’t she freaking cute?! We met last summer and have been connected by the hip ever since. One day while listening to MGMT (don’t know why they inspired this but they did) I thought, “Hey, I should make her a Facebook!” So I asked my FB buddies what they thought and the response was split. Some thought I was crazy and others thought it was genius and honestly, it wouldn’t have mattered. I would’ve done it either way. Look her up: Missile Yuskoff. Friend her!

The 5 Things I’ve learned from Making a Facebook for My Cat:

1. Yes, some people will think you’re nuts for making a pet profile but your pet will love you either way so who cares. Besides, it’s just plain fun to develop their personality.

2. It turns out you are not alone. Several people make pet profiles. Don’t believe me? Do a search for “Purina Cat” on Facebook. Missile has been eyeing Otis T Cat. *Update: Just found this pet community: http://www.cuteashell.com/

3. Her posts crack people up. One of my friends told me Missile made his day after he visited her profile. Yeah!

4. Sic em’ boy! So now when your friend posts that dreaded high school picture of you without your permission, you know the one where you look like shit and she looks hot, retaliate by sending your pet to post the time she got drunk at your house and…(Missile doesn’t miss a thing).

5. And finally, as it is with any cuddly pet, it’s a great cure for the blues.

*Update: It’s been a month since Missile’s FB was created and it appears she’s got a fan!

No more quests, one hit blows or firing shadow bolts! After two years of devoting a myriad of hours to World of Warcraft, better known as WoW, it’s time to say goodbye (for good or not, is still in question). WoW turned this girl, (yes, a real one) that once scratched her head when hearing words like “pwned!,” into a serious gamer. Sure, I may have started out as a blundering fool, crashing into trees and dying constantly, but I soldiered on leveling up to a 73 toon with epic gear, and gained respect among high ranking guilds. My alter ego, emilyhaines, a fearless warlock from Hakkar, was well liked among this male dominated/female thirsty world, and I will miss all my friends dearly (even those on my ignore list). On my last day, I took this shot of my “WoW buddies”–probably people I will likely never know in real life, but will definitely remember. For the Alliance!

I recently applied to a program to teach English in Chile through World Teach and was accepted. The first group is leaving March 10, 2009, but sadly I won’t be able to make that departure. Good news is I’m in the program and may be able to leave at a later time. I had to do a few write-ups to get into the program. Thought I’d share an excerpt from one of my essays about ‘adaptability.’ Enjoy.

I began traveling at the age of ten as a delusional child wishing my vacations were filled with sun-bathing at five star resorts (my father would never tolerate this type of thinking). Instead, they consisted of staying with family for entire summers, taking daily strolls to the farmers markets, discovering remote places, meeting prankster-driven cousins, and devouring delicious family recipes. I understand what it’s like to adapt to a different culture and its foods, becoming painfully sick while enduring foreign patient care and medications, and simply, not having all the comforts of home. One year I returned riddled with head lice, but all of this is a small price to pay for the unforgettable wonders I have witnessed.

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