Project: Rich

"Proposition 8 fails to advance any rational basis in singling out gay men and lesbians for denial of a marriage license. Indeed, the evidence shows Proposition 8 does nothing more than enshrine in the California Constitution the notion that opposite-sex couples are superior to same-sex couples... Because Proposition 8 disadvantages gays and lesbians without any rational justification, Proposition 8 violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment," U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker wrote in a 136-page ruling that laid out in precise detail why the ban has been overturned. Pretty awesome!

This chipotle lemon pepper BBQ flat iron steak is definitely one of the best tasting steaks I've made. Happy tummy!

I posted this to Facebook back in March 2009 and wanted to post it here so I could update it. There are probably a couple little revisions I'll want to make in the very near future. Anyways...

1. I love small cars. Mind you not cheap cars, but small cars. There's something about a minimalist and pure design that I absolutely can't get over. I'm a big fan of cars that set out to do one thing right and does it extraordinarily right. Trucks, SUVs, big luxury cars, and generally anything with a lot of bells and whistles are for the birds.

2. I am allergic to nickel. I just found this out a couple of weeks ago. Do you have any idea how many things are made with nickel? I now where my belt with the buckle off to the side.

3. I wear only Etnies on my feet. I mean there are a couple of dress shoes here and there and some stuff to work out and run in, but the amount of Etnies I have in my closet are just kinda ridiculous. I love them. They're the best shoes ever.

4. I'm a boxer briefs guy. I can't wear boxers at all. My junk needs to be properly secure and not flopping all around. I am testing the no underwear path, though, this week.

5. Felicity is the best show ever. It was J.J. Abrams' first show and it was brilliant. Every couple of years, I'll watch the whole series all over again.

6. I'm a romantic at heart. There's nothing in life more important than truth, freedom, and love.

7. Although I'm not the biggest risk taker in the world, when it comes to love, I will throw everything down on the line in a heartbeat. It's simply always worth the risk.

8. I love animals and they love me. It's almost to an unhealthy point. If there is an animal in the room, I will absolutely ignore everything and everyone else.

9. I have a very strong and unhealthy addiction of McDonalds. It's really bad and I've had to force myself to cut back to a couple times a year. During those couple of times, though, look out! I'll have one of everything please.

10. I'm at a point in my life where ready to find the girl I'll grow old with. The games and everything that comes with dating life are just boring now. Give me someone with substance I can settle down with.

11. I love healthy arguments and consider myself open minded. These are the types of arguments where the other person and myself are struggling to find understanding and is completely void of any maliciousness. I'll always walk away from these with a sense of growth and understanding.

12. My bathroom time is precious and beautiful. I get complaints all the time about the time spent in there, but you never rush art.

13. I sit funny. The standard when I sit is my right leg and foot is always curled up under my ass. I'm generally curled up whenever I'm sitting or laying down. It's probably how I was the most comfortable in the womb.

14. I'm not gay (I know it's hard to believe), but I have myself a big old man crush on John Mayer and Justin Timberlake. No, I do not want to have sex with them. They're just my man crushes. My bromances.

15. I'm deathly afraid of needles and clowns. The world will be a better place without either.

16. I have no tattoos, but have slowly been designing one over the last 13 years. If I can ever get over my fear of needles, it's going to go on my inner right forearm.

17. I want to be a decent at tennis, but absolutely suck right now. Got my ass handed to me by a chick at work, but am working hard to be able to return the ass handing.

18. I will always attempt to embrace whatever I'm feeling head-on. This is particularly the case with sadness and loss. It helps remind me of how alive I am.

19. One of the most enjoyable things for me is experiencing triumph of the human spirit. Whether this is experiencing it first hand or witnessing someone else's triumph, it's something I love being a part of.

20. I have a strong desire to do more traveling, but my personal and professional life just hasn't allowed me the time. I haven't taken a real vacation for years.

21. I'm not religious, but I have been searching for a spiritual identity for the last several years. I think I may have found something quite enlightening, but am not ready to share that with anyone yet.

22. I'm the funniest person ever to me. It's important I make myself laugh over anyone else and find humor is almost everything, although it's definitely not always appropriate. I will take something and embellish it greatly in my mind which will usually make me laugh out loud. It's not uncommon for people to ask me what I'm laughing at when it doesn't seem like there's anything funny happening or if I take a while to laugh at something funny.

23. I think I'm a good hearted person and do my best to never be malicious. I tend to see the good in everyone.

24. If I had to chose a theme song for me and my life, it would be "In Repair" by John Mayer. I'm not together, but I'm getting there.

25. It's extremely hard for me to talk about myself. This list was very slowly put together over the last couple of week.

It's been quite a long time since I did a "Thoughts from the Bowl". The last one looks to have been done on November 9, 2003, so this is way overdue.

I'm missing only the biggest entertainment event in the world, Comic Con. This is something I've tried to go to every year, but it's honestly getting less and less fun. The reason for this? San Diego (which is French for "a whale's vagina"). Yes, what started as a small comic conference has quickly outgrown the city of San Diego over the last 12 years I've been going. It's bad. Real bad. I can only hope that, when the contract with San Diego is up in the next year, Comic Con moves to a proper location that can house what it has become. I'm hearing Anaheim, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas are all wanting it real bad. My vote would be for Anaheim.

So you would think a weekend without Comic Con would be a weekend with nothing to do, but you'd be very very wrong sirs. My weekend unexpectedly kicked off Thursday night when I attended a friend's 40th birthday party. Apparently it was so fun that I needed Friday to recover, something that I wasn't planning to do. Today is filled with some sort of lunch truck expo. Later tonight is another friend's birthday party/jive talkin' 70's potluck. Sunday is up in the air for now.

Alright, time to end this thought from the bowl and head out.

"The value of life can be measured by how many times your soul has been deeply stirred." -Soichiro Honda

I'm a big fan of cheesecake, especially lemon raspberry cream cheesecake from Cheesecake Factory.

My parents know what I like. Here's my strawberry short cake.

A Star Wars tres leches cake?! Score!

I uploaded all photo albums for 2008 as well?! What?! I'm on a total roll. Unfortunately, 2009 and 2010 need a little bit of editing to make them web acceptable, so those make take a little more time. It's 8:00pm on a Friday night. Time to go out!

I've updated my gallery up through 2007. Photo album updates are things I've been putting off for a while so I'm trying to get it done now. This is me trying to push myself to finish the things I start. It's a small and stupid thing, but definitely something I want to improve upon.

I got me some Chick-fil-a today fir the first time ever and I have to say, I'm pretty damn impressed. Got the regular chicken sandwich and spicy chicken sandwich. Man, I miss fast food so much!

I'm just going to throw this out there in case anyone is listening. Tomorrow is my birthday and I don't want a single thing except for a tres leches cake from Porto's Bakery. Maybe one or ten potato balls to go with them as well. I'm just saying...

Say hello to my little friend. He protects my workstation.

Been having problems falling asleep lately. When I can't sleep, this is my view.

I'm just got back from the gym and am watching a show on the Food Network about pickles and pickling. Record!

So I've been wrestling with tonsillitis for the last year. I just dealt with another round of it this past couple of weeks and it's been the worst it's ever been. It feels like I've been continuously swallowing and throwing up a cocktail made up of sandpaper, dirt, and nightmares. Anyway, I went to an oral surgeon and they told me the thing I kinda feared the most. I need to get my tonsils removed.

I've never needed to be put under for any surgery. I've never broken a bone. I've never needed to be in a hospital for an extended period of time. All of this is new and scary to me. On top of this, I can't afford to be down for recovery for 1-2 weeks. I need to get it done, but I'm going to be looking at doing sometime towards the end of the year.

Honestly, there's more to this. I have a fear of the unknown and there's just a lot of unknowns I'm currently facing. As scared as I am, I have no choice but to pick some and hit them head on. That being the case, other issues take a priority over the throat right now. So what are these other unknowns I'm speaking of? That's another night.

This is just a couple of test images.