COWABUNGA!!

I just witnessed the teaser for a movie I will be desperately awaiting every single day until it is finally released!

The countdown has begun...

iWannabes, Take 2

Jose, Ricardo, and I do our best to record the iWannabes podcast at least twice a month, but hectic schedules often get the best of us. After a whole month went by, the guys and I finally got together on Sunday to record another show.
But something was different: we weren't our usual upbeat selves. We even went to the extent of buying caffeine drinks to liven us up. Nothing worked, but we recorded the show anyway. Upon finishing we all agreed that the monotonous tone of the show did not pass iWannabes standards and decided to scrap it.

The episode was re-recorded the next day and our flow of information and comedy was back as expected. Apparently Sundays are a no-go for podcasts, at least for us.

A curse, maybe? Spooky...

Till Death Do They Part

This past Saturday was my brother's wedding. After years of dating, he finally took the plunge and decided to settle down. My wife and I went to the ceremony and met with family members I hadn't seen in a while. As soon as the bride-to-be began walking down the aisle, we were prepared for an hour or so long event, but the priest skimmed over the Good Book like if the Apocalypse was the day after. He even forgot to pronounce them man and wife!

After the "quickie" marriage, we headed to where the reception would be held at. I danced the night away with various partners: my wife, my mom, my sister, my grandma, and even my great grandma! The highlights of the evening were when the three-elderly man band busted out a popular rap song and later when a Bomba y Plena troup began to play typical puertorrican tunes.

Everyone had a great time, especially the recently married couple. Cheers to you both and may you live happily ever after!

Strumming My Game With Her Fingers

I'm a Nintendo fanboy and I don't hide it. I've owned almost every console since the original NES. Right now my main source of video game entertainment is the company's redesigned DS lite, but something happened this past weekend. The reign of the Big N in our home as the only gaming machine would come to an end. Now it must share playtime with its nemesis: the PlayStation 2!

The thing is that this weekend my wife was over at a friend's house. When I arrived to pick her up she was holding what looked like a small guitar and playing along to "Take Me Out" by Franz Ferdinand. The game is Guitar Hero, only available for Sony's PlayStation 2, in which you hold down the fret buttons, flick the strum bar, and wiggle the whammy bar of a guitar controller to 25 famous rock songs. So I decided to give the game a go to see what it was all about...

After a couple of hours of "More Than a Feeling", "Bark at the Moon", and "Infected" I was hooked! Unfortunately, not owning a PS2 brought me back to my Nintendo reality, but my wife had other plans. She started to plead and beg me for the game. It was weird since the only game she loves to play, besides Tetris on her cell phone, is Soul Calibur II. We eventually left, my wife moping in her seat and deeply sighing all the way home. I got the message...

The next morning I woke up early (which really means before noon), took a bath, and scurried out the door. I told my wife before leaving that I was going to buy something to eat. What she didn't know is that, besides bringing back food, I had planned to buy her Sony's console as well as the game. I drove quickly to the closest CompUSA and bought the PS2, then hopped over to GameStop to get Guitar Hero before coming back home.

I stashed the bags and after eating I asked her to check the family room. She gasped and started laughing uncontrollably while saying "You lied to me!" Like a kid on Christmas, she ripped open the boxes and pulled out her new toys. After helping her set up the system she rocked away all afternoon... and sadly didn't let me play all that much.

All in all, I'm glad she's gotten into a game we can both enjoy, even though as of this day she's already way ahead of me!

Bye Bye Bachelor

For those that know me or have followed this blog since day one, I've been happily married for three years now and the next in line to tie the knot from my family is my brother. Tradition dictates that all grooms should at least enjoy their last moments as single men. Since my brother is getting married this coming Saturday, this past weekend he had his bachelor party.

He and my youngest sibling rounded up their closest friends, purchased all the alcohol they could possibly need, and employed the service of a couple of strippers to entertain the bunch later in the evening. I was invited and brought a good friend of mine to join the ride. My little brother told me the party would start around 9 pm...

10 pm: After waiting for everyone's to join the caravan, we finally get to the house where the party would be at. The strippers would arrive at 11 pm...

11 pm: Loud music and hard liquor aplenty, but no strippers yet. They should be arriving at midnight...

Midnight: No girls in sight, but a few of the guys were already tipsy. What do you get when you mix beer and tequila with horny guys? The result of this chemical reaction soon...

1 am: A hint of anxiety is in the air (as well as the smell of booze) when the strippers are yet to appear. At this point, my friend and I call it quits, bid farewell to my brothers, and head back home.

The next day, I called my siblings up to see what happened after we left. The girls finally got there at 3 am! They then began to describe how they were entertained: broken shirts and underwear, belt whippping, and ice thrown down the jeans. At that point I was glad to have left early. It seemed more like they released a pack of wild animals in the party.

The important thing is they had fun... in a weird, masochistic soft of way.

PodFather-in-Law

For the past two weeks my wife's dad has been staying with us during his vacation to Puerto Rico. Since he's been out of the country for a couple of years, we've been going all around the Island checking out well-known and unknown tourist spots. All in all, for us it has definitely been both an educational and entertaining experience.

My father-in-law is leaving on Saturday so, since my wife doesn't get to see him that often, we decided to give him a going-away present: the latest iPod with video. He was in shock and awe when he saw the gift and was very thankful for our gesture.

My father-in-law loves technology and is very eager to learn how to use his new gadget. I'm gonna have to give him a crash course in iPod basics before he leaves so he can enjoy his favorite tunes on his flight back to the States.