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Down in enemy teritory

Sun, 26 Oct 2008 18:25:27 GMT

My first Seahawk away game. I'm down in enemy teritory. Going to be a fun day! Hope the hawks show up and win!

4 Softies and a Pizza Guy

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:44:44 GMT

By now, many of you have seen the hit video "P-D-C 2008" by 4 Softies and a Pizza Guy. It is true, I was asked to be in a boy band. It isn't often where one has the opportunity to show that they have no shame and like to have fun. It's also nice to take a little break from my everyday job and have some fun with and for the company.

4 Softies and a Pizza Guy

The video was entirely shot in one day (basically 10am - 3:30pm on Monday) and then edited and released by Thursday of the same week. Everyone involved did a great job! It's really fun to see the video spread from site to site and read the comments on them as well, both good and bad :). As with most artistic adventures, getting a reaction is often more important than if someone actually likes it. So, I'll claim success by that measure :).

While the video shows that we have fun here at Microsoft, it does help to promote PDC, Microsoft's Professional Developers Conference.

If you haven't checked out the video yet or want to read up on it, here are a few of the sites that I have seen mention it:
Wired
Engadget
I started something
Gizmodo
ars technica
MSDN's Channel 8
MSDN's Channel 9
On10.net

Don't forget to become a fan of the band! :)

-- Fozzy

Rally Cross Part Deux and "A Car Hits the Bus"

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:18:16 GMT

Last Sunday I got to go with La' Akea to another rally cross. This time it was down in Hillsboro, Or, which isn't too far from Beaverton, so I was familiar with the area.

We got up way early... early enough that I was able to take this photo of the sunrise reflecting off of both her passenger window and side mirror while driving down to Hillsboro.

The race was fun. I got to ride in La' Akea's car a good number of times (8 maybe?) as well as help manage the course. It was a lot of fun. I have to say, I am itching to give it a try now. I have a couple of possibilities of how to give it a try in the next month or so. Hope something works out!

In other news, I decided to take a half day off of work yesterday. Because I wanted to leave at 2:30, I had to take the 545 bus home. No prob... On the way home, I'm listening to my music and reading news on my phone and all of a sudden i feel a small jolt and then we sway... We got hit by a car. obviously not too hard, and I didn't even see any of it happen. Supposedly someone in a white car cut off a girl in another car and she swerved to avoid being hit, only right into our bus. Everyone seemed to be ok. The guy in the white car took off and I don't think anyone got his license plate. All-in-all it was only an additional 30 minutes or so, but it was a bummer watching the later 545 buses pass us while we were waiting along side the side of the freeway. Oh well... so much for getting off real early. but at least no one was hurt.

-- Fozzy

Awesome Error Message

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:33:29 GMT

I was at Home Depot today buying some more potting soil and I went through the self-checkout. Halfway through the process, the following error message popped up on the screen:

Why can't we have more error messages like that? :)

POS is actually a legit term (Point of Sale) for this application, but being that this message interrupted my paying for my dirt I thought of a quite different meaning for POS :)

Off to enjoy more sun!

Fozzy

At least I did the right thing

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 18:56:40 GMT

For a guy who used to wake up at noon, I've done quite a bit this morning already. Last night I went to Brouwer's with a few friends. If you haven't been, this is a great Belgian pub in Fremont that has great beer and food. The Belgian beers on tap is probably the best part (for me at least).

So, I drove my friend there and parked in a loading zone... nice parking spot. I even noted that the next day was Sunday, just in case I decided to leave my car there. As my friends and I explored the Belgian culture, it was very apparent that I was not going to be driving home. No problem because I got a great spot! We cabbed it home and i just planned on taking the bus back to Fremont in the morning. Sweet! I love living in Seattle. That wouldn't have been an option 6 months ago.

I woke up at 9am, bright eyed and bushy tailed and hopped on a bus to Fremont. As I get off the bus, I reach into my pocket and realize i brought the wrong set of keys (i have a light set for bus riding and know i don't need to bring the car keys). arg! duh, i needed my car keys. At this point, i figure, nice way to start out my morning, but no big deal. It is a beautiful sunny day, and so what if i have to ride the bus BACK to my house and then BACK to Fremont? That is, until i look ahead and realize that the Fremont sunday street market is going on and there is a tent where my car was parked. Doh!

I instantly knew that my car was impounded. Sunday continues to get better. But hey, it's beautiful outside! So, i bus back and have my friend take me to pick up my car.

At least last night was a ton of fun, because it became a bit more expensive that I was prepared for :) (although much much cheaper in many ways than any other alternative).

And besides, it's a beautiful day out and it isn't even noon yet. I think I'm going to go kayaking!

Happy Summer!

Fozzy

VBall at Alki

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 02:47:46 GMT

I took this photo not too long after our last game at Alki beach. I was in a bit of a grumpy mood before we came to play vball, but as usual, the second i hit the sand and got ready to play, i was as happy as a clam (how happy do clams get anyway?).

I love Seattle summers!

-Fozzy

I love summer

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 05:17:28 GMT

Yeah, that is pretty much a given. Although, I think I am taking the most advantage of summer this year than i have any other year. Almost every day I am either running, kayaking, both, or playing vball. On top of that, i've even gone dancing a few times (twice last week alone!).

Getting the Kayak membership has been a great deal already. I think I've been about 5 times already. Most times I run there (about 1 mile), get on the kayak and kayak around the lake for about 3 miles, and then run back (same 1 mile). It's nice knowing that i can switch it up anytime and run the longer way around the lake or whatever.

What makes me even happier is being on the beach playing VBall. Absolutely loving that. I'm on two different teams in two leagues and both are fun. We have had some great games so far. The ones where you really don't know who is going to come out the winner or not. Those are always great games.

And then my little herb garden is doing mostly pretty well. The cilantro is doing pretty well (back left), although i lost one of my plants. The Thyme (the one in front) is doing ok, a little sparse, but growing. The chives (right of the cilantro) is doing well, although they are still on the thin side but pretty tasty. The middle one above is my oregano. That one is just flourishing. I'm going to have to go look up a recipe for homemade pasta sauce. In front of the oregano is the basil. It had a slow start, but is doing well now. And in the back in the shadow is my rosemary. It's taking its sweet time to grow, but is starting... only 2 of the plants are growing... oh well. and the mint... well, i think the snails got to it before it matured and thus there is no mint. I'll have to try again.

I've had some success with my flowers, the best being the ones pictured in front there. You can see another type of flower in the back as well. I think next time i'll have to use bigger pots.

I think i'll start some new plants inside again soon. not sure how they will grow since they will be a bit out of their season, but might as well try. It's been a fun little hobby. everything i've grown so far has come from seeds.

Anyway, that's it from me for now. See you soon and maybe around the lake!

-- Fozzy

The Little Things

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 05:23:38 GMT

One of the best parts of summer for me, aside from the beautiful weather and being outside, is that my life seems to get pretty simple. No big plans and no huge projects. Just summer. In fact the only activities that I have planned are my 2 beach volleyball leagues. Being out on the beach and playing vball makes me extremely happy. Sure, I still have work, but that is a constant.

During the rest of the year, I tend to over plan my time (although, now that I am no longer on ECS, I hope to avoid that next year), but not the summer. I may still appear busy, but most of the things I do aren't reoccurring plans and are often planned in short notice. It's really nice.

So, as summer finally approaches, I am looking forward to spontaneous adventures with friends and just doing what I feel like.

I'd love to dabble with WiMo again, finish all of my video projects that I currently have, and maybe even just sit outside and read!

A new hobby of mine is my little garden. It is nothing special, but it is pretty rewarding to see that I have some herbs and even some flowers starting to bloom. I started all of them from seeds.

The cilantro is doing the best, but the chives and thyme are doing decently as well. I'm hoping that the basil, rosemary, mint, and oregano starts to take off soon, but so far, it has been a great little hobby. Time to start cooking with the cilantro!

Another sign that i have time is that i'm back to writing on my blog, so I'll see ya soon!

-- Fozzy

Another Chapter Completed

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 21:00:21 GMT

Last night was the closing night for Murder at the Ball, which was also my last show with ECS. After 8.5 years on the team, I have decided that it is time to move on to new challenges and ideas. I really love ECS, and this decision was not an easy one to make. It has been an incredible ride: 8 shows, a workshop, countless gigs and competitions, I even got to perform at a halftime show during a Seahawks game, but the most memorable have been all of the friendships that I have made throughout the years. Thank you to all of the current and past "ECSers" for making these past 8.5 years so special for me.

I'm sure it will be a decent adjustment to not be on ECS, but while there is nostalgia and some sadness in leaving, I am looking forward to new endeavors. I'm looking forward to focusing a bit more on sketch comedy as well as another little side project that is stirring in the pot right now. And who knows? Maybe I'll even write my own show some day! :) One thing I do know is that I don't think this will be the last time that I will get to perform in front of an audience. At least, that is the hope :).

I'm also looking forward to enjoying some time off. I've got two volleyball leagues that start up, I've enjoyed going on frequent runs around Green Lake and now I'll get to do some paddling as well. I'm even thinking of doing the Seafair sprint triathlon. Most of all, I'm looking forward to hanging out with friends.

I know I keep saying it, but 2008 has definitely been a year of change for me. Change that I am learning to welcome with open arms.

-- Fozzy

Go ECS! Go Sun!

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 01:13:22 GMT

This weekend was the opening of my show with ECS and it was GREAT! 2 great audiences and tons of fun. If you haven't had a chance to see our show, go buy tickets now! there is a good chance that it will sell out next weekend. I'm having a ton of fun in this year's show. There is a lot more room for improv and very little quick changes for very few people. I think we struck another nice balance of humor and dances as well.

So, two shows down and now it is Sunday. At this point, all of the work for the show has been done. Not too much left to do but rinse and repeat! I love this time... still get to perform, but no more of the stress of getting the show to "take off". It also just so happened to be sunny today as well. So, I went for a run to the Green Lake boat house, took out a kayak and kayaked around the lake and then went for a bit of a walk, then ran back. Felt really good... It was so nice to paddle around the lake and at times just sit there and float in the middle. Should be a good summer!

I'm looking forward to lots of play-time with my friends now that I'm pretty much done with the show. Hope to see you all soon!

-- Fozzy

Two weeks until show time!

Sat, 31 May 2008 22:50:25 GMT

Another year, another show! I can't believe this is going to be my 8th show with ECS. I'm looking forward to performing. Last week, we performed at Folk-Life. It had been awhile since I had last performed and it was nice to remember how much fun it is.

I'm sure I'll be super busy helping to put the finishing touches on our show these next two weeks. Choreography to clean, scripts to flush out, and other production tasks. It will undoubtedly be another fun and wacky show. In fact, you should go check it out! Tickets are only $10. You can even buy them online!

In other news, I have a new timing device. It is called the Kitty-Sundial. Basically, on sunny mornings, I can see the kitties following the patch of sunlight as it moves through my bedroom. I think I'll have to get a time-lapse photo of it someday.

more later,

-- Fozzy

Crazy Weekend! (Rallycross, NOFX, Robin Williams)

Mon, 12 May 2008 08:12:29 GMT

So, around this time of year, I tend to get incredibly busy. Work always seems to be busy and then there is the ECS show. Then there are weekends like this past weekend where I feel like I did enough things for 3 weekends. But hey, it's all good.

Saturday, I was invited by my friend La' Akea to my first Rallycross race and I even got to ride in her car as a passenger during the races! Other than playing a rallycross video game a long time ago, I hadn't had too much exposure to this sport, so it was a completely new experience and way fun, but more on that in a bit. Afterwards, I headed over the Pike's Brewery for my friend Adam's birthday dinner. Then after dinner (as if that wasn't enough to do in one day) I saw NOFX and No Use for a Name. Great show! I was tired, but it was still lots of fun. NOFX played a VERY high energy set of tunes. Good stuff!

Sunday was much more kick back. The real exciting event was the fact that I was able to grab a ticket to see Robin Williams at the Showbox. While dubbed, "Working on material", it was definitely a crack-up. He performed for just about 2 hours straight (maybe about 1 hour 45 minutes)!

So, back to the rallycross. The courses were fairly short and took anywhere from 40 to 55 seconds to finish. Each driver ran each course 4 times and there were 2 coursed made up for that day. La' Akea had 3 drivers (including herself) driving her car and I got to be a passenger for each run! Yeah! I got bumped in the car 24 times that day.

The cars may reach speeds of 45 mph during the race, but that doesn't mean it isn't exciting. At first I thought that I had to wear a helmet just in case we wrecked, but oh no... I got thrown around the car like an old shoe in a clothing dryer. We skidded around, bounced as we hit dips in the track, and at one point I thought the car was going to roll (but pretty sure that wasn't going to happen) as we skidded around a tight turn.

I only got one picture of La' Akea's car at the rally (left), but she sent me a pic of her car from another rally (right).

Want to get a small (and jumpy, maybe slightly nauseating) taste of what it was like? Check out some of the videos I took.

When not riding in the car, we worked the track, resetting cones, etc. It was fun to be in the middle of the action. While there, I snapped a few photos:

One of La' Akea's friends that went with us is a mechanic on a nation Rallycross team. We got a quick tour of their trucks that travel from race to race. Each semi is a full on traveling mechanic shop for fixing the rally car that it tows behind it.

After the race, the woman organizing it invited me to come back and even asked if I was interested in driving. I'm not sure about that one right now... Maybe I'll give it a try someday, can't say my car would be good for it. I'd probably roll it, and that would not be a good thing.

Ciao for now!
--Fozzy

A walk around Green Lake

Sat, 03 May 2008 04:26:26 GMT

The weather in Seattle has been a bit weird this year. We've had a good share of rain and we even had snow in April. I think we've also had a fairly decent amount of sunny days, many of which have been on a weekend.

Today was a bit on the chilly side, but was still looking like a nice day, so I went for a walk around Green Lake and brought my camera this time. I can't say that I got any one photo that is noteworthy, but it was a nice walk.

This is where the main fields are. You can see the community center on the right and one of the baseball diamonds on the left.

there are walkways and paths that go around the lake and go right up to the water.

It was a bit chilly, but you'll always see people out. Seeing people out there make you want to be out there.

There are a few docs and the sun was trying its best to pierce through the clouds and show itself through the trees.

These were more on the north end of the lake. Trees are in blossom right now.

Even the little critters like it here

And if I actually remember to call them during the day, I'll register to be a member of the Seattle Canoe and Kayak club so that I can take the boats out onto the water :)

Well, that's a brief tour of my walk today. If you ever want to take a stroll or go for a run, let me know.

-- Fozzy

Cirque Du Soleil: Corteo

Thu, 01 May 2008 06:48:24 GMT

Cirque Du Soleil was back in town and at Marymoor park in Redmond. First off, it was fun to go to Redmond to see the show now that I live in Seattle. The advantage was that we were able to get into the park and park without traffic as well as leave the park without traffic because I knew of the back way out of Marymoor.

The show was really good... I've seen 4 Cirque Du Soleil shows so far (all when they toured to Seattle... going have to start seeing the ones in Vegas) and I think this was has all out entertained me the most consistently. This show didn't have anything that was leagues above or below the rest in awe-factor, but the way that they tied things together, used humor, played with the audience, and just had everything integrated with each other was very pleasing. Nothing went too long, so I never found myself ready to move on to the next stunt. And of course, there were some pretty amazing acts.

Any time you mix robots and rubber chickens (I'll leave it at that) in a show, you are definitely going to get a hoorah from me! :) Yes, there were robots and rubber chickens.

I love how Cirque pays attention to the details of the show. There will be an act going, and they will have performers who are probably spotting, still performing and playing with the audience or interacting with the main performers at the time. They way they strike props, work the set into show is a lot of fun.

Anyway, if you have a chance to go see Corteo, go see it. It's a lot of fun!

-- Fozzy

Updates are few and far between

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 04:35:49 GMT

There's a difference between wanting to do something and being able to do something. And that is why I haven't really been keeping this blog up-to-date. But, i have a few minutes and figured I'd say hi to the world (or the few that might actually read my personal blog :) ).

2008 continues to be a year of change for me. Earlier this year, I moved to Seattle. I am absolutely loving it. My whole schedule has even changed... Get this: I wake up most mornings at 8:30am now! (and the mornings i haven't it's been no later than 10am). It's amazing what some sunlight (now that i have more light in my bedroom) and taking the bus has done for my schedule. My new place is near Green Lake, so if you happen to be in the area, give me a call.

WiMo and I got published in a book. It is the Microsoft Press book called Programming Microsoft Robotics Studio. I'm on page 183, it's pretty darn cool to have been included. As for working on WiMo, i haven't had much time for that either, but I hope to get going on some new WiMo projects soon.

Well, I need to go get a few things done that I'm behind on (ECS photos, etc)... maybe I'll post another update soon.

-- Fozzy

I'm a busy dude

Sun, 09 Mar 2008 06:44:25 GMT

Just a quick update... For all of the people who I haven't seen or even chatted with in awhile, yes I am still alive... I've been nestled in my little hermit shell for the past month and hope to pop my head out again in another week.

I went to lunch with 2 friends and Amy today. Pretty much the only "social" thing I did (and will do) all weekend. I went into the lunch kind of out of it (but in good spirits, maybe a little tired) and left the lunch very energized, lively and happy. Seeing friends and being social gives me energy :)

So, what's been keeping me so busy lately? Well, I moved to Seattle for one thing, so there's that whole moving thing... Then there is the fixing up of the old condo and then that thing I call my day job. At least I enjoy my job and the work I am doing on the condo. But I'm ready for a break and to start socializing again... Just have to get through this next week :)

Living in Seattle has been great so far, although I have to admit I haven't been able to truly enjoy it yet. Once I get through the above, I'll be able to just walk around my community and be.

Anyway, just wanted to say hi... I do hope to see everyone soon :) back inside my little hermit shell I go...

-- Fozzy

Fozzy's Holiday Card 2007

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 11:40:52 GMT

It's up! Later than I would have liked (it is January 3rd already), but it is up. The 2007 Holiday Card. I didn't do one last year, so I really had to do one this year. It's not a very long one, but I still like it. I used it as an excuse to start learning After Effects. There are a lot of things you can do with that program, but it was crashing on me a lot on my quad core pc (works better on my laptop).

Anyway, I hope everyone had a great end to 2007 and are having a great beginning to 2008. Enjoy the new holiday card :)

http://www.fozzy.org/Cards/Fozzy2007

-- Fozzy

Flying tips from Fozzy

Sun, 30 Dec 2007 01:15:14 GMT

Whether for business or pleasure, there is a good chance you may be hopping on a plane sometime in the future. I fly fairly often (10 or so times a year give or take) and thought I'd pass on a tip or two from my experiences.

Obviously, flying has been a bit more cumbersome since 2001. No one "likes" the TSA, and I'm not sure that the security checks really help all that much to make flying really safer, but they are a reality if you are going to fly. So, now that we have to live with these, do what you can to make them quicker so that we can all get through the line.

1. Don't complain while in line: We all have to go through the line and it isn't going to change anytime soon. If you want to voice your opinion, call the TSA or whoever might actually do something (although i suspect nothing will happen)... Complaining and causing a scene in line because you have to remove your shoes is not going to change anything and certainly won't make the line go quicker for you or for me who is trying to get through behind you.

2. Be ready to go through the line: Put all your metal and electrical objects away while you are waiting in line... not when it is time to go through the scanner.

3. Put your shoes on the belt FIRST: This is one I never see people doing. If you put your shoes on the belt first, then they are going to come out first, which means you can be putting on your shirt (and jacket, etc) while you are waiting for your other items to come through. If you don't get your shoes on by the time your items come out, then please take your stuff, walk the 10 feet away from the area and put your shoes on there. Otherwise, you just clog up the aisle.

4. Smile :) : Yeah, traveling can be tiring sometimes. But if you smile, everyone just seems to be happier and things go so much quicker. People seem to want to be helpful when you smile and be nice. It is also more fun :).

Maybe if everyone tried the above 4 tips, those long security lines might just go a whole heck-of-a-lot quicker.

Fly safe! I'm off to catch my flight! :)

-- Fozzy

My blog has a narrator!

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 21:25:13 GMT

I found a cool little service (and it's free!) called Odiogo. It's pretty neat... you sign up and give them the rss feed to your blog and then they translate each blog entry into audio and create an mp3 of each entry. I think it might take a couple hours for their service to notice you have a new entry in your blog and then encode it, so I guess we'll see how long it takes for this entry to get encoded.

I'm going to give this nifty service a try for a little bit. Right now I've got a link to the MP3 and I'm just simply embedding a windows media player control so that you can play the file from the page. They have a little flash-like player as well, but they need to send me the code to embed it.

Well, I think I've procrastinated enough for now :).

-- Fozzy

I've Retired (for 2007)

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 09:00:21 GMT

This isn't really news as I have been officially retired since December 7th, 2007 (until January 2nd 2008, where I will come out of retirement and continue the job I retired from). I had about 3 weeks worth of vacation that I needed to start taking, otherwise I would lose it...

I'm about 1/3rd into my retirement/vacation of 2007 and it sure has been nice. One of the nicest parts of taking a vacation and not actually going anywhere is that I can take some time for those personal projects that usually get put on the back-burner. Along with projects, I'm also getting a good amount of social time in. I had a most excellent birthday on Sunday. Thanks to everyone who helped me celebrate. If you weren't able to make it, I'm sure I'll see you sometime. In fact, maybe another trip to Brouwer's :)

Along with social time, I had a bunch of projects lined up for these 3.5 weeks. I'm actually getting to many of them, but quickly realizing that I probably won't get to all of them. Some of the projects I am getting time to work on:

* Learn Silverlight: I've read one book on it and hope to start playing around writing an application or two soon.

* Video Editing: I am about half-way done with Amy's Rooted Video. After that, I hope to continue to make progress on those ever evading ECS videos :) I'm going to release them individually as I get them done instead of all at once. I should be able to release 2002, 2003, 2007, and maybe even 2006 within the next month or so. Sorry it has been taking so long for these, I know many of you are waiting ever so patiently for them :)

* WiMo: It's been way too long since I've updated WiMo. I hope to get WiMo up on the MSRS 1.5 codebase as well as release new code to the web and even get to releasing the How-To build WiMonet.

* Home Stuff: Yeah, I even have a little home stuff to get done... Spring cleaning of sorts... get rid of a bunch of stuff i'm not using anymore, etc.

* My 2007 Holiday Card: i skipped last year, but hope to have one this year... probably will be done around the 25th or so... hopefully before the new year :)

Yeah... I have a lot of projects that i like to work on. I won't finish all of them in the next 2 weeks I'm sure... but hopefully I'll be able to keep time carved out to continue them into the new year.

Along with the projects and social time, i've even been making myself "veg" :) movies, tv, xbox, etc. Yeah, it's nice to do 'nothing' sometimes.

Oh, I've also made it onto the side of Building 19... I'll get a better picture soon, but for now:

I'm behind WiMo :)

-- Fozzy

Photo Album: ECS 2007

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 10:12:09 GMT

ECS 2007

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Photo Album: Tulips 2007

Sat, 21 Apr 2007 08:33:16 GMT

Tulips 2007

Mom and dad in front of the pretty tulips

Dad and I in front of the pretty tulips

Mom and I in front of the pretty tulips

Amy and I in front of the pretty tulips

The pretty tulips

Intentionally blurry picture of some tulips

My favorite of the blurry pictures. Impressionist-like, eh?

Amy the Tulip Fairy

Mom the Tulip Fairy

Where do these Tulip Fairies come from?

More Photos...

Photo Album: People

Sat, 10 Mar 2007 06:05:14 GMT

People

Amy and I at the Space Needle

Rob and JJ, Me, my sister and her husband Mike

Gin and I get really cool scrapbooks as a thank you!

Kevin, Fozzy, Jeremy

Amy and I at the daffodils

Coming back from the ECS retreat. Fozzy, Mebbie, Orville, & Jenn

Amy had a Marilyn moment at the top of the space needle

Fozzy and Jeremy Pose'n

Teresa and I

Gin, Ashlie, and I

More Photos...

Photo Album: Photography

Tue, 07 Feb 2006 12:21:28 GMT

Photography

Taken During Seattle's Duck Dodge.

Seattle from Alkai Beach

Some lake in Alaska between Anchorage and Seaward

Vancouver BC

Daffodils in Skagit Valley

Lighthouse at Friday Harbor

Over the Snoqualmie Pass

Corridor of Beer

Montana De Oro (MDO) Rock landscape.

More Photos...

Photo Album: Home Improvement

Fri, 06 Jan 2006 20:50:07 GMT

Home Improvement

My fireplace before

After i knocked out the tile and removed the old drywall

New Tile (Border to be put up after I paint)

Baseboard heater to be replaced

Make a hole for the heater

New heater installed

Living room freshly painted

New paint with the fireplace

Other side of my living room after being painted

New floor, new couch, new furniture

More Photos...

Photo Album: Corn Maze

Mon, 03 Oct 2005 08:48:50 GMT

Corn Maze

Yay for Corn!

Scarecrows in love

Riding out the corn

Corn fight!

Crouching Tiger, Popping Corn

Corny Angels

Hello?

Groucho - Shannon

A path through the corn

My sister and I are silly

More Photos...

Photo Album: Silhouettes

Mon, 03 Oct 2005 08:38:09 GMT

Silhouettes

Amy in Silhouette

Amy in Silhouette 2

Silhouette of a Disco Star

The Power from Within

Photo Album: OFF: Icon Grill

Thu, 18 Aug 2005 07:24:25 GMT

OFF: Icon Grill

Bryan and Kevin

Adam

Adam in awe

mmmm. Ice cream!

Jocelyn, Amy, Gin, Stella

One finished, one new!

Adam likes whipped cream

Hi!

Fozzy and Tammy: "Ok, you do the head-lean first!"

Fozzy and Tammy: "My turn to do the head-lean"

Photo Album: Pepe and Rizzo

Fri, 17 Jun 2005 18:17:15 GMT

Pepe and Rizzo

Pepe and Rizzo in conference

Pepe getting a different perspective on life

Pepe is soooo tired

Rizzo's just kick'n it

Amy snuggling with Rizzo

Rizzo beating up on Pepe when they were kittens (They still do this)

Pepe is kick'n it (kitten)

One of my favorite photos of Rizzo as a kitten

Rizzo is a computer geek

Rizzo is a computer geek #2

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Photo Album: Emerald City Swing

Fri, 17 Jun 2005 05:56:53 GMT

Emerald City Swing

Gin and my routine "I wanna be like you"

Ashlie and I in "Tango"

Zhenya and I in the "Tango"

4 Guys and Mebbie in "Tango"

4 couples in "Tango"

"Wassup?!" group shot (Piece I choreographed for the 2005 show)

Silly pic of "Wassup?!"

"DDR: The ECS Megamix"

"Charleston"

"Charleston" where I get hit upside the head for goofing off

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Custom List: Fozzy's Links

Tue, 27 Mar 2007 10:03:40 GMT

Fozzy's Links

Fozzyville
An online community for my friends and family
Fozzy.Org
My home in cyberspace
Windows Mobile
I love toys!
The Aquabats
Seriously the best band in the world!
Haiku Trout
My new sketch comedy group!
WiMo
The Windows Mobile Robot!
Emerald City Swing
Swing Dance Troupe that I've been on for over 7 years.

Blog list: Blog List

Tue, 27 Mar 2007 10:02:13 GMT

Blog List

The Kirninator
IDontWatchMovies
Bubba's Place
Amy's Blog :)
Jennlandia
Windows Mobile Team Blog
My XBox's Blog
Shannon's Myspace
Wimo's Garage
Blog about my adventure with robots and WiMo specifically.

Custom List: My Current Projects

Wed, 19 Jul 2006 07:40:27 GMT

My Current Projects

Holiday Card 2005 (Done)
I brought my traditional holiday card back this year! It's late, but it IS done!
Condo Remodel Phase 1 (Done)
Phase 1 is complete! Take a look at the pictures in the home improvement album. I feel like i went from a 1979 apartment to a modern day home.
Fozzyville v2.0 (Done)
It's done! Now i can efficiently add new features! But many of them will have to wait for little niches of free time.
ECS DVDs
The DVDs are stalled at the moment, but I am excited to get back to working on them now that i have Premiere 2.0 which gives me some features that are going to make it MUCH easier. I hope to have them done this year! hahaha
Emerald City Swing (Done)
I'm producing another show with Emerald City Swing. We'll have our next show mid June! I'm also writing choreography and working on sketches with the team.
Haiku Trout (Done)
Haiku Trout is the new sketch comedy team that I've created with some friends. I'll have more information (and a web page) soon!

Custom List: Bands I've Seen Live (Adding them as i have time)

Sat, 01 Jul 2006 09:10:11 GMT

Bands I've Seen Live (Adding them as i have time)

The Aquabats
My favorite band of all time. I think i've seen them about 6 or 7 times live and have loved their show everytime. If you haven't seen them live, you MUST! Even if you don't like their music
Voodoo Glowskulls
Great ska-punk band. Of the first shows I ever went to was with VG, No Doubt (before they were big), and 311
No Doubt
I'm not as into them as I used to be, but they are fun. I got to see them at a real small show (with the Voodoo Glowskulls) and 311. I like their earlier (more ska related) music best, but like their newer stuff ok as well.
Pennywise
Ah, pennywise. Great band, great mosh pit. I've seen them at the warped tour about 2 or 3 times, and in small venues about 2 times.
NOFX
One of my favorite punk bands. I've seen them at warped tour once (maybe twice? i think only once) and a smaller venue one other time. They have very humorous lyrics. Sometimes a ska beat, othertimes a harder punk sound.
Save Ferris
Warped Tour
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Once in Seattle, once in Ventura
Skank'n Pickle
Extremely fun ska band to see. They always had a great mosh pit to dance in. Too bad they aren't together anymore.
Ten Foot Pole
Punk band that made it fairly big from my home town of Simi Valley. The original lead singer used to pitch for the L.A. Dodgers as well.
Bon Jovi
Yup! just recently saw Bon Jovi (2006). He performed a great show. I didn't know any of the new songs, but i did know the old ones
Cindy Lauper
Saw her recently as well (2006). My sis and i surprised my mom and dad with tix to see her. Let me tell you, she put on an excellent show! Surprised me!
Ministry
Really heavy industrial band. This was a fun show. I had always wanted to go see them, so it was a real treat when they came through Seattle! I love listening to this band when i want to get fired up!
The Existors
This was a ska band that an old boss of mine was in. They were a fun band to go watch, and i saw them live probably about 4 or 5 times. Definitely worth mentioning :)
Flogging Molly
One of my favorites. Irish meats punk. A great mix! Lots of dancing, a decent pit, and good ole Irish music!
The Epoxies
Fun band from Portland. Saw them first at an Aquabat show. They do the retro new wave punk type music. very fun
Barenaked Ladies
Another favorite band. This band is so much fun to watch live! Another band that if you haven't seen live, you need to. They play very fun and unique shows everytime i've seen them.
311
Yeah, i saw them... they headlined the show, but i wasn't there for them. I really wasn't into them, but hey, i saw em :)
Boingo
They had changed from Oingo Boingo to just Boingo, but i did see them... they were fun. saw them at a festival
Violent Femmes
I really would like to see this band again... I keep missing them when they come by
Primus
Primus Sucks! So much fun! They put on a pretty good show.
Garbage
They were ok
Cherry Poppin Daddies
Saw them at a punk show... not a swing dance show :)
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
They are fun to dance to, but the vibe they give off doesn't feel as cozy as i'm sure they once were
They Might Be Giants
Fun band to see. I saw them at the crododile in Seattle a few years back. Good show!
KISS
Yeah, it was a reunion tour, but it was still fun!
The Ramones
Another Reunion tour, but i'm sure glad i caught them!
Metallica
They had cut their hair already, but was still a good show
Ministry
I had wanted to see this band for ages. I finally got to a couple of years ago here in seattle at the fenix underground. nice small venue. It was a kick butt show!
New Kids on the Block
Yes, i have to admit i did see this band. I went with my sister. I'm not afraid to admit it :P
Tiffany
Again, with my sister when we were young, Tiffany and the New Kids on the Block. Wow. move along, nothing to see here :P
Catch 22
Very fun ska band from NJ
Streetlight Manifesto
Another fun ska band from out east. Lead singer used to be in Catch 22
Reel Big Fish
Fun band, fun ska pit. oh yeah, hope to see them again soon
Skank'n Pickle
Such a great band to skank to! it was sad when they disbanded.
Mad Caddies
Very fun punky/ska band.
Guttermouth
Punk band with some pretty funny lyrics
Green Day
Saw them a few times. They put on a fun show. It has been awhile since i have seen them, however
Blink 182
I'm not as into them as i used to be. I use to see them all the time at small shows in SLO. There aren't too many bads that i fall out of as they hit it big, but this is one of them. Their new stuff is ok, but not grabbing me anymore. Shows are fun tho
Rancid
great band. only saw at a festival, but it was fun! (warped tour)
Bad Religion
Great band. The first CD i owned was from this band. I have seen a few times
Less Than Jake
Fun punk/ska band. they are still going, which is nice to see
Beck
Fun! Festival
Beastie Boys
Saw them at the Key Arena in Seattle. Fun show
Bon Jovi
Just saw him at the key arena in seattle. my sister and i got tickets for my mom. dad helped to fly her up here. fun happened