Yo, Dora!!!! Happy Birthday!!!!

Happy Birthday to the most awesome chick ever!!!!!! You have no idea how much I appreciate you and everything you do for everyone around you. Your seriously one in a million and I hope you have a fabulous day!

10-4 Happy Birthday, Joshua!

Our boy is 2!!!!

2007 Fall Premieres

I watched several shows during the first week of Premiere Week. Many more than I would normally watch but some of the shows just looked pretty interesting. Here's my review:

Back To You: This new comedy features Kelsey Grammer and Patricia Heaton. They are television anchors in Pittsburgh who nine years ago had a one night stand which produced a daughter. Kelsey's character just found out about her. Two episodes, both were entertaining. 3 Stars

The Bachelor: He's hot. 3 Stars

Journeyman: About a guy who travels through time to help people. 2 episodes so far, I'll try it one more time. 3 Stars

Life: This one is about a cop who was convicted of killing his wife and daughter and spent 10 years in jail. He was just proven innocent through DNA and is back to being a cop. 2.5 Stars

Dirty, Sexy, Money: Hilarious show about a lawyer who represents the richest family in New York. He is constantly bailing the kids out of whatever situation they have gotten themselves in to. I've only seen one episode so far but I give it 4 Stars.

Bionic Woman: Was pretty disappointed with this one. They have only had one episode so far but I found it pretty lame. Because I had hopes for this show I will watch one more before I kill it. 1 Star

Survivor: Typical Survivor. The area they are in (China) is beautiful. 3 Stars

Desperate Housewives: Never Disappoints. 4 Stars

Big Shots: Not Impressed by this guy version of Desperate Housewives. 2.5 Stars but I'm dumping it.

Dexter: After last seasons finale, I was wondering where this one would go. (Dexter is a cop who is also a serial killer. He kills, killers) It looks like this season they will discover all of Dexter's kills. Should make for an interesting show. 3.5 Stars

The Office: Typical Office. Hilarious episode 3.5 Stars

Worlds Colliding

One of the best Seinfeld episodes ever, when worlds collide. There is nothing good about worlds colliding but Doritos has taken the whole concept to the next level with "Doritos Collisions". These chips sound so disgusting to me, particularly the Hot Wings/Blue Cheese. I am a big fan of hot wings with blue cheese but not so much in a Doritos Collision. I guess the good thing is if while PG I have a craving for blue cheese I could probably eat these....ick, or not.

Today We Celebrate One Year

22 key events occuring on September 30th!

1. 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England.
2. 1781 - American War of Independance: The French defeat the British at the Battle of Chesapeake Capes.
3. 1791 - The Magic Flute, the last opera composed by Mozart premiered at Theater an der Wien in Vienna, Austria.
4. 1860 - Britain's first tram service begins in Birkenhead, Merseyside.
5. 1882 - The world's first commercial hydroelectric power plant (later known as Appleton Edison Light Company) begins operation on the Fox River in Appleton, Wisconsin, United States.
6. 1888 - Jack the Ripper kills his third and fourth victims, Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowes.
7. 1895 - Madagascar becomes a French protectorate.
8. 1901 - Hubert Cecil Booth patents the vacuum cleaner.
9. 1906 - Real Academia Galega, Galician language biggest linguistic authority starts working in Havana.
10. 1927 - Babe Ruth becomes the first baseball player to hit 60 home runs in a season
11. 1935 - The Hoover Dam, astride the border between the U.S. states of Arizona and Nevada, is dedicated.
12. 1938 - The League of Nations unanimously outlaws "intentional bombings of civilian populations".
13. 1947 - The World Series, featuring New York Yankees and the Brooklyn Dodgers, is televised for the first time.
14. 1960 - The Flintstones made their debut on primetime.
15. 1962 - James Meredith enters the University of Mississippi, defying segregation.
16. 1967 - BBC Radio 1 is launched; the BBC's other national radio stations also adopt numeric names. Tony Blackburn presents the first show.
17. 1980 - Ethernet specifications published by Xerox working with Intel and Digital Equipment Corporation.
18. 1982 - Cyanide-laced Tylenol kills six people in the Chicago area. Seven were killed in all. The incident is known as the Tylenol murders.
19. 1993 - An earthquake hits India's Latur and Osmanabad district of Marathwada (Aurangabad division) in Maharashtra state leaving tens of thousands of people dead and many more homeless.
20. 2004 - The first images of a live giant squid in its natural habitat are taken 600 miles south of Tokyo.
21. 2004 - The AIM-54 Phoenix, the primary missile for the F-14 Tomcat, retires from service. Almost two years later, the Tomcat retires.
22. 2006 - the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia adopted the Constitutional Act that proclaimed the new Constitution of Serbia and kim1champ.blogspot.com is launched.

Happy Birthday, Grandma

Would have been 86 today.....miss you.

Note At Borders

The other day I was at Borders buying "The Four Agreements". While waiting in line to pay I noticed some pens for sale and there was also some paper there for potential buyers to test the pens. One positive individual had tested the pens by writing this note:

I Missed My Calling

Every so often I look at marketing genius' (Clear Channel is obviously one of them) and think, "I could do a much better job marketing that".

I am very qualified to create market and create slogans for the following:

Blackberry Pearl
Life with out pictures....its just too hard to describe

My Old Treo
At least it is not 17 pounds and 1 ounce

24
Proof that God loves us and wants us to be entertained

Yellow Phones
Yellow, not just for danger anymore.

Ketchup
Do not Meddle in the Affairs of Dragons for you are crunchy and good with Ketchup

Southwest Airlines Frequent Flyer Program
Time flies when your number One

VFW Pool Room
Keep your whiskey and butts off the felt

Starbucks
Nothing to Grande or Venti for us

Let's Support Cap'n Jeff!!!

Everyone knows someone affected by heart disease or stroke. Can'n Jeff will be walking, (even with his bad knee) in this year’s Inland Empire Start Heart Walk. He has set a personal goal to raise funds for the American Heart Association and needs our help to reach his donation goal. These are critical dollars for heart disease and stroke research and education. You can help him reach his goal by making a donation online.

Use this link "Jeff's Heartwalk Link" and you can make a secure online credit card donation directly to the American Heart Association. The website has a minimum donation of $25.00 but if you would like to donate less you can send a check directly to Jeff.

Your donation will help fight our nation’s No. 1 and No. 3 killers—heart disease and stroke. Both have affected my family. You are making a difference. Thank you for your support.

PG: The Pertinent Data

Current Status: About 13 weeks and all is well
Ultrasound Photo: 12 weeks
Due Date: April 4, 2008
Sex: We will be finding out as soon as possible (End of Oct)
Names: Sydney (most likely) if girl, Steven if boy
Am I Sick?: Don't ask me about my last trip to Sacramento

I can't think of any other pertinent information........

Keifer Says: Happy Birthday Dawn

I kept trying to call but couldn't reach you since you lost your cell phone....

So The Photo is 4 Years Old...

Happy Anniversary and Happy Birthday Rachel!!!!! I Love You!!!!!

See Ya Squidward-Good Luck!

Starbucks Changes The Milk

Historically, by default all Starbucks drinks are made with whole milk. If you would like to customize to non-fat, 2%, cream or half and half you could just ask and they would happily do it. This Starbucks Barista used to always tick me off, here's why:

KT: Iced Venti Chai
Loser Barista: Do you want regular milk with that? (said loud enough for the entire store to hear, and just notice that condescending dumb look)
KT: Yes (said quietly)

This question makes you feel like responding "Yes, please, give me whole milk, I desire to be fat, lets tell the entire store" The question absolutely should not ever have been asked because I was making no drink customization, I was just ordering it as it came!

This week, Starbucks changed to 2% milk as the default milk used in drinks. I noticed a change in taste in my Chai (The Chai is much stronger since there isn't as much fat floating around in the drink to absorb it) so I asked the Barista, S16, what had changed. He stated that on the sly Starbucks had changed to 2% milk instead of whole but you could always order it with whole milk if you wanted. (I heard at the Starbucks in Phoenix they had signs announcing the change but no such luck here in SCAL) I told S16 and his Barista friend that I just couldn't order my drink as "An Iced Venti Whole Milk Chai" that would be like stating "I am trying to get fatter, please give me the fattest Iced Chai possible". The Barista friend then stated that several people she knows orders their drinks with half and half. Ick!!!

Anyhow, it is good to move to 2%, I will be experimenting this week with less pumps of Chai in my drinks to offset the milk change. Change sucks!

Poor Camilla

In Lieu Of....

The video I have been trying to post for two days here is a pathetic Happy Birthday wish to Tony, Kevin and David! Hope you all have a great week!

I Love Lucy-The Competition

Last night, I needed a self esteem boost so I invited James over to challenge me to a game of "I Love Lucy" trivia. Over the years I have battled out many family members and never lost a game. At times James and Becca have come close to victory but never succeeded. (Yes, I suppose you could say that I am the "Champ"-heh heh)

Well, I lost my first game. It was really close, and I barely lost but I did lose. Unfortunately for me I also had told James that last night's game would start an "I Love Lucy" trivia competition and now I am down 1-0.

Just to let you know how good we are at "I Love Lucy" trivia there were two questions last night that James and I knew were wrong (according to the boardgame). The first question was a True/False: In "Ricky sells the car" Ricky sold the Pontiac for more than he paid for it. The boardgame had the answer as "True" but I knew it was "False". In order to prove it we proceeded to put that episode on the TV and I was proven correct. The second question was: In "The Agent" what was the name of the MGM executive in charge of Ricky's contract. As soon as I read the question to James he said "There is no episode entitled "The Agent" and guess what, there isn't but he still knew the answer to the question.

I dare anyone to challenge us.........

Hockey Season Begins!

Last year (thanks to the new Kim Evans and her father) we become big fans of the Anaheim Ducks. We ended up going to several things and we both enjoyed it immensely.

On Thursday, we were fortunate to go to the first pre-season game of 2007. Here is the view from the seats (which were excellent, btw) Unfortunately, the Kings won but hey, it's preseason and the Ducks were testing out different goalies and changing up a bunch of players. The seats this year are awesome and you are able to order your food directly from your chair and not miss any of the game standing in line. Can't wait till the next game! Go Ducks!

On LA Ink Last Night.....

First, in addition to Kat Von D there was another KAT featured on the show. Two KAT's, interesting, REM always calls me KAT.

Second, Kat Von D surprised one of her best friends by having her face tattooed onto her thigh. On this show people often get portrait tattoos and in fact, that is Kat Von D's speciality. I can't imagine getting someones face tattooed onto my body. This is a truly unbelievable sign of friendship. Here is a photo of the tattoo and I credit three things for allowing me to take this photo: (1) My Blackberry Pearl, (2) My Tivo, (3) My Huge TV

Lastly, to answer everyone's big question: I have decided that for now that I am not getting a tattoo. I may change my mind but for now it is on hold indefinitely.

Starbucks Marketing

I am pulling a Queen Bee today and I actually have some required reading. Please read the article and then note the following questions/observations:

*Of course the kid wants a Chai Tea
*I have only ordered a "short" once. Has anyone else ordered a short?
*Everything at Starbucks comes in decaf except Chai Tea so I don't see the issue
*Is it a problem that when Joshua sees the Starbucks logo he says "Mama"?

BACN or Bacon?

Is there possibly an internet acronym that I don't know? BACN, pronounced Bacon, means email that you want but don't need to read now. The mail is not unsolicited but how often do you actually read news from your ING Direct account? I just learned of this acronym today. You can read more about Bacn in this article and even Wikipedia now has a definition for BACN.

It seems that people just can't get enough of Bacon these days. From Bacon Bandaids to Bacon Salt, and now Bacn in your email, Bacon is everywhere.

Beware Antagonistic Suzie!

This woman (I apologize for the bad photo) is known by her mother (her head in foreground) as "Antagonistic Suzie".

Suzie was terribly antagonistic and rude to her ailing mother who was in a wheelchair in the pre-board line. In fact after an argument which concluded with "AS" stating that she would never go traveling with her mother again her mother stated that she was revoking AS's right to pre-board with her and she would have to board with the rest of the "C" people. LOL!

Tuesday, Janelle Returned To Big Brother

Read about Janelle's return here! I must say I was a bit disappointed not to see more of a feature of my favorite reality stars return on the Rachel Made Me Do This Blog or the Queen B Blog but since I had a crappy week of blogging, I will give these two a break.

Voicemail.....

Three things on this yesterday:

(1) Someone pretending to be Tony actually left me a voicemail just to spite me. I say they were pretending to be Tony because he always leaves me voicemail out of of spite.

(2) While sharing an office yesterday (for about two hours) I overheard someone call another person three times and leave three different messages. All said basically the same thing "I'm trying to get ahold of you, it's important" was the gist. Wouldn't the person call back after retrieving the first? This is precisely why I did away with voicemail.

(3) I was lecturing a couple people on phone habits yesterday and mid sentence I paused and said "I'm feeling a little bit like a hypocrite because of my voicemail message"

You have reached the voicemail of Kim Thomas, please do not leave a message :)

Virginia is For Lovers, China is Not

On the Chinese equivalent of Valentines Day three policeman in plain clothes arrested and fined two lovers for hugging. While the policeman ended up being disciplined apparently the Chinese government is not fond of public displays of affection. Nice. Read More

The 4 P's (AKA: 5 P's and 2 B's)

The lesson of the day is brought to you thanks to the "Eyewitness News" and their coverage of the Acton fire. (First, yes, I watched the news today. Shocking to those of you that know that I generally boycott the news. No doubt the reason why will be shared with you someday.)

If asked to evacuate your home you should plan on taking the 4 P's with you:
Passport
Prescriptions
Photos
Pets

And if your Kim Thomas you should add 1 more P:
Personal NAS drive
and 2 B's:
Bible (My Grandma's)
Blackberry

HCBC-August Report

Blogging has really taken a back seat in the last week. So far, RuthAnn is doing the best in September and already has 4 posts, several bloggers don't have any. Here is the results for August:

Kim1Champ: 34
Rachel Made Me Do This: 26
Skinner Family News: 25
Mr and Mrs Smith: 23
Queen B: 18
Teri: 7
Random Thoughts: Doesnt have a monthly archive counter so I couldnt tell

I win, I win!!!! (Yes, easy to win when nobody knows there is a contest)

Skipped the Race

Well, I was supposed to go to the NASCAR race today in Fontana but I wasn't counting on in to be 115 degrees today! So, bottom line, I bailed on it, as did mom. The guys all went and when we dropped them off it was 108 and two hours before race time. Right now I am flipping between the race and Big Brother and enjoying my cool house at 73 degrees.

LA County Fair Commercial

The LA County Fair Commercials are the best! Here is the first one for this year.

Uh Oh.....

I am officially toast! Someone just forwarded me this warning that came from a police department:

Are Personal Blogs an Identity Theft Disaster Waiting to Happen? Blogs are all about sharing information, right? But it's how much information you share that you need to be careful about. After all, sharing the wrong information can put you at risk of identity theft.

We have reviewed many blogs over the past few days, thinking about it from an identity theft perspective, and did you know many people have no qualms about their blog profiles listing their names, cities of residence and even their birth dates? Stuff that an identity theft crook would love to get a hold of.

You Never Know Who's Looking-Many people who have personal blogs think only family and friends are looking at it. Unless you make your blog private and password-protect it, anyone can see it and your information is ripe for the picking. Identity theft crooks count on that sense of false security. They're just waiting for you to make a mistake.

Protecting Yourself-If you want to protect yourself from identity theft and you want to be sure your blog isn't putting you at risk, don't ever post your birth date and don't disclose where you live. Yes, you can give a general idea of your location, but exact addresses (or even cities) aren't a good idea.

Remember, your personal information is the one thing an identity theft criminal needs to make you their next victim. You need to keep that information out of their hands -- both online and off.

Bless The Chila....

Who did I post this for and what does it have to do with? Those are the two questions of the day...........

Change In The Cafeteria Menu

Last week one of our hospital cafeterias changed the soup menu for Monday. One employee was really disturbed by the change and replied all with the following:

You know some of us depend on Chicken Noodle Soup on Mondays and today there isn't any. I don't mean to make a big deal out of this but for some reason other soups are served five times a week yet it's decided that the best chicken noodle soup anywhere in the world is ONLY served on Mondays. So we've accepted that ... but PLEASE at least come through on Monday regarding this issue and give us one day of chicken noodle soup. I actually went to a bank and an ATM machine this morning because I forgot cash for chicken noodle soup only to find out it was a waste of time. That also cost me $2.00 additional dollars at the ATM machine above and beyond what I wanted out of there...all for chicken noodle soup that wasn't here. One last thought...get rid of the elbow macaroni in the chicken noodle soup. It was never there before. I mean it's still the best with it but please...nobody puts elbow macaroni in chicken noodle soup...it's not called chicken elbow macaroni soup, it's called chicken noodle soup.

Thanks,

A chicken noodle soup lover (honestly you could can it and sell it at Ralphs and make money for the hospital with that soup).

Happy Birthday Matt!!!

OK, so this photo is pretty old but it does happen to be one of my favorite photos of Matt. I took it during one of my trips to Oregon with him. On the way back of this one we had a brilliant idea to take the coast down from San Francisco to home.....not such a great idea. That is a really, really long drive. About 12 hours after this photo we were still in the car and in the middle of a major fight. LOL! Another thing I remembered from this particular trip is that Matt had left his luggage at home, we had to stop and buy him some shirts and pants.

Anyway, love you tons! Happy Birthday! Enjoy 29, it's all downhill starting with 30 ;)

St John's Fumigation

St John's Regional Medical Center in Oxnard is closed while the facility is fumigated. Watch a video about the process being used here: Video Also, wanted to thank everyone who has been working on tirelessly the preparation and aftermath, you all rock!

Slinkies...

We used to spend a few weeks every summer at a a beach house on the cliffs in San Clemente. One of our evening past times was to take our slinkies and play with them on the stairs. Today, in Reno, I saw this and I laughed and laughed and laughed.

Kim to Reno: Christmas Is Over!

Back in Reno.....the Reno airport needs a new decorations coordinator. I may apply for the job. It seems that Reno is perpetually celebrating Christmas. While for the summer, they have taken the bright lights off the tree they are still looking way too much like Christmas.

Each time I come here and get off the plane I see these Christmas Trees and think "Christmas is over", the same way I feel when I see houses with Christmas lights still hanging during the summer. I guess if you make it to August there is no point taking the decoractions down.

Still, tomorrow, when once again I leave this very interesting town I plan on sitting for 10 minutes in the chairs in front of the Christmas trees and writing my "What I want for Christmas 2007" list.

A Couple Good Meals

Joshua Reading The Paper

On Saturday I was at Starbucks with Becca and Joshua. Joshua wanted us to give him the paper so I went to the recycled paper and gave him a couple of them. I expected that he would throw them on the ground and make a mess but instead he opened each one separately and looked to be reading them (Yes, he isn't quite two yet). After he looked at each section he folded it back up neatly. It was so cute.

Becca said that every Sunday after church they can count on Joshua reading the Sunday paper for about an hour. LOL! Today, I received this photo of him reading the paper while on their camping trip.

In-N-Out Burger

I grew up about a mile from one of the very first In-N-Out burger locations. I remember going there often with my grandparents. It was really the only "fast food" we frequented. My favorite thing to order at In-N-Out is not on the menu. It's a grilled cheese, animal style with a whole grilled onion and extra pickles.....mmmm.

For those of you that do not frequent In-N-Out there are three main items on the menu: 1. Hamburger 2. Cheeseburger 3. Double Double. In addition to these items (although unadvertised) you can order a grilled cheese, an X x Y (The X stands for number of patties and the Y stands for number of cheese slices, example 3 x 3). You can also customize your order by ordering "Animal Style" which means toasted buns, extra sauce, and grilled onions.

To the right is the shot of my grilled cheese animal style with extra pickles from this weekend. Yum Yum!!!!!

Happy Birthday, Jinjer!

OK, so I tried to find the perfect photo for your birthday. I had a specific one in mind and I have spent most of my morning trying to find it but to no avail. It is a photo of the time we went to the Rush concert and snuck into Jason Priestly's booth. That was so great, everyone was jealous and didn't even believe it until they saw the photos!!!!! Too cool.

When I think of Jinjer I mostly think of getting in trouble-LOL. And, going to my first concert (Oingo Boingo, Irvine Meadows), rafting, throwing water (and other things) at strangers, Orange Bang, Tops, the "E" bar, the Highlander, tanning at Bolsa Chica, Doc Martin's, Rush....I could go on and on. Happy Birthday, Jinjer! Hope it's the best.

Good Thing We Didn't Crash...

Yesterday, on my flight home we were waiting to take off and sitting on the runway, and sitting on the runway, and sitting on the runway. Normally, when you are sitting on the runway for awhile and you are finally ready to go the flight attendant will say "We have been cleared for departure". Well, last night, when she didn't say that I realized that they hadn't done the safety speech at all! They never made the announcement! There was no:

• In the unlikely event of a water evacuation from Phoenix to Burbank your seat cushion can be used as a flotation device
• Smoking is not allowed in aircraft lavatories (notice this is one of two times that the term "aircraft" is used instead of "airplane")
• Please put seat backs and tray table in their full upright and locked positions
• There are six emergency exits on board
• While we do not anticipate a change in aircraft pressure........................

Luckily, we made it to Burbank without incident because I was worried that the only thing stopping me from surviving a horrible crash was one stupid traveler who actually didn't know what to do in case of an emergency.

Carry On Rules (For Jennann)

You are allowed to carry on one quart size clear Ziploc bag. All liquids must fit into the bag and the bag must be removed from your luggage and placed into one of the bins. For easy access, I keep mine in the outside pocket of my suitcase.

Any liquid, paste or gel must be in the Ziploc bag. This includes: Toothpaste, Mascara, Lipstick, Lotions, Perfumes, and Deodorant.

Lastly, don't forget that each of the items listed above must be 3 ounces or less.

Happy Boarding

To the left is the Southwest sample boarding pass they have on display at Sky Harbor airport in Phoenix. It sure puts you in a positive mood when going through security.

Another Baby Name

Chinese couple wants to name their baby "@" Article Here

Some Favorite Bible Verses

Becca read this one at Matt's Wedding: Colossians 3:12-14: Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.

Proverbs 18:24: A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

Philippians 4:7-8:And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if anything is excellent or praiseworthy--think about such things.

Proverbs 27:6: Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses.

Ecclesiastes 7:21: Do not pay attention to every word people say, or you may hear your servant cursing you.

Romans 15:13: May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

John 15:13: Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.

Matthew 5:41: If someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles.

Big Brother 8-The Crying

All the crying is just amazing. Here are the great crying moments so far:

Jen cries over her picture
Best of Amber crying
More Amber crying highlights

P.S. BB8 Update: I hate that Daniele is up on the block. Why do I like Jen now?

Geez, It's Late

Question of the Day: After a late night, you arrive at Denny's at 2:30am. What would you most likely order? For me it would be the All American Slam. (Eggs, Bacon, Sausage, Hashbrowns and Sourdough Toast). Least likely would be Moons over My Hammy or Barbeque Chicken Strips.

Follow Up To "Baby ESPN"

I refer you all back to one of my earliest posts: Baby ESPN. The post was about people who name their children ridiculous names like ESPN, Pepsi and Lexus. Well, there is a new one:

A couple in New Zealand want to name their baby 4Real. The government will not approve the name and so they have decided the baby will be officially named "Superman" but they will always refer to him as 4Real. The best part of this story is they want to name the baby this because they saw him on the Ultrasound and realized that he was 4Real. RO!

Taking a Time Out

I am thinking about taking a vacation from Blogging so I am looking for some good readers or fellow bloggers to step up and fill in for a couple days here and there. You would be a perfect candidate if:

(1) You have a blog and have so much material you don't know what to do with it all
(2) Have thought about having a blog but are worried that you won't be able to maintain it
(3) Like making comments but sometimes would like to start out the topics yourself
(4) Want to showcase some of your photos or writings

If you would like to fill in a little please let me know by sending me an email or leaving a comment.

102 Ways To Say I Love You

Afrikaans - Ek is lief vir jou
Albanian - te dua
Alentejano (Portugal) - Gosto De Ti, Porra!
Alsacien (Elsass) - Ich hoan dich gear
Amharic (Aethio.) - Afekrishalehou
Arabic - Ana Ahebak / Ana Bahibak
Armenian - yes kez shat em siroom
Assamese - Moi tomak bhal pau
Assyr - Az tha hijthmekem
Bahasa Malayu (Malaysia) - Saya cinta mu
Bambara - M'bi fe
Bangla - Ami tomakay bala basi
Bangladeschi - Ami tomake walobashi
Basque - Nere maitea
Batak - Holong rohangku di ho
Bavarian - tuI mog di
Belarusian - Ya tabe kahayu
Bengali - Ami tomake bhalobashi
Berber - Lakh tirikh
Bicol - Namumutan ta ka
Bisaya - Nahigugma ako kanimo
Bolivian Quechua - Qanta munani
Bosnian - Ja te volim (formally) or volim-te Turkish seni seviyorum
Bulgarian - As te obicham
Bulgarian - Obicham te
Burmese - chit pa de
Cambodian (to the female) - bon saleng oun
Cambodian (to the male) - oun saleng bon
Canadian French - Je t'adore ("I love you")
Canadian French - Je t'aime ("I like you")
Catalan - T'estim (mallorcan)
Cebuano - Gihigugma ko ikaw
Chamoru (or Chamorro) - Hu guaiya hao
Cherokee - Tsi ge yu i
Cheyenne - Ne mohotatse
Chichewa - Ndimakukonda
Chickasaw - Chiholloli (first 'i' nasalized)
Chinese - Ngo oi ney a (Cantonese)
Chinese - Wuo ai nee (Mandarin)
Corsican - Ti tengu cara (to female)
Corsican - Ti tengu caru (to male)
Creol - Mi aime jou
Croatian - Volim te (used in common speech)
Czech - Miluji Te
Danish - Jeg elsker dig
Dutch - Ik hou van jou
Dutch - Jeg elsker dig
Ecuador Quechua - Canda munani
English - I love thee (used only in Christian context)
English - I love you
Eskimo - Nagligivaget
Esperanto - Mi amas vim
Estonian - Ma armastan sind / Mina armastan sind (formal)
Ethiopia - afekereshe alhu
Faroese - Eg elski teg
Farsi - Tora dost daram
Filipino - Mahal ka ta
Finnish (Minä) rakastan sinua
Flemish (Ghent) - 'k'ou van ui
French (formal) - Je vous aime
Friesian - Ik hald fan dei
Gaelic - Tá mé i ngrá leat
Galician - Querote (or) Amote
Georgian - Miquar shen
German - Ich liebe Dich
Ghanaian - Me dor wo
Greek - agapo se
Greek - S'agapo
Greenlandic - Asavakit
Gronings - Ik hol van die
Gujarati - oo tane prem karu chu
Hausa - Ina sonki
Hawaiian - Aloha au ia`oe
Hebrew - Ani ohevet ota
Hiligaynon - Guina higugma ko ikaw
Hindi - Main tumsey pyaar karta hoon / Maine Pyar Kiya
Hmong - Kuv hlub koj
Hokkien - Wa ai lu
Hopi - Nu' umi unangwa'ta
Hungarian - Szeretlek te'ged
Icelandic - Eg elska thig
Ilocano - Ay ayating ka
Indi - Mai Tujhe Pyaar Kartha Ho
Indonesian - Saya cinta padamu ('Saya', commonly used)
Inuit - Negligevapse
Iranian - Mahn doostaht doh-rahm
Irish - taim i' ngra leat
Italian - Ti amo/Ti voglio bene
Japanese - Anata wa, dai suki desu
Javanese (formal) - Kulo tresno marang panjenengan
Javanese (informal) - aku terno kowe
Kannada - Naanu ninna preetisuttene
Kapampangan - Kaluguran daka
Kenya (Kalenjin) - Achamin
Kenya (Kiswahili) - Ninakupenda
Kikongo - Mono ke zola nge (mono ke' zola nge')
Kiswahili - Nakupenda
Konkani - Tu magel moga cho
Korean - SA LANG HAE / Na No Sa Lan Hei
Kurdish - Khoshtm Auyt
Laos - Chanrackkun
Latin - Te amo
Latvian - Es mîlu Tevi
Lebanese - Bahibak
Lingala - Nalingi yo
Lithuanian - As Myliu Tave
Lojban - mi do prami
Lrm - ILY
Luo - Aheri
Luxembourgeois - Ech hun dech gäer
Macedonian - Jas Te Sakam
Madrid - lingo Me molas, tronca
Maiese - Wa wa
Malay - Saya cintakan mu / Saya cinta mu
Maltese - Inhobbok hafna
Marathi - Me tula prem karto
Mohawk - Kanbhik
Moroccan - Ana moajaba bik
Nahuatl - Ni mits neki
Navaho - Ayor anosh'ni
Ndebele - Niyakutanda
Nigeria (Hausa) - Ina sonki
Nigeria (Yoruba langauge) - Mo fe ran re
Norwegian - Jeg elsker deg
Osetian - Aez dae warzyn
Pakistan (Urdu) - May tum say pyar karta hun
Pandacan - Syota na kita!!
Pangasinan - Inaru Taka
Papiamento - Mi ta stimabo
Persian - Tora Doost Darem
Pig Latin - I-yea Ove-lea Ou-yea
Polish - Kocham Cie
Portuguese (Brazilian) - Eu te amo
Punjabi - me tumse pyar ker ta hu'
Quenya - Tye-mela'ne
Romanian - Te ador (stronger)
Romanian - Te iubesc
Russian - Ya tyebya lyublyu
Samoan - Ou te alofa outou
Sanskrit - tvayi snihyaami
Scottish Gaelic - Tha gra\dh agam ort
Serbo-Croatian - Volim te
Setswana - Ke a go rata
Shona - Ndinokuda
Sign language - Spread hand out so no fingers are touching. Bring in middle & ring fingers and touch then to the palm of your hand.
Sindhi - Maa tokhe pyar kendo ahyan
Singhalese - Mama oyaata aadareyi
Slovenian - ljubim te
South Sotho - Ke o Rata
Spanish - Te quiero / te amo / yo amor
Sri Lanka - mame adhare
Surinam - Mi lobi joe
Swahili - Naku penda
Swedish - Jag älskar dig
Swiss-German - Ch-ha di gärn
Tagalong - Mahal Kita / Iniibig kita
Tahitian - Ua here au ia oe
Taiwanese - Wa ga ei li
Tamil - Naan Unnai Khadalikkeren
Telugu - Nenu Ninnu Premisthunnanu
Thailand - Khao Raak Thoe / chun raak ter
Tunisian - Ha eh bak
Turkish - Seni Seviyorum
Ukrainian - Yalleh blutebeh / ya tebe kohayu
Urdu - Mea tum se pyaar karta hu (to a girl)
Urdu - Mea tum se pyar karti hu (to a boy)
Vietnamese (Females) - Em yeu Anh
Vietnamese (Males) - Anh yeu Em
Vlaams - Ik hue van ye
Vulcan - Wani ra yana ro aisha
Welsh - Rwy'n dy garu di
Wolof - Da ma la nope
Yiddish - Ich han dich lib
Yoruba - Mo ni fe
Yucatec Maya - 'in k'aatech (the love of lovers)
Yugoslavian - Ya te volim
Zambia (Chibemba) - Nali ku temwa
Zazi - Ezhele hezdege (sp?)
Zimbabwe - Ndinokuda
Zulu - Mina funani wena

My Lunch Today

Today for lunch, in Pasadena California, I ate a Ross Perot Burrito!

DP Post Card-Take 1

At your request and thanks to my mom, the post card I ripped up:

Three Bits of News

(1) DWT Nine out of Ten Americans say text messaging should be banned while driving! I say butt out of my text messaging.

(2) In preparation for the Olympics, the Chinese government will be removing food concessions that are attached to public restroom toilets. Yes, you read that right. Read about it here.

(3) Barry Bonds: Ugh! Well, I suppose we knew it would happen but it makes me sick. Hate the Giants, Hate Barry Bonds.

What Does This Photo Depict?

Results From My Second Poll

It's Time To Reveal (for those that dont know)

What I did last Monday

Preparing for "24" Season 7

24 Season 7 has to kill the worst season in 24 history, season 6. Season 7, starts in January so it's time to start preparing now! This weekend, I am starting the annual get ready for next season's 24 (okay, this is the first time so it's hardly annual) by re watching all previous seasons.

All of those that have promised to watch and haven't yet still have an opportunity to prepare for next season but you better start now with the Season 1. It really is good and worth your time!

(Can I just add that the only bad part about watching the seasons again is forwarding through the Kim parts-which were hard enough to watch the first time)

Good Luck, Isadora!

Today was Isadora's last day. A bunch of us went to Hop Li to wish her well. I was a little nervous when I found out that Reggie wasn't there (he usually orders all of the dishes at Hop Li) but Lloyd did a fabulous job filling in. Everybody had a good time and we all wish Isadora well in her future! We will miss you!

Bad Handwriting

Back in June, when I was on vacation, I wrote several postcards. As I was writing them I realized that my handwriting has become atrocious. Now, in my defense I was using a very small pen that was hard to hold but believe me when I tell you, the writing was terrible. One of them was so bad that when I went to mail it James said "Are you really going to send that?" At that point, I ripped it up, went and bought a new one and then wrote the recipient a two word post card.

Today, I was filling out some paperwork for David at the doctors office and I couldn't get over how terrible my writing looked. Now, this time, I was using a regular size pen so I couldn't blame it on that and I had a great clipboard so I just had to come to terms with the fact that my handwriting sucks.

I got to thinking, how often do I write anything? If I send a card, chances are it says whatever I needed it to say so I usually just sign, "Love Kim". If I have to write a check for something I just have to write the date, amount, recipient and sign it. The most I probably ever write is when I send in the receipts for my expense report. I sign it and then at the bottom I write "Electronically approved by XXX XXXX"

So here's the question: In 2007 does one need to worry about their bad handwriting, try to improve it or just move on?

Too Many Drinks

The "Some Like It Hot" blog prompted me to publish the photos below. What is my problem? Do I not have trash cans? There are seriously 1/2 empty cups and bottles all over my house.
This is a photo of the side table next to my side of the couch:
This is a photo of leftover drinks on someones desk at work.
This is a photo of the left over Starbucks cups on my desk.

Yum, My Lunch Today....

Nothing makes you more productive in the afternoon than having a great piece of fish for lunch.