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Happy 2008!
I'll be able to enjoy a few more house hours (no, I'm not drunk, yet) of 2007 than most of you because of the time difference. Let me know how the first few hours of the New Year are! Peace. -
Sick
It looks like I've caught my annual cold. I always get sick around this time of year with the usual suspects - runny nose, cough, and fever. A bunch of people from my firm are flying to New Orleans to see the Sugar Bow… -
Sammy's Top 10 Events of 2007
Now's the time of year where you see tons of "Year in Review" lists and features. Here are my top 10 events that happened his past year. As usual, it's a mixture of personal stuff and general events:SammyStorm passes … -
Dreaming of a White Christmas
This is an older picture from Illinois. He certainly doesn't need his winter coat anymore here in the islands!MERRY CHRISTMAS! -
Merry Christmas
Different kinds of trees, side-by-side: Guess what this means? This is the State Supreme Court building with a statute of King Kamehameha guarding the front: It wouldn't be Christmas in Hawaii without a giant ukulele:… -
Into the Wild
So far, this film is the favorite to win the prestigous SammyStorm Award for best film of 2007. Go see this now if you haven't already. Some reviewers have said that the main character isn't likable. Personally, I i… -
Christmas Party
Today we had our office Christmas Party. No one got drunk and started stripping and no one made out in the copy room, so I think it was on the tame side. We played some games, ate some good food, and topped it off with… -
Unwrapped Gift
I bought my wife's present and it comes in two parts. The first part is a small bag, but it doesn't look all that impressive...on purpose. Inside is a $100 gift certificate for her favorite beading store. Do you know … -
Return of the Hobbit
From EW.com: "It's back to Middle Earth for Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, and the boys from New Line. Finally, the years of disputes have ended, and the partners (including co-producer and co-distributor MGM) are gearing up… -
Shopping
Unlike most people, it seems, I don't have a lot of shopping to do for Christmas. We don't have any relatives on the islands and all my friends (all two of them) are back in Illinois. The only shopping I really have to… -
Vulcan Love
WAIT! DON'T CLICK AWAY! I know you're thinking: "oh great, another Star Trek post from Sammy." But this post isn't really about Star Trek. Even if you're not a fan of Star Trek (boo!), this book is pretty interesting.… -
Sammy's Top 5 Christmas Songs
Silver BellsWhite Christmas (the only version I really like is Bing Crosby's, although Louis Armstrong's was good too):Feliz Navidad (simple song, but for some reason it's really catchy):Silent Night (uh, I don't particu… -
Tree Lights
A somewhat blurry cellphone picture of the Holiday lighting in downtown Honolulu. Looks much better in person. -
The SUMMARIZER
Since I'm the "new guy" at work, I get stuck with all the uncool tasks. They don't let me do the fun stuff like dazzle juries with opening statements or meet with high-powered millionaire and celebrity clients. Instead… -
Two Random Questions
I haven't been to a Starbucks in a while. Do they have one of those holiday-seasonal-egg-nog type drinks now? Would you like to sleep in a treetent? -
Wonder Girls
According to my wife's friend's teenage son, the Wonder Girls are hot right now in Korea:Jerjonji always posts videos of male idols, this is to balance that out! Not my cup of tea, but if I were 16 I would probably like … -
Marathon
The Honolulu Marathon is tomorrow. I think there are about 15,000 runners who fly over from Japan just to run. As in any marathon, some people run in costumes and overall, it's a pretty fun day. My father will be runn…
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