Fall Colors

Fall is here and we are finally seeing the trees change color! These few days have been pretty cold, with night temperatures dropping below freezing.

Those of you who know me know that I hate snow and the cold. Snow is fun to watch, but very dangerous to live or drive in. The only time that I ever got close to an accident occurred during slow and spinning out on the highway.

That reminds me of needing to get new tires for my car! Gotta go shop this weekend. Snow usually starts mid November here.

In other news my bro just went on his flight to Hawaii today. That sounds really nice right about now.

Ivy and I are keeping our December vacation on the down-low, since we do plan on a trip to Taiwan and Japan next year. I planned on a 6 days/5 nights road trip to Arizona and New Mexico, but may expand that to 7 days/6 nights. We'll try to spend New Years Eve at Las Vegas if the hotels are not too expensive.

Ivy recently went to a couple of Halloween parties; her photos are already posted! One is at a night club "The Dream" and the other is at Universal Studios.

Brush Fires Bad for Travel

It was great to see every one again in LA! I arrived at 1 am Saturday. My girlfriend Ivy picked me up from the Ontario airport. We didn't have a lot of time to do many stuff, so Saturday we basically went to Santa Monica for the day. My mom flew in from Taiwan Saturday night and brought back lots of food. I was very happy to see my dogs again. I could tell they were very happy when they recognized me. I never knew Bowser could wag his tail this hard! My brother Fred was home for the weekend too, since he's studying for step 3. It was good to sleep in my room again, although it was pretty empty.

On Sunday Ivy and I went to Huntington Library. They were having their orchid show, but boy, was it pretty boring. I enjoyed the out door garden more. I remember not so long ago that there were no entrance fee. Then my mom told me it was $6 when she went recently. Well, when we got there on Sunday, the fee was $15!!! It would be worth it for someone who enjoys flowers. It was worth it for me because it gave me a chance to just stroll around with Ivy. =)

Then came Sunday night...my flight back to Columbus was a total nightmare! We experienced very strong winds and dust storms on our drive to the airport. I had no problem getting on the plane, then as the plane was about to take off, the pilot brought it back to the terminal! I was like, what??? There was a delay because of the high winds and brush fires. One and a half hours passed by, and we took off anyway in the strong winds! I saw fires everywhere on the mountains.

I missed my connecting flight and was forced to sleep over at Las Vegas airport. I chatted with a lot of people sleeping at the airport and looked like flights from San Diego and Irvine were also delayed. I couldn't get to work on Monday and had Heather cover me in the hospital. I didn't arrive to Columbus until 4:20pm, which was about 11 hours late.

All about movies and football!

Just one week till my trip to LA! It looks like my mom will fly back to LA a day early so I'll be able to see her Saturday night. And also my brother Fred is preparing for his step 3 board exam around the same time. It'll be interesting going back. I also miss my dogs...wonder if they remember me?

Today I watched the movie The Heartbreak Kid. It's not a very good movie. The jokes are pretty predictable and old. They are crude and grotesque, but I think that's just what the Farrlleys are known for the funny-gross jokes. Storyline is weak and the acting is just okay. I think Ben Stiller did well, but the rest of the cast are just deadweights. Any way, I'm glad I didn't spend the money to see it.

In other movie news, I got my hands on a "possible" rough draft of the Transformers 2 movie!!! I got it from a website owned by Dreamworks SKG. It's not a script, but just a simple 13 page storyline. I read throught the draft and if the actual movie is anything like it, then the movie would ROCK!!! It's slated to open in 2009.

College football news: today the Buckeyes burried Kent State! Then LSU was bombed! The new ranking are not out yet, but before this weekend we were ranked #3 in the AP poll. Cal was sittin pretty at #2. I expect both Cal and OSU to move up to #1 and #2 next week. USC has since been out of the picture at #10.

TV, Video Game, and Friends

Just watched this new comedy show called The Big Bang Theory. Man was it funny! It's about a bunch of nerds and their daily life (like trying to get a date with a girl). The first episode started out with 5 nerds in a LAN party. What's so funny is that they used a lot of scientific terms that I actually understand! They almost reflect the type of people I would hang out with in high school or college.

In other news, I've been playing the new game on DS: The Legend of Zelda:Phantom Hourglass. Gosh, this game is so addicting! I even got the strategy guide to help my quest to rescue Zelda, but I found so many typos and mistakes in the guide. Because of that I don't know if I'll ever get all the gems and treasures. Any way....that's what I've been doing on my free time!

This rheumatology consult month has been pretty busy. Last Friday I didn't leave the hospital until 6:30pm and most days I leave at 5pm. So because my time is spent in the hospital more, I actually met some of my friends back from med school! I'm just glad that I still have a few friends here.

Record Heat

Man! Was it hot in Ohio this weekend!?! It was 90 degrees yesterday and 91 degrees today. Tomorrow it's gonna be 90 degrees again. I was told that this weekend we broke the record from 1951. It's currently 10pm and still 77 degrees outside. I actually like hot weather rather than cold. So I hope this means a warmer winter. I sure hate snow.

My mom is flying back to Taiwan tonight from LA. Looks like the remodeling is almost done at our apartment there.

Only 12 days before flying back to LA!