bum drunk...
Well it's about that time again... Halloween!!!! I don't have much time to put much here, but I'll fill you in later on.
... it's about time for a bum to get drunk!
I'm from Chino and PROUD OF IT!
"i'm out"
norm
10 things for me...
I read some article by a chick, and it had her 10 Essential Things list. I got to wondering... what are the 10 things that I need/want/use on a daily basis? I know this list could be longer, or more well thought out... so I might go back and edit it... but this is the top 10 off the top of my head right now.
10. i-Pod - I gotta have this for the train in the morning. I cannot stand to listen to the nonsensical ramblings of the people on the train. I have not only become a pro at sleeping for 15-20 minutes, sleeping sitting up in a chair, but now I can sleep while listening to music blasting into my ears.
9. Netflix - I would have said Satellite tv, but since our signal has been messed up, and we haven't been watching it... I don't miss it that much. I really do miss the Iron Chef at midnight. With Netflix I can get all the movies... old and new... that I want. I get 4 at a time, and then burn them... to make one hell of a DVD collection.
8. RockStar - Gotta love your energy drink. Red Bulls are nice, but they are too small. I don't drink coffee in the morning, and my emergency wakeup drink is RockStar. I don't use it that often, but if I need one... I have a case of it in my room and at least 5 or 6 in my fridge.
7. BBQ - Damn I love a good steak or chicken. I'd have to say that I like my dinner off the bbq better than from the kitchen. There is almost nothing that you can't cook on the bbq. Everything from breakfast to dinner, and even dessert. Thank god my roommate is a wiz at grilling with the bbq, or I'd go hungry.
6. Laptop Computer - Technology is great. I am in front of tons of computers all day, and when I get home from work what is one of the first things that I do? Sit down and turn my laptop on. Damn I'm addicted to that thing. Not only do I get on the internet with it, but I also love to do PhotoShops on it. There is a certain satisfaction I have with messing around with pictures on my computer. Gotta love the chops.
5. Cellphone - I feel naked when I don't have my cellphone with me. I'm always reaching down to my left front pocket to check my cellphone... phone calls, txt msg's, and emails. Plus my new phone I can text message faster than ever, and even get on the internet. I love being connected at all times.
4. Jeans & T-Shirt - Man what would I do without this combo. I have no problem dressing up for a wedding or some formal occasion and putting on a suit and tie. I'll dress up and head out to the club or party, and I have no problem. What I really do like is to not have to worry about what I'm wearing, and just throw on some comfortable jeans and a t-shirt. I almost look forward to Friday's because I can wear jeans and a t-shirt to work on Friday... it makes the day go by quicker and is more enjoyable. Jeans and a t-shirt is sooo much a staple of many peoples wardrobe that it is the default public attire that is accepted almost everywhere.
3. Good Imported Bottle Beer - The top three were all pretty close, and unfortunately this one came up just a little bit short. Everyone that knows me, knows that I love beer... and I really love good beer. There is nothing like relaxing at the river with a Corona, or helping a friend move with a Heineken, or sitting down at an Irish Pub with a Guinness. Beer is a love in my life that have very rarely done me wrong. When I love beer too much... it has been known to treat me wrong, but it's my fault... not the beers.
2. Credit Card - I'm pretty bad with money and I couldn't tell you how much money I had in my checking, savings, or retirement. What I do know is that I hand over a little piece of plastic, and people give me stuff for free. It could be a $3.50 cafe moca over at Starbucks or $4,000 for a bar tab over in Vegas. I know that I owe more than I'm worth, but who cares... I'm having fun!!
1. High Speed Internet - Thank you Al Gore!! What would I do without my good friend Mr. Internet. Yes I did say Mr. because the internet was invented by men... for men. I literally could stay in my house for the rest of my life and the internet can bring me all the things that I need. Information, groceries, movies, books, beer, technology... anything that I want can be looked at and even delivered to my apt. Granted it has probably made me a much lazier person, but I'll say that is a great trade off for having the world at my finger tips.
I'm from Chino and PROUD OF IT!"i'm out"
norm
Family...
Scott Lewis and Steve Lewis
Well it was my brother's birthday yesterday. I talked to him on the phone, but I didn't get to see him. I think that the both of us are going to have dinner at my parents house on Wednesday. I just wanted to wish him a very happy belated internet birthday. Not only was it my brothers birthday, but it was also the date where the US officially has 300 million people living here... here is the current US population
Today I also got to thinking about family. If there is anyone that I truly look up to more than my Dad or Pa... it would have to be my uncle Denny. His name really isn't Denny, it was Charles Dennis Lewis, and I've never heard anyone call him Charles or Dennis. My grandma liked the name Denny, so that's what she called him. Everyone soon then after called him Denny. He enlisted into the Navy straight out of high school, and in next to no time he was a machinist going all around the world. He was soon tapped to be on the elite Underwater Demolition Team (UDT), or as some may refer to them as Frogmen. In the early 1960's he was chosen to be apart of the Navy's SEAL Team (SEa, Air, and Land) that were created by President John F. Kennedy as a maritime special operations unit capable of a multitude of missions anywhere in the world. While he was a part of the "Men with green Faces" he spent many tours overseas. Retiring from the Navy with over 25 years of service he quickly moved up to Alaska, so I didn't get to see him very much when I was growing up.
He never talked about what he did, or what he saw. I know that my Dad knows a few stories, and I know even less. You know how you always get those questions about if you could have lunch with anyone who would it be... well I'd like to have lunch with my Uncle just one more time.
My Dad always talked about how he and my Grandfather and Uncle would do a lot of backpacking. The one place that they always talked about was Kersarge Pass. This was a tall pass at 11,760 ft., just a little ways away from Mt. McKinley. Me and my Brother and Dad went up there about two years ago to take a little time out of our lives to just remember. While the three of us were up there we scattered a few of my Uncles ashes. So now I will remember that weekend for the rest of my life.
The reason that I'm writing about my uncle is because of an article that I read over on MSN... Navy SEAL falls on grenade to save comrades. These stories are the ones that I think of when I think about SEAL's.
Thinking of you Uncle Denny... Hoo-Ya!
I'm from Chino and PROUD OF IT!
"i'm out"
norm
Perfect 10...
This is for the Canadian Chick
... what she loves (cats)... and what she hates (UFC)
I'm from Chino and PROUD OF IT!
"i'm out"
norm
9 and Counting...
Oktoberfest was pretty kick ass... if you can get down to the Alpine Village over in Torrance... DO IT.
Oh yeah... and don't tell me about the one in Huntington... that one sucks compared to this one.
oh yeah... and last but not least... sorry Heather for messin up your picture.
I'll blame it on the 6 yes 6 of the 32 oz bad ass German beers I had.
I'm from Chino and PROUD OF IT!"i'm out"
norm
TAKE OVER....
I also wanted to say that I've completely taken over spyder-fonix.com
I'm from Chino and PROUD OF IT!"i'm out"
norm
UFC 64 tomorrow...
Rich Franklin Vs. Anderson Silva -
SilvaSean Sherk Vs. Kenny Florian -
FlorianJon Fitch Vs. Kuniyoshi Hironaka -
FitchCheick Kongo Vs. Carmelo Marrero -
KongoSpencer Fisher Vs. Dan Lauzon -
FisherKeith Jardine Vs. Mike Nickels -
JardineYushin Okami Vs. Kalib Starnes -
OkamiJustin James Vs. Clay Guida -
GuidaKurt Pellegrino Vs. Junior Assuncao -
PellegrinoI could have swore that I just watched the UFC on Tues, and then again on Thrs. Yep I did, and I'm going to be watching the Pay-Per-View this Saturday too. I hope everyone gets a chance to watch it too... this card has some good fight match-ups. Good luck to all my Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu guys. I'm going with a few upsets here on this card.Oh yeah... sorry Canadian Chick that I don't do any posts on Squash or Lacrosse, but I'm working on it. I'm from Chino and PROUD OF IT!"i'm out"
norm
Bro... is zhoe zhitzu
Damn... I'm famous. No, I mean that I'm really famous. Ok... not that famous, but at least I got my name on a few of the most visited MMA websites. I helped out my friend with an interview, and I got all the credit for it. Good luck to Jarrod in his upcoming fight tomorrow. I know you'll do good with Javi and Ryron in your corner.
Oh yeah... and if you wanna check out the interview... it's over here:
-- OnTheMat - Interview with Jarrod "Light Switch" Kwitty
-- ADCC - Ready for his MMA debut
This past Tuesday there was a pretty good fight on the free SpikeTV UFC event... Jason MacDonald vs Ed Herman... there was some awesome grappling, and a sweet triangle set-up.
The first rule of FIGHT CLUB is.........
..... that you do not talk about FIGHT CLUB!!
I'm from Chino and PROUD OF IT!"i'm out"
norm
WARNING!!...
I'm from Chino and PROUD OF IT!"i'm out"
norm
OKTOBERFEST...
Looks like I'm heading out to Oktoberfest tonight!!!
If anyone wants to join me... hit me up
September 9th through October 29th, 2006
THE LARGEST AND OLDEST
OKTOBERFEST IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA!
BEER GARDEN SCHEDULE
Fri - 6:30 pm to 1 am (21 and older only)
$5.00 Admission
Sat - 6 pm to 1 am (21 and older only)
$5.00 Admission
Sun - Noon to 7:00 pm (Family Day)
$4.00 Admission
Children under 12 free with adult
-- click on the coupon for a free pass --
The History of Oktoberfest
The famed Oktoberfest began with a royal Bavarian wedding in 1810. The groom, king Ludwig I, wanted to celebrate his marriage to Maria Teresa of Saxonia by proclaiming a state fair, in Munich.
The festival was dedicated to the fall harvest and to the Regions most famous product, beer. Tradesman and merchants came throughout Germany to join in the merry-making. They examine the Crops, sang songs, danced and sampled the first beer of the season. The celebration was such a success that Ludwig issued a royal Decree making Oktober festival time in Munich.
Oktoberfest has been held annually ever since and has found its Way to Torrance, California at the Alpine Village. We have been Celebrating the Oktoberfest for 40 years. The festival is Celebrated in the beer garden which accommodates up to 3,000 people and includes a Bavarian Brass-Oom Pa Pa band from Germany, German dancers, contests, beer brewed at the Alpine Village and Authentic German food.
-- Now this is what I call some beer... damn... holding 5 in each hand ---
Yeah... this chick is my new girlfriend
I'm from Chino and PROUD OF IT!"i'm out"
norm
Tech. Friday...
I usually don't do too many theme posts... but this one's gonna mostly be about Technology. It's what most of us here on spyder-fonix do all day. UPDATE: now this is the rocket scientist cheerleader that I wanna meet
-- I want one... Bluetooth watch that has caller id built into it... so you know who's calling... made by Fossil
-- Check out this large ring that's like a particle accelerator... could launch satellites into space... or it can send me beer all the way from across the world
-- Wanna start buzzin... take these caffeine mints... 25% more caffeine than a can of RedBull
-- Cool... Hitch iPod2iPod USB Transfer Device so that you can copy song between iPods with no computer
-- Bad ass new dual-screen Vista laptop... kinda like a cellphone
-- Top Ten Geek Wallets... some of these were cool... others... weak
-- Grey's wet dream... D-Link's gonna release a unlocked linux cellphone
... oh yeah... and I'm not addicted to SUDOKU
I'm from Chino and PROUD OF IT!"i'm out"
norm
You know you are from Chino when ...
This has to be one of my longer posts, but I thought it was worth it. There was this bulletin going around a few weeks ago about "You know you are from Chino when... ", and I thought it was pretty interesting. I added a few to the list, and cleaned up the grammer, spelling, and format... n' here's the list. I'll bet that I think up some new stuff, and add it later on.1. You know you are from Chino when you know what the Milkcan game is.
2. You know you are from Chino when you know what DAL and CHS stands for.
3. You know you are from Chino when you know when DAL won the last Milkcan game.
4. You know you are from Chino when people say "Damn! Whats that smell?" and you reply, "What smell?"
5. You know you are from Chino when you know what "smells like Chino" means.
6. You know you are from Chino when the only thing people do is hang out at the Spectrum and listen to the crappy bands.
7. You know you are from Chino when your idea of a scary time is Green Mist and the Cooper House.
8. You know you are from Chino when people ask where you are from and you say; Chino, and they respond "Oh! Where the prison is?"
9. You know you are from Chino when you have at least one friend who lives on a farm still.
10. You know when you are from Chino when you have a llama and cows at your school.
11. You know you are from Chino when you watch the O.C. and get offended.
12. You know you are from Chino when you can honestly say you know who Diana Taurasi is.
13. You know you are from Chino when all there is to do at night is to go toilet papering, cow tipping, or ice blocking.
14. You know you are from Chino when you walk into Kelly's and half the joint is from your old high school.
15. You know you are from Chino when you drive by what used to be "Drug Emporium" and it is now "Gigantic Super Mercado"
16. You know you are from Chino when at least half of the girls from your high school work at one of the 2,356 tanning booths in your local area.
17. You know you are from Chino when one Del Taco is closed, so you just make a left turn and.... voila! Another Del Taco!!
18. You know you are from Chino when you're cooking and you run out of milk, so all you have to do is hop in your car and hit up the drive-through dairy down the street.
19. You know you are from Chino when you need a new shirt, so you just hit up one of the local Fashion Zones.
20. You know you are from Chino when someone asks where you're from, and you start preparing the "Its really not as bad as everyone thinks...." speech.
21. You know you are from Chino when you know what the airport lounge is, and know that on any given night, the bar may have 2 or 20 people in there (tractor trailer parking directly outside)
22. You know you are from Chino when you went to CHS, and all 10 of the P.E. teachers are football coaches.
23. You know you are from Chino when you have bought weed from that guy Nomad.
24. You know you are from Chino when you don't need to go to high school reunions to see everyone; all you need to do is go to the Demolition Derby!
25. You know you are from Chino when people from Orange County think your gangster despite the fact you are clearly white.
26. You know you are from Chino when at least 2 people you know hang out with have had a DUI.
27. You know you are from Chino when at the very same party you have people 5 years younger and 5 years older then you.
28. You know you are from Chino when every one of your brothers has played for Chino High football.
29. You know you are from Chino when you wake up and smell the Wonder bread factory!
30. You know you are from Chino when your 12-year-old brother is drinking at the same party that you are at.
31. You know you are from Chino when you get angry when you hear the words Chino Hills.
32. You know you are from Chino when you say "Let's meet at Chino Burger for lunch" and you're friends show up at Ranch Burger, Chino Burger, and Super Chiliburger.
33. You know you are from Chino when you STILL call the Ralphs on Mountain Ave. Alpha-Beta.
34. You know you are from Chino when you think about the old times at the old AMC theatre, Kelly's, Godfather's, Skate Express, New York Pizzeria, and EZ Take Out.
35. You know you are from Chino when you've had the conversation with your friends about Chino Hills trying to claim ownership of the Spectrum when it's clearly in Chino.
36. You know you are from Chino when you remember the old Peppinos Pizzeria over on Riverside next door to the Del Taco.
37. You know you are from Chino when you can tell inquiring minds just which episode of The Simpsons Chino is mentioned, and who mentions it. (Day of the Jackanapes, Sideshow Bob.) "Oh, honestly! At Chino, they get to stay up till nine!"
38. You know you are from Chino when you are somehow connected to either the Carver or Wolfinbarger families. Or both.
39. You know you are from Chino when you check the Champion Newspaper to see people you went to school with is getting married. Then feel really good when you see their spouse is ugly.
40. You know you are from Chino when any of the Ulloa kids have threatened to have their mom kick you out of Chino.
42. You know you are from Chino when you know Officer McCombs, and know he's an asshole.
43. You know you are from Chino when you've ever bought pot or cigarettes off the ice cream man.
44. You know you are from Chino when living in track housing makes you fancy.
45. You know you are from Chino when you've dry camped at the Prado Balloon Festival.
46. You know you are from Chino when you know the Chino Sinners are now just fat balding old guys who get together to hold BBQ's for their families.
47. You know you are from Chino when you wake up with a hangover, and met your crew at Flo's for breakfast.
48. You know you are from Chino when you know where Hottinger's meats is located at.
49. You know you are from Chino when you know that all the streets that have a number or letter in its name have at least one Chino Sinner living there.
50. You know you are from Chino when you remember when someone pooped in your school pool, and it wasn't you.
51. You know you are from Chino when you know what a Conquistador is.
52. You know you are from Chino when you know where to buy speed and/or can find one or more meth labs.
53. You know you are from Chino when you remember when Chino Hills was nothing but Los Serranos.
54. You know you are from Chino when you remember the PIG MAN!
55. You know you are from Chino when you know where to buy cigarettes and beer and your underage.
56. You know you are from Chino when you know who owns a pool, and spend your whole summer there.
57. You know you are from Chino when you have eaten at Joey's BBQ.
58. You know you are from Chino when you have had a Manna Donut, or remember the walk-up window for the Winchels on Central and Riverside!
59. You know you are from Chino when on Halloween you know who gives mini wonder breads, and cheese popcorn away.
60. You know you are from Chino when you have heard Richard scream "Where's yer hall pash... where's yer hall pash!!"
61. You know you are from Chino when you know that the DAL kids are good at one thing... track.
62. You know you are from Chino when you have ever conducted illegal activities in "the wash".
63. You know you are from Chino when it's 115 degrees outside, no shade and you say, "well at least its cooler then it was yesterday".
64. You know you are from Chino when you have partied at the bridge, and there was once a Ghost at Remington Bridge.
65. You know you are from Chino when you know where the DES hall is at.
66. You know you are from Chino when you know that Ontario Street was the hang out on Friday and Saturday nights, and if you were there on the weeknights it was just to get stoned and head home!
67. You know you are from Chino when the CHS cheerleaders are running from the cops in their cheer uniforms because they were ditching.
68. You know you are from Chino when you know only the stoners hang out at the church across the street from CHS.
69. You know you are from Chino when you know who Coach Monger is.
70. You know you are from Chino when you know where Bum Street is at.
71. You know you are from Chino when your favorite smell involves driving up Central for the strawberry fields, and Christmas tree farms.
72. You know you are from Chino when you have hooked up with a Camping.
73. You know you are from Chino when you think you've moved up in the world when you've bought your two story home in Corona.
74. You know you are from Chino when you go get the best Mexican food over at Casa Sanchez!
75. You know you are from Chino when you know who Mr. Satterfield was...may he RIP
76. You know you are from Chino when you can remember when the houses on the south west corner of Riverside and Mountain was Decker Corn.
77. You know you are from Chino when you know you went to CHS and you hear, "Good morning cowboys and cowgirls get A's and B's yes!" Before your government tests!
78. You know you are from Chino when the best parties take place at a Dairy.
79. You know you are from Chino when you have ever avoided the light at Benson & Philadelphia by driving behind the Chino Town Square.
80. You know you are from Chino when you can remember when Pac n' Save was Gemco, Vons, Pavillions, Vons (again), etc.
81. You know you are from Chino when you hear "Zendejas" and think "kick ass Chino football player" and not just "great Mexican food".
82. You know you are from Chino when you know who the Tamale King is.
83. You know you are from Chino when you remember when the County Govt. building on Mountain Ave was Olie's and then Builder's Emporium.
84. You know you are from Chino when you remember MusicPlus and Blockbuster Music.... soon to be CVS pharmacy.
85. You know you are from Chino when you have ever stood in the middle of Riverside Drive, proudly playing/spinning/twirling/dancing/performing your heart out for your family/friends/neighbors.
86. You know you are from Chino when you have spent time after time going to Bernard's Liquor... and remember when Bernard worked there.
87. You know you are from Chino when you know that the Gov. Arnolds Cabinet Secretary is the former Mayor of Chino Fred Aguiar.
88. You know you are from Chino when you have had a drink or two... or three at the Centro Basco with the who's who.
89. You know you are from Chino when you remember when Magnolia Ave. was like a river when it rained... man it was tough getting across when you were walking home from school.
90. You know you are from Chino when you have gone to Christmas Tree Lane!!!
91. You know you are from Chino when you remember the snow cone lady over on Benson just below Riverside.
92. You know you are from Chino when you have had pizza parties over at New York Pizzeria.
93. You know you are from Chino when you have played some baseball, football, or soccer over at Ayala Park.
94. You know you are from Chino when you remember the Price Club that turned into SAMS.
95. You know you are from Chino when you remember the 50 cent beers at GodFathers on Thursday nights.
96. You know you are from Chino when you went to the Chino Auction even though its in Ontario.
97. You know you are from Chino when you and/or a sibling graduated with a Prescott.
98. You know you are from Chino when you went to CHS and took drivers training with Mr. Setlich... and he fell asleep, so you ended up in Riverside, or by the beach because no one knew what to do!
99. You know you are from Chino when you got caught ditching by Big Bird.
100. You know you are from Chino when you can remember going to Art's... what is now Super Chili Burger over on Magnolia and Riverside.
101. You know you are from Chino when you still crave those Pepperbelly's over at CHS.
102. You know you are from Chino when you hung out at the local bowling ally... yeah... where the T-Shirt Mart is over by Chino Bike on Central and Riverside.
103. You know you are from Chino when you have had steak and eggs for breakfast at the Cock-A-Doodle.
104. You know you are from Chino when you got to Chino Ranch Market or the El Pueblo Meat Market to get carne asada.
105. You know you are from Chino when you get all excited, and make everyone shut up when Snoop Dogg raps about living "in the hills, right next to Chino."I'm from Chino and PROUD OF IT!"i'm out"
norm
Bring on the free hooch...
aaaaahhhh... it's good to be back. It's been a while since I posted anything on here. Well at least it's been a while since I posted anything that was filled with pictures and worthless links... here you go... I'll try to make it a regular occurrence from now on. I know how much Grey's crappy posts have put you to sleep. Here we go... Norm Speaks
<-- Norm's not gettin paid
Looks like I didn't get that job... DAMN!!! I had a really good feeling about this one too. I thought I had it wrapped up. Oh well... looks like no party for Norm. I gotta keep on truckin' cause this job is just too much now.
- Friendly tip from my friend Rose's brothers... the world famous Gracie's... Cross Choke Beater... be sure to leave your mark
- I think that I've died and gone to heaven... this cheerleader is a rocket scientist... seriously... WOW!!!
- Man he got Tia Carrere... Damn... Tie Domi was a thug hockey player... n' got that chick from Wayne's World... too bad he's a cheater
The Boondocks is one of my favorite shows... and A Pimp Named Slickback is the best character... a little Video for you... and yeah... I might get the t-shirt for Grey
-- Hahahaha... Dodgers got into the playoffs... check out the Frustrated Fan of the Month
-- Japanese Air Sex competition... I could see The B.O.B. doing this
-- Here's a great place to look up some art... Web Gallery of Art
-- I think that I'm gonna try to make it out to Oktoberfest out in Torrance at the Alpine Village this Friday... here's a free coupon
I'm from Chino and PROUD OF IT!"i'm out"
norm
