i am glad today is over with...

today sucked. good night, and thank the lord boise state football season begins tomorrow, finally.

i hate jet lag.

well i was going to post a video from our trip, but after the stupid computer uploaded it for about 15 minutes, an error code showed up and now i have to do it all over. anyhow we made it home, my apartment is a disaster, and i am up at 11:30 at night wide awake, and thought i would finish a post on our trip. so friday morning we went out and took family pictures for ed and lisa with the girls. it was fun, i figured they fed us, and let us stay at their home, so it was the least i could do. so thank you very much ed and lisa for all that you did! and to rich and jonna and their family, thanks for dinner and it was great to see you all. we left friday afternoon japan time, and got into seattle about 1 p.m. pacific. had a bit of a layover in seattle, but we were soon on our way home. mom and dad picked us up, it was good to be home. so did i go to sleep right when i got home...nope, some friends were in town so i headed downtown to see them, went out for sushi at happy fish in boise, it was good. i still suck at using chopsticks, but i guess that is what i will work on now. so after all that i was up for more than 28 hours, came home and took a sleeping pill. woke up about 11:30am, and still wasn't adjusted to the time change, stupid jet lag. last night couldn't get to sleep and was up until 3am. woke up at noon, and was worthless the rest of the day. hopefully getting up and to the gym in the morning i will get back on track. hope to have a video up here soon. if not i will show most of you when i see you i guess. until next time.

today is the day

well as you all are in the middle of your thursday workday, i just got up and we have to leave today. keith and mike, didn't have any soda during the entire trip, tempted a couple times but stayed strong. anyhow here are a few things i should tell you about japan...
-august isn't the best time to come here, it was hot and muggy. i can't complain though, it rained just once in the morning. nothing ruins a vacation like rain.
-the japanese women are very pretty, oh so pretty
-the metro system is confusing
-they drive on the opposite side of the road, a bit tough to get used to
-pokeman is so annoying
-you feel like you are in a video game with the music they play when you walk around in the public places
-our cell phones in the states suck, compared to what the japanese have
i think that is it for now. aunt debbie thanks again for everything you did in planning our trip. viva la kenya. so i guess i will see you all soon.

i guess we have to come home...

our trip is almost over. i am really sad to leave. japan is quite lovely, i will definitely try to make it back over here. today was amazing, the humidity was down, it was a bit cloudy so it wasn't to hot. we went to yokohama today. took the metro there and walked around a bit. they have an amusement park right there over looking the bay. went on the huge ferris wheel that looks over the city. it wasn't crowded at all, but i am guessing on the weekend that place would be packed. very pedestrian friendly place. so i have a new addiction, starbucks green tea frapichino, don't know if i spelled that right, oh well. anyhow i love that drink. our plane leaves at 8pm, and we arrive in boise at 6pm. hope you all have a good thursday. it is 11pm and i am headed to bed. talk to you soon.

yokohama park

couldn't find tokyo rose

ginza shopping district, all the big designers have stores here, very expensive.

tokyo was crazy! that is all i can say. there are so many people there. we hit a few of the biggest districts of tokyo, ginza, shuboya, roppongi, and a couple other ones that i can't think of right now. shuboya is the times square of tokyo, the busiest intersection in the world, there is like six crosswalks converging in this square and people are all over. the busiest starbucks is also in that square. so we just got a drink and went to the second floor and watched the chaos that is tokyo. we sat there at least 45 minutes just watching all the people. they have an interesting fashion sense here.


this is how many japanese girls dress, pretty funky.

paul just before dinner.
we went to the imperial palace, but couldn't get to it because it was blocked off for some reason. the metro in tokyo is crazy. i thought hong kong was a bit tricky, but the stations here have six and seven levels, and the map is tough to figure out where to go, and to transfer. we ate at hard rock here in tokyo, ed and lisa liked it, some good american food that didn't have any asian influence. went to some shopping districts out of tokyo and they have shoe stores every other store. there are so many brands, styles to choose from, and are fairly inexpensive. it rained a bit last night, and poured all morning. we are probably going to yokohama today, the second largest city in japan.
we leave tomorrow, i can't believe how fast this trip has gone by. traveling out of a suitcase sucks, but i have had so much fun. can't wait to share all the pics with you all. i have taken a lot, so i will narrow down the favorites so i don't bore you.
well hopefully i will get one more post in before we leave.

we head to tokyo

hey. well we are about to head out to tokyo on the trains. went and worked out this morning with ed. it was great to get to the gym. anyhow sushi was great last night. had tuna, salmon, crab and some other things. wasabi is a bit hot. so i guess i will try and post pictures from todays trip. it is another hot and muggy day. i really miss the dry heat of idaho. met some oklahoma fans the other day, it was great conversation. hope all is good in idaho and everywhere else.

i think im turning japanese, i really think so.

hello from the land of the rising sun. we made it here. it is hot and muggy just like hong kong. my friend ed and his daughter met us at the airport today and we are now at their house here on the zuma army base. dinner tonight is sushi. i have to admit that i have never in my 28 years have had sushi. so what better place to try it than in japan. tomorrow we get on the bullet trains and head into tokyo for the day. i am really excited. dad, paul and i realized we have finally been to a place that you haven't been to. can't wait to tell you all about it. ha ha me so funny...
well i will post pics soon of japan. hope all is well.
later

goodbye hong kong, hello japan...

we leave for japan in the morning. i am about to go to bed, while you all are getting ready to head to work. hong kong is now one of my favorite cities. this place is amazing and has it all. today we went to a couple different markets and shopped. picked up a few things, it was fun bargaining with the vendors, they tell you the price and then give them my price. the best part is saying no and walking away, and them following you as you walk away.
the things i won't miss about hk is the guys on the street asking every ten feet or so, "you want fake watch", or "you come to my shop, we get you tailored suit."
had the best ice cream today, a mango flavored ice cream.
went into the louis vuitton shop in the peninsula hotel today, who the hell would spend $2000 bucks on a purse, or $500 bucks on a small wallet? it is nice stuff, but why so much???
that reminds me, i hope the lottery ticket sitting on my counter at home is the winning ticket, haven't checked, but i am keeping my hopes up.
well hong kong was great, i will definitely be coming back here, and recommend it to anyone.
so i guess the next time i will post something will be in the land of the rising sun...
hope all is well.

so this just happened

so i finished the last post, got up to get in the shower, and ceiling tiles had crashed to the floor in our bathroom. i thought i had heard a crash earlier but thought it was outside or something. no, it was in our bathroom, there is a leak from above. it would have been funny if paul was sitting on the toilet when it happened. here are the pics

one more day in hong kong.

whats up everyone? well another day has begun here hong kong. it is 4pm on sunday in idaho. just thinking about everyone and what they might be doing at 4 in the afternoon, while i type this at 6am hk time.
yesterday was a blast, we lucked out again with weather, it was still hot and muggy but didn't rain. looks like today we will have the rain. we didn't have any clue on what we were going to do so after breakfast we decide to head way out of town on the metro to the island of lantau. it cost us about 3 bucks to ride out there. the scenery was great. anyhow we wanted to go see the worlds biggest Buddha statue. saw it on tv, so it looked like it would be cool to see. also on this island in disneyland hong kong, it has been open for 3 years now. they even built their own metro line out to it, mickey mouse is everywhere here. so we got to the end of the metro line, and took a 45 min. bus ride through the mountains on narrow roads that seemed to all but torn up with construction. the drivers here are crazy coming within inches of other cars and buses. so Buddha was great. hiked up the all the stairs to the top, drenched in sweat. i have to thank samantha at the gym for telling me to hit the treadmill and stairmaster to prepare me for all the walking and hiking up endless amounts of stairs.
after we headed back into the city, we went to soho, the massive restaurant area off the 800 meters of escalators that head up a hill. we at italian food at fat angelos. it was great. after that we called our cousin jonna who lives here in hk with her family. they just got back from summer vacation in the states. we went to their house last night to see jonna, rich, and the girls. we had a blast, it was great to see them. their apt. looks over repulse bay which is an amazing view and very nice location. after we left, got back on the bus to head back to the metro station to go to the hotel. we were exhausted. so here are some pictures for you all to see. we are going to a couple of markets today it should be fun. talk to you later.

outside right now of our hotel

holding a cute little Buddha, the locals were laughing at us when we were doing this, it reminded me of the leaning tower of pisa

biggest Buddha statue in the world

night market from previous night

view from our cousins apt.

paul with anna, sophie, and isabelle

paul in the metro looking a bit tired

it is 6:30 in the morning and wide awake.

so we are up and just watching tv in the room until we go out and get something to eat this morning. i saw this on tom and sheri's blog and she wanted me to do this, so thought i would answer questions....
Jobs I've had:
1. sanitation engineer(ok, i was a janitor) at dad's dental office from 8 years old to when i graduated high school.
2. franklin building supply
3. blackers furniture
4. jamba juice
5. mountain man for a summer
6. dental lab tech

Movies I could watch again and again:
1. saving private ryan
2. forest gump
3. good will hunting
4. rudy
5. many more i can't remember, or will admit to watching

Guilty Pleasures
1. ice cream
2. oatmeal raisin cookies

Places I've Lived
1. caldwell
2. las vegas,nv
3. portland, or
4. salt lake city(i say slc, because i really didn't like that town to the south that i really lived in for the longest 9 months ever)
5. currently in boise, id

TV Shows I like:
1. The Office
2. 24
3. college gameday during football season
4. anything on the travel channel

Places Ive been to on vacation:
1. most of the usa
2. europe
3. south america
4 and in china right now

Favorite Foods:
1. Italian
2. Gelato
3. chinese
4. cheeseburgers from in and out
4. I just love food

Body Parts I've injured:
1. Broke my ankle
2. my right hand
3. and seriously bruised my left hand this summer out at the lake

Nicknames:
1. the dave
2. davey (my little niece macey calls me that

alright, time to go get breakfast now. i will have the update from todays adventures later on.

this city is huge!

hello. it is about 9:30pm, and paul is out cold. we walked around all day, and i really wore him out. i am about to go out to the night market to take some pictures of all the neon signs. we rode a 800 meter escalator, the victoria peak trolley, the metro, ate at hard rock(what is a blaisdell vacation w/o a trip to hard rock?), and walked through the little markets off the busy streets. those little alleys are the most interesting, the locals are there selling chickens and fresh fish, and local produce. shopping is definitely the main attraction here in hong kong. here are a couple of pics from today.

paul met some new friends. these girls just kept staring at paul and smiling. so they wanted to get a pic with him.

the symphony of lights over victoria harbor. huge light and firework show every night at 8pm. this is from our hotel room.

right after the light show. lighting for about an hour non stop over the harbor. i have never seen so much lighting.

paul loves fashion.

one of the markets

in the city
well hope all is well the lighting started back up. will have more pics tomorrow.
good night now!!

i have been up for 28 hours now.....

hello from hong kong. that flight is brutal. it is 2am i think. so just wanted to let you all know that we made it here. got to seattle, tried to upgrade from coach to business class, didn't happen the flight was completely booked. so as we marched through the business class cabin to the back the plane we were a bit sad. but coach wasn't bad at all. it was quite nice. watched 3 movies, and tried to sleep(didn't happen though). so got to hong kong and the hotel at 11:30pm or so, and went out to the harbor. our room looks out at the water.
well tried to put pics up, but it isn't working. so hopefully i can get pics up on this thing. well i have to try to sleep now.

jackie chan watch out, my sweet ninja moves are in hong kong now. we are safe

it is finally here!!!

well just got home from work, it has been a busy day. went to the rodeo last night and had a great time. didn't even get shot at, how about that.
now have to begin the process of packing for my trip across the pond, pacific that is. my little brother paul (he is a bit taller than me, but i still can take him down) and i leave in the morning for hong kong and tokyo. i am really excited for this trip. it is my first time to the continent of asia. paul was there last year, really happy he gets to go with me before he starts college.

this is who i get to spend the next 9 days with...
i think he painted that facial hair on himself.

so i guess you will have to wait and see what kind of trouble we get ourselves in, so stay tuned...

kids are a handful

good morning all. well it is sunday, 5 days until paul and i leave to hong kong and tokyo. my mind is already on that plane, it is tough to think of anything else. i have come to realize that traveling and spending money on experiences instead of stuff that just sits in a house or a garage, is what life is about. so thank you mom and dad for instilling the travel bug, and showing us that there is life outside of idaho. ok, enough sentimental jabber...
anyhow, reason for this post title. took family pictures for some friends last night. it was fun, i was pretty tired after we were done. kids running around everywhere non stop. so to all you parents, i am impressed, i probably would go crazy, check that, i would go crazy...
headed to tom and sheri's after taking pictures. had a proud uncle davey moment, got to read macey a book before she went to bed. after i finished the book i asked macey if she liked the book. the response, "i want daddy." it made me laugh.
so i guess that is all for now.

finally!!!!

finally is all i can say. barry bonds passed hank aaron for the home run record. now lets just forget about him and start football already!!! it has been interesting to watch him get that record, it just drug on and on. no pun intended on the "drug on" comment either. being the sports fan i am, it is cool to see history be made, even though it was made with some pharmaceutical help. well that is all i have for now.
9 days until our trip, i am at that point of...can i leave now please?
watched employee of the month last night, funny show, the soundtrack is really good. my favorite song this week is "do it alone" by sugarcult. to all my punk rock and hardcore friends, there is nothing wrong with a good pop song every now and then...a guilty pleasure.

everybodys working for the weekend....

i don't know why that song title got into my head, but i guess it works. well exciting weekend ahead, well not to exciting, but fun. taking a senior pictures for a friend today and tomorrow. then going golfing with dr. tom. after that going to see bourne ultimatum, by far one of my favorite movie series. so that is it for now. went to the awesome candy store here in boise, they have everything you could think of, and i bought a ton of candy. sorry dad and tom. lemonheads galore, pop rocks, candy cigarettes. i also made myself kind of sick from all the stuff i ate...oh well i am still young enough to do that, right? i could have spent a hundred bucks in there.
countdown to asia...13 days.
jared, thanks for the comments on the pics, i agree with you, touring the world taking pics of rock stars would be a bit better than making teeth.
F.Y.I.
boise state began fall practice today, just thought you all would like to know. i can't wait for the season to start. isn't arizona lovely in january...hope to do it again soon!