i'm back!

i am back from my week of being sick. i am so glad to be feeling all better. i would not wish that stuff i had on anyone. just got back from dinner with the family. it was good to see them all. anyhow just thought i would say hello and hope all is well with everyone. ciao!

i think i want to go to...

new york city. as i lay in my front room thinking i am going to die from this cold or whatever i have, i watched the travel channel the whole day. most of the programs had something to do with new york. i haven't been there since 1993. they showed a picture of the twin towers, i stood at the top of those buildings when i was there, it is kind of weird to think about that there is just a big hole now. really sad.
boston would be fun also. speaking of boston...the stupid red soxs are 2 and half games ahead of the yanks, they keep losing and the dumb yankees keep winning. so everyone root against the yankees so they will lose the rest of there games, and detriot win the rest of the their games so the yanks won't get into the playoffs. then i win ten bucks. well i am going now talk to you all soon, i hope...
djb

another monday night

whats up? well i am taking massive amounts of vit. c trying to combat a stupid cold. i hate getting sick, i would rather have a toe missing if i would never get sick again. my little toe, though. i thought i would say hello to everyone. i am ready for the winter. bring on the snow. so i can go snowboarding by myself, that i one of my favorite things to do. honestly, there is something about cruising down the mountain at 45 mph and just not think about anything else going on in life. i can't wait. i am going to head to utah to hit the rest of the resorts i didn't make it to when i lived down there. targee and jackson hole is on the list this year along with sun valley, one of my favorites. the brothers blaisdell are trying to convince dad that it would be a wonderful idea to go do some helicopter skiing this year. hopefully that will happen, i think he is worried that he won't be able to keep up...prove us wrong dad!!!! i miss hong kong and japan. i want to go back. thanks for the compliments on the videos, i really enjoy putting those together. well i am going to go find something to do, don't know what though. i took this picture a few minutes ago from my porch, i haven't taken many pictures lately. have a good night.

new videos

well i thought that i would start posting some other videos i have made over the last couple years. it takes a while to upload but i will get them up soon.
this first one is from my trip to germany, czech rep, and austria last october.

will have some others later. boise state plays tonight against wyoming. i love saturdays, i am just watching all the college football i want, it is the best time of the year. went to the concert in bodo last night to watch relient k. he played this song about boise state. thought it was cool.

here is one from our snowboarding trip last year in mammoth, california.

here is my little brother paul's video from his first trip to china last year. notice the taunting in the first scene...i was working so i couldn't go on that trip.

this video is one i did a couple years ago at a boise state game. we sat in the south endzone.

home from seattle

well we got home. boise state lost. had dinner at ruths chris, but it didn't taste good after the game. long drive in the car. watched all but two episodes of the 3rd season of the office. i have to work tomorrow. the weekend gets a D. good night

off to seattle

hello. just about to head to seattle for the boise state game. should be a good time. our seats aren't the best, but hopefully come out of there with a victory. i guess i will try to post something later. hope you all have a good weekend, talk to you soon.

finally!!!!

hey there. well i finally got this to work. so here it is. the hong kong video. the japan video should be up soon i hope. well enjoy. let me know what you think.


here is the video from japan.

back to work

so today being labor day, i didn't do much. it was relaxing. had a really good time visiting friends this weekend (thanks again chris and amy). but back to work tomorrow for a couple days, then up to seattle. i am just glad that the summer is over with, it was a bit long. oh well football is here and soon i can look forward to going up to the mountain and carving up the snow.
i got to thinking today, i might go back to school and take a couple classes. i have really enjoyed the video editing and putting videos together and thought about learning more about it. it could be an expensive hobby, but i want to learn more and see what happens.
well it is 11:16pm and i have to get up in a few hours. talk to you soon.

a new week, a short one though

so i am looking forward to the next boise state football game. we head to seattle on friday morning, can't wait to get up there. u of w football stadium is supposed to be amazing, from the pics i have seen, it looks pretty sweet. so a three day work week, bsu football game, what could be better.
i have adjusted back into real life after our trip. i loved it there, and can't wait wait to go back. still trying to get the videos up on this blog so you all can see them. now i have kenya to look forward to in may. that is going to be interesting.
heard a snippet of a song last week, and have been trying all week to find out the song. well it is the scientist, by coldplay. amazing song, that is all i can say. i wish that i wouldn't have quit piano lessons when i was younger, chris martin of coldplay has written some amazing songs on the piano.
well that is it for now.

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.