Chorus

Today we will be discussing the different songs that Christine and I both enjoy listening to. Now, the following are critiques or analysis or anything fancy but just simply if we like the songs or not. Pretty much every time that Christine and I are in Serena, the music is always playing. We hope you enjoy reading the list:

You Belong With Me - Taylor Swift

This is pretty much Christine's favorite song. Sometimes she just listens to it waaay tooo much. The first time that I listened to this song was at an ASB meeting when pretty much all the other ASB officers except for Kevin made me watch the music video for this song because of its ridiculous cuteness. Christine claims that the video is the cutest music video she's ever seen. Honestly, I don't know. Not that I'm saying I've seen a cuter one, it just seemed too cliche for my taste. So that's that. You Belong With Me is pretty much our standby song if we have nothing else to listen to because Christine likes it so much.

The Sharpest Lives - My Chemical Romance

This is my favorite song that both Christine and I listen to. I don't think that she likes it very much because it can get kind of intense at some points and Christine doesn't like that. But I really enjoy that so we have to compromise every now and then. Other than that, there isn't much to say about this song except that the other songs in the same album are pretty awesome as well. Check out Teenagers, Cancer, Famous Last Words, and Welcome to the Black Parade.

PS There is what sounds like a rather inappropriate part in the song. See if you can find it.

Defying Gravity - Glee Version

Yeah I wasn't expecting this song to be on here either. The only reason is because we have a funny story that goes along with it. One time when Christine and I were out during 3rd period and we had to stop by my house really quick we were driving back on Orange towards school. So this song was playing and I was getting really excited for some reason and on the part where the singer sings "DEFYING GRAVITY" I enthusiastically stuck my hands and upper body out the window and started singing. Unbeknownst to those around us, my actions attracted the attention of an old asian man on the other side of the street. After I had re-entered the vehicle the man began to wave excitedly towards me. Of course I waved back but that was our interesting experience while listening to this song.

Fireflies - Owl City

So everyone loves this song to death *cough* Panos *cough* and we're not sure why. We've actually discussed this topic before but come up with no answers. If you guys can figure that out let us know in the comments. If you're just as confused as we are, shoot us a couple theories.

Day 'n' Nite - Kid Cudi

I absolutely despise this song but for some really strange reason, Christine really likes it. I know she's a total weirdo, it doesn't make any sense. This song, in my opinion, is boring, lame, badly written, and has no appeal to the common teenager. Christine's argument is that "the song is soo cool hehehe". Yeah I know what you're thinking.

Russian Roulette - Rihanna

This is my current favorite/obsession song. I go through these kind of things about once or twice per week and as I'm writing this I am also listening to this rather interesting song. I think it first started when I heard a performance of it done at the Marquesas Winter Showcase. I did watch the youtube video before but honestly it did not impress me much. After that singing performance however, it sounded so much better. Christine has no comment on this song because she's currently sleeping on webcam.

Good Girls Gone Bad - Cobra Starship

As it is rather difficult to extract information from a sleeping Christine, I will do my best to tell you all what I know about this song solo. I believe it's been her obsession song for at least two weeks now. I'm guess Christine just really likes the singing and the different beats and stuff. Honestly I don't really know but it is a rather good song. Also, apparently Blair from Gossip Girl sings in this song. *shrug*

Sweet Caroline - Glee Version

Sweet Caroline by Glee is the song that Christine and I both agreed was our favorite as a couple. I'm not sure how this came to be but it is a really nice beautiful catchy song. I really encourage you to check it out. Try both the old and the glee version they are both really good. Nothing really more to say except this song is awesome.

This is not a very interesting post. If you got through the whole thing kudos to you. Sorry guys finals studying and also has sucked up time like a sponge.

Cellphones and the Charleston

Celebrations & Consumerism

'Ello! We have not blogged for quite a while so we're going to catch you up on the fabulous lives of Chris and Christine! So last week was Thanksgiving (yay for a short school week!) which also meant Black Friday/UC&USC APPS.

For my Thanksgiving my uncle and aunt and LITTLE REALLY CUTE COUSIN (who's REALLY smart) came over! We had a traditional Thanksgiving dinner with the turkey and homemade mashed potatoes and STUFFING (YUMMMMY Daniel ;)) & the whole shebang. It was very yummmmy. We didn't really do much, although we did watch Jeopardy! (as is our family's custom during these annual get-togethers).

For Chris's Thanksgiving, he went to his aunt's house and got together with these 4 other families, and altogether they had 7 boys (including them) and 2 girls. They played Super Smash Brothers (which Chris and Ryan dominated, of course) & watched Aliens in the Attic (with Ashley Tisdale! who is quite pretty according to Chris. Although Sharpay's character has completely ruined his mental image of her) which was not very good..but its okay! They also watched Mythbusters! And learned how to use DUCT TAPE! and make a POTATO GUN out of it! He says dinner was quite yummy, although the turkey was kinda dry and his uncle made this AMAZING sticky rice! YUM.

The next day, we went BLACK FRIDAY SHOPPING w/ Elaine at Great Mall! This was Chris's first time Black Friday shopping, but it was my third year in a row Black Friday shopping at Great Mall ( =O ). We woke up at 6:30am to go to the mall (remember that time in your head), which is not as intense as those inTENSE people who like go like at midnight, but the mall was packed anyways. So we started walking around the mall, and the first place we saw was the Coach outlet. The sales must have been AMAZING because the line was way out the door and into the empty store next door. We kept walking, stopping occasionally at girly-ish stores like Papaya and Forever 21 (which Chris did not appreciate very much. also, Forever 21 has the SHORTEST dresses EVER. which Chris appreciated more I think). & we also saw Britni! But finally we got to Chris's store, HOLLISTER. (also, Chris bought these jeans at PacSun, but they're too tight, so he says if anyone is willing to return them for him he'll be eternally grateful :)). So we shopped around some more, went into all these stores. I didn't buy too much, but Elaine and Chris went a little KUH-RAZY :)

Also throughout Great Mall are all these little kiosks. After passing the traditional hermit crab display (where the lady was shoveling the hermit crabs like there was no tomorrow), we also saw this really cool place with these tshirts that had these lights and stuff that like lit up to music and rhythms! And then we were like...that's like a shirt Will Amoura would have! COOL. We also saw a kiosk selling SNUGGIES for a $25/2 deal..AMAZING RIGHT! But then no one wanted to buy one with me :( poooooopie. (WATCH THIS VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdY7Adc1LRM). Also the mall was FULL of these little booths for people to sign up if you wanted to be a model! and there was even like a RUNWAY in the mall...awkward.

Also! We went to the Verizon store. This was almost the funnest part of the whole day. So we discovered that you can actually send real texts from the phones in the Verizon store, so we decided to have a little funnn. We started sending a certain someone these creeepy texts (ex// ______, I know where you live. _________, I know your middle name.) I think he got kind of scared..but it was so funny! HAHHAHA. Okay the end :) Sorry for scaring you!

So finally it was the end of our shopping adventure. Exhausted, we found a couch at a Starbucks, sat down, and waited for my mommy to come pick us up, which she finally did at 2:30pm (I hope you remember what time we got there. that was like, the LONGEST SHOPPING TRIP EVER.) And then after we dropped off Chris and Elaine, I went shopping again at Target! yay!

Finally, the last things of our weekend, we both turned in our apps for UCs/USC, like many other seniors out there :) We hope you guys all didn't have trouble turning them in & good luckk!

ALSO. Chris is getting the Samsung Rogue this Friday, so if you see his new phone, please compliment it :) Okay the end! Only a few more weeks until break!

Love,

Christine & Chris

Cinema

Cravings

OM NOM NOM NOM

Hello everyone, we're back! I know that we haven't posted anything in a really long time but that's because we've been busy with various activities and it really has pushed blogging into the back seat. But not to worry, today is the continuation of our super blog bonanza!

So recently, Christine and I participated in the Food For All 30 Hour where you are only allowed to drink water for 30 hours straight. The point was to promote the awareness of world hunger as Christine and I were asked to wear signs and collect donations to go to World Vision. Anyway, to make a long story short, we got pretty freaking hungry.

There were various times where we were forced to watch as other people ate right in front of our faces. Sometimes the people did them on accident while others did it with cruelty in their hearts. There are two instances in which I remember this clearly occurring. One time was when we decided to go to Chipotle with Ashley and Panos. Yeah, I don't understand why we did that, it was kind of stupid to go and watch other people watch Chipotle when you can't eat. Another instance was when Maayan bought Christine and I a cupcake because Samuel told her to and he was being stupid. That was really sweet of Maayan actually because she didn't even know it was for sadistic purposes. Anyway, if in the future you know someone is participating in something like this, its probably not the best idea to make fun of them because I know that I got REALLY grumpy.

My thoughts are that the famine was a really interesting idea. It really opened my eyes to the super food filled kind of society that we have. Other than that I learned that it really sucks to not eat and also that eating very quickly after a famine isn't the best of ideas. Christine thinks that this was the hungriest that she ever got out of all three times she has done the famine because normally Christine can go anywhere with Serena and eat everything. You know how it is. I know I do. :P

After the 30 Hour Famine theres a banquet where everyone brings food in to eat together. That was nice and all but it didn't really satisfy Christine my my cravings for some really good food. So Christine and I drove to Safeway afterschool and bought some instant mashed potatoes and 3 giant steaks. After that, we went home and proceeded to cook all the food. Unfortunately, I didn't think ahead far enough and I didn't have enough seasoning for the steak so they didn't turn out the best they could be. On top of that I don't have a grill so I ended up pan searing and then baking them. If anyone of you have an awesome steak recipe whether be for seasoning, or cooking, or both, write them in the comments below because we would love to try them out. Going back to the steaks, we actually both managed to finish all the food with a little help from Ryan. I got to say, my stomach actually physically hurt from eating so much food. When my mom came home she was incredibly surprised that Christine finished a whole steak by herself. I, on the other hand, am not surprised. The amount of food that girl eats is kind of embarrassing sometimes. Christine's response to that? "OMG excuse me" and "Actually Chris I'm kind of hungry right now" This is at 1 o'clock in the morning.

Since we're on the topic of food Christine and I have had our recent cravings and obsessions for specific types of food. Christine has gone KUH-RAZY through the past couple weeks for Asiago bagels with sun dried tomato shmear. Honestly, I think that it's ok. I prefer the Good egg with the smoked salmon shmear. But Christine has insisted that we stop by Noah's Bagels at least once a week so that she can have some of her bagel goodness. I on the other hand have had a recent obsession for "Toad in a Hole", "Egg in a Basket" there are a million names for it but it's most easily described as an egg in a toast hole. Recently I became obsessed because I saw someone cooking it on V for Vendetta and it looked really yummy. So far my attempts have been alright except for the fact that I tend to burn the bread before the egg is finished cooking. If anyone knows how to prevent that, it would be awesome if you let me know because I really want to try and really good "Toad in a Hole".

One last thing to note. When I was testing my culinary skills Christine found the BIGGEST EGG EVER! Like, this thing was freaking massive. My mom might have eaten it already but if its still there when I get back I'll see if I can get a picture of it. I mean this egg was like the size of two eggs put together and we didn't use it for cooking for fear that a like chick was inside. Anyway that's that. Hope you enjoyed reading through more adventures of Chris and Christine

Chris and Christine

Costumes

Vote for Percival the Pumpkin tomorrow in the Rally Court!

Happy day after Halloween! Chris and I celebrated Halloween very differently, so we will recount our adventures of the spooooooooky day.

So on Friday, for Halloween, we had to dress up for Chem lab points. Jocelyn, Morgan, Tom and I were mechanics, from Quantum Co...so we were QUANTUM MECHANICS (HAHAHHAHA. very few people appreciate this joke, okay. it was quite clever, we thought) Then last night, I went to church to help facilitate our church's Fun Fest, which is a night that we hold for little kids as an alternative to trick or treating. It was pretty fun, with games and food and stuff... and there was a cardboard maze! (we should build one in the rally court!!) The most interesting part of the night was that this one lady came dressed up as a devil. ...don't you think about these things before you leave the house?!?!?! Chris, on the other hand, went trick or treating with Ashley, Neena, Trisha and Panos. They had a lot of fun! Trisha and Ashley both dressed as airplanes, Chris and Panos were creeper Fawkes guys (Ashley's mom thought they were majorrr creepers), and Neena was a dalmatian to match Aaron's fireman costume! Chris says it was really cute and it's really tooo bad that Christine couldn't come, because it was really fun :( (Chris says that he's playing Super Mario World 2, btw. ) They went around Ashley's house for a while, but then Aaron got tired, so they took him back. Then they went to Neena's house and saw lots of people! And then there was this one house that was freaking SCARY. They had like a ton of decorations and they got candy..and then...they went outside and made a really loud noise and then a BIG ZOMBIE POPPED UP AND A CHAINSAW SOUND AND THE GUY POPPED OUT AND STARTED CHASING THEM OUT WITH A CHAINSAW (and everyone freaked out...except Chris (of course)). Haha but Chris said it was prettty scary. Creeeeepy. And then they went to Neena's house and traded CANDY. OM NOM NOM.

So before this Halloween, I only really celebrated Halloween as a little kid. Pretty much Halloween before this, I've been a Disney princess. (Chris scoffs at the idea). I've been Mulan, Snow White, Cinderella, Tinkerbell (not really a princess, but pretty much the same thing), and Sleeping Beauty. All the kids in Chris's family, he says, have been COWS. HAHAHHA. and then..he was a COWBOY!! AHHAAHA. and then...he started liking Star Wars, so he was a Jedi Knight (HOW CUTE!).

Okay now..for the part you've all been waiting for...the Chris and Christine Costume Awards!!!!!

1. Cutest Costume:

Christine: I think the cutest costume I saw was Cindy's! She was dressed up as Winnie the Pooh..and it was really cute!

Chris: Chris says he didn't see any cute costumes.

2. Scariest Costume:

Christine: The scariest one that I saw all day at school was this one kid who had this white thing around his head. On the white thing there was like blood and then he had like a string and an eyeball popped out...SCARY.

Chris: The best one Chris said he saw was the person dressed up as Rorschach from Watchmen. We have yet to identify the mysterious person behind the mask, but their costume was really good, so props to you! Identify yourself if you're reading this :)

3. Cool Costumes

Christine: OMG so I really liked how all the teachers in the History department were Kate + 8. HHAHAHAHA. So funny/cute. Yay.

Chris: Chris has declined to comment because he is busy playing Super Mario World 2.

OKAY THE END. There were a lot of really cute costumes at school and last night, sorry we could only mention a select few ;) But feel free to leave us comments on your Halloween. That's all for now!

Love,

Christine and Chris

Cubicles

"Work Work"

So over the summer Christine and I both attended internships at various corporate institutions. Today we'll be talking about our various experiences there and also the new things that we learned.

Christine worked at LifeScan which is a company that makes diabetes glucose monitors. Boring I know!! But anyway, from what I got from Christine stories were that she was pretty much working on spreadsheets for the whole day. But, if you know Christine you also know that she loves to do that kind of stuff so it worked out I guess. I'm not sure how much she enjoyed it there but Christine also got to work with Jane and Vikram from school. So, Christine's work had a yummy cafeteria, a ping pong table, and a vending machine. Apparently, these are the most exciting things that were at LifeScan. Everyday Christine had a regiment that she went through. First it was arrive and do work for one hour, then get hot chocolate from the cafeteria to keep her happy and last her until lunch. Then, Christine would go to lunch for an hour and a half before returning to work. After getting back, Christine made sure to visit the ping pong table every now and then and of course working throughout the day would be punctuated with trips to the bathroom. That last note is important so pay attention. Somedays, Christine would get to work at nine and leave by one or two. It was so unfair, see why in my section. Anyway, Christine's internship sounds pretty standard when looked at from a broad sense, but we'll dive more into details in paragraph 3.

I worked at Meriwest Credit Union which is essentially a non-profit bank. It was a rather interesting experience and I met some really cool adults there. I got to work in their marketing department and they were really nice about incorporating me into their daily life. I too would get to work at about nine in the morning and I would also get hot chocolate now and then but not with quite regularity as Christine did. For lunch, my co-workers would take me out and we went to some really AWESOME places. They took me out for these super yummy burgers and the cheese cake factory but my favorite time was when they took me to a sushi place that was just phenomenal. After lunch, I would get really sleepy so it was difficult to stay up but I somehow managed for a month. Also, I usually didn't get to leave the office until six or even seven o'clock some days because my ride wouldn't be able to pick me up that early. It kind of sucked sometimes being stuck there with nothing really to do. Luckily, I had Arcadia and 1984 with me. (Sorry I don't know how to underline even though the title should be). There weren't any other kids at my internship so it sometimes got a little boring but it was great getting to know some really nice adults at the credit union.

Now for the FUN paragraph, Christine and I definitely had some interesting experiences in the workplace. For instance, one thing we noticed is how great Microsoft Outlook is. I know that everyones in love with Gmail and Outlook is for "old people" but it really is quite fun. Christine and I used that to communicate with one another like it was Aim and since Outlook doesn't have stacking like Gmail does, our inboxes with fill super quickly but it was really fun and Outlook is awesome. Another thing we noticed is that after lunch time you get REALLY tired, especially if all you're doing is sitting at a computer all day. So what we decided individually to do was to go to the bathroom and sleep in one of the stalls. It's actually quite comfortable but can be somewhat awkward at times when another persons needs to use the bathroom in the stall next to you. Besides that, sleeping in the bathroom isn't all that bad but you have to get one of the stalls with a metal bar on the side or else theres nothing really to lean on. So yea! It was quite nice and reenergized us for the day! You should try it some time.

So that's it for our tales of summer jobs! Let us know if you have any good summer job (or just job) stories :) Maybe next year we'll have more adventures!

OH BTW. IT'S 12:20. SO THAT MEANS IT'S OFFICIALLY KEVIN NGUYEN'S 17TH BIRTHDAY :) HAPPY BIRTHDAY! WE LOVE YOU! <3

Love,

Chris and Christine

Conferences

Chinese

Disclaimer: All misdeeds mentioned in the video were done during elementary school.

Creamy Delights!

The asian sensation thats sweeping the nation

So yet another post about food. Today, Chris and I went on a LONGGGGG adventure to Tartini with Ashley and Trisha. It was quite yummy, but recently we've been noticing the stunningly exponential increase in the number of frozen yogurt places in the relatively small area we call Cupertino. It's kind of ridiculous. Here is our take on the lovely yogurt places that we have (and haven't) been to :)

HAHA so while I was writing this Chris said that we should distinguish between the kinds of yogurt places that let you get the yogurt yourself (will have an *) and the kinds that do it for you behind the counter.

Red Mango

The first (and only) time I went to Red Mango was this day that they were giving out free yogurt (like they had a new flavor or something). I thought it was alright, but a little like thick and creamyish flavory...and def too expensive if it wasn't free. Chris's impression of Red Mango was that it was pretty nice, with cool plasma screen TVs! Even though he was kind of full because he went to Amici's first. The froyo is a bit "yogurty" and not as fun because it's not the do it yourself kind :( It was "meh", but probably will not go back there again. Also, its kind of hard to find and park there. The coolest thing about Red Mango is that the winner of SURVIVOR owns the own in Santana Row! omg best thing ever.

Orange Tree*

Once upon a time, we ventured to Orange Tree for the Chinese Club fundraiser. When this place first opened, I thought it was really cool because they gave out like those $5 gift cards and stuff, so YAY free yogurt! However...the taste was def not..delicious. The flavors there are kind of...interesting (Chris says that by interesting, we mean not good)..and the yogurt is just...not the ideal texture, or flavor, or anything. It was pretty cheap! But probably not going back there again.

Fro Yo?

Chris has never been to Fro Yo? before, but I once went after I watched a movie. I don't really remember what it tasted like, but it was okay. They serve it for you behind the counter and I remember it being relatively expensive, and also that was like one of the only times that I've ever gotten chocolate/vanilla at a froyo place (with oreos! yum!) but yea. it was alright.

Tutti Frutti (*? we don't know.)

We've never been here before. But its like the 2nd yogurt place in Vallco. VALLCO. Why would you even need TWO YOGURT PLACES IN THERE!?? There's not even like two good stores!!

I Heart Yogurt

This was like the FIRST yogurt place in Cupertino. the FIRST. It was definitely like THE place when we were freshmen/sophomores? And they carry all the traditional flavors like vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, etc. (the best is definitely coffee!!! (well fruit (especially orange) or vanilla or swirly of both according to chris)) Their portions are still ENORMOUS. Like a small will definitely fill you up (and its pretty affordable yay!) and the employees are really cool!! and funny according to Chris. For some reason, we have found that I Heart Yogurt has fallen out of popularity with the general teen population, probably because..it's just Asian enough?! I ono..seems like the only viable reason.

Frutti (*? we don't know.)

According to Lynbrook people, this place is the BEST. But I don't know. I have yet to go.

Yogurtland*

This is CHRIS'S favorite, though he hasn't been there recently because I LIKE TARTINI BETTER. AND I DRIVE :) Haha apparently there are more choices there and there are different sized cups that you can choose from so you can choose if you want a lot or like A LOT. It was the first ASIAN yogurt place to open up and is still super yummy. Chris says that every time he goes to Yogurtland he has trouble throwing away his cup because all the trashcans are just TOO full lol. It used to be a lot cheaper than Tartini, but I think they're now the same. Personally, I think Yogurtland is kind of wateryish? Not as delicious as the next one....

Tartini*

Tartini is MY FAVORITE. (do you ever notice that some people call it Tartini's?) Anyways, it's freaking DELICIOUS. It's basically the best froyo on this list. First of all, like all the yogurts are tart fruity flavors that are delicious. And the yogurt is the perfect consistency and matches perfectly with the yummy toppings (I always get mochi, and those clear cubical jellies and the smaller rectangular red orange and white ones). Actually, I don't even know why you would go to these places and get vanilla or chocolate..because that is like beside the point. Also, the place is like SUPER CUTE. Chris has only been there like 3 or 4 times (and he says its out of the way), but he says that its just like a mini-Yogurtland. but still, YUMMY. and plus, they reduced it to 30 cents an oz and also they have these stamp cards where you can get FREE YOGURT and also they have CREPES. WINNER.

Places that we have never been, but have seen around include: DIY Yogurt, Honeyberry, Pinkberry (the ORIGINAL! apparently.) Let us know if you have any feedback on those!

So that concludes our episode on frozen yogurt and the pervasion of frozen yogurt shops nearby. If you guys have any opinions on the above froyo places, please comment! Also, say whether you think TARTINI OR YOGURTLAND IS BETTER. Okay that's all for today! :)

Love,

Chris & Christine

Colds and Clouds

Computer Games

Through the course of the Chris-Christine relationship. We've played through literally hours of video games. These ranging from simple online cafe games to multi level real time strategy. Today, we'll be going over the different games and websites that we have used for our gaming pleasure and giving our opinions on each of them. Buckle your seat belts ladies and gentlemen, because it's going to be a WILD ride!!! :D

OMG POP

This gaming website can be found at omgpop.com. It was somewhat of a hit among our friends and I was first invited to a game by Kunal Nagpal. The way the site works is that there are several games that you can play the most popular being blockles (Variation of Tetris with items) After my first game at blockles I got the gist of it and systematically destroyed the other participants (Kunal and Christine). Christine even protested this statement so we played a game of blockes as I was writing this and guess who came out on top? That's right. Me!!! Anyway, The site also has some other games such as Draw my Thing (Pictionary) and Letterblox (Word Scramble) that are pretty fun. However, I feel like the novelty of the site has worn off. Even blockles is different now because I think they got sued by Tetris or whoever owns that. Christine wants everyone to know that she's really good at Draw my Thing, but I'm kind of skeptical about that. Anyway, our thoughts about the site are that it was good when it was fun but it is boring now. If you haven't been on it yet, check it out. It's quite fun for first timers.

Armor Games

Another site that we've played at quite a lot is armorgames.com. This site has MANY more games than OMG POP but Christine and I only play a few of them together. Although I play some on my own that are more violent/bloody/destructive/graphic/fun. Some of the games that we play are "This is the Only Level", "World's Hardest Game", and "Multitask". Of the three I think Multitask is the most fun for the both of us. I saw my brother playing it and thought it looked really cool. So I introduced it into our nightly regiment. Also, Christine isn't very good at any of the games from this site. I've posted our high scores below so that you can try and beat us. If you need any help be sure to ask me and not Christine. Christine says that these games are fun and she like this site a lot more than OMG POP even though she never wins. I really like this site one because I always win and two because there are a huge selection of games. For those of you internet gamers out there I really suggest looking in to this site. Whether it be zombie invasions, trebuchet launching, or space flight, this site has something for you.

World's Hardest Game

This is the Only Level

Multitask

Christine - 112

Chris - 246

Literati

This is a Yahoo game that Christine insists that we play every now and then so that she can win something. I believe the first time we played this game was after I delivered a thrashing to her and Daniel on our favorite game which will be outlined as the last one we review. But anyway, this game is essentially Scrabble online. This first time I played, Christine wouldn't explain the rules to me so I got really confused. Christine only explained the rules after she was a million points ahead. But Christine always wins this game. Like ALWAYS. So we don't play it that much. Another note is that it can take a long time for players to think of what word they want to put down. So if you're interested in playing make sure you think ahead and don't go off doing something else while you're playing or the game will be VERY VERY long. Christine just wants to say she loves this game and that its the best ever. However there are much more exciting games out there so I don't know why she would say that. Moving on.

Bubble Shooter

This is our newest game and we both played it only several weeks ago. However Christine found this game while she was at work and apparently played it all the time. Funny thing is, when I started playing this game, I had to explain how the whole game worked to Christine because she didn't really know how it worked at all. It was kind of sad really. Christine says in protest that there aren't instructions included with the game. But, if you play it long enough or enough times, it gets pretty obvious what's going on. It's a pretty standard game where you connect three bubbles next to one another. I win at this game but its probably because I actually have a strategy and Christine just fires bubbles willy nilly. It's weird though, Christine is able to get points really quickly but then she also dies really fast. Where I tend to go slow and steady get really high scores. Ours I have posted below.

Bubble Shooter

Christine - 62,310

Chris - 123, 410

Starcraft

This is our FAVORITE game by far. I don't even know how it got started but one day, Daniel Kevin, Christine, and I all decided to buy copies of Starcraft and play together. Kevin bought his with quarters. Of the four of us, I am obviously the best, Kevin is second, Daniel is third, and Christine definitely needs some work in dead last. Christine says in her defense that it's because shes a girl and she "doesn't know how to play these RTS things". We've played about 20ish games over the past couple months and it's been really fun. We'll be going more in depth with Starcraft because it is our favoritist. If you're interested in playing, we go on Battlenet every now and then. Our screen names are Chris - Duplicity, Christine - Iwillownyou <-- (-_- I know), Daniel - DanielChang10, and Kevin - triggerfood. For the following sections we will be analyzing the races and our thoughts about them.

Protoss - Used by Daniel and Christine

Let's just say that Daniel and Christine love them some PHOTO CANNONS and PSIONIC STORM which are probably two of the most annoying things in Starcraft. They also love to mass carriers. If you haven't played Starcraft before you probably have no idea what I'm talking about. Just assume that everything that Daniel and Christine does is both noobish and annoying. Although one time, Christine managed to psionic storm a full control group of battlecruisers of mine leaving them pretty much destroyed. I feel like that was her finest hour except that one time where she sent out one of her beginning probes to scout me just to say that she found me first. Since then, there hasn't been much sparkle. Daniel sometimes likes to be annoying on purpose and hide pylons all around the map so that you have to find them all. Literally a game was extended by an hour because Daniel hid so many pylons. Christine says that she LOVES protoss and that they're the prettiest. I don't know about that but photon cannons are annoying.

Zerg - Used by Kevin

Christine really hates fighting Zerg because she says that its too scary even to look at because everything is pulsating and that when it dies it looks like it exploded from a pus ball. I feel like in terms of gameplay Zerg are probably the least problematic but that might be because I always try to take out Kevin first because he's always the greatest threat. By the way, Kevin likes to build building in perfect geometric shape with straight lines and 90 degree angles. It's pretty interesting to look at when you're attacking him. Other than that, we don't have very many comments about the Zerg because neither of us play that race.

Terran - Used by Chris

This is by far the best race. Christine really doesn't like Terran because she forgets about her SCVs that she leaves around to build things. So, when she plays Terran you can go into her base and there are idle workers everywhere. I like this race the best probably because I can do some really early harassment without killing them off completely. Vulture mines and speed are essential to hearing early game "OMG CHRIS GO AWAY I HATE YOU" Anyway, by the end of the game after I've mined out the whole map because I promise not to kill them early on, I usually fool around a bit. One time, I managed to nuke like 20 carriers that Christine had and whole bunch of high templar. Apparently Daniel got really mad because they were on the same team, but I thought it was funny. I only go mech build against them if you know what I mean, m+m and bionic are just to much micro for me.

If you have any comments or want to post your own high scores, feel free to post below. Also, we're always looking for more games to play. If you have a suggestion, shoot it our way.

Love,

Chris and Christine

Chipotle!

You know you want some

So since the school year started, we've probably eaten at Chipotle more than any other place. It's quick, yummy, filling, and close by, so why not! However, one cannot go to Chipotle so often without forming some opinions about the food and those who eat it, so Chris (the more experienced one) and I are here to offer our opinions and observations.

Burrito: Burritos are for people who are not as exciting as everyone else. The burrito is the standard option, chosen either by a first time customer or a plain old regular Chipotle consumer. Chris doesn't like burritos because he doesn't like beans, but he does like tortillas. People who get burritos are...plain and simple. but cool! because they're eating a yummy Chipotle! but a plain one.

Fajita Burrito: Chris ALWAYS gets a steak fajita burrito (so what does that say about them?!? I do not know.) According to him, "the onions and peppers make it SO FREAKING GOOD". My analysis? I don't think I've ever had one of these, but people who get them are just...weird.

Burrito Bowl: I ALWAYS get a chicken fajita burrito bowl. Chris's take: burrito bowls originally came around so girls could trick themselves into thinking they were eating less than they actually are, because someone said that tortillas were the fattiest part of the burrito so they took them out, but some girls cheat by actually getting the tortilla too. "When everything is mixed together perfectly, it tastes a little weird". My take: burrito bowls are the best things in the WHOLE WORLD. They allow the eater to create their own mixture of ingredients, perfect for their unique palate, right on their own fork, whereas in a burrito, all the stuff is already stuffed in there. (Chris: the POINT of a burrito is not to use any forks or knives so the name burrito bowl is an oxymoron!) OKAY whatever Chris. Anyways these things are SUPER delicious, plus they're just better - you get more stuff (because there is a limit to what you can stuff in a tortilla of fixed area) PLUS you can even add lettuce and make it LOOK like you're eating healthily! People who get burrito bowls are...girls. (according to Chris.)

Tacos: Chris has never gotten tacos before. I got tacos once before, but I don't remember them being that good. Actually, what I remember is that I got them the night of our meeting with the newly elected 2011 class officers. And what I remember about that night is...accidentally spilling my water and having Daniel Ki run into the store and take like ALLL the napkins out of the dispenser...leaving us with about a million gazillion napkins that we were too embarrassed to return. The end. People who get tacos are...either adventurous or young at heart.

Salads: We didn't even know salads were on the menu until today. If you get a salad...tell us how it is.

Steak: Steak is the choice for those who want a traditional, delicious, filling option and are willing to spend that extra quarter for some good beef. I've never seen a boy not get steak (but Chris has...because he ran out of money) but anyways. It's YUMMY.

Chicken: Chicken is the choice for those who want a traditional, delicious, filling option but are perhaps not willing to go that extra 25 cents. Chicken. is just yummy. Chris has again observed that this is often the choice of girls.

Barbacoa & Carnitas: We've pretty much never seen anyone get either barbacoa or carnitas. If you do..you're really interesting! Send us your reviews! :)

Black or Pinto Beans: I don't think there's a difference. Neither Chris nor I gets beans anyways.

Salsa: The salsa comes in all different levels of hotness depending on your tolerance or daring. Chris never gets the mild or medium salsa, but sometimes he likes to get the hot to "spice things up a bit". I always get mild. It's very yummy, but frankly, I don't think i could stand anything more than mild. One time, the hot salsa accidentally got mixed into my bowl and my mouth almost DIED OF HOTNESS. If you can handle that stuff, you're heckaa iNTENSE.

Corn: Chris and I always get corn. According to Chris, it adds an extra "zing!" to the burrito. Apparently, it adds an extra "zing!" to everything. So yay corn! You guys should get it.

Sour Cream: OMG I LOVE SOUR CREAM. It's so delicious. Especially on a burrito bowl, because it's like the dressing of the salad. Without the sour cream, the bowl is incomplete - there is no glue to mesh the deliciousness together. Chris says he has experimented by taking out each ingredient separately from his burrito, and the lack of subtle flavor of the sour cream makes the burrito taste not as good, or so he says.

Cheese: I like cheese. Chris has the same opinion of cheese as sour cream - you don't miss it until its gone.

Guacamole: I never get guacamole on my burrito bowl - that is too much for my wallet. Chris also says it's really expensive, but it makes the burrito SOOO FREAKING GOOD. He says DEF get it if you have the extra money :) YUMMMMY.

Lettuce: According to Chris, lettuce is disgusting on a burrito and makes it too big. However, it is a central part of a good burrito bowl. Therefore, when I eat a burrito bowl, I'm getting more vegetables than Chris. So eat healthy, eat a burrito bowl!

Chris's gobble of perfection: steak fajita burrito with corn, sour cream, cheese, and guacamole (if $ is available)

Christine's yumminess in her stummy: chicken fajita burrito bowl with mild salsa, corn, sour cream, cheese, and lettuce (YUM!)

Okay! This concludes our Chipotle analysis. Feel free to comment your opinions & submit YOUR perfect Chipotle! :) OM NOM NOM.

Love,

Christine & Chris

Clutter

Cars

SERENA!!!

At the age of 15 and a half every American child is eligible to experience the wonders and boredom of automobile education. Today's blog post will be about our different adventures in cars, random quirks about driving, and both Christine's and my own experience going through the American driving system.

For the two of us, its Christine who always drives. I mean, shes the one with the license, the car (Serena), but also the freaky driving habits. I'm really serious about that last one. Christine is a great driver...kinda....actually no. I remember one of the first times Christine drove me to Daiso (the local dollar store) we circled for parking for literally 5 minutes looking for a parking slot that Christine could park in without having to turn left or right into. Eventually we did find such a space and successfully parked. However, as we got closer the car suddenly sped up to an incredibly fast speed and we sped towards the store wall. I threw up my hands to protect myself from imminent death but a screaming Christine managed to stop in time. Afterwards she claimed that she forgot which pedal was the brake and which was the gas but I still think she tried to plunge both her and myself into the abyss before getting cold feet as many people do in the face of death. HAHAHA that sounds so morbid. But seriously, this has happened in several occasions since that death trip to Daiso. How hard is it to remember that the gas is on the right and the brake is on the left? Or is it?

Another thing that Christine likes to do in the car is eat. Harkening back to our post from the other day, she does that a lot :P Anyway, there was this one time when Christine and I were driving and she decided to spit out her gum. In the car there is a plastic bag hanging near the passenger side floor. Get this, Christine decides to lean WAAAAY over and spit the gum into the bag. I, the passenger, keep my eyes on the road and notice immediately a perceptible slide to the left. I panickly (thats not a word btw) asked Christine "what are you doing" before we crossed the center divide and into oncoming traffic. She quickly straightened up and readjusted with the gum still in her mouth. And guess where the gum ended up going. My HAND!!! That's right, Christine spit the freaking gum out in my hand to throw away. Who does that? I don't know but apparently Christine does.

My last and final experience was on the highway with Christine. Yes I went on the highway with Christine, call me crazy, delusional, even suicidal but how else was I supposed to get to 2009's Baccalaureate ceremony? Anyway, the actual driving was alright. I think the main feeling of utter terror was right before we got on. We were going down 85 South during rush hour and the lights that regulate the flow of traffic were on. The slow counting of green and red seemed to be counting down on our demise as we got closer and closer to the front of the pack. When we got to the front I commented that "this really feels like a roller coaster". It turned green, and off we went. Since I am writing this for you today, you can tell I survived. But its going to be a while before we do that again. Now I'll give Christine sometime to say something...

So Chris and I have had many adventures in Serena, my lovely silver Volkswagen GTI. I'm sure he already extolled my amazing driving skills, as well as told stories about my random moments of semi-failure/mistakes (but those happen VERY infrequently). However, I am going to talk about the FUN (kind of) that we (and others) have had with Serena (who is named after Serena van der Woodsen, btw). Okay, so I'll start with my parking skills. I'll admit, I used to be a REALLY bad parker. I pretty much only parked in slanty spots and spots with no other cars around. One time, we had a meeting at Panera, but there were too many cars in the lot, so I parked ALL THE WAY in the back. At the spot that I could drive right into. Okay, actually I'm still this bad of a parker. So don't park next to me!!! On that note...we can also have lots of fun while Serena is parked! On one occasion, I thought it would be fun to see if I could fit inside Serena's trunk, so I climbed inside, and Chris closed the door, promising that he would open it again in a few seconds. A few seconds later, I heard "Uh Christine...the trunk is locked". A few moments of panic ensued, but luckily, I learned that Serena's remote also works from INSIDE the trunk!! How exciting! Lastly...I have found that quite a few boys on the campus want Serena. Like really WANT her. She must be HECKAAA CUTE or something, but some people (namely Will...and Kevin...) have quite the obsession with her. One time, Will stole my keys and was pretty much sitting Serena before I even noticed. Needless to say I am much more protective about Serena's keys. Don't even TRY getting near her, okay?!

BTW I (Chris) can't drive until January so don't ask me yet. :D

Chris and Christine

Comida!

Hello! So this is our second post, and as we said, this blog/vlog is going to be a wonderful store of randomness!! That said, today we're going to talk about FOOD!! OM NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM. And hopefully make your stomach rumble with happiness! Or unhappiness..because you're not eating now!

Chris: My favorite food is sushi. But it can't be any kind of sushi. It HAS to be the sushi bar. If you've never sat at a sushi bar before you have never tried good sushi. I know it sounds cliche but the flavors and the tastes are so much more vibrant when you take them from the bar. When you eat one of those delectable bites they make your eyes bulge with wonderment. My first time was only a couple of months ago but oh my gosh was it amazing. It was so good tears almost welled up in my eyes (I'm being serious). Since that first time, I've been to eat on the sushi bar for 3 additional times. One of the drawbacks of the sushi bar is the price. Unfortunately with great taste comes great price. It can range from anywhere from 25-50 dollars per person. The best place I have ever eaten is here. Check it out!!!!
http://www.yelp.com/biz/sushi-maru-milpitas

Christine: So I was GOING to pick sushi as my favorite food...but then Chris STOLE it! Haha jk. But that is wayy up there. Anyways, you know what is REALLY good?! PASTA. I LOVE pasta. Not only is it incredibly filling, it's so delicious! Pasta is great because there's so many combinations, you could eat it everyday and never get bored! There's white sauce, and red sauce, and cheese filling, and mushroom filling, and pasta with meat, and pasta without meat, it's all so GOOD. I would have to say my favorite though would be something with CHEESE. LOTS of cheese. And definitely white sauce, although that means that I have to run extra to burn it all off :) OMG. Okay just thinking about this is making me HUNGRY. One yummy pasta experience I remember was before Junior Prom. We went to this place called Pasta? How do you even pronounce that?!

OKAY so now it's time for the BEST STORY EVER. One time, Chris and I went to this place called Kitsho Sushi (off Stevens Creek) to eat dinner. Before going, I told Chris that I only had $6, so he said that he would spot me, because he has a card, so its all good. So we went and had our dinner (which was veryy yummy btw!) and then asked for the check when we were done (because we can't leave without paying!). Chris put his card down, and we waited. However, very shortly, the waitress came back and said...Do you have another card? This one has been declined..UH OH. So to make a long story kind of short, I had to drive away to Vallco to withdraw money from an ATM (which I only found with help from the lovely Tereza Guzman), while Chris had to stay in the restaurant all alone :( Plus I also got lost on the way back :( But oh well...it was an ADVENTURE!

Lastly, HOMECOMING UPDATES! Homecoming is only THIRTEEN DAYS AWAY!! That means it's time to ignite that Matador spirit! Get ready for POWDERPUFF this week, ask that special someone ;), and GO TO FLOATBUILDING!!!

That's it for now!

Love,
Chris & Christine :)

Commencement.

Christine and I were bored today over video chat so we decided to start a blog together. We’ve been meaning to find someway to detail our final year in high school and short of a scrapbook we felt that this would be the most exciting and technological option. Hopefully, over the next school year or so we will be upkeeping this blog as well as an EXCITING vlog over youtube! Who knows? The boundaries are limitless! This being the first blog lets get down to business.

We’re not really sure how to do any sort of blogging or vlogging of any kind. This will be our first serious attempt. Over the next few months we will be touching down on and mentioning topics of all kinds from school drama to world wide news. There really isn’t a specific direction for our blog and vlog ideas but we do know that we at least want it to be an enjoyable and interesting experience. Any support that we could get from you, the reader, would be amazing and really supportive. Again, this is purely for fun and we’re seeing where this idea might take us.

We hope that you find our thoughts interesting and hopefully not too boring.  We look forward to hearing from any of our readers/listeners throughout the year and we’re really excited to get started. By the way, one more thing! Try to ignore the plethora of grammar mistakes that will be coming your way. I personally (Chris) will be writing as if I were talking. I don’t know about Christine…. actually I do HAHAHA but try to ignore the mistakes. This is meant to hopefully entertain and not to aggravate.

Chris and Christine