Update on Sarah's Dad

I'm back in Taiwan - a WONDERFUL week with Sarah in Florida last week. Perfect weather all week with lots of sun and time on the beach. Pictures and more coming soon. I've been trying to catch up as much as possible with work but I'll get the pictures updated soon.

Update on Sarah's dad... he is now out of the hospital!!! Everything is going well again. He has his tubes out and they are staying in Iowa City this week for a few more daily checkups. If all is well, there's a chance that he and Sarah may be able to return to their real home later this week.

Thanks to everyone for their prayers and concerns. We're hoping he's out of the tough stuff finally after some discoveries last week. All is much better now.

Leaving On A Jet Plane

I'm about 13 hours from getting on a plane to come back to the US of A!!! This calls for a special celebration.... Ozzy? Can you help me out??



So by the time you put the dishes away for dinner on Friday night, I should be safe and sound to Florida with my one-and-only Sarah for the week. I'll be checking out Tokyo and Atlanta as temporary stops in my journey. And yes, I'm flying on Northworst Airlines in Coach.... this will NOT be fun. Maybe I can tell them I'm off to see my woman and they'll upgrade me feeling sorry for me.

Our plans for those 8 days together?? Enjoy each other's company and the sunny weather while playing in the Gulf of Mexico. Hopefully see some more dolphins like last time.... eat some good food while we're there. I already checked and there is unfortunately no Jimmy Johns nor is there a Chipotle where we'll be.

I can watch American Idol on a REAL TV, and of course witness some Red Wings domination in the first round of the hockey playoffs, something besides Yankees baseball, hear the ocean roar with people speaking ENGLISH around us!!!! Nothing written in Chinese for once... I guess I'm a little worried about culture shock believe it or not:)

I posted some pictures from our gathering last Friday at a traditional hot pot in Taipei. They have coals on the bottom that use the chimney to heat up the water above. You drop your food in and let it boil before taking out and eating. It was AWESOME! Hot pot is both a favorite of Sarah and I.... wonder if we can find hot pot in Florida....

Coming Home.... Soon!

Less than 48 hours before I get on a plane to head to Florida. I'm excited to see Sarah again - can't remember what she looks like! Not looking forward to the 14 hour plane flight from Tokyo to Atlanta, but it'll be worth it.

American Idol continues to feel crunched into the 60-ish minute time slot. They bring in Quintin Tarantino who is always fun to watch, but exhausting. Feel like I ran a marathon after watching him - same feeling after watching Jim Carrey or Robin Williams. He's actually pretty good at this coaching stuff - too bad the contestants didn't step up! Never a good idea to break out Brian Adams, two contestants did it and may find themselves in trouble because of it.

Keeping with the Movie Theme..... I present my evaluation Wayne and Garth style:

We're Not Worthy!! We're Not Worthy!!
Adam - that was cool yet again. He's better than some live acts that are currently touring!

Shwing!
Danny - Pretty good, worth another week
Allison - I agree, the last girl to hang in to the competition

Ex-squeeze me???
Kris Allen - not bad - what movie was that from??

Sphincter Says What??
Lil Rounds - what the hell was that? She's bringing sass talking back to Simon, but not bringing into her singing.

NOT or Cha... As If
Annop - The classic senior prom song that everyone hates won't win any votes.
Piano Matt - Again, stay away from songs that make people cringe when they hear.... I think your time has run out here.

On a seperate note - I think 1/2 of my coworkers freaked when the Star Trek movie preview came on.

Hockey Playoffs begin tonight!!!! GO RED WINGS!!!!