Dave's Daily Dump

California Speedway

by David Guido

Went to the California Speedway in Fontana. We camped in the infield with a group of friends. It was Ok. Very noisy from all the generators, smelly, cold and rainy. A fight broke out near our campsite and I felt a strange and incredible urge to protect Tricia. The feeling hit me pretty hard after everything calmed down.

We actually had to leave early on Sunday, the day of the big race, to finish Ryann's Science Fair Project. We felt like fools trying to get out of the infield while thousands of people were coming in. So we went home and watched it on TV.

Labels: misc

Posted: 4/28/2002 08:02:00 PM | Comments (0) | Post a Comment

Math Wiz

by David Guido

Found out today that my nephew Jordan, who is 10 years old and in 5th grade, just
passed a highschool math exit exam! Not only is he the first 5th grader in 23 years to do this, but he actually got a 100%. What a great kid!

Labels: family

Posted: 4/23/2002 08:06:00 AM | Comments (0) | Post a Comment

We're having a baby!!!

by David Guido

Tricia took the test today and it was positive! Although we were trying for this, it's still quite surprising. She gave me the news by giving me a wrapped book titled, The Expectant Father. It took a couple of seconds for it to hit me, but I finally figured it out. I couldn't be any happier.

Labels: family

Posted: 4/22/2002 08:08:00 AM | Comments (0) | Post a Comment

Basketball and Garbage Disposals

by David Guido

Watched Jordan play basketball with his new team. This is a different league where there are much better players. This game was so intense. They ended up winning by one point with a last second buzzer shot. Great game.

Being the handyman that I am, I single-handedly changed our garbage disposal. Yep! That's right... all by myself. Next I think I'll tear down a wall or something.

Labels: family, home

Posted: 4/21/2002 08:09:00 AM | Comments (0) | Post a Comment

High Fidelity

by David Guido

Got take out from Olive Garden and watched High Fidelity again on DVD with Tricia. Great movie!

Labels: movies

Posted: 4/19/2002 08:11:00 PM | Comments (0) | Post a Comment

Freeze Plugs

by David Guido

Got the freeze plugs replaced on my truck. Who whould of thought that they would go bad at only 45,000 miles?

Watched Blow on DVD with Tricia.

Labels: misc, movies

Posted: 4/18/2002 08:13:00 PM | Comments (0) | Post a Comment

Whiting

by David Guido

Rode mountain bikes with the guys to the Luge in Whiting Ranch for the first time this season. This is the ride we did every Wednesday last summer. And I totally forgot how hard it is. I almost died.

Labels: mountain bike

Posted: 4/17/2002 08:15:00 PM | Comments (0) | Post a Comment

D-Golf and Hiking

by David Guido

Play D-Golf at La Mirada with the boys.

Went for a little hike in Silverado Canyon with Tricia. We've been trying to find fun, out-doorsy things to do together. So far it's hiking, camping and tennis.

We later watched Snatch, a DVD I bought used at Blockbuster for cheap. Very funny movie! Especially when the dog swallows the squeaky toy... That's just too much!

Labels: family, movies, sports

Posted: 4/14/2002 08:16:00 PM | Comments (0) | Post a Comment

Yard Sale and Santa Monica

by David Guido

Had a neighborhood yard sale over at the Keene's, to which nobody showed up. We only made about 120 bucks. I think the only productive thing that happened that day was that I tought Marlene's brother how to juggle.

We then took Ryann to Magicopolis in Santa Monica. Tricia got free tickets from work so we couldn't pass it up (I did a lot of free stuff this weekend!). It was fun! Ryann got to go up on stage with the magician, she was so cute up there. We also got to see some good breakdancers on 3rd Street Prominade. I'm surprised they're still doing it, but they got some really cool moves now.

Labels: family

Posted: 4/13/2002 08:19:00 PM | Comments (0) | Post a Comment

Toyota Grand Prix

by David Guido

Took half the day off to go to the Toyota Grand Prix in Long Beach. Chris got free tickets from his girlfriend so we couldn't pass it up.

Later on, I took my wife out on a hot date at the Block. We had diner and saw Frailty. It was a really good movie, but the subject matter disturbed me. I left with a creepy feeling inside.

Labels: misc, movies

Posted: 4/12/2002 08:24:00 PM | Comments (0) | Post a Comment

Turbo Tax

by David Guido

Did my taxes tonight on TurboTax Online. What a great system! I was finished in about two hours, where one of those hours was spent digging around trying to find more deductables. Another great thing about it is you don't have to mail anything in, and you get your return directly deposited into your account. Oh yeah, because I used this system last year, most of my information was already entered. It almost makes doing taxes somewhat enjoyable. I say that only because I'm getting a nice return this year!

Labels: misc

Posted: 4/11/2002 10:26:00 PM | Comments (0) | Post a Comment

Aliso Creek Trail

by David Guido

Rode mountain bikes with Ian and Graham on the Aliso Creek Trail. It was my first time there and it was pretty cool. There was a great single-track downhill part, but by the time we got to it, it was getting dark. So we had to rush through it.

Labels: mountain bike

Posted: 4/10/2002 08:27:00 PM | Comments (0) | Post a Comment

Training Day and The Rainmaker

by David Guido

We watched Training Day, a DVD we borrowed from Tommy and Nena. Since it received so much hoopla from the Academy Award's a week ago, it was about time we saw it. It turned out to be a really good movie, with great acting of course.

I also finished reading The Rainmaker, a book I started reading on our honeymoon... 3 months ago. Ok, so I'm not the fastest reader in the world. It usually takes me longer than that to finish a book. I got it from the library on the cruise ship and found it so interesting, I had to buy it when we got home. So I found a hard copy version on an Amazon Auction for like 3 bucks. Now I want to see the movie again.

Labels: movies

Posted: 4/02/2002 08:29:00 PM | Comments (0) | Post a Comment

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