Dispatches from the Island

Goodbye for now

2010-06-05T06:30:00.001-07:00

So leaving the island became even harder now. And my current mainland residence can't help but feel a bit empty. Sometimes leaving the TV on helps.

Thanks Hawaii. For an amazing six years. I look forward to returning to your 'aina. And picking up this blog where I left off.

The story continues here: http://furtherdispatches.wordpress.com/

Thank You For The Outpouring

2010-06-04T08:25:00.000-07:00

We appreciate all of your kind words of consolation and donations made in her name.

Nunu, the Greatest

2010-05-31T10:03:00.000-07:00

It breaks my heart to tell you that yesterday as we were preparing to all go to the airport Nunu was struck by a car as she crossed the street. She died in my arms.

We are burying her in the Pet Garden at Valley of the Temples in Kaneohe. Nunu hated the water so we couldn't bring ourselves to having her ashes scattered in the ocean. Three months from now you'll be able to find a bronze plaque inscribed with just her name there. If you'd like to leave a flower or a toy, I'm sure she'd love it.

Please understand that I have turned off commenting on this blog because I really can't deal with approving them all. I did go through and label the posts that feature her should you want to go through them.

We love and miss her very much.

"Givitamah!"

One Last Thing Before We Go

2010-05-29T13:40:00.000-07:00

Before leaving the island we knew we wanted to do Dining in the Dark at Formaggio Grill in Kailua one last time. This time we really did it right by getting a big group together so we had the room to ourselves. First we put our blindfolds on and they lead us in.

Sit us down.

I made sure I had my protective napkin in place.

And as usual you start with the silverware.

But eventually you just move onto hands.

This was nice.

2010-05-29T09:39:00.000-07:00

Hanging in NY with Bobby Moynihan

2010-05-29T02:29:00.000-07:00

So the night I did the NY Times talk with Damon, Carlton and Michael Emerson I hung out with Bobby Moynihan from SNL.

It turns out he was a huge LOST fan and even met me once before when I was in NY for the Todd McFarlane toy release.

My favorite part of the evening was when Kelsey Grammer came over to our table to congratulate me. We had both been in the movie Good Humor Man together.

Suddenly these two Scottish women were right on his heels asking me for a picture. Without missing a beat, Kelsey volunteers to take it.

It was kinda surreal.

They had no clue who he was.

Almost Made It

2010-05-27T10:16:00.000-07:00

Damn. This cup survived the trip from New York to San Francisco to Honolulu. And then as I'm looking for something in my suitcase I set a bag down too hard and I heard the ominous "clink."

My Finale Day

2010-05-26T09:50:00.000-07:00

I chose to watch the finale in Hawaii with my friends.

I figured this was where it all started so this was where it should end.

And I baked. We decided to make it a bread, wine and cheese spread. And then popped a cork at the end of the night. It was nice.

2010-05-24T16:04:00.000-07:00

Hey Check Me Out On TV Tonight on ABC

2010-05-23T11:19:00.000-07:00

Who knows when you'll get another chance to?

Spoiler from the Finale

2010-05-22T09:31:00.000-07:00

Hurley loses his keys in the flash sideways.

And you'll never guess where he finds them.

My New York Trip

2010-05-21T23:20:00.000-07:00

Had lunch with Michael Emerson at the Red Eye Grill, home of the "dancing shrimp." (That's them dancing in the background.)

In Time Square there was a clock counting down to the finale.

It's blurry because I took it from the car as I was heading to the NY Times talk.

This is Matt.

He's the video engineer for the New York Times talk and a grower of awesome beards.

I wrote this piece for Variety

2010-05-21T12:51:00.001-07:00

You can read it here:

Hurley says goodbye to 'Lost'

Just Discovered a LOST 365

2010-05-20T09:37:00.000-07:00

I just found this website called LOST 365.

Jared Stumpenhorst is an artist who is doing a different LOST inspired illustration a day for the entire final season.

Check some of this stuff out.

Just Saw an Amazing Play

2010-05-20T00:02:00.000-07:00

Tonight I had the opportunity to see the production of August Wilson's Fences at the Cort Theater.

It was amazing. If you get a chance to go, go. Denzel Washington is fantastic, but I was in awe of Viola Davis. She has a moment (and you'll know it when it happens) that is so incredibly fearless and moving it will blow you away.

In the audience there was a bit of a scene as well. Lenny Kravitz, Aretha Franklin, and Will Smith and Jada were all in attendance. So I'm guessing this show is the hot ticket right now.

Crashed the LOST viewing party at the Knitting Factory

2010-05-19T12:28:00.000-07:00

Last night Damon, Carlton, Burky, Daniel and me went out to Brooklyn to check out the Knitting Factory. Apparently they do a pretty serious LOST night there with live music from the band Previously On Lost.

It was fun to surprise everyone including the band which are pretty damn awesome to see live.

Here's a taste of their cover of "You All Everybody."

I also found this from their first set that night, although technically it was before we got there.

A Little Behind The Scenes Moment

2010-05-16T21:17:00.000-07:00

This is from the episode "The Candidate."

The shot was walking up this hill in Manoa Valley.

In fact it was so wet and muddy here that when I grabbed onto this fallen tree, the wood crumbled in my hands.

That Damned UPC!!!

2010-05-11T17:51:00.001-07:00

Did an Interview with AOL Television

2010-05-10T13:52:00.001-07:00

Thought it turned out well. They definitely caught me at my most animated.

Blogger kinda cuts off the right side of the picture so if you want the link, it's here:
http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/05/10/jorge-garcia-lost-series-finale-interview/

In the Season of Lasts I Just Had Another

2010-05-08T14:30:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was my last ADR session on LOST

From Wikipedia:

Automated dialogue replacement / post-sync
Automated dialogue replacement (ADR) is the process of re-recording the original dialogue after filming for the purpose of obtaining a cleaner, more intelligible dialogue track (also known as looping or a looping session).^[1] In the UK it is called post-synchronisation or post-sync.

Someone Sent Me This Link

2010-05-08T00:17:00.000-07:00

http://izismile.com/2010/05/07/some_lost_actors_before_lost_17_pics.html

Okay yes that's me on Becker.

But who's this kid?

Because it's not me.

Damn!

2010-05-07T23:37:00.000-07:00

I had a 1 in 10 chance that my subscription copy of Entertainment Weekly would arrive with me on the cover. Like this:

I got Josh.

Best Pizza in Hawaii

2010-05-05T05:56:00.000-07:00

is on Maui.

We went to

in Paia.

It was hands down the best pizza we had eaten since relocating to the islands.

In fact it was so good we ended up ordering an extra pizza to go after we were finished with our lunch.

Catch Me Tonight on JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE

2010-05-04T06:54:00.000-07:00

Not Quite My Last Day At Kualoa Ranch

2010-05-01T10:51:00.000-07:00

These are pictures I took a while back when I was shooting on Kualoa Ranch.

We thought this was going to be our last day here. But as the rain became plentiful and the daylight became scarce, we knew we would return once again.Something to keep in mind when shooting on Kualoa Ranch:

We are only renting space here.

The real owners of the ranch

are the cows.

So watch your step. Even at lunch.

Last Friday I Worked My Longest Day On LOST Ever

2010-04-28T11:38:00.000-07:00

It was my last.

Shh. Don't Tell Nunu.

2010-04-23T01:10:00.000-07:00

Beth's tattoo too

2010-04-22T10:13:00.000-07:00

Here's the one Beth got. It went well with her dress and peg leg.

This picture was taken just as I was starting a race. (She was my starting block.)

P.S. A lot of you have been asking where Beth got that dress. She got it at Disneyland in the Pirates of the Caribbean gift shop. If she could, she would buy all of her clothes there.

Also from Java's Birthday

2010-04-22T00:39:00.000-07:00

They had a face painter and a temporary tattooer.

I went with a spider.

But I think I must've been allergic because my foot swelled up pretty big.

I actually fooled Emilie for a second with it. Shook my foot like I had a bug on it.

You learn something new everyday

2010-04-19T02:19:00.001-07:00

And a week ago at Java Holloway's first birthday I learned a new and more awesome way to eat a cupcake. I learned it from Don our prop guy, who learned it from Joyce our 2nd AD.

So here it is:

You start with the cup cake.

First you peel away the paper. (Trust me it gets better.)

Then tear off the bottom portion of the cupcake.

Place the torn-off portion on top where the frosting is.

Give it a little squeeze.

And there you have it. Eat it like a cream-filled cake sandwich.

Well now that you all have this knowledge, I hope you'll be able to find a kid's birthday party to go to.

Found this too.

2010-04-17T17:39:00.000-07:00

It's an interview I did for AOL Television.

The Show Girl Talks 'Lost,' 'Bizarre Foods' & New Series 'Gravity' (VIDEO) - Inside TV

I'm in the beginning.

L.A. Times Sunday

2010-04-17T15:35:00.000-07:00

Hey gang! I'm going to be featured in this Sunday's Los Angeles Times.

You can find links to the feature and photos here:

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2010/04/jorge-garcia-takes-the-times-on-a-special-lost-tour.html

My only question is, what the hell am I doing to this sign?

photo by Jose Angel Castro

About the Cornrows...

2010-04-15T10:22:00.000-07:00

A while ago I posted this and told you I'd tell you about it later.

Well it's later.

You can see what the cornrows were for in the current issue of Complex Magazine.

Here's a link to the article online:

http://www.complex.com/CELEBRITIES/Mantras/Jorge-Garcia

Oh and there's this:

Check me out at People.com

2010-04-14T11:47:00.000-07:00

Hey folks! I blogged about my episode over at People.com.

Here's a link:

http://tvwatch.people.com/2010/04/14/jorge-garcia-blogs-about-losts-final-hurley-centric-episode/

Boy do I feel dumb

2010-04-10T12:33:00.001-07:00

When we were in Maui we stopped in on this "Doggy Boutique" type of store and I found this this t-shirt:

I thought "Wow! That was fast!" Later I learned it's a different Jacob.

Please no more shower caps!

2010-04-09T18:23:00.000-07:00

I don't bake THAT much.

My next post about Maui was going to be this:

Me "stealing" the complimentary cap from the B&B we stayed at.

But I already have way more caps than I need and I have a feeling more are still on their way.

Maui: Surfing Goat Dairy

2010-04-09T11:03:00.000-07:00

Last weekend we escaped to Maui for a couple of days.

One of the places we visited was the Surfing Goat Dairy.

As you would expect they had goats.

And lots of them .

If you take the tour you can even feed them. We didn't take the tour.

But we did see a lot of kids.

No children just kids. (As in baby goats.)

This guy kept pushing his head into my hand. I think he missed his mommy's milk.

Then I thought he wanted to lick my leg.

But as it turned out he was only interested in my pants.

My Favorite Song This Minute

2010-04-08T10:08:00.000-07:00

Badly Drawn Boy "The Time Of Times"

Sorry I haven't been able to post as often lately.

But I was listening to this tune on a mix CD I made for Terry yesterday and I just kept restarting it over and over.

"Rat Dropping" bread

2010-04-04T22:07:00.000-07:00

The dough that so many of you said looked like the rats got into it, was actually a fennel raisin almond dough.

It was my most labor intensive ( I had to candy and juice the fennel) but I really loved the flavor.

Hands down my greatest toast. And check out the green color it has from the fennel juice.

Bread Making Tip One: Shower Caps

2010-03-31T08:21:00.000-07:00

Man I love using shower caps to cover my dough while I wait for the first rise.

I know there are specific bread rising buckets that people may use. And someday I might buy said buckets.

Before I would either try to cover the bowls loosely with plastic wrap or set a plate on top.

But then I read somewhere about the suggestion of a shower cap and I love it.

I can't wait to stay in a hotel again just so I can steal another one.

Oh Cha Cha You Have to Try Harder

2010-03-30T02:16:00.001-07:00

Uh... No I wasn't in Armageddon. And there is no character called Hurley in that movie either.

Dear Mary Alice,

2010-03-29T13:05:00.000-07:00

I'd love to come over and build you a 100th episode cake.

Unfortunately this week I'm working on the LOST series finale.

Sincerely,

Jorge

P.S. But in a few weeks my schedule's gonna be WIDE open.

Dining in the Dark

2010-03-28T14:47:00.000-07:00

Last week we went to

for their Dining in the Dark event they do every Monday.

We were given blindfolds

and lead into the dining room.

They brought us five courses complete with pairings and we smelled and tasted them all without seeing any of them until the entire meal was over.

The whole experience was a lot of fun and the food was excellent. I decided to be safe and wear my napkin

and it looked like it was a good idea.

Although they give you silverware to use you find yourself using your fingers more and more. Good thing they gave us hot towels at the end.

Hey. The Black Pearl's in Town

2010-03-26T00:34:00.000-07:00

I got a good look at it at work the other day.

Looks Like I'm Going To Be A Bobble

2010-03-23T09:18:00.000-07:00

Thought I'd get this out there before I start hearing it from everybody. Interesting choice, but I think it should read "Hugo" Reyes if this is the outfit they're going with. I'm just saying.

Quote From Beth

2010-03-22T09:42:00.000-07:00

"Make the good old bread... days.

Don't make those nasty wheat breads anymore."

She wants the Lahey bread.

Oops!

2010-03-22T02:16:00.000-07:00

I think I just rejected all the comments instead of approving. Sorry if that happened to yours.

BTW Still Baking

2010-03-22T01:36:00.000-07:00

Today I baked my first whole wheat bread. It's great. I look forward to toasting it tomorrow. It came out of this book. I wanted to go back to baking with the starter I had created. This white baguette came from the book too.

I ended up buying this book too because I kept hearing about it.

It's a good book but I just wish the recipes included weight measurements as well, I just think weight is more accurate when it comes to flour and salt.

For me Jim Lahey's bread recipe is still my favorite.

When I was a kid...

2010-03-19T12:12:00.001-07:00

I used to steal my dad's shoes so that he wouldn't be able to leave for work.

Now every morning when I go to work, I find this:

Mm..Cake

2010-03-19T12:06:00.000-07:00

Many of you commented about a video floating around where we're saying "mmm...cake" and wondered what it was from.

Well after much digging on our and ABC's part, we found it was a promo for an ABC affiliate in Wichita, Kansas KAKE. (Get it?)

I was going to link or embed it here but it has since been removed.

Look What Came In My Mail

2010-03-15T10:53:00.000-07:00

Thanks Morven.

Unfortunately I lost your return address. I'd like to send you a thank you note.

One Thing I'll Definitely Miss When I Leave This Place

2010-03-11T23:19:00.001-08:00

Is the commute.

At Work Getting My Hair Brushed

2010-03-10T09:59:00.001-08:00

Ok it's not happening right now. Although depending on when you read this, it just might be...

At one point yesterday I had 61 comments to approve.

2010-03-10T08:59:00.000-08:00

60 of which were spam.

A Word About Chile

2010-03-08T21:16:00.001-08:00

As you know, Chile was hit with an 8.8 earthquake.

And I know many of you have already given.

Also many of you gave to Haiti as well.

But should any of you be looking for ways to donate to the relief effort there, I just wanted to share the site that I used: http://www.untechoparachile.cl/

You can also help like this:

1. Text the word “CHILE” to 25383 to donate $10 on behalf of the Habitat for Humanity

2. Text the word “CHILE” to 20222 to donate $10 on behalf of World Vision

3. Text the word “CHILE” to 52000 to donate $10 on behalf of the Salvation Army
4. Text the word “CHILE” to 85944 to donate $10 on behalf of International Medical Corp.
Thanks.

These are the three things I can't seem to delete from my computer's desktop.

2010-03-05T23:17:00.000-08:00

Yes I saw the "Party in the USA" video

2010-03-03T17:15:00.000-08:00

You can stop asking me about it.

* There seems to be some confusion about this post. I don't mind the video. I just don't need so many people sending me the same link. In fact if you see something on the internet (like me as a character from avatar for example) you can pretty much assume I've seen it already.

** Also by the way, I try to keep this blog family friendly so certain comments that I feel go too far in terms of language or content have to be rejected.

Okay enough of that.

Paella

2010-03-03T15:44:00.000-08:00

A few weeks ago my cousin and her husband came out to visit.

We made a project on Valentines Day to cook a Paella over an open fire.

Everyone pitched in.

Here we're starting with the shrimp.

Kendra adding fish and tomatoes and seasoning.

A nice boil with the clams opening up.

Too much smoke.

Finally Beth finished it off with the peas.

It was my first paella but I thought it turned out to be a success.

Man. When are my NPR podcasts going to get a new sponsor?

2010-03-01T11:39:00.000-08:00

It's hard to hear "Siemens" over and over again.

It's windy here today.

2010-02-28T10:29:00.000-08:00

So windy it blew off the top of the temple.

Yes. We headed to higher ground.

2010-02-27T10:42:00.000-08:00

We took the dog and headed to Ken and Nancy's up the hill. Now we're just waiting for the water to rise in a couple of hours.

My Favorite Song This Minute

2010-02-23T00:38:00.000-08:00

I Can See The Pines Are Dancing by A. A. Bondy.

My iPod had been on "repeat one" with this song all day today.

The Dharma Bears Came to Visit

2010-02-21T12:19:00.000-08:00

They were sent to me by the Dharma Bear Initiative.

First thing I did was put them to work.

Then they got a little R & R.

And then I released the hound.

Just read Episode 15

2010-02-19T10:09:00.000-08:00

And it is AWESOME.

And I'm super excited about the guest star.

P.S. Don't spoil in the comments section.

Trust Me

2010-02-19T10:05:00.000-08:00

You guys will know when it's time to talk bout the cornrows before I do.

Man! Look at this HUGE blueberry!

2010-02-17T12:51:00.000-08:00

Here it is next to an average blueberry.

It's so big I might have to just cut off a piece and save the rest for later.

For those of you who missed the SOB

2010-02-12T13:40:00.000-08:00

That's Sunset On the Beach you dummehs!

I talked to someone on the phone.

I signed some autographs.

Took a lot of pictures.

And some lady gave me her baby.

Fun was had by all.

(Except for maybe the baby.)

Wounded Warrior Project

2010-02-11T14:23:00.000-08:00

Friends of mine are running the L.A. Marathon to raise money and awareness for the Wounded Warrior Project.

"Wounded Warrior Project Provides programs and services to severely injured service members during the time between active duty and transition to civilian life."

I can't run the the marathon with them because I'm still going to be here shooting LOST. (Darn!) But I did join their team in support.

If you would like to donate click here.

Second GJB Podcast is Up

2010-02-10T18:36:00.000-08:00

Our second Geronimo Jack's Beard show is now up. Check it, and other interesting blogs, out here

Remind Me To Explain This Later

2010-02-09T00:33:00.000-08:00

Flour + Salt + Yeast + Water

2010-02-07T11:44:00.000-08:00

My newest hobby is bread making.

It's amazing how four simple ingredients can can do so much.

I started with two books I ordered over the holidays.

Peter Reinhart's Artisan Breads Everyday

and My Bread by Jim Lahey.

Here's my first bread.

Then I tried to make my own starter. This is a bit of a process because you have to baby it. (It's kinda like when you're in school and you have to take care of an egg.)

I took it to work with me so I could give it a stir between scenes.

Eventually it became a mother starter. I made a couple baguettes with that starter but apparently I don't have any pictures. But I did get a shot of my last bread which I was most proud of.

Throwing My Hat in the Ring

2010-02-03T15:35:00.001-08:00

Folks. There's a new Lost Podcast in town.

Check it out here:

http://geronimojacksbeard.blogspot.com/

Thank You For The Overwhelming Response

2010-02-02T10:32:00.000-08:00

To my picture request. We really appreciate it.

By the way I'm going to be on TV tonight.

Hey If Any of You Have Pictures from Last Night's Premiere...

2010-01-31T18:53:00.001-08:00

Let me know. I'd like to check them out.

Sunset on the Beach is Tonight

2010-01-30T15:18:00.000-08:00

It's been three seasons since we were there last. But tonight we're back for one final time to celebrate the show in Waikiki.

I heard people were staking their spots in the sand at 8:00 this morning. I hope you guys packed sunscreen. See you tonight.

Sometimes Owning Nunu...

2010-01-29T23:41:00.000-08:00

is a lot like owning a monkey.

Evangeline Lilly Up For Auction

2010-01-28T21:54:00.000-08:00

You heard me.

Evi is auctioning off three lunch dates, that's right THREE LUNCH DATES, with her in either Honolulu, Los Angeles, or Vancouver (your choice).

And it's all for a good cause, in support of the

helping orphans, widows and under-privileged youths in Rwanda.

For more information and links to the auctions go here:

http://tiny.cc/evangeline

Wow Again

2010-01-28T11:38:00.000-08:00

Dedication or too much time on their hands.

http://www.unlikelywords.com/2010/01/26/everything-hurley-said-season-5/

Wow!

2010-01-28T11:33:00.000-08:00

And here I thought it was a typo

2010-01-26T09:53:00.000-08:00

I was reading an ingredient list and came across the words "rapeseed oil." My first reaction was someone left the G off of grape seed oil right? But apparently it is not a typo.

Rapeseed oil is what Canola oil is. Canola oil actually means CANadian Oil, Low Acid. It's totally understandable because, let's face it "rapeseed oil" is a marketing nightmare.

In fact when I was googling to find a picture of the plant most pictures called these flowers rapeseed blossoms instead of what they are, rapes. Just fields and fields of rape.

Pretty Cool Posters

2010-01-25T15:02:00.000-08:00

This guy created some sweet looking LOST posters.

The artist is Ty Mattson.

This is his blog: http://mattsoncreative.com/blog/2010/01/18/lost-posters/

Last Time I Was In LA

2010-01-25T09:13:00.000-08:00

I stayed a night at the Palomar

and got upgraded to the presidential suite.

It was pretty nice. I was a little bummed I couldn't really enjoy it because it was late, I was tired and had an early pick up. So I pretty much went straight to bed.

But figuring that I might not get to stay in the presidential suite again, I poked around a little first.

Both closets had two sets each of these little cheetah print camisole and shorts combos for sale.

On top of that the robes they provide were zebra and leopard print. It's all part of Palomar's theme of unleashing your "wild side."

So if you ever want to shoot a music video. Do it there. Wardrobe is already taken care of.

The other thing I was really impressed by was how deep the tub was.

This is me standing in it.

It had jacuzzi jets too.

I was going to shoot a picture of myself sitting in it. But when I sat down I discovered it was wet. And it soaked my pants through to the underwear.

Luckily those shorts were in the closet.

Someone Sent This To Me

2010-01-24T06:53:00.000-08:00

Had To Share

Look what just came up

2010-01-23T16:46:00.001-08:00

on my Google Alerts.

Seriously?!

Okay Louise. How's this?

Thank You Scotty Pippeh-eh-eh-en

2010-01-18T20:50:00.000-08:00

My new favorite-song-this-minute showed up while I was catching up on my DVR.

The Cleveland Show (which by the way has the best theme song currently running on TV)

had this music video about a week ago.

Warning: It might not be appropriate for work.

Warning: If you're anything like me, you might find yourself singing this song for days.

Snuggie 2.0 = Slanket

2010-01-17T14:27:00.000-08:00

When I was visiting my sister this Christmas I checked out her Slanket. It's basically in the same family as the Snuggie but like softer.

And everything I thought would improve the Snuggie back when I tried it previously on this blog actually exists on the Slanket and then some. THEY HAVE THE FOOT POCKET! Slanket totally trumps Snuggie folks. They even have a front pocket so you never have to give up control of the remote.

So if your looking to get a blanket with sleeves there is one way to go.

Unless you're so adventurous to get the siamese one.

Yikes.

Greetings

2010-01-15T00:32:00.000-08:00

When I found myself in Laguna Beach over the holidays I had to stop and take a picture with "The Greeter."

I used to wave at this statue all of the time when I was a little kid and we'd drive by it. I'm glad it's still here.

The Magic Finger Glove

2010-01-09T12:46:00.000-08:00

When we were in Wisconsin I wanted to get a pair of gloves that were more functional than the ones I had packed. While browsing the selection at the Pick 'n Save I found these. I know they're a little hard to see because they're camouflage and all but the index finger had a different smoother material around it.

I figured this is a hunting glove and the index is for your trigger finger. Right? It's for the trigger finger isn't it? I mean even if it isn't tell me it is.

Nice Find

2010-01-07T14:38:00.000-08:00

I just saw this on the Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Website.

http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com/blogs/2010/01/get-your-polar-bear-tv-in-time-for-the-premiere-of-lost/

Playin' Werewolf

2010-01-07T12:23:00.000-08:00

One of the highlights of my trip to Wisconsin was playing in the largest game of Werewolves of Millers Hollow I've ever played.

We ended up having nineteen people in one game.

Werewolves of Millers Hollow is the greatest party game ever. It is the hands down favorite amongst our friends. If you've ever played Mafia, it's the same game only with werewolves (thus better).

The group is divided into Townspeople and Werewolves. The Werewolves kill one townsperson each night. The next morning the Townspeople debate and eventually execute one Townsperson they suspect of being a werewolf. The game becomes a race for the town to find all of the werewolves before the wolves murder everyone in the town.

This version is our personal favorite but you can also find versions called "Are You a Werewolf?" and "Lupus in Tabula." I highly recommend it if you ever have minimum of eight people at your house.

In the Snow III

2010-01-04T23:37:00.000-08:00

Then we went sledding.

It was bumpier than I thought it'd be.

In the Snow II

2010-01-03T10:47:00.000-08:00

So the next thing I wanted to cross off my snow to-do list was to make a snowman or something.

I went with a bear which I figured you'd appreciate.

It's smaller than I wanted it but this was my first time working in the medium of snow.

In the Snow

2010-01-02T11:22:00.001-08:00

My first snow-based activity this Christmas was scraping the windows of the car.

Most of it was really just sweeping off the powder snow from the glass. There wasn't much ice build up.

I had to do it a lot.

It got old pretty fast.

Happy New Year

2010-01-01T12:15:00.000-08:00

Something I'll definitely miss about New Years in Lanikai is the annual neighborhood parade.

The "Woes Parade."

People get dressed up

(yes that is a dead rat - go figure)

juggle

and put together floats

or just ride their boat trailers.

And they vent. A bunch of people had signs about the furlough days we've been having.

(The little girl in the gold t-shirt was holding a sign that read, "Will work for an education.")

And sometimes they just show off the fact that their car has a treasure chest.

Xmas in Wisconsin

2009-12-28T07:56:00.001-08:00

This year I went to Wisconsin for Christmas.

Braving the cold weather and experiencing fresh snow for the first time.

The last time I was in WI it snowed for a moment.

But not enough to cover the ground.

Apparently I was being watched.

Man are the Geckos in the neighborhood tail-less?

2009-12-26T21:56:00.000-08:00

Even the baby ones?

Nunu Advent Calendar of Stuff She Likes to Chew: December 25th

2009-12-25T00:49:00.000-08:00

And finally...

Nunu Advent Calendar of Stuff She Likes to Chew: December 24th

2009-12-24T00:16:00.000-08:00

I saved this one for near the end because it's her hands down fave.

I buy this bone shaped, giraffe print squeaky toy in bulk.

This is Nunu's woobie.

My Burdock Experiment

2009-12-23T10:36:00.000-08:00

Beth says I tried it before and hated it but I felt like I discovered the newest greatest thing when I tried Kinpira Gobo at the Japanese restuarant we go to.

Kinpira gobo is a salad made from sauteed burdock root and carrot. Now I only recently heard of burdock when it was mentioned in a recipe at http://www.goop.com/ for bibimbop.

Suddenly it's everywhere. So I decided I'd try to make my own. Now burdock is the longest root in the grocery store.

How long is it? (Too easy.)

So long that no bag will hold it. In fact at the Don Quijote where I got it they had their own packaging created just for it.

It's so long I couldn't get it all in this picture

so I had to tilt it away from the camera.

I'm not going to tell you the recipe all I did was google it. But I will show the finished product.

Tahdah!

Nunu Advent Calendar of Stuff She Likes to Chew: December 23rd

2009-12-23T00:20:00.000-08:00

Cat poop.