Five Guys vs In & Out

Not like I do a lot of these, but it's always fun having a food showdown. The first time I took my first bite of Five Guys, I obnoxiously proclaimed "this is so much better than In & Out!". The second time I stepped into Five Guys, I said the exact same thing. When we went to meet up with some friends in Fremont for this showdown, I proudly said that I was going in biased and will be choosing Five Guys.

... half an In & Out and a mini Five Guys later... I humbly changed my mind as I looked at my score sheet. In & Out had beat out a Five Guys burger by one vote! The Five Guys patty came out better and juicier and the hot sauce helped to intensify the flavor of the patty, but I have to give it to In & Out for their better presentation of the burger in full as well as their toasted bun. For some odd reason, it was the bun that actually won me over. Not being a fan of sesame and non-toasted buns, Five Guys lost the battle, which eventually led to me inching towards In & Out more.

Burgers side by side... presentation wise: In & Out ftw!

When Five Guys opens in Sunnyvale, showdown #2 shall begin...

Staring Contest

MY FAVES!

The World's Cutest!

Dot has been with us for a blissful (almost) 8 months! I don't mean to be biased here, but she is quite possibly THE cutest dog in the world, or at least THE cutest Chihuahua in the world. No, she is not a barker, not a yapper and doesn't have a temper like her typical breed.

Such a cutie!!!

Wall Decors

Since the start of this year, I've been pretty obsessed with looking at etsy.com. It's crazy to see how creative people are, and how much they charge for their items. Well, I guess I would do the same too if I were just as creative. At the moment, I spend countless hours looking through people's creations and try to think of a way to mimic them.

My new infatuation is tree wall decors. Since our place does not have a lot of space, especially since we filled every single wall with stuff, I always found it nice to maybe have wall decors here and there to give it even more of a feminine touch.

Some of my favorites:

Yeah, I'm really into this Asian theme...

Indian & Chief

The premise is this - whenever one of us decides to do something because everyone else is doing it and not doing it because they want to do it without everyone else's input, you're called an indian. A chief is someone who decides to do something without the opinion of anyone else.

me: my brother says kicka$$ is a funny movie

Dan: so now you wanna watch it with me?

me: yeah

Dan: one word for you....

me: im an indian

Dan: INDIAN

me: YOU...!!!!

Dan: i always wanted to watch it

me: whatevs

you indian

Dan: same with inception

me: indian

Dan: i'm a chief

always a chief

married to an indian

me: whatevs

Dan: it has nic cage in it

you like him too

can't believe you wouldn't watch it beforehand

What Money Can Buy...

We are firm believers that money can make anything look nice, physically that is...

(BEFORE) Meet our backyard, pre-$$$$... the tan bark on the floor is nasty, there's leaves that's been there for who knows how long and you definitely won't see us (or Dot) out there just hanging out and enjoying the sun.

(AFTER) Now, a couple $$$$s later, it's become a backyard that's nice enough for our liking so that we would actually sit outside on a nice summer's evening and drink a few brewskis while shootin' the breeze.

Now it's time to look into plants and herbs and actually enjoy the "great outdoors" before Fall creeps up on us.

For a more step-by-step transformation of the backyard, go here: http://picasaweb.google.com/edeshinn/Backyard02#

Magazines Define You

It was in middle school when I first got addicted to reading magazines. Back in the day, as a 12 year old, waiting for my mom to pick me up from the library, I would read "16" magazine and catch up on all the latest gossip on JTT and Brad Renfro and all those guys who passed away at an early age.

During my early 20s, I was really into US Weekly and all those other "trashy" celebrity gossip magazines. Well, I still read US Weekly, but it's just not as interesting as it used to be. (Yes, Nick & Jessica were still happily married during that time)

During the engagement period, I was stuck on wedding magazines. Ever since I got married, I don't think I've picked one up.

The last time I was at Borders, I caught myself picking up a lot of interior decorating, backyard landscaping and food magazines. As I passed through this generation's version of "16" and had no idea who the people on the cover are (seriously, who are the Jonas brothers?!), I realized... crap, I'm no longer an adolescent... the magazines in my hand definitely define who I am now.