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Since Dennis said he missed the ol’ Calipeaches wallpapers from back in the day, I decided to start up my own here under my blog posts. Ya know, since I’ve got a lot of time on my hands these days.

This one is featuring my favorite summon, Leviathan, from Final Fantasy Tactics. I hated tactics, but I must admit, this is an awesome drawing. I just tweaked him a bit and slapped around some brushes. Sorry the resolutions are small this time around, the original image didn’t give me much to work with. I’ll include a link to it so you can have a go at editing little Levi, if you so desire. (http://www.creativeuncut.com/gallery-04/art/fft-summon-leviathan.jpg)

Alas! I crawl out of my hamster hole to give you a life update:

-Graduated from UTA. B.S. Biology, Cum Laude, Linguistics Minor
-No longer living with Deanna. Back home with mama, papa, and grandma Hong
-Still together with Long (5 years and counting! *heart*)
-Technically still employed, but not really
-Doesn’t mind not working because I’m studying for the OAT (Jan 27th)
-In the process of applying to Optometry school
-If accepted, will matriculate this fall

In other words: If I’m not here next year, be happy for me. In the meantime, I just plan to finish my application and await the fateful news. Afterwards I will devote my days to enjoying what little free time I will have before starting school again. Enjoyment includes but is not limited to:

-Turning 23 (Woot woot!)
-Reading voraciously on my new Kindle.
-Crawling amazon.com and writing reviews (don’t judge me!).
-Playing through my games for DS, particularly Zelda, Picross, and Golden Sun.
-Watching loads and loads of anime (reviews to come soon!).
-Blogging and site updates.
-Cleaning house (YES, I LOOK FORWARD TO IT).
-Sleeping in. Often.
-Making money (?)

What is NOT on the pending agenda?

-Marriage
-Children
-Eyeball examinations

So, stop asking!

So this is just a follow-up to the HUGE brown moth I photographed back in 2005. (http://linh.thehong.com/?p=81)

Turns out it was an Antheraea polyphemus. Four years later, Long would stumble across its caterpillar form:

He will then fondly dub it his Pokemon. Either way I still hate flying insects! Incredible metamorphosis, though! If you’re interested, this site details its life and even shows you what the silk looks like! http://www.wormspit.com/polyphemus.htm

Hat tip to Scott Carpenter and google for helping me figure out what it was.

I just updated my WordPress app for BB, so I will take this opportunity to post pictures from the bbq trip.

First stop on our trip was the original Salt Lick about an hour outside of Austin in Driftwood, TX. Naturally the air was a’buzz with burnt orange and live music played by a young man from Dallas. Jenn, Eli, Tin, and I were super hungry from the long drive and long wait, so we readily agreed to order all-you-can-eat meat platters all around. And good thing we did, ’cause the first round was so-so, but the second was deeee-lish. Fatty brisket, tender ribs charred to perfection, endless potato salad, and surprisingly good pickles made for a very happy and comatose bunch. We got 2.2 rounds in before we threw in the napkin and called it a night.

Actually we squeezed in a theater trip to watch the movie, 9, but it wasn’t so great so we’ll just overlook that.

BBQ outting #1 was a success. Winner? The ribs.

The next morning we woke up nice and early to catch Snow’s BBQ, voted #1 in Texas Monthly. They open Saturday’s only and close once the food runs out, which usually happens at around noon. Like every other place we visited, it was out in the boonies but the sweet smell of BBQ was still powerful enough to draw a crowd. Tin generously overloaded our plate with a few pieces of that, half a pound of this, and a bit of that over there to taste. The verdict? Every bit as tasty as I expected. Although Tin claims it was drier than usual. I think if it weren’t for the previous night’s gluttony, it wouldv’e been even tastier. Sorry Miss Snow, you’ll be first next time.

BBQ outting #2 – silver. Will return for the gold. Winner? The brisket. Mmmm good.

A flat tire on the way back to civilization caused us to loaf around the BMW dealership for a little while. We caught a free movie in the theater room, and by the time J.Lo was abt to plan her last wedding, we were back on the road and well enough recovered to hit up our next food outting: Juan in a Million.

Mexican food hold no interest for me and I didn’t eat, so I won’t bother to say much here. Only it must be good and cheap ’cause it was jam packed with students. After an order of extra bacon on top of their breakfast burritos, and Jen, Eli, and Tin happily asserted that Juan’s was worth every excessive bite.

A little walk around the outlet malls helped put all that food at peace. A few pounds and a few dollars lighter, we headed back home to Dallas. The trip was full of good conversation and trip down memory lane as we popped in my iPod and played my Nostalgia playlist. Nothing like singing Spice Girls, 98 Degrees, Eagle Eye Cherry, DJ Liquid, and Mariah Carey with old friends to get the good times rolling. We carried on in this manner all the way home and were only interupted by a pit stop to the Czech Stop to sample their amazing kollaches.

Austin food trip – success!

So I’ve been updating and adding a variety of apps for my BB. Testing the WordPress App at the moment. Everything looking good so far! If all goes well, I’ll post pictures from our Austin BBQ trip. I’m on the road as I type!

Grace: man, you’re awesome
did i ever tell you that?
’cause you need to be told that
OFTEN
me: not nearly enough, im afraid
Grace: you’re AWESOME