la familia lee

Christmas Nola

2011-12-24T16:55:00.000-05:00

Mom is insisting that I post this immediately. Reshoot at dinner time.

2011-02-24T18:19:00.003-05:00

Click the picture to see the whole thing.

Kimchi Crisis!

2010-10-06T19:42:00.001-05:00

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130371965&sc=fb&cc=fp

July in San Jose

2010-07-11T23:56:00.005-05:00

I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to visit the Cali family last week. It was so great to see everyone! In the evening we got to play with some sparklers and made fun shapes. Here are two of my fav. pics from the photo shoot we had. Can you read what we are attempting to spell?:

Yikes! Football teams punished by their county for losing!

2010-06-24T12:27:00.003-05:00

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/10402967.stm

The French "punishment" of flying coach on the way back home is pretty funny.

But the Iraq torture story is unbelievable!! Scary stuff.

I think it questionable that North Korea is allowed to compete in the World Cup

2010-06-22T12:48:00.005-05:00

I really think a country with leadership so out of touch with the world and committing such heinous crimes against it's own people, should not be allowed the privilege of joining in on a sporting event where it is acknowledged as part of the world community. Especially when the players may have to face "re-education" for having the wrong mindset as a reason for their 7-0 loss to Portugal.

What are your thoughts?

Thanksgiving Pics Redeux

2010-03-11T17:04:00.003-05:00

Oh I think the last post had some limitations on the set! There are more than two pics up there. Hopefully this works and you can see some more of the pictures! MORE THANKSGIVING PICS HERE

Electric Trams without the Wires

2010-03-10T11:30:00.002-05:00

http://www.physorg.com/news187331386.html

A South Korean amusement park has trams that are inductively charged via underground power strips. Gov't is thinking about incorporating this into public transportation!

Hilarious Korean Kimchi Video

2010-03-07T20:37:00.002-05:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5zd3QkD30Y

Thanksgiving

2010-03-07T19:26:00.003-05:00

A bite late, but you can see some Thanksgiving photos here!

Korea has an official website?!?

2010-03-06T16:58:00.002-05:00

Here it is: http://www.korea.net/

Why Not To Buy An iPad

2010-03-06T16:54:00.002-05:00

If you've been looking into an iPad, read this before buying. There is some overlap in these articles, but it gives you an idea of why the iPad is a deadend technology.

http://gizmodo.com/5458382/8-things-that-suck-about-the-ipad

http://www.betanews.com/joewilcox/article/12-reasons-why-I-wont-buy-an-Apple-iPad/1264697715

Internet Radio

2010-03-06T16:48:00.005-05:00

If you guys like internet radio, check out www.grooveshark.com. It's free and searchable. You can make your own library, playlists and favorites. As far as I'm aware, it also doesn't have audio adverts.

Another Crazy Internet Addicts' Story

2010-03-06T16:25:00.001-05:00

This SK couple let their real baby starve because they were too busy at an internet cafe taking care of their virtual baby.

http://gizmodo.com/5487146/busy-raising-virtual-baby-couple-lets-their-real-baby-starve

Korean popo ride in style.

2010-03-01T17:02:00.004-05:00

From right to left: Lamborghini Gallardo, Porsche 911, Ferrari F360.
http://jalopnik.com/5480984/south-korean-police-rocking-a-porsche-ferrari-and-lamborghini/gallery/

There's nothing quite like the delicious stink of KIMCHI!!!

2009-02-25T13:59:00.008-05:00

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/25/dining/25taco.html?emc=eta1

Who wants in on developing a korean "diner" with me! ;)

Dentist and Novelist

2008-12-15T13:33:00.000-05:00

Egyptian novelist Alaa Al Aswany talks about his creative process and why he is still a dentist.

The New Addition!!!

2008-12-12T14:29:00.003-05:00

I just wanted to formally welcome our new cousin, nephew, son, grandson, friend, peace making dood to the family blog! He'll probably be starting his own account and contributing his two cents in no time!!

Welcome Pax!!

Obama Tied to Intergalactic Space Pirate

2008-11-22T20:34:00.004-05:00

Obama's new pick for attorney general is a former space ruffian. Zounds!

Image taken from wonkette blog, check the link to geekanerd! Hahahaha!
NEW ATTORNEY GENERAL : SPACE PIRATE!!!

Emanuel Brothers On Charlie Rose

2008-11-07T17:01:00.002-05:00

A discussion with the three Emanuel Brothers back in June. Talk about their immigrant upbringing, outspoken liberal mom, and how they all wake up before dawn . . .

This is too cute.

2008-11-05T09:17:00.002-05:00

Kids in Brooklyn talking about their "vote"

Wassap Obama!

2008-10-29T21:28:00.002-05:00

Wassup 2008 from qg-writer on Vimeo.
I dunno if ya'll remember but this short diddy was made into a budweiser ad back in the day for the super bowl. THe same guys came together and made this parody of the ad they made back then. If you want to see the original ad, you can see it here and it may make more sense as to the amazingness of how they fit in this new message into the same ad.

Green Tips!

2008-10-09T14:18:00.001-05:00

Hey everyone. Just a few tips for how you can save money and energy at home. I like the idea of the four day work week ;). Also, making your own cleaning solution! I want to try that one out.

NYC Crew in Urban Climber!

2008-10-02T10:57:00.006-05:00

Hey everyone, just tryin' to keep it real on the blog. . .How is everyone?

Chris' climbing crew up here was recently featured in the latest Urban Climber for the DABATHON they organize - where they ride their bikes all around the city hitting up a bunch of different boulders. Thought I would share the deiselness. I am bummmmed i missed the it b/c I was out of town!!!

The Cover, yeah-yuh girl power!

Tae Kwon Do Assassins

2008-09-09T08:10:00.003-05:00

Dang. Koreans can be so gangster. Shows me how old school and backwards North Korea is/was. Gotta use those Tae Kwon Do skills for good and with honor!

Tae Kwon Do Killers Article

Harmony & The Dream

2008-08-12T15:39:00.004-05:00

I remember doing psych studies in college about watching fish swim in a tank and getting paid $20!! hah!

West vs. East Mentality

We are a family of acrobats.

2008-07-21T23:30:00.006-05:00

If we ever needed to band together and make a living as a traveling caravan, we know what we need to do.

Flashback : ALASKA preview

2008-07-16T17:46:00.003-05:00

Had a request from a friend so I decided to post this. I think I lost my working files when my external crashed years ago, so I revised the version I had with a quickness. Slightly changed up. Checkit!!

Alaska : LafamiliaLee from Redcrashpad on Vimeo.

Provence Pictures

2008-07-03T17:37:00.002-05:00

HELLO EVERYONE!! It was so great seeing the family this past week. In order to keep the memories alive, i know that everyone has documented the trip amazingly well in clusters of pixels. We talked about trying to organize our first Annual La Familia Lee Photos Awards to pool together everyone's favorite/prettiest/funniest/darkest/cutest/artistic/familyistic/historic images. It will be a great way to also allow those who were unable to join :(, a means to see some of the highlights of the trip!

So. . I am proposing that anyone who would like to participate to email me their top photos to fit in any of the following proposed categories (please don't submit a ton of photos, b/c sorting through it all will be tough! Maybe try to limit it to 20?):

Best Family Shot
Funniest Shot
Sweet Shot
Action Shot
Nature Shot
Landscape Shot
Inadvertant Fashion Shot
House Shot
Abstract Shot
Kid Shot
Adult Shot
Provence Shot
Kodak Moment Shot
Most People Shot

If anyone has suggestions for additional categories or categories to change or take out let me know!! I was also thinking that Chris/Uncle Mark/Auntie Haewohn could be the third party voting panel. Unless we can figure out another way to get everyone to vote.

Thoughts, questions? SUBMIT!!

Barack Energy Plan

2008-06-17T09:06:00.005-05:00

It is exciting and inspiring that after 8 years of Bush, come November someone with these ideals could be in office. Just in case you guys havn't seen/heard/read already check out the fact sheet on Barack's energy plan.

BARACK OBAMA'S PLAN TO MAKE AMERICA A GLOBAL ENERGY LEADER

Obama’s comprehensive plan to combat global warming and achieve energy
security will:
⇒ Implement an economy-wide cap-and-trade program to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions to the level recommended by top scientists to avoid calamitous impacts.
⇒ Invest $150 billion over the next ten years to develop and deploy climate friendly
energy supplies, protect our existing manufacturing base and create millions of
new jobs.
⇒ Dramatically improve energy efficiency to reduce energy intensity of our
economy by 50 percent by 2030.
⇒ Reduce our dependence on foreign oil and reduce oil consumption overall by at
least 35 percent, or 10 million barrels of oil, by 2030
⇒ Make the U.S. a leader in the global effort to combat climate change by leading a

Check out the rest!
Energy Plan!!

Provence

2008-06-16T08:10:00.003-05:00

http://www.abloc.org/index.php?type=4§=dragonball
http://www.rockclimbing.com/routes/Europe/France/Provence__Alps_and_Forealps__and_C_te-d_Azur/

Apparently there is some pretty good bouldering 2 hours away from where we are staying in France. . .anyone interested in a day trip? If so, let me know! I will try to bring a crash pad!

excited to see everyone!

2008-06-01T11:25:00.001-05:00

My lychee tree is busting with lychees. It will be ripe in 1 week. Anyone who want to eat them come visit.
Kevin

2008-05-19T02:20:00.003-05:00

Elaine & Patricia were in Bay Area this weekend and we had great, short, but sweet time together. Grandma went all out w/the cooking and made great spread of Naeng Myun, BiBim Bap, and Poochoo Jun--delish!

Looking forward to more family gathering en Provence!

Je vous aime!
(I love you all!)
Auntie W :)

2008-04-29T17:31:00.001-05:00

this thing is pretty inactive...
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Wikipedia

2008-04-02T19:29:00.004-05:00

Hahaha, just found out about this today. Some wikipedia peoples asked to use a picture from my flickr account. They also linked dabtronics to the wikipage. This is too funny.

The description and writing on the subject is pretty sub-par, but I'm not really part of the wiki community. It seems like they're trying to beef up this section. The guidebook I made when in was in design school might be used, wahahaha!

RAT ROCK

Check it out while its still up, not sure how long it'll be there!

Christmas Song

2008-03-27T14:38:00.006-05:00

California : Bright Country

Guitars: CHL and SeaBreezeMyst
Piano: PLEE
Harp: Harry Potter Kim

Recorded all Ghetto-Styley over Christmas Break. I think this was our second go at it. Super messy and simple, but it was fun. Oh yea, and someone learn how to play a drum set. And next time bring more instruments. Yay-er.

Click on the following link to download the work-in-progress off the upcoming "LaFamiliaLee : face-melterz" album.

http://www.mediafire.com/?nzknv7zjfen

HAPPPPPPYY BIRTHDAY G-MA!

2008-03-23T02:06:00.006-05:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRANDMA!!! See you in NYC soon!

ROCKTOWN CRUSHING

2008-03-22T13:03:00.007-05:00

PLee is getting Diesel in the muscles.

Checkitbefoyoowrekit.

Family Mythbusters

2008-03-20T08:02:00.003-05:00

HI! Hope everyone is doing well. I have a story I'd like verified as true or false. I remember hearing a story about how when Grandma was little she found a tiger on the side of the road and her family raised it until it got too big and it needed more food than they could provide so they than gave it away to a zoo. Is this true?!?!? It would be pretty awesome if it was.

Thanks!

Vacation

2008-03-14T08:04:00.005-05:00

Key West!!!

Uncle Kevin! We should do Key West sometime! Still haven't been there!

Grandfather's 80th Bday

2008-02-26T23:19:00.002-05:00

Feb 23rd Michelle, Joon, Jen, Elain, Jeffery, Kevin, Daniel, Wil, and Charles had dinner at four seasons hotel in Atlanta with GF and his mrs. GF had aged since I last saw him 1 1/2 years ago. He looks every bit 80. He says he hits the golf ball further than before.(190 compared to 170) and he is enjoying life. He lost 2 front teeth and needs dentures for that. It was pleasant but sad dinner. mrs. seems to be taking care of GF well. I felt sorry for her. Few remaining years that he has we should be nice to GF, Especially for the grandkids. Please write or call him time to time. Hope Aunty Wil or Aunty Michelle can post pictures from the dinner.
Kevin

Where is everyone?

2008-02-19T23:24:00.003-05:00

There hasn't been much activity on here, so I thought I'd share a couple links with everyone.

Korean Baby
and
Crazy Dance

O.G. 4

2008-01-29T18:23:00.000-05:00

Found this picture as I was scouring my external for some files. The O.G. 4. Pretty funny. From our visit to Palo Alto, Stanford Campus ca. 198? Rocking out AstroVan-Styley.

2008-01-03T21:44:00.000-05:00

Hi guys,
Some of the over-20 crowd don't need to lose any weight! Wish I were in that group. ;D
Here are some family photos from the great week.
love you all,
auntie w :)

Christmas CaLEEfornia style!

2007-12-29T20:50:00.000-05:00

CaLEEfornia was a success! Much thanks to Auntie Wilma and Uncle Charles who planned all the shenanigans and to Uncle Kenny and his family for housing a large portion of the clan.

For Summer '08 it's been decided that a contest is in order.
Prerequisites are being 20 years old and a desire to get svelt.

We didn't weigh in until after most of the Kims left, but we have:

Uncle Kenny - 216
Auntie Hae - 141
Auntie Swan - 133
Uncle Kev - 184
Auntie Wilma - 123
Elaine - 135
Jenny - ???
Jason - ???

Is anyone else interested?

The buy in is $20 and the pot goes to the biggest loser ( by % of body weight).

Final weigh in is in Provence!

Chris in Urban Climber Magazine!!!

2007-11-28T17:47:00.001-05:00

Pretty cool, eh? Half a page!

Now that's what I call intensity!

http://www.urbanclimbermag.com/

Internet Boot Camp

2007-11-18T13:21:00.000-05:00

Just a little article I saw in the NYTimes about Korea.

Koreans are Intense!

HAPPY B-DAY!

2007-09-27T12:18:00.000-05:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DANIEL! Hope your having a great day!
hmm. . .Do you even check the blog?

Websites

2007-09-05T22:43:00.000-05:00

Hey everyone! just wanted to let you guys know that my dad has a website up now! the url is: Dad's Website

This was another project that kept me busy during my month of unemployment. It's super basic, but a fun first website to make! Chris will probably fancy it up once biology and bio-chem are out of his hair!

Also, this is the website for the company I just got hired onto!
Code Green Solutions
If anyone knows somebody building any large projects that would like some green consulting, let me know!!! :). The company is looking to expand and projects in california and elsewhere are welcome!

hope everyone is doing well!! post some updates!!

Eryn's 7th Birthday party!

2007-09-03T03:42:00.000-05:00

Hola, Familia!
Eryn had her 7th birthday party! Grandma made her a tasty & healthy whole wheat, yolkless birthday cake. She got some awesome horsey gifts and a George Bush Voodoo doll! (She has some politically sophisticated friends!). She's now horsebackriding age, so if anyone wants to visit, we're going to take her on a coastal horseback ride soon!
xoxo
Auntie Wilma :)

ps: Congratulations to Patricia who got a job in NYC!!

Climbing Wall!!

2007-08-06T20:50:00.002-05:00

We built a climbing wall in our basement! It was a fun project to keep me busy while I was in Atlanta. Chris posted some photos of it here: Climbing Wall Photos!
Can't wait for everyone to come over and give it a try!
DABTRONICS

Emma in churning whitewater!

2007-06-22T03:34:00.000-05:00

Hola familia,

we had a great time w/katie & auntie swan's visit to the bay area. wish the whole family could've done the rafting/camping trip--everyone would've SO loved it.

i emailed you the exciting photos of emma taking on the rapids! what an adventure! here's a photo when emma is falling out of the raft! good thing uncle kenny & auntie hewon couldn't see it happen!

looking forward to our next family gathering,
w/much love,
auntie w :)

Congratulations to Chris!!

2007-06-13T23:49:00.000-05:00

Congrats to Chricxtchie who got straight A's!!!!! Way to go, Chris!!
Was great seeing the partial fam in Florida last week.
I tried to upload funny karaoke clip...but it's not working....here's a photo of the young people.
Oh, & everyone's gotta check out P'trish on Ford's Waverly website...No Beards...&...Sadness Hill. Oscar-worthy performances!
Tonight we ate delish fusion food w/Katie & Swan who're visiting the Bay Area. This weekend we're going whitewater rafting!
love you all,
auntie w

CONGRATULATIONS

2007-06-06T21:26:00.000-05:00

Congratulations to David for rocking that high-school thang. Mr. Valedictorian and graduation speech orator, w00t!! The atlanta crew will be on the road in the next couple hours and will arrive in Florida ready to party it up, ooooohh yeeea!!

Just sending some props to the D-Man for some serious crushing. And may the crushing continue on in your future. Congratualtions mang!

FLORIDAY!

2007-06-03T23:11:00.001-05:00

Floriday. . here i come. . you guys best have your game faces on. . .

Elaine Visited New Orleans!

2007-04-22T15:26:00.000-05:00

It was short but sweet. It was great to see her!

here are a few pics of her awesome hammering skillz.

amazing people in our fam

2007-04-15T12:51:00.000-05:00

auntie wils -

thanks for sharing your pictures from your mission trips! seems like such an amazing experience. . . it almost makes me want to to go med school!

2007-03-06T18:54:00.000-05:00

I emailed la familia lee, but DanDan said I should put it in our blog...

Summer 2007....anyone want to go whitewater rafting in the Bay Area? When can people get together this summer? July 4th weekend? This is on the South Fork of the American River and is about a 2.5h drive from SF....it's an overnight rafting/camping trip, meals are provided. Website is http://www.mariahwe.com/MWEmain.aspOption=List&Category=cal&River=asf

December 2007....we've been talking about maybe doing it in the Bay Area, w/home base @ Uncle Kenny's & our house...and doing day trips. I'm thinking of....

1) http://www.circuscenter.org/classes/groups.html: in San Francisco....Group trapeze, acrobatics, tumbling--our family already does the acrobatics formations every year on our own! Now we can get professional help!

2) http://www.caverntours.com/MoCavRt.htm: Moaning caverns is a few hour drive from where we live. You repel down 165 feet into the caves, then wiggle/squirm/crawl/climb your way through the cool caves/formations called like....the pancake, Godzilla's nostril, etc. I've done this before and it's supercool!

3) http://www.gokartracer.com/team_building.html: family go kart racing! This is only about a 30 minute drive from our house.

4) http://www.esalen.org/place/hot_springs.shtml: These are hot springs on the Pacific Ocean!!! But it's at a new age/yoga/inner growth workshop place and they don't take family gatherings. They only take groups of 4 at a time and can only do 20 total at a time. The dude told me we'd have to make 5 reservations of 4 in a sneaky way....we'll see if I can figure it out. We'd have to be quiet and orderly there.

What do you guys think? I'm trying to find more activities. There's tons of great ethnic food to eat here. Too bad we can't do whitewater rafting in December--that'd be a great family outing.

love you all,
Auntie W!

Thoughts #1

2007-02-27T11:49:00.000-05:00

In life, there are times when you just drink way too much coffee. Then, while you're sitting in class with 45 minutes to go and your bladder is on the cusp of an explosive schism, you have to dig deep. Hydrostatic pressure is nothing. Winning is everything.

Aio, quantitas magna frumentorum est

Tiny House

2007-02-26T23:26:00.000-05:00

Hey everyone! Hope everyone is doing well. Just wanted to let ya'll know about a side project I am working on down here in New Orleans. It is pretty much the highlight of my week. A few of us are building a house for a man that lives in in the neighborhood. He currently lives in the back of his brother-in-law's property in pretty poor conditions. We are building him a small house (10x20) on an already existing slab. We are going to try to make it a self-sustaining structure. This is a little ditty that my friend Tommy wrote about the project:

"so, in planning for this build, we asked ourselves what those who live
off-the-grid do, and have done for eons, without the luxury of urban
ammenities...perhaps they would design a roof that channels water to a
cistern (water catch basin that costs about $30 to build) that will
receive direct exposure to the heat of the sun, and provide, via
gravity, a warm shower, and drinking water. also, a long sloped roof,
over the 20' length of the house, could create space for a small loft
@ the front of the house, and a large southwest-exposed wall that will
heat the house in the winter and provide natural light
inside...anyway, without getting very technical, that's the gist...and
we are trying to build it for under $3000, a challenge in itself.

already, the funky roof is evoking alot of rubber-necking -- it's hard
to find anything but a gable roof (/\) in the very
traditionally-styled french city of new orleans -- should've seen the
initial look on marlon, the land-owner's face when i said, "composting
toilet" -- but he is a smart guy, and was actually really excited by
our ideas, and the thought of a house that cost little to no $ to run
-- it very well may be the last time anyone lets us build something
like this in the u9, but the opportunity to learn and perhaps infuse
modern sustainable building and living practices into the post-katrina
community (which is by the way, a collection of some very kind people
who seem to really need some help getting back on their feet right
now) is too beautiful to pass up..."

Anyways. Here are a few pictures of the house so far. It's a really exciting project and an evolving design.

2007-02-08T22:26:00.000-05:00

What up Lee Familia?
Sooo we're not doing ANYTHING together this summer??

i thought Key West sounded tight.
If we could...

Another Jeffrey Gem

2007-01-30T22:47:00.000-05:00

I found this picture surfing the interweb. Ah the internet, what a beautiful thing. Does anyone know we have the next Dalai Lama in our family??

JEFFREY SHAVED HIS HEAD

2007-01-30T00:16:00.000-05:00

LOOK AT JEFFREY'S SHAVED HEAD!!!!!!!!!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

2007-01-09T23:27:00.000-05:00

Hey guys,

I just wanted to say Happy New Years!

Jason and his girlfriend Emily came to visit me for the New Years. It was a lot of fun hanging out with them and seeing Chris off :(

I bought an air mattress to accomodate my visitors, and it took up my whole living room! I should have taken a picture to post on the website. On New Year's Eve, Jason, Emily, and I went to my college friend's house for a party! Jason and Emily didn't even make it until New Years! On the 1st, we went to Koreatown and had duk gook. After brunch, we brought Chris and his friends some duk gook too. For most of Jason's visit, I had to work :( But, on their last night, I took them out to two dinners and dessert to make up for lost time! The whole weekend was a blast, and I encourage you all to come visit me! I have a great air mattress for you to sleep on!

PATRICIA - I have American Airlines money that I need to use. . . When is a good time to book a flight for NOLA??

2007-01-07T23:28:00.000-05:00

Hi everyone! Sorry for flooding the blog. I'm probably posting too much, but my friend just emailed me this link and I thought ya'll might enjoy it!
Korean B-Boys at their best on the 38th Parallel

la familia lee abstraction

2007-01-05T20:40:00.000-05:00

la familia lee abstraction
Originally uploaded by C. D. Ford.

What is happening in this photo? It is like a lee family mosaic!

Can you count how many people are in this picture? (not counting lady on Korean Magazine)

AIR ALERT

2007-01-05T16:59:00.000-05:00

Hey guys, whoever said they had it, can i get it?
need to improve my vert...

In the Presidio

2007-01-05T00:14:00.000-05:00

Hiya! We got a special tour of the Presidio in San Fransico from Ford's friend Tom. The Presidio is now the headquarters for all of George Lucas' companies (Lucas Arts, Indutrial Light and Magic, Lucas Film etc.) It had a beautiful campus and an amazingly delicious cafeteria. The view in the cafeteria included the Golden Gate Bridge, the Palace of Fine Arts and Downtown San Fran!

Chris, I thought you would appreciate this. . . . this picture is with a REAL storm trooper and if you look at the reflection behind it R2D2 is right next to it! It was awesome we saw models they were making for the new Transformer movie and the scary portrait of the Bad Guy in Ghost Busters 2 that comes to life! There was also an office that was labeled Lucas/Speilberg because apparently the two of them meet a lot.

anyway here is one pic. We weren't really allowed to take photos. . .

Zee Girls!!

2007-01-04T23:48:00.000-05:00

Emma, just before she descended her first black diamond. She looked like a pro!

Such an adorable photo!

Davids Operation

2007-01-04T20:01:00.002-05:00

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David just had all his wisdom teeth pulled. Under General Anethesia. He talking out of his head. He is the biggest wimp. He's been talking non-stop after and during surgery. He won't let his girl leave his side. Shes been here since 4:30 and it is now 8:03 pm during this time she has not eaten, went to the bathroom, or able to move from her spot by his side. She's shackled to his bed.

David was actually nice to me today. He told Swan that she was the best mom, It blew her mind.

lake Tahoe, 06, The Family

2006-12-31T13:45:00.000-05:00

You know I'm big on communication, and dialogue, even though, as Chris and Paticia pointed out clearly that I lack the proper
skill to do so. I greatly appreciate that Chris created this la familia lee so that we can communicate with all of us quickly. Right now, I feel the need to reflect on the 06, Tahoe get-together before it fades into dim memory. First of all, I like to thank you, all of you for being there and all of our guests, and the family, Kenny and et al helped to rescue from the ice on the hill of Crest dr.
Thank you, Ken, for being The D.D. Emma is a black diamond skier, and we will cherish her happy and proud expression at the end of the run. In the last day of the skiing, I enjoyed skiing with Ellie, and watching her improve. I also enjoyed playing a game of pool and sharing a nice conversation with Eryn. Ken's Haewohn always has the calming effect. Charles and Wilma were wonderful. Wilma showed that it was nice to have good friends. Charles was terriffic in tidying up loose ends like properly, and delicately tapping on the micro to make it work. The most memorable scene was Chares, Wilma, Jason building the sled track for Katie, Emma, and Eryn to enjoy at our own backyard, Daniel also helped and enjoyed the sledding. To top it all, Jason and Jeffrey put on a wresting match right there on the snow with trees and stones and all with great spirit, like any great wreslter, both of them listen to the referee, Charles, well, and the match was over as soon as it started. I enjoyed the conversation deep into the night with Joon, Kevin, Kenny, Chris, Patricia, Jason, and David. We talked about a wide range of topics. Here, I was most impressed and pleasantly surprised to find how sharp Jason was. That Jason, he's got a great future; he is the first one to make his billion with his creativity. Jeffrey was real cool, and securely in his own world. I insist that our David is better than the stone David. Dan Dan, he is the one and only who can also come up with the great design for family T-shirt. Kaite was the fearless downhill racer, and allof you shoud have seen and heard the conversation katie and Ellie had with the melting pieces of ice on the porch. They were knowledgeable, and simply amazing. Kevin and Swann are the wise rock supporting the whole structure. Joon and Michelle with their style and passion for life need no qualification. Jenny, Paticia, and Elaine are the living proof why women are better than men. Nola also added to the bonding of the family after a period of rough initiation. Like all of us Nola learned to adjust and matured physically, and behaviorally. My Haewhn always adds a certain softness and love, stays on top of me which I need desperately. Our mother, what a lady! Her stubborn, and single mined cooking keep us all going, literally, and figuratively. We are forever indebted to her. As Chris emphasized with passion. we do this because of love and we need all of us, each one of us toghether. Happy New Year!

Nola!

2006-12-31T02:22:00.000-05:00

Send Off Video

2006-12-21T15:10:00.000-05:00

I just received this video late last night. Some friends of mine were sneaky and made a video send off behind my back. I was totally surprised, it was super nice of them. Check out the video to see some of the kooky crew in action.

just testing

2006-12-18T00:24:00.000-05:00

hi guys. Just testing to see if i am signed in.

The Brooklyn Farewell

2006-12-16T19:40:00.000-05:00

Last night was the farewell dinner at my apartment in Brooklyn. It was tons of fun, Elaine made an appearance and got to meet the crew. Here's a short clip from the night. Also, my photographer friend, Minwin took pictures you can see on his website :
Life Magical

Tahoe!

2006-12-08T23:48:00.000-05:00

I got vacation!!! WOOHOO. I'll see you all there for the WHOLE week. I should buy the other analyst a present. He's senior to me, but he let me have x-mas week. (he's gonna take the week before off!!!)

La Sangre del Presidente

2006-12-07T09:44:00.000-05:00

This picture is pretty embarassing, not only am I smiling, but I am standing right next to the big W. I felt very guilty afterwards. Representing Habitat, we were not allowed to express any political opinions while the President was visiting. But if you look closely you can see that the president's right hand is bleeding. This is pretty funny, b/c we spent about three whole days making sure the site was the safest place on earth. Initially, we were gonna have him put up a flag holder but they thought he could mess that up so he just put a flag in the already hung flag holder. Later he proceeded to wipe his bloody hand on the sleeve of our unsuspecting and kind-hearted med-tech. Yeah, he did not leave the best impression. Just wanted to share the story and the pic.

Jimmy Carter is coming this weekend! Sad I'm gonna miss him, he's a pretty amazing guy.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

2006-12-04T00:55:00.000-05:00

Best Birthday Wishes to teh Jennifer Kim! Its technically the 4th over here, not yet in California though. Anyways, here is an east coast birthday shout-out to the Jen_Kim, big in BOSTON! WHAT!

1/4 Century Club. Yea, I said it. Woo!

Holy Global Warming, Batman!

2006-12-01T16:06:00.000-05:00

Dang. Its the first of December already. It is way too warm and getting way too close to the end of another year. Holy-time-is-flying-like-woah,-Batman!!

Habitat for Humanity

2006-11-30T12:17:00.000-05:00

Hi All! I was just informed of this article in the Sunday travel section of the New York Times. It's about New Orleans and the reporter volunteered on site without us knowing! He describes my boss, Ken Fracois, in the last portion of the article which is pretty cool. Here's the
LINK!

Love you guys!

2006-11-28T02:32:00.000-05:00

hi guys,

sorry we haven't posted but i'm clueless w/blogs. love the photos and film clips! Elaine--that's so awesome you met JC! I was just watching him on CNN earlier tonight. Quixotes & Ptrish--your doggie is so cute! i miss joey.

we miss you all and can't wait to see you at tahoe! We're going to make thai green curry for everybody!

xoxoxo,
auntie w & uncle ch!!

Buddhist Scientists

2006-11-27T23:49:00.000-05:00

I thought some of you might find this
ARTICLE on Salon.com interesting. It talks about Buddhism and Science. I'm not totally sold on some of what he says, but I did find it interesting to read. I'd like to know what Grandma thinks about what this guy states.

HELLOOO

2006-11-27T21:30:00.000-05:00

Thanksgiving was wonderful! Thanks parental units!!

I met Jimmy Carter on my flight back to NYC!!!

Can't wait to hang out with you guys again!

We miss you California folks!!!

PS. who is MR.MRS.DQ??

Daniel Autumn Climb

2006-11-27T20:24:00.000-05:00

Daniel Autumn Climb
Originally uploaded by patographs.

We went rock climbing the Friday after Thanksgiving. Sorry I don't have pics of everyone. My camera ran out of space!

David Traverse

2006-11-27T20:14:00.000-05:00

David Traverse
Originally uploaded by patographs.

We've got some great climbers in this family.

Shaking the tree

2006-11-27T20:13:00.000-05:00

Shaking the tree
Originally uploaded by patographs.

Katie shook the trees as we tried to catch the falling leaves. It was a fun fall game.

Nola/Jimbang!!!!!

2006-11-27T19:45:00.000-05:00

Nola!!
Originally uploaded by patographs.

Hello all!! for the family out there that have not gotten to meet our new puppy. . .this is a picture of her! I found her on the streets of New Orleans in an abandoned area of town. I brought her back to the ATL for Thanksgiving. She is pretty great. We are still a little up in the air with her name. We're down to two names. Jim Bang (because she looks like a little dumpling) and Nola (short for new orleans, LA). Chris thinks Nola is too prissy. Any opinions?

GET IN MAH BELLY!!

2006-11-26T23:18:00.000-05:00

socks

2006-11-26T18:46:00.000-05:00

i think i left my socks at the kims house

thanksgiving

2006-11-26T16:46:00.000-05:00

It was wonderful to see everybody. We all enjoy and learn from family get-togethers. I'm looking forward to Lake Tahoe. Thanks everybody. P.S. I really enjoyed playing tennis with David.

Hah!

2006-11-26T16:17:00.000-05:00

That is bizarre David! Maybe your ipod likes the humidity down there.

Anywho. It was great to see everyone this Thanksgiving!! Can't wait for La Familia Winter Reunion 2006!! We gonna rule those slopes.

iPod

2006-11-26T15:43:00.000-05:00

Chris! I told you my iPod was allergic to Georgia. As soon as I got home it turned on.

newbs

2006-11-25T22:40:00.000-05:00

you all are such newbs.... you just signed up to leech

make me a mod im super active

cool chris toe fur

2006-11-25T22:37:00.000-05:00

negricito make me a moderator

Hello!

2006-11-25T22:31:00.000-05:00

Hey guys! What's up? This is my first post on our amazing family blog a lá Chris.

Hi

2006-11-25T22:27:00.000-05:00

Hello all, its me.

Don't take it personally

2006-10-10T18:24:00.000-05:00

Hey Chris!

I just went to LA this weekend to visit Jason and my parents. My mom and dad don't know/ can't figure out how to access the site or post. . . I'm going to show them at Thanksgiving!

Don't all get on board at once!

2006-10-06T14:58:00.000-05:00

Woo. This Blog is OUT-OF-CONTROL. Simmer down now familia lee!

Archival Footage

2006-10-04T00:38:00.000-05:00

Hullo Familia,

This is the short video I made of the Tahoe trip last year. It was originally meant to be a preview trailer, but I didn't have enough footage to make a longer finished version. Anyways, here you go.

Crazy New City

2006-09-03T19:34:00.000-05:00

hello family!

Life in NYC has been a lot of fun. The first week, I hated the city -- so dirty, so hot, so much walking. It's so different from Atlanta and Providence. But, after my first five weeks of being in the city and three weeks of work (wow gasp!), I am really starting to like this place. The heat has subsided, and as a result the stinky stench of garbage is less distinct. And, the upside to walking is being able to eat whatever I want! (I did, however, go through a purging of my shoe collection. I threw away any shoe that was not extremely comfortable! This is so exciting because there are so many good eats here. I already have a few favorites that you must visit when you come to crash at my place! Mercadito is an amazing mexican tapas place with the best shrimp ceviche and an amazing mushroom app. Australian makes homemade (or store made) ice cream, sorbet, and chocolates. IT is diving. And, there is a restaurant that serves only mac and cheese. I've only really explored the east village, but I'm excited to delve into the rest of Manhattan. I'm still in shock at how much life costs! Food and rent are my primary expenses.

I've been hanging out a lot with my roomie and my second cousin on my dad's side, Dave. They are both a lot of fun. And, my mom has come to visit three times in my five weeks here! I've been so lucky!! I've seen Chris a couple of times. One time was a complete fluke. I was walking home one night from dinner and some drinks, and as I was passing a bar, Chris was stepping out to make a phone call. It was pretty awesome!!

I really miss college, but work has been very good (so far). Before my first day, I was extremely nervous, but becuase my managers are so super nice, I was put to ease. I'm off to training on Sunday in Chicago for 10 weeks. Then, after I get back, the real grind begins. I'm working in the apparel group of the mid-corporate bank at JPMorgan. So far, I've just been having fun learning about the industry. Half the time, I've been looking up stores and essentially been going online shopping (minus the actual buying). Sunday morning, I'm running the Komen Breast Cancer 5K, and them I'm off to Chicago. The last time I was there was visiting A. Wilma back in the day. . . (if you have any suggestions on eats or fun stuff, let me know!)

whew. that's a lot, but life's so crazy right now. it seems as if the fab four is growing up!

love and miss you!