tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216287972024-03-07T19:42:17.604-08:00The Life of a LienThe Blog of the Lien family in San Franciscoslickmachineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277678602725275698noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21628797.post-1707322348092651272011-07-12T15:40:00.000-07:002011-08-15T11:16:07.918-07:00How my kid got dirty.<span class="zemanta-img separator" style="clear: left;"><a href="http://www.daylife.com/image/01xLd2TfQseqz?utm_source=zemanta&utm_medium=p&utm_content=01xLd2TfQseqz&utm_campaign=z1" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; display: block; float:left; clear: left;"><img src="http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/01xLd2TfQseqz/150x100.jpg" alt="SAN FRANCISCO, CA - JULY 4: The July 4th cele..." style="font-size:0.8em;border:none;" width="150" height="100" /></a><span class="zemanta-img-attribution" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; clear: both; float: left; width: 150px; ">Image by <a target="_blank" href="http://www.daylife.com/source/Getty_Images">Getty Images</a> via <a target="_blank" href="http://www.daylife.com/">@daylife</a></span></span>My kid got dirty on the 4th of July. But the good kind of dirty. The kind of dirty that comes from rolling around the ground or sliding down a dirt hill. He slid down a dirt hill. <div>
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So I no longer blog here.<br /><br />go to www.slickmachines.com to view more of my hilarious anecdotes.slickmachineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277678602725275698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21628797.post-19702903338185304492007-11-01T22:32:00.001-07:002007-11-01T22:34:15.123-07:00Halloween photosHere is the album of our Halloween adventure along with some other random shots of all the cute babies we know and have hung out with in the last couple of weeks. Babies in costumes = cute!!<br /><br /><embed src="http://p.webshots.com/flash/smallslideshow.swf" flashvars="playList=http%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.webshots.com%2Fslideshow%2Fmeta%2F561275072SqEceQ%3Finline%3Dtrue&inlineUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.webshots.com%2FinlinePhoto%3FalbumId%3D561275072%26src%3Ds%26referPage%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fgood-times.webshots.com%2Fslideshow%2F561275072SqEceQ&postRollContent=http%3A%2F%2Fp.webshots.com%2Fflash%2Fws_postroll.swf&shareUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fgood-times.webshots.com%2Fslideshow%2F561275072SqEceQ&audio=on&audioVolume=33&autoPlay=false&transitionSpeed=5&startIndex=0&panzoom=on&deployed=true" menu="false" quality="best" width="425" height="384" name="WebshotsSlideshowPlayer"base="http%3A%2F%2Fp.webshots.com%2Fflash%2F" wmode="opaque" allowScriptAccess="always" loop="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.macromedia.com%2Fgo%2Fgetflashplayer"></embed><br /><br /><a href="http://good-times.webshots.com/album/561275072SqEceQ">Halloween 2007</a>slickmachineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277678602725275698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21628797.post-4708114154578014202007-10-31T14:58:00.000-07:002007-10-31T15:03:58.822-07:00Goblins, Ghouls and Ghosts oh my!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhIu1HTXepTxu_upvc98rs7z0lTk9gvONkVKjbdP_eXwOot1vWMckGOzbHXxB3GtxdrOGRSAuWpsE6yD6g_nsyZP7sgo2drJ3You-pbtH-EahQkTjahgEXJRpFIcpi5vzfgS3G/s1600-h/2303853840079873665kpqJBM_ph.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhIu1HTXepTxu_upvc98rs7z0lTk9gvONkVKjbdP_eXwOot1vWMckGOzbHXxB3GtxdrOGRSAuWpsE6yD6g_nsyZP7sgo2drJ3You-pbtH-EahQkTjahgEXJRpFIcpi5vzfgS3G/s320/2303853840079873665kpqJBM_ph.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127625010630282146" /></a><br />Happy Halloween! We are planning on heading out to Fair Oaks Street in Noe Valley to check out how the children do halloween in San Francisco. In previous years as no kid Adults we've done Castro Street and parties. This year offically marks a whole new tradition when we get to dress up our baby. Of course, I hear we need to relish in picking the cute costumes since once they're old enough to have strong opinions, we won't get a say. This year we chose a Lion. The costume is a little big, but he's so cute in it. <br /><br />I will post pictures soon. Until then, be safe out there.slickmachineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277678602725275698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21628797.post-10575952085173714122007-10-29T15:09:00.000-07:002007-10-29T16:20:34.897-07:00It's been awhile..<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkNu2koSzHtwYpJ2tmXt3OLL8NqND4CV_vJui7uc8qG1dAa-VVAEjYZpCJFbfT2W0rFVj08e-1KsQAwUOPvuHIIT6GEIHw5Fr7ztkpiERXP0AdYIrcHsBU5sM0S8KyPmv9HvEB/s1600-h/maddoxpark.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkNu2koSzHtwYpJ2tmXt3OLL8NqND4CV_vJui7uc8qG1dAa-VVAEjYZpCJFbfT2W0rFVj08e-1KsQAwUOPvuHIIT6GEIHw5Fr7ztkpiERXP0AdYIrcHsBU5sM0S8KyPmv9HvEB/s320/maddoxpark.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5126902111799790482" /></a><br /><br />It's been 9 months since we've updated. We've been busy raising our little genius. But I am vowing to start updating more often so friends and family can enjoy the many musings of the Lien's life. <br /><br />Maddox is getting bigger and more adventurous by the day. He's cruising around the coffee table, scooting along the floor and basically getting into everything. Child-proofing is about 20% done. We have hooks on cabinets, but that's about it. We're living on the edge! <br /><br />We are changing childcare again. We tried to keep our current Nanny, but it didn't work out so we are moving to a daycare next week. It's a home daycare with 3 other little tikes. Maddox will have a blast.<br /><br />Halloween is in a couple days and Maddox is ready. He even has 4 teeth to chomp on candy! Kidding. It's pureed squash and oatmeal for him. Reeses Peanut Butter Cups for me!<br /><br />Keep checking back as I update with more photos and more Maddox! PS, the above pic is about 1 month old. I will upload more recent ones tomorrow.slickmachineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277678602725275698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21628797.post-28792309770520827172007-10-29T14:52:00.000-07:002007-10-29T14:58:16.871-07:00The Red Sox are Champs<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUo8MoaLBL5QbYu2Rqqa6KzHZNLrg7qY7qLmRXhVZsHvBrSVPxq34JdMCqzjvrUXAuJSRPLs4PZhmLVLkQUrcJ6jKF-AOY5_Y3JgXzyxFeUz5w095By3UNIqwn2CYCp0JtH9_y/s1600-h/redsox+win_save.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUo8MoaLBL5QbYu2Rqqa6KzHZNLrg7qY7qLmRXhVZsHvBrSVPxq34JdMCqzjvrUXAuJSRPLs4PZhmLVLkQUrcJ6jKF-AOY5_Y3JgXzyxFeUz5w095By3UNIqwn2CYCp0JtH9_y/s320/redsox+win_save.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5126880825941871474" /></a><br />As I was busy proposing to my wife in South Africa in October of 2004, I'm happy to report that yesterday the Red Sox won the world series for the second time in three years. This time around was much more rewarding than being forced to read about it over a dial up connection in a country where no one cares or even knows what I'm talking about.slickmachineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277678602725275698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21628797.post-66238755309971157392007-01-30T13:15:00.000-08:002007-01-30T13:31:45.618-08:00Maddox meets his manny<br /><br /><a href="http://family.webshots.com/photo/2377038000079873665MONZDg"><img src="http://thumb5.webshots.net/t/57/757/0/38/0/2377038000079873665MONZDg_th.jpg" alt="maddox_1week 007_edited"></a><br><a href=http://community.webshots.com/user/slickmachines> slickmachines</a><br /><br />Maddox hungover on milk<br /><br /><a href="http://family.webshots.com/photo/2203791180079873665geAzLR"><img src="http://thumb5.webshots.net/t/57/657/7/91/18/2203791180079873665geAzLR_th.jpg" alt="maddox_1week 009"></a><br><a href=http://community.webshots.com/user/slickmachines> slickmachines</a>slickmachineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277678602725275698noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21628797.post-87919926158097615982007-01-28T20:23:00.000-08:002007-01-28T20:28:54.745-08:00New DaddyWell today is the fifth day of fatherhood. I still can't believe that I'm a father and Kerry and I are still learning as we go. We're feeling a little overwhelmed but practice makes perfect and two weeks from now we'll probably look back on this week and wonder how we ever managed to figure things out.<br /><br />We've gotten some great responses to our email announcement and it's good to know that while many friends and family are so far away that we have an incredible amount of support from every one of them.slickmachineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277678602725275698noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21628797.post-73573170434456897002007-01-28T20:19:00.000-08:002007-01-29T21:39:22.472-08:00Maddox is born!Maddox McNeil Sheng Jie Lien was born on 1/24/2007. He weighed 9 pounds and 3.7 ounces, was 21v inches long and had a full head of hair when he came out.<br />Here are the pictures of Maddox at birth. This includes a short video of Maddox asleep and making weird sounds.<br /><br /><embed src="http://p.webshots.com/flash/smallslideshow.swf" flashvars="playList=http%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.webshots.com%2Fslideshow%2Fmeta%2F557249411mSCGbZ%3Finline%3Dtrue&inlineUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.webshots.com%2FinlinePhoto%3FalbumId%3D557249411%26src%3Ds%26referPage%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Ffamily.webshots.com%2Fslideshow%2F557249411mSCGbZ&postRollContent=http%3A%2F%2Fp.webshots.com%2Fflash%2Fws_postroll.swf&shareUrl=http%3A%2F%2Ffamily.webshots.com%2Fslideshow%2F557249411mSCGbZ&audio=on&audioVolume=33&autoPlay=false&transitionSpeed=5&startIndex=0&panzoom=on&deployed=true" menu="false" quality="best" width="425" height="384" name="WebshotsSlideshowPlayer"base="http%3A%2F%2Fp.webshots.com%2Fflash%2F" wmode="opaque" allowScriptAccess="always" loop="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.macromedia.com%2Fgo%2Fgetflashplayer"></embed><br /><br /><a href="http://family.webshots.com/album/557249411mSCGbZ">Maddox Birthing</a>slickmachineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277678602725275698noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21628797.post-1156489206118549052006-08-24T23:58:00.000-07:002006-08-25T00:03:40.413-07:00Today Kerry went to the Doctor's office and we're having a . . .<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cdT4kflh-uE"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/cdT4kflh-uE" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>slickmachineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277678602725275698noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21628797.post-1156313874981871642006-08-22T23:16:00.000-07:002006-08-22T23:20:45.666-07:00Toobing 2006- The runs down troublemaker<br /><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2jh5xoWy1ZQ" width="400" height="350" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed>slickmachineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277678602725275698noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21628797.post-1142305930736811502006-03-13T19:10:00.000-08:002006-03-13T19:12:10.766-08:00The conservatives begin to turn on himI love it. I saw this guy on the Daily Show. Even conservatives are beginning to realize that the Bush administration is incompetent.<br /><br /><a href="http://bartlett.blogs.nytimes.com/?p=8#comments">http://bartlett.blogs.nytimes.com/?p=8#comments</a><br /><a href="http://graphics.nytimes.com/images/2006/02/27/opinion/bartlett.121.jpg"></a>slickmachineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277678602725275698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21628797.post-1141194296841703652006-02-28T22:13:00.000-08:002006-02-28T22:28:07.973-08:00Things to do when you're in LA1) Visit friends and take funny pictures of their kids<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3994/2189/1600/kingston.1.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3994/2189/320/kingston.1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />2) Find stars on Hollywood Boulevard <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3994/2189/1600/britt2.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3994/2189/320/britt2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />3) Start a fire <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3994/2189/1600/nowthatsafire.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3994/2189/320/nowthatsafire.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />4) Go Bowling<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3994/2189/1600/bowling.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3994/2189/320/bowling.jpg" border="0" /></a>slickmachineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277678602725275698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21628797.post-1141193540951846932006-02-28T22:08:00.000-08:002006-02-28T22:12:20.963-08:00Best album title I've seen today<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3994/2189/1600/mugimama.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3994/2189/320/mugimama.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>Mugimama - is this monkey music</strong><br /><br />Mugimama - is this monkey music was done the Summer of 2004 in Isafjordur and Reykjavik. I went up a mountain in Isafjordur one afternoon early summer and came down few hours later with Mugimama in my head and on peace of paper. My first album Lonly Mountain is very much a lonely album, I'd not talk that much to people or even see many friends while i was doing that album, for reasons unexplained. I had been away form my family and old friends for 3 years.... after those years apart I got back home to Iceland I knew I'd try to involve all the people I love the most on my new songs.. .... so err if there was a rule or a concept on this album it's family, friends, love... mix of the three. As a result I got my girlfriend, mom and dad, sisters, grandpa, few friends to come over and do stuff with me on the album.my girlfriend sings in few songs on there and wrote Hold on 2 happyness with me, my sister dose the voice of Salt, Petur one of my best friend wrote Murr Murr and Salt with me and Biggi my other best frend co-mixed and Mastered the album.slickmachineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277678602725275698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21628797.post-1140819486666824072006-02-24T14:08:00.000-08:002006-02-24T14:37:01.083-08:00Day 2: I drink mint tea and get responses<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3994/2189/1600/girl.0.gif"></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3994/2189/1600/girl.gif"></a><br />Today I decided to drink mint tea and get some 3rd party opinions from my colleagues at work on whether the tea was actually working.<br /><br />Email to my colleagues<br /><br /><strong>I just had a cup of mint tea. The package says it's a refreshing blend of peppermint and spearmint.<br /><br />I don't feel refreshed, do I look refreshed?</strong><br /><br />Bob's response:<br />Ha ha, I snuck the Bigelow “stressed out” blend into a few packages. I live for this stuff!!!<br /><br />Aimee's response:<br />why yes you do...you're skin is glowing!<br /><br />Mark's response:<br />The problem here isn't that you drank it. It's that you selected it. ;-)<br /><br />Samara's response:<br />I’m enjoying a cup of hot chocolate…<br /><br />can you enlighten me on the effects of other beverages?<br /><br />(she inserted a smiley face here which I can't replicate)<br /><br />Tew's response:<br />I know the feeling. My friend has this job giving away drinks for this company <a title="http://www.metromint.com/" href="http://www.metromint.com/">http://www.metromint.com/</a><br />And she keeps on trying to make me drink it.<br />C'mon, who drinks mouthwash?!!!<br /><br />Uyen's response:<br />I promote Absolut Vodka and Hpnotiq on the side.<br />Would you prefer that to refreshless tea?<br /><br />Mikes' response to Uyen's response:<br />its all about the sparks...good 'ole sparks.<br /><br />Mark's response to Uyen's response:<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3994/2189/1600/girl.1.gif"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3994/2189/320/girl.1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I'm still trying to figure out this one. . . . .<br /><br />Judith's response:<br />to add something worthwhile to this ridiculous chain...... think about this... it's 80 degrees out, it's friday, and truly refreshing beverages are served at... zeitgeist...slickmachineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277678602725275698noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21628797.post-1140738023291651102006-02-23T15:36:00.000-08:002006-02-24T14:37:39.336-08:00Day 1: Herbal tea experiment begins<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3994/2189/1600/IMAGE_048.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3994/2189/320/IMAGE_048.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Ross tried to get me to drink an Herbal tea at 12:02 pm. I told him him the study requires I operate in Pacific standard time. It's now 3:38 pm and I have just brewed myself a Cozy chamomile "Herb Tea".<br />The tea bag packet states the tea should taste relaxed, delicate and soothing.<br /><br />3:40 pm PST. I just burnt my mouth.slickmachineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277678602725275698noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21628797.post-1140667895793826062006-02-22T20:04:00.000-08:002006-02-24T14:37:56.533-08:00I copy my friend's ideas<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3994/2189/1600/fruit_medley.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3994/2189/320/fruit_medley.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I saw my pal Ross's Blog today and noticed he's conducting a coke project. I will be conducting a similar project but with the west coast version of coke, herbal tea.<br /><br />I usually drink coffee in the morning and I intend to drink an herbal tea in the afternoon to see how the addition of herbs in my diet affects me. That shit above is called a 'fruit medley'.slickmachineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277678602725275698noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21628797.post-1138463941560704022006-01-28T07:58:00.000-08:002006-02-24T14:38:23.190-08:00Tea rulesI see your coke and raise you an herbal teaslickmachineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277678602725275698noreply@blogger.com0