Candy cigarette
Jess and Lisa meet Sam the cat
Jess doing some surgery on the door knob
Floor and door fun
Jess tries out the door as I slave away
Jess starting to cut up the entryway floor
Jess disabling the outlet
Tearing off the counter
Removing the counter
More cabinet destruction
Me being a homeowner
Me being a homeowner
Jess examines his sugar water
Lisa and Jess on the top of the Astoria Column
Hats on, ready to party
Dinner, night #1
Dinner, night #2
Jess oversees the whisking
Whisking, always whisking
Here comes the cake...
The co-conspirators revel in their deed
Jess and Britt with their vices
Lunch rock
Idle chatter
Lots of cooks
Jess and The Swedish The Cheat
Waiting for food
Checking out Lenswork
Gift card, already filed away by Emory
Time to head to the buffet
Circling around
Post dinner discussions
Cigars on the deck
Chatting inside
Britt having a sip of tequilla
Waiting at SeaTac
Map of Cambodia
In front of the lot across from the school
Getting an official tour
Digging in
Inside the gate
Up top after steep staircase
Easing down
Wandering through the passageways
Nose-to-nose
Me, Buddha, and Jess
Relishing the momentary shade
Saying hi to the temple cat
Back on the outside of the market
Roger and Jess wait for their cocktails
Travling on foot from this point
Taller than average
Roger says a few words
Post-dinner conversation at the Elephant Terrace
The full gang at breakfast
Wary of the steps in the heat
At the war museum
Enjoying the cool afternoon on the balcony
Waiting in line to get the entry ticket
Briefing from Dom at the entry
In front of Ta Prohm
Heading down the walk
Deep inside Ta Prohm
Intricate roots
In front of one of the big ones
By the reflecting pool
Pausing on the bridge
Ducking down a side street for lunch
Jess enjoying the spacious upstairs
Jess wallowing in his extra space
Jess tries, unsuccessfully, to contain his laughter
Bubbles to start the fun
Crossing the tracks
Jess pauses to ponder the ramifications of an all-flan bachelor party
Roman starts tearing around the living room, leaving Zoe to demand attention
Gettin' fussy
Roman enjoying the ride
Lisa shows Roman how to pick at Jess's ear
He's a quick learner
And again, with a twist
More bubbles
The cold water content begins
Both contestants begin to realize that this might have been a bad idea
A disapointing tie
Studying up on Bananagrams
Jumping the chasm
Variously rolling styles in the water
Time to lose the pants
Wet undies
Prepping the duck
Dredging the bib
On the beach
Set to crush
Shielding the Trivial Pursuit answers
Munchkin Cthulhu, anyone?
iPhone browsing
Break time
Lisa prepares for the descent
Lisa's unique technique
Jess prepares for the disaster he promised
Jess fails to deliver on his promise
Jess the devil
Gil working on some promising sales leads
Jess prepares to remove Suresh's pants
Jess with two terrifying creatures
Jess exhibits his second favorite car
Ring exchange
Loading the liver into the fridge
Alone on the beach
Heading back to the house
For your consideration... Easy "Cheese"
An incomparable flavor
Maybe that wasn't a good idea
Mmm... Zingy!
Sleepy time
"Let's get drunk!"
Once again, it's Zinger o'clock
Beck demonstrates her rapping skills
Watching the present excitement
Lisa and Jess check out the presents
Bench neighbors
The first round of bubbly
Rambo VII
Jess' magestic pose
Meal in progress
Me and my horde of admirers
Lisa and Jess waiting for their turn to carve
Post-carving sleepies
More non-Amazon related relaxing
Jess prepares for the treat of a lifetime
Just seconds before the first taste
Jess is in Flavor Country
Jess savors the first bite
To quote Rob, "The mouth of the beast"
Finger-licking good
Rob takes a taste
The East Coast Sensation meets a West Coast trash can
Cooking up some fried goodness
Jess and Zoe at the dog park
Jess and Roger at the driving school
Jess and me at the driving school
Dan head-butts his salad
Waiting for the ham
Enjoying the pummeling
Glue sticks at the ready
Parental yawn #1
Parental yawn #2
Professor Brittonworth lectures on the mysteries of toilet paper orientation
Wasting no time in going for the presents
Roman's not sure about this one
A bigger hit with Roman
Taking it for a test creep
Pinned but armed
Varied emotions
Piling on the little ones
Poised to strike
Group kidnapping
Returning the prisoners
Trying to shield the flame
Jess at the bar
Entertaining Roman
Stealing a few more bites
Working on Trogdor
Lots of carving
Pumpkin guts going everywhere
Devil and plainclothes devil
Setting up the track
Checking out the small wonder
Ready for some pie
Scotch tasting on the deck
Jess and Lisa enjoy some hot chocolate on the trail
Jess and Lisa on the Iron Horse trail
Cocktail hour
Jess after the shocking news that cupcakes are, technically, cake
A more straightforward approach
Jess and Dave at the partially-packed ISNetworks office
Pinchy's revenge
Jess making his move for the Easy Cheese
Flavor country
The planning stages of a ridiculous meal
Snip snip
A full stick of butter makes everything tasty
Dave and Jess, ready for some steak
One more in to the breach
One of the many, many cleanup rounds
Jess about to get his birthday present
Just seconds away from knowing what it is
An end to the agony
Jess and his Valley of the Moon wine
Jess in the R8
Chips on offer
Room to ourselves
Intense focus
Carving the main course
Peeling off the existing wall to get to the header
Peeling off the existing wall to get to the header
A little lovin' for the wall
Scraping the nasties off the wall
Jess ready for action
A little finesse is all it takes
A little finesse is all it takes
A little finesse is all it takes
Farewell to the old sink
Easy does it, this thing's priceless
Easy does it, this thing's priceless
A little hacksawing fixes a lot of things
Party in the crawlspace
Time to torch the pipe
Jess gets ready to burn some plastic
Lighting up
Wrestling with some part
Jess hears it's time to stop
Crab time
A team unwrapping effort
It's a Baby Bjorn!
Jess sucking it in
Isaac lends his expertise
It's a facehugger
Baby placeholders
Jess and Lisa revel in the Baby Bjorn
Sly looks
Lisa and Jess
Jess at the campground
Mardee, Darren, Jess, and Nick on the trail
Jess practices his perfect posture
Lounging off blanket
Mary Ann, Marna, Lisa, and Jess ready to eat some lamb
Lisa and Jess showcase their snowman
Jess and Marna marvel at the space age technology
Roman takes a break
Prepping for departure
Taking out the tee
Time for desserts
Jess, all ready for Monkey Madness
Lisa and Jess at Mt. St. Helen's
Pre-meal strategizing
Jess chops the nasty tasting mushrooms
Poppin' the expensive stuff
Oyster shucking
Keeping Facebook appraised of the meal status
The new family
Roman does something cute
Everyone's happy to have Roman out
A little squirming
Lisa, Jess, Rob, and a wooden octopus
Peeking into the kitchen
Lunchtime
Breakfast prep
Pre-breakfast lounging
Puzzle time
Sitting down to dinner
Author book signing
Some light reading after dinner
Straight from the source
Finishing off the rest of it
Sleepy smooching
Vineyard pose, year two
Getting the kitchen all situated
Jess and chorizo, reunited at last
Everybody loves mixed nuts
The new parent is already sleepy
Jess, completely enamoured with the Red Bull-like can
Time for Roman's first vineyard walk
Explaining the important process
Back to the house
Jess responds to the call
Jess shows everyone how it's done
Sorting through the spoils
Three happy ex-Amazon.com employees
Jess gets ready...
Jess gets set...
Jess shoots the pager (look for the blur over the candle)
Some nice distance on that swing
Jess, reporting for Amazon on-call
Concerned faces underscore the gravity of the situation
Time for the afterburner
Brand new Mini lineup
We're underway!
Ready to roll
Approaching the box
Locking up the rear wheels
Starting to turn in
Rotating around
Releasing the e-brake
Prepping to exit
Time for some gas
Powering through
About to kiss the rear cone
Nearly straight
No more smoke
Approaching the box
A little e-brake
Plus rotation
And now a little foot brake
Settling
Almost done
Final stop
Happy driver
Ready for the big circuit
On the little boardwalk
In the heat
Sitting down to dinner
Across the bridge
Stepping down
Jess coming into the straight
Jess and his car
Jess about to head out for a session
Jess on the track
Jess on the track
Jess on the track
Jess on the track
Jess on the track
Jess on the track
Jess approaching turn 9
Jess lurking in the shadows
What a way to start the day
Letting the engine cool
It begins
More carving
Opening the cranial cavity
Jess cheers Lisa on
Mardee bathes her masterpiece
The research department
Post-carving relaxation
John unveils his bovine masterpiece
Cutting cement board to size
Not sure if it's happy time or not
Nope, not happy time
Playing with the cow
Roman scoots into the ring
Zoe, somewhat surprised at Roman's stomping
The story of the civet coffee, episode I, the background
The story of the civet coffee, episode II
The story of the civet coffee, episode III, the thrilling conclusion
Soaking in the sun
Ostrichland, USA
Watching Dan's technique
Pretzels for all
At the end of the trail
All the hikers
Lisa and Jess on the trail
Finishing off a bottle
Roman, Jess, and Lisa
Counting construction cranes
At Golden Gardens
Morning drumming
Jess takes a slug
Jess and his nemesis (flan, not slugs)
Jamon flan
Don and Jess enjoying the use of sunglasses
Most of the groomsmen, milling about
Debbie and Jess
Waiting
Reading one, i carry your heart with me, ee cummings
The rings, please
Jess and me
Me and the groomsmen
Britt gets angelic
Best man speech
Jess displays his wrist
Stripping Suresh
Joe and Jess discuss important matters on the kitchen floor
Beth, Jess and Lisa at the table
Everyone drinking wine
Waiting for the flight
Jess at the helm of the Love Boat
Tim recuperating for round two
Jess and Tim trying to get hungry again
Prepping for the main attraction
Jess looking a little teeny bit anxious
Ross and Jess waste time between sessions
Wasting time
Jess entering turn 8
Lunch in the trunk
Jess approaches
Getting closer
So very close
Happy that Dad survived
Jess and Lisa ponder jumping from the very impressive bridge over Lower Twin Falls
Breaktime at the Iron Horse Trail
Jess pops the can of Qoo
Jess takes a sip of Qoo
Fantasizing about another piece of pie
What wonderful wrapping paper
At last, a knife case
Dressing room
I can almost dress myself
Best man and matron of honor
Best man needs a flower too
Jess amidst the cars
Dinner time
Ready to go inside
Sizing up the wine situation
Reflecting on the winners and losers
Jess making a mess
Me, Lisa, and Jess on the top of a ridge
Jess and his ammo
View from the top of the ridge
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