e-Verify Seminar

I haven't updated in quite some time. Things are going well and have been very busy. A few weeks ago, I was privileged enough to be invited to speak at the Jacksonville Onslow Chamber of Commerce about the new NC regulations concerning the e-Verify program. This program was recorded and posted on their Youtube site.

Riso's Italian Restaurant

We tried Riso's Italian Restaurant in Swansboro (really closer to Peletier and Cape Carteret) tonight. The restaurant is very cozy and homey inside and was very nice but also casual.

We started with Caesar salads which were served with a very rich dressing that I figured was made on-site. We also had a baguette served with olive oil dipping sauce. Matthew had the chicken parmigian and I had linguine with clam sauce. I can't speak for his dish, which he said was good, but the sauce on my linguine was very herby and full of garlic with a subtle heat to it. In a way the herbs overpowered the clams but it was still quite good.

We wanted to finish the meal with tiramisu but, unfortunately, they had run out. Our waitress said it was very popular. So, went for brownie a la mode, instead. The brownie was rich and warm with a surprisingly light texture.

All in all, it was a great experience and I'm sorry we haven't tried them sooner. We will definitely be back to try the tiramisu!

30 Day Movie Challenge

This is another Facebook challenge I wanted to capture here for posterity.


Day 1: Favorite film - Gone With The Wind
Day 2: Least favorite film - Punch Drunk Love
Day 3: Favorite comedy - The Waterboy
Day 4: Favorite drama - Mansfield Park
Day 5: Favorite action - Die Hard
Day 6: Favorite horror - The Frighteners
Day 7: Favorite animated feature - Aladdin
Day 8: Favorite thriller - Psycho
Day 9: Favorite musical - Rent
Day 10: Favorite foreign film - Sitcom
Day 11: Favorite kid's movie - The Parent Trap
Day 12: Favorite love story - 50 First Dates
Day 13: Favorite chick flick - Sense and Sensibility
Day 14: Favorite documentary - Madonna: Truth or Dare
Day 15: Favorite play adaptation - The Importance of Being Earnest
Day 16: Favorite book adaptation - The Silence of the Lambs
Day 17: Least favorite book adaptation - Delores Claiborne
Day 18: Film that is your guilty pleasure - Bring it On
Day 19: Film that made you cry the hardest - A Bear Named Winnie
Day 20: Movie with your favorite actress - Legally Blonde
Day 21: Movie with your favorite actor - Maybe Baby
Day 22: Movie you wish you could live in - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Day 23: Movie that inspires you - Julie & Julia
Day 24: Movie with your favorite soundtrack - Clueless
Day 25: Movie with the most beautiful scenery - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Day 26: Movie you're most embarrassed to say you like - Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle
Day 27: Movie with your favorite villain - Disney's Sleeping Beauty
Day 28: Movie with your favorite hero - The Dark Knight
Day 29: First movie you ever remember watching - Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan
Day 30: Last movie you watched - I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry

30 Day Song Challenge

Some of my Facebook friends were doing this so I followed along. I wanted to capture my 30 entries here for posterity.

day 01 - your favorite song - The Dresden Dolls - Girl Anachronism
day 02 - your least favorite song - Hinder - Lips of an Angel
day 03 - a song that makes you happy - Cake - The Distance
day 04 - a song that makes you sad - The Dresden Dolls - Glass Slipper
day 05 - a song that reminds you of someone - Marty Robbins - El Paso
day 06 - a song that reminds you of somewhere - Michael Crawford - EFX
day 07 - a song that reminds you of a certain event - Color Me Badd - All For Love
day 08 - a song that you know all the words to - Sarah Brightman and Michael Crawford - The Phantom of the Opera
day 09 - a song that you can dance to - Amanda Palmer - Leeds United
day 10 - a song that makes you fall asleep - Massive Attack - Teardrop
day 11 - a song from your favorite band - No Doubt - Just a Girl
day 12 - a song from a band you hate - Weezer - The Sweater Song
day 13 - a song that is a guilty pleasure - Lady Gaga - Bad Romance
day 14 - a song that no one would expect you to love  - Patsy Cline - I Fall To Pieces
day 15 - a song that describes you - No Doubt - It's My Life
day 16 - a song that you used to love but now hate - Madonna - Cherish
day 17 - a song that you hear often on the radio - Jem - It's Amazing
day 18 - a song that you wish you heard on the radio - Red Hot Chili Peppers - Soul to Squeeze
day 19 - a song from your favorite album - Red Hot Chili Peppers - Breaking the Girl
day 20 - a song that you listen to when you’re angry - Veruca Salt - Seether
day 21 - a song that you listen to when you’re happy - The Dresden Dolls - Gravity
day 22 - a song that you listen to when you’re sad - The Dresden Dolls - Coin-operated Boy
day 23 - a song that you want to play at your wedding - Voltaire - Anniversary
day 24 - a song that you want to play at your funeral - Sarah Brightman - Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again
day 25 - a song that makes you laugh - "Weird Al" Yankovic - Weasel Stomping Day
day 26 - a song that you can play on an instrument - Mary Had A Little Lamb
day 27 - a song that you wish you could play - Jesus Christ Superstar - Simon Zealots
day 28 - a song that makes you feel guilty - Susan Boyle - I Dreamed a Dream
day 29 - a song from your childhood - Madonna - True Blue
day 30 - your favorite song at this time last year - Amanda Palmer - Guitar Hero