When we found out my wife was pregnant in February 2016, we started baby planning. The first big ticket baby item we purchased was our RECARO Performance Denali Performance Coupe Travel System. As a matter of fact, we ordered the…
Painting a Mural in Our Baby’s Nursery – Part 2 Completion
After several weeks of labor and love, the Nintendo/Super Mario baby nursery mural is finally complete and I am actually happier with the result than I was anticipating: This was my first time laying hand on paint and brush (days…
Painting a Mural in Our Baby’s Nursery – Part 1 Outlining
We originally decided to plaster the wall with Mario themed decals, but since we already plastered the wall opposite of the crib with miniature version of the decals we wanted, a giant painted mural of Bowser Jr. seem more fitting…
Super Mario / Nintendo Themed Baby Nursery Progress Update
Small update to our Nintendo themed baby nursery building progress. This week we painted one wall with an accent color; this wall is where the baby crib will lie adjacent to. The color we picked is a cool hue of…
DIY: How to Replace the Door Lock Actuator on Your 3rd Gen Prius
So my door actuator just failed on my third generation Prius and I found Steve’s excellent post on how to remove the door panel (here) and used it to get me half way there. Here’s a “Part Two” for anyone…
Quick Update and What I’ve Been Up to
It has been a while since I posted an update to this blog, I have no other explanation other than that I’ve been extremely busy in all aspect of life: career, family, friends and relative’s weddings, showers, kids’ birthday, etc.…
DIY: How to Change the Cabin Filter in Your 3rd gen Prius
Here’s a short DIY article with instructions on how to change the cabin filter in your Prius. You can literally change the cabin filter in less than 5 minutes. As a matter of fact, I changed my cabin filter while on…
How to make your Samsung HT-F5500W Blu-Ray Home Theater System Region Free
I haven’t made a lot of technology posts, or any post at all lately, but figured this may help folks who own a Samsung HT-F5500W 3D Blu-Ray Home Theater System and would like to make their Blu-Ray player region free. This…
1st week MPG update: From the Inland Empire to the South Bay
Today marks the completion of one week’s worth of commute from the Inland Empire to the South Bay and I must say that while there is definitely a traffic jam to and from, it is not nearly as bad as…
Looks like I’ll be taking a micro road trip everyday
We’re moving from the South Bay to the Inland Empire this month solely for the purpose of shortening and alleviating my wife’s work commute at the expense of increasing my commute by 900% (from 5 mile drive to work to 50…
Review: Custom Bobble Head Dolls by Bobblemaker.com
During the wedding planning process with the wife, I not only wanted to add something that is fun and unique to the mix but also place emphasis on the small important details that compliments our character and values as a couple. My wife…
DIY: How to Install Winter / Snow Tire Chains On Your Prius
It has been a while since I had to install snow tire chains on a car, but driving up to Vancouver, B.C. in late December, and doing multiple side stops along the way, I figured I grab a pair for…
Winter Road Trip to Vancouver, B.C. With Stops
Every year, we try to embark on one road trip. I’m not talking about a regular 400+ mile round trip road trip to the Central Coast (i.e. San Luis Obispo), I’m referring to a road trip that would last over 1,500…
Prius with stock wheels lowered on TRD springs, comparison
I often receive a lot of questions regarding Prius lowered on TRD springs with stock 15″ wheels and tires, such as number of inches lowered, request for before/after photos, etc. Today I had the opportunity to snap a pic of…