A Catch-up with Matt Gamboa and Korean Barbecue

My friend Matt Gamboa recently reached out to catch up, and I met him at a Korean barbecue restaurant in Bellevue. As we sat down to eat, I couldn't help but wonder if we were going to be eating actual Koreans or just experiencing their style of barbecue. Of course, that was just a joke - we weren't actually going to eat any Koreans! We dug into the Mongolian hot pot soup, which was spicy and flavorful. Matt even stuck his hand in the pot to test its heat, and I have to admit, it was a bit too spicy for my taste.

Despite the spiciness of the soup, we had a great time chatting with each other and getting to know Matt's wife, Tanya. It was nice to take a break from work and just hang out with friends. Matt is actually involved in some local Seattle startups, and I'm always interested in hearing about his experiences in that world.

After lunch, we headed back to my place to catch up on some other topics. My mailbox had decided to close early that day without warning me, so I stopped by the store to pick up a free DVD redeem code that I'd been sent. To my surprise, it was for "The Dark Knight Rises," a movie that I hadn't seen in theaters. I've always meant to catch it on DVD, so I was thrilled to get it for free.

As we watched the DVD, Matt couldn't help but tease me about not having seen the movie in theaters. However, he was right - there were parts of the movie that I didn't understand because of Bane's accent and dialogue. But overall, I'm glad I got to see it now.

The rest of our afternoon was spent chatting with each other and responding to comments from our postcard section. We have a community of viewers who send us photos and messages, and we love seeing what they're up to. From Brandon Flores' Clone Wars fan art to Ahmad's wacky snapshot of me and you in the reflection, it's always great to hear from our fans.

We also had a few surprise visitors - my cat, Pixie, decided to take over the camera during one of the postcard segments, and I ended up with a funny face in the reflection. And then there was Thomas from Sweden, who sent us a photo of Marilyn Manson's gingerbread - which, unfortunately, is hydrogenated and not good for our furry friends.

Finally, we reminded everyone that we're giving away an iPad Mini on New Year's Eve (or January 1st), courtesy of One Notes shares.com. To enter the giveaway, all you need to do is retweet the tweet about it - which I'll be posting soon. Stay tuned!

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slf free points use that link just tap it I put it in this vlog's description I've been sharing it for the past few days and yes it really really works it's like free money for downloading and trying sponsored applications on your iOS device do it trust me well this is an interesting email exciting opportunity to join our campaign they're asking if I want to be involved they would be sharing my name and and promoting me but my question when anybody asks me to get involved in something like this is what's your budget because there's usually some amount of budget involved for them to do this in general I mean no one works for free so um H they didn't say anything about about it in here but that will be my response what's your budget we're still getting Christmas cards like this one from Andrew kunesh and then we also received this one today from Kevin Nunes who's been watching us since 2007 just did an hourlong coaching session that was fun not that I think pixie would mind at all she's down there somewhere cuz I can smell her or maybe that's me it could be both of us you know the smells May cancel each other out no I'm serious she's really down here come here pixie I'll prove it let's show him see say hi to the blog here we go don't touch the desk No don't touch the are you are you scared it's over there see see them say hello no right there right there don't don't ignore them don't there's nothing over here what what are we looking at there there's nothing there the word of the day is abjure to avoid or abstain from to rounce under oath David DeFranco just sent an iTunes gift certificate okay cool thank you in exchange for that and I can't do this for everybody since I know David he's a good guy you should subscribe to him on his YouTube channel let's see if we can push him up a little further than that get him to 100,000 think we could do that I'm just waiting for the phone to ring I mean I know someone's going to be calling me radio station they want to interview me about my ideas for cool accessories that people can pick up for the new devices that they got this holiday season if they got new devices well I mean really doesn't matter what time of year you get a new device inevitably you're going to need an accessory well you don't need one anyway I'm just waiting for them to call should I answer it there's my goal Darth Vader is holding on to it $10 million that's what I'm going to make one day and I'm going to go ahead and put the $2 million bills behind this so then it'll be like 12 million if I can get you know it's probably easier if I just use both hands but I'm holding on to the camera so you figure it out before they close I'm off to check the mailbox to see if we got anything new and then I'm off to e dinner with an old friend Matt Gamboa he's now a part of a startup and he just wanted to catch up and he recommended a nice place in Belle a Korean barbecue and I think I've only been to one Korean barbecue before I don't know if we're going to eat real Koreans or if it's going to be like artificial Koreans that we're going to eat I'm kidding we're not actually eating Koreans it's just Korean style barbecue at least I don't think we're eating Koreans the mailbox decided to close early today and didn't let me know but I stopped by the store because I was sent a free DVD redeem code and I got this The Dark Night Rises because I haven't seen the movie yet that's right I didn't see it in the theaters but you know here's the story I didn't have to spend $30 to see it with Diana we're able to see it for free haha Who's laughing now I'm not really feeling like I've missed anything other than not understanding what Bane said through half the movie which apparently is the number one complaint for it well I'm going to watch it tonight all right Matt Gamboa my friend what is this this is Hot Pot soup so it's a bunch it's Mongolian it's there's a bunch of spices and herbs in it but um it's very spicy and and the white stuff is also spicy too no that's that's they call it not a spicy girl oh not a spicy I take that's for me then that is for you so you're saying I get the girl soup yes great there's a mint stuck to the bottom of my shoe I couldn't figure out what the hell was going on there yeah it's a peppermint on the bottom of my shoe now I got a cramp ah I shouldn't have done that and now we put other stuff in the sup like meats and mushrooms and those are mushrooms right are they magic mushrooms am I going to be able to drive home woo I am full it's pretty tasty Matt's one of our registered gnomies and he was just wanting to get together hang out he's on the local Seattle startup scene wanting to connect with a few more Seattle startups and we just had a pretty good conversation hung out with he and his wife Tanya and uh ate some good food I'm I'm sure it was good food I mean it tasted good I still don't really know what I ate though hey pixie do you mind if I do today's postcards in front of the live feed at live.com okay starting with this one from Brandon Flores he must be a Clone Wars fan and from Joel and his cat Jake it's a cat pixie what do you think from our good friend Andrew Butler he's always liking the videos and we appreciate that ooh beautiful shot of koala lmour very nice Ahmad from Jacob in England Comes This wacky snap of me and you can see that I'm also in the reflection let's see if I can make the same face there's another good good Vlog snapshot of the Stormtroopers up there thanks Sam this one comes from Matt in Pennsylvania raindrops on his window there's an up close and personal shot of Marilyn Manson in Sweden M gingerbread but I can't eat it because it's probably hydrogenated thanks anyway Scott I'll eat the card here's another postcard from the Netherlands from Thomas and His Android do you know why pixie's happy because we're announcing the Christmas Day iPad Mini giveaway recipient tomorrow and this iPad Mini we're giving away on New Year's Day or actually New Year's Eve when I stream live on YouTube the thing I referenced earlier in this video I haven't schedule it yet but stay tuned for that link where well on my Twitter account for one notes shares.com is giving away this iPad mini and to participate in this giveaway you need to retweet the tweet that I tweeted about this giveaway which I tweeted on my Twitter account which I'm assuming you're already following me there at Chris Perillo it's really easy and it's in my timeline line clumps of wicket and pixie fur are all over the place I keep trying to get a hold of our groomer a Mobile Groomer they actually come and cut their hair here at the house yet they're not responding can you see that one in the dark there's a few more there and there and there and I realize by the time I showed you all that I probably could have picked all the fur up that's not the point they need their hair cut or their fur cut or whatever hey pixie you going to join me cool your head's in the way though thanks I get up to brush my teeth and pixie positions herself like this Wicket you did a fantastically better job I tried to move her it just didn't work thanks again for liking and sharing our videosthank you for watching liking commenting sharing and subscribing right now good boy for those of you wondering if Wicket was fine after eating the Oreo cookie that was covered in chocolate the other day he has now officially expelled it from his body and it kind of looked like an Oreo coming out too so I wonder if it did anything in there ew I think this is the first time I've worn the geek cap in well since the holiday season's starting to come to a close still have one more holiday it's going to be a busy one too I know everyone usually just celebrates New Year's but uh I live stream on YouTube if time is money how come I can never apply for a refund I hate to say it guys but the Cheetos bag in the bush is no more either we had a concerned citizen or it blew away maybe someone who watches this Vlog came and took it as a souvenir that's a possibility too I don't know how it became our thing here's a nice way to start the day $100 for free go. tag.com slf free points use that link just tap it I put it in this vlog's description I've been sharing it for the past few days and yes it really really works it's like free money for downloading and trying sponsored applications on your iOS device do it trust me well this is an interesting email exciting opportunity to join our campaign they're asking if I want to be involved they would be sharing my name and and promoting me but my question when anybody asks me to get involved in something like this is what's your budget because there's usually some amount of budget involved for them to do this in general I mean no one works for free so um H they didn't say anything about about it in here but that will be my response what's your budget we're still getting Christmas cards like this one from Andrew kunesh and then we also received this one today from Kevin Nunes who's been watching us since 2007 just did an hourlong coaching session that was fun not that I think pixie would mind at all she's down there somewhere cuz I can smell her or maybe that's me it could be both of us you know the smells May cancel each other out no I'm serious she's really down here come here pixie I'll prove it let's show him see say hi to the blog here we go don't touch the desk No don't touch the are you are you scared it's over there see see them say hello no right there right there don't don't ignore them don't there's nothing over here what what are we looking at there there's nothing there the word of the day is abjure to avoid or abstain from to rounce under oath David DeFranco just sent an iTunes gift certificate okay cool thank you in exchange for that and I can't do this for everybody since I know David he's a good guy you should subscribe to him on his YouTube channel let's see if we can push him up a little further than that get him to 100,000 think we could do that I'm just waiting for the phone to ring I mean I know someone's going to be calling me radio station they want to interview me about my ideas for cool accessories that people can pick up for the new devices that they got this holiday season if they got new devices well I mean really doesn't matter what time of year you get a new device inevitably you're going to need an accessory well you don't need one anyway I'm just waiting for them to call should I answer it there's my goal Darth Vader is holding on to it $10 million that's what I'm going to make one day and I'm going to go ahead and put the $2 million bills behind this so then it'll be like 12 million if I can get you know it's probably easier if I just use both hands but I'm holding on to the camera so you figure it out before they close I'm off to check the mailbox to see if we got anything new and then I'm off to e dinner with an old friend Matt Gamboa he's now a part of a startup and he just wanted to catch up and he recommended a nice place in Belle a Korean barbecue and I think I've only been to one Korean barbecue before I don't know if we're going to eat real Koreans or if it's going to be like artificial Koreans that we're going to eat I'm kidding we're not actually eating Koreans it's just Korean style barbecue at least I don't think we're eating Koreans the mailbox decided to close early today and didn't let me know but I stopped by the store because I was sent a free DVD redeem code and I got this The Dark Night Rises because I haven't seen the movie yet that's right I didn't see it in the theaters but you know here's the story I didn't have to spend $30 to see it with Diana we're able to see it for free haha Who's laughing now I'm not really feeling like I've missed anything other than not understanding what Bane said through half the movie which apparently is the number one complaint for it well I'm going to watch it tonight all right Matt Gamboa my friend what is this this is Hot Pot soup so it's a bunch it's Mongolian it's there's a bunch of spices and herbs in it but um it's very spicy and and the white stuff is also spicy too no that's that's they call it not a spicy girl oh not a spicy I take that's for me then that is for you so you're saying I get the girl soup yes great there's a mint stuck to the bottom of my shoe I couldn't figure out what the hell was going on there yeah it's a peppermint on the bottom of my shoe now I got a cramp ah I shouldn't have done that and now we put other stuff in the sup like meats and mushrooms and those are mushrooms right are they magic mushrooms am I going to be able to drive home woo I am full it's pretty tasty Matt's one of our registered gnomies and he was just wanting to get together hang out he's on the local Seattle startup scene wanting to connect with a few more Seattle startups and we just had a pretty good conversation hung out with he and his wife Tanya and uh ate some good food I'm I'm sure it was good food I mean it tasted good I still don't really know what I ate though hey pixie do you mind if I do today's postcards in front of the live feed at live.com okay starting with this one from Brandon Flores he must be a Clone Wars fan and from Joel and his cat Jake it's a cat pixie what do you think from our good friend Andrew Butler he's always liking the videos and we appreciate that ooh beautiful shot of koala lmour very nice Ahmad from Jacob in England Comes This wacky snap of me and you can see that I'm also in the reflection let's see if I can make the same face there's another good good Vlog snapshot of the Stormtroopers up there thanks Sam this one comes from Matt in Pennsylvania raindrops on his window there's an up close and personal shot of Marilyn Manson in Sweden M gingerbread but I can't eat it because it's probably hydrogenated thanks anyway Scott I'll eat the card here's another postcard from the Netherlands from Thomas and His Android do you know why pixie's happy because we're announcing the Christmas Day iPad Mini giveaway recipient tomorrow and this iPad Mini we're giving away on New Year's Day or actually New Year's Eve when I stream live on YouTube the thing I referenced earlier in this video I haven't schedule it yet but stay tuned for that link where well on my Twitter account for one notes shares.com is giving away this iPad mini and to participate in this giveaway you need to retweet the tweet that I tweeted about this giveaway which I tweeted on my Twitter account which I'm assuming you're already following me there at Chris Perillo it's really easy and it's in my timeline line clumps of wicket and pixie fur are all over the place I keep trying to get a hold of our groomer a Mobile Groomer they actually come and cut their hair here at the house yet they're not responding can you see that one in the dark there's a few more there and there and there and I realize by the time I showed you all that I probably could have picked all the fur up that's not the point they need their hair cut or their fur cut or whatever hey pixie you going to join me cool your head's in the way though thanks I get up to brush my teeth and pixie positions herself like this Wicket you did a fantastically better job I tried to move her it just didn't work thanks again for liking and sharing our videos\n"