I see that Patrick Elias was hurt in a game today. Under the Yahoo write-up, some idiot wrote: I hope he feels better because he's on my fantasy team!
A guy gets carried off on a stretcher and you're worried about your fantasy team? Sometimes I wonder whether people have any understanding of reality anymore.
And now on to me.
I made it to the BBQ today. We hung out and tossed the football around for about 30 minutes. The first thought I had as soon as I stepped onto the beach was how I should kick myself for not coming more often. The weather was awesome, with scattered clouds, which made it bearable to lounge for a little bit.
I made it back, but it has been raining on and off since I got back, so I studied on the couch. This might be the second time I've studied at home since I've been here. It felt a little odd, but I did get my work done.
I found a stream for the playoff games today, so I've been watching the Arizona/New Orleans game. I think I'm rooting for New Orleans. I guess I have a hard time supporting a division rival of the Niners. This will probably keep me entertained until I make it out to the gym and play basketball tonight. This time we've decided to invite only a couple people to play, since the pick-up crowd has been getting too big as of late. Plus, there are always a few characters who take pick-up too seriously, which takes the fun out of playing.
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Cooking Apples
The iPhone is done. The price of ordering a new screen (which I'm pretty certain is the problem) makes investing in another 2G about the same cost. When I get back, I'll have to eBay the old one, which still fetches about $100 even broken.
I had lunch today at Thai Savanh with some friends, although they brought my meal (out of 13 people) last, which was kind of a pain. The food is pretty good though, so I won't complain too much about the timing. I got back, took a nap, and now I need to head to the library to get some work done. I'll have a little more to do since I stayed up last night to watch/listen to the Sharks v. Kings game last night. I stream I had, which played the Pittsburgh game pretty well, was really choppy for the Sharks game. I even tried listening to the audio stream from the team website, but got tired and shut it off. I hope I can catch a few games (maybe on an East coast trip when the games start earlier) when I have some free time. I did make it out to the gym and ran outside last night.
I think my New Years resolution has been to stay in better shape (and hopefully eat better too). I've been going to the gym or running every I've been back. It's only been about a week and a half, but it's a start. So long as I'm organized with my time, I think I can keep up with this trend. Next week is the beginning of a month's worth of ICM 3, which means two more hours will disappear to the sounds of "tell me about the pain?". I did think it would be all semester, so finding out that it would take place over 4 weeks was a nice surprise. I also found out our next vacation is only 2 weeks, not the 3 I had thought. I really need to work on my timing.
On my list of things to find out is whether my parents are coming to Florida to take advantage of a family friend's condo in the area. I hope I'll see them, since it is only about a 2 hour flight to FL. So I'll need to book my flight over there and my flight home soon.
I had lunch today at Thai Savanh with some friends, although they brought my meal (out of 13 people) last, which was kind of a pain. The food is pretty good though, so I won't complain too much about the timing. I got back, took a nap, and now I need to head to the library to get some work done. I'll have a little more to do since I stayed up last night to watch/listen to the Sharks v. Kings game last night. I stream I had, which played the Pittsburgh game pretty well, was really choppy for the Sharks game. I even tried listening to the audio stream from the team website, but got tired and shut it off. I hope I can catch a few games (maybe on an East coast trip when the games start earlier) when I have some free time. I did make it out to the gym and ran outside last night.
I think my New Years resolution has been to stay in better shape (and hopefully eat better too). I've been going to the gym or running every I've been back. It's only been about a week and a half, but it's a start. So long as I'm organized with my time, I think I can keep up with this trend. Next week is the beginning of a month's worth of ICM 3, which means two more hours will disappear to the sounds of "tell me about the pain?". I did think it would be all semester, so finding out that it would take place over 4 weeks was a nice surprise. I also found out our next vacation is only 2 weeks, not the 3 I had thought. I really need to work on my timing.
On my list of things to find out is whether my parents are coming to Florida to take advantage of a family friend's condo in the area. I hope I'll see them, since it is only about a 2 hour flight to FL. So I'll need to book my flight over there and my flight home soon.
Sunday, January 10, 2010
iPhone Down
Just when I finally got everything running the way I wanted, the whole thing crashes on me. The screen is blank even though it randomly started playing music. Now I'm in the process of restoring the software, so we'll see how much luck I have. I'm hoping that the screen didn't die, because that would be a huge pain to fix around here. I'm hoping this does the trick or I'm going to be SOL for the rest of the semester.
Friday, January 08, 2010
Weekend Has Arrived
Friday came rather quickly, I believe. I guess that would be the routine, since that is pretty much how the last two semesters went by once things started rolling.
I've been away the laptop and have been extra productive. Organizing one's time is especially key. Getting work done is important, but getting it done in a shorter period of time is icing on the cake. I've been able to get my work done in the library within 2 hours, gone to the gym, paid more attention in class, and even went running around campus yesterday. Running outside on changing terrain is a whole different animal. Treadmills are nice, but it's quick different when you have to actually propel your own body. I'm rather sore today, so I guess it worked.
Tonight is Bliss. Sounds like most of the school is headed out there, so I guess I'll be partaking too.
I've been away the laptop and have been extra productive. Organizing one's time is especially key. Getting work done is important, but getting it done in a shorter period of time is icing on the cake. I've been able to get my work done in the library within 2 hours, gone to the gym, paid more attention in class, and even went running around campus yesterday. Running outside on changing terrain is a whole different animal. Treadmills are nice, but it's quick different when you have to actually propel your own body. I'm rather sore today, so I guess it worked.
Tonight is Bliss. Sounds like most of the school is headed out there, so I guess I'll be partaking too.
Wednesday, January 06, 2010
Two Days In
I made it to another 8am class today, which now makes two in a row. I would like to receive an award for my perseverance now. It helps that I find the classes this semester more interesting. We're finally getting into pathology, which is nice since that is the main concern of doctors anyways. It's nice when things all work properly, but we need to figure out what to do when things go wrong.
In the library, I put my laptop away and managed to get my work done in short order. Who would have thought. I'll stick to my iPhone, which gives me my email, facebook, and internet, but does not allow me to do too much else, so I'm coerced to do more work. I guess it's a blessing in disguise. Let's see how long it lasts.
The advantage of finishing early was that I was also able to make it to the gym and then play basketball at 6pm. We won the first game we played and managed to win one more. I had 2 points and a steal, which might have been my best performance in a 5-on-5 game here at AUC. After our second win, I headed home, wanting to enjoy going out on top, like the great John Elway.
Also, I would like to point out that Mac users are a bunch of liars. They talk about how brilliantly made their products are. I tried to reformat my iPhone, only to have the phone crash mid-install and forcing itself into a continous reboot cycle until the battery died. I spent six hours downloading firmware and reading up on websites to try and fix it. I managed to fix it with a combo of iTunes and Blackra1n to jailbreak and then unlock the phone. Let's be honest, Apple takes something already good (like Unix) and makes it appealing to the masses (OS X) and then proceeds to block any further innovation. Don't kid yourself, kids. As much as Apple tries to pretend their the company out there working against the "man", they are simply a wolf in sheep's clothing. At least Microsoft doesn't try to pretend who they are. With Windows 7 out, there are going to have a hard time trying to convince many more to switch over.
In the library, I put my laptop away and managed to get my work done in short order. Who would have thought. I'll stick to my iPhone, which gives me my email, facebook, and internet, but does not allow me to do too much else, so I'm coerced to do more work. I guess it's a blessing in disguise. Let's see how long it lasts.
The advantage of finishing early was that I was also able to make it to the gym and then play basketball at 6pm. We won the first game we played and managed to win one more. I had 2 points and a steal, which might have been my best performance in a 5-on-5 game here at AUC. After our second win, I headed home, wanting to enjoy going out on top, like the great John Elway.
Also, I would like to point out that Mac users are a bunch of liars. They talk about how brilliantly made their products are. I tried to reformat my iPhone, only to have the phone crash mid-install and forcing itself into a continous reboot cycle until the battery died. I spent six hours downloading firmware and reading up on websites to try and fix it. I managed to fix it with a combo of iTunes and Blackra1n to jailbreak and then unlock the phone. Let's be honest, Apple takes something already good (like Unix) and makes it appealing to the masses (OS X) and then proceeds to block any further innovation. Don't kid yourself, kids. As much as Apple tries to pretend their the company out there working against the "man", they are simply a wolf in sheep's clothing. At least Microsoft doesn't try to pretend who they are. With Windows 7 out, there are going to have a hard time trying to convince many more to switch over.
Monday, January 04, 2010
Winter Break
Wow, time truly did fly by over the last two weeks. I'm back in MIA waiting for my flight back to SXM and I'm trying to figure out everything that happened. I'll try to recap.
I came back in and was picked up by the fiancee. We headed to Morgan Hill, hung out with my sister and her family, picked up my car, and went back to Hollister. I woke up the next morning and headed down to Big Bear with the NorCal group. We stayed at a luxurious cabin for two nights, playing video games, cooking BBQ, and going snowboarding and skiing. I even tried those new twin-tipped skiboards to see if they were truly like skating on ice or not. Although it was not an exact crossover, they were entertaining to try and I think I'll be skiing next time I go. My brother is right; the pendulum has swung in the favor of skiing again as the slopes are saturated with snowboarders.
I got back from the trip and spent some time at home enjoying my bed and home-cooked food. I even managed to play some video games. I met up with Cian and Matt. We hooked up our computers and played Left 4 Dead, beating all 5 campaigns. I think it was one of the few times we actually played games for the majority of the time. Maybe we're all grown up now.
The last major trip was to Redding with the family. We stayed with extended family and hang out with the kids. I remember playing a lot of Wii, eating cupcakes and biryani (although not in that order), and going down the slopes on inner tubes. We also slipped in a quick trip to the Indian casinos, where I lost about $30 of my brother's money.
All in all, it was a lot of fun.
Only 4 more months before I get to do it all over again.
EDIT: I also made it out to SF to see Wicked. I made sure to watch The Wizard of Oz before going to give myself context to the musical. It was a good idea, since there were references in the musical that came directly from the movie. I was in awe of the performers, who sang, danced, and acted throughout the entire 3 hours. It's one of the things the fiancee and I enjoy, so I'll try to make it more of a habit in the future.
I came back in and was picked up by the fiancee. We headed to Morgan Hill, hung out with my sister and her family, picked up my car, and went back to Hollister. I woke up the next morning and headed down to Big Bear with the NorCal group. We stayed at a luxurious cabin for two nights, playing video games, cooking BBQ, and going snowboarding and skiing. I even tried those new twin-tipped skiboards to see if they were truly like skating on ice or not. Although it was not an exact crossover, they were entertaining to try and I think I'll be skiing next time I go. My brother is right; the pendulum has swung in the favor of skiing again as the slopes are saturated with snowboarders.
I got back from the trip and spent some time at home enjoying my bed and home-cooked food. I even managed to play some video games. I met up with Cian and Matt. We hooked up our computers and played Left 4 Dead, beating all 5 campaigns. I think it was one of the few times we actually played games for the majority of the time. Maybe we're all grown up now.
The last major trip was to Redding with the family. We stayed with extended family and hang out with the kids. I remember playing a lot of Wii, eating cupcakes and biryani (although not in that order), and going down the slopes on inner tubes. We also slipped in a quick trip to the Indian casinos, where I lost about $30 of my brother's money.
All in all, it was a lot of fun.
Only 4 more months before I get to do it all over again.
EDIT: I also made it out to SF to see Wicked. I made sure to watch The Wizard of Oz before going to give myself context to the musical. It was a good idea, since there were references in the musical that came directly from the movie. I was in awe of the performers, who sang, danced, and acted throughout the entire 3 hours. It's one of the things the fiancee and I enjoy, so I'll try to make it more of a habit in the future.
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