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My first post in a while.

2011-02-03T17:49:00.001-08:00

Hello world. My post coming from the brand new official blogger app for android. I saw this app come out this morning but decided to install it now. I am fully integrated within the Google network. All your Google are belong to us.....

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2009-07-06T06:57:00.000-07:00

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Let me introduce you to Paul the Possum.
From the Desk of Ryan Uy
Cell: 818.431.1078
Twitter Me: Gadgetryan
http://ryans3rs.blogspot.com

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2009-06-05T06:47:00.000-07:00

My new hair style
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Happy Friday...

2009-06-05T06:35:00.001-07:00

I am about to complete my first hour of work!! WOHOO. This shouldn't really matter but at 5am time seems to slooooow wayyyy down!! That is right, today I started work at 5am..which is actually 8am back east, so I guess I am on time. Any way, why am I here soo damn early? Well I have to make up my hours for today if I want to get paid the big bucks. Last Friday, I had a doc appointment at 3pm, so that day I also came in early. I left around 2pm and go to the doc's office 15mins early. As I went to go sign in, the lady at the front desk told me that my doc left early today. "Did you not get our vm message?" "No" I said. "Oh well we called 818....(my house phone) and is the 310...still a valid number?" Ummmm, no that number hasn't been used for about 5 years, my old work number. Good job guys!! So I had to reschedule for this Friday at 3pm. Hence my 5am start time. I can not afford to not get paid for each hour that I am here. I wouldn't worry as much, except for the fact that the Hawaii trip is a few months away and I do not have enough saved for the two of us. I figured I need to save a certain amount from each paycheck to hit the total amount of money that we need. But considering we have the hotel booked and waiting for the airplane tickets to go down we should be good to go. I am just scared about the "free" money that we need for food and activities. Maybe we can just chill on the beach and take in the sites....but I have a feeling we will be going around the island for most of our free time. Speaking of Hawaii, I have to start writing my speech for my toast. I am not really sure what to say. I want to go for the tear effect, meaning that I want my speech to induce tears in the crowd. I just do not know how to do this. I may have to do some soul searching and meditation to find some good points and views about this couple. But I have no doubts that I will. These two are made for each other.

A few days ago, I posted a picture of myself in my car right before work. It was me saying something like "what should I have for lunch" or some junk like that. If you see closely I got a new hair cut. I have wanted a new cut for a while but I didn't know what to do. On mother's day, d and I went to go visit her parents and have lunch with them. During lunch we sat next to this other couple, some guy that was a few years younger than myself. Any way, he had this hair cut that I thought was really cool. It was a Mohawk, but it wasn't. The sides were shaved and faded and in the back a small strip on each side of the head was shaved and faded. The rest of the head was long and spikey. Granted there was no gel on his head, but you could tell the style. THIS IS WHAT I WANTED!!! And knowing me, I'll obsess over it until i get it. Well, I didn't go balls out as I usually would have. I did some research. Looked up pictures from other people that had a common style. Found a picture I liked that had the style I wanted. I saved it to my phone for further reference. After D and I had dinner we went off to get my hair cut. My dad suggested going to his place because it was cheap and because they did good work. He said go to his stylist, Linda, or some other guy, but stay away from this girl named Lynn. Dad said that he had Lynn and she messed up his hair. From then on He would only see Linda or that other guy. With that knowledge in hand we both went to the hair place. It was close to closing about an hour or so before, so no one was really there. There was one guy working on a customer and so I was assigned to the only other person there. I asked for her name, she said lyn or linda. I was like ok, Linda, nice. I sat down and showed her the pictured I d/led earlier to my phone. She said, ok ok, i know what to do. As she was cutting, D was there overseeing some of it. When "L" was cutting the back of my head, my girl stepped in and suggested to cut my hair a certain way. Well, "L" said ok ok, but totally blew off D. After "L" was done and put gel in my hair, it looked ok, but not what I wanted. My hair was somewhat long to begin with and "L" trimmed the top to get the hair to fall in a Mohawk kind of way. The sides, she kind of faded and the back she left long yet trimmed. However, to complete the look that I wanted the bottom of my hair should have been long, but "L" cleaned it up and evened out the bottom of my hair. I reluctantly paid her and we were on our way. I was not too happy with what she did, but D assured me it looked good. It was just disappointing to have a hair style that you want but get something similar yet different. D, as she always does to calm the hulk down, said let it grow out and we'll go to some other person. I love her. She knows how to calm me down. So I was content for a few days. D had to leave for the weekend since she had school, and my relatives had come back from their trip and were staying with us until that Sunday. So of course, D had to leave since we are not engaged and it wouldn't be right to have her here with my when my relatives were at my house. Ok so, the relatives left, and I had the house to myself. That is when it was time to try this cut on my own. I had been obsessing over cutting my hair ever since the first cut when wrong. So I cut my hair, faded the sides and cut the strips on the back and left the rest of the hair the way it was. Well it looks good. To me anyways it looks good. I told D this is just a mold, to see if it will look good on me. It does. So now, I have to wait for the rest of my hair to get longer so as to complete the look. Right now it is a little short in the back but soon, I will finally have the style that I have been waiting for.

This weekend will be crazy. We have a bday party to go to on Sat and then a graduation party that night. Sunday we are chilling I hope.

My dear Jessica, my friend from TN. She showed me a lot of stuff when I was there and I was really grateful for that. Well, this Sat is her wedding day, and even though I can not be there for her, I just wanted to say Congrats and my prayers go out to you on your special day!! Much love!!!

Before I came to work, I stopped by 7-11 to get some coffee and a snack. Well I am almost done with my 24oz coffee. But what they had there were little shots of caffeine or something like that. I put two of those things in my coffee. I think I am now feeling it. I hope I feel it. I need to stay awake!!!

Ok that should be it for now!!!

ONE!!!

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2009-06-04T06:44:00.000-07:00

What to do today??
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2009-06-03T09:59:00.000-07:00

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Its Friday!!!

2009-05-22T14:33:00.001-07:00

Hmm ok. Today is Friday thank goodness. It has been one of those crazy weeks, or has it? I can not really tell. But a lot of stuff has happened. I will randomly jot down what I remember for this week.

First and foremost, I switched my phone back to the BB Storm. But before I did, I upgraded the OS to .148 which is the newest leak. This means it is not an official Verizon upgrade, but it works for my phone. The problem with the previous OS that I was having was the screen lock. When you engaged the screen lock, it should lock the screen. And pushing one button will unlock the screen for you to use the phone. In my case with version .132 any of the buttons unlocked the phone. You can image why this is not good. In my pocket anything could set the screen to unlock and push a bunch of buttons. The new OS fixes this issue thank goodness!! I am happy with the phone for the moment. Verizon is coming out with the Tour, which is a hybrid of the Curve/Bold all for Verizon. It should come out this July, but I have to wait till next year since that is when my contract is up and I dont care to purchase full price for this phone at the moment. But anything can happen.

Last week, my relatives arrived from the PI. My girl and I met them at the airport to pick up their luggage. They arrived from the PI and that same day left for LV. Must be the life. They came back from Vegas this Wed and today my parents and the relatives left for Seatle. They are going on a 7 day cruise to Alaska. Must be nice. I wish I could go with them. Not to see Alaska since I already went, but just to get out of the city.

Last night my cousin came to stay with us with his wife and 2 kids. They came from Sac town and are staying in the house for a day. They are leaving Sat to go back home to Cleavland. At least my girl is coming back tonight. That will be fun. I wont be alone for a while. I think I am spoiled like that.

Yesterday at work, I finally set up dual monitors for my computer. It was a pain because I forgot to install the drivers for the vid card. But once I did, I was golden. I have 2 19" WFP monitors. I am loving life. I just need to have access to the full net and I will be high as a kite. I also have room for another monitor if I find a good one on sale. I also hooked up my USB mini Fridge that I got from a white elephant exchange this past xmas. It does keep my drink(s) cold but not that cold. But it works so I am happy. It also has a blue LED when you open the door.

My Dual Monitors with a Fancy Apple background!!!

My Fridge !! YAY!!

Randomness

2009-04-22T10:24:00.001-07:00

This entry is going to be a lot of randomness since I can not really focus on one thing at once today.

I have been really tired these past few days. I would go to bed around 11pm and wake up at 5am to get ready for work. Throughout the night I would use the restroom since I drink more than a gallon of water a day and my body wants to get rid of it at night. I think my body is nocturnal. But this is really affecting me when I am at work. I get to work and I will start to get tired and fall asleep. On top of that, I sit within eyesight of the HR person. So already caught me using my cell phone during work. She had to ask my boss to remind me that "using personal cell phones during work is prohibited." Crap..oh well. My regular cup of coffee is not doing the trick. Maybe I should stop drinking at night, but now that it has gotten hot I find myself drinking more water! blah. I will have to find something to change because I really want to sleep and wake up refreshed like most people do.

For the past few months I have been trying to save up money for our trip to HI. Right now I have enough to cover the hotel room for the several days that we will be there. When I mention we, I mean my girl and I. I am not making as much as I would like to make, but working over time has helped out a bit. I know this stress is due to my habit of spending money on things I do not really need but want. I.E. my growing watch collection that I will post later. I always find a way to put some money aside for the trip, get a new watch, and pay my bills. Then something always comes up where I have to pull money from my savings account, i.e. trip account, and use that money to pay off other things. I really need to stop buying things. I just can not help it. But hopefully I can save enough since the trip is coming up in Sept. I know for this coming paycheck I have a good few hours of over time that I have clocked. Maybe this will help in my savings. I also send this money to my online account where I do not see the money until I really need it. This way I don't see it and while it is in this account the money is gaining interest.

I am feeling some pressure to hurry up and get engaged and get married. I want to but for financial reasons as stated above, I cant do it. From previous run ins with the money police I had to start over and start saving. I find it hard for me to do. Please see above paragraph for reasons why. I love her and want to marry her, but I want to get settled in. I still am at home and to move out is not an option. Maybe after I come back from the HI trip. I just need to win the lottery. I want to live comfortably and not have to worry where my money will go and to stop living from paycheck to paycheck. It is very frustrating. Sometimes this is all I can think about. This could a reason why I can not sleep. I do not know. All I know is that I have a goal or two or three that I want to get to but my inabilities to save are hindering my path. I need help.

As for the hole in my pocket, my watch collection has grown to include over 15 watches. That is impressive. This list should include ones that I have had for a long time but I have lost them in the madness that I call my room. I have them displayed on my dresser, hanging on a make shift wire shelf. I will post pictures of this later in another entry. As for my other passion(s) I have not really purchased any real tech or gadgets lately. What is wrong with me? I think I just switched focus from gadgets to watches. Every day I surf through my favorite gadget sites but nothing really comes out at me as something that I need or want. I am usually a first generation type of person, i.e. waiting in line for the Storm on its release day or paying $700 for a Moto Razor unlocked phone just to have it before Motorola actually released it to a carrier on US soil. I enjoyed a good 3 months of individuality with the razor. Of course this did not last because within those 3 months I had already moved on to about 1 or 2 more new phones. That is just who I am. I can not settle down with one item. Or at least that is how it was. My search is about finding that one item which will fulfill the different aspects of my life. For example, I have been using the bb curve for a good 4+ months. I am wanting to switch back to the Storm just because it is somewhat "newish" As for my watch, Ive been wearing my Seiko Divers watch, but there is another one that is coming to replace this one. It is the Seiko Black Monster. It is another divers watch. But these are usually my constant items. If they change they change. But I hope they will not change and I can stop obsessing over these items. I literally had an internal debate on which watch I should wear all the time. My mindset is I want that one watch to rule them all. I was torn between 2 watches. Even after asking my girl which one she liked I still had this debate with myself. I sat on my bed with both watches in my hand for a good 20+ mins. I finally decided on the Seiko watch. And I have been wearing it ever since. Since my watch fetish and phone fetish seems to have dwindled down, I might focus on saving money and make it my new obsession. Who knows what will happen.

Rylee

2009-04-22T09:42:00.001-07:00

So yesterday my girl came to visit me. However she brought a little friend in a form of a puppy named Rylee. She received rylee from a neighbor while she was living in Pomona. So D had rylee for about a week or so. She was telling me how rylee needed a lot of attention because she was a puppy and like all puppies they need love and attention. However, since D was moving back home with her parents, she was not able to keep rylee at her place. She asked her cousins, friends, and of course myself, but we are not ready for another dog. Yesterday during work, I caught my first glimpse of Rylee. She was small with stubby legs and long fur. I let her lick my fingers and petted her before it was time for me to go back to work. When I came home, there was D and Rylee. I spent most of my free time with her. Took her to the backyard and played with her. When I brought her inside, she went crazy as most puppies do with pent up energy. She was running back and forth from my room to the other room and back. The sad part comes when we have to take her back to her original owners. We, her and I, just were not ready for a puppy. This especially since we live at home with our parents. We said our goodbyes and promised to visit. I know she will find a good family. Today however I feel sad. Even though I spent a half a day with her, I miss her. I just can not imagine what D is going through. We will get another dog. It is just a matter of when. For Rylee, I wish you the best. I love you.

IT Question

2009-03-19T10:39:00.001-07:00

I guess I wanted to post a quick question out in cyberspace to anyone who is listening. I work in the IT department of a medical facility. Granted it is just myself and the IT director but we get a lot of stuff done.

Early this week, I set up a department to get them ready to have a online training session with another company. This just involved logging into the web conference site for them and logging in to the telephone part of the conference. Every day they would ask me to set it up for them. Today, I showed one member what to do.

My question which I kind of know the answer to but I would like some feedback is:

Should I care if they now know how to do this? or should I just be glad that I do not have to deal with this single issue anymore?

I would go for the latter.

WHY? Because now it frees me up to do other things that need to get done.

Ok well thanks for listening.

Ipod Shuffle 3 gen

2009-03-17T09:30:00.001-07:00

As most or all of you know by now that Apple has released the 3rd generation ipod shuffle. What is a shuffle you may ask? First off it is Apple's low end ipod that doesn't include a screen just controls. The biggest draw in my opinion was the fact that you could add any songs you wanted into the shuffle or you could have itunes randomly put songs on the shuffle. I like the 2nd option because who wants to hear the same old songs over and over again. With a large library of songs sometimes it is hard to listen to all your songs. This way, you can get a random pick of your songs and if you don't like them you can skip them.

Onto the new ipod shuffle. It is small by the pictures around the net. Compared to the first and second generation it is smaller than both but it still retains the clip of the 2nd gen shuffle. You will notice however, there are no buttons to be found on the shuffle except for the slider/button that either turns the shuffle on and switches between random songs or playing the songs down the line of the play list. To change the volume, skip back/forth or play / pause the song, all those controls are built into the headphones that come with the ipod. There have been lots of discussions about the build of this shuffle.

Maybe Apple was looking to go minimalistic with the no button approach. If that was their intent, congrats. You have made a very simple inexpensive ipod the looks like a piece of gum. The downside about the controls on the headphones is the controls on the headphones. I have used the ear buds that come with the ipod. That is not a big deal to me. However, most people dread using the included buds and they prefer their own headphones. Yet if they plug in their headphones it will not work with this shuffle. There is an authentication chip in the ear buds that allows the ipod to play with the buds. So, if you wanted to use your own headset you are SOL. You will have to either use the ones provided by Apple or wait and purchase 3rd part ear buds that will cost as much or even more than the shuffle itself.

There is another feature that Apple included in the new shuffle. When you press a button on the ear buds a voice will talk to you saying the name of the song, artist and or play list. You will have to load this software from itunes and itunes will create the voice and insert it into the shuffle. A good idea, but I usually don't edit my play list names, so it will be interesting to see how the voice handles my list.

To buy or not to buy.

For me, if I had $79 to play with, I would actually buy this shuffle. Why? Because I collect ipods. I like new shiny toys and I am a sucker that way. I use my 3rd gen ipod in the bathroom connected to a radio. I play movies and games on my itouch2. I'll listen to my music on my 2nd gen nano. I'll work out, if i get that started again, with my 2nd gen shuffle. And my 1st gen touch sits on my shelf collecting dust. I really do not want to pay $10 to upgrade the OS so that it can use the App Store. But never say never. BTW, this is how frivolous I am. I had the first gen itouch, and the only reason why I got the 2nd gen itouch was because of the external speakers. I really wanted an iPhone, and part of me still does. However, with the external speakers this is as close as I can get to having an iPhone.

Ipod Shuffle 3gen

Comes in Silver or Black.
4GB of Storage.
Comes with ear buds and usb cable.

My Watch Team

2009-03-16T10:42:00.001-07:00

My obsession has hopefully stopped. What am I talking about? My watch collection will have to be put on hold for a while even stopped permanently. My baby girl put a stop to my crazy ass spending habits especially on my watch collection. I really do not blame her. She is right. I not only buy watches but I get them a week or so apart. This means that I'll wear the new watch for a few days and then when the other watch comes, I switch and wear the new watch. I really have a problem. But I gave my girl my word so my last watch purchase is the Casio G-Shock Mudman 9000A-1 I believe. This will be number 8 or 9 of the Casio G-Shock line. My collection has grown so much. Here is a list of the watches that I have:

Citizen SST Promaster II.
4 Invicta Watches.
8-9 Casio G-shock watches.
Casio Pathfinder watch
Seiko Pro Divers Watch
Swiss Army Pocket watch
An engraved Pocket watch from My boo
Fossil Watch
Armintron Watch

I am sure that is all. I will post the models as soon as I get a chance.

All i really want now is a case to display these watches. Maybe if I am really good I can get one.

All the Small Things...

2009-03-16T08:01:00.001-07:00

Good Morning!

Today is Thursday and the sun is coming up through the clouds. There have been a lot of things going on this week that I would like to address. Just some small things that I want to list down.

First off, I went to dinner last night to a Thai place close to where I live. My girl and I went. Her taste buds were in need of flavor. The place is called Little Orchid. It is literally 5 mins from my house. Any ways, I read some reviews online and the place even had a Zagat rating. When we arrived the place was empty. We sat down at a corner table facing the window to the street. My girl looked at the menu online so she had an idea of what she wanted. My girl is from Laos and her family mostly cooks Thai food. So who better to go to a Thai place than someone who naturally eats Thai food. So she ordered papaya salad and laab with chicken. Or Chicken laab. I ordered pai thai and chicken satay. Everything except the pai thai came out quickly. I do not claim to be a food expert but usually when I have tasted something that I like I remember the taste. I tried her laab minus the spicy flavor and it tasted the way I remembered it. The chicken satay was OK. I usually get this I do not know why. The chicken is always kind of dry. But I ate this with some rice. The pai thai finally came out and I mixed the noodles and put some on my plate. Granted I don't usually eat pai thai but this was some how sweeter and stronger in taste than what I excepted. The sweetness of the dish was so strong that I actually had to put a spoonful of rice to absorb some of the sauce. Her take on the food was not as good as mine. She said the papaya salad was not up to par with her tastes and that the laab was too bitter. All I could really do is shrug my shoulders and go with it. She also said that the pai thai was too sweet and strong. During our dinner, a pair of women came in and sat next to us by the window. My back was facing them but I was close enough to where I could hear their conversation. They ordered some thai ice cream for dessert. When it came, there was some interesting dialogue. Apparently their ice cream had freezer burn. That is when you leave something in the freezer for a while and ice builds up on top of the food. They flagged one of the waitresses and told them their issue. The waitress responds by saying oh it is just frozen from the freezer. Did you want me to put this in the microwave for a little bit? The girls for obvious reasons said no thanks. We then promptly paid our bill and left the restaurant. I do not think we will go back to that place, ever.

I have a growing obsession with collecting things lately. This time it is watches. I have had a number of watches in my possession before, but it was not until recently that I have purchased a whole lot more. I am actually waiting on my last purchase to arrive this week. It is a Casio Pathfinder. I can't wait to get it and try it on. I think my next purchase will be a case to display and hold my watches. Right now, the newer watches are in their respective boxes but my older ones are out in the open in a drawer. It will be nice to have a central place where I can keep all my watches together. I am not sure if I will pick up other watches, but with my nature I highly doubt that I can stop. I just have to look around for some great deals and obtain watches that do not break the bank. I am still in saving mode if you can believe that. So I need to try to save some money for our trip to Hawaii.

I have also found myself trying to get rid of a lot of junk that I do not need. When I say junk, I mean a lot of unused, unseen items that tend to pile up in my room / place of chilling. What I started to do was write down certain projects that need to get done around the house. I have given each project a goal and certain projects even have steps to accomplish the goals. I did not add a time frame because I do not want to be tied down. But in order to accomplish each goal I may have to set myself limits. For me, I find it hard because I am lazy. I have my mind set to do something at home after work, but as soon as my shoes come off and I am in my comfy clothes I am out for the count. This has to stop but when? I do not know. I may take one project at a time and the little steps first. Because as the saying goes, "You cant start to walk until you know how to crawl." or was it, "baby steps first?" Any ways, it all about the small things!!

Have a good day.

Hump Day

2009-02-25T15:09:00.001-08:00

I am writing this blog entry as a way for me to stay awake and focused. I am literally falling asleep at my desk. I just finished my 2nd cup of coffee and I still have not felt any effects. This is how bad I fall asleep. I am down to my last sip or so of coffee, and I'm reading some article on the web. I feel myself nodding away and wake myself up in time to catch me from not spilling my coffee onto my shirt. This has got to stop. I need to find something to do at work. I spent my lunch outside on the patio which was good because it gave me the chance to get some fresh air. Surprisingly it was cool yet bearable outside. I enjoyed that. I take my lunch usually around 1 or 2 pm so that when I get back to work I only have an hour or so of work left since I get off at 4pm. Today was a hard day since I was or have been falling asleep this whole day. It sucks. But hopefully it won't happen again tomorrow. The weather outside feels good. The clouds are out so it is not too sunny but not to cold either. I have finally wrote down some goals that I want to accomplish in the following months and I wrote to myself a pledge that I intend to keep. Most of the pledge is to stop my frivolous spending and to focus more on saving money. I need to save money not just for me but for my girlie as well. If I plan on marrying this girl, I have to give her parents a dowry. But upon looking this word up, I think the correct term is bride price. This is where I give her parents money for the blessing of marrying her. I don't really know what the purpose is but I will look it up. On top of this, I have to save money for our trip to Hawaii to see my best friend get married. I can't and won't miss that.

My girl has told me about this tradition of the dowry/bride price and I would just shrug it off as something that I will cross when I get there. But more and more each day it is becoming relevant. If I want to marry her I will have to produce the money. This kind of scares me since I do not really make that much so when I start saving up for this it will take a long time. Plus, I am not sure about who pays for what during the wedding, but I am sure I may have to pay for that also. Honestly I just want to go to Vegas and get married if I had the chance. Why do I have to jump over this hurdle to be with the one I truly love and care about. I think I am just afraid of not being able to spend money on myself as I have done for the past 7+ years or so. Ever since I started working after college, it has been all about me. Of course I wish I could go back and do a lot of things over. But I can not. I am 31 years old and I have nothing to show for it. Maybe I have multiple phones, some laptops, some ipods, and a list of other items but I do not have anything for the future. When the thought of the future comes to my head I think about the next big think I want to get. Not for anyone else but for me. That is my problem. I have been so kind and caring towards other people in my past that I think I just forgot how to do that. I would call myself a romantic guy but at the present I haven't really done anything romantic. I used all this up when I was in my twenties. I have to find away to get this back. She deserves better than what I can offer to her at the moment. All I can do is refocus my energy on my goals.

Wish me luck cause I sure could use it!

Oh so Tired

2009-02-23T13:22:00.001-08:00

Today is Monday, the start of another week. I had a weird dream last night involving my ex. It was really weird. In essence I was trying to get back with her, but in the end I did not. This insert may not make sense for I do not know what to talk about. The last few days I have been in pain, my ankle is acting up. It is swollen and it hurts when you touch it. During the night when I am trying to sleep or during the day today, it would spasm to the point where it would twitch my whole left. I am scared. I just want to get better and be able to live my life without such pain. I know I have to lose weight. I think I am. The jeans that I am wearing are unusually baggy today. I buy my jeans big, but the jeans today is really big. I had to go beyond my usually notch on my belt just to keep my pants from falling. Hopefully I can keep this up.

I have purchased a lot of items in my life. As you may know I am a gadget guy and I have to have the latest gadgets. I find myself containing my gadget (electronic) purchases and have not bought an electronic gadget in a while. However, watches are a different story. I have a pretty decent size watch collection. My current watch that I am wearing is the Casio G-Shock Riseman watch. This has been my latest purchase until I ordered a G-Shock Frogman. The frogman style has been on my wanted list for a while. It is a style that Casio has stopped manufacturing. It is a 25th Anniversary edition and is hard to find. Maybe not that hard to find. If you google it, some places have this watch. The good news is if you look on the Casio/G-Shock website this category is not there. I like limited edition items. I just have to find a place to display my collection.

My collection does not stop at watches. I have multiple sunglasses, all from Oakley, and I have started collecting these big headed action figures. I have the Hulk, and I have Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow from G.I. Joe fame. You could also say that I have a large collection if writing instruments but mostly they are taken from my work environments. I would imagine these as a good hobby but I really need to focus on saving money so that I can go on a Hawaii trip and also to get married. I found my passion, I just need to find a way to organize, display, and focus on my hobby.

I told you this would not make any sense. It is just something that I had to get off my chest.

Happy Friday

2009-02-13T09:17:00.001-08:00

Happy Friday! It was been one crazy week here for me. The last week started with a gout attack that lasted until, well it is still on going. I was unable at first to bend my knee a week or so ago. Then my knee was getting better to the point of it being able to bend but now not straighten. This is still going on. However, during the last week or so, it was so bad that I first was using a cane to move around and finally I had to use crutches. I've been on crutches from last week until Monday of this week. So needless to say, I am walking without crutches but I still can not bend my knee straight. For this pain, my gift was 2 days off last week. The result showed on my paycheck! haha Oh well. At least I have a job, my health is getting better and everything is A-OK!

I think that is all I want to write for now..my feet are hurting but its all good.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

2009-02-12T07:57:00.001-08:00

Today is my girl's birthday!! WOOHOO!!!

We have been together for over a year, 2 years this Aug. Wow, just thinking about the day that I met her, I had a lot of stuff going on. I was at my old job as a project manager during my last few days there. I would actually leave early saying that I had an "interview" with another company and head straight to the OC to visit her. I would meet her at work and after her work we would go out to eat or see a movie or what not. The day I asked her to be my girlfriend, was one of those days where I left early to visit her. We went to a park and walked around. We sat on huge rocks overlooking a man made lake watching the ducks swim by. It was a pretty place minus all the graffiti on the rocks. Nice place to go during the day, but beware at night! You might get jacked! Ok, anyway, as we were lounging on a big rock, my butt hasn't forgiving me yet, I turned her around to look her in the eyes. I asked her to be my girlfriend. She thankfully said yes! I know its cheesy but it worked. We've been together ever since.

We have seen some good times and some bad times. But through all that we stood by each other. She is actually rubbing off on me. Or should I say she motivates me. She motivated me to get off my ass and get organized. Now I have less clutter in my room and my office. Everything is simplistic, well almost. Let's just say it is a work in progress. I now can go into my room take off my shoes and just lay down without having to look at piles of stuff everywhere. That is a good thing. We are now looking to save money for the future. And if you read any of my earlier posts you will understand that I have a hard time saving money. But this is for a good cause. We have a wedding to attend in Hawaii come this Sept, we want to save for a house and you know, marriage. Scary I know. She is the one. After all that searching and whining and praying for a long term girl to come my way, there she is. I am happy.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY LOVE!!

Hope your days are filled with blessings and good fortune.
Thank you for letting me be who I am and who I should have been.

I love you always.

Low Tech? 2

2009-02-10T08:54:00.001-08:00

It has been a while since I last wrote in this blog.

The last time I wrote, I was using my storm about to give it up and go to a flip phone. During that time, I did give up using my storm. It was too big and bulky for me. Don't get me wrong I loved it, but I thought I could handle something without all the hassle. I decided to go low tech, kind of, with the LG Decoy. I got so far as to order it as an upgrade from Verizon and open the box to check out the phone. All in all it was a good phone. Convenient to say the least. It had its own bluetooth headset built in and can be removed at a touch of a button. While sitting at my desk at home, messing with the phone, I came to the conclusion that this may not do it for me. I would call myself a tech person. I would even go so far as to say that I am a "connected" person. I need to stay connected to the Internet. Whether it be email, rss feeds, or even facebook. Something to get me away from what I am doing at the present. That it why I kept the decoy in its box, and returned the faithful blackberry phone. There were issues for me going back from a regular phone to my BB phone. The main issue was I didn't know which one to go back to. I have the storm, the curve, the world phone 8830, and the pearl. The world phone is a no brain-er. No camera no play. The storm is new and high tech but I couldn't get over the accelerometer issues. I decided to activate the pearl. Once it was active, my girl and I went to walmart to walk around and get some McDonald's. While we were walking I was playing with the phone to get re-accustomed to the features. I tried video recording with the pearl but it would not record. Let me rephrase that. I can record just fine on the pearl. It was a matter of the pearl saving the video to memory. This was just fantastic. I want to use a phone and use all of its functionalities. I was disappointed but I tried to troubleshoot the problem. I checked the settings on the phone to make sure it was saving to the memory card. I checked the directory folder on the memory card to make sure it was the memory card and not the device memory. I verified all my settings with my gf's pearl, which can record video. But none of these items worked. It would say that it is recording but the file is always at 0kb. When we got home, I immediately went online and switched the pearl to the curve. Everything went well. I was able to activate the curve and use it. However, I forgot that the curve's trackball would not scroll up so easily. It would take me a few swipes for the cursor to go all the way up the screen. I have lived with this problem since I got the phone but I sure wasn't going to live with it now. I decided to do a little surgery to fix this problem. I took off the silver ring around the trackball off the phone. The trackball was easy to take off after that. Since the pearl and the curve use the same equipment I just swapped out the trackball and silver ring off of the pearl and placed them in the curve. Powered the curve on and I was able to scroll in all directions without a problem.

A couple of key points from this splurge of my mind:

I want to be low tech
But I need to be connected

Thus I need my blackberry.

What else can I do to save some money.

In part one of Low Tech?, I stated that I had 5 lines and I wanted to consolidate those into 2 lines. As I was speaking with the Verizon rep to help me activate the pearl, she kindly helped me reorganize my lines and my plan. So instead of having 5 separate lines, she turned them into a family plan. I have yet to see the total bill for this change but it has to be better than what I was paying before. I will eventually ( meaning some time soon) cancel my 3 lines and just pay the 2 lines. In the end it will turn out nicely for me. I will most likely have to pay about $550 to cancel 3 lines compared to paying $3000 a year for all 5 lines. In the long run this will work to my benefit. I just hope I can pay this chunk in smaller chunks.

I guess low tech for me would be using what I have to benefit me without the need to spend a lot of money. For instance, I have multiple large usb drives I can use for back up and storage. I have several external hard drives for back up and storage. I have several ipods for music and videos and entertainment. I just need to calm down with my spending and use the tech that I already have. Wish me luck with that!

Low Tech?

2008-12-29T07:22:00.001-08:00

Happy Monday to all you out there in cyberspace.

I am here at work and the one thing that I did today was downgrade my phone. I was using the BB Storm with Verizon, but as much as I love bb's and I was getting used to the storm, it just wasn't doing it for me. I think it was the accelerometer on the storm. I would go to answer the phone, and I would hit the answer button and the screen would just shift to the horizontal view. The other issue is size of the phone. Well maybe it was because I had a clear case covering the phone, but it was still huge in my pocket. It is somewhat heavy. Also, the price for this phone plan was somewhat expensive for me at the time. I have 5 lines on my plan and I need to downsize to 2 lines, one for the phone and the other for the Internet. So this is why I chose to "downgrade" to a regular cell phone. I think I have had my fill of smart phones. But we shall see. I kind of flip-flop between phones but this is a good look for me. Hopefully I can keep this up so I can start saving money for the future. It is about time I realize what is priority and finally deal with it. I need to do this. Low tech? Naw, I'll say perfect for me tech.

Present wrapping

2008-12-18T10:58:00.001-08:00

Last night I think we finished buying all our xmas presents. Well, except for one person. After that then I will be done. One thing that I do not enjoy doing is wrapping presents. It is actually the fact that I do not really know how to wrap presents. But with the patience of a doctor, my girl showed me how to wrap. I have not yet used my new found skills to wrap more presents but maybe when I get the last item on my list I will use my skills. Other than that, all is well. It was raining and cold this week, but it looks as if the storm is over. There is snow on top of the mountains and the air is brisk. It does feel a lot like winter! I just wish it felt like xmas. Maybe it is the times now, but money is tight and presents are unfortunately limited. At least I'll get to see my family for that one day. Work is on Friday. No calling in sick. Oh well!

My Weekend 12-13-08

2008-12-15T11:54:00.001-08:00

It is Monday, the 15th of December and I am on my 2nd cup of coffee. What is going on you may ask? Well this weekend was pretty cool. Well kind of but its all good. I left happy on Friday after work. I got to my area of the valley in a relatively quick time. I decided to go get a hair cut. I went to my local supercuts and was taken right away. I knew it was not gonna turn out good when I told the lady that I wanted a number 1 fade and she asked me if it was with or without the guard. (side note: a hair cut without a guard is referred to as a Zero) I just said, let me have a zero fade. She said ok and got me ready for my hair cut. She started with the clippers with no guard and went up kind of far up my head. (side note: I am trying to grow my hair out on top) To balance this out she used the other guards to blend into my head but instead of going straight up, she kind of went up and then curved in. She cut some of my bangs and the rest of my hair on top. You should have seen my face. I was kind of upset, but I blame myself for telling her not to go up so far. Any ways, I got to my car, poured water on my head to see if my hair looked that bad. I really couldnt tell. I rushed home, got to my bathroom, and rubbed some gell in to my hair. Since I am growing my hair out my hair is usually flat. When I styled my hair I put my hair straight up and then in a faux hawk. That looked good. Ok I am happy!! I took a shower and finally relaxed after a crazy start to the weekend.

On Sat, was my friends' engagement party in Newport Beach. I left my house early so that I can pick up my girlfriend at her place. There was no traffic so I got there on time. I dropped off my bags in her room and watched some tv as she finished getting ready. Once she was finished we hopped into my car and left. I put the addy correctly into the gps and we were on our way. As we got closer to the place there were a few obstacals. One, I didnt read the gps right so I turned right when I should have went straight. Knowing me, I made a quick left into a structured parking lot as cars were trying to exit. I made a u-turn, didnt want to back up so I curb-jumped unto some grass and made my right turn. That was fun! I guess in Newport there is a group of houses that is built on an island. We crossed the bridge and entered the island per the gps instructions. As soon as we hit the "auto ferry" we knew something was up. Thank goodness for my baby girl. She quickly decifered our way out of that stupid island and back on the right track. We got to our destination without further incident. However, there was valet parking and metered parking. We looked for the valet but there was none. So we found some nice metered parking. Not to bad, it was close enough for us to walk. However, it was only a 2 hour meter. We entered the restaurant and we were one of the first couples there. Once everything got started it was fun. We ate we laughed and I gave a toast. All in all the day over there was great. We then left to go back to my girl's house. She had class in the morning so of course there was homework to be accomplished. We got to her place, she did her work and I watched tv and slept! What a great day!

On Sunday, I pretty much just chilled in her room as she left for class. I got to see her when she came to visit for lunch and then right after her class. We hung out for a while, then got ready to go to Redondo Beach to my other friend's 30th birthday party. It was at her parents' house. It was good eats. I saw her family again, which was nice. We left around 8:30pm and got to my freezing house. We unloaded my car and got ready for bed. Now she is there for this whole week! I have something to look forward to when I get off work.

That was my weekend.

Now...Back to Work..Blah. and Christmas Shopping.

Recycle Thy CDs

2008-12-05T08:47:00.001-08:00

Cd Recycling

As I was surfing my usually sites during the day, I came across this site, www.cdrecyclingcenter.com What they do, is recycle all used cds that are in the field. You know all those AOL free cds you can pick up or the install cds from the electronics that you have purchased but dont need any more. Or with the digital age, the cds that you have ripped into MP3s and use those instead of the cds. I figured since I am on my organizational mode again, I would rip my cds to MP3s and recycle those cds. I know for sure I have extra cds from my phones that I have purchased. I dont need them any more. I have other cds that I have copied onto my flash drive so if I do need them, I'll just plug them into my computer. No More need for cds that are taking up space in my drawers.

I think this is a good start to make my Carbon Footprint Smaller!

Have a good day!!
Happy Friday!!

btw, the site I put up has a list of supporters. Look in Cali and you will find my name!! WOOT!!

havent sent any cds yet, but I intend to do so!!

Happy Monday!

2008-11-03T07:52:00.001-08:00

Happy Monday!

Yup I know it is Monday @ 7:31am. I am up early. The reason I am up early is the fact that I started a new job! WOHOO! Technically I started on Oct 20th. So in all actuality this is my 3rd week here. I am working at a company called MDL. This is a medical diagnostic lab. Whenever you get your blood drawn or you pee in a cup, the doctors send the samples to my company. This company then performs all the necessary tests that your doc has requested. My job is to support the 1 and only IT tech person here. We have about 50+ computers that we support. My job is to take all the small things that happen around this office so that my boss can handle all the big jobs that are required of him. I like this job. It is right up my IT field. I am learning a lot with a lot more to learn. I can't wait. My hours are 7a - 4p which are good so that I can go home before the sun sets. I also have a lot more time to do stuff I want to do. Or stuff I need to do. ya know, work out, fix up my room, and get my learn on. I think I will try and start up my Tagalog training again. I bought the Rosetta software a long time ago but haven't picked it up yet.

This is where I am @ right now. I left WaMu and now I am working here. I could not be happier. Even though I miss my peeps over at WaMu, this is a better place for me. I am much less stressed out and I even enjoy going to work.

OK, I am done for now. I will try and write back sooner.

@work

2008-10-21T07:24:00.001-07:00

I am at work just hanging out. I am waiting for the boss man to come to work. I like this job. Its cool and so far the people are nice. And the boss man is a berry user too. Wooot!
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

Some Changes

2008-08-29T11:48:00.000-07:00

There comes a time in a person's life where change is unavoidable. Today happens to be such a change. This may not be visible to the outside world but those who have read my blog will understand. A while back I branched off from Ryan's 3 R's and created 2 more blogs. I felt that I could divvy up my time and create 3 blogs at the same time. Well my friends, that has not been the case. I found it harder to write 3 blogs at a time and to put real thought into each blog. With that in mind, I have deleted my other 2 blogs and will now be combining them into my 3 R's blog. Joygasim!

I will tag them with the appropriate names so that way each entry can be filtered out.

Coming up on my blog:

Being a Bank Teller.
More Randomness from the Mind of Ryan.

happy 5th of july

2008-07-05T11:37:00.000-07:00

Hey all. Hope that everyone had a great 4th. I did. Well mine started on thurs. When darouny graced me with her presence. Man she is such a cool gf. Friday we went to jerrys for lunch. The wenrt to the mall to get her moms watch fitted. After that we went to go watch Hancock then we hopped on over to watch Kung Fu panda. That was good. We then cruised to a nice japanese store and perused their mechendise. Once we were finished we ate dinner and chilled to watck more movies on the movie channel. We saw some fireworks. But none that amazed me.

Today the love of my life left to go home early today. I miss her. Now I'm sitting in the waiting room of supercuts to get my hair cut. 45 min wait. I should have left but its all good. After this madness I'm on my way to the mall to get my girls ring fixed. Hopefully I can get out of supercuts soon. Blah. Anywho have a great rest of the day.

The first of the month

2008-07-01T08:47:00.000-07:00

Wow it is July 1st already. Where has the summer and the days gone. I'm sitting in the break room waiting to start work. I normally stay in my car but it was too hot. For those of you who don't know I don't like the heat or being hot. Its a winter baby's thang. Haha.

My weekend was good. I got to see my girl who just came back from japan. Lucky ass. We hung out all weekend it was very special bcause I haven't seen her in a long time.

Ok I'm done. I'm blogging on my bb but my fingers can't take much more. Will post later.

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first post on the curve!

2008-05-09T08:59:00.000-07:00

Good morning and happy friday. This is the very first post cominig at ya from the front seat of my car via my brand new curve. I am just getting used to the keyboard but when I am familiar with it I'll be posting like mad! Just wanted to test it out before I have to go to work. I will try and post later.

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This Week....

2008-05-07T21:40:00.000-07:00

This week has been somewhat of an up and down one for me as of late, and it is only Wed night!!

Monday: My dad's birthday. Happy Bday day!! Yay! That day I had the day off so I slept in for a little bit. When I did manage to get my self up and grabbed my laundry and finally cleaned them. They are folded and still sitting in the laundry basket in my room! haha.
On a sad note that day, I found out that my dog passed away that morning. So sad. I want to let loose and cry but I just cant. I am just thinking about all the good times we have had with each other. They say it was a heart attack that took her, but in a way I am glad it was now instead of having her suffer. I will miss you and I love you. My dog of many year. When I find the courage I'll go ahead and write down some antidotes about my dog.

Tuesday: My gf came home that night from Hawaii. Even though we didn't talk that evening I was still glad that she was home safe. During the day it was work as usual. Not really wanting to work but somehow I found the drive to do it. I also found out that the Blackberry curve for Verizon went on sale that day! You know I had to pick it up. But none of the stores have it yet. So we shall wait and see. If you dont know, the curve has been on my top 5 list for a while now. That night as I was perusing through the job ads on craigslist, I found one that caught my attention. It was for purchasing position for this merchandising company. Their site is somewhat similar to that of tigerdirects'. Its pretty cool. Hope I get a call back.

Wed: Today. Not much. Just work and coming home from work. Finally got to talk to my girl for about 10 mins. She was on her way to HG as she was talking to me. Hope she has some luck there. As for me, I am just using the time to catch up on the technology and my blog.

Thurs? Friday? Who knows what is in store. I know for a fact Friday we are going to dinner for my nephew's birthday. I just dont know what to get that boy. Any who, hope you all have a wonderful rest of the week.

One

Sunday Sunday Sunday!!

2008-04-20T17:35:00.000-07:00

I started this blog because I was missing something. A main part of what I was looking for was love or a lasting relationship. I would bitch and moan about this and that. How sad I was or how lonely I was. During these crazy posts, I would sprinkle in some seasoning of job bitching, gadget wanting and my undying need to better myself. I just came to realize that the posts following my come back haven't been with much negativity. Granted I have found the perfect girl, my relationship is great. I couldn't ask for anything more. But there is always more. Right now I am trying to find a better job. Better = more money. I am past my twenties and it is time to start looking toward the future. Sure, my twenties, were the days I was supposed to save for the future. But coming out of college, having a somewhat good job with good pay, responsibilities were not there. Now I need to do what I should have done earlier in my life. Any ways, as I was saying, these posts are now about my daily rants and raves. And since I have a boring life aside from my relationships with my girl and my friends what is there to talk about?

Well today, I did some stuff for me. I went to the mall, picked up some shampoo and some household items. Used my gift cards!! Stopped by and got my hair cut. Got some eats. Finished laundry and sorted the mail. Man, i did a lot today. I even had time to watch the Laker game, watch the ending of some movie and take a nap!! haha I'm telling you, If I were rich, this is all I would do...well ya know, besides going to the gym to better myself!! HAHAHA!!

ok, I am done. This post may have not made sense to you, but it has cleared up some things for me.

ONE

I have a Cold

2008-04-16T19:24:00.000-07:00

Yes, that is right. I have a cold. I think it is due to the rapid change in the weather these past few days. First on the weekend it was wicked hot ( wicked haha) and the following days it has been somewhat cooler. Now because of all that I have a nice stuffy nose and headache and all this craziness. I don't like it. I have been taking Emergen-C for whatever for the past two days. Not really working. But it may be a good substitute for my dinners, which as of today are not that frequent. WHY?

Well, first I am lazy. I spend money on getting lunch so stopping and buying food for dinner may be out of the question. Also, my mom is in TX for work and my dad goes to meetings at night. When I get home, no one is home and I am too lazy to heat anything up or may anything. Whatevers! I need to lose weight anyways!

This week has been full of ups and downs. Mainly downs. I went to a job interview on Monday. I don't know if I'll get the job. She, the interviewing lady, kind of said that I don't have the right skills for the job. So the following days I have been kind of upset and down. But thankfully for my family and friends and my lovely and understanding girlfriend, I am getting back to my old self. Now if I can just kick this cold we are good to go.

Well I think that would be all for today. I wrote down some subjects that I want to talk about so when I have time and I feel better I'll go into more details about my subjects. But for now, thanks for reading. I AM BACK!!!

Almost 30

2008-01-13T22:23:00.000-08:00

Well, as I type this I am officially getting closer to my 30th birthday. I have no idea what to expect when this day comes. Just the other day, Sat, I had a nice get together with my friends and family to celebrate my 30th birthday..party. It was fun. I had my high school friends mixed with my college friends mixed with my girlfriend's friends. It was a real trip. It was fun and exciting to see everyone again. I want to thank each and everyone of them for coming out to share in my maturity.

D came by Friday on my day off to spend time with me. Little did I know that there was more work to be done. She bought me new sheets and a comforter and some pillows for my room. She helped me organize my room and the other room as well. She has done a lot for me and I am grateful for her help. I truly love her to death.

As Tues, draws closer what am I going expect when that big 3-0 rolls in. I have seen so much that I am really too scared to see what the future has in store for me. New years is a time where everyone says they are going to do this or to do that. But my resolution starts on Tues. I don't want to be that guy who is still over weight and lazy. I want to be more energetic and have the lifespan to get married and have a family. I should have done all this in my 20's but I didn't. Most of those years were spent trying to find out who I am and what I want to do. I still haven't found out what I want to do, but I know for the most part who I am. I just have to drive myself to become a better person. I will become better organized and more helpful. I just do not want to be lazy anymore. 30 is a time for change and a change for the best. Wish me luck. I will really, really need it!

Sorry for the lag

2007-11-06T17:09:00.000-08:00

It seems that after I was laid off from the project coordinator job, everything has come to a stand still. I guess you can chalk that one up to the new job, the lack of internet time at the job, and the laziness of me when I get home. I haven't blogged in a while nor have I myspaced or the new thing for me, facebook. Though I get daily emails from both services it is hard to find time to go view each sites. Even my tech sites that I usually frequent have taken a back seat to my job. Hopefully I can make time to do the things that I love doing, like blogging and staying on top of my tech gear.

As tech gear goes, I am or I went back to rocking the Verizon BB 8820. I am looking forward to the Pearl 2 that is coming out Nov 14th, but I may not get it. I like the full qwerty keyboard. But lack of camera kind of sucks. But the cool thing I found out while on break, is the fact that I can go on youtube and watch videos from my bb!! Pretty cool. Other gear I rock everyday or bring with me, my Nokia bluetooth headset. I mainly use that bad boy on the way home talking to D or Lissa. I also bring my digital camera with me. Ya know just for those moments when a camera is the only thing that will get the job done. My main tool for work is a nice Pen. It writes smoothly, retracts, and can fit nicely in my pocket. I still have my ipod that I keep in my car for those long drives in traffic to and from work. I also have the nano that keeps its home in the bathroom. I love to listen to music while taking a shower or just getting ready for work or bed! . The shuffle is somewhere. I will have to go find it and charge it again before I use it. Other than those items, my tech gear has been condensed. I guess when the jobs change so to does the tech one uses.

I would like to get a desktop computer and have it at home. But I guess this computer I am using will do nicely. Not that I will be gaming on this machine. Just the everyday blogging and emailing. So I guess this will do its job.

Ok well I guess that is it for today.

I have also created two more blogs. The links are on the right side of this blog.

One is about my very own project. I want to see how long I can go WITHOUT cutting my hair.

The other blog I thought up was when D and I went to a restaurant and the food / service was bad. I wanted to make a blog about where we went to go eat, how we liked the food, service and everything else. This may be a single or co-operative effort on both our parts. We shall see.

Como se Dice??

2007-10-09T21:36:00.001-07:00

Well, what is going on with me? Well from the last time we spoke, I am not sure if I specified what had happened at my other job? I was let go from my project management duties. It turned out that there was not a real need for me since business was slow. I knew that this was coming but I really didnt know it was going to happen. When it did happen, I wasnt mad. I understood what was going down. So after I was let go, I searched and searched for a new job. No openings. Some interviews but none that fanned out. Then my mom's friend who is the branch manager for one of the Wamu branches said that they were looking for tellers. My mother who is always looking out for me, to help me in any way possible, made an appointment for me to meet with her friend.

This was a Friday and she explained to me what the job was, how much it payed and what was going on. I gave her my resume and applied to be a teller. I went to an interview that following Tues. Met with 2 of the managers there. They seemed really nice.

They called me back and asked that I come in and sign some papers and be a shadow with other tellers. This was the start for my next career move as a Bank teller. After the week of shadowing, I was sent to training for two weeks. At the training facility they gave us the fluff knowledge, the background and the hypotheticals that could come about while being a teller. Happy I made new friends and eager to start my own career I was looking forward to my next week as a teller.

The first week was kind of crazy. I worked Monday, had Tues off, then worked from Wed through Sat. I shadowed for about a few hours that Monday, then they had to do some transactions. I was being watched over by the manager and then by senior teller. But at this branch, it gets busy rather quickly, so they both went off to help other tellers or customers. I was left on my own. There are 2 lines, 1 for direct deposit and 1 for all the other items. I was in the latter type of line. I was doing loan payments, closing accounts, withdrawals, transfers, and finally deposits. As hectic as Monday was, the rest of the week was no different. I found myself somewhat frustrated yet eager to learn more. I was always learning through those days. You could say that I am always learning. Today is the start of my 2nd week of tellering. Today was no exception. I kept putting money in wrong accounts, but good thing I knew what I was doing and I reversed and corrected my problems. Again, I am still learning the processes but it is getting better I hope. I still have to have my time of being watched and observed by a supervisor so that they can write down and tell me what I need to work on. I doubt this will happen soon since we are always so busy. Any who, that is my life up to date in regards to my career.

I havent been online lately and I apologize for that. Hopefully I can spit out my blogs as the days roll on. But for now, I am doing fine, tellering and working. Not much here on the working front.

My weekend

2007-10-08T15:20:00.000-07:00

This weekend was a great weekend. Well, first on sat I had to work, but that was ok. After work, D was supposed to come by and kick it with me. She came by, met my mom and we went over to my aunt's house to watch the fight. It was an ok fight. but what was really surprising was the fact that D got along with my family. Wow she is really cool. When she first met my mom on sat, my mom said to her, hi, welcome and make yourself at home. Wow that was the first time that I ever heard my mom sat that to any of the ladies I brought home, whether they were friends or gfs. That was crazy. Then on Sunday D, went to church with me. That was cool. I kind of explain some stuff to her. I hope she didn't feel uncomfortable. After that we were supposed to meet up with Melissa for lunch but that didnt happen. So we ended up going home, eating left over breakfast and taking a nap. We met Melissa for dinner. That was good. After dinner we came home and laid back on the bed and watch some tv. We watched CSI till we passed out!! haha. Today, we had a nice morning, woke up late and didnt really eat lunch until 1230. after that we chilled for a little bit watched more CSI then D went home. It is hard to spend time with her and just watch her leave. But I know that I will get to see her next weekend. I really care about her and I was glad that her and my family go together and had a great time! ok well thats all for now. I'll be back soon.

My Self Project

2007-10-08T15:09:00.000-07:00

I haven't blogged in a while. I apologize for that. I have been up and about and doing some job where I can not get to the internet all the time.But that is for another blog.

Right now, This is about how long I can keep my hair on my head. For those that don't know, I usually get bored with my hair styles so I keep them long, cut them, shave them, dye them or whatever I can to make a change. Recently I shaved my head. I am going to see how long I can go without cutting, or shaving my head. So this is my project:

Goal: No cutting / shaving of my hair until Jan 2008.

Objective: No cutting / shaving of my hair started Oct 5.
( this is was the day I shaved my head)

Proof: I will try and post my results every month or every 2 months. via pictures.

Here I am: Oct 5, 2007

That is my project. Hopefully I can last until the new year!!

iPhone.....

2007-09-06T22:24:00.000-07:00

Ok, so today I cleaned my room, and threw out 2 big trash bags filled of stuff from my room. This is to take away from the clutter that someone mentioned that I had a lot of. While taking a break from this, I was surfing my favorite gadget sites and was reading up on the iphone going ons....turns out they dropped the price by $200. I received a check from Melissa for the money I gave her to help with her shop. With that money I went and took the plunge and got the iPhone..ya ya ya..i know, i was bitching up and down about not getting one, getting one, not getting one..and so on, but I did it. I think I made the love of my life mad at me...since we havent talked at all this evening....great. I love f*cking sh*t....why do I do this to myself..I always do it...anywho, I am supposed to go see her tomorrow, but I am not sure. Like I said, I havent heard from her...blah...

Now some of you may ask, well why did you buy it...impulse..price drop..and the fact that I was offered a job and that I start on Monday. Sure it may not pay as much as I am used to...but I'll have money coming in. This is my last big purchase for a long ass time. I will focus on saving money and planning for the future. I just hope that my girl is still with me during that time. I really hope that something like this doesnt mean the end all be all thingy...lets pray it isnt...since I really care about her. The first thing I did after the iphone was synced up was place a picture of the two of us on the wall paper..then put a picture of her on her contact...I am not sure what will happen...blah...

Still here...

2007-09-05T00:36:00.000-07:00

Well I am still here alive and kicking. I know that it has been awhile since I have written. A lot has been going on. My relationship to Miss D is going swimmingly. Since I last wrote, we have been to SF, LV, and Riverside together. haha Yah, I know riverside is not that far away, but if you have ever driven there....then you know the pain. Stupid 2 lanes of traffic with 1 carpool lane. I am still looking for a job. Yup, it is that time of the year where no one will answer my emails or calls...I have to search for more jobs or to re-evaluate my work life. I am sitting on money that has been set aside for other things. I have sent in phones for money so that is good. I won't get the money till the end of Sept or beginning of Oct but its all good. Hopefully things will get better from here on out. I am waiting on a job from Wamu...yah, I know its not that big of a jump..but it is a start. I'll have to work there for a year, then I'll be put in a management training program. From there I can move to other locations of the branch. So hopefully things will pan out for me there. If not, or while I am waiting to see whats going on, I have been hitting the internet running, looking for jobs or what not. If anyone reads this and knows of a job opening let me know. I'll buy you dinner or something after I get paid.

I have been neglecting my friends for a while. Not that I am intentionally doing that, it is just that I am lazy and things dont work out the way it should. I hope to one day get my structure back and be on top of things. Right now, D has suggested that I make my own structure. So I will try and do that. For her, but mostly for me. She has been a great supporter and a strong solid rock. I love her for that. She is kind and understanding. How the crap did I get so lucky in finding a girl like this? Man...Thank you!!!

Ok well I am kind of tired so I will be heading off to bed. Hopefully I will have more stuff to write about. Good night and good luck. Take care all.

-One

I'm still alive!

2007-08-20T07:55:00.001-07:00

its been awhile since i posted on this blog. a lot of stuff has been going on. i will post more things later. i just wanted to say that i am doing well as well can be. i have wonderful family and friends that support me and this tremendous girl friend that i love and adore. she literally is my everything and i dont know how my life could get any better. plus she is only an hour away. ill be back later with more details. one love
-Ryan

NAKED THURSDAY!!!

2007-07-26T09:40:00.000-07:00

HAPPY NAKED THURSDAY!!!!!!

Today is a better day

2007-07-26T09:28:00.000-07:00

I can tell that today is going to be a better day. Why you may ask? Because of the way I feel. Yesterday I was stressed and had a sense of hopelessness. I don't know what the future holds for me but I know that eventually I will get through it. I have a family that even though at times gives me a hard time for my actions, I know they want me to succeed and they will do anything to help support me. My Friends..holy crap. I love them all. When I told them about my job situation they went and started to call contacts and looked for job openings for me. All of them are really helping me out. I can not express how much you guys mean to me. They helped me the last time I was looking for a job also. You know who your friends are by the little things they do for you..and I hope they know that I would lay down my life for each and every one of them. That is how loyal I am to them. This includes my girlfriend. She has supported me and been there for me just like all my other friends.

As for other things going on, I am just going with the flow. I have to do what I have to do. I have decided that I can not be too picky about the type of jobs that I get offered. I know that eventually I will find the right job for me. I just do not know what that is yet. I am still going to get my cert for PM so that should help. I have to focus on what I want to do in my life. First I have to get rid of my excess stuff that I do not need and get money for that. I have to try and horde my money until something comes up.

It looks like my weekends will be full of traveling and what not. I guess this is something that I wanted to do but never had a reason to do them. Now, with the girl, she has all these things going on, trips to SF and LV and other things. I guess this is what Life is all about. Going out. Seeing the sites. Having fun. It would be great if I had a job to fall back on. But I know, God willing, that something will come up.

I guess I wanted to write stuff that doesn't involve me looking for a job, but I know that this issue is prevalent in my life at the moment. This is the obstacle that I have to climb. One of many put forth in my life. I have climbed bigger hills with much more at stake. I'll get through it because that is who I am. PAIN IS LIFE....So Be it.

Not Sure What 2 Do

2007-07-25T16:48:00.000-07:00

A little over 2 more weeks here at my current job before I am let loose to run a mock in the streets of LA. But what am I going to do? I really do not know. I have friends who are helping me search for jobs and I love the help. But lets face it. My skill sets arent that impressive and the lack of jobs with my skills sets are lacking. I am getting frustrated and scared. I have been down this road before but I really do not want to go down this road again. I have applied and sent out resumes to all these places. Not a lot of call backs, if any. I think I am losing hope. I want to have a career where I can make money to support myself and do the things I want to do but to also support or at least have fun with my girl without worrying about money. If I could just win the lottery or have someone just give me some money that would be great. I feel like I am not man enough to be with D just because of my current situation. She deserves a lot and I want to provide that for her...but I do not know how...blah Please let me find a good paying job and have this burden lifted from my shoulders....

Well Hell.....and other Junk

2007-07-23T16:37:00.000-07:00

Well I finally had a talk with my boss. We talked about my last day and how far they can afford to keep me on. So my last day for anyone who is ready this is Aug 10th. Which is a Friday. I have a good 2 weeks or so left for me to collect money for work, and finally turn in on those coins that I have been organizing and selling all those phones that I have in my drawer. Why? Well so that I can have some money coming in for the month of August. I have been sending out resumes for positions that I am suited for. Location wise, I was sending most of them out to the OC area. I wanted to move down there and room with Marc and also to be closer to my gf. But after a talk with the lady last night we decided or she helped me get some perspective, that I should look for something closer to my home first. I am staying at home so I don't have to pay rent. This way, I can save enough money to get a place out there. Or at least wait until Marc get his new place. Then maybe find a good job out there, save some money and move to my own place. But this is still a long ways away. I created a budget for myself but I haven't used it yet. I had some loose ends to tie up first. I actually still just have 1 more lose end and then I can finally start budgeting myself. Too bad the job is ending and I wont have money to budget. This is where the sending in of cell phones and the turning in of my coinage comes to play. I'll have some money to kick around for the latter parts of Aug and maybe the begining of Sept.

On a lighter side, this weekend was crazy fun. Sat I woke up early and went to visit my girl at her recycling gig. She is helping the enviroment while helping her non profit. Thats hella cool. Also, it allowed me to finally get rid of a monitor that my mom wanted to get rid of for a while. Once I got there I dropped off the monitor and was waiting for her to get done. The original plan was to pick her up, go have lunch with her friends and then go to Irvine to get the room. Well, it turned out she had to stay and help. She called off the lunch and I, not having a place to go, decided to stay and help her out. I was moving monitors and computers just like I used to do at LMU. That was fun. Who knew moving computers would be so enjoyable. But it was. I kicked it with my girl and met her brother and her "boyz." But wait..there's more. There was a line of cars waiting to drop off some equipment so I was trying to get D to come with me because she was filling out the clients info. Well she was standing there with an older couple. I left to go unload the truck and when I came back she quietly told me that those were her parents. So, calming myself down, she moved to them so that she can introduce them to me. I took off my sunglasses and shook both of their hands. I stayed by them for a little bit and they were talking. I wasn't sure what I was supposed to do. They left and we said our good byes. So this was number 1 meeting with parents..haha

I rented a hotel room for Sat night just because I didn't want to drive home at night so late. Last time I did that I was falling asleep. After the drive, her and I went to go check into the hotel. It was pretty cool. A nice king size bed with free cookies. We chilled and talked and rested. It was very enjoyable. After that we had to get ready to go out because Marc and Flo had a dinner for their birthday in Santa Monica. The dinner was fun. I had a great time. She met most of my friends that evening. It was an enjoyable experience especially since D was with me. I usually go by myself to these things, but going with someone is WAAAAAYYY better!! haha After dinner we headed back to the hotel where we crashed for the night.

Sunday it felt good waking up next to her. Someone to kick you in the butt to wake you up! haha j/k. But it was nice. I guess I fell back to sleep because the last thing I remember was her getting out of bed going to the bathroom. When I woke up She was sitting up watching tv, with a Starbucks coffee in her hand. I was like.."WTF!!" to myself. How long have I been out!! haha But it was hella nice. She bought me a cup of coffee too. How many guys can say that their girl got up, and went and brought back coffee for herself and for her guy. I have always been an advocate for the little things..and let me tell you. This was very significant to me. Since no one has ever done something like that for me. I think I like her even more now!!

Once the blood was flowing we got packed and headed out. We were going to the OC Fair. We met up with my sister and her family and gave them the tickets that D bought. Man she is hella cool. After that we went to visit her friend because he had gotten us some ride tickets. Once we got there we ate lunch and ran into my sister. We kicked it with her for a while, then we ventured off on our own. We took some cute Black and white photos from a photobooth. Then we walked around and met up with marc and flo. We chilled with them for the rest of the day. It was fun. Especially since I wasn't alone. It is a good feeling to go to a park or public place with someone you truly care about. And I truly care about D. She means the world to me. I really can't wait to bring her into the fold, that is my life!

After the fair we sat in my car and talked. We took pictures and talked some more. Then I slowly made my way to her place. Kissed her good night and watched her walk to her house. I miss her. And I miss her more since we spent a whole weekend together. Imaging if we some how went on vacation and spent more than 5 days with each other. That would be killer. To spend as much time as we did, then go back to not seeing them for a few days and seeing them on the weekend. But as long as I get to see her its all good. I can honestly say she is the one and I could totally see myself spending the rest of my life with her...but we shall see. We'll be taking it slow.

As for today, Its monday. I updated my myspace with pics. Yes I am showing her off!! So sue me!! Other than that, it was sending out resumes one after another. Well my parents do not know of what has transpired last week in regards to my job. Today will be the first time I will see them, so wish me luck. I will be telling them tonight!! Scared!!

What a Week and its not Friday yet!!

2007-07-19T15:10:00.000-07:00

So where do I begin. It is not even Friday and this week has been hella hectic. Monday was ok, just your average typical day. Tues was going well also. Thought, "Yup just another day here at work." Boy was I in for a surprise. That afternoon, the boss comes into my office. Asks if we could talk. I said sure, so he goes and closes the door. I am thinking..wtf is going on. So he sits down and tells me why he opened this position in the first place. He said that he calculated a lot of administrative / project tasks that were going to be piling up at the office. So he hires me to take care of these items. However, the tasks / items never come and I usually just sit at my desk, field 1 phone call a day and reply to some emails that come my way. Other than that, I was just sitting on my butt doing nothing. The boss realizes this said that the he has realized that his estimation of the work flow was miscalculated and that in essence he was paying me to do nothing. In that sense he was correct. So he kindly let me know that he would be releasing me from my position. There has not been a set date yet, but I am assuming the date will come sooner than later. He let me know that I was free to use the computer to send out resumes and look for jobs. So that is what I have been doing this week.

Wed after applying to several jobs online, I decided that I really needed a break from this madness that was going on in my head. So I asked the boss if I could go visit my recruiter and take a half day. He said yes, so I drove down to Irvine. There I met up with marc and flo and had some jamba juice with them. I kicked it with them for a little bit, but my main purpose for my trip was to visit the girl I am talking to. So I know the address of her work, mapquested it from Marc's computer and began my journey. Well, the map was wrong, I got lost, and frustrated and finally found my bearings after a few mins. Well I got there in time before she left for home. I went to one window and asked for the Student accounts area. The lady pointed me in the direction but before I left to go see her, who should pop out of some office and call my name? No other than the girl I was talking to. She asked me what I was doing here. Told her I was here to surprise her..but I guess that didn't work since she saw me! haha. Next time I'll know where to go!! From there, I met one of her best friends, then she showed me around her work area where I was met by a majority of her friends. COOL!! Surprise her and meet almost all of her friends. Killed 5 birds with one Visit!! YAY!! She walked me around her campus and showed me her life inside of work.

Once she got out of work, we drove our cars to her place to drop off her car and we just cruised down her area. We were supposed to meet up with Marc and Flo after he got off of work so we had some time to chill. She directed me to a nice park that had a pond and ducks swimming about. We found a graffiti ed rock and I sat down followed by her. We just stayed there, talking, holding her with my arms. I treasured that moment. Then we had to stand up, mainly myself because that rock made my butt numb!! haha So as we were standing together my arms wrapped around her body, I whispered in her ear, will you be my girl friend. She thought for a few seconds and said Ok. So I hope she meant yes!! haha So ya, It is official we are now a couple! YAY!! After some quick kisses and hugs, we went back to the car and headed to the restaurant to meet up with Flo and Marc. When we got there they hit it off really well. We were talking and laughing. I believe it was good times for all. After dinner we parted ways and my girl and I just parked our car and talked for a while. Man I love being with her. She makes me happy. After I drove her to her car, I followed her home and watched her go into the house. From there, I drove home. I felt ok on the way home, but I guess I was kind of tired so I found myself kind of dozing off while on the freeway. Thank goodness I got home safely. Next time, I will be drinking an energy drink.

On the way home, my friend called me. She told me her dad had passed away. I hope I was there for her when she needed me. I knew her father. He was a good man with a good heart. He will be missed greatly.

So that is what has happened this week all before Friday. Today, I spent the day sending out emails with my resumes to potential employers. So hopefully they will call back. Actually one person has called back but we are playing phone tag. She said she has a position in Purchasing and Product Management. So thats good. Hopefully we can hook up today. As for lunch, we are waiting to go out. We just need the prospective developer to leave...and there she goes!! hehe Going to lunch!!

Ok well I am back from lunch. Looks like D, thats my girl!!, took the rest of the day off to study. Good luck hun!!

As for me, I guess I better start looking for some more jobs. Man I need to get a new job. I guess my end of days is coming sooner than expected.

Another day......

2007-07-17T08:44:00.000-07:00

So today is Tues and it is just another day. haha. The weekend well that was kind of crazy. The viewing for my uncle was Friday and we got to see a lot of relatives we usually dont get to see. Sat was the funeral. I was one of his pall bearers and I also read one of the readings. From what I saw, there wasn't a lot of crying. The Priest actually gave a good sermon. He asked us what road we were on and where we are going in this life. Do we take the time out to be negative and yell at our neighbors or do we take the higher road and walk alongside our enemies? It was really good. The priest was a good friend of my uncle's so after we processed out of the chapel, he gave my uncle a final blessing and a good bye. This is where the priest became teary eyed and was unable to speak. He was giving the crucifix that was on the coffin to my aunt and he started to cry. Thus in turn made those around him start to cry. I couldn't bare to see this so I put my head down. All you could hear was the sniffling of those crying. Don't get me wrong, I am not being insensitive. I did get teary eyed. I just had to be strong for all those around me. After the funeral, there was a reception at a Chinese buffet. We attended that and ate and laughed and chilled with our relatives. Sunday we had another get together. This time at my sister's house. Again those relatives we saw this weekend showed up that day. We had more food, we played mah joung and Poker. Something my uncle would love to do. My uncle was dealing with Parkinsons Disease but that never stopped him from going about his day. There was this one time where we all played poker and he joined us. With the disease he usually shakes but this day while playing, he was fine. Those were the good old days.

My relationship with the girl I am seeing is getting better, not that it was bad..so wrong choice of words. It is progressing nicely..She is so caring and loving and wants to spend time with me..haha Who would have guessed I would find a girl that would want to spend time with me! But its all good because I want to spend time with her. She is everything. Everything that you could ever want in a girl. So yah, we are going to go Kick it this Sat. Going to have lunch with her friend, (meeting 1 of her friends scarry) but we are going to dinner for Marc and Flo's bday so she may be scared too. But I'll protect her!! and make her feel like she is one of the friends..since she will be!! haha

2007-07-16T14:03:00.000-07:00

-Ewok

Surf Naked

2007-07-12T17:36:00.000-07:00

Well I am here till about 6pm today making up an hour that I didn't work yesterday as I took it off to visit my very beautiful female friend. Any who, I was perusing the net for a rash guard or something so that I can wear it when I go swimming. Its pretty cool. This way I can go swimming without the fear of getting sunburn. Any way, I got two of these items plus a cool trucker hat that says, SURF NAKED!! though I do not know how to surf, it just felt right you know?

In regards to that very beautiful female friend, I am liking her every time I see her and talk with her. I don't want to alarm anyone, but she could be the one..haha But that is for us to see in the future. I don't want to rush into things. So wish me luck. Ok 20 mins left. Going to surf naked on the web!! ONE!!

Amazing

2007-07-12T08:45:00.001-07:00

Ok Well I guess I will post again. Like it is a chore for me to post a blog. I love posting it is just a matter of overcoming my laziness. So, what has been going on? Well let me break it down:

This Friday is the viewing for my godfather/uncle. Attending: Yes.

This Sat is the actual funeral for my godfather/uncle. Attending: Yes.

This Sun is a family gathering at my sister's house for those who flew in for the wedding. Attending: Yes.

So my weekend is kind of full. Family stuff. You know its weird that certain events bring families closer together or at least in the same house. Don't get me wrong, my family and extended family are all well family. There is no feuding or anyone not liking another person. It is just weird to see all of my family when certain days come. I.E. Holidays and unfortunately a funeral. But it will be nice to see the family again, even under the circumstances. So we'll see how it goes.

The date on last Sat that went into the early mornings of Sun went fairly well. We had a 3rd date this past Wed. I drove to her place and we went to go see Harry Potter. For the life of me I do not understand what the hell just happened in that movie. So if someone can give me some cliff notes that would be great. In regards my date, OMFGoodness. hehe. She takes my breathe away. I have fallen for girls in the past, but this one is hella different. I see it in her eyes and the way her and I tend to gravitate to each other. I am falling hard for this one. I know I said I have to take it one day at a time and take it slow, but man, I just want to be with her everyday. We talk in some form or another every day. I just can not get enough of her. Any ways, last night was good. Dinner in my car, then a movie then a drive through Newport beach and hung out and talked. We always have a good time when we talk. We went to Luccille's for dinner thinking it was going to be a quick in and out meal. Nope. The place was packed!! So we decided to order to go. We waited and got our food. The movie started at 940pm and we got our food at about 840 maybe? With no places to eat, we drove to the AMC parking lot, parked, and just ate in the car. It is things like this that make me happy. Small, intimate, yet no room for eating food, no one could ask for a better dinner! Ok this morning it may have been the 2 hours of sleep that I received or the fact that I can not stop thinking about this girl. Well this morning I was overly happy and energetic. Not even slow drivers or people cutting me off got me down. I was happy as a clam as they say. I would just look at the passenger seat of my car and just smile or bust out laughing. She makes me happy. And I hope that I make her happy also.

HAPPY NAKED THURSDAY!!! WOOHOO!! Though there are no nude people around, that is ok. we can just image!! haha

Another Monday

2007-07-09T16:12:00.000-07:00

Well I should have written this earlier but I was busy trying to edit text from a client's website. The back end changes are done, but I guess I do not have access to the ftp site for the website itself. So I am waiting for some answers from the client and our developer. So that took up some of my morning, plus I left kind of early to pick up my 2 nephews from camp. That middle nephew has a attitude like me when I was little. He was pouting again because I picked him up early and didn't take them to lunch. Maybe one day I'll surprise them and take them to lunch. I see a lot of me in him..its hella crazy.

The weekend was ok. If you read the last entry you know that my godfather/uncle passed away last Thursday. Well we, my family, went to my aunt's house on Friday to visit her. She is doing well but I guess she is in denial right now. She said she is mad at him for leaving because they agreed to not leave each other or if they did, they would go together. So to get back at him, she is going to do things that he wanted to do but never got a chance to do it. I think it is sweet but kind of sad at the same time. I really hope she can cope with this. She has a lot of family and friends that can support her. One of my aunts and a grandmother came down from Oregon on Friday to be with her. Also my aunt from Virginia is flying down here Thursday. It looks like there will be a funeral service this Sat. But his body may not be there. He passed away on the way to the hospital or right at the emergency room. However, since he wasn't at the hospital at the time he felt ill, the coroner has to do an autopsy before the body is released. Just like in CSI. We shall see then.

On Sat was my big date. We had a good time or some I was told. I took her to the Irvine spectrum for a movie, dinner and some laughs. It turned out to be a good date. I think I am falling for her hard core now, but again, I don't want to let her know since I don't want to scare her off. But taking this slow is crazy too. Meeting her in person just completed what I have known for a while after talking to her. She is hella cool and I really wouldn't mind staying with her for a long ass time. Again, time will tell. One reason why I know I am falling for her hard core, I keep thinking about her all the time and want to be with her. AHH!! It is mind consuming!! haha But in a good way.

Sunday, I didnt get home till about 5am from the date on Sat. Woke up at 9, went to go visit my friend at her store. Had her do some reike on my for my shoulders. Then went home and went swimming with my nephews. They left early around 5pm or so. After they left, I laid down on my nice bed and watched tv. I talked to the girl I am talking to, for a little bit before she had to go and drive. After we talked, I woke up at 3:30am...so I completely missed the afternoon. I guess I was really tired.haha. But all in all, the lack of sleep or the tiredness that I feel was worth it and I would do it again in a heartbeat.

That was my weekend. I know there is more to say about other things but right now, I can not for the life of me focus on typing any more. Maybe tomorrow I'll post more.

Friday

2007-07-06T09:16:00.001-07:00

Well the big day for me is tomorrow, meeting the girl that I have been talking to for a while now. I am not nervous, I just hope that I can bring the good stuff.hah whatever that means. We have been talking for about 2-3 weeks now, and in that time we have learned a lot about each other. I feel that with all this talking it makes us comfortable when we meet. So when we meet it will just be a formality. I can now have a real face to go with that beautiful voice of hers.

Today is not all about getting things ready for the big date..haha. It has been somewhat over shadowed by the fact that I found out my god father passed away. I am not sure when, but I got a call from my sister this morning tell me that he passed away. It is kind of odd, since I saw him this Sat at my aunt's house. I shook his hand and told him how good he looked. He had Parkinson's disease but on Sat he was shaking like he normally was. Hence the, "you look good" statement. I can always remember the time when our birthdays would come up. Uncle Terry, my godfather/uncle, my cousin Chris and I had birthdays close together in Jan. So the whole family would come over to our house and we would have 3 separate cakes for each of us. Those were back in the days when I was younger. Now we are so dang busy that it is hard for us to see each other anymore. Last Sat was the first time I had seen him since Christmas. And my cousin Chris, who is out in the gulf somewhere, i havent seen him since 2 summers ago. It is hard for me to believe that he has passed away. Is that a bad thing? If i sit back and reminisce about our lives it is only when I was a younger boy that I remember seeing all my family together. They had this dog named baby, and every summer, baby, the dog, would have a birthday party and invite all the family and our dogs. It was a dog party!! haha they had steak and cake. It was fun times. When I was over at school, they lived about 15 to 20 mins away and they asked me to visit or stop by. You, I never did stop by. I wish I had. So today I will be silent and mourn and try and find other memories of my uncle. RIP Uncle Terry!!!

New Perspective Tat

2007-07-03T13:36:00.000-07:00

This will be similar to the tattoo that I want to get on my left arm, below my name in chinese.

It is kind of like the one of the left, but the points on each of the cross will be more of a diamond shape. Just a basic drawing will do. So that will be after the summer since you cant go swimming with a fresh or new tat. yay!!

Happy 4th....

2007-07-03T09:14:00.001-07:00

Happy forth of July everyone, even though today is only the 3rd. haha. I really dont ever remember the 4th of July landing on the weekday. And you know why? I think it was because when I was in school, we would have summers off so all the days just ran into each other. Now that I am working, I am very conscious of my days off. Isnt that sad though? You work so hard yet you look forward to the weekend or the holidays that we get off. I guess that is because I am at a job that is a job. Not unlike a job where you really love what you are doing. Does that make sense? I think it make sense to me but I dont know any more. Ok I'm blabbering. I really don't have a lot to say.
I am still talking to that girl mentioned in the past posts. We are hitting it off well over the phone. She is on vacation now in Hawaii. Lucky her. She comes back this Thurs and I am taking her out on a date this Sat. I am not nervous, but the more I think about it, the more I get nervous. I know I shouldn't since we have been talking for a while. It feels, at least for me, that we are old friends reuniting again. I guess talking on the phone everyday or so makes one feel comfortable around one another. There is no, "what should I say" dialogs running through my head. That in itself is comforting. We can just sit and be with each other not saying a word. So that should be fun. Wish me luck.

Back to the 4th. Which is tomorrow and I have the day off. Stupid global warming. I swear the summers are getting hotter and hotter. Last year...or a year before that, it was so hot, 113 in the valley to be exact that it turned my normal pool, which is always cold no matter how hot it is, into a Caribbean sea. For those who dont know, my pool is like the artic. It is a black bottom pool which is supposed to absorb the heat and warm the pool but no matter how hot it gets, usually the top layer is warm while the bottom end is really cold. You can only last a few mins in the pool it is so cold. But on this faithful day, when the temp reached 113, the whole pool was warm. I would say about 74 degrees or something like that. Warm enough to feel like you could stay in the pool all day. Oh, my nephews and I did just that. So as I was damning global warming, this whole week we will see triple digit temps. And tomorrow is supposed to be 102 I think. may not warm the pool that much, but I am going to be pool side all day, or at least try too!! YAY!!

On a side note: I was driving down the street taking my mom to work, when we see this ambulance parked on the opposing side of the road. I slowed down since I had the red light, and I see this car, Cadillac I think, which hopped the curb, went through a brick and wrought Iron fence and placed its happy ass in someone's yard. I was like WTF!! that is some crazy shit. Interesting. That is all I have to say about that!! haha

Ok well the boss is not here today, so we may leave kind of early and go see TRANSFORMERS, more than meets the eye!!! WOHOO! it opens today!!! I can't wait to see it. even if it sucks, I dont care. I grew up watching these cartoons and maybe just maybe, my nephews will understand what we watched at their age was cool!! haha

I think that is it for now. I do not have anything else to say. take care and remember, do not hold a lit firecracker in your hands unless you want to lose them!! haha

Its Friday!!!

2007-06-29T09:35:00.001-07:00

What up!? What up!? Today is Friday the end of the work week, the start of a short but much needed weekend. So where to begin?

Today is the 29th, the day of the official iPhone release. Many people have begun lining up at stores already. There has been one incident of a fail mugging attempt. I guess there was a TV crew filming outside of an Apple store and one of the four top tech commentators was about to pull out his iphone to demo to the film crew. Then some guy goes and jumps the camera man and the tech guy. From what I heard, the police and the people in line helped to detain the would be mugger. Stupid! But a nice try!!

**edit** There is now a video of this scene circulating throughout the net. It looks as if the guy was trying to grab the mic. I couldnt hear the audio, but if he was really trying to grab the iphone he has bad aim!! But again it was a good attempt!

Another report has Steve Jobs, the big man at Apple, saying that edge is kind of slow and buggy. For those of you that dont know, edge, is a the wireless over the air network used by ATT. This is slow technology being the fact that ATT has a 3G network that Apple did not take put on the phone. The reason being that their 3G network doesnt encompass the entire US States. EVDO, the 3G equivalent, by Verizon covers the whole US states. Too bad Verizon and Apple couldn't get along!! So Steve says, edge is slow and buggy and is not good for webbrowsing. NO SHIT!! Next time you make a phone do your damn research!!

Our company just moved their email system to an outlook server. That means more spam? I dont know. But from the spam I get from outlook and my gmail I can do the following:

I can have a bigger Penis
I can lose weight faster
I can win A free Ipod
Something in Chinese or some language using characters
I get free Kmart Gift Cards
I can meet Attractive Singles
I won lots of cool Prizes
I can get gift cards to all these places
I can view Photos of people in my area.

The only thing Spam is good for is in my mouth!! haha

HAPPY FRIDAY!!!

Stuff....

2007-06-28T10:12:00.002-07:00

WARNING: This may or may not be a long post or may or may not make sense. So bare with me. This is my stream of consciousness.

This week has some what gone fast. I used to dread going into work because there wouldn't be a whole lot for me to do. But this week somehow, was better. I've been emailing that girl I told you about last Friday. We have been talking mostly everyday this week, except for last night because I fell asleep. Wait, I talked to her for about 3 mins last night. But when she called back I was dead asleep. I woke up at 3am and found my lights and tv still on. Haha. If I was a smoker I would have probably fallen asleep with a lit cigarette and burned the whole house down!! blah. Speaking of smoking, I found this thing this morning on my gadget site that I always look at. It is a all in one, lighter / pipe for smoking the herbs..haha Its pretty cool, the lighter pop up, light the bowl and the other end is the pipe. Very ingenious.

Ok, so back to work. They let me update the careers page of our company's website. Actually it was 2 pages that I edited. Nothing much, just some text changes and deletions. But I was happy to go about and do this. It broke up the routine of me not doing any work and actually allowed me to work. I am happy that I finished this in a reasonable amount of time. Now I get to blog about what I did.

On the way to work this week, there is this one spot on the street where I always pass and the people who are driving there always seem to go in slow motion. It was weird. It is a 3 lane street and I am in the lane on the far right side. The cars in the middle and left lanes are the ones that go in slow mo. I don't know why. At that very spot everyone drives slow and it backs up for about a block. And this week was/is all about drivers changing / pulling in my lane and driving slow. Come On. If you are going to cut me off or come into my lane as you see me coming at you like a rocket, the common thing to do is flipping drive faster. But no. That isn't the case. OH well. I am glad that I got new brakes and my oil changed yesterday. Now I won't have to worry about not being able to stop!! haha.

I have noticed that since I have been talking to this girl, I am happier, ( I typed...more happy..haha) and I find myself laughing more than I used to. For instance, today on the way to work, I brought my big ipod, the one that has all my music, and I was jamming to all sorts of stuff. From Queen, to Frankie J, to The stylistics. I had my window open and just singing and drinking my coffee. I guess sometimes we all need a little variety in our lives. Thanks goodness for the big ipod. Also, I found myself jamming down the road, both hands cupping my coffee, going 50 in a 45, singing and watching the world pass around me. It was a good feeling. I had to slow down because I was arriving at the job site earlier than expected. Once I got to the parking lot, I finished my coffee and the song I was listening too and merrily went up to work. Strange how the little things makes us happy. Well makes me happy. Right at this very moment in my head, that damn chevrolet song is in my head, "buy you a chevrolet, buy me a chevrolet." I am just giddy. It may be the coffee or the fact that it is so close to Friday!

Ok, Speaking of Friday, that is when the new iphone comes out. I was thinking of getting it. but why? All or most of the people I talk with are on Verizon and the offerings of the iPhone do not really justify me spending $600 on a phone + a 2 year contract + $175 for an early termination fee from The Network. If the iPhone came to Verizon, I would be on that like white on rice. I just want to see how much mayhem this Friday at 6pm will bring. Get your riot gear on. It may be a war to get the iPhone.

Well, I guess that is all I have to say for now. I may have emptied my mind of all these random thoughts. BTW, how do you like the cat picture on the right? haha Its cool eh? A cat playing 360 and losing my man!! I hate when that Happens!!! haha

WWE and Relationships

2007-06-26T11:18:00.000-07:00

So this morning my friend IM's me asking if I heard about Chris Benoit. I said No. He sent me the link to yahoo sports and also told me that he passed away over the weekend/Monday. I read the post on yahoo. I guess they said it was a murder-suicide. He killed his wife and seven year old son then killed himself. For those of you who do not know, Benoit was a professional wrestler for the WWE and the other wrestling franchises. It is pretty surreal to see people you grew up watching passing away. I grew up watching him wrestle and a few other wrestlers that a since passed away. I, not looked up to them, but admired them for what they did. They put their bodies on the line just to entertain the fans. You can say wrestling is fake, well hell, it is fake, but there are moves that go on that you really can not fake. Like going through a table or jumping off a 10ft ladder and landing on something/someone. Or getting hit with a steel chair hard enough that the people in the first few rows hears the impact. Its fake but damn, its gotta hurt! I do not condone what ever happened to Benoit and his family but it just goes to show that these are real people too. Things that happen to real people also happen to them regardless of how unfortunate the circumstances are. I know I felt this way when I heard that two body building stars were arrested for murder a year or so back. I also grew up reading about them and how they sculpted their bodies to become one of the elite body builders of the sport. But again, they are just human and also have to deal with everyday events and good / bad choices.

Last night I spent another few hours talking to this girl. She is really cool. I really enjoy talking to her. I think she laughs at things more than I do. She also makes those same comments I do, where we just add crazy situations to events that would probably not happen but would be funny. Lets see, for instance we were talking about how I had to over come some obstacles to get to know her, like her father or her older brother or her friends. So we were talking about making a t-shirt that said, "Climbing Mt. Everest with my bare feet." Sure it may not sound funny but it is one of those, "you had to be there" moments. We are very similar I have found out. Things that she does or wants to do, I find myself doing it or wanting to do it. Its very very crazy. I think I am falling for her, but again like I said, I have to take it slow. It is in my nature to fall fast for girls so I want to take it slow to make things go right. She is definitely worth getting to know. I just don't want to say anything to crazy to make her think I am crazy and drive her away. So we shall see what happens! Wish me luck!!

What a Weekend

2007-06-25T10:04:00.000-07:00

For those of you who read this blog, I would like to say, sorry for the horizontal looking photos. Those were sent from my phone and I really didnt/dont know how to flip them around. So just deal with em!! haha

My weekend was pretty cool. Friday after work I went out with my family for my Parents' anniversary at the Universal Hilton. I guess there is this all you can eat buffet with lobster, steak, shark fin soup, sushi, and all this other stuff. It is a high class buffet compared to the ones at Hometown buffet or the ones in Las Vegas. After that we went to my sister's house and my dad played the Wii with my nephews. I slept over there because on Sat we were going to Knotts Berry farm.

Sat: Knotts Berry Farm. For those of you that don't know, Knotts is an amusement park in Ca. It has roller coaster rides and some small rides for the kiddies. Usually all amusement parks have themes for the kids. This park's theme was Snoopy and the Peanuts gang. You know, Charlie Brown, Peppermint Patty, Lucy, Snoopy and Woodstock. The reason we went was because my sister's work had a company appreciation day there with all you can eat chicken and what not. Knotts is famous for their fried chicken and homemade Jam. So we were there from opening until closing. Lots of walking and eating and having fun. We played games. The dog from 3 pics down is what I won at this one game. This game had playing cards laid out on this table. the object of the game was to throw your poker chips on the cards to make poker hands. You get 5 chips. I only got a pair of 7's so that was my prize. It was ok. After the park we went and slept over my brother in law's parents house, since my other nephew was having a movie party in that city.

Sun: After waking up, my back started to hurt. It has been hurting for a while now, only on the left side of my lower back. Then Sat, while playing with my nephews, I lifted one of them up and hurt the other side of my back. And I guess going on a Wooden roller coaster that is bone jarring as it is, didn't help the situation. So after we got ready, we went to the movies. We watched The Fantastic Four: The rise of the Silver Surfer! I liked it. It kind of explained in limited detail how the silver surfer came to be known. After that, I stayed behind and my friend picked me up. That night we were going to go to a concert. We had lunch at L & L which is a nice Hawaiian fast food place. It was good. I haven't had that since I moved out of the apt!! So we arrive at the Hollywood Bowl later that day. Hollywood Bowl is this open concert stadium where people bring picnic stuff and just hang out. It was my first time there and I wouldn't mind going back. Before the concert, we had a picnic with about 40 people who were sitting with us. It was a good time since most of the people who went were old high school buddies. It was fun. Inside the venue, like I said before, people can bring picnic stuff and alcohol. Everyone was just chilling eating drinking and enjoying some great music.

In the row in front of us, there was this one group of people, with a girl and her date sitting in the middle of this long bench. Then this other group of people come and sit at the other side of the bench. As the music was playing, some real old slow song, the guy who was on a date, starting rubbing up on the girl that just came in. They were grinding and she was lifting up her skirt and stuff. It was crazy. If I get pics I'll post them..maybe.haha Any way, so it was a good time had by all. I got a ride to the venue with one friend but going home, I had to go get a ride with someone else. But to get to the car, we had to walk about a mile or so to get to the condo. This walk took us through the freeway where we had to walk on the side of the road with no sidewalk. I was just thinking to myself, please no car hit me!! haha Of course we got there safely and I caught a ride with a high school friend who lives 5 mins from my sister's house. That is where I left my car on Friday, the beginning of this long ass weekend. Once I got home, I took a shower and crashed on my bed. I was so tired I actually slept right up till my alarm went off. Even then I had to hit the snooze button a couple of times. And now I sit here, Monday morning just staring blankly at this screen!! haha I can't wait to go HOME!!!

my earing

2007-06-23T21:46:00.000-07:00

blinky
Ryan

2007-06-23T20:08:00.001-07:00

Ryan

the dog

2007-06-23T17:21:00.001-07:00

the dog i won at knotts berry farm
Ryan

Look into my Soul

2007-06-22T16:06:00.001-07:00

One thing that I have noticed about myself this week is that I tend to fall for girls in an instant. I'll talk with a girl, get to know her and BAMM!! Feelings come up and thats all I can think about is her. I am in that mood right now. I starting talking to this girl yesterday via emails. Then last night we started to talk. It was a good talk. Just about who we were, what we like and dislike. It was a good 4 hour convo. Im paying for it now since I cant keep my flippin eyes open but that is ok. Any way, so yah, in those 4 hours I realized that she was a person that was worth getting to know. I wouldnt mind. I dont know how she feels. Hopefully the same. I dont want to rush into anything, but I guess my feelings already have a head start. I just have to chill and see where things go. But its hard. She caught my attention from the start and it is hard to not think about it. So wish me luck. Let us see how far the rabbit hole really goes.

Nees 2 Go Home

2007-06-22T15:30:00.000-07:00

time to go home yet??
Ryan

This is how much I carry in my Pockets!!

2007-06-20T10:42:00.001-07:00

My i phone

2007-06-19T10:16:00.000-07:00

With out the phone part ha ha

Ranting

2007-06-18T14:48:00.000-07:00

Wow, I didn't realize that I titled 2 of my last blogs the same thing. Thats crazy.

Any way, I am just writing to vent. Ive been in a somewhat "blah" mood today. I have been so motivated to getting healthy, watching what I eat, and doing work as Big Black would say, and it seems for what? For nothing? To attract the girl of my dreams whom I haven't found? I feel very low right now. Just grab that sledgehammer from the corner and knock me the crap out. I am a shell of my self right now. More today than other days I am feeling lonely. It looks like all the people I know are all in relationships and I am the only one here who is single. I know I probably won't feel like this for long, but today seems appropriate. Its a Monday and I really do not want to be here right now. I just want to go to bed and close my eyes. Why can't I find that one girl that I can love and be with for ever. Where is my story book ending? Where is my girl I save just as the end credits start rolling? I really doubt that this will happen in my lifetime. I just dont feel really positive right now. I am just blah right now. It sucks and I dont want to talk it anymore. This day is zapping my energy. I don't want to try anything. Just point me to the end of the road and I'll be happy. Life is a up and down ride and I am definitely on the down side. Sorry if you read this and feel bad for me. Don't! I am just venting. Something has to change for my life to get better. Someone asked me if I was happy. I was but who knows now. If I close my eyes I can see her right next to me but I can not make out who she is or what she looks like. I deserve to be happy right? I've done my part. I have helped people. I am a good person. DO i deserve some type of happiness??

Random-ness

2007-06-18T09:35:00.000-07:00

Do we really need a title for this blog? I am not sure. I really don't know what I want to say. But here is it. My top 3 qualities in a girlfriend.
1. Eyes
2. Smile
3. Personality

She has to have eyes!! haha j/k. I mean she has to have that something in her eyes. That sparkle every time I look into them. A reflection of who she is. The color of the eyes once the sun shines its rays upon it.

Her smile. She has to love to smile. I have gotten among other things, my dad's sense of humor. He always seems to make people laugh. I tend to do that also, especially if I am really comfortable with other people. I know most of the times, the jokes are dumb, but again, that is what I got from my dad!! haha

She has to have a great personality. Since mine is kind of crazy, her personality must fill in the empty spaces of my own sick personality. Granted I am not crazy or anything, but I sometimes need that balance of sane and insane.

So there it is, my top 3.

Random-ness

2007-06-15T15:29:00.001-07:00

So its Friday..here is a video you may enjoy, especially if you like TETRIS!!! *cue tetris music now*

And click this link:

http://www.glumbert.com/media/japtetris

Also, 14 more days unitl the iPhone Launches!!! WOHOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy Friday!!

2007-06-15T14:44:00.000-07:00

Happy Friday to all those out there who are stuck at work. I feel your pain! Naked Thursday was ok. The boss left for the afternoon, so you know what they say, "when the cat is out the mice play." Well we really didn't play, but we didnt do a lot of work. After work I got my hair cut and had some dinner with my dad. After settling some bills! (BOOO!!!) I watched the last half of the CAVS / SPURS Game on the TV. Too bad the Spurs won and they are the new NBA Champions. Oh well, there is always next year. After the game I went and did my circuit weight lifting training. That was fun. After a movie and shower it was off to bed.

Today was not that different. Im at work right now just chilliln. Ok well I just came back from lunch. We went to a Sushi place right near work. It was good.

I had the bento box : Not all that stuff, just Pork cutlet (breaded strips of pork), tempura, rice and 4 California Rolls. I also got 2 spicy tuna hand rolls but that pic doesn't do it justice. This was the spiciest thing I have ever eaten. I took one bite and I literally started to sweat. Of course I had to finish it, so after I ate it my head was one big sweat ball. It was crazy. I had to take the other one home or in a box. One day I will list the sushi places in So. Cal where I have eaten and rank them by how good the sushi was for me.

One thing to note when going out for Sushi. Never go out and have sushi on a Monday. If you notice that the hole in the wall sushi places are not open on Mondays. From what I have heard, Monday is when the sushi places get their shipment of fresh fish. So Monday will be the 7 day old fish and rice while Tuesdays are the freshest sushi has ever been. This is from experience. I actually went to a Sushi place open on Monday and the there was a distinct taste to the fish and the hardness of the rice. So be forewarned!!

For those of you who are turned off on sushi, let me tell you I was also. But then I tried a California Roll. From then on I was hooked. Well let me clarify. Sushi is defined as this. Mainly though, when I think about sushi for the first time I thought of it as fish that was uncooked. I still can not eat that. I just do not like the consistency of the fish. However, I can eat other types of rolls that they have. I have tried a teriyaki Chicken roll. That was good. My favorite is the soft shell crab roll or the spider roll. I would eat the middle and save the ends, the ones with the legs, for last. That would be my Eleanore. For those of you who do not know what I mean, you might have to watch "Gone in 60 Seconds"

Now, I am here in the office, just messing around. Can't wait to start my Friday!! WOHOO!!

HAPPY HUMP DAY!!!

2007-06-13T09:24:00.000-07:00

Happy Hump Day!!

What is hump day? It is that little day right smack dab in the middle of the work week. For those of us who work the Monday - Friday shifts, that little day would be Wed!! YAY!! That means that it is almost Friday and the weekend!! Friday can not come any faster! In my calender, Hump Day is followed by Naked Thursdays!! I love my weeks. Too bad no one else participates in them! haha.

Not much going on on the home front. Same ish different day. But I did wash my car yesterday! That was fun. My car has been collecting some nice Grade A dirt over several months. Sure, I could have taken it to the car wash but I did not have any money to spend on a car wash. And by the time I get home, the sun would still be up, but the weather would be cooler. I live in a canyon and about 10 miles over this canyon is the ocean. So this brings in the fog and the cool coastal air. It is pretty cool to look up at the top of the canyon and see fog making its way down to my street. I love scary movies, so I always imagine Zombies or some dreadful creature coming down the hill with the fog. Ok so the weather has not been good for car washing. Yesterday on the other hand was perfect. I came home, ate dinner, then went to wash the car. The sun was still up and it was still warm. It took me about 30mins to wash the car. But boy did my car need it. Then today before work I filled up my car with gas and put more air in my tires. On the way to work I kept looking at my side view mirrors. They were so clean. If i wasn't the good drive that I am, I surely would have taken out a few parked cars while looking at my very clean mirrors. So today after work, I will do the inside of the car! YAY! I don't know about the rest of the world, but I know I feel much better with a clean car. It boosts my self image because my car is clean. No I don't have an expensive car or SUV, but at least it is clean!!

After I cleaned the car, I went and worked out for a bit. I tried to do some minutes on the elliptical machine, but I was too tired. So I went to the back yard and did some high stepping. I don't know what you call it, but it is when you face a step that is higher than usually and you just step up and down for a certain amount of reps. I did 10-15 reps which equaled to 3-4 sets. So it was good. I felt good. Then I sat down and enjoyed the nice breeze of the summer with my dog!

I watched Alpha Dog last night for my relaxation bit before I go to bed. It was really good. I didn't know that it was based on real life events. It kept my attention and it didn't make me fall asleep. That right there is a good indicator that it was a good movie!! haha. Well I am sending this movie back and getting a new one. I think the next Netflix on my list is EPIC MOVIE!! haha I love those types of movies. It a parody on all the blockbuster hit movies from last year. I know it will be dumb, but hey, thats why I like em.

Ok, well I guess it is time for me to go and do some work or find work to do. So Happy Hump Day to all!! And Remember,

NAKED THURSDAYS!!!

Research and Weight-loss

2007-06-11T11:04:00.000-07:00

I am not sure what is going on with me. I think I am losing my gadget-fondness. Is that even a word? Any way, since I have limited my spending, I find myself not wanting to buy anything cool. Is it because I want to not spend? Or is it because of the fact that there are no cool things to buy? I am not sure? I know for one thing, my cell phone cravings have subsided. You may ask yourself "How hard is it to stop cell phone cravings?" or "what is the big deal with his cell phone cravings?" What a freak! I Know I know! Well my obsession with cell phones could be similar to someone's obsession with shoes. How each week or every two weeks you would HAVE to buy shoes because it felt good. And if you didn't buy the shoes you would feel bad or you were determined to get those NEW Shoes regardless of what it takes. If you can relate to the shoes obsession, that is how I felt with cell phones. I NEEDED the newest model regardless of the fact that my current cell phone is in great condition. I just had to have it. So anyways, it has been a couple of weeks since I bought my last phone and I am not feeling that anxiety of getting a new phone. But then again, like the gadgets, there aren't any "cool" phones coming out. Until the iPhone rears its ugly head at the end of this month. So let us cross our fingers and hope that this obsession doesn't come back at the end of this month.

In regards to this blog, I was thinking that my overall Internet viewing has been expanding. I would limit myself everyday I get to work, to view only a couple of sites religiously. Those would be my Gmail, and 3 technology sites, and any interesting facts found on Digg. Now, I would like to thank those who comment on my blog since you give me an opportunity to read your blogs. I love reading blogs, I have always loved reading them, it was just a matter of finding blogs to read. Now that I joined the google groups, blogs are plentiful. I get to know fill my mind with other people's insight to different matters.

I was reading someone's blog and at the bottom they posted a link to this site: http://sparkpeople.com This is a site that is devoted to people who would like to lose weight and don't know how. Or they do know how, they just need the support and motivation that this site provides. Last Friday I recently joined this site. I for one, fall into the group of people who need to lose weight. All my life, maybe not when I was a baby, I have been overweight. The scale that doctors use that matches a person's height to an ideal weight MUST be changed. I think it was based off a Caucasian average male and the ideal weight. Because it says that I need to be in the 170lbs range for my height. Well, I am 5'11 and weight 257.5lbs. I weighed myself this morning! :) So by this chart, I am considered morbid or morbidly obese. I am not sure what my body fat % is, but I know that I am not all fat. I played basketball in high school and I work out 3-4 days a week with cardio mixed in. I know I have fat to lose, but I have also gained muscle. So does this chart take into account a person's build or muscle mass? I don't think so. And if someone were to say, well that this chart is just a "ruler" to see where you fall into, but I am not Caucasian, so this chart would not apply to me, correct? I am not sure who made up this chart, but I know I do need to lose weight. But to say I am morbidly obese, is that right to assume? Any ways, I have joined this website, and I am looking forward to shedding all those unwanted pounds off of this frame. Wish me Luck. and if you want to join this site too, I would recommend it. Even if you want to lose 5lbs, the people on this site are nice and supportive. Most likely because we are all in the same boat. So Good luck and eat right.

Spending my Life Away

2007-06-07T16:14:00.000-07:00

Now that I have had a couple cups of coffee to wake me up, I decided that I would bare my soul in this entry about the events that lead up to this morning. What Happened this morning? My bankruptcy case was reviewed and approved. I am 29 years old and I filed for bankruptcy.

I graduated college in 2000 and after a month of looking for a job, I found one. I was a computer purchaser for the same college that I graduated from. I still lived at home, commuted to work, and had several student loans to pay off. I just started my first job out of college and making money that I had never seen before. The money I was making was enough to pay more than the minimum on my student loans, while paying for my cell phone and car insurance. Mind you I was living at home so I didn't have to pay rent. From a financial stand point I had a lot of disposable income.

I have always liked jewelry since I was a kid. I'm a guy but I still like things that shine. At the same time I started my job, hip hop / rap music, was promoting the "bling bling" theme to their lyrics. If these guys can have "bling bling" so can I. One day I was walking with my ex gf / one of my best friends now, through the mall. I stopped inside a Kevin Jewelers to have a look around. I had not intention of buying anything just window shopping. Then this cross struck my eye. It was a beautiful piece to behold. The sales people gave me a good price, knocked off the tax and added "their special discounts." I chose this cross and the chain it was on. I figured that I can make payments on this item and pay it off in no time. So, that's $4000 I just added to my debt. I loved this piece. I'd wear it all the time and I would actually get compliments on it. I didn't feel rich or anything, I was just happy that I bought this item.

Then on another visit to the mall with the same girl that was with me when I got the cross, we stopped by again. This time the sales people kind of remember me and they showed me other items as well. What is a cross without a ring right? Well without much persuasion I left the mall that day with a ring similar to this one. Cool, I just added $2500 more to my "jewelry" debt. No problem I said to myself. I can pay this off. I have a job and making good money! No problem!

A month or so later, cruising the mall with said friend, (maybe my friend is to blame!! haha j/k) we stop by the same Kevin Jewelers. This time the sales people know me by name. Hell I think I just paid for their kids tuition. They show me this bracelet that just came in that matches the same setting that was on my cross and ring. This time I had the mind set to say "not right now, maybe next time." My friend and I went and ate at the food court. While eating I was contemplating the bracelet. See, they let me try it on and I got a glimpse of what it would look like on me. I asked said friend what she thought. She said, "It looks good on you." Hell, thats all the motivation I needed. After eating, we went back to the store and I went ahead and purchased the bracelet. (sorry no pics of this but just think of a tennis bracelet but bigger and longer for guys). So after adding another $4000 to my debt I went home happy.

Times got a little shaky when I had to pay for the student loans and the jewelry payments every month. I could still pay more than the said amount my student loans but not on my jewelry. Once I did some configuring, I had little money left over for spending cash. I got caught it in this "bling bling" hype that on several occasions, I visited Kevin Jewelers and purchased more items. I purchased some earings, traded in my ring for another "bigger" ring, purchased 2 more diamond pendants, a watch, a bracelet for a friend, a dolphin pendant for a friend, and a bracelet for my mom. I am not sure about the grand total, but I'll just say that it was enough to put me over the top. I hate Kevin Jewelers!! haha but I bet they loved me!

It was time to ask for help. In my family, there is one parent who will say yes to everything and another one that you are just plain scared off because they are strict and you do not want to evoke the wrath of said parent. My dad is the say yes type, or the sure you can do that type. My mom on the other hand is the one to be scared of. I think it is that strict Chinese side of her. Any way, if I were to ask for help, I would have to go through her. I picked a good day to talk to her about it. I told her that I need help paying my bills, that I am $9000 in the hole (this was actually less than what I needed). After much yelling and lecturing she said she would help and she wrote me a check for the $9000. The next day I deposited the check and paid off a majority of the loans. However, once you have that spending bug, you unfortunately can not stop. Or so I thought.

A couple years later (2005-2006) I have been jewelry free and still paying my loans. During this time, I got so desperate for money that I had the said friend help me pawn off the jewelry I had worked so hard to purchase. She got me about 10-15% of the price that I had paid for the jewelry. Hell, any money right now would be helpful. Once I had the money, I put majority of it in my checking account. I should have put all of it in there, but when you see an envelope full of money, you have to spend it. To this day I don't know what I spent it on. Some thing trivial that lost its value after a few days and placed on my shelf never to be used again.

After being 60% out of debt, the gadget side of me took over. I moved from buying jewelry to buying unlocked cell phones. If anyone knows about unlocked cell phones it is the fact that they are expensive. Since they are not associated with any carrier, prices for these phones can start at the low $800s. The first real unlocked phone that I purchased with my newly created spending cash, was the Motorola Razr. I paid $700 + for this phone. Why so much? Because it was unlocked and it wasn't available in the US at the time. At the time, I would only use my debit card, so whatever money I had was the money I spent. Then came the Discover card, which was supposed to be used for emergencies only. I would use that card to help me purchase new phones. I would purchase phones every three weeks or as often as they were released. I used my discover card for those purchases. Then, I signed up for PayPal and found out that they gave me a line of credit. Good I thought. Another way to spend money. I used the PayPal and the Discover card up to its max. Then on tigerdirect.com, they have the ability to "billmelater" which is a line of credit. I used that to its max. So after being down to about 40% in debt after the help of my mom, the rise in cell phone purchases bumped my debt back up to about 80% of my income. Again, I needed help but I didn't ask my mom this time.

I decided that I would stop spending money and focus on paying of this debt that kept rising because of the interest rates. At the time, I was still at my college job, moved into an apt, and still paying off my debt. Now I had to worry about credit card debt, rent, utilities and every month expenses. But did that stop me from spending? Nope. Somehow, I found the way to get money and spend it on things I didn't need. I bought furniture for my room in the apt, an XBOX 360, guitar hero for my PS2, a DS lite, DVDs, and of course more cell phones. I just had enough spending cash, after paying my bills, to buy food for lunch and dinner. I was fine or so I thought. Sure I was only paying the minimum on some bills but I was getting by. Then that pervervial rock bottom found its way into my life.

Then Nov 2006 right before the Thanksgiving holiday here in the States, I was served my last paycheck and told to clean out my office. There were issues at work where they, suits, couldn't trust me any more and some job title changes were going into effect. Right before Thanksgiving, I lost my job. Nothing could have been done. I had no money coming in, and the way I was spending cash, I had no savings. I applied for unemployment but was denied. I was looking for jobs, but at the time, no one was hiring especially during the holiday season and the new year. I spent 3 1/2 months without a job. There was no way I could pay off my debt now. In Feb, still looking for a job, my dad suggested that I file for bankruptcy. What else could I do? We both went to a bankruptcy lawyer and paid for his help. We filed in Feb and I finally found a job in March.

The new job doesn't pay as much as my old job but at least there was money to be made. I am still at the new job and today my hearing for the bankruptcy was put through. All those creditors who were calling me every day have stopped. I don't owe anyone any money. I recently sat my butt down and finally made a budget for my monthly expenses and my savings. I have 2 savings accounts now. I look back at all the times I have spent money, on things that I don't use anymore. How could I have been so foolish? But thanks to the support of my parents and family, I have finally learned that saving money is a good thing and spending money on useless things is a trap that I do not want to fall into again. I pledge to whoever reads this and to myself, that from today on, the money I spend will be for things that need to be spent on, and that I will save more than I spend. The real American dream is to live life without having to worry about debt. I hope I can do this without disappointing anyone else again.

My Habit

2007-06-05T13:58:00.000-07:00

I have a bad habit and I hope that one day I will kick this habit. What is it? It is an addiction to cell phones. For me, I want the latest and greatest phones. New technology is the way to go. I have used all of the major carriers here in the U.S. and I have yet to settle down with one particular phone. Have you ever had that gnawing feeling where you have everything but it still isn't enough? That is how I am with cell phones. And this addiction has gotten me into some bad financial issues.

Like I said before, I need to have the latest and greatest technology. Before anyone else. Well I had to have the Motorola Razr when it was first introduced. When I say introduced, I dont mean in the US, but introduced overseas. I think I paid about $700 for an unlocked version of this phone. I had this phone for about a month or so, before I saw rumors that the Razr was coming to Cingular. Once a phone reaches stateside, it will be old tech. So onto new and better phones.

I started this obsession in the late 2001 and I havent stopped. Ive been a majority of all the headset makers, LG, Sony Ericsson, Motorola, Nokia, Palm, Rim, Samsung, Pantech, and HP. Yet nothing has really quenched my appitie so to speak. I recently purchased a Blackberry 8830 from Verizon. So far this phone has done what I wanted it to. But as the end of the month comes up the new iPhone will be released. I have told myself of all the flaws with this phone, but the hype and the pros are starting to outweigh the cons. In only a matter of a few weeks the iPhone will be available for purchase. Now, I ask myself, should I switch to ATT and grab the phone that everyone else is waiting to get or stop with my current phone? I do not know. I guess, as the cliche goes, Only time will tell.

Another Monday

2007-06-04T10:06:00.000-07:00

Its Monday again, which means, the weekend went by too quick and Friday can not come soon enough. The weekend was good. Friday, went to dinner at my sister's house and hung out for a bit. Played some Mario party 8 on the Wii. That was fun. Sat, I slept in till about 11am, thank goodness for a nice soft warm bed! Got ready and went to the swap meet to see Melissa. She just opened a new store there. Hung out there for a while, and had lunch with her and her husband and baby, well not baby, cause she is hella big now. Sat night, came home after church and got ready for my cousin's graduation party. Went along with my sister to the party and hung out for a while. We played poker, and I won $10 WOHOO!! Sunday, went to my nephew's track picnic. Stayed there from 11am to about 4pm. Play catch with my nephews, sat in the sun for most of the time. Now Im read in the face and on my arms! After that, we went to my niece's dance recital. That was cool. It was better than the winter dance recital because the summer's version is a lot more fast paced and with more variety. I got home last night about 9:30pm, got ready for bed and just vegged on my bed till I fell asleep. Next thing I knew, my alarm was going off! Man, we need a 3 day weekend or something like that. I can not stand these short, event filled weekends. I have to go to court this Thursday. I am kind of scared or nervous, but hopefully everything will go ok and I'll be set for a while. Other than that, not a lot is going on. Oh, my grandma is coming from the PI on Wed, so thats good. I haven't seen her for a while. Then Friday is payday!! and then the weekend. So wish me luck this week. Hopefully I will make it till Friday!! haha.

Have a good Monday and rest of the week.

2007-06-01T10:13:00.000-07:00

Happy June 1st!!

Well another week has come to a close. This week however, was a wonderful four day week, since Monday was memorial day. So yay for the holiday. It always seems that the week goes so very slow, especially on a four day week. Why is that? I would like to know, but not so much that I'd investigate what makes it so.

I called my doctor's office today since I have an appointment on Monday. I asked them if they accepted HMO since this is what the office offers. Unfortunately they only accept PPO's so I had to cancel the appointment. What a shame too because I really liked that doctor. And the nurses were hella hot!! damn!! So I am off to find another doctor. I might just go back to the doctor I had before since they accept HMO. Stupid HMOs!! blah.

Last night was the premiere of Pirate something or some crap like that. It is a survivor like show, where the contestants do pirate stuff and look for buried treasure. It look pretty good. Kind of cheesy but I wouldn't mind watching it again. They already voted or "cut off" one of the people. So, in this episode, the contestants are split up into two teams, a red and black team. Both teams received a map and a compass. Then they both paddled off to a near by island in search of their first treasure. The black team won and returned to the ship. The host told the black team the worth of the gold coins. It was based on size. The amounts were $100, $50, and $25. In total they received $40,000. The team was asked to nominate a Captain. They nominated the captain and he received half of the $40k. Then he nominated two co-captains or something like that. They split whatever was left. Any way, at the end, the Captain had to nominate 3 people to be voted off the ship. The twist here is the crew can vote off one of the three people, or they can gang up and vote the captain off. Sorry for not using the proper terms, they have escaped me at the moment. But the crew went ahead and voted off one of the guys, who was kind of cocky any way so I guess that was a good thing. So it was a good premiere IMO.
Also last night was the National spelling bee contest. Some 8th grader won. It was pretty amazing, especially how the try and decipher how the words are spelled from its origin, or the definition. So Congrats to that kid.

Spell this and Wow...

2007-05-31T10:48:00.000-07:00

Today is May 31st. Holy Crap-oly! Summer is here. Can you believe that? I cant. It was just yesterday that I remember not doing anything on New Years, but enjoying my time with the family. Got another job in March and Now it is June. Time flies or drags when you are working. No plans for the summer for me, just hang out and work. Sept my cousin is getting married so all of my family are coming down from the east coast and staying with us. Its going to be hectic but fun. So let the good times roll.

I guess yesterday was the start of the National Spelling Bee Championships. And tonight is the end or the finals. I may have to go and watch it. I for one was not a good speller in grade school. I remember the last month or so before summer, our whole class would stand up, and form a circle around the room. The teacher would start with whoever was to her left and ask us to spell a word. If you got it right you remained standing. If you go it wrong you sat down. The prize for winning was candy or something like that. It was fun yet nerve wracking at the same time. In our spelling books, there were three sections with words that varied difficulty. So you never knew which word you would be getting. I think I lasted a few rounds. I never did get the candy though. It was times like those that helped break up the routine of going to school. It actually made school fun. The good old days of grade school. Where your only worries were studying for spelling tests, learning your math, and reading several books during the summer. Those were the good times.

first blog on new phone

2007-05-30T20:28:00.000-07:00

This is coming from my new blackberry. I will write nore soon. I just wanted to say today was a bust. New announcements from palm, a flop. From microsoft, cool but not for consumers. From apple, a bigger apple tv and 3rd party apps. Not too exciting. The curve comes out tomorrow! Ill just watch everyone grab it. For me I like this world edition blackberry. Ok off to the showers. One love!

2007-05-29T11:20:00.000-07:00

Gamers near and far Unite

Here is a story from Joystiq.com about a video gamer and a hero. Who says that Video Gamers are violent!

"24-year old Adam Mapleson is an IT consultant, a fan of heavy metal music, an avid video gamer, and a hero. At a rail station just yesterday, Adam came to the aid of a terrified female security guard being robbed by two armed thugs. As he went to tackle the assailants, he was shot in the chest, close-range. According to a witness, blood was "all over the floor and all over the wall" as Adam lay on the ground calling for help.

The robbers managed to escape, but Adam's heroism ensured no one else was injured, including the intended victim. Adam is still in the hospital listed as "serious but stable". Here's to a speedy recovery for an all-around hero and fellow gamer."

Get Well Soon Man!! and GOOD JOB!!!

Technology Part 2

2007-05-29T10:18:00.000-07:00

This is the second part of my journey into technology. Have a seat, sit back and roll with me.

"After college, it was more about what to do with my life, finding a job and getting out of debt." The first month of being fresh out of college was a satisfying time in my life. I just finished a 4 year college that started in 1996, moved all my stuff back home and enjoyed the time I had during the days to do nothing. That lasted for about a good 2 weeks or so until my mom came down on me to look for a job. It felt like that scene in FRIDAY, where Craig's dad told him, "The word of the day is JOB. J.O.B" For those of you who didn't watch FRIDAY, Craig, ICE CUBE, got fired on his day off for stealing boxes. His dad found out and wanted him to get another job. So anyway, mom tells me to go and look for a job. So I look and look. No Experience no Job. No Job no Experience. Those looking for a job knows that conundrum all too well. So, I am not sure where I saw this ad, but I went and attended a group interview in the valley. I got the job and came home excited. At dinner I told my mom, I got a job or at least a job offer. She asked me what I was going to be doing. I told her, I'll be selling knives!! haha Yup, I got an interview with this small husky ex-body builder with a neck the size of Chun Li's thighs selling knives. The thought of just getting a job exited me but I turned the job down. I guess it wasn't for me. So there I sat for the last weeks of May looking for jobs. Then, a college friend asked me to lunch in June. Her and I were in most of the same business classes and she was working as the purchasing person at LMU. We had lunch and she said that she needed help and asked me if I wanted to help. The clouds from above parted and the light at the end of the tunnel shone through. This was the job opportunity I had hoped for. Once this job started, it opened a whole new scene for me. Technology mixed with Gadgets.

It wasn't until my friend from college, who helped me get this job, left for home in Denver that gadgets started to consume my life. Since I took over, I needed some help also. So I asked Marc to come and help me out. The mixture of his knowledge and my gadget fever turned into a great devotion for all things electronic. I think Marc and I worked at LMU together for about a year or so before A/R said they were doing away with contractors. The time him and I worked, we saw lots of cool gadgets come through our way. With money coming in, we both got the Handspring Visor from Best Buy. That was one of the first PDA's that came out. In the office, we also saw, an HP Windows PDA, another first. We saw all kinds of Digital cameras, Dell's first PDA, tablet pcs, speakers, laptops and desktops. We were in heaven. We could see and get mostly anything that was on the web. It was fun living vicariously through other peoples' indulgences. As Marc moved on to bigger and better things, I was stuck in my job, but was loving every minute of it. Again there were some firsts. Saw the first iMac that looked like a lamp shade, the mac mini, gateway's tablet pc, projectors, more cameras, PDAs and mp3 players. I got / saw some ipods ipod minis dell jukeboxes and other mp3 players. It was also at this time that I started my cell phone collection and the "trying out" of various cell phone carriers. During the LMU period, I tried all the phone carriers, Sprint, Nextel, Verizon, ATT&T, Cingular, and Helio. Got all the new phones that came out, The sidekick all 4 editions of the model, Treos, camera phones, smart phones and blackberries. It was with this addiction that things got out of control. What made it out of control was the fact that I had no loans to pay off at the time and my net worth was greater than my debt. But soon, my debt would be greater then my net worth.

If I could go back in time and not "spend" as much, I would have. But since I don't have a machine that can do that, I will just look at my cell phone collection and smile. Take a look around my room and there are gadgets everywhere. Some I still have to hook up. Some that are old but still work. If I had the time and money, I would build a room dedicated to all the electronics, cell phones and gadgets that have come into my possession throughout the years. Those were the times where I came to the conclusion that I was part of the technology craze!

Anime style

2007-05-29T08:22:00.000-07:00

me as an anime
ryan's phone

A Pic

2007-05-26T20:02:00.001-07:00

my nephew made this for me
Ryan's TV

Well Hell.....

2007-05-25T17:27:00.000-07:00

The count down has begun, well because I need to do something before I start to fall asleep! Its Friday 4:56pm at the start of a 3 day holiday weekend. Most everyone in the world has probably left work by now. But I am here as the lonely side kick reporting on whats going on. And what is really going on? Nothing! have you not read the first few sentences? Everyone has gone home! Any way, let's see. Today for lunch a co worker and I went to Olympia! Sounds like a good strip club but alas it is an "Authentic Lebanese and Mediterranean Cuisine" aka good kabobs!! However you come out smelling like kabobs which in most cases is a bad thing. I don't know how many people read this, wish a lot of people did but from the looks on the comments, it looks like NO ONE Reads it! OH WELL!! Maybe one day! Oh ya, in regards to kabobs the rest of the day you are burping up kabobs. Yah, thats gross whatever. NO ONE READS THIS ANYWAYS! Ok, so I have 30 mins left. Thank goodness. I could use a break.

Ok, so I googled my name and there are a lot of Me's out there. Its crazy. maybe I should change my name to something else. ANY IDEAS??

I guess I am not alone in the world.

Ok well this will have to do. Im outtie!! One Love

Dont you wish....

2007-05-25T13:46:00.000-07:00

Dont you wish your cat can do this!!! HAPPY FRIDAY!!

like it says, from College Humor!

Its Friday!!!

2007-05-25T10:32:00.000-07:00

Yup its that day of the week that all workers love some MUCH!! ITS FRIDAY!!!! YAY!! and on top of that its PAY DAY!! WOW!! this is one of the best combos there is besides PB&J. So its 10 am, and Ive been a busy bee. Ive updated and printed out the reports that I need for todays Meeting. Go ME!! On my 2nd cup of Coffee!! and I have a bagel waiting for me to eat it!! Yummy!! But as soon as the coffee wears off and the bagel is gone, I'll still be up and running cause its Friday!! ok Enough of that. Sorry folks.

I found a cool little plug in for Firefox that allows GMail to have HTML signatures. Before this, gmail never allowed HTML Signatures on their email client. But now they do. I tried it and it works. You should try it too if you use gmail. If you dont have one, I can give you an invite. Just let me know. Here is the link to the site that provides the info you need to add the HTML Signature on your GMail account. HTML Email Signature

Mmm...the first bite of a fresh bagel is always good.

So what is everyone doing this weekend?? I forgot...This is a 3 Day weekend!! man it keeps getting better. Any ways, lets see, all I know for now is a Bbq on Monday at my parents house for my mom's friends / ex coworkers from another job. It will be nice to see them. I havent seen them in a while. You see when I was growing up, I saw them all the time or heard about them. Thats all I knew about my mom's job. That she was an accountant for a cosmetics company run by Guillette and worked with these ladies. Pretty fun times. Now my mom works for another company. This is supposed to be her "part time job" since she retired from the other job. But in her nature she can't stop working so she is there in a full time status, and she actually got promoted. She is on her 4th year or so there. So much for a "part time" job. I think that if the incident that happened to me at LMU didnt happen I'd still be there till I died. I got so caught up or comfortable there I feared leaving. So I guess in a way it was good for me.

I talked to Marc the other day and he is contemplating moving back to the valley. He now lives in a city a stone throws away from Mexico. I think I went to visit him about 2 times or so. It is one of those weekend trips you have to plan out. But at least his gf is living a little closer so thats good. Any ways, he said if he moved back to the valley he asked if I wanted to live with him. That would be cool. I think his parents have a house somewhere in the valley that is being rented out. If that happens that would be cool. We always talked about if we had a place together it would be all techno'd out. Ya know, wireless, computers everywhere, tv's and all the game systems you can imagine. So that would be hella cool. I just wont bring my bed with me. That Mo'fo was a little son of a gun to bring to the apt and back. It is one of those memory foam beds that is 1. heavy as all hell and 2. Awkward to carry. if you stand it horizontally it will fall. Vertically, it will fall. So if I move, it is staying in my old room!

So hopefully I can save enough money. June will be a no money spending month and a all studying month. Unless the Curve comes out, which it will some time this month or early June. Same with the iPhone. But I wont get that one yet..haha Well the bagel is gone, coffee is almost done. And I think we can close another Friday Chapter. TGIF To everyone!! One Love!

Mario and Luigi

2007-05-24T15:44:00.000-07:00

Here is another not so happy Super Mario moment. This is by Bob Dob. This is a gel-skin that you can put onto your mac or pc laptop or get them for your ipods.

Here is the pic:
you can get them here Gelaskins

My golden poo

2007-05-24T13:53:00.000-07:00

Ryan's TV

OK....

2007-05-24T13:41:00.000-07:00

So you may be wondering wtf is going on? Well, if some of you know me, I don't like change went it comes to my life or routine, but I do like change when it comes to my gadgets. Well here you go. I took my blogs and brought them to another site. However, that site didn't give me what I wanted so I moved back to this site. However, from the 2nd site, I got the notion of a new title and I couldnt use the new title on an old site. So hence, the change in both the name of the addy, the title of my blog and everything else. The only things that havent changed are the blogs themselves! Make sense?? Hope so!

ok. Well here is a picture that I found on a website Tokyomango which the author found somewhere else. She reports on everything Japan, so I was intrigued from the get go. For those of you who dont know, I am a gadget freak. But besides that, I want to go where the good technology is and Japan is the right spot for that. Hence my infactuation with Japan and or going to Japan. Hell I set up a savings account specifically for my Japan Trip. Which will have to include airfare, lodging, food, entertainment, and of course buying an extra luggage for all the electronics and phones that I will be picking up. And if they dont work here it doesnt matter. As long as I have them. :) Ok so I side tracked. here is the pic that I borrowed and now use as my desktop background. It is pretty cool!! and My growing love for all Things Mario....ITS AMEE MARIOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Its Mario!!! and Peach!! its pretty cool. Not the nice and warm fuzzy feelings you usually get from playing or seeing Super Mario. But its cool. I like this edgier side of it. It has the coins and the ? mark boxes. Its pretty cool. They also have the piranna Plants that always bite the crap outta me!! and Of course the Vine that usually goes up to a cloud rode of Coins. But it looks like its going to a dark cold place!!

Thoughts about Religion...

2007-05-24T13:22:00.001-07:00

What is Religion?

From Wikipedia: A religion is a set of beliefs and practices generally held by a community, involving adherence to codified beliefs and rituals and study of ancestral or cultural traditions, writings, history, and mythology, as well as personal faith and mystic experience. The term "religion" refers to both the personal practices related to communal faith and to group rituals and communication stemming from shared conviction.

My Def? I would have to agree that it is a set of beliefs and practices but that it is done either with a community or as an individual. From me, I am a Catholic. Ive gone to private school since I was in kindergarten all the way through my college days. Being from a Filipino background (which has a high percentage of Catholics) added to my religious beliefs. But you can only believe for so long. It comes a point in ones life to branch out and learn other things. You have to keep an open mind while keeping firm to your beliefs. Through my life, I have met and experienced practices from the Muslim faith, the Jewish faith, Buddhism, Taoism, Wicca, Catholic, Christian, Atheists, and Agnostics. I have learned about Buddhism and have also learned and read up on the Wicca Religion. None of these have undermined what I believe. But what all of these have done is broaden my beliefs and practices. Yes I go to church on Sunday, or at least I try to. I try to be good help those in need. But I have learned also to respect nature, believe in meditation and enlightenment.

So, I would say that my religion is a foundation of beliefs influenced by other worldly experiences. There is no one true religion to me. It is a building upon the beliefs that I have with those who surround me.

Not much....

2007-05-24T13:21:00.002-07:00

so today is Monday again..haha damn the weekend goes by so fast. lets see...Friday.....drawing a blank. I think I went to my sister's house for dinner. hell she only lives 10mins from work. Might as well. Plus they have the Wii so its all good. Sat...went to go see Shrek the Third. It was an ok movie. I think the only time I laughed really hard was when the showed the preview for THE SIMPSONS movie!! WOOOHOOOO!!! but a funny part in the movie which is also in the preview so dont be bitching at me for ruining it.is when the ginger bread man gets scared and poops out a gum drop!! that was funny as crap!! for me any ways..you know I got a sick humor. Who else would have laughed in the movies when the Titanic went down and the guys falling looked like a pinball hitting all those bumpers. Its some funny shit!! haha so anywho, after the movies we went to the mall. I picked up Pokeman Diamond!WOHOO!! and I caught me a pysduck!!! he's crazy!! but my main pokeman is a chimchar, a monkey who has a flame on its tail. He learned how to burn his opponets. That is cool I burn them all the time. Then he learned this cool 1 hit punch that knocks the crap outta his opponents. He also learned rock throw, where he throws a big ass rock at the guys head! haha then he evolved into MonFuego!! thats a cool name!! so yah, picked that up, using my credits since I sold some of my games to them. Then I went to my sister's house for some bbq!! WOHOO! good stuff, burgers and korean bbq..yum yum. then i met it with lissa at her sister in laws house. Nice house. Its pretty cool. stayed there for a while, watching zoolander!! HAHA funny movie!! "what is this...a center for ANTS!!!" it was good times. Her baby woke up and i watched her for a while..she's cute. Sunday, went to go see my nephew's track meet. He did well. got 2 first place in 2 relays and a 4th place in the 2 hundred and the 1 hundred. it was a good day spent. Then Lissa came to visit with her family. That was cool. My sister and mom said it was very nice of her to come out. they were happy. and they loved the baby..i told ya'll she is a cutie pie. We then went to church and had a family dinner at my sister's house. then my other nephew challenged my dad to a bowling match game? on the Wii...so that what we did till we had to go home. At home I watched the last 2 mins of the simpsons 1st episode and the whole 2nd episode, and part of family guy, then i fell asleep!! haha man. you know you are tired or old when you are watching TV and you fall asleep. OH wells. Just another weekend for me. And next weekend is memorial day!!WOHOO!! 3 day weekend!! PARTY ON WAYNE!!! so now its 930am and no one is in the office except me and another developer. other than that..no one!! scary!!

well I will try and take more pics with my picture phone yay, and post them to my flikr account. If you dont know what that is, then sucks to be you..haha but it should be linked in the homepage of this blog..if not i'll re do it.

Back from lunch...

2007-05-24T13:21:00.001-07:00

2 MF blogs in one day..haha I must be bored. Hell I guess this is better than falling asleep but the day is young so we'll see how well I hold up. My co worker and I went to get some Thai food. Damn that was good. I had a combo plate of Thai chicken, spicy chicken and fried rice. it was hella good. and hella spice. I was dropping bullets of sweat...ok maybe not bullets but it got a little spicy for me, but a good kind of spicy.

So I really would like to go on a vacation. I think I deserve one. After all my hard work and stuff. haha j/k about the hard work, but I would like to have a vacation. OH VACATION GODS!! GIVE ME A VACATION!! hell i'll take a weekend trip outta the valley if I could. I just sent Jamie a text cause she took a half day off today to go to Laughlin Nv for her cousins 30th birthday!! LUCKY!! I want to go..haha woah...30 eh?? hmmm...looks like next year I'll be 30, if I can help it..haha but I think being 30 will be ok with me. Just another number even though Im getting old!! I can remember when I was still in grade school, 7th-8th grade. In my electives I was a tutor..and our group would go to the lower grades and help tutor those who needed help. Aww back in the days. But now if you ask me for help i'll tell you to F off!! haha j/k. I hope i wont do that. I think I would say.yest. and help you out. anyway, 30, the magic number. I want a big party with cake and ice cream and video games and a magician!! maybe david blane so i can have him levitate and kick him in the groin for scaring the crap out of me cause he levitated. and Id invite all my friends all 2 of them!! hahaha and we can party all day and night..yay!! haha Man im losing my mind. but i did like the part of me kicking David Blane in the groin!! haha that was fun. Try and make that disappear!!

SO yah, another few hours of work and im free to do whatever I want. but what will i do..I want to get the new Neyo cd..heard it was good all the songs. and maybe a cool hat and sunglasses..haha I dont know. I just need a change. I will see what I can do.

My Ass is on FIRE!!!!!

2007-05-24T13:21:00.000-07:00

haha That was from one of the Dj's on the radio. Every Friday they play this montage of the funniest clips from that week while singing this song about Cali. I remember every Friday listening to that song on the radio on my way to work. It gives me chills everytime i hear it. I also pumps me up for a good hour or so so that I can get to work and be at work on time. Nothing like good old music to get the heart pumping. There is not much going on today but it is only the morning. I think I need to move closer to my friends. They are hella far away. Moving back to the valley was not a decision I wanted to make. It was something I had to do. If not, I dont know where I would be living. So anywho, me being back in the valley, with only a couple of friends still living here. Everyone else has moved out, living in LA. Living the dream!! haha whatever that dream maybe. I cant complain. I see them once in a while. I dont mind the trip down to see them but with gas prices going up, I just dont know. Stupid gas prices. I think I fill up at $51 or so dollars. That is with my car running on fumes, giving me that light that says " if you dont fill up im going to not work and a big semi truck is going to hit you from behind" so with that, I pull into the next gas station. So ya, $50 + to fill up, and that is with the lowest grade. I know my friend, she just bought a new car. and she has to fill up with the highest grade cause she is baller status like that. Any who, i think they spent about $80 to fill up!! damn!! that is like 3 hours of work just to fill up gas! haha ok maybe not, but still. Crazy!! STUPID GAS STUFF!! LOWER YOUR DAMN PRICES ALREADY!!!

I like that Purple color..Purple Purple!! haha I think im losing my mind!! So on my way to work, if im not talking to jamie, im singing along with my cds and talking to myself. Is that normal?? I really hope so. if not, i guess i'll be going to the Looney bin or whatever that thing is called. I dont know, padded walls where I can run and jump at the walls and not get hurt? Good idea!! but knowing me and my joints, id hurt something!! blah!! haha DAMN THESE GENES!!!! See purple again. That is a reccuring theme today..yay!!

So Marc is playing bball in a league with a bunch of people. he is one of THOSE people who live NOT in the valley!! haha anywho, he got me thinking and wanting to play ball again. I havent played since forever. I think since 2001 or so when our group of friends get together on thanksgiving and play ball. Anywho, that day hurt me..haha I couldnt walk for the rest of the weekend. I may have to get new shoes. But that could change since i wear New balances now. These shoes seem to fit me better so that is good. So I am thinking that I may go grab or buy and new basketball and slowly get myself back into bball shape. Ive been doing the eliptical machine, but that doesnt help with jumping and shooting. I know for a fact that Once you havent run or jumped for a while, you have to retrain your body to do that. So that will be a summer project. Try to run and jump with the best of them. That way, I wont get bored with lifting and just play some basketball. We'll see. GOOD LUCK TO ME!! A different purple! NICE!!

This is one of the longest free flowing blogs I have ever made. Cool. Im happy with that and with myself right now. I guess im just happy to be here. I have good friends and a great family. so its all good. now i just have to go and meet some new female friends. Not looking for love I have found her but lost her. but Im looking for some females to just chill with.

Anywho, I have been somewhat good at not spending on frivolous stuff. So to show my support since I am my own backer, I went out and got some stuff from thinkgeek. Not a lot of stuff, but just some new toys. like this cool bluetooth receiver. It is basically a regular telephone receiver but without the wires!! pretty cool!! and I got some super mario stuff for the office. its all good. Im happy about it. You can see the phone below!! Im a GEEK!! YAY! It doesnt matter. Just as long as I am happy.

Ok well I think I am done for today. I have emptied my brain from all this free thought. ITS FRIDAY. I GOT A JOB BUT I AINT GO SHIT TO DO!! have a good weekend!! PURPLE!!
One LOVE !

Here is a list:

2007-05-24T13:20:00.001-07:00

Here is a list of 20 reasons why we should all move to Japan and grab their cell phone technology... WHOS WITH ME!??!?!

1. mobile wallet 2. MANGA on mobile 3. mobile check-in at airports 4. mobile keys for door 5. mobile employee badges 6. mobile cinema tickets 7. mobile transport passes 8. fingerprint authentication 9. face recognition/authentication 10. mobile discount/promotion coupons 11. scented phones 12. mobile fashion consultant 13. mobile live TV 14. wii-like mobile phones (motion-sensor) 15. physical bookmarks for mobiles (shops) 16. privacy screens 17. 1D and 2D codes for marketing and even on fruit and veg labels 18. mobile GPS navigation for pedestrians 19. electric wave posters (uses RFiD) 20. waterproof phones

Thinking back on things.....

2007-05-24T13:20:00.000-07:00

"Regrets, Ive had a few;
But then again, too few to mention.
I did what I had to do
And saw it through without exemption." - Frank Sinatra

Ive made mistakes in the past. Done things without thinking them through. But I have also done things with thinking them through, thinking that they were the best option at that time. and after all that is said and done, you know you were wrong. How do you go and fix that mistake? Or can you? can you go back to before you made that mistake? I dont really think you can. You can only build from what has happened in the past and move forward.

I say this not because I am lonely or sad, but because I miss what I have had and I want it back. For reasons only I know, I made the hard decision to break up with a wonderful, caring and beautiful lady. and ever since that day, I have had not one day go past that I have not thought about her. I think about her smile, her beautiful captivating eyes. The smell of her as she moves past you. I want that back, but I dont know if I will ever get back. I talk to her, not on the phone but on-line, for I cant even get myself to call her. I'm just weird like that. I just dont know what to do. I can go on with my life as if nothing has happened. I have done it before. but this is different. I just can not put into words or even fathom what is really going on. So i leave with the rest of the song...

And now, the end is near;
And so I face the final curtain.
My friend, Ill say it clear,
Ill state my case, of which Im certain.

Ive lived a life thats full.
Ive traveled each and evry highway;
And more, much more than this,
I did it my way.

Regrets, Ive had a few;
But then again, too few to mention.
I did what I had to do
And saw it through without exemption.

I planned each charted course;
Each careful step along the byway,
But more, much more than this,
I did it my way.

Yes, there were times, Im sure you knew
When I bit off more than I could chew.
But through it all, when there was doubt,
I ate it up and spit it out.
I faced it all and I stood tall;
And did it my way.

Ive loved, Ive laughed and cried.
Ive had my fill; my share of losing.
And now, as tears subside,
I find it all so amusing.

To think I did all that;
And may I say - not in a shy way,
No, oh no not me,
I did it my way.

For what is a man, what has he got?
If not himself, then he has naught.
To say the things he truly feels;
And not the words of one who kneels.
The record shows I took the blows -
And did it my way!

Heavy lifting.....

2007-05-24T13:19:00.002-07:00

It has been a while maybe since Ive written here. So lets just talk about stuff thats been happening with me.....wait a min....oh yah, nothing!! haha I Have no life!! YAY! so here are the things that I have been trying to do to be all that I can be! haha

I dont know if many of you know this but I have this thing called gout. it scary I know but bare with me. it basically is a large quantity of uric acid build up in your body. Normal being at about 6, and mine was at 10 or some crap. So any, what this build up does, is create these crystals in your joints, starting with your big toe and can move all over the place. So, after I left my former job, and while doing nothing but chilling and watching tv and look for work, it hit me hard. It started with my knee, then my foot. I was put on crutches for a while. Then it hit my wrist and shoulder. This went on for about 2 months straight. From the middle of Dec to about Feb when my doc appointment finally came up. Thank goodness for doctors. he gave me meds and I was back to normal sort of. Any way, the pain of this arthritis is so unbearable that all I wanted to do was die. It was crazy. I think those 2 months affected my mind. I dont think I am the same person. But i think that is a good thing.

So that brings me to my point, which is that after all this, I have and I am dedicating my life to a somewhat healthier lifestyle!! YAY!! so for the past few weeks, Ive been on the ellipitcal machine building up my stamina. I remember when I could go on for about a min and be like "Ok im done" Know i can go on for a while, maybe 20mins..which is ok. Then yesterday I started this circuit training where I lift weights for my back, then chest, then shoulders, then hop on the elliptical machine for about 1-2mins, rest for about 30sec or so, then repeat this cycle for 3 sets. Once I get used to it, i'll go for more sets and vary the lifting techniques. So that is my routine for now.

Also with gout, it comes from eating a lot of foods which I like to eat. I have to avoid red meat and shellfish and all this other stuff. So, since Dec, I have had red meat about 4 times or so. That means no more steaks or burgers or anything like that. Which is ok. It was hard at first, but Im used to it. I dont need it or crave it so thats good. Thank goodness though that I am allowed to have sushi, just none that has shell. So its all good. I vowed to myself that I will not feel the way I did back in Dec. That was the worse feeling ever. Plus you feel so helpless and needy and there was nothing anyone could do about it. It was one of those life changing experiences. I will never forget it.

This has taught me to be more aware of what is going on with my body and to be healthy and to live as long as I can. I couldnt have done it without the help of my family and friends. So thanks!!

Someone Needs to make this..

2007-05-24T13:19:00.001-07:00

A Simpson's First person shooter (FPS). That would be great. I was reading on Crave, a tech-blog for Cnet, and it was about EA making a new Simpson's game in line with the movie coming out next spring or something like that. Any way, I commented like I do on the site, and decided to try and go into more depth here. So if those of you who like the Simpson's, comment and add anything you would like to see on this new FPS game.
Setting: Springfield with other locations (maps) to unlock or load via the Internet. The city and everything in the map is user friendly. This means that you can play or enter buildings, jump on statues or benches. Anything in the environment is playable and will also be affected by gun play. For instance, if you say, throw a grenade at an enemy and they are near a trashcan and a light post, the trashcan and light post will fall down/ blow up, just as the grenade blows up. Or if you see an enemy walking past a store front, and you shoot him/her with a high caliber gun, then that person would get throw backwards through the glass window.
Playable Characters: Of course you can play as anyone of the characters you see from the TV series. From Bart to Homer, even Maggie if you want. You can be Sideshow Bob, or the Bee-Man. Or Ralph Wiggum or Lunch lady Doris. So any characters that you have seen in the show you can play. Of course with each character comes special abilities. If you play a kid, you will of course be some what faster and more agile. If you play as one of the mafia characters or police officers your aim is a little better. Just some small abilities but each character can win at any time or any day.

Weapons: Taking some characteristics from Crackdown for the Xbox game, any "movable" objects can be used as weapons. Let's say you shoot a parked car and it blows up or flips over and an enemy is right next to it. That explosion or flip of the car can hurt the enemy.
Here are some basic Weapons and Variations of these Basic Weapons that could be used or found in the game:

Basic Weapons	Variations	Comments
9mm hand gun	dual 9mm hand guns	hand gun in both hands
Shotgun	N/A
Chain-gun / mini gun	Street sweeper	my favorite weapon from Q2. Uses shotgun bullets as opposed to the regular ammo
Grenades	N/A
Grenade launcher	Multiple Grenade launcher	shoots multiple grenades at the same time
Rocket Launcher	N/A
Sniper Rifle	N/A
Land mines	Trip-Wire mines
Machine Gun	Machine Gun with Grenade launcher
BFG (Big F*cking Gun)

Vehicles: Unlike other FPS games except for a few, this one will allow characters to hop on any vehicle found in the game / cartoon. You have your basic cars (Simpson car), marge's SUV, scooters, tanks, and the duff blimp.

Storyline: Not much of a story line. This is a straight multi player FPS game. Death matches, Co-op, Capture the flag. But mostly it focuses on the FPS shoot em up type of games. Where you get a group of friends together, link up some game systems and fight it out.
Technology: This may be far fetched but by linking game systems up, you can have this large about of shooting madness throughout a house on any platform. Lets say, that there are 3 TVs in the house. There are 3 different game systems connected to those TVs. Just pop in the Simpson's FPS Game into each console and load up the game. From there, it will find any game system via electrical outlet / configuration of that house, and link each system up. Once all 3 game consoles have been identified and loaded, the match begins with as many players as the game consoles and fit.

So this will be the game of the future if anyone decides to build upon it. I chose the Simpson's just because they have a game coming out. But also because I like the series. So if there are any comments or adjustments you may want to make, let me know.

What Video Games have taught me......

2007-05-24T13:19:00.000-07:00

Video games have taught me the following:

I can shoot ducks out in a field.
I can use a robot to help me move pillars up and down while I eat cake.
I can use a paddle to hit a ball to another paddle.
or Use that paddle to hit a ball to break bricks.
I can use UUDDLRLRBA Select Start to get 100 guys for killing aliens.
I can use my block manipulating skills to erase lines 1 at a time or 4 at a time.
I can use pills of different colors to kill and dispatch of viruses.
I can run a town full of animals and fish and meet new friends.
I can use my shooting skills to get a head shot of my enemies
or fail and fall off a ledge.
I can absorb mushrooms and become as tall as I want or as small as I want.
I can use my driving skills to run down street felons, create crashes of mass proportion or win the gold medal against all comers.
I can shoot and beat up bad guys along with good guys. Either way I win.
I can use my problem solving skills to get rid of colored blocks.

All these skills I have learned from playing video games. However it doesn't make me a violent person. I make myself a violent person, if I choose too. And at this moment, I choose not to be a violent person. Not yet at least! :)

There have been times in my life

2007-05-24T13:18:00.002-07:00

There have been times in my life where I really didn't know what I was / am doing with my life. right now is no exception. I however, plan on making some right choices. Hopefully. I sent an email message to my old friend asking to forgive me for a few things that I have done in the past. I am not sure if I will be forgiven let alone talk to them again. I wish that was not the case but it may seem a bit too late. So with that, I want to say to you, publicly on this blog, that I am truly sorry for what I have done. I miss you and wish we could still be friends.
I am trying to focus on work but with little to do it is hard to do that. So I have spent some time posting in some forums, i guess that is my new hobby. Other than that, I have been reading blogs, mainly about hacking my life. What is that? Just trying to get things organized and having a better grasp on what I am doing with my life. Making my life flow a little bit better. One way to start is to de-clutter my living area. I still live at home for financial reasons, racked up lots of debt while working at my previous job, so staying home is beneficial to me. Excess items must go. Trading up un-used video games for store credit and getting new games that I will play. Donating clothing that I don't wear or will ever wear or clothes that are old and tattered. They are just taking up space any ways. I just need to get my self more involved with helping other people. In any way I can. If that means getting rid of stuff that I have, that i don't need, then so be it. I know it is not a sacrifice, but maybe this will help me lead to sacrificing for people without any benefit to me. Except to make my self feel better. I don't want to die and have people say to each other, what the hell did this guy every do for me. I don't want to be known as the guy who was selfish, but selfless. We'll see how that goes. Other than that, I am not sure what I am going to do. Maybe make a workstation area for me so that I can start studying. I am looking into getting my MCSE along the way. Maybe in hardware since that is what I like the most. So wish me luck. I hope the next few blogs wont have a longer lag to them.

Last Night....

2007-05-24T13:18:00.001-07:00

So last night was the first night I had dinner with my parents since about a month give or take a day after they left for the Philippines. it is great to have them home. I find that I have to do less work than when they were not at home. That is sad but what can I do? after i get home from work, the fish/dog have already been fed, and the trash has been taken out. So any ways, after dinner they went to the hospital to visit their friend. I went out to pick up a few supplies. The main supply that I picked up was a Moleskine notebook. Basically it is a small black notebook into which i can write down lists of projects, needs / wants, or anything that I deem appropriate. This time I am going to write down a lot of things and hopefully get a lot of items accomplished. I need to do this for me. This way I can be a more well rounded responsible person.
Today is Friday and the boss it out of the office. I am just sitting around checking my forums and blogs. Not a lot is going on. Just waiting for those small fires come pop up so that I can eliminate them. So we shall see what happens today. Yesterday I created a new background for my PC. I like it. OK well i think that is it for now.

Technology

2007-05-24T13:18:00.000-07:00

Hmmm, I remember back in the day when I was in high school. I would have to write up reports and papers using nothing more than the encyclopedia. we didn't have the Internet back then, or we did but it wasn't really popular. If i try and remember, my dad had a program called Prodigy that took him to the Internet or some thing like that. The Internet wasn't popular at the time, or it was but I didn't care about it. In high school, the closest we came to a computer was learning to type on the computer. That was 9th grade for me. We had some type of media class in the computer room. All I remember was creating a Pac-man like flip book using PowerPoint. that was cool. I had each slide with the same background, but the key characters i.e. pacman, the ghosts, and the pellets, each moved with the slides. It was cool. I got a good grade on that project. Then college started. That is where I first really interacted with the Internet and the computer for the most part. Back then the computer was used to type out reports and papers. But at college (mainly in my 2nd year), with the computer plugged into the Internet, it was more about chat rooms, AIM, ICQ, Yahoo, and of course pron. But for the most part it was me chatting away in different chat room and instant messengers. the whole experience was fun. I would enjoy chatting with friends that I have made all over the U.S and parts of Canada also. As far as I can remember college was for parties, good friends, becoming independent and the Internet. After college, it was more about what to do with my life, finding a job and getting out of debt.
Tune in to the next part of my "Beginings of My Technology"