Monday

It is hot outside. It really is, not like when it was in the 80s and I was complaining to Harryl. The heat index is 115 degrees and the temperature is in the mid 90s. Tonight was supposed to be a swimming/workout night but Travis wiped out yesterday at the trail while rollerblading. Swimming is off, I wouldn't want to swim with an open wound either, and I think I'll just chill out at home tonight.

I am playing with GuitarPro 5. I printed out some Nirvana song tabs that I want to learn. We'll see if this app will help me at all.

My 1GB compact flash card for the camera arrived in the mail. I bought it because it's somewhat needed in the next couple of weeks. Besides it was only for $20... I bought my old 256MB CF card for $80 back in the day.

Ditto

Chris was talking about IO. My IO story is that yesterday, I had Mexican for lunch with George and John. Tonight, I had Mexican with Lindsay for dinner. I wonder how my output will look like tomorrow.

Saginaw

I drove here last night with Adrian. I know our conversations mostly comprised of me asking him the things that he has done during his summer vacation but it was entertaining nonetheless. He's been an active boy, both golf and soccer camp.

On the drove over, Darwin called me. The whole "Are we still going?"/"I'm not going" misunderstanding was clarified. I heard him say "I'm not going" on the voicemail message that he left me last Tuesday. He actually said "Are we still going?" but I misunderstood. The weekend of all you can play golf fell apart. It doesn't matter though because it's almost noon and John is still in bed!

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I have the itch to join the herd of video bloggers. No! I don't mean posting my mug online but actually posting clips of things that I video tape. I would never post anything of me talking online because I am very difficult to understand. I mumble, stutter and pretty much an acquired taste to put nicely. Anyway, I have the camcorder with me and all I need is tape. Tape... I need to go to Best Buy... I guess I cannot go because John is still in bed!

Burp!

I had two Chicago style hotdogs for lunch today. Before going to bed last night, I had 4 Chicago style hotdogs for a dry run. I had half a dozen hotdogs in under 24 hours! I am inches away from throwing up.

I am going to Saginaw this weekend. I am planning to come back Saturday evening. Too bad Darwin bailed out on me. I am heading there with Adrian again which should make the drive a little less monotonous.

Seesaw

I shot a 46 last night at the league. I got my drive back on the fourth hole at the back nine. I smashed that baby a little over 250 yards. I know it isn't much for most folks but that in my world was a good drive.

Melancholy

I am totally emo. The previous post was all about anxiety and today is about sadness. My parents are heading out to California tomorrow. I am again going to be alone in Kalamazoo. I am not too down though because in a couple of weeks my favorite sister-in-law & co. will be here for two weeks. After that my Nohemi should be back (fingers crossed).

So strike melancholy and replace it with hopeful.

I Cannot Breathe

I have an overwhelming feeling of anxiety right now. I know, I could have said I am anxious but then it would convey the gravity of my anxiousness. I cannot explain why I feel this way but I do. Maybe it's my blood pressure again. I am doing what Nohemi calls fish out of water thing. I don't know what I am anxious about either.

Now, I'm off for the Monday night swim.

LQI

Why is it that there are days when talking about nothing comes so easily? Then there are days like todayw hen I have nothing to say and have nothing to say.

Yesterday, George called about finding a Miata that could be a project car for me. He's saying that if I get it, I won't be able to drive it until sometime next spring. I am glad that he found the car for me but at the same time I won't be disappointed if the deal fell through. I can totally visualize me and Nohemi driving around with one of our trips with the top down next summer. Hmm, maybe I am a little bit tickled. I even told Nohemi to look for a scarf(snood) to wear so not to leave her hair in knots. Forget it! I am giddy inside.

And finally, LQI. Why does everyone have to be so obnoxious and LOL all the time. Sometimes, I need to laugh quietly inside so I am going to start using LQI.

Civility

I picked up my parents from Midway last night. It was the most perfectly timed pick up ever. As I was approaching the airport, I saw their plane land on the runway. I drove about the speed of traffic sometimes even slower. I got lost once because I deviated from the driving instructions and the ramp to southbound I-55 was closed. Still, I felt that it was perfect.

Surprisingly, I have absolutely no complaints about yesterday's drive. Parts of the road was under construction and narrowed to a single lane... was okay. Missed the exit to the toll road... was okay. Got lost... still was perfectly fine with everything. So yesterday, the stick up my butt was not present.

Getting Organized

Almost two years ago, I attended a class/seminar on how to get organized/prioritized. It was going very well for a while but all fell apart when the thing with Nohemi happened. My morale was low, it still is, and getting my shit together was the last thing on my mind. I have only been keeping myself preoccupied so not to get depressed.

However!

Last night, I got organized and did a few things in a prioritized manner. I made a prioritized task list and followed it by importance. I was able to finish all my tasks and felt proud of the achievement. I know what you're thinking, this sort of shit is done on a daily basis. It shouldn't matter that I did something as menial as following a list. But it is! Even with lists, my mind wanders and I always get sidetracked. I seriously think that I am an undiagnosed case of ADHD. I always entertain the subject at the next couple of carts in my train of thought. It must show on my post? Doesn't it? People find me either irritating, confusing or entertaining. Never rote or dry.

Get to the mother fucking point, you say. The point is this, I was able to perform tasks again without going all rationalist. I can appreciate the completion of a small task again. And not just dismiss it as a trivial action because the bigger picture is still incomplete.

Scheduled

I assigned myself four tasks to complete tonight.  I have managed to finish all four but outside the alloted time.  I purged the fridge, watered the plants, clean the car and set up my desk.  I still have a ways to go until everything is set up right.  Now, bedtime.

The "Shit" Heard Around The World

I am with Bush on this one. Who gives a rat's fucking ass of he says shit in a one on one conversation with Blair. It was supposed to be a private conversation and it was grabbed by a microphone.

I was more offended by his lack of manners when eating. But he's proud of being a crude, mannerless Texan so it must be okay. Kids, make sure to chew with your mouth open and make as much noise as you can. What's good enough for the president is good enough for you. But make for God damned sure that you're mother-fucking, cock-sucking ass never get caught saying shit. Now get ready for bed and say your prayers.

OMG!!!!111 WTF!!111 I am da sux0r in golf!

John and I played Milham and I played terribly. My irons were going straight. I was hooking my drives... I blame Golf Services' driving range. The two times that I've gone there my drives became hooks in the course. It always starts the same way, my drives all fade badly on the driving range. I adjust and adjust until it goes straight. Then when I play at the course my drives all hook. So I will never go to Golf Services' driving range again! My putts were okay at first but the mental game spiralling downwards from the horrendous drives left me without any confidence. I repeat my sentiment of a couple of weeks ago, I should quit playing golf.

A Bust!

George and Saki came over for a ride. We had dinner at Cheeseburger In Paradise. Hung around my place for a while then went to Deja Vu. It was packed initially so we left to play some arcade games at Video Hits Plus. Upon return, it dawned on us that there wasn't a single good looking stripper. Maybe one that was okay but the consensus was we were ripped off. The only consolation were the two hot chicks that were actually customers. Last time I went to a strip club was winter with George in Saginaw. Half a year of holding out and it turns out like this. I should have asked for my money back!

Pipti Wan

I putted poorly yesterday. My drives were okay, my irons were great but my putts sucked. I had 5 holes in a row that I 3 putted.

Moving

It happens too close of intervals to ignore. I have stayed with my current web provider for too long. Their service of 99%+ has slightly deteriorated in my eyes. It is time to move on and join the herd. I am going to GoDaddy when my year is up with the current provider. You'll probably see this message tomorrow because my subdomain manager is down.

Pontifex II

Swam for half a mile last night and nothing else but Pontifex. It's an evil, evil bridge building game. I cannot seem to stop until I have figured out the cheapest, most efficient bridge to traverse a gap. It's all Daniel's fault.

Potpourri

Yesterday, Travis and I wired the engineering side of the building to CAT6 then plugged them to gigabit. We are experimenting with them and waiting for anyone to notice the speed change.

I had something formulating in my head about piety, vanity, and the puritanical behavior that is prevelant amongst our government officials. But I lost my train of thought so I cannot write it down right now.

Nohemi swimming at the pool in San Agustin this weekend.

I was going to watch Dead Man's Chest with Lindsay this weekend but both attempts were busts. Both times the show was sold out. I wonder how much money it made this weekend?

I am setting up my new play laptop that I got from the old stuff from work. I am installing Ubuntu Dapper Drake on it. Hopefully, ubuntuguide.org has updated their scripts/stuff. I have been using Ubuntu prior to the Ubuntu fad so I don't want to hear it. I'll be loading OpenOffice on it and hopefully be able to utilize it for productivity type things. I have to read on how to load OpenOffice on my Mac and see how the version of OpenOffice for Windows work.

Golf

2007 Swing Version 2.0 has been implemented today. I have changed my swing while playing today. I wonder how much better I will play.

Chicago Style Dawgz

Last night, after talking to Nohemi, I had a big craving for Chicago-style hotdogs. I remembered Tom talking about a new place opening up somewhere in Allegan/Plainwell. I jumped in the car and drove the 10/15 miles to hunt. It was a flop because by the time I drove back and forth the commercial strip it was close to 9 o'clock. I ended up going to a disappointing Long John Silvers for dinner.

Today, I found out that the hotdog place is called Matty's or something and is off of M89 in Allegan. Tonight or tomorrow I am having me some dawgz on a poppy seed bun with a slice of pickle, peppers, celery salt and the glorious things that go into a Chicago style hotdog.

Bedroom Window

So I finally called to get a quote to replace my bedroom window. The seal between the panes were broken when I bought the house. It bothers me because when I look out there's condensation build up between the panes. Anyway, it's $1100 to replace it. That's like my plane ticket to Spain, almost. That's like another set of golf clubs. That's about 5 hours with a whore in Amsterdam, from what I've heard.

Update:
Yeah... no! After chatting with Travis tonight, I am going to have to request for other quotes. The dude that quoted me went overboard. It's like selling me a set of new rims if I had a flat.

YouTube

I've been spending a lot of time looking for things in YouTube. It's great to look for the uncensored versions of videos shown on TV. I found NIN's Closer video after all these years of watching the censored version on MTV.

La Liga de Golf

Second half started today. I have a new partner, Daniel, who just picked up golf this year. He did really well tonight and shot a 56. I had a good score, 48, but felt that I could have played better. I don't think I can improve any more in this game because I have stayed at this level for years now. Maybe it's time to just admit that I suck at it and give it up. Yeah... but people I know will never participate in things that I am good at so I am stuck in a sport that I am no good in.

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Shitty Fourth

Usually, there's a party on the 4th for my Dad's birthday.  Relatives come over from Chicago and we have a slew of activities.  Busy cooking, lighting off fireworks and just crazy things like burning holes on mailboxes.  Oh wait, that's just me.  But today I am alone here in Kalamazoo sitting infront of the computer trying to play guitar.  I can hear the fireworks from the country club going off right now.  It makes me more bummed out.

Milham Park Driving Range

I now have a rescue wood again. Plus there's a 25% discount on range balls at Milham.

A Sunday-like Tuesday

Got up earlt to get Krispy Kreme doughnuts. Went to Kohls afterwards and bought shoes, well sandals and flip flops. I was planning on getting clothes but didn't like anything. Got more plants and some plant food. Couldn't leave well enough alone and bought a tomato cage for Nohemi's vine type plant too.

Happy birthday to my dad!

Rain

Listening to Bright Eyes' First Day of My Life. Very lovely song and I promised Nohemi to sing it to her when she comes back.

Golf Today

I shot 40 on Crestview today. The course was relatively easy. I had 5 pars, 3 bogeys and a double bogey on a par 35.

Diamond Springs

Played golf with Darwin, Chris, Chin, Daniel and Katrin today at Diamond Springs Golf Course. I was enjoying it until hole 13 when I unexpectedly started sneezing uncontrollaby until the end. The air conditioned cabin of the car helped and the Claritin that I took when I got home helped too. Why am I starting to get allergic to the outside?