LoL

No not laugh out loud, recently I've been playing alot of a game called League of Legends. Its kind of a mix between Diablo and Starcraft. The gameplay is very similar to Diablo, but each game is like 20-45 minutes long and you start at level 1 each game. Thats not to say there isn't incentives to continue to play. As you play, you have an overall Level that goes up based on experience from games won, and you also get points to buy stuff. You can buy stuff like more characters, or runes which give you additional attributes like (+.25% attack speed).

One of the major downsides of the game is getting stuck with noobs, or not being able to surrender early. You have to wait until the 25 minute mark to have a surrender vote which seems like an eternity when your teammates are running in and getting owned (and feeding the opponents) over and over.

All in all, the game is a blast, and I highly recommend it.

Pain

Have you ever woken up and not been able to turn your head to one side or the other. Well, I am currently experiencing this. I have self-diagnosed myself (you see how I did that) with a pinched nerve. Now, how I got this pinched nerve in my neck I do not know. I just know that it hurts and its hurts bad. I tried everything I could to solve the problem this afternoon (I think all guys think that pain can be solved with either 1. drugs or 2. sleep). So I popped my last 3 Bayer pills and took a nap. When I woke up? Still hurt. If this continues I'll have to go see a doctor tomorrow.

I Wanna Be Liger... Tiger

Tiger Woods is sick. He's just not human. This week, he went in to the final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational tied for the lead with 4 other guys. What does he do? Plays a solid round going in to the 72nd hole tied with one other player. The next THREE shots go like this. 3 Wood down the left hand side of the fairway. 6 Iron to 24 feet in the middle of the green. Then, with all of the pressure of the world on his shoulders, he sinks it!!! I mean I was shaking. There was so much on the line. Man, I would probably trade 5 years of my life for 1 day as Tiger.

Swan

Ok so my whole life, whenever I went to Rio to watch a movie, I just
assumed that the white geese were swans. I think when I was really
little I even thought the white ducks were swans even though they were
much smaller than the geese. Well today after my interview, I finally
saw a real life swan. No mistake about it. These things are huge.
Those smaller birds in the picture are regular sized pigeons. Like if
that swan stood up his head would prolly come up to my belt buckle.
Anyways, the interview went really well, and it looks like I'll be
spending at least a year in Norway. Pretty excited about the
opportunity, but at the same time, butt scared about living abroad by
myself.

Why nintendo?

This is the monster stack of wii's that I saw at an electronics store.
I don't know what nintendo is doing. They definitely need better
analysts determining the demand of their products. I guess these
things are a little pricey. That 2495 Nok is about 500 bucks. Then
again everything is more expensive here.

$$$

I know what you guys are thinking. Men, what's the big deal about
stores in airports. Well check this bad boy out. That's right, you are
not seeing things, that's a casino in the airport. Fine, I guess some
of you are still not impressed since we all know that LAS has some
slots. This place had a roullette table too. Haha, sweetass.

AmsterDAYAM

So you know how I just pumped up Dulles airport like 3 posts ago? Well
compared to the airport in Amsterdam, Dulles is some shack. Seriously,
this is a shot of the holiday decorations, but the most impressive
part of this place was the shops. They had real shops in there, and
people were actually buying stuff like digital cameras and stuff. I
took a look around, but the prices didn't look all that good to me.
Plus I can no longer justify buying a good number of gadgets because I
have the iPhone. Can't buy a digicam, mp3 player, PDA, phone, voice
recorder, and even like small portable laptops. By the way, I totally
unlocked my phone to work with a Norwegian sim card. Pretty excited
about this.

Breakfast

This was my breakfast meal on the flight. It was pretty good. Banana
muffin, yogurt with berries, and a juice box. Pretty healthy if you
ask me. At this point, I was really starting to get worn down by the
cramped space, and screaming babies, so this was a great pick me up.

Trip to Norway Pt 3

About the last photo. That was actually a picture of the bidness class
seats. Unfortunately I flew economy because business class was
ridiculously expensive (because I booked my flight on Monday). This is
a picture of my dinner. It was pretty bad. It looks really good, but
tasted like a TV dinner made from better ingredients. The dish in the
top right is some curry rice. It was cold, but not bad. As I ate it I
thought that this type of thing would never be served on a domestic
flight. I think Europeans are more open with what kind foods they will
eat.

It's bidness, IT'S BIDNESS TIME!!

Flew via Northwest Airlines operated by KLM to Amsterdam. Worst flight
ever. For my friends that are new parents, please don't ever bring
your kids on overnight flights. I was just bragging to my coworker how
I could sleep upright because of two years commuting on the Metro. I
would have been able to do that if the 3!!! babies on the plane would
shut the hell up. One baby screamed at the top of its lungs the whole
way. I'm talking 9 hours. I thought IT would fatigue but I was wrong.
Haha, to be cont'd...

Norway Part 1

Started my trip at good ole Dulles airport. They've really improved
the airport quite a bit over the years. One thing that cracked me up
was I got this yellow card when I got in the line for security. It was
to measure how long it took to get through the line. Well it took me
12 minutes. It didn't feel like 12 minutes. It felt alot longer. But
when the security dude heard it was 12 minutes, he was SUPER pleased
with himself. He was like, "that's less than Disneyland, and people
love that place. They hate this place." To be cont'd.

Rice Rockets and Things to Look Forward To

Watched this the other day. haha, that was a fun time.




Made a list of things to look forward to in the upcoming months:

1. Bag snatching
2. An extra 15 lbs and getting hated on by the relatives
3. Getting no sleep and buying some junk because its cheap
4. Buying crappy gifts or nothing at all for people
5. Watching the ball drop alone
6. Breaking resolutions you just made the night before

BLAH

Conspiracy Theories & the movie Jim

Conspiracy Theories

1. All Casinos track all players that go through their doors. There are several gigantic databases with peoples faces, games they like, betting patterns, and ways to maximize profit from these players. This one is pretty easy to do. They have cameras all over the place. They can easily store a picture of someone. And those player cards make it even easier to track people.
2. Blood banks were created as a pact between the government and vampires. A percentage of all blood taken is given to the vamps in exchange for maintaining peace. This one is a little far fetched, I guess.
   
3. The Bermuda triangle was created to cover up pirate activity in the carribean. Boats that entered pirate territory would be taken for everything they had and then sunken to the ocean floor.
   

If there was a movie about your life, who would play your closest friends?

Me: I have gotten alot of Val Kilmer, and David Boreanz, however, I think Val Kilmer is not only cooler, but more of an asshole, so it wouldn't be a stretch for him to play me.

Wilson: Hmm, for some reason I keep thinking that Wilson should be played by Jackie Chan. Val and Jackie probably wouldn't get along on set though, so maybe someone like Joe Pantoliano.

Kel: This one is tough, but I think it would have to be Anthony Edwards.

Hostar: If Chris Farley were still alive, maybe him.

Mokyi: Maybe like Jet Li minus the Kung Fu ability. More just for the broken English.

Ray: Vin Diesel Baby!

Aus: I think someone like Christian Bale. OR that guy from Pearl Harbor that takes Ben Aflecks girl.

Leonard: Himself

Albert: Maybe Brad Pitt. I mean, someone who gets alot of ass.

On the DL

Do you know in sports when someone gets hurt, but there isn't a really good descriptive term for what the injury is? Thats how I feel right now. I hurt my hamstring (AKA upper leg/lower ass muscle) again on Friday. I dont know what I did really. I do know what I didnt do, and that was stretch properly. Anyways, now I have a lingering injury that started around this time last year, and it is really getting pretty serious. I think I need to go see a doctor. Hopefully I can fully recover in time to be able to play in SF. Otherwise, I may be out for the season. In the meantime, I guess I am day to day, haha.

NY mini

I know the big question is "Was this the best tournament ever?". The big answer is no, however, it was a pretty good tourney still. My team, the Alumni, did really well on the first day, however we did not do so well on the second day.

I wish I was able to contribute more to the team. For the most part, I just came in to serve for Austin in the right back. I think I did an OK job serving. Maybe if I work really hard over the next couple of weeks, I can get back into to form.

Congrats to our A team (MVP Sixpack A) as well as the DC Slackers for winning the tournament. The A team looked unstoppable at times. I think they have a good shot to make a run at the title this year. As I was watching them play, it really looked like they had a chip on their shoulder. They looked like they were there to prove something. I think they did do that by winning in such a dominating fashion. I mean, looking at the teams that they were playing against, it seemed as though they knew they were done. The other teams didnt have any fight in them, except for a few players here and there. Things are obviously going to be different as we go to the Defending Champions home city for the NACIVT for the second straight year. Hopefully we can stay healthy.

I think we should all take a couple of weeks off before coming back to train up for the nationals, but maybe we will just have lighter practices.

Anyways, thanks to the NY crew (Bert, Dlu, Rose, Sen) for hanging out and partying. It was good to see you guys.

OOPS: I totally botched the whole Defending champs city thing. We were in our town last year. My bad.

What time is it? GAME TIME!

So. This is it.

Quick side note:
Have you ever had the feeling that you could predict the future? Well it happens to me all the time. The other day, I was watching some poker on ESPN and there was a hand where AK was up against jacks. Well the guy with AK was down to his last card to try to improve. The board was like 10 9 4 3, and we were waiting for the last card. Well, the guy with Jacks was like, keep it low. And I was like, its prolly going to be another 3. And BAM, it was. Now sure, it could have been coincidence, however, this happens to me all the time.

In March, I predicted that my trip to Vegas was going to the best trip of my life, ever. Well. It was totally awesome. Not only did Dave Matthews play two of the greatest shows that I have ever witnessed, I tore the casinos for like a G.
End Side note:

This brings me back to this weekend. For some reason, I have been totally pumped about this weekend. I mean, I have been excited for 9 man tournaments before, but this one is different. I am on edge. I think this is really going to be the best tournament ever. Maybe I need to stop watching this video to get pumped up:

Confidence Low

Well. This is it. This coming weekend is the mini. The moment we have all trained for. I don't know why I don't feel confident in our chances. Maybe it was the game where we almost lost to guys who are older than our dads. Maybe it was the lack of concentration. I was zoning in an out of the game. Some points, I prayed the ball not come in my direction. I couldn't judge the court, couldn't judge the ball. Other points, I was noticeably sharper. I felt like I knew what was coming. It was so surreal.

Whatever it was on Sunday, somehow I have to snap out of it. Whether it was the extreme heat, or the foot long sub that I ate right before practice, or the lack of peppering/serve receive before the matches. I think it was all of that. Stole.

Who Knew?

I went to the dentist today. Apparently I have been brushing "too hard". I didn't know you could brush too hard, but she said that my gums are receding because I am scrubbing too hard. And that is why I have sensitivity to hot/cold/sweet stuff, because my roots are getting exposed. So now I need to work on a gentler motion. The other note about my dentist visit today was that my dentist has DVD goggles that you can wear while they are cleaning your teeth. Its pretty cool. I watched like 30 minutes of You Got Served.

Horror Movies and Steel Chopsticks

Horror Movies

I HATE horror movies. I don't understand why people like them? You go to a movie just to be scared? And then its hard to sleep the next couple of nights because you can see the images in your head. I would definitely rather see some action, comedy, or even ... thats right, a romantic comedy. Here are my top 5 movie genres:

1. Spy Movies
2. Medieval Movies
3. Sci Fi Movies
4. Comedies
5. Romantic Comedies

Steel Chopsticks

So my Aunt bought me some steel chopsticks for my place when they were visiting. She said they were much more hygenic and easier to clean. Overall, I am pretty pleased with them. One thing that sucks about them big time is that they get so hot when you eat like noodle soups. It actually makes eating more difficult. Maybe I should get some bamboo joints just for noodles.

Thats all for now.

Day Two

So I am on day two of my week long journey. Ngl, its pretty painful. It didnt help that I went to Wilsons house today, and they were BBQing. One thing that I noticed about the diet is that it is a little easier to handle since I am only committed to it for a week. I feel that if I had to eat like this for the rest of my life, it would be really hard. Anyways, today I had some veggy congee that I made (tastes like mush), some corn at Wilson's, and a salad from the mall. Pretty hungry still.