a little overdue but

i'm always in a thankful mood; really. nothing's perfect but always see the pros. God is good, after all.

above-average height
skinny build
left-handed, but right-handed enough
good night vision
above-average tolerance for heat and cold
athletic mentality
great mom who always buys me whatever i need and has instilled me with great values
great brother who's... well, everything i'm not and everything he has sans his family is also mine
dad who's been around 17 years enough for me to respect what he's been and done, and how much we're both alike
coming from a family that's affluent enough to always have food in my mouth, clothes on my back and a shelter over my head
a car courtesy of my bro so i don't have to bum rides all the time
love and appreciation of nature
love and appreciation of genetics and some other sciences
love and appreciation of music, specifically rock music and good lead riffs, the good stuff noone really seems to understand these days
love and appreciation of good fighting game skills
love of basketball and football
appreciation of a winning mentality in all types of games over a stylist mentality
strong knowledgeable mind which God has blessed over the years
the ability to see both sides to a debate as opposed to being one-minded like many people are
everything I've come to believe about God and the world through the KJV and what God's shown me there
God having predestined me despite all my flaws to be one of his children
love of silence and the ability to think a little sharper and the like when it's around
old skool mentality over and out
a few good friends who will always listen to me, despite everything that's occurred
being blessed enough to grow up in a good school district, and enter a good college that's not too far from home
being blessed enough to grow up in a good church, and carry on at a good church at college
God bringing me to this point in time with all these gifts, despite everything's that's occurred, good or bad

i bet there's more, i'm just listing off the ones that always come to the surface.

thank you Lord, for these and more.

i fight with myself every single day

it's always a war between my flesh and my mind

between the members of my body and knowledge

they say that knowledge can't save you.

but it can keep you from doing evil, once you know too much.

it is that knowledge, that wisdom, those flurry of facts, that i use to war against my other side of my body

my fleshly, angry self which can get angry over every single minor thing.

as a great comedian once said, i may be schizophrenic, but at least i have each other.

yeah, and what a cursed, hard life this one's going to be.

does anyone else feel that hispanics and chinese people speak their languages a TAD faster than anybody else?

thanksgiving is the christian holiday i hold with the most respect

every other christian holiday has in some way been tainted by modern society. i've already mentioned easter some. christmas is in a lot of ways, the same, but that's a topic for another time(but for some food for thought, next time you think about christmas, think about how the scriptures state that satan desires to be like God, and then think about all the attributes of Santa Claus(even comes down to the "ho, ho, ho,")) it's not that jesus' birth, death and resurrection didn't happen; it's that those times occurred sometime else, but somehow they got affixed to pagan holidays, instead of these holidays coming up, and then gradually losing their meanings over time.

granted, thanksgiving is filled with gluttony too, but i sense and feel differently to it compared to every other holiday.

despite it being only a 2-day break.

it was founded by pilgrims who were journeying to the us to seek religious persecution.

they created it to be a day in which they gave thanks for everything God has blessed them with.

trust me, you have been blessed MORE than what you believe.

micah 6:8

kg

seems interesting all the kg rumors that are surfacing, that he could either be going to the knicks, or the pistons. or staying.

it COULD happen, if mchale really didn't like kg for what he does, calling out him. but i really don't see it happened unless minnesota tries to get like 4 players in return. plus, minnesota would essentially be giving up this season. kg is IMO, the number 2 player in the nba, second only to tim duncan; a lotta ppl believe he's actually number 1, just that he often gets surrounded by a not-as-stellar-vs-spurs-backup team. and i really don't see minnesota pulling a "detroit" like the way well, detroit did giving up grant hill for ben wallace, and then following that up with a buncha savvy moves, getting them farther than they ever had with grant hill.

knicks would obviously want kg a LOT more than the pistons, or isaiah's job is probably going to be gone this ending season if they don't make the playoffs, given how larry's just not feeling this team except for (surprise) the rookie frye. kg would definitely help out marbury at playing point(assuming he's staying), and give the knicks the great defense and rebounding ability they need. but i don't see any really compelling tools to trade for kg. a lot of the knicks players are simply banged up, old, or can't play the way larry brown wants them to play(share the ball and play individual and team defense)

pistons of course, could pull off a better trade(i've heard sheed+darko), but it seems like they had such a good core team(esp their starting 5), that doing so would mess with their success. and if they did do so, they'd be back to square one; finding a good big man to come off the bench w/mcdice. not impossible, but seeing how darko is SLOWLY starting to show some potential under flip, as a pistons fan, you might say "oh, if only we had a little more time to see whether darko becomes a beast b4 we deside on the trade." rasheed is probably nothing compared to kg, and i really think it's a toss-up if the trade occurs though, assuming if the deal is done, assuming only sheed and darko are traded. rasheed has just been great for the pistons and i love his swagger; i like to believe he's like robert horry, but with a decent post-up game, great rebounding, great individual and team defense. but like horry, he loves lingering at the perimeter and waiting for chauncy or rip to toss him the ball. but he IS aging, and his worth is probably going to decline soon, so this would not be a bad move. obviously, you lose the ability to 3-ball as much. but the rebounding and defense is still there, and kg doesn't look to shoot the ball a lot either(which would be good, cause the offense would still be run by the guards), plus you now have a good post-up game. and flip and kg would be together again, just with a different cast.

plus, watching tim ang go pistons would crack me up.

but honestly, if i believe what i think is kg's attitude, assuming he's got the final say on him being traded, he'd rather stay in minnesota and never get a championship than go somewhere else, get surrounded by a better team and get one. he never admits it, but i believe PRIDE is a HUGE factor of how kg acts. never one to talk about how much his team sucks. never one to talk about how his team's never there. not that he won't admit if he played a terrible night. but it's always "it's my fault, i've got to do better." not singling anybody out other than himself. never complains about the refs; heck, i've seen tim duncan and the pistons complain more to the refs than kg does; kg NEVER utters anything to the refs, during or after the game.

but i do like kg; i'll freely admit that; one of my favorite power forwards in the league; i'll like him whether he becomes a knickerknocker, piston, or remains a twolf.

hate to admit it, but...

i just don't wanna do any work tonight...

found this link offa mandy's xanga

white flight

yeap... cupertino's like uci, done high school.

fyi, we know that academic pressure is a type of "strange god" the bible condemns; go back and read the 10 commandments.

all that academic pressure comes because those immigrants from india and china have nothing else to fill it up with.

i knew this would happen

for those of you who didn't know, there's something called the madden curse in the nfl.

anyone who appears on the cover of madden's nfl videogame, their team does badly that season.

sorta weird, but it's happened over and over to the point where it's no longer superstition, but fact.

consider all these guys who appeared on the box:

ray lewis
michael vick
marshall faulk
dante caulpepper

did not their teams do poorly that year?

anyways, you can read about it here

yeap, this nba season's getting weirder by the minute

up is down and left is right.

i'm sure up will become up and left will become left come january 1st, but for now, things are just weird. but hey; it's only been about 9-11 games for all teams or so.

first of all, we could now say that the mavs deserve #2 playoff spot in the west; they've handed both the spurs a sound beating, as well as the pistons, ending their undefeated run by a whopping 37 pts(darn, was hoping they'd go 10-0 before the run quit, but all good things have got to come to an end; still was hoping they wouldn't lose the way they did). so spurs are still #1 in the west, but you know how that is. look for a conference finals between spurs and mavs if things keep up the way they are.

clippers are just rolling. FINALLY defeated the lakers when they met up. 8-2 is their standing right now. i would love to see clippers get into playoffs and lakers not. just to see how socal ppl act; if they bandwagon, i'll be yelling out "i never heard of a clippers fan you unloyal fan"

pacers have had their asses handed to them. TWICE. i thought these guys were the cream of the crop in the east. and now you tell me they got their asses handed to them in charlotte? of course, there was also that night in milwakee; that was amazing on the buck's behalf.

cavs have also been on a roll(8-2), so this really may be the year they not only get into the playoffs, but possibly even push to the conference finals. nah, not when indy, motown, dc and miami are hogging the top 4 spots. well, maybe if they match up against the wizards. but they definitely WILL make the playoffs.

and how did the heat lose to the raptors?

and i haven't been keeping up with memphis, but aren't they rolling or something like that?

and so much about the bucks and wizards. well, they'll come back, hopefully.

anybody else surprised how the nba's going along so far?

i've always liked the eastern conference more than the west; things are interesting now(although i'd still wish celts and bulls were stronger)

bucks are looking good... i've kinda liked michael redd starting 2 years ago, so with a good roster, look for them to be decent again. i found it interesting how he got his dad(he's a p.k.) a church. so it's definitely a surprise who's a christian in the nba; not like the days of old where the only christians were the ones who were definitely outspoken about it(robinson and avery)

wizards look GOOD... some will say that they got lucky against the spurs(duncan shot poorly), but on top of arenas having a good shot, they actually took the place of chicago, ie they had the best allowed fgp; something like 39%. guess they didn't need hughes after all.

pistons are doing GREAT; leads in points allowed, and top ten in points per game; they're doing it on both ends. i don't need to talk TOO much about the pistons; you know how much i'm liking them, and how well they're doing, but just to throw out some stats; best start the pistons ever did was 9-0; i believe the same year they did that, they went on to win their 1st nba championship. the best streak to start though belongs to washington and houston; i believe they went 15-0. it's not a stretch to say the pistons CAN duplicate that feat and go over it; i don't see spurs, indiana, or heat in any of their up-coming games, but you never know. i'm hoping they at least break their franchise record(ie 10-0); they're 7-0 right now.

btw, pierce called prince a poor defender. supposedly b/c he doesn't need to worry too much if ppl blow by him, cause he's got wallace x2. but apparently paul forgot that prince doesn't LET people blow by him often to begin with.

it's eating me up inside how much the lakers and kings suck, and that the warriors and clippers lead the pacific conference. wouldn't it be funny to see supposed "clippers fans" come outta the woodwork if they make the playoffs and the lakers don't? all of us will be called "bs, i never heard of a die-hard clippers fan"

now, it seems like the west as a whole just isn't as strong as the east, and i'm liking that too. like i've said b4, spurs, and then a long drop, and then it seems like everybody's meshed together.

injury prone? nah, but hey...

walking to one of my classes (food packaging class), while eating kashi out of a ziplock bag w/my open palm...

something flies RIGHT onto my cereal right as i put it in my mouth...

i thought it was a leaf, but just to be sure, i spit out whatever was in my mouth...

i saw a live bee alongside those clusters...

in pure shock i immediately threw the cereal and the bee in my palm onto the grass.

good thing i did NOT chew, or my mouth could've been in a world of hurt. i was lucky enough it didn't bite me when i first put it in my mouth and closed it.

and if it survived the chewing and went into my stomach? god only knows how many holes might stomach might've had by now.

whatthehell do bees do flying onto palms of hands, wanting to sting like that?

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and i caused my left big toe to bleed when i accidently pulled the nail up getting up(hard to explain), essentially separating some of the skin underneath the nail.

if you treat goh like a sort of washed-up akira, you could probably play him fairly well

f,f+p:b+p+g is your f,f,f+p
b,df+p is your df+p+k; make the b,df+p good by doing it as b,b,df+p to give it a better chance of beat a lot of stuff
b,f+p is a little different in that you can't use it for delayed attacks; but abuse this move after every successful dodge and after blocking slow moves
FC,f+p+k is the same in terms of using it to beat certain moves; however, it doesn't have as much range, and of course, doesn't have the high damage possibilities as akira's move

make sure to use his long range moves; b,f+k, b+p, and k are all good moves when goh's not on top of his opponent. if not on top of the opponent, mod the moves by doing a backdash first; especially good with the b+p.

always look to throw, but not TOO much.

unfortunately, you need to work a LOT to use goh well; he's just so lacking in the strike attacks. fun though. i'd say the best options for his delayed attack is to either go for f+p+k,p(40 pts base damage plus oppurtunity to pressure them even more as they get up), or shoulder ram(27 ish pts plus oppurtunity to pressure as they stagger), but he just doesn't really have anything there. f,f+k+g:b+p+g MIGHT be good once in a while, but it's just not quick enough to snag the opponent repeatedly.

hahahahaha

have you actually realized that

the warriors and the clips are now the best cali bball teams!?!?

as of now, clippers, then warriors, then lakers, then kings.

don't hate; the birth of a new rivalry is occurring.

now how'd you like us now, kings and laker fans?

(thanks God, you make me smile knowing that red hot chili peppers bassist flea is rolling over in his sleep as i can tell by his blog)

btw, i don't pray and never pray for basketball teams or any sports teams to become better and get more wins or win a championship; that's being selfish.

the last time pistons went 5-0 at the beginning of the season, they went on to become the nba champions...

the last time pistons won the nba championships, their bench was DEEP, and produced a lotta help.

an omen for things to come?

i watched last night's game, and ben wallace's 1-handed putback got me all riled up. completely sucked the life outta the crowd.

charles barkeley's totally right; all championship teams defend well and rebound well; teams like the suns may be able to beat 90% of the teams during the regular season, but what are you going to do when you come up against the elite teams in the playoffs? in close games, near the 4th quarter, you see just how important defense and rebounding can be, and the pistons slowly climbed towards the suns and then passed them.

watching the way rip dismantles defenses on the offensive end makes me wish we played more 5-on-5 or even 4-on-4 rather than 3-on-3; you can do more team plays than 3-on-3; i still feel 3-on-3 is too much 1-on-1ish. the way rasheed is on one side of the court, and ben and tay are on the other end, and chauncy's out on the perimeter; rip did this so many times during the 4th; he'd run towards sheed looking for a good screen, but couldn't get one(ie bell or barbosa? would still be on his tail), so, he'd cut towards the other side, where a double screen by ben and tay were set perfectly, then curl right into the key after passing tay. tay would step out at the last minute when rip passed him, trapping rip's defender, setting him free. billups would read him perfectly, dribble over and pass him the ball; you know what rip would do there. he was just on fire. if billups couldn't get a good pass at rip, he would back up, take nash 1-on-1, and nail the 3.

also watching how the pistons defended the pick and roll and adjusted in the 4th always impresses me; at first they had problems defending against nash's pick-n-roll because chauncy always went over the screen and then nash would either drain it for a 3 or drive in. or the same against barbosa when rip was guarding him. but they adjusted in the 4th and then rasheed or ben instead switched and that made all the difference, so that's given me a realization that defending against pick and rolls is not all about switching or going over the screen(or under it), it's all about what what the small guy and the big guy are capable of offensively; i know how to do all 3(done them all playing w/the other guys), but you need to read the opponent and know what they're capable of.

going over screen - beats those who can't drive, but can put up a shot if they have time to gather themselves
-works better if your big man defender isn't very fast
going under screen - beats those who can drive, but can't put up a shot
switching - works if your big man is fast enough or the opponent can put up a shot or drive very quickly.

this is an example of good team defense over individual defense. that can only come if you know your teammates and have good insight and communication with each other.

also, this puzzled me; i heard a LOT of cheers during the pistons vs suns games for the pistons. at first, i thought it was only for antonio mcdyess when he was hitting his foul shot, b/c i knew he had played at suns for a while. but then i also heard it for ben. and then saw a LOT of pistons fans in the stands after the game. are suns fans just really bandwagonish? did detroit hook up some of their fans to travel to phoenix? is there some connection i don't know about?

truth

*sigh* it seemed like t.o. was supposed to be such a humble guy destined for greatness when "the catch II" occurred...

and yet, now we have to wonder...

"what the hell happened?"

i believe fear is the correct term. once you get a taste of power, you become afraid of letting any of it go.

sorta like anakin skywalker.

the only really important things i've got to do today are

finish my fungal lab assignment before class
pray a little
look at some possible internships (i REALLY need to get this thing going; lazyass)

and buy some snacks...

or as luwen would say it, "snex"

haha... remember that?

that is, snacks for tonight's fellowship.

man, i am so tired.

i mean, there's other stuff i really need to take care of, but these are the important things.

do i even need to say anything?

pistons win AND kings lose in a blowout...
in other words, a team i absolutely love b/c of their approach to the game wins and a team which i absolutely loathe b/c of their approach to the game loses :D

warriors also won, which only made me VERY happy.

pistons are looking sharp in the beginning of the season, which is rare... undefeated... look for them to possibly come out #1 on the espn power rankings early. i like this, but i'm keeping my fingers crossed that they don't burn out and forget what got them to the finals the past 2 seasons. or lose to the heat or pacers.

also, this pissed me off

that's just disrespect. just be glad the pistons didn't see that video before they played; chances are if they did they'd play with even more passion and absolutely destroy the kings(if you didn't think that occurred). rasheed would just bring his hate.

my fav piston prince was ON FIRE in the 3rd; i watched him, and he just could not miss; rediculous. and he even got his only block that night as his trademark fast-break block that everybody knows him for on mike bibby's layup seemingly outta nowhere, which made me smile even more. ben wallace and tayshaun prince simply took brad miller and peja out of their offensive game.

it really is interesting to note how just because flip saunders lets the players run free on offense, especially an athletic team like the pistons, allows them to do a LOT better offensively. if the pistons don't forget and let down the defensive intensity that got them where they did last 2 years, expect them to be even better w/flip.

i try to watch prince and learn off of him, but now that flip has let him and other pistons run free, i'm starting to see the huge repetoire of offensive moves that he's never unleashed when larry was coaching him. he DOES have a good handle. and a good shooting touch. so it's like last year all over again.

about time...

Eagles fire TO

ykno, i liked to too, even when he became an eagles player.

but everything that's happened in the offseason and during this season is rubbish.

donovan didn't mean that to was worthless when he said the team would do well even without to last year; he just meant the eagles are deep.

to seems to be a guy who seems to take everything emotionally and personally and then never forgive.

for a game which is arguably the ultimate in team sports, it's absolutely unacceptable to put yourself above the team. times three. or four.

so, this really is the best for philly.

pny technologies 512 mb usb drive is only...

27.99 at fry's.

(normally 59.99)

better hurry; ends on the 8th.

glad i got one; 128 mb is a lot more than a disk, but it still gets annoying when i can't save stuff onto my usb b/c i have a large slideshow collection or video or whatnot.

and that, my friends, is how you can REALLY start emulating reggie miller

like i dunno, nailing clutch shots...

wow...

82-81, pistons; rip nails the jumper as time expires

who gets no love in football?

football's a team sport.

but have you ever wondered who on that team NEVER gets any real appreciation for?

the offensive linemen that protect the qb.

in almost all other cases, the player is recognized.

let's be fair; in a lotta cases, the star of a football team is the qb and his favorite wide receiver.

but in a lotta other cases, other players receive acclaim.

like defensive positions; sapp, or linebackers like bruschi. or good defensive players on the side that contain to and the likes of him.

on the offense, any qb and his targets are good acclaim. so are the runningbacks.

even the KICKER gots love sometimes; adam vinateri, ackers.

but never the offensive linemen.

these guys are responsible for making sure the qb never gets sacked and yet when they do their job enabling the qb to find his favorite targets, it's always the qb or the wr who gets the spotlight.

then again, when the offensive linemen do their job, so do the qb's, and the wr's, etc. but still...

just some thoughts.

btw, marcus vick and vt are looking like michael vick and vt of old.

indiana did not disappoint me

that's why i love jermaine o'neal and the pacers with their deep bench and strong d.

but it surprised me how close the game was...

even WITH shaq gone out...

ditto w/most of the game, when shaq was in...

so i guess miami really is for real; the former all-stars on this team know they need to play roles, not superstar stuff; payton knows like alonzo, his role is as a defensive stopper. etc.

one more thing before i go to sleep

dennis rodman was on best damn sports show period, and he was kind enough to give a demonstration of how he rebounds so well.

so pay attention; i'm writing down what i remember. it may not come out exactly like he said it and showed it, but i'll try.

basically, he gets near the baseline, on the side away from the shooter. tries to get further and further away from the opponent ie towards the baseline.

then he tries to read how the ball lands on rim; ie will it come to him or not.

if he thinks he's got a chance to rebound it, he'll come in on his opponent(the one guarding him or boxing him out), and then put his arm under the opponent's arm, the arm closest to him(remember, he's trying to be on the baseline), and then levers up on their armpit or upper arm area, something like that.

by doing this, he can box out the opponent, even when they had better positioning beforehand. physical i thought, but then after thinking about it, there is no soft in rebounding.

so i'm sitting here and thinking about that; it sounds like it could work really well on the offensive end, but it's not a good idea on the defensive end; you want to be on the inside, getting positioning; if you play like a big man like i do, and do that on the defensive end, lingering on the far baseline, you leave the bucket wide open. also, it might not be that good of an idea all the time even on the offensive end; dennis was a pure rebounder. not saying that's bad, but if you're trying to play a well-rounded game, you're not always going to be lingering near the baseline.

noo, the tekken 5 p1 side's broken!

i was looking to finally playing it after all my midterms were finally done for a while...

and then THIS!

but the mu has a good arcade staff; i'm sure they'll fix it.

tekken 5 seems to pull in a lotta ppl at their arcade anyways, so they would lose money to not do so.

btw, vf5 looks like it's gonna be hot stuff

-no more juggling; combos are still in, but it looks like it's gonna be more like sf-style linking. prob not as broken as some sf games.

-graphics look VERY good; they should never really play into how good a fighting game is, but this is sega we're talking about; they're really good.

-just hoping the u.s. masses will actually play this game.

based upon their 1st season game...

i like what flip's done for the pistons' bench and their offense...

if delfino, darko(yes, he played darko in the 2nd quarter, and again in the 4th), and carlos step up the way they did tonight, against the top teams, and not just the crappy teams like the sixers tonight,

they could be THE eastern team, or maybe even THE team for years to come...

at the very least, we could be seeing a lotta more spurs and pistons final matchups than once thought.

i mean, it seems like the pistons have basically changed nothing in terms of additions, only getting maurice evans from the kings and dale davis from the pacers.

but flip has really given the bench some abilities now. it's not just mcdice and carlos.

pistons could rank up there with spurs as having one of the best benches in the league.

suddenly, joe dumars is looking a LOT like the genius who dropped grant hill for ben wallace again ;D

can't wait to see pacers and heat tomorrow. bc i'll be FINALLY done w/1st wave of midterms for 2 weeks or so...

that can of whoopass that the hornets opened on the kings was all that was necessary yesterday to make me smile

what defense? waitaminute, you're the kings, nevermind... former gsw speedy just torched them, combined w/j.r. smith.

what offense? oh, you mean that floater that the birdman just sent right into the crowd, and your low 20s shot percentage? not to mention all those turnovers?

speedy claxton dunked yesterday, btw...

no doubt kings aren't going to play THIS bad for a long time, and call me sadistic, but i enjoyed it...

i LOVE it when a basketball team which solely relies upon its offense just suffers and can't shoot the ball at all, can't defend.

indiana shot poorly in game 6 of the eastern conference finals vs detroit 2003-2004 season, but they made a game of it defensively. so you can't say that once you can't shoot the ball, you're out of the game.

but this is the kings we're talking about.

denver-spurs looked like a mavericks reunion. no doubt both teams are going to be good in the west, but the spurs look REALLY loaded on their bench.

reggie miller's now a tnt commentator.

sixers-pistons tonight; i'll be enjoying that... while i eat dinner in haste *stupid genetics midterm grumblegrumble* pistons bench looks SLIGHTLY stronger this year; they got davis, and if one of the other players steps up like darko, carlos or delfino, they could be the best team in the east. i'll also like to see if flip does more of the stuff he did in minnesota like throw double teams on d at the sixers all the time, or leaves it like it is, and lets detroit do their 1-on-1 d(which i've grown to love)... also, wonder if they're gonna be a little stronger offensively.

and indiana-heat tommorow; i'm definitely looking forward to that, cause i want to see how good the heat are, and i've liked o'neal a bit.

heh, you know what would've been funny?

on halloween: indiana jersey w/o'neal on the back, no 7, pacers shorts, nike shoks, yellow headband, two armbands, two boxing gloves.

amazing how closely related the bible and its layers of prophesies are related to the layers of expression behind genetics

like genetics, the bible is LAYERED with meaning; prophesies and words left and right can combine together to spell truths we may not even truly realize, foretellings of the future not yet realized by the common man; for instance, how jesus actually died on wednesday and not friday. or whether the rcc really is the antichrist. genetics is in a like vein, so complex it's mindboggling. 95% of the human genome is JUNK DNA, and yet it probably plays a lot of roles not yet understood. the human genome was already sequenced, and yet, people still don't know what areas of the genome play what roles.
both are not yet fully understood by the common man; there's what everybody understand, and then there's stuff beneath that.
one is archaic and yet fully trustworthy, yet not thought to be so in this modern day. the other is modern and considered to be fully trustworthy, when we have just cracked the iceberg on it, and really don't have a clue as to what it's all about, and in fact probably supplements the other topic more than the other supplements it.

and i am intrinsically seemingly destined to be tied to both.

halloween

i wanted to write something about it, cause i remembered learning something bad about its connotations about last year, but it'll take too long, and i have a midterm to look after, so this is more like a self-reminder.

i will say this though for now; it is tied to roman catholic roots, and the most primative form of halloween involved voluntary human sacrifice or losing a child(the trick or treat), similar to baal worship during biblical times.

this is sorta one of the reasons why roman catholicism should be frowned upon.

it did not resurface in the infant usa because the pilgrims banned it, knowing its devilish roots; however, once the potato famine occurred in ireland, flocking roman catholic irishmen brought the tradition of halloween into the usa.

vf4 series thoughts

ETEG(or E-DTE-G) is used primarily to counter linear attacks. it is nice that it can beat throws, but it will only beat the two strongest throws your opponent does; the throw escapes are only used to partially cover the weakness of a dodge; if you predict a throw, it's much better to go for reverse nitaku; even a low punch would be better. it's sorta like how people key throw escapes in after a reversal; they don't do a RTE in order to escape throws.

i wonder exactly what box step's useful for. seems useful at -3, but when and where should one use it? what does it beat, what doesn't it beat?

for some reason i don't think i can earn the akira's items in the arcade; maybe there's a glitch in vfevo where once you become champion rank, you can't get anymore items? weird...

so anyways, i love tekken, but i know this year i have to not overindulge myself, since i need to finish my school years at uc davis strong. but i still love the game.

so what i do is that i only play the game competitively once a week; like one dollar. but the other days, at night(since no one's around), i'll spend a token or two just to make sure my joystick skillz haven't deteriorated.

problem is, if i play competitively on friday afternoons, a lotta ppl won't be on campus compared to the other days, and so i won't get as much mileage out.

but if i play on another weekday, like thursday, then i am basically wasting valuable studying time.

TINY dilemma that is, but still a dilemma.

i promise this is the last post from today

on another nba topic...

near to last season, i said, i predicted the nba was going to be GOOD this season; it seemed like there were the top tiers, but maybe only a few, and then there'd be a buncha teams in the middle b/c there'd be a lotta improvements, and then maybe 1 or 2 bottom tiers.

does anybody feel though, that the top list has basically emptied out?

the east has been reduced back to the lowest common denominators; miami, detroit and indiana. cleveland seems on the rise, but a ton of the eastern teams are in the middle b/c they suck, not b/c they've improved; chicago and boston seemed to just DROP. washington might still be there, but they've went slightly back.

meanwhile, the west isn't that much better; unless if your team's name is san antonio, everybody else has dropped backward too. suns for instance.

basically, i get the feeling that the guys that are a step below the top teams in the nba(basically if you're not miami, indiana, detroit, and san antonio), you got there b/c, well, the teams that WERE there took a drop, as opposed to the new upper-mid teams upping themselves.

i mean, i could be wrong, and the season hasn't started yet. i'm hoping i'm wrong. but it seems like the rich got richer, and the poor got poorer.

random ish

ok, that last post took me a while to write, but i'm glad i finally wrote it; btw, the website that i got the info off of was

antichrist conspiracy.com

off of the free ebook. i basically detailed what the author stated(he gave the verses in his book, but i thought his explanation wasn't very good enough to get it on the 1st go; i tried to do so in a way to make it more easy to understand)

yea, i know it sounds weird, but if you know me, that was the same ebook that showed me a buncha other stuff people don't seem to realize in christianity; in due time, i'll try to take a look at a lot more of the topics brought up in there.

i know i wanted to look into how the other versions of the bible are false; i'll get around to it; school's just bogging me down, that's all. just gotta remember to actually do it.

but for sure, expect me to post something similar to last post, except for "the fact that man is predestined and doesn't have a free will"

anyways, if you ever wanna link to that long post i did, and not my actual site:

linky

http://recharredsigh.blogspot.com/2005/10/what-day-did-christ-die-and-what-day.html

sports

i can't believe espn mag rated dwayne wade as a "10"; shaq's justified; ditto w/kg and tim duncan; they gave lebron a 10 b/c they couldn't go 11 :D but i bet they just did it so that it looks like the overall score makes them look like they're as strong as detroit; cause technically, they're supposed to be. but 10 is supposed to mean absolute dominant; like nobody can touch your offense when on the ball, you play some nasty man d and help d, and you branch out, doing other stuff on offense, making others better. dwayne wade is more like a 9. maybe even 8. ben wallace was rated a 9, which makes me wonder, if he shot the ball well, would that put him at 10; cause seriously, every other aspect of his game is not just good, it's DOMINANT. except for his 1-on-1; good, but not great. just his frees. billups, considering his solid play, should probably be a 9, not an 8.

i really do like jermaine, despite being a pistons fan. he's a great all-around player, and despite that nasty rush punch he pulled on the pistons fan last season(bryan FUUUURY!!!), he's an all-around nice guy. i just wished he'd look a lot more like he does in the nike shox commercials; dunk-aholic 2-handed hammerdown w/shot bloxiness. he relies too much on a fade-away jumper; sorta like kg w/o that spin. take it to the rim more buddy!

shoot, i was gonna say something else related to sports... but my head just went blank.

oh, wait, now i remember; not related to sports...

so i went to redrum burger yesterday

i only eat out in davis like once a week, and when i do, at a fast food place; basically, to save time. if i want a home-cooked meal, i do it myself.

cause i had a 2-for-1 coupon; 5.99 plus tax for two 1/2-lb cheeseburgers w/everything on them... one for dinner, one for today's lunch.

and usually it's a white guy/girl at the counter taking your order. and they're playing some 90s heavy rock in the background, like tool.

but that time, it was a tall black dude. still tool playing. he started humming to it as he was ringing up my order. (hmm, not very "black," my subconscious tells me)

then i get the receipt; ykno how receipts sometimes list the name of the guy at the counter?

"bruce"

i had to chuckle.

if you don't play tekken, you might not get it; i thought about asking him whether his last name was "irvin." decided not.

What day did Christ die, and what day did he rise again?

It is quite interesting to see how easily people come to believe something they are told within the church without researching things for themselves.

Common belief amongst Christians is that roughly 2000 years ago(more like 1970 or so years), Jesus died on a Friday morning during Passover, and then arose on Sunday morning.

What I wrote below, I basically read from somewhere off the web, and the 1st time I read it, I was shocked. But I sat down, thought about it, diagramed it, and realized it must be true. It all makes sense.

Now, what I’m about to say seems to be pretty controversial, but I encourage you to not debate this by questioning how skewed my ideas are from common belief, but by countering my arguments from the bible itself; I believe that the Bible is the absolute truth from God’s mouth, and that God can’t lie. If you think I’m wrong, show me in the Bible where I’m wrong.

First of all, why what we believe is wrong:

Jesus stated that he would remain dead for 3 full days; that’s 3 days and 3 nights; read the following passage:

Matthew 12:40

That means Jesus could not have died on the supposedly Good Friday and risen on Easter Sunday; if he died on Friday morning, that would mean to fulfill the biblical prophecy, he would have to arise on Monday night(he would have spent Friday night, all of Saturday and Sunday, and Monday morning dead in order to fulfill the prophecy). If he died on Friday night, then he would have to arisen on Tuesday morning. Likewise, if he arose on Sunday morning, he would have died on Wednesday night(all of Thursday, Friday and Saturday spent dead), and if he arose on Sunday night, that would mean he would have had to died on Thursday morning. There are only 1 and a half days that exist between Friday morning and Sunday morning; Friday night and all of Saturday.

Time to look some verses up:

So then, how can we know what day Jesus actually died and what day he actually arose? The Bible does not in plain English state what day Jesus died, and what day he arose.

However, the Bible DOES infer what day Jesus died, and what day he arose, but you have to put two and two together; it does not state in any single passage when he died and arose.

We do know that Jesus died during the day; perhaps either morning or afternoon. That of course, helps us to know that Jesus must have arisen during the night.

Matthew 27:45-50

We also know Jesus died on the Passover; that’s a fact. Because there’s numerous passages that support this belief.

Matthew 26:2; the Son of Man will be crucified on the feast of the passover
John 13:1; again, the last supper took place during the feast of the Passover; Jesus would later die that night
John 18:39; Pilate offers to release one of the prisoners to the Jews, which means that the day that Jesus was crucified was the Passover

What many people don’t seem to know though, is that there were more than 2 Sabbaths that occurred during the Passover at the time of Jesus’ death; yes; two. People don’t even know that Passover coincides at the same time with another holiday that God commanded his people to observe:

Exodus 12:17-20

So we see that Passover is also known as the Feast of Unleavened Bread and spans from the 14th of the 1st month until the 21st of the same month; that makes for a total of 8 days; count them:

14(1) 15(2) 16(3) 17(4) 18(5) 19(6) 20(7) 21(8)

Leviticus says essentially the same thing, but in another way:

Leviticus 23:4-8

It says that the feast of unleavened bread follows the Passover(which occurs on the 14th) and consists of 7 days; the very 1st day, or the 15th of the 1st month, no work is to be done. The 7th day, or the 21st of the 1st month, no work is to be done. According to the definition of a Sabbath, that would make those Sabbath days.

Leviticus 23:2-3

In addition, remember that the Israelites were still required by God to observe the weekly Sabbath on Saturday during those days. Since a full week is 7 days, and the Feast of Unleavened Bread spans 7 days, That means, the Feast of Unleavened Bread could have 3 Sabbaths, with the weekly Sabbath falling somewhere in between the 2 Sabbaths observed during the feast.

This is why in many passages before Jesus’ death, the Passover is referred to as the Preparation; it was also the preparation day for the feast of unleavened bread.

Mark 15:42-47; the preparation is known as the day before the Sabbath
Luke 22:1-8; the feast of unleavened bread is also known as the Passover, which is the day which Jesus ate with his disciples, then later died
John 19:31; the preparation is the day before the Sabbath(a high day), which is why the Jews wanted to take down the bodies, since they could not do work the next day
John 19:14; it was called the preparation OF the Passover, not preparation FOR the Passover, which means that it had the time during the Passover when one prepares for the feast of unleavened bread

Unfortunately, that still does not enable us to pinpoint the location of the weekly Sabbath during the feast, which would greatly help us know which day Jesus died and rose again.

We do know however, that seemingly a contradiction in the Bible exists after Jesus died; read these two passages.

Luke 23:53 – 24:3
Mark 16:1-6

If only 1 Sabbath existed that week, the women couldn’t possibly buy the spices AFTER they’ve prepared them, and God would be lying. But if 2 Sabbaths existed that week, then the women could buy the spices and then prepared them; they bought them after the 1st Sabbath of the feast, and then prepared them before the weekly Sabbath(Saturday). Then, on the very 1st day of the week in the morning(Sunday), they went to Jesus’ grave, only to find that he had already arisen.

With those facts at hand, we can piece together when Jesus died, and when he arose again.

14th of 1st month - Passover:
-Jesus dies in the daytime; he is taken off of the cross, and buried
-Jesus spends a half day in the tomb; 1 night

15th of 1st month – 1st day of feast of unleavened bread; also the 1st of the 2 of the special Sabbaths observed during that time:
-Jesus spends a full day in the tomb; 1 day and 2 nights have elapsed
-The women rest during that day

16th of 1st month – 2nd day of feast of unleavened bread:
-Women buy and prepare the spices so they can perfume Jesus’ dead body
-Jesus spends a full day in the tomb; 2 days and 3 nights have elapsed

17th of 1st month – 3rd day of feast of unleavened bread:
-Women do not go to tomb; they rest, observing the Sabbath; the feast of unleavened bread spans 7 days, and 7 days have not yet elapsed, so this must be the weekly Sabbath, which would make this day Saturday
-Jesus spends the day in the tomb, but only 1 day, not the night, completing the time he said he would be dead; 3 days and 3 nights, then arises and leaves tomb.
-That means Jesus arose on Saturday night.

18th of 1st month – 4th day of feast of unleavened bread:
-Women go to tomb, only to find that Jesus has arisen

Note that this also makes sense; if Jesus arose on Sunday morning, it is quite plausible that the women who came to the tomb would see Jesus arisING, as opposed to an empty tomb.

So, knowing what day Jesus arose(Saturday night), we can now work backward to Passover(Saturday morning, all of Friday, all of Thursday, Wednesday night), and find out that Jesus died on Wednesday, during the day.

And all this makes sense and coincides with that the Bible states:

Between Wednesday morning, when Jesus died, to Saturday night, when he arose, there are 3 full days; Wednesday night, all of Thursday, all of Friday, and Saturday afternoon. Those 3 days, Jesus spent in the middle of the earth(presumably hell), as he said he would. Amazing eh?

We should be observing Saturday and not Sunday.

(I wanted to add another section stating what Easter really was; during that time, it was a pagan religion, but that’s beyond the scope of this subject, and besides, I don’t have any hard evidence at the time to support this)

Ok, so what am I supposed to do with this information?

Treating weekly Saturdays with more reverence than Sunday’s a good start; I don’t mean to not go to Sunday church and do what you do on Sundays, but inward, have more respect for Saturdays and what you do during that day.

Well, if you want to be anal, you can start by observing Jesus’ death on Wednesday, and his resurrection on Saturday. As opposed to Friday and Sunday.

Or, observe his death on Passover, and his resurrection 3 days later. Consult a Jewish calendar for that.

However, we need to realize that God does not judge us by which days we observe, but by our faith. So rejoice that God rose on the Sabbath, but use this knowledge to draw closer to God, instead of lording it over those who don’t know.

Colossians 2:15-17

vf4:series thoughts

perhaps if your opponent TRs after a knockdown, and you recover fast enough, you can whiff the 1st hit of certain delayable strings before they fully can move(ie evade it), and see how they react. if they try to attack you, bust out the 2nd hit and let it counterhit; this is a good strat to try with lau's b+p+k(whiff),p, which on counterhit becomes a combo starter. ditto w/jacky's b+p(whiff),p, and akira's df+p+k+g(whiff),p. for akira, try this after f,f,f+p(MC)-> FC,f+p:p.

once they become aware of this strategy, they may evade or guard coming out of the tech-roll, which means you are free to throw them or pressure them with further attacks, even though most of these 2-hit strings actually leave you at a disadvantage on block. interestingly enough, this will make your throw become delayed should you try that, since you actually recover slower after all those moves compared to your opponent.

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with akira, try to learn how to do f,f+p(MC)-> DLC consistently in closed stance against non-heavyweights; it will do 63; 4 pts short of the infamous 67 pt f,f,f+p(MC) combo. and does not carry as much risk as an evaded f,f,f+p. f,f+p(MC)-> AS3-> LDA also does 67 pts, but it can be tech-rolled, reducing the damage to 55.

lemme explain to you why my attitude towards the kings has progressively gotten sour over about the last 2-3 years

(seeing how i just finished my 1st midterm, i figure i'd give myself a break by releasing these words before going back to work)

it's actually a combination of things...

i used to like them in 2000 ish, but then things gradually declined...

and it's not due to the fact that they don't dominate the west like before; wins never factor into how i like a team(too much that is)... TRUST ME; i liked the warriors last year before they even got davis; that should tell you how i feel.

it's just that over time, it's dawned on me how much i dislike their playstyle, the way kings play-by-play announcers go about each game, and their fans.

now, don't get me wrong; there's things about their offense that are good for any basketball team; they have great shooters, and they emphasize a very unselfish way of playing offense. very few teams utilize big men as passers, but the kings do.

but they totally neglect the physical aspect of basketball; team defense, individual defense, rebounding, and post-up play. now, maybe that's just cause i'm a pistons fan that i say this, but surely you can't expect a team to win without any defense, can you? you can't expect to be on fire every night, but you can expect your d to be the same regardless of what night you play as long as you want it. now, you may say that's the limitations of the athletic abilities of some of the players on the kings team, like divac(in past), webber or peja, but i say, it's also in the mentality aspect. ben wallace shouldn't be able to block shots and outrebound a lot of the centers in the league since he's so short, but he does it, because he WANTS it and plays like he wants it(and i'm not just talking about help d; watch him, and you'll notice he's not that bad of a 1-on-1 defender). my point is that the guys on this team don't want it. except maybe bibby. and skinner. tyson chandeler wants it; bowen wants it; ak-47 wants it; tim duncan wants it; kg wants it; jermaine wants it. all of the pistons starting 5 want it. ron artest wants it. i believe shaq also wants it. (yao ming doesn't, sorry jerm :D)

part of why i may dislike their fans flows off of their playstyle; i get a feeling that everybody who's NOT a sacramento native who is a kings fan does not appreciate the physical aspect of basketball.

but if you haven't lived in yolo county, and haven't watched kings television on comcast sportsnet, then you may never understand why i hate the announcers.

basically, watching kings is not on fsn up here; it's on comcast.

and i just generally dislike how they give the presentation of each game.

maybe it's cause they're white, but then espn's commentators are white, but do a great job... of commentating

they don't outright say the team they are playing against suck, but it's all in the subliminal stuff:

-they never show replays of good plays from the opposing team
-you can tell by their level of voice that they never like the opposing team's plays, ie if bibby nails a clutch 3(OMG! BIBBY DA HERO!) whereas if the opposing team wins in clutch(*mumbles about clutch 3*)
-likewise, if the opposing team does something good, they always shift the discussion to some previous kings play which looked good
-ALWAYS, and i mean ALWAYS, saying stuff about how the ref should have called in favor of the kings(looked like chicago was in the foul circle to me, seems like it should've been defensive foul)
-on top of that, they're just not good commentators; always talking to each other instead of giving a play-by-play until something from the kings goes right

so it's not really a show for BASKETBALL FANS; it's a show for SACRAMENTO FANS. the show's not unbiased at all.

do you get what i'm saying?

i'm not saying i don't appreciate a good play even if it's with a team i loathe; they were showing suns and kings last night, and when i saw a putback by one of the kings, and a great block, i had to yell "OH!" but i also did equally when i saw the suns come right back with a huge block.

so it's not really a show for people who love the game; it's a show for people who are so stuck up about their local team that they can't even see a good play if it passed under their nose.

i mean, lets put it this way; if the warriors got posterized by kobe bryant, i might dislike it, but i'd still appreciate it, and maybe in the spur of the moment, go "OH..."

remember when kobe played against twolves in 2003(the year they lost to the spurs?)? i was watching, and when kobe did that nasty reverse dunk, jon went "OOH!!" when i saw the replay i was thinking that was sick, more sick than the crossover he did against the nuggets. even though we hated the lakers, we saw and appreciated a good play when it was there. if that was sacramento they played against, you'd NEVER get that type of reaction from the announcers if it was the comcast announcers. NE-VAR...

and i'm pretty sure this doesn't occur with other sports channels in other areas; i've seen replays on nba.com where they don't show it from abc or espn or tnt, and the commentator, despite being a commentator for a team who just got posterized, will go "OHHHHH!!!"

so now you understand why i hate the kings.

despite that, they might be a little more defensive this year; less white guys :D

and i like francisco garcia, so who knows...

(of course, i've never gotten cable at home, so i don't know if fsn bay area is like this w/every warriors game, but i doubt it can get as bad as the comcast announcers)

i stopped watching when it reached 28-7

even by then i was just glacing back and forth from the philly-chargers game and spider-man...

man the niners have no d against the run... it was almost like everytime i switched back to the game the redskins scored another touchdown.

the double cartwheels by portis looked neat though... nobody's really done that for a td dance... not even to.

ow, ow, ow...

tekken

its kinda weird; i'm trying over and over to play the mishimas, but i just can't take them to the next level. basically all my problems stem from the fact that i can't technically use them; i know what to do, but my left hand doesn't cooperate well.

so i'm trying all sorts of weird stuff recently and seeing if it improves my style.

i used to just go with standing up; but since i'm kinda tall, and they use the huge cabinets at the mu, i found that sitting down helps a lot; my crouch dash improved a bit there... so now i'm a lot more brazen in walking into the pool room to take a chair if there's none in front of the tekken 5 machine.

but i still can't do a dewgf... so i'm experimenting with other stuff recently...

i got a fingersleeve for my left pinky, so that it doesn't graze the metal pin next to the joystick and give me a blister as much...

maybe i'll get one of those things at rite aid which holds 2 of your fingers together; that could help me, since i use my ring+middle together...

and then maybe a nike xl fingersleeve for my left index... so that it's less likely to press downward... and simply forward

if i'm on the left side, i usually also have to curve my wrist a bit more outward too.

i'll have to play eugene sometime soon... i know he wants to play me, and it's reciprocal like that...

besides, i would like another person who plays mishimas at the mu as one of his mains and can crouch dash(i'm the only one; eugene did hint to me that he did want to use the mishimas but can't)

now excuse me while i go spend the rest of my friday afternoon wisely...

studying a bit,
meditating on what i should do,
playing a little tekken to stay unrusty...

fyi, b4 i leave

i plan on writing about these biblical topics in my journal sometime soon; i don't have the bible verses right now, but if you believe the bible to be true, well then, wisely interpret what it says as what it says

-did jesus really resurrect on sunday
-perhaps some stuff about predestination

lemme give you an example of how bored davis residents are

there has been a recent stir among davis these past weeks...

so strong a stir, it's divided neighbors, threatened lives...

with enough time, it will crumble the foundations of this wonderful country...

am i referring to whether hurricane katrina aid is sufficient? nope

bush is evil? nope, though we got that quite a bit around election time last school year... stupid berkeley influences; i don't exactly like bush either, but please don't shove it down my throat; besides, we're in ca; that automatically means democrats always win here.

whether the white sox will win the pennant? hah, i wish... davis is sadly not very sports-loving. and the stupid kings and laker fans don't understand how much gs is gonna roll over the west come november(fingers crossed)

no, sadly folks, i'm talking about MEASURE X on the davis ballot...

basically, measure x, if passed by davis voters, will allow the construction of a trader joe's next to south davis' nugget market(it's basically the davis equivalent of whole foods market)...

and i seriously can't believe all the stupid signs that are popping up all over davis are due to this...

because OH NOES! trader joe's chickens that hatch eggs are enclosed off from society! so that means the eggs are SAD eggs! so we can't support measure X! plus, it'll create competition from loyal nugget market goers! now they can't decide whether to buy imported frozen mango chunks from chile at trader joe's or homemade cheese made right in a goat's stomach from nugget! cause we ALL know we need organic food to survive!

etc, etc, etc...

such stupid riffraff.

but then again, maybe the politicians are just taking after the cops here...

i mean, when you can arrest a woman for snoring too loud, or ticket a car for being illegally parked AFTER it's gotten in a traffic accident, what else could you do?

this is davis after all... even the tumbleweeds don't blow too well; they're too sad to move(i've seen some in davis)

vf4 series: kg

kg refers to doing a normal standing roundhouse kick then cancelling it in mid-animation(hence kg, for pressing kick(k), and then guard(g)); the characters who can do this are:

akira
kage
lion
sarah
wolf

there may be more characters who can kg.

the point of doing kg as an offensive tactic is that when the opponent reads an immediate attack-throw game aka nitaku, they can avoid it by doing E-DTE-G. or in certain cases, ARE. kg will force a successful evade to occur(because the cpu will read that you did an attack before they evaded, hence the fast, wide evade will occur), but your character will be free to move. a successful evade is actually SLOWER in recovery; it just doesn't seem like it because the character moves a FAR distance, dodging the opponent's attack.

now the advantage your character gains is not a lot, but if you quickly buffer a high throw, any normal high throw, it is guarenteed; they can of course, key in throw escapes, but that's a different story.

kg-> throw will foil EDTEG and ARE by forcing the opponent to essentially eat a delayed throw, since your throw will come out later, which gives it a very good chance of delaying the throw til the throw escape window has passed.

but you may wonder; couldn't you just do a delayed throw instead? yes and no. this could work vs EDTEG, but kg-> throw can foil ARE, which is its best use.

ARE is all round escape; it is done by doing an evade, then quickly doing a crouch dash. the unsuccessful evade, though slow, CAN be cancelled into a crouch dash, which will avoid high throws. if the evade is successful, the crouch dash will not come out at all, and instead, your character will be free to move and punish.

kg gets around this by forcing an ARE user to remain standing and eat the throw.

case in point, this is why vf4:ft akira users do kg-> spod at large advantage; the successful evade recovery's been increased from vf4:e, giving a guarenteed spod if the akira buffers it perfectly after kg.

kg is also sometimes useful as a defensive tactic; it will foil high throws, while still giving you enough time to block any mid-level attacks. will of course lose to delayed throws.

vf4 series: reverse nitaku

the theory behind this defensive tactic is that you're aiming to beat your opponent's throw attempt; because throws will whiff regardless of when you input your striking attack, you will connect your attack with a 25% damage bonus(counts as mC). with some luck, it will not only beat all throws, but a possible delayed attack attempt if your opponent was trying to hit you out of an unsuccessful dodge(for 50% damage bonus instead). of course, if your opponent tries an immediate attack, you will get countered, but that's actually a fairly good risk to take IF you read a throw from the opponent.

this is partially why you see akira players use spod on large disadvantage, particularily in response to a tick throw attempt; yes, you can go for df,df+p or FC,f+p+k, which yields higher return, but it's a lot slower than hitting out the initial p+k+g component to spod in an instant. speed is of the essence when attempting to beat a tick throw. besides; spod as an mc yields 71 pts, and on MC yields 76 pts, which is not bad. now, if you can do k+g:g consistently though, go for THAT instead; it requires no joystick motions, so it's easy to get out in an instant, it yields much better damage, and is a lot safer too.

so... with that in mind, you might want to consider in a like-minded vein what reverse nitaku moves to use with other characters to beat tick throws; ie moves w/no more than 1 joystick input. of course, if you're not going against tick throws and aim to reverse nitaku, you generally have more time to react, so go for your strongest combo starter.

good reverse nitaku moves vs tick throws:
sarah: k,p or d+p+k,k; both are good, but the k,p can be done faster, but will not hit crouchers, and does less damage
jeff: f+k
lau: df+p+k; will probably lose to delayed strikes though since it's so slow
jacky: p+k,p
pai: k or db+p; k's faster by a TAD, but db+p will give better damage; both can be ducked though
lei: uf+k+g; qcf+p+k won't beat EVERYTHING(although against lau, it comes pretty close :D)

and one more off the top of my head:
kage: df+p (FC,df+p is better, since it WILL beat delayed strikes consistently if you can get it out, but df+p can be done a lot faster)

i can't believe pastor danny's moving on

... out of msm possibly...

it's like he's saying "thanks for taking over and stepping up, now seeya"

... just when i was starting to get to know the guy...

... like actually talked to him...

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btw broomballing was kinda fun, although it feels weird running on thin ice instead of skating...

heh, afterwards, some of the guys went to in n out, me and eugene had a long chit-chat while the other guys ate...

what did we talk about?

the usual stuff that pertains to us two that seemingly no one else in the church cares about...

basketball, football, hockey, and oh yeah, tekken and fighting games in general.

perhaps the ideal thing for me now is fast once per 2 or 3 months

cause it seems that even 1/month made me think i could do this... and we have no place for pride in christianity right?

but now as i'm sitting here about to end my 3-day fast without solid food(i was originally going to fast from everything but water, but then i drank some ginger ale, so i figured i'd limit it to solid food) in 25 min, i realize just how tired i've felt for the last 36 or so hours... despite going to bed at 12-1 consistently now, and getting up at 7:20 or so ish. there were times where i thought i was going to conk out.

hunger has never really affected me during a fast; you drink water and you're fine. that's not bragging, it's the truth.

i decided to go for 3 days because 3's a special number; as jesus once said, as jonah was in the belly of the whale for 3 DAYS AND 3 NIGHTS, so shall the son of god be in the depths of the earth. and the bible has stated that when we are baptized into christ, we DIE with him, then are RESURRECTED with him.

i haven't gotten any special words of guidance from God though yet concerning my future, which was my original intention of fasting in the 1st place, well, one of the main ones was realizing how little i am without God, and well, we covered the other.

but then again, my fast isn't quite over yet; maybe that's why i haven't gotten any words of wisdom yet; i'm not quite yet "alive" :D

(i think i'll break the fast with a small bowl of spaghetti with mushrooms and olives, and some snickers ice cream)

now, i wonder if this applies to whether i should take up small group leadership or not

good to play after so long

played bball again... after what, like 1 year off?

against some msm guys w/jon; probably cause steve is going away to oregon for his job now, and so i decided hey why not; prob not gonna see him again for a LONG time...

jerm didn't play; he slacked off all day, so he thought he should study.

each game was to 7 pts

so since i haven't been playing for a while, my offense was totally off, as i haven't really been practicing, but my d was there, cause you know how i am, thinking i'm tayshaun prince.

now, keep in mind for some reason steve, brian, andy and peter play in the dark at the nearby park to their apt, so i consider some of these stats to be just RANDOM...

wasn't stat ball of course so i didn't really count anything, but i always count my blocks :D

off the top of my head...

1st game: 2 blocks
-for some reason, i was on fire everytime i was open; i can't remember how many shots i took, but everytime i did, i banked in. started wondering to myself if i was robert horry :D the two blocks i did in this game was just nasty; entire right palm on the ball before the player even got the ball out of his hand. "rt-styles," y'kno... :D

2nd game: 0 blocks
-was too eager to get 1-on-1 blocks without thinking they'd fake, so i suffered a bit... started to get a few rebounds in/tips in the right direction. no points; not that i tried in this game.

3rd game: 2 blocks(3 or 4 if you count the TIINNY tips i made on andy and maybe jon)
-started reminding myself to play like tayshaun, ie don't go for the block unless you're helping or they fake more than 2x. got a bit more rebounds in this game, as i started to box out. no points again.

so, not bad, considering the time i haven't played.

i really should consider playing pick-up at the arc on weekends... maybe it could help me a bit on offense. plus, i'd love to block some laker and king fans who think offense is all that.

my goal is to be able to take the ball in like i'm tayshaun, to fadeaway like timothy ang(i'd say kg but tim banks), to lock them down on d like tayshaun, and to block like i'm big ben, not like i'm rt :D

oh... s*#(I(@...

shut it la, bay area always brings it like dat!

wish i'd seen monday night football this week

heard it was a good, close game...

and you know how i like the steelers' d... and big ben...

had a huge highlight too from the steeler's interception into hurdle...

good news is, despite ben's hyperextension, it doesn't look as bad as it was originally on video.

here's to football...

team hate eh?

ever find it pathetic how some people only root for the teams they hate during playoffs of any sport? ie "hey, next round, who do i hate more, lemme root against them"

i'm not saying there aren't teams you hate... but really, you should be rooting for the team you like MORE...

but wait, isn't that the same?

nope. it's not.

think about that the next time you watch a sport...

otherwise, i call you out for being a "true" sports fan to the sport you're watching... you're just a sad, pathetic person deep inside.

tekken 5.1 tiers

taken from arcadia magazine...

Class S:

Devil Jin Heihachi
Kazuya Christie

Class A:

Law Craig
Yoshi Jin
Raven Bryan
Asuka Ganryu
Feng Jack

Class B:

Lei Nina
Paul King
Baek Wang
Steve Lee
Bruce Anna

Class C:

Hwoarang Ling
Kuma Roger
Julia

cb4's hilarious

or make that eddie murphy...

I'M BLACK YO! I'M BLACK YO! I'M B-B-B-B--B-B-B-BLACK YO!
I'M BLACK YO! I'M BLACK YO! I'M B-B-B-B--B-B-B-BLACK YO!
I'M BLACK YO! I'M BLACK YO! I'M B-B-B-B--B-B-B-BLACK YO!
I'M BLACK YO! I'M BLACK YO! I'M B-B-B-B--B-B-B-BLACK YO!
I'M BLACK YO! I'M BLACK YO! I'M B-B-B-B--B-B-B-BLACK YO!
I'M BLACK YO! I'M BLACK YO! I'M B-B-B-B--B-B-B-BLACK YO!
I'M BLACK YO! I'M BLACK YO! I'M B-B-B-B--B-B-B-BLACK YO!
I'M BLACK YO! I'M BLACK YO! I'M B-B-B-B--B-B-B-BLACK YO!
I'M BLACK YO! I'M BLACK YO! I'M B-B-B-B--B-B-B-BLACK YO!
I'M BLACK YO! I'M BLACK YO! I'M B-B-B-B--B-B-B-BLACK YO!
I'M BLACK YO! I'M BLACK YO! I'M B-B-B-B--B-B-B-BLACK YO!
I'M BLACK YO! I'M BLACK YO! I'M B-B-B-B--B-B-B-BLACK YO!

note to self

don't worry so much about getting DEWGF, or even EWGF consistently if you can't do hellsweep or cd+3 on command or do followup to hellsweep on command...

you also tend to play weaker on the right side still, so work on that side more...

start using all fingers on your right hand to play the game, not just the index and middle; put your thumb on left kick, and your ring on right kick... that should help you a bit; get used to doing hellsweep with the ring, and possibly the cd+3 with the thumb

also consider using only thumb and middle finger to cd on the right side, and the index and middle to cd on the left side; maybe your cd will improve; why not...

and start using sidestep more in the game; you're still not using that enough, or simple low pecks OCCASIONALLY

my mcb 162 professor is the worst lecturer i've ever had

his notes are terrible... very small, scratchy letters on the chalkboard, goes all over the place instead of being organized, or at the very least, putting his notes on the powerpoint that he uses anyhow... making it very hard to copy what he says and writes... i was literally going to scream out of frustration in the middle of class, thank God i didn't...

the rest of the quarter better not be like today...

the good side is that my tape recorder comes in handy for classes such as these, but i'm still pretty annoyed...

some other student summed it best up when i overheard her walking out...

"that is the worst lecturer ever"

the packers really aren't going anywhere this season, huh?

btw, remember how it was told you "it doesn't whether you win or lose; it's how you play the game?"

or was it "it doesn't matter whether you win or lose; it's whether you have fun?"

i consider that mentality rubbish...

because it does not force you to play hard...

or for that instance... to play correctly...

i understand that when we were kids, that was drilled into our heads to keep us from becoming sore losers... to keep us from psychologically breaking down after every close loss...

and that's important. game is STILL a game.

but i guarentee you will get more out of whatever games you play when play with a disciplined mindset like you want it.

just don't kick yourself *too much* over the head for every blowout, loss, and close loss...

learn from your mistakes, practice, practice, and come back and take some more...

until you can win...

tekken 5's fun

so i'm playing against some ppl tekken 5 @the mu earlier today...

and i'm getting slightly better at devil jin, as i'm learning to space more and not blindly rush or keep backdashing, and it's showing with the wins... but it still really peeves me how i can't wavedash, or do dewgf... AT ALL... i can't even nail ewgf or hellsweep consistently...

and in one scenario vs someone playing law i'm pretty much dead, but launched my opponent, and could've finished off my opponent in one round with a juggle combo, but ended up botching the combo, and the opponent falls prematurely to the ground... gets an "OH!" outta me, cause i know i'm pretty much done... and i proceed to hold down/back, dreading the wake-up game...

then he gets up with a low kick and i block it, which staggers him, then gratefully take my guarenteed uppercut launcher on him and then finish the juggle and his lifebar while yelling "WwWWWwOOOoOOOOOooOooooOoooOO!!!!" to noone in particular, just really glad i could make a comeback...

and in another scenario it's down to round 3(damn mu has 2/3 setting, not 3/5; but hey; at least it's only 1 token/quarter), and i'm against lee chaolan, and i'm leading by a bit in lifebar, like maybe 50%, and my opponent's about 20%, and we're both just backdashing and dashing back and forth around midrange... both of us are kinda testy to rush in and attack... then i decide for the weirdest reason to use dj's long-range laser... i mean, it's a scrub move; slow as hell, can be ducked/sidestepped, devil jin's totally open to punishment, but i thought it wasn't a bad gamble; we were fullscreen, so there was no way he could close the distance that fast after dodging it and hit me hard... at least it would keep the game from being so tense at longrange like that... i throw it out...

and KO him...

i couldn't stop laughing...

goes to show how strong 1st halves mean nothing if you lose the game...

utterly disappointing...

i'd honestly rather watch sf get blown out than have my hopes get raised up like that and then crushed

i saw this receipe on tv's "america's test kitchen"

cause my home's cable-less tv has nothing else to soak up during saturday mornings... except kqed cooking shows :D

it looked like noodles with chili and cheese over it, and some kidney beans splotted on the side... for its uniqueness(chili on noodles?), i thought maybe in the future i could try it on a saturday night

from their website...

Cincinnati Chili


Choose a relatively plain tomato sauce-nothing too spicy or herbaceous. To warm the kidney beans, simmer them in water to cover for several minutes and then drain.

Serves 6 to 8
Chili

2 teaspoons table salt or more to taste
1 1/2 pounds ground chuck
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 medium onions , chopped fine (about 2 cups)
2 medium cloves garlic , minced or pressed through a garlic press (about 2 teaspoons)
2 tablespoons chili powder
2 teaspoons dried oregano
2 teaspoons cocoa
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
2 cups water
2 tablespoons cider vinegar
2 teaspoons dark brown sugar
2 cups tomato sauce
hot pepper sauce

Accompaniments

1 pound spaghetti , cooked, drained, and tossed with 2 tablespoons of unsalted butter
12 ounces sharp cheddar cheese , shredded
1 can red kidney beans (15-ounce), drained, rinsed, and warmed
1 medium white onion , chopped fine (about 1 cup)


1. FOR THE CHILI: Bring 2 quarts of water and 1 teaspoon of the salt to a boil in a large saucepan. Add the ground chuck, stirring vigorously to separate the meat into individual strands. As soon as the foam from the meat rises to the top (this takes about 30 seconds) and before the water returns to a boil, drain the meat into a strainer and set it aside.

2. Rinse and dry the empty saucepan. Set the pan over medium heat and add the oil. When the oil is warm, add the onions and cook, stirring frequently, until the onions are soft and browned around the edges, about 8 minutes. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in the chili powder, oregano, cocoa, cinnamon, cayenne, allspice, black pepper, and the remaining 1 teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring constantly, until the spices are fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir in the broth, water, vinegar, sugar, and tomato sauce, scraping the pan bottom to remove any browned bits.

3. Add the blanched ground beef and increase the heat to high. As soon as the liquid boils, reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the chili is deep red and has thickened slightly, about 1 hour. Adjust the seasonings, adding salt and hot pepper sauce to taste. (The chili can be refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 3 days. Bring to a simmer over medium-low heat before serving.)

4. TO SERVE: Divide the buttered spaghetti among individual bowls. Spoon the chili over the spaghetti and top with the cheese, beans, and onion. Serve immediately.

lookout division one; we're bringing t3h arp3!

seth macfarlane type comedy is basically this:

-take a scenario(red fire trucks)
-put it in a larger scenario that doesn't match(national geographic channel)
-milk it for all its worth(there were like 3 maybe four of those jokes during that one episode)

another way that seth milks the joke is that he'll just let that mismatch scenario run for like 3 whole minutes or so; ie when peter, glen, cleveland and joe are stranded and they do an orgy.

now, if you like that stuff, then family guy and american dad will be tons funny to watch.

if you don't like that, you'll basically think it's immature.

i personally like that stuff, but i still believe futurama is way more funnier than either.

i'm hoping the creator of simpsons someday ressurects futurama; because the simpsons as of now are getting REALLY stale.

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sunnyvale golfland has tekken 5.1, but the mu has tekken 5.0. it doesn't help that mu has american sticks; ie the sticks have a higher ball, and it's more like a bat, less like a ball on stick. oh yea; tekken 5 - dark ressurection's coming out like in half a year i think? sorta like vf:evolution, but for tekken, which is a good thing; fix the problems of tekken 5.0 and tekken 5.1.

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i got a new cell phone; this one's got a built-in camera in it. lg c2000 i think? since i never use im on the phone or the internet, that's all this phone's gonna be good for outside of calling; i'll probably need to get one of those usb to cell phone cables to maximize its use, cause sending pics will cost money.

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is donovan mcnabb ambidextrous? i remember watching the hurricane katrina relief effort take place intermittently during monday night football, and donovan was one of the guys taking the calls, but he was cradling the phone w/his left shoulder, and writing with his left hand! but we all know he throws right-handed in the nfl, so...

nice...

joe gibbs' redskins FINALLY beat the cowboys last night...

my mom meows like a cat when she's in the crappié

EVERY... single... time...

and i don't think it's really scarring the squirrels that LIVE(that's right; LIVE) on top of our house, specifically, on top of the upstairs bathroom, away.

which is why she's been doing that everytime she goes into the bathroom.

heh... it's probably making ME want to move away more than the squirrels... because i end up getting SO #$^%^$%^%$^ annoyed everytime she does that.

does my mom really think that squirrels are THAT retarded?

that's gotta hurt

random biological facts about myself

just cause i feel like writing them down... nothing gross, don't worry.

i don't know my blood type; but i can infer from the genetic makeup of my brother, my mom and my dad, that i could be any of the four; my mom was blood type B, my dad was blood type A, and my brother was blood type O; that means my mom had BO, my dad had AO. if you remember your punnett squares, you'll understand what i'm talking about.

i always wondered why there was such a large age gap between me and phil; 8.5 years. the reason is that my mom miscarried on the 2nd baby, so my parents probably didn't try to create another baby for a time. i found this out maybe 1-2 years ago. i am really the 3rd kid of this family, believe it or not.

with that, think about this; does God put souls into human bodies, or within human bodies does he create souls? if my mom did not miscarry, would my soul have been in the 2nd baby, or would somebody else have been?

i'm back for about 8 days

football

how bout them niners getting off to a good start?

though baltimore lost to indy, deion sanders had a huge tackle in the 2nd quarter.

i don't really watch college football, but i remember seeing a highlight on saturday that was just sickening; forgot the two teams that played, but it was a long bomb, and the wr caught it behind his defender, and held on, tumbling with him into the end zone for a touchdown; looked like a bear hug when he did it; absolutely sickening.

the saints are supposedly going to be "america's team" this year, due to all the mishaps that have occurred over at louisiana so far...

i'll post more, but later, as cpu lab has a 10 min limit.

gorbachov, you tear this brick wall down!

reagan smash! reagan smash!

i can't believe they got rid of justice league unlimited for naruto on saturday night cartoon network

yea yea football's back

should've posted this 2-3 days ago though...

anyways, wouldn't be funny if the raiders turn into the niners and the niners into the raiders?

it's already going that way, seeing how raiders can't defend for crap even though that had number 99 for quite some time. and woodson. goes to show how much more football is a team sport compared to basketball, since there's double digit people on the field, that 1 or 2 won't make a difference, unless that one or two is a qb and a wr. ie colins and moss.

so, raiders turn into an air-it-up team, wonder if niners will turn into a grind it out team.

here's some good matchups coming up:

colts and ravens on sunday.
falcons and eagles on monday.

fighting games...

some guy who i played tekken 5 against today at the mu i think knew what he was doing(i haven't played a feng yet, but this day was the 1st), but he was banging the buttons pretty hard and quickly like you had to cancel and link like in street fighter... calm down man, no need to button mash... i almost thought you were a 5 year old playing by that appearance.

bruce irvin from tekken and brad burns from virtua fighter make me want to take up muay thai...

i've watched an actual muay thai match on tv though, and the pace and style are much more different than american kickboxing. less movement.

american dad

daughter: mom ran off with (name of her boyfriend)!
stan: your boyfriend ran off with my wife!
stan: we should get back at them by doing each other!

*awkward silence*

stan: waitaminute, that didn't come out right

i could not stop laughing after hearing that

as well as family guy...

peter discovers he's blind, so...

*at doctor's office*

dr: can you see this?
peter: no
dr: oh whew! my, my son in law claims if you stare right PAST the picture, you can see the globe

*picture zooms out and the doctor's looking at a magic eye photo*

insight

1st corinthians 10:

18-21
Behold Israel after the flesh: are not they which eat of the sacrifices partakers of the altar?
What say I then? that the idol is any thing, or that which is offered in sacrifice to idols is any thing?
But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils.
Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils.

23
All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not.

chaffing

my shoulders look like i have something wrong w/my skin...

but i've realized something...

i NEVER chaff on my lower arms or my lower legs... those parts of my body are the darkest areas of my skin...

and i've come to realize it's not cause of wearing t-shirts + shorts in the summer either... although i do that enough to warrant that excuse.

it's because besides pubic hair and hair on my head, those parts of my body have the most hair.

kinda strange to realize, but it's true.

which would explain why my upper chest and shoulders always after a sunburn, never keep their tans. no hair there at all.

why is this? perhaps god intended hair for some type of protection that i don't quite truly realize yet.

up posting on the web because i'm suffering through a bout of insomnia

so, enjoy:

kanye did NOT just say that! :D

mike myers' facial expression is priceless

virtua fighter 5 looks sick

can't wait til it *hopefully* hits the us...

the bible on marriage and divorce

1st Corinthians 7:

1-2
Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.
Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.

7-9
For I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that.
I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.
But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.

10-11
And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:
But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife.

12-15
But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away.
And the woman which hath an husband that believeth not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him.
For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy.
But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace.

so you see, the bible doesn't say you MUST stay single; however, paul states that he thinks that as a christian, it's better to remain a single virgin; however, if you have fleshly sexual desires, then it is better that you matter so as not to sin.

and do you see what paul says about divorce? either reunite together, or remain divorced; DON'T remarry. that is adultery, and sin.

i wonder how many cases of catholic priests molesting boys actually took place. the catholic church prohibits its bishops, priests, nuns to marry.

raccoons fascinate me

actually, a LOT of animals fascinate me...

the truth is, a lotta animals just aren't out to get you as you might believe; a lot of them simply are "defensive;" mess with them and they'll get all over you. leave them alone and watch them from a distance, or approach them cautiously, and they won't bother you.

i think the love's partially due to a lotta things; some of these being that i have always loved animals... loved watching how they react in certain situations, trying to understand what is their mentality...

part of it also comes from the appreciation of a god who created them simply cause that's the way he wanted them to be.

so it was very nice to see a buncha raccoons during retreat; i was surprised on the walk back from the beach on saturday night w/matthew that he also likes animals, and yes, raccoons a lot too. we saw one near the trash cans, and instead of trying to chase it away, we just stopped and watched it.

heh, i wonder if they legally sell raccoons as pets.

anyways, some facts off the top of my heads on raccoons.

-they wash their food before they eat it because it actually helps shrink the food size so they can just gulp it(remembered this from way back)

-they're often seen as scavengers, but they'll eat whatever; insects, birds, frogs, to name a few

-they often seem to be very inquisitive; almost like the way dogs act; the raccoon me and matt were looking at seemed to be wandering at random around the campfire site, even though the trash can was only in one spot; we can only figure that it was pawing and sniffing all sorts of smells and following them; quite interesting indeed.

if you wanna read more into them

feeling better

k, my skin's almost healed; healed, as in, i can touch it, and it won't cause a burning pain... which means i can finally get back to practicing electric guitar again...

(speaking of electric guitar, it would REALLY be nice if i had a 2nd electric guitar; kinda annoying tuning back and forth between dropped c# and standard e)

i have a feeling all that stuff is gonna chaff right off though; which would explain why my frontside never really looks dark at all.

ok, i don't know if you know this, but bengay doesn't really work by relieving your pain; it's actually a mild irritant; it supposedly irritates the skin where it's applied so your body sends a lot of red blood cells to that area to help you. you can see that this is the truth the next time you get hurt; like when you get a sunburn. touch the area and grit your teeth and ignore the sharp pain; you'll actually sense that all you really feel is a mild burning sensation; much like the feeling you get when you put on bengay.

it's always fascinated me how pain works anyways... like how much is it psychological, how much of it physical, does it seem to be composed of only sharp painful feelings, or a burning sensation, etc.

retreat was great

but i seriously have got to buy my own sunblock and bring wherever during the spring and summer; that's the absolute last time i get sunburned; i've gotten sunburned way too much; i'm pretty much just carving my own death warrant. good thing my evolution class just spent today reviewing the test we took on friday and tuesday i don't have class, so i can be a hermit in my apartment, and hope that my skin heals and gets a nice tan before wednesday.

i have a feeling that maybe i should consider doing a solo retreat sometime in the future, but i wouldn't know where to go.

i think perhaps the biggest aspect i got from retreat was that god's entire plan was to have us eat with him in fellowship, just like the garden of eden; that's what he's been shooting for all of time; to essentially reverse history and bring us back to eden.

unfortunately, i have very little secular friends; well, i do have some, but the ones in high school i have barely kept up with...

1 corinth 2:9

KJV:

9But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.

NIV:

9However, as it is written:
"No eye has seen,
no ear has heard,
no mind has conceived
what God has prepared for those who love him"