you stay classy, UCD band-uh
in this world, you have to screw stigmas. but you have to check yourself to make sure you don't go overboard.
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
Thursday, September 25, 2008
I’m sure the original author on the Blazers’ blog, regarding playing basketball defense, will bring it up in his part 2, but another really important facet of fighting games is making your opponent think he can control space so that he does his thing, but then actually setting him up so you control space. One great example is the fireball trap that Ryu possesses; contrary to what the uninformed believe, Ryu players actually want to not be fullscreen when they’re chucking fireballs; they want to be at the range where if you jump in, they can hit you with a dragon punch; that puts risk into their fireball game, but also means now they can lure the opponents into jumping over a fake fireball so they can dragon punch them. That’s why a lot of high level SF2 matches involve Ryu players whiffing a lotta standing fierce punches at midrange; they’re not actually screwing up the fireball motion; just trying to fake the opponent into jumping. Another example is to make your opponent think they can sweep you at max range, then back up ever so slightly so it misses, and then sweeping him as he is in recovery of his whiffed sweep (otherwise known as footsies). Your first goal in fighting games is to control space; shut down your opponent’s abilities to control space, and impose your ability to control space. Make your opponent scared, afraid to press buttons, and then in that moment of hesitation, you can do things you usually won’t be allowed to do; in the SF2 games, once you controlled the footsie game, and your opponent became afraid of pressing buttons at midrange, you could use that moment of hesitation to close in and do a 2-way mixup game, which would do more damage than standing at midrange playing the footsie game; as Ryu/Ken, you could throw them, or dragon punch. As Zangief, you could 360 throw or sweep. Etc. Once that happened, go back to the footsie game, and try to dominate again until you get another opportunity to do another mixup game, rinse and repeat.
It’s kinda how I play my help defense on the basketball court. Many of you might be surprised to hear me say this, but I actually don’t consider myself that good of a help defender (I would rate myself like a B-) in terms of blocks and the whole vertical game, because I don’t gamble a lot; I think Bob is the best help defender in that regard during pickup (of course, Bob has the luxury of coming from behind more than I do, but I still think he’s much better than me, because he gambles a lot more than me, but his success rate is still high). But I consider myself very good as a lock-down defender, and use that to my advantage in helping. So the way I gamble for blocks as a help defender is that I stay on my man as long as possible until I know the opponent is going to shoot, then come over very quickly and try to block the shot; many times I don’t come over at all. Done this way, I don’t get that many blocks. But it also prevents the opponent from dishing off the ball to the person I’m guarding, and usually ends up with them shooting the ball with me coming over; for me, I believe it’s better to come over later than earlier; come over earlier, and you’ll get burned with a pass everytime; when I first started playing at Terman Park, I used to gamble like crazy, come over super early, and I would pay the price everytime; my man would always be open and hit with a pass. But if you come over late, you might not get the ball, but they’ll usually never pass because they are almost finished with their shooting motion, and still get slightly distracted by your wingspan and jumping, especially if your height and wingspan relative to the people you play with makes you a big man. IE, make them think they can control space their way, give them an open lane to the hoop and don’t come over, make them “stick out that sweep,” and then shut it down at the last moment by your space control. So my help defense is a lot like how you play footsies in fighting games; I hover between that “too late” and “just in time” timing when coming over; you don’t think I control that particular area of space, but I do.
On that regard, you will notice a lotta times when somebody slashes into the lane, I’m one of the last people getting there to help; it’s not because I don’t know they’re coming, but it’s because of this principle of helping that I’ve got. I’ve got my back turned towards them, arms raised to prevent a pass to the man I’m guarding, but I’m really trying to make my body language look like I can’t see them at all, while my peripheral vision is totally on them, and judging distance and timing, judging when or if I can gamble, Not to mention I know everybody else has already crowded the paint, so I don’t need to go over just yet. :D
Look, it’s not that I don’t like getting blocks when playing basketball; I HEART them. They make playing defense fun. But it’s more important that you put yourself in position to get maybe 3 blocks in an afternoon, but safely alter 10 more, than it is to get 10 blocks, but leave your man open 30 times. Or something like that. Bill Russell once said something to the attitude that it’s not about trying to block every shot, but making your opponent think you might block every shot. My help defense school of thought is like 180 degrees different than his; I’m trying to make my opponent think I might never block his shot.
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On other notes, a lotta things the BlazersBlog article talked about I’ve heard before (not just the controlling space part), but it was good to hear them reemphasized again. Like the mentality thing; one of Dennis Rodman’s quotes from his book describing his attitude on defense was essentially “I used to look at the guy I was guarding and think, f... this, I just decided something; you ain’t getting s....” When I get into a really serious shut-down mode playing pickup basketball, my intensity inside is very similar; “I am not giving you anything today,” or the like.
Also, I think I’ve realized beforehand that offense beats defense too because offense is dictating, and defense is anticipating; I don’t think reacting is a good word choice for defense (though it can be for offense); the difference between anticipating and reacting is that you need to think ahead that so-and-so move is what the offense is going to do. Reacting on defense would mean you could just go on autopilot and whatever the opponent did and you saw, you countered clean. That is b/c in fighting games, most people need to anticipate said move to counter it; ie, bait it. The really scary players are those who can REACT to said move; they only need to see it, not guess when it’s going to come out. So they never have to tire themselves out second-guessing whether the move is going to come; if it comes, BOOM they got it.
Anyways, though offense is supposed to beat defense, defense is still more important than offense because it’s consistent; offense isn’t. This also is consistent both in team sports, and fighting games. You can’t be offensive all day; it just doesn’t work; some days you’ll just roll over your opponents and you won’t need to defend, other days nothing will work. But your defense is going to be there regardless. I used to believe if your defense was tops, you could have a junk of an offense and still win. That’s not true; your offense still needs to not be suspect, and this game is still won by who scored more points than the other team; even if you many to somehow deny your opponents to 0 pts, if you scored nothing as well, you don’t win. BUT, your offense doesn’t need to be tops if your defense is. IE, a team with solid offense, but great defense wins over a team with great offense but solid defense most of the time. I mean, you need not to look any further than the 2008 NBA Finals; that was a great example of a solid offense, great defense team (Celtics) vs a great offense, solid defense team (Lakers). 2004 Finals was also a good example, with the Pistons being that defensive-minded team, and the Lakers being that offensive-minded team.
It’s kinda how I play my help defense on the basketball court. Many of you might be surprised to hear me say this, but I actually don’t consider myself that good of a help defender (I would rate myself like a B-) in terms of blocks and the whole vertical game, because I don’t gamble a lot; I think Bob is the best help defender in that regard during pickup (of course, Bob has the luxury of coming from behind more than I do, but I still think he’s much better than me, because he gambles a lot more than me, but his success rate is still high). But I consider myself very good as a lock-down defender, and use that to my advantage in helping. So the way I gamble for blocks as a help defender is that I stay on my man as long as possible until I know the opponent is going to shoot, then come over very quickly and try to block the shot; many times I don’t come over at all. Done this way, I don’t get that many blocks. But it also prevents the opponent from dishing off the ball to the person I’m guarding, and usually ends up with them shooting the ball with me coming over; for me, I believe it’s better to come over later than earlier; come over earlier, and you’ll get burned with a pass everytime; when I first started playing at Terman Park, I used to gamble like crazy, come over super early, and I would pay the price everytime; my man would always be open and hit with a pass. But if you come over late, you might not get the ball, but they’ll usually never pass because they are almost finished with their shooting motion, and still get slightly distracted by your wingspan and jumping, especially if your height and wingspan relative to the people you play with makes you a big man. IE, make them think they can control space their way, give them an open lane to the hoop and don’t come over, make them “stick out that sweep,” and then shut it down at the last moment by your space control. So my help defense is a lot like how you play footsies in fighting games; I hover between that “too late” and “just in time” timing when coming over; you don’t think I control that particular area of space, but I do.
On that regard, you will notice a lotta times when somebody slashes into the lane, I’m one of the last people getting there to help; it’s not because I don’t know they’re coming, but it’s because of this principle of helping that I’ve got. I’ve got my back turned towards them, arms raised to prevent a pass to the man I’m guarding, but I’m really trying to make my body language look like I can’t see them at all, while my peripheral vision is totally on them, and judging distance and timing, judging when or if I can gamble, Not to mention I know everybody else has already crowded the paint, so I don’t need to go over just yet. :D
Look, it’s not that I don’t like getting blocks when playing basketball; I HEART them. They make playing defense fun. But it’s more important that you put yourself in position to get maybe 3 blocks in an afternoon, but safely alter 10 more, than it is to get 10 blocks, but leave your man open 30 times. Or something like that. Bill Russell once said something to the attitude that it’s not about trying to block every shot, but making your opponent think you might block every shot. My help defense school of thought is like 180 degrees different than his; I’m trying to make my opponent think I might never block his shot.
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On other notes, a lotta things the BlazersBlog article talked about I’ve heard before (not just the controlling space part), but it was good to hear them reemphasized again. Like the mentality thing; one of Dennis Rodman’s quotes from his book describing his attitude on defense was essentially “I used to look at the guy I was guarding and think, f... this, I just decided something; you ain’t getting s....” When I get into a really serious shut-down mode playing pickup basketball, my intensity inside is very similar; “I am not giving you anything today,” or the like.
Also, I think I’ve realized beforehand that offense beats defense too because offense is dictating, and defense is anticipating; I don’t think reacting is a good word choice for defense (though it can be for offense); the difference between anticipating and reacting is that you need to think ahead that so-and-so move is what the offense is going to do. Reacting on defense would mean you could just go on autopilot and whatever the opponent did and you saw, you countered clean. That is b/c in fighting games, most people need to anticipate said move to counter it; ie, bait it. The really scary players are those who can REACT to said move; they only need to see it, not guess when it’s going to come out. So they never have to tire themselves out second-guessing whether the move is going to come; if it comes, BOOM they got it.
Anyways, though offense is supposed to beat defense, defense is still more important than offense because it’s consistent; offense isn’t. This also is consistent both in team sports, and fighting games. You can’t be offensive all day; it just doesn’t work; some days you’ll just roll over your opponents and you won’t need to defend, other days nothing will work. But your defense is going to be there regardless. I used to believe if your defense was tops, you could have a junk of an offense and still win. That’s not true; your offense still needs to not be suspect, and this game is still won by who scored more points than the other team; even if you many to somehow deny your opponents to 0 pts, if you scored nothing as well, you don’t win. BUT, your offense doesn’t need to be tops if your defense is. IE, a team with solid offense, but great defense wins over a team with great offense but solid defense most of the time. I mean, you need not to look any further than the 2008 NBA Finals; that was a great example of a solid offense, great defense team (Celtics) vs a great offense, solid defense team (Lakers). 2004 Finals was also a good example, with the Pistons being that defensive-minded team, and the Lakers being that offensive-minded team.
Monday, September 15, 2008
this news article has too much lol
yeeesh; niners win; willis for t3h 86 yd td as well...
giants and packers just killing it on the road. sick.
yeeesh; niners win; willis for t3h 86 yd td as well...
giants and packers just killing it on the road. sick.
Tuesday, September 09, 2008
i think the preference ppl have for mac n' cheese really is a kid thing; they liked it as a kid, and kinda blossomed from there. i don't ever really think i HATED it, probably liked it at one time, but it's just something that i look at now, and go, why would you want to eat that now? shouldn't we be hooked on pasta alfredo or something like that if that's how it is?
anyways, i brought up THAT, in order to bring up some peculiar foods that i like now, PROBABLY because i liked them as a kid:
-cottage cheese (actually, all types of cheese, but i have no problem eating this with nothing added, which might surprise a bunch of people; i don't think it's disgusting; it's basically got the same flavor as tofu, ie bland, and it's really good health-wise, which is a surprise, because it's a cheese, but the truth is that body builders love it because it's a very good source of high quality protein with low fat, and tends to have very little additives.)
-avocado (again, don't have to add anything to it)
-vienna sausage (this one's weird, but i always loved them)
-pound cake, frozen, sliced, sara lee (again, childhood thing, but it's pretty good i THINK when you eat it this way; sometimes my mom would give this to me for breakfast)
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my body's weird; it tolerates ALL kinds of weather; cold, hot, whatever. but the initial adjustment from one extreme to the other kinda bugs me. like right now i'm still in "hot summer" mode, so the beginning of this week and the end of it are both going to kick my ass.
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i think i just wasted 15 minutes of my life idling on blogger trying to decide if i could write any more.
anyways, i brought up THAT, in order to bring up some peculiar foods that i like now, PROBABLY because i liked them as a kid:
-cottage cheese (actually, all types of cheese, but i have no problem eating this with nothing added, which might surprise a bunch of people; i don't think it's disgusting; it's basically got the same flavor as tofu, ie bland, and it's really good health-wise, which is a surprise, because it's a cheese, but the truth is that body builders love it because it's a very good source of high quality protein with low fat, and tends to have very little additives.)
-avocado (again, don't have to add anything to it)
-vienna sausage (this one's weird, but i always loved them)
-pound cake, frozen, sliced, sara lee (again, childhood thing, but it's pretty good i THINK when you eat it this way; sometimes my mom would give this to me for breakfast)
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my body's weird; it tolerates ALL kinds of weather; cold, hot, whatever. but the initial adjustment from one extreme to the other kinda bugs me. like right now i'm still in "hot summer" mode, so the beginning of this week and the end of it are both going to kick my ass.
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i think i just wasted 15 minutes of my life idling on blogger trying to decide if i could write any more.
Monday, September 08, 2008
The NFL started yesterday! JT O’Sullivan, please make UCD proud (or at least less ashamed, as Abe Simpson said to Homer), and not that 5 TO effort! Ah yes, the 2K Niners; where they get the high draft picks that the Warriors can’t get, but still royally screw things up. Nevertheless, I’m still psyched for football. That season-ending injury to Tom Brady's gonna make things interesting.
Congrats to Serena Williams for winning her 3rd US Open. I was pulling for Jelena Jankovic (did I even spell that right?), but Serena did a great job. The commentators loved how Jelena smiled after every long rally she won and looked at the big screen to look at herself. Oh yeah; did a lotta splits trying to hustle her ass off (I think I heard a lotta “I love you Jelena!” right before each serve). I guess putting on makeup really did put her into the finals. Very entertaining women’s finals, but Serena’s stroke power and serve power was just too much; I actually predicted as such when I was watching.
And I’m really bummed Rafael Nadal could not meet up against Roger Federer for the US Open men’s championship; I really think Roger Federer’s going to eclipse Pete Sampras’ grand slam total; he’s only 2 away; I think Pete might’ve quit early because he was just bored; funny how the greatest players who just roll through their sports always quit when they’re bored, not when they can’t play anymore; it’s when their playing dips ever so slightly, or when they’re bored. Not when they absolutely suck. Like MJ could’ve had 8+ titles had he not gotten bored midway through the 90s. And he probably still couldve kept playing after 98, although he mightve not won anything anymore. Jerry West mightve won more than 1 had he stuck with it, but he admitted after the NY series that he felt he couldn’t play at a high level any longer, so that was it for him.
Congrats to Serena Williams for winning her 3rd US Open. I was pulling for Jelena Jankovic (did I even spell that right?), but Serena did a great job. The commentators loved how Jelena smiled after every long rally she won and looked at the big screen to look at herself. Oh yeah; did a lotta splits trying to hustle her ass off (I think I heard a lotta “I love you Jelena!” right before each serve). I guess putting on makeup really did put her into the finals. Very entertaining women’s finals, but Serena’s stroke power and serve power was just too much; I actually predicted as such when I was watching.
And I’m really bummed Rafael Nadal could not meet up against Roger Federer for the US Open men’s championship; I really think Roger Federer’s going to eclipse Pete Sampras’ grand slam total; he’s only 2 away; I think Pete might’ve quit early because he was just bored; funny how the greatest players who just roll through their sports always quit when they’re bored, not when they can’t play anymore; it’s when their playing dips ever so slightly, or when they’re bored. Not when they absolutely suck. Like MJ could’ve had 8+ titles had he not gotten bored midway through the 90s. And he probably still couldve kept playing after 98, although he mightve not won anything anymore. Jerry West mightve won more than 1 had he stuck with it, but he admitted after the NY series that he felt he couldn’t play at a high level any longer, so that was it for him.
Saturday, September 06, 2008
do you fight the battles you absolutely know you can't win? i would actually say yes. because effort does not get wasted, whether you believe it or not.
i ARE so hyped for the nfl. go to imeem and listen to the e.s.posthumus - posthumus zone song, and pump yourself up; it's the nfl on cbs theme song.
jeremy is right; doubles matches in tennis end so quickly. i still can't believe the bryan brothers have played 703 consecutive matches together.
good for both hakeem and ewing to enter the nba hall of fame. i srsly gotta consider ordering the dvd boxset for the 1994 championship season.
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i considered yesterday, after leaving church, and seeing a black cat with some white splotches in the church parking lot, and carefully going up to it so i could pet it, that cats are "smarter" than dogs, in that they are less naive, and test the waters a lot more (which may also be why though i like both, i prefer cats more). walk up to a dog, and it will get excited and bark and run to you, etc. even the really midget ones. walk up to a cat without a care, as i did initially, and it will get ready to run away. i had to slow my movement, crouch, stop a few feet from it, and extend my hand the rest of the way to meet it; it proceeded to arch its back, etc, roll over. ppl talk all the time about how cats suck because they're not as friendly as dogs, etc, well, maybe if you checked how you acted before you approached it, like not run full speed at it, it might not take off (but nooo, it's never my fault, it's the animal's fault). sometimes ppl act too much like dogs, and then are surprised when they get betrayed. acting like a cat goes a bit more in line with being "wise as serpents, harmless as doves," as st. matthew once recorded, which is why i also tend to like cats a bit more.
i ARE so hyped for the nfl. go to imeem and listen to the e.s.posthumus - posthumus zone song, and pump yourself up; it's the nfl on cbs theme song.
jeremy is right; doubles matches in tennis end so quickly. i still can't believe the bryan brothers have played 703 consecutive matches together.
good for both hakeem and ewing to enter the nba hall of fame. i srsly gotta consider ordering the dvd boxset for the 1994 championship season.
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i considered yesterday, after leaving church, and seeing a black cat with some white splotches in the church parking lot, and carefully going up to it so i could pet it, that cats are "smarter" than dogs, in that they are less naive, and test the waters a lot more (which may also be why though i like both, i prefer cats more). walk up to a dog, and it will get excited and bark and run to you, etc. even the really midget ones. walk up to a cat without a care, as i did initially, and it will get ready to run away. i had to slow my movement, crouch, stop a few feet from it, and extend my hand the rest of the way to meet it; it proceeded to arch its back, etc, roll over. ppl talk all the time about how cats suck because they're not as friendly as dogs, etc, well, maybe if you checked how you acted before you approached it, like not run full speed at it, it might not take off (but nooo, it's never my fault, it's the animal's fault). sometimes ppl act too much like dogs, and then are surprised when they get betrayed. acting like a cat goes a bit more in line with being "wise as serpents, harmless as doves," as st. matthew once recorded, which is why i also tend to like cats a bit more.
Thursday, September 04, 2008
it's gonna be hot this weekend. guess i have to sleep on the sofa downstairs for a couple more days. it better not be unbearable when i go to practice on the drums tomorrow.
looks like i'm gonna have to play pick-up bball this sunday instead of tennis. that is, if it isn't too hot.
i love when walgreens has clearances; their stuff is so cheap. right now they're trying to just get rid of all their school supply stuff to make room for halloween, so a lotta school stuff is on discount. i got a pentel energize mechanical pencil for 2 dollars, when it was 5 dollars regular. very good pencil; the tip is retractable, the grip is very good, and the eraser hides away pretty well too, while still being able to be easily pulled out. included extra leads and erasers too.
i watched part of the republican national convention yesterday when sarah palin took the stage; pretty good. she seemed like she knew what she was doing and saying. we'll see if john mccain knows what he's doing tonight. btw, they kept saying john mccain is a maverick; everytime i heard the word i kept thinking of two movies; top gun and maverick, lol. "i'm too close for missiles! switching to guns!"
aaaand... i should go jogging at least once every week. the fact that i played very little exercise activity for about 1 month, then played tennis with eon and felt my knees slightly sore afterward (which has never happened to me when playing tennis) should give me a sign.
i feel whatever tennis i play with eon or bill never really makes me better. i still can't do a topspin properly; most of the time i do it, i either hit the ball too high, or whack it straight into the ground. and i mos def need a new racket.
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going throughout life without ever taking a conscious effort to think for yourself is being somebody else's pawn. thinking for yourself takes time, effort, energy, resources. but it's worth it, because you really don't know who you can trust in this world.
looks like i'm gonna have to play pick-up bball this sunday instead of tennis. that is, if it isn't too hot.
i love when walgreens has clearances; their stuff is so cheap. right now they're trying to just get rid of all their school supply stuff to make room for halloween, so a lotta school stuff is on discount. i got a pentel energize mechanical pencil for 2 dollars, when it was 5 dollars regular. very good pencil; the tip is retractable, the grip is very good, and the eraser hides away pretty well too, while still being able to be easily pulled out. included extra leads and erasers too.
i watched part of the republican national convention yesterday when sarah palin took the stage; pretty good. she seemed like she knew what she was doing and saying. we'll see if john mccain knows what he's doing tonight. btw, they kept saying john mccain is a maverick; everytime i heard the word i kept thinking of two movies; top gun and maverick, lol. "i'm too close for missiles! switching to guns!"
aaaand... i should go jogging at least once every week. the fact that i played very little exercise activity for about 1 month, then played tennis with eon and felt my knees slightly sore afterward (which has never happened to me when playing tennis) should give me a sign.
i feel whatever tennis i play with eon or bill never really makes me better. i still can't do a topspin properly; most of the time i do it, i either hit the ball too high, or whack it straight into the ground. and i mos def need a new racket.
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going throughout life without ever taking a conscious effort to think for yourself is being somebody else's pawn. thinking for yourself takes time, effort, energy, resources. but it's worth it, because you really don't know who you can trust in this world.
Wednesday, September 03, 2008
here we go; another text dump:
I used to wonder why people kept saying that if you overslept, your life span would decrease. But people do say that if you tend to sleep a lot when you are a kid, you tend to grow a bit more (in height; I do remember struggling to get up early, wanting to go to bed early, etc). If sleep helped you to grow faster when you were young, why wouldn’t it do the same if you’re older? Yea exactly.
Why is it that people choose to brush their teeth, THEN eat breakfast in the morning, and when going to the restroom, take a piss/dump, and THEN wash their hands? Both of these events seem like it would make more sense to be done the other way.
Open Office – Draw is really useful for doing slash recall patterns for notetaking.
I wonder why Lincoln Brewster couldn’t just say “Today is the day [the Lord has] made” in his new song; are those lyrics copyrighted?
One of my favorite things to do when driving a stick shift is not shifting up when accelerating (or holding gears as long as possible for that matter); that’s fun, but basic. Neither is starting from a standstill. It’s braking while going into a turn, and then downshifting a notch or two before flooring it as you're coming out of the turn; making the techometer jerk up while the car jerks slightly from downshifting is fun, and makes you feel like you’re on top. If you want to know why I still like driving a stick shift (other than the false sense of security that doing so somehow makes me more of a man than the guy who only knows how to roll with an automatic), that might be it right there.
I am getting tired of everybody at Kaiser who is Chinese asking if I speak Chinese. I understand that being that I look Chinese, I have a pretty high chance of speaking Mandarin. It's still annoying.
I used to wonder why people kept saying that if you overslept, your life span would decrease. But people do say that if you tend to sleep a lot when you are a kid, you tend to grow a bit more (in height; I do remember struggling to get up early, wanting to go to bed early, etc). If sleep helped you to grow faster when you were young, why wouldn’t it do the same if you’re older? Yea exactly.
Why is it that people choose to brush their teeth, THEN eat breakfast in the morning, and when going to the restroom, take a piss/dump, and THEN wash their hands? Both of these events seem like it would make more sense to be done the other way.
Open Office – Draw is really useful for doing slash recall patterns for notetaking.
I wonder why Lincoln Brewster couldn’t just say “Today is the day [the Lord has] made” in his new song; are those lyrics copyrighted?
One of my favorite things to do when driving a stick shift is not shifting up when accelerating (or holding gears as long as possible for that matter); that’s fun, but basic. Neither is starting from a standstill. It’s braking while going into a turn, and then downshifting a notch or two before flooring it as you're coming out of the turn; making the techometer jerk up while the car jerks slightly from downshifting is fun, and makes you feel like you’re on top. If you want to know why I still like driving a stick shift (other than the false sense of security that doing so somehow makes me more of a man than the guy who only knows how to roll with an automatic), that might be it right there.
I am getting tired of everybody at Kaiser who is Chinese asking if I speak Chinese. I understand that being that I look Chinese, I have a pretty high chance of speaking Mandarin. It's still annoying.
Saturday, August 30, 2008
i have a feeling ppl who browse my imeem page are gonna wonder why i list so many classic rock and hard rock artists as my favorite music, and yet have japanese music as so many of my favorites. first off, many of those are anime tracks. also, i tend to only favorite music tracks which i DON'T have.
gael monfils is kewl.
gael monfils is kewl.
Thursday, August 28, 2008
i have all these videos of retreat, catherine's surprise bday party and mike's SUPPLIES! on my cpu, but no iD33R how to upload them b/c gmail takes toos long, i am not putting a grainy video on youtube so that it becomes even grainier, and not everybody knows my facebook account.
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i must suck to try to be open-minded in order to get better musically, but not really dig "the police's" best of album. although, i've heard of "roxanne" and "i can't stand losing you" before.
although the sammy hagar cd i reserved is now available; that'll be fun.
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drive-and-kick is probably my least favorite half-court offensive play in bball. pick-n-roll also kinda comes close, depending on how it's done. basically "yay i created a three pointer" plays are boring to me.
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i'm going through charles barkeley's book, and i love it. he really puts thought into what he is going to write about.
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going through the journal entries i wrote on my cpu really makes me wonder just how much i've learned each day. and how much i actually put into practice. there's some sick gems on there.
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i must suck to try to be open-minded in order to get better musically, but not really dig "the police's" best of album. although, i've heard of "roxanne" and "i can't stand losing you" before.
although the sammy hagar cd i reserved is now available; that'll be fun.
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drive-and-kick is probably my least favorite half-court offensive play in bball. pick-n-roll also kinda comes close, depending on how it's done. basically "yay i created a three pointer" plays are boring to me.
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i'm going through charles barkeley's book, and i love it. he really puts thought into what he is going to write about.
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going through the journal entries i wrote on my cpu really makes me wonder just how much i've learned each day. and how much i actually put into practice. there's some sick gems on there.
Thursday, August 21, 2008
i'm pretty sure the iq test i took should've been a lot longer in content, giving me more chances to mess up, hence, the ridiculously high score; the one i took in college was a lot more accurate; i got like 137 or something on that one. i know i have an above-average iq(hence the taking 6th grade at miller jr. high, instead of regnart elementary school), but seriously, it can't be 150+; 150+ is genius level. like doogie houser m.d. level. like bruce wayne level. and i know i didn't just gain 13+ pts of IQ by doing nothing for 2+ years (uurrr did I?)
Monday, August 18, 2008
i hope shawn kemp does well in italy. really, i do.
i need to figure out how to take pictures with a digital camera better. retreat was the 2nd time that i took pictures and videos en masse, but i think i could've done a much better job.
my left fingers are really starting to look and resemble like a guitarist who has been spending a lot of time on his axe. my middle finger and ring finger especially; firmed up on the tips, and you see that skin is starting to peel off now. but i haven't touched my guitar yet, lol? i'm hoping that changes after this week. the combination of using the gripmaster with the caps on it, plus taking long showers did it. i was thinking of grinding on the gripmaster with the caps on my right hand, but i don't use the bass guitar. still, it might be useful, for when i play arcade games.
i really wished i recorded an .wav of the 1st praise session during retreat. the only song i felt i played during retreat where i was allowed to cut loose.
i need to figure out how to take pictures with a digital camera better. retreat was the 2nd time that i took pictures and videos en masse, but i think i could've done a much better job.
my left fingers are really starting to look and resemble like a guitarist who has been spending a lot of time on his axe. my middle finger and ring finger especially; firmed up on the tips, and you see that skin is starting to peel off now. but i haven't touched my guitar yet, lol? i'm hoping that changes after this week. the combination of using the gripmaster with the caps on it, plus taking long showers did it. i was thinking of grinding on the gripmaster with the caps on my right hand, but i don't use the bass guitar. still, it might be useful, for when i play arcade games.
i really wished i recorded an .wav of the 1st praise session during retreat. the only song i felt i played during retreat where i was allowed to cut loose.
Saturday, August 09, 2008
i'm gonna miss sleeping on the futon on the 1st floor... well, tonight's the last night i get to do it for some time; it was fun while it lasted...
...as well as eating dinner whenever i wanted, instead of having to wait until 9:30 each night.
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i've been driving a lot slower these days, specifically, it's been almost the same speed as the speed limit, sometimes even a bit below it (i usually drive 5-6 above the speed limit), and i think the mileage has been piling up a lot more.
(sucks that i can't watch the olympics; used to watch them so much growing up; get dat money, michael phelps!)
i need to wash my car.
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call it a desperation move on the new york jets' part. i think the packers made a good move on that sort.
...as well as eating dinner whenever i wanted, instead of having to wait until 9:30 each night.
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i've been driving a lot slower these days, specifically, it's been almost the same speed as the speed limit, sometimes even a bit below it (i usually drive 5-6 above the speed limit), and i think the mileage has been piling up a lot more.
(sucks that i can't watch the olympics; used to watch them so much growing up; get dat money, michael phelps!)
i need to wash my car.
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call it a desperation move on the new york jets' part. i think the packers made a good move on that sort.
Thursday, August 07, 2008
this news article doesn't really beat the one where the guy tried to cash the check...
but it comes pretty damn close.
but it comes pretty damn close.
Wednesday, August 06, 2008
har har har...
fry's electronics carries it btw; still too expensive (3.79 =/= cool), but if the price dropped or i couldn't stand it any longer, i might buy it. it's kinda cute. according to eugene though, that thing tastes like mouthwash. mmmm... mouthwash.
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that westpoint nfl player got gyped. wut crap.
fry's electronics carries it btw; still too expensive (3.79 =/= cool), but if the price dropped or i couldn't stand it any longer, i might buy it. it's kinda cute. according to eugene though, that thing tastes like mouthwash. mmmm... mouthwash.
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that westpoint nfl player got gyped. wut crap.
Tuesday, August 05, 2008
this series of entries will all just be grab bag.
my taiwanese lacks the choppiness, sing-song-ness of natives.
i'm lol-ing so hard realizing that my mom has a dvd of "terminator 1: judgment day." CHINGLISH FTW. i must bring it to community group.
lol, my fingers are still pretty sensitive because of the ruff rider callus caps + gripmaster combo. i've got the calluses now, but for some reason, they just hurt today during the entire afternoon.
just finished beck: mongolian chop squad; great anime about a rock band. i'm hoping that maybe it'll give me incentive to pick up the guitar again. there's like one guitar workbook i'd like to get first though. and a music stand light.
i might have to buy new 7a drumsticks soon; i find it hard to believe, but if i keep going at it on the drumkit (and especially the cymbals) the way i did last friday, they might break. especially now that i've figured out how to not get splinters/ blisters on my thumbs when using them, and wear earplugs now. or maybe i'll just do the neil peart and use the butt ends after the tips break.
neil peart's "drummer" solo on the rush 30th anniversary dvd was awesome.
i still can't see my future, don't see where i'm going, but maybe i'm just stressing out too much.
my taiwanese lacks the choppiness, sing-song-ness of natives.
i'm lol-ing so hard realizing that my mom has a dvd of "terminator 1: judgment day." CHINGLISH FTW. i must bring it to community group.
lol, my fingers are still pretty sensitive because of the ruff rider callus caps + gripmaster combo. i've got the calluses now, but for some reason, they just hurt today during the entire afternoon.
just finished beck: mongolian chop squad; great anime about a rock band. i'm hoping that maybe it'll give me incentive to pick up the guitar again. there's like one guitar workbook i'd like to get first though. and a music stand light.
i might have to buy new 7a drumsticks soon; i find it hard to believe, but if i keep going at it on the drumkit (and especially the cymbals) the way i did last friday, they might break. especially now that i've figured out how to not get splinters/ blisters on my thumbs when using them, and wear earplugs now. or maybe i'll just do the neil peart and use the butt ends after the tips break.
neil peart's "drummer" solo on the rush 30th anniversary dvd was awesome.
i still can't see my future, don't see where i'm going, but maybe i'm just stressing out too much.
Saturday, August 02, 2008
dat madden curse acting again...
my left fingers are gonna get some nasty, nasty calluses after i'm done with the ruff rider callus caps i bought.
the new ear plugs i bought are awesome. now i'm gonna hit harder on the drums.
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i wonder if the new state stuff on the state workers affect workers at the library; hope my mom doesn't get hit too hard.
my left fingers are gonna get some nasty, nasty calluses after i'm done with the ruff rider callus caps i bought.
the new ear plugs i bought are awesome. now i'm gonna hit harder on the drums.
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i wonder if the new state stuff on the state workers affect workers at the library; hope my mom doesn't get hit too hard.
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
some middle-aged asian woman pissed me off on monday as i was driving because she was riding a bike, and decided to bike right at me from the front, then cut across the road VERY SLOWLY as i was pulling up to the traffic light. IDIOT; DO YOU WANT TO DIE?
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i haven't gotten good sleep so far this week; since my mom is in southern ca, i thought i would try to cook dinner early and go to sleep early so i could get up earlier as my mom takes too long to cook dinner, but something always keeps me up when i hit the sack; sun and mon i tossed and turned when i got to bed, so i couldn't fall asleep and get 7 hrs of sleep like that. tuesday i woke up in the night to some faint buzzing sound and was itching all over my forearms. i finally got myself to get up, turned on the lights, got my flyswatter and killed the 1st faint-colored insect that i saw near my bed on the wall. when i saw splattered red color after i killed it i knew exactly what happened. now both my forearms itch all over. and i still can't figure out exactly how that insect got into the house; maybe one of the window screens has a hole in it.
on that same note, i'm still getting used to cooking again; i think my stove at home just heats up a lot faster than the one at the apts at davis, because water boiled in a pot so much faster when i was at home. and some of the frozen meats in the freezer i just can't tell what's inside, because of all the frost.
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i'm still thinking about that luke passage on sunday. all my notes like all my bible notes are still at home, but i was able to come up with some stuff during my insomniac time on either sunday or monday and put it down; off the top of my head:
-the love of mammon, ie, love of money, is the lord of this world, and the root of all evil(3 bible verses), the root of all evil; Jesus hinted at this, because he starts talking about serving only 1 god after he talked about making yourselves friends of mammon of unrighteousness. as long as we are in this world and tied to the lord of this world, use our gifts, our influence, to lessen the burdens that the lord of this world places on others, in order to build up gifts for the next life. because when we die, nothing we have in this world can be carried over to the next life, much like how once a steward is fired from a rich man, he no longer belongs to him. that's a really quick runthrough of essentially what i typed down in length at home.
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mind's blank, so i'm gonna stop.
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i haven't gotten good sleep so far this week; since my mom is in southern ca, i thought i would try to cook dinner early and go to sleep early so i could get up earlier as my mom takes too long to cook dinner, but something always keeps me up when i hit the sack; sun and mon i tossed and turned when i got to bed, so i couldn't fall asleep and get 7 hrs of sleep like that. tuesday i woke up in the night to some faint buzzing sound and was itching all over my forearms. i finally got myself to get up, turned on the lights, got my flyswatter and killed the 1st faint-colored insect that i saw near my bed on the wall. when i saw splattered red color after i killed it i knew exactly what happened. now both my forearms itch all over. and i still can't figure out exactly how that insect got into the house; maybe one of the window screens has a hole in it.
on that same note, i'm still getting used to cooking again; i think my stove at home just heats up a lot faster than the one at the apts at davis, because water boiled in a pot so much faster when i was at home. and some of the frozen meats in the freezer i just can't tell what's inside, because of all the frost.
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i'm still thinking about that luke passage on sunday. all my notes like all my bible notes are still at home, but i was able to come up with some stuff during my insomniac time on either sunday or monday and put it down; off the top of my head:
-the love of mammon, ie, love of money, is the lord of this world, and the root of all evil(3 bible verses), the root of all evil; Jesus hinted at this, because he starts talking about serving only 1 god after he talked about making yourselves friends of mammon of unrighteousness. as long as we are in this world and tied to the lord of this world, use our gifts, our influence, to lessen the burdens that the lord of this world places on others, in order to build up gifts for the next life. because when we die, nothing we have in this world can be carried over to the next life, much like how once a steward is fired from a rich man, he no longer belongs to him. that's a really quick runthrough of essentially what i typed down in length at home.
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mind's blank, so i'm gonna stop.
Monday, July 28, 2008
"bad as a wanna be - dennis rodman" is a neat book; i'm kinda going through it right now, and if you can get past all the profanity and the lewd cover, i think it's a great book. he does not seem as bad a troublemaker as the media portayed him to be once you try to read the book. i also learned a bit more about how he rebounded by reading it, although, with all basketball player biographies, they don't stuff their book full of everything they did, more-or-less inject snippets as they go along. a lot of the stuff he said sounds like it could've come right out of charles barkley's mouth, and that guy is very contraversial, but a lotta the stuff he says makes a lotta sense; it's kinda that way with dennis rodman too.
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