Hey. Ever get up feeling drained? What is up with that? It's as if all the energy was sucked out of you during sleep. I was under impression that sleep re-energized a body. Guess I was wrong. lol Kinda reminds me of this one movie that I can't remember the name of. It was about this one little creature/troll that was living in some hole in the wall and would come out and suck the energy out of the girl that was sleeping in the room. I don't remember if it was sucking out the energy or soul but it was there, sitting on her chest breathing in this mist emanating from the girls body. What the hell is the name of that movie???
I think I need to check for little holes in my walls... Until then, later.
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
The Clairvoyant
Hey. Was listening to The Clairvoyant by Iron Maiden this morning and there's this great line in the song that got me thinking.
"There's a time to live but isn't it strange that as soon as you're born you're dying."
I thought it was a great line and never thought about death in that sense. Most people are so preoccupied with extending life but in actually we're only delaying death. Life is not guaranteed, but death is. It also made me think of this one line I heard a few years back that I thought was pretty funny.
"Health nuts are going to feel stupid one day. Lying in their death beds, dying of nothing."
Both are great lines with a view on life. The first stating that death is coming regardless while the second states how some of us go to great lengths only to delay it as much as possible. Now, I'm not against "health nuts", if exercising and eating healthy and what not is your way of life, then handle your business. To each their own. I just find it odd how some people will eat healthy, exercise and what not and be miserable. It's not something they enjoy so why do it? I just think that instead of trying to delay death you should be out enjoying yourself. Why burden yourself with the thought of death? It's gonna happen so why worry yourself out of your mind? I'm not saying be a dumbass and go drive recklessly, do drugs, and shit like that because you're enjoying yourself. I'm not cool with that. People should be responsible for their actions and some actions cause harm to not only yourself but others as well.
That's my outlook on life. When the subject comes up, you'll always hear me say, "I'm not gonna die. I'm going to live my life the best I know how." Once you think of death, negativity comes from it. You start thinking about what's going to happen when you're gone, who's going to take care of the kids, how are you going to die, will I have enough money saved up for my surviving family? I'm not saying that you should ignore those questions. You should definitely be responsible and take the necessary precautions. For a man that's not going to die, I have a life insurance policy, savings account, and a 401K with the beneficiaries being my wife and kids in case god decided my reign on Earth is over. Again, death is inevitable, but why boggle myself down with it? Handle your business and do what you got to do for your family and then live your life. You've done the work by taking care of business, now it's time to play.
Until the maker decides to look for me, I'll catch ya around. Later.
"There's a time to live but isn't it strange that as soon as you're born you're dying."
I thought it was a great line and never thought about death in that sense. Most people are so preoccupied with extending life but in actually we're only delaying death. Life is not guaranteed, but death is. It also made me think of this one line I heard a few years back that I thought was pretty funny.
"Health nuts are going to feel stupid one day. Lying in their death beds, dying of nothing."
Both are great lines with a view on life. The first stating that death is coming regardless while the second states how some of us go to great lengths only to delay it as much as possible. Now, I'm not against "health nuts", if exercising and eating healthy and what not is your way of life, then handle your business. To each their own. I just find it odd how some people will eat healthy, exercise and what not and be miserable. It's not something they enjoy so why do it? I just think that instead of trying to delay death you should be out enjoying yourself. Why burden yourself with the thought of death? It's gonna happen so why worry yourself out of your mind? I'm not saying be a dumbass and go drive recklessly, do drugs, and shit like that because you're enjoying yourself. I'm not cool with that. People should be responsible for their actions and some actions cause harm to not only yourself but others as well.
That's my outlook on life. When the subject comes up, you'll always hear me say, "I'm not gonna die. I'm going to live my life the best I know how." Once you think of death, negativity comes from it. You start thinking about what's going to happen when you're gone, who's going to take care of the kids, how are you going to die, will I have enough money saved up for my surviving family? I'm not saying that you should ignore those questions. You should definitely be responsible and take the necessary precautions. For a man that's not going to die, I have a life insurance policy, savings account, and a 401K with the beneficiaries being my wife and kids in case god decided my reign on Earth is over. Again, death is inevitable, but why boggle myself down with it? Handle your business and do what you got to do for your family and then live your life. You've done the work by taking care of business, now it's time to play.
Until the maker decides to look for me, I'll catch ya around. Later.
Monday, March 24, 2008
Vacation Update
Hey. So we had our vacation last week. Man, was it great. Felt good to get away from work and just spend time with the kiddos and wife, you know. Like my good friend Jack said, "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy."
Monday
So on Monday, we took it easy. Spent some of the day at Chuck E. Cheese. Every kid on earth loves that place. Not to mention a few adults. Had us some pizza and enjoyed us some games. I challenged myself in that basketball game that they have. I saw the "jackpot score" of 60 and said to myself that I could beat that. I spent a good chunk of coins there... reaching for at least 61 but topped out at 58. Damn me and my competitiveness. lol
Afterwards, I dropped off my wife at her friend's place. A friend she hasn't seen in ages and recently had a baby. While she was there, I took the kiddos to buy some movie tickets. After picking up my wife awhile later, we caught Horton Hears a Who. I enjoyed it, thought it was a cool movie for the kiddos. Man, while there, I ordered the large popcorn and a large drink, thinking it was good enough for them and they fucked it up!!! And I refilled the popcorn and drink! lol I was like, whoa! These little ones sure can eat. lol
Tuesday
Day of fun at Disneyland. We did the standard stuff like the teacup ride and others that are in that general area. We jumped on a new one for us, which was the Winnie the Pooh ride, which the littlest one loved. We actually got on it twice. We also boarded the sub for the new Nemo ride. Waited almost an hour and a half for it, but the ride was worth it. Felt better afterwards cause I heard that it took some almost 3 hours of wait time just to get on. We had our lunch and went back to enjoy ourselves some more. Also got on this Buzz Lightyear one which we all thought was pretty cool since you get to shoot at shit and get points. The best part about it though is that they take your picture and you can Email it to yourself, for free! So that was pretty bad ass. Nice souvenir for free. We wanted to get on again, but couldn't since out littlest fell asleep. She missed the fireworks show, which was pretty good too. Afterwards, we did some shopping and off we went.
I know I forgot some stuff. As I remember, I'll edit. lmao
Wednesday
This was to be a "my wife and I" day, but we were soooo tired that we chilled for most of the day. We did spend some time alone, though. Dropped off the kids with their grandma and we took off shopping. Got us a new camera since ours was pretty much outdated. When your camera has just as much MPs than your phone, it's time to upgrade. lol So we got this cool 7MP cam which takes better pics and in way better focus too.
It was good to spend some alone time with my wife. Don't get much of that now a days, especially with the kids and house stuff to preoccupy ourselves with.
Thursday
Back in the car off to Disneyland again!!!! Not! Instead, we went to California Adventure. As we approach the park, there is this long line and everyone was asked to stay to the right. We're all like, what the hell. I joke around by saying that the early birds get special parking. Actually, it was free parking! But it was soooooooo far away and we had to walk! The price we paid for free walking... We were already tired before we even got there. lol
Disneyland has this "2fer" thing going on where if you go to one park, the other is free. We took advantage and went to other park. We've never been there so it was a new experience for us. We found it better than Disneyland, because the lines were shorter and the characters were more open for pics. We took a shit load of pics with all kinds of characters and then didn't just disappear on you without notice. They would say 10 mo mins or whatever so we thought that was cool. Also, they have this photo pass thing that I thought was great. The photographer hands you this card and each time you see a photographer, you give them your pass and they will take your picture with a specific background or character and you can view those pictures online, for free! Again, free souvenirs is always great.
We tested out our new cam, which was great. Took a shit load of pics. Don't know what the hell happened on one instance though. We had just switched the batteries so that we can have fresh ones for after lunch and it died in the middle of a pic. My wife was pissed cause she thought that I implied that it was her fault. She said that I told her it was cause she left it on. Maybe my words came out wrong (which is usually the case) but I think it was just a freak out from the cam cause even if she were to leave it on, it wouldn't have died after 15 mins or so... So it was just plain weird but... yeah, she was pissed cause it was a family photo that I took with that one princess ant and it was a nice pic too, I saw it before the cam died and when I switched the batteries again, the photo was not saved. Huge downer.
As far as the rides go, they were good. The Monsters Inc one was good. We also caught the 3D film of the Muppets which was good too. Our little one, experiencing 3D for the first time, got up off the chair on many occassions trying to grab the objects. lol The Bugs 3D included other senses as well so that one was great. I had a kick watching her trying to pop bubbles or catching bugs. lol We spent most of our day in the "Hollywood Blvd" and the Bugs Life area. We missed out on the Pier and the this forresty area. We'll catch those next time. You can't expect to do it all in one day.
The ride of the night, though, was definitely the "Tower of Terror". We had to "ride switch" that one because our little one wasn't allowed on. I went first with my boy, which he was already shittin' it before we even got on. Had to explain that it was just a ride and that everything around him was just there for show and that he shouldn't be scared. Once on the ride, and you catch that first glimsp of the outside and you're like, whoa, we're pretty high up. The view was awesome. You're up some 20 stories or so and you can see the outside before you drop. Definitely recommend it. After our boy and I "survived" it, my wife got on our daughter and they both "survived" it as well. lol I was receiving texts from her saying she was scared and I assured that all would be well and to just hold on tight. lol
Afterwards, we were tired. ALL OF US. Instead of eating dinner at the park, we decided to grab something on the way back. We all dreaded the walk back. Felt like it would take forever to ger there. Damn free parking. lol
Friday
Why can I not remember Friday? Oh yeah, we took a day of rest on Friday. It was my comadre's B day. She was throwing herself a BBQ but we stayed home because our little one got the stomach bug and wasn't feeling all that great. Some kid must've sneezed on her or something while at California Adventure. She started to throw up in the morning and couldn't really keep anything down. Soon after, she started getting the runs and late night, had a fever. She kept saying that she was sick and held her lil tummy. It worried my wife some, but I know our little one is a toughie. We gave her some meds and the fever was soon gone and she slept well.
Sometime during the day, I snuck out and got my wife some pearls. She's been asking for them since forever but I never seem to remember to get them for her during a special occassion. So while it was fresh on my mind, I took off and got her a set of pearls, just because, which she absolutely loves. Brownie points for me. lol
That's it for our week long vacation. Not bad, right? Later!
Monday
So on Monday, we took it easy. Spent some of the day at Chuck E. Cheese. Every kid on earth loves that place. Not to mention a few adults. Had us some pizza and enjoyed us some games. I challenged myself in that basketball game that they have. I saw the "jackpot score" of 60 and said to myself that I could beat that. I spent a good chunk of coins there... reaching for at least 61 but topped out at 58. Damn me and my competitiveness. lol
Afterwards, I dropped off my wife at her friend's place. A friend she hasn't seen in ages and recently had a baby. While she was there, I took the kiddos to buy some movie tickets. After picking up my wife awhile later, we caught Horton Hears a Who. I enjoyed it, thought it was a cool movie for the kiddos. Man, while there, I ordered the large popcorn and a large drink, thinking it was good enough for them and they fucked it up!!! And I refilled the popcorn and drink! lol I was like, whoa! These little ones sure can eat. lol
Tuesday
Day of fun at Disneyland. We did the standard stuff like the teacup ride and others that are in that general area. We jumped on a new one for us, which was the Winnie the Pooh ride, which the littlest one loved. We actually got on it twice. We also boarded the sub for the new Nemo ride. Waited almost an hour and a half for it, but the ride was worth it. Felt better afterwards cause I heard that it took some almost 3 hours of wait time just to get on. We had our lunch and went back to enjoy ourselves some more. Also got on this Buzz Lightyear one which we all thought was pretty cool since you get to shoot at shit and get points. The best part about it though is that they take your picture and you can Email it to yourself, for free! So that was pretty bad ass. Nice souvenir for free. We wanted to get on again, but couldn't since out littlest fell asleep. She missed the fireworks show, which was pretty good too. Afterwards, we did some shopping and off we went.
I know I forgot some stuff. As I remember, I'll edit. lmao
Wednesday
This was to be a "my wife and I" day, but we were soooo tired that we chilled for most of the day. We did spend some time alone, though. Dropped off the kids with their grandma and we took off shopping. Got us a new camera since ours was pretty much outdated. When your camera has just as much MPs than your phone, it's time to upgrade. lol So we got this cool 7MP cam which takes better pics and in way better focus too.
It was good to spend some alone time with my wife. Don't get much of that now a days, especially with the kids and house stuff to preoccupy ourselves with.
Thursday
Back in the car off to Disneyland again!!!! Not! Instead, we went to California Adventure. As we approach the park, there is this long line and everyone was asked to stay to the right. We're all like, what the hell. I joke around by saying that the early birds get special parking. Actually, it was free parking! But it was soooooooo far away and we had to walk! The price we paid for free walking... We were already tired before we even got there. lol
Disneyland has this "2fer" thing going on where if you go to one park, the other is free. We took advantage and went to other park. We've never been there so it was a new experience for us. We found it better than Disneyland, because the lines were shorter and the characters were more open for pics. We took a shit load of pics with all kinds of characters and then didn't just disappear on you without notice. They would say 10 mo mins or whatever so we thought that was cool. Also, they have this photo pass thing that I thought was great. The photographer hands you this card and each time you see a photographer, you give them your pass and they will take your picture with a specific background or character and you can view those pictures online, for free! Again, free souvenirs is always great.
We tested out our new cam, which was great. Took a shit load of pics. Don't know what the hell happened on one instance though. We had just switched the batteries so that we can have fresh ones for after lunch and it died in the middle of a pic. My wife was pissed cause she thought that I implied that it was her fault. She said that I told her it was cause she left it on. Maybe my words came out wrong (which is usually the case) but I think it was just a freak out from the cam cause even if she were to leave it on, it wouldn't have died after 15 mins or so... So it was just plain weird but... yeah, she was pissed cause it was a family photo that I took with that one princess ant and it was a nice pic too, I saw it before the cam died and when I switched the batteries again, the photo was not saved. Huge downer.
As far as the rides go, they were good. The Monsters Inc one was good. We also caught the 3D film of the Muppets which was good too. Our little one, experiencing 3D for the first time, got up off the chair on many occassions trying to grab the objects. lol The Bugs 3D included other senses as well so that one was great. I had a kick watching her trying to pop bubbles or catching bugs. lol We spent most of our day in the "Hollywood Blvd" and the Bugs Life area. We missed out on the Pier and the this forresty area. We'll catch those next time. You can't expect to do it all in one day.
The ride of the night, though, was definitely the "Tower of Terror". We had to "ride switch" that one because our little one wasn't allowed on. I went first with my boy, which he was already shittin' it before we even got on. Had to explain that it was just a ride and that everything around him was just there for show and that he shouldn't be scared. Once on the ride, and you catch that first glimsp of the outside and you're like, whoa, we're pretty high up. The view was awesome. You're up some 20 stories or so and you can see the outside before you drop. Definitely recommend it. After our boy and I "survived" it, my wife got on our daughter and they both "survived" it as well. lol I was receiving texts from her saying she was scared and I assured that all would be well and to just hold on tight. lol
Afterwards, we were tired. ALL OF US. Instead of eating dinner at the park, we decided to grab something on the way back. We all dreaded the walk back. Felt like it would take forever to ger there. Damn free parking. lol
Friday
Why can I not remember Friday? Oh yeah, we took a day of rest on Friday. It was my comadre's B day. She was throwing herself a BBQ but we stayed home because our little one got the stomach bug and wasn't feeling all that great. Some kid must've sneezed on her or something while at California Adventure. She started to throw up in the morning and couldn't really keep anything down. Soon after, she started getting the runs and late night, had a fever. She kept saying that she was sick and held her lil tummy. It worried my wife some, but I know our little one is a toughie. We gave her some meds and the fever was soon gone and she slept well.
Sometime during the day, I snuck out and got my wife some pearls. She's been asking for them since forever but I never seem to remember to get them for her during a special occassion. So while it was fresh on my mind, I took off and got her a set of pearls, just because, which she absolutely loves. Brownie points for me. lol
That's it for our week long vacation. Not bad, right? Later!
Guitar Hero Update
Hey. Just to give an update, I finally got through One in Hard mode and after many failed attempts, defeated Lou to advance into Expert Mode. Was all proud of myself cause that mo'fo was difficult to overcome. I feel a little better today knowing that I'm not the only one that struggled tremendously with those solos at the end of One. After speaking with a friend, her cuz that is "really good" still cannot get through those and he's been at it for about a month.
I'll most likely try to at least 4 star all the songs on Hard before I move on to Expert. I was doing that in Easy Mode but I was using those songs as a warm up. Funny how at first those songs seemed difficult and now I'm breezing through them "easily" getting 5 stars if not the 5 golden stars. I'm going to start using the Medium Mode as a warm up now. I have about 6 songs there that I need to 5 star.
I also had my best score on Through the Fire and Flames and I still did not 5 star the damn thing. Don't know the exact number but I jumped it from 218K to about 248K. I thought for sure I'd nail it, but... it wasn't to be. Maybe next time.
I hooked up our PS2 (yes it's a PS2, read my gas price blog below... lol) online so I now am hooked up to play against the world. It's a shame that they forgot to include GH3 for PS2 online play. It's available for PS3, but I don't have one of those. lol Was hoping to challenge myself with other players out there but it didn't happen.
Until then, later.
I'll most likely try to at least 4 star all the songs on Hard before I move on to Expert. I was doing that in Easy Mode but I was using those songs as a warm up. Funny how at first those songs seemed difficult and now I'm breezing through them "easily" getting 5 stars if not the 5 golden stars. I'm going to start using the Medium Mode as a warm up now. I have about 6 songs there that I need to 5 star.
I also had my best score on Through the Fire and Flames and I still did not 5 star the damn thing. Don't know the exact number but I jumped it from 218K to about 248K. I thought for sure I'd nail it, but... it wasn't to be. Maybe next time.
I hooked up our PS2 (yes it's a PS2, read my gas price blog below... lol) online so I now am hooked up to play against the world. It's a shame that they forgot to include GH3 for PS2 online play. It's available for PS3, but I don't have one of those. lol Was hoping to challenge myself with other players out there but it didn't happen.
Until then, later.
Monday, March 17, 2008
Vacation!
Hey there. First day of vacation, HELL YEAH! Felt good not having to get up at 5:40 am, dragging my ass out of bed and on to work. Woke up feeling pretty good. I probably won't have time to post during the week, but I'll try to put in a word or two. Until then, later on.
Grave of the Fireflies
"Why do fireflies have to die so young?"
I watched Grave of the Fireflies last night and man, was that one sad flick. I've heard for many years that it was a great movie but never had the chance to experience the film first hand. Finally had that chance during dinner last night.
War is never a pleasurable experience, but when innocence is caught in the middle of all the mayhem, it just shows how much more ruthless and senseless it can be. I feel like a I have a loss for words to describe this masterpiece, it was that moving.
I watched Grave of the Fireflies last night and man, was that one sad flick. I've heard for many years that it was a great movie but never had the chance to experience the film first hand. Finally had that chance during dinner last night.
War is never a pleasurable experience, but when innocence is caught in the middle of all the mayhem, it just shows how much more ruthless and senseless it can be. I feel like a I have a loss for words to describe this masterpiece, it was that moving.
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