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Wednesday, April 02, 2008

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 20:48:46 GMT

OMG! It's been another 2 months!

Well overall I've been quite busy with school. In the second round of midterms now.

First round:
ESE 211: 18/25 (avg 17)
ESE 231: 23/30 (no idea what the average was but 23/30 isn't bad)
ESE 306: 38/50 (avg of 41)
ESE 372: 68/100 (avg of 81)
AMS 261: 97/100 (avg of 87)

Not bad, but not great either..... ESPECIALLY the 372 midterm..... I was so shocked when i saw my grade...... Still, I just made stupid mistakes and should have easily gotten at least average..... Well, for 372 we have 3 midterms and a option final so I guess I'm taking the final and having the first midterm dropped.

Had my second 231 midterm Monday. I don't think I did as well..... But then again overall it was harder and no one left early really and it looked like most of the class was having trouble. Two midterms tomorrow, 306 and 372. Taking a break from studying now to xanga. I have lab in a bit anyways so now would be a good time to break and clear my head so I can concentrate on lab. I came into this week dreading the two midterms tomorrow but now I feel a bit better about them. For 372, the exam is only going as far as the DC analysis of transistor circuits and isn't covering the small signal section yet. So its based on the last two homeworks which I did fine on. Going to yesterday's lecture and seeing him review problems I'm sure I'll do fine. Its the clippers and clampers portion from the diode section that I'm a bit worried about. But if its nothing too complicated I should do okay on that too. 306 just seemed impossible but after todays recitation it really seems easy....Ting Luo is a great TA thats for sure.... I don't really understand all the theory but I can apply it well enough.

Stephen and I also started to collect birch sap. We went to ACE hardware last weekend and they actually had hand cranked drills! We bought one as well as 20' of vinyl .25" OD tubing and some brass connectors as a tap. Kinda funny too cause I expected the season to start around the beginning of March but one night we were in the forest and on one of the tress we marked with reflectors there was a HUGE dark spot on the bark. Closer inspection showed that it was sap! It was nice and clear too so I'm assuming the season just started. We both downed a bottle of 1.5L smart water since we needed containers to have the sap collect into. Last time Stephen went in he came out with 2L. We only tapped 3 trees the first time and only one had good flow. The largest tree we tapped figuring it would have the best flow and could let go of more of its sap without injury had almost nothing in the bottles..... But Stephen went and drilled the tree a bit deeper and now it has decent flow. I'm hoping to get at least 5 gallons. I figure we can get at least a gallon without injuring the trees and probably more from the larger tree. Well, I can't complain. Since I live so far away from the forest Stephen has been doing all the collecting lol. He even tried boiling some down to syrup last night. Worked out okay but I don't think he boiled it enough before taking it off the heat. He didn't even check for sheeting..... I'll give it a try this weekend when I head over to his place.

I also got a bunch of cool lighters from Leo when I went back home for spring break. An IMCO, another zippo, a cool Colibri of Japan that can't get blown out, and a pearl. I've always been jealous of him having the pearl cause it's just so cool!

Man, the weather has been so nice it just makes me want to go out and enjoy nature.... Sucks that instead of doing that I've just been in my room studying..... Looking froward to summer. Taking classes in summer session I but prob free the rest of the summer. Leo, Stephen and I will prob make a trip up to Bear Mountain to hike.

I also got an old Casio Pathfinder. Kickass.

Whats on the To Buy list now? Well I've shortened it plenty. An Alox Swiss Army Farmer was on there, but I just ordered a red Alox Farmer and an Alox Bantam a few hours ago. So now its a new fountain pen, a new watch (most likely a Seiko Black Monster), and then a small classic Sebenza.

Anyways, time a bit more of studying before lab. I'm gonna try to finish my study sheet for 306 before lab. Then I'll have a good 4 hours after lab to study. 2 hours to 306 and then 2 hours to 372. After the 306 midterm tomorrow I'll make my formula sheet for 372 and then take that exam. Next midterm won't be for another week and a half. YAY!

Saturday, February 02, 2008

Sat, 02 Feb 2008 22:19:49 GMT

Wow. It's almost been two months!

Anyway, here I am at the end of the first week of school. So far it hasn't been too stressful. Then again, first weeks are always easier since there isn't any work due and recitations and labs are usually canceled. But still, so far everything is okay. Abhishek is in my ESE 211 (electronics lab) class so score! Another semester of having a good lab partner lol. ESE 231 (introduction to semiconductors) hasn't been as good though. The professor seems nice enough and very enthusiastic about the subject (I believe it's his field) but I find he goes through the material really quick. It's kinda like with Professor Chen. Talks and writes non-stop but at least Chen had really neat handwriting and didn't rush through nearly as much as Shterengas does. Worst part is that he doesn't put up notes online so its even harder to write them down and understand what he's saying since he has a thick russian accent (even worse than Donetski's). After the second lecture, my brain was practically fried and I felt like I was loosing concentration near the end of the lecture. Still, I guess with the topic anything Shterengas says in the lecture will basically be from the textbook. So far he's just going over some physics stuff so its not too bad yet. Calc III, I just don't know. The Professor is nice and kinda reminds me of Mr. Widom. But I guess I'm not use to his style of teaching yet. So far we've just done some simple multivariable equations and sketching. ESE 306 (random signals and systems) seems like a bitch. Going over probability stuff now. I think this might be the second hardest class I have this semester. And quizzes every recitation will be annoying, but I guess its good for me since it'll force me to keep up with the material. Finally theres ESE 372 (electrical circuits). I personally think that Kamoua is a good professor. Its just that the subject is hard in general. I thought Zemanian was a good professor too (albeit a hard one) but electrical circuits are never easy.

In other news, I got my Koster Bushcraft. LOVE IT! I've always loved the scandi grind and moras are okay but the materials that they are made from just aren't that good. I was going to get one of the scandis made in Finland and almost pulled the trigger on a Skookum from Rod Garcia but it was sooo pricy. It's like God answered my prayers and inspired Dan to make a mid tech run of the bushcrafts in 3V for such a cheap price. Like Stephen said, it's feels like I stole something it's so cheap lol.

Meanwhile, Rambo IV was not that good..... I think it's been downhill for the Rambo series since first blood..... I mean it seems like a lot of people liked it, but I think after the first one it just got too into killing and there really wasn't much of a plot..... Then again First Blood was based on a book so I guess producers had more to work with.

That's basically about it I guess. With 3 midterms for almost every class again After the first month it's gonna be extremely busy for me.....

Monday, December 10, 2007

Mon, 10 Dec 2007 19:05:42 GMT

I hate this weather..... This dark, gloomy, rainy weather. A few weeks ago it was so cold I ALMOST broke out the winter coat but now its nice and warm again and the fleece is warm enough. Ideally I get my handwarmer to work but I think I might get a few of the chemical handwarmers to throw into the bag just in case.

So anyways, no exams this week. First week since the end of September that I don't have an exam. Of course thats because finals start next week. Four finals, possible 5. Donetski said that anyone that failed the last exam would have to take the final because he simply can't pass anyone that can't design counters with various flip flops. I think I passed though. I mean in theory designing with flip flops is easy. Just get the state table from a state diagram and get the excitation values. Then use that to get K-maps and from the K maps you get the input equation for the flip flops. My synchronous binary multiplier didn't work last Thursday.... I don't feel too bad though. I mean the lab section before us only one group got their circuit to work. In my lab section basically no one had a working circuit and after 30 mins the only groups left were myself and Abhi and Frank with Chris. Hell, the only reason why Frank was still there was because I gave him my circuit diagram. I Abhi tried building the circuit on the CADET board via the circuit diagram and I built it on my breadboard via chip pinout. I took all 3.5 hours slowly building my circuit to make sure I didn't make any wiring mistakes. 15 mins into the next lab section (basically no one in that section had anything either so there was plenty of stations for us to stay late) Abhi and Frank kept on rushing me and so we stuck the inputs and outputs into my circuit and it didn't work! I debuged my circuit during the weekend and found that I was missing a wire..... So hopefully on Thursday it'll work fine. Obviously Donetski knew that most people wouldn't get the circuit because he gave us two weeks to do this lab and said that even if we didn't get a working circuit we would get partial credit for whatever we did as long as we explained what happened in the lab report.

So anyways, second range trip for the Rifle Club is this coming Friday and Saturday. I can't wait (or maybe I can since the sooner the range trip comes, the sooner finals come, but then the sooner winter break comes!). I'm determined to shoot much better than I did last time and I brought part of my dumbbell set with me to work out my forearms so they won't die after such a short time....

Played pool last Thursday with Jen. It was fun. She had to leave after an hour or so though but then Simon and Matt came down and we ended up playing 9 ball till midnight. I think I'm starting to get my stroke back though. Towards the end I was stroking nice and smoothly and making most of my shots and getting good position. I guess thats the bad thing about not having a textbook stroke and stuff. If I don't play seriously for a long time I just lose it and it takes a while before I can get it back...

Saturday, November 24, 2007

Sat, 24 Nov 2007 02:42:02 GMT

Phew, another month has gone by yet again. So yea, happy late Thanksgiving!

Cooked a turkey yesterday. It came out great! I think the $10 probe thermometer is one of the best things to have in the kitchen. I mean really, no more guessing to see if meat is done. Just throw the turkey into the oven for 30 mins at 500° and then cover the white meat with a triangle shaped piece of aluminum foil and then cook at 350° until the white meat is at 161°. The turkey came out great and the breast meat was super juicy, not dry as hell like last year. I think I'll be doing the same thing for chicken since whenever my parents make chicken the breast meat is always like a desert.

On another topic, its almost December! For kids, that means Christmas. My dad emailed me before asking for my "wish list" but theres nothing I can tell my parents to get for me. I mean looking at what I want, its fairly expensive and useless in their eyes. So basically my real wish list involves me saving myself and then just buying the stuff myself. I mean really what I want now is knives and flashlights lol.

Knives:
Spyderco P'kal
Spyderco CalyIII (in either VG-10/G10 or ZDP/Carbon Fiber)
Spyderco Paramilitary
CR Sebenza
Kershaw Tanto Groove
Kershaw Leek (in damacus, S30V, or ZDP)
Bradley Alias II
Benchmade 42
Knifekits Typhoon
Dozier Arkansas Toothpick
Busse Badger Attack (gen 3)
Busse Game Warden
Utility HAK

Lights:
Fenix P2D-CE
McLux
CR2 Ion
Orb RAW NS

So yea, nothing really cheap there so bleg. More knives than lights though lol.

Hell the Koster Bushcraft would be on there too if I hadn't already ordered it for myself as a self Christmas present. Should be coming in perhaps a little after Christmas too (with the first batch in Dec. 20ish and me being in the middle of the run...)

I mean really, the Koster was such a great deal I just couldn't pass on it. I was going to get the Rod Garcia Skookum but that would have been like $240 ish for the one in 3V. The Koster will just be around like $130 for the 3V.

I believe that us knife nuts have a sickness. I may be speaking for myself, but I'm sure it applies to loads of people. I am constantly looking for the perfect knife. One that makes me say "this knife will do everything I want and I no longer need anymore." It has to have looks, feel good in the hands, and cut well. But then the problem is that there will probably never be a knife that does that. I mean when i got my BM551 I was quite content. The 440C gets sharp and I love the axis lock. But then really its kinda big and bulky in the pockets and not really PC since it flicks out so easily. Then I got a great deal on a Spyderco waved Delica. I love this knife. Its currently my EDC and its great. When I first held it in my hands it felt too small (compared to the BM551 handle) and now it feels great. Lock up is good and it comes out fast because of the wave. The VG-10 is a dream to sharpen and I love it. If it was flat ground then this thing would slice like a razor, even though its razor sharp as it is now. But then I sharpened Stephen's CalyIII and I love that now too! Feels great in the hands, looks really nice and its also in VG-10. Just as I figure that I'll save for one, I also notice the CalyIII in ZDP with carbon fiber handles. It looks even better and has an even more premium steel!! Of course throughout this whole time ever since I played around with Leo's Spyderco Paramilitary, I've always wanted one. Came close to buying one since some store was selling the black coated ones for $25 each and I called up Leo and we each ordered one. Unfortunately with credit card problems the order never went through and we basically lost on a great deal. Meanwhile, Stephen picked up like 4 of them and a few Manixs at $25 each, that bastard.....

So many people say the Chris Reeve Sebenza is the end all knife. Locks up like a vault, looks simple but elegant, and has Crucible S30V. The problem for me is the $330 price tag. I mean a lot of people got the Sebenza and just sold all their other knives because of how great it is. Yet I just cant find myself to do something like that. I mean if I ever lost a Sebenza I would be pissed off. Hell, what if someone stole it or the cops took it away? I haven't fondled one yet but I figure when I get back on campus I'll be able to play with Stephen's. I mean he loves the Sebenza now and plans to sell off some of his extra crap. Maybe I can pick up a paramilitary for cheap from him? lol. Sucks though since I know what he really paid for them and its just a plain rip off.....

But enough of that. Figure sometime in the future I'll get them myself.

So today was nice. Ended up going to midtown with Leo. Didn't really do much I guess. Art Browns is nice. I can see a lot of my money going into Noodlers ink in the near future..... Hell I would have bought a bottle of I wasn't too lazy to flush my Lami Safari. Also went to HooMoos Asli and I got myself a falafel sandwich and it was kickass. I wish there was falafel on campus but I guess at least we have gyros, albeit they aren't very good. It's okay. I'll probably convince Stephen to let me make some in his kitchen.

Now I'll end with some song lyrics. Man I love this song. I wish I could put it up on my xanga:

Future In My Hands- Rin Oikawa

Standing where I should be
Believing as I'm told to believe
Being who I should be
Doing what I should do

Did you hear what I said?
Did you get what I meant?
What you saw is an illusion
You're living in delusion

Going on and on I have the future in my hands
Getting loose from days I never could get over
Going on and on until I'm finally myself
Getting out of this dishonest world I never wanted
Now is the time
Now is the time

Ask me if you're anxious
I'll give you all the answers
Truth or dare - it's your choice
Your truth is what you wish for

Who am I to tell you that the future's in your hands?
Set me free from lies and cold deceptions, I'm so scared
Going on and on across this land, across the time
Going on to see, to feel, to breathe
I've always wanted

Sleepless nights I'm spending
Counting all the words that broke my heart
I'm leaving all my past here
Then I'll see the world for sure

Going on and on I have the future in my hands
Getting loose from days I never could get over
Going on and on until I'm finally myself
Getting out of this dishonest world I never wanted

Now is the time
Now is the time

Chase after time
Chase after time.

Sunday, October 21, 2007

Sun, 21 Oct 2007 03:50:49 GMT

Happy Birthday Ruby!!

So far I've done fairly well on my midterms.
ESE 218: 34/50    avg 35
ESE 271: 50/100   avg 58.86 (although I'm sure the 6 people that got 100's messed up the true class average since I'm sure no one got a 0....)
ESE 305: 57/80   avg 55
AMS 361 7/10   avg 4.2

Another 305 midterm this Thursday and then my CSE 230 (intermediate programming in C and C++) is this Friday.

Monday, October 08, 2007

Mon, 08 Oct 2007 18:31:25 GMT

time for a.... STUDY BREAK!

ROFL.

Anyway I'm taking a break from studying for tomorrow's digital design midterm to xanga.

I am kind of worried about it I guess. Then again I worry about all exams. In my opinion the professor and his notes suck and the past few weeks I've been struggling with the material. I mean every week we have homework for the class and every week I spend a whole evening doing it. It's because I end up reading the book over and over again just to understand what to do. Yea, I'm pretty bad with Boolean algebra. But on Thursday, Donetski spent the lecture reviewing a bit and like a miracle I actually understood what to do! Naturally the homework I did really poorly on but at least I now understand a lot of it and can do it on the exam. Still, I looked over the old exams he put up and there's still a lot of material I don't understand 100%. Luckily at least one of the 5 problems will be on bit conversion and stuff and I understand that almost perfectly. After all for the homeworks and quizzes on those topics I basically got 100% on them except the second homework where I made some stupid bit mistakes and got a 9 out of 10.

The differential equations midterm this coming Friday, well, lets just say I'm going to have to study my ass off the rest of the week for it. The beginning stuff I understand but the stuff we did the past few lectures some of it just confused me. I mean Professor Deng is pretty good but its just that the material itself is confusing. Not taking calc 3 definitely didn't help me..... Still, I'm sure I'll do fairly well since its open notes.

Also took the circuit analysis midterm last week. Professor Zemenian was sure tricky as hell giving us stuff he didn't really cover much in lecture. I'm pretty sure I got the first and last questions right but the one on the operational amplifier I think I screwed up on. I mean whenever we did Op-Amps it was always with feedback which made it much easier since you could always assume stuff and not have to analyze everything. The second question with the nodal analysis I wasn't sure about either. I mean putting out equations is the easy part but actually knowing if what I did was correct is the complicated part. Still, the grades are based on standard deviation so all I have to do it do better than the class average and then I'm doing pretty well. Still, I do kinda understand whats going on in the class so its not too bad.

Programming? Don't even get me started about programming. It's sooooooo hard... Ahahaha only some people would get that. Anyways, it is hard. Programming has always been hard. And Sussman-Fort basically FUCKED us over. I may have done poorly in his class but I still knew what he was teaching and loads of stuff that Esmaili is assuming we learned Sussman-Fort didn't teach us! I guess it sucks for me since basically all the class is CSE majors since it is a CSE class and I think I may be the only ESE major in there but thats because ESE 224 wasn't offered this semester and the CSE 230 class is an equivalent so I figured I would take it so that at least I remember SOME stuff from ESE 124. Only one midterm and its not for another 2 weeks. Still, we're basically finishing up C and headed towards the C++ part next week. I mean I understand the stuff Esmaili taught us because he's actually a good professor but then I also have to reference a lot for the stuff that I didn't learn too well in ESE 124.

What about ESE 305? Signals and Systems....... UGH! Well I am a bit undecided about this class. I'll pass judgment after I get my first midterm grade back. But for now: its hard and I have no idea what I'm doing. There's a difference between applying steps and actually understanding the subject.....

For the past 2 Fridays, Andrew and I have been driving to this pool hall to play pool for a few hours. We managed to get a special with the manager in which we can play all day for just $12 each. Greg also drives there to meet up with us. Because of this, I've been slowing getting my stroke back. I guess the main reason of going to the hall is because they aren't renting out anything for the SAC basement anymore ever since some idiots broke a huge hole in the wall again..... And when Andrew brought his own stuff down he basically got in trouble since we can't even be on the same side as the pool table. So fuckin retarded.

Also went over to Carrot's place in West Apts to cook last Friday. Made some steak and the stupid oven sucked so basically when I pulled the pan out of the over the steak was still completely raw inside! For the second run of steak we decided to leave the oven on until the "preheat" thing disappeared and it must have took like 30-40 mins..... Oh well, it was still pretty good I guess. I ended up finishing the steak off on the skillet. He still have a good 4 pounds of tenderloin so we'll probably be cooking more of it this coming Friday. I'm also thinking of some other stuff to make, maybe banana brulee. Might even go back the making the french onion soup but its just annoying to make for just 2 people.

Anyway it's time to get ready for class and then come back and study. Then an hour to watch the NOVA special on japanese swords, then dinner, and then back to studying.

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 14:48:26 GMT

So its been a while! Well I've been taking summer classes since the beginning of July. They ended around a week and a half ago but I never got around to updating my xanga. But yea, managed to get a B in PHY127 and a B+ in MAT132. Fall semester is starting next week and I'm moving back on campus on sept. 3rd. I've just been trying to relax, enjoying whats left of my vacation. Went to Coney Island last saturday with ray, tiff, and jess. LOADS of fun even though it was tiring as hell. Not to mention during saturday morning I was basically re-tiling and leveling the front yard with my dad. Went out on monday to chat n chew and got myself a thanksgiving on a roll. Sandwich of the heavens..... rofl. Unfortunetly it made me pretty sleepy the rest of the day. Also got a bottle of pelikan black for my fountain pens and a converter for the parker. They write really nice not but the sheaffer still writes too thick for my tastes. But still, its thicker than the parker so easier to hold for longer writing sessions. Still, I would love to get my hands on a Elishewitz pen (the mil-tac production one of course) or at least a Timberline LCP if I could find it. Hopefully Hank manages to get that bulk order of the Elishewitzs and I'll buy one off of him. I also hope I can get the wharcom too.

Anyways, I managed to get a copy of the last Harry Potter book. So I thought it was pretty good. A little hard to keep up with at times cause it gets a bit confusing but then again I wasn't concentrating completely on the book when I was reading it. Naturally the spoilers online are all wrong and SOME people trying to ruin the book for me with INCORRECT spoilers are just plain idiots. Anyways contrary to popular belief of people that probably didn't even read the book: Ron DOESN'T die, Harry DOESN'T kill Snape or commits suicide. There was a lot of death in the book though, but what can you expect? After all, it was a war. The ending was kinda stupid though, especially the last chapter that fast forwards to their futures with their kids, but oh well.

I guess thats about it..... Dunno what else there is to say.

Thursday, August 16, 2007

Thu, 16 Aug 2007 03:08:42 GMT

to buy list:
-1000' spool OD paracord
-mosquito net
-MREs
-gauze
-iodine based aqua tabs
-tarp
-suunto compass
-some sort of bergen or alice pack
-wetterling 15 or 18
-normark mora SWAK sheath
-coarse whetstone
-hammock

List is on going....

So yea, planning my bushcraft trip. Gonna practice around the woods here too.

Anyways jsut a list here so I dont forget. Time to get some sleep and wake up bright and early to get in some more studying. A full entry on friday or saturday I guess.

Friday, July 06, 2007

Fri, 06 Jul 2007 20:56:50 GMT

lol. so its been over a month already!! looks like my update schedule will be once a month now .

so its my birthday today. happy birthday to MEEE! .

summer classes official begin next tuesday but its my day off so i guess i dont start classes until wednesday lol. i hope nothing went wrong with my housing application. i mean i havent gotten my assignement yet and when i called campus res they said if i dont get my email by the end of the day to just go during check in day and theyll give me the assignment then. they better. damn basterds starting to assign rooms A WEEK before the start of the session. i think the office closes at 5 so it looks like im not gonna get that email.

anyways i got some new toys.
got a new torch! a blazer pb-207. yea, no more carrying zippos. its a sad thought but zippos are just too much up keep for EDC and since im mainly on campus, its hard to find a place that sells fuel and flints. plus tricking isnt a big thing anymore, making my SN completely useless lol. its just i miss the old days. yea im not that old, but the new generation of trickheads just isnt that same as the veterens. but the blazer is great. theres a switch on the side for me to keep the torch on so itll be a great help for when im melting paracord together. wont need someone to hold the cord for me. shame they no longer ship it with the rubber base so that it stands on its end. still there are the holes on the bottom for it so im gonna see if i can manage to get my hands on one of those bases. next lighter i get will be an IM corona old boy. ever since i saw daves ive wanted one. its such a nice lighter and really made like a tank.

also got a new used watch! love it. its not the most accurate anymore (it is quite old and used) but still its great. it could deff go in for service like new lube but meh. in the past week its at -35 seconds so thats not bad. i'll just reset it ever month. plus, i mean im comparing it to atomic time so thats not that fair. quartz watches lose time too. i think this is the only watch ive seen that can pull off a lum dial lol.

anyways thats about it i guess. theres lots of stuff id rant about like the whole paris hilton thing and what not but iono, just not in the mood.

oh! and i thined down the edge of my BM551. it came with a really thick bevel and i spent a long time yesterday to thin it down. 1800 passes on the left bevel and 1500 on the right. it took so long cause i dont have a coarse stone and was using my 600 grit DMT fine. right side took less cause it was prob already thinner and i got to use more of the stone since there wasnt a handle blocking my way as a cut towards my fingers. then 100 passes each side on spyderco medium, 50 passes on spyderco fine, and then flip flop on fine a few times to get rid of any remaining burr. next time i order (most likely when kershaw puts out the tanto groove) im going to get the spyderco ultra fine. still, now that ive thinned the edge it cuts like a dream.

Tuesday, June 05, 2007

Tue, 05 Jun 2007 23:22:18 GMT

so its been a while.....

anyways yesterday was fun. leo stephen and i went to chat n chew and i got another thanksgiving on a roll and then hung out at OK for a few hours chilling with dave. then we headed over to panhandler to look at kitchen knives and other stuff. the victorinox stuff looks really nice and i might get a new kitchen knife for my parents. omg they have the most comfortable utensils. shame theyre 3 bucks a piece. i might just go get a fork next time. then we headed over to EMS. i was going to get a suunto compass but they didnt have a small one that didnt have the thermometor. was going to buy a smiths diamond sharpener but then looked around more and saw the dyna flex without the stupid docking station! so yea, i bought it real quick and i love it. did like 2 sessions of 2 hrs each non stop last night and the first thing i did this morning was to pick it up.

anyways, hopefully i'll go hiking soon enough and maybe even rock climbing or rappeling. feel like target shooting too!

went to amsterdam again last week. met up with ray before he flew out to HK and then eventaually tiffany came to hang out a bit before going to queens. james came like 2-3 hrs later and around that time ray had to go back home to finish packing. i played what i would consider below average. i didnt bring my cue and although i brought my glove i didnt use it. jennifer barretta was there though! kinda next to our table but her table was the table in the middle and i was on one of them around that center table. so yea, more than one person was next to her table lol. what can i say, one of the hottest pool players in the world .

so i had a weird dream last night. the first scene i remember was we were on a train and me and some other people got attacked. i had something that looked to be a TOPS mini wolf pup with a stainless high polished blade and a cocobolo handle instead of micarta scales. it looked really really nice. next scene it seems like we're in some kind of torture camp but some reason they didnt search us for weapons and i still had it. lol. but yea, weird dream..... but it makes me want a mini wolf pup now lol. i kinda want the ranger little bird but it looks too small lol. i also really love the design of the crkt dragon. i wish the steel and fit/finish was better though.