Minecraft Skin!

I've been playing this rather popular indie game for a month or two now, but recently decided to make a skin of myself. Thought I'd share it here.

There's also a version with my Maxpedition Sitka, but this one is more recognizable to be me. And no, it's not a beard, it's me after not shaving for a few days. Yes, it grows really fast.

In other news:

Bad News:
Today, some kid supposedly accidentally shot two kids in Gardena High School when he dropped his backpack and his gun went off. Idiot.

Good News:
Today, AB962 was struck down in court! Yay! I can buy some goddamn Makarov ammo again!

Falling into a habit

My sleep schedule has regularized. I'll try to go to sleep around midnight, wake up around 0700, roll around the bed until 0745, get to work by 0800.

Breakfast consists of toast, or dumplings, and juice, tea, or Tang.

On a normal day, I'll work till a)I get an injury that requires I go home to take care of it, b) finish by 1600, or c) work till 2000hrs.

Between the hours of 1200-2000 are two or three meals, depending if I forget a meal or two. My average day will include about 150 miles of driving.

When I get home, I'll have a few hours to take care of things: online browsing, letters, paperwork, etc.

S**t, shower, shave, and sleep comes around midnight.

and then, I'll wake up 0700, and start the cycle all over again.

In other news:

Arizona shooting: jumped on by every political critter, Liberal or not. Disgusted.

And postage to Hong Kong is more than it used to be(two standard stamps). Now it's two stamps plus $.10. Ugh.

Contemplative Rain

There's something powerful in standing in the woods during rain- the fresh, crisp grass, pale in its newness wrapping around ankles and calves, the cold damp biting deep into nostrils, the overcast sky casting pensive light down on all the world, and the light rain tapping its repetitive percussive soundtrack all the while.

The scene around you becomes your entire world: the dense trees, bark darkened in dampness, and the ever pervasive green sprawl under it.

You see nothing else, you smell nothing else, you hear only the raindrops on the leaves, and feel naught but those same wet fingers caressing your shoulders and hair.

It's a quiet contemplative time.


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Happy Birthday, 2011!

The best New Year's parties I've ever had!

And I had a New Year's Kiss! (Had to chase the girl around a bit, but I did get it!)

Slightly drunk, but still mostly coherent.

Tiff's leaving for HK tomorrow morning, won't be back till May/June! What will I do!

Resolved to be more affectionate and be more reliable! And to move out!

In other news:

Having used my Incase DSLR Sling Bag for a goodly amount of time now, I heartily recommend it. It's awesome. Detailed review later.

Purchased Heinlein's JOB: a Comedy of Justice. Will read it tomorrow, if I can.

Home

I need to take my car in to the shop.

Then, I want Mexican food.

And then, I need to go fix my father's computer-related failings.

Beyond all that, there's work.

But I'm on Flickr now!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tekobaka/

In other news:

I can't seem to figure out how to graduate. The CSUF website is entirely uninformative as to telling me when I receive my diploma.

Taiwan, Winter 2010

Just because it's winter doesn't mean there's no mosquitoes.

And I should have brought more SD cards.

And my glasses.

Silly me.

And it's interesting what a stabilizing effect a woman has on me.

But have a picture!

That's the Taipei 101 in the background, I think.

Will try to take lots of pictures to share, but others can be found of Facebook.

Nikki's Photos 001

As I promised(to myself), here are some of the pictures I've been taking these last few weeks with my new D90.

 Some wildflowers

 Playing with filters in Lightroom

 Pomona Courthouse

 First animal I managed to get a picture of, even if it is a silhouette with a telephoto

Rolling hills near my home, the black specks are cows.

I'll be heading back to Taiwan tomorrow for ten days, so expect more pictures then!

End of an Era

Today, I will be taking my first, last, and only final examinations of the semester. Hopefully(or maybe not hopefully) this will be the last time I need take a final. I find myself no longer fit for school. I've found that studying has become an extreme hardship due to the fact that I have not truly studied in many years, and seem to have forgotten how to do so.

This week will be quite the turning point for me. I cannot say too much about certain things, but simply make note that tenacity wins again.

Also, I will be heading to Taiwan again on Thursday, and will be back just after Christmas.  It won't be the first Christmas I've spent on a plane.

On a side note completely unrelated to all above topics('cept maybe finals):

Starcraft custom games are fun. Especially "Star Battle." However, they rapidly degraded my already poor skill at vanilla Starcraft.

I have been taking pictures with my D90(Nikki, not the most inspired of names, I know). I'll do a post of photos later.

Confused

I'm sitting in my last class of my BA for my Business Finance degree, and the professor is having a review for our final the coming Monday...

And I have no idea what he's talking about.

Chances are, this is going to suck.

That and I just spent $400USD on Christmas gifts. Christmas season is truly one of the most terrible times of the year, ranking up there with the the August/September start-of-school season.

In other news:

On Monday night, after my last final, the Geminid meteor shower is gonna happen. Let us hope it is not an omen about "stars falling down" or such nonsense.

I do want to go see it though.

Sushi Koyo

This place has quickly taken it's rightful place as my favorite restaurant. The atmosphere is relaxed, the food is better than sex(maybe, I don't quite remember), and the people you meet are awesome.

Just today, I met a guy, Steve (age 62, as of next week), talked a bit, shared a bottle of Asahi. He apparently travels a lot, and was once in the waste paper, like recycling paper) business. Interesting, friendly guy. Told me about his adventures on Facebook, and the son that may or may not be his. The atmosphere lends itself to quiet relaxed conversation among strangers.

The chef(only one) is an old Japanese guy named Hiro. He has an interesting business model: Insult the customers while serving them the best sushi they will ever have.

It happens to be a very successful model. The regulars go nowhere else. I find it hard to eat sushi elsewhere now that I'm hooked.

Now if only it were cheaper...