- It's going to be the year of the Tiger! Cute wallpapers: http://bit.ly/762eca Horoscope: http://bit.ly/4xrmXf #
- Happy New Year to all! š #
- Haha. The Keg switched to sending emails instead of postcards for your free birthday meal. #
- @angelgrrl813 Chocolate coated mouth, mmmmm š in reply to angelgrrl813 #
Roadtrip from Texas to California
I visited my younger brother in Texas and then the whole family took a road trip from Texas back to LA. Just wanted to talk about this before I forget all the tiny details.
If you may have noticed, I recently updated my Facebook profile picture. I decided it was time since I’ve gotten fatter since then + now I have longer hair. I also switched to contacts, but wearing sunglasses doesn’t really show that. One thing you might not have noticed is that what I’m snowboarding on isn’t snow, but sand. These are the sand dunes at White Sands, New Mexico.
Anyway, let’s start from the beginning. My brother is currently working at Schlumberger (pronounced schlum-ber-jay). If you’ve heard of it, you’ll know how big it is. If not, you can easily do a search. Anyway, we hung out in Laredo, TX for a few days and you might’ve read about my experience with getting drunk.
Our next stop was San Antonio where we checked out the River Walk (very beautiful during the Christmas season). We also went up the Tower of the Americas and checked out the city. Apparently San Antonio is like the 7th largest city in the USA. We also visited the Alamo and got a refresh in Texan history. On the day we left, we checked out the Japanese Tea Garden which was very beautiful.
I took this really neat picture of a stork and turtle ignoring each other, as if they were giving each other the silent treatment.
Next, we went to Austin and my brother showed us the state capital building. It’s funny how I’ve never been to either New York’s, California’s, nor Washington’s capital, but I’ve now been to Texas’ capital. Apparently there’s also a bridge where tons of bats would come flying out from underneath when dusk hits, but we we weren’t in the right season for that, as the bats have migrated.
Next, we went to Carlsbad, New Mexico to check out the Carlsbad Caverns. The cave was really big and very pretty. Definitely worth a visit if you’re in the area. My brother made me take this picture because it reminded him of *cough*:
Our next stop was White Sands where they had these really cool sand dunes right next to a missile testing site. They had sleds you can rent for $10 which we found ridiculously expensive, given that the entrance fee per person was only $3. Good thinking on my brother’s part as he busted out his snowboard:
I also drew a Krunk on top of one of the dunes (not really that great of a picture since I couldn’t get a good angle):
We were originally planning to check out Phoenix, Arizona, but decided we didn’t really know much about the city and no one had anything particular they wanted to see, so we only stopped in for dinner and continued our drive home.
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-12-27
- @hjo3 Isn't the new RT feature still in beta and not everyone has it yet? in reply to hjo3 #
- @hjo3 Ah, didn't know that. But I'm still waiting for Echofon to add it to its Firefox client. in reply to hjo3 #
- @digadeesh Is jumping considered the final step? or is that losing? in reply to digadeesh #
- @digadeesh I jumped, woke up and everyone disappeared. I end up seeing myself jumping and the game ends. in reply to digadeesh #
- My sister just sent this to me: http://theoatmeal.com/comics/computers Why it's better to pretend you don't know anything about computers. #
- Back in Monterey Park! Merry Christmas to all! š #
- @angelgrrl813 Especially when that someone doesn't even know what pots/pans/utensils they have or not have ;p in reply to angelgrrl813 #
- There should be a way for @echofon to synchronized viewed tweets across multiple Firefox clients. #
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-12-19
- w00t! Found the song I heard on the radio. Only recalled "through with you". After removing Maroon 5 results, I found Eve 6 – Inside Out #
- Apparently honey is bad for infants: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/infant-botulism/HQ00854 Saw a warning on my honey bottle. #
- @angelgrrl813 Hehe. Something about that song just makes me want to sing along every time it's played. š in reply to angelgrrl813 #
- @rothgar The problem is remembering to search for the song. Also hard to write down or search for anything while you're driving. in reply to rothgar #
- Haha. Ever forget you're wearing glasses and when you try to put lotion on your face… SMACK! #
- Who didn't see this coming? Green Day: Rock Band : http://bit.ly/7nttZE I hope there's no duplicates of the songs I already bought. #
- @hjo3 Sweet! Did you win a contest or something? in reply to hjo3 #
- Awesome fake call from fake Steve Jobs to fake Randall Stephenson (AT&T CEO): http://bit.ly/6pcif4 – Start at "While Iām ranting" #
- @hjo3 Wow! That's a fancy scanner. I recently picked up a Canon LiDE 100 for $30 @amazon. in reply to hjo3 #
- @angelgrrl813 Ooooh! Which one did you get? š in reply to angelgrrl813 #
- @ryandjohnson 30 Rock is awesome! I believe latest season episodes are on @hulu in reply to ryandjohnson #
- @ellism True, but that goes the same with DVDs, Blu-Rays, DVR, Bittorrent, etc. Also @netflix doesn't have the latest season of 30 Rock. in reply to ellism #
- w00t! Vacation officially started. Now time for dinner. #
- Is the phrase "shipping & handling" singular or plural? S&H is/are included. S&H include/includes insurance. (via Ungsunghero) #
- Assassin's Creed II (360/PS3) for $40 shipped @amazon: http://bit.ly/65KPOI #
- @angelgrrl813 My friend thinks there's an implied cost (s&h = s&h cost). For me, singular just rolls off my tongue better. in reply to angelgrrl813 #
- Having a giant bag of Sun Chips Cheddar is a bad thing when you're bored. #
- UPS and other delivery services should have a put deliveries on hold similar to USPS. #
- I should probably start packing for my afternoon flight. Those dishes in the sink also aren't going to put themselves in the dishwasher. #
- Currently @ IAH (Houston – George Bush Intercontinental Airport) using their free wifi. #
- Good timing thanks to @bartonjs. Left house @ 12:25, arrived @ airpot @ 12:55, boarded @ 1:10. #
- While checking in baggage, the machine offered me $200 to give up my seat since my flight was overbooked. Didn't accept it, but interesting. #
- Apparently my driver's license already has me w/o glasses. Also turns out my passport expired 7/09. Guess no crossing the border into Mexico #
- Got either drunk /typsy for the first time in my life. Must've drank 5x tonight more than I've ever drank ever. Dunno how my brother does it #
- @krunk4ever That's 3x Long Islands + 3x Starf*ckers + 1 shot of Pitron Tequila + 1 shot of hypnotic. Surprised I can still type. in reply to krunk4ever #
- @TikiJ Haha. in reply to TikiJ #
- @ryandjohnson @0xFCAF It was not a good morning/afternoon. in reply to ryandjohnson #
Getting Drunk for the First Time
So I’m still not sure if I was drunk or just tipsy, but as those who follow me on Twitter have found out, I drank a ton of alcohol for the 1st time in my life. As my brother puts it, “My plan was to get get you F*ed up last night.”
I’m currently in Laredo, TX visiting my brother. Last night, he took my sister and I out drinking at a local lounge. I still recall most of the specifics of what happened last night, so that’s why I don’t think I was exactly drunk, but definitely beyond tipsy. My brother just ordered drink after drink for my sister and I. The drinks weren’t too bad (you can read my tweet to find out what I drank exactly) and I had a fun time.
All this time, my brother’s also been trying to get me to dance with some random girls. Being in an unfamiliar place, it’s not really something I find myself comfortable doing. In fact, I’m probably not comfortable doing it even at a familiar place. However, let’s just say after a few drinks, there was some dancing, some grinding, and somehow I ended up on stage. In all the midst of this, I lost my headband, but I think someone took it off my head when I was dancing. I also ended up somehow exchanging numbers with some random girl, but I don’t really want to get into that story.
The lounge was finally closing and we got our bill. I was a bit shocked at the total, but somehow managed to calculate 15% tip. I wobbled when I walked afterwards, but was still able to recite the alphabets in reverse. We ended up hitting a taco joint which had some awesome tacos, but too bad I wasn’t exactly hungry. I ended only eating about 3 bites from my taco. Is it me, or does time move a lot faster when you’re drunk?
Anyway, we got home, I drank a glass of water, tweeted that I was drunk and hit the sack. I was surprised I was still able to type. I had a hard time trying to fall asleep. Not sure if I ever did. Then some time around 10 or 11am, I hear someone rush into the bathroom barfing. I wasn’t feeling that well myself and had problem getting myself up.
So never having experienced an hangover, I’m going to consider what I had this morning to be a hangover. I didn’t have any headaches, but I was definitely nauseous and my body wasn’t feeling well. Certain smells also made me want to vomit. After an hour or 2 of feeling really nauseous, I decided to get it over with and induced myself to vomit. I felt much better afterwards, but still not too great. I still didn’t feel like eating and just wanted to sleep.
We went to Hayashi Hibachi for lunch later on and after eating the some awesome grilled salmon, I think I was finally starting to feel okay. Ended up taking more naps afterwards. I think I’m back to normal now. Definitely something I’m not looking forward in experiencing again anytime soon.
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-12-12
- Motorola SB6120 SURFboard DOCSIS 3.0 Cable Modem for $65 shipped @amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001UI2FPE/ #
- @ellism Donations? I get a call from Berkeley every other week. Too bad I always let my answering machine pick up. #
- What really happens when Kool-Aid man tries to run through a wall? http://www.pvponline.com/2009/12/03/face-time/ Definitely no "Oh Yeah!" #
- You know you've been busy when you have a week's worth of web-comic strip backlog. #
- @GuySrinivasan Smells like WIN! in reply to GuySrinivasan #
- Would love @netflix even more if they have an RSS feed of all my friend's activity. #
- @bpump I was just commenting to my friend that tomorrow's range is between -1C and -8C. Ouch! in reply to bpump #
- @angelgrrl813 I still remember the times when my mom would get my brother or I to go kill a spider/bug for her. You should train your kids. in reply to angelgrrl813 #
- @TikiJ Did you understand what they were saying? If so, did you join in the discussion in Chinese? :p in reply to TikiJ #
- @0xFCAF Argggh, you're making me hungry at 2am in the morning! in reply to 0xFCAF #
- http://twitpic.com/ss6fq – You know it's bad when the actual temperature is below the weather forecast's low. #
- Someone actually created a working Fable Fortune's Tower Set (Fable II Pub Games): http://bit.ly/6REqK3 Really neat! #
- @ralphlee I would have to say living here in Seattle for over 4 years, I have never encountered traffic as a bad as when I lived in LA. in reply to ralphlee #
- @ralphlee Also think their testing is flawed. Traveling at 40-70% of speed limit is very different than traveling at 5% of the speed limit. in reply to ralphlee #
- @ralphlee I've traveled into the city my fair share, even during rush hours. in reply to ralphlee #
- @ralphlee The problem I have with the study is they group 20-30mph and 5mph into the same bucket. in reply to ralphlee #
- Looks like Charter Communications started blocking port 5060 and 5061 which broke my parents' VoIP. Had to change ports to get it working. #
- @hungtruong As in if you lose your song, Apple isn't going to let you download a 2nd copy. in reply to hungtruong #
- Got my Oakley Whisker replacement lens. Popping them out was easier than imagined. Sticking them back in took some finesse. #
- If you haven't gotten it yet, Shadow Complex on XBLA goes on sale for 800pts 12/21: http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?t=173510 #
- picked up 2 Cal Hoodies for $33 shipped + 10% Bing cash back: http://bit.ly/7RoRGH – More colleges available. #
- @ellism Uh oh… what did your wife show you? in reply to ellism #
- Did you know that Google bought out Gizmo5? Wonder if that's a good thing for my VoIP setup for unlimited free incoming/outgoing calls. #
- w00t! Mexican Coke returns to #Costco on Monday: http://bit.ly/8RbUFn (via @consumerist) #
- Interesting… Judges and lawyers in Florida can no longer be Facebook friends. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/11/us/11judges.html #
- @angelgrrl813 Does that mean @ryandjohnson says something is spicy, it burns your tongue off? in reply to angelgrrl813 #
- found out my phone only supports 30 SMS text messages on the SIM card and only 200 on the phone. Can't save to 4GB microSD card. #
- Want a spare T-Mobile cell phone and make $20? Check out: http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1738151 #
- Sigh… working on Saturday night. Good thing vacation starts next Tuesday. š #
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-12-05
- @angelgrrl813 I'm quite liking it. They're pretty comfortable to wear and I'm getting better everyday at putting them on. š in reply to angelgrrl813 #
- Sitting on a chocolate raisin makes it look like poop marks on your pants. Apparently one rolled onto my seat. #
- Cheap flights via @VirginAmerica: http://bit.ly/6zdKQr $69 + fees for SEA<->LAX. Add on the $50 credit I have and I have my return flight. #
- @delconte Browsera? in reply to delconte #
- Interesting. Microsoft Security Essentials is up there: http://bit.ly/7p1oHe beating both Avast and AVG in malware detection. #
- @ryandjohnson Ah. I must've missed the RT portion when I first read it. in reply to ryandjohnson #
- Microsofties: ARAG will now cover: Legal defense against any traffic violations. This benefit is limited to one 1 use / family / year. #
- Good deal on a 8-port gigabit switch: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833156251 #
- @loganb @GuySrinivasan You should see what Ask A Ninja has to say about it: http://bit.ly/59O6Kp in reply to loganb #
- Just learnt the word dirigible today and guess what shows up in Kiki's Delivery Service. The cat Jiji is super cute. Is kijiji.com related? #
- @0xFCAF Is USB a requirement? If not, try http://bit.ly/4yy25T http://bit.ly/6XC22D in reply to 0xFCAF #
- @0xFCAF Oooh, there's one for less than $100: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817332010 in reply to 0xFCAF #
- Shopping around Christmas is always tricky. Don't want packages to arrive when you're on vacation. #
- @aChrisSmith @angelgrrl813 Maybe it was a gift to herself? Those presents are the bests. š in reply to aChrisSmith #
- Interesting things Madoff investors are trying to pull: http://bit.ly/8IIn9I #
- Get the original score (mp3) for Pixar's Up for free: http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1717838 #
- Text message 24477 with POWER to get 100 free MS Points. Text again with STOP to remove yourself from mailing list. http://bit.ly/7OYcwB #
- @oakley I want to change my lenses on my Whisker to another color. You sell replacement lenses, but I can't any tutorials on how to do it. #
- Does anyone know how to replace @oakley Whisker lenses? Planning to swap out my prescription lenses with non-prescription. #
- @0xFCAF @angelgrrl813 Apparently @echofon handles them correctly, just not Twitter's website. in reply to 0xFCAF #
- Rock Band: LEGO for $25: http://bit.ly/91gyyP Use Big Crumbs and also get 4.5% cash back: http://bit.ly/6GyGoR #
- @oakley Sweet! Just ordered some replacement lenses from Oakley.com. Hopefully they arrive before I leave for vacation š in reply to oakley #
- @krunk4ever You can port your LEGO Rock Band songs to play on Rock Band 2: http://www.rockband.com/lego-export in reply to krunk4ever #
- @ellism You have to add it to your cart. in reply to ellism #
- @krunk4ever Forgot to mention you have to add it to your cart to see the discounted price. in reply to krunk4ever #
- @bartonjs Hmmm, my ratings are still showing up on their website. in reply to bartonjs #
- Rammstein VS Cookie Monster: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZeciX-3wfs (via @TikiJ) #
- @ryandjohnson You need to come up w/ a new nickname for @angelgrrl813 š in reply to ryandjohnson #
- @angelgrrl813 But it'll be fun! in reply to angelgrrl813 #
- @ralphlee "error" in reply to ralphlee #
- @ryandjohnson @angelgrrl813 A dragon staring a baby chick? in reply to ryandjohnson #
- Some really good Xbox 360 deals @MicrosoftStore: http://bit.ly/909p7O Batman, Band Hero, & Beatles for $30. Free shipping + Bing Cashback! #
- @angelgrrl813 You should rearrange your icons so they form a mosaic image! in reply to angelgrrl813 #
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-28
- Oh, powdered sugar donettes, why are you so delicious? #
- Is it wrong of me to be jealous that my sister just purchased a Lenovo Thinkpad T400s? #
- Get $3 worth for Amazon MP3s for FREE: http://bit.ly/8E4qJy #
- @angelgrrl813 You should give this a read: http://bit.ly/8anyr6 in reply to angelgrrl813 #
- @ryandjohnson Haha, for me it's Z-Oh-My-God. in reply to ryandjohnson #
- http://bit.ly/8nfVDU – Boo… I want a real turkey cannon. #
- @ralphlee You mean Friday before a long weekend. ;p in reply to ralphlee #
- The Muppets: Bohemian Rhapsody – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgbNymZ7vqY&hd=1 #
- @angelgrrl813 @ellism @ryandjohnson Have you guys tried Xmarks? in reply to angelgrrl813 #
- Disabling applications from minimizing to task tray takes getting used to. I keep accidentally closing it. #
- @krunk4ever Reason for doing that is it's weird to pin something to taskbar, but have it minimize to task tray. in reply to krunk4ever #
- Happy Thanksgiving ćæćŖ (mina) #
- @hjo3 Can't the same carbon footprint be achieved by downloading movies legally? in reply to hjo3 #
- Just picked up Batman: Arkham Asylum (Xbox 360) for $30 shipped @amazon: http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1701003 #
- For those who don't have an ING Direct Electric Orange checking account yet, make $121: http://bit.ly/8cro4l #
- @hjo3 Haha. True. ;p in reply to hjo3 #
- Sweet! @amazon has the scanner I was going to check out at Office Depot for $30: http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1701651 #
- Also picked up a WD 500GB portable HD for $50 @amazon: http://bit.ly/8Of286 They're just bleeding me money today! #
- Wonder if the HP LaserJet 1005 for $30 + Bing 13% cashback will come back in stock: http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1701679 #
- Wonder if the HP LaserJet 1005 for $30 + 20% Bing cashback will come back in stock: http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1701679 #
- Duracell batteries for free (in form of Staples Rewards): http://bit.ly/5DV88v Select store delivery for no shipping charge + eBates 4% off #
- @gootecks SF4 for $20 @amazon right now http://bit.ly/6vRzNl (select Video Games) in reply to gootecks #
- @ralphlee What does nonplus mean? in reply to ralphlee #
- found some new awesome Win7 shortcut keys. Win+(arrow key) maximizes, minimizes, mounts left and right! #
- @angelgrrl813 Haha! I like they part when he goes, "If you thought it was small…" in reply to angelgrrl813 #
- @angelgrrl813 With all this financial reformation, I expect credit card rewards to fully disappear, as they were funded by these fees. in reply to angelgrrl813 #
- @angelgrrl813 Yah, they have gone done quite a bit since the financial system crash. in reply to angelgrrl813 #
- If there wasn't sales tax, I'd probably jump on this deal – PS3 Slim 120GB for $216 (after 20% Bing cash back): http://bit.ly/828UD3 #
- Costco cashier asked me where the person on my card is. I told him it was me with glasses. Wonder if I'm going to have issues @ the airport. #
- @krunk4ever Coincidentally, I was purchasing contact lenses cleaning supplies. in reply to krunk4ever #
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-21
- @ellism Um, just right click the drive you want to bitlock and click Turn On BitLocker… in reply to ellism #
- decided I give contacts a try this time. They feel weird, not uncomfortable, just weird. Plus my eyes are more watery causing blurry vision. #
- @ellism I didn't know they were forcing bitlocker. Several of my computers don't have TPM compatible hardware for bitlocker to work. in reply to ellism #
- @ryandjohnson Most clients don't purge old tweets. If I delete a tweet via the web after Echofon's downloaded it, it remains. in reply to ryandjohnson #
- determined that even a $0.10 price difference in gas prices (between stations) only amounts to ~$30 in savings / year. #
- I made my eye doctor's appointment last Thursday (12th), but interestingly they still sent me a postcard (mailed on 14th) #
- Aww. The Radeon HD 4670 (57) I got for my desktop is too big to fit w/ my RAID controller. Had to swap it with my HTPC's Radeon HD 4650 (51) #
- @hjo3 They are indeed a great bang for the buck right now š in reply to hjo3 #
- Laptop Steering Wheel Desk: http://bit.ly/30ci8c – Check out the customer images! #
- Ooooh! You can middle click on the Win7 taskbar (creates a new instance of that app) #
- No more mexi-coke at Costco? http://bit.ly/4EqeWK #
- @ryandjohnson Streaming? Delivery? Financially? in reply to ryandjohnson #
- @angelgrrl813 Oh yah. I noticed they don't carry those anymore too. I also noticed they stopped carrying Roombas. in reply to angelgrrl813 #
- @hungtruong Haha. I was so expecting you to say maybe it's time for you to have one of your own ;p in reply to hungtruong #
- So it turns out I hurt my scapular area (should bone) and muscles are tensing up. Doctor suggested physical therapy. #
- @ActuallyNPH There's still 2 characters till 140 in this message. in reply to ActuallyNPH #
- @angelgrrl813 Does Twitter remove the double spacing? If I copy & paste the text directly from Twitter.com, I don't see the double spacing in reply to angelgrrl813 #
- @bartonjs You're right, it was indeed eaten up by Firefox. in reply to bartonjs #
- @angelgrrl813 Teachers want to sleep in too! ;p in reply to angelgrrl813 #
- @angelgrrl813 The new RT feature is neat! Though I do wish @echofon would add support to it soon. š in reply to angelgrrl813 #
- @ellism What happened to the other one? in reply to ellism #
- There was just an update for @echofon. Was hoping the new RT feature was added, but nope. #
- Haha. They changed the voice actor for Mouri Kogoro (Detective Conan). Knew his voice sounded weird in episode 553. #
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-14
- Is it possible to hypnotize someone and make them believe they're dead and not wake up? #
- w00t! My Zune HD arrived! Can't wait to play with it when I get home tonight. #
- The 405/520 conjunction is a clusterf*ck at 10:30am in the morning. Then I remembered the meeting I had to attend was at 2pm, not 11am. #
- Traveling this holiday season? Free Wi-Fi from Google at SEA and 46 other airports: http://www.freeholidaywifi.com/ #
- @rothgar Better than my friend who pre-order Dragon Age from Best Buy and still has yet to receive it. in reply to rothgar #
- @krunk4ever Forgot to mention Wi-Fi is free on any Virgin America flight too. Speaking of which, I still have $50 credit with them. in reply to krunk4ever #
- Ooooh, 5 Eddie Izzard films are now available for streaming on @netflix. #
- @rothgar The iPod Touch is a bit too big. Zune HD is still a bit big, but looks sleek and has a bunch of cool features. in reply to rothgar #
- Remember to sign up for Discover Double Cashback Bonus: http://bit.ly/j2Q2u (includes online shopping) #
- Does anyone know how to sync/migrate song ratings from iTunes to Zune? #
- Amazing Horse drawn by @TikiJ's boss: http://bit.ly/1OkyNg Reference: http://bit.ly/Yv1NC #
- Installing Win7 on my main computer after upgrading my 250GB hdd to 2x500GB RAID 0. So exciting! š #
- @bartonjs Considered that, but I already do daily backups so my main computer is meant for pure speed š in reply to bartonjs #
- Should I stick with Avast or try out MSE as my anti-virus software? #
- found out that Sync Toy had created 26GB of data in my Documents folder… #
- Anyone know why Win7 says I only have 2.87GB of usable RAM (out of 4GB) even on 64bit? http://i38.tinypic.com/iqm161.jpg #
- Sigh… My smart card is blocked. Looks like I need to go into the office. #
- Saw this in a Jimmy John's restroom: http://twitpic.com/plaos Too bad they didn't have a chair. #
