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I woke up this morning 5 minutes before my alarm went off. For some reason, I'm at a peace all day that I can't achieve if I'm woke by that incessant beeping noise if I just wake up naturally. So I turned off the alarm pre-cacphony and continued my morning routine of bathing, catching the latest headlines, poking around a forum or two and figuring out what outfit I'm going to wear for the day (okay, maybe not that last one). I was just about to leave when I glanced back at the clock.
I should have waited for the alarm to go off. I would have been waiting another HOUR and five minutes.
Minor annoyances aside, this semester is still going to be hellish. I have classes from this guy and this guy, both of whom have terrible ratemyprofessor ratings. I mean, computer architecture from a teacher who started teaching at my school in 1969? I suppose if it's his "favorite class to teach" it must be worth staying in... And computers in society from a teacher who puts computer scientists to sleep? Oh well.
I was sulking around all day marveling at how I am taking just 4 classes and how it's still going to be hard, when I got to my next class. There I was finding a seat in my advanced calculus based phyics class when this really good looking girl walks in, and she's seven and a half months pregnant! And I thought I was in for some hard times.
Regardless, it's going to be fun. I'm still debating the trip back to Europe this winter - working at a ski resort sounds nice too - and I'm still indeed working at the IMC down in the basement of the library. I am loving the new house and roommates still, but we'll see how it goes after a few more weeks...
dave out.
I did it today, I'm not going to lie. I'm not ashamed in the least bit of going to see Sam Jackson's blockbuster summer hit, Snakes on a Plane. In fact, I was beaming from ear to ear for a good half hour after the movie was over.
Let me explain. We were in a group of about 15 people, all keen on the hype that's been all over the internet for months now, so we had some expectations. Nobody was too drunk, but we all got a kick out of the entire movie, laughing when people got attacked by snakes ... on a plane. We nearly gave a standing ovation when Sam finally stood up and yelled "I've had it with these mother f*cking snakes on this mother f*cking plane!"
Some other memorable lines:
Lights go out
Random Passenger: "It's the snakes!"
While attacked in the bathroom
Cocky Guy: "F*cking b*tch get off my d*ck!"
Sam Jackson's Entrance
Sam: "If you want to live, do what I say"
So yeah, I liked it for what it was. Stupid physical comedy, lots of motherf*cking snakes, and Samuel L kicking some ass in various creative ways.
All in all, a good way to enjoy my last weekend free from school and work for the semester.
Oh, yeah, I'm thinking about going back to Europe for a few weeks this winter with a friend of mine... anybody have any thoughts on that? 3 weeks, from Denmark to Paris for new years, then on to Italy for a bit. I really want to go, but I'd rather not be broke.
Ahhh, teh nerdery. That wonderful 5 bedroom house in the outskirts of Chico that I currently call home. I moved in (albeit a bit late) on the 3rd of the month and then disappeared for a few weeks, but now after actually living here for more than a week, I feel like I can call it home. I finally unpacked the last box yesterday and did my first load of laundry (which is now hanging in my closet thankyouverymuch) and tonight is our first house party celebrating Beau's birthday. I guess it also "celebrates" school starting on Monday, which I'm sure everyone is looking forward to greatly.
I guess I'm just glad to be in a house with cool people and a fun attitude. I have nothing against my old roommates, but it's nice living in a house where people are always out doing stuff rather than sitting and smoking. All. The. Time. I have nothing against smoking, but when you are inhaling an eighth a day, something is wrong with the situation. It seems like there is always someone home doing something, but I can still get some peace and quiet if I need it. It's a good balance for me.
Anyway, I was just informed of a keg of summerfest down the street, so I better go make sure they tapped it right... er... yeah, something like that. Aww, fuck it, I'm getting drunk tonight; it's the last weekend in Chico I can call summer.
Since I've gotten back from Europe which was over 2 weeks ago, I've slept in my own bed for just 2 nights for a total of probably 10 hours. Where have I been? I'd love to say "it doesn't matter - wherever I take my macbook pro!", which is mostly true :)
But really, I've been in San Jose, and for the last week or so, our cabin up in the trinities. My dad, mom, sister Sheryl and I took off to spend some quality bonding time away from it all. We went on an overnight backpacking trip up in the Trinity Alps which was made most interesting when I woke up (tentless mind you) to the spattering of rain on my sleeping bag. Not to mention the deer harassing me in the night, and the rattlesnake in our campsite, the lightning while walking through the field... I knew there was a reason I loved backpacing :) But really, we all had a blast for the whopping 26 hours we were away. We were going to hike up to Emerald Lake, but like I said, the rain gave us incentive to go home early. On Tuesday we rented a boat from the local dock to go wakeboarding and just good 'ol boating for the day. It has been a while since I was on a wakeboard, but I think I picked it right up again. I'm sure I would have been clearning the wake by the end of the day if it weren't for the shitty board and bindings we rented. Unbelievable how they can charge $60 to rent that plank of wood with a strip of neoprene and velcro they call "bindings" for the day. But again, my bickering aside, we all had a blast, especially my mom who got a kick out of my driving over other boats' wake and nearly capsizing the ski boat with my "defensive driving techniques".
My dad (love him) took about a bajillion pictures as usual, which he promised to forward on to me, so I'll post those if I get them soon.
It is good to be in Chico again, just because I guess it's the place I call home. It's going to be nice to sleep in my own bed tonight, and to sleep in tomorrow as long as I see fit (read: 2PM)
I finally made it back to Chico after spending some time in San Jose with my parents. We went to San Francisco on Saturday to celebrate my Aunt's birthday, which turned out nice. I'm always wary of Fishermans Wharf, but we went to a decent restaurant with excellent food. It was fun because I ordered a beer at the table and the waiter actually brought one out! (well, several actually) I wish I would have been able to go out with my sister and cousins to have a night on the town, but I didn't want to risk it, and for good reason - they checked IDs at every club. On Sunday night we had my "welcome home" party - and a party it was! My parents really know how to please a crowd ;) My Uncle and his girlfriend and her daughter came over, as well as both Sheryl and Sarah and her boyfriend and all her roommates (there are several). We had a great time playing bocce ball, bolo toss, and ping pong all whilst consuming margaritas and Sierra Nevada in honor of Chico. I really do enjoy my family. I just can't wait to spend the next week with them up at our cabin!
Also when I was in San Jose I had a visit to 1 Infinite Loop in Cupertino where I picked up a blazing fast MacBook Pro. (2.16 Intel Core Duo with 2 gigs of DDR2 RAM and an ATI Radeon x1600 with 256 megs of DDR RAM to be exact) I also got a free nano (4 gig of course; black) and a free printer (wahoo, my third!) It pretty much made my return all that much better.
One thing that didn't help a bit was moving. I got to move all my shit from my apartment to the apartment 2 doors down for 5 days while I waited for my lease to start. Just today (after sleeping on a couch for the last couple nights) I moved everything into my own room in my new house which is all of 5 blocks away. The name of the place I moved into is The Nerdery, soley because most every person who resides there is ... quite simply a geek. Don't get me wrong, the house throws some awsome theme parties, but we argue over who gets which port forwarded to them from the cable modem - not your average roommate conversation.
Anyway, I took the day off work tomorrow because there is no work for me yet, and I plan on sleeping most of the day.
I need it.