if someone that you respected for the last couple of years said something you wouldn't respect them for, did they have your respect them in the first place?

strange thing that happened yesterday was when I was driving on the freeway, a dog bone hit my car. : )



this weekend was a very productive weekend. i helped my parents move in to their new place, went to tommy's new place and hung out. at tommy's place, we watched a few newsradio episodes, got boba, showed him around Torrance, went to Michael's (art and crafts store), and went to SportsMart. At sportsmart, I bought a inclining workout bench that came with a curling bar, burling pad that interchanges with the standard leg workout attachments a lot of the workout benches have. I also bought a 100lb weight set. I think I'll need to go buy more weights real soon....I could probably press 100lbs now. ; ) actually, I just verified it. I could press 100lbs....so I'll be getting more weights this week. one of the workers at SportsMart was really cool. we were looking at the weights and the bench, and he said, "hey, I got this coupon for 20% off family and friends. we're friends right? we'll hook you up." so he saved me $34 + tax on the $34. Pretty cool huh?



Anyway, after I left tommy's place today at about 11:30, I went to go eat pho with Sang. I checked out his new Corolla. Wow. It feels and looks very much like a Lexus (IS class) inside and out. I was impressed to say the least considering my roommate and a friend drive Corollas. What a significant improvement. After pho, we got boba. Then I went to my brother's place at Irvine, played some DDR, dropped off a DDR pad I wasn't using, and picked up 6 new Smallville episodes he has on CD. Then I came home and set up my bench.



One thing that sucks is that I got my bench all set up (took 2.5 hours to build), but i worked out and did physical labor yesterday and today. And tomorrow is my rest day. And I'm itching to work out with my new bench! : ) Wendy has my camera cause she needed my camera this weekend, but once I get it back, I'll post some pictures up of my new bench. : )

most obscure thing I saw today was a Rolls Royce street parked next to a empty parking area at our fancy flagship Ralphs we have here in La Jolla. I understand why they did it. But seeing it street parked is like seeing a fish out of water.



Anyone remember Eek the Cat? I'm not sure why I liked the show so much, but I got some of the episodes! So stoked about that. I wanted to buy the series on DVD, but they didn't have any.

Damn, missed another day for blogging. Well, hopefully I should get DDR Konamix tomorrow. But I'm going to guess that is wishful thinking. More realistically Monday. We'll see when I check my mail tomorrow.



Today I ran into one of the most interesting characters on the net arguing over Newsradio episodes. I was arguing with one guy why he should not leave and share his precious episodes that he's encoded, this shogun guy shows up out of the blue and lays down the answer.



[1:02am] <@son_shogun> Sir I must protest.

[1:02am] <@JCTango> speak shogun

[1:02am] <@JCTango> you have the conch. Laughing Out Loud!

[1:02am] <@son_shogun> You are making a strawman of his platform.

[1:03am] <@JCTango> how

[1:03am] <@son_shogun> By declaring "Most of the stuff out there"

[1:03am] <@son_shogun> It is not a tangible number

[1:03am] <@JCTango> hmmm

[1:03am] <@Lucidmike> true. :)

[1:03am] <@son_shogun> And can be decieving in notion.

[1:03am] <@JCTango> could be very true

[1:03am] <@JCTango> it is vague

[1:04am] <@son_shogun> The point here is that there is two clearly divergent, equally valid viewpoints on encoding.

[1:04am] <@JCTango> but you cannot deny the value of crediting yourself for others to contact you

[1:04am] <@JCTango> yes.

[1:04am] <@son_shogun> There is value in that.

[1:04am] <@JCTango> you seem to be knowledgeable on arguements

[1:04am] <@Lucidmike> i agree.

[1:04am] <@son_shogun> The only problem here is that you seem to be at an impass.

[1:05am] <@son_shogun> You have different views on human motivations.

[1:05am] <@son_shogun> It's as if a man of absolute faith in a religion met another man with absolute faith in his religion.

[1:06am] <@JCTango> Laughing Out Loud!

[1:06am] <@Lucidmike> wow shogun.

[1:06am] <@JCTango> a battle of principles it is.

[1:06am] <@Lucidmike> i really dig your style. : )

[1:06am] <@JCTango> =)

[1:06am] <@son_shogun> Not much will be accomplished along the ligns of logical decisions.

[1:06am] <@son_shogun> Thank you sirs.

[1:06am] <@Lucidmike> true true.

[1:06am] <@JCTango> yes.

[1:06am] <@son_shogun> My best advice on this would be to focus on benifits for yourself JC







a few minutes later, we're discussing loyalty and trust (and the lack of between me and JCTango):



[1:31am] <@son_shogun> In order to form healthy relationships, you must be able to extend a certain amounr of trust.

[1:31am] <@JCTango> but i must say, this whole experience has been an eye opener

[1:31am] <@son_shogun> amount.

[1:31am] <@JCTango> that's what i say shogun

[1:31am] <@Lucidmike> thoughts like that don't cross my mind.

[1:31am] <@JCTango> to blatantly trust someone whole heartedly, especially on the net, is being naive

[1:31am] <@JCTango> and probably stupid as well..

[1:32am] <@JCTango> especially in this day and age

[1:32am] <@son_shogun> That is the paradox of trust JC

[1:32am] <@son_shogun> In seeking security in trust you leave yourself open.

[1:33am] <@son_shogun> And the more you trust, the more security you gain, but the less secure you become.

[1:33am] <@JCTango> aint that a bitch lol.

[1:33am] <@son_shogun> One of the great paradoxes of our existences.

[1:34am] <@JCTango> hehe. but you usually trust someone to that extent only when you really know the person

[1:34am] <@Lucidmike> shogun talks like someone that smoked a bowl...with an iq of 400

[1:34am] <@JCTango> i agree Laughing Out Loud!

[1:34am] <@JCTango> maybe it's the night talking.

[1:34am] <@son_shogun> In this case though, I think on both sides you are feeling a lack of trust because of this situation.

[1:34am] <@JCTango> lack of sleep really helps the brain a lot... Just Kidding

[1:34am] <@son_shogun> It does sometimes.

[1:34am] <@JCTango> i think tho...

[1:35am] <@JCTango> i'm feeling more a lack of loyalty

[1:35am] <@son_shogun> Too much sleep makes you sluggish.

[1:35am] <@JCTango> true dat

[1:35am] <@JCTango> c..

[1:35am] <@son_shogun> Well loyalty is only an extenuation of trust.

[1:35am] <@JCTango> it's this kinda talk that makes me trust someone...

[1:35am] <@JCTango> cuz they seem more logical.

[1:35am] <@son_shogun> In return for trust you expect loyalty.

[1:35am] <@JCTango> ah, but without loyalty, there is no trust

[1:35am] <@JCTango> =)

[1:36am] <@Lucidmike> shogun, if you were in the middle of every argument in this world, we'd have a utopia





Man, I wish I can see things like shogun. I'd always resolve the arguments of life.

Welp, went to the market today. $85. Subtract the beef jerky, shampoo & conditioner, $65. subtract the pam, garlic, salt, lawry's salt, soy sauce, fat free salad dressing, $45. So it costs about $45 for eggs (Extra Large Foster Farms), jam (3 very little jars), bread (1 loaf), ham (8 boxes), tofu (4 cubes), chunky penut butter, cheese singles, tomatoes, 5 gallons of water. so eating the bare minimum, it costs $200 on food monthly. That's a lot of money, but I guess it could be a lot worse.



Anyone notice that they stopped playing elevator music at supermarkets? Kinda miss it. : ) Damn, time to go to sleep. Class at 9 tomorrow. Yikes....it's not going to be pretty when I wake up.

I managed to get a total of 24 Newsradio episodes this weekend! All high quality too. Far, far, far, exceeded my expectations thanks to a really nice person I met on irc. I could get 4 more guarenteed, and now I'm running a private server for a select few so that I can release these gems around the world!



Today is such a beautiful day. Typical day in La Jolla. Always notice it though.



If anyone is looking for rollerblades, get the K2 Cadence 2002. My roommate got them, and they are so comfortable. They were featured in Popular Science this month. You can get it shipped for $120 at Sports Authority with a 30 coupon and free shipping, no tax.

I saw Cirque Du Soleil's Dralion today. Maybe my expectations were really high, but it was no where near the quality of 'O', even though it was a really good show.



As some of you have noticed, Newsradio has been cancelled off A&E, and I've been missing it ever since. But there's good news. I found someone at irc, who's really nice about sharing Newsradio episodes. Hopefully by tomorrow, I should have 22 episodes. That's about one full season's worth. They should all be excellent quality. Enough to start trading with the more hardcore newsradio fans who only trade the good quality ones. My roommate and I are more than happy. This experience is like having something that is a part of you that you knowingly love and cherish then having it vanish from you. Then one day it is reavealed to you that you can get it back again slowly, but surely. Is it a good feeling? Oh is it ever.



If anyone out there loves Newsradio, I'll be more than happy to share the wealth. About 3 episodes fit per CD. I guess that's a good thing and a bad thing. Today has been a pretty good day.