Ramble On

Finish an entry

2008-12-08T22:15:00.001-08:00

Here's sort of a personal reminder to myself. I'm staring at my ScribeFire extension for firefox and counting the number of unfinished items sitting on this computer. I wouldn't exactly place the reason for as "lazyness" ... so why on earth can't I just type out the thoughts in my head when they occur to me instead of just placing a title to be completed another day.
Let's hope that finishing my last exam for this year will free up all my time and thus leave me with absolutely no excuse or distraction that'll hinder this journey I'm so eager to embark on - the life of a blogger.

End of Semester

2008-12-02T15:58:00.000-08:00

Its the final week and the tests are nearly over... well, that's how I'm looking at it. As it turns out, my last final exam is on Tuesday, the 9th. The good news about that is I get done early with days to spare doing absolutely nothing. On the other hand, back-to-back examinations will never be welcome in my life.
Oh how I can't wait till I jump on that flight headed to Accra, Ghana.

A fortnight of misery

2008-11-26T18:38:00.000-08:00

So its been 2 weeks since my last post. To say that nothing eventful has happened would be as far from the truth as a trip to the center of the earth. I did see that movie, journey to the center of the earth, and I'd love to take that trip right now. Unfortunately though, the greater part of this period has been spent trying to figure out a ton of issues... with very little success might i add.
I'm obviously not penning down any sensible thoughts worth reading so I'll focus on the stuff I can actually write about. Ah, I already know what my next post should be. I believe I should mention that I have not been entirely miserable like the title suggests. A mouse caught on a mousetrap, now that's miserable. Me, I'm just wishing I could take back a lot of things that've happened lately, and I've just had the last two weeks to really take ponder deeply about my decisions in life and the consequences.

Wishlist

2008-11-12T21:55:00.000-08:00

My wishlist is slowly looking like a grocery list. I've always known that I'm a material person, but my holiday wishlist is filling up fast with very expensive gadgets. Not sure I need to explain why I want each one of these but feel free to tell me how useless these wants are and how much I'm wasting the little money I don't have anyway.

DELL XPS M1330
NOKIA N95 8GB
IPOD TOUCH
PLAYSEAT EVOLUTION

True Laughter

2008-11-12T15:15:00.000-08:00

How do we determine true joy and laughter? Hanging out with my little cousin, I was surrounded by the endless care-free laughter of an extremely hyper-active toddler. On numerous occasions, i found myself asking what was making him laugh so much. All he did in reply was giggle. Then I started thinking about how how much fun i'd had as a kid without responsibilities and worries. I enjoyed playing in the dirt after school even when I knew my mother would scold me for getting my uniform filthy. I miss those days, when everyday seemed to have laughter associated with it. Whether it was learning something new in school or running around in the school yard during recess, i found a way to be the clown of my own circus. Maybe having him over was a sign. I went and saw Frank Caliendo later that night. He's simply hilarious. I tried recording a clip from the show, but the light conditions and the incessant crowd laughter didn't allow for a worthwhile youtube upload.

Now i'm thinking about how much more I need to laugh in my life. Laughter is said to increase longevity, so here's to more laughter... true laughter that leads to longer life and more time spent with the ones we love.

Frustration: a solid enemy of the day

2008-11-04T17:36:00.000-08:00

Follow me closely on this subject, for although the title sets the tone for an indulging enlightenment of this issue mentioned, this post is more or less a rant about letting frustration at nothing ruin a portion of my evening.
This past weekend was simply awesome. From halloween to paintball, fake rock star to pool star, watching a shy girl sing and dance all night to wondering where i did wrong to a friend, bleeding arm to sleeping in all day monday... I just can't complain. Oh yes, monday is part of the weekend for me, and so is friday. It really is fun being me. I'll let the pics tell the story.

Loads of fun i tell u.
Today started off just as promising... Hope riding me to school, took my anatomy test like a champ even though i'm almost certain i failed it. My boss was exceptionally fun this morning, and i had a very delicious lunch delivered to me in the office. The most part of the afternoon was spent with the coolest-german-ever.
For some reason though, soccer was just an experience filled with gloomy emotions. I was just out of it. Compound the unnerving pain in my foot coupled with useless outbursts of sprints to be met with utter rubbish play, i had no joy to share. I was impressed with how good my girls did today... Committing to the ball and impeding oncoming attackers like experienced defenders would. Don't think i didn't notice. Awesome job. That said, i realize how much frustration took away from my evening... a chance to truly congratulate the girls who find ways to make my many useless hours otherwise spent doing absolutely nothing PLENTY FUN. Something learnt today, forget how shitty an event is going, reflect on the other cool stuff that's happened already.So my final thoughts on all this comes down to this... I had an awesome weekend and a hell of a day, i should have been smiling all evening, especially with how good A and V did on the field.

My return to blogging

2008-10-22T21:25:00.001-07:00

This year started off a promising one... Resolutions tossed around like endless waves of the sea. Sad to say, as the year nears its end, there's very little that i can remember from that faithful night of painstaking thoughts. I do recollect the notion that this would be a fun year to remember. Believe it or not, its turned out to be that sort of year. Its not been perfect, but my first of many consistent posts will not be about any miseries. So lets start with the most recent of wonderful events.
I can't seem to find where to begin. A great deal has happened lately, even from the start of this writeup to now so here's my attempt to sum up my life this year in a list.

Found love.
Lost family.
Only allowed drunkfest of the year after United won champions league.
Won high school rugby championships
Rekindled love for computers
Lost religion
Success @ web designing
Rafa's best year, my attempted return to tennis
Party central acquired
President of international student club
Lost love.
Entourage established
President of ASU Soccer Club
Coolest german ever discovered
Initiated hug day
A potential best mate found
My first live LeMans series race
December Ghana trip confirmed
Rugby development in Ghana becomes a focus
Pushing soccer club into the midfield
Best night of the year
She's got my attention, i need her hug.
The return to bloging...

Here's a few pics from what you might have missed..

3 hours

2008-07-07T22:46:00.000-07:00

So, i spent 3 hours doing absolutely nothing earlier. I probly need to rephrase that since i actually walked away feeling very accomplished. About midday, i was done with work and headed to the Dean's office to handle a few things and pass away some time with Isaias. I've gotta admit, this might have been the best 3 hours of no work in recent times.
In addition to being approved for some extra hours and money designing the new international student website, a ton of ideas and suggestions flew across the room. Long and short, i'm in the running to be the president of the international student club for the upcoming term. Thanks Gina, you rock.
I'm really excited @ the opportunity to pioneer the revitalization of a very important club at my college. Time to start running some queries on my constantly overclocked powerhouse of a brain. Who would've imagined, the busiest kid I know is looking to get even busier. I guess its time to drop that gear into 3rd and pop that clutch so hard that flames fire out the exhaust pipe.
First things first, let's get rolling on the website.