Sellout

After 3+ years I've sold my soul to the devil. Yes. Right alongside the Mac I adore with all my heart is a new interloper.....a Toshiba laptop running *gasp* Windows XP.

The last version of Windows I ran was 98 so XP is a whole new beast for me to slay. Having to DL all the goodies I have on the Mac like AIM and Firefox (fuck IE) is keeping me muy busy. Im debating bringing over all my pictures and songs. Right now I think it's best to keep this fucker as clean as I can so no extra programs and shit. Security means keeping it simple.

All this just to play online poker. Jeez......

Another Night In The Valley

Sure it's fricking freezing outside. At least to this native So Cal boy who finds any temperature dip below 70 degrees extremely uncomfortable. Of course Shaq and Kobe are having their final rematch of the NBA regular season. I'd like to see that. Yup, part 2 of the 24 season opener is on tonight and after investing 2 hours of my life watching it last night I'd really like to know whats going to happen tonight. But I have business to take care of.

Picking up Martin it's time to head over the hill. Destination. The batting cages in Sherman Oaks. Carlos is waiting for us there. C-Los is one of the unsung heros of the team. Quiet, laid back, and usually smiling , Carlos is one of the few who regularly attends practice and shows up week after week ready to play even though he has to share his outfield spot and only gets to play about half the game in the field. The ultimate team player. He's awesome.

Martin's Martin. Team Captain. Always trying to get everyone pumped up for our next epic game. It works on me. On the ride up the 405 we talk about his recent trip to Mammoth, speeding tickets, and whatever happened to one of my favorite bands of all time. The Untouchables. Somewhere in the back of my mind I file this away as a great name for a softball team.

Taking turns hitting high arc softballs is better then anything else I could have done tonight. It just feels right.

Don't Look Back

A New Year = a new resolution to start up the blog. # 63 on the list of resolutions for 2006. If you're looking for a recap of 2005 don't bother. 2005 sucked for a whole lot of reasons. I'm glad I made it thru without doing anything too stupid or upsetting too many people. Tempting as it was.

The New Year got off to a lively start with ohhh ..... 30 + of my closest relatives and family friends over for the typical small intimate Japanese New Years gathering. Due to severe overcrowding I chose to spend most of the evening in the back room sharing the joys of 4 player X-men gaming. Iceman rules.

Before the festivities even began there was a major crisis that began around noon when I was in the shower and noticed the drain stopping and little brown sato imo (taro root) peelings filling up the tub. Not to mention the kitchen sink backing up, and both toilets simultaneously. Fun times. 30 minutes of snaking solved the problem and negated the possibility of sending guests to the park to take a piss or worse yet calling a plumber and paying holiday rates.