One more down
Mood:  a-ok
Topic: Life
Well, we had TKD belt testing last week, and I am now a yellow belt. One more down, plenty to go. For this next testing session, we have started working on some spinning kicks. I may have some trouble with these because I have already gotten dizzy doing a few of them. But I think once I start hitting them right, it'll be pretty cool.

Did I hear the fat lady??
Topic: Grad School
Well, I've been done with my classes since Thursday...and it sure is nice...no projects to work on right now & no reports to pull out of my ass. And I can spend more time getting ready for the TKD belt testing tomorrow. I've been practicing with my bow staff for the last few days.

I know that I got an A in one class, my database management class, because I got a 100 on the first test, 96 on the second and a 100 on the last one. And I got a 100 on my project and homeworks. But I'm right on the edge of an A in my project management class, so we'll just have to wait and see...

ARGH!!
Mood:  down
Topic: Life
My wife talked to a friend of ours, a real estate agent - the one that sold our house, and we found out that our house would be worth another $60k or so today!!

Damn that sucks!! If we had known that, it would have been worth sticking around and trying to holdout a while longer!!

I still can't believe it happened.
Mood:  down
Topic: Politics
It has been about a week now since Terri Schiavo was murdered by Judge Greer and the State of Florida.

I still can't believe that they are allowed to murder a handicapped woman, and according to the polls, over half of America thought it was ok too. If that is the case, I say we start starving death row inmates...think of all the money we could save as a society. Heck if you figure an average of 10 days without food, times however many prisoners...think of all the food that we could be saving...and giving to homeless shelters or something positive!

I find it hypocritical how the left can think that an inmate who has raped or murdered multiple people should be given every last chance to slip through some crack in the justice system, and at the same time, they stand by and let a handicapped woman be killed. A woman who never did anything to anyone. But then again, the left is also willing to murder unborn babies and call that a choice. Excuse me for living in reality, but if you had sex, you already made your choice...now deal with it! (but that's another post for another day)

I miss Tampa...
Mood:  a-ok
Topic: Life
We went down to Tampa this past weekend just to get away before the final exam and project crunch at the end of the semester.

I can't wait to move back down there.

There are a couple of tech positions open at work, and I'm hoping to get one of them. I don't know how much longer I can take working on the phones! I'm about to completely lose my sanity with some of the callers I get.

MBTI
Mood:  cool
Topic: Grad School
In class the other day, we took the Myers-Briggs personality type test, and a social type test. It should come as no surprise to most that I turned out to be an introvert! Imagine that! I also showed up as analytical...another surprise.

If anyone is interested, click here to take the cognitive type test.

My full type was an ISTP. I know everyone has done those stupid ones that go around by email...pick a color(or something to that effect)...but this is a real one. Most of those email ones never seem to work for me, but this was pretty much right on the money.

Released!
Mood:  down
Topic: Life
Well, I didn't get to go to jury duty. I called the number listed on my information before going, and they released all jurors above number 140...I was 208. So I ended up not having to go...that stinks!!

I really was looking forward to being involved in a real case. Although, I'm probably too educated and logical to make it past the selection process anyway.

Oh well, maybe next time!

Breck '05
Mood:  lazy
Topic: Life
We just got back from our Spring Break trip to Breckenridge, CO. We had a blast...would have been nice to have some more snow though. It only snowed one day, although it really came down at times! White out's even...all of a sudden, the person in front of you on the slope was gone!

We ate some good food, meet some of my sister's friends and did a lot of skiing. The weather was pretty nice most of the time, 18* in the morning up to almost 40* a couple of days...at least at the bottom of the mountain, it was cooler at the top...and windy!!

Now an Orange belt!
Mood:  on fire
Topic: Life
We had the belt testing for TKD last week. I moved up to an orange belt! Only 7 more to go till I'm a black belt...of course, that will take a little while, but at least it is fun!

I was wearing my mouth gaurd tonight for sparring, and I hate that thing. It is so hard to breath with dang thing in...I've even trimmed it down so it doesn't go as far back into my mouth as it is supposed to.

We the jury...
Mood:  energetic
Topic: Life
I got a jury summons today. Good thing it is for the Monday after spring break!!

I've only gotten one before, and they had to let me go because there was a problem with my address. It would be nice to be able help put a bad guy behind bars...or keep a good guy out!

Plus it would be neat to see how wildly wrong Hollywood does it...bunch of over-acters!

Yesterday was lots of fun...
Mood:  down
Topic: Life
Yesterday, I had to go to a meeting for work to discuss some of the many changes that have already happened in my position. I have apparently picked up a chest cold and a cough from the wife, and I guess that since my immune system was already under attack, I've got it much worse than her. But...being the amazing employee that I am, I went to the meeting. After the meeting they bought us some pizzas...bribery usually works with me anyway!! :)

I was surprised that the meeting actually lasted as long as they said it would, usually if they plan for 2 hours it will take 3. Once questions start flowing, it is nearly impossible to get back on track it seems like. I was hoping that the meeting would go a little long, because afterward I wanted to go and watch the Black Belt testing.

We got out of the meeting on time, so I had an hour and a half to kill. Since the TKD(Taekwondo) place is a block away from work, I just went over and sat in the car in the sun. It felt pretty good, being sick and all. I stuck around and watched the whole testing...it was neat - sparring, forms, board breaking and weapons. Afterward, I went to go home, and my battery was dead! Oh joy! I got a jump and then went hunting for a new battery. Three places later I found a battery that worked.

Then I went home, took some medication and tried to go to sleep. I also have a lot homework to do this weekend. Of course, I'd only do it because it has to be turned in, but I've already lost a day of working on it.

OUCH!!
Topic: Life
Taekwondo was fun tonight...in preparation for the belt testing next week, we sparred the whole time. Since I just got my sparring gear yesterday, it was my first time really sparring...

Anyway...remember that bruise I got from the soccer game? Yeah, well it seemed like it had a target on it tonight...it must have gotten blocked and/or hit at least a dozen times! Damn that hurt.

I also ended up jamming a toe pretty bad...it is already a little swollen...it is gonna be big tomorrow!

Oh dear, did I get a 100 on that?!
Mood:  on fire
Topic: Grad School
he he he he

I had my first test in Database Management on Tuesday, and me and this other dude were done in about 30 minutes. Well, we got the tests back on Thursday, and I got a 100!!

Oh boy it sure was fun rubbing it in....er...um...telling the wife about it. She just loves to hear my stories about how I do on tests that I do absolutely nothing to prepare for.

Playoffs are over. ;(
Mood:  down
Topic: Sports
We had our first and last playoff game tonight for my soccer team. We lost 4-3. It was a really close game, we scored first then they scored, then we scored, then they scored...it was back and forth the whole time.

I had a collision with one of their guys as he was on a breakaway, I never got his name, but our shins became closely related. I have some ice on them now, but I think I'm gonna have a huge bruise for a little while. I guess that's the price you pay for playing keeper. I did stop the shot too by the way.

It also never ceases to amaze me how many people play the game and don't even know the rules. After each game I've had to correct my teammates on the actual rules of the game.

A New Topic
Mood:  a-ok
Topic: TV
I added a new topic...I figure this will be a place for me to talk about the TV shows I like to watch. Right now, here are my favorites, Sci-Fi: Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis, Battlestar Galactica & then the mystery or scientific shows: Monk, CSI, Law & Order and Mythbusters...and then the rest, South Park, and reruns of The Family Guy and Futurama.

I'm sure that I'll be posting in here much more when Survivor starts up again. I know a lot of people are tired of the "Reality Show" thing...but I think most of those people are misleading themselves about "reality" shows. Since when is having your rent paid, competeing in contests or living on an island and being on TV real? Survivor is a game show, like Wheel of Fortune, or Jeopardy...and if it is watched in that context, it is a really good show.