Well, I just had dinner with my 2 housemates and their friend...2 of which don't speak english and one who speaks broken english...I found myself mostly just sitting there smiling and eating their food and drinking their beer...heh...they seem funny thou...just through gestures...As with any culture, there's a different slant on humor...like British humor, or American humor...theres Asian humor...and it was totally apparent with these 3.=) Just through the way they moved and gestures and faces they made, I could tell somewhat what they were talking about....and yeah, they make all the sick/gross/"Something About Mary" jokes that we've got in every culture...heh. Kinda makes me wish I could understand. Well, its for sure now, they're a couple=) Glad I got that figured out....when I came home from class I saw Cherry and we talked for a little while...she's the only one who can really speak any English...the guy only knows the cuss words...man, why does every foray into another language always begin with the cuss words...=) Anywayz, they went to take their friend home..they asked me to come along down to Chinatown with them, but I told them thanx but nah...I had homework. OKay! I semi-lied...nono..wait, I do have a little that I was planning on doing tonite...anywayz, I wouldn't want to bog things down by saying, "What does that mean...what did he say?" after every sentance.
Class was alrite...I arrived an hour late...I woke up at 8:30am and the muni didn't come till around 9:10am...class started at 9am. Man, an hour late to two classes this week, hope this isn't becoming a trend. Luckily both teachers didn't mind at all...or...didn't notice. We did 2 tone drawings, 3 hours each. Now...for the past maybe 2 or 3 days, I've been mulling over getting a new game....heh...YES, I kno I just got one...but it wasn't exactly what I was looking for...I want a lot of character interaction and a really great story...and the game that I got last week....well....its just TOO damn scary! haha...I'm a puss...I'll continue to play it...but I remember seeing a game Planescape: Torment...an RPG. From what I read, great story, and character development and interaction...man, I really debated getting this game, because I'm tight on the dinero right now...back and forth...should I? SHouldn't I...hmm....but finally I came to the conclusion that I "need" this game...haha. So I went on the hunt...CompUSA had it downtown, but it was a rip off at 40 bones...I remembered seeing it at Stonestown Galleria for 30, so after wandering around downtown after class, I went home....took a shower, and headed off in the rain to the mall...it was raining all day...and I couldn't think of anything better than chillin' with a new great game to immerse myself into...no class for 2 days, so I could take my time and lounge....I love the rain....most of the time.
Well, here I sit...a belly full of food and beer thanx to my 2 new housemates...and a new game I can't wait to get into sitting right beside me....I kno I kinda stiffed out on the blog yesterday, but I was really tired, and for some reason I can't upload new entries...so this entry probably won't be up till I figure out whats wrong with it...or get in touch with Jerome. Well, I'm gonna go try out this new game...*rubs hands together with evil grin* I'll give a "first impressions" blog later...
10/28/2000 10:27:32 PM
Hmm...well, I can't seem to upload anything. Gotta get in touch with Jerome and ask him what the deal is. Alrite...guess we'll forgo the entry tonite, its 2:58am and I have to get up at 7am for class...soo...hopefully tomorro, I'll have things up and running again.
10/28/2000 03:00:19 AM
Friday, October 27, 2000
It was a pretty good day...and now that I'm sitting here, lounging on my "couch" and munching on rice with yesterday's delicious left-overs....ahh....*hand lazily half-tucked into jeans...Al Bundy style*...lounge...and my new housemates left me a bowl of soup, isn't that nice? And I went into the kitchen awhile ago, and it was all organized...actually looked like someone's house! Can ya believe it?? Pretty good day at school...came an hour late to my first class as a direct result of thinking I had TOO much time...y'kno how it is. But I didn't stress, cuz that wouldn't help anything...and I kno my perspective teacher is so cool anyhoo...
My Digital Illustration class was dope...he did a demo today for about 2 hours...it was great to see a skilled artist at work, whatever it is...but this especially...just taking this class and hearing him talk about illustration and all the design elements.....I can see myself doing this someday. My major is 3D-animation, but I'm keeping my doors open, because skills learned here can be applicable anywhere in the general field of art....plus, I just dig on the stuff we've been doing.
Man, I need eggs...I need 2 white eggs...its for an assignment I'm gonna do tomorrow...well, looks like I'm gonna have to take the bus pretty far to get my eggs, cuz the only thing around here is a liquor store. Did I mention my kitchen smells Chinese now? Because of the food I kno....and all their stuff....
10/27/2000 12:00:49 AM
Thursday, October 26, 2000
Well, I just got back from dinner with my friend a little while ago...it was pretty much the highlight of my day...its so great to see her again. She's different than most of the girls I kno...she has a cute/sweet/mature/sincere/innocent way about her...and whenever we get together, we always have a lot of fun...conversations great, a whole bunch of laughing...talking about everything under the sun....Kinda made my whole day=) She's really really cool....*sigh/smile*
Wow! I heard my new housemates moving in outside my door for the past hour or so...I walked out to brush my teeth and they had like about 20 boxes strewn about their room....I said "hi" to the guy...walked into the kitchen, and the girl was cleaning the cabinets! I said "hi" again...walked into the bathroom, and there was that lysol/pine fresh scent....I mean, no one's taken soap to any of the surfaces in this house since I've been here, and yet there it was....she was cleaning...it looks like they're actually treating this house as not just a crash pad, but their house...thats so cool! This place needs a woman's touch, now I can see. Well, I hope things work out...they seem nice so far. When I was brushing my teeth, the question came to my mind, "SHould I tell them about Scuffy?" Hmmm..........nah...why get them riled up already....I think one night soon thou, I'm gonna hear a loud shriek around 2am in the morning.....
When people come by looking at the house, or with my past roomates, they always ask, "U're ABC right?" And since I'm tired of explaining the whole vietnamese thing, I just nod..."yeah"...I mean, in the beginning, I tried to explain to everyone that I was a vietnamese boy...but I figured out I could save myself a lot of energy by just letting people believe what they want to believe...Ah well.
I've got some homework to do, but umm...I think I'll play a little of my game...just a little...gee, I got them priorities straight don't I?=P
10/26/2000 12:25:36 AM
Wednesday, October 25, 2000
*The following was posted on a message board earlier today*
Well, I'm sitting here in the e-mail zone, just took my Art History midterm...man, I'm sleepy...its raining outside. I'm going to a workshop in like 20 minutes...hope I last through today...y'kno what? I think I'll have a RedBull...I've got a long day ahead of me and I can't be all groggy...maybe RedBull is going a little overboard...cup of coffee...or...nah, one of those gingsing drinks...yeah...Anywayz...I'm just killing time...I think I'll post a couple messages.
I need a phat haircut...damn....I got an afro and that ain't no joke...maybe an afro pick would help...wow...I'm looking at a hub sitting on top of this computer's cpu....wonder if anyone would miss it if I just...borrowed it................damn...its chained.
Man, its too early, no one's really here yet...gets crowded after about 2 or 3...I need a drink, lessee how much change I have...55 cents...not even enough for a can of soda pop....hah...I called it pop...damn, I'm sleepy. I walked into Lee's Deli to get myself a samich...ordered the shrimp one, and when she gave it to me to go up to the register to pay, I realized,"...dude, I don't kno if I have enough"...luckily I had the 3 bux and some change left...man, that woulda been embarrassing.....and like I said, I'm just wasting time...and typing a lot of crap....lalalala....
Hans Holbein the younger painted "The French Ambassadors".....whoa....just brain farting out the rest of what was on that midterm...cleansing the mind. Do YOU believe in predetermination? Do YOU believe in a soul mate? If your answers were both "yes" or both "no", then you're in the clear...if they were different...u're contradicting yourself....wait....no you're not...okay, that cleared it up for me.
I've been seeing a lot of girls with mustaches lately...I didn't realize it was such a common thing...or maybe I'm just looking for it...and no, its not just the husky germanic woman that have them...there's some really cute girls that have just a light peach fuzz above the lip...do YOU kno a girl with a mustache? I wouldn't exactly suggest shaving it...because once u shave hair, it becomes coarse...not thicker mind you...thats an old wives tale, but coarser....I'd recommend waxing it...or better yet, use NADS...y'kno that shit on those infomercials where it shows grown women applying a gel like substance to every part of their body that could conceivably grow hair, and they RIP it off with the ferocity of a jungle cat....crazy stuff...NADS...buy a bucket of NADS for the one you love.....with a mustache...
Alrite, its about that time...I should probably get to workshop...ooh, my stomach is feelin' funny...lemme switch CD's....hmmm...think I'll listen to Amel for the duration of the workshop. Oooh, the E-mail zone is starting to get crowded...note to self..."E-mail zone gets crowded around 11:46." Well, I'm off....in a drousy stupor...I bid you peace, and happy cooking.
10/25/2000 10:34:20 PM
Hoy hoy all...I finally turned in those accursed bone drawings today...I came to school around 3ish to finish my last one...an anterior view of the pelvis. Easy stuff...afterwards, we got something to eat at Lori's Diner...man...that place is a straight up rip off...the food's only asi-asi.
I hope I'm not developing carpal tunnel syndrome...crap..since I don't have a desk, I have to put my mouse on a stack of different stuff....my computer...plus my speaker, and then my CD case...for the past couple weeks, I guess its been at the wrong height, and my wrist would get sore every once in awhile after using the computer. Today, it was just sore for no reason at school. Man, I hope its gone by tomorro...I think I have it at the right height right now.
I restocked on some essentials....bought 2 pounds of spaghetti. Remember that trip I took to Price Club about 2 weeks ago? I bought 3 phat jars of sauce, but I was never able to use it...but now that I have the two key ingrediants to a big plate of spaghetti, its on...2 cans of Cambell's cream of something or other..and some cans of vegi-stuff.
I just got done studying for my Art History 2 midterm tomorrow morning. I think I got it covered...I always go to class, and listen up to when they're lecturing, so all I had to do was a review...and read the chapters. I don't use the book much, except before exams like tonite. Its really interesting stuff though, and I think I may go back and read up later on.
Tomorro's schedule goes something like this: Wake up at buttcrack of dawn....at about 7am. Shower, do all that stuff it takes to get myself out the door...hop on the muni, which I'm sure will be crowded....go take my midterm...go to the workshop at 12 for about an hour and a half...go to the library and work on my Digital Illustration hw...and then around 6, go pick up Ako at her place and go out to have dinner at the dumpling place. Hope everything goes according to plan. And if not...hope its a "good" thing...alrite, I'm off to bed...man, I'm tired.
10/25/2000 02:33:31 AM
Tuesday, October 24, 2000
Darndit...darndit, darndit....=) Ger had a free ticket to go see De La Soul, Black Eyed Peas, and Wyclef, and she asked me if I wanted to go....hmm...I can't seem to find the 120 bones between the cushions of my "couch" to fly back home...so hmph. That sucks. Hey Ger, I kno there's a whole line of people who wanna go...
Well, when I came home today, the same two people who came to check out the house from before(the dude, and the girl) were back. At first I didn't kno what relation they were to each other...I had my money on father and daughter....but they were renting one room...hmm...we talked a bit, and as they were leaving, I saw her cling onto his arm...so...I THINK this means they're a couple...daughters don't do that, do they? Umm..no, they're a couple for sure....I think....uhh..anywayz, I asked them if they were the ones who left the door open from a few days ago, but they said the last time they were here was when I saw them last. *crosses couple/father/daughter off list of suspects*
I had "getting a phat haircut" on my to-do list for the day...among doing my laundry and getting downtown to buy stamps and mail my phone bill. A phone bill that has been sitting right next to my "bed" for about a month. Its due on the 25th and I knew if I didn't get it in the mail by today, I'd be charged the late fee. After doing my laundry, it was already about 3:20, and if I were to go all the way up to the Sunset salon on the muni...it would probably take me anywhere from 40 minutes to an hour...This meant it would be REALLY close as to whether I'd make it downtown in time to buy stamps and drop my bill in the mail before the last pick up at 6...I weighed my priorities, looked myself in the mirror and said to myself..."...self....I think u can hold out another week before you have a full on afro" So I decided to forgo the haircut and made my way downtown.
After getting there, I took care of mailing off my bill and had myself some Mickey D's...man...I used to loathe this place...said I'd never be back...food tasted like cardboard...yet I find myself here pretty often...man, I need to find a new joint. I always get the #4, the double quarter pounder(I guess saying halfpounder sandwich isn't as cool as saying double quarter pounder)...I figure, if I'm gonna eat here, I might as well get full off of it. Today the food tasted especially bad...or maybe...my tastebuds just weren't havin' it...after breakfast/lunch/dinner(the only meal I had today...its becoming more common nowadays that I'll eat once or twice a day...I'm not trying to, its just the way things work out) I headed to school to do some homework...it would be the perspective assignment today...composition in 2 point perspective, adding light/shadow with tone markers. Pretty simple, but it takes some time...I found myself trying to incorporate artistic devices I'd learned in different classes and making them work for me....man, I tell ya, I'm getting more excited about art everyday...=) On my way home around 9:30, I was walking to the underground Muni station downtown when I just looked around...great tall buildings, beautiful night sky...a clear night...uncommon for the bay area...and a cool air...not really windy, just a cool, crisp air about....and I thought, "whoa, this is F'in dope man...I'm so excited about my school, my career...I'm living in this beautiful city...a wealth of inspiration, from the old school buildings, to bums on the sidewalk, to the grand buildings all around, the huge variety of people and styles...man...I'm diggin' this..."=)
I tried to get home early so I could give Jerome a call...its my man's 21st birthday, and boy I wish I was there to celebrate with him...=) I called his house, but his step father picked up, and said he was out...bummer. (So Jerome, happy belated birthday mang....y'kno I was talking to Arnel today...and I was thinkin', how can YOU be the oldest one...u look 14 man! haha...kidding=)
I've been playing my game tonite...dude...it freaks me out sometimes so I have to take like mini-breaks and listen to some happy mp3s...heh...dude, if u only knew...its got hybrid humans, merged with some wierd alien being that causes them to lose control of their motor functions...and large, tumorous growths appear along their spinal column...and since they can still think on the most basic level, they lumber around and chant..."kill me....the song of the many sings to us..." and its got dark, moody lighting....shadows everywhere for anything to hide in....and its got monkeys...MONKEYS I TELLS YA! Scary as hell.....now if it had clowns, I don't think I could play anymore...clowns freak me out.
10/24/2000 01:40:18 AM
Monday, October 23, 2000
People...fortune tellers, prophecy, etc...who predict negative things in other people's future...I really don't like these people...no..no wait...can I say hate? Cuz I "don't like x 3" these people. I kno some of them don't see any wrong in it...they may even think they're doing someone a favor by telling them this. It just comes down to whether you believe in predetermination...and well...thats a whole big other can of worms...but really, telling someone that they're gonna die at 22 years old or that they're gonna live a short life...or that their lives are going to be hard, and they'll never be happy in relationships, or whatever....all that is bullshit that those nuts should keep to themselves. Reason? There's people who will actually believe this...and people around them believe it...and what happens? Subconsciously, they MAKE it happen...self fullfilling prophecy. Ugh...
10/23/2000 11:10:41 PM
Sunday, October 22, 2000
Hey hey, I'm back for post numero dos for tonite. Right after I got done posting, Ako called me...we just caught up a little...she's still sweet as ever=) We're gonna meet up for dinner on Weds. Then the game...the game...everything has been trying to delay me playing the game...but finally nothing else stood in my way. I installed the whole 500 megs of it onto my hard, did the whole "turn off the lights and turn up the sound to get the whole effect" thing, then I....I...I got through the training. Yeah, well, I'm taking a lychee break=) I bought a couple cans of lychee a couple weeks ago, and I just wanted to snack on one before it gets too late and you kno who comes out.
I'm chatting with "she"...she's doing a business/marketing plan for a product for class. Her product is...."Trim Hoop"....what? You've never heard of the weight loss hoola hoop thats all the rage in Taiwan? It even comes in different sizes(pounds) for your different degree of obesity..........what the heezy is going on here??
Dano: what makes "trim hoop" any different than a "hoola" hoop She: well.. She: it's a hoola hoop that can trim your waist size down She: they come in many different sizes(pounds) She: and they just get u to lose that fat Dano: but what makes it different thou? Dan: does it have wings or something? She: no.. She: it's five pounds.. She: come on... She: it's heavy She: lol
Hmm...sounds pretty "...only $19.95!!"-ish to me...
Okay...back to the game...man, the only thing about this game is...I think I'm gonna get scared. heh...yeah...its one of those "Horror First Person RPG set in the future" type deals and....umm...I kno I'm gonna get scared...*turns down volume a bit*...dang...alrite...I'm goin' in...
10/22/2000 11:21:21 PM
Ahh...my lounge day was nice...really nice...=) I woke up around...hmm...noonish...did pretty much nothing for a good 3 hours...man, that felt good. Then I got ready to go out to Stonestown Mall. A little wierd, but I've never actually been INSIDE and I live about 5 minutes away. I did call my landlord to let him know what happen...I sorta wished I'd had called him last night while my rage was still flowing...today it had dissapated a little...so I had to think back to rekindle it a bit. Then I called the number Dennis hooked me up with for that room next to the fire station, but it was a business number..hmm..I'll try back tomorrow. I also called Ako, a friend I haven't seen in ages but she was out so I left a message for her...she's a typical busybody=)
Walking into the mall, I it felt like home right away...it had all the stores that San Diego malls have, Sun Coast Video, Banana, J.Crew, Bath and Body Works, etc... ahh...and so much scenery....people scenery....shapely people scenery...and....and I'll shut up now...but yeah=) Actually, there WAS a goal in going to the mall today...lately I've been just feening a game...with a great story...had to have a dope story...I was thinking about the bargain bin games, because there are some real classics along side those piles of crap...and as a poor student, I can't go blow 50-60 bones on some game. I walked into Electronics Boutique...man, just like home!=P I remember countless times as a kid I would peruse the isles for cool games...just picking up boxes and looking at the screenshots and reading the gist of the game. I would literally spend hours just looking...and it might come down to just two games...and I would debate between the two for so long...I would often go home empty handed, only to come back the very next day with my mind totally made up on which one to buy. I did research and read reviews about stuff beforehand...also going with past experiences with the company and their track record. My parents used to get so mad at me for "wasting" money on these games, but I think I can safely say that I wouldn't be where I am today if I hadn't been so into gaming and that sorta things...they're just fuel for the imagination...I always tell everyone I'm doing "research" when I'm playin' games...I get a lot of "yeah sure..." "whatever dude..." "man, u're a fiend, just admit it" But I'm serious! haha...=|
Finally I made up my mind...I would buy System Shock 2....only 14 bux...I had heard really great things about this game...critically, but commercially it didn't do so well...just my kind of game=) It only came out last year and already in the bargain section...I'm loving this quick turn over rate...=) My mind was made, this was the game...I walked up to the counter and pay...that familiar giddyness comming back...man, I love that feeling...haha. I always get that way when I buy a game that I'm sure I want. I look over to the right, and who do I see staring up at a screen playing Playstation 2 trailers? William...hah..I reach over and poke him in the shoulder, "what up man!" "whoa...whats up?" Heh...what are the chances? I guess like minds naturally gravitate around points of interest....computer game stores for one..=) So we talked and I told him I'd meet him and his girlfriend later at Borders....I was hungry so I got some Panda Express and read the documentation that came along with my game. *Giddyness increasing* After I was done, I headed on over to Borders...the mall was closing down anywayz...
At Borders I just looked around for about half an hour...I've been looking for Art Illustration Annuals lately, but they didn't seem to have any...I was also thinking about buying a Dragon Lance Novel...I loved reading those things...hooked on the characters and the world they lived in...dope dope books...more fuel for the imagination...inspiration. But I decided I'd be busy enough with the new game....*stares at box sitting beside computer* Hmm..yeah...then I went to meet up with Will...his girlfriend decided to take off early because she'd been out all day. I looked around and we saw several familiar faces from when last time we came here to sketch. Man, it was so busy...its nutz. I don't really see how anyone could REALLY study at a place like this...so many distractions...I mean, there's basically a library of FUN stuff to read, a plethora of music to listen to, and people...shapely...cute...people to watch. haha.=X Anywayz, we kicked it there for awhile....and...*eyes the box beside computer* and....and then we........AHHHH okay, I can't take it anymore, I gotta play now! I've held back for too long..I must play now...okay okay...more later....I'll let ya kno how the game is...*giggling like a little schoolgirl* Toldja I get giddy=P
