Monthly Archives: January 2007

Score!


I finally got myself a pair of Chuck Taylor’s over the holidays. Black, and only $32 on sale at Mervyn’s. I really want a pair of Navy Low tops too. Went to the Vans store to have a look at the shoes, but didn’t really like any that I tried on.

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker


I bought The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker used a few weeks before I got the Wii/Twilight Princess, and played it a bit and enjoyed it. But then I got engrossed in Twilight Princess and the Wii and hadn’t played Wind Waker since. Just yesterday, I started playing again, and I am on the fence as to which Zelda game I like playing better! Wind Waker is really cool because the cel-shaded graphics are amazing. I love the style of it so much. I haven’t seen any other game look like this. Also, the overall tone is more light-hearted than Twilight Princess. The dialogue is funny and the characters (especially Tetra) have a lot of personality, and even some of the actions, like hiding in barrels or sidling up to a wall, are fun and childish (in a good way). It’s a nice contrast to the more “serious” tone of Twilight Princess.

Lots of people who got a Wii and are new to Nintendo games ought to get Wind Waker. It’s really one of the best Gamecube games out there. I just wish I could use the Wiimote and Nunchuk with it. Since you can pick up a used copy of Wind Waker for ~$15, it’s really a no-brainer!

Lost and Found


I had been looking for my old Torrance High class ring for many years now, and I finally got it in the mail. An old friend of mine found it and sent it along with a Xmas card! I am stoked! It’s a little tight on my ring finger, but I am sure I will get used to it.

Not So Much

Have you noticed that people have been using the phrase, “Not so much” (as in “This one is great, that one, not so much”) a lot lately? I’m sure it’s because of Borat, but I wonder if all of the people who newly use that phrase know of Borat, of if it is just spreading by itself. I remember that the phrase “That being said,…” and “Having said that,…” became popular a few years back. You hear it these days all the time, especially at the workplace, but ten years ago, not so much.

foods

hdtvrand: http://www.finetune.com/wii/player.html
Barron: cool!
hdtvrand: not sure if its stereo though’
hdtvrand: sounded almost mono
hdtvrand: played zelda today
hdtvrand: stuck now
Barron: break out the guide
Barron: found my chargers
hdtvrand: heheheh
Barron: got FF3 ready to go
hdtvrand: you haven’t check mognet lately
Barron: or should I play zelda or b-wars or fire emblem?
hdtvrand: ssx tricky
Barron: Windwaker?
hdtvrand: pikman
Barron: you try?
hdtvrand: not yet
hdtvrand: soo many games
Barron: I know
Barron: I just took shower… ran at the Y tonight
Barron: 6.5 miles
hdtvrand: meet me at gamestop
hdtvrand: you get your straps?
Barron: nope
Barron: jeremy got his. double order
hdtvrand: dang
hdtvrand: did you remember to take home your wii sports case?
hdtvrand: quick showertime
Barron: yah
Barron: Wii sports case… but havent put the disc in it yet
Barron: still have my stack of games sitting on the table
hdtvrand: u tell boneash you forgot super swing?
Barron: yeah
Barron: hey, you remember what we had for dinner on the first night I got there?
Barron: roast beef?
Barron: or was that the next night?
hdtvrand: no
hdtvrand: can’t remember
hdtvrand: karen didn’t eat with us that first night
Barron: we had roast beef the first night. I see you took a pic
hdtvrand: oh shoot
hdtvrand: i have to transfer those pics from the laptop
Barron: friday we went for ramen and then… hmmmm
Barron: cannot remember!!!!!!!!!!!!
hdtvrand: call momu
Barron: maybe leftovers?
hdtvrand: no pictures?
Barron: none from that night
Barron: oh wait
Barron: they went to funeral and brought back food
Barron: crab and noodles and stuff
hdtvrand: chicken
Barron: yeah
Barron: sat we had turkey
hdtvrand: sun crab
Barron: sun we had jamaican
Barron: mon hawaiian
Barron: tuesday I think mariko and I went out
Barron: Wednesday was legoland and crabcooker
Barron: thurs was tokyo lobby
hdtvrand: thurs tokyo
Barron: fri was leftovers
Barron: ?
hdtvrand: yeah
Barron: sat was… leftovers?
hdtvrand: yeah turkey
Barron: fri and sat were leftovers?
hdtvrand: i think so
Barron: fri was knotts
hdtvrand: crab
Barron: and crab
Barron: hahah

Running Log

6.5mi at the Y (treadmill).

Was sweating so much, that my right earphone got filled with sweat and stopped working. I think I need a pair of over-the-ear headphones for running.