tortugita.com

My friends came up to visit and just hang out this past weekend.  It's the first trip they've made since I moved up to San Francisco. It was pretty damn fun, I'll have to admit. 

We hung out with Jordan on Friday night, since they flew in to San Jose. Then, on the next day, we drove up to SF and just walked around a bit, had lunch at a philly steakhouse, and then headed over to my friend's potluck party on Saturday night. We had drinks and played games.  Then headed back, and Nelson and I walked around the Mission streets for a bit.

good times.

I'm trying to spark some life into my website. I started out doing some kind of design for it, figured that it would interest me in doing a little html/css work.  However, after a few hours of toying around, I realized that my design skills suck... big time.  So instead, I'm going to opt to finding some template and just have most of the work done for me.  Yes, I am that lazy.

I tried WordPress, and it seemed ok. But a friend of mine said it's the most P.O.S. code ever, so I decided not to.  He also suggested using a blog enginine out there; requiring me to do the work - screw that.

So for now, MovableType it is...

I just bought one of the newer iPod classics.  Man, I never really looked at the new iPods. 

This is coming from someone that previously owned a 2nd generation iPod.  yep, the touchpad was touch sensitive, but the buttons were around the wheel, the screen was monochrome, and it was rather fat.  the new one is so much thinner, and holds 8x more music than my original one.  It was also cheaper than when i bought it back then.  I think i paid close to $400 for the 10 Gig model, if i remember right.  this one cost me $240 or so (yep, apple discount via a friend).

I'm currently trying to figure out what else it can do. It seems to be able to play better games, play movies, and keep track of different clocks.  I seriously got it mainly just as a music player since i liked the original interface.

Time to go look up at some video podcasts. :)

I updated my MovableType installation.  They have done so much to this since I last used it. Still playing around with this, not sure what exactly I'll do.

I was looking at this site a few days ago. and I realized i havn't updated it. not much motivation to do anything.. so we'll see what i want to do, if anything... redesign? prolly not. maybe blog a bit more. i dont know..

I went to the pet store today and decided to pick up some nice little furniture for my pet turtle.

I had this fake plant looking thing in the corner, where he would hide, but it became old and crusty so i threw it out. I went ahead and bought a new one, a little different, but still plant-like. Now he has a place to hide and sleep in, should make him happier.

I also bought a little cave looking thing. It's big enough for him to go in it. I have a pot in there, and he likes it... so maybe he'll like this one... and he can swim through it and what not.

I've been trying to get into capoeria more and more lately. Part of the reason I havn't has been me just being lazy, no excuses. So I'm trying to get myself more motivated to attend classes.

They offer 3 during the week and a weekend class. I should set a goal to attend 2 x per week plus the weekend class. And just do a light workout in between. Something like walking on the treadmil, or jogging, or doing some weight lifting.

Hopefully that'll give me more energy because i've been lacking that lately.

maybe i'll do another web redesign. hmmmm....

There's always a feeling of a "new beginning" whenever the new year comes along. People make resolutions and promises for the upcoming year.

me? well, I think that I've learned quite a bit from this past year. I am going to take life as it comes. And not set my hopes up too much. However, if i do.. then I have accepted that things won't come out as planned... and that's ok with me. I've learned to take what life gives me and just accept it. Learning to put myself in situations where life can take me somewhere. And i've also allowed myself to just be human when times feel bad. all in all, I'm learning to deal with stuff in my own way, and learning that what works for me works for me.

I hope to be less stressed, and to enjoy life a bit more. If times are chill, then I will be chill. I times are sad, then I will be sad.

Just take a day at a time, and add some optimism to the mix.

yeah.

My family and I are heading to Guadalajara, Mexico for the holidays. Last time i was there was right before i moved up to San Jose, something like 3 years ago. We'll be there for a week: spending half the time with family, and the other half heading over to Mexico City to see the sights and the Aztec pyramids. I hope to take many photos.

I should be back up here before new years. Nope, I still don't have any plans.

We'll see what happens.

I've been on a mission to get healthy lately. Mainly, to lose some weight cuz i am starting to get a beer belly and a double chin. so i set a goal for the next 4 weeks.

1) eat a bit more healthy, and smaller portions.
2) during lunch at work, eat a salad
3) run 2x a week for 30 mins
4) do some lifting if possible, shooting for 2x a week
5) maybe bike on the weekend, or do lower body weightlifting, or running

that's basically it. I'm not gonna go all super hardcore with my running and weightlifting. I figure if i can cut my food intake and start using up more energy, i'm bound to lose weight at some kind of a rate. Hopefully i can get back into playing soccer soon, then i can cut out a "running" day.

lets see how long i last.. it's day 3 on the salad diet and i'm already feeling it.

...PAIN IS WEAKNESS LEAVING THE BODY!!