tortugita.com

SF Trip

2008-11-24T18:57:07Z

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.

Blogging Software

2008-11-16T20:29:24Z

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...

iPod Classic - Black - 80 Gigs

2008-03-21T20:23:55Z

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. :)

updating my blog

2008-03-07T22:16:02Z

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.

it's been a while

2007-09-05T19:48:29Z

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..

Atole has new furniture.

2007-02-20T00:03:35Z

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.

New Hobby: Capoeira

2007-02-19T03:57:27Z

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....

Welcome to 2007

2007-01-03T08:24:46Z

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.

Heading south for Christmas.

2006-12-23T06:36:01Z

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.

Getting fit

2006-11-01T23:11:17Z

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!!

Halloween

2006-10-26T19:18:42Z

For this halloween, I am going low budget and just buying pieces here and there for my costume. My plan is to be a "street pirate ninja". I am going to wear regular casual clothes, some pirate stuff like an eyepatch or bandana, and a ninja sword, and will probably be all in black. It kinda is last minute, but you need to have something if you plan on going to a halloween party.

anyway, i'll have pics up when i get them.

Aside from that, not much has been going on. Partied up in SF last weekend, it was very fun. By buddies from So. Cal were here, and we met up with a buddy up in SF for a complex party they had in their building. His complex friends were all pretty cool. The roof rocks, since they have access to it.

Other than that, life's a bit dull. trying to do new things cuz i'm in a rut.

Keven... the Paladin

2006-09-23T05:59:05Z

So my buddy Rob created a Paladin in the game World of Warcraft. In it, he tried to make him look Japanese... what did he come up with? this guy... I named him Keven.. because we said that he looked like my friend Kevin.. but when I saved the image, i saved it as "Keven"... so why not...

S.F. soon to be my city.

2006-09-17T19:46:27Z

I drove around the city with my friend Jacqui yesterday. I told her how I was planning on moving up to the city sometime soon. Since I don't know the city very well, why not take my weekends and just drive around. I mainly just drove around, and looked at the buildings and neighborhood make up, asking every so often, "are we going south now?".. "where are we?" ... "what's this area called?"

The only thing I'm looking into now is whether I can afford a place up there. I'm sure i can rent, but not sure if I want to do that IF i can afford a place and IF it's reasonable for me to do so. One thing i DO know is that i'm freaken bored down here in San Jose. And since my original goal was to live in the city, why not do it now? I'm not getting any younger and I dont have any big commitments.

plus, I like the city. :)

blog entry

2006-09-11T05:01:59Z

I won Kevin.

bye bye pluto

2006-08-25T23:23:14Z

so it's official. Pluto is no longer an official planet. We're down to just 8.

read the article here.

I always thought Pluto was cool... oh well, sucks to be that planet... if you can, read all of the article. i like the quotes by the wife of the man who discovered Pluto, as well as the kids. haha.

quickly enough, new acronyms/sayings showed up on the Internet, like this one.