Friday, August 22, 2008

89

GOD! Finally moving into my own space, not completely renovated. It's definitely a work in progress but I got enough done to give myself my own bedroom and some place to put my clothes. It's going to be nice to pull clothes out of a drawer instead of routing around a bag or hamper.

School starts in less than 3 days and I just need to get through details… details… and more details.

[Update 3 days after school started]

Okay my class has to perform for their grandparents so I took suggestions for songs…

What came up were songs from High School Musical, Jonas Brothers, and Miley Cyrus… I feel old.

Espeically when the question of "Whats heavy metal?" came up…

I am so tempted to do some Staind or ICP on them… but yeah. I need my job. XD

That's it short… still alive. I feel like I have no time for anything. I got to sleep thinking about school and I wake up thinking about school.

Sunday, August 3, 2008

#88

I woke up at 3AM couldn't get back to sleep… this is the result.

It has been a tradition every 4 years since the revival in 1896 and in nearly 5 days I will be hooked on the XXIX Olympics. Now lately China hasn't been getting the greatest PR and you can be sure they have been trying their hardest to
promote themselves. I'm not even going to go in to the protests or the politics any deeper, I really want to look forward to this year like any year and not imagine a political train wreck.

So to help with my personal Olympic hype I went searching!

1980 Moscow Opening Ceremony – Opening Act & Parade of Nations

1980 Moscow Opening Ceremony – Children's Show

1980 Moscow Closing Ceremony – Misha says Goodbye

1984 L.A. Opening Ceremony – Olympic Hymn

1984 L.A. Opening Ceremony – Rhapsody in Blue

1984 L.A. Opening Ceremony – Lighting the Cauldron

1984 L.A. Closing Ceremony – Space Ship

1988 Seoul Opening Ceremony – Hand in Hand (eng sub) ;)

1988 Seoul Opening Ceremony – Dragon Drum Ceremony

1988 Seoul Opening Ceremony – Lighting the Cauldron

1988 Seoul Closing Ceremony – "Goodbye"


1992 Barcelona Opening Ceremony - Highlights

1992 Barcelona Opening Ceremony – Flaming Arrow *

1992 Barcelona Closing Ceremony – "Amigos Para Siempre"

1992 Barcelona Closing Ceremony – "Fuego Gitano

1996 Atlanta Opening Ceremony: Part 1Part 2

1996 Atlanta – Lighting the Cauldron

1996 Atlanta CC – Gloria Estefan "Reach" **

1996 Atlanta CC – "Power of the Dream"

2000 Sydney Opening Ceremony – Deep Sea Dreaming, Dream Time Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

2000 Sydney Opening Ceremony – Lighting of the Cauldron

2000 Sydney Closing Ceremony – "Vangelis"

2000 Sydney Closing Ceremony – Savage Garden

2000 Sydney Closing Ceremony – "Island Home"

2000 Sydney Closing Ceremony – "We'll be One

2004 Athens Opening Ceremony – Welcome Home(Part 1 & 2) Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6

2004 Athens Closing Ceremony – Part 1

2004 Athens Closing Ceremony – Maleviziotis & Serra

2004 Athens Closing Ceremony – Anna Vissi

2004 Athens Closing Ceremony – From Athens to Beijing

*One of the best moments I think of lighting the Olympic Cauldron.

**The best Olympic Theme that I have ever heard.

So yeah, there you go! Of course not all of that is probably in the order that it was show at the actual ceremonies and there are a lot more video clips out there.

Only 4 days, 17 hours, and 5 more minutes to go!!

Friday, August 1, 2008

#87

Finally started moving stuff into the shed, looking at all the stuff I have to move makes me feel better. Now I know I’m not the only one with a lot of “stuff” in the family. Oh and I realized that my MA is in Secondary Ed. and not a MA in Teaching. Doh!

Testing out a new (to me anyway) multi-vitamin. The label suggests 4 tablets a day, but I’m going to half the amount. If all goes well for a couple weeks to a month without any side effects I’m going to start on protein. Been keeping my cousin company with my bike while she conditions for her cross country team, she’s been bugging me to join her on her short training days – I told her give me a month to get some meat on. Oh! Finally installed a water bottle holder on my bike and looking for some fenders or mud flaps. I might just be part of the few that bike to work where I live and the country roads tend to get muddy some. I’ve got headwind heading toward work no matter the time of day, it’s pretty killer. Still the fact that for 20 minutes a day (10 min to work and 10 min back) I don’t think about anything. Nothing at all, other than me, my bike, and way; that’s it – and it’s be best freaking feeling in the world! Mind you school hasn’t started yet but I’ve been doing trail runs and errands around the town. My bike was the best decision I’ve made so far (turned down a moped for it earlier). The 10 minute commute isn’t all that bad either, since in Seattle it took me 10 just to walk to my bus stop.

And here’s a story for you; so a roach flew into the living room where I was chilling and on to my laptop screen which I had propped up on my knees . If you are from Hawaii you know the significance of that roach. I’m kinda proud of myself that I didn't freak out and instead just calmly put the laptop down and stepped away. The little bugger then hoped off and scurried its way behind the TV. I resettled myself and watched as it flew up from behind the TV and got smacked by the spinning over head fan. It landed on the chair I was leaning up against still alive. There was no way I could comfortably relax in my living room with the roach around so I calmly picked up a composition book and waited for it to give me a clear shot. I managed to hit it good knocking it to the floor, total bug face plant with a twitch. To my utter amazement it began to try and walk! Look around I used a piece of scrap paper to pick it up. Feeling it squirm in my fist I squeezed harder, later smiling in satisfaction at the sound of a exoskeleton crunch. Triumphant I make my way to the kitchen to throw it away, I was shocked to see as the scrap of paper drop and the roach wiggle its way out and skittered around the can trying to get out.
Since my return home I’ve been crashing on my parents’ living room floor till I can finish my renovations. You can imagine that I was not looking forward to sleeping on the floor that night.

Currently watching:

Koihime Musou - I swear Rin Rin’s hair pin, you’re gonna see it on a shirt I’m going to make! XD

Rewatching:
Seirei no Moribito – The anime that made up for my complete and utter disappointment in Mnenosyne.
Avatar: the Last Airbender (eps 17-finale) – Do you even have to ask…

Reading:
Natruto # 411 - Initial reaction after I finished was pretty much, “OMG… what the hell?!?!” I don’t know if I should be amazed or if I should laugh.