So Mass Effect 2 is a wonderful game for so many reasons, but I just found another that most of my LJ friends should like.  One of the characters in it, an alien, mentions that he did some Gilbert & Sullivan, and liked the patter songs, and if asked about it, he gives a rendition of the Modern Major General song.  Well, sort of.  His version is all ( Read more... )

New Years is a time when people redefine their lives...and some stick to it. For me I can be inspired to big things by small happenings, in this case...new years eve plans ( Read more... )

For the first time since 2001, Stanford has won The Big Game over Cal, and retaken rightful ownership of The Axe.  It was a beautiful game.  The team didn't have the greatest season at 4-8, but we won two games which mattered: huge upset over USC, and now The Big Game.

GO STANFORD!

So as many of you with whom I talk know, I'm not exactly satisfied with a number of aspects in my life.  My job is ok, but I'm worried about what it can bring in the long term.  I've made some decent friends but have some issues with the way a lot of people around here are.  And things are so expensive in the DC area, and the traffic is terrible, ( Read more... )

It's interesting how seriously some people take various online "friends" things.  I had a falling out with someone I had been talking to for years, and within hours she had decided to block me on AIM and remove me as a "friend" from myspace, youtube, and lj.  It made things easier for me since it meant I didn't have to do anything.  Honestly didn't ( Read more... )

I know I don't really post in this anymore, and I know most of you probably don't care about football, but this is just so very amazing I had to share it.

Stanford Football beat USC 24-23.  I didn't actually see all that much of the game, as I was avoiding watching what I thought would be a blowout.  And then I saw on a tv in the bar I was in that ( Read more... )

So I've now come to the end of my 12-week workout plan.  I think it's had a very nice effect on me.  I am about the same weight as when I started, but I've gained a fair amount of muscle, which suggests to me that I lost a decent amount of the fat that I had.  I'm still not huge, nor do I think I ever will be, but I'm no longer really "scrawny" as ( Read more... )

So at this point i'm coming up on the close of the 12 week program I set out on.  Obviously I'll continue on with working out, but I may make some changes to my workout in order to achieve specific goals.

The past few days have really required dedication.  It was raining on and off Tuesday evening and I decided to go running anyway.  Thankfully the ( Read more... )

In the 11th week of my workout now!  Today was a legs/abs day, and my abs are still slightly sore from last wednesday (yeah, I really pushed myself then), so I did a slightly reduced load on that, but still felt the burn.

More notable today is that in between muscle groups I went to the Bench Press machine and decided, just for larfs, to see if I ( Read more... )

No, this date is also not a typo.  I decided to "catch up" on my workout plan today by running, and then heading off to the gym to lift.  So I'm incredibly tired, but I was able to do both since the one was lower body and the other was upper body stuff.  And so now I'm back on track!