One great thing about having a job which requires 100% travel is having the chance to take in the sights and sounds of the city that you’re in. This time, in Omaha, Ne, it was the 2008 College World Series. Unfortunately, Texas A&M didn’t make it and Rice was kicked out early, but overall it was a lot of fun. Specially when it is free. :-) A very nice lady gave us four tickets and all we had to do was pay for parking.
Some pics:
After the final out:
So, there are a few things which I just need to vent about.
I’m done, I’m actually a pretty happy person, but like to mix it up every once in a while.
~david
Well, this is my first snow of the winter and it happened in Omaha, Nebraska. It was nice.
~david
Clark and I decided late last week that a weekend trip to Atlanta was in order. I had been a few times for business, but never really got a chance to see the city. So, Wednesday we had finalized our plans and were ready to fly out on Friday.
First, this is what Clark decided to rent, which was hilarious given the fact that so many rappers hailing from Atlanta talk about the Escalade.
First, thing we did was check in to our hotel to change and get some food in us. We stayed in a region of Atlanta called Buckhead. No idea why, but it is a pretty nice area with a lot of great homes and commercial areas.
We made a stop at some great restaurants. Tw!st, Einsteins, and Nan are the ones that come to mind. These places were delicious and had a great atmosphere. Here is a picture of Clark taking the last piece of the pizza.
This was us after the huge amount of food which was consumed on the first day.
Next, it was off to Phillips Arena to watch the Atlanta Hawks vs. the Cleveland Cavaliers. Let me tell you what an absolute horrendous basketball game. It looked like we were watching a high school game. So many missed shots, guys constantly rolling around in the floor, and no crowd participation at all. The arena is a dump and really looks like it is in dire need of a make over.
One final highlight of the weekend was The World of Coca Cola. This thing was a lot of fun and not too expensive. $14 if I remember correctly. The coolest thing they had was this 4-D movie which utilized moving seats, water/air nozzles, and 3-D glasses. One of the coolest thing I had seen in a while. One other highlight was being able to drink all the Coca Cola soft drinks you could possibly take. After 5 minutes this novelty wore off and I don’t think I can drink another soft drink for a while. Clark took full advantage of this though.
Finally, these are the cool 3-D glasses they gave out. I’m so hood!
Would go back and do it again, but would never want to live there.
~david
So, one of my goals for 2008 is to run a marathon. However, due to injuries and just general laziness I’ve spent the month of January in a vegetative state. Aside from soccer on the weekends, I really didn’t do much more. So, I decided to jump start the month of February with a 5K race. So, while the weather was beautiful and the race atmosphere was great, I felt a little out of sync while running, but still finished the race in 27 minutes coming in 248 out of 689 runners. So, I ran a 5K knowing full well I had two soccer games about 3 hours later. Didn’t think much of it. The first soccer game went fine and we had an overwhelming victory. However, here comes the second game. I can tell I’m a little tired, so I decide to play as the goal keeper. Well, needless to say, within the first 10 minutes they had scored 3 goals on me and I had saved probably 4 others. They were good. So, around this time is when I started feeling the tingling of a cramp in my right calf. Sure enough, 5 minutes later I was on the floor with a one inch ball of pain. I was done for the evening and still feel the remnants of the cramp this morning. No pain no gain, but that was a hell of a lot of pain.
~david
Well, this is a continuation to my earlier post. Instead of editing that one and adding this piece I decided to just post a whole new piece. Well, it has been a few days and I’ve used Opera Mini 4 pretty heavily with no freezing. The one thing I’ve noticed is that you will have to allow it permission to access the network every time you use it. The other major problem is that it is not as responsive as the out of the box midlet manager. The major issue is that it seems to hang for a few seconds while accessing a new page. However, it works consistently without any major issues. Here is my earlier post in case you’ve missed it. I recommend everyone try the Esmertec Jbed, it works wonders.
~dmacias
So, last night I went to see Juno. Now, if you’ve been living under a rock you need to get that head out and pay attention. If you enjoyed Little Miss Sunshine, you will enjoy this movie. The movie follows Juno, a 16 year old sarcastic disenchanted with life high school student, who finds out is pregnant. Now, this might sound like a sappy happy go lucky movie, but it is anything but that. The cast is amazing and the dialog is sharp and smart. I’ve been spreading the gospel on this movie and believe me, you will love it. You might even shed a tear or three. It is that good.
Finally, this just happened about 30 minutes ago. I came back from watching A&M basketball and I noticed that I had lost my thumb ring. Well, to be honest with you, I’ve lost my thumb ring about 2-3 times. Luckily enough, I’ve always been able to find it. Now, the only reason why I’m bringing this up is because of the way I found my ring this time. It was inside my pants. Yes, inside my pants. Not in my pockets, not in my boot, but inside my jeans… I don’t know and honestly at some point I stop questioning it completely.
:-)
~david
So, about 48 hours ago, I started feeling pretty bad. Every muscle in my body hurt. I had a pounding headache and running a slight fever. Now, 48 hours ago I played 3 soccer games in one night. So, I wasn’t sure if it was my body punishing me for thinking I could do that much exercise when I had been void of any physical activity for almost two months due to an injury. However, like the trooper that I am, I tried to tough it out. Well, 24 hours ago, I knew I had the flu. This thing has just knocked me down completely. I feel like I got run over by a large truck. Everything still hurts and I have no appetite. In addition, I’m getting hot flashes, it gets cold then gets hot, repeat. Either way, I’m debating if I should visit the doctor. I’m so stubborn when it comes to doctors. My philosophy is something along the lines that I don’t like to take my sick days when sick. So, I only visit the doctor for my regular check ups. Regardless, if by tomorrow I’m not feeling better I think I’m going to visit Dr. Ho and get her to give me some drugs. :-(
~david
So, since the new ROM update 2.17.x I’ve had some random freezes while using Opera Mini 4. One thing I had issues doing was trying to uninstall the existing installation. If you want to remove the current OM 4 install go into Java > Applications > Menu > Remove All. This will remove all OM midlets and you can reinstall again. I’ve just did it and will see how OM is performing now. Hopefully, this will clear out the recent crashings.
~david
Had never been there before… actually had never been in South Carolina. I was there for the first time two weeks ago and while it had a lot of vegetation, it was nothing that really stood out in my mind. However, this past weekend was different. The trees had all sorts of colors. Red, yellow, brown. It was beautiful. There is a stretch out of GSP airport lined with tall trees on both sides and it was like something out of a book.
There’s not much to do in Spartanburg and I didn’t have a lot of time to do anything. However, I recommend this chicken place and this bbq place. I don’t remember the names, but I’m pretty sure there are not a lot of other options.
~david
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