latest 10 thoughts

1. current sketchbook progress: 17/80 pages. admittedly some spreads are kind of lame though

2. this is the first time going to NYC that i'm more excited about the people i'm hanging out with than exploring the city itself

3. going home is always mixed blessing because i enjoy seeing the 'rents, but their age is catching up to them

4. my general knowledge seems to be diminishing rapidly. why does the brain fail to retain useful information?

5. getting interviewed by the local news for a DCHS fundraiser was a bit odd and nerve racking. no i can't find the video online

6. temperatures changed outside, and yes i am already cold

7. trying to live out life instead of worrying about the details has changed my perspective a lot

8. madison drivers need to learn to drive. ramps to a highway mean you accelerate to match traffic, not slow down and hope to catch a gap

9. madison construction workers also need to choose their cone placement better. a 1min stretch turned into 40min one night because they blocked off all but one lane... and for nothing that i could see

10. apparently, i lack enthusiasm

small spattering of links

game design evolution visualization sounds about right

enjoy your chocolate now

the cliche family from commercials of the early years

nice MS paint drawing

today's average is 10

11-09-10. average is 10. ten? 10 thoughts.

1. i am participating in the sketchbook project as funyun. see it on tour! my theme is 'lines and grids' since it would be the easiest for me to draw...

2. i need to spend some time to reevaluate my current lifestyle, future career plans, and why i suck at starcraft 2 so much

3. lately i've been craving all food ever that's out there. it's like i want the world to be my buffet and an infinite stomach to hold it all

4. posted some recent photos finally. of note, my halloween costume (nerd herd from chuck)

5. my desktop is so finnicky. ram broke down and forced the computer into a looping blue screen of death. at least the new ram has finally shipped

6. so i finally finished warioware on wii... uhh, good for me

7. started kirby epic yarn and am quite amused

8. sleeping hours have not been so great. 1am bedtimes need to go down to 12am.

9. anytime i use my down throw, i seem to fall asleep on my bed. there must be some magic sleeping powder laced in it... or just the beauty of warmth

10. speaking of warm... it's still 60 degrees in november! i like it :)

the latest links

new set of odds and ends

snow white remix for fun

post-it note of to do's per day to simplify your life

doggie wear for the fancy dog

cupcake on a cupcake - i'll just even take the mini one, thanks =)

for those who need downtime, read on.

and posted on my twitter, break dancing i can't stop laughing at...

stuffs and around

i have been incredibly lazy lately. and staying up late needlessly.

random links:

bookman's book dominos ad

a map of europe... in legos!

unpopular science - introducing physics to the real world

and to celebrate halloween - house lights to 'thriller'

onwards to less laziness!... we hope

--one late addition - an exploration of burnout and how to deal

newish links

conglomerated some favorites over the past week.

no no mario - a web comic

not the biggest eva fan, but these chopsticks are pretty sweet

tiger curry - awww

one page per day - an interesting concept

dino necklace - pretty neat

improvised darth vader theme in beethoven style

doo di doo di doo

1. my computers are all dying! what is going on??? =(

2. holiday travel is officially set: new york 11/20-11/27, and san francisco 12/23-12/29

3. need to stretch more and strengthen muscles. yoga today was more painful than usual

4. someday while working this contract, i will pocket some savings. someday... not this month though, not after two plane tickets, tuition, multiple insurance payments, and living costs...

5. i got 2nd place at poker night! and i thoroughly suck at head-to-head play

6. currently into beats antique and kalafina music

7. somewhere my head got wired to automatically refute anything nice said about me. hooray low self-esteem!... sigh

8. rewatching code geass as a group... aaah the anime that combines mech fights, god-complexes, high school drama, and clamp styles, all into one. good stuff

9. i feel the sleepiness at 2am, but i don't push myself to go to bed. hah, self discipline, hah

10. must... pick out... halloween... costume... somewhere...

costumes

halloween quickly approaches, and i should pick a costume. either something simple or some cosplay, which is something i do want to do at some point in my life.

cosplays would be cooler but harder... potential candidates:

- rhyme (twewy) - for the giant warm orange sweater

- neku (twewy) - i like the headphones

- xion (kh 358/2) - cuz cloaks are cool, and it would generally be reusable

- roxas (kh 2) - just cuz i like the outfit

any inputs? now i just want to replay these games...

10 10 10 10 thoughts

today is 10/10/10. what better day to write down 10 thoughts?

1. it's amazing to me still how a single hug can melt away all my worries

2. spicy cheese bread from stella's is quite addicting and filling

3. i am such a sucker for dogs and puppies

4. the shower keeps losing hot water the instant i glob hair condition into my hand. it must know that it is the hardest type of soap to wash out and rebels against me =P

5. finished reading game of thrones, finally. it only took all of 3 months

6. summer(ish) weather has returned! which means winter will probably pound even harder =\

7. i'm spending more than i'm earning and that makes me sad. especially since there are a lot of big purchases coming up for holiday season. augh, must readjust my spending habits...

8. driving down neighborhoods with colored trees and falling leaves is one of the coolest things about autumn. scenic drives to work everyday!

9. i am looking forward to playing kirby's epic yarn, epic mickey, and okamiden. apparently 'epic' is the new tagline for nifty games... huh, how ironic

10. the body clock has now cursed me with waking up at 6:45am on the weekends. boooooo

the cool and the cute

cool: anti-theft lunch bags, to deter those lunch stealers

cute: piggie buns, likely filled with deliciousness

cool: pi necklace to help you memorize the digits

cute: pacman moleskines - i want one of these!

cool: futurama cake that is totally awesome

cute: yoshi's island, could be an epic movie

oh, and because it's random - this comic is sadly true