perspective v2

Log start: 9:48pm March 31st, 2010

I'm old.
It took me a whole week to realize this but the fact is... i'm old...
i am now the youngest of the old people... hmm... the next landmark age for me looks like 25, because then i can rent cars... wtf, lol.

But seriously, being 21 ranks up on my list of "AWESOME ACHIEVEMENTS"
i mean... dude.. i can buy alcohol, LOL. I went to a liquor store earlier this week to buy something for my friend's 21st. the lady at the register didn't even card me!
seriously >.> when i'm under 21, they automatically card, but when i turned 21, no one cards me :3
but then there are times like today, when i went to Mitsuwa with my brother, i baught some sake. this asian lady was like "can i see your ID?" "OH! your birthday just passed! so young" "is this for you?" "YOU DRINK!?" "for reeeaaaalll?"

seriously.... SERIOUSLY? i know this trick. this is the imfamous asian women over 40 trick that stabs you multiple times with guilt to make you think your life over again. in some sense, it was almost like she was trying to say "NAH IDIOT, YOU'RE TOO YOUNG!" and trying to deny me the alcohol, but in a legal sense, she isn't able to.
it worked. i felt guilty. BUT MY BIRTHDAY WAS LAST WEEK! i'm not going to let her stop me from buying alcohol l0l. and besides, the united states is already in the top 5 countries worldwide to have such a high age restriction on the purchase/consumption of alcohol. when i went to china last winter vacation, my 16 yrold cousin went into the corner store and baught beer. i was like wuuuuuuttttttt. so i'm not going to let guilt take me over LOL

age is just a number. i know 50 yr olds who wears baggy pants, shades, and does everything an 18 yr old would do. i know a 21 yr old who has random pains in his body and drinks whiskey, i had one of my 12 yr old swim students lecture me on life once. (i made her swim more than the others because she started to get annoying, LOL)

im bored... 6 minutes remaining until i finish downloading this TVB game show so i'll try and think of things to write about x_x

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per·spec·tive   /pərˈspɛktɪv/ Show Spelled[per-spek-tiv] Show IPA
–noun
1.a technique of depicting volumes and spatial relationships on a flat surface.Compare aerial perspective, linear perspective.
2.a picture employing this technique, esp. one in which it is prominent: an architect's perspective of a house.
3.a visible scene, esp. one extending to a distance; vista: a perspective on the main axis of an estate.
4.the state of existing in space before the eye: The elevations look all right, but the building's composition is a failure in perspective.
5.the state of one's ideas, the facts known to one, etc., in having a meaningful interrelationship: You have to live here a few years to see local conditions in perspective.
6.the faculty of seeing all the relevant data in a meaningful relationship: Your data is admirably detailed but it lacks perspective.
7.a mental view or prospect: the dismal perspective of terminally ill patients.
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life is what you make of it. a spoon can be a fork if you're lazy enough to walk to the kitchen. or in my case, an empty gas tank is a never ending mystery of when i'll completely run out of gas and fail, LOL.

i don't know where i'm getting with this post >.>
so i'll end it with a nice picture of a cherry blossom that i took during my trip this past weekend to Washington D.C. for the cherry blossom festival! yay!




HakoneDayDreamer, the youngest of the old T_T"

OR: St. Patrick <--- new drink recipe

Log start: 2:01pm March 18th, 2010

OR stands for Original Recipe, cause i'm just THAT awesome.

Ingredients:
Half a tablespoon of LIME Jello
1 Tablespoon of hot water
1/2 Shot Vodka
1/2 Shot Triple Sec
Sprite
Lime Juice
Optional: Lime wedge

SO experimenting with what i have in my room, i made a pretty awesome drink that goes into the top 3 that i ever created xD

First you dissolve the jello with the hot water in a cup: remember to tilt the cup at a 45º angle.
stir it until it dissolves, no matter how long it takes, it WILL dissolve.
then add 1/4 shot of lime juice
add your 1/2 vodka and 1/2 triple sec
Top it off with sprite
Optional: add a lime wedge


the consistency of this drink should be a little thick because of the jello, but it's basically a mix between a lime jello shot and a lime drink
it IS sour but it's soooo damn good xD
if you pour it out into a glass cup, it has a slight green tint to it, not too strong, but noticeable to celebrate st. patties say with :D

HakoneDayDreamer, i wonder why no one will hire me as a bartender :x

Texas Days 3+4+5

Log Start: 1:42am March 17th, 2010 - St. Patricks Day

See, this is why i don't like waiting to post, i forget so much -_-
it looks like i lied in my last post, day 3 was postponed, i guess until right now.
i can probably guess the reason behind it; i was typing on a blackberry while my arms, hands, and fingers were all sore! and then i just gave into the pain and went to bed.
the stress of competing was just too overwhelming for me >.>

Day 3: this is where i had my second game :o
second game, what a bummer i tell you. i was actually planning to win this game, believe it or not. but the story behind this goes back to day 2, when i had my first game.
so this guy that i'm playing today was the referee of the game that i was playing yesterday. not a big deal you say... but here's the thing. while mr. baldy coach was giving his pupil some tips on beating me, the referee heard it. this guy i was going to play today knew all my weaknesses and how to counter everything that i throw -_-
i'm not a very experienced player and since our team lacked the important Coach figurehead, we were already at a disadvantage, and me going into this match knowing i'm in for a pretty hardcore spanking didn't help me at all.

i'm going into this match with overnight bruises and pain from yesterdays match when i hit the ball too hard on the wrong place. and let me tell you, nothing HURTS the fuck more than overnight bruises. especially if you have to hit with that hand repeatedly for the duration of the game.

no details here; but i lost. EL OH EL.
Later that night, USHA hosted a dinner party for all of the players that were competing. we reserved a whole restuarant that was in the basement of a downtown Houston building, not far from the YMCA where we were playing.
honestly, food doesn't taste THAT different in different states. sure, i mean, they use different ingredients and different spices, but it's not something i would go coconuts for. it was good, but it wasn't THAT good. maybe my expectations were too high going into this.
i must say, their sweets are good though. the blondies and brownies there were there for dessert were AWESOME. lol.
of course, if anyone knows our team, alcohol WAS passed around in a water bottle :p
good stuff (H)

DAY 4:
I WIN I WIN. first, and might i add, the only win that i would get in the tournament. sadly...
no details here, you just need to know that i won and moved on to the semi-finals XD
the semi-finals were on the same day. and competition was getting tough. only the strong survive, and in my brackets, let's just say we're the newbies of the tournament and none of us have anything left in us to perform at tip top shape. out of sheer pain to my main hand, i just stood there hitting the ball once in awhile. seriously, if you can just imagine the pain that i was in, there was nothing i could do. mind over matter did not work. i had no motivation, i had no reason to continue. i thought to myself, this pain.... IT HURTS, LOL. i just couldn't bring myself to play my A-game... or as a matter of fact, any game... i was just too torn.

^sparknotes of day 4

DAY 5:
now as i have some free time, i thought i would go shopping in downtown houston at noon!
W-O-W.
Houston is DESERTED. Let me stress the word deserted for you.

Shopping in downtown Houston is centered in this 3x2 block mass of stores. they open at 10:30am. this is a SUNDAY. on SUNDAY, there was not a single person in any store. i went into Macys and thought to myself, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE AT LEAST A PERSON.
and nothing. not ONE person in macys that was shopping. all i saw were bored workers, and not many of them. the recession must of hit Houston pretty damn hard. because if i'm the only person in Macy's something is obviously wrong.
so i ditched that idea, went back to the YMCA to my teammates and went to get our last Which Wich sandwich of the trip. i have a menu from there, i might upload it when i get back to my home scanner. but the sandwiches >>>>> quiznos > subways > stony brook. really good stuff.

and with the tournament ending, our team swept division 2. winning 3/5 gold medals and 1/5 silver :D

and with that, we went home.

i might add more details... but i had a midterm today. so i'm not going to bother typing anymore.

HAKONEDAYDREAMER, i have an intent to kill. FUTURE ME, REMEMBER THIS DAY. REMEMBER....