Why did you start playing chess?
I have become something of a chess addict since college. Occasionally I would go to a cafe to do homework and would get bored and get Plato to play a game with me. I slowly became more and more intrigued by chess. Chess is a strategic game that requires a very logical mind as well as tons of practice.… read more “Play Chess Online at Yahoo FAQ”
Everyone should go see it if they get a chance. The final scene made me giggle all night!
I just finished reading “Atlas Shrugged” by Ayn Rand. Her philosophy, Objectivism, embodies most of what I believe: individualism, reason, free market capitalism, and allowing people to build for their own success. “Atlas Shrugged” builds on Ayn Rand’s previous book, “The Fountainhead” and greatly expands her philosophy. The actual writing and plot are not very good, but her ideas are brilliant.… read more “Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand”
Yesterday, I picked up a nice Foreshner 8” chef’s knife, a ceramic sharpener and a nice cutting board. I used them last night to cook myself up a fine batch of hobo hash. Hobo hash is a mix of potatoes, grilled onions, hamburger, garlic, eggs and other tasty stuff. I made myself a massive quantity. Yum.
L0ri asked me to post a link to her online photo album here, so go check it out- L0rir0se’s photography. Some of it is pretty good, especially the black and white pictures. My favorites are “Carnavale in Venezia”, “Christina Chen” (b&w), “Roses and Orchids” and “Venice”.
No Country for Old Men was one of the best movies I’ve seen yet. I hate movies that all have a similar ending and this one was new, yet somehow you knew what would happen in the end.
After work, I was feeling bored but not too sociable and I remembered I had been intending to see No Country for Old Men, so I went to Fandango and looked up the show time.… read more “No Country For Old Men – Amazing Movie”
I took my car in to the Firestone in Ballard to have them redo the starter on my Ford Contour that the Westlake Firestone had messed up. They redid it for free because it was under warranty, but then found $400 in other “problems” that I had to fix and pay for. Firestone sure put a hurting on my wallet.… read more “Expensive Car Repairs from Firestone Seattle”
We were feeling lazy tonight, so our group just went to House of Hong in the International District of Seattle Washington. The House of Hong is an overpriced Chinese place with lots of gaudy decorations. The food was just like any low end place in Chinatown, but the prices were pretty steep for what you got.… read more “Monday Dinner- “House of Hong” Seattle, WA”
I took my car into the shop to get the starter checked out- however the folks at Firestone were unable to replicate the problem. They did find $200 in other work to be done though. Ack!
Who cares if it is several years past the expiration of the warranty? Dammit, I want a new one!
Perhaps I will get an iPhone now. Camera, Ipod, Phone and PDA all wrapped into one… yum. The data package is ridiculously expensive, but perhaps they will let me just get the phone on my current package.… read more “My IPod Mini Died and Apple Won’t Give Me A New One…”