The Duc Pond

Well, we did go to Virginia. I drove the entire way on our way down. On our way back home I was supposed to do most of the driving, but my bladder was in intense pain and I had to recline. Turns out I just had a lot of gas and it was pressing against [...]

Turns out we might not be going to Virginia after all, since my dad is sick. That possibility is really the only reason I’m up past 2:30. There may not be driving to do tomorrow after all. I went to the Pitney Tavern tonight for the first time. That place isn’t too bad. Many nachos [...]

Sometime tomorrow morning we’ll be leaving for Virginia, I believe. As it is any time I travel, I’m afraid I’ll die on the trip. Highways are dangerous places, after all! If I keep saying I’m scared of dying, when I eventually do die, people can say, “Whoa! He said he was afraid of dying before [...]

I think I’ll keep that guy’s haiku up, even though he continues to trash me. It’ll be cool to look back on. I don’t think he understands that this site was made for me, my friends, and my family to have fun. Not as a programming example for someone else’s technical evaluation and criticism. And [...]

I got the title to my car today. Yay! But not yay for work tomorrow. I can’t express how much I don’t want to go. It was fun at first, but this GUI junk is getting very annoying. Some of the screens have complicated layouts, so it’s a pain the ass doing all this tweaking [...]

Nintendo finally replied to the email I sent them back in November demanding that they offer the same free Ocarina of Time disc with Zelda: Wind Waker preorders that Japan got. The reply (sent to the Eden account I rarely check these days) was dated April 9. What’s great is that the customer service rep [...]

I feel like I should clarify, for myself that is, since this log is for me primarily. If I can see a friend, I’d rather do that than sit around alone. Or just about anything else, for that matter. That goes without saying. What I’m looking for, though, is a weekend where I am miraculously [...]

I really hate my life sometimes. For months now all I’ve wanted is a weekend of isolation. I thought I could get some of that this weekend (at least for a tiny bit) but apparently we’re going to Virginia to see my aunt and the opening of a new Buddhist temple. I wouldn’t have a [...]

Another productive day of studying. We’re doing much better than last time. Plus Catherine baked brownies for me. What more could you ask for? Also, my letter got published today. I never would have known if Cat’s dad didn’t tell me. Woo! They only deleted one sentence too. The one about 18th century documents. That [...]

After a mind-numbing day at work (spent eight hours learning JBuilder) and a very productive study night with Catherine, I watched last night’s Survivor, which I had taped. One of things I’ll try to keep in these blog entries is what TV shows I’m watching, or music, or movies, or whatever. I want to remember [...]