Back!
The trip back on Amtrak ended up being delayed an hour in DC and at times the diesel engine that was used for half of the trip made the coach train stink. With that said, the Amtrak experience was so intensely enjoyable when compared to the horrors of Greyhound, I don’t think I’ll ever go back to buses. The trees in the Metro area were changing colors, so the scenery was very nice outside (well, once I hit the Tri-State region, it was pretty much buildings and blacktop). The seats were fairly roomy, and there was a cafe car, too. Sure it was a bit expensive and kinda dark inside, but the same could be said about my dorm room freshman year…
My trip was very relaxing, if a bit nondescript. I found that all vestiges of my mid-range jumper had evaporated. My brother has grown quite a few inches, and gotten much better ballhandling skills recently, and so the games of 21 were entertaining. We had several laughs making fun of ESPN’s Streetball, and calling out “The Professor!” on various harebrained moves. I ate well and picked up a DVD from Chinatown. I thought it would be cool, cause it had Donnie Yen (of Iron Monkey fame, hahaha), but it ended up being a 3+ hour dramatic movie that I couldn’t make it through. Part of this was due to the allergy medicine and excessive red wine I had ingested, but I hope to finish the second disc someday. I picked up some new clothes to cart back to Virginia as well.
Waiting there was the car. On the one hand, it was a revelation. It changes how shopping is done (What’s that? I don’t have to buy months worth of stuff at once?). On the other hand, however, I can’t really go wild and have tons of fun because I lack dinero. Still, better to have a car than not. The brakes are a bit wonky, but all in all, it’s a positive.
I dropped Mike Miller to add Vin Baker to my fantasy team. Miller was better but I’m well stocked at the guard and forward positions, and Vin Baker is center eligible. I know he sucked last year, but I have hope that he’ll turn it around (plus he’s just my backup center anyway). Pressing the circle button over and over doesn’t seem to be helping my fantasy team any though…
Hmm, in other news, Full Metal Alchemist 4 was rather good. I know everyone thinks it’s just a Naruto/Trigun/Hikaru no Go ripoff, but that doesn’t mean it’s not an enjoyable series. The little adventures they’re having really seem to be well thought out, too. I also really enjoyed ROD episode 7, despite it being rather strange. Sucker that I am, I gave Peacemaker Kurogane another try. The latest episode wasn’t too bad. Then I downloaded the Naruto episode 55 with tribute video. Total waste of time. Bad quality, somewhat boring episode (well, the tadpole with legs scene was funny ^__~), and the video was just rehashed scenes set to a DMX song. Definitely not what I signed up for. Very much like Yami to Boushi to Hon no Tabibito in fact. What in the world is going on with this series??? The H-game to anime trend is getting old rather fast… I still haven’t watched a single episode of Da Capo, lol!
Tags: basketball, fantasy sports
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