Hanged

WTF, Cornell Hangman? Kinda fun, kinda morbid, kinda cheesy. I worked on the Cornell Fund, so I can sympathize with the pathetic plea for money. And check out this awesome weather!

Anyways, Merry Christmas to all, and a Happy New Year!

Pretty Day

For any faults that this place might have, I have to concede that weather in Williamsburg is gorgeous. Not gorges (*cough* snow and ice covered), but gorgeous. I had a different (I love turkey and VA ham) sandwich at the Cheeseshop (40 minute wait *sob*), and took a stroll outside. In late December. How freaking cool is that! It’s a sunny, clear day. There is a light breeze and it’s currently 66°F. I think it was even warmer around noon. I can’t even complain about being cooped up while it’s nice, because I have a super-sized window in front of my desk. My front yard was full of cardinals and doves, and the pansies are all in bloom. This weather makes the Christmas decorations outside seem out of place, but I like it. It’s so nice right now, that I am not looking forward to INTHITH (it’s not the heat, it’s the humidity) type weather.

I’m excited about spending Christmas in NJ, but the weather is gonna be wicked. Not only that, but my train ticket up is unreserved =(. I hope there won’t be any problems, and I can get a seat. I bought the latest issue of Slam and also To Kill A Mockingbird to read on the train. I hear it’s good, but apparently it is full of SAT-type words and idioms. I’m worried that I will need this guide. I bought the super-cheap version of the book, just like I would have for any HS-esque reading material.

With some luck, the fish will all survive while I’m gone. I bought those vacation food things you can drop in. I guess when they dissolve they release food. I’m not really sure about this… I’ve checked all the filters and water levels and everything looks pretty good so far. I am crossing my fingers and hoping that I don’t come home and find dead fish or algae blooms. I also hope FunbariHotSprings will be ok, but I’ve already set up my player schedules for the week. I think they should be fine, unless someone goes down with an injury.

My New Year’s resolutions are as follows:

1) Play more basketball at the gym. Maybe start running again. Maybe even fit in my clothes again.
2) Draw more. 3-5 drawings a year is pathetic! I don’t have school as an excuse anymore either.
3) Start the GMAT studying process. Ugh, must… get… motivated…

And if I fail? It’s OK, I’ll have Subway for lunch.

Fire Layden! Fire Layden!

I know everyone in New York couldn’t stand Layden, but was hiring Isiah really much of an upgrade? I was thinking Layden was doing much better too, with this year’s drafts and also the Keith Van Horn and Dikembe Mutumbo moves. He was truly annoying, and some of his earlier moves were horrific, though. I heard that other GMs didn’t like dealing with him because of his way of calling up and asking stupid questions. We’ll see how this works out. I was pretty surprised that this happened, in spite of all the calls for his head from the fans. Isaih was such a great coach I’m sure this will go well *super sarcastic*. Velius told me once that being a Knicks fan is like being kicked in the crotch repeatedly =(.

I really enjoyed this thread about horror stories while fishing in FFXI.

Yum

Today while strolling through Williamsburg, I finally got a chance to try out a sandwich at The Cheese Shop. Let me just say that it was very good. I can’t wait to try another sandwich. Seriously, the food there is heavenly. They also have some nice cheeses and a wine cellar. Now that I know they have such culinary goodies, I think I’ll have to try shopping there again.

In other good news, FunbariHotSprings had a terrific week. In spite of some valiant trash-talking, then-number 2 Never Summer went down 7-2, and the number 3 and 4 teams both battled to a tight 4-5 score. This allowed me to increase my first place lead to a respectable 7 game lead. Brad Miller and Zach Randolph were fantastic. I can’t believe I got Randolph in the last round of the draft!

I caught up on the sudden influx of anime today, too. Full Metal Alchemist was a bit weak. R.O.D. cliffhanger-ed me big time. There was way too much “Zah Paypah”-ing. That Joker is an evil fellow. I still have to watch the next KimiNozo.

I noticed that Clyde’s filter wasn’t working very well recently. Last night when I fed him, I saw the flakes weren’t moving at all… the filter was doing nothing. I took it out and cleaned it and removed gigantic chunks of algae. Gross!