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I haven't played Chess for years. I only used to think of it as a game. I feel much regret now. The lessons one can learn from chess are lessons that can be readily applied to real life. Offense, defense, mobility, time management, forsight, liability and sacrifice. Understanding these principles and executing in play, these are the key to ( Read more... )

I love music. I love listening to horns, woodwinds, strings, and percussive instruments. I love exploring new bands and artists. I like heading out to jazz clubs and small venues of independant artists. Yet I rarely go to major artist concerts despite how intensely I love the band, Deftones, Muse, and Mana are some bands I've passed on seeing ( Read more... )

This last Sunday was the first time I had gone to jiujutsu practice in about four months. My wrists and forearms ached all day Monday and Tuesday. I've noticed that the more comfortable I get with something the more I want to test out real life applications, I feel invicible with a Jo and I got by pretty well in bars by smarts alone, lord knows ( Read more... )

Came back to SoCal Tuesday night. Monday I rearranged my living room to accommodate my increasing amount of junk. I brought back a busted computer and a busted trombone ( Read more... )

I normally don't make them, but this year I'll make an exception ( Read more... )

So in my 24 years on Earth I have gotten various guesses at my ethnic identity. Guesses that are reasonable such as: Mexican, Native American Indian, Peruvian, Guatemalan, Spanish, and Filipino. Then guesses that stretch the imagination: Korean, Chinese, Hmong, and last week, Jewish. I was asked if I was Jewish. Now, I'm not saying it's ( Read more... )

     I first grabbed a MTA bus to take me to Le Meridian in Beverly Hills. I was told to arrive at the hotel and check in at 12:15pm. I arrived at 12:00pm and ran into Jack Song, a compnanion of mine who set up the round table discussion I was attending. We talked for a bit, running into actors Tim Strong (the referee in Cradle 2 the Grave) and ( Read more... )

dude, yesterday at practice it was just Steve, the Professor and I. I actually started to get blisters on my hands. I've never had blisters or calluses, not since I started KSSR. And when I got home, I picked up dinner on the way, I ate and passed out at 9pm. I didn't wake up until 7am. I've never felt so tired in my life.

Jock ( Read more... )