Weird Weekend Monday, Dec 13 2004 

Uncategorized Chomps 2:27 pm

I had a very weird weekend. Poor Lala worked Friday night after being awake for over 30 hours sooooooo needless to say we did not do anything after she got off of work. We spent a very calm morning at out local cafe’ and relaxed till about 1. We went to the open galleries and we fixed both of our bikes. Now this is where it gets weird. I went to a FOP Christmas party and it was scary. Police officers partying down and extending their egos as much as possible. I felt very uncomfortable. I went with my sister and afterwords we went to a lame-ass club in cov. It was awefull and it made me remember why I moved to NOLA. Every conversation I heard was about material items or gossip about other people. I was trapped and freaking out. I was so out of place. I guess that can be considered a good thing. The good part of the evening was watching my sister get down. She can dance to anything and never mess up. Her and her partner where unstoppable. It was awesome. I woke up nice and early and finally got back to NOLA. I wanted to kiss the ground. I spent the afternoon with Lara catchin up on missed time. Last night I got tons of chores and work done.
Alcohol adventure update: It has been over three weeks and this has been the toughest week yet. I believe that this is where I would normally crack. I didnt and that is because I have a different mind set. I have been feeling anxious and uneasy. I want to go out and be social but I I dont want to put myself in any bad situations. So I either stay at home or go get coffe somewhere. I need an atmosphere that has more to offer. I am going to search downtown till I find something that is fun without the booze. I am also creating a post New Year game plan to make sure I stay on target and focused.

 

Poor Amby, Lala almost finished and ideas Thursday, Dec 9 2004 

Uncategorized Chomps 11:46 am

Yesterday afternoon was surreal. I went to my friend Dancers house to get these bananas that his landlord has been raving about. They grow in her yard and wild and tasty. I got a phone call from Lara and she was really upset. Amby
had collapsed while on a walk. She would not respond and her breath was
shallow and rapid. Dancer, Jen and I rushed to where they were and
called Dr. Mike Animal Hospital
they were about to close but said they would wait till we picked her up
and brought her in. When we located Lara and Amber there were several
people surrounding them. I thought she was dead the way that everybody
was around her. As soon as I walked up Amber had just became coherent,
I called her name and she got up. I walked her to the car and put her
in. Lara was really upset and confused because Amby was not responding
until seconds before I got there. We all went to vets office in a
compact car. Amber got out of the car like nothing had happened. After
a few test, the vet informed us that Amby had a heart fibrillation.
When that happened she lost blood supply to her brain and went out.
Good news is that it may never happen again. Bad news is that it could
happen often and end up stopping her heart. She is 13 years old and I
know she will not live forever but it is very scary when something like
this happens. She is fine this morning, she is eating and drinking
water.
Lara was a bit stresses from the whole ordeal and then had to
study for an exam this morning. She took a nap once I got home. While
she was sleeping I cooked some mean miso
soup and made a salad. I knew she would be up all night, so I tried to
make some good brain food. This is her last exam and she has a critique
tomorrow and that is it. I cant wait to have my girlfriend back.
I
am trying to go through all of these ideas I have in my head and choose
which ones are worth the pursuit and which ones I need to just let go.
I am meeting with Jonah  tomorrow night to discuss our project. That should clear up my ideas on this project.

 

Damn Doug, New Duties and Christmas songs. Wednesday, Dec 8 2004 

Uncategorized Chomps 3:02 pm

Congrats again to Doug  who now has made it on Bruce Sterling’s  blog. He is on fire and deserves every bit of it.
I have not had as much time to post because of my new duties at work. I am happy with the new placement because it will give me more creative work time and tons of new skills to learn.
I am starting to hear faint sounds of Christmas songs. Christmas is probably my least favorite holiday but this year I am going to give it another shot. Last year I had 2 presents thrown back at me. One was from a 5 year old which is understandable and the other was from a 30 year old. This is a new year and I am giving Christmas another shot. One day I am going to get it right. Every year I attempt to repair a flaw and this year I have repaired a few. Hopefully the flaws that I have repaired will somehow fix the Christmas app.
P.S. Finals week has devoured Lara and I want her back.

 

Much done Sunday, Dec 5 2004 

Uncategorized Chomps 1:38 pm

It is Sunday at around noon. I still have lots to do but
I have gotten lots accomplished. Here is what I have done so far:
Friday night I posted some pictures and maps to Duende
. I also went and took pictures and did some modeling for the project I
am working on. I met Lara at 2 am and we helped a very intoxicated
friend walk his bike home. We woke up on Saturday and went had
breakfast and then made some groceries. That was very important because since we have been back from our trip we have eatin out every meal. Dancer showed up at 3 and we re-did my entire Internet
set up. We changed the wireless router set up a new firewall and put an
80211G card on my desktop. It alleviated all of the excess wires and I
was able to move the furniture around in the work room to create an
organized open work area. I did some 3D work Saturday night but I was a
little burnt from working all day. I went and met up
with Lara at 2 am and we were able to spend some important time
together. This morning when we went to breakfast I was able to talk to
a friend of mine who runs a downtown courier service. She is going to
get me on with them as soon as an opening comes up.
I am putting
the surround sound system in the front room tomorrow. I did not get to
do the Giro due to weather but I am getting on rollers this afternoon.
Notes
from the alcohol adventure: I heard several times this past week "you
look so healthy", "you have a glow about you" and "your on fire right
now". So here are some questions I have: Is it the time saved from not
being in the bar? Is it the fact that I was actually just scraping by
health wise? Is it that I have to find something to do besides drink in
the pub? Is it that my body has time to heal? I don’t know for sure yet. I am writing down these observations to make decisions in the future. I don’t ever want to be like I was. I don’t regret it but I am older and beyond the youthful party/social life. I want to grow mentally and physically. I don’t want to just age. 

 

Weekend plans Friday, Dec 3 2004 

Uncategorized Chomps 3:15 pm

This weekend I have a few goals that I would like to document. Tonight I plan to capture some pictures and sound for the project I am working on with Jonah . Tomorrow I am setting up surround sound/DVD/CD player in our room (Thanks to Dancer). I am also re-arranging the work room and switching my desktop to 80211g. Dancer is coming over to fix the problems that Microsoft service pack 2 created with Dlink products. I want to do the Giro either Saturday or Sunday. I am not in near the shape I need to be in but I have to do it to remember why I love to ride. I havent done the Giro since before I started dating C and that was well over a year ago. I need to also spend some time with Amber because she missed me real bad when I was in Guatemala. She didnt eat the entire time I was gone.I want to post at least a couple of time on Duende before I forget any details. I have most of it written down in a journal but there are some things that I did not have time to write down. I am sure I will post on CHOMPS throughout the weekend.

 

Ok it is going to take me a little longer Friday, Dec 3 2004 

Uncategorized Chomps 11:37 am

I could not get to the Duende site last night because I dove into the project that I am working on with Jonah . I got home from class at 7:30 and sat at the computer. The next thing I knew it was 2 am and I went and met Lara so she doesn’t have to ride through the By-water by herself. I am working with a set of architectural tools from Discreet called AEC. They make this project a little less time consuming. I am trying to decide on some conceptual modeling
techniques. Today I am going to be going through some more tutorials
and tonight I am going to go and capture some media. I will keep y’all
updated and try and work on the Duende site. I must admit that staying out of bars frees up a lot of time. 
C, Jonah, Doug
and I started a project a year ago that we abandoned because of
relationships disagreements and mishaps. Doug pursued the project on
his own with a Dougie twist added to it. Well congratulations Doug on winning 1st prize at Vida 7.0 . I am glad that the whiskey meetings and design disagreements didn’t go to waste.

 

Getting back to normal Thursday, Dec 2 2004 

Uncategorized Chomps 10:41 am

I haven’t had time to post in the last few days but everything is getting back to normal.  I started a new section on CHOMPS for adventures. I started a new blog in adventures for my Guatemala trip called Duende .  It is not finished I just uploaded some pictures and a test post. I will be posting over the next few days everything about the trip includin sound, pictures and a small video clip. I hope to create some maps also.
If you missed Lance Armstrong on overhaulin, here are some pics of the finished car. Also there is a special on the History Channel this Sunday about Ben Franklin . I read through the ANECDOTES & FACTS and realized that he might have been the biggest influence in the making of this country. I cant think of anyone as accomplished as he was.
Here is an update on the alcohol removal system: Tomorrow makes two weeks and I feel really good. I am in the process of changing my habits. The vacation was good because I was forced to break my daily habits. I stay away from the bar rooms unless I am going to go meet Lara when she gets off of work. I am also trying to watch my coffee intake because I dont want to replace one habit with another. I have created several projects to keep myself occupied. I am trying to focus on goals such as the Tour and have considered bicycle delivery at night to raise the money so I don’t have to rely on sponsors. I think that delivering on weekend nights would be good because I can be social and also have something to do. We totaled up the entire trip without any help and it will be $16,500 per person. I know that I can get some help but I think that if I save at least $10,000 I can cover the basics. I have over a year to do it.   

 

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