Wow! BART!

So here it is. I'm finally experiencing BART, which is the bay area rapid transit. I haven't exactly had an opportunity to ride it before, being from the south bay area and all. But I'm live-blogging from my phone, so all is well.

It was so hard to find this place in Fremont! Google maps GPS on my Motorola Q 9h had me taking 680 and getting off on Washington Blvd. which good lordie I know there's a faster way to get here. There just has to be. Anyways, once I got here, it took another 15 minutes to find parking, mostly because I was circling the lot closest to the front of the station and of course that's been full since like 5 a.m., and I couldn't for the life of me find another lot.

With the help of a kind stranger standing outside his car on the phone, I found the back lot where there were maybe 40 spots left, all of which were a good 5 minute walk from the actual station itself.

The newsstand lady helped me buy my ticket, both for my ride to Powell St and back. Apparently all you have to do is put the money on your ticket, however much you want. Interesting. She also helped me pay for my parking, which is also a peculiar system in its own. I'm used to paying for hourly parking and then putting the stub on your car type of lots, but here their spaces are numbered. To me that meant permit holders only & I had to confirm with the newsstand lady twice before I was certain my car wasn't going to get towed. Well, assuming I remembered the right parking spot number. Guess I won't be in at work if they tow it huh?

The BART train itself reminds me of the NY subway, but instead of plastic we've got carpet. The population varies as we stop at more and more stations.

Well enough blogging. I hope I dont miss my stop!

Visit my mobile blog!

I've setup another blog for my mobile phone! Visit it at: http://agorad575.blogspot.com/

It'll be separate from this, but I'll try to update this one every time a new image gets posted!

Another week pulls into the weekend ...

With the upcoming midterms this week, I will be sorely stretched for time for WoW. Which is bad, with our new guild starting up and what not. Dangerous Toys is finally taking off with recruitment and whaddya know, I'm not on to moderate the incoming members. I'm only co-guild master though, so I guess that's okay.

On another note, browsing through the Armory, there are only 6 level 70 characters. None of them are blood elves, and also none of them are warlocks. I'm gonna burn through to level 70 to be the first blood elf and warlock to achieve level 70 named Hiroki.

I play on the Uldaman server, btw.

Update: NFS: Carbon issues

What. The. Hell. Man!

How is it that my computer, given, it's got onboard graphics, but HOW is it POSSIBLE that my computer can run both Hellgate London and WoW on 1280 x 800 with medium/low textures, etc.

And it can't run NFS: Carbon! That game lags like no other! And it crashed!

Supposedly v1.4 patch fixes this. It did not.


... Can't hardly wait for my Sony laptop.

The Past Two Weeks ...

... have been exhausting. Ups and downs like a freakin' roller coaster. Well at least this week is almost over. *sigh*

So I finally got NFS: Carbon Collector's Edition. I have NFS: Carbon for PS2, but lately I've been getting back into the PC gaming scene, with WoW, Geometry Wars, and CS: Condition Zero. I was also made Co-Guild Master of now "my guild" - Dangerous Toys.

Future plans:
11/3 - Volunteer work & Shawna's engagement party
11/5, 11/6 - Anatomy midterms ... it's the 1-2 punch ...
11/8 - Analytical Chem midterm ... sigh ...

And the long week comes to an end ...

DSC00971, originally uploaded by namnam123.

I spent today recuperating from the insanely long week that is midterm season. 1 more midterm next Monday, but I'll have a clear two full days to study for that.

I slept through most of the day in my car, with the occasional visit to the library to WoW or catching up on Heroes (I'm on episode 17!)

Enough blogging for today, gotta get back on the WoW horse. It's okay though, because my guild members aren't leveling up any faster.

Day so far: Ehhh ...

Con: I have another midterm today.

Con: I stayed up all night studying. Well okay, I fell asleep from 5:30 am - 6:00 am, woke up, turned off the alarm, and stayed in bed until 6:30 am.

Pro: My sister made me breakfast & lunch. Which I consumed all together. Yum!

Pro: I found a new Ashley Tisdale fansite. With lots of media!

Pro: I listened to the entire new album "A Disney Channel Holiday."

Con: Of the 5 chapters we were suppose to cover, by 5:30 am I had covered 3.

Con: I took the freeway to school, thinking it was 6:30 am and traffic wouldn't be bad. I was right, it was worse.

Pro: The garage was practically empty. I got to choose my parking spot!

Con: The classroom was dark when I got there. And empty.

Pro: I covered the other 2 chapters in the time between getting to class and the proctor showing up with the exams.

Con: I knew 75% of the test. It was 2 double-sided pages. I knew how to do 3. (How the #$@! does "in saturation" affect the problem???)

Con (well not really): Proctor couldn't help out with how to do the problem. Not even hints or clues. Just "all you need to do the problem should be there. Try reading it again."

Con (again, not really): Proctor didn't watch the clock. Or she @#$%ing didn't know when class ended. Because it was 8:23 am when I checked my clock, and people were still testing like nothing. (Class ends at 8:20 am)

Pro: Andie wasn't feeling too bad about the test. We all agreed that none of us did well, with the exception of Johnny.

Con: Jorie (sp chk?) had class at 8:30 am and since the proctor never called time, she didn't get out until 8:30 am. Apparently, she was going to be late.

Pro: Saw the following: Jarryl, Sandy, Vicki, Sean, and Catherine. It was surprisingly social today.

*sigh*

Oh one more:

Pro: Since Dr. Terrill isn't here, I don't have lab. My next class is at 4 pm. I guess it's time to catch up on Heroes.

Better late than never ...

I'm finally gearing up for school. Like getting into the groove of doing homework and studying "hardcore."

I know, I know, we're almost half-way through the semester.

But better late than never right?

Well, in the spirit of studying, I'm off to study for my analytical chemistry tomorrow. 4 chapters tonight! :-) Yay!

Not yay: the test is at 7:30 A.M. tomorrow.

Ugh.

See ya!

P.S. Unfortunately, no good pictures today. I did have two slices of pizza though! Maybe more tomorrow!

So the anatomy midterm was killer ...

*yells in frustration*

I don't get why the professor does this, whether its a good thing or a bad thing. But my anatomy midterms are back-to-back. As in Mondays I have the lab practical, then Tuesday I go into lecture for the lecture exam. Aaaaaahhhhh!

*sigh*

At least that's over with.
Now, on Thursday, there's no lab for analytical chemistry, which puts me even more behind. And there's a midterm in lecture for that class at 7:30 in the morning too. Yeah, ouch.

Then the following Monday is the organic chemistry lab midterm. It really is midterm season. At least after next Monday it'll all be over.

Pictures from today, and you can view my Flickr account for everything else:

Namology ... wait what?

Ripped from Jessica Barocio's MySpace (myspace.com/purpleseastar)
(FYI: it took me over 15 minutes to remember her last name! Sorry Jess!)

Get others know a little more about yourself, repost this as your name followed by "ology."

MOUTHOLOGY

Q. What is your salad dressing of choice?
A. Plain or ranch

Q. What is your favorite fast food restaurant?
A. I like all fast food. I think.

Q. What is your favorite sit-down restaurant?
A. Applebees.

Q. On average, what size tip do you leave at a restaurant?
A. Depends on the service. We get pretty decent service, around 15-20%.

Q. What food could you eat every day for two weeks and not get sick of?
A. Vietnamese

Q. What are your pizza toppings of choice?
A. Four cheese, pepperoni, or all meat.

Q. What do you like to put on your toast?
A. Cheese! And then into the microwave!

TECHNOLOGY

Q. What is your wallpaper on your computer?
A. One of the default Vista wallpapers. I wanted to keep it neutral due to the amount of traffic I get passing behind me in the library. One too many times I've had random classmates pop down next to me to explain why the new Lancer is the greatest one ever built, or how [insert female celebrity name] is the [prettiest/ugliest] person in the world.

Q. How many televisions are in your house?
A. Counting the Slingbox as 3 (PDA+2 laptops), 7. Actual physical TVs, 4.

BIOLOGY

Q. Are you right-handed or left-handed?
A. Right-handed

Q. Have you ever had anything removed from your body?
A. Teeth, behind-the-ear tissue

Q. When was the last time you had a cavity?
A. Earlier this year.

Q. What is the last heavy item you lifted?
A. Our new plasma TV. 46" never looked so good.

Q. Have you ever been knocked unconscious?
A. No. *knock on wood*

BULL[CRAP]OLOGY

Q. If it were possible, would you want to know the day you were going to die?
A. No.

Q. What color do you think looks best on you?
A. All colors. I'm just that sexy/self-confident/arrogant.

Q. Have you ever swallowed a non-food item by mistake?
A. It wasn't a mistake?

Q. Have you ever saved someone's life?
A. People say it, I don't really consider it as such.

Q. Has someone ever saved yours?
A. Yes. Marissa Oshige, junior year of high school.

DAREOLOGY

Q. Would you allow one of your little fingers to be cut off for $200,000?
A. Would I be knocked out before they started?

Q. Would you never blog again for $50,000?
A. Heck no. Not enough $$$.

Q. Would you drink an entire bottle of hot sauce for $1000?
A. No, too little.

Q. Would you, without fear of punishment, take a human life for $1,000,000?
A. No, life is too precious.

DUMBOLOGY

Q: What is in your left pocket?
A. Cell phone #1

Q: Is Napoleon Dynamite actually a good movie?
A. Never saw it. (Yes!)

Q: Do you have hardwood or carpet in your house?
A. Hardwood. Cleaning is so much easier now.

Q: Do you sit or stand in the shower?
A. Both.

Q: Could you live with roommates?
A. Probably. I can be a bit of a hermit, though.

Q: How many pairs of flip flops do you own?
A. 1 pair. Hollister ones just got replaced with newer Hollister ones.

Q: Last time you had a run-in with the cops?
A. Beginning of this year, for going over the speed limit on 3rd St passing Notre Dame High.

Q: Who is number 1 on your top 8?
A. My girlfriend

LASTOLOGY

Q: Person you talked to?
A. My girlfriend

Q: Last person who called you?
A. My little sister.


FAVORITOLOGY

Q: Number?
A. 7 or 13

Q: Season?
A. Summer

CURRENTOLOGY

Q: Missing someone?
A. Yes.

Q: Listening to?
A. Rascal Flatts "Skin (Sarabeth)"

Q: Watching?
A. Sports highlights

Q: Worrying about?
A. Midterms tomorrow.

RANDOMOLOGY

Q: First place you went this morning?
A. Bathroom. Gotta get used to popping in those contacts.

Q: What can you not wait to do?
A. Free time for ... life.

Q: What's the last movie you saw?..
A. Meet the Robinsons/Pleasantville. Both awesome.

Q: Do you smile often?
A. I try.

Q: Are you a friendly person?
A. Social ... that doesn't mean friendly sometimes?

Distilling Alcohol ... no, not for that ...

DSC00961, originally uploaded by namnam123.

So today this was my setup and what I had to look at for about 3 hours. Fractional distillation of alcohols takes sooo long. And then we had a lab practical in Anatomy, which, and I'm being nice here, was BRUTAL. Bone-crushing. Sigh.

I got out of class about half an hour early, so I went to do the errands I had put off for oh so long. What do you know, it was such a hard decision on what to pick to exchange for Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights. I ended up getting some pool (billards) game, also for PSP, and the rest on a gift card - to be saved for NFS: Pro Street, I guess. I've got the 360 controller after all, and no 360. And no, playing Geometry Wars with the controller isn't superior than WASD + mouse. Especially not with a gaming grade mouse. Which I have.

Sega Rally Revo I did end up keeping. It's a nice, arcade-y styled rally racer. Well at least the first hour is. It's fake enough that I don't feel the frustration like I would with Gran Turismo or Forza, and its fresh - in other words, not something made by EA starting with the words Need for Speed (haha).

On a darker, more personal note, the gloomy weather makes me sad. So does not having my girlfriend not at school and only seeing her at work after class. And for a couple hours on weekends.

Captain NamNam out!

Oh, and this is my first Flickr-direct-to-blog post! Awesome!

And Hi Hubert! I'm back!

Happy New Year ... Finally