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Going to the moon, BRB

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 03:36:55 GMT

I will be in Japan from the 12th to the 22nd.

Pictures and Descriptions to possibly come later.

I will try to check email and forums, but no promises.

Don't ask about the avatar, lol.

ソラヲミロ！ Look at the sky!

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 04:16:57 GMT

This is a song that I've been enjoying lately. It's very inspiring, if a bit sappy.

The lyrics are below, in the original Japanese, Romaji (English transliteration) and English.

空を見ろ　破れた靴も夢もそのまま
やせ犬のプライドがあるなら立ち上がれ
前を見ろ　闘え　何度崩れ落ちても
気休めのオアシスに乾きは癒せない

あふれるノイズ　埋もれた本能の声　たぐり寄せながら
イバラの道をいつしか選んでいても
もう止められない　大きなうねりに呑まれて

全部手に入れていいのさ　曇ひとつない心に聞け
全部跳ねのけていいのさ　顔を上げて歩いていけ

空を見ろ　幻　消えていく陽炎
ふりだしに戻っても　もう一度立ち上がれ
前を見ろ　いきがれ　高くかざす右手で
野次馬の喧騒を浴びても奪い去れ

強くなりたい　傷付き倒れた影をきつく抱きしめて
涙も汗も　こぼれる欲望さえも押さえきれやしない
巻き起こる風にあおられ

もう振り向く道もない　煙のように漂うだけ
何も失うものはない　信じるまま歩いていけ

打ちのめされるたび　砕け散った勇気拾い集めるのさ
つぎはぎだらけでも　それが僕のすべて

全部手に入れていいのさ　曇ひとつない心に聞け
全部跳ねのけていいのさ　顔を上げて歩いていけ
もう振り向く道はない　煙のように漂うだけ
何も失うものはない　信じるまま歩いていけ

空を見ろ　光に飢えたその瞳で
どこまでも清らかな命よ立ち上がれ

Romaji (English Transliteration)

Sora wo miro, Yabureta kutsu mo yume mo sono mama
Yaseinu no puraido ga arunara tachiagare
Mae wo miro tatakae, Nando kuzure ochitemo
Kiyasume no Oashisu ni Kawaki ha iyasenai

Afureru noizu umoreta honnou no koe taguriyosenagara
Ibara no michi wo itsushika erandeitemo
mou yamerarenai ookina uneri ni nomarete

Zenbu te ni ireteiinosa Kumo hitotsunai kokoro ni kike
Zenbu Hanenoketeiinosa Kao wo agete aruiteyuke

Sora wo miro maboroshi kieteyuku kagerou
Furidashi ni Modottemo mou ichido tachiagare
Mae wo miro ikigare takaku kazasu migite de
Yajiuma no kensou wo abitemo ubaisare

Tsuyoku naritai Kizutsukitaoreta kage wo kitsuku dakishimete
Namida mo ase mo koboreru yokubou sae mo osaekireyashinai
makiokoru kaze ni aorare

Mou furimuku michi mo nai, kemuri no you ni tadayou dake
Nani mo ushinau mono ha nai, shinjiru mama aruiteyuke

Zenbu te ni ireteiinosa Kumo hitotsunai kokoro ni kike
Zenbu Hanenoketeiinosa Kao wo agete aruiteyuke
Mou furimuku michi mo nai, kemuri no you ni tadayou dake
Nani mo ushinau mono ha nai, shinjiru mama aruiteyuke

Sora wo miro Hikari ni, ueta sono hitomi de
Doko mademo kiyoraka na inochi yo tachiagare

English

Look at the sky! With your dreams as tattered as your shoes
If you have even the pride of an emaciated hound, get up!
Look before you and fight! No matter how many times you should crumble and fall
The oasis of consolation will not quench your thirst.

While reeling in the overflowing noise that is the buried voice of your instinct
Even if you choose the path of thorns
No one can stop you from flowing into the large waves

You can get anything, if you listen to your cloudless soul
You can get through anything, if you stand tall and walk forward

Look at the sky! The illusion that is the shimmering of hot air
Even if you must go back to the beginning, stand tall!
Look before you! Look smart! With your right hand held high,
Even if you must withstand the tumult of the crowd, take your pride and go forth!

If you want to become strong, hold close the shadow that was hurt and fell
Your sweat and tears, and even your spilled hope cannot and will not be contained
Stir and fan those winds!

You won't turn back now, to drift like smoke
You have nothing to lose, Walk forward as you must!

Even as your are beaten down, gather the fallen fragments of courage
Even cobbled together they are your all.

You can get anything, if you listen to your cloudless soul
You can get through anything, if you stand tall and walk forward
You won't turn back now, to drift like smoke
You have nothing to lose, Walk forward as you must!

Look at the sky! With those light-starved eyes
Stand tall with your pure heart, forever!

tl;dr I am inspired by the song behind the lj cut.

Also: See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jP8gfQ3ENgQ for the song.

So today...

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 03:10:41 GMT

I cooked.

More importantly, I bought utensils so I could cook.

I made Tzatziki. (Yogurt Salad) Tomorrow I bring it to work because I was asked to make some, and because I probably should try and cook once in a while. I don't really cook for myself (what's the point?) So it is nice to cook for other people.

Tomorrow is when I find out if I can cook, or if I just suck because I haven't in so long.

...Does cooking Matza Brei (Fried Matzo) count?

Because I didn't like the other politics test...

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 02:43:49 GMT

You Are a "Don't Tread On Me" Libertarian

You distrust the government, are fiercely independent, and don't belong in either party.

Religion and politics should never mix, in your opinion... and you feel oppressed by both.

You don't want the government to cramp your self made style. Or anyone else's for that matter.

You're proud to say that you're pro-choice on absolutely everything!

What's Your Political Persuasion?

So...

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 03:31:06 GMT

I made my first mortgage payment today!

Hooray!

Also: Shredded Beef Tacos are the best Mexican food ever.

Also: What is everyone's thoughts on the first debate?

Did you watch it? Did you care?

Why?

New Happenings

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 01:42:36 GMT

So uh,

I guess I'm due for an update hmm?

1) I quit my old job at SNK (the Machine Tool maker, not the Video Game maker...sorry, no flames for you Ted) because,

2) I got a new, better (40% Pay Raise GET) job at Sumitomo Electric Hooray!

3) I'm now 2 for 9, and that's all I'm gonna say about that. (yay pseudo-crypticness) :-)

4) Boy I'm tired. Haha.

For those of you who'll be in South Sioux City, Nebraska, I will see you there!

I could live with these results

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 16:03:22 GMT

I Am A: Lawful Good Human (4th Level)

Ability Scores:

Strength-13

Dexterity-15

Constitution-16

Intelligence-14

Wisdom-14

Charisma-14

Alignment:
Lawful Good A lawful good character acts as a good person is expected or required to act. He combines a commitment to oppose evil with the discipline to fight relentlessly. He tells the truth, keeps his word, helps those in need, and speaks out against injustice. A lawful good character hates to see the guilty go unpunished. Lawful good is the best alignment you can be because it combines honor and compassion. However, lawful good can be a dangerous alignment because it restricts freedom and criminalizes self-interest.

Race:
Humans are the most adaptable of the common races. Short generations and a penchant for migration and conquest have made them physically diverse as well. Humans are often unorthodox in their dress, sporting unusual hairstyles, fanciful clothes, tattoos, and the like.

Class:
Monks are versatile warriors skilled at fighting without weapons or armor. Good-aligned monks serve as protectors of the people, while evil monks make ideal spies and assassins. Though they don't cast spells, monks channel a subtle energy, called ki. This energy allows them to perform amazing feats, such as healing themselves, catching arrows in flight, and dodging blows with lightning speed. Their mundane and ki-based abilities grow with experience, granting them more power over themselves and their environment. Monks suffer unique penalties to their abilities if they wear armor, as doing so violates their rigid oath. A monk wearing armor loses their Wisdom and level based armor class bonuses, their movement speed, and their additional unarmed attacks per round.

Find out What Kind of Dungeons and Dragons Character Would You Be?, courtesy of Easydamus (e-mail)

The Past Three Weeks (ZOMG UPDATE)

Mon, 03 Dec 2007 20:19:51 GMT

Hey everyone,

Hope y'all are doing well in your respective endeavors.

Thought I'd give an update on what happened these past 3 weeks, and perhaps some plans for the future:

3 weeks ago:

- Went to New England, staying with Daremo, who graciously picked me up from the airport at like 11PM, and who was understanding that I had a cold and only had me testing until 2AM :P.

- Played at the Annual 9/11 Charity Tournament. Met all the cool people up in the Northeast. Some of them even like me! O_O

- *cough*wonthetournamentkindasorta*cough* He'Bros and Midwest REPRAZENT

- Devlin and Team Whiplash run a tight ship. Good tourney, ended early enough that I got sleep! A leading contributor to stopping colds.

- Got sicker at the tournament, however, a feat which I didn't think possible.

2 weeks ago:
- Got better from the cold (thank the lawd)

- Flew back to my parents' home, and happened to be on the same plane as Bakurai, a good friend of mine. Good times ^_^

- Got back to my parents' home, greeted by family.

- Spend Thursday with family and extended family *fuzzy warmth type thing* :)

- Spent Friday with family and extended family *MOAR fuzzy warmth* :)

- Saw Maternal Grandmother then, noticed how old she was getting :(

- On Saturday, visited the Faerellg, Sumiko, Daigotsurezan and many more friends, and ate at Shinsengumi (YUM, actual good ramen how I missed thee)

- Saturday night, ate with Chubbypanda, his lovely wife, The Suzukawa Connection and Faerellg and Sumiko, as well as jaybird (who I hadn't seen in many years). Frenzy Sushi is WONDERFUL, if a tad bit expensive (It doesn't help that I had two glasses of high-quality sake, and 5 orders of Toro Sushi...or that I paid for the dinner for everyone.)

- Sunday I ate breakfast at the Kettle (Manhattan Beach's only 24 hour diner and server of The Best Damn Banana Pancakes Period (TM)) with the family, and got new Tennis Shoes. Went and saw the RPG Club Outcast, as well as mattrygg and silversunshadow. Moar good times.

Last weekend:

- Flew to Dulles, was delayed 1.5 hours because of "mechanical errors"
- Murakumi was a saint and picked me up at 1:30 AM (Even tho I was scheduled for midnight!)
- Played in another tourney, T4'd after one huge mistake to Aaron Barto. *shakes fist at self*
- Murakumi ran a nearly flawless tourney, that might as well have been flawless. To murakumi: ACCEPT IT
- Had wonderful, slightly inebriated conversation with murakumi afterwards.
- Also talked to a Clintonite (but not the political one). Enlightening nerd conversation ensued.
- I will NEVER FORGET. That is all.

Plans for future:

- Either A) Find a better job or B)Enroll to get a masters in Japanese.

- Problem is, how do I decide which? I don't think I can switch jobs and get a masters.

- Be ok with being me, which I think I'm doing? I can't tell.

- Stop being lazy, and get to work on A) or B) ASAP.

As always, comments are welcome.

ZOMG FIRE!!!

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 00:48:46 GMT

On a serious note, my prayers are with my friends and family in California effected by these horrendous October fires.

Please be safe.

I have been asked to post this by my sister

Thu, 01 Mar 2007 22:29:20 GMT

So... here you go!

(Avatar may or may not be appropriate)

Of course...

Sat, 11 Nov 2006 13:04:29 GMT

I *would* sleep only three hours the night before I go.

BLEH.

Ah well, hopefully I sleep on the plane, or when I finally get to the hotel.

Stomach, plzdon'tfailmekthxbai!

So...

Sat, 11 Nov 2006 00:14:25 GMT

I'll be in Japan for a week.

I leave tomorrow, 11/11, and come back 11/18

Of course, this is for business.

BUT!
I'll have email access, so if you need to find me, that's the way to do it.

<3, Dan

ZOMG A POST? Well, sort of.

Tue, 17 Oct 2006 22:39:56 GMT

You scored as CPO Galen Tyrol. You never wanted to be a glamorous Viper pilot. You are happy knowing that without you to fix their birds, they cannot fly. You fell in love with the wrong girl, but is that so wrong? Maybe, but you don't really care.

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CPO Galen Tyrol

88%

Capt. Lee Adama (Apollo)

69%

Commander William Adama

56%

Lt. Sharon Valerii (Boomer)

50%

President Laura Roslin

44%

Tom Zarek

38%

Col. Saul Tigh

38%

Number 6

31%

Dr Gaius Baltar

31%

Lt. Kara Thrace (Starbuck)

25%

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My New Ride

Sat, 29 Jul 2006 01:47:55 GMT

So......

Got a new Car.

GO Go Honda.

Almost the Worst Week Ever.

Tue, 04 Jul 2006 19:01:38 GMT

So:
I get sick.
My car's motor dies.
And what happens after my cold goes away?

I GET THE STOMACH FLU >_<.

What's next, I get fired? -_-

*sighs*
Ok, shoot me now, I'm inflicting emo on you all -_-.

No Car and No Sake make Dan something someting...

Fri, 30 Jun 2006 16:16:34 GMT

Hey all,

So it's been a while since my last update.

I am sick. But I'll recover eventually.

However, it turns out my car (95 Corolla) got sick recently.
The timing belt BUSTED while I was driving, causing me to coast to a stop on a residential street.

Take it to a repair shop on lo and behold the motor is scrap (Valves bent, etc.)

It looks like I'll have to dump the Corolla :-(

Which means, I must buy a new Car.
Which obviously means no Origins.

I'll be there at Gencon tho Dammit!

Also, I'm around 208 lbs at present.

So.... (WW Update)

Thu, 16 Mar 2006 21:34:44 GMT

First the good news:

Weeks loss = 2.0 pounds! :-D
Total Loss = 19.8 pounds! Groovy!

So, it's my birthday tomorrow (Yeah, I was born on St. Patricks day.) Yep, a whopping 26.

I wonder what I should do.

Should I call in sick?

Should I go drink on Friday? (Despite the bars being PACKED on Friday)

Should I go drink on Saturday?

Should I do something else?

Ideas appreciated.

WW Update and NE L5R Kotei Report

Wed, 08 Mar 2006 02:54:24 GMT

So

WW Update:

Lost 3.8 pounds in two weeks.
Total Loss = 17.8 pounds

Go me!

NE Kotei Report:

Learned I was going Wed. No Pre-reg for me.

So, I drive up to Detroit to pick up Paul and Jesse after coming down to Indiana to pick up Mike. Not a bad drive, the snow the previous day had all but melted.

Pick them up around 10:30 EST, shoot the shit for about 30 minutes while I eat my BK.

Drive about 45 miles before we get stopped by an accident not 200 yards up the road.
A truck with some sort of gravel or cement on it had crashed, and it spilled all over the MI 23.
We waited for 4.5 hours while they cleaned up. Horribly lame.

On the way their, we mistakenly think the 80 East runs into the 90 East after the split (It doesn't before Mass). We go through PA and then come up to Mass

Total time in car, not including Gas and eats: 22 hours or so.

Test against SK, HCS control, And Rixson's wacky Harrier build. Lose a bit of confidence, but realize it's far too late to change anything. Try to sleep on couch. Fail until 2AM or so.

Wake up at 6. Wake up again at 7. Actually wake up this time, and clean up and eat. Go to tourney

Say Hi to everyone there. (Hey Palmer and CJ! :-D) Register. Wish I had preregistered. Oh well!

Names are butchered, or not remembered. Sorry!

1st Match ??? Khol/RH

Khol SHOULD have been the best deck in the environment. It sure was in LE I thought.

He gets too much gold and not enough regions. I roll him.
1-0
MVP - His Bad Draw, my Refugees

2nd Match Ray Dougherty Khol/RH

Ray is a fine gentleman who I played at the Charity tournament. I'm sure he has fun, but I'm not sure his deck is competitive. If I could talk to Ray, I'd try to help him with his deck.

Either way, I roll him, too.

2-0
MVP - Nothing really. I suppose Sneak Guerilla Tacticsing his Lixue.

3rd Match ??? Khol/RH

THIS match is a wee bit different. This guy has a very different kind of deck, Using Sugimoto/Shiki Heavily engaged, Yob Fortress. I think he is blitz, as most Khol that I saw were. I get Refugees and Rejoice. Then Chag xp3 comes out...stupid no sending home. I do however get Tsuno Swamps. I note his Yobanjin fortresses.
I get Hino Hino Takuma (Decent Gold start) and wait for his attack.

He attacks, I defend all at the Tsuno Swamps.
He hits other province.
He resolves my prov first.

Heavily Engages twice, I bow both Hinos. He Yob Fortresses in a guy. I don't see what he's up two, but I hates me his presence, so I "I Know That Trick" his Yob Fortress. He gives up and Takes Chags' Province, and gets another province. I grimace, but I lock his CHags. He gets Sugimoto (!) and Rama Singh I think.

My turn I attack, destroying the province with Shiki in it, and he doesn't have the force to retribute.I buy some peeps.

He attaches the RUBY OF IUCHIBAN (dammit) to Sugi, locking my bowed Takuma. With Chags locked, he can't attack. He buys Loruko and some dude, I think. I attack again, this time at two provs. He blocks the Daizu/Sosuke/Hino province with Sugimoto and Rama Singh and lets my Kuon/Sosuke province go. I resolve his, and Sneak Guerilla with Daizu. He Misdirects both into Sugi (:-() and Into The Darknesses Daizu and Sosuke home. I then Refugees Rama Singh Hino. He Yob Fortreses. I grimace, but play Mountains of the Phoenix. He Reacts with Sugimoto, and I remind him that two actions have now resolved, and the Yob Fortress guy is gone. I chuckle. Then He Rings of Water Sugimoto home, and Hino dies alone.

Kuon takes his province of course.

His hand is at this point like, 1 card, and I proceed to take the rest of his provinces, getting P'an Ku to mimic Sugimoto.

MVP: Early Tsuno Swamps and More Attrition/Send Home (Into) than he could handle, and Kuon.
3-0

Round 4: ??? Shiro Kituski/RH

Yeesh. SK is definitely a weak matchup for this deck, as there is only so much you can do to battle dueling.

He gets Shiki 3rd turn, but I get Tsuno Swamps, but no people :-(. I get 3 more gold, though. He however, resolves 2nd Doom of the Crab, must Target Shiki, who is subsequently Locked :-D. He at that point has not enough gold, and I outproduce him, and win.

MVP: Tsuno Swamps, his Shiki/2nd Doom resolving

Round 5: Josh Griffis, Sexy Beast OHL/BH

Josh is a punk and should've played Crab, but I forgive him since he won. :-D

I have no answers for 3 Chitik and his attrition. I don't get enough gold to outproduce him and he beats my face in.

He rolls me.

LVP: Chitik, and Josh's flawless playing
4-1

Round 6: Paul Ashman, T8K/RH

Paul is a hell of a guy, and one of the guys who drove with me. For some reason I think Dragons is an easy win, but I didn't think of the gold screw I got :-(. Paul defeats me soundly.

LVP: Gold Screw, Paul's flawless play and his Void Dragon.

4-2, on the cusp of not making the cut

Round 7: ??? Aramasu's Pride/RH

Guy who didn't realize that Orochi Sensei let you get orochis from the discard pile. Poor Guy. He also gets gold screwed. He apparently got paired up to me. He also went 3-4 with that deck, which really isn't that bad considering he was playing Orochi's without the Sensei.

I roll him.

MVP: His deck.
5-2, I'm 12th and Make the cut.

Top 16 match, Zhi Liao, Shiro Kitsuki/RH

Kitsuki is an excellent deck, Zhi is a good player. I'm in trouble.

1st game
Getting gold screwed again for the 2nd time doesn't help me.
He honors out before I can take more than 1 province.
0-1
2nd game
Closer game, but P'an Ku and Sugimoto mean I take his provinces despite his Mirumoto.
1-1

3rd game Goes to time. It is HERE I find out of the only reason this Kotei wasn't perfect. According to their rules, After the 90 minutes of Palmer/Colson play (tm)the guy who wins the first game wins the match.

What the FUCK? So it's like a swiss match, except we try to play 3 games? What horseshit is this?
I take the loss, congratulate Zhi and take my prizes.

I then play in Draft and enjoy myself thoroughly.

All in all a great Kotei, despite the end. It was really awesome to see everybody again.

Props and Thank yous:

To Mike "Motherfucking" Colson, for inviting me along, and helping drive, and being a cool guy

To Paul Ashman and Jesse Idon'tknowyourlastname, For being all around cool guys and helping drive

To Eric Devlin and Team Whiplash for running an almost perfect Kotei

To Ralph Tropeano and Family, for being really tolerant of us slobby gamer types and putting us all up for 2 nights. I owe you all a drink...or being underage for the kids, a pop or milk or something.

To everybody on the Dynasty and Dawgs, for generally being cool people, even though I'm not on said teams.

Fellow He'Bro Danny Swartz for Top 8'ing. REPRAZENT!

Jesse for shipping my bag overnight :-)

Alec Nickalls, Van Wert, and Eugene Earnshaw-Whyte(Dawg), for also being cool people.

Rixson for being wacky.

Slops:

38 hours of driving and 4 hours sitting behind a fucking truck.

Paul Goldberg aka Walken for not reprazenting so much :-P

That weird rule.

Myself for switching Jesse's and My Bag.

AWESOME QUOTE OF THE TRIP: "Bitch Learned Jump!"

Question for L5R Players: Should I post my decklist with this Tourney Report? I'm unsure whether I should give it.

This is DNN, your Dan News Network

Tue, 28 Feb 2006 23:58:22 GMT

So I resigned my lease. At 27 bucks more a month.

Plus Now I'm putting money into 401(k).

Plus I am letting Unky Sam take more money beforehand. (1/0 instead of 3/1).

Anybody need a room in Wood Dale, IL?

Next Week, WW Update!

Week 5 WW Update With Less EMO!

Wed, 22 Feb 2006 02:08:11 GMT

So...

I gained 0.4 pounds.

Too much at BW3's and bad eating habits on Sunday too.

I have two weeks to correct that, as next week there is no meeting.

That will get done.

Thanks for your support.

Enneagramm'd!

Mon, 20 Feb 2006 19:49:21 GMT

Interesting test.

I'd say it hit me spot on.

the Peacemaker
Test finished!

you chose BX - your Enneagram type is NINE.

"I am at peace"

Peacemakers are receptive, good-natured, and supportive. They seek union with others and the world around them.

How to Get Along with Me

If you want me to do something, how you ask is important. I especially don't like expectations or pressure.
I like to listen and to be of service, but don't take advatage of this.
Listen until I finish speaking, even though I meander a bit.
Give me time to finish things and make decisions. It's OK to nudge me gently and nonjudgmentally.
Ask me questions to help me get clear.
Tell me when you like how I look. I'm not averse to flattery.
Hug me, show physical affection. It opens me up to my feelings.
I like a good discussion but not a confrontation.
Let me know you like what I've done or said.
Laugh with me and share in my enjoyment of life.

What I Like About Being a Nine

being nonjudgmental and accepting
caring for and being concerned about others
being able to relax and have a good time
knowing that most people enjoy my company; I'm easy to be around
my ability to see many different sides of an issue and to be a good mediator and facilitator
my heightened awareness of sensations, aesthetics, and the here and now
being able to go with the flow and feel one with the universe

What's Hard About Being a Nine

being judged and misunderstood for being placid and/or indecisive
being critical of myself for lacking initiative and discipline
being too sensitive to criticism; taking every raised eyebrow and twitch of the mouth personally
being confused about what I really want
caring too much about what others will think of me
not being listened to or taken seriously

Nines as Children Often

feel ignored and that their wants, opinions, and feelings are unimportant
tune out a lot, especially when others argue
are "good" children: deny anger or keep it to themselves

Nines as Parents

are supportive, kind, and warm
are sometimes overly permissive or nondirective

Renee Baron & Elizabeth Wagele

The Enneagram Made Easy
Discover the 9 Types of People
HarperSanFrancisco, 1994, 161 pages

You are not completely happy with the result?!
You chose BX

Would you rather have chosen:

AX (SEVEN)

CX (TWO)

BY (FOUR)

BZ (FIVE)

My test tracked 2 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:

You scored higher than 25% on ABC

You scored higher than 25% on XYZ

Link: The Quick and Painless ENNEAGRAM Test written by felk on Ok Cupid, home of the 32-Type Dating Test

WW

Wed, 15 Feb 2006 01:21:29 GMT

So,

As many of you may know, I've started Weight Watchers (about 1 month ago)

This week I lost 2.6 lbs. Total lost = 14.4 pounds.

HOT.

:-)

Yay?

Fri, 10 Feb 2006 17:37:47 GMT

You Are:
35% Blue
50% Gold
57% Green
21% Orange

BLUE Clearly outline your expectations for performance in a friendly, but frank way. Recognize their contribution often. Identify rewards for achievement individually and in teams.This builds cooperation and excitement. Couch our comments in feelings terms. "I value your uniqueness and your contribution. You are important to me as a person, and I care about how you feel." Provide personal contact through pats on the back or a light touch of approval. Recognize their creativity and the depth of feeling they put into their work.	ORANGE Outcome based short-term goals will be most effective. Focus on behavior and performance more than the finished products. Reward by freeing them to act on their own initiative Tangible rewards and competitive situations create stronger incentives. Set high expectations, which challenge their skills casing them, to know they have really earned the recognition received. Clearly identify the impact their performance has on the organization.	GREEN Clear expectations and project outcomes with the latitude to figure out how to accomplish them works well. Provide sincere recognition only when warranted. This color group does not appreciate "hoopla". Assign tasks requiring designing new models or thing up new approaches. Compliments relating to his/her intelligence are the greatest source of esteem. Reinforce through the contributions their knowledge provides for completing projects.	GOLD Clearly established expectations short and long- term goals, and plans for achieving them give specific measures of their performance and achievement. Tangible rewards have the greatest appeal. Provide clear, specific feedback regarding the work accomplished and its contribution to the organization. Traditions, rituals and ceremonies are meaningful. When pre-planned, they provide incentives for performance. Hierarchical structure and clearly defined roles aid Gold performance.
Praise Their: Unique contributions Personal achievements Personal characteristics that are valued and meaningful Honesty and sincerity Energetic and enthusiastic manner Contributions to the performance of the group and the organization	Praise Their: Cleverness Skill Quickness Spontaneity Versatility Quick and timely responses Creativity Motivational skills	Praise Their: Competence Quality of work Language capabilities Independent initiative Ingenuity Analysis abilities Clear, logical explanations in precise terms Good ideas and capabilities	Praise Their: Accomplishments Thoroughness and sense of responsibility Provide a "pat on the back" regularly and consistently Contributions to the growth and development of the organization and its performance traditions
They Dislike: Insincerity Hypocrisy Deception	They Dislike: Rigidness Authority Rules	They Dislike: Incompetence Unfairness Injustice	They Dislike: Non-conformity Ambiguity Waste

The highest color score is your PRIMARY color, or the kind of personality that you mainly operate in.
Your lowest scored color is your SHADOW color. These are the kinds of personalities that you will struggle to deal with, and understand.

FIND VALUE IN EVERY PERSONALITY COLOR! Do not condemn or criticize. If you can learn to appreciate and accept people, whose primary color is your shadow color, it will strengthen your shadow color. By finding value in people with your shadow color will help create the ability to work through difficulties, and remain in community with people. Remember that no matter what color your personality is, always be content with which personality you are so,

One color is not above another personality color. The hope of this test is to teach us to communicate, and gives us the ability to honor all of the colors, by bringing people together with appreciation and understanding for one another, and not separation from misunderstanding and judgment. This is the challenge that we all face.

REMEMBER:We all have EVERY ONE OF THESE COLOURS IN OUR PERSONALITY. Sometimes we operate in higher degrees of other colors than our primary color, depending on fun, stress, relaxation, and sickness.

Finally, I hope you had fun and learned something at the same time. Use the above chart as a quick aid when dealing with family, friends and co-workers.

My test tracked 4 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:

You scored higher than 35% on Blue

You scored higher than 81% on Gold

You scored higher than 52% on Green

You scored higher than 13% on Orange

Link: The True Colours Personality Test written by maetrix on Ok Cupid, home of the 32-Type Dating Test

Wow, um, I'm not normally like this but...

Fri, 03 Feb 2006 17:14:51 GMT

I flamed someone on the intarweb.

I feel so ashamed.

It WAS in defense of someone I consider an awesome guy though.

You ever had one of those dreams?

Wed, 01 Feb 2006 12:08:35 GMT

I had this dream last night.

It involved a woman. Who I knew if I ever actually met in real life I would have fallen head over heels for. First sight. That's it, I'm done.

When I woke up...I was very sad, like I had parted from someone I cared about deeply.

Damn. And the dream was such a nice one too.

I guess it's sort of silly but yeah. I felt the need to share.

Off to an early day at work! (Stupid Downtown Traffic making me wake up at 5:30 AM)