It's been a long time since I've posted so it's a bit daunting to remember everything that's ocurred.

I joined myspace, deleted my profile in frustration, and then rejoined. The creation tools (or lack thereof) were pissing me off. I would enter HTML code in the appropriate spots and the page would break. Maybe I was missing something, but I have no idea what. The result is a compromise. It's not how I wanted it to look, but each time I pushed it would just break the page. (specifically it would break the hyperlinks and display the code as page text)

My Myspace Profile

My le birthday was on the 30th. That was fun. Jaime appointed a time and I met her at her apartment. Waiting there was my sis. The three of us piled into Jaime's red Cavalier and went to the movie theater. There we saw Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Frank also came up and suprised me which was cool of him to do.

The next day we drove down to Paramount's Great America on Jaime's treat. She really spoils me. Thanks hun. =)

Sac State is being difficult about letting me back in after my academic dismissal. I'm frustrated and ready to move on elsewhere. Stanislaus is on the menu. Jaime and I are going this coming weekend to scope out the apartments in the area. I spoke with my boss this morning and she mentioned that I might be able to transfer to our sister company and work part time for either Title or Customer Service. Either would be great.

I'm also considering going back to a CS major just for the financial freedom it would provide. I've been thinking about it and there are things that I want that I would not be able to afford with an English degree. Just some things offhand...

Travel.

• Fly to Spain, England and Italy.
• Drive the Nurburg trial in Germany.
• Ride a cross sport motorcycle through the jungles, hills, and plains of South America... a support convoy just out of sight.
• See Hong Kong for the first time.
• See Akihabara, Tokyo for the second.

Live

• Buy a large house on the east coast connected to the ocean.
• Build a boat.
• Sail the east coast, the Florida keys, and the Panama Canal.
• Have a family

Ok, enough of the Veruca Salt.

Jaime and I are planning to head down to Watsonville this weekend to be immunized against all that the third world filth has to offer.  I am less than enthused and known to pass out with a needle in my arm. It makes me woozy just thinking about it. There's something uncomfortable about the thought of a needle piercing skin and muscle and feeling the pressure of a foreign substance pump into the veins. Oh yeah, and I hate the thought/sight of blood.

On the plus side it's a weekend to relax and mope about the place. Jaime's parents will be down in the bay at the same time so hopefully something can be planned or done on the spur of the moment. Eh, whichever...

The summer is coming and that means my cell phone contract will have expired. "FINALLY" is all that I can say. Verizon is a fine carrier, but Jaime has ATT/Cingular and by switching we'll enjoy free calls between the two of us. Another bonus is a new phone. My phone right now is several years old. Think green illuminated tissue box and you probably have a good idea of what it's like.

When I switch to ATT/Cingular I DON'T want a contract. This is of benefit because it means that I'm not limited to their selection of phones. I can buy a phone that conforms to the global GSM standard with preference for ATT/Cingular's 850/1900 frequency use.

With a new phone I'd be able to interface it wirelessly with my car using bluetooth. (the car's already equipped to accept this) So, driving down the road I can have my phone in my pocket and rather than the phone in my pocket ring, the car will mute the radio, alert me of the call, and then allow me to use the car's mics and speakers to conduct the call. Very cool and very handsfree. The new phones can also be voice controlled. That means driving down the road I could dictate a number to be dialed and ask the phone (wirelessly interfaced through the car) to dial that spoken number. This is REALLY cool stuff. (New Mercedes S class models do this)

With a new phone I'd also be able to trash my cable internet bill because Cingular now offers broadband. For $49.99 a month the phone becomes a wireless router and serves from 115 to 135 k per second. That's not nearly as fast as Comcast Cable, but the portability is awesome. Jaime could be in the car using her Powerbook and surf the net wirelessly. Neato Speedo.

Ok, enough tech drool here. Back to work.