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[23 Jan 2005|02:48pm] |
Your Dominant Intelligence is Logical-Mathematical Intelligence |
You are great at finding patterns and relationships between things.
Always curious about how things work, you love to set up experiments.
You need for the world to make sense - and are good at making sense of it.
You have a head for numbers and math ... and you can solve almost any logic puzzle.
You would make a great scientist, engineer, computer programmer, researcher, accountant, or mathematician.
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| Long time no log |
[10 Aug 2004|04:37pm] |
Picture time|
I lost a lot of pictures and files due to the inefficient preservation of my old shit before my motherboard died on me. I thought i successfully saved everything by moving some hardware around and saving stuff, but i guess i forgot all my pictures.
Fortunately, Stella has been sending me what she can. Here are my birthday-weekend pictures. Chad's (my roommate, guitarist, chef, dj, skateboarder, gambler) restaurant was both beautiful and satisfying. Do check out the Surf & Sand Beach resort in Laguna Beach for wonderful meals/cocktails on the beach.
June 6-7 2004|
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| a cd i actually bought |
[02 May 2004|01:02pm] |
I just received my Static Lullaby cd from amazon. Yes, i bought it, whereas the rest of the bands i love i would simply take the time to download track by track. I love them that much.
If you love melodic hardcore, or some screams with sings and crazy drumming on speed,
check out A Static Lullaby
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| show last thursday |
[02 May 2004|12:36pm] |
SAE's BBQ at the uci Rec Center. We got free passes to their party later that night.
we played shitty but hey, nice crisp pics. Thanks Eun Jin.
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| Update |
[15 Mar 2004|10:57pm] |
Current news:
I dont post here anymore. I think ive forgotten about this journal. Hello again to those who still reading their "friends lists". I don't spend much time at all at my desk, nevertheless my computer anymore.
Been doing a lot of focus on engineering and hands on, towards learning to create workin' mechanic systems. Making a small "wakeboarding bot" during the next two weeks, hope it works.
Been doing undergrad research on the UCI Cubesatellite team. I'm the structure/CAD designer. Woot.
Been trying to get another internship. My resume looks good. More than good, good-good.
I'm feeling the life's future introducing its place a bit right now. I think im just starting to feel it. Graduation in T-minus four quarters! -Gonna be a long countdown.
Band's next cd almost released.
Name: Cathedral's End (April '04)
1. Hit and Run
2. Arris
3. Failure
4. Dreaming of Decay
5. Sabres
6 some acoustic song by Alex and Justin
recorded at JD Recordings
We're sending it out along with a press-pack (like a band resume with photos) to record labels.
Labels include: Lobster records, Vagrant, Fat Wreck, 99-Cent records, Fearless, Fueled By Ramen rec., Subcity (how Thrice blew up), and maybe some others.
Mardi Gras Battle of the Bands, at school. Won 4th place, $100 dollah bill prize ya'll.
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| shhh...at work |
[03 Sep 2003|11:35am] |
I dreamt some disturbing dreams this week, ever since i heard the terrible news about a familiar acquaintance of mine from elementary/junior/high school. I couldn't sleep the first night - that was sunday. I had dreams of her spirity communicating to me through my friend Alex, the randomness of that scared me enough to wake up and go for a drive at 3 am.
Last night (in my dream) I was at a NOFX show at the Great American Music Hall in SF. I went upstairs to use the restroom, and to my delight i could see the drummer's every move and skillful technique in those inexplicable punk fills (there was a balcony on the way to the restroom). The bouncer guy acted like he was going to arrest me- "hey, I know what you are trying to do!" and for some reason, I could not get a chance to open my mouth to have him hear how i was only admiring the drummer while going to the restroom. Then i got in trouble and that is all i remember.
End of story.
conclusion? maybe my drumming is dying. Okay that is a bit selfish to think of myself when someone passed away this weekend.
Rest in peace Kathy.
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[01 Sep 2003|11:03pm] |
she
Awoken from her shivers I opened my eyes, my body numb from trying to fit the length of my body into the width of my sedan. She was shaking, shivering, lips twitching with a struggle to preserve the little warmth in her body. The car was cold, she was colder. She was still asleep, too exhausted to realize how low the temperture was. My deep desire to give her good health and friendly dreams shot my body and arm towards the ignition with my keys. I turned on the heat in the white, cold sedan, covered in fog and dewdrops of the moist Napa/Sonoma valley. My right hand remained cold feeling the air flowing from the vents. I was getting irritated, angry at my car. She shivered and continued to curl up.
My engine didn't even turn on yet. Dammnit. I thought it was on, damn cold engine.
The heat flowed like fluids of love, my happiness grew because i was saving her health, i knew. She awoke to the cell phone alarm we had set. I was asleep. Later on, she didn't remember being cold, she didnt remember my kisses and whispers in her ear of "are you cold, is it warming up?", she didn't remember waking up with the air warmer than it was the hour before. I was happy, because i had done my job.
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| work...life |
[21 Aug 2003|10:07am] |
I have a buddy-engineer/mentor coworker here, named Ahn Nguyen.
I've been telling people how much i love Ahn as a person to speak or get advice from here at work. He's got a M.S. in Mech. Eng. and he's the least anal, friendliest viet guy i've met. The thing is, he isnt my manager, so i can talk to him like a friend, but i show that i look up to him.
today he asked me (in vietnamese accent), "so james, you like worken here-ah?"
I smiled, and told him exactly how excited i was about my career.
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[21 Jul 2003|07:59pm] |
Look at my Semicon badge. Something most people my age don't even get to see. After the tradeshow, I want this industry to be, meant for me. Though M.E.'s are in high demand for the manufacturing of semiconductors, materials science sounds so much more fulfilling.
Stelly, look here - It's green.
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[16 Jul 2003|01:10am] |
This is cool, has a lot to do with my internship: Click
I spoke with my teacher/professor from last quarter's materials science engineering (intro) class. I couldnt help but describe today's SEMICON event in detail.
okay ram en: they had like 20 HUGE LCD TVS
____99: ha ha
okay ram en: lined up horizontally across
okay ram en: under the Applied sign
okay ram en: all playing the same video
okay ram en: to attract customers
okay ram en: i was like
???
O
okay ram en: me small APPLIED BIG
____99: ha ha
____99: no
____99: Applied in trouble
____99: You have future
i feel good right now. Time for sleep and then completion of the safety training i didnt finish the first week of work.
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[16 Jul 2003|01:09am] |
Went to SEMICON today
crap, im both stoked and scared for all i have to learn about the semiconductor industry. Wow. At the same time, i was proud to say that i was part of Applied Materials, they were the BIGGEST baddest company there, with the largest presentation area. It wasn't just a booth. No, they had the lighting and machines going, along with a second floor. That's where i work!
I even got to see my department's ECP system in action.
Oh, and i got so much, SO MUCH free stuff.
gnite
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[15 Jul 2003|03:24am] |
So he decides to be witty and label me an antonymn of what i am to him in his LJ entry of justice. Right- you're so right about everything aren't you? That's certainly not what it seemed like at that spot, that night of "oh yeah, i fucked up too"
unsettled shit? IF he remembers correctly i stated a few times, i had a right to say those things. He heard it, im not gonna stand there and chicken shit out saying, "oh man, im sorry man, i didnt mean those things, they were totally untrue!" Please, im real.
I've still got that hilarious conversation with his friend having a vocab of cuss words, Then he states where each one of my friends live and their full names when they message him. Then he is silent when one offers to meet him up and settle it.
I ain't the only one who's got some growing up to do.
- "best friend"
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[13 Jul 2003|09:21pm] |
Today was Jenny and James day. I love my little sister, even though she's spoiled raw.
At 10:30 am we left the house to IHOP where Alex was working. Jenny had chocolate pancakes with eggs. gurgle...
Next was Malibu castle/Grand Prix in Redwood City. Mom never took her mini golfing, so i taught her the fundamentals of good putting. She was one of the best putter there. Some grown men really sucked plain crap.
I rewarded her with Jamba Juice. She hugged me and said, "Thank you James, yayyyy...." with the 'i love you' tone.
We cooked together. Though i was never allowed near the stove even when i was 15, i ignored the fact that no one cared anymore what she did. I let her dice some fungi and vegetables, and stir the sauce.
Jennifer, you've certainly matured a lot. You learned how to play 3 different beats on my drumset yesterday and today. A little slightly spoiled prodigy.
I got you saying "pogapai poo poo" too.
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[04 Jun 2003|03:55am] |
frozen, no, gentile trickling creek
fire, water-burn
hot-cold ductile-brittle
shatter, composite melt
unite.
my puzzle clustered with tangoes.
The piece fits, believe...
The box told me so, Wyland- why does
puzzle not fit glass frame cloudy.
the red shed is aflame, sintering
my superheated water at the puzzle's pieces.
Flawed, but dancing.
He's alive, what can you see?
tell...it
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[15 May 2003|07:32pm] |
I almost cried in my circuits discussion today, where we were given a quiz on Op-Amps, that i could not do at all. It was supposed to be easy, but i couldnt even get started on the first equation. Everyone finished and started talking amongst themselves and doing other crap, while i sat there in disbelief on how plain stupid i was. I looked around and i was the only one left trying to do the quiz. I feel the world rising around me and im just chained to the bottom with my disabilities.
I dont belong at UCI.
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[07 May 2003|02:10am] |
flapping the wings,
im flying, im failing,
my thoughts are sailing
while the ball bobs
throbs the rippling rubbery watery
skin of ocean pottery.
yea ive posted this before, somewhat.
It applies once again.
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