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Try Wii Fit [07 May 2008|02:15am] Possibly the funnest "game" I've played. I'm always too embarrassed to play physical games (DDR) when I see them at the bowling alley or wherever they may be. You see, I have two left feet and my left feet are not as coordinated as others' left feet. You make the most subtle movements in a lot of the games but you actually can have a marginal workout. Yvette and I tried out one mini-game where you have to block soccer balls being kicked at you by simply leaning, which moves your character toward the balls. It starts off slowly then there are tons of balls flying at your head, which I have to say I am not used to. Some people who lead a sexually active life with men might be used to that though. Then they start launching pigs and shoes at you and if you hit them you lose points. The whole process seems so simple but it really is a ton of fun and a bit of a workout. Yvette went first and I have to say that if the game was to avoid the soccer balls, she is a pro. I was cracking up at her just as she was cracking up at herself. I got ahead of myself there in describing the game. It starts off by discussing the virtues of proper balance, which sounds convincing then it goes on to take down your profile. You select your Mii (that you've already created of course) and then you tell it all your vitals. Then, it measures your weight and shows you your BMI. You practice your posture and do a quick fitness test and it shows you your "age" which is based on your score and your actual age. If you have played Wii Sports, it is similar to your "age" there. If you have a Wii and you want a fun, active game, go buy this one. It is available towards the end of May. I'm not quite sure when exactly but you can look that up. The price is around $70 or $80 which people might think is steep for a video game but it's not just any game. It's great, active fun. If you're wondering how I have it already when it hasn't been released, it's because I'm special and I'm going to marry a girl who works in PR and I get free stuff all the time. Go me! Wii Fit is about fitness, but if you are serious about losing weight or building muscle mass or whatever you intend to do with a exercise regimen, this will not be enough. Use it as a fun addition to other traditional exercise and a proper diet. Don't worry, I'll eat your food for you. This sounds a big like a commercial, but it's just my personal enthusiasm for it. I don't earn any brownie points or anything by promoting this game. I just want to share in the fun. i dunno...

Is this all there is? [16 Apr 2008|03:26am] There has to be more than great music, food, literature, history, comic books, video games, beautiful weather, baseball, family, sexy women, education, smiles, and awesome sex.  If there is, let me know and I'll consider it. i dunno...

Red Sox @ Dodgers at Coliseum [29 Mar 2008|11:55am] My father backed out this morning and I can't find anyone to take last minute, so I have 1 ticket available. It's in section 28, row 57. Just give me a call and I'll be at the Coliseum all day. Face value (without ticketmaster fees) of $25 is all I ask. 714-331-8879 1 ...ohhh| i dunno...

[27 Feb 2008|06:34pm] I'm going to Angels Spring Training in Arizona on March 8-9. I need people to go with me!!! i dunno...

The only thing broken is my camera lens after I took a picture of you. [27 Feb 2008|02:53pm] I posted this on a message board in response to yet another public school detractor. I think most of the people who talk about how horrible our public schools are don't even know the story. They regurgitate something they saw on our wonderfully sensationalistic news programs that they absorb as gospel. >>I went to public school, all my closest friends went to public school, and my entire family went as well. I now have a degree from NYU. My friends and family have degrees from Cornell, Yale, UCI, UCLA, USC, CSUF, CSULB, Iowa, and Annapolis. Some of them are in advanced programs earning an MBA and one is even in a top law school. Besides public school, the one thing in common with all these people is support and encouragement from family. I don't mean that in a warm, fuzzy way either. All these people had strong expectations to make something of themselves and anything less than success in high school (whether it was public or private didn't matter) was not an option. Their families were there not just to nudge them in the right direction, but to give a full forced shoving. My point is that public schools are just as good as private schools. My theory is that you see more success stories out of private schools because the kids who are sent there are the ones that have families like the ones I mentioned above. It's not really the school that does the job. It's the families.<<   Our school system IS NOT BROKEN! Can there be improvements? Of course! There isn't a private school in this country that is perfect either. This is just another myth that is spread by the media and the ignorami (is that a word?) that believe it. It reminds me how you will get mugged in New York City and how if you go for a walk at night alone you will get raped and how that food you ate today will give you full body cancer and you will die tomorrow. Yeah, kinda like this. i dunno...

[26 Feb 2008|01:33am] No offense to 34 and 44 year olds, but why do all my 24 year old friends want to act 10 and 20 years older than they really are. I wonder what they are preparing for. i dunno...

If anybody still reads this... [05 Feb 2008|01:38am] If you're in New York or California (or one of the other 22 states) I urge you to vote today. I certainly have my preferences, but I'll keep those to myself. Just get out there and punch a ballot (in the face). In other news, some guy wanted to kick my ass and he even grabbed me by the shirt. Luckily, Jeannette was by my side and she beat the shit out of him. Haha! I find it interesting that there was no fight or flight response on my part. I didn't really want to hit the guy, I didn't run away. I think I had a grin on my face the whole time because it was f'n funny. It went down like this: we went to Shakeys (pizza) and Jeannette went to sit at a table while Yvette and I ordered. The couple in front of us in line placed their order then went towards Jeannette's table that they apparently had reserved. (they placed a magazine there to hold their spot...haha!) The guy started mouthing off to Jeannette but she held her ground. I thought to myself "screw it, let them have the table, no need for trouble." I went up to them and told Jeannette that the two were ugly people and they probably have never gotten their way in life so we should just give them the table. The guy got pissed, he grabbed me, and he even hit me. Don't worry ladies, either he hits like a girl (haha, no offense!!!) or my face is indestructible because he just made the tip of my nose tickle for the next half hour. After that, I asked him if he was done or if he needed me to take care of the problem. At this point he looked nervous. I think he realized that there was a restaurant full of people who witnessed him trying to rough me up and he was either in for a serious fight or for a conversation with some cops, neither of which I wanted to deal with either. He actually apologized and said he just flipped because I disrespected him (true). I told him, he disrespected Jeannette first and he was full of shit. I then excused myself back to ordering pizza (of course the manager was urging us to stop the whole time). We placed our order of a thin crust pepperoni pizza (it wasn't my choice, but it turned out mighty tasty) and some mojo potatoes. I decided that I would go back to him and briefly smooth things over with a handshake so we could both eat in peace. How classy of me, huh? Well, after we went to the salad bar and filled up our drinks, we returned to the scene of the crime and he was gone. I'm not sure if his girlfriend yanked him out of there because we decided to stay or if the manager kicked them out or what. I never got to shake his hand, which bothered me but so it goes. Oh yeah, best of all, the manager comped our meal! I guess they didn't want me to complain about being assaulted or something. Heck, it was an issue between the dude and me and we settled it already, but I guess I won't complain about free food. I'm glad nobody got hurt. It was dumb of me to say something to him. It was dumb of him to get all hot headed. Yeah, he was more wrong than me, if that even matters, but I could have defused the situation completely and avoided wrongness altogether. (how's that for a sentence?) If things escalated, I could have gotten my ass kicked, I could have beat him up (which would bring its own slew of problems for me that I cannot afford), Jeannette could have been hurt (she was in the thick of the fracas), and there were families all around us including little kids. They didn't need to see something like that. On a side note, the restaurant, which is in Northridge (in the heart of the San Fernando Valley and home of earthquakes) had a few Angel fans (separate parties) which was great to see. I see more and more Angels stuff in Los Angeles and in different cities I go to outside of Orange County and it always gives me a nice warm feeling. 1 ...ohhh| i dunno...

In 2008, I want to... [19 Jan 2008|07:13am] Ok, ok, before the weekend is over, I want to make this list. i dunno...

Around New Years 2006.... [19 Jan 2008|06:48am] my girlfriend wrote this: "In 2006, I want to... '...Graduate from NYU'  she nailed this one '...See Boston' - 2 years later and she still hasn't '...See Chicago' - same '...Get a good job'. - she has a great job that she takes for granted '...See Spain/France/Italy' - she probably didn't believe this could happen, and this year she's promised to make a trip happen, but i don't believe it '...See El Salvador or Cuba' - it wont happen for a very long time, she just doesn't have the drive to make this one happen especially '...Move into a cool apartment somewhere in L.A' - it took us until the end of 2007 to move to LA, but our apartment isn't very glamourous '...Buy a car' - she nailed this one '...Buy a bike' - I gave her one for Christmas that year '...Go camping' - nobody seems to want to plan this, and even if we did, we don't have friends to go with '...Go to Las Vegas' - we went that summer very spontaneously, so much so that we spent the night in the car '...Make new friends' - I don't really know if this happened, but I doubt it. We are both horrible at making and keeping new friends. '...Learn to dance salsa' - This is another thing I dont see her doing. I wish she would push herself more, there's only so much I can say before my voice is tuned out. '...Learn to trust more' - At least when it comes to me, she's the same girl she was in the beginning. '...Learn to be less jealous' - This will happen when learn to stop being attracted to women, which is something I refer to as never. '...Learn to love myself more' - She's a roller coaster. Her grand total is....well, she did 2 of these things outright. She graduated and bought a car In 2006. Also in 2006, she got a job, a bike, and went to Vegas. The problem with those is that she probably wouldn't call her job good, I bought her the bike, and we went to Vegas, but it was a pretty weak showing. In 2007, we got our apartment, but it's not really cool. We also went to Vegas again, but it was primarily to pick up her sister who basically ran away to live with her boyfriend and when she had problems, she wanted to move back home. I think I'm a big reason she has had trouble realizing these goals. I need to push her to do things alone that I cannot do. Also, like her bicycle (which she never rides!), I need to make some things happen. A trip to Chicago or Boston...I can pull that off. i dunno...

[19 Jan 2008|06:26am] In the wee hours of this Saturday morning, it's 36 degrees in North Hills, CA (technically city of Los Angeles). I wish we had a few weeks a year with temperatures 10-15 degrees cooler. Nope, not the months of winter cold that seem to never end in the midwest and northeast, but a nice chilly freeze that gave us snow and a reason to wear scarves and possibly even real jackets. I guess people panic and pull out their "winter gear" when the temperature drops below 55 degrees here, but these are the same people who get loopy and forget how to drive when there's a slight drizzle. I have dreams of playing in my parent's front yard on a white Christmas morning. The closest I can remember to that was a massive hail storm when I was in high school that came down most of the night and stuck on the front lawn until the morning. There was probably a 6 inch layer of ice covering the grass. I think I'm just trying to bring together the best of both worlds. Taco trucks in NY, snow in LA...:( i dunno...

[18 Jan 2008|02:57pm] Your menstruation is gross. I know it's natural, but so is my shit and that's gross too. 1 ...ohhh| i dunno...

Guess what Britney did today?!!! [05 Jan 2008|11:24pm] You really want to know? . . . I don't. . . . I'm leaning toward Obama/Edwards and McCain. i dunno...

It's not normal.... [19 Sep 2007|02:14am] There's only one person I can say "I love you" too without hesitation and that's Yvette. Not my mom, nor my dad. Not Cynthia. Not Steven. Not abuelita nor abuelita. Sometimes I tell Dylan, but it's more of a slip and I realize it afterwards and feel weird about it. Why? Hmmmmm.....Well, I think it was the first time ever, if not the first time in a long, long time, but I sent my brother and sister each a myspace message saying I love them. I know it's impersonal, but it's what I have right now. It gave me a medium where I felt comfortable saying it, so I did. Maybe I'll be able to say that in person to all the people I love and not just the cute girls (Dylan, Yvette[no offense to the girls not named as cute, it doesn't mean you're not!]) i dunno...

[04 Sep 2007|01:34am] The heat wave is almost over. It's been awhile now with temperatures over 100 and the last week has been over even 105. As bad as it has been, I find solace in the fact that I don't live in Phoenix. i dunno...

[02 Sep 2007|07:06pm] I saw Dr. Rey in the Sherman Oaks Best Buy last night with his tiny wife. To date, I've seen Shaq, Brian Grazer, Lonelygirl15, and Dr. Rey. That's pretty light by NY/LA standards. 1 ...ohhh| i dunno...

[01 Sep 2007|01:01pm] Today's game time temperature for the Angels game in Anaheim is 99 degrees. It is the hottest game time temp since June, 1999. It just so happens I had tickets today's game and normally I love sitting out in the heat, but I stayed home for this one. Sometimes I just don't want to deal with it. i dunno...

[31 Aug 2007|01:56pm] I just went downstairs to put the laundry to wash and in just the time it took me to do that I was drenched with sweat. I think my body expelled every last bit of fluid that remained. Now, I'm back in my safe haven rehydrating. It's going to be worse when I take the clothes out of the dryer... i dunno...

[29 Aug 2007|03:49am] My fucking thermostat is a piece of shit. Why have a thermostat if I have to manually turn on and off the air conditioner? Some people might say "Well, fuck you Joey, I don't even have an air conditioner and you're complaining that you have to get up off your skinny ass to turn yours on and off?" It's the principle of it all. If I'm going to be lucky enough to have an a/c and then on top of that be teased with a handy device that will allow me to forget about it, then the tease better give me some production. There is nothing worse (except hunger and injustice of course) than an empty tease. BTW, if you don't have an air conditioner and you're hot, you can visit me. I have plenty of magazines, books, and video games. ;) i dunno...

[28 Aug 2007|10:30pm] Pilar Diaz' myspace page. She is the lead singer of Los Abandoned. I love the story behind this song, whose lyrics are below. Listen to the song on this link, then read about the song in her blog. I love how small moments in our lives can become catalogued like this. I only hope I can leave my family something like this to remember me by. EL TIEMPO PASA QUE YA NO SE A DONDE IR ME VUELVE LOCO MI FALTA DE UN PORVENIR YA ESTADO A PUNTO DE PERDERME DEL MUNDO PERO ESPERANZA LUCHA CON MI ABISMO PROFUNDO CONTIGO VOY POR UN MUNDO PERDIDO CONTIGO VOY POR UN DUDOSO DESTINO DAME HOY UN REMEDIO DE ALIVIO PARA VIVIR MI VIDA CON MENOS MARTIRIO CONTIGO VOY BUSCANDO EL SENTIDO DE MI EXISTIR LLENO DE TANTO DELIRIO QUIERO SER UN ALMA CON VIDA PARA PODER DAR MAS DE LO QUE RECIBA i dunno...

Garret Anderson is the 2nd worst cleanup hitter in the league... [21 Aug 2007|09:45pm] 4-5, 3 R, 10 RBI, 2 HR Angels 18, Yankees 5 i dunno...

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