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Rebuild

I thought my interest in Livejournal and blogging might be rekindled if I redesigned with another theme. So I decided to get one of those accounts with Ads and picked the popular component theme ( I think vociferouspanda uses it). Another thing that seems cool about Livejournal now is they also allow to post YouTube videos now and has better integration with Photobucket (which I never got into, but is extremely popular).

I also decided to change the theme on my OCF site, though I’m seriously believing that I need real web site host. If you’re wondering who makes this design, it’s called Hemingway by Kyle Neath. I can’t decide though whether or not to move to it now (so that it might help me get another job) or get it later (when I would have a better paying job). Decisions decisions.

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The Post Mid-Summer Update

Yeah, I’ve been slacking on blogging on anything. It’s probably because I’ve been finding everything rather boring lately. I haven’t really moved any where or done anything particularly exciting as of late except go to a San Francisco Giants and San Diego Padres game last week. I will say though that AT&T Park is probably one of the nicest places to watch a baseball game though. It looks over a magnificent view of the cove and the marina that’s really something that needs to be seen.

So if you didn’t know I still work for the College Writing Programs at Berkeley, but it’s a lot more exciting in the summer. Since a lot of these kids are just in America for the summer, they take them to events like the baseball game and I get to go if I wish. They’re going wine tasting in Napa this Friday, and even though I don’t particularly care for wine, I’m still going.

Yes I still live over at my frat, though surprisingly I’ve never lived in the house for the summer. I do feel a bit more responsible for myself this summer, especially when it comes to things like food and keeping a budget. I’m still trying to figure out that balance though of feeling good now and putting aside for the future.

I say this a lot, but I really mean it. The years fly by way too fast. I realize I let to many people and things slip away from me. Sure that’s the way life is a lot of the time, but is it so wrong to think you can hold on to things for just a little longer?

Anyways, that’s all I want to say for now. I’m off to bed.

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Linkblog collection

Some of my most recent linkblog links:

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I want those menus on my phone screen please.

So I called Greyhound the other day for a trip to Los Angeles for the coming weekend. They had what I thought was kind of a weird interface for making reservations. Rather than the new (but still annoying) computers that can process what people say over the phone, they have you navigate a set of menus to tell the system where you are leaving and where you are going. For example, “if you are leaving from a city in that starts with San or Santa, press (2 or something).” Their website is better, but it doesn’t have a way of checking your itinerary as easy as Southwest Airlines (though most airlines don’t have anything as good as Southwest).

Some company really needs to implement showing those menus on the screens of cell phones like 37signals (one of the best design firms) suggests. It could actually make phone systems easier than Internet systems.

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I want those menus on my phone screen please.

So I called Greyhound the other day for a trip to Los Angeles for the coming weekend. They had what I thought was kind of a weird interface for making reservations. Rather than the new (but still annoying) computers that can process what people say over the phone, they have you navigate a set of menus to tell the system where you are leaving and where you are going. For example, “if you are leaving from a city in that starts with San or Santa, press (2 or something).” Their website is better, but it doesn’t have a way of checking your itnenary as easy as Southwest Airlines (though most airlines don’t have anything as good as Southwest).

Some company really needs to implement showing those menus on the screens of cell phones like 37signals (one of the best design firms) suggests. It could actually make phone systems easier than Internet systems.

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Commence Walking

It’s been about a week since I walked on stage at the MCB commencement at the Greek Theater last Friday. Yes, I’ll still be around for an extra semester, but I had a chance to walk with some of the people I knew, so I took it. My parents and my brother came up North to see it, but my mom and dad ran off and missed me walk on stage, though. Bummer.

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I’m the Goddamm Batman and how it reminds me of Xmen

I just saw Xmen: The Last Stand on Sunday. There’s one scene with Juggernaut where he says something like “Don’t you know who I am? I’m the Juggernaut, bitch!”, which according to Wikipedia is a reference to a fan dub of the cartoon show. It actually reminded me of this panel I had first seen in Wikipedia which was taken from All Star Batman and Robin.

Both had me laughing (though I doubt they both intended to). Anyways, I might write a full review of the movie, but I’ll say it right now: this was the worst of the Xmen movies by far.

Update: Some one else over at I-Mockery had the same idea about that panel, saying “Well, I guess he could have said ‘I’m the Juggernaut, bitch!’.” He also goes on to make fun of the last four issues of All Star Batman and Robin.

Another Update:Added link to fan dub.

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Maybe here, maybe there

So a short little life update, which I haven’t done in a while. It’s now finals time in Berkeley, but I don’t necessarily have as many exams as I used to have. That’s probably due to all the papers I’ve had to turn in, including a 20 page paper on AIDS vaccines and antiretroviral drugs (which I must say I was proud to write) and a 12 page paper on Japanese internment (which I some how managed to work a Star Trek reference in). I was amazed I could write 20 pages for a paper, until I found out someone else in my class turned in a 42 page paper. I still wonder how anyone could do so, with a 25 page limit. I did a presentation last week, so I took the liberty of doing a Lawrence Lessig style presentation. If you think Powerpoint presentations are boring, you can try giving them in this style to make things interesting (though it doesn’t work all the time).

What I’m really glad to do is see my family, as they are coming up next week (minus my sister). It’ll be good to see them, especially my dad who recently had some health problems. Meanwhile, I’m staying in the Bay Area for a little while to keep working for the College Writing department. I might do some work with Phi Beta Kappa and one of my professors; we’ll see how that goes. I interviewed for a new job at the Princeton Review, which I’m still waiting to hear back from.

Alright, that’s enough out of me. Back to work.