*** yesterday ***
she picked me up around 21.30, and we went off to the mall, to find out which movie we were going to watch.
*** today ***
cold mountain is, without any doubt, the most powerful and deeply disturbing movie i've ever seen. it is an absolute must see, although i'd advise going to the toilet before it starts, and i'm sure it wouldn't be half as good on anything less than the big screen.
brilliant cast, generally just #@$%ing HECTIC. i've never cried so much in a movie before.
after the movie, we went to tal bagels, where i had a good bagel, and a great cup of coffee. we sat for an hour or so, until she dropped me off at home, and has gone home herself.
damn, but this movie has #@$%ed me up big-time.
*** later ***
wow! it's been a great day. started off with a small breakfast and some turkish coffee, moved on to rollerblading with her, then spending the day at the beach.
it was beach weather.
HOT.
lovely.
we came back to my place to cool off, and watched some tv. i learned to never again buy a whole pomegranite. if you want the seeds, buy the seeds.
she left, and a friend of ours came over to borrow something from grootbek. his room REEKS of fish. i felt kinda guilty, but he does deserve it. we'll fix it in a day or so...
at least some of the cutlery and crockery returned.
i just had a great shower, and i'm going to arb around until she gets back, and we may, or may not, do something tonight. whatever, it's been a good day.
Saturday, February 28, 2004
Friday, February 27, 2004
27/02/04
we got to the party just after midnight. really nice club, the music was okay, there was free sushi (although it wasn't good sushi - it tasted good, but not sushi), it was a good crowd, and one of the organizers made us feel very good.
he told us we looked like two angels. and she wouldn't let me take a photo before we left...
s'not my fault.
all in all, we danced, and ate, and had a very good time. we only left because we were both very tired, and she's not comfortable with that much smoke.
actually, this morning, i realized just how badly our clothing smells of smoke, and it's the first time i've noticed something like that since i quit...
we slept late, albeit not enough. after she went home, grootbek and i went shopping, and then watched spike tv's joe schmo, which is just INSANE. it's the first "reality" show i've been dragged into, because ironically, it's more real than the others.
am i that shallow?
she came over a bit later, and we discovered that we have that defending the caveman problem when it comes to channel-surfing.
she's gone home for supper, and then i guess we'll have a relatively quiet night tonight.
he told us we looked like two angels. and she wouldn't let me take a photo before we left...
s'not my fault.
all in all, we danced, and ate, and had a very good time. we only left because we were both very tired, and she's not comfortable with that much smoke.
actually, this morning, i realized just how badly our clothing smells of smoke, and it's the first time i've noticed something like that since i quit...
we slept late, albeit not enough. after she went home, grootbek and i went shopping, and then watched spike tv's joe schmo, which is just INSANE. it's the first "reality" show i've been dragged into, because ironically, it's more real than the others.
am i that shallow?
she came over a bit later, and we discovered that we have that defending the caveman problem when it comes to channel-surfing.
she's gone home for supper, and then i guess we'll have a relatively quiet night tonight.
Thursday, February 26, 2004
26/02/04
last minute addition:
i discovered slashdot this morning. i had nothing better to do. i cannot believe that so many geeks spend so much time and energy devoted to pure, utter, and complete mental masturbation. there are some incredibly useful tidbits all over the place, and reading it is sometimes quite informative, but my god, these people need goals, or religion, or something.
i got home much earlier today, around 3am, and passed out on contact with my bed.
i woke up around 11.30, wanting breakfast, and i had to make do with the single clean spoon. my flatmates don't DO dishes.
our argentinian flatmate managed to push his entire set of burglar bars, with windowsill, off the wall, and it crashed down into the garden, destroying a well-tended and rather large bush.
i quote: "oh - shit! * CRASH *". fortunately, noone was below...
a little later on, i had to reset grootbek's computer, and i discovered where all our dishes had got to. he's been hiding them all over his room - when our argentinian found out he also flipped.
and so we went through herzliya, searching for a hardware store to purchase chemicals with which to punish him - our plan was to make his room unbearably stinky. on the way, we walked past a most inspiring fish-shop, and bought a small, cheap, potentially-very-smelly fish, and have placed it strategically in his room. we're hoping he won't find it for a very long time.
i finished the majority of my "community service" for the university, and played around with some ye-olde vb, which was kind of refreshing.
in a way.
i'm going to get some rest now, she and i are celebrating our 10th month, and are going to a party which promises to have very good music, and free sushi all night long.
yeeeees, my precioussssssss.
i discovered slashdot this morning. i had nothing better to do. i cannot believe that so many geeks spend so much time and energy devoted to pure, utter, and complete mental masturbation. there are some incredibly useful tidbits all over the place, and reading it is sometimes quite informative, but my god, these people need goals, or religion, or something.
i got home much earlier today, around 3am, and passed out on contact with my bed.
i woke up around 11.30, wanting breakfast, and i had to make do with the single clean spoon. my flatmates don't DO dishes.
our argentinian flatmate managed to push his entire set of burglar bars, with windowsill, off the wall, and it crashed down into the garden, destroying a well-tended and rather large bush.
i quote: "oh - shit! * CRASH *". fortunately, noone was below...
a little later on, i had to reset grootbek's computer, and i discovered where all our dishes had got to. he's been hiding them all over his room - when our argentinian found out he also flipped.
and so we went through herzliya, searching for a hardware store to purchase chemicals with which to punish him - our plan was to make his room unbearably stinky. on the way, we walked past a most inspiring fish-shop, and bought a small, cheap, potentially-very-smelly fish, and have placed it strategically in his room. we're hoping he won't find it for a very long time.
i finished the majority of my "community service" for the university, and played around with some ye-olde vb, which was kind of refreshing.
in a way.
i'm going to get some rest now, she and i are celebrating our 10th month, and are going to a party which promises to have very good music, and free sushi all night long.
yeeeees, my precioussssssss.
Wednesday, February 25, 2004
25/02/04
work this morning was alright. i got back home around 05.40, and i was completely buggered. i slept until 13.00, couldn't work up the energy to focus on reading a newspaper, and after a quick shower, made my way back to work.
so far, so good, but i'm still tired. i can't wait to return to bed...
so far, so good, but i'm still tired. i can't wait to return to bed...
Tuesday, February 24, 2004
24/02/04
*** yesterday ***
ho, hum. i had a very good day.
she and i went to the beach, and then to tal bagels, for a great breakfast.
i had a meeting with the social worker about this kid i'm to take care of for my community service, and arranged to meet with him after school today.
she and i spent the afternoon together, and had supper of crepes and ice-cream before she went back to gedera.
and i began missing her immediately. it's been a really great week with her, in spite of all the trauma at the start.
i went to training, where i cried (stretching), and generally had a good training.
*** today ***
after taekwondo, i made myself some spaghetti with mushroom sauce (this instant sauce has saved my relationship with our kitchen), watched some funky stuff on the discovery channel, managed to rid our apartment of one of its friendly roaches, had a hot shower, and am proceeding to bed.
*** later ***
i woke up around 08.30, i think. i finally washed my taekwondo gear, which was getting a bit, uh, "homely".
ok, it was smelly as hell.
i got the results for our programming course (the difficult one), and i got 87%!! i'm VERY excited, and our argentinian got upset with me for bouncing around so early in the morning.
i read the paper for the first time in days, and generally farted around until lunchtime, when i made my way to the mall, to meet up with the kid i'm supposed to be helping out for my community service.
he stood me up.
i checked out the shooting range nearby, and they explained to me that under no circumstances would they allow me to use the range without a gun and a license of my own.
they did, however, provide me with the number of a range that would.
and, i've found out that our brit used to participate in marksmanship competitions, so he's keen to join me.
i went home, did some of my "community service" (website development) for the university, had a great tuna-'n-mayonnaise spaghetti dinner, and then came to work.
i've so far, aside from the algorithms exam, done quite well - the rest remains to be seen.
i'm actually quite nervous.
ho, hum. i had a very good day.
she and i went to the beach, and then to tal bagels, for a great breakfast.
i had a meeting with the social worker about this kid i'm to take care of for my community service, and arranged to meet with him after school today.
she and i spent the afternoon together, and had supper of crepes and ice-cream before she went back to gedera.
and i began missing her immediately. it's been a really great week with her, in spite of all the trauma at the start.
i went to training, where i cried (stretching), and generally had a good training.
*** today ***
after taekwondo, i made myself some spaghetti with mushroom sauce (this instant sauce has saved my relationship with our kitchen), watched some funky stuff on the discovery channel, managed to rid our apartment of one of its friendly roaches, had a hot shower, and am proceeding to bed.
*** later ***
i woke up around 08.30, i think. i finally washed my taekwondo gear, which was getting a bit, uh, "homely".
ok, it was smelly as hell.
i got the results for our programming course (the difficult one), and i got 87%!! i'm VERY excited, and our argentinian got upset with me for bouncing around so early in the morning.
i read the paper for the first time in days, and generally farted around until lunchtime, when i made my way to the mall, to meet up with the kid i'm supposed to be helping out for my community service.
he stood me up.
i checked out the shooting range nearby, and they explained to me that under no circumstances would they allow me to use the range without a gun and a license of my own.
they did, however, provide me with the number of a range that would.
and, i've found out that our brit used to participate in marksmanship competitions, so he's keen to join me.
i went home, did some of my "community service" (website development) for the university, had a great tuna-'n-mayonnaise spaghetti dinner, and then came to work.
i've so far, aside from the algorithms exam, done quite well - the rest remains to be seen.
i'm actually quite nervous.
Monday, February 23, 2004
23/02/04
*** yesterday ***
the exam this morning was really easy. i went straight from campus to work, where i spent a couple of hours eating, learning stuff, and trying to make my presence felt by the boss.
she picked me up from work, which involved much driving and much walking, as the directions she got from a friend weren't as useful as they should have been.
we had lunch at her place, and slept (we both weren't feeling too good), and then went out for supper with a friend of hers, which proved to be rather entertaining.
*** today ***
i've now had a nice, hot shower (it has been FREEZING cold today), and am listening to ministry before going to bed.
the exam this morning was really easy. i went straight from campus to work, where i spent a couple of hours eating, learning stuff, and trying to make my presence felt by the boss.
she picked me up from work, which involved much driving and much walking, as the directions she got from a friend weren't as useful as they should have been.
we had lunch at her place, and slept (we both weren't feeling too good), and then went out for supper with a friend of hers, which proved to be rather entertaining.
*** today ***
i've now had a nice, hot shower (it has been FREEZING cold today), and am listening to ministry before going to bed.
Saturday, February 21, 2004
21/02/04
*** 19th ***
we had a q&a session with our math teacher, for too many hours, and i'm not entirely sure that i learned anything.
grootbek and i started playing tekken as soon as we got home, and were joined by SxS and a friend of ours - i left the game "early" to go to taekwondo.
training was a nightmare - i was worn out before i got there, and the warm-up was fighting. an interesting warm-up.
i got stretched really hard, and had to fight back tears, and we spent the rest of the training doing forms, which was tiring and painful.
and frustrating.
*** yesterday ***
i wrote an exam yesterday morning. with my eyes barely open. there's a first for everything.
the math exam was easy to pass, and really, really difficult to do well in, so i'm praying, i guess. well, i would, if i did that sort of thing.
i had an incredible falaffel on the way home, and i spent the day in front of the tv, watching nature and history programs.
i've been totally inspired by stark raving mad.
last night, she came with me to SxS's place for friday night supper, which was very tasty, and most entertaining. plus, we played table tennis and tekken until about 1am.
*** today ***
i got up around 13.00, played some counterstrike, and then walked to SxS's place, where we did everything except study until about half an hour ago. we studied for about ten minutes, and then irritated each other enough that he gave me a ride home, where i'm about to begin studying by myself, before going off to her place.
just a humourous aside: william hung's audition is without a doubt television's funniest moment. i'm so glad i watched it live.
we had a q&a session with our math teacher, for too many hours, and i'm not entirely sure that i learned anything.
grootbek and i started playing tekken as soon as we got home, and were joined by SxS and a friend of ours - i left the game "early" to go to taekwondo.
training was a nightmare - i was worn out before i got there, and the warm-up was fighting. an interesting warm-up.
i got stretched really hard, and had to fight back tears, and we spent the rest of the training doing forms, which was tiring and painful.
and frustrating.
*** yesterday ***
i wrote an exam yesterday morning. with my eyes barely open. there's a first for everything.
the math exam was easy to pass, and really, really difficult to do well in, so i'm praying, i guess. well, i would, if i did that sort of thing.
i had an incredible falaffel on the way home, and i spent the day in front of the tv, watching nature and history programs.
i've been totally inspired by stark raving mad.
last night, she came with me to SxS's place for friday night supper, which was very tasty, and most entertaining. plus, we played table tennis and tekken until about 1am.
*** today ***
i got up around 13.00, played some counterstrike, and then walked to SxS's place, where we did everything except study until about half an hour ago. we studied for about ten minutes, and then irritated each other enough that he gave me a ride home, where i'm about to begin studying by myself, before going off to her place.
just a humourous aside: william hung's audition is without a doubt television's funniest moment. i'm so glad i watched it live.
Wednesday, February 18, 2004
18/02/04
*** yesterday ***
yesterday morning began with a visit to the social security office. which, surprisingly, went well. i then upped and went to campus, where i sorted out some of my community service, and proceeded to walk to SxS's place, where instead of studying, we spent the afternoon building bridges with pontifex ii, and finished off the day with an insane braai: lots of meat and chicken and Very Good Things.
*** today ***
we woke up early, and i went to write the c# exam - it wasn't very difficult, but it was long, and my arm and back hurt afterwards.
i came home, agitated for no apparent reason, and played counterstrike until she picked me up at 16.00, and we went to watch looney tunes: back in action with her little brother.
i learned, along the way, that an avocado and herring bagel is not such a great idea.
the movie was okay - not funny at all, but some of the scenes were really cute (i'm a sucker for good cg).
after coming home, i played around with some programming ideas i've had lately, and then she came over for a bit of cosy tv watching. i waited until after she left to prove to myself that i really do suck in the kitchen.
you just can't bake potatoes with a microwave. at least *i* can't.
yesterday morning began with a visit to the social security office. which, surprisingly, went well. i then upped and went to campus, where i sorted out some of my community service, and proceeded to walk to SxS's place, where instead of studying, we spent the afternoon building bridges with pontifex ii, and finished off the day with an insane braai: lots of meat and chicken and Very Good Things.
*** today ***
we woke up early, and i went to write the c# exam - it wasn't very difficult, but it was long, and my arm and back hurt afterwards.
i came home, agitated for no apparent reason, and played counterstrike until she picked me up at 16.00, and we went to watch looney tunes: back in action with her little brother.
i learned, along the way, that an avocado and herring bagel is not such a great idea.
the movie was okay - not funny at all, but some of the scenes were really cute (i'm a sucker for good cg).
after coming home, i played around with some programming ideas i've had lately, and then she came over for a bit of cosy tv watching. i waited until after she left to prove to myself that i really do suck in the kitchen.
you just can't bake potatoes with a microwave. at least *i* can't.
Monday, February 16, 2004
16/02/04
well - things went a lot better (in the important ways) than foreseen. she made the right choice, which i did NOT feel i had any right to push her towards, and we're sticking together. her father's just going to have to learn to deal with it.
somehow.
this guy has a serious issue with all this. whatever - so we'll have a "family" squabble. it happens.
especially in jewish families. it's a throwback of the whole guilt thing.
things are going to be weird for a while - what happened was extremely painful for both of us, and it did a lot of damage.
*** yesterday ***
at 2am i was at SxS's place, about to begin smoking myself to sleep (i was really upset), when she called to say that she couldn't bear to be alone. so she picked me up, and we went to my place, and slept.
it was all very strange - we were so comfortable together, but were trying to not be together as a couple. this is not a healthy exercise.
she left around noon, and i went to tel-aviv to pick up some cd's from karnaf.
we had a freaky moment at his place - he took a cd out and told me that it wasn't trance, but that i'd probably like it. i hadn't seen the cover, and i told him that my favourite cd of all time is olive - extra virgin, and that it took me years to get hold of it, during which i'd been pining for it.
he showed me the cd cover, which was olive - extra virgin.
freaky.
anyway, we had a good lunch, and went to the park to play frisbee. it was fun.
got my mind off things for a bit.
afterwards, i went back home, got my taekwondo gear, and went to SSSO's place to drop off some cd's, and we talked for about twenty minutes about the complete and utter rediculousness of her and my situation.
i went to training, which was pretty good - i got the punching bag to myself for a few minutes, in a closed room, and i went absolutely crazy, letting out a lot of the frustration of the whole story.
i actually did some damage to my hands, and got friction burns on my feet, from hitting the bag so quickly and so furiously...
the highlight of the session was the stretching: our master stretched me personally, twice, and the second time she pushed me hard enough to make me panic, and almost enough to make me cry. it was really intense, but i feel SO good about it now.
sore, but good.
after training, i got an sms from her to say that she'd decided that we weren't breaking up.
at least her mom is supportive of us.
i went home, had a hot shower, and then we went to tel aviv, to a really uptown sushi bar. the sushi was good, and not too expensive: we were pleasantly surprised, and walked out completely stuffed.
*** today ***
we went hunting through the coffee shops looking for strawberries and cream, of which there was none, and eventually gave up and sat down for coffee.
i drove us home, my first non-driving-exam experience on an israeli highway, which wasn't very interesting, and i'm typing this before hitting the sack - i'm bombed.
somehow.
this guy has a serious issue with all this. whatever - so we'll have a "family" squabble. it happens.
especially in jewish families. it's a throwback of the whole guilt thing.
things are going to be weird for a while - what happened was extremely painful for both of us, and it did a lot of damage.
*** yesterday ***
at 2am i was at SxS's place, about to begin smoking myself to sleep (i was really upset), when she called to say that she couldn't bear to be alone. so she picked me up, and we went to my place, and slept.
it was all very strange - we were so comfortable together, but were trying to not be together as a couple. this is not a healthy exercise.
she left around noon, and i went to tel-aviv to pick up some cd's from karnaf.
we had a freaky moment at his place - he took a cd out and told me that it wasn't trance, but that i'd probably like it. i hadn't seen the cover, and i told him that my favourite cd of all time is olive - extra virgin, and that it took me years to get hold of it, during which i'd been pining for it.
he showed me the cd cover, which was olive - extra virgin.
freaky.
anyway, we had a good lunch, and went to the park to play frisbee. it was fun.
got my mind off things for a bit.
afterwards, i went back home, got my taekwondo gear, and went to SSSO's place to drop off some cd's, and we talked for about twenty minutes about the complete and utter rediculousness of her and my situation.
i went to training, which was pretty good - i got the punching bag to myself for a few minutes, in a closed room, and i went absolutely crazy, letting out a lot of the frustration of the whole story.
i actually did some damage to my hands, and got friction burns on my feet, from hitting the bag so quickly and so furiously...
the highlight of the session was the stretching: our master stretched me personally, twice, and the second time she pushed me hard enough to make me panic, and almost enough to make me cry. it was really intense, but i feel SO good about it now.
sore, but good.
after training, i got an sms from her to say that she'd decided that we weren't breaking up.
at least her mom is supportive of us.
i went home, had a hot shower, and then we went to tel aviv, to a really uptown sushi bar. the sushi was good, and not too expensive: we were pleasantly surprised, and walked out completely stuffed.
*** today ***
we went hunting through the coffee shops looking for strawberries and cream, of which there was none, and eventually gave up and sat down for coffee.
i drove us home, my first non-driving-exam experience on an israeli highway, which wasn't very interesting, and i'm typing this before hitting the sack - i'm bombed.
Sunday, February 15, 2004
15/02/04
*** yesterday ***
i spent yesterday doing fun stuff - relaxing, playing games, that kind of thing. she came over early in the afternoon, and slept over last night. we watched the beginning of the saint, and ordered chinese (not very good chinese, but they did bring us chopsticks).
*** today ***
we got up really late, and went shopping for breakfast with grootbek. breakfast lasted a really long time, with even our argentinian flatmate joining in.
we got the chocolate-moose-inna-spraycan - i've been looking for this stuff for YEARS, and we finally found it!
we watched the second flintstones movie, which was complete and utter crap, and then went for a walk. we played on some swings in a pretty park, and talked for ages.
we came home, watched croc hunter, which was fun and disturbing, and then she went home.
she called me a few hours later. if you want the full story, read the latest addition to my post-hoc journal (Romeo's Journal). it may not be post-hoc, but it is worthy of it's own page. i'm still in shock, and i don't know when and if i'll ever be a human being again, but whatever.
easy come, easy go? i think not.
i spent yesterday doing fun stuff - relaxing, playing games, that kind of thing. she came over early in the afternoon, and slept over last night. we watched the beginning of the saint, and ordered chinese (not very good chinese, but they did bring us chopsticks).
*** today ***
we got up really late, and went shopping for breakfast with grootbek. breakfast lasted a really long time, with even our argentinian flatmate joining in.
we got the chocolate-moose-inna-spraycan - i've been looking for this stuff for YEARS, and we finally found it!
we watched the second flintstones movie, which was complete and utter crap, and then went for a walk. we played on some swings in a pretty park, and talked for ages.
we came home, watched croc hunter, which was fun and disturbing, and then she went home.
she called me a few hours later. if you want the full story, read the latest addition to my post-hoc journal (Romeo's Journal). it may not be post-hoc, but it is worthy of it's own page. i'm still in shock, and i don't know when and if i'll ever be a human being again, but whatever.
easy come, easy go? i think not.
Saturday, February 14, 2004
14/02/04
*** 12th ***
the 12th is a bit of a blur - i didn't start studying until after 22.00, and - oh. i know what i did. i had a meeting with my boss. who's unimpressed by my performance at work. so i have to do some catching up after exams...
*** yesterday ***
i woke up really early, went to campus to have breakfast (a really lousy breakfast), and printed the papers i'd made for the exam (open-book).
it's been a horrible, horrible course, and the exam was not very nice. not as bad as expected, but still not great.
but it IS over.
i went to training, which was alright, and then came home to chill, play tekken, final fantasy, and tons of counterstrike,
*** today ***
and i'm now on my way to bed.
the 12th is a bit of a blur - i didn't start studying until after 22.00, and - oh. i know what i did. i had a meeting with my boss. who's unimpressed by my performance at work. so i have to do some catching up after exams...
*** yesterday ***
i woke up really early, went to campus to have breakfast (a really lousy breakfast), and printed the papers i'd made for the exam (open-book).
it's been a horrible, horrible course, and the exam was not very nice. not as bad as expected, but still not great.
but it IS over.
i went to training, which was alright, and then came home to chill, play tekken, final fantasy, and tons of counterstrike,
*** today ***
and i'm now on my way to bed.
Wednesday, February 11, 2004
11/02/04
it's been soooo hard to update these logs lately - even now it's a bit of a drag, but i know i'll regret it later if i don't.
*** 9th ***
what a crazy day. the accounting exam was alright - not easy, but not too bad. i then had three hours to get ready for the algorithms exam.
yeah, right.
i don't think ANYTHING could have prepared me for that exam. it sucked PILES.
not only were all the questions rediculously difficult, but i spent over an hour on one of the questions, trying to find a pattern in a mess of numbers, only to discover (one minute before the end of the exam) that i'd been misreading the question. over, and over again.
it wasn't such a difficult question.
i'm totally bitter about it.
i went straight from the exam to da's place (stopping only for a really excellent schwarma), where we played around with Pontifex II (turns out i'm really good at building bridges), and spent a few minutes going over the slides for yesterday's exam.
*** yesterday ***
driving home from da's place was INCREDIBLE - the fog was so thick, we really couldn't see more than ten metres in front of the car. just crazy.
so pretty.
i woke up around 11am, and basically assed around until the exam. the exam was tricky as hell - all multiple choice, and none of the answers was QUITE what we'd learned in class.
cheeky - mutha - funsta.
I GOT HOLD OF SHIVA CHANDRA - MENDRUM!!! I've been looking for the damn song for three years, since some idiot stole my minidisc with pondou fever - dara lee, and it's so goddamn rare it's obscene.
i'm very excited.
i basically spent last night relaxing - i've pretty much gotten the hang of making rice, and i watched some hunter x hunter, and some arbitrary tv.
aaaaaaaand played some counterstrike.
*** today ***
today has been simply - awesome. i went to bed around 00.30, and had some really weird dreams. my alarm woke me at 06.30, just as one of those dreams was improving dramatically (it hadn't been such a pleasant one), and i have no idea how i managed to pull myself out of bed.
i got dressed, picked up my newspaper (it's so weird reading it everyday - not that much of it is interesting, but it does become a habit), and was just in time to catch the israel equivalent of a black taxi.
which got stopped for speeding.
so i switched to a bus, got there in good time, had a really good doughnut, and went to our gym.
training was great - half an hour of warmup, half an hour of flexibility, and half an hour of technique. after my student left, i spent about twenty minutes doing forms with weights strapped around my arms (inspired by hunter x hunter), which was extremely satisfying. i think i'm going to buy myself weights, and try to make a suit out of them.
after training, i headed back home, where i sat down to read the paper, and drink some hot chocolate.
our apartment WOBBLED, literally, like it happens in the movies - i've never been in an earthquake before, and this one measured 4.5 on the richter scale. and it just comes out of nowhere! not to mention the severe lack of faith i have in israeli building construction - grootbek and i ran out to the street to wait it out.
OMFG, it was really scary!
after calming down, i had a shower, and then took a bus to tel aviv, where i met up with her - we spent the early afternoon walking around, shopping and eating.
a great afternoon.
i just got back now, i'm going to have a nap, and then i'm off to watch some taekwondo videos with my instructor, and to get the videotape with my (whole) two fights.
*** 9th ***
what a crazy day. the accounting exam was alright - not easy, but not too bad. i then had three hours to get ready for the algorithms exam.
yeah, right.
i don't think ANYTHING could have prepared me for that exam. it sucked PILES.
not only were all the questions rediculously difficult, but i spent over an hour on one of the questions, trying to find a pattern in a mess of numbers, only to discover (one minute before the end of the exam) that i'd been misreading the question. over, and over again.
it wasn't such a difficult question.
i'm totally bitter about it.
i went straight from the exam to da's place (stopping only for a really excellent schwarma), where we played around with Pontifex II (turns out i'm really good at building bridges), and spent a few minutes going over the slides for yesterday's exam.
*** yesterday ***
driving home from da's place was INCREDIBLE - the fog was so thick, we really couldn't see more than ten metres in front of the car. just crazy.
so pretty.
i woke up around 11am, and basically assed around until the exam. the exam was tricky as hell - all multiple choice, and none of the answers was QUITE what we'd learned in class.
cheeky - mutha - funsta.
I GOT HOLD OF SHIVA CHANDRA - MENDRUM!!! I've been looking for the damn song for three years, since some idiot stole my minidisc with pondou fever - dara lee, and it's so goddamn rare it's obscene.
i'm very excited.
i basically spent last night relaxing - i've pretty much gotten the hang of making rice, and i watched some hunter x hunter, and some arbitrary tv.
aaaaaaaand played some counterstrike.
*** today ***
today has been simply - awesome. i went to bed around 00.30, and had some really weird dreams. my alarm woke me at 06.30, just as one of those dreams was improving dramatically (it hadn't been such a pleasant one), and i have no idea how i managed to pull myself out of bed.
i got dressed, picked up my newspaper (it's so weird reading it everyday - not that much of it is interesting, but it does become a habit), and was just in time to catch the israel equivalent of a black taxi.
which got stopped for speeding.
so i switched to a bus, got there in good time, had a really good doughnut, and went to our gym.
training was great - half an hour of warmup, half an hour of flexibility, and half an hour of technique. after my student left, i spent about twenty minutes doing forms with weights strapped around my arms (inspired by hunter x hunter), which was extremely satisfying. i think i'm going to buy myself weights, and try to make a suit out of them.
after training, i headed back home, where i sat down to read the paper, and drink some hot chocolate.
our apartment WOBBLED, literally, like it happens in the movies - i've never been in an earthquake before, and this one measured 4.5 on the richter scale. and it just comes out of nowhere! not to mention the severe lack of faith i have in israeli building construction - grootbek and i ran out to the street to wait it out.
OMFG, it was really scary!
after calming down, i had a shower, and then took a bus to tel aviv, where i met up with her - we spent the early afternoon walking around, shopping and eating.
a great afternoon.
i just got back now, i'm going to have a nap, and then i'm off to watch some taekwondo videos with my instructor, and to get the videotape with my (whole) two fights.
Sunday, February 08, 2004
08/02/04
*** 6th ***
work went well, and i got home around 3am. i finished up a crappy version of tic-tac-toe in c#, and went to sleep.
she came over, in the early afternoon, for a quick visit before running off (to a birthday party. hmmph.), and i spent the day relaxing.
we had friday night supper at her grandparents, which was really nice. we had bobotie.
very nice.
after dinner, we babysat together. which was kinda fun - not much babysitting was involved, as the kids were fast asleep - we watched a really good documentary (done by the mother we were babysitting for, i'm going to try to bring a copy to south africa), and then the beginning of a very, very strange movie made by some crazy woman, who did everything from script writing, to casting, to directing, to acting - and although it was very good (bad, but good), it was quite disturbing material.
but fascinating.
*** yesterday ***
i woke up just before noon, had a quick breakfast that would have been vastly improved had the yoghurt not been more than a year past its expiry date, and spent the majority of the day studying (read: farting around).
i am COMPLETELY taken up with hunter x hunter - both the anime, and the manga. both are absolutely brilliant.
she picked me up at 21.50, and we met up with sammy in the billiard bar in ra'anana, where we had to wait for about 40 minutes to get a table - in spite of my reserving a table beforehand. dumb bastard working there can't tell the difference between a pool table and a snooker table, and i was VERY specific (to the point of rudeness) about which i wanted.
we had some really great games, and everyone enjoyed themselves (although i enjoyed myself more than they did, i was having an extremely good night).
*** today ***
i woke up around 11am, took a quick walk to buy some toiletries, and a banana-shake-inna-bag (an israeli special), and she came over to say goodbye before returning to gedera. which was rather sad.
i had a very nice breakfast (she brought over almost an entire leftover-but-VERY-tasty cheesecake), and i spent some time semi-meditating.
i feel rather good.
quite relaxed.
and far more ready to begin studying. which i'm about to do.
maybe.
*** later ***
sucky.
sucky, sucky, sucky.
that's how my day's been, overall.
on the plus side, i chatted with hido for a while, and it's been a long time since we've been online simultaneously.
on the minus, i have an exam at 9am, that i'm not ready for. and another exam at 4pm, that i'm not ready for. and although i've studied some today, it hasn't been nearly enough.
none of this is taking into account the exam on tuesday, but at least that one's in the afternoon...
*sigh*
supper was good, though - instant mushroom sauce is without a doubt my favourite. and the cheesecake is really amazing, although i have to hide it away from grootbek.
work went well, and i got home around 3am. i finished up a crappy version of tic-tac-toe in c#, and went to sleep.
she came over, in the early afternoon, for a quick visit before running off (to a birthday party. hmmph.), and i spent the day relaxing.
we had friday night supper at her grandparents, which was really nice. we had bobotie.
very nice.
after dinner, we babysat together. which was kinda fun - not much babysitting was involved, as the kids were fast asleep - we watched a really good documentary (done by the mother we were babysitting for, i'm going to try to bring a copy to south africa), and then the beginning of a very, very strange movie made by some crazy woman, who did everything from script writing, to casting, to directing, to acting - and although it was very good (bad, but good), it was quite disturbing material.
but fascinating.
*** yesterday ***
i woke up just before noon, had a quick breakfast that would have been vastly improved had the yoghurt not been more than a year past its expiry date, and spent the majority of the day studying (read: farting around).
i am COMPLETELY taken up with hunter x hunter - both the anime, and the manga. both are absolutely brilliant.
she picked me up at 21.50, and we met up with sammy in the billiard bar in ra'anana, where we had to wait for about 40 minutes to get a table - in spite of my reserving a table beforehand. dumb bastard working there can't tell the difference between a pool table and a snooker table, and i was VERY specific (to the point of rudeness) about which i wanted.
we had some really great games, and everyone enjoyed themselves (although i enjoyed myself more than they did, i was having an extremely good night).
*** today ***
i woke up around 11am, took a quick walk to buy some toiletries, and a banana-shake-inna-bag (an israeli special), and she came over to say goodbye before returning to gedera. which was rather sad.
i had a very nice breakfast (she brought over almost an entire leftover-but-VERY-tasty cheesecake), and i spent some time semi-meditating.
i feel rather good.
quite relaxed.
and far more ready to begin studying. which i'm about to do.
maybe.
*** later ***
sucky.
sucky, sucky, sucky.
that's how my day's been, overall.
on the plus side, i chatted with hido for a while, and it's been a long time since we've been online simultaneously.
on the minus, i have an exam at 9am, that i'm not ready for. and another exam at 4pm, that i'm not ready for. and although i've studied some today, it hasn't been nearly enough.
none of this is taking into account the exam on tuesday, but at least that one's in the afternoon...
*sigh*
supper was good, though - instant mushroom sauce is without a doubt my favourite. and the cheesecake is really amazing, although i have to hide it away from grootbek.
Thursday, February 05, 2004
05/02/04
*** yesterday ***
i read some actual, real-life newspapers yesterday, had a crappy breakfast, and didn't get any studying done until SxS took me to da's place (around lunchtime), where we've been studying
*** today ***
until now. i'm SO going to fail the first exam. and i've done so much reading for it that my head's spinning.
*** later ***
oh - my #@$!ing - #@$%. today has been a horrible day.
i'm at work now, and we start in about five minutes. i woke up this morning at 10am, had a shower, did a little preparation, and went to write my exams.
i wrote from 13.00 until 18.40, and they were both horrible, HORRIBLE exams.
my brain hurts. i'm tired. and today wasn't the worst day - monday / tuesday is even worse.
oh well.
at least today is mostly over with.
i read some actual, real-life newspapers yesterday, had a crappy breakfast, and didn't get any studying done until SxS took me to da's place (around lunchtime), where we've been studying
*** today ***
until now. i'm SO going to fail the first exam. and i've done so much reading for it that my head's spinning.
*** later ***
oh - my #@$!ing - #@$%. today has been a horrible day.
i'm at work now, and we start in about five minutes. i woke up this morning at 10am, had a shower, did a little preparation, and went to write my exams.
i wrote from 13.00 until 18.40, and they were both horrible, HORRIBLE exams.
my brain hurts. i'm tired. and today wasn't the worst day - monday / tuesday is even worse.
oh well.
at least today is mostly over with.
Wednesday, February 04, 2004
04/02/04
*** 2nd ***
taekwondo was really, really good - i took the warmup, which was fun, and i had three fights, all of which i kicked ASS.
fun.
i got home,
*** yesterday ***
played some tekken, showered (much needed), and went to bed.
i woke up late, around 9 / 10am or so, and spent the morning studying the worst presentation slides ever made - and practically useless to boot.
SxS rescued me sometime in the afternoon - we went to nando's, for a peri-peri (of COURSE i took the peri-peri) 1/2 chicken, and until about 15 minutes ago,
*** today ***
we've been studying at da's place with mmf.
it was an ugly day. i hope today goes better.
taekwondo was really, really good - i took the warmup, which was fun, and i had three fights, all of which i kicked ASS.
fun.
i got home,
*** yesterday ***
played some tekken, showered (much needed), and went to bed.
i woke up late, around 9 / 10am or so, and spent the morning studying the worst presentation slides ever made - and practically useless to boot.
SxS rescued me sometime in the afternoon - we went to nando's, for a peri-peri (of COURSE i took the peri-peri) 1/2 chicken, and until about 15 minutes ago,
*** today ***
we've been studying at da's place with mmf.
it was an ugly day. i hope today goes better.
Monday, February 02, 2004
02/02/04
*** 31st ***
we really did start studying in the morning - we spent saturday watching the commanding heights videos. not only extremely educational, but really interesting too. <clipped mini-advertisment>. i think everyone needs to watch them.
she came over, and we watched love actually.
*** yesterday ***
just before going home (just before 1am), she announced that we needed a serious talk, and we sat doing that until just after 4am.
i didn't wake up at 06.30, and i didn't get to training at 07.30. at 07.33 my phone rang, and my taekwondo instructor suggested i phone my student and apologize for not showing up. which i did.
just a side note: he'd arrived at our gym, to find nobody there, and it was POURING with rain.
* GUILT *
i woke up at 11am or so, and she came to visit before returning to gedera. as she left, SxS arrived, and we got some reading done, before watching the rest of the videos in the afternoon.
we went to study with mmf in ramat aviv, and the three of us went driving around looking for food - we didn't find any, so we dropped mmf back at home and went to SxS's place, where we had some food, and studied a little.
*** today ***
i caught up on my webcomics.
i had a great shower, and went to bed.
i awoke at 07.50, and did some studying and not-so studying (computers do that to me) until 09.00, when SxS got up. we had a quick breakfast, and then went off to campus to write the exam.
the exam was definitely not easy, but the main essay question was actually quite fun to write. i've never had THAT experience before.
i spent the early afternoon running around campus, taking care of exam problems (i got them to "move" an exam for me, to solve a personal time conflict), and learning more stuff for my so-called "community service".
i got home between 15.00 and 16.00, checked my mail, and went to bed until 19.00. i'm going to finish this update, and then run off to training, where i will be berated, and have a rough evening, before coming home to a nice hot shower and some sleep.
hopefully.
we really did start studying in the morning - we spent saturday watching the commanding heights videos. not only extremely educational, but really interesting too. <clipped mini-advertisment>. i think everyone needs to watch them.
she came over, and we watched love actually.
*** yesterday ***
just before going home (just before 1am), she announced that we needed a serious talk, and we sat doing that until just after 4am.
i didn't wake up at 06.30, and i didn't get to training at 07.30. at 07.33 my phone rang, and my taekwondo instructor suggested i phone my student and apologize for not showing up. which i did.
just a side note: he'd arrived at our gym, to find nobody there, and it was POURING with rain.
* GUILT *
i woke up at 11am or so, and she came to visit before returning to gedera. as she left, SxS arrived, and we got some reading done, before watching the rest of the videos in the afternoon.
we went to study with mmf in ramat aviv, and the three of us went driving around looking for food - we didn't find any, so we dropped mmf back at home and went to SxS's place, where we had some food, and studied a little.
*** today ***
i caught up on my webcomics.
i had a great shower, and went to bed.
i awoke at 07.50, and did some studying and not-so studying (computers do that to me) until 09.00, when SxS got up. we had a quick breakfast, and then went off to campus to write the exam.
the exam was definitely not easy, but the main essay question was actually quite fun to write. i've never had THAT experience before.
i spent the early afternoon running around campus, taking care of exam problems (i got them to "move" an exam for me, to solve a personal time conflict), and learning more stuff for my so-called "community service".
i got home between 15.00 and 16.00, checked my mail, and went to bed until 19.00. i'm going to finish this update, and then run off to training, where i will be berated, and have a rough evening, before coming home to a nice hot shower and some sleep.
hopefully.
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