*** 29th ***
yogi and mmf did get around to picking me up, and mmf and i did do SOME work... but really not much.
*** yesterday ***
being on campus yesterday was strange. it's the first time that i've really looked at other girls in a really long time.
math class was particularly amusing. i played about fifteen minutes of counterstrike when i got home, and then yogi picked me up.
i was beat, but i worked on his project until sometime around 23.00 - and my brain HURT. i spoke with a friend about doing the job i want, and he explained that if i really wanted it, i'd have to sign on another 2.5 years to the army.
it took me a while to agree to that. basically, it fits in with my plan (aside from spending time in japan, but maybe that'll just be delayed...), but it's also guaranteeing them five years of my life.
*** today ***
today was a remarkably relaxed day. my argentinian flatmate and i went to the student authority, and didn't really have to argue too much to get what we wanted (really nice, and quite good looking spanish woman). i now have until the end of july to finish my community service.
one little hitch. my charge left the country. without even saying goodbye! i'm now going to have to work hard to get my hours done, which SUCKS ASS.
so basically, i haven't really done anything productive today. i did a little work on our project - but nothing noteworthy... and of COURSE played tons of counterstrike.
Monday, May 31, 2004
Saturday, May 29, 2004
29/05/04
*** yesterday ***
i wrote down some of my creation-theory - check out my mental masturbation section (philosophy 1). i read a whole lot of when nietzsche wept, and yogi called to invite me to dinner.
i was tired, and the additional alcohol that i drank didn't help much. supper was pleasant. i passed out at yogi's parents' place,
*** today ***
and was woken up at 2am to get a ride home. the ride was totally surreal.
i crashed as soon as i saw my bed.
i woke up around 9am, did laundry, got more or less up-to-date online, and finished the book.
great book.
i tried to go back to sleep, but i think it's more that i'm depressed and stressed, than tired. so after lying in bed for a few minutes, i gave up and made myself lunch - two beautifully fried eggs. i watched xxx, for the second time. it is a COOL, COOL movie, i totally dig vin diesel, and i really enjoyed it.
again.
now i have to convince myself to do some work.
*** later ***
i spent the rest of the day doing arbitrary internet things, and completing (more or less) my math homework.
i just finished over half of an enormous pizza (and not exactly the best pizza), and am feeling a bit stuffed - mmf and yogi are supposedly picking me up in a while, so we can do stop graft...
yippee.
i wrote down some of my creation-theory - check out my mental masturbation section (philosophy 1). i read a whole lot of when nietzsche wept, and yogi called to invite me to dinner.
i was tired, and the additional alcohol that i drank didn't help much. supper was pleasant. i passed out at yogi's parents' place,
*** today ***
and was woken up at 2am to get a ride home. the ride was totally surreal.
i crashed as soon as i saw my bed.
i woke up around 9am, did laundry, got more or less up-to-date online, and finished the book.
great book.
i tried to go back to sleep, but i think it's more that i'm depressed and stressed, than tired. so after lying in bed for a few minutes, i gave up and made myself lunch - two beautifully fried eggs. i watched xxx, for the second time. it is a COOL, COOL movie, i totally dig vin diesel, and i really enjoyed it.
again.
now i have to convince myself to do some work.
*** later ***
i spent the rest of the day doing arbitrary internet things, and completing (more or less) my math homework.
i just finished over half of an enormous pizza (and not exactly the best pizza), and am feeling a bit stuffed - mmf and yogi are supposedly picking me up in a while, so we can do stop graft...
yippee.
Friday, May 28, 2004
28/05/04
04.45: woke up.
05.15: left for the bus.
05.45: arrived at the gym. on time. miracles can happen.
i tried sleeping during the taxi ride to jerusalem, but it wasn't so easy. i weighed in, and spent a couple of hours "warming up", which meant sitting around, pretending to stretch every now and then.
my fight was BAD. my opponent used mosquito tactics, and i'm WAY too impatient to not go in - i just gave him point after point, and he really isn't very good. i did have fun, though - i felt totally in control of the fight.
the rest of the day was spent coaching other players, and reading my book (when nietzsche wept) - which is bloody fantastic. downright inspiring.
the taxi back was alright - i was still reading, so i didn't notice.
all the food shops were closed - my list of food consumed since yesterday's lunch (until now, even):
two yoghurt-sized chocolate desserts, one small packet of twizzler's, half a pita-bread (the small israeli kind), and a packet of chips.
add to that one bacardi breezer that i consumed on my way home from the busstop, and that should've made for an interesting afternoon. alas, my tolerance is acting up, and i totally haven't felt the alcohol.
i've had a styling shower, and played some counterstrike, and am now debating (with myself, of course) writing down some of my new creation-theory. or at least checking to see if anyone else has thought of it first.
05.15: left for the bus.
05.45: arrived at the gym. on time. miracles can happen.
i tried sleeping during the taxi ride to jerusalem, but it wasn't so easy. i weighed in, and spent a couple of hours "warming up", which meant sitting around, pretending to stretch every now and then.
my fight was BAD. my opponent used mosquito tactics, and i'm WAY too impatient to not go in - i just gave him point after point, and he really isn't very good. i did have fun, though - i felt totally in control of the fight.
the rest of the day was spent coaching other players, and reading my book (when nietzsche wept) - which is bloody fantastic. downright inspiring.
the taxi back was alright - i was still reading, so i didn't notice.
all the food shops were closed - my list of food consumed since yesterday's lunch (until now, even):
two yoghurt-sized chocolate desserts, one small packet of twizzler's, half a pita-bread (the small israeli kind), and a packet of chips.
add to that one bacardi breezer that i consumed on my way home from the busstop, and that should've made for an interesting afternoon. alas, my tolerance is acting up, and i totally haven't felt the alcohol.
i've had a styling shower, and played some counterstrike, and am now debating (with myself, of course) writing down some of my new creation-theory. or at least checking to see if anyone else has thought of it first.
Thursday, May 27, 2004
27/05/04
today was hard. i went to my first class, but i couldn't concentrate at all. after a quick, not-quite-as-successful-as-i'd-like meeting with our lecturer, i went with yogi to his place. we spent the day working on his project.
around 18.30, i came home, got my gear, and went to training. i beat the crap outta the punching bag, and after ten minutes was totally drenched in sweat. hello summer, goodbye some frustration.
i've just gotten out of the shower, and i'm going to bed really soon - i have to be up at 04.45 tomorrow, so i can get to the gym on time...
around 18.30, i came home, got my gear, and went to training. i beat the crap outta the punching bag, and after ten minutes was totally drenched in sweat. hello summer, goodbye some frustration.
i've just gotten out of the shower, and i'm going to bed really soon - i have to be up at 04.45 tomorrow, so i can get to the gym on time...
Wednesday, May 26, 2004
26/05/04
this is an earlier-than-expected post. i wish it wasn't.
*** yesterday ***
she picked me up around 07.45, and we drove non-stop to achziv, which is almost at the northern border. and we got lost on the way, in haifa, due to AWEFUL signage.
we got a decent parking, and trekked ALL the way through to the camping site - i discovered almost immediately how bad my slip-slops are.
setting up camp wasn't too difficult, we took a quick tour of the area. we moved our tent a little way, in an attempt to secure more high-noon shade, and went to arb around the beach.
the festival was nicely done - very pretty. now, i like seeing families at festivals, but it's a little weird when there're ONLY families, and very few actual party-goers.
later on in the day, we discovered that we had neighbours - we were surrounded by a rather loud, abrasive family. after spending the evening around the beach, sampling foods and chai, playing board and card games, observing young girls stumbling around drunkenly, and listening to some good reggae, we decided to call it a night. Our neighbours were calling it something else though, and we couldn't get to sleep until well past 3am.
i woke up early this morning, to discover that the awesome trance music was coming from outside the festival, and there was no access to it without vast sums of money.
bastards.
so i went back to our tent, did some reading, and a little philosophising. something spiritual did a half-click inside of me, i just hope it'll stick. i also got to thinking about the creation theory - there's no reason why it doesn't tie in to darwin's theory... we're just thinking about it too literally. i'll add my thoughts to the mental masturbation section, sometime.
we had a chilled day on the beach, listening to good reggae, and getting some GREAT swimtime - the water was incredible!
we then went back to our tent, and slept for a bit.
we woke up, broke up, and left the festival. i'm a little in shock, although it wasn't TOO surprising (things have been a tad rocky), but i can't say as i know how i feel, or how things will be...
what a crappy day.
*** yesterday ***
she picked me up around 07.45, and we drove non-stop to achziv, which is almost at the northern border. and we got lost on the way, in haifa, due to AWEFUL signage.
we got a decent parking, and trekked ALL the way through to the camping site - i discovered almost immediately how bad my slip-slops are.
setting up camp wasn't too difficult, we took a quick tour of the area. we moved our tent a little way, in an attempt to secure more high-noon shade, and went to arb around the beach.
the festival was nicely done - very pretty. now, i like seeing families at festivals, but it's a little weird when there're ONLY families, and very few actual party-goers.
later on in the day, we discovered that we had neighbours - we were surrounded by a rather loud, abrasive family. after spending the evening around the beach, sampling foods and chai, playing board and card games, observing young girls stumbling around drunkenly, and listening to some good reggae, we decided to call it a night. Our neighbours were calling it something else though, and we couldn't get to sleep until well past 3am.
i woke up early this morning, to discover that the awesome trance music was coming from outside the festival, and there was no access to it without vast sums of money.
bastards.
so i went back to our tent, did some reading, and a little philosophising. something spiritual did a half-click inside of me, i just hope it'll stick. i also got to thinking about the creation theory - there's no reason why it doesn't tie in to darwin's theory... we're just thinking about it too literally. i'll add my thoughts to the mental masturbation section, sometime.
we had a chilled day on the beach, listening to good reggae, and getting some GREAT swimtime - the water was incredible!
we then went back to our tent, and slept for a bit.
we woke up, broke up, and left the festival. i'm a little in shock, although it wasn't TOO surprising (things have been a tad rocky), but i can't say as i know how i feel, or how things will be...
what a crappy day.
Monday, May 24, 2004
24/05/04
* phew *
i'm SO glad that's over. i had a horrible day. some really nice parts, but horrible nonetheless.
i woke up early, to shop for a three day vacation with her. this proved not so easy. not so tough, but not so easy. i've also seriously gotten into my new book, when nietzsche wept, which has some annoying problems, but is nonetheless a SUPERB read.
on my way out to tel-aviv, i dropped off some trash in the garbage room downstairs. i was wearing sandals. some #@$% had slopped a puddle of wet crap (HOPEFULLY not literally), and i stepped in it, splashing my feet, sandals, and pants.
BUGGER.
i had a good read, before meeting with karnaf. we had a nice - unfortunately too short - chat, i borrowed a tent, and yogi picked me up. we went to his place, and i spent the rest of the afternoon working on HIS applied project - nobody else can, at this point... fortunately, that included a hefty pizza hut pizza - mmm. italian goodness.
we arrived late to a sports-awards ceremony - which sucked, because they'd already called out my name (taekwondo). we were led to believe that it was just a meal, not a whole "do".
bother.
i went home, packed my bags, and went to taekwondo. i've just come back - i got my ass KICKED, to "prepare" me for the nationals on friday, which i'm still not sure about.
now it's time to limp into the shower, pack my gear for the festival, and get me some shuteye.
ah-YEAH.
i'm SO glad that's over. i had a horrible day. some really nice parts, but horrible nonetheless.
i woke up early, to shop for a three day vacation with her. this proved not so easy. not so tough, but not so easy. i've also seriously gotten into my new book, when nietzsche wept, which has some annoying problems, but is nonetheless a SUPERB read.
on my way out to tel-aviv, i dropped off some trash in the garbage room downstairs. i was wearing sandals. some #@$% had slopped a puddle of wet crap (HOPEFULLY not literally), and i stepped in it, splashing my feet, sandals, and pants.
BUGGER.
i had a good read, before meeting with karnaf. we had a nice - unfortunately too short - chat, i borrowed a tent, and yogi picked me up. we went to his place, and i spent the rest of the afternoon working on HIS applied project - nobody else can, at this point... fortunately, that included a hefty pizza hut pizza - mmm. italian goodness.
we arrived late to a sports-awards ceremony - which sucked, because they'd already called out my name (taekwondo). we were led to believe that it was just a meal, not a whole "do".
bother.
i went home, packed my bags, and went to taekwondo. i've just come back - i got my ass KICKED, to "prepare" me for the nationals on friday, which i'm still not sure about.
now it's time to limp into the shower, pack my gear for the festival, and get me some shuteye.
ah-YEAH.
Sunday, May 23, 2004
23/05/04
i just found out that i got 70% for my marketing paper - which means that i PASS the damn course!!
screw you, grootbek, i succeeded in spite of you.
now to try and rescue the rest of this week.
oh, yeah - and due to my sunglasses being accidentally "borrowed" yesterday, i broke out the goggles this morning: i'm still very happy with them.
OH yes.
*** later ***
i have definitely been out of sa for far too long. i'm going #@$%ing crazy. i neeeeeeed to return. this august thing had better work out.
psychotic rage DENIED.
i hate being homesick. it's agitated by all the crap i'm dealing with right now... i've spent today doing practically nothing - and mainly because i can't really do any work right now... life stinks...
*** later ***
life is a little better. i did some community service, and made myself feel really good about it (i'm trying to get my charge to teach himself maths). i sort of sorted out some of my applied project work (at least, i delayed it a little).
sammy came over, we had some hot chocolate and talked a while. i just finished three huge bowls of good chicken noodle soup. i feel warm and sloshy inside.
when the water is hot, i shall immerse myself in it, hopefully cleansing away the drudge of the day.
and - my favourite ex-pat expression - "more is nog 'n dag".
screw you, grootbek, i succeeded in spite of you.
now to try and rescue the rest of this week.
oh, yeah - and due to my sunglasses being accidentally "borrowed" yesterday, i broke out the goggles this morning: i'm still very happy with them.
OH yes.
*** later ***
i have definitely been out of sa for far too long. i'm going #@$%ing crazy. i neeeeeeed to return. this august thing had better work out.
psychotic rage DENIED.
i hate being homesick. it's agitated by all the crap i'm dealing with right now... i've spent today doing practically nothing - and mainly because i can't really do any work right now... life stinks...
*** later ***
life is a little better. i did some community service, and made myself feel really good about it (i'm trying to get my charge to teach himself maths). i sort of sorted out some of my applied project work (at least, i delayed it a little).
sammy came over, we had some hot chocolate and talked a while. i just finished three huge bowls of good chicken noodle soup. i feel warm and sloshy inside.
when the water is hot, i shall immerse myself in it, hopefully cleansing away the drudge of the day.
and - my favourite ex-pat expression - "more is nog 'n dag".
Saturday, May 22, 2004
22/05/04
*** yesterday ***
i woke up rather late, but was still really tired. she picked me up, and we went shopping. we bought two tickets to the festival. i'd be excited, but i still have reservations about how intelligent a decision that was.
we spent the rest of the day together. we watched gattaca, which i've been meaning to see ever since i fell asleep during the first few minutes in the cinema, and later we watched hannibal.
a great bedtime movie.
*** today ***
woke up late, at her place, and discovered that we weren't alone in the house. as i'm not supposed to sleep over, i had to hide for an hour or so - staying as quiet as i could... luckily i had my book with me, so i wasn't totally stuck.
when i could get out, her ex-boyfriend came over, and i had breakfast while trying to understand what they were talking about. i eventually gave up. my hebrew definitely needs more work.
we had a huge lunch at her place, in honour of her birthday, with a whole bunch of her friends. it was quite fun.
i also played quite a bit of table-tennis. also fun.
i've just got home. i'm about to take a shower, and then either sleep, or work on my assignments.
*** later ***
or neither. she came over for a while - we had a lot to talk about. after she left, i read all of my email, and recorded some music onto minidisc (such as rage against the machine, and system of a down, so i can headbang in public).
oh, and i finally got the right words to this song that's been stuck in my head the past week and a half. now i can figure out the name...
i don't have the energy to face this next week.
i'm gonna go cry myself to sleep.
i woke up rather late, but was still really tired. she picked me up, and we went shopping. we bought two tickets to the festival. i'd be excited, but i still have reservations about how intelligent a decision that was.
we spent the rest of the day together. we watched gattaca, which i've been meaning to see ever since i fell asleep during the first few minutes in the cinema, and later we watched hannibal.
a great bedtime movie.
*** today ***
woke up late, at her place, and discovered that we weren't alone in the house. as i'm not supposed to sleep over, i had to hide for an hour or so - staying as quiet as i could... luckily i had my book with me, so i wasn't totally stuck.
when i could get out, her ex-boyfriend came over, and i had breakfast while trying to understand what they were talking about. i eventually gave up. my hebrew definitely needs more work.
we had a huge lunch at her place, in honour of her birthday, with a whole bunch of her friends. it was quite fun.
i also played quite a bit of table-tennis. also fun.
i've just got home. i'm about to take a shower, and then either sleep, or work on my assignments.
*** later ***
or neither. she came over for a while - we had a lot to talk about. after she left, i read all of my email, and recorded some music onto minidisc (such as rage against the machine, and system of a down, so i can headbang in public).
oh, and i finally got the right words to this song that's been stuck in my head the past week and a half. now i can figure out the name...
i don't have the energy to face this next week.
i'm gonna go cry myself to sleep.
Thursday, May 20, 2004
20/05/04
i spent the evening with yogi, working on his applied project. essentially wasting time. he dropped me off at home around 22.30, and our brit gave me some flying time with ms flight simulator 2004... i really love helicopters.
the only sucky thing is that their map of cape town is far from accurate. it's annoying that i couldn't land in something similar to sea point.
we made a quick trip to the kiosk - where they're selling liquorice allsorts!! from finland, they're even better than ours!!
liquorice makes me happy.
i saw the bbc promotional video for south africa, and it was emotional. i've been gone for far too long.
i decided, today, that i'd rather go to a two-day festival with her, than fight in the national taekwondo championships (where i have less chance of winning if i go).
so there.
the only sucky thing is that their map of cape town is far from accurate. it's annoying that i couldn't land in something similar to sea point.
we made a quick trip to the kiosk - where they're selling liquorice allsorts!! from finland, they're even better than ours!!
liquorice makes me happy.
i saw the bbc promotional video for south africa, and it was emotional. i've been gone for far too long.
i decided, today, that i'd rather go to a two-day festival with her, than fight in the national taekwondo championships (where i have less chance of winning if i go).
so there.
Wednesday, May 19, 2004
19/05/04
work was annoying. we had about twenty minutes of absolute craziness, as someone had made a mistake and all the customers had to call in for assistance.
and the rest of the night was BORING.
i did get one of my homeworks done, though.
i got home at 05.30, and had to keep myself awake so that i could get to class on time (09.00) - i learned the last time that there's no way i'm getting out of bed on two hours of sleep.
one of the things i did to keep myself awake, was play half-life, as we had no internet connection. it was quite interesting to play it single-player, and get some actual storyline - i now know where the crowbar comes from!
unfortunately, i made myself seriously motion-sick...
i walked to campus, slowly, with metallica - ride the lightning preventing me from falling over. i tidied up my assignment, printed it, handed it in, and promptly returned home (this time with pantera - vulgar display of power).
i passed out almost immediately.
i've just woken up, with an almost threatening phone call about my not working next week (two days / nights before the taekwondo championship), and a distressing talk with her. basically, we're not going to make it to the huge festival next week, and she's totally upset. with good reason, as she's never been to one, and was really looking forward to it.
>=o AARGH!
as for work, i'm not too distressed: i'm finishing working there in a couple of weeks anyway... it would just be nice to leave work on a good note.
and the rest of the night was BORING.
i did get one of my homeworks done, though.
i got home at 05.30, and had to keep myself awake so that i could get to class on time (09.00) - i learned the last time that there's no way i'm getting out of bed on two hours of sleep.
one of the things i did to keep myself awake, was play half-life, as we had no internet connection. it was quite interesting to play it single-player, and get some actual storyline - i now know where the crowbar comes from!
unfortunately, i made myself seriously motion-sick...
i walked to campus, slowly, with metallica - ride the lightning preventing me from falling over. i tidied up my assignment, printed it, handed it in, and promptly returned home (this time with pantera - vulgar display of power).
i passed out almost immediately.
i've just woken up, with an almost threatening phone call about my not working next week (two days / nights before the taekwondo championship), and a distressing talk with her. basically, we're not going to make it to the huge festival next week, and she's totally upset. with good reason, as she's never been to one, and was really looking forward to it.
>=o AARGH!
as for work, i'm not too distressed: i'm finishing working there in a couple of weeks anyway... it would just be nice to leave work on a good note.
Tuesday, May 18, 2004
18/05/04
*** yesterday ***
wow! everything went according to plan!
more or less... but more more than less ^_^
i got up around 8am, and picked up my charge at 08.45. we took the bus to tel-aviv, and had a relaxed croissant and coffee on ibn-gvirol. we took a walk down dizengoff, met up with karnaf, and sat down with him for breakfast.
after which we went to willie dogs for lunch.
GREAT hotdogs.
we spent the rest of the afternoon shopping in dizengoff center, and, surprisingly enough, found some stuff for her (it WAS her birthday yesterday).
my charge and i went back to herzliyah (i needed to get to a lecture), and discovered that he was locked out of his apartment. so i left him at my place, to play tekken (i'm a terrible babysitter :P), and went off to listen, for two hours, about how wonderful daimler-chrysler is.
not that i'm saying that it's not.
when i got back, i beat my charge with almost every character (although i think he really has improved, and he destroyed my "anna"), and took him home.
after getting back, i discovered that a major part of my gift had a big-ass sticker on the outside, that wouldn't come off: i spent over half an hour scraping and scratching, and futilely abusing it with alcohol-based aftershave, and multi-purpose-my-bum cleaner.
i had a quick shower, and she arrived. fortunately, she was pleased. we spent the evening eating mike-'n-ike's candy, and playing the israeli version of "uno" (they call it "taki").
*** today ***
i had some really weird dreams: serious laser-tag with m16 replicas, in the neighbourhood i grew up in, destroying property and real-life 4x4's...
i've now had breakfast, read my morning webcomics, and am about to deal with the paper that's due today, and is far from complete...
*** later ***
i got lucky this morning, and found almost exactly what i needed online. so i met up with the others on campus, and we had an emergency finish-the-damn-project session, which was entirely successful.
i hope.
the results. it's all in the results.
we suffered through the most rediculously uninteresting finance lecture - most of us were going crazy by the end of it...
i got a ride home, and spent the entire afternoon playing counterstrike (as opposed to sleeping, which is what i *should* have been doing).
funny story - i use the nick "i_love_bunnies[^_^]" because it's fscked up to be killed by someone with a nick like that. and today, one of my victims got REALLY peeved, and i let him go off at me for twenty minutes, before explaining it to him.
had EVERYONE (including myself) on the server giggling ^_^
in about ten minutes, i'm leaving for work. i have an unpleasant assignment due at 9am...
i love may.
wow! everything went according to plan!
more or less... but more more than less ^_^
i got up around 8am, and picked up my charge at 08.45. we took the bus to tel-aviv, and had a relaxed croissant and coffee on ibn-gvirol. we took a walk down dizengoff, met up with karnaf, and sat down with him for breakfast.
after which we went to willie dogs for lunch.
GREAT hotdogs.
we spent the rest of the afternoon shopping in dizengoff center, and, surprisingly enough, found some stuff for her (it WAS her birthday yesterday).
my charge and i went back to herzliyah (i needed to get to a lecture), and discovered that he was locked out of his apartment. so i left him at my place, to play tekken (i'm a terrible babysitter :P), and went off to listen, for two hours, about how wonderful daimler-chrysler is.
not that i'm saying that it's not.
when i got back, i beat my charge with almost every character (although i think he really has improved, and he destroyed my "anna"), and took him home.
after getting back, i discovered that a major part of my gift had a big-ass sticker on the outside, that wouldn't come off: i spent over half an hour scraping and scratching, and futilely abusing it with alcohol-based aftershave, and multi-purpose-my-bum cleaner.
i had a quick shower, and she arrived. fortunately, she was pleased. we spent the evening eating mike-'n-ike's candy, and playing the israeli version of "uno" (they call it "taki").
*** today ***
i had some really weird dreams: serious laser-tag with m16 replicas, in the neighbourhood i grew up in, destroying property and real-life 4x4's...
i've now had breakfast, read my morning webcomics, and am about to deal with the paper that's due today, and is far from complete...
*** later ***
i got lucky this morning, and found almost exactly what i needed online. so i met up with the others on campus, and we had an emergency finish-the-damn-project session, which was entirely successful.
i hope.
the results. it's all in the results.
we suffered through the most rediculously uninteresting finance lecture - most of us were going crazy by the end of it...
i got a ride home, and spent the entire afternoon playing counterstrike (as opposed to sleeping, which is what i *should* have been doing).
funny story - i use the nick "i_love_bunnies[^_^]" because it's fscked up to be killed by someone with a nick like that. and today, one of my victims got REALLY peeved, and i let him go off at me for twenty minutes, before explaining it to him.
had EVERYONE (including myself) on the server giggling ^_^
in about ten minutes, i'm leaving for work. i have an unpleasant assignment due at 9am...
i love may.
Monday, May 17, 2004
17/05/04
*** 15th ***
i went to the "get out of gaza" demonstration in tel-aviv - there were a LOT of people. seriously.
i met up with a friend, and we went downtown for some buffalo wings (honey 'n mustard). mmmmmm. and cheap, too.
we met up with the girls i met at the club a couple of weeks ago, sat and talked for about half an hour, after which i got dropped off at home.
*** yesterday ***
i started off the day with one and a half hours of class argument over the proposed gaza withdrawal. it was a remarkably silly argument.
she picked me up after class, and we chilled together before i returned to campus for two and a half hours of math...
i spent the afternoon / evening playing counterstrike (pwning french people ^_^), visiting my charge, and working on the finance assignment due tuesday.
*** today ***
i'm about to go to bed. i'm dragging my charge along with me to tel aviv in the morning, and we're going to spend the day searching for a birthday present for her (her birthday's tomorrow).
well, that's the plan, anyway.
i went to the "get out of gaza" demonstration in tel-aviv - there were a LOT of people. seriously.
i met up with a friend, and we went downtown for some buffalo wings (honey 'n mustard). mmmmmm. and cheap, too.
we met up with the girls i met at the club a couple of weeks ago, sat and talked for about half an hour, after which i got dropped off at home.
*** yesterday ***
i started off the day with one and a half hours of class argument over the proposed gaza withdrawal. it was a remarkably silly argument.
she picked me up after class, and we chilled together before i returned to campus for two and a half hours of math...
i spent the afternoon / evening playing counterstrike (pwning french people ^_^), visiting my charge, and working on the finance assignment due tuesday.
*** today ***
i'm about to go to bed. i'm dragging my charge along with me to tel aviv in the morning, and we're going to spend the day searching for a birthday present for her (her birthday's tomorrow).
well, that's the plan, anyway.
Saturday, May 15, 2004
15/05/04
*** yesterday ***
i was asleep long before i got home. i did some shopping in the morning, but other than that, nothing useful. i basically wasted the day. i did watch most of citizen kane, but i had to stop almost at the end to go to a surprise birthday party, which turned out to be unsurprising.
but kinda fun.
talked codshit (my new favourite word) the whole night.
*** today ***
i got back home around 01.30, and have been counterstriking since. now it's bedtime.
*** later ***
i woke up a lot earlier than i expected. mainly because i was having bad dreams, about how dirty and untidy my room was.
so i got up, and cleaned.
it only took a few hours.
while waiting for the floor to dry, i visited my charge, and we played playstation games for an hour and a half.
our argentinian flatmate and i have hatched an evil plan - we're going to take my charge to eilat for a weekend: it's good for him, and we can each make fifty hours of community service in one shot - and all three of us will have fun.
it is a cunning plan.
my room is back in order, and it's now time to work on my assignments.
which, of COURSE, is why i'm writing this entry...
i was asleep long before i got home. i did some shopping in the morning, but other than that, nothing useful. i basically wasted the day. i did watch most of citizen kane, but i had to stop almost at the end to go to a surprise birthday party, which turned out to be unsurprising.
but kinda fun.
talked codshit (my new favourite word) the whole night.
*** today ***
i got back home around 01.30, and have been counterstriking since. now it's bedtime.
*** later ***
i woke up a lot earlier than i expected. mainly because i was having bad dreams, about how dirty and untidy my room was.
so i got up, and cleaned.
it only took a few hours.
while waiting for the floor to dry, i visited my charge, and we played playstation games for an hour and a half.
our argentinian flatmate and i have hatched an evil plan - we're going to take my charge to eilat for a weekend: it's good for him, and we can each make fifty hours of community service in one shot - and all three of us will have fun.
it is a cunning plan.
my room is back in order, and it's now time to work on my assignments.
which, of COURSE, is why i'm writing this entry...
Thursday, May 13, 2004
13/05/04
*** yesterday ***
i got up early for class, which was, umm, not good. we then had a stupid class (which was kinda fun). i slept a bit, and GOT MY WALKMAN SORTED OUT... turned out the md player was fine, but grootbek damaged the ac/dc adapter. he'll be paying for that.
we all got dressed up, and went to an opening ceremony for an avenue on campus. we got university t-shirts, and weird cocktail food. some of which was really tasty.
afterwards, yogi gave me and grootbek a ride to another ceremony - we got kinda lost on the way, and yogi lost his temper, but we made it there eventually.
to a very, very wealthy and pretentious house.
lots of amazing food, a swimming pool that's just too pretty to swim in, but the best part was seeing a lot of friends from my first university class.
i'm just a little sad that i'm not graduating with them, but a lot of things have happened because of that, and i suppose it's all for the best.
*** today ***
wow - CRAZY day. i'm at work now, and it's the most relaxed part (we'll ignore the crisis that we had to overcome)...
yogi and i had a presentation for today. we discovered that something had gone wrong with it, and we had an hour (during class) to redo it from scratch. which we did. we saved it in two places, and turned off the computer.
when we turned it back on, all the work had disappeared, from both places... yogi flipped out, lost it completely, and i had to deal with him, as well as have a long talk with the professor - explaining the situation and figuring out what to do with the project in general.
hmmph.
i finally finished my marketing project - i really hope i did it as i was supposed to. the lecturer said he'll get around to it in the next two weeks.
*stress* *stress* *stress*
i'm working with psychotic american on a project again, this time with a mutual friend who's proved his worth, and NOT grootbek :P. we've already gotten a good start, so there's a lot less stress on that side.
i managed to get through to the army today. in spite of the fact that i didn't do the most important test (it's called "quality group", a score that makes ALL the difference (and you're not allowed to know what it is)), it turns out that i've already been assigned a score. i'm now worried that they didn't do me any favours...
i got my two elective credits for the taekwondo tournament, which will take a while to process, but it's nice that that's done.
taekwondo national championship on the 28th: if i gain two kilos, i will have to fight against a guy who weighs 120-130kg, is a national champion for lord-only-knows-how-long, and has a tendency to break other people's bones and faces.
i'm going to try not to gain those kilos, but it may be pointless because they might use a dodgy scale (has happened before).
which reminds me, my leg still hurts. i'm not impressed. in fact, it hurts so badly that i couldn't sleep last night.
mmm - we had sushi for supper. it was GOOD.
i got up early for class, which was, umm, not good. we then had a stupid class (which was kinda fun). i slept a bit, and GOT MY WALKMAN SORTED OUT... turned out the md player was fine, but grootbek damaged the ac/dc adapter. he'll be paying for that.
we all got dressed up, and went to an opening ceremony for an avenue on campus. we got university t-shirts, and weird cocktail food. some of which was really tasty.
afterwards, yogi gave me and grootbek a ride to another ceremony - we got kinda lost on the way, and yogi lost his temper, but we made it there eventually.
to a very, very wealthy and pretentious house.
lots of amazing food, a swimming pool that's just too pretty to swim in, but the best part was seeing a lot of friends from my first university class.
i'm just a little sad that i'm not graduating with them, but a lot of things have happened because of that, and i suppose it's all for the best.
*** today ***
wow - CRAZY day. i'm at work now, and it's the most relaxed part (we'll ignore the crisis that we had to overcome)...
yogi and i had a presentation for today. we discovered that something had gone wrong with it, and we had an hour (during class) to redo it from scratch. which we did. we saved it in two places, and turned off the computer.
when we turned it back on, all the work had disappeared, from both places... yogi flipped out, lost it completely, and i had to deal with him, as well as have a long talk with the professor - explaining the situation and figuring out what to do with the project in general.
hmmph.
i finally finished my marketing project - i really hope i did it as i was supposed to. the lecturer said he'll get around to it in the next two weeks.
*stress* *stress* *stress*
i'm working with psychotic american on a project again, this time with a mutual friend who's proved his worth, and NOT grootbek :P. we've already gotten a good start, so there's a lot less stress on that side.
i managed to get through to the army today. in spite of the fact that i didn't do the most important test (it's called "quality group", a score that makes ALL the difference (and you're not allowed to know what it is)), it turns out that i've already been assigned a score. i'm now worried that they didn't do me any favours...
i got my two elective credits for the taekwondo tournament, which will take a while to process, but it's nice that that's done.
taekwondo national championship on the 28th: if i gain two kilos, i will have to fight against a guy who weighs 120-130kg, is a national champion for lord-only-knows-how-long, and has a tendency to break other people's bones and faces.
i'm going to try not to gain those kilos, but it may be pointless because they might use a dodgy scale (has happened before).
which reminds me, my leg still hurts. i'm not impressed. in fact, it hurts so badly that i couldn't sleep last night.
mmm - we had sushi for supper. it was GOOD.
Tuesday, May 11, 2004
11/05/04
*** yesterday ***
errand day.
1) went running with my charge, had an ample pancake breakfast, while discussing the meaning of life, the universe, etc.
2) campus duty - i dropped off some information with the dean's office, and returned the emergency win2k cd to its rightful owner.
3) ministry of interior - received what is supposed to be "proof" that my parents don't live in this country.
go figure.
4) furniture removal (helping a friend), lunch & interesting conversation.
5) getting my minidisc walkman fixed. no dice - i waited for over two hours for them to "be back in five minutes"... bastards...
6) learning not to use PGP - helped a friend recover his encrypted files...
and then it was off to taekwondo. killed me. totally wiped me out.
i just had a shower -
oh my god - it's hot enough that i'm standing, naked, in front of the fan, and absolutely loving it. in fact, i couldn't survive any other way.
now i just have to clear all the crap (clean laundry) off my bed, so i can get on (not in) it...
*** later ***
much, much later...
i tried, and failed, to get up and run this morning, fortunately i did make it to the meeting for our applied project. productive.
SxS gave me a ride home - i bought a power supply for my minidisc walkman (yay! my md player's back!), had a great falafel, and tried desperately to reinstall counterstrike (i made some embarrassing mistakes).
i bladed back to campus for finance class, which was, um, er, ah, not quite as fun as i'd imagined it would be...
yogi helped me to fill out the forms to get back a large quantity of money from our tuition (they make you work for these things), and i had an absolutely aweful experience at the post office.
i hope it was worth it.
picture this:
in my left hand, i'm holding a bag with a half a watermelon, and another bag with a few apples. with my right hand, i'm trying to write an address in hebrew (scrawling all over the envelope), and eventually manage to seal it, and hand it over.
about a minute after leaving the post office, i realize that i've forgotten two crucial pieces of information on the form - it takes me a minute to get back, and i have to wait in the queue again.
the teller gives me one of those smiles, that says "ha, ha!" in a nelson muntz voice. she gives me another envelope, and i struggle to complete the form, and redo the envelope. and then try, unsuccessfully, to reuse the stamp...
eventually resorting to sticky-tape...
i hope i never have to go back there again...
anyway, i spent the afternoon / evening sorting out counterstrike, playing for about half an hour, cooking and eating spaghetti, talking on the phone (including refusing to fight in the taekwondo national championships - i won't be prepared), and...
watching the first episode of firefly!
it an awesome show! and that goodbye scene (hah! no spoiler for you!) was fantastic!
i think one of my millions of tiny moles (shoulder, in case that helps clear things up) just "came off". that's pretty damn creepy. i hope it's just an insect bite, or something.
showertime is upon me. my mission is clear.
errand day.
1) went running with my charge, had an ample pancake breakfast, while discussing the meaning of life, the universe, etc.
2) campus duty - i dropped off some information with the dean's office, and returned the emergency win2k cd to its rightful owner.
3) ministry of interior - received what is supposed to be "proof" that my parents don't live in this country.
go figure.
4) furniture removal (helping a friend), lunch & interesting conversation.
5) getting my minidisc walkman fixed. no dice - i waited for over two hours for them to "be back in five minutes"... bastards...
6) learning not to use PGP - helped a friend recover his encrypted files...
and then it was off to taekwondo. killed me. totally wiped me out.
i just had a shower -
oh my god - it's hot enough that i'm standing, naked, in front of the fan, and absolutely loving it. in fact, i couldn't survive any other way.
now i just have to clear all the crap (clean laundry) off my bed, so i can get on (not in) it...
*** later ***
much, much later...
i tried, and failed, to get up and run this morning, fortunately i did make it to the meeting for our applied project. productive.
SxS gave me a ride home - i bought a power supply for my minidisc walkman (yay! my md player's back!), had a great falafel, and tried desperately to reinstall counterstrike (i made some embarrassing mistakes).
i bladed back to campus for finance class, which was, um, er, ah, not quite as fun as i'd imagined it would be...
yogi helped me to fill out the forms to get back a large quantity of money from our tuition (they make you work for these things), and i had an absolutely aweful experience at the post office.
i hope it was worth it.
picture this:
in my left hand, i'm holding a bag with a half a watermelon, and another bag with a few apples. with my right hand, i'm trying to write an address in hebrew (scrawling all over the envelope), and eventually manage to seal it, and hand it over.
about a minute after leaving the post office, i realize that i've forgotten two crucial pieces of information on the form - it takes me a minute to get back, and i have to wait in the queue again.
the teller gives me one of those smiles, that says "ha, ha!" in a nelson muntz voice. she gives me another envelope, and i struggle to complete the form, and redo the envelope. and then try, unsuccessfully, to reuse the stamp...
eventually resorting to sticky-tape...
i hope i never have to go back there again...
anyway, i spent the afternoon / evening sorting out counterstrike, playing for about half an hour, cooking and eating spaghetti, talking on the phone (including refusing to fight in the taekwondo national championships - i won't be prepared), and...
watching the first episode of firefly!
it an awesome show! and that goodbye scene (hah! no spoiler for you!) was fantastic!
i think one of my millions of tiny moles (shoulder, in case that helps clear things up) just "came off". that's pretty damn creepy. i hope it's just an insect bite, or something.
showertime is upon me. my mission is clear.
Sunday, May 09, 2004
09/05/04
either friday or saturday, we tried to install the ADSL on my machine - totally fscked up the windows installation.
i've just done a complete reinstall, and i'm getting ready for bed... it's nice that the computer's working for a change!
*** 7th ***
we finished work early for once, and i got to bed around 04.30. i spent the morning / early afternoon arbing around, doing laundry and shopping, and so on.
she came over for a while, and we went to her family for supper - which was alright, but it had some weird moments.
*** yesterday ***
she slept over, and left around midday. i worked on my marketing project, and yogi picked me up, and we worked on it, and our santa clause project, until 20.30.
that was when we went to his place for supper. AWESOME place, and way too much food.
she came over before i went to bed, and we played some backgammon and checkers - a nice way to end a day.
*** today ***
i woke up at 06.30, had a quick shower, and caught the bus to the army base. it turned out that it wasn't a personal interview - it was a three-hour serious of lectures. in hebrew, obviously.
eventually, i managed to convince one of the "in charge" people that i needed to understand what was going on, and the situation improved.
basically, i learned that nobody knows anything, and nobody will know anything, until they're ready to give me the final details.
which is in a couple of months.
bastards.
i came back to herzliyah, and went to math class. fortunately, we didn't do anything too hectic. after class, i did some schmoozing, and then walked home.
to discover that i didn't own a win2k installation cd.
crap.
so i bladed to school, picked one up, and have just finished the installation, had a quick shower, and am on my way to bed.
i've just done a complete reinstall, and i'm getting ready for bed... it's nice that the computer's working for a change!
*** 7th ***
we finished work early for once, and i got to bed around 04.30. i spent the morning / early afternoon arbing around, doing laundry and shopping, and so on.
she came over for a while, and we went to her family for supper - which was alright, but it had some weird moments.
*** yesterday ***
she slept over, and left around midday. i worked on my marketing project, and yogi picked me up, and we worked on it, and our santa clause project, until 20.30.
that was when we went to his place for supper. AWESOME place, and way too much food.
she came over before i went to bed, and we played some backgammon and checkers - a nice way to end a day.
*** today ***
i woke up at 06.30, had a quick shower, and caught the bus to the army base. it turned out that it wasn't a personal interview - it was a three-hour serious of lectures. in hebrew, obviously.
eventually, i managed to convince one of the "in charge" people that i needed to understand what was going on, and the situation improved.
basically, i learned that nobody knows anything, and nobody will know anything, until they're ready to give me the final details.
which is in a couple of months.
bastards.
i came back to herzliyah, and went to math class. fortunately, we didn't do anything too hectic. after class, i did some schmoozing, and then walked home.
to discover that i didn't own a win2k installation cd.
crap.
so i bladed to school, picked one up, and have just finished the installation, had a quick shower, and am on my way to bed.
Friday, May 07, 2004
07/05/04
*** 3rd ***
i woke up early for a meeting with the social worker, which went well, and then went to the volunteer's bureau, to let them know i'd done some more of my community service.
i was tired. really tired.
she picked me up, and we went through to an army magazine headquarters, where she dragged me along as she checked out the place.
it was interesting.
cute thing: apparently all the guys in the office were praying that i'm not the boyfriend: ha ha.
we moved on to azrieli, which is just not the greatest mall on earth. we had awesome cappucino, met up with a friend of hers, had a great lunch, and then said goodbye. i took the bus to ra'anana, watched some taekwondo knockout videos, had a long discussion with my instructor, and then trained for a couple of hours.
training from hell - my instructor HURT me.
she picked me up after training, and we spent some time together before i showered and went to bed.
*** 4th ***
she came over in the morning, and we watched gothika - fun movie, except for the end. halle berry seeing MORE, and the closing song, were both totally inappropriate...
i went to finance class, which was boring as hell (although i did learn SOMEthing), and went home afterward - she came over again, and we watched the fifth element. i still love that movie.
i went to my instructor's place to sort out the video of my fights, and we went to the gym to get protective gear.
she picked me up, and we went to see kill bill 2. beautiful.
*** 5th ***
i woke up at 7am, got my shite together, and arrived on campus on time. we had a loooong minibus ride to haifa, where we watched the beginning of the bowling tournament (and got a couple of free bowls ^_^). that took an hour or so, and then we went to the taekwondo event.
we had to wait for HOURS. i was EXHAUSTED. but because we thought we'd be starting "anytime soon", we kept warming up, stretching, and sizing up our opponents (not that this would be of any use).
not resting.
my first fight was with a white belt, who'd been interested in fighting me. i found him to be surprisingly good, or at least i was surprisingly bad - i was so tired, that my body didn't even want to be standing up, let alone fighting.
i won anyway, and got in some nice kicks.
my second fight was against a blue belt (one belt lower than me), and this guy was a complete bastard. i was dead tired, and was having difficulty standing in the fighting stance, and this dude fought really dirty.
i did have the satisfaction of kicking him really hard in the face (with my LEFT leg?!). when i saw him crumple, i got my hopes up, and it was most upsetting when he got back on his feet.
the rest of the fight sucked. he kicked me really hard in the nuts (ball boxes don't help THAT much), and also in the thigh, and i haven't been able to walk properly since.
so i got first place, which is very cool. at least i kinda deserve it :) (I'D like to think so). the ride home was cool, i found guys in the bowling team who are serious gamers, and we talked codshit the whole way back.
i got a ride to her place. her grandparents came over right after i got there, and that was a little weird for me.
and that's all i have to say about that.
i walked home, stopping in at my charge's home for a quick visit, and a desperate toilet run. not in that order. he was asleep, so i had a very interesting talk with his mom... it seems i knew even less than i thought about his situation, and that's not a lot.
i had an amazing shower when i got home, and spoke to my mommmy. she picked me up, and let me drive to my instructor's place to drop off the gear i'd borrowed. we stopped off to draw some cash, then dropped me off at home. and i crashed.
*** yesterday ***
and i slept well.
i think.
i got up around 08.30, and got to campus around 10.00, to check mail, a trance forum, and some homework. yogi joined me, and we sat and argued about our project for a couple of hours, before going to class with santa claus.
BORING.
this really cute girl, who came to the tournament yesterday, traded phone numbers with me. i've now had a girlfriend for over a year, and suddenly other girls are attracted to me (apparently).
i don't get it. flattering though ^_^.
speaking of which, she's been really annoyed about me keeping in touch with one of the girls i met on the weekend. and i'm simply not sure whether she's over-reacting or not: have i really done something so wrong?!
the rest of the day was boring as hell. i went home, arbed for a bit, and then sammy picked me up, and we came to work.
*** today ***
i'm at work, i'm not happy. listening to trance, while replying to dumb-ass emails from silly people.
and updating these logs for the first time in way too long. we're trying to deal with the internet problems at home, but it's taking a while.
i've just been impolitely asked to put my shoes back on.
bugger.
i woke up early for a meeting with the social worker, which went well, and then went to the volunteer's bureau, to let them know i'd done some more of my community service.
i was tired. really tired.
she picked me up, and we went through to an army magazine headquarters, where she dragged me along as she checked out the place.
it was interesting.
cute thing: apparently all the guys in the office were praying that i'm not the boyfriend: ha ha.
we moved on to azrieli, which is just not the greatest mall on earth. we had awesome cappucino, met up with a friend of hers, had a great lunch, and then said goodbye. i took the bus to ra'anana, watched some taekwondo knockout videos, had a long discussion with my instructor, and then trained for a couple of hours.
training from hell - my instructor HURT me.
she picked me up after training, and we spent some time together before i showered and went to bed.
*** 4th ***
she came over in the morning, and we watched gothika - fun movie, except for the end. halle berry seeing MORE, and the closing song, were both totally inappropriate...
i went to finance class, which was boring as hell (although i did learn SOMEthing), and went home afterward - she came over again, and we watched the fifth element. i still love that movie.
i went to my instructor's place to sort out the video of my fights, and we went to the gym to get protective gear.
she picked me up, and we went to see kill bill 2. beautiful.
*** 5th ***
i woke up at 7am, got my shite together, and arrived on campus on time. we had a loooong minibus ride to haifa, where we watched the beginning of the bowling tournament (and got a couple of free bowls ^_^). that took an hour or so, and then we went to the taekwondo event.
we had to wait for HOURS. i was EXHAUSTED. but because we thought we'd be starting "anytime soon", we kept warming up, stretching, and sizing up our opponents (not that this would be of any use).
not resting.
my first fight was with a white belt, who'd been interested in fighting me. i found him to be surprisingly good, or at least i was surprisingly bad - i was so tired, that my body didn't even want to be standing up, let alone fighting.
i won anyway, and got in some nice kicks.
my second fight was against a blue belt (one belt lower than me), and this guy was a complete bastard. i was dead tired, and was having difficulty standing in the fighting stance, and this dude fought really dirty.
i did have the satisfaction of kicking him really hard in the face (with my LEFT leg?!). when i saw him crumple, i got my hopes up, and it was most upsetting when he got back on his feet.
the rest of the fight sucked. he kicked me really hard in the nuts (ball boxes don't help THAT much), and also in the thigh, and i haven't been able to walk properly since.
so i got first place, which is very cool. at least i kinda deserve it :) (I'D like to think so). the ride home was cool, i found guys in the bowling team who are serious gamers, and we talked codshit the whole way back.
i got a ride to her place. her grandparents came over right after i got there, and that was a little weird for me.
and that's all i have to say about that.
i walked home, stopping in at my charge's home for a quick visit, and a desperate toilet run. not in that order. he was asleep, so i had a very interesting talk with his mom... it seems i knew even less than i thought about his situation, and that's not a lot.
i had an amazing shower when i got home, and spoke to my mommmy. she picked me up, and let me drive to my instructor's place to drop off the gear i'd borrowed. we stopped off to draw some cash, then dropped me off at home. and i crashed.
*** yesterday ***
and i slept well.
i think.
i got up around 08.30, and got to campus around 10.00, to check mail, a trance forum, and some homework. yogi joined me, and we sat and argued about our project for a couple of hours, before going to class with santa claus.
BORING.
this really cute girl, who came to the tournament yesterday, traded phone numbers with me. i've now had a girlfriend for over a year, and suddenly other girls are attracted to me (apparently).
i don't get it. flattering though ^_^.
speaking of which, she's been really annoyed about me keeping in touch with one of the girls i met on the weekend. and i'm simply not sure whether she's over-reacting or not: have i really done something so wrong?!
the rest of the day was boring as hell. i went home, arbed for a bit, and then sammy picked me up, and we came to work.
*** today ***
i'm at work, i'm not happy. listening to trance, while replying to dumb-ass emails from silly people.
and updating these logs for the first time in way too long. we're trying to deal with the internet problems at home, but it's taking a while.
i've just been impolitely asked to put my shoes back on.
bugger.
Sunday, May 02, 2004
02/05/04
*** yesterday ***
ok - it was a messed up night. i caught the second half of the game, on a huge screen in the middle of allenby in tel aviv, with a crowd, which was AWESOME - especially as we totally destroyed them! it was a bit of an anticlimax though, as about halfway through the fourth quarter the game's outcome was completely decided.
i got lost on my way to the club, as they've gotten rid of all the city maps that used to be on every corner... in order to get there on time, i RAN practically from one side of tel aviv to the other.
*** today ***
i made it. oh yes, i definitely made it on time.
here's my review of the party:
i'm not a fan of tech-trance, techno, tech-whatever. i discovered this last night.
HOWEVER, you really don't need to be a fan of a style of music in order to notice when NOT A SINGLE DJ (one exception later) can so much as beatmatch, let alone put two tracks together in a sensible form.
i have never heard so much bad dj'ing in my entire life, and i've been to some crap parties in my time. they should all take a little bit of shame home with them.
boring music + sh*te playing = extreme agitation / frustration. please practice a bit before playing in public. and an empty dancefloor is always a good indication that something needs to change.
EXCEPTION: yuki. firstly, i am embarrassed to admit here that i jumped to conclusions, and got the wrong yuki. i've been looking for a cute japanese girl, who plays the most wicked bouncy trance in the world.
THIS yuki is definitely male. and plays evil tunes that turn a dancefloor into a padded cell.
the dude's technical skills are fan-friggin'-tastic, he plays interesting music, and in spite of my general dislike of the genre, i couldn't stop myself from getting up and bouncing around.
second: the people. on the plus side, there weren't any unpleasant people whatsoever - great crowd! now if only there'd been more than 30 or so people (incl. organizers, club owner(s), bouncers)...
nevermind, it's the first insomnia party (party till the next working day) i've been to in many years, and coming home as everyone else was on their way to work was satisfying.
my night was rescued by two rather interesting girls who were working the door - i spent most of the night speaking to them in hebrew, which felt really good, and we all shared the same opinion of the music.
i'm amazed that, on the bus, i woke up before my stop. i had three cheese blintzes (fresh from the bakery), and crashed as soon as i'd had a shower (i REEKED of smoke and sweat). and woke up a couple of hours later to go to math.
which lasted forever.
the army left me a voicemail message to confirm my appointment with them on sunday. only they said thursday. i spent well over fifteen minutes on the phone, trying unsuccessfully to get hold of them.
i got my phone's phonebook updated at orange (all the numbers have changed this month), and spent the evening "doing stuff", so important that i don't really recall. i did have a run-in with a giant flying cockroach, about six inches and scary-as-hell...
she came over - she's having a rough time lately. so we talked and argued for a while before she went home, and now i'm on my way to bed.
ok - it was a messed up night. i caught the second half of the game, on a huge screen in the middle of allenby in tel aviv, with a crowd, which was AWESOME - especially as we totally destroyed them! it was a bit of an anticlimax though, as about halfway through the fourth quarter the game's outcome was completely decided.
i got lost on my way to the club, as they've gotten rid of all the city maps that used to be on every corner... in order to get there on time, i RAN practically from one side of tel aviv to the other.
*** today ***
i made it. oh yes, i definitely made it on time.
here's my review of the party:
i'm not a fan of tech-trance, techno, tech-whatever. i discovered this last night.
HOWEVER, you really don't need to be a fan of a style of music in order to notice when NOT A SINGLE DJ (one exception later) can so much as beatmatch, let alone put two tracks together in a sensible form.
i have never heard so much bad dj'ing in my entire life, and i've been to some crap parties in my time. they should all take a little bit of shame home with them.
boring music + sh*te playing = extreme agitation / frustration. please practice a bit before playing in public. and an empty dancefloor is always a good indication that something needs to change.
EXCEPTION: yuki. firstly, i am embarrassed to admit here that i jumped to conclusions, and got the wrong yuki. i've been looking for a cute japanese girl, who plays the most wicked bouncy trance in the world.
THIS yuki is definitely male. and plays evil tunes that turn a dancefloor into a padded cell.
the dude's technical skills are fan-friggin'-tastic, he plays interesting music, and in spite of my general dislike of the genre, i couldn't stop myself from getting up and bouncing around.
second: the people. on the plus side, there weren't any unpleasant people whatsoever - great crowd! now if only there'd been more than 30 or so people (incl. organizers, club owner(s), bouncers)...
nevermind, it's the first insomnia party (party till the next working day) i've been to in many years, and coming home as everyone else was on their way to work was satisfying.
my night was rescued by two rather interesting girls who were working the door - i spent most of the night speaking to them in hebrew, which felt really good, and we all shared the same opinion of the music.
i'm amazed that, on the bus, i woke up before my stop. i had three cheese blintzes (fresh from the bakery), and crashed as soon as i'd had a shower (i REEKED of smoke and sweat). and woke up a couple of hours later to go to math.
which lasted forever.
the army left me a voicemail message to confirm my appointment with them on sunday. only they said thursday. i spent well over fifteen minutes on the phone, trying unsuccessfully to get hold of them.
i got my phone's phonebook updated at orange (all the numbers have changed this month), and spent the evening "doing stuff", so important that i don't really recall. i did have a run-in with a giant flying cockroach, about six inches and scary-as-hell...
she came over - she's having a rough time lately. so we talked and argued for a while before she went home, and now i'm on my way to bed.
Saturday, May 01, 2004
01/05/04
i slept late, and don't really remember most of what i did today. i did go and visit her in gedera (i went with a friend of hers), and played good basketball.
i had a shower when i got home, and am definitely going to tel aviv to see yuki playing tonight - she's on at midnight, which means i should be able to catch the basketball final ^_^
i've been training my hair with a beanie, i've just uploaded the picture of how it's going so far... check out the No Haircut section.
i had a shower when i got home, and am definitely going to tel aviv to see yuki playing tonight - she's on at midnight, which means i should be able to catch the basketball final ^_^
i've been training my hair with a beanie, i've just uploaded the picture of how it's going so far... check out the No Haircut section.
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