Saturday, February 19, 2005
Lots of stuff that happened that I forgot to blog about
Past week - training really sucked because our instructor was horrible and no one learned anything. However we all passed the course exam so that was good. None of the labs were up-to-date, instructor didn't speak English and got pissed if I forgot the AIX command from slide 62 in the book, etc.
Some good bad news. I got my Treo 650 for $260 and after rebates and stuff it'll be $110 hopefully. This phone is freakin' amazing with the stuff that you can do with it. Contract w/ Verizon isn't over tho so I had to get a new number and switch to Cingular since Verizon is mad lagging on the Treo.
The bad news is that someone messed up and my SIM card is useless. This pisses me off to no end. Grrrrr. Worst case scenario is that I'll have to wait until I get back to Cali to fix the problem. Everyone else thinks the phone is dope and wants to get it too. It is a bit on the wide side but I could get a beater phone and put the SIM card in that one for things like ski trips... maybe something like a Razor :).
Poker losings: Went to Foxwoods last week and waiting a lot of time to get to sit down at a table. Played limit 2/4 which kinda sucked cuz it was limit. Oh wells. I only won a couple hands, was down $40, then my relatives showed up to pick me up WAY TOO EARLY I MIGHT ADD. This is how that happened.
Aunt: Hi we are coming to pick you up at the casino.
me: uhh I might be staying late here so maybe I should call you guys when I'm done.
Aunt: That's ok we are going to the casino now.
me: ......
Anyways they got there and my aunt called me three times within a span of two minutes. So I finally left the table grudgingly. It was a good experience for me, especially since the blackjack limits were $25 which is ridiculous. I can't afford that kind of action. Poker was much cheaper and lasted longer. One of my friends Matt rocked the stud table to the tune of $160. Another won $500 at blackjack. My cohorts Vinh and Karthik both were down $100. Good fun.
Then I hung out w/ my relatives from CT sat night and sunday. Met my cousin's bf. He's cool, he has a Treo 600. Fixed their computer a bit but I'll have to go back one day to upgrade their OS to XP. My Uncle had some interesting stories about my dad that he prolly would never have told me. I hope they move out to Cali after they retire because life in CT seems rather boring. Not a whole lot of stuff to do besides hit the casinos. Plus my uncle and my dad are good buds, they can hang out together. :] My aunt and uncle also gave me a red envelope for Chinese New Year. Suffice to say that it was WAY MORE money than I have ever gotten in my life. So nice of them.
Going to Chinatown in Boston at noon... ¶ 7:35 AM
Some good bad news. I got my Treo 650 for $260 and after rebates and stuff it'll be $110 hopefully. This phone is freakin' amazing with the stuff that you can do with it. Contract w/ Verizon isn't over tho so I had to get a new number and switch to Cingular since Verizon is mad lagging on the Treo.
The bad news is that someone messed up and my SIM card is useless. This pisses me off to no end. Grrrrr. Worst case scenario is that I'll have to wait until I get back to Cali to fix the problem. Everyone else thinks the phone is dope and wants to get it too. It is a bit on the wide side but I could get a beater phone and put the SIM card in that one for things like ski trips... maybe something like a Razor :).
Poker losings: Went to Foxwoods last week and waiting a lot of time to get to sit down at a table. Played limit 2/4 which kinda sucked cuz it was limit. Oh wells. I only won a couple hands, was down $40, then my relatives showed up to pick me up WAY TOO EARLY I MIGHT ADD. This is how that happened.
Aunt: Hi we are coming to pick you up at the casino.
me: uhh I might be staying late here so maybe I should call you guys when I'm done.
Aunt: That's ok we are going to the casino now.
me: ......
Anyways they got there and my aunt called me three times within a span of two minutes. So I finally left the table grudgingly. It was a good experience for me, especially since the blackjack limits were $25 which is ridiculous. I can't afford that kind of action. Poker was much cheaper and lasted longer. One of my friends Matt rocked the stud table to the tune of $160. Another won $500 at blackjack. My cohorts Vinh and Karthik both were down $100. Good fun.
Then I hung out w/ my relatives from CT sat night and sunday. Met my cousin's bf. He's cool, he has a Treo 600. Fixed their computer a bit but I'll have to go back one day to upgrade their OS to XP. My Uncle had some interesting stories about my dad that he prolly would never have told me. I hope they move out to Cali after they retire because life in CT seems rather boring. Not a whole lot of stuff to do besides hit the casinos. Plus my uncle and my dad are good buds, they can hang out together. :] My aunt and uncle also gave me a red envelope for Chinese New Year. Suffice to say that it was WAY MORE money than I have ever gotten in my life. So nice of them.
Going to Chinatown in Boston at noon... ¶ 7:35 AM
