Weekend with Amanda Bye

Apple Pickin:
We went apple pickin. It was cool. I ate an apple like seconds after I got it from the tree. That was tight.
See pictures here: Apples


Capoeira:
Capoeira is this Brazilian fighting style. If anyone remembers the game Street Fighter by Capcom, the guy who had the REALLY long arms and could punch from far away. That is a cartoon version of this fighting style. Or should I say, he uses Capoeira (pronounced "Cap p ate ah").

From here (http://www.shockwave.com/sw/content/capoeirafighter - a cool game you can DL and play which features this type of fighting): Capoeira is a unique fighting style that mixes martial arts with song and dance.

Anyway, I got into this kinda fighting. Sorta. Well I went to one class and I liked it alot. It was really cool. It was like dancing. Only your dance partner, was trying to kick your ass (sorta). It was so great. My feet hurt now. We did it barefoot so I feel like my pads are raw.

Anyway. So it is VERY similar to break dancing. The first move you do is a "top rock" in BD and in C it is called "Jenga". Its REALLY similar. That is why I could do it. Not to say that I have TONS of experience in Break Dancing, but I do have an instructional video or 2.

Anyway, then you break off into kicks and cartwheels which you need to block if you are getting them at you. This goes on for quite a bit until a new person comes in from the mouth of the dance circle. I don't have all the terms down so any Brazilians will have to forgive me.

So I would like to do this again. They are starting a Capoeira "Center" or whatever south of DC(far). I would consider obtaining a membership.

side note about the music. The Zoom Zoom song of Mazda is a very common song to play with from what I have found out.

LOST:
Kathy and I are up to episode 6 of lost. Its good.

Desperate Housewives:
Eva Langoria...

Jesse's Computer:
Jesse hinted at me buying his computer. I hinted at buying his bike AND his computer.

I hinted on JUST the bike. He didn't hint anything back.

This week:
I see a personal trainer to build my size. WAHOO..

Kathy's day

Damnit Kathy. But congrats.

Election.
So we are within like 6 days of the election. I still don't know who to vote for.

HA HA HA HA HA. yeah right. Its so obvious. It seems that there is a large portion of the country that is pretty thrilled though to vote for the "other guy". I don't understand that. Its odd. Both candidates suck. But one sucks WAY less than the other. With what I feel is proven experience doing [better] stuff.

Anyway. A ton has happened since last post. Including...

Pumps.
...a pumpkin carving contest betwix Kathy and I. You can see the process at the following link.

http://rodericj.com/gallery/pumpkins04

Or just the end results here.

http://rodericj.com/gallery/pumpkins04/IMG_4117

I think the Headless horseman rules at the right angle. There is detail in that mane and cape.

But so far Kathy is winning. Vote for your favorite with the voting tabs under the pictures.

What else.

Sports.
Saw Monday night football with Adrian Urias at Strike Bethesda. That was cool. Except I forgot to pay. And I overate. But it was good. Also, Broncos lost.

Gym.
I joined a Gym. They are all expensive. This was not AS expensive as some and it is cool cuz it isn't crowded as all get out. The people that are there though are pretty cool. I am going to join the Raquetball leage as well as the scuba diving class. I am into that. I could change my icon for that.

Investigator.
My investigator FINALLY got in touch with me. He will be contacting(and already has) some of my friends. Thats cool. At least the ball is rolling.

Damnit Kathy.

Project.
I gotta work more on this. I have been working on the math library for MONTHS. I hate it. I just wanna get done. Problem after problem keeps coming up. Including I don't work on it enough. Damnit.

Time wasting.

Here is what I have been doing *edit*.

My Updated Homepage
Monster Builder, Brain Baseball(not really), Cat Fight
Went to a CHAP (College Hire Acceleration Program) meeting in Hanover MD.

Ryan came in yesterday and told me about some stuff I can do. That is fun.

Does anyone know how to import an RSS into a webpage? Id like to import this to my website. And you may have noticed that I used the CSS from my LJ also. Sweet.

I'm 24 now

Parents:
Hung out with my parents all weekend. They stayed at one of the dozen hotels near my place. It was cool. It was hella cheap and it was a Comfort Suite or something so they had some gigantic room. If anyone wants to visit this is where you will stay(or at my place). We had breakfast there Saturday and Sunday cuz it was a free buffet. I liked it.

We ended up going to DC and we saw the WWII memorial as well as the International Spy Museum. That was fun.

Then we took the ole Metro to Rock Bottom in Bethesda. It ruled. I suggest the Titan Toothpicks.

I had my birthday yesterday:
It ruled. It started out with a bang. I was showered with gifts and stuff starting at midnight and ending at 11:30PM. It was great.

I got the new Jon Stewart/Daily Show book about America.

Updated Desktop Image from way back:
Here

Last but not least. I won my second game of Fantasy Football!!! WAHOOO..Go Stagnant Unit