Disneyland, Home of Pestilence

Hello all!

Currently, I am home to a fine family of bacteria that seems to have taken refuge in my respiratory system. That, coupled with seasonal allergies, has effectively taken me out of commission. I spent yesterday largely in bed watching Simpsons re-runs while my white blood cells fought a courageous battle for control over valuable parts of my immune system. During the night, unfortunately, the bacteria seems to have regrouped and reconquered lost territory. So where did I find these lovely microscopic fiends? Why, the Happiest Place on Earth of course!

It was my sister-in-law's birthday this past weekend and the family surprised her with a trip to Disneyland. The park was packed. Terezita and I have had annual passes for about two years now and we know the best times to visit the park: mostly Tuesdays and Wednesdays during the day on rainy afternoons, especially during a bomb threat... but those days are few and far between. Sunday, though, was egregious. Not only was it a bright sunny weekend, but it was also the day of some sort of cheerleader competition. Thus, there were hundreds of pre-teen girls in curt ponytails and bright colored outfits roaming the parks. The lines were long and the night began to get chilly and both Terezita and I were exhausted from a night of sleeping on the floor in my in-law's house. I am sure that is when the germs attacked, gaining major footholds into my body.

The day was not bad, though. We had lots of fun. My sister-in-law's boyfriend went as well, which is always fun. I took a video of them going down Grizzly Bear Rapids at California Adventure. Here it is below:



Overall, a fun time was had by all. We ate good food, rode fun rides and spent quality time together. What have all of you been up to?

I'm Back!

Hello everybody!

After a very very long break from the daily blogging life, I'm back. It has been a crazy couple of months. Here's a recap:

Not News: I've gotten involved in a couple online communities. Wow, that sounds a lot more nerdy when you actually type it out. Well, you can find me here on Digg, here on Wikipedia, and here on Politics.Wikia.

Kinda News: I'm still working at Foldera. I've gotten a couple promotions and am now a "Jr. Tech Writer". No really, you can look it up on the web. Try Wikipedia.

Big News: We moved to Irvine! We now have a bigger place in a nicer area. Pictures are coming soon, promise.

So, I've been thinking about this blog and what I should write about. It has largely been about just everyday life and weird crap I find on the internet, but I would like to create a focus for it; something that will actually mean something. So I've sort of wrote out a kind of mission statement:

Mission Statement:
This blog is about the Internet (especially trends in mass collaboration (like wikis and the like)), Socialism and Whatever Else I Decide.

I suppose you can make unfriendly judgments about my mission statement like "Wait a minute! Whatever else you decide?!?!? Isn't that what you always write about? That doesn't narrow the focus down at all!" To you, I say, "Well, at least it is more focused than it used to be. I really want to see how it evolves over time." And I say it in a self-righteous manner. That's important if you're visualizing this conversation.

So yeah, now I'm gonna go find a new layout for my blog so that it'll be more hip. See you tomorrow!

PS: By the way, look over to the right there. See that little thing that says "What I've Been Reading"? That's a little widget from reader.google.com. It shows you articles that I thought were cool recently. Check them out!