man, today has been a totally frustrating day of debugging. i knew it would be tough when my day started, but i put on my engineering hat and tackled it anyway. like i said, i'm an engineer, and we're supposed to figure stuff out, even if we don't have much initial information to go on. so i dug into the code, but it's just rough when you're not familiar with the design (for me, i don't even know what the block does). i need help!
for the first time in a year and a half, i played basketball on a tuesday (my lunch buddies all bailed on me). i sank a few jumpers, which felt good, but i was tired after only two games. for whatever reason, though, i didn't get a headache today. i didn't do anything different in terms of hydration, so i wonder what was different. anyways, i'm thankful that my head isn't throbbing right now. yay!
so someone from my generation in my family is finally getting married. my younger cousin, S, is getting hitched to her college boyfriend. if i go, that'll be six weddings this year. her wedding ceremony is in LA on december 30th. ugh. more travelling. i've actually met her fiance, and he seems to be a nice guy. my cousin also went to stanford, although we never overlapped while we were at school. people knew her as "dardy's cousin," which i hope wasn't a detriment, hehe. i never knew that people actually knew me, though. i guess the only thing that i could possibly be famous for was dating k2, as she was one of those "inner circle" asian girls.
so last night, i braved the traffic (i wasn't too bad) and drove to san mateo to meet up with jeremy and alan. we went to rainbow pizza, and my verdict is: it's skippable. the pizza is definitely hearty, and i could only scarf down two slices. the three of us got the large, and there were 12 slices (i took home 4 of them) total. i didn't think it tasted particularly good or anything, so i don't understand what was so good about it after reading all those positive reviews on yelp.
back to the subject of work: it's going to be a tough few weeks for me. i really hope the increased stress level doesn't get to me. like i've said before, my tourette's is a lot better now, but the last time i was like this, an increased workload (and the resulting stress) really did a number on me. i hope i doesn't happen again. *knocks on wood* i'm a walking barometer of stress, and it's all reflected in my tics.
i haven't taken a dump today. no urge whatsoever, even during my smokes. did you know that smoking incites your bowels to move? in japan, a lot of those squat toilets have ashtrays next to them. i've never personally had a cigarette while taking a dump, though. i suppose if i were constipated, it would help. i remember this one time when i was totally backed up (we were eating at korea house), and my stomach had all this pressure in it that it hurt. so i got up and went outside for a smoke, and i let out this huge fart. ah, that felt so good.
ok, i need to get out of here. this afternoon of debugging was completely baffling, and i just want to go home and lie down.