i had a pretty good basketball outing today. at one point, i made three straight jumpers, and another time, i faked my defender out of his shorts and then made a sweet floater in the lane. :) i do need to work on my defense, though. i missed a couple of easy rebounds that went right to me, but i just stood there and watched the opposing team members pick them up. i just don't have a nose for the loose ball. i think it's because i have really slow reflexes (like, i always sucked at playing street fighter), and also, i don't want to get injured crashing the boards.
i had to interview someone today. i was pretty nervous, because i'm not used to being the "dominant" person in that type of situation. i don't even know of any technical questions, but it was ok because it turned out not to be a technical interview. the guys just wanted to see what i thought of the candidate because i would be the one who would work most closely with her. so i just asked her if she had any experience doing this and that, and we chatted about her college studies and where she worked previously, etc. *phew*
i need to work on my ambition, as far as my career goes. a lot of my peers who have a similar number of work experience have job titles that are way above mine. like, they're directors, managers, principals, etc. me? i'm nowhere near that. and i haven't cared. i think i'm just too comfortable and apathetic. and i need to change that. if i wanted to, i should be making a lot more money than i am now, and my job title should be way higher than it is right now. hm. but motivation is lacking.
part of it, though, is due to the fact that i can't take stress. because of my tourette's, i've learned a lot about my ability (or lack thereof) to handle a big workload. back when i worked really hard, i suffered numerous nervous breakdowns, and to put it mildly, they really sucked. so i've grown to put health first (as everybody should) and put work at a distant second. money and prestige don't matter when you're not in a functional physical shape to enjoy them, you know?
during dinner with jay and the gang (tuesday night), jay busted out some old freshman year pictures he found laying around. it was a nice nostalgic trip down memory lane. it's hard to believe that it was 15 years ago when we first met. those were some fun times that we had. one of the pictures showed off my famous red/white candy-stripe girbaud shorts. ha! i sure had some fucked up fashion sense back then.
weird. i just took a leak, and the guy in the next urinal started talking. i don't usually say hi to him, so i thought he was talking on a headset or something. so i just left. the last thing he said was something about "mr. fong's" as i exited the door, but then i suddenly remembered that i bumped into him at the dim sum place by the same name, so i felt bad that i looked like i totally ignored him! so i went back into the bathroom, apologized, and we talked for a bit. hehe. you know, i didn't want to seem rude or anything.
so espn's totally overhyping the cowboys/patriots clash this sunday. it better be a good game! the bummer is that i don't think it's going to be broadcast here, as the chargers/raiders game is going to pre-empt it. bummer. i think i'm going to ask paul if he has a satellite CBS channel from another part of the states, and maybe i can beg to watch the game at his house. *crossed fingers*
google phrase of the day: "handjobs by retired married couples" holy shit, i don't even know what to say about this one. what?
ok, that's it for today. time to think about what to have for dinner. i only had a vietnamese sandwich for lunch (after basketball). $2.50. cheap!