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joined orkut.com and got a

joined orkut.com and got a little nutso / addicted on the whole social networking thing all over again.  brought back memories of spending hours on Ryze, Friendster, etc.  i thought i got a little jaded on the whole social networking thing, but of course once Google launched theirs i just got sucked in completely.

they did a pretty good job on the UI, and the speed was amazing... until just a few hours ago.  looks like they hit a pretty big spike in the growth curve ;)

"We've taken orkut.com offline as we implement some improvements and upgrades suggested by users. Since orkut is in the very early stages of development, it's likely to be up and down quite a bit during the coming months. None of the information you've entered will be deleted, and none of the connections you've made will be lost. And, if all goes well, you should see some significant improvements when we come back online.

We'll send an email once everything is ready and running again. Thanks for your feedback and for bearing with us as we work our way up the learning curve.

The orkut team"

ah well, i guess if it's successful it's bound to grow non-linear.  hopefully they can just slam some more boxes in there & bring it back up.  it does look like a winner...

my knee hurts. my

my knee hurts.  my shoulder hurts.

i guess i need to get checked out and fixed up... i've probably been delaying this for over a year now, and it's getting to be a real pain in the ass.   been playing a little more ultimate recently, and -- my lack of conditioning aside -- it's slowing me down a lot.  just can't push off as hard on that side, can't take the first step as quickly anymore.  can't huck as far, can't throw the long hammer, can't layout to the right... sigh. 

basically, it sucks.

overall, it's forced me to adjust my game a lot, and although i can still be competitive out there, it's just not the same anymore.   i know i'm getting older, and i probably need to get to the gym and do a little more foundation work, but i think it's time to get to the doctor and see if i can get these fixed.

i hope so... i still got a lot of fire in me, and i want to keep running & playing.

so, here's to 2004 New Year's resolution: time to get healthy!

Happy New Year :) Saya

Happy New Year :)

Saya and I just got back from a road trip to SoCal, although pretty brief. 

On the way south, stopped in Monterey and had lunch at Nepenthe.  Bit of a wait, but the view was spectacular and the food was pretty darn good too. 

After driving down to LA area, we checked out a few places in Santa Monica and Laguna Beach, stayed at some hotels a little nicer than those we can usually afford.  but hey, you only live once.

still not sure whether LA would be a future possible living location for us, but some places have merit.  traffic definitely sucks.  LA entertainment business climate is probably more suited for Saya, however i wouldn't mind the weather if we were someplace close to the beach.  it was kind of cold while we were down there so hard to judge, but i think it's nice most of the year otherwise. maybe check it out again this spring/summer and see a few more places.

in the meantime, the SF Bay Area is home...