Isaiah's Tech

This morning was pretty much the same as every other morning. But, i did find out last night that i'm gonna be taking a bubble bath everyday this week because the plumber isn't coming back to finish the shower until Saturday! Kind of good news, but today, i actually didn't feel like having one. This morning i had a driving lesson at 10, so i had to wake up kind of early. I woke up at about 8 and i took my bubble bath. I felt the top of the water with my hand and i found it to be quite warm, so i figured that i could step or lie down in it now. When i put both of my feet in the water, it was really hot, but i told myself that i'd be able to take the heat. 5 seconds later, i jumped out of the water because it was just way too hot. My girlfriend was sleeping on the phone at that time, so i couldn't yell because i didn't want to wake her up. After that i made the water a bit cooler, by adding some cold water. Anyways, I was lying / sitting down in my bathtub having my bubble bath, but i was so lazy that i just wanted to get out. I don't know why, but i just felt like standing up and getting out of the tub. Too lazy to sit down? I didn't really know what was going on. Maybe it was my brain sending my body signals because of the recent feet burning that just took place. Well, anyways, i got out of the tub and i put my jeans on. That's when i realized that my feet might have gotten burned a little bit by the water because it hurt when my feet scraped along the edge of my jeans. After about an hour, it hit 10:00 a.m. and i had my driving lesson. Nothing too interesting about that, but i do have my G2 test next Monday, which i am mildly excited for. Wish me luck. Anyways, i went to my girlfriend's house afterwards and i'm going to talk about that later, after this brief intermission.

World of Warcraft has now hit the 11.5 million people mark thingy. Yay, 11.5 million play WoW and, surprisingly, i'm not one of them. Well, currently, i'm not. The new expansion, Wrath of the Lich King, reportedly sold 4 million copies which shattered the previous record in the category of monthly PC-game sales, which was held by World of Warcraft's last expansion, The Burning Crusade. Congratulations Blizzard, but get working on Starcraft 2 please... oh, and announce to the world what new MMO you guys are working on, please and thank you. I'm kind of iffy on whether or not i should play WotLK, but i'll keep you updated.

Anyways, back to the day with the girlfriend, Nikki =D. So, i got to her house at around 1 p.m. and we opened each other's presents =). She opened her presents from me first. I got her Cranium, the board game, and Made of Honor, the DVD. I opened my presents from her afterwards. She got me a 'Famous' t-shirt and a PS2 controller, since i will not be getting the PS3 this Christmas, or ever, i might add. Anyways, i asked for a PS2 controller because i don't play WoW anymore and i feel like casually playing my PS2, since there's just some games i'm dying to play. Thanks babe, for both presents!! About PS2, i am probably going to redo Final Fantasy 10 and definitely going to play Hot Shots Golf 4 again because who doesn't love to hit a -20 on an 18 hole course (I hope someone understands that, and yes, i'm that good). Anyways, thanks [again!] babe =D. I love you. So, we watched the movie i got her, Made of Honor, and it somewhat related to our past, most of it actually. After that it was about 5:30 and me and Nikki decided to open and play some Cranium. After about half an hour of laughing we had to leave for dinner, but she didn't know where we were going =D. Nikki's dad drove us and then he passed by McDonalds and said, "Okay, you guys can get off now." Nikki was freaking out because her dad had been teasing her about me taking her to a drive-thru at McDonalds for tonight's dinner. But, anyways, after all of that, we finally got to the final destination, The Keg. I was extremely happy because Nikki really liked it. Anyways, after our very stuffing meal, some pictures, that guy that couldn't stop staring at her (this 'guy' actually goes to my school, but i don't know his name), we had to leave, since we were finished. Nikki fell asleep on my shoulder on the car ride home... someone had itis (urbandictionary.com it, if you don't know the meaning). Yes, so that was my amazing day, Christmas dinner with the girlfriend, whom i love very much. Thanks for everything babe. I love ya =).

WoW 11.5 Million Suscribers: http://kotaku.com/5116617/wow-reaches-115-millionwait-were-counting-halves-now
WotLK 4 Million Copies: http://www.worldofwar.net/blog/comments/lich-king-sells-4-million-in-first-month/
WotLK picture: http://www.popcorngaming.com/viewcat.php?cat=5

So, today, i played a bit of WoW and i played terribly. After that, I pretty much slacked around at home. I went to Cathleen's and this was by far the most fun that i've had all day, except when i was talking to my baby on Skype. I went to Cathleen's house to get my haircut for tomorrow's dinner with Nikki, my girlfriend =D. But, anyways, yeah, i went to their house but seriously, their stories about basketball are just hilarious. Pretty much, the complete opposite of my mood when i'm here at home with just my mom. She's constantly yelling at me, blaming me for every bad thing that happens in the house, i'm really tired of it. I mean, yeah, she may work hard for me, but damn, cut me some slack please. Maybe it's just that time of the month, but still, it really pisses me off sometimes. Anyways, me and my mom went to the mall and she did some last minute shopping. I, of course, had to carry all the bags and some other package. So, in my left hand i was holding 7 plastic bags and under my arm i had the package. In my right hand was my cell phone. Very balanced, i know, thank you. Anyways, after all of that shopping, we went home. After reading my girlfriend's very interesting blog post today, i've decided to write my own. Before i rant, i'll do a quick talk about Google Earth.


So, Google Earth is a program that you can use to pretty much see anywhere in the world, it uses various satellites to do this. So, some scientists were using Google Earth and they discovered "an unknown green patch that turned out to be an unexplored forest home to brand new undiscovered species." The scientist, Julian Bayliss stated that there were "7,000 hectares of forest, rich in biodiversity." He also mentions that this forest was probably left unexplored because of it's "miserable terrain and constant civil war." They discovered 3 new species of butterflies, "a new Gaboon viper that can kill a human in a single bite, along with all kinds of other wildlife." Very interesting, but i wonder how they found out how this viper could kill a human in a single bite. Hopefully no one actually died in the process of this research. With Google Earth, you can pretty much see anywhere, anytime. Apparently, Google Earth does have it's downfall. The terrorists in the Mumbai bombing actually used Google Earth to plan out their acts. But, thanks to Google Earth, the streets can always be monitored. We might even be able to see inside your homes soon... oh wait, that maybe kind of stalker-ish... oh well.

Oh, Christmas is coming up. Only about 2 more days and Santa will be dropping down your chimney. Well, i hope everyone has their joy and what not. But, i do know that for our family, Christmas is dying. Whatever happened to the many presents under the tree? Well, my family has actually split up. Our family used to be in 3 houses, now we've separated into 7 (i think). My family doesn't spend Christmas all under one household anymore, and it sucks. This is not a good sign, because now there are really no gifts under the tree anymore and it's kind of sad. Fine, you know what? It's not about the gifts (Although, it seems that everyone in my family is going to be getting gift cards... yay). But, y'know what, my Christmas is really going to suck because the family spirit is gone. Let's forget about the gifts, whatever happened to the get-together's? Family parties? The hugs, smiles and laughs? All gone. Yeah, none of that this year. I remember the good days, when i was younger, we'd plan out who's house we'd sleep at for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Our whole family at one house, about 70 people under one roof. I took those days for granted because those were the days when Christmas was actually worth waiting for all year. Now, this year, it's going to be me, my mom, aunt, uncle and my 2 cousins, Cathleen and Aldric. Don't get me wrong, i'm definitely going to have fun, watching 'The Dark Knight' in 1080p Blu-ray, but wouldn't it better if the whole family was there, all of us cuddling together? I really miss those days and as i was in the mall with my mom, i was reflecting on it. It made me sad. Maybe, my Christmas won't suck as much as i think. I'm taking my girlfriend out for dinner tomorrow =D. For Christmas Eve, i'm headed to my cousin's place, as stated above. And for Christmas Day / Night, i'm going to be going to the Natividad's household. This Christmas won't generally 'suck' it just won't be the same as previous years. Don't get me wrong, i love my family and i love my girlfriend's family. But, i just wish that i could have my old family get-togethers back. I know that my girlfriend's family will really make this Christmas memorable for me and it'll make me feel as if i'm a part of a big family again because I miss those days. I really, really do.

Google Earth (and picture): http://gizmodo.com/5115800/google-earth-leads-scientists-to-undiscovered-forest-brand-new-species
Christmas Tree picture: http://www.thestayathomemother.com/taxonomy/term/63