And.....We're Back!

Wow, what a hiatus that was. I don't know but there was just something going on and I couldn't bring myself to blog. How unusual, especially for those who know me well, ME not having anything to say? No way, Jose'.

So first things first. The Yankees won their 40th Pennant last night. It was so fitting it seems to have Mo getting the 6 out save with a monster strike out. I am happy that it was a spectacular series played between the Angels and the Yanks. I knew we would be triumphant, but the Angles are pretty much Yankee killers. Now we face off against the Phillies, the No. 1 and No. 2 most powerful offenses in the game. I'd like to see Joba and Hughes come out of their mini-slumps, and I would also like to never see Demaso Marte ever again. I love the entire core of this team, and I know that after we win Number 27 the 2009 New York Yankees will be one of the greatest teams ever assembled.

I have definitely fallen behind with the Day Zero Project. Although the list is not as slight as I have updated, I do need to speed up to stay on pace and accomplish my goals. It is a lot harder now that I am about 5 months into the project (out of 33, or 1001 days from May 15, 2009).

Right, I nearly forgot. I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you and that I love all of my friends and family out there who wished me a happy birthday. I didn't really do anything special (the newly traditional family-goes-out-for-dinner was great though, my first time eating at Mad Mex). I know all it takes today is a quick click on the key board and the birthday wishes are done, but still, I do appreciate all of my friend out there. It is good to hear from you and to know that you all are live and well.

Jared has been riding my butt about getting a post up, but I don't think he understands the fact that I was just totally wordless. Complete constipation of thought.

Well, I'm back. (Let's hope)

Oh yeah, and for you Canadian Bank customers, nothing happened with your account, its just me again.

Cheers.

What is happening to me?

I have bloggers block! There is something going on and I can't seem to muster up anything interesting or fun to talk about. Not that anything I write here is interesting or fun anyway. But for some reason NOTHING is coming to me! I will get a Yankees update soon, before the game Friday. And hopefully by then I will have some other great stuff to publish to the entire world, especially those Canadians who think this is their bank.

Check out the Video...Amazing people doing amazing things

Yankee's Update

The New York Yankees will sweep their way to their 27th World Series victory. Cheers.

Just Your Average Tuesday

Well, the mentoring program was awesome. I was teamed up with an awesome kid and we really seemed to get along well from the start. I am still pretty nervous about living up to the role, as all of the other mentors are so amazing with everything they are able to do for their kids. I am sure that volunteering her and working with students one on one will help prepare me for teaching in the next couple of years. And I know that as cliche as it sounds, it is really important for kids to have positive role models in their lives, especially at such young ages. Not only does working here help me fulfill a personal need (DZP, training for my future, etc), I truly believe I am fulfilling a civic responsibility. If everyone just gave a couple of hours a month to help their neighbors out life really would be better and easier for everyone.

I also just finished reading Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami. The story was quite a strange journey for someone like me who has read mostly European and American authors. However, Murakami definitely tells an interesting and complex story about a 15 year old boy, Kafka, and his journey to find meaning and purpose. Kafka is certainly no Caufield, and I wouldn't even compare this to any similar coming-of-age story. I don't even think I can say that I liked the book as a whole. I did not understand many of the cultural nuances, but reading it did make me aware of an entirely new world of literature. I am grateful for this and look forward to reading more Asian literature.

Cheers

DZP

I ran into my first utter failure today: I cut my hair. It was simply getting way too annoying to maintain. I am sorry.

However, today is the first day that I will be mentoring kids with a community-based reading program. I am really excited to start, but from listening to all of the mentors last week at our meeting, I am also quite anxious, as I know I have an important job ahead of me. Wish me luck!

Racist Baby

Hahaha I found this on streetboners/tvcarnage.