EPTFirst, here's a song:
It's the song used in the liquid rising trailer, and it sounds absolutely awesome! I know I'm going to regret posting songs later on because the youtube embed makes pages load extremely slow on my terribad clunker of a laptop, but I think the songs are worth sharing
Anyway, I'm leaving on a trip to China tomorrow morning, and will be gone for five weeks. You know what the awesome thing is, though? I registered late for the flight, and going there it's just economy class like a normal chobo.
But I used frequent flyer miles for the trip. And on the return flight there were pretty much no economy class seats available. Yes, you guessed it. Coming back, the first-class seats were cheaper with the point systems. YEAH BABY, LIKE A MUTHAFUDGING GOSU COMIN' BACK! Those seats are what, up to 10k each or something, so this is probably the only time in my life I get to ride first class hehe. But yeah, it will be awesome. I'll post some pics or something and have fun feeling like a high-roller lol. Who knows, maybe someone famous will be on my flight!
Here's another song:
:D
Also, the big question: TL is accessible in China, right (iirc it is)? My post rate will probably dip dramatically because the connection I'll be on will be terrible and my time zone will be way off of most of your guys', so I can't really carry on conversations with a lot of you ;;. Also, are there simple ways of getting around the great firewall, and what sites are blocked besides the obvious (e.g. youtube, facebook, twitter, google...any other big ones?)? I'm not that great with proxies/VPNs... It shouldn't interfere too much for the duration of the trip right? Mostly just social media/video sharing sites I guess?
And how does one deal with jetlag D: I've heard that it's one day per hour to get used to the time zone difference, but I don't want to wait 9 days to adapt; can it be sped up without what, a lightbox? I've heard of the fasting idea but I'm not exactly sure what it works out to... FWIW, I'm PST.
I'll be somewhat busy there, and probably won't be able to post on TL at all for the last two weeks or so of my stay unfortunately, but it'll be a fun trip. Beijing is approaching triple-digit temperatures in Fahrenheit or high 30s in Celsius, so it'll be ridiculously hot compared to California (though it's actually quite hot here at the moment). Also...the smog, boo. And the humidity.
All in all, just hoping for a great time! Last time visit to China was no less than 8 years ago, so it'll be interesting to see it again after so many years
And another!
Hm...what else? Oh right, gogo Roger for Halle and then WIMBY!! I really hope he can take Wimbledon and the Olympics. Two big events for sure, and winning both would almost certainly push him to No. 1 and get him that record for most weeks at No. 1 overall. This year is probably his best shot because of late run last year and his run at the beginning of this year. Plus he's getting older, and he probably won't be able to continue his attacking style with as much success as he gets older. You can already tell now--he's not nearly as fast as he used to be, nor as good of a closer, and not as clutch or dominant. He still has those moments of absolute brilliance but he can't sustain this level for long enough to win against Rafa/Djoko especially unfortunately. His anticipation is still phenomenal and he has a lot of experience by now, but he's already not in his prime, playing against players who are in their prime or near it. BUT he's still fantastic, and this year is probably the best shot he has at getting that world No. 1! Allez Federer~~!
And hoping for a Heat victory in the finals so LeBron can finally get a ring
OKC is damn good but I think Miami is capable of winning this year :> so far it's been scary with the role players emerging at critical times but they probably won't be able to put up those points consistently so I hope Wade and Bosh especially can step it up and LBJ proves that he can be clutch.Also SGS3!! Can't wait, already pre-ordered. It'll arrive before I get back to the states but I'm still excited. I have a grandfathered unlimited plan from Verizon so that's pretty cool. No doubt they'll have gotten rid of grandfathering by my next device, though. In line with electronics, I also got myself a pair of RE-262s, which are my first expensive/legitimate pair of headphones, as well as a FiiO E6 amp to go along with them. I'm no true audiophile by a long shot, but I figured since I listen to music so much each day, I might as well splurge and get some nice headphones.
Hm....and I think that wraps it up! Just my thoughts at the moment.
A final song, if by now you still aren't repelled by music taste ^^:
Unfortunately I'm not the most concise of writers/bloggers, something to work on in the future (as well as the sort of....overenthusiastic way I write at times). Sorry for the ridiculous length; as you can see, I am rather bored at the moment~
