Friday, February 29, 2008

How ironic!

It's ironic that Texas will decide who the next president will be.

Considering the state is Republican, the fact that Texas voters will determine the democratic nominee is a farce. How is it that the minority in Texas will determine the next president, despite the fact that Texas will vote republican in the presidential election!

Gotta love the system.

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Lunar Eclipse!

Just a reminder for those who may have forgotten:
A full lunar eclipse is today (Wednesday, Feb 20), starting around 8pm CST. It's something you should definitely try to see since it doesn't happen often and it's very easy to do. Just go outside and look!

Tuesday, February 05, 2008

Skiing

I recently just went skiing in New Mexico. This wasn't the first time I've gone skiing, but it is the first time that I actually knew what I was doing. I took a couple lessons, and also watched how my friends skied.

Overall I had a lot of fun and would go again, despite the fact that I dislocated my shoulder. My fall resulting in the injury wasn't even very serious, but I must've hit the ground at just the right angle to pop out my shoulder. This isn't the first time I've dislocated my shoulder, which is probably why it happened again. (After the first dislocation, subsequent ones happen more easily because the ligaments/tendons are stretched).

If you've never skied, it's something you should definitely try. I think it's probably one of the more/most fun things you can do once you know what you're doing. The cost to go skiing is expensive though. Lift tickets + equipment rental is around $75+ a day. If you happen to live near a ski resort, it'll be even cheaper since you don't have to pay for airfare and hotel, which could run you another $400+ for the whole trip. (My friends and I actually drove (instead of flying) and I didn't have to pay for hotel, since my friend owned a vacation home near the ski resort).