With all the bad press that Lambdas get, I was proud to come across a positive article...

Bone Marrow Success

Yes! AND it was my chapter. It's a love/hate relationship with Lambdas, but moments like these I carry the letters proudly.

NEXT-
Just got in my new ipod nano 8gb, and the nike plus system.. charging now, and loading itunes.. anyone who has done this knows what a painful process it is.. This is my 3rd apple mp3 player, the first was the video version, that was sold and upgraded to the itouch, that was sold and (downgraded?) to the new nano chromatic, apple's 4th attempt at the nano. Why the change? Well my lil bro, the same one that's quoted in the above article, Phillip Phan, showed me this concept, Nike+.

Why is this so interesting to me? Basically it's a pedometer that hooks up to your ipod.. doesn't sound exciting, but I should explain to you my mentality. SOOO many of my friends can be described as avid gamers, and I've just never shared that passion. Example: the WOW addicts that spend, what would be their sleeping hours leveling up their character. Don't get me twisted, I understand the appeal. Make your character stronger and just run around dominating people and you're a badass... in a video game world. Yes, that was a hint of cynicism, but ignore it for a minute. You 'grind' to advance your character physically, or skill wise, and use those skills to earn gold and when you're strong enough, it's fun running around and 'owning' people. But why not level up your real life character?

Yeah easier, said than done. Lazy as fuck, and it's much easier to sit in front of the computer and click in order to gain bad ass status. Plus, your progress is much easier to see.. I've tried out different workout routines, or done time on the stationary bike, but it's not the same as signing on and seeing that your level 70 character has xxxxxx amount of health and can do xxxxxx amount of damage.

But Nike/Apple has done that. They've developed a product, that measures the distance, speed, and calories of a run. They then log your information onto their website, graph it out, show you your progress, help you set goals, enter you in challenges, and you essentially compete and compare yourself to other gamers, err.. runners around the world. So now I get what I wanted. To play a game with a scoring system, competing with people online, that actually improves me as a person as opposed to the pixels on the screen. My score will now reflect my real life accomplishment, now if only I could find inspiration to study. *Last thought, they should pay me to market their product to gamers.*

look for me on nikeplus, sn: lphiequag, on the team Dallas Lambdas

in case you don't have flash to view the nike+ site, here's apple's.

When I'm bored online (often), I look at websites like digg.com or stumbleupon.com and they refer me to some really cool shit. Here's one that I could take cues from:

How to Stop Taking Things Personally

Here are a couple of pointers that I should listen to...

Never react to whatever anyone says or does. It's not about you, its about them. Their comments are probably fueled by anger that may not be towards you at all.

Always be open to advice no matter what kind it is. Both good and bad advice can forge you into a better person.

• Don't take every comment or opinion seriously, especially from negative individuals.
• No man or woman was ever built perfectly or is flawless. Live by this philosophy.
• Remember that who you are is defined by your character, not by words of others.

Sharing the link and list, in case it can help anyone else.

Also if anyone has a room they want to rent out lmk, I need a new residence. Or a job lead, I've been trying to find something as a Drug Rep or entry level IT support or work at a Law office, because 1) I know alot about drugs from working at the pharmacy for 2 years and 2) I'm studying for my CCNA, an entry level IT regardless of pay, would help me get my foot in the door before entering the field, 3) lastly, i'm considering law school

daaaammmmnnnnn...

Not saying that it's something that I struggle with, but I've felt it in the past, and honestly, it sucks. You accomplish something great and become a role model, now you can't be yourself or do what you want to do because you're setting a bad example for people who look up to you. Whack. Accept the good with the bad and everything in between, and realize that none of us are perfect. Don't apologize Phelps. Fuck them.

Michael Phelps Takes Shit for Smoking Weed
Other Famous Figures

had to do it, an ode to being a role model...

Eminem - Who Knew



I also want to say, my piss is clean, I just think it's the whole fight against marijuana is ridiculous. In the past I've been kinda wary about posting my views on the issue, because I know how easy it is for a future employer or what-not to find my stance on the issue, but honestly, I think the legalization of marijuana is imminent and that the whole issue is utterly ridiculous. It is harmful to you, but not the greater evil when comparing it to anything like alcohol or prescription drugs. Too much aspirin and that's the last headache you'll ever have, too much smoking and you fall asleep. Watch a documentary and learn something. Most of my younger years I was pretty closed minded to anything outside of the church mentality that I grew up in. Experience and knowledge leads to better understanding. I do concede that ANY type of smoking is bad for you and wouldn't like the idea of the youth of today running around and getting high.. but the legal cigarette smoking age is 18. The legal drinking age is 21. Both have been proven to kill you, I'm just saying, Mary Jane doesn't deserve the bad wrap, it should be a Swisher Sweet.

Some days I just wanna up and call it quits,
I feel like i'm surrounded by a wall of bricks,
everytime I go to get up I just fall in piss,
my life's like one great big ball of shit,
if I could just put it all in all I spit,
instead I always try to swallow it,
instead of staring at this wall and shit,
while I sit writers block sick of all this shit,
cant call it shit, all I know is i'm about to hit the wall...

Eminem - Run Rabbit Run