Gackt - Until The Last Day

“UNTIL THE LAST DAY” is the theme song for the CG anime film, “Dragon Age -Blood Mage no Seisen-“. The film is based on the popular RPG game, “Dragon Age: Origins“, and is directed by Sori Fumihiko. GACKT, Kuriyama Chiaki, and Tanihara Shosuke provided their voices for the characters in the film.

Improving HTC EVO Battery Life

I finally figured out how to extend the battery life of my Sprint HTC Evo 4G android cell phone. When I got the phone, I installed the Android Task Killer and I would constantly notice the map, GPS, voicemail would always be on even after I went in and force closed them. I was getting frustrated as the battery would drain down to 15% within 2 hours of non-use. But then I found the answer to all those problems.

I simply did the following:

·         1.Settings

·         2. Wireless & Networking

·         3. Uncheck everything

I simply turned off the entire data network. I can still use the phone: get the time, play Angry Birds, listen to MP3’s and watch videos and movies downloaded into the phone. If I need to go online I am quickly brought to the screen to turn everything back on.

But for now I’m enjoying the pleasure of not having a land-line cell phone. 

The Shot Heard Throughout North Carolina

Full story here.

The winning shot

Celebration Time!!!

Wished they were somewhere else

DUKE Austin Rivers Game Winning Shot Against UNC

But yet it’s my fault

Friday morning as I am about 25 miles (40 kilometers) from home at work, my wife calls me. Crying and on the verge of losing her sanity as she described to me of a great crisis threating her. There was a water leak under the kitchen sink. And so I took the time to calm her down as I realize that my day was going to be a long one.

Under the sink, the floor area was wet as the sound of rushing water could be heard. As she endeavored to place the phone under the sink for me to hear it, I could only hear her getting more frustrated by the second. She had already taken everything out from underneath the sink and was looking all around for the leak.

I asked her repeatedly if there was a valve of any kind under the sink. At this point I must say that I myself don’t know what’s under the sink. The only time I look under there is when I have to get a trash bag. So as she is looking at the pipe work for a shut-off valve I began to learn more ways to curse in Japanese. And so I took her word that there was no shut-off valve there but that it must be under the house.

And since she is not the type of person to go crawling under there, she did made arrangements for the plumbers to come out as quick as they could to fix it. I went back to work with constant updates of how many towels she had to use so far with most of the back wall becoming very soggy and falling apart. Not to mention a blanket or two to keep the water pouring all over the floor. Never have I’ve been so scared to answer my cell phone.

But I got through the day and by the time I reached home after 6 PM, the plumbers were already there fixing the problem. A small pin-hole leak. After they left I looked at the water damage as well as the repair work. And what I say next would have led me on an odyssey of curse words, name calling and utter frustration. 

Directly under the kitchen sink was the water cut-off valve. I did quickly point this out to her. And after a demonstration that moving the lever would have prevented so much water damage underneath the sink area.

She quickly tried to change the subject. Going so far as to say that the level was hard to operate. I could see her point. The level only moves in one direction to turn the water off and the other way to turn it back on. Finally she played the female card. Stating that I should have left work and came home to take care of this family crisis. The house that she has raises our two boys is falling apart because I had something better else to do. 

So I played the man card. I just said “Whatever” and walk away.

My first GIF

I used the video Rambling Girls from the Korean group 'After School'.

Official 2012 Honda CR-V Game Day Commercial - "Matthew's Day Off" Exten...

If you remembered Ferris Bueller's Day Off then this will be a trip down memory lane.