I got it!!!

Got the e-mail today and I passed my orange belt test so I am so happy because I did not want to go through that again anytime soon. I am still too sore to walk (and my back is sore).

Orange Belt Test Krav Maga

Will I took my orange belt test today in Krav Maga and now I am officially dead. It started at 1pm and we were not finished until 6:30PM (it was only supposed to go until 5pm but these things are notorious for ending late).
We began by jogging to Safeway about 2 miles (3.2 km) return trip and then began a sequence of drills that were designed to exhaust us and they did. After about an hour we were broken up into those testing for yellow belt and green and those testing for orange. We then had a 2 hr 30 seminar that covered all of the orange belt material. Also, we could not half ass it during the seminar or we would have been denied the opportunity to test at all so it was 100% all day.
After the seminar we had about a 4 minute break and went directly to the testing phase and covered everything that we had just gone over. At so many times I felt like quitting. Like everyone we all had periods of dizziness and nausea and mouths as dry as sand. Sips of water when we could get them (and these were few and far between) were like heaven. The good news is that I survived the ordeal but the bad news is that I may not have even passed and may not know for a couple of days. Whatever the case I am glad I made it though because I know I had nothing left to give at the end of the day.

Glad we just bought a townhouse in Santa Clara!!!!

(11-09) 11:14 PST -- The San Francisco 49ers will abandon their namesake city and look to build a stadium in Santa Clara, after concluding that their plan to build a stadium and retail-housing complex at Candlestick Point will not work. click here for more

Mind of Mencia

Drive by shooting school...whether its East Palo Alto or East LA these lessons ring true in any hood.

Moving to Santa Clara

So we are closing at the end of the month on the townhouse in Santa Clara. To find out a little more about Santa Clara click here.

Carlos Mencia as Sean Paul

Funny Carlos Mencia

The Who were awesome!!!

The Who concert was one of the best ones I have been too and I have been to a lot of concerts from U2 to Pearl Jam to Green Day to Bob Dylan. 'Baba O'Riley' and 'Won't get fooled again' were exactly as I imagined it as a kid listening to Who's Next on my dinky little CD player. They played a lot of songs from their new album as well. It was awesome to hear 'pinball wizard' and have the visual of Pete Townshend doing the windmill.

Dove

http://www.campaignforrealbeauty.com/

This commercial by Dove illustrates the fact that the billboards we see are a fantasy...a lie, not even the models look like this really. This is must view for all young girls self conscious about themselves.

The Who - Who Are You

Going to see The Who tonight (11/08/06) at the HP Pavillion in San Jose with Marsha. Should be awesome!!!!

Newfoundland Tourism Video 3

Newfoundland Tourism Video 2

Nicely done video celebrating Newfoundland

Krav Maga

Cool Demonstration of Krav Maga I found on YouTube.

Buying a House

So it is up to us to sign the counter offer on the Townhouse that made an offer on today. So tomorrow morning we are going to see the realtor and finalize the deal!!!

Taking the Plunge

Made an offer on a property today in Santa Clara. Hopefully it gets accepted.